Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zeng Wangcai agreed readily.

Of course, he wasn't really so arrogant as to lecture those big generals about war.

Even if I travel through the battlefield eight times, I am still not as familiar with war as those generals. To put it bluntly, I have only fought in a few actual battles. Although it seems that I have won, that was based on the lack of information and equipment.

But it's still possible to talk about equipment and future wars.

Zeng Wangcai thought that the thinking of these big guys would not change until the United States attacked Persia in two years.

Telling the big guys about it a few days in advance might have a different effect.

"Then I am being too arrogant!" Zeng Wangcai said seriously, "This time I saw the fleets of the Americans and Russians, as well as the Japanese ships, up close. There are indeed some things there that are suitable for talking about."

"This is what we want!" Su Ming said excitedly, "We know there is a gap between us and others, but... we have no idea how big the gap is."

"Then I will... give you a pattern!" Zeng Wangcai said without hesitation.

Zeng Wangcai did not refuse. He went into the house to move out the TV, and then he and the family helped to arrange the chairs.

Chen Yumei skillfully brought out melon seeds and peanuts, and asked her daughter-in-law to prepare tea and fruit.

"Mom, there's a meeting starting soon!" Zeng Wangcai said awkwardly, "What's the point of having melon seeds and peanuts at a meeting? Just some tea will be enough."

"What's wrong with a meeting? You won't eat or drink during a meeting?" Chen Yumei rolled her eyes at her son happily. "I didn't treat them well last time because you were not at home. This time, Sha Zhu is back. I have already told him that he will be the chef today and we will treat everyone to a meal at home."

"Yes, we need to eat!" Zeng Youqian chimed in, "Go ahead and prepare two packs of good cigarettes that you don't usually smoke, so that we can entertain the guests when they come."

"No, even if you invite me, I won't eat..."

"Eat, why not!" Yang Mingyuan said cheerfully, "You are not like others, you can eat and get rich. Last time we watched it while eating melon seeds, why can't we do that this time?"

"Okay, whatever you say is fine!" Zeng Wangcai said helplessly, "Then you guys sit down first, I'll go and take care of it."

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are both back, and Zeng Wangcai knows this.

Now the two of them are standing in front of the grocery store.

Because Qin Huairu was always looking for Shazhu, Zeng Wangcai was too lazy to talk to them.

"Shazhu, go buy some groceries!" Zeng Wangcai arrived at the door of the grocery store. He didn't see Qin Huairu, but only saw Shazhu and Xu Damao bragging to Grandpa Li and his neighbors. "Buy more, Damao, go help. A lot of people will come to eat soon. Oh, and pay attention to the taste. The elderly are all old."

"Who? Who is worthy of your treat now?" Sha Zhu asked.

"General!"

"I know, I know!" Uncle Li raised his hands frantically, "Wangcai, are you the one who came back?"

"more or less!"

"Shazhu, go buy some groceries, I'll call someone to help you!" Uncle Li, who had been ordered to keep silent, was very conscious of not mentioning what happened that day. "I'll call a few people to help you later... Wangcai, is this okay?"

"It's okay. Cooking is in the front yard. We'll talk in the middle yard. But we'd better find someone who keeps a tight lid."

"understand!"

Sha Zhu found it weird. Do you have to find someone with a tight mouth when inviting someone to dinner?

Xu Damao was much smarter than him. He covered Sha Zhu's mouth with his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, we'll go and buy it right away!"

The two of them got on the grocery store's van with a few neighbors that Grandpa Li had invited over.

As the car drove out of the alley, a line of military vehicles came over, scaring the driver Sha Zhu so much that he almost had an accident: "Could this be the person Wangcai is going to treat later? The car is parked outside the alley... Hey, that guy... I've seen him before, on TV, he's a general..."

"Are you stupid? You know the answer but you still ask so many questions. Drive!" Xu Damao complained, "Keep your mouth shut, understand? The people we meet are different now, and the things we do are different. If you can't change your bad habit of talking too much, sooner or later I won't let you play with me anymore, understand?"

"I just said that, is it that serious..." Zeng Wangcai would never have thought that Sha Zhu would now listen to Xu Damao a little.

These two enemies have become a pair of funny people.

At the gate of the courtyard, Zeng Wangcai, Liu Yong and others welcomed the arriving bosses.

They all came from military backgrounds and were efficient in their work. After Liu Yong introduced the people to Zeng Wangcai, they went straight to the Intermediate Court.

In the middle courtyard, Chen Yumei was holding a plate of melon seeds and Zeng Youqian was holding a cigarette box.

"Come on, come on, smoke, smoke!"

"Everyone, eat some sunflower seeds. We've prepared a lot this time. Just spit the shells on the ground and we'll sweep them up ourselves."

Zeng Wangcai was surprised to see that these big guys and generals were very down-to-earth. They took cigarettes, grabbed some melon seeds, thanked him, and found a place to sit.

I really ate it, without any hesitation, it felt like I was back home.

You've only been here once, are you so familiar with each other now?

"Wangcai, why are you standing there? You guys should get started. We're going out!" Zeng Youqian said to his son, turned around and left with his wife.

"Hey, everyone..." Zeng Wangcai looked at these big guys, the youngest of whom was twenty years older than him, and didn't know how to address them.

“Don’t be so useless!” Yang Mingyuan came to Zeng Wangcai’s rescue. “This is not a formal occasion. We are discussing privately. No need to be polite. If you see someone younger than your father, call him uncle. If you see someone older than your father, call him great uncle. It’s that simple.”

"Yes, Wangcai, don't be restrained."

"We got to know each other well last time we came back."

"Haha, relax..."

Okay, you said it.

Zeng Wangcai said frankly, "Then I will start. I will talk about several aspects. First, the review of the Pacific War. Second, the equipment of both sides. Third, the future war...

"But before I say that, I want to say that we are too weak and too backward. The thinking of all uncles is rigid and still stuck in the old war thinking. This is not good... Comrades, if you lag behind, you will be beaten..."

Zeng Wangcai started criticizing the bosses as soon as he opened his mouth.

Yang Mingyuan gave a few bitter smiles and ate melon seeds in silence. He was really bold to say that.

"Don't think I'm exaggerating. Let me show you a secret video. If anyone still thinks that war will be the same as before after watching it, then I think we are doomed."

"Video, what video?"

"Don't ask, just look first!"

Zeng Wangcai just came back from outside and has been thinking about how to change the thinking of these big guys.

He believed that what was happening in the Pacific was not enough to wake them up.

So, he got determined and downloaded some of the things that the Americans did to Persia in later generations. After that, he found some representative videos.

He carefully processed some sensitive things, simply by blurring them out, to avoid exposing too much.

"Everyone, please watch this video first. This is how the Americans performed in a small-scale conflict..."