The train driver in the courtyard

"I'm sorry, but the train driver's position is indeed special, and it is inconvenient for him to accept this medal. Please understand."

Wu Dezhi tactfully conveyed their thoughts.

Staff Officer Ruan felt a little regretful, but there was nothing else he could do: "You're too kind. Without your help, we could not have achieved such fruitful results."

The two had interacted many times and had a close relationship, so this did not create any estrangement between them.

After chatting for a few minutes, Staff Officer Ruan planned to send Wu Dezhi back.

A telegraph operator in a straw hat ran in with a report.

"Report, the Russians need a medal, and they need a big one."

Staff Officer Ruan: "."

Wu Dezhi: "."

finally.

Following Commander Xie's instructions, the family in the straw hat family devised a medal and sent it over by special plane.

The medal was exceptionally large and bright, gleaming gold. The Corn Emperor wore it on his chest, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Well, that's pretty much it."

After Commander Xie finished presenting the medals, he stood up to leave, but was stopped by Emperor Corn.

"You come with me."

The Corn Emperor led Commander Xie into a secret room in the Kremlin, had people check the listening devices, and then closed the heavy door.

At this point, Commander Xie realized that something was wrong.

The Corn Emperor's expression turned serious. He opened a drawer, took out a document, and handed it to Commander Xie.

"I'm planning to build a medium- and long-range firecracker launch site in Sugarcane Country. What do you think?"

Upon receiving the document, Commander Xie felt as if he had received a red-hot iron plate.

"That's in Xiaomei's backyard."

The Corn Emperor waved his hand to interrupt him.

"The Sugarcane family is our little brother. Last year, the Mei family dared to cause trouble in Pig Bay and tried to beat up our brother. As the big brother, we can't just stand by and do nothing!"

The Corn Emperor seemed to be considering the big picture; anyone unaware of the inside story would have to call him a great brother at this moment.

Commander Xie, however, was well aware that since the Corn Emperor became the Grand Commander, the situation here had deteriorated day by day, and many people had already begun to oppose him.

Setting up firecrackers at Sugarcane's house was a perfect opportunity to boost prestige.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely cooperate with the work."

Commander Xie knew that it was not yet time to take down the Corn Emperor, so he immediately straightened his chest.

What do you need me to do?

The Corn Emperor patted Commander Xie on the shoulder.

"A large firework launching base will be built there soon. At the same time, the large firework will also be transported there by sea. You will be in charge of the related security work."

"Also, we need to keep a close eye on the situation inside Xiaomei's house, especially Langley, to prevent them from discovering our actions in advance."

The Corn Emperor knew he had gone too far and might get burned, so he made preparations in advance.

"Understood!" Commander Xie nodded.

"Also, a while ago a special kind of vehicle appeared near Dongda University, the bulletproof kind, I heard it was made by a large off-road vehicle manufacturer."

The Corn Emperor was very envious of the special car at the celebration; it was very impressive and majestic, perfectly befitting his status.

The Corn Emperor once ordered a local car factory to build a car by copying the design, but due to structural problems, the car broke in half after only a few miles.

Halfway through his sentence, the Corn Emperor nodded to Commander Xie: "You understand, right?"

Commander Xie understood perfectly well that the Corn Emperor had his eye on the private car.

However, due to the strained relationship with the neighbors, they couldn't directly demand the money, so they asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a solution.

"Don't worry, I will investigate as soon as possible. I believe the young man next door will send over the best stuff."

Commander Xie returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and immediately began the next steps.

The order of the tasks differs.

Although setting off firecrackers is a big deal, it is, after all, an official matter. Doing it well is an achievement, while doing it poorly only shows that the enemy is too strong, which is not important.

The matter of the bulletproof car was personally assigned by the "Emperor of Corn" (a nickname for a leader in the military), and if he didn't handle it well, he could expect to face repercussions.

If you don't understand the order, you'll put in a lot of effort but still won't get praise from your superiors.

As a seasoned veteran, Commander Xie naturally couldn't make such a mistake. He picked up the phone, shook it, and connected to the call of the Medal General.

There are no dealerships for the Great Wall SUV in Russia, but you can often see it roaring past on the streets.

That thing was enormous and incredibly powerful, perfectly matching the Russians' aesthetic standards.

Everyone knows this thing was smuggled in.

Of course.

If you call it smuggling—driving large numbers of off-road vehicles directly from the East Asian Railway Company to Moscow under the protection of heavily armed personnel—then it is indeed smuggling.

The person in charge of smuggling was Andrei, a relative of the medal-bearing marshal.

The Medal Marshal was born in Dnipropetzerzhinsk, served as a leader in Zaporizhzhia, and was a distant relative of Andrei's father.

Andrei should address the General of the Order of the Armed Forces as "Uncle".

This relationship was not well known to outsiders, and many people in Moscow believed that the two families had worked in Zaporizhia and were simply friends.

However, this could not be hidden from Commander Xie, who controlled the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Andrei, what did this little rascal do to you? Oh dear, the child is so ignorant and too flamboyant. If he has really made a mistake, just tell me, and I'll have his father teach him a lesson!" The medal-bearing marshal was somewhat surprised when he received the call.

Commander Xie is now his ally, so it's strange that he's investigating Andrei's affairs.

"You've misunderstood. It's the Corn Emperor who needs a car." This was official business, and Commander Xie didn't mince words, explaining the situation. "Understood. It's an honor for that kid Andrei to be able to help the Commander-in-Chief. I'll inform him." The Medal-Bearing Marshal readily agreed. "However, what about the cost of the car?"

"Don't worry, the higher-ups will allocate funds."

Subsequently.

Andrei then received a call from the General of Medals.

When he learned that the Corn Emperor needed a private car, his attitude was the same as that of the Medal General, and he immediately said that he would use his connections to contact his friends at Dongda University.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll contact that friend right away and make sure the car is delivered as soon as possible."

"Ahem, it's two special cars, understand?" came the voice of Marshal Medal over the phone.

Andrei paused for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Two, yes, yes, yes!"

hang up the phone.

Andrei laughed: "That old man is really cunning."

However, Andrei did not feel depressed.

Everyone knows about Marshal Xun's influence, especially since Li Aiguo is very fond of him. The two families already had a good relationship, so now they definitely need to stick close to this powerful figure.

****
Li Aiguo has been extremely busy with work lately.

The military-grade forklift project and Project 116 are both underway, and we still need to keep an eye on training those mechanics.

There are now many engineers and technicians in the studio, so Li Aiguo only needs to provide technical guidance.

Upon returning to his office from Workshop 116 in the morning, Li Aiguo retrieved the battlefield data sent by Wu Dezhi and analyzed the situation of the Battle of Zhubangshan in detail.

It must be said that Hautz is indeed a helicopter tactics expert, and his original helicopter swarm tactics can indeed maximize the capabilities of armed helicopters.

However, due to the limitations of the Wild Boar helicopter's capabilities, once this tactic is countered, the helicopter becomes a sitting duck.

In particular, this tactic is only suitable for special operations and is completely unsuitable for large-scale warfare.

If an air assault division could be established, using helicopters and fighter jets, along with ground armored combat units, to form an assault division, then it would possess a three-dimensional assault capability.

Considering the situation in China, Li Aiguo believed that a standard assault division would need 100 aircraft of various types and 3000 armored units.

For ease of assault, artillery should be limited to 105mm howitzers, and larger caliber howitzers should be replaced by helicopters and bombers.

Subsequently, Li Aiguo also incorporated the experience of the US 101st Airborne Division in the Gulf War into his corresponding operational strategy.

After pondering for an afternoon, Li Aiguo picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper: "On the Role of Armed Helicopters in Air Assault Operations"

The entire paper was dozens of pages long, and Li Aiguo didn't finish it until 3 p.m.

After checking it twice more, Li Aiguo put the paper into a file folder, affixed a stamp, and mailed it to the border region.

The former regimental commander is now the leader of the front-line troops, so asking for his opinion is the most appropriate thing to do.

"Aiguo, the letter will be mailed tomorrow, don't worry." The people in charge of mailing the letters were railway staff, who still needed to check the letters first.

"Thanks."

As it was time to leave work, Li Aiguo hummed a little tune and rode his motorcycle back to his courtyard house.

Liang Ladi had just returned from get off work when she saw Li Aiguo. She greeted him with a smile, then lowered her voice and asked, "Brother Aiguo, has anyone from the machinery factory talked to you lately?"

"Who's looking for me?" Li Aiguo was confused.

“It’s Commander Wang.” Liang Ladi looked around and, seeing no one, lowered her voice and said, “I heard from Liu Feng that Commander Wang seems to be getting more and more dissatisfied with him, and he’s started causing trouble in the factory lately.”

Commander Wang and Li Aiguo had an impression of this person.

In the original novel, this guy has a rather special identity. He once tried to humiliate Ding Qiunan by taking advantage of his status, but failed.

Commander Wang's lecherousness rivals that of Xu Damao.

Xu Damao, however, believed in mutual consent.

Commander Wang, however, liked to play the strongman and bullied the female comrades quite a bit.

"That's not there."

"That's good, that's good." Liang Ladi breathed a sigh of relief.

She wanted to say something more, but Da Mao and the other children came back. Liang Ladi was busy helping the children with their homework and then she turned back to normal.

Li Aiguo also strolled home.

Chen Fangxuan hasn't been feeling well lately, so Chen Xueru took the children to the tailor shop to take care of him, leaving him alone again at night.

"Aiguo, have dinner at my house tonight." Liu Haizhong sidled up at the door and greeted him.

"Okay, thank you for troubling me again, Uncle." Li Aiguo nodded.

“What troubles or worries are there? You’re only free in the evenings. By the way, what do you like to eat?” Liu Haizhong lifted the shopping basket in his hand.

“Meat, Second Uncle, I remember Guangtian once tried to take away a pot of braised meat while I wasn’t home, right?” Li Aiguo said with a smile.

Liu Haizhong: "."

That happened several years ago, but I still remember it.

Liu Haizhong thought Li Aiguo had an excellent memory.

However, Liu Haizhong is now a level seven blacksmith and also holds a leadership position, so a few pounds of braised meat is nothing to him.

That evening, Li Aiguo enjoyed a delicious braised pork.

The next day.

Li Aiguo arrived at the locomotive depot early in the morning, ready to start his new day's work.

Section Chief Xing arrived in a hurry.

"Patriot, that kid Andrei is here, and he's here as an official Russian."

(End of this chapter)