nycdaug Chapter 220 Anxi Base
Chapter 220 Anxi Base
At 5 PM on August 12th, the group arrived in Anxi City on time. Representatives from the nearby Northwest Military Region had already arrived, along with those from the Central Military Region (which was already there) and the Southeast Military Region (which had recently moved to the Central Military Region). At this point, representatives from three different factions were present at the meeting place. Representatives from the Southwest and Northeast Military Regions, being farther away, had not yet arrived.
Escorted by the welcoming troops, they drove all the way to the center of Anxi Base. Representatives from the three military districts came out to welcome them, along with many soldiers and residents of Anxi Base, eager to catch a glimpse of the legendary Eastern Military District.
General Chen Guoqiang, the temporary head of the Provisional Chinese Military Commission and the Provisional Chinese General Affairs Council, stood at the forefront. General Sun Tianlong instructed Li Chenglong to stop the car a few hundred meters away, and then led the group over.
"Hahaha, Sun Tianlong, you're still as robust as ever, your imposing presence undiminished, no, even more so than before!" Sun Tianlong said, shaking hands with Chen Guoqiang. "Oh, not at all, I've lost an arm and my left cheek is disfigured. By the way, let me introduce you to the members of our delegation." Sun Tianlong then introduced each member to Chen Guoqiang, who warmly shook hands and chatted with each of them.
When Chen Guoqiang reached Li Chenglong, he said happily, "Lord of Dawn City, Commander of the Dawn Army, Li Chenglong, well done! Dawn City is now a well-known name in China. Every base has heard of you. You are young and promising!" Li Chenglong gave a standard salute and said, "It's all thanks to the cultivation of China, the help of many brothers and sisters, and the support of all the people of Dawn City." Chen Guoqiang nodded in satisfaction and went to greet others.
Then, led by Sun Tianlong, Li Chenglong and his group greeted the representatives of the other military regions. After everyone had gotten to know each other, Chen Guoqiang said loudly, "Let's go have a meal together first, and then everyone can rest well. After the comrades from the Northeast Military Region and the Southwest Military Region arrive, we will begin this joint meeting."
Guided by some people, the group went to the large dining hall that was usually used for officers' meals. This time, each table was set with all kinds of food, and even the rice was Dawn Rice. This was cultivated from seeds that Li Chenglong had Lu Mingyuan and others take back. When Li Chenglong came in the afternoon, he saw a large number of Dawn Rice fields and many water-type ability users irrigating them.
Chen Guoqiang raised his glass and said, "Representatives from various military regions, please eat and drink well. After the meal, we will have someone to arrange your resting place. Please get a good rest tonight." Then everyone happily began to eat. People moved around the table, chatting with each other. Eating was not the purpose; making friends was the main point.
During this time, many people from the Northwest Military Region and the Central Military Region came to greet Li Chenglong. Among them were Lu Mingyuan, Wang Ruyan, Ye Kai and Ye Xuan, whom Li Chenglong knew well. Of course, there were also many representatives from various bases. Some of these representatives expressed great goodwill and wanted to talk to Li Chenglong privately to see if they could reach a cooperation agreement. However, Li Chenglong said that he should rest well today and that this matter was not urgent.
After the banquet, Li Chenglong was about to go with the people from Shuguang City to their accommodations when a guard came over, saluted, and said, "General Li, General Feng, and General Chen would like to invite you over. Please come with me." Li Chenglong chatted with Ma Tiancheng for a few minutes, then asked him to take the people from Shuguang City over and settle them in before he and Feng Tiancheng went over.
The two men followed the guards along a side path to Chen Guoqiang's temporary office. After being announced, they entered. Chen Guoqiang was writing a document at his desk. Seeing Li Chenglong enter, he smiled and said, "You two, please sit down. I'll be finished soon. Xiao Zhao, get some water for the two generals." Immediately, a capable-looking young man next to him picked up a thermos and poured a glass of water for Li Chenglong and Feng Tian.
Five minutes later, Chen Guoqiang finished writing the document, signed his name, stamped it, and said, "Xiao Zhao, send this out quickly; we'll need it for a meeting in a couple of days." The young man took the document with both hands, put it in a folder, and quickly left.
Li Chenglong and Feng Tian exchanged a glance, walked over, saluted, and said, "Li Chenglong, Commander of the Dawn Army, reporting for duty." "Feng Tian, Chief of Staff of the Dawn Army, reporting for duty." Chen Guoqiang was 70 years old this year. Although he was not a superhuman or an awakened person, he still looked very robust and did not look like an old man at all.
Chen Guoqiang said with a smile, "There's no need for so much formality here. I invited you here today to express my gratitude. Shuguang City has selflessly contributed advanced machinery and high-quality food on many occasions, such as crystal generators, super alloy knife manufacturing machines, Shuguang rice, Shuguang rice seeds, and Type 20 rifle manufacturing machines. This has solved the urgent needs of our Central Military Region and Northwest Military Region. It can be said that it has truly been a timely help."
Just as Li Chenglong was about to speak, Chen Guoqiang continued, "I and several other key leaders attended your Shuguang City's first anniversary celebrations, including the August 1st event. We were very satisfied and pleased. We never expected that Shuguang City would develop to its current state in just over a year. This is a tremendous success. The main reason I called you here today is to have some exchanges and communication. I wanted to give you a heads-up that we want to establish Shuguang City as a model. What do you think?"
Li Chenglong stood up and said, "Shuguang City is still in the early stages of development. It's really unacceptable to be regarded as a model for all of China." Chen Guoqiang smiled and said, "It's good for young people to be modest, but excessive modesty is not advisable. Alright, this matter is settled. There's one more thing we have a favor to ask. We hope that Shuguang City can help develop some of the bases."
Chen Guoqiang paused and continued, "We know that several bases in your Eastern Military Region have formed a strategic alliance and are developing well. We were wondering if you could expand the scope of cooperation a bit. Some bases are having a tough time right now, and it would be great if you could help them. However, they certainly won't let you help for nothing. They will also exchange crystals or various materials, such as iron ore, copper ore, or even oil."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Of course, that's fine. It can help other bases and also yield some crystals and materials. It's a win-win situation for both sides, so we're naturally happy to do it. Whether it's crystal generators, Type 20 rifles, Dawn Rice seeds, or even some technology, these can all be included in the scope of cooperation."
The two talked for more than an hour. When Li Chenglong left, he gave Chen Guoqiang five energy pistols. Chen Guoqiang took them and played with them for a while, saying with great affection, "Your Dawn City always manages to come up with something new. Last time you had spaceships and all kinds of new cannons, and this time you have new pistols. I wonder what you'll have next time."
At 9:10 PM, Li Chenglong gathered the people from Dawn City together, emphasizing the discipline maintained during the meetings of the past few days and some confidentiality regulations of the Dawn City Dawn Army, which was unanimously agreed upon. Feng Tian then asked, "Commander Li, are there any particularly powerful individuals among those attending this meeting?" Li Chenglong thought for a moment, "Several. I discovered at least ten level 9 individuals and two level 10 individuals during dinner tonight. And these are only from the four military regions that have arrived. I wonder what kind of experts will be present when the Northeast and Southwest military regions arrive. Let's keep a low profile."