Chapter 84 The Marshal's Decision

Beijing, Navy General Staff Building.

"The Marshal, the Second Marine Regiment of the First Marine Division and the Third Marine Regiment have gathered in Tianjin to advance eastward. Some troops have boarded the bus to Tongzhou. The search troops stationed in Tongzhou have contact with the Third Regiment of the Second Defense Forces Division west of Tongzhou. Both sides have entered a confrontation and no fire has been opened. The Imperial Guard Second Division was stationed in peace and no signs of fire exchange were found." A burly officer with an iron face, wearing a light blue uniform of the Marine Corps, hung a lieutenant general's ejaculation, said solemnly, "The various bases of the Navy have entered level one combat readiness, and no fire exchange with the National Defense Forces has occurred. The Second Marine Division stationed in Tanggu, the Third Division stationed in Lushun, and the Fourth Division stationed in Weihai have all confronted the National Defense Forces. The situation is very tense."

"The First Fleet and the Second Fleet are in practice, so they are in good combat readiness. They have completed their marshaling and started to head north. They are currently located west of Hsinchu, Taiwan. They are expected to arrive in Tanggu at around 6 pm on April 6th. In addition, the lightning strikes and patrol formations of Weihaiwei, Lushun, Tanggu and Huludao, Yingkou military ports have been trained and trained. They have emerged from the port and taken their seats and are being organized." Admiral Liu Buchan, the First Department of the Navy General Staff, continued, "The Navy bases have been martial law, the students from the Huangpu Sea School have been armed, and the Marines stationed in Guangzhou have taken the lead in controlling the key areas. In addition, the naval forces in Annan have taken action, and Annan and Guangzhou have expressed their determination to stand firmly on the side of the navy."

He paused, hesitated for a moment, and said with gritted teeth: "Marson, the situation is urgent, the main force of the army has been mobilized to the north, and the south is empty, so it is better for us to break east and board the ship in Tanggu, at least it is a situation of confrontation between the north and the south. The army is stepping up its troops to Beijing, especially the garrison in the north and Mongolia. We cannot cut off their railways to Beijing. Once the army increases its troops, the imperial guards will be disarmed. It will be difficult for us to leave again. Jiang Chaoyingte from the sea school came over and asked you to take the troops to board the ship and form a government in Guangzhou. Guangdong Province is looking forward to you as if you are looking for clouds and a new situation in the south as long as you arrive in Guangzhou."

Xu Fan pondered without saying a word.

"Shi Shuai Xu, our navy has a deep foundation in the south. The princes from all over the country have a good impression of your proposal to expand local autonomy. Now the army is ruling. As long as you call for the king in the south, the worst is the situation of confrontation between the north and the south." Liu Buchan said anxiously, "Even if we are not in a hurry to go north, we can follow the troops to observe the financial and material support of our empire, all in the south. Even if Mourinho controls Jiangbei, he still has to fight against Japan and Russia independently. How can he have any spare energy to deal with us when we are in the south? We are free to advance and retreat, so why should we stay in Beijing, the dead land?"

Xu Fan looked at the other party and shook his head gently: "Zixiang, you are for me and for the navy. I am grateful to you and thank you. But you must know that if we do this, we will fight with the army and the country will be divided. As for national wars, don't even think about it, and it will definitely be defeated. The northern territory is decayed, the north and the south are constantly fighting, and the local area is divided. I will not do this evil; you and I can't bear this infamy."

Liu Buchan sighed and remained silent.

Xu Fan looked at the confrontation between the two armies outside the window, and the nervousness was so nervous that they were suffocating, and his face became even more ugly. After a while, he suddenly turned around and shouted angrily: "Where is the Ministry of National Defense? As the Minister of National Defense, Xu Guqing cannot restrain the troops at all. What is he doing for food?"

"Marson, Telegram"

The Minister of the Fourth Department of the General Staff of the Navy, Lieutenant General Cheng Biguang, looked solemn and handed a telegram to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan took it and looked at it, and his face changed suddenly. He finished reading it quickly, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and an extremely complicated expression appeared on his face.

After a while, he took out the lighter, lit it with his own hands, and watched the telegram turn into ashes.

"Hengqi, return," Xu Fan said word by word, "Your Highness Junqi: Your Majesty passed away, and the situation was sudden, and the situation was treacherous, so the navy, although it was extremely sad and angry, did not dare to act rashly without obtaining the order. Now that your highness has made up his mind, the navy will swear to repay him to death. However, the country is invented and its vitality is small, it is difficult to stop damage. Therefore, although the matter should be done, it must be cautious. Once the plan is complete, it should be defeated with thunder and trembling. Xu Fan paused his head."

Cheng Biguang and Liu Buchan all changed their faces and blurted out: "Marson..."

Xu Fan looked at the people, patted their shoulders one by one, and said frankly: "Some things in the world must be done by someone. Teachers and I, a few people, led everyone to create this country, and paid so much price, not for my personal fame, wealth and status, but for the hope that this country can go well and hope that these compatriots can have a bright future. Xiao Tie, since I really want to go that path, of course I will stop him. Apart from me, I am afraid no one can stop him now."

"As for Your Highness, you must remember," Xu Fan said solemnly, "Although he is the prince of His Majesty, he is also the one I, Xu Fan, chose. Your Majesty is gone, and if someone wants to touch him, you must ask me if I agree first."

At this moment, an extremely powerful aura suddenly spread out from this slender and tall body.

Marine Corps Director Deng Tiehui breathed out: "I have long wanted to compete with the Iron First Division with real swords and guns... The Marine Corps' goal is to overwhelm all the land power Imperial Guards. Then, this Iron First Division, with the Marine Corps, cannot make the world come true."

Xu Fan straightened his military cap and punched the other party's chest hard, Zhan Yan smiled: "Xiao Deng, I'm still the man with iron bones and has a task now. It's important, and I want to directly face the elite Tiger Ben of the National Defense Forces, do you dare to take it?"

Deng Tiehui's expression was condensed, and his heels were at the same time: "Finish the task resolutely"

"Xiao Deng, I want you to take the Second Special Battalion to the Chinese Palace to protect His Royal Highness the Prince even if you have fought all of them, you must not let the Prince be injured at all." Xu Fan raised his eyebrows, "Hengqi, immediately contact the people on the first group of lists, tell them that His Majesty was harmed by Mu Tie, and His Royal Highness has automatically become the emperor of the empire. Your Majesty has left a will, and I will assist Your Highness to stabilize the country. Tell them that they should be lip service to Mu Tie. I only need to be 48 hours to garrison troops from various national defense forces, and they are absolutely not allowed to step into Beijing. They think they should contact the people on the second group of lists, and tell them that the situation is not clear and the situation is complicated. Don't act rashly, otherwise it will be doomed. If you believe me, don't rush to apply for it. Keep your troops in the moment, wait for the situation to be clear. Contact the First Special Battalion and the Navy and Aviation Force immediately, and be ready for action at any time."

"In addition, hurry up and take the brothers' families and children who go to school, and place them in the entire text o... Xiao Wei, even him, Secretary Deng Zimeng, Secretary Deng's daughter, His Highness's girlfriend, Sophie, and Luo Anna, all of them are quickly taken. By the way, don't forget Liu Xiang's son, Liu Ziwen from the China Times, and Song Duan from the Song family and Li Guoxiang from the Li Jingfang family. These are all sworn brothers of Your Highness, so be sure to take them..."

Several people looked solemn, with a faint excitement, all of them were on their heels, and said solemnly: "Yes."

"Phone, help me answer this bastard Mu Tie." Xu Fan turned his head and shouted, "I want to see what he wants to do"-

I am the dividing line of silence—

Beijing, Xishan Base, temporary command of the martial law headquarters.

At this moment, a national defense force had arrived and entered the Xishan Base, which had become the new central brain of the country. With the help of the Xishan Base's already very complete and developed communication system, the various national defense force units in the capital were arranged in various tasks according to their location and reliability and moved in an all-round way. The various orders issued by the Xishan Base War Command Center and the current martial law command headquarters were implemented with the strong cooperation of officers at all levels. The precise machine of the National Defense Army showed terrifying efficiency at this moment. The seemingly complex and dangerous mutiny plan was promoted in an orderly manner under the strict and powerful implementation of the soldiers.

A map of Beijing was spread on the huge conference table. One after another, the staff members shouted loudly after another when they received the call. The lieutenants next to the map immediately moved the icons symbolizing the troops to the designated location.

The Congress, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet Department, the Ministry of Defense, the Central Bank, the Telegraph Building, the Railway Station and other important departments have been controlled by the National Defense Forces. The military police have been purged, and the troops that have disobeyed orders have been disarmed and seized; the Ministry of Police has been in chaos and has been suppressed by the army, and only some of the mobile police forces and the Navy Federation have been integrated; the Navy is shrinking its defense and has not actively prevented the Army from controlling the situation; the General Intelligence Bureau, with the help of Xiao Feng, has fallen into the control of the National Defense Forces; the Imperial Guards have been controlled and purged on the spot.

Ding Zhongyu, who had already controlled the General Intelligence Bureau and had just rushed back to the martial law headquarters, had not even had time to take off his military cap, but he supported the table with both hands and looked at the map with concentration, his heart was full of passion.

The plan went very smoothly. Everything was completely towards the most ideal expectations. There is no doubt that the whole action was going to be successful. What does this mean? It means that his judgment was correct; comrades were reliable; and this army was powerful and could be fully trusted. But the most important thing is to prove that our ideal was correct.

This country with great suffering rose because of the National Defense Forces. And when he deviated from the right track, only the National Defense Forces could save him again and move towards a more brilliant future.

He tried hard to calm his excitement and turned his head to look at his teacher.

The fifty-five-year-old Marshal Mu Tie closed his eyes slightly and sat upright on the chair, like an expressionless statue, which was a bit out of place with the passionate scenes around him. This cold-faced god, who defeated countless internal and external enemies and slaughtered countless civilians and prisoners of war, had his expression at this moment more and more similar to the founding emperor ten years ago.

Ding Zhongyu looked at the old man, the teacher, the idol, and the leader carefully.

"He has ideals, he is pure, he is a perfect man and a great man. He threw his wife and children in Wuhan, stayed alone in Beijing, and he rarely saw his family, but was busy with military affairs. He established the National Defense Forces, he trained these elite generals, and he developed a complete set of strategies and tactics of the National Defense Forces. He led this army to sweep across China." Ding Zhongyu thought silently, "Many people think that the marshal is loyal to the emperor. Only me, only the comrades of the Iron Guard Army understand that the marshal is truly loyal to the emperor, but this country is because of this, and we follow this god-like old man without regrets. For this ideal and belief, each of us can die without hesitation under the command of the leader."

"This country needs to use blood to clear all sins and usher in true purity." Ding Zhongyu's eyes became more and more firm, "and all this can only be achieved under the leadership of our leaders. Those bureaucrats, chaebols, and gentry who are extremely corrupt are destined to be thrown into the garbage dump of history and become fertilizers to nourish this country."

Ding Zhongyu was waiting quietly. He waited for the old man to open his tiger-like eyes and issue a command to charge. At that time, it was the moment when everyone took action and won the final victory.

Mu Tie's heart was filled with mixed feelings.

The teacher, the shadow that had been shrouded on his head for thirty-five years, suddenly disappeared; the strong man who seemed to be invincible suddenly died like this. Four people, one teacher and three students, Dalei died before, but now the teacher is dead, only he and Xiaofan are left.

History once chose a teacher; but from now on, this history belongs to you

Will Xiaofan support him? Will his unrealistic fantasies and childish and ridiculous ideas continue to torture him stubbornly? Why doesn't he understand that this country and this empire need only absolute unified will and steel-like discipline

National iron-bloodedism, a country, a nation, a leader

In front of Mu Tie, he seemed to see the jungle of flags, the dragon of torches, the ocean of blood and fire, rushed out of the mountains and seas of East Asia, flooded the whole world, and saw himself standing in front of the reviewing stand and accepting the crazy cheers of millions of soldiers and civilians.

Everything went well.

However, to achieve the final goal, there is another condition: Xu Fan cannot fight with him.

Mu Tie did not have enough confidence to defeat his brother, and this country could not withstand the two remaining military leaders' fire.

Finally, Ding Zhongyu waited for the crucial call. He forced himself to suppress his excitement and slowly put down the phone in his hand. He turned to the old marshal and said in a hoarse voice: "Report to the main departments of Beijing City, we have all firmly controlled the public security and have stabilized."

But the old marshal still closed his eyes slightly and had no expression on his face, just as if his entire soul had already traveled to somewhere.

"Teacher, do you see if we are..."

"wait"

The marshal said coldly. At this moment, Ding Zhongyu felt that the blood in his body seemed to be frozen into ice by the cold air emitted by the marshal.

"Before that, all the troops that had already controlled the target were stationed and waiting for orders. Those who were to be cleaned up should be locked up first and don't take action immediately."

"The phone number of Marshal Xu Fan, General Staff of the Navy"

A staff officer shouted loudly.

Mu Tie's eyes suddenly opened, he suddenly stood up, quickly walked to the phone, took a deep breath, took the call,

"I am Mu Tie." Mu Tie's voice was particularly firm and very calm.

"What do you want to do, you bastard?" Xu Fan's roar immediately resounded throughout the martial law headquarters.

"Xiaofan, calm down and listen to me first." Mu Tie said calmly, as if he had not noticed that the officers of the National Defense Forces around him were all blushed, "The teacher is gone, I want to save this country. If I don't stand up as soon as possible, I'm afraid the rebels will succeed."

"Rebel Party?" Xu Fan gasped heavily and suddenly burst into a sneer, "Who is the Rebel Party?"

"Xiao Feng of the General Intelligence Bureau has already admitted it," Mu Tie said sincerely, "It was him who colluded with the local government, the central government and several forces, and they also connected with Japan to assassinate His Majesty in order to establish a confederate republic. They also wanted to sell northern territory to Japan and Russia for peace."

Xu Fan was silent for a moment and said coldly: "You are so quick, I guess you have planned it carefully long ago, right?"

Mu Tie's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged: "The domestic situation has been turbulent recently. The First and Second Divisions of the National Defense Forces are both national strategic reserves and are preparing for the rotation of battles in the north. The combat readiness is relatively good. In response to the possible unrest in Beijing, the National Defense Forces has plans. This time, the incident happened suddenly. I was not sure about it. It was just that the situation was urgent. I couldn't sit idly by and watch the chaos party succeed. Fortunately, the National Defense Forces were well-trained and quickly controlled the situation and did not disappoint me."

There was a silence on the other end of the phone, and Mu Tie held the microphone, his thoughts rolling in his heart.

"A Tie, we have been together since we were young, and we don't have to go around in circles." Xu Fan's voice sounded, and his tone returned to calm. "Tell me, what do you want to do this time? Well, even if something happens, you have to stabilize the country. Now you have controlled Beijing. As for the rebel party, Xiao Feng has not admitted it? Then you can arrest people according to the list. How long does it take? At your speed, one night is enough? Is everything over tomorrow morning?"

Mu Tie was silent for a moment and said frankly: "Xiaofan, I admit that this time, in addition to avenging the teacher and stabilizing the country, I also have some of my own considerations. You and I, two brothers in the world, don't have to beat around the bush. Yes, now the country is in trouble with internal and external affairs, the teacher dies suddenly, and the nation survives and perishes. At this time, someone needs to stand up to shock all ambitious people and unite the power of the whole country to win this national war, no one else can be competent for this mission except you and me."

"At Tie, you still haven't given up." Xu Fan sneered, "After enduring so many years, you still want to sit on that chair."

"Xiaofan, you were wrong." Mu Tie's tone was painful, "I'm not for fame or power. I'm for this country, and for this nation, I promise you that I will not usurp the throne and be an emperor. I just have no choice but to watch the country we created be ruined."

"You have to be a powerful minister and let Xiaoyu be a puppet emperor." Xu Fan's voice was particularly cold and harsh, "You are so confident that you can only win this national war? The country cannot do without your commander? At this time, the people can only rely on you, not others?"

"Xiaofan, when are you going to mess around?" Mu Tie, who had been kind-hearted, suddenly broke out at this time, and a roar sounded throughout the entire war command center.

"Yes, I just have this confidence, I am the hope of the country. Now I cannot live without me, the chief of the General Staff of the Army, the Marshal of the Army, the founder of the National Welfare Army," Mu Tie roared, like a volcano that has been sleeping for thousands of years, suddenly erupted, "Let go of your unrealistic fantasies and forget the naive naive whispers of democracy and freedom. These numb people, this nation that is used to slaves, what they need is not democracy and freedom, but strength, strength and steel. The will of a military leader, integrate them into an army, and embark on the journey fearlessly. This is war, it is war. In this era, backward nations can only perish, and weak people are only worthy of being slaves Xiaofan. Be awake. This is the era, this is politics."

Another part of the phone call was in a dead silence, with only heavy breathing, showing the other person's excitement and complexity.

"Xiaofan is for this country and for this nation, I beg you to help me." Mu Tie gasped violently, and was silent for a moment, tears suddenly burst out in his eyes, "Teacher, have you been teaching us with reality. Did the teacher want to be this emperor from the beginning? This is reality, this country and the reality of this era determines. I know you like Xiaoyu, and I think this child is good, but when is it now that he, an 18-year-old child, can command such a country? Can my opinion and he agree? There cannot be two voices in this country. If I cannot fully grasp power, locally and centrally, there will be various forces, looking for breakthroughs in Xiaoyu and creating conflicts, and ultimately harming him."

"Xiaofan, I am definitely not for myself, I am for my teacher, for our common cause," Mu Tie wiped his eyes, his eyes were red, and he said sincerely, "I know, you won't be divided, because you are dedicated to the country, but that child? He is still too young and he is easily bewitched. He needs to be tempered for ten years. I only ask you to give me ten years. After ten years, as long as he grows up and can satisfy us, I will let go and I will be with you. Let's go to Tibet, we go abroad, and we travel the world. Xiaofan, I only ask you to give me ten years."

There was a silence, only heavy breathing, and the excitement of the officers of the National Defense Forces in the command center.

"A Tie, don't try to stabilize me, and then start slowly." Xu Fan's voice was still cold, but it sounded like a natural sound in Mu Tie's ears, "As long as I find you doing these actions, don't blame me for not talking about brotherly relationships."

"Xiaofan, you have to believe me." Mu Tie's voice was particularly firm, "Who am I? Others don't know, you don't know? Do I have nothing to do with you?"

Another part of the phone call was silent.

"At this time, what the country needs is unity," Mu Tie continued, "I cannot let the tragedy repeat this battle in this era. It is a hundred times more dangerous than the last time. No, a thousand times I must get your help. You can choose to continue to doubt me and suspect me. I don't care about Xiaofan. I beg you this time, no matter what, you must help me stabilize this country, gather strength, unify will, and win this national war first."

"I can consider it." Xu Fan's voice eased a little, "I agree with you. This country needs to stabilize immediately. Win the national war first, and then consider other things. However, I want to remind you..."

Xu Fan's voice increased a few degrees: "We all know how dangerous your thoughts are. Although you have to use them now, I hope you can grasp the right position of the country in your current state and not be able to take risks again and again."

"Xiaofan, don't worry, this country has me, I will not let him go to destruction." Mu Tie nodded, his tone becoming more and more sincere, "I admit that this time, in addition to revenge, I also have to solve some potential threats. I want to take this opportunity to clean up some rotten wounds on this body. I think you will not object to my approach. These are really urgent for this country that is heading for corruption."

"At Tie, I understand your considerations, but I also hope you can grasp the standards," the voice from the other end of the phone returned to calm. "Many things in the country were something we didn't expect back then. Since it has happened, we need to stop and think about it and take a look. Over the years, you should also see through what politics is. The way you deal with foreign enemies cannot be obtained at home."

"Xiaofan, I'm not a lunatic, I'm a sensible person." Mu Tie said frankly, "You know that I have always been merciless to the enemy of the nation. I promise you that as long as I don't do the traitor of the country, I can be lighter and more relaxed. The country's financial resources are in difficulty. As long as it is understandable, I can allow them to spend money to buy their lives, and even consider giving them patriotic donations. But there is one thing, don't do any local autonomy and splitting the country, otherwise, even if I run to the ends of the world, I will chase them to the end."

At this time, all the soldiers present looked at their leaders with great admiration and admiration.

"At Tie, you must not hurt that child... I am the only brother in my life. Don't let my last little confidence in this world disappear, okay?"
To be continued...