Restarting life in Siheyuan

"Your Highness, the autonomous region's food and ammunition reserves are sufficient to sustain our consumption in several medium-sized battles."

"Very good." Zhu Xuefeng put down his chopsticks and turned to Song Yan.

"They are even short of weapons now, let them make a reliable list and we can sell some to them."

"Yes, I will contact them right away." Song Yan accepted the order without thinking, but Yang Maosheng frowned.

"Your Highness, we have fought with them twice, and we are currently holding nearly 2,000 of them in labor camps. Our two forces are adjacent to each other, so is it appropriate to sell them weapons?"

"They are just conventional weapons. We are not asking you to sell them tanks, planes, or artillery. They will not pose a threat to us. If they are too weak, it will not be in our interest. If they are defeated in a few strokes, we will definitely be the next target."

Yang Maosheng finally understood Zhu Xuefeng's true intention, "Your Highness, I am a layman in military affairs, so I think it's simple."

"It's okay. I just asked you to come here to discuss something. By the way, how many tanks and field artillery do we have now?"

"Commander, we have now added twenty-four Type 59 tanks, forty cannons, twenty-four howitzers, and more than three thousand rocket launchers."

As a secret weapon, three thousand rocket launchers are enough to be invincible, and Zhu Xuefeng is very satisfied.

"Not bad. It seems that you have sold a lot of weapons to Shat. Okay, with these and the previous ones, even if the four parties join forces, we can ensure the safety of the autonomous region. Commander Song, we must quickly find out the intelligence and be prepared to avoid accidents."

The autonomous region has undertaken the task of exporting domestic weapons. The first sales customer is the Peninsula, and then the profits from the resale are used to purchase more equipment for itself. Currently, the autonomous region does not have the ability to produce heavy weapons such as tanks and cannons.

The talks continued and lasted a long time before they were adjourned. In the end, they decided on a strategic policy of secretly supporting the defeated army and pointed out a retreat route for the defeated army. If they could not hold on, they were advised to move directly to the east.

Song Yan is responsible for monitoring this cleanup and covering the retreat of the defeated army when necessary. He must disrupt the Southern Army's actions and pay close attention to subsequent developments. If they dare to offend the autonomous region, he will fight them off unswervingly.

When Li Xiaojun heard that he could fight forward without hesitation, he became excited. The leader had finally left someone alive, which was not easy.

"Commander, Siam to the east didn't even have a war during World War II. You are trying to divert the trouble to others."

"Xiaojun." Song Yan knocked on the table, reminding Li Xiaojun again to pay attention to the identity of the leader.

Zhu Xuefeng looked at Zhou Xingguo and Yang Maosheng. Fortunately, there were only two more of them than last time. He smiled and thought, "This is Li Xiaojun."

"It doesn't matter. We are all one family. Xiaojun is right. This is the second time Siam has joined the coalition to deal with the defeated army. With their strength, they were able to surrender to Fuso without firing a shot in the Second World War. How can they withstand the wrath of this defeated army?"

It is conceivable that if such a day really comes, the defeated army will become a nightmare for Siam.

After establishing the basic strategy of the three-legged tripod, Zhu Xuefeng acted alone for two days and finally managed to resolve the space issue.

Accompanied by Song Yan and Li Xiaojun, we came to the seaside military port again. After not seeing it for a few months, there were great changes. There were several more small gunboats in the harbor. These were the Type 62 gunboats ordered the year before last, and they have officially been put into service.

"Six ships have been delivered, which is ahead of schedule. Another two will be delivered before the end of the year. All J-6s have been delivered and are now on routine patrols. The first batch of naval and air force personnel for training are already in place, and the second batch of personnel does not need to be sent over. The other party will train us in the autonomous region, which is much more convenient."

"Now you have all the land, sea and air forces. You need to speed up the training of subsequent talents. Let's go to the secret shipyard."

In the harbor outside the shipyard, several refurbished and modified ships are docked at the shipyard dock.

"It was just pulled out and sailed at sea for ten days last month. Now it is coming back for inspection to see if there are any problems with the maiden voyage."

"Well, keep going. We must be able to form a fighting force next year."

Looking at the "parallel import" helicopter carrier he designed again, it is almost completed. It is just a large wooden boat covered with iron sheets, but Zhu Xuefeng still expressed his satisfaction. It will come in handy next year. Don't look at it as a "parallel import" and have no defense capabilities, but it is definitely an aircraft carrier in the radar, especially after carrying helicopters and countless rocket launchers, it should be able to scare many people in this area.

When Song Yan and Li Xiaojun entered the hidden cave shipyard, Li Xiaojun was shocked when faced with a huge guy and a submarine.

"Commander, when did you get this? Wow, it's huge."

Li Xiaojun was really stunned, but Song Yan was better. Zhu Xuefeng had told him a long time ago that the reason why so much effort was spent to build such a big cave was to use it to study the big guy.

Zhu Xuefeng did not answer. "Let Lao Yang contact the Chinese side and ask them to come to the site for research. We will cooperate and even dismantle it. We don't have much money right now. We can't afford to build or maintain this thing. We just want some other benefits."

"Commander, what benefit can compare to this? Don't dismantle it. We can use it ourselves after modification. Commander, please don't dismantle it. It's such a pity."

"For example, they can help us build a few universities and research institutes, and a few military academies. Of course, we have the right to share technology, and they should agree."

Zhu Xuefeng had a document in his pocket. It was the benefit he had planned to apply for in China in the next two days, and he should be able to negotiate it.

Li Xiaojun was very concerned about this huge structure. When he heard that it was going to be dismantled for research, he immediately became anxious and demanded to save it with tears in his eyes. Zhu Xuefeng took one look at this guy and knew that he would be like this, so he didn't tell him at the first time.

"Even if it is not dismantled, this ship cannot be used. It can only be used for research. Tell them that we also have submarine-borne aircraft, which are all in the closed hangar in Pagang."

"Commander, it's such a pity, such a pity. Can you please not tear it down? Modify it and use it ourselves." Li Xiaojun was still begging. Zhu Xuefeng patted his shoulder and pointed at the huge thing.

"Do you know how many soldiers and officers this thing normally has? More than 4500. Your current navy has less than a thousand people at most. Even if you know how to drive a ship, you can't operate this thing. Besides, you can't operate a few gunboats. Come on."

Not wanting to explain to him that countless ships were needed to escort the aircraft carrier, Zhu Xuefeng directly rejected Li Xiaojun's suggestion. The autonomous region could not afford to maintain such a thing at all. Besides, how could he dare to pull it out? It would be pure suicide.

Li Xiaojun looked at the big guy in front of him with a sense of loss. Indeed, what the commander said was right. The navy now has only a thousand people in total, and only dozens of them have received formal training. This thing that is within reach can only be a dream.

Seeing that Li Xiaojun was still staring at the aircraft carrier, Zhu Xuefeng knew how attractive this thing was to him, but it was too unrealistic for the autonomous region in front of him, so he reminded him unhappily.

"Don't daydream. Before the autonomous region has a population of 50 million, we will only do research on this project. This is a money-eating beast. With our current size, you can't afford it even if we give it to you. Do something practical first.

"Can we use those boat-borne aircraft?" The two men had been told about the secret air force hangar in Pagang before coming here. A batch of new fighter jets had been put into storage at the airport, and various types of fighter jets were stored in several warehouses.

Including F-14A "Tomcat" fighters, F/A-18C "Hornet", A-6E "Intruder" attack aircraft, KA-6D tanker, E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft, EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft, S-3B anti-submarine aircraft, SH-60F anti-submarine helicopters, HH-60H "Black Hawk" rescue helicopters, there are so many of them, not old or young, that the hangar was completely filled up and they had to give up. You have to know that there are a total of fighter planes of various types on the aircraft carrier, and the hangar can store less than of them.

More are still staying in space because there are not enough hangars and they are worried that they will be discovered by spy satellites if stored at the airport. The autonomous region cannot withstand the wrath of the bald eagle. Zhu Xuefeng is not so arrogant.

"What are we going to do with it? I'm going to keep one each of the early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and tanker aircraft, and I'm going to exchange the rest for the J-6 and H-6. Do you know why I'm going to exchange them all? Use your brain."

Both of them guessed that they probably didn't want to attract the attention of the Americans, so they modified the appearance of the helicopter they got last time and repainted it before they dared to use it.

"It's just a pity that we now claim to have an air force, but in the end we only have six J-6s and can only form three combat squadrons. It will be very troublesome if something really happens." Li Xiaojun was still muttering.

"If you exchange all of these for domestic research, you will get at least enough to organize two more aviation regiments (24*2, 48 fighters). You don't even have enough pilots now, so hurry up and train them. Don't be too ambitious."

Upon hearing this, Song Yan and Li Xiaojun smiled at each other. It would be good to have dozens of J-6s, which could form a scale effect. Coupled with the electronic reconnaissance aircraft, early warning aircraft, and refueling aircraft left behind, it seems that they are invincible in this area. No wonder the leaders have the confidence to sell weapons.

"Yes, we will speed it up. Eighty people have passed the second batch of physical examinations and political review. It will definitely be enough. Don't worry, Chief."

"Why are you so relieved? You know the elimination rate of pilots. It's a good thing that half of these 80 can fly. Hurry up. There will definitely be enough planes in the future. Don't let there be a shortage of pilots by then."

The chief was indeed a magical person. Although they didn't understand how he got all these good guys, the two knew that they could only keep these things in their hearts. Even if they asked, the chief would definitely use the top-secret excuse to make them shut up.

In Zhu Xuefeng's next plan, he also wants to jointly develop aircraft with domestic partners. Not only fighter jets, but the demand for passenger aircraft is also a huge market. Zhu Xuefeng is now working hard to study engine technology for this purpose.

Once Wu Qianqian recruits those experts and professors, Zhu Xuefeng is confident that he can copy and optimize the engine by using his ability of perspective, as long as he can solve the problem of high-temperature resistant materials of the engine.

"This place is classified as top secret. No one is allowed to enter without your consent, and no information can be disclosed. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I will transfer another battalion here to ensure that there will be no leaks."

"You guys look after the arrangements. All personnel entering must be strictly controlled. I repeat, no accidents can occur."

Zhu Xuefeng's repeated emphasis put a lot of pressure on the two men. "We will ensure that the task is completed, please rest assured, Chief." Song Yan gritted his teeth and stood at attention and saluted again. Zhu Xuefeng just patted him on the shoulder, without saying another word, turned around and led the team away.

After the aircraft carrier issue was finalized, there was nothing urgent to do here. Zhu Xuefeng decided to visit a few important factories and meet a few people before returning to Beijing. He had been running around so much that half of his vacation was almost over.

...

"Your Highness, this is it. Yes, this is the sword of Emperor Yongle. It must be correct. It was brought to Tibet by our ancestors. It is also recorded in our family tree."

Patriarch Yang held the Yongle sword in his hand with tears in his eyes. He knelt down respectfully holding the sword.

"Your Highness, now that the precious treasure has appeared, I respectfully invite Your Highness to take the throne and let our great Ming Dynasty live forever."

Zhu Xuefeng was a little embarrassed. It was a different era now. It was a bit ridiculous to restore the Ming Dynasty of hundreds of years ago. Besides, the Yongle Sword could not be seen in public now. He had to wait for several years or even decades before taking it out. Now that someone had just lost it, he took it out. Isn't this admitting guilt? Although it was originally his, it would be a loss if it was exposed now.

He glared at Yan Zi, blaming himself for being dizzy, so he could only step forward and help the Yang clan leader up, "Please stand up quickly, we can discuss this matter later."

It was also out of admiration for Yang's loyalty that he specially let the Yang clan leader take a look at the treasures of his homeland. It was also because he listened to Yan Zi's lies and did not expect such an embarrassing scene to occur.

The Yang clan leader knelt down again, "Your Highness, I respectfully invite you once again..."

The Yang clan leader actually persuaded him to come in for the second time. He couldn't be allowed to go on like this. It would be a joke if he really asked him to come in for the third time. Could he not give in for the third time as well? Zhu Xuefeng reached out his hand again, exerted a little force, and directly helped the Yang clan leader up.

"Old Patriarch, let's not talk about this topic anymore. Things are different now than before. The world has changed."

The old patriarch saw that although Zhu Xuefeng's tone was calm, his attitude was firm, and he felt the strength on his arm. He knew that Zhu Xuefeng would never agree today, so he had to give up.

"Your Highness, if that is the case, please allow me to gather my clansmen and kneel down to worship our dynasty's treasure together."

"Father, this won't do. Right now, this sword is still highly confidential. Only a few people present know about it. If it is publicized, it will bring great trouble to the autonomous region. Please don't embarrass my brother."

Yan Zi quickly stepped forward to stop the Yang clan leader's actions. If this got out, it would be a crime for her to suggest her senior brother to come over.

The Yang clan leader looked at the sword, his mind full of thoughts, and in the end he could only sigh heavily.

"Miss Yan Zi is right. I am the old minister who is confused. However, Your Highness, with this, even if you cannot announce it to the world for the time being, you should still consider..."

Knowing that it was still the same plan of ascending the throne and becoming king, Zhu Xuefeng quickly interrupted him.

"Mr. Yang, I just said that we can discuss this later. Now is not the right time."

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng's repeated insistence, the Yang clan leader seemed a little disappointed. After thinking for a while, he asked again with a look of doubt on his face.

"Your Highness, since you said the time is not right, I will wait patiently. But Your Highness should put the establishment of a government office on the agenda. You are an adult now, so..."

Zhu Xuefeng understood what Mr. Yang was going to say and quickly expressed his opinion.

"I understand what you mean. Maybe in a few years. I can't schedule it right now. You know, I'm very busy right now and I don't have time to think about my lifelong event."

"Your Highness, if not, leave this matter to me. I will definitely choose a noble lady with both talent and virtue for you." (End of this chapter)