The cigar was burning at Leng Yuan's fingertips, and the smoke of incense lingered like clouds, making the dark purple pupils dim. She stared at the old marshal's eyes without hesitation. They didn't know how long they had been silent. Leng Yuan suddenly smiled shortly, and flipped off the smoke accumulated on the cigar for a long time, saying, "The Marshal can't believe me?"

The old marshal stroked his beard and said deeply: "When the war comes, the bloody soldiers die, and the suffering people are the people. How can we trust them?"

"The general died in a hundred battles, and my mother is worthy of being a soldier for half her life. Why do I hate it?" Leng Yuan's lips raised slightly, and she suddenly smiled, saying lightly, "This Northern Expedition, Yuan was selflessly angry, and only wanted to set the army, rule the country, and pacify the world."

The old marshal nodded thoughtfully, and did not continue to discuss the topic. Instead, he changed direction and said with a little concern: "The rebels are strong and rely on the natural chasm of the Yellow River. There are also geniuses of generals, so it is difficult to advance north."

"The general is old, and his age is over 100, so it is not enough to lead the troops to kill the enemy." Leng Yuan smiled briefly and took a sip of the cigar slowly.

"General, you can't underestimate the enemy." The old marshal's face pulled down, and he said seriously, "The General is a famous teacher of the generation. We are all familiar with his subordinates. He knows the generals of the Republic, including me and you."

"It is useless to talk about war on paper. The marshal can reply to me after he thought it through." Leng Yuan directly took his thumb and index finger and wiped out the cigar. The scorching cigarette butt did not leave any scars on the jade-like finger. She threw the cigar into the ashtray, got up and left. Before going out, she glanced back at the old marshal and smiled, "досвидания!"

This is the Russian "goodbye", which is similar to the Chinese "beat" and is very unofficial. It is generally used among close friends or peers. After hearing this, the old marshal couldn't help laughing and shook his head and said helplessly: "No big or small."

After Leng Yuan left, the old marshal sent someone to recall Yue Runsheng and Liu Fusu.

"I don't know the Eagle General's intention, but he is quite confident." The old marshal tapped the table with his fingers one after another.

Liu Fusu said thoughtfully: "Since the collapse of the three years, the Eagle General has not lost."

"Don't you hear that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated?" The old marshal smiled angrily and shook his head and said, "Not mentioning whether the Eagle General can defeat the general. If a large war with the rebels in the north starts, the Federation will come forward to obstruct it. There are many difficulties in advancing. If the Northern Expedition fails, it will cause storms in the whole country. It is inappropriate..."

Liu Fusu nodded and asked, "Why not fight quickly?"

"You boy, you are really a childhood sweetheart. You want to go with that girl!" The old marshal suddenly burst out laughing, poked out a stack of information, and said unhappily, "The Eagle General tells you to recover the north for three months and to banish the rebels forever. If this is true, the Federation will not have time to stop it."

"It's a bit crazy." Liu Fusu said with a smile.

"Fusu, you have always advocated resting and resting in the people's livelihood and avoiding war. The wall of life is also a matter of you talking to the Federation. Why did the tone change today?"

Liu Fusu leaned gently on the chair and said with a little sadness: "The people's livelihood pressure is very high. The quality of acres in the south is uneven, and grain production is difficult. The people are not enough to fill their stomachs. If the fertile land in the north cannot be recovered, even if there are high walls, what's the use?"

The old marshal nodded thoughtfully. Although Liu Fusu and Leng Yuan were childhood sweethearts, they had always had political disagreements when they grew up. For example, after the signing of the "Treaty of Mutual Aid for the Republic", Liu Fusu accepted the federal suggestion and erected a wall of life. For this matter, Leng Yuan almost shelled his mansion.

And this time, it was not easy for the two to reach an agreement on the issue of the Northern Expedition.

In fact, no matter whether the hawks or doves, no matter whether the hawks or the generals or the Confucians, they are all for the sake of the country and the country. Who would want to ruin the motherland? Liu Fusu accepted the wall of life. Even if the people are as stupid as pigs and dogs, lose their freedom and suffer oppression, at least they survived safely. It is a miracle that they have enough food and clothing in this doomsday.

If there was no Liu Fusu, the eagle Leng Yuan would be fully managed in the early stages of the doomsday. Even if it could repel the federal invasion, there would probably be few living people in China now. They would either be eaten up by mutant creatures, starved to death by famine, and die of thirst from drought. Then the dignity would be preserved, but what's the use?

What the people want is nothing more than eating and clothing, four dishes and one soup.

That's why the old marshal hid Leng Yuan during the three years of collapse, pushed Liu Fusu and surrendered to the Federation. But now the world has changed, and he had to turn the rudder in his hand.

"Runsheng, what do you think?" The old marshal asked the neutral veteran Yue Runsheng again.

However, Yue Runsheng was a little confused after receiving this inquiry, and just said perfunctorily: "If both generals are strongly advocating the Northern Expedition, I should follow it."

Faced with such perfunctory behavior, the old marshal didn't say much, as if he had expected it. He nodded, looked at the documents in his hand, and said deeply: "If this is the case, then the fate of the motherland will be in the hands of the eagle general."

Liu Fusu took the copy of the document he received and looked at the dense deployment of personnel, material demands, etc., and his scalp was numb for a moment, and some cold sweats were unconsciously spreading from his forehead.

The old marshal said no exaggeration. If Leng Yuan was really allowed to expedition the Northern Expedition, the materials to be prepared for her were astronomical, which almost drained the country's strategic reserves, and the same was true for personnel. In addition to the Wilderness Expeditionary Force he commanded, a large number of people were transferred from the City Defense Construction Army, and even the Central Guard Army was required to leave a large part of them.

These people all come from famous families in various families and are a very important grassroots force. They penetrate into various institutions. If there is any loss, it will be a big chaos in the world.

Gambling for national luck! Liu Fusu thought of this word for no reason, and he smiled bitterly. This time he was really gambling for national luck. If the Eagle General really annihilated the rebels in three months and recovered the north, he would have hope of rising again.

But if the Northern Expedition Army was tragically annihilated and retreated thousands of miles in this war, it would not be a problem of turmoil across the country. At that time, the people in the country would not be able to feed themselves and the whole country was in chaos. I don’t know how many forces would rise up and seize the separatist side. If the rebels from the north take advantage of this, the Republic’s Radius would definitely be killed without leaving any armor.

When she thought of this, Liu Fusu suddenly felt a little creepy and a little confused. Leng Yuan could actually make a decision with a smile on her face?! She was like a person outside of the matter. She could easily withstand the heavy pressure and go up against the current! I really don’t know if it should be said to be arrogant or frivolous or the general’s style.

"Go down and do it." Finally, the old marshal finalized this major event that changed the history of the Republic and said in a low voice, "We have no way out. Staying in place is death, retreat is death, turning left is death, turning right is death, and turning right is death, only forward."

"Abide by the order..."

The war machine roared, and the rolling black smoke that covered the sky emerged. The red flag falcon finally showed her fangs to the world. No one knew the answer to what huge torrent this Northern Expedition would bring. The only thing that is certain is that war is unavoidable and will come soon...

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