Chapter 2028, Looking for Trouble
The tiger's aura is soaring, and the tiger's aura can also be interpreted as evil spirits to a certain extent. It is this tiger that can break the tiger's aura. Once the two separate, the tiger's aura remains at home and cannot be suppressed. Mrs. Snake's grandparents and parents will become the first wave of victims. This is the disaster of blood and light mentioned earlier. The so-called untie the bell still needs the person who tied the bell. If you want to dissipate the tiger aura, you have to let Mr. Tiger take responsibility. It will be exhausted, and the only one who can play this role is Mrs. Snake. It is your choice to keep it. Don't wait until the white silk hangs high at home, and the two elders in the hall go with the wind to regret it. m
It is also extremely unfavorable for Mr. Tiger's parents. The entry of Mrs. Snake will break the previous balance of the whole family and create some chaos. The whole family of Mr. Snake looked at her with admiration and were full of praise. Everything about Mrs. Snake has covered the whole family, and Mrs. Snake's departure will also make this thriving family go downhill.
Furthermore, the children of the two, born under such a combination of genus, children are two extremes, either very good, or a little behind the times, or the brain is not very easy to use, and there will never be a middle-of-the-road child , if it belongs to the kind of children who can't keep up with the times, your departure will not hurt the children much, but if they are smart children, it will bring disaster to the children. It can be said that your separation will bring harm to the children. Bringing early misfortune, there are signs of a white-haired man sending a black-haired man, the Tiger King is the most protective of his youngest son. Licking the calf has a deep love, and the snake is pregnant in October, and she also loves her child very much. Both parties should plan for the future of the child, put aside past suspicions, and work together. There will always be problems with children, and they will follow one after another. In the end, he will become a loner. At that time, it will be too late to regret, and life will be boring, so we can only end our lives. Life is tortured by conscience and fate. Die alone. Among them, Mr. Hu's fate is even more bitter than that of Mrs. Snake. Due to successive heavy blows, Mr. Hu's fate is coming to an end. With the departure of Mr. Tiger, although separated, the fate of the two is actually the same, and Mrs. Snake is not interested in the future. In the end, the two return to the underworld, as the saying goes.
We also met in the city of Fengdu,
What's wrong with the love of the whole life,
It is not my wish to destroy the family,
Just because of parting and hatred at the beginning.
If there is a continuation of the leading edge,
Flying together is also possible.
Mr. Hu, you should be clear when you see this. What you think you can’t pass is the biggest test for you, and that’s why you have suffered so much. If you don’t believe what the little fortune teller said, you can do whatever you want. As the poem says, Fengdu It was also the place where the two met again, the old and the young left, full of regret for a lifetime! ! !
Men, tigers and women, snakes should not be tried, it is a big taboo in the twelve zodiac signs, the little fortune-telling master has been doing fortune-telling for decades,
As far as this is concerned, it is also a guide to enter this maze of no return. The so-called listening to the king is better than reading ten years of books. I hope that the emperor will carefully consider his future. If your current conflicts reach the point, you can ignore them Even if you don't care about it, then naturally the words of the little physiognomy are just nonsense, but if it's just a whim, then you have to think carefully about the words of the little physiognomy, it's easy to have a happy family, it's all up to you between.
It took more than an hour for His Majesty the Emperor to explain clearly what he said. His Majesty was also in the dark. It seems that what this person wants to tell himself is that there is no divorce. , he nodded, and left two hundred yuan, which is also a normal price, and he did not give more or less. Half an hour later, when the emperor had gone to the point where it was useless, this self-proclaimed little physicist He took it in his hand and looked at the two hundred dollars. Good guy, I was given by His Majesty the Emperor. You can't throw away this money. Keep it in a place where everyone can see it. Those who bring wealth, this guy immediately goes out and closes the door, regardless of whether there is a line outside or not, he immediately goes to his own business, he should put these things away, and if he wants to keep them and pass them on to his children and grandchildren, he must do this Do it, otherwise your fortune will be cut off. We are very particular about this.
After walking out of that person's shop, the two of them also had their own thoughts in their hearts, that is, when they go back, they have to make appropriate concessions, and they can't just do it like that. Yue has never entered the harem, and no matter how busy the previous dynasty is, it is not good for the succession of the entire royal family because of this. I just can't listen to it, this thing is getting more and more day by day, and when I don't wake myself up, either something happened here, or there is some event there that I need to attend. It is not that simple to be the emperor of the empire. It seems very simple. However, only I know what my life is like, and now there is no one else to share this burden with me, so I can only grit my teeth and continue walking.
I don't know what method His Majesty used that night. Anyway, he returned to the Queen's Palace and spent a wonderful night there. Li Er, the next day, the Emperor and the Queen attended an event at the same time, and the world's large TV stations Both of them were live broadcasted. Looking at the sweet appearance of the two of them, it seems that they have no intention of getting a divorce at all. Could it be that the news that came out of the palace before was all fake? Could it be that some staff members of the royal family are free? Yet? Only this little physicist knows that all these things are all due to him. Speaking of which, people in the entire empire care about their feelings. The entire empire will be disrupted. The emperor will definitely not be able to deal with state affairs for a period of time after the divorce. Those ordinary people will have seen it. Although he feels that this matter was done by himself, he can't say it. , otherwise I will be in trouble.
However, this little physicist has gained a lot, since then. He actually became friends with His Majesty the Emperor, and some people in the royal family gradually discovered this place. They also treat this magical little physicist as a friend of theirs. There is no difference in status between the two parties. Come here It’s just asking about some things, and they can analyze small things clearly, and it’s impossible for him to make a decision for you. He just tells you all the strategies and things that may happen, and you take your time. Just choose your own path. I don't give you a choice. Let me give you a lot of options, you can choose one of them, and if you fail to choose, I will tell you the final result. This is analysis, not fortune-telling. There is a huge gap between traditional feudal superstitions. This is also the biggest difference between those who study Yi Xue and those who do fortune-telling on the street. He also regards himself as a researcher of Zhouyi. This guy is really nice.
The troubles on Li Er's side were solved very easily, but the troubles on Li Cong's side came again. The father and son seemed to have been accompanied by troubles since they were born. Things like trouble are frequent visitors in their lives, and they do things one by one with trouble, otherwise how could they have grown up? Li Cong has become accustomed to these things. He has just settled the matter of the Eastern Empire, and other things will come out immediately, which is also what he expected. The royal family of the Eastern Empire began to attack the Linghu family. According to the news they received, they had already found out that the Linghu family did what happened to the mission last time. Although the young master Linghu is careful, he still leaves some tails when he does things. People from the Eastern Empire were caught, why was he so careless? Are you going to lose an ally?
Li Cong always thought that even if the other three empires were united, they would not be as threatening to him as the Eastern Empire. Therefore, these people in the Eastern Empire must be well cultivated. If they lose their support, their future life can be said It is really very sad, as if this is a big event, if there is no help from the Linghu family in the local country, it is impossible for him to know what is going on? Just like what was said at the time, there are tens of thousands of people who enter the Warcraft Mountains every day. How can they find out that this is him among the tens of thousands of people? It is simply impossible. They have already hidden themselves as Given that the caravan is very concealed, it is impossible to block the Warcraft Mountains and investigate one by one. This is very bad for Li Cong's current strength. Even if he orders all the Warcraft to attack them, it is impossible. Eliminate them all, you know who he is to mobilize Warcraft to go there, if you don't know, what should you do about the distribution of strength?
Therefore, Li Cong must support the Linghu family. The Linghu family in the driving force country has already sent a message that the royal family is going to use force against them. During this time, Li Cong must take some actions to contain them. Only the royal army can do it. Otherwise, the entire Linghu family may be in trouble. The other three empires have also kept calm on the northern battlefield, and they will not start a war on the back battlefield, where they have reached My own request, that is, not to let the people from Raidenmen return to the Eastern Empire. This is their strategic goal. As long as the people from Raidenmen will not go to the Eastern Empire, they can maintain their current strength, and the three of them can survive together. It has nothing to do with them. The troops of Cao's House of Commerce in the northern battlefield have all been withdrawn. Even if Cao's House of Commerce wants to do something on the back battlefield, it can't do anything, because of what? You have no one there, what do you use to make things happen?
I also feel a little anxious about this matter, how could such a thing happen? It can be said that the Linghu family fell into this situation to help me. If I don't care about them, they will definitely be suppressed by the imperial family of the Eastern Empire. It is impossible to disappear in a short time. The Linghu family It has been established in the Eastern Empire for such a long time, just like the Tuoba family in the Western Empire, even if the royal power of the Western Empire attacked them, they would persist for a while. Compared with the Tuoba family, the Linghu family It seems that he is much more powerful, and it is not that simple for the Eastern Empire to use force against them. In the past, Li Cong hoped that their two families would fight, so that the power of the Eastern Empire would become very weak. Yes, but now the Linghu family has become his spokesperson, and they are also his business partners. They have helped him do a lot of things. If I just stand by and watch, I can't justify it in my heart.
In addition, considering the overall situation, within the Eastern Empire, if there is no one who listens to him and helps him, it is impossible for him to defeat the Eastern Empire. The Eastern Empire is very huge, and he wants to conquer such a big one. The country does not scare the country by taking a few warships and firing two shots. In their inland, if you really want to launch a large-scale war, even if Li Cong has advanced The weapon fragmentation career is definitely an astronomical figure. Even all the people who follow now. It is impossible to conquer a country like the Eastern Empire even if they put their own lives on it, so the strategy Li Cong has to adopt is to support the Linghu family to the top, and he can slowly control the members of the Linghu family. Why is it necessary to go to the front of the stage? Isn't it better to direct behind the scenes? In this way, you don't need to be responsible for what you do. It would be great if the emperor was pushed out. All his plans are now in shambles.
But what should be done is still to be done. If I stand by and watch, I will be the one who suffers in the end? If the Linghu family fights hard with the Eastern Empire, they will have no internal support in the Eastern Empire in the future. It is impossible to rely on the Jia family. Recently, I have also seen that the news that the Jia family gave me can be said to be useless. On the contrary, every piece of news that the Linghu family gave me is very useful. Yes, and it is mainly based on doing labor to gain the greatest benefit. The half-year period was made by others. Is it possible to start a war with the Eastern Empire again now, but it takes a person to start a war Reason, you can’t just drive a warship over there to beat people, what’s the point? If you want a reason, you have to do it yourself. Li Cong took the airship to the fifteen ports occupied by the Eastern Empire overnight. It is very difficult to start a war. It's easy, just do it there, Li Cong has to figure out some things himself.
Many people think that Li Cong's actions are like taking off his pants and farting. It's superfluous. You just take the warship there. Whether it's the eastern coast or the southern coast, your warship will be very flustered if it reaches the entire coastal area. Although the empire has already issued an order to relocate all industries in the coastal areas to the interior, but the sea is so rich, and the Eastern Empire is also very closely connected with their eastern islands, how can people on the seaside not go to the sea? ? That's just nonsense, and the household officials of the Eastern Empire have already calculated that if all the people in the Eastern Empire do not go to sea, their national power will drop to the same level as the other three empires in 50 years. They have invested a lot at sea, and now it is time to recover their investment. If they suddenly withdraw at this time, their losses must be extremely heavy, and they cannot afford to lose!
Li Congyu arrived at the largest city on the southern coast of the Eastern Empire later that day. This city used to be a commercial center of the Eastern Empire in the south, but now it has been ceded to Cao's Commercial Bank, and Cao's Commercial Bank also It’s not a direct request for no reason. We also pay rent every year. We only lease your city instead of ceding it. This word must be used very well. The annual rent is pitifully small, only 100,000 silver. The tax collected in this city is nearly 5 billion silver a year. The difference between 5 billion and 100,000 is believed to be as long as you are not a fool. Defeated, but now, as soon as the specific treaty comes out, everyone can see that the Eastern Empire is really defeated. Whether it is the navy that committed suicide or was reformed, it seems to be of no use, right?
There are 100,000 heavy cavalry and 80,000 infantry stationed here in the Cao's House of Merchant to guard the city. Hundreds of cannons are placed on the city wall. There is such a thing that the Eastern Empire wants to take this city. It is impossible without an army of millions. In the face of modern warfare, the large number of people in ancient times is simply a living target. If Li Cong got the heavy machine gun, it would be a powerful thing? However, these cannons are definitely enough. Compared with the serial crossbow, the attack power of heavy machine guns is very powerful, but heavy machine guns are really eye-catching in this era. The defense has been very good these years. The position can also prevent the enemy from rushing up. Li Cong knew that the safety of these coastal cities in the Eastern Empire was not guaranteed, so their defenses were very powerful, and the layout around them was pretty good.
This city is the largest city on the southern coast of the Eastern Empire. The population here is naturally quite large. It turns out that before the war, this area had a population of about 20 million. After the war, the population here has reached 30 million. Now the whole city is almost out of place. Cao's House Some people have already started planning to build a large number of residential areas outside the city, but now these troubles have come. If a residential area is established outside the city, it will be very inconvenient in terms of management and other aspects, and the people gathered outside the city If there are too many people, it will also pose a great threat to safety. Who knows if the Eastern Empire will infiltrate a large number of people in the same way. Most of the people who came here were from other regions of the Eastern Empire. They were going to do business at sea. The Eastern Empire closed its own coast, so they could only go to sea from here. Cao's firm encourages these people to conduct maritime trade.
"Has anything happened in the city recently? I think the upper echelons of the Eastern Empire already know about our matter with the Linghu family. They will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. We must strengthen our vigilance around us, and it is impossible to protect them. They will attack us suddenly." Li Cong said to city officials when he was in the market. The whole city is divided into two parts, one is military officials, and the other part is originally government officials. They also kept Li Cong's words in mind and vigorously strengthened the defense of the whole city, although the people in the city are all from the east. The people of the empire, but now there is no shortage of people who love money. They have organized about 100,000 mercenaries in the city, and they have already given them some ideological education. What did the people of the empire do? These people are usually in charge of law and order, and they are not needed for other things, and other things have to be considered to transfer troops from their own places.
"We are all defending the surrounding area according to your instructions. There is a first line of defense 30 kilometers around the city, which only serves as an early warning. The second line of defense is 10 kilometers away from the city. In the place, we all took some vacations and built some gun towers and the like to imitate some blockades on the northern front line. I believe it should be able to resist the enemy a little. In the end, these city walls, we all rebuilt the city walls with cement. It has been processed, if the enemy wants to attack our city, it will be very difficult to charge with their weapons. This is not because I am not confident. Just introduce you to take a look. There are no million-dollar soldiers who want to board It is impossible for our city walls, we have already formulated a very strict defense plan." The general of this city said very confidently, and the hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the Cao's House he led even said that others would not pay a hundred The price of ten thousand people cannot climb the city wall.
"It's good to have such self-confidence, but you should also see where others have made progress. The Eastern Empire has fought with us on the northern front for so long, and they will definitely not continue to fight like that in their country. If they If you attack us, how can people swarm up? For our cannons, it is like harvesting wheat to harvest their lives. Everyone is not a fool and would not do such a thing, so you must show a certain If you have a positive attitude, you can’t be satisfied with the past. The tactics of the Eastern Empire are improving and your tactics should also be improved. Your artillery is assumed to be around the city wall. If the city wall is captured, the entire city will be very dangerous, so you must It is only necessary to deploy a vertical echelon for defense." Li Cong looked at most of the defenses here and said, he found that all the defenses had not moved, usually the last line of defense, if once the city wall was captured, how to carry out urban street fighting Woolen cloth!
"Is the question you mentioned just the kind of urban street fighting we talked about in class? If so, we haven't prepared for this, mainly because the residents of this city don't recognize us very much. Great, although they all expressed their acceptance of our rule, if the East Emperor's army came to regain this place, I don't guarantee that they will have any riots? Generally speaking, we want the common people here to cooperate with us in another place It will take a long time, and decades should be enough.” The general said with some concern when he saw so many people behind the city wall, and it was true that there were too many people in the city, and then they all told the Cao family It is a bit unrealistic for the business to cooperate, but it is also unrealistic not to let them cooperate with the Cao family business. If they do not cooperate with the Cao family business, they will definitely cooperate with the people of the Eastern Empire. What will these people of the Eastern Empire do to them? What? They don't know either. They only know that the cooperation with Cao's House is still possible.
"You're right. I'm talking about the kind of urban street warfare. This kind of urban street warfare can be said to be the most powerful type of warfare that consumes the enemy's vitality. In a siege, if you can't support it, you Do you want to continue to support here? That is very unfair to you. Your number is simply incomparable with the number of the Eastern Empire. Once they rush to the city wall, don’t tell me yours They will never be able to charge up the city wall. Your people will always be tired. There will always be a time when they will not be able to see it. That is when they charge up. Once they really charge up, these weapons on our city wall will have no effect. Therefore, it is also necessary to build some fortifications in the city. It is very good for our entire city to build some fortifications in places that do not hinder everyone's normal activities. Li Cong thought for a while and said. In the city, it should indeed Build some. After all, Li Cong and the others are going to retreat to the ship in the end.
There is still a distance from here to the sea. If it is used well, it can also cause huge losses to the enemy. The main reason is that the Eastern Empire knows what losses will be caused by capturing such a city, and they will not dare to come here casually in the future. coming. Many times, people in the Eastern Empire are like this. They think they are powerful, but they dare not bear this loss. If they dare to bear this loss, they will continue to serve as soldiers on the northern battlefield. This makes Li From seeing the weakness of the Eastern Empire, he doesn't have much courage, just bluffing. As long as he defends well here, it is impossible for him to take down the entire city. The surrounding generals nodded, and they What did you feel was lacking in the past? It's just that they didn't say it. They haven't thought about these things for ten minutes. In many people's minds, as long as the city gate is breached, the city is also breached.
"How about the navy? If the people from the Eastern Empire really come to attack the city, what kind of support can the navy provide you? Li Cong looked back at the sea in the distance. It was already beyond the range of the artillery. The navy doesn't have much ability to help this city, and there are more than a dozen warships parked by the sea, which should be the navy stationed in this city. Immediately, an officer wearing different clothes and colors came over, and he is here. The commander of the navy, who is also the supreme commander of the navy here, gave a military salute from my side. The navy is much better than the army in terms of etiquette, and the level of training of the army can be said to be lower than that of the navy. The training time is also relatively short. Take goose step as an example, it is much better for an ordinary navy soldier to go out than an army officer. They have trained a lot.
"Sir, at present, our naval warships here have a total of fifteen large ships, all of which are the largest warships in our Cao's firm. These warships have conducted many exercises here, and they can cover our army's rapid retreat. When we got on the ship, we formed a fast-retreat ship consisting of 50 merchant ships by the sea. At present, the resources of the marine warfare are very small, because our artillery can't reach the distance here. If it hits the shore, our own people will also suffer huge losses, so the navy has not done much yet." The navy commander said sadly, the navy's combat strength is very powerful, especially their artillery. How many times stronger the army can be because it is too far away from here, their artillery can't reach here, and if they fire casually, they will lose their own people.
"It doesn't matter. You haven't learned modern combat. Even when you were studying in the military school, you only learned a little bit. I can tell you what the navy should do. I just love the current position to see what they want to do." Immediately strengthen some in-depth defenses in the city, and you can put your artillery close to the sea, and then do a proofreading to see where your bullets are. Of course it is not for you to actually fire, but for you to calculate , if the enemy really rushes into the city, we will move all the things in the north city to the south city. At that time, you will be able to get the place in the north city, and your artillery will be effective. You must choose a very powerful one. This is your current job. Li Cong's words let the Nanjing Naval Command understand that this is how the navy uses it.
"Sir, haven't we just signed an armistice agreement with Power Nation, and the contract has been signed. They still owe us a lot of money? Are we going to start a war with the Eastern Empire at this time? This seems a bit inconsistent with our Cao family. For the interests of the firm, the city lord thought for a while and said that he had just taken office here and it was like an iron barrel built here. Li Cong still appreciates his task very much. Looking at the military officers and government people around, it shows that they all have this idea. Now that the war has just ended, why start the war again, whether it is for the Eastern Empire or the Cao Family Firm It will take a certain amount of time to consume, and there are not many regular troops here at Cao's House. If there is a real fight, it will inevitably suffer.
"You're asking a very good question. But we have to prioritize what we do. It seems that now, if we fight against the Eastern Empire, it is against our current interests and will cause us a lot of losses, but Why did I make this decision to go to war with them? The only reason is that we need to go to war now. Need to go to war with Winterland to divert their attention and use our navy to beat them up again and sign a contract again. They are already Signed a contract with us. In the future, as long as we win the battle, we will sign the contract. And our friends in the Eastern Empire are being attacked by them. We want to transfer their fighting power to a powerful enemy outside of us. He didn't say anything and he would do what we wanted. Otherwise, we would rob the three hundred counties and cities again like last time. I don't think we robbed as many as last time. Li Cong looked at Said the territory of the Eastern Empire in the distance, at this moment, there was really something in his eyes that he was coming.
Most of the officers don't understand the truth, but they know that they have changed to the latest chain crossbow, and the best chain crossbow brought from the earth is now very powerful, and the penetration power is already comparable to that of some on the earth. The rifle is almost ready. They have practiced with this thing for such a long time and haven't had a chance to try it on the battlefield. How can they hold back? When they heard that the war was about to start, these people were so happy that they almost jumped up. This kind of thing can be said to be the best thing. What is the army doing when they come out? It's impossible to threaten others. They just want to make contributions on the battlefield. If they don't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, they are no different from ordinary people as soldiers? Li Cong smiled and waved his hands to tell these people not to talk about it. He just revealed a little information to them, and they will start to associate without restrictions. Some people even think about capturing the capital of the Eastern Empire. This confidence is A little too big.
"Your current mentality is completely unacceptable. Although we build the army to fight, the greater role of building the army is to protect the people. If we can solve this problem without fighting, why do we have to fight? If It is not a good thing for us if we really want to fight, we will also lose a lot, so you still have to learn what is called a soldier who does not fight but surrenders. Only in this way can our army be a victorious general. When your own army is displayed, others will not dare to be serious with you. Don’t you think about such a thing and don’t you find it enjoyable? Li Cong looked at the last officer and said with a smile, going down and riding to the defense system outside the city to see Look, although he wants to help the Linghu family, he has to take care of his own affairs first, right? I only have these fifteen cities in the Eastern Empire. If something goes wrong with these fifteen cities, I really don’t know what to do. If it is done, the Eastern Empire will be ruthless.
The defense system outside the city is basically the same as the defense system on the back battlefield, and it is also built in the same way as the three-dimensional defense there. It can be said that if the Eastern Empire wants to carry out a large-scale attack in such a flat place, Their final loss was very huge. Li Cong looked around and found that the defense here is still very good. It is not so easy for the army of the Eastern Empire to rush in, so he can do something for the Linghu family. But if you want to provoke an incident, you can have a formal reason. Li Cong went back to the place where he was staying and thought about it. He didn’t know any reason to start a war with the Eastern Empire recently. After the Eastern Empire signed a treaty with him, basically Moved away all the people in the 30 kilometers around my city. Even if I was looking for a job, I couldn't find anyone. Would I have to sail to other people's territory and fire a few shots at random? This doesn't seem very good, does it?
If that's the case, I would really be an invader. I could act as a pirate before, but now everyone knows that I am a member of the Cao's firm. If I attack them for no reason, it will cause resistance from the common people. The common people The resistance is very fierce. It is different from the army. The army fights one-sided resistance. It is enough to defeat the army. But if the common people resist, it will be an all-out war and fall into an empire as big as the Eastern Empire. Li Cong couldn't even imagine being caught in such an all-out war. No matter how many troops he dispatched, the final result must be his own failure. This is the People's War and the People's Ocean War. For him, this is simply unbelievable. Things, things that I don’t believe in and things that I dare not try, so Li Cong must find a full reason, no matter what the reason is, he must have this reason before he can go to war.
"You said our boss put so much thought into it, why do you want me to say that you can just sail out to find a place to fight, and you can come out immediately. What are you thinking about? Are you tired?" One of Li Cong's adjutants saw Li Cong In the house, the few of them were chatting outside and said that according to their heads, his style of play just now was considered very good. If he used Li Cong's brain group, it was a very stupid way. What do you think? It's also impossible to go directly to attack people, right? Don’t even look at what’s going on in your own mind? Or you can only look outside and look at the map in the house, we all just stay and protect the boss, other things are not what we should think about, another guard looks at this guy He said with a smile that they are all warriors who usually use their brains and basically don't know how to do them. What they have to do is physical work.
I suddenly thought of some things that happened on the earth. If something happened between the colonial empire and the colony, it would be very simple. Just find someone to go out and find something to do, right? Anyway, I have consular jurisdiction. No matter what happened to you, no traffic happened. If the local people want to resist this matter, this is an excuse for me to go to war. Thinking of this, Li Cong snapped his fingers outside, and immediately the adjutant who was talking just now came in. (to be continued,!