After defeating the German army, all the ships used by Germany to invade China and the munitions stored in the warehouses in Xzhou Bay were confiscated by the Chinese government army.

Huaguo's pace is faster, after all, it is not so steady. Although the current strength is not weak, and even armored vehicles such as tanks are available, they can only be able to act on land. In stark contrast to the rapid development of ground firepower, the shipbuilding industry has not yet grown much.

It's not that Gu Shuhan doesn't want to develop the shipbuilding industry well, and it's not that she doesn't understand the importance of water, land, and air, but this is not her specialty after all. She was not an all-powerful person, and even if some principles were in common with what she knew, she could not have copied them and come up with a plan for building a ship at once.

This time, in order to cooperate with the military factory to secretly develop this tank, she also spent a lot of time and energy, so that she developed the tank before her own war with the German army in China.

Like oil and petroleum products, the tank factory is owned by Bai Yu, and Qin Lao, the military and power controller, also has a stake in this factory, and there is no doubt that this factory plays an important role in strategy. Gu Shuhan is not a shareholder of this factory, and he has no intention of participating in the shares, but in these cutting-edge technical research, Gu Shuhan always seems to be indispensable.

This time, as before, Gu Shuhan was the first to propose the development of the Huaguo tank, and was also the chief engineer in charge of tank development and related matters. At present, it seems that the effect of the debut is still good, however, in this operation, Gu Shuhan and the technicians involved in the development of the tank have discovered some new problems and are preparing to revise them.

With regard to the shipbuilding industry, which is of concern to Prime Minister Bai, progress is still slow. Gu Shuhan's ability to propose is quite limited, and she introduced relevant cutting-edge technical talents to Premier Bai and Qin Laojian, and cultivated relevant talents. Technology is not refined in a day, and situations like Gu Shuhan's entry into the research and development system with relatively mature research results account for only a very small number after all. If you want to have something, you can't be in a hurry, you can't mess around, you can only come step by step.

In Gu Shuhan's view, their current competitiveness does not lie in the sea route. With regard to the development of weapons by land and air, she has a general planning direction, which is what they should strive to develop at present.

It is naturally not good to have shortcomings, but it is better than being mediocre and having no advantages. Time is limited, energy is limited, and it is unrealistic to want to achieve it overnight. In the case that all the shortcomings cannot be eliminated, it is better to go off the rails and make the advantages more obvious, so as to cover up the disadvantages of your body.

Without excellent maritime combat capabilities, China may suffer in this regard, but its strong land combat capabilities can ensure that China's land will not be invaded and swallowed by those invaders who come from afar. Air combat power can also make up for the defense loopholes caused by the lack of combat power at sea in a certain range. After this turbulent period, we will vigorously recruit talents and make up for the shortcomings.

This is Gu Shuhan's construction, and after thinking about it, Qin Lao also accepted this construction.

Regardless of the subjective will, the actual situation must always be taken into account. They have no intention of fighting across the sea in the short term, and it is enough to develop their land forces well, and then increase the number of artillery batteries along the coast and the number of armored vehicles in strategic coastal areas, so that they can protect themselves.

As for the airpower, Gu Shuhan only mentioned it, and Qin Lao didn't pay much attention to it, after all, it was still a shadowless thing, and he couldn't expect too much from it.

Although the Chinese government succeeded in annihilating the German army in China, it did not go well in its negotiations with the Entente.

The Entente agreed to recognize the Chinese government as their allies rather than their co-followers, and promised to return nearly 100,000 people sent during the Han Jiang period, but they demanded that China send troops to Europe to fight with them.

"Our allies have an obligation to sacrifice their strength, people, weapons, and strategic materiel for our wars. 】”

The credit for the Chinese attack on German power in the Far East was overlooked. Europe's shrewd politicians are only concerned with their own interests. In this protracted war, the European countries that participated in the war suffered heavy losses, many nobles died on the battlefield, and many prominent surnames have been cut off since then. If there is a country to share their pressure for them, they will naturally not be able to ask for it.

Although the cunning Americans entered the war, the British and French, who were allies, could not command them and could only ask for their help within a certain range. Europeans can't control the United States as an ally, but the relatively weak China is different......

Qin Lao and Premier Bai obviously understood that once Hua sent soldiers, it would inevitably become a consumable between the Central Powers and the Entente Powers, and naturally they would not agree. They stood on the united front with the Entente Powers, also out of consideration of their own interests, not to send people to be cannon fodder for the Entente.

Instead of spending manpower and material resources to help Britain and the United States fight Germany, it is better to take advantage of this time to drive the forces of Britain and the United States and other countries out of China!

Despite the decision of the supreme leader, the diplomats are still at loggerheads with the British. It has to be said that the current war between Germany and China has had a certain impact on the negotiations. The appearance of the Chinese-style tank shocked both the British and the French, at least for now, they will no longer treat Huaguo as a weak chicken that can only be used as cannon fodder. The British and French portrayal of Chinese soldiers (especially those under Qin Lao) changed from "it was a bunch of battlefield consumables" to "they are still somewhat useful".

After China made it clear that it would not send troops to Europe to participate in the war, but was willing to provide Britain and France with some strategic materials, including weapons, at an equal price, in exchange for the loss caused to China during the German concession of Xzhou Bay after the war, the return of cultural relics looted during the invasion of China, and the abolition of a series of unequal treaties between Germany and the former government of China, the British still did not relent.

Huaguo's so-called "deserved loss" is an abstract concept, and who can say how much it should be?

Later, Hua Guo listed the direct property losses caused by the German invasion of China, as well as the value of the minerals and labor stolen. Each item is clearly marked and the source can be found.

The British really did not want to accede to the demands of the Chinese, because, in their view, they had contributed the most in this war, suffered the greatest losses, and deserved the greatest benefits as compensation, and the demands of the Chinese would undoubtedly dilute the benefits to which they deserved. But they did covet the weapons and tanks of the Chinese, and after thinking about it, they planned to be generous to others in exchange for what they coveted.

They accepted Huaguo's demand for the recovery of the money for direct war losses and looted cultural relics, but rejected Huaguo's demand for compensation for the loss of minerals and manpower.

[If you want, we can give a part of Germany's minerals as compensation," the British envoy said, but in fact, what they promised to China was the part that they had agreed with France in advance to give to France. The British made up their minds to appease the Chinese people first and get their hands on their strategic supplies.

As for the ...... they promised After the war, if the Chinese wanted it, they would go to the Gallic rooster and ask for it.

The British had a good idea, but they did not expect that the Chinese ambassador had already seen through their intentions.

He consulted with the English in his face, and as soon as he turned around, he revealed the news to the French.

He knew that in the middle of the war, the two allies would have a conflict of interest, which would be detrimental to the war, but so what?

He hated Germany, which had invaded China, but how did Britain, France, and the United States get better?

For the Chinese, it was never important to stand on the side of the Entente or the Central Powers and help one of them to achieve victory, but to muddy the waters and maximize their own interests by the way.

When the French heard the news, they were quite angry.

In this war, the price they paid was the greatest, but the British dared to take all the credit on themselves, and wanted to take all the good things for themselves, which is really hateful!

Britain is always on guard against this, against that, for fear that some country will take away its supremacy. Although they hated Germany, they did not have much affection for the British. What's more, this time they were still at war, and the British actually began to calculate them, which is worth it?

Once again, the relationship between Britain and France was stiffened, and the cooperation between the two was not as tacit as before. Germany, which was already at the end of its rope, found the weakness of both countries and gained a brief respite.

The Americans, who had been paddling on the sidelines, saw that the situation was not good, and began to act as peacemakers, mediating for Britain and France. By the way, during the period when Britain and France dropped the chain, they made some efforts to prevent Germany from taking advantage of it.

In the end, with the mediation of the United States, several parties reached a consensus.

China provided the United States, Britain, and France with one tank each, as well as some guns and ammunition, as a sign of China's sincerity in joining the Entente. On the other hand, after the victory of the Entente, China was able to receive the war reparations, ores, and cultural relics it wanted, and to abolish an unequal German treaty in China.

After learning that this was the case, Prime Minister Bai breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his temples.

Qin Lao was a little puzzled by his behavior: "Old friend, if the materials you sent are sold at the original price, they are almost worth the compensation money, and we can't get any benefits from them." In that case, why did you go out of your way to make it happen? ”