Time flies, and six years have passed since the withdrawal of troops from District 1. During these six years, Longcheng held two military and political conferences, the first of which was held in the 75th year of the New Era.
At the meeting, Li Mingsheng was elected as the first chief of Longcheng with a crushing number of votes, holding military and political power; Tan Hengqiang served as the commander-in-chief of the Longcheng Renmin Army, and An Zecheng served as the chief of staff of the Renmin Army; under them, Su Tianyu was appointed as the Minister of the General Political Department and concurrently served as Longcheng's foreign minister.
At the same time, the Renmin Army established two major war zones, the Eastern and Southern. The commander of the Eastern War Zone was Tan Mingchao, who also served as the deputy director of the General Political Department; the commander-in-chief of the Southern War Zone was Zhao Weihu, who also served as the deputy chief of staff of the Renmin Army.
Xin Xiaodong was assigned to the Eastern Theater Command and served as the commander of the First Army there; Fei Pingsheng was assigned to the Southern Theater Command and served as the commander of the First Army there.
In addition, Jin Maohui, Xing Yao, and other veteran generals were all promoted to major generals and lieutenant generals. Further down the list, Sun Wei and Su Tianbei were also promoted to divisional and brigade-level generals, holding the rank of major general or brigadier general.
Further down the list, Hou Guoyu was promoted to the commander of the security brigade beside Su Tianyu; Daxiong remained in the Bureau of Terrorism and Violence, serving as the chief instructor and captain of the first battalion; Yao Doudou was promoted to the commander of the special operations brigade with the rank of colonel because of his great contributions.
As for the association, the Huatong Association is the largest organization. The former president Wu Boxin resigned from the position and was replaced by Li Mingsheng. Su Tiannan became the official vice president. Other veterans, such as Yu Mingyuan, Gu Baishun, Zhang Taotao, Wei Xiangzuo, Lu Feng and others, still serve as vice presidents to supervise different functional units.
In addition, Gu Baishun was promoted to lieutenant general. In addition to the position of deputy mayor, he also served as the chief director of the General Administration Bureau. Dai Quan, Qiu Ge also joined the General Administration Bureau and served as the deputy director.
In terms of administrative factions, veteran personnel such as Wang Daolin and Li Yuan have all performed their duties and have been promoted to ministerial level or local officials.
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Immediately afterwards, in 1979, the second military and political conference was held in Longcheng.
At this conference, Li Mingsheng and Tan Hengqiang took the initiative to announce that they would not run for election after their terms expired. Subsequently, Su Tianyu was unanimously approved and became the second Chief of Military and Political Affairs of Longcheng. This was the normal handover order that everyone could foresee, and it was also a plan that Lao Li had been laying out for a long time.
At the same time, Tan Mingchao served as Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Command, Xin Xiaodong served as Commander of the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, and Fei Pingsheng served as Commander of the Southern Theater Command.
This military and political conference completed the replacement of the old and the new in Longcheng. The older generation retreated to the second line, and a new generation of young generals gradually stepped onto the historical stage.
Although Su Tianyu tried his best to keep him, Li Mingsheng still insisted on handing over the baton to him. Mayor Li, who had been busy all his life for his ideals, was already in his sixties and was indeed old.
When Su Tianyu tried to dissuade him for the last time, Li Mingsheng said to him meaningfully: "I've finished my work here. Even if you are not in a hurry, the people behind you are. Old guys like me should stop occupying positions... This day will come sooner or later, so it's better to come sooner."
From then on, Longcheng entered the era of Su Tianyu.
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During these six years, District 1, Longcheng, and the Laomo region remained in a state of military cold war, and some military frictions still broke out between the two sides in small areas.
During this period, District 1 also repeatedly instigated some weak armed regimes in the surrounding areas to harass Longcheng and the surrounding areas of Laomo, thoroughly implementing the policy and ideas of military encirclement and suppression.
During this period, District 1 voted for a new commander-in-chief of the Chinese Legion, named Lin Zhentao. After taking over the position, he still reused Kang Dinghuang.
When District One continued to oppress Longcheng militarily and politically, Kang Dinghuang also played his role. He used the connections of the Qingyi Bureau and the power of the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Corps to win over many small regimes around Longcheng and provide financial assistance to some war-torn areas.
However, during these six years, their approach had little effect, because with the help of the Chinese District, Longcheng and Lao Mo adopted an extremely effective response strategy.
First, the Chinese region opened up preferential policies for overseas workers, encouraging companies and people in coastal areas to go to overseas peaceful areas and areas that have friendly relations with the Chinese region to provide assistance and engage in trade.
The government has provided a lot of subsidies for this, including housing, medical care, bonuses, and even children's education for the people, and tax cuts, trade preferences and other benefits for companies.
Under the various preferential policies, a wave of aid construction was immediately set off in the Chinese area. The first batch of voluntary laborers sent overseas was as many as 600,000, and the second batch was as many as 800,000.
This move greatly promoted the development and construction of the impoverished southern region, and also brought considerable benefits to many scattered regimes in the surrounding areas.
At the same time, Longcheng, Laomo area, and Bana City opened trade routes along the southern coast and provided generous trade policies, which greatly promoted trade circulation in the southern region and allowed many people in barren areas to have the opportunity to do business in peaceful areas where there is no war, thereby boosting the economic scale of various regions.
Under such circumstances, the political game between District 1, District China, and Longcheng is growing and declining.
After several battles, the power of the region is gradually weakening, and the population is becoming increasingly sparse. It is impossible for them to follow the example of the Chinese region and send workers to help build the base, as the people will sneer at such a decree.
The people there like freedom and are unwilling to do their own work, or work for a high salary. How could they be willing to go to the barren areas to do any kind of aid construction
Their political thinking is actually better at taking the route of strong alliance, such as cooperating with super regions such as District 2 and District 3, but not good at dealing with weak regimes. For such regimes, they are often better at oppression and control.
In the six-year political game, District 1 spent a lot of money and consumed countless materials, but still had no effect. Although they still criticized the Renmin Army of Longcheng as a rebellious armed force and a war regime that destroyed peace, they could not change the current situation in Longcheng.
After a long time, things finally took a turn for the better, and the election for the new mayor of District 1 was about to begin.
In the last election, because District 1 was at war, the Minister General enjoyed the regional system and was automatically re-elected during wartime. But now that the war has gradually subsided, the Minister General, who was elected by the Republican faction, is facing such a mess and is powerless to change anything.
Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, this election is also a turning point for Longcheng and District 1 to break the ice.
Sure enough, one month before the election, the District Council of District 1 applied for negotiations with Longcheng for the first time. To show its importance, it also specially sent the chief of the District 1 Military and Political Council and the chief of staff of the Chinese Corps, Kang Dinghuang, to attend the meeting.
The two sides negotiated on the bank of the Long River in Longcheng, at the site of the old Quantong Bureau. Su Tianyu, Xin Xiaodong, Gu Baishun and others attended the meeting.
Although there was a willingness for peace talks, during the initial exchanges, the two sides had disagreements on more than 40 clauses, including territorial disputes and political compromises, and the meeting ended in a bad mood.
However, as the host, Longcheng still gave them a normal diplomatic reception and arranged a regular dinner.
However, Su Tianyu only showed up at the dinner party, and was too lazy to say anything, and was ready to leave. As the guards escorted him out, he met a familiar figure.
Kang Dinghuang stood in front of the door, looking at the scene of the reconstruction of Longcheng, smoking a cigarette somewhat lonely. Hearing the movement behind him, he turned his head and saw Su Tianyu, and nodded slightly.
The two looked at each other.
Su Tianyu looked at the opponent with whom he had fought for nearly ten years, slowed down his pace slightly, and looked at him carefully.
At this time, Kang Dinghuang was over 40 years old, his temples were already gray, and his body was very thin, as if someone had drained away his energy.
After a long silence, Kang Dinghuang suddenly said slowly: "This is a negotiation that is doomed to fail..."