The night is very dark, and there is no moonlight tonight. The stars look very pale under the reflection of the city street lights. As an ancient city, Beijing's streets are narrow. Of course, this does not mean that all streets, such as Chang'an Street, are very spacious. Except, some alleys known as "hutongs" are actually not alleys. Shidaren's Hutong in Dongcheng, Beijing is one of them.

Strolling on Shidaren Street in Dongcheng, Beijing is like enjoying a fine brushwork painting of Beijing history. Although this street that had been inscribed in the Yuan Dynasty is only 700 meters long, it has gone through 800 years of vicissitudes and countless powerful figures who have been in history. This alley is named here because of the Ming Dynasty generals, Shi Heng's mansion, the protagonist of the "Slaying the Gate", the main character. Shi Heng's mansion was built in 1456 and occupied

About one-quarter of the area on the north side of the alley. However, the good times did not last long. In 1460, Shi Heng was imprisoned and died for the crime of committing evil deeds. This magnificent house, which was not inferior to the royal palace, was confiscated to the official position. Later, this house became the mansion of the Hou Qiuluan, the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Geng, and the daughter of the Emperor's Shouning Princess, and the son-in-law of the Emperor's Shouning Princess Ran Xingrang. The son-in-law of Ran Xingang built a garden here and named it "Yiyuan", which was one of the eight famous gardens in Dongcheng at that time. From the late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Yiyuan became the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Works, which minted coins.

However, a Western-style building that occupies most of the alleys is very conspicuous here. It was the welcome hotel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the late Qing Dynasty, and the temporary presidential office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the early years of the Republic of China. At that time, Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary leader, came to Beijing for state activities in the first year of the Republic of China. He also stayed here and met with people from all walks of life here. Now it is the Prime Minister's Office of China.

Because the official residence of the Prime Minister of the State Council is located here, in the current Sijiu City, this Shidaren Hutong has long become the "Prime Minister's Lane" as people call it. The Western Arc de Triomphe gate, at most people who passed by it, took a look. Now, even the people in the capital who claim to be "a lot of knowledge" must be convinced when looking at the Prime Minister's Mansion. There is no reason. In the past, no one would value it. But now, with the "official power of the State Council becoming more and more obvious", people have to face up to this place that was originally "inspiring" in the eyes of many people.

As we all know, the reason why this official residence has its current reputation is to some extent due to the owner of the official residence, but only a few people know. As the owner of the official residence, Li Zicheng needs to work hard, just like at this time, although it was already early in the morning, the lights were still on in the Prime Minister's office.

"Um……"

When someone rubbed the acupoints on his head, Li Zicheng felt quite comfortable. At least at this moment, he forgot about the various problems and troubles he faced every day.

"I heard that some people are not married yet. They seem to have some complaints!"

He gently pressed Li Zicheng's acupoint on his head and said something unintentionally.

"Why do I feel so sour in this room!"

With his eyes closed, Li Zicheng just smiled. At the same time, he felt the slender hands above his head. If it weren't for the blessing of being "stinged" in Shanghai, he might not have enjoyed the current beauty. At this moment, his almost perfect figure and tempting moans appeared in his mind.

"I dare to be so sad. I'm just a little nurse!"

She snorted coquettishly, and increased the strength between her fingers, but she sighed in her heart. She had long accepted her fate to herself. She would only be with this man in her life. As for her status, she never dared to think about it. Some things were not what she should have thought about.

"Nurse, nurse is not bad, too."

It was even better when wearing a nurse's uniform. When she muttered in her heart, Li Zicheng opened her eyes, turned the chair and hugged the woman behind her into her arms, sat on her body, and then looked at the woman with a blushing face in her arms. Just as she was about to taste the red lips, the phone on the desk rang again.

Listening to the sound of the phone, Yu Guang saw that it was the black phone inside and quickly broke free from his arms. The phone was an inside phone, which usually means that someone came to visit the Prime Minister at this time.

"I, I'll go upstairs first..."

"Damn it!"

Being beaten in the middle made Li Zicheng feel depressed. He himself couldn't remember when the last time was. Sometimes he was so tired that he couldn't remember to do that kind of thing. Most of the time, he fell asleep in bed.

The moment the door opened, when he saw the lady walking out of the Prime Minister's office, although he knew that she was the Prime Minister's personal nurse, Chen Taoyi frowned slightly when he looked at her figure that was still extremely enchanting when she tried her best to hide.

"Secretary Chief Chen!"

The polite greetings did not get any response. The other party's coldness had long been expected. She had long been used to it and was also numb. In the eyes of the staff at the official residence, the qualified Prime Minister's wife should be so dignified and virtuous, not like her... Thoughts, her heart was dark and she walked upstairs listlessly.

"Prime Minister!"

When he entered the Prime Minister's office, Chen Taoyi was about to speak, but Li Zicheng glanced at him and then said.

"Gong Yao, is there anything wrong?"

As he said that, he looked at the watch again.

"It's 1:40 am now! Be careful to rest!"

The reason for playing this fork is very simple. When Chen Taoyi went out, he happened to meet him. He would definitely "admonish" him again, telling himself about the importance of his wife, etc. Finally, he would mention several extremely suitable "maids" candidates in his opinion, nothing more than ladies with good family background, dignified appearance, and virtuous people.

"How can I sleep when the Prime Minister is not sleeping?"

Chen Taoyi, who guessed that the Prime Minister's heart, followed his words. Although the staff and officials of the hospital were extremely concerned about his marriage, he was now "desperate", because Li Zhiyuan in front of him might have decided to devote everything to the country and never care about personal marriage. Perhaps for him, he was more concerned about this country than his personal marriage.

However, although he didn't say it on the surface, Chen Taoyi still found a solution to create opportunities for the "most prominent bachelor in China" in front of him. For example, when selecting interns of the State Council, he specially chose a few girls with good family backgrounds, but he seemed to have never noticed them, all without any "action". If it weren't for the "nurse" who walked out before, perhaps Chen Taoyi would have thought that the "young master" in front of him was not a disease.

"Prime Minister, Lieutenant General Han Wu, the chief of the Expeditionary Force's Liaison Office, sent a telegram. The Expeditionary Force has arrived at the port of Marseille in France."

When talking, Chen Taoyi handed the telegram in his hand to the Prime Minister. Han Wu's position as director of the liaison office of the Expeditionary Force Command was sought by the Prime Minister. This position seems not very conspicuous, far less than that of the commander and the chief of staff, but Chen Taoyi knew that the Prime Minister's move was a wonderful move.

The Expeditionary Force is overseas and needs to contact the governments and military forces of Britain and France, and at the same time it also needs to continuously cooperate with various domestic departments. Whether it is the commander or the chief of staff, it is impossible to "waste" time here, so the liaison office came into being and is also the only official channel for the Expeditionary Force to contact the British and French officials. On the surface, it seems that the liaison office has little authority, but in fact, the liaison office is even higher than the "Expeditionary Force Command", and the Expeditionary Force Command also needs to respect the decisions of the liaison office. There is no literal subordinate relationship, but there is a de facto subordinate relationship.

"Tian Ren and the others arrived in Marseille?"

First, he was shocked. Then he was happy. Li Zicheng quickly stood up and walked to the map. He found the location of Marseille, France that had been marked.

"Calculate the time, I've been at sea for almost a month."

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

"We have to learn from this expedition. Hundreds of people died during transportation. This kind of thing must not happen again next time. Let's contact the Jiangsu Army Joint Logistics Office to see how to solve the problem of the troop transport ship!"

While making records on the notepad, Chen Taoyi looked at the Prime Minister standing by the map. He was worried about this on the other hand.

"Prime Minister. Expeditionary Force Command did not send a telegram to the State Council!"

His brows twitched slightly, and Li Zicheng, who realized the problem, said after thinking for a while.

"It seems that the Expeditionary Force's life in France is not easy, otherwise Cai Songpo would not have made such a low-level mistake!"

As always, there is still a choice of trust for Cai Songpo and Li Zicheng. This kind of trust will not create any doubts. Sometimes some people's character is enough to make people like this.

“It’s not a good time to live?”

Chen Taoyi was stunned. He looked at the Prime Minister but didn't quite understand. If the Expeditionary Force really encountered something, why wasn't Han Wu's telegram mentioned it?

"Tian Ren didn't mention it in the telegram. I'm afraid he has his own considerations. He arrived in France earlier than Songpo and Yuzheng! Now this telegram..."

After a little contemplation, Li Zicheng said just now.

"Call back to Tianren, and ask him to cooperate with Songpo and try his best to solve all the problems faced by the expeditionary force. If you need to come forward at home, you can directly send a message to the country and tell him that there are some things you don't need to endure!"

"Tolerate!"

In a barracks tied with iron wire on the banks of the Loire River in the northern suburb of Orleans, France, thousands of kilometers away, facing more than 100,000 officers and soldiers with dissatisfaction, Cai E spitted out a word. After a word with a little sadness and anger was spit out from his mouth, more than 100,000 officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army became even more sad and angry.

"Sir, how can we bear it? We are here to help the French beat the Germans, not to be angry with them!"

A roar came from the queue, and the words were spoken by a captain officer. The grief and anger of the entire camp were not limited to soldiers, but also many lower-level officers. They came to France with the dream of "exploding for the country". However, after coming to France, they were stunned by the excitement of stepping on a foreign country before they could recover from their excitement.

After the military parade in Marseille, they entered a military camp outside Marseille, saying it was a military camp, which was a place to lift it. In fact, it was a French manor. Except for the Expeditionary Force headquarters, which was in the four-story building in the center of the manor, there was only a tent around it, without trees. Dozens of tents were in a group, with dense tents next to each other, and barbed wire was surrounded by barbed wire, and French soldiers were guarded by guns and live ammunition at the door. Once in, except for officers above the school level, others were not allowed to come out, and no one was allowed to enter.

Since then, the Expeditionary Force Command realized that something was wrong and immediately communicated with the liaison office that he had arrived first, and then communicated with the French side. The French side's explanation was very simple - the conditions during the war were simple, please forgive me, and then there was no further information. The soldiers who had just stepped onto the land at that time had no other thoughts, but the Expeditionary Force Command, the liaison office, immediately went to Paris to contact the French senior management.

When they arrived at the military camps built by the French side for the Chinese Expeditionary Force on the banks of the Loire, everything in front of them aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. The military camp occupied an extremely spacious area, covering an area of ​​dozens of square kilometers. It could accommodate everyone, but the conditions here were not even as good as those of Marseille.

The winter in Marseille is rainy and warm, so it’s nothing to sleep with the officers and soldiers. However, in the Loire River, the temperature is only two or three degrees, and the tens of thousands of tents in the military camp are still summer tents. What’s even more annoying is that most of the tents are dilapidated. Obviously, they are old tents that should be eliminated. Otherwise, the tents that could only accommodate one squad have to be accommodated, but twenty people are needed to be accommodated.

Just like in Marseille, outside the military camp, there were also French soldiers with live ammunition standing outside the military camp, and patrol teams were also patrolling the expeditionary army to prevent the officers and soldiers from going out. Even if the officers were restricted from leaving the battalion, the school-level officers could still go out, but twice a week. As for ordinary soldiers and lieutenant-level officers, don't even think about it.

The food stipulated in the agreement was also reduced. The original provision was that the food was treated the same as the French team, but for three consecutive days, they didn't even see a meal of meat. The "guards" in charge of the military camp were actually the French soldiers guarding the military camp. They could eat meat at two meals every day. Extreme discrimination had put the military camp on the brink of anger, and some soldiers even had conflicts with the French gatekeepers.

"good!"

With a roar, Cai E looked at the indignant officers and soldiers.

"We are here to help them play against the German team, but..."

He pointed his hand at the barbed wire outside the military camp, and Cai E's thin face was also filled with anger.

"They can't fight these French people anymore, so they go over and ask us to send troops. However, they look down on us Chinese in their bones! They look down on us ** people!"

The atmosphere in the military camp became even more tense with Cai E's words. However, several French officers in the camp contacted the military officers. Seeing this scene, they felt anxious and could not stop cursing the short-sightedness and stupidity of the Paris bureaucrats. If a military change occurs,...

Even if the suppression continues, once the cause of the military transformation is spread, how could France get support from foreign allies? Who would be willing to touch France and be angry with the French?

While the atmosphere of grief and anger lingered over the military camp, Xu Shuzheng was not worried by others. Instead, he looked at Cai E with some admiration. Cai Songpo would use his time!

"Tell me what is the intention of the Expeditionary Force sending troops to France!"

When the atmosphere was extremely tense, Cai E suddenly asked.

"Strike for China and win dignity for the people!"

The roars of more than 100,000 people echoed over the Loire River. French soldiers responsible for "guarding" a division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the nearby residents were stunned by the roar. They looked at the simple military camp in horror, and for a moment, telephones and telegrams kept flying towards Paris.

"good!"

With a sure shout, Cai E's expression seemed extremely solemn.

"No one faces China's status internationally! No one respects China's people abroad! This is the shame of the Chinese people!"

When he was extremely humiliating, Cai E deliberately increased his voice. Facing the soldiers in the audience, he was grateful to the French in his heart. At least this discrimination by the French could make these officers and soldiers who had not gone abroad and even many unknown countries understand some truths, why they came here, and why they fought.

"The purpose of China's expeditionary force and expedition to Europe is to fight for China. With the courage of the battlefield, no one in all countries dares to underestimate China. With the fighting on the battlefield, the people are proud of their eyebrows overseas! Since then, no country dares to underestimate China, and no one dares to discriminate against the Chinese people! This is the mission of the expeditionary force! Our expedition to Europe is by no means fighting for the Westerners, but for the status and dignity of China!"

Finally, after Cai E's words, the originally tense atmosphere in the military camp suddenly turned into an inexplicable grief and anger. The officers and soldiers looked at the commanders on the stage and no longer questioned them. Cai E looked at them and said in an extremely low voice.

"Do you want to give up the responsibility you shoulder just because of today's humiliation? The humiliation we have suffered today, the shame that the country has suffered, and the humiliation that the people have suffered, are all because our soldiers cannot add honor to the country, and they are all caused by the defeat of the Chinese team to other countries! You can't bear the humiliation that China has been humiliated for decades of Western powers, how can it bear it? How can it bear the suffering of overseas expatriates for a hundred years!"

The officers and soldiers in the audience raised their heads and looked at their commander. Everyone's face was full of sadness and anger, but most people's eyes were filled with tears of shame and anger. At this time, the entire military camp was in an unprecedented silence. In this silence, every soldier held a gun with his right hand and a fist with his left hand. They suppressed their breathing and suppressed their personal emotions.

“For China…”

Suddenly a roar rang in the square formation. A soldier held his left hand high and held his fist in his hand, but it seemed to symbolize his will.

"Fight for status!"

Accompanied by the roar of a volcano erupting, the ocean of the left fist gathered among the barracks.

"For the people!"

"Winner of dignity!"

The roar echoed in the air. At this moment, the barracks were boiling. When the officers and soldiers kept shouting these twelve words, Xu Shuzheng's eyes changed a lot when he looked at Cai E on the stage. The scene in front of him only made him understand one thing. From now on, no enemy could stop the expeditionary army.


Chapter completed!