"The Yellow River is in front of us!" The staff officer in the soft sleeper carriage informed everyone excitedly.
Whether they had seen the Yellow River before or not, the soldiers were either waiting by the window inside the carriage or the carriage window on the other side of the corridor. It was repeatedly taught in geography class that this was the mother river of China, the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Those who had never seen the Yellow River wanted to broaden their horizons and broaden their knowledge. Those who had seen the Yellow River wanted to see it again. It was not easy to see the Yellow River in Nanjing by the Yangtze River.
There were many villages on both sides of the railway from Nanjing to Beijing. According to China's propaganda habits, there were many slogans on the walls of the houses in the villages. "Afforestation, water and soil conservation," "If you want to be rich, build roads first, have fewer children and plant more trees," "Adapt to local conditions, protect the environment." Such slogans could be seen everywhere along the way. It was similar to the Yangtze River. As they approached the Yellow River, the first thing that caught the eyes of the passengers was the riverside green belt.
The Yangtze River required a green belt of at least one kilometer. Because the Yangtze River basin was densely populated, the government had many conflicts with the residents to achieve this goal. The Yellow River was different. Several kilometers of green belt had been built along the river. It was really a large area of lush greenery, even looking like a forest. When the train passed by, it was obvious that the temperature of the air blowing in through the window was lower.
The river embankment was made of reddish-brown stones. Coupled with the large green forest on both sides of the Yellow River, the muddy yellow river flowing in the river was very eye-catching. The Yangtze River had also become muddy over the years, but compared to the Yellow River, the turbidity was nothing at all. The thick muddy yellow river was not transparent at all. What flowed under the railway bridge was not river water, but thick muddy soup.
Looking at the famous river, one of the staff officers said with emotion, "Ah! The Yellow River … "
The others held their breath, waiting for the staff officer who seemed to be in a good mood to say something. Then they heard the staff officer continue. "Why are you so yellow!"
Pfft! Haha! Haha! Roar!
All kinds of laughter came out almost at the same time. Some were disappointed, some were ridiculed, and some were simply amused. However, the real width of the Yellow River was not as wide as the Yangtze River. The real main bridge passed in a few minutes. Looking at the back of the carriage, in the green forest, they could only see a bit of the Yellow River through the treetops. After a while, he couldn't even see this, and all he could see were dark green trees.
After seeing the rarity, everyone sat back in their seats and couldn't help but chat. "There's already a bridge over the Yellow River. When will the bridge over the Yangtze River be built?"
From a military point of view, the bridges across these large rivers had extremely high strategic value. In the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, the three or four hundred thousand Russian troops on the Danube River were unable to advance for nearly two years, precisely because Plevin was threatening the bridges over the Danube. This era was no longer one where one could cross a river with a small boat and fight. Whether or not there was a bridge over a river that was suitable for large-scale traffic could change a lot of things.
"We'll have to build a 30,000-ton ship first. The commander-in-chief has high requirements for this railway bridge. Wuhan has already started to prepare for the construction. It is said that it will be able to carry 15,000-ton ocean ships and 20,000-ton inland river container ships. "
"This isn't just about height. Width has to be taken into consideration as well. A ship was more than ten meters wide, and the distance between the piers should not be less than ten meters. How could it be so good? The larger the span, the more difficult it will be to build. "
These young soldiers had received considerable training. Even if they didn't know how to realize those technologies, at least they knew what to consider. Even so, the content of their discussion was already at the level of air-to-air. However, it was precisely this kind of air-to-air content that had ample room for discussion.
Ruan Xihao didn't join in this discussion. He put two blankets on his back and lay there, thinking about the recent major events. Naturally, it was the fate of the military farms. After the large-scale reduction of the military subdivisions, the military farms that had once spread throughout the country began to disappear on a large scale. Now the military farms in North America were in the ascendant. If war with the United States was inevitable, North America would gather close to 20 million troops sooner or later. Even if weapons and ammunition were provided by the industrial zones in Asia, food had to be provided locally in North America.
According to the latest news, the Russians had been developing rapidly in recent years. Donbass coal, Baku oil, and southern metallurgy had all made great progress. Baku's oil was explored by China and the Swedish Nobel family. The profitability was very good. Russia didn't have plans to challenge China because of this. At least so far, the intelligence showed that Russia's target was still the Osman Empire. Expanding a little, it also included the British Empire behind the Osman Empire. Russia had several times expressed the hope of buying China's ship-building technology. If Russia could build a new type of warship, it would be impossible for them to reach China's maritime frontier before breaking through the British encirclement. It was said that China had sold Russia composite steel and wrought iron armor technology, and Russia had the ability to build thick-skinned armored ships.
With peace maintained with Russia, there was indeed no need for the military farms in the northeast to continue to exist. Logically speaking, it wasn't a bad thing for the military to become civilian. At least the military could get rid of a lot of production tasks and develop in a more professional and offensive direction. Ruan Xihao was thinking about how to arrange the troops after arriving in the northeast. Since there was no need to refuse this matter, Ruan Xihao decided to take charge of this matter in the northeast. Instead of being forced to leave, it was better to take the initiative to move forward.
Vézé had already publicly said that the current senior officials couldn't simply continue to muddle along with a certain level of executive ability. The senior officials had to bear the heavy responsibility of building the army. The executive content of building the army was a part of the army's construction, and stripping the existing duties of the army was also a part of the army's construction. What other people thought, Ruan Xihao couldn't do anything about it. But Ruan Xihao didn't want to be kicked out of the senior officials because he stopped the army's construction.
If he wanted to go from Nanjing to Shenyang, he had to change trains in Beijing. Ruan Xihao received a very grand reception in Beijing. The former subordinates who had an impression of him gave Ruan Xihao a grand welcome in Beijing.
A group of people came up to toast. Ruan Xihao's alcohol tolerance was so-so. He felt that at least his alcohol tolerance was much higher than Vézé's. But after being drunk, Ruan Xihao also felt that he couldn't stand it anymore. He was a few years younger than Vézé, and he was 45 years old this year. Ruan Xihao also began to feel that his body couldn't take it anymore.
Just when his stomach was uncomfortable and his mind was in a daze, several key cadres came up to Ruan Xihao and flattered him. Ruan Xihao only felt uncomfortable. He was afraid that he would say something wrong, so he couldn't help but keep quiet. Ruan Xihao didn't say anything, and the whole scene became slightly awkward.
Although he was feeling uncomfortable, Ruan Xihao's mind wasn't muddled at all. He could already see that these people were too impatient and messed up the banquet. In fact, the middle and lower level officers were like this. They first drank a lot, and then after drinking a lot, they began to talk nonsense. If they were officials, they had to make people feel that they were speaking the truth, and they had to try to understand whether the other party was speaking the truth or not. Those who had weaker self-control would easily say something they shouldn't say at this time.
After being in the Central for so long, how could Ruan Xihao not know these people's methods? He just didn't expect these people to dare to do this to Ruan Xihao. Ruan Xihao also didn't want the whole situation to be awkward. He picked up his glass and talked to these soldiers, praising some of the things he knew about the Beijing Military Region. The atmosphere was finally livened up under Ruan Xihao's lead. The cadres of the Beijing Military Region first smiled honestly, then bragged to each other about their leader's achievements. When the mood was a little higher, these people began to talk about the construction work of the Beijing Military Region.
Amidst the lively atmosphere, the political commissar of the Beijing Military Region's face was red from drinking. He grabbed Ruan Xihao's arm and said, "Commissar, you're from the Central. I want to ask how much this disarmament has to do with the Beijing Military Region. "
"Disarmament is an overall task, not just for the Beijing Military Region," replied Ruan Xihao.
"If it's an overall task, does that mean our Beijing Military Region also has to be disbanded?" asked the political commissar.
"This is the arrangement of the HR department. I don't work in the HR department." Ruan Xihao did not want to leave behind any information that could be seized upon. Over the years, there had been more and more such incidents. Many people dared to use a chicken feather as a token of authority. Using the nonsense that the leaders sometimes spouted, they dared to tamper with it. Ruan Xihao had encountered it before, and he had suffered quite a bit of a loss. He still remembered his anger at that time. Those who wanted to profit from the middle learned a deep lesson. Ruan Xihao sorted out all the things that that guy had done in the past and brought them all out at once. Then, Ruan Xihao brought this matter up first and then exposed all these things. It could be said that he had completely ruined that guy's reputation.
But after that, Shen Xin called Ruan Xihao over for a talk. Shen Xin completely disagreed with Ruan Xihao's actions. He said sternly, "That comrade has a problem. Because he was in the middle and because of his actions, it's not wrong to punish him. But I don't think it's appropriate for you to bring up all these things at once. You're not talking about the matter as it is. You're taking revenge on him. "
"I'm taking revenge on him," replied Ruan Xihao bluntly. "He tricked me! He's blind!"
Looking at Ruan Xihao's agitated and unconvinced look, Shen Xin didn't directly talk about Ruan Xihao's attitude. Instead, he changed the angle, "Comrade Ruan Xihao, I don't think there's anything wrong with the results of that comrade. I have to make this clear first. But our working philosophy is to separate things from each other. If you're just talking about the matter as it is, I have nothing to say. Don't say a few sarcastic words. Even if you scold me, I will only think that it's the result of personal emotions. It's not appropriate for you to go through a stack of documents. "
"What's not appropriate about it?" Ruan Xihao flew into a rage.
Shen Xin's military rank was the same as Ruan Xihao's. In terms of political ranking, he was the Vice President in charge of military affairs, so his position was higher than Ruan Xihao's. Seeing that Ruan Xihao was furious, Shen Xin wasn't happy either. He replied in a very displeased tone, "I can tell you clearly, Comrade Ruan Xihao. You took a stack of documents provided by the Human Resource Department. You're saying that you can go to the Human Resource Department to look through the documents and organize an attack together. That comrade is indeed not a good person, but that doesn't mean you can use this kind of method to deal with the problem. I can tell you clearly now that you've committed a serious disciplinary mistake! "
Ruan Xihao felt that he had been taken advantage of and was in a bad mood. After being scolded by Shen Xin once again, how could he endure it any longer? Ruan Xihao immediately quarreled with Shen Xin.
After the conflict escalated, Vézé had to step in to mediate. Vézé's attitude was the same as Shen Xin's. Ruan Xihao couldn't use mistakes to satisfy his desire for revenge. No matter what, Ruan Xihao was still willing to lower his head to Vézé. The Military Commission held a meeting for two days and used Ruan Xihao as an example to determine how to deal with this kind of problem. Moreover, Vézé didn't really want to do anything to Ruan Xihao. When Ruan Xihao finally made a public self-reflection, everyone let go of Ruan Xihao.
Now that he saw his comrades from the Beijing Military Region playing this kind of trick again, Ruan Xihao was both angry and happy. After all, the comrades from the lower ranks were the comrades from the lower ranks. Their tricks were so straightforward. Of course, Ruan Xihao sincerely hoped that these comrades were only worried that the disarmament would affect them, so they did this. If these comrades wanted to do something more, Ruan Xihao, who had suffered from this kind of thing before, wouldn't let them go.
The higher-ups of the Military Commission knew that the biggest difficulty in this disarmament was the removal of military officers. If Ruan Xihao really had something on them, he was confident that he could purge the entire Beijing Military Region. Also, during the war with Russia, the Beijing Military Region still needed to exist. Now that Russia couldn't launch a direct attack on the Shenyang Military Region, so what if they uprooted the entire Beijing Military Region? It was only a matter of a few words.
Ruan Xihao was unhappy as he looked at the Beijing Military Region's performance with a smile on his face. At this time, no one tried to force him to drink anymore. If they did, Ruan Xihao felt like he would be completely drunk. The other comrades first talked about the contributions of the Beijing Military Region and their outstanding performance over the years. Then, a few comrades who were obviously in charge of supporting the conversation and laying the groundwork for the content of the discussion gradually fell silent.
At this time, the commander of the Beijing Military Region, who didn't speak much and only raised his glass when everyone cheered, finally spoke. "Old Political Commissar, let me propose a toast to you!"
Ruan Xihao didn't refuse. He drank his glass in one gulp. The military commander also drank his glass and said, "Old Political Commissar, based on the current situation, the Beijing Military Region is likely to be on the list of being disbanded. We don't want the Military Commission to disband the Beijing Military Region, but we don't have the final say. The Central Committee has the final say. We want to ask, what is the Central Committee's opinion on the Beijing Military Region being disbanded? If the Beijing Military Region isn't disbanded, then how many people will be disbanded? Please tell us clearly so that we can be mentally prepared. "
This kind of honest question didn't make Ruan Xihao unhappy, but he suddenly remembered that Shen Xin was increasingly emphasizing the issue of organizational discipline. Of course, this kind of question could be asked, but not only was it inappropriate to ask this kind of question at the dinner table, it was very inappropriate.
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