Great time travel

Chapter 42. Let's sit down and have a meeting!

On the evening of the first day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Vladivostok, Qidian Town (the Vladivostok military port in old time and space), Far East Company Headquarters Base
The evening sun refracted by the long snowfield shines obliquely on the rough beech floor through the warm double-glazed glass.This not-so-spacious conference room was crowded with people at this moment, and the atmosphere was as heavy as solidified graphite.

Even by 21st-century standards, the conference room was well-appointed.There are drinking water dispensers and self-service coffee machines in the room. A variety of tea and dried fruits and several cigarettes of various brands are placed in a cabinet next to it. A freezer with a transparent door is also filled with various iced drinks. with a few computers booting up to work.The side wall of the meeting room is decorated with furs, and a pull-out glass blackboard is hung on the front wall, on which is drawn a simple map of Vladivostok and the orientation of the armed forces.Next to it is a white cloth screen similar to that used in modern elementary and middle school classrooms. A projector is connected to a computer, projecting various images just taken from the front of the confrontation to the white cloth screen.

All the participants were puffing up clouds one after another, making the air in the room very bad, smoky, and cigarette butts all over the floor.

No one expected that the second New Year after they traveled to the time and space of the end of Ming Dynasty, they would experience such a heart-pounding and mental breakdown!

——Firstly, the steam-powered battleship that appeared in the waters of Jeju Island yesterday, and several traversers on the battleship, the senior leaders of the Vladivostok Far East Company, finally initially confirmed that in this obviously disturbed time and space, indeed There are other crossing group forces.

Regarding the above-mentioned explosive news, the senior directors of the Vladivostok Far East Company immediately quarreled in the New Year's Eve, and even ate the New Year's Eve dinner. In this time and space, there are several other groups of modern people like myself, so they must be forced to join the group, otherwise they will be eliminated no matter how expensive it is.

But there are also a few prudent guys who scoff at the above-mentioned proposal of "killing decisively" - even the nearest Hainan Island crossing group is far away at the other end of China, and the remaining few crossing groups are even farther away. Australia and America.Not to mention how many sacrifices and prices will be paid to eliminate these forces, just the expedition route across half of the earth is already a nightmare.Even if their military technology level is still in the era of steam power, just relying on the insight and vision of the 21st century is enough to bring huge obstacles to the Far East Company's road to conquest.

Therefore, rashly provoking these traversing forces without any reason will only make you a target of public criticism.Moreover, the violent approach of blatantly attacking and killing other traverser groups without even looking for an excuse like this is likely to make the grassroots traversers of Far East Company feel disgusted: since the company's senior management is so careless about human life and cannot tolerate others, who knows that Far East Will the company's butcher's knife suddenly cut at me one day?
reason?In order to maintain their supreme status, the company's top management doesn't want too many time travelers to exist in this world. Isn't that enough reason?

Then, before the directors could come up with a clue, how to face this chaotic world that was more lively than expected, and how to treat other Chinese compatriots from later generations, the spaceship that crashed on the outskirts of Vladivostok today , and brought another subversive upheaval to the Far East Company——the modern new Chinese government in the 21st century has been chasing after the time and space of the late Ming Dynasty!

Something that had never been imagined before just happened suddenly!What can I do now? ! !
Amidst the gloomy smoke, Li Ming, the discoverer of the time-space gate and the chairman of the Far East Company, who presided over the meeting, frowned and put out a thick cigar in the glass ashtray. On the letter written by *****.

——The content of the letter is very short, it is more like a note than a letter.The main content is to first praise their pioneering and adventurous spirit, and then briefly mention the troubles and mess they left in the modern world. Finally, I hope that the retired soldiers of the Far East Company can understand the situation and cooperate with the government to do a good job. In all aspects of the aftermath work, do not do things that disappoint the party and the people... and the party and the country will listen carefully to their opinions and views, and strive to negotiate a mutually acceptable Good ending.

Generally speaking, since this incident has been "updated to the heavens" from the very beginning and has alarmed Zhongnanhai, under the attention of high-level officials, the government's response measures are basically quite prudent and decent, at least nothing has come up. The second generation of brain-dead officials who specialize in helping is not helpful, and under the guise of national interests, they arrogantly list crimes against the other party and order the other party to do this and that, which eventually intensifies the conflict and makes the matter impossible to end... However, although this The wording of the ultimatum was quite sincere, and there were basically no threats or reprimands, but Li Ming still felt a little conflicted about it.

And this is also the unanimous perception of the vast majority of the traversers of the Vladivostok Far East Company regarding this sudden change...

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As a group of adventurers who took the initiative to bid farewell to the old world and start a new life, the veterans of the Vladivostok Far East Company are different from the "democratic fighters" who have forgotten their ancestors and defected to the West. They should still be patriots in essence, but Due to various reasons, basically they don't have much nostalgia and fetters for the original world - otherwise they would not choose to abandon everything in the past and start again at the end of Ming Dynasty.

For example, Chairman Li Ming, the discoverer of the Gate of Time and Space and the boss of the Far East Company, was an orphan before traveling to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He joined the army at the age of 17 and was selected into the regiment's special agent company because of his excellent military qualities. won three single firsts in the scout competition.He was also selected into the special warfare brigade of the group army, and became a top trainer of the special warfare brigade in less than a year.

Later, Li Ming joined the Special Forces Brigade of the Military Region and won many awards in the special forces competitions of the whole army, which also attracted the attention of the military. He was selected into a special unit directly under the General Staff for training, and was sent to Africa. South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other countries performed special missions more than ten times, made meritorious deeds many times, but were also injured many times. Finally, due to an accident, he retired and returned to the local area, and opened a joint venture with a comrade-in-arms. Machinery factory.At first, the business of this small machinery factory was booming, but not long after, Li Ming was tricked by his comrade-in-arms in a joint venture. Not only was he cheated out of a large amount of money, he was also owed Li Ming couldn't repay the bank loan, which made Li Ming lose all hope for a while and almost committed suicide.

Fortunately, at this time, a time-space door leading to the end of the Ming Dynasty quietly opened in front of him, and on the other side of the door, there was a splendid treasure house... Poor and crazy, Li Ming immediately took action and took the gold in the warehouse. Silver jewelry, antiques and curios were all removed, and most of the treasures were sold for money to repay the loan, and at the same time earn start-up funds for the travel business.A few national treasures with archaeological value, including more than a dozen pieces of Yuan blue and white, dozens of precious porcelains from the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, and a large number of precious historical documents, materials and rare books, were approved by Comrade Li Ming with integrity. An agent company found abroad donated all of them to the National Palace Museum free of charge, which caused an uproar in China for a while.Even many academic issues that have been debated in the archaeological community for many years were immediately resolved due to the appearance of this large number of historical documents.

It can be seen that on the one hand, Li Ming is determined to bid farewell to the original world in order to realize his ambition, but he has no hostility towards the party and the country.On the other hand, as a lost person at the bottom of society with a lot of resentment, he is also extremely tired of the faces of some "people's public servants" in China.

Except for Li Ming, other high-level leaders with real power in the Vladivostok Far East Company are also in a similar situation.For example, Gao Jianguo, the chairman of the military committee who is the number two man, used to be Li Ming's superior. He was born in a poor rural area and joined the army at the age of 15. He was exceptionally promoted and sent to the Army Academy. After graduation, he successively served as platoon leader, deputy company commander, company commander, regiment training section chief, battalion commander, division training staff officer, regiment deputy chief of staff, chief of staff, and deputy regiment chief. step up.But since he changed his job and returned to the local area, he has been unsatisfactory - because he has no way out, he was assigned to the cold yamen of a small agency, and became a department-level researcher with no oil and no future.

——Generally speaking, Gao Jianguo is a real soldier, but he was born in the wrong age. Only in the era of wars, people like him will have the battlefield.But in a peaceful era, with his character, he would definitely be out of tune with this society when he returned to the place.

What is even more embarrassing is that Gao Jianguo's wife was found in the garrison, because Gao Jianguo devoted himself to the army, his wife had someone outside many years ago, and the relationship between the two existed in name only, so Gao Jianguo soon agreed to divorce with his wife. The son followed him, and the wife threw herself into the arms of his concubine.The most terrible thing is that, as the saying goes, "blessings never come singly, misfortunes never come singly." Not long after, Gao Jianguo's son became terminally ill again. Gao Jianguo even sold his house in order to pay for his son's operation, but it was still not enough, so he had to borrow money everywhere. I borrowed it from Li Ming.Li Ming, who just made a lot of money selling antiques, helped Gao Jianguo pay the surgery fee without saying a word, and also helped Gao Jianguo pay off his previous debts—from then on, Gao Jianguo became Li Ming's most beloved A capable assistant, willing to work for this former subordinate.

Then, Song Tao, another executive director of the Far East Company in charge of the military, also had a rather bumpy life experience - he was the illegitimate son of a wealthy red family in the capital, because his mother died when he was 15 years old, so he was accepted His father took him back to Beijing.However, although the members of that family reluctantly admitted his identity, they still couldn't accept him psychologically, which made Song Tao roll his eyes a little.His father didn't have much affection for Song Tao, and Song Tao's age was when he was rebellious, so he didn't have much sense of identity with that big family.

Because Song Tao caused troubles every day in the capital, his father sent Song Tao to the army. Unexpectedly, this guy was like a fish in water when he arrived in the army. He got into the special forces all the way and became comrades-in-arms with Li Ming.It's a pity that Song Tao still liked to cause trouble after he joined the army, and later he even beat up his leader, so he was forced to retire from the army.After returning to the place, Song Tao did not go to work in the unit arranged by his father, but ran to Africa alone as a mercenary, and started a thrilling and exciting life... However, while enjoying the hail of bullets and gunpowder smoke Aside from the pervasive life on the battlefield, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful—in this monotonous and boring world, there is no longer any earth-shaking revolutionary situation.No matter what he did on the battlefields of those backward countries that are often ignored by people, it is difficult to win any reputation, let alone make any changes in this world.

Therefore, in order to create a more vigorous career and create a new world, he excitedly traveled across.

There is also Wang He, the executive director in charge of civil affairs, who was originally a leading cadre in the system. He came up step by step from the grassroots.However, there are always ups and downs in the officialdom. Wang He, who was once a political star, almost fell into prison a few years ago because of high-level political struggles and personal financial problems.

At the most dangerous time, he sent his wife and daughter abroad, and divorced his wife who had no relationship with him for a long time. In the end, he was sent to a cold yamen, but his ex-wife remarried a foreigner. In a new family, his daughter also married and had children abroad, leaving him alone in the country, with a poor family and no chance of turning over in his official career.

Wang He, who was extremely depressed and unwilling to continue wasting time in the cold yamen, after some hesitation and struggle, in order to find some meaning for the rest of his life, and not to grow old slowly in frustration, finally embarked on a time-traveling journey. The road, in an attempt to start the second starting point of life.

Another executive director, Han Shanglin, who is also a member of Tianya Lost, was the deputy director of a branch of a large state-owned enterprise before time travel. Later, he resigned for some reason and went to the local machinery bureau to become a deputy director with no job and no authority.His wife died early due to illness, and he has no children, so he has been disheartened and depressed all these years.It wasn’t until he joined the Vladivostok Far East Company’s time-traveling business that he completely got rid of his previous depression and became energetic and energetic. He buried himself in searching for various materials every day, and took a lot of notes. He worked until late every day I don't feel tired until I rest...

In short, the personnel composition of the Vladivostok Far East Company is almost a concentration camp for life losers. The main purpose is to get rid of the gloomy life in the past, forget all the gloom and depression in the first half of life, and embark on a new starting point in life in a new time and space. Like-minded people came together—this is why they named the first settlement built by the Far East Company in Vladivostok at the end of Ming Dynasty as "Starting Point Town".

Fortunately, although these people are somewhat fanatical in their thinking, they are far from crazy to the point of losing their integrity.

Therefore, Chairman Li Ming, the highest "leader" of this group of defeated dogs, thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind, so he had to find another topic at random: "...cough, old Gao, the last time I took the Are the people who came over with that navy miniature spy submarine under control now?"

"...The few people who are still in Vladivostok right now, especially the agent Zhou Billy who seems to have some background, have already taken control. After knowing what happened, their attitudes are quite cooperative. However, most of the original The crew and Marine Corps officers and soldiers are still on the front line of Jeju Island. In order to avoid riots ahead, I ordered to temporarily block the news and keep the attacking troops secret..."

Military Commissioner Gao Jianguo, who had just returned from Liaodong with the immigrant boat, opened his mouth and exhaled a smoke ring, and replied, "...By the way, Li Yuancong (the pilot of the paramotor who went for reconnaissance) was not captured after he was captured. Was it released again to deliver the letter? Did he find out anything over there?"

"... He didn't get much meaningful information. This guy just flew over, and he was shot down before he could see anything clearly. Fortunately, the height of the paramotor was already very low at that time, and it was blocked by pine branches a few more times. It fell and ended up in a pile of snow, so it didn't hurt much."

Li Ming frowned and replied, "...Then, Li Yuancong became a prisoner, blindfolded and thrown into a tent, and no one spoke to him (after the interrogation, Doraemon used magical The prop deleted part of the memory of the prisoner), until a few hours later, our advance team had a fire clash with the PLA over there, and he was escorted out to send a letter to our side...

According to what he observed when he came out of the opposite position, the government invested about two to three battalions of marines.It is also equipped with technical weapons such as rocket launchers, armored vehicles, and tanks, and we also spotted the reconnaissance drone on the opposite side just now over the urban area. "

"...In this case, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome! It seems that the government is very confident in their strength..."

Gao Jianguo rubbed his chin and muttered, "...Speaking of which, don't look at the past two years when we used Russian armored vehicles and landing ships to fight Koreans, Liaodong Daming military households, Japanese samurai, and Jurchen Tartars. It's all like cutting melons. Cutting vegetables is as easy. But on the battlefields of the modern world, these things in our hands are at best at the level of the guerrillas of the resistance organizations in those backward countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. Not to mention the American soldiers armed to the teeth, even our country The general border guards may not be able to fight. Not to mention that our main force is still not withdrawn from Jeju Island and the coast of Liaodong, and only some indigenous militias and a few second-line troops are left behind in the Vladivostok headquarters, and the heavy equipment is even more pitiful... ..."

"...Then you can't just catch him with nothing! Can you sneak attack in the dark?" A young man with the appearance of a college student said excitedly.

"...It's useless. The Marine Corps on the opposite side must be equipped with full-color night vision goggles, infrared monitors, and perhaps other cutting-edge military technology products that we haven't heard of. You should have seen how the US military fought in Iraq. A movie about street fighting! The modern army’s ability to adapt to various terrains and environments is quite powerful. Let’s be honest, even if it’s fighting at night, we are no match for the regular army.”

Special Forces Captain Song Tao, who also just came back from Jeju Island, stared at the teacup that had run out of heat, and said calmly, "...not to mention, there is still a psychological obstacle to pass-don't forget, the people here Most of them are from retired veterans, and the People's Liberation Army over there!"

Speaking of this point, several hardliners who were still full of discontent had no choice but to keep silent at this time—even though they had fought many battles in the late Ming Dynasty and were used to killing.But if they want to do something to the old troops they have served in, the psychological pressure is still not ordinary...

"...Ahem, that's right, in terms of our current situation, provoking an armed conflict is the worst of the worst strategies!"

Gao Jianguo coughed dryly, and said to everyone, "...don't hold on to the crazy idea that I am the best in the world and I am the only one! Who knows how much power there is on the other side? Now that they have come to a group, will they come next? Division, or even a group army? If that's the case, do we still have to do something to the former comrades-in-arms under the August [-]st Army, use a mantis arm as a car, and kill ourselves?"

"...Military confrontation is self-destruction? Well, then do we want us to surrender and continue to work as horses for those bastards who are officials?"

Immediately, some people retorted dissatisfiedly, "...don't forget what kind of goals we are all aiming to achieve, so we choose to give up everything we had before and come to this backward time and space! And what is the government's mobilization of people to chase after us? What? They are treating us like criminals!"

——The few managing directors who knew exactly what the Far East Company had done in the original time and space couldn't help but feel a little guilty and blush for a while, and even sweated down their backs... Well, from many perspectives, they are indeed a group of people The criminal who does not buckle is right...

In the end, Chairman Li Ming flicked the stainless steel teacup in front of him with a teaspoon, and the clear voice dispelled the stalemate and dull atmosphere in the meeting room.

"...No matter what, if we just discuss it behind closed doors, there will definitely be no results. Didn't the government send us a long-range radio walkie-talkie? Take that thing over and talk to the other side first. Let’s talk about it and find out the government’s attitude.”

A young man who was serving tea and water next to him was about to move the walkie-talkie, but was stopped by another traveler.

"...Wait, how did you learn the common sense of modern warfare? How dare you misuse the radio sent by others? Are you not afraid of being checked by others along the mobile phone signal like President Dudayev in the Chechen War? to the location, and then use precision-guided weapons to destroy it?"

——During the first Chechen war in 1996, the Russian early warning aircraft accurately measured the location of Dudayev by intercepting the mobile phone communication of the Chechen rebel leader Dudayev.Immediately, the Russian army launched two anti-radiation missiles dozens of kilometers away from the target, and accurately hit Dudayev's call position in the direction of the electromagnetic wave, killing him on the spot.It has thus become a classic example of the "beheading tactics" of modern warfare.

After hearing this, the faces of the other people in the room suddenly changed, and they were a little hesitant, but Li Ming, the big boss, waved his hands disapprovingly:

"...Hehe, there is no need for that! If the government really decides to use force to solve us, there is no need for any missiles at all. It only needs to use a group of rockets to shoot over there, and Vladivostok can be turned into a A blazing ruin..."

He sighed and smiled wryly, "...Since the government doesn't need to bother us at all, it can get rid of us. So, get the walkie-talkie and let me talk to the person on the other side! Of course, if you are afraid If you are beheaded, you can hide outside by yourself..."

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At the same time, in the temporary camp of the People's Liberation Army on the outskirts of Vladivostok, with the arrival of marines, technicians and negotiating experts, Wang Qiu, who has become an idler, is also talking to Professor Guo about "relevant departments" coping strategies.

"...I said, Professor Guo, in order to solve the big mess this time, is the government really planning to arrest all these people in Vladivostok? No matter how many troubles they caused in our world, after all, they created such a disaster in another world. It would be a pity to give up a career so casually!"

"...Hehe, let them go back to eat in prison like this? How is this possible?!" Professor Guo shook his head with a smile, "...retired officers and soldiers can dare to fight like this, start their own businesses, and go abroad to compete for living space , don’t cause trouble for the country, the government should obviously support it, how could it kill their enthusiasm instead? We are not a closed country like North Korea... Of course, merit is merit, and demerits are demerits, even though we traveled through different worlds It is not a crime in itself, but they have to settle the account of the disaster they caused in this incident. In addition, for the development and exploration of this time and space, according to the spirit of the central government, all travelers should accept The overall arrangement of the party and the country, and the group of people in Vladivostok are no exception—since most of the traversers in Vladivostok are veterans, they should be more enlightened..."