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Chapter 597 Nanyang? Nanyang!
Beijing,
Princess Tomb,
The camp of the troops under review,
inside the house,
Lei Weiming said excitedly,
"Captain, I'm so happy today. People kept waving to me and many shook my hand!"
This time, the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Assault Group, the 1st Armored Regiment of the 1st Combat Group, and the 1st Air Combat Group all participated in the parade.
Cheng Yue smiled and suddenly asked,
"Xiao Lei, Guangdong has been liberated. Do you want to go back to your hometown? Maybe your parents have returned to their hometown?"
There was a hint of melancholy in Lei Weiming's eyes.
"I have no relatives in my hometown. Even my house has been sold. My father once told me that when the war is over, we will settle in Southeast Asia. Many of my relatives in my hometown have also gone to Southeast Asia!"
Cheng Yue comforted him,
"Don't worry, I have already informed other troops of your parents' names. Even though there is no news yet, it should be fine. No matter where you go, as long as you are alive and well, there will be a day when we will be reunited!"
Lei Weiming has joined the People's Liberation Army. Due to his young age, he is now Cheng Yue's correspondent. Cheng Yue takes good care of this young fellow!
There was a knock on the door.
"Captain, Political Commissar Kang wants you to go to dinner with him. He said Commander Yin wants everyone to get together tonight!"
"Yes!" Cheng Yue showed an excited expression on his face!
Things are different now than they were in the Jingbo Lake period. There are very few opportunities to meet Commander Yin.
After leaving Director Chen's office, Yin Xinjun wandered around the streets of Beijing for a long time. He deliberately sent away the communications staff officer Xiao Feng and the guard Xiao Zhang, and asked them to book a large private room in Taifeng Building and call a few old subordinates to get together in the evening!
Now when Yin Xinjun goes out, he always takes the Passenger-1 plane, which is a civil aviation version of the C47 specially modified, which can carry 20 passengers and is manufactured by the Changchun Aircraft Factory. However, the current code name is Passenger-1, and there is also the Passenger-46 modified on the basis of the C2, which can carry 40 people!
He went to many snack shops and bought dozens of Beijing-style snacks, such as sugar-coated steamed buns, donkey rolls, butter-fried cakes, and candied haws. He bought a little of each. Anyway, he could put them in the space. There were three foodies waiting for him at home!
Seeing that it was getting dark, Yin Xinjun hurriedly called a rickshaw and came to the hotel!
As soon as I pushed the door open, everyone was already in the box: Kang Huaifu, Zhang Wenjiu, Sun Wei, Wu Feng, Cheng Yue, and Tang Junping were all there eating melon seeds, smoking, and chatting!
In addition to the troops on parade, Ding Shan led the rest of the 1st Battle Group to Shanghai to prepare for war. The main forces of the Second Field Army were distributed in the areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to prevent imperialist interference in New China!
Tang Yantian led the 1st assault group in Guizhou. They followed the Fourth Field Army to fight in the southwest, which has not yet been completely liberated.
Seeing Yin Xinjun coming to the door with two food boxes, everyone stopped chatting and stood up.
"Serve the food! Serve the food! You must be hungry!" Yin Xinjun put the lunch box on the table and took off his military uniform. Guard Xiao Zhang stepped forward, took the clothes and hung them on the hanger!
Yin Xinjun said with emotion, "The weather in Beijing is really warm. I was sweating a lot after running. It's really different in the south!"
Kang Huaifu smiled and said,
"You don't know, our 1st Assault Group followed the th Corps to liberate Guangdong and Guangxi. It was summer, and the weather was so hot that it could make people's oil get tanned!"
After crossing the river, the 1st Assault Group first went to Hubei, Hunan, and then to Guangdong and Guangxi. Now they are heading towards Guizhou. Their footprints have spread across half of China!
Yin Xinjun couldn't help but ask,
"We now have an absolute advantage in the air force and armored forces. I feel that the liberation process has been slowed down!"
Sun Weidao,
"The transportation in the south is too bad. We often fight while building roads and occupying large cities along the railway lines. However, many cities do not have railways, which means that our supplies often cannot keep up!"
Tang Junping also said,
"Our current situation is just like the Japanese back then. We have more equipment and need to consume more supplies. If we rely on people to carry ammunition and fuel, it will definitely not be enough!"
Cheng Yue also said,
"South China is mountainous, and our tank troops are not suitable for fighting in mountainous areas. They are more of a deterrent."
Kang Huaifu added,
"What we want now is to occupy and control, but the enemy is fighting guerrilla warfare with us. Now the Second Field Army is guarding Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to prevent the United States and Britain from interfering in our civil war. As a result, the troops at the front are still insufficient. Many of the people over there don't know us, especially in the southwest, where there are many bandits, so this is also a long process!"
After the Amethyst incident, the British dispatched a group of warships in June and took a war posture. However, the PLA Air Force sent more than 100 fighter planes to patrol. The British felt unsure and started negotiations.
This negotiation was also a process of wrangling. The Chinese side took the initiative to return all the prisoners of war, but there was no talk of compensation or return of warships!
The British wanted to bring the Americans along, but the Americans disagreed, so the two sides returned to the negotiating table again!
The waiter started serving dishes, one dish after another, all of which were northern dishes, and also a few bottles of wine.
Everyone started to drink.
Yin Xinjun looked at Kang Huaifu and felt that since this guy had a wife and children, he didn't seem to be clamoring to go to the battlefield every day. He couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that everyone was eager to return to their family.
He raised his glass to Kang Huaifu and said,
"Lao Kang, congratulations. Who is taking care of your baby now? When are you going to treat us to a drink?"
Kang Huaifu had just had a daughter, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He raised his glass and said,
"Thank you, Commander. My mother has moved here to take care of me. My wife is pregnant now, and we can't do without someone at home!" Kang Huaifu's mother is only in her early 60s and is in very strong health.
Wu Feng joked,
"Haha, don't you let your wife take a break?"
Kang Huaifu said seriously,
"I, Kang Huaifu, have been a soldier all my life, so I must give birth to a son to inherit my legacy!"
After that, he raised his glass and whispered to Yin Xinjun,
"Commander, thank you for taking care of my younger sister and her husband. My younger sister is pregnant now. The couple is very grateful to you and has asked you to sit down with them several times!"
"We are all brothers, don't be polite!" Yin Xinjun raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
He filled another cup, looked at Cheng Yue and said,
"Captain Cheng, come, have a drink!"
Cheng Yue did not pour the wine, but stood up hurriedly, holding the glass and said,
"I'm sorry, Commander, I can't drink either, so this is the only drink I can have!"
Yin Xinjun drank it all and said,
"It's okay. I don't persuade others to drink. You are from Guangdong. I want to ask you if there are any good deep-water ports over there? Suitable for berthing large-tonnage warships?"
When talking about the sea, Cheng Yue said excitedly,
"Commander, my family is from Zhanjiang. We have many harbors there, with small winds and waves. There are many islands near the harbors. As for how deep the water is, I don't know yet!"
Zhanjiang? Upon hearing this name, Yin Xinjun immediately remembered that this might be the future military port. After returning, he would report to his superiors that the shipyard should be located in Zhanjiang!
Cheng Yue continued to talk non-stop.
"The environment there is very good. I'd like to invite you to go to the beach one day. There are many islands and no one is around. When I was a kid, I often went there with my dad when he went out to sea!"
Lots of islands! None of them!
These words, like a bolt from the blue, exploded in Yin Xinjun's mind, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
Yin Xinjun opened his mouth and asked,
"Have you ever been to Nanyang?"
"I haven't, but many people from Guangdong go to Southeast Asia. There are abundant resources there, such as the Philippines, Indonesia in the East Indies, Singapore, and Java Island! However, I heard that many of the territories there are British and Dutch!"
Yin Xinjun suddenly remembered that just after the Second World War, there was a power vacuum in many places, especially in the Southeast Asian region, where some countries were seeking independence from the colonizers.
Since the British and the Dutch can occupy those places, why can't we?
Thinking that China will soon be suppressed by the United States and the Soviet Union, isolated globally, and having a difficult time without any allies, if this is the case, then just create an ally out of thin air!
Thinking about the minerals, gold, and various production lines in his space, Yin Xinjun's mind suddenly became full of fantasies. He raised his glass and said,
"Come, let's have a drink together to celebrate the founding of New China!"