One Thousand Fifty-Seven, Can't Afford to Lose

The long street was bustling with people, but they consciously made way for Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin to make way for the memorial clock of Fort 178.

Everyone knows this custom. The first thing the young marshal does when he enters the city is to commemorate the pioneers who died fighting for Fort 178.

While walking, Zhang Jinglin looked at the residents on both sides of the street. He suddenly asked Ren Xiaosu, "Do you know why our Fortress 178 is fighting now?"

"I almost got it," Ren Xiaosu smiled, "It's just that I haven't figured out how to protect them, how to be the master of the Northwest."

Zhang Jinglin smiled and said, "I was the same as you at the beginning. When the old commander asked me to take over Fort 178, I was in a daze. I thought I was just a medical soldier. How did I become the commander of the Northwest Army? "

"What happened next?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.

"Later he put me in a confinement room, and then told me that the commander was none other than me, and that I was the only one who could lead everyone to live. If I didn't agree, he would keep me locked up," Zhang Jinglin recalled: "He still He came to enlighten me, it is said that when his previous commander asked him to take over, he was unprepared, but he agreed after being hung up and beaten."

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Why did the commanders of the 178 Fortresses have such a tortuous path to take office?

Seeing his surprise, Zhang Jinglin smiled and continued: "It's strange to say that none of the commanders of Fort 178 was willing at first, and the old commanders forced the next one to submit like hooligans. The most gentle incumbent commander, how is it, moved?"

"Mr. Zhang, you haven't changed at all," Ren Xiaosu sighed.

When he was in the market town school, Zhang Jinglin would grow vegetables in the yard by himself and smoke cigarettes. Although he was a decent person, he was not restrained when getting along.

Ren Xiaosu asked curiously: "But why do you have to choose someone who you don't want to be the commander? There should be many people with strong abilities."

"What the old commander told me is that we must choose someone who does not have the position of commander in his eyes, because the commander of Fort 178 does not need ambition or desire for power," Zhang Jinglin explained.

"Why?" Ren Xiaosu was surprised.

"Because the duty of Fort 178 is to guard, its commander must not have the thought of expanding the territory," Zhang Jinglin said seriously: "The meaning of our existence is these people around us. If one day this chariot starts to serve If one's own desires are activated, then the countdown to the demise of Fort 178 will start. Of course, this method of choice may not be correct, but anyway, it has been chosen this way in the past. The old commander made me do it."

"Wait, why did you start throwing blame all of a sudden?!" Ren Xiaosu was stunned.

"But that being said, you must do a good job," Zhang Jinglin said seriously: "Of course, you are doing very well now. I have been paying attention to the No. 144 barrier. I was worried that you were too young. I couldn't manage a barrier well, and I found out that I was worrying too much."

Zhang Jinglin continued: "Using the contract system to open up everyone's enthusiasm for land reclamation is the right medicine for the entire Northwest. It must be admitted that you are much stronger than when I first took over."

Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "What was Mr. Zhang like when he first took over Fort 178?"

"At that time, I only had Fort 178, but just such a fort made me very busy. Today, some people say that we need to increase our military equipment and expand the number of troops. The next day, some people say that there is not enough food. Anyway, these government affairs are just like fighting a war every day. "Zhang Jinglin said with emotion: "At that time, the Zong family was still making trouble secretly. There were many problems inside Fort 178, but fortunately they were all resolved, otherwise I would really have no face to meet the old commander.

However, after experiencing these things, I also concluded that no one is born suitable to be a commander. After reaching that position, he will naturally improve, and pressure will make people grow. "

Although Zhang Jinglin said it easily, Ren Xiaosu knew that Zhang Jinglin must have had a hard time at that time.

Zhang Jinglin continued: "Now you have a team, a lot of talents in government affairs, and even a commanding genius like P5092 in the military, so I am more at ease. What I am more interested in now is your Daxing Northwest 2.0 plan, do you have any idea about version 3.0 now?"

1.0 is to kidnap high-tech talents, such as Wang Yun, P5092, Ji Ziang, etc.

2.0 is to cast a wide net and abduct a large number of refugees to support the construction of the Northwest, open up wasteland and cultivate land, and supplement technical talents.

This time 2.0 is still very surprising, because those refugees are not all refugees, a large number of them are skilled workers, engineers, university professors and other high-skilled professionals of Tinder and Kong, and some of these people even have human resources. Holding patent projects, which is very strong for Northwest's technology supplement.

For example, one of the scientists is one of the project leaders of the miniature pacemaker, and another scientist is the project leader of the disposable endoscope.

Although these talents are not obviously helpful to the war, a force cannot always think about war, and all-round development is the serious business.

Only those who really care about the development of power will understand how important these talents are.

To say that Zhou Qingyang is really an idiot, the other party only thinks that the refugees are a burden, but never thought that the refugees also contain wealth.

Therefore, Zhang Jinglin will praise Daxing Northwest Version 2.0. The abduction of refugees this time has really brought a huge surprise to Northwest.

As for 3.0...

Ren Xiaosu shook his head and smiled wryly: "I don't have a clue about the 3.0 plan yet."

"It's okay, there's no rush," Zhang Jinglin said with a smile, "the days are still long."

At this time, the two had already walked in front of the memorial clock. The huge bronze bell hung above the square, and there were eleven tall stone tablets scattered on the square, recording the eleven wars experienced by Fort 178.

Behind the two of them was a dense crowd of people from Fortress 178, all silently looking at the backs of Zhang Jinglin and Ren Xiaosu in the square.

Zhang Jinglin said: "Under this monument is buried the list of pioneers who died in previous wars, with a total of 279,281 dead. Eleven wars have left Fort 178 riddled with holes, but we have won every time. Xiaosu, as the current commander, I actually There is nothing to teach you, but there is only one thing you must remember. Although winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, Fort 178 cannot be defeated. Look at the people behind you who look at you with expectant eyes, and you should understand , Fortress 178 can't afford to lose."

There are millions or tens of millions of Northwesterners behind them, and they really can't afford to lose.

Everyone says that a person must be brave enough to accept failure. Failure is nothing, the most important thing is whether you have the courage to get up.

But the Northwest Army is different. They must use courage, determination, wisdom, and even life to ensure the final victory of every war. .

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There is another chapter tonight, it will be very late, I suggest you read it tomorrow morning