The crowds were bustling on the long street, but they consciously made a way to the 178th Fortress memorial bell for Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin.

Everyone knows this routine. The first thing the young marshal did when he entered the city was to pay homage to the pioneers who died in the battle for the 178th Fortress.

Zhang Jinglin looked at the residents on both sides of the street as he walked. He suddenly asked Ren Xiaosu: "Do you know why our 178 Fortress is fighting?"

"I almost know," Ren Xiaosu smiled: "But I haven't figured out how to protect them and how to be the master of the northwest."

Zhang Jinglin smiled and said, "I was like you at the beginning. When the old commander asked me to take over the 178 Fortress, I was confused. I thought I was just a medical soldier. Why did I become the commander of the Northwest Army?"

"What happened later?" Ren Xiaosu said curiously.

"Later he put me in a lockdown room, and told me that the commander was my only one, and that I could lead everyone to survive. If I didn't agree, I would keep me in lockdown," Zhang Jinglin recalled: "He also enlightened me. It is said that when his previous commander asked him to take over, he was not prepared, but he was hung up and beaten and agreed."

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Why did the 178 Fortress Commanders have such tortuous roads to take office?

Seeing him surprised, Zhang Jinglin smiled and continued, "It's strange to say that none of the commanders of the 178 Fortress were willing to be at first. They were all old commanders who forced the next one to submit like hooligans. Speaking of which, I'm considered to be the gentlest current commander to the next one. How about it? Are you moved?"

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

When he was in the restaurant in the market town, Zhang Jinglin would grow vegetables in the yard by himself and smoke cigarettes. Although he was serious, he would never be depressed when getting along with him.

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

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

"Why?" Ren Xiaosu was surprised.

"Because the responsibility of Fortress 178 is to protect, its commander must not have the intention to expand territory," Zhang Jinglin said seriously: "The meaning of our existence is the people around us. If one day the chariot begins to be activated for one's own desire, then Fortress 178 will start the countdown to extinction. Of course, this method of choice is not necessarily correct, but in the past generations, I have made this choice like this. If I make a mistake, it's not my fault. It was the old commander who asked me to do this."

"Wait, why did you suddenly start to blame?!" Ren Xiaosu was stunned.

"But that being said, you must do it well," Zhang Jinglin explained 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 to manage a barrier well, but I found that I was over-concerned."

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

Ren Xiaosu said curiously: "What did Mr. Zhang look like when he first took over the 178 Fortress?"

"I had only 178 Fortress at that time, but just such a fortress made me very busy. Today, some people said they wanted to improve their military equipment and expand their troops. Tomorrow, some people said that there was not enough food. Anyway, these government affairs alone were like fighting wars every day," Zhang Jinglin sighed: "At that time, the Zong family was making trouble secretly. There were many problems inside the Fortress at 178, but fortunately they were all solved, otherwise I would be shameless to go down to meet the old commander. However, after experiencing these things, I also concluded that no one was born to be a commander. After reaching that position, there will naturally be some progress, and pressure will make people grow."

Although Zhang Jinglin sounds easy, Ren Xiaosu knew that Zhang Jinglin must have been difficult at that time.

Zhang Jinglin continued: "Now you have a team, there are many talents in government affairs, and there are command geniuses like p5092 in the military, so I am more at ease. What I am more interested in now is your plan for Daxing Northwest 2.0. Do you have any clues about the 3.0 version now?"

1.0 is to lead high-end talents, such as Wang Yun, p5092, Ji Zi'ang, etc.

2.0 is to cast a wide net, bringing a large number of refugees to support the construction of the northwest, open up land and farm, and supplement technical talents.

This time, 2.0 is still a surprise, because those refugees are not all refugees, and a large number of them are technical workers, engineers, university professors and other highly educated professionals from Tinder and Kong. Some of these people even have patent projects, which is very powerful for technical supplements in the Northwest.

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

Although these talents did not significantly help the war, a force cannot always think about war. Comprehensive development is the serious matter.

Only those who truly care about the development of forces will understand how important these people are.

Zhou Qingyang is really a fool. The other party only thinks that refugees are burdens, but never thinks that there is wealth in these refugees.

Therefore, Zhang Jinglin would praise Daxing Northwest 2.0 version, and this abduction of refugees really brought great surprises to the Northwest.

As for 3.0…

Ren Xiaosu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is no clue about the 3.0 plan yet."

"It's okay, no hurry," Zhang Jinglin said with a smile: "There are still a long time."

At this time, the two had already walked to the memorial bell, and the huge bronze bell was hung above the square. Eleven tall stone tablets were scattered on the square, recording the eleven wars experienced by the 178 Fortress.

Behind the two were densely packed with 178 Fortresses standing, everyone was silently looking at the backs of Zhang Jinglin and Ren Xiaosu in the square.

Zhang Jinglin said: "Under this monument is a list of pioneers who died in previous wars, with a total of 279,281 people killed. The eleventh war left the 178 Fortress full of holes, but we won every time. Xiao Su, as the current commander, I actually have nothing to teach you, but there is only one thing you must remember, although victory or defeat is common in military affairs, the 178 Fortress cannot lose. Look at the people behind you who look at you with anticipation, and you should understand that the 178 Fortress cannot afford to lose."

Behind them are millions and tens of millions of Northwest people, and they really can't afford to lose.

Everyone says that a person must have the courage to accept failure. It doesn’t matter if he fails. 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 each war.

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