A courtyard house; Li Yunlong, a subordinate of the deputy director of Harbin Military Engineering I

Don't forget, we captured so many prisoners just to get Qian Wushi back, didn't we?

Zhang Renfeng's mind was racing. In his previous life, the strategic missile force was not established until the 1960s, which was due to the technological blockade and talent shortage.

Now he holds the record of two victories in two battles, the political commissar's baton of Harbin Military Engineering Institute, the leading role in the establishment of the Second Ministry of Machine Building, and the American officers ranging from colonel to general among the prisoners. If he still can't bring back those scientists who are under house arrest ahead of schedule, then the name Zhang Renfeng will be meaningless.

If Qian Wushi had returned a few years earlier, the development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs and satellites could have been completed at least two to three years ahead of schedule.

In addition, Zhang Renfeng produced a list of scientists in the United States, "This one is in aerodynamics, and this one is Guo, and this one... Old Chen, we have a lot to do. As long as you find my master, he can step in. Just think about it, we have so many air force soldiers among our prisoners, several regimental-level officers from the US infantry division, and division commanders like the US 7th Division. I don't believe we can't exchange them for a few of them."

"You came from the Special Branch, and Director Li of the Intelligence Department is now the chief negotiator, and he's one of your old subordinates..."

Hearing this, Old Chen looked pained and said, "You mean small farmers? You shouldn't have mentioned it, it just makes me angry."

He cursed through gritted teeth, "That blind man... Damn it, he's the one who badmouths me internationally. Last year, the intelligence department spread rumors everywhere, saying that I was blinded by greed, acting like a warlord, and having an affair with Chiang Kai-shek's wife. It infuriates me, it drives me crazy! If that blind man ever appears in front of me, I'll beat him up one hundred percent of the time, I'm telling you..."

Old Chen was so angry because Sister Fu, who had seen the news report, had teased him a lot, saying that he was so capable, oh! He couldn't even feed his wife properly.

Old Chen cares about his reputation...

So his older sister's constant nagging made him miserable.

Seeing Old Chen's exasperated state, Zhang Renfeng was secretly overjoyed.

He knew, of course, that Minister Li was just putting on an act, deliberately spreading false information internationally to mislead the US intelligence system. But the trick was indeed quite malicious, directly portraying Old Chen as a lecherous and dissolute man, causing diplomats from several countries to wink and make faces at him.

Zhang Renfeng thought to himself, "If Old Chen finds out that the idea came from me, he'll probably chase me down three blocks on his cane."

"Cough cough cough... Dean Chen, every word you said is still ringing in my ears. Stop talking, you cripple!"

A person came in from outside, supported by Liu Zhiyuan.

He is currently the Minister of Intelligence and also Minister Li, who is in charge of the negotiations.

Zhang Renfeng walked up to him, shook his hand, and looked him over. "Old Li, your eyes..."

"What he said isn't wrong, he's almost blind..." Minister Li said with a wry smile.

Old Chen is all bark and no bite. He couldn't bear to see his comrades, with whom he had fought side by side in Shanghai, in this state, and now having to shoulder the heavy responsibility of going to North Korea for negotiations.

This guy also arrived at Harbin Military Engineering Institute yesterday, because he knew Zhang Renfeng would be coming today, and the matter to be discussed happened to involve the two of them.

Brigade Commander Chen said, "Hey, I'm not trying to criticize you, Xiao Nong, but sometimes, it's not necessary to work so hard."

Minister Li laughed heartily, "Look at what you're saying, I used to be one of the Three Heroes of Longtan..."

"Oh well, never mind, I'm not going to talk about it anymore."

Some of the fallen comrades are still missing.

He looked at Zhang Renfeng and said, "Commander Zhang, I really envy you. You are so young and strong. I want to thank you even more. You turned the tide of the battle and made us go from being passive to being active in an instant. This battle has shocked the world. When I went to negotiate this time, I encountered a lot of new situations, namely the issue of prisoners of war."

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh, "If it weren't for your proposal to maximize the use of American prisoners of war in exchange for our scholars in the US, we would have suffered a great loss. I just heard that you mentioned the suggestion to exchange scientists; could I take a look?"

Old Chen handed the proposal to Minister Li with a look of disgust.

"See? See? Honestly, the director must have sent you, right?"

The director he mentioned was practically Zhang Renfeng's mentor.

Sure enough, he could not be kept in the dark about many things.

After reading it, Minister Li coughed lightly and then burst into laughter.

"I truly admire Zhang Liang's international perspective. This battle you won not only resulted in a great victory, but also boosted the confidence of many overseas scholars and strengthened national pride."

Upon hearing of the great victory, many experts and scholars wrote back to China through various channels, expressing their desire to return and contribute to the nation's development.

However, a large portion of them were placed under house arrest by the US, including the Fifth Division of Qian Xuesen and the Tenth Division of Guo Xuesen that you mentioned. We received letters from them sent through intermediaries.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Renfeng was also surprised!

This is probably what they call the butterfly effect!

Now that things have changed, they should be able to return sooner.

Moreover, in the parallel world, Qian Wushi did not send a letter until 5354.

At that time, all that was missing was a handwritten letter from him; otherwise, he would have returned to China long ago.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to drag this out until the Geneva conference...

Minister Li and Zhang Renfeng exchanged views on the issues concerning the US side, and their conversation lasted from daytime until nighttime!

Before leaving, Minister Li held Zhang Renfeng's hand and said, "I watched your parade this National Day. It was very good, extremely good. The battle along the 38th parallel is unlikely to escalate into a large-scale conflict."

But you need to project a strong and imposing presence during your parade. The stronger your momentum, the better it will be for our negotiations!