Dark clouds hovered in the sky, and the dark clouds became lower and lower, bringing a long-lost feeling of humidity.A rumbling thunder spread across the field, causing the men who were trying to dredge the river to look up at the sky.Birds sang under the clouds, they chirped as if celebrating the arrival of the clouds.Every household is opening the windows at this time, looking out from time to time to see if it is raining.Hai Yi'an pretended not to care about reading in his principal's office, but from time to time he poked his head out to look at the sky.There was another loud thunder, and a swallow flew to Hai Yi'an's window sill, tilted its head to watch Hai Yi'an's movements, then jumped two steps forward and walked in front of Hai Yi'an, as if it could read He stared at the letters on the book and tilted his head.

"Little guy, are you still literate?" Hai Yi'an said with a smile as he touched Swallow's wings.

Lightning lit up the sky, and soon there was a downpour of rain.In all areas of Central South, whether in the countryside or in the cities, people ran out of the house cheering and cheering, waving and jumping happily in the streets and alleys regardless of wearing formal clothes.It's raining, it's finally raining.The rain penetrated into everyone's hearts like sweet candied fruit, which means that the long drought of nearly half a year has finally passed.A new life is about to begin, and the Zhongnan government will resume its previous momentum and move forward indomitably!

"Yes, it's time." Sun Boyang said to himself while looking at the pouring rain outside the window with his clothes on.

"The wind and rain suddenly rise, and the heroes stand side by side. The Northern Expedition is finally coming."

(The Northern Expedition starts tomorrow.)

241 directions

"Where is Commander Victor?"

Ticheren got down from the carriage and asked the guards beside him, today is a very important day, as the situation of the Central South government eases, and the southeastern province has more and more troops, the Northern Expedition is an urgent matter that cannot be delayed any longer.Moving north, the call to unify Yondalim grows louder.Although there are still many military leaders who are not very supportive of going all out with the government of the brave, Victor can't wait that long.

He was originally a pure literati official, and his status today depends entirely on his prestige and status.In terms of strength, it is actually relatively mediocre and ordinary, and even Victor Jr.'s ability is obviously superior to that of his father.

Now that Victor is going to unify the entire Southern Union government, his body is not as good as before, and his spirit is obviously not as good as before.Although the doctors and pastors diagnosed him as just unwell, it also reminded Victor that in this position, it is absolutely impossible not to make plans as soon as possible in advance.

"The commander is preparing to give a speech." The guard said with a salute.

"Okay, thank you." Ticheren nodded, touched his collar again and said.

Ticheren also strongly agrees with the Northern Expedition. He is a firm northward unification faction, which is different from the internal western separatist faction, which is like stably maintaining the status quo.Demercotte is also a mixed bag, with all kinds of people.You must know that all the old officials and old warlords in the southeast province have joined Democotte. After these people got in, they naturally used their identities to stir up trouble and fight for power.

Ticheren was very opposed to the situation where all the old warlord officials were allowed to enter the house indiscriminately. It was very easy to destroy the discipline and make the discipline loose.Originally, Ticheren's plan was to follow the example of Leszek and establish a unified and close organization with clear relations between the upper and lower levels.But Victor showed his compromising thinking again at this time. He believed that these warlord officials needed to be appeased. At this time, it was very important to give them the identity of "one of us".They cannot be denied access to Demercotte.

Whenever Ticheren encounters such setbacks, he can't help but write down his feelings in his diary. He feels that Commander Victor is still too pedantic, and his thoughts have not changed much.In the eyes of Commander Victor, the so-called Hu faction is probably the same as the division of relatives.Those who enter the gate are their own people, and those who do not have this identity are outsiders.Based on this concept, Victor will always do things from a feudal perspective.

In this matter, Leszek and Demkert's Ticheren faction both had the same goal.They all want to lead Victor to the road of democracy, to make his thinking more modern and progressive.But it is always a pity that although the Southeast Province was one of the first places to respond to the Wangcheng Revolution, the interior is also a mixed bag. idea.

"Comrades! Long live democracy!"

Commander Victor was wearing a blue military uniform, with medals and ribbons hanging all over his body, and he spoke loudly to the soldiers, officials, other sects and military cadets who were sitting neatly underneath.

The people below immediately clapped hard following Victor's shout. Since the establishment of the Southern United Government, everyone has been waiting for the Northern Expedition to start the second revolution.With the exception of Demercotte, various democratic factions were established in the Southeastern Province, building their framework and contributing to the revolution.Among them, the most famous are the three factions that are not small, the "Democratic Writers' League", "Republican Revolution", and "Democratic Science Alliance".

Even the warlord officials should not touch their bad luck under such circumstances. Although they would certainly not allow these factions to intervene in their territory, they still have to be respected on the surface.After all, each of these people has their own special newspapers. If they show any bad behavior towards them, tomorrow they will be labeled as big newspapers of reactionary forces, and they will be distributed throughout the southeast.

Under this prosperity, Southeast Province seems to have become a democratic republic, the base camp of progress and prosperity.All kinds of progressives and revolutionaries gather here. Although they have different ideas and thoughts, they are all fighting for a goal at this time.That is to defeat the government of the brave and bring a real republic to Yongdalim.

"After more than half a year of preparation, we are finally going to take our first step." Commander Victor said with a fist in one hand while wearing white gloves.

"The government of the brave stole the fruits of victory, brought the nobility back into the government, and rebuilt the feudal government. This is a contempt for the revolution, a betrayal of the revolution. Just like the purpose of our establishment of the Southern Union Government, we go north and up , Fighting against the government of the brave is also for this noble goal." Commander Victor said to everyone while supporting the podium with one hand.

"Demokot, since its establishment half a year ago, has been committed to transforming Yondalim into a democratic, republican, and united country. For this reason, we are making disdainful efforts, under the leadership of our revolutionary comrade Leszek With the help of our army, we established the Guangming Military Academy. The athletes behind us are the main force of this Northern Expedition!" Commander Victor said, stretching forward with one hand.

The [-] cadet representatives behind stood up in unison. They stood at attention and saluted Victor to express their beliefs.The students in the military academy have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Although their training is short, they are also the strongest group.They are always ready to fight, ready to join the vigorous revolution.

"We, together with Leszeker, are carrying out the banner of democracy and republic. During the past six months, we will unswervingly implement the work of reducing rent and interest, distributing land equally, and improving workers' treatment. We will not only do this in the southeast, In the future, we will also bring it back to the central province, the west, and the north. We firmly believe that we are fighting for everyone in the future, not just a few!" Commander Victor continued.

"Huh, that sounds nice." An extremely fat warlord wearing the same military uniform smiled disdainfully and said to the other warlords beside him.

"Have you been reformed over there?" The fat warlord said with a sneer.

"They are delusional. They want to meddle in our territory. He is so beautiful." A thin warlord also snorted.

"The land reform team that went to me was buried by me a long time ago. It's ridiculous. Why does he think that I can let them stir up trouble in my territory?" A bearded man sneered.

"There are a few unlucky guys who have been infiltrated. Their territory was changed by the peasant bandits and these bastards, and then their military power was taken away, and they became soft eggs. Let me say, this Ticheren and the peasant bandits It’s just as hateful, but you know it’s for the peasants, and you don’t know how to think about us, the core of the revolution.” The fat warlord said again.

"We can't wait any longer. When Victor wins the battle and turns against us with the majesty of a big victory, it will be too late! At that time, with the nature of a peasant bandit, he must help Ticheren. Stomp us hard on the ground!" The skinny warlord clenched his fists and gritted his teeth again.

"We need to support Oleg." The fat warlord suddenly whispered mysteriously.

"Oleg is definitely more sensible than Victor."

"Ticheren can't live, we need to deal with it sooner." The bearded warlord also nodded in agreement.

"Wait some time, hire an assassin..."

The warlords suddenly stopped talking, and they resumed their normal demeanor, continuing to listen to Victor's speech.

"The central and southern region is the purpose of our mobilization this time. The central and southern region is located in a key position. Not only is the plain more conducive to large-scale mobilization of cavalry, but it also has a huge population. If we attack the central province first, we will inevitably be attacked by SMS The army was cut in half, and fell into a situation where the head and the tail could not look at each other." Commander Victor said solemnly.

"For this reason, after discussions between the major factions of the Southern United Government and democrats, liberating the whole of Central South is an urgent and important matter!"

"Liberate the whole of Zhongnan!" A military student suddenly raised his arms and shouted.

"Liberate all of Zhongnan!"

The other military students also shouted. Their instructor is the officer Leszek from Central South, so they are also deeply influenced by Leszek's left-wing thinking. One yearns for democracy and republic more than the other.There is a joke in Demercotte that Guangming (military academy) is the base camp of democracy, and the mayor (warlord) is the base camp of feudalism, which can be called two extremes.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ticherin?"

Commander Victor came down from the stage and saw Ticheren who had been waiting for a long time, and asked Ticheren without wiping off his sweat.

"The representatives of the Fafnir Legion want to see you." Ticheren said with bright eyes.

"Do you think we should see or not?" Victor asked after a moment of silence.

"Now we have a close relationship with the comrades of Les Zeker, and we need their support in many ways. Moreover, the drought has not passed, but now we need food support from the Central South Government." Ticheren said in a low voice.

"The Fafnir Legion is already extremely sloppy. If possible, the Zhongnan government should not move them, but if we move them, we should not condemn the Zhongnan government." Ticheren continued to propose.

"No, I want to see him." Commander Victor took the tissue and wiped off his sweat and said firmly to Ticheren.

"You are?" Ticheren said with some doubts.

"Ticheren, I am not as good as you when it comes to the spirit of revolution, but you are not as good as me when it comes to political tactics." Commander Victor said with a smile.

"We have to give the Fafnir Legion an illusion, an illusion that we support him. At that time, the Fafnir Legion will rashly attack and provoke the Central South Government, and then give the Central South Government an excuse and ask them to solve it on their own. But if the Zhongnan government is traumatized in the war..."

"Then support the Fafnir Legion to balance the situation in the south-central region."

242 Heading towards Quanzhongnan

"Then today's meeting is a resolution to increase troops to the western region and prepare to recover Rapotia."

Deputy Commander Maxim sat on the high platform of the councilors and watched the discussions of the officials below, and spoke slowly to everyone.

Compared with the past, the House can be described as quite different. Even back then, the House was more or less energetic and ideal, and some people still had their own unique ideas.But now, this place has evolved into an extension of the government.

The left and right are distinct, with Deputy Commander Maxim on the left, all new officials who joined as old aristocrats.On the right are old-school bourgeois officials and businessmen.On the opposite side are Lao Yuan's cronies, most of them are wearing military uniforms, and they are sitting still and looking down on things.

Although the nobles failed to get back their noble titles, in order to appease them, the new government still gave them a series of official positions that matched their identities.Those who should stay in the west should stay in the west, and the jobs that should come to the capital to work, none of the famous aristocrats were pulled down, and basically all returned to the capital to continue enjoying their glory and wealth.

The nominal republic was established, but in essence it was just a restoration of the previous situation.The aristocracy and the bourgeoisie are still fighting openly and secretly, vying for the leadership of the government.But no matter how much they fought, it was useless, because Lao Yuan controlled almost all the troops in the west, northwest, and central regions of the Republic.The power of the entire republic is in the hands of Lao Yuan alone, no matter how much the aristocracy and the bourgeois faction compete, it will only be carried out within the government. The army has long been called the brave and does not belong to the republic.

Except for the garrison troops still in the capital which are still under the control of the bourgeois faction, the other troops are firmly controlled by Lao Yuan.In addition, the generals of the four large legions of Hyperion and the two newly recruited legions were all from Lao Yuan, basically all generals from the Hyperion Legion.Even the most powerful Grand Knights in Yongdalim are loyal to Lao Yuan. Now Lao Yuan can be said to be almost unbeatable.

"Those who oppose don't raise their hands, and those who support should raise their hands to agree." Maxim continued.

It was almost unanimous, and no one expressed objection.The brave is now controlling the entire government of the Republic by himself. Who would dare to stand up and sing against him?Some time ago, it was not uncommon, but either they were beheaded by Lao Yuan as a peasant bandit, or they were assassinated for no apparent reason.In the entire government of the Republic, no one dared to compete with Lao Yuan for the leadership position.Even Maxim continued to be his deputy commander with peace of mind, not daring to think about this position.

"The Ropotia region must be regained. Anyone who disagrees will be the eternal sinner of Yongdalim."

Hyperion’s current legion leader Jackson folded his arms and said to everyone as if he was giving an order. As the saying goes, one person can ascend to heaven. Jackson, who followed Lao Yuan loyally at the earliest time, has become the legion leader. He can even sit He is calling the shots from the position of the highest member of the Yondalim Republic.All of this is Lao Yuan's permission. Without Lao Yuan's support, how could this lowly person in the eyes of the nobles and the bourgeoisie become a general?

"The villain is successful." An official from the old aristocracy said to the people around him with a cold snort.

"An adventurer who is born is worthy of sitting here and giving us power today? If I had crushed him to death before, I wouldn't have to do it myself." The noble official said with a gesture of crushing him to death.

"That is to say, he climbed the big tree of the brave and ascended to the sky. He won't be rampant for too long. After all, the brave will need us noble nobles to take care of the world. Using this kind of villain will not last long Yes." Another noble official smiled nonchalantly, and said while holding a cigarette while leaning sideways.

"I heard that there is going to be a big move in the south. Isn't it a bit overwhelmed to send troops to attack Ropotia at this time?" an official leaned forward and said.

"Don't worry! The target of those rebels is Simak in the south-central region, not us! They haven't the guts to attack us yet!" Jackson said, raising his arms again.

"Then don't you send troops to support Sir Simak?" an official stood up and asked.

"Sir Simak can handle all of this." Another general replied calmly.

"The top priority should be to recover Ropotia. As long as our army marches towards Ropotia, those demon invaders will inevitably flee. Isn't it an important victory for us to kill two birds with one stone?" Another A general stood up and preached.

"It is said to expel the demons, but in fact this brave man must have reached an agreement with those demons." An official whispered to the people around him.

"You know what I know, and I know it well. But it's better not to reveal it, after all, who knows what the Brave One is planning." The officer next to him hurriedly booed and said.

"Hmph, what can he think? Isn't he quite the emperor?" the official said in a low voice.

"Be careful." Other officials reminded.

"Then there is the second issue. In view of the fact that the rebels in the south are planning to launch an unprecedented large-scale rebellion, and the western region is not stable. Now we will start to vote on the second issue. Grant the brave man the ability to mobilize the army independently and allow the brave My lord is in charge of the war on the front line." Maxim continued to read from the manuscript.

"Is there any objection?" Maxim raised his head and asked again.

"This fact is obvious." An official from a great nobleman replied as if mocking something, but also seemed to agree.

"Then it's passed." Maxim lowered his head and corrected the manuscript.

"The last item is..." Maxim drew out the last bill to announce to others, but when he saw the title of the bill, his eyelids twitched, confused by the bold topic. Gotta be taken aback.

"The last item is... granting the Brave Lord the power to appoint officials with full power..."

This proposal not only surprised the nobles and the bourgeoisie, but also surprised many generals.They looked at the people around each other, unable to express their opinions for a long time, and their eyes were full of complex expressions.In this oppressive environment, the actions of Mr. Brave are becoming more and more outrageous, and less and less 'democratic'.

......

"It's menacing." Earl Simac said to the map on the wall, wearing an exquisite armor with a sword on his waist.

"It's really difficult to deal with the two armies attacking." General Linirea said in the same uniform beside him.

"There is no need to panic. We have already prepared for this situation. If the southeast wants to attack the central province, it must attack us first. I didn't expect that the offensive and defensive momentum will be different in just half a year. It used to be that our troops were divided into two groups. Attacking the Zhongnan government, now, we are going to be flanked by the southeast and the south." Earl Simac said with a chuckle.

"Master Earl, don't you look panicked?" General Linirea asked curiously, wiping his beard.

"Panic? Why should I panic?" Earl Simac turned around and said with a big laugh.

Earl Simak is forty years old, but he doesn't look old at all in his middle age. With a short beard, he looks energetic.To be honest, sitting in such a position is actually very difficult to appear old, and there is no one who is not energetic and preparing for the future.Earl Simac is no exception. He commands more than half of Zhongnan, so he is naturally very confident about his future.

"If the hearts of the people are not in harmony, they will disperse. It is difficult for Zhongnan and Southeast to be united. It is likely that they will repeat the same mistakes. Like us and the Fafnir Legion, the two parties hold each other back. The southeast government is full of good and bad people. There are all kinds of people. Since the factions are chaotic and the hearts of the people are not in harmony, then I have nothing to panic." Earl Simac touched the Central South government's influence area on the map and said.

"Divide the troops into two groups, resisting the southeast on the one side, and attacking the southeast on the other side. If the southeast is frustrated, it will be stagnant, and it will start to retreat. When the time comes, the government of Zhongnan government will be alone, and the main force will cross Kunqi Mountain to fight our elite head-on. How can they be undefeated? ?” Earl Simac said frankly.

"At that time, our army will go all the way to the south to conquer the whole of Zhongnan, and bring the whole of Zhongnan into our hands. With the strength of the Zhongnan area, it will be enough to fight for the hegemony of Yongdalim." Earl Simac continued with a smile.

"Your Earl is indeed wise." General Linilea nodded in agreement.

"General, we have to separate again." Earl Simac said with bright eyes.

"All at the earl's disposal, whether it is south-central or southeast, I will do my best to fight against the rebels." General Linirea's heart suddenly surged, and Earl Simac has always trusted him unconditionally. Support him, even though he was defeated in World War II and the Second World War, he was not dismissed. Instead, he was always used and even made him the head of the army.Although he knew that Earl Simac had his own plan for balance, but even so, Linirea died without regret.

"I want General Linirea to lead the government army and the second army to the southeast. There are a total of [-] troops. They don't want to attack, but to defend. Build fortifications on the southeast line and defend the city. You must drag them to me. The army of the Central South government will be defeated." Earl Simac said seriously.

"Linirea has fulfilled its mission." General Linirea said while bending over his sword.

"General Derek, who escaped from Fafnir's Legion, and I will lead the First and Third Armies with a total of 5 people to attack Central South. We will first put the rebels from the Central South government on Kunqi Mountain and lead them to the plains. Decisive battle. When their reserve forces are empty, go straight to the west of Kunqi Mountain and cut off their supplies.” Earl Simac patted the map again and said.

"If nothing else happens, their attack is bound to fail."

243 Revolution Forward

The mobilization meeting was held as scheduled. The Central South government, which had just solved the drought problem, did not rest lazily, but hurriedly organized mobilization to prepare for liberation.Time is running out and time waits for no one.The Zhongnan Government has already learned from Master Chebielin that the Demon Army is colluding with the Brave Government, and has a deep understanding of the danger of the situation.Right now, we can no longer take it slowly and step by step. We must hurry up and expand the liberated areas as soon as possible before the situation deteriorates to win the victory.

Whether it is inside or outside the pass, whether it is a city or a village, you can see the marching steps of soldiers everywhere.After half a year of drought control, the reputation of the revolutionary army has further left an indelible impression on the compatriots in the Central South government area.Such an army is really unheard of and unseen, and it left a very deep impression on the people in the newly liberated west, central and south regions.

With the passage of time, the Zhongnan government has formed two complete revolutionary legions, plus a third revolutionary army that is about to be completed.Governance during the drought period was not entirely a bad thing. The influx of refugees from other places caused a sharp increase in the number of young people in the Central South government.During the drought, these were still a huge burden on the government, which made the comrades of the Central South Government Leszek burnt out.Every day I am tired of transporting food, resettling refugees, and arranging work.

But when the drought is over, these people who have felt the governance methods of the Zhongnan government immediately want to regard this place as their new home.

......

"Are you going to fight again just now?"

In the rumbling factory, several workers gathered in front of the machine and took a temporary rest.The tense morning work was coming to an end. Several workers pulled the small lever of the machine in front of them, slowed down the machine, and chatted with each other while wiping off their sweat.In the factories of the Zhongnan government, the factory always respects the opinions of the workers. If a worker feels that the speed of the machine is too fast, he can slow down the speed of the machine in front of him to show that it is not appropriate.

The factory also organizes a worker meeting every month to discuss whether there are any problems with the factory's recent work plan, whether it is an excessive burden on the workers, or whether an inappropriate work plan has been formulated.The appointment and dismissal of the team leaders of each workshop in the factory, and the appointment of the factory manager are all voted by the workers themselves.

"We want to liberate the whole of Zhongnan." Another worker slowly sat down on the work in hand, smiled and said to the worker comrade.

"I'm looking forward to it. I hope that the revolutionary army will liberate my house quickly. If the revolutionary army opens a factory in my house, I will go back to work. Hey! How wonderful!" The worker in the small hat straightened up said with a smile.

"I heard that you sent your brother to the Revolutionary Army? Is it true?" The worker wearing the hat asked the person beside him again.

"Ah, that's the thing. They are so kind to us. Not only did they not dislike us when we escaped, they also gave us food and clothing, and even assigned us jobs. If it was before, it would be good if we could beg. Only people treat us as human beings and think highly of us." The worker with a towel on his shoulder replied.

"Either they represent our workers and peasants. They are all from the background of workers and peasants. Who else is they targeting?" the worker wearing a hat said with a smile, showing his big teeth.

"Have you ever seen someone who can be an official, take care of us, and be willing to be our own?" said the worker with the towel on.

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