the world is at stake

The windows of the van were closed, there were no lights inside, and nothing could be seen in the rearview mirror.That is to say, Zhou Qingfeng was wearing night vision goggles, and he roughly saw that there was indeed a figure in the cab.

"Leave it alone, let's talk about gasoline first."

Zhou Qingfeng touched the location of the fuel tank, and when he stretched out his hand, he found that the fuel tank cap was still locked. "Fortunately, sir, I was well prepared and brought a special tool for breaking down doors and houses."

On the fuel tank cap is an ordinary household door lock, probably to prevent someone from stealing fuel, and it is locked on purpose.But this master was here to cause damage, and he was wearing a small hydraulic pliers, and he removed the lock silently.

Unlocking the lock is like slow motion in a movie, for fear of making a sound.Then slowly insert the straw into the fuel tank, pinch one end and suck it hard, the siphon principle immediately sucks the gasoline out of the fuel tank.

Zhou Qingfeng inhaled so hard that his mouth was full of gasoline, making him choke.Suppressing his nausea, he spat a few mouthfuls before stuffing the tube into the plastic oil drum he had brought.

The ten-liter oil drum is quickly full, and another oil drum is replaced.

Two buckets are full, the straw is pulled out, and the lid is screwed back on.

Just as the 'oil thief' tiptoed and turned to leave, he heard the door of the van slam open.The driver probably couldn't stay there anymore, so he went straight to the side of the road and peed with his crotch open.

Zhou Qingfeng was so frightened that he almost pulled out a gun to kill, but found that the driver didn't care about himself standing behind the car door.The opponent went around the front of the car to the other side.

There were several inquiries from the other two cars, to the effect of 'what's the matter', and the driver who got out said 'piss' - surprisingly, in English.

"There is a problem with these people." Zhou Qingfeng thought to himself.

The driver who got out of the car urinated for a long time, Zhou Qingfeng took half a step forward and looked into the open cab, and saw that there were many wooden boxes in the van, but he couldn't see what they were.

There was no one in the passenger seat, but there was a black bag.Zhou Qingfeng didn't even think about it, and in line with the professional ethics of "thieves don't empty hands", he grabbed the bag without any hassle.

After doing this, he stepped on his feet and left quietly.

The driver who got out of the car didn't notice, and returned to the car after urinating.His companion kept urging him to stay in the car so as not to be discovered, but he said nonchalantly,

"Don't worry. There is still more than half of the fuel tank, and the task will be completed later, enough to support our escape. It is impossible for the guards here to catch up with us."

Night Breeze blew these words into Zhou Qingfeng's ears.He glanced at the two barrels of oil in his hand, then looked back, and continued to leave without making a sound.

The van driver got on again, closed the door, and waited in the dark.

Meanwhile, the state banquet at the People's Palace has just ended.The second fat man is very happy, in stark contrast to the preoccupied appearance of 'engaged in the party and government'.

The two changed to a small conference hall and continued their chat with their trusted entourage.

"Now Beibang is struggling economically and food is in short supply. Can the Chinese comrades give us some assistance?" Er Fatty felt that the 'Party and Government' came so urgently, as long as his request was not too excessive, he would definitely be able to meet it.

"Yes. Before I came, I ordered the Northeast to prepare 50 tons of grain reserves, which can be shipped at any time." The 'party and government' nodded and readily agreed.

"I will not leave right away this time. I also want to take this opportunity to make a major diplomatic breakthrough. There is no plan for this meeting, so we can let it go."

Er Fatty's eyes lit up, "Can you give us a batch of military aid?"

In order to develop expensive nuclear weapons, Beibang basically gave up conventional weapons.But nuclear weapons are a one-shot deal, and conventional weapons are still needed for daily deterrence.

But Beibang's army, sea, and air forces are all rotten, the air force's combat power is zero, and the army is all backward and rags.The navy is brave, after all, tank guns are invincible.

In contrast, with the support of Daddy Mei, Nanbang has an overwhelming advantage in land, sea and air except for having no nuclear weapons—the lack of nuclear weapons is also the result of Daddy Mei’s suppression, otherwise the North and South would really not need to fight.

But when it comes to military aid, the 'party and government' shake their heads, "We no longer engage in pure military aid, but we can open up the conventional arsenal and allow the purchase of main combat equipment."

To be honest, China's conventional arsenal in 2001 was not very good.The aircraft carrier is still far away, the 'five pairs of wheels' are the main equipment, and the J-2010 will not be fully retired until [-].

but……

"The new equipment you showed in Central Asia seems to be quite good." The second fat man is quite good at choosing, and he took a look at the weapons that Zhou Qingfeng threw to Afghanistan for actual combat exercises.

The 'party and government' people immediately laughed, "Those are not finalized equipment, but they can be sold."

Precision-guided weapons are fashionable now, and the 'Northern Alliance' can gain a decisive battlefield advantage with a few waves of rockets and two cruise missiles. This is excellent combat effectiveness.

The second fat man immediately showed a embarrassed expression, "We are in financial difficulties now, and we have no money in our hands."

"So, do you want to engage in economic cooperation?" The "party and government" people have been waiting for this sentence.

"You mean the side of the Tumen River." The second fat man had thought about this for a long time. He leaned back on the sofa in the living room and sighed a few times: "Yes, Beibang can also learn from you to build a special economic zone."

Back then, China's "reform and opening up" was also a huge breakthrough. Among the five special economic zones, only Shenzhen, which was "easy to paint on white paper", developed.Others failed for various reasons.

Beibang is now poor and starving, and has no choice at all.

Those who 'engage in the party and government' took advantage of the situation and asked again, "Can the development of nuclear weapons be stopped?"

The second fat man hesitated now.

In the 90s, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States repeatedly asked Beibang to stop developing nuclear weapons.The International Atomic Energy Agency went to Beibang for inspection every three days, but the final result was that Beibang simply withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The development of nuclear weapons is the bottom line of Beibang's survival.

"If Beibang does not stop developing nuclear weapons, the sanctions imposed by the international community will not be lifted, and the commitments I just mentioned will be difficult to implement."

There is also a hope in the heart of the "party and government" that they can take this opportunity to dismantle Beibang's nuclear weapons development plan.After all, its nuclear weapons have not yet succeeded. Once it succeeds, it will be impossible to persuade it to give up.

But the second fat man shook his head, "No, it took us decades to build the nuclear weapon system. Once we give up, who will guarantee our safety?"

Those who 'engaged in the party and government' also fell silent. He knew that this matter was very difficult, and there were not many exchange terms that could be offered, so he really needed to be cautious.

But at this silent stall, an officer from the Beibang People's Security Department hurried into the living room, and anxiously ran to Er Fatty to make a separate report.

"Let's just say it. With our current situation, there is no need to hide it from the Chinese comrades." The second fat man drank a bit too much, and he was in a good mood, so he didn't mean to avoid it.

The security officer did not hesitate, "General, Yongbyon is under attack."

"What?" The second fat man sobered up instantly and sat up suddenly.

Those who 'engaged in party and government' sighed in their hearts, "It's over, the troublemaker actually made a move. The move is aimed directly at the vital point."

Chapter 49 Coup

Zhou Qingfeng carried two barrels of oil, and before he had walked 100 meters, the Yongbyon Institute of Atomic Energy behind him suddenly shone brightly.This ray of light is like a fireball rising into the sky in the dark night sky, casting his shadow on the ground, and enveloping him instantly.

A few seconds later, the light disappeared, and the roar of the explosion hit from the direction of the research institute, as if the air was trembling and the ground was shaking, giving the illusion of a catastrophe coming.

When the light came on, Zhou Qingfeng lay down directly on the ground, rolled towards the ridge by the road, holding his head in search of cover.It wasn't until the loud noise of the shock wave that he realized that the explosion was not as powerful as he had imagined.

But when Zhou Qingfeng turned his head, the three cars that had just parked on the side of the road suddenly started and rushed towards the research institute.The vehicle in the night vision device soon burst into more bright spots, which looked like a vehicle-mounted machine gun firing.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Qingfeng got up from the ground and hurriedly checked the two barrels of oil he had stolen.He sensed that the danger was approaching, and hurriedly fled with fuel.

No matter what happened, there was no good fruit to eat anyway.

There must be garrison troops of the People's Army stationed around Yongbyon, and they will arrive soon.

Holding the oil, Zhou Qingfeng hurried away, humming.But a few minutes later, before he ran to the hiding place where he hid his motorcycle, there was another more violent explosion in the direction of the research institute.

The fireball illuminated most of the night sky again, bringing deep fear to people.The first explosion was about two to three hundred kilograms of TNT, and the second explosion was at least half a ton.

"The wooden box in the van just now couldn't be explosives, right?" Zhou Qingfeng guessed in his heart, "Those sneaky guys didn't come here to blow up the research institute's reactor."

At the thought of 'exploding the reactor', Uncle Zhou was frightened out of his wits. This is no joke.He ran away and desperately ran back along the same road.

But no matter how fast two legs run, they can't compare to four wheels. The three cars that just rushed out quickly completed their mission and withdrew back.They turned on the headlights and fled in an even crazier manner.

The three vehicles slowed down and turned at the intersection, and separated and ran in different directions.The drivers who drove also greeted each other, loudly encouraging them to meet at the agreed place.

A car and a van headed east and another van headed west.

Zhou Qingfeng also ran to the intersection and hid in the darkness for a while.He heard the shouts of the attackers when they parted, and one of the drivers first celebrated the successful completion of the mission, followed by slamming on the accelerator to accelerate, and then yelled in horror...

"My oil, why is my oil tank out of oil? There was more than half of the tank just now."

The engine of the van is roaring, and it sounds like it has been specially modified.

This car doesn't look amazing on the outside, maybe the bumper has been changed inside, the chassis has been strengthened, armor has been added, and a high-horsepower V8 engine has been installed.

To put it simply, it is like a small tank, dedicated to performing special tasks.It has many advantages, but its disadvantage is high fuel consumption.This 'oil tiger' will not be less than fifteen liters per hundred kilometers, or even more.

This place in Beibang will not open a gas station for you halfway. All the fuel is in the hands of a few powerful agencies and the army. In fact, at the beginning of the new century, the People's Army had no gasoline, and it was so hungry that it wanted to cross the border to rob.

Without gasoline, it is doomed to escape far.

The shrill voice of the van driver quickly faded away with the night wind. Zhou Qingfeng came out of the darkness carrying two barrels of oil, blinked blankly, and continued running towards his hiding spot across the road.

According to his estimation, the unlucky van could go on for another hundred and eighty kilometers before it had to be scrapped.But in the mountainous environment of Beibang, this distance is not enough to escape the encirclement of the People's Army.

"It's so tragic, may God and Buddha bless the guy who has no gas." Zhou Qingfeng crossed a small forest and filled his motorcycle with gasoline.

The motorcycle has strong cross-country ability, and can run on broken roads in the countryside and even in the wild.Its fuel consumption is low, two barrels of oil are enough to run three to four hundred kilometers, and its mobility is much stronger than the 'small tank' modified from a van.

After Zhou Qingfeng filled his 'little motorcycle' with gas, the people's army stationed nearby also came by truck.He didn't dare to take the big road, and drove directly among the mountains and hills.

It was one in the morning, and the second fat man didn't need to sleep.

Yongbyon is only [-] kilometers away from Pyongyang in a straight line, and the specific news came back quickly-a group of armed men entered the Institute of Atomic Energy through internal and external collusion.

The inner ghost is an insider of the institute, and there was no sign of betrayal at all before.

But this time he attracted the enemy to sabotage. Two consecutive accurate explosions destroyed the light water reactor of the research institute and collapsed a research building.

At that time, more than 200 Beibang nuclear weapons researchers were working in the building.Now the building is collapsing and almost all of them are wiped out.

The only luck is that this group of armed men tried to blow up the nuclear waste processing center south of the institute, but failed.Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

When the security officer reported, his forehead was dripping with sweat, and his thighs trembled slightly.The second fat man sat on the sofa, his face flushed with anger, and he slapped the armrest vigorously in hatred.

The 'party and government' people didn't leave, and they were terrified when they heard it.In his heart he scolded Zhou Qingfeng for his nonsense, but he asked with concern, "Have you caught the saboteur?"

The security officer replied: "This group of hostile armed personnel has three vehicles and six or seven people, and they are very familiar with our interior. But we have blocked all the roads around Yongbyon, and we will definitely catch them."

Eh... six or seven people?

its not right!

Where did Zhou Qingfeng find six or seven people?He has always worked alone.

Before they could figure out what was going on, those who 'engaged in the party and government' were invited to rest.Er Fatty issued a series of orders, demanding an immediate investigation into how such a serious sabotage incident occurred.

The saboteurs have internal responses, modified vehicles, sufficient fuel, and even real passports. This is definitely a big problem inside and needs to be cleaned.

Two hours later, the No.1 saboteur was caught.The man was caught driving a modified van with a burnt-out gas tank and tried to kill himself after being stopped, but he couldn't bear to die.

He was caught crying and yelling: "Why is there no gas? I obviously filled up the gas tank, and I can escape. I checked it several times. Why is this?"

The People's Security Department of Beibang was not polite at all after arresting him, and immediately sentenced him to interrogation.The captured saboteur couldn't bear the pain of flesh and blood at all, and quickly revealed a lot of inside information.

Behind the incident, there were indeed military and political personnel inside Beibang, as well as militants who had infiltrated from abroad.The relationship between these people is often irrelevant, but they are connected by some invisible bond.

The Ministry of Security was eager to dig deep into the meritorious service, so they tortured them ruthlessly, wanting to know who the 'invisible bond' is?The one who was caught crying and screaming just didn't say anything, and when he was forced to yell something, he died immediately.

The personnel of the Security Department who were in charge of the interrogation were frightened out of their wits.The torture in such a major case is very careful, and the cruelty is painful to the flesh but not life-threatening.

Now the suspect died while being tortured.The clues are broken, and no one can take responsibility. I really have a mouth to say.

When the security personnel wanted to report to Pyongyang, they found that the wired and wireless connection with Pyongyang was suddenly cut off.The garrison was urgently mobilized, and it was the second fat man's brother-in-law and the third fat man's uncle who gave the order.

People who are 'engaged in the party and government' checked into the Baekwonwa State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, and were immediately taken aback when they heard the name of 'uncle'—bad, this is really bad.

I only think of going back in time and space, forgetting that other people also have chosen ones.

The military attache of the embassy in the DPRK hurried to the State Guesthouse to report, "The Pyongyang garrison is divided into two parts to confront each other, and barricades have been built on the road. Tanks are all out.

But the officers and soldiers on both sides of the confrontation obviously didn't know what happened?One side said to protect the leader, while the other said to eradicate traitors.I declared that I was a Chinese diplomat before they allowed me to pass.

In addition, I heard the news that 'Uncle''s subordinates have breached Er Fatty's Longcheng mansion in the north of the city.The second fat man's current whereabouts are unknown, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead. "

Ah... this is a coup d'état!

It's so hard to die, the 'party and government' appeared in Pyongyang at such a sensitive time.According to the military attache of the embassy, ​​the current situation is unclear, and the leader must leave immediately.

"Wait a minute." As the leader, the 'Party and Government' man kept his face expressionless and stabilized the scene, "Have you contacted the imperial capital?"

The military attache of the embassy nodded, "Beibang's own wired and wireless communications have been interrupted, and it is suspected that other forces have intervened. But our own satellite encrypted communications can still be used. The imperial capital hopes that you will return home immediately."

Don't think too much, there is no one else who can do this job except Lao Mei.If there is an insider to help, maybe the American electronic jammers will be flying over Pyongyang.

but……

"I can't leave now." The 'Party and Government' suddenly made up their minds, "Whoever controls Pyongyang will seek our support. At this critical moment, if I leave, it will be tantamount to giving up this influence for nothing."

The entourage and embassy staff at the State Guesthouse immediately felt tremendous pressure. One of their responsibilities is to ensure the absolute safety of the leader.However, it would be a great risk for the person who "engaged in the party and government" to stay.

After all, the coup is likely to turn into a bloody chaos.It is not advisable to sit back and watch the Beibang coup change.As a diplomat, the military attache of the embassy couldn't help asking: "Leader, who are we supporting?"

The 'party and government' people sighed at this, "wait and see what happens, we will support whoever can offer better conditions. But judging from the current situation, that 'uncle' may not be so reliable. "

Not long after speaking, a hotel staff member came in and reported that 'in order to protect the safety of the leaders of allied countries, we hope that those who are 'involved in the party and government' will leave Pyongyang immediately. '

"Who asked us to leave?"

"It's the deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Army."

Hearing this position, the embassy military attache immediately reported his name.