Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 511 Arrival in Tianjin
"I came to Tianjin, but I didn't learn anything! I learned to drive a car, and I ran over more than 200 people! When the police came looking for me, I was terrified! I scrambled and crawled into a rat's den! Once inside, hey, it was actually quite nice! I looked left and right, and it was really spacious! When the rats saw me, they were trembling with fear. They stood at ease, then at attention, and even knelt down to kowtow."

As Ximen Lang strolled along the overpass in Tianjin, this passage just popped out of his mouth.

Good heavens, he was utterly irresponsible and unreliable.

Bai Ling, who was still puzzled by the so-called surprise that Ximen Lang had kept her in suspense yesterday, couldn't help but interrupt.

"What kind of nonsense are you singing? It doesn't make any sense at all. What is this rubbish?"

"What the hell? This is the official city song of Tianjin! Don't you have any taste?"

"What? The city song of Tianjin?"

"hold head high!"

"This is it? This thing can be the city song of Tianjin? Are you kidding me? And you say I have no taste? It's you guys who have no taste, okay?!"

Bai Ling was speechless. After pondering for a while, Hao Pingchuan couldn't help but chime in.

"Brother Lang, while I do think the part you were humming just now was quite interesting and catchy, using it as a city anthem... isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? It's not that bad, is it?"

Whether it was Bai Ling or Hao Pingchuan who insisted on coming along, they all really didn't know what they were talking about.

Ximen Lang replied without hesitation.

"Just kidding, this is the official city anthem, okay? Everyone around Tianjin knows it. Don't believe me? Just grab anyone."

I was just about to have Bai Ling randomly ask any old Tianjin resident to see if that was the case, and if all Tianjin residents thought so.

Then, Ximen Lang realized something was wrong.

Why?

Of course, it's because this song was finally created decades later and became popular throughout the country before it was accepted as the city song by the people of Tianjin!

Now?

Let alone the song's author, the author's grandfather might still be just a child!

People in the Tianjin area certainly wouldn't recognize this song!

"But in any case, the mood of this song matches the generally humorous and witty temperament of people in Tianjin, right? You guys think about it carefully, isn't that the case?"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

"If that's the case, then this song really does fit the Tianjin area quite well."

"Right? You can tell just by listening to them talk. Wow, they're all comedians. Their tongues are so smooth. Seriously, if an average person were to go up against a local from Tianjin, you might not be able to out-talk them."

"In addition, they have a tradition and a certain atmosphere here. Look under this overpass, there are vendors, performers, clapper talk singers, and crosstalk comedians. Goodness, there are so many of them!"

"The locals are particularly enthusiastic about this kind of thing, and they love the lively atmosphere. They often stroll around Tianqiao or go to teahouses to listen to a few performances. Over time, their tongues become fluent, and naturally, they become more humorous and witty through what they hear and see."

After listening to Ximen Lang's explanation, Bai Ling and Hao Pingchuan thought about it more and more and felt that Ximen Lang's words made more and more sense. They also felt that the song was indeed quite in line with the humorous and witty style of Tianjin.

Furthermore, given the certainty with which Ximen Lang spoke, there must be some truth to it; the song must have gained widespread recognition in later generations. Naturally, Bai Ling and Hao Pingchuan accepted Ximen Lang's statement and remained silent. Their silence, however, gave Ximen Lang something to say.

After explaining the matter of the city song to the two of them, Ximen Lang looked at Hao Pingchuan, who was stubbornly insisting on following along, and Bai Ling, who was still pondering those surprises and showed no sign of urgency, and asked in bewilderment.

"But what's going on with you two? Weren't we supposed to be doing an exercise with the troops near Tianjin? It's been a whole day, what's the matter? What's the situation?"

what's the situation?
Of course, it's in case of an emergency.

After all, this is the first time the world of Beijing has directly faced the top-tier military forces of the future!

This was far more formal than the few small-scale exercises that the guard battalion had previously conducted, which were more like a game!

Meanwhile, those in Beijing were eager to see for themselves whether the troops, combat concepts, and weaponry of the future were truly as formidable and invincible as Ximen Lang had described.

Then, based on this exercise, we can decide whether or not to completely change our thinking and fully transform towards information-based warfare in the future!

Such a big deal, of course all the big shots have to come over and see for themselves.

And the main force regiment that will soon face off against the guard battalion.
In Luo Yonghao's words...
"Since the purpose of this exercise is to see whether a steel torrent is effective against informationized warfare, let's go all out with a steel torrent! Tanks, artillery—bring them all, deploy them all, and send them in! I want to see if a steel torrent really crumbles at the slightest touch! And if informationized warfare is really that powerful!"

Therefore, sufficient time should be allocated for all parties to coordinate and prepare gradually.

It was inevitable that the exercise, which was originally scheduled to begin no later than today, would be delayed.

However, it was clearly impossible to say these things to Simon Langming.

Especially those big shots mentioned earlier, because the censors are ready to unleash their power at any moment, they can't even be mentioned or discussed!

Therefore, none of the reasons mentioned above were mentioned at all.

Bai Ling immediately used the prepared explanation to deal with Ximen Lang.

"Boss, this is a large-scale exercise! Both the venue and the personnel need to be coordinated and mobilized slowly! We also need to report to this unit and that unit. Of course, it can't start in a short time! Haven't you seen how busy Lao Luo is, he's practically running around like crazy!"

As expected, a reasoned and measured explanation immediately dispelled Ximen Lang's doubts.

"That's true, after all, there are so many people, we need to prepare properly."

However, Ximen Lang immediately sensed something was wrong.

"So what's going on with you two? I can let Ling'er off the hook, she's my wife after all, so it's fine if she slacks off a little. But what's wrong with you? It's one thing to not help Lao Luo coordinate, but you're even stopping the troops from training! Aren't you afraid that if the exercise really starts, you'll embarrass yourself because you're not well prepared? If that happens, you'll lose face big time!"

Seeing that Ximen Lang was starting to worry about this again.

I have never felt so confident, especially after gaining a deeper understanding of the guard battalion's weaponry and equipment, and after learning some of the combat concepts from Takashiro.

It expanded directly into a sphere, and Hao Pingchuan immediately began to speak.

"It only takes a few minutes, what's there to prepare? What's there to prepare? I'll just do it all in a flash, won't I? Why would I need to prepare anything?"

(End of this chapter)