With Cheng Dequan's order, the telegram from the Anhui governor Yamen was immediately sent to all counties, and when the magistrates of the 56 counties and prefectures below received the telegram from the provincial government, it was a busy call, but fortunately, the county government basically had a grasp of the grassroots level to the villages, and these orders were quickly conveyed on the same day, but they had to wait for the news from the townships and towns below to be returned, and it would have to be tomorrow night at the earliest.

At the same time, the 666 and DDP in the Taiyuan Poison Gas Plant, the engines and spare parts of the engine plant, and other related materials were urgently dispatched southward, and the train would pass through Zhengtai Road and Jinpu Road to Pukou the next afternoon, and then the materials would be transported by plane to various places -- except for the squadron on duty, most of the Air Force planes would land in Pukou and Nanjing. With convenient transportation and a gasoline storage warehouse, it will be the base camp of this locust eradication operation.

At noon that day, when the order arrived in the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Tan Gen, the combat officer of the Deng Zilong, he was surprised and suddenly laughed heartily - he was not on the aircraft carrier at this time, but at the Longhua Airport in Shanghai. He thought he had nothing to do for more than half a month, but he didn't want to have such a strange task. He laughed and urgently summoned all the pilots. An hour and a half later, the pilots, who still felt that the plane had been overkill the locusts, all took off in their planes and headed for Nanjing in formation.

When the entire southeastern provinces were busy with locust extermination, the Prime Minister's Office was clean, the door outside the palace had been closed, and in addition to the busy office staff in the house, there were only Yang Rui and Lei Ao in the huge Yin'an Palace.

"I want to leave tomorrow night." This was the first thing Leo said when he came in. Yang Rui also stopped everything he was doing at this time and chatted with him.

"Are you leaving alone?" Yang Rui asked.

"No, several people. That's right. And Rebecca, she wants to go too. We will first go to New York, USA. From New York, it goes to Denmark or Switzerland and finally to Germany...... "Leo Drive". He didn't seem to want to talk about parting. After a while, he changed his words: "Yang, then what advice do you have for this?" ”

"Advice?" Yang Rui let out a long sigh and said, "The best advice is not to go." As soon as he said this, Leo looked full of disappointment, but Yang Rui's words did not fall, and he turned to say: "Everyone does not realize the long-term and cruel nature of this war. If there is no victory in this year's naval battle against Germany, or if there is no duel at all, then the best outcome of the war can only be peace talks: Germany returns to its original place, and no one pays for the damage. That's how the war passed. However, it was impossible for the Kaiser to approve such an order, and once the war began, it could only lead to complete victory, because no one could afford the consequences of defeat. I think the most you can do is to get Germany to ask for better terms for peace talks. ”

Yang Rui's pessimistic opinion did not affect Leo in the slightest, his face was not affected by the slightest touch, and when Yang Rui finished speaking, he asked. "Is that all?"

"Hey......" Yang Rui sighed lightly, he didn't know whether to give advice to Leo for friendship or for the country, under his expectant gaze, he hesitated for a while before he said: "I'll give you three pieces of advice." First. The war was long-lasting, and Germany was not self-sufficient in food, nor was it self-sufficient in many other supplies. Therefore, the victory of the war lies in whether the materials can be reasonably allocated and produced. In particular, Germany will immediately make use of all the grain. Each person's ration was then rationed. ”

"Like we were going to do last year?" Leo laughed hard when he heard the first piece of advice. But it's hard to see, it's not something he can control, it's about the whole country.

"Yes. Considering Germany's food self-sufficiency rate, I think the whole control plan should be very strict and as fair as possible, otherwise the hungry people will eventually make trouble one day. Yang Rui nodded.

"Okay. And what else? Leo asked again.

"Second, don't be too afraid of Russia, I don't think I should talk about this one." Yang Rui said with a smile. "And defense is more lethal than offensive, especially with the increase in the number of machine guns and artillery."

"I understand that." Leo smiled again and said that the situation of the Russian Army and the efficiency of the offensive and defensive in the current war mode have been thoroughly studied by the General Staff for a long time, which is also the reason why the Baath Army rarely attacked in the war against Japan.

"Yes, you already knew." Yang Rui shook his head and said, "Then let's change it, second, pay attention to controlling public opinion, and let the people really participate in the war." The reason why Germany went to war was because Russia began to mobilize, and if France was not defeated first, then it would be in a two-front dilemma. It is necessary to convince every German that Germany is resisting aggression and fighting for the survival of the entire nation, and not fighting for world hegemony and fighting for the emperor alone. Leo, that's very important. ”

"I understand, but like the first one, it's not something I can control." Leo also shook his head, he was just enthusiastic when he went back, but he really couldn't know what the result would be when he went back.

"So my biggest piece of advice is not to go back." Yang Rui said.

"It can't be, you move on to the third." His face became stubborn again, and Leo said.

"Watch out for tanks!" Yang Rui said that he was worried that Leo didn't know what a tank was, so he had to say again: "That is, the combat vehicles, those tracked tractors." In trench warfare, the defender has the absolute advantage, but once the attacker uses the vehicle, the defense line will collapse catastrophically. Although our staff officers in Germany provided the General Staff with a set of anti-tank tactics, I think it would be useless unless someone remembers. ”

"Then why can't Germany preemptively use tanks to assault the trenches?" Leo asked, puzzled.

"Because the defenders have the advantage, and the front is on French territory, you can just let the soldiers wait in the trenches for the French to come and die. There is a certain advantage in using a chariot, but the result is a greater counterattack from the enemy. You know, under the German trade blockade, the United States will eventually be on the side of the Entente. Yang Rui said. The first thing to consider when using a tactic is not the effect, but the enemy's counterattack. Otherwise, the gains you have made at the beginning will eventually be completely lost in the enemy's counterattack. Germany is now resisting the whole world as a single country, so I have always stressed the importance of a decisive battle with the fleet, but no one listened......"

After Yang Rui finished speaking, Leo was silent for a while. Thought he was pinning his hopes on tanks. Yang Rui had to say with selfish intentions: "With the experience of the Revival Army in using chariots, half of that thing will break if it runs fifty kilometers." A hundred kilometers at most only one percent remained, if the enemy used flat-firing guns. Then the result will be catastrophic, the tank can only be used in key battles, the enemy will be blinded when he is defenseless, but it will be impossible to use it for the whole war and expect to win the war on him. The war in Europe was a general war, a contest of industrial scale and the materials that each could muster, and the more primitive the war, the better it would be for Germany......"

"Nope. I read the report on the role of the tank, and it is true that it can only be used in battles. I'm thinking about submarines. Leo said: "If unrestricted submarine warfare is carried out, as we planned for Japan, is it possible for Britain to withdraw from the war?" ”

"It's the same as a decisive battle for the fleet, and the Kaiser doesn't want to." Yang Rui said. "He always wanted to form an alliance with the British, so he avoided harming the relatives on the other side of the sea everywhere, and if he wanted to carry out unrestricted submarine warfare, the Kaiser would have to agree."

"Yes. I understand. "The mention of Kaiser Leo is unpleasant. He walked to the other end of the office and poured himself a glass of wine. Then drink it. "Yang, what will happen if I kill the Kaiser? That's what I've always wanted to do. ”

"It doesn't help the war at all, the populace will tear you apart, and then there is a good chance that Germany will lose the war faster." Yang Rui was taken aback. But after a while, he regained his composure.

"yes." A glass of wine was poured down suddenly, and Leo's face quickly turned red, and his face became even more hideous. "It's a pity that Germany doesn't have a leader like you."

"Germany is the future of China. After my death, it is very likely that she will face a much stricter international situation than Germany. Yang Rui also poured himself a glass of wine. I drank it hot. "You know, the Saxons control the whole world. Any country that dares to challenge will be suppressed by the resources they mobilize from all over the world. Germany is not the first and will not be the last. ”

"That's why you suspended your war plan against Japan and tolerated Japan?" Leo Tract.

"Yes. The Japanese want a market, so it is better to give it to Britain than to Japan; If he wants land, then give him some of the land in the Russian Far East, and such a binding will make him our ally and not our enemy. Yang Rui said. China with Japan is equivalent to an alliance between Germany and France, which is China's greatest strategic interest. ”

"Is it possible to betray?" Leo Tract. "Japan is still an ally of Great Britain."

Of course, there will be a possibility of betrayal, and the key depends on whether he can afford the cost of betrayal, which is not only economic, but also military. North Korea is much closer to Japan than Britain or the United States. Yang Rui couldn't understand why the topic shifted to Japan, so he said: "What are you going to do when you go back to Germany?" ”

"I don't know." Leo Tract. After he said that, he looked at Yang Rui and said: "Yang, my brother, can you sue me, under what circumstances will China really stand on the side of Germany?" ”

Expecting that Leo would definitely ask this question, Yang Rui threw up the wine in the cup and said calmly: "When Germany wins a decisive victory in the naval battle, China will be on the side of Germany, which is the only condition." Of course, at this time, even if China does not side with Germany, Germany will win. ”

"But it can't be." Leo knew Yang Rui's attitude, and he was also very aware of this person's nature. He was friendly and open-minded as a friend, but always shrewd and quirky as a partner.

"Possibly." Yang Rui said. "Now that the attack ships of the East Asian Fleet are intercepting British merchant ships everywhere, the British Navy will mobilize ships to encircle and suppress them, and the battleships he built have not yet been launched, and the strength of the two navies at this time is the closest. The German battleships were superior to the British, and the same was true for the officers and men, as well as gunnery, shells, and loss prevention, which could make up for the lack of their own numbers. Leo, you know? There is only one reason for the establishment of the fleet, and that is to destroy the fleets of other countries, or to be destroyed by the fleets of others, and there is no second option. Look at the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty, it was not sunk by the Japanese at sea, but captured by them in the military port, the Imperial Navy might as well not fight a decisive battle, then the result would be the same as the Beiyang Fleet. ”

"As you said, the Kaiser will not agree." Leo smiled bitterly. In the war, the emperor could not assassinate, and had to obey his orders, making it impossible for people to start.

"You can set him up." Yang Rui said. "Tong guò gained prestige with constant victories, and then was appointed chief of the General Staff. Or something like that, then the power will be transferred from the emperor to yours. Until that time. After inflicting a fatal blow on the Entente, Germany would probably be able to withdraw from the war with dignity. But those who make this absolute decision will pay a heavy price. ”

Finally hearing what he wanted to hear, Leo raised his glass excitedly and said, "This is the only way." Cheers! ”

Yang Rui was put on a carriage and sent to Deng Zilong, outside the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin, in a drunken state, accompanied by the relevant personnel of the Prime Minister's Office, as well as Cheng Ying, who boarded the ship in the name of taking care of him. In addition, in order to show the importance of the Shanghai exhibition, Zhu Kuanwei will also personally go to Shanghai to participate in the opening of the exhibition, which makes the standard of the entire fleet extremely high, and the merchant ships encountered on the road all honk their horns to salute.

However, at this time, the Deng Zilong was no longer an aircraft carrier. In order to hide the eyes, the entire aircraft carrier was cleverly refitted: all the planes were emptied. The hangar became the emperor's glorious residence, the flight deck was transformed into a golf course, with carefully cultivated turf laid on it, and a steel grape trellis for cooling, and the officers and men were dressed in the clothes of the Praetorian Guard, and the name of the ship was changed to Shenwu.

But Yang Rui didn't see these things when he boarded the ship, he was awakened by thirst in the second half of the night, and saw that the furnishings in the room were different from those at home. He patted his still-aching head and asked, "Is this at sea?" ”

"Hmm. At sea. Cheng Ying looked at him distressedly. She wanted to complain, but she knew that it was practiced for the Germans, so she couldn't say anything.

"When will you get to Shanghai?" Yang Rui asked. He couldn't remember the schedule a little.

"The morning of the thirteenth, that is, tomorrow morning. There are still thirty hours to go. Cheng Jing said.

Hearing that there were still thirty hours, Yang Rui said, "It's really slow to take the boat." ”

"It's much slower than an airship." The woman couldn't help but think about the last time in North Korea. Snuggle up to his shoulder. "In the evening, King Min came to see you. He seemed to have something. ”

"What could be the matter?" Yang Rui finally remembered some of the Shanghai schedule. The arrangement for the opening of the expo this time is mainly based on King Min, and he is the deputy. Zhu Kuanwei understands the etiquette of approaching foreign envoys in the Forbidden City. But he didn't know what to do with the opening of the expo, especially this time it is said that the crown prince of Japan also came, plus the royal brother of Gojong of Korea and the king of Thailand, these East Asian kings have gathered.

Yang Rui didn't speak again after saying this, he was thinking about the Japanese crown prince Hirohito and the Meiji elder Inoue Shin who came with him, the former is the enemy of China's later generations, and the latter is the general representative of the Japanese chaebol forces. Emotions and interests seem to be contradictory at all times, how to meet these two people, what to talk about, this is all to be well planned.

Judging from the current situation, China and Japan are two partnerships, one is to win a hand in Russia in the north, and the other is to win a hand in Britain and France in the south. In the north, there is a knife and a gun, while in the south is a serious shipping business, and by the end of next year, China will surpass Japan in terms of merchant tonnage as the largest merchant ship in East Asia. Although there were many ships, the docks everywhere were still familiar to the Japanese, and he was an ally of the British, so if he could help, it would be twice as good as the shipping fortune.

Yang Rui arrived in Shanghai early the next morning with the idea of the two partnerships, and in the salute of the Wusongkou Fort, Deng Zilong's royal yacht slowly sailed into the Huangpu River under the leadership of the pilot, and the merchant ships on both sides honked their horns in unison to give way, and the bells of churches and temples in various parts of the concession rang when the aircraft carrier approached the dock. It's just that because the size is too big, the royal yacht has to dock at Wusongkou, and at this time the dock is crowded and overcrowded, if it is not for the local garrison also dispatched to maintain order, I am afraid that many people will be pushed into the Huangpu River.

Mayor Fei Yugui, who boarded the ship in a dinghy early, met Yang Rui's inquiring gaze, his head was full of sweat, and he explained: "Sir, this person really didn't come from me, and I didn't know that so many people would come." ”

"Not the best." Yang Rui looked at Fei Yugui, who was starting to gain weight, and said: "The emperor has always sent troops to suppress his travels, and now there are tens of thousands on the shore, but there are more than a dozen or hundreds of thousands of people. ”

The exposition is on the bank of the Huangpu River on the west side of the Gaochang Temple, and the French Concession in the first year of Shenwu wanted to expand, but it did not succeed, and this place happened to be the site of the exposition.

Fei Yugui heard that Yang Rui planned to temporarily change King Min's itinerary, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sir, but there are local gentry and celebrities on the shore. There are also consuls of various countries, so they don't go. That's ......."

"Wouldn't it be better for you to prepare two more boats and pack those consuls and leading figures with you?" Yang Rui said. "The expo is a happy event, if it really turns into a funeral, who will bear this responsibility?"

Yang Rui said this, Fei Yugui thought about it, and when he nodded to do it, Yang Rui said again: "Those reporters also go with them, otherwise the newspaper will say that they are going to worship foreign countries." Let's just say that the purpose of going straight up along the river is to let the people on both sides of the strait pay homage to the holy face......" Yang Rui said as he suddenly felt a little annoyed, and said impatiently: "You go to Wang Xiaolin for this matter, he has experience in handling it." ”

Yang Rui finished his words. Fei Yugui arranged to go, and three hours later, Wu Songkou transferred several yachts, but Zhu Kuansu took the 2,000-ton Feihong cruiser, which could go directly to Gaochang Temple; Before that, after hearing that His Royal Highness King Min would go up the river in order to comfort the people on both sides of the river, the cloud-like crowd gathered at Wusongkou finally dispersed. Because the time along the Jiangxi was set at three o'clock in the afternoon, these people were not in a hurry. After all, there were no accidents.

Yang Rui has been standing on the bridge of the aircraft carrier and looking at the people on the shore who have faded like a tide, he is not annoyed by these people, but is a little happy. These people don't care about the excitement or follow the crowd. Always patriotic and loyal, with them, the country will be very stable.

Yang Rui's relief is the disappointment of some people. Around half past eight in the morning. I heard the news on the radio that King Min would go north along the river to comfort the people. Wang Jingwei and Zhu Zhixin, who were hiding in the circle of people, were all stunned, and they finally squeezed into a position near the roadside. He also had pistols and grenades on his body, in order to prepare for the assassination when the convoy passed by, so that he could promise his country, and he didn't want to even have a chance to get closer.

Looking at the gradually dispersed crowd, Wang Jingwei hated it in his heart, and when he looked around, he saw that Zhu Zhixin and others had also faded away with the flow of people, so he had to curse secretly and retreat with the crowd. When he returned to the concession, he deliberately found Zhu Zhixin in the evening and said, "What should I do?" This dog emperor actually changed his itinerary temporarily, and now that he has entered the expo officer, we have no chance at all. ”

"If you don't have a chance, you don't have a chance." Zhu Zhixin had no interest in assassinating the emperor, he clenched his fists and said: "Don't forget it, our target this time is Yang Jingcheng, only by killing him, can this country truly realize democracy and freedom!" ”

"A puppet emperor is so difficult to kill, let alone Yang Jingcheng." Wang Jingwei spoke loudly and was very sad and angry. After the victory of the war against Japan, the revolutionary party became more and more sluggish, and many comrades who were not determined to quit the party and went to Nanyang America to collect donations, not only could not receive money, but were also accused and abused by overseas Chinese. Faced with such a situation, he wanted to wake up the numb people and hopeless comrades with death, but he didn't want to have no chance!

"Mr. Chungsan once said that a revolution is not a one-day success. Even after suffering so many setbacks, Mr. Zhao is still full of hope and confidence in the success of the revolution, so why should Brother Zhaoming be in a hurry? Zhu Zhixin persuaded.

"But Yang actually went to Tongji University Hall?" Wang Jingwei understood that there was another plan, but he was not too hopeful about it.

At the risk of being arrested by the Manchus, Yang Jingcheng gave a speech at the opening ceremony of the University Hall, which shows the importance he attaches to this school. Now that he is in charge of the dynasty, why can't he go to the university hall to have a look? Zhu Zhixin said. With the help of the Obscure Society, several comrades have often wandered in the Tongji University Hall, and weapons and the like have been hidden all over the campus in advance.

"I can only hope that Yang Jingcheng will go to the university hall." Wang Jingwei, who was very determined to die, nodded, and after that, he got up and put on his top hat and went out.

The day was already thirteen, the moon was getting rounder and rounder, and Yang Rui, who was dressed up in disguise after dinner and wanted to take a woman to the concession for a walk, was stopped by Ye Yunbiao. His reason was that the concession was mixed with dragons and snakes, the streets were narrow, and it was even darker and unclear at night, which was too dangerous, and if he really wanted to go to the Shanghai concession, he should go there during the day tomorrow.

Forget it if others stop him, Ye Yunbiao had suffered in the concession at the beginning, and under his persuasion, Yang Rui had to take Cheng Ying to take a few laps around the expo park. Although the expo is large, the venue is also very modern, the lights are bright at night, and the booths in the glass curtain wall are extremely beautiful. (To be continued......)