Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 374 Change (3)

  June 16, morning

  Government buildings, conference halls

  After the morning meeting, François always felt uncomfortable. After returning to the office, he couldn't calm down to deal with official business.

   "Boom boom boom."

   "Come in." Francois, who came to the window to breathe fresh air, turned and looked at the Minister of Finance who entered the office, "What's wrong?"

   "I have some money—why do you look so bad?" The Minister of Finance first noticed that Francois's state was not right.

   "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare last night and didn't sleep well." Francois waved his hand. In his dream yesterday, the Equality Council stormed the presidential palace with a torch, tied him up in pajamas, and set fire to everything under his watchful eyes, which made him shudder even now thinking about it.

  The Minister of Finance was worried, and tried to show that he cared about Francois' health: "I'll arrange a doctor for you."

   "No need." Francois sat back on the sofa in the living room, "It's just that he hasn't had a good rest. Calling some doctor over with great fanfare will cause trouble."

   "Then, if there is anything wrong with you, tell me immediately, and I will arrange the best doctor for you." The Minister of Finance said.

   "Okay, let's sit down and talk about things." Francois is not in the mood to talk nonsense with people today.

"Shenna wants to loan us 10 million gold grams, which will be repaid in five years without interest. If the coalition forces are fighting stably on Bash's side, I think there should be no problem with this matter, but now Bash and the coalition forces are fighting well. Whether you want to further support Shenna or wait and see, I think it is up to you to decide."

Francois closed his eyes and rested his mind: "Bash's submarine has caused the Welland Navy a lot of trouble. If there is no good countermeasure in a short period of time, Welland may really have to give up the Nile side. interests, accept the indisputable fact of Bash’s rise.”

"It is impossible for Bash's naval strength to make a qualitative leap in such a short period of time. Even if there is, it is impossible for us and Wellland to not notice it, so it will make the coalition suffer a big loss. Intervened in and gave Bash strong support. This is also normal. Pluman and Wellland sometimes had frictions in the Karen Sea, and there were many differences of interest in other areas. Now Bash is facing Welland directly. It will be of great benefit to Mann to provide some support behind him and consume Wellland's naval power." The Chancellor of the Exchequer also has a clear view of the situation in the east of the world.

   "Well..." These things were mentioned in the morning meeting, and François was not surprised that the Minister of Finance brought it up again.

"Personally, I am more inclined to wait. The situation is not clear now. Bash and Pruman have formed an alliance. It may be difficult for the coalition to take advantage. If the coalition loses, we have to consider how valuable Shenna is to us. How much is left."

"Um…"

  The Minister of the Exchequer continued to analyze: "If Bash can really expel Wellland and swallow up a large amount of Nero's profits by himself, what will happen to Shennai who has no way out?...Mr. President?"

  Finding himself talking to himself for a long time, François didn't respond. Only then did the Minister of Finance realize that something was wrong, and looked at him suspiciously.

   I saw that Francois had fallen asleep unknowingly.

  —

  June 17, afternoon

  Independent mixed division camp, Joseph's office

"...There is no need to discuss this point. The light infantry and cavalry regiments will be expanded into light infantry divisions and cavalry divisions in the future. The three of you will be the division commanders. The deputy division commander and chief of staff will be determined from the original Equality Operations Department and the original Guard Corps. Candidates." Joseph and the commanders of different regiments under his command arranged for the expansion after the operation.

   "I think that when the time comes, the corps under their respective hands should remain the same, and then build a new frame and make up the organization." The head of the light infantry regiment, Peidi, still hopes to ensure the combat effectiveness of his corps in the future.

Joseph glanced at Peidi, and easily saw through his little thoughts: "The comrades from the former Equality War Department and the guards from the former Guard Corps have uneven military literacy, and there is a big gap between them and our elite troops. You It's understandable to worry about the impact of being incorporated into the combat effectiveness, but the more you treat them like this, the less their combat effectiveness will be improved. As the leader of a division, you only have one regiment that can be used in the future, how can you deal with it? The various challenges that come down?"

"I…"

"Yes, the time we chose for the operation is very good. When the time comes to capture Laizein, nearly a hundred sub-stations will cooperate to respond, which can effectively make the garrisons in various places overwhelmed and unable to pose a threat to us. In addition, the main force is deeply mired in the quagmire of war. It can create a relatively safe and stable development period for us." Joseph said, "But! This is only the most idealized prediction. Whether the situation will really develop like this, no one can say for sure! So we have to form a team as soon as possible. The first army of the Equal Alliance must ensure its combat effectiveness, no matter which regiment goes up, it can fight a dozen."

   This is a bit difficult for the team leaders.

"The most effective way to improve combat effectiveness is to break up and reorganize. Each regiment has experienced veterans, as well as young and vigorous new forces. Don't always think that if you absorb others, you can't go anywhere. You have to try Find out more about each other's strengths. For example, the comrades of the Equality Association, their spiritual weapons and ideological weapons are invincible, which can be complementary to ours. If they are divided, this regiment is our original independent mixed division, and the other regiment is Originally belonged to the War Department of the Equality Society, and that regiment belonged to the original Guard Corps, can it produce an effect of one plus one greater than two?" There are too many things involved in breaking up and reorganizing, running in, and improving combat effectiveness, and Joseph can only earnestly say Do ideological work for the three leaders.

"I have no problem." Lieutenant Colonel Brian, the head of the cavalry regiment and a direct descendant of Joseph's direct line, said, "I have no reason not to grasp such a good opportunity. Isn't it just training soldiers? Those who will become division commanders in the future will train for one Soldiers don’t even have confidence, how can they lead soldiers to fight?”

   "That's what you say... okay! Don't you have no choice, just do it according to your opinion!" Peidi gritted his teeth and agreed to Joseph's proposal.

  Harris, another light infantry commander, followed suit.

"That's right." Joseph smiled, seeing these cronies who came from the same poverty as himself, "There will be more and more people in the future, and we will establish the second and third armies of the Equal Alliance. Don't let me lose at this time to make you lose face."

"Don't worry! We will handle things well! Let's see which one of us can train better!" Lieutenant Colonel Brian never felt that other people with insufficient combat experience would be a burden. He believed that with his own ability, he could create A stronger revolutionary army.

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  June 18, noon

  Kip City, Equality Association Branch Station, Temporary Warehouse Site

   "Long time no see, how is your side?" As soon as Winston, Andre, and Benedict entered, they ran into Nord, Murphy, and Catherine who were only a minute or two ahead of them.

"Comrade Winston, Comrade Andre, and Comrade Benedict, good afternoon." Nord was surprised, and then stepped forward to shake hands with several people one by one, "Our side is not bad, and we have always maintained quality and quantity. Under the circumstances, the construction should be stepped up, and it will be basically completed in less than a month."

   "Then it won't be long before we can go to attend classes, right?" Winston said while nodding to Murphy and Catherine.

  Nord smiled: "It's almost the same for you to become teachers. By the way, is the factory okay?"

"Well... as usual, we have made some achievements, but there is still a certain distance from what we expected. Now we plan to expand the scale of the experiment and build an industrial experiment area with other factory owners to test our products in a more complete environment. Thoughts," replied Winston.

   "It sounds good." Nord didn't quite understand this, but he still believed that Winston and the others were there, and there was nothing wrong with it.

   "Everyone is here." At this time, Old Melen, the head of the Kip City sub-station of the Equality Association, came down from the second floor and stood in the middle of the stairs looking at everyone.

   "Comrade Mellen."

   "Station Master."

   "Comrade Mellen."

  Old Melen beckoned to everyone: "Come up."

   A group of people followed Old Melen to the conference room on the second floor and sat down.

After everyone was seated, Old Meren went straight to the point: "Everyone should know that tomorrow the main station will take action to occupy Laizein and establish an international alliance for equality. Our sub-stations must also respond simultaneously. If it succeeds, it will overthrow the city hall, control the city, and advance and retreat with the terminal. If it fails, it will also create chaos and hinder the mobilization of local garrisons, buying time for the terminal to integrate its forces."

  Nord listened to Old Meren's words, and his breathing gradually became heavy.

  Time flies so fast, so fast that it seems that in the blink of an eye, they have gone from hiding to being aboveboard.

tomorrow!

   This country is up to them, and the people have the final say!

"Our sub-station is actually almost ready for tomorrow's work. I called everyone here today to coordinate the transfer of personnel in a long period of time." Old Melen talked about the theme of today's meeting , "At first, there was nothing wrong with the sub-station, and the personnel were assigned to both the club school and the factory, not only to assist in the execution of tasks, but also to ensure your safety. Now we have to respond to the main station, and the manpower is stretched. It is definitely not possible to assign the positions of comrades as before. gone."

"There is nothing to look at on our side. Comrades can all withdraw and work on the liberation first, and even Murphy and I can come over to help." Staring at the construction of the club school is really boring, and Nord can't return to the terminus for the time being. But I also hope to contribute to the liberation of sub-stations.

"Yes." Murphy didn't contradict Nord this time, "We'll watch over the school without us, and it's still under construction. There won't be any delays when everyone comes back. There won't be so many people after the busy period If you're nervous, let's go back."

  Winston, Andre, and Benedict looked at each other, and finally decided to let Benedict speak on behalf of the factory.

  Because when Benedict was first transferred to the factory, he was specifically responsible for security work. Comrades assigned to sub-stations in the factory are also mainly transferred by him.

   Whether these people can leave, he is naturally the most qualified to answer.

"At the factory, Comrades Winston and Andre will definitely not be able to get out, because the establishment of a test area with other factory owners is about to start. Once they leave, it is equivalent to the suspension of the test." Benedict pondered He said, "As for the security of the factory, it has been much safer recently, and basically there is nothing wrong with it. If we can control Kipu City, their safety will be guaranteed, so I think leaving four people to protect them , and the rest can come back with me."

   "...you don't have to force yourself. Responding to the main station is as important as the missions of both of you. Don't make any mistakes just to help us." Old Melen was worried that after the lack of manpower, there would be accidents on both sides. Whether it is a problem with the mission or a problem with the person, he cannot afford it.

   "It's not forced, we have wanted to do something for a long time." Nord said.

   "Okay..." Nord's old Melen didn't have any doubts, because during this time, Nod was indeed always running to the substation with Catherine, busy with the preparations for the liberation.

   "The factory is quite safe, and Comrade Benedict left us four, that's enough." Winston also had no objection.

  Andre joked, showing off his muscles in a serious manner: "I can fight three by myself, at worst, I will protect Comrade Winston."

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  June 19, 4:30 am

  Equality Association Main Station, Meeting Room

   Before dawn, half of the cadres in the main station gathered in the conference room. They were all in high spirits, looking forward to the upcoming big action.

  Byne put on a formal suit today and appeared in front of everyone leaning on a cane: "Good morning, everyone."

   Everyone remained silent, and faced Boyin with different expressions.

"From today onwards, we are no longer the Equality Association, but the International Equality Alliance that will lead people all over the world towards equality." Boin glanced at the Laizein floor plan that they had studied over and over again on the conference table, and then looked squarely at the cadres We, "I will also continue to preside over all aspects of work as the new chairman of the alliance."

  Bein was unable to participate in the front-line battle due to physical reasons, and he would give a speech after occupying Lezein, so he wore formal clothes.

  Verak will follow his comrades from the Operation Department to the forefront to participate in the battle, so he is wearing casual clothes that are convenient for activities.

   At this time, he and Keating were next to each other, unable to control the smile on their faces, and after Boyin showed his new identity, he let out a "huh".

"There are still three and a half hours before we are about to act. At present, nearly half of the cadres have led the comrades to set off first, and are on standby at their respective posts." It is still a bit difficult for Boyin to rely on crutches. Holding a cane, he put one hand on the conference table, "This day is destined to be unforgettable, and there are bound to be many expected and unexpected things happening. I sincerely hope that everyone can cheer up and handle things properly. We Occupy Laizein cleanly and open a new chapter."

  (end of this chapter)