Chapter 476 Extra 1: One Hundred Years of Solitude (I)
"Take the train to Taiwan
In 2035
Go see Grandma Penghu Bay
And the two and a half pairs of footprints
Take the train to Taiwan
In 2035
Go see the love song Alishan
And the magical Sun Moon Lake
..."
The year 2035.
On the first train departing from Beijing to the north of the Taiwan Strait, the nursery rhyme that appeared a long time ago was played...
In the high-end soft sleeper car, several white-haired old people felt the mood when the train passed through the Strait Tunnel.
The younger generation cannot understand their generation's obsession with returning...
In that weak era of war and people being treated like grass, we lost too much.
After we have worked hard for two hundred years and finally become strong, we must find back everything we have lost, bit by bit.
Not only territory, but also dignity.
It has been eight years since the epic war that determined the hegemony of the Asia-Pacific region...
In that war, except for nuclear weapons, both sides used all the advanced weapons that had ever appeared on this planet.
There are more than 700 bases in the United States worldwide, and 200 of them are in the Asia-Pacific region.
Originally, five aircraft carrier battle groups were deployed, and three were urgently deployed later.
More than 4,500 fighter planes of various types, more than 300 ships, and 600,000 troops.
F22, F35, Burke-class destroyers, various nuclear submarines, B2 bombers...
Compared with this war, the war between the big and the second Mao more than ten years ago was not even a fight between rookies.
The firepower equivalent of the two world wars combined is not as good as a major battle in this campaign.
But, it was not a fierce battle.
No one expected that the mainland, which has always advocated not firing the first shot and adhering to the defensive strategy, would suddenly launch an attack, sweeping all American military bases within the second island chain with Guam as the center with nearly endless missiles and the power to destroy the world.
Compared with the degree of advancement of conventional weapons, to be honest, there is still a huge difference between the two countries.
But so what?
Even if it is black gunpowder, as long as it is tilted in unlimited quantities, it can still blow up the world.
What's more, the strength of the rabbit is no longer what it used to be.
The countless advanced weapons stored in the base of America were destroyed without even firing a single shot.
Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, not even the ashes were left...
Although the coastal areas of the mainland also suffered huge losses in the subsequent wars, and America even vowed to retaliate even if the S3 season was launched, when several nuclear shells suddenly exploded in the Yellowstone Canyon, everyone suddenly calmed down and missed peace together...
After all, if only a few nuclear shells were fired, the losses would be limited.
But if a lunatic really detonated the Yellowstone volcano, the era might be restarted... What's the point of playing then?
So the century negotiation that attracted the attention of the whole world was launched, also known as the Doomsday negotiation.
Because this negotiation is about the fate of mankind.
The mainland is fine. Except for some public intellectuals, the mainland is basically united.
But the West is different. After finding that accusing the mainland was fruitless, a large-scale anti-war walk was held.
Although there were two or three years of fighting and talking, a series of agreements were finally reached.
The West restricted the mainland's right to deploy troops overseas. It cannot be like America, with bases all over the world, especially not involved in the West. This is the bottom line of America and NATO.
But the mainland never thought of imitating the bad seeds of Anglo-Anglo.
The biggest gain of the mainland is that in Asia, the chains tied to the Oriental dragon no longer exist.
From the perspective of strength, America can no longer do whatever it wants!
"You say, Jiuer is almost sixty this year, and she still refuses to get married. She only knows how to fight and kill and expand territory all day long. She has done all the work that you men should do, so what do you do?"
In the sofa rest area of the carriage, the white-haired Lou Xiu is about to be a hundred years old, and he still has endless worries.
The great-grandchildren in the family have already exceeded 100. Li Yuan, Lou Xiao'e, Nie Yu and others can't even recognize them all. Only Lou Xiu can remember every child.
Of course, the most worried is still Li Xing's generation.
Xiao Jiu's brother, Xiao Ba Li Zhenbang, who was born in the same womb as Xiao Jiu, has grandchildren, but Xiao Jiu is still alone. Lou Xiu is worried...
And the expansion of territory she mentioned is not referring to Lan, but Myanmar.
When the two giants collided violently, Myanmar also experienced great turmoil.
The seven states that were originally in civil war suddenly united to form a coalition army. Before anyone could react, they swept the Myanmar government army from east to west.
I don't know how these ethnic minority states have developed over the years. Myanmar's seven provinces, seven states and two cities originally had a total population of more than 50 million, of which more than 60% were Burmese.
Who would have thought that after a war, it was discovered that the total population of the seven states exceeded 80 million, and the Burmese, the largest ethnic group, only had more than 20 million people...
After the newly established central government dispersed the more than 20 million Burmese and evenly distributed them to seven provinces, seven states and two cities, there were only more than 1 million people in each place, a minority...
Then, through voting, Myanmar announced that it would become a permanent neutral country, just like Lan.
Of course, this is actually a kind of soft compromise, giving the world's countries a step down.
Because everyone knows where the extra tens of millions of minorities come from, they can't just fall from the sky, right?
Western media also made a big fuss about it.
But so what?
China does not recognize it, and Myanmar does not recognize it either.
What can you do to me?
Of course, in order to maintain the superficial order, Myanmar still declared itself a neutral country and did not enter into any military alliance.
To become a permanent neutral country, you cannot just declare it unilaterally. Before Lan and Myanmar, there were only seven internationally recognized permanent neutral countries in the world, and only one in Asia.
The West, led by America, would not agree to it, because it was almost equivalent to confirming that it was a country that would not be conquered.
But it happened at the most intense moment of the battle between the dragon and the eagle, and it was also the day when someone exploded a nuclear bomb in Yellowstone Park...
Forget it, a neutral country is better than completely turning to the Eastern Dragon.
So, there are two more neutral countries recognized by both the East and the West in the world.
Immediately afterwards, the mainland began to break ground in the southern Yunnan direction, and a large-scale oil pipeline was built.
And Myanmar began to build an oil refinery...
Not to mention the excellent geographical location, Myanmar itself is also a major oil country.
Of course, the West does not care much.
They still control the most resources in the world...
Moreover, they believe that there will definitely be internal fighting between the two countries...
Because the king of Myanmar who restored the constitutional monarchy is a Burmese with the same name as the greatest emperor in the history of the Burmese, Anawrahta, but his real name is Li Rui.
The rulers of this world all understand that the Tang Li family has become the undisputed first family in the Chinese world today, and it is becoming more and more powerful.
With the influence of Confucian culture for thousands of years, the saying "How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed" has long been deeply rooted in the bones.
The more wise the ruler is, the more he will be wary.
For example, this Li Rui, in the eight years since he became king, Li Rui insisted on a neutral, peaceful and friendly policy to the outside world, and first used an iron fist to the inside...The real iron fist, the butcher knife fell, the heads rolled, and then the policy of appeasement.
Five years of cleaning and three years of raising children, now Myanmar is no longer the fragmented and messy chaos of the past, but has been integrated into a truly unified and complete country.
Countless Burmese people shouted wildly for this. In this world, even Burmese people rarely remember that once upon a time, Myanmar was the richest and most powerful country in Southeast Asia!
After this country becomes strong, will it be willing to be a vassal of China?
Absolutely not!
This is also one of the auxiliary causes and conditions for Myanmar to successfully establish itself...
Now the only thing the West cares about is that old monster, hurry up and die.
With that monster around, it is difficult for Lan, Myanmar or China to cause unrest.
And if he is gone, the probability of these three countries having conflicts or even a war will be more than a hundred times greater.
God still loves his people, that monster is dying.
That's right, Li Yuan, who often appears in Hong Kong Island and Beijing, has been reported to be critically ill several times, and looks very old...
If it weren't for him, perhaps the outcome of the battle between the dragon and the eagle would still not change, but the price paid by the Eastern Dragon would definitely be ten times what it is now.
As for the status of a neutral country, it is actually no big deal, and it has happened before.
For example, Belgium and Luxembourg were once permanent neutral countries, but due to their weak strength and location at a transportation hub, their permanent neutrality was completely useless during the world war.
The world situation is complex and turbulent, as can be seen from this.
It can be predicted that after the monster dies, the world will definitely change dramatically...
But no one knows when the monster will die...
Li Yuan, with a head full of silver hair, retracted his gaze outside the window and advised gently: "Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Jiuer lives a free and easy life, like a fairy. If you force yourself to get together with a man she doesn't like, she will not be happy."
Lou Xiu sighed and said: "Okay, I don't have much time anyway. I can't care so much... Yuanzi..."
Seeing her hesitation, Li Yuan smiled and said: "Sister Xiu, do you want to ask why I have aged so fast in these years?"
Lou Xiao'e said carefully: "After mom left, you have been getting older every year, and you have surpassed us..."
Not only Li's mother has passed away, but in the past 30 years, the second sister-in-law, the third brother, the third sister-in-law, the fourth brother, the fourth sister-in-law, the fifth brother, the fifth sister-in-law... Except for Li Yuan, the eight golden men of the Li family have all passed away.
Then, even Li Kun, Li Tang, and Li Jun passed away...
Li Yuan had more and more white hair on his head, and his wrinkles were getting deeper and deeper.
He looked old and frail.
But Xiaojiu said that her father looked more and more like a flawless jade.
This joke made the whole family laugh for a long time...
Li Yuan said gently: "But my mood is getting better and better. It is a blessing given to me by God to grow old with you. I am very happy."
Several wives and beauties laughed together, their eyes were moved.
In this life, they are complete...
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PS: I have been sleeping all the time, sleeping during the day and at night, and I can't wake up. The days without writing are a bit refreshing, but also a bit nostalgic. I will probably write a few extras, which are imaginative. Those who want to read them can read them, and those who don't want to read them will not read them. As for the new book, it will probably be after the New Year...