As soon as the day was in the pavilion, the British Minister to China, Zhu Erdian, was shocked, "Boom, Liao Renshang was shocked, although at the beginning, he mistakenly thought it was a dream, but soon, he understood that this is the Chinese military parade troops have arrived at Zhengyangmen, that" boom. The sound was clearly the sound of the motor of the vehicles of the parade troops.

"Sir, sir. The parade will start soon, when are we out? How do you arrange your breakfast? ”

The secretary stood outside the bedroom door and shouted.

"Don't be nervous. According to the notice of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after arriving at Zhengyangmen, the parade troops will rest here for half an hour before moving on, so we still have half an hour to prepare, enough to get dressed and arrange transportation, as for eating. Are you still in the mood to eat now? ”

Zhu Erdian opened the door with his own hand and glanced at the secretary with a rather strange face.

"A lot of people in the embassy are now running to the top of the building, and they want to see the Chinese armored forces there."

The secretary glanced at Mr. Minister, who was tired, and then handed over the binoculars he was carrying.

"If Mr. also wants to take a look at the parade troops from the roof of the building, this telescope is taken from the military attaché, and you can clearly see the details of Zhengyangmen

In fact, before dawn today, the military attachés had already rushed to the Xuanwu Gate, and the envoys of other countries in China also got up early in the morning and rushed to the presidential palace to watch the military parade with the Chinese president.

"Thank you. I don't think I have to look at the parade troops from the top of the building, I can sit under the review stand, observe the parade up close, and even exchange views and opinions on the new tactics with the Chinese president

Zhu Erdian looked at the binoculars with a blank face, and then instructed the secretary to prepare a new dress for him, although the weather was hot, but the minister decided to wear a high-end tuxedo.

Zhu Erdian did what he said, and after changing into his dress, he boarded the diplomatic carriage directly, did not even eat breakfast, and ordered the coachman to drive straight to the French Legation in China.

When he arrived at the French Legation in China, the French Minister, who was already a little anxious, saw the British Embassy carriage arriving, he hurriedly got off his carriage, then got into the carriage of the British Embassy, and rushed to the presidential palace with Zhu Erdian.

"Mr. Minister, do you see those armored vehicles? To be honest, I was shocked. Until now. I had despised the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army because of the Japanese Army's fiasco, but when I saw the armored vehicles of the Chinese Army, I suddenly realized that even if the French Army was replaced, the French Army might not be able to support the Japanese Army for longer. ”

As soon as he got into the carriage, the French minister began to drink incessantly, obviously, he was also like the staff of the British embassy, he once went to the top of the building, and looked at the Chinese armored troops in the direction of Zhengyangmen with a telescope, and the shock in his heart was far beyond his imagination, so he behaved somewhat out of shape in front of the British minister.

Zhu Erdian did not witness the scene when the armored troops arrived at Zhengyangmen, but judging from the performance of the French minister, the scene must have been quite impressive.

"Mr. Minister, I can completely understand your surprise, in fact, many people in the British Legation are as surprised as you, in the past, they were not entirely convinced that the Chinese Army could easily defeat the Japanese Army, but now. In front of those land steel monsters, many people have changed their incorrect view of the Chinese Army. Like you, I also believe that the Chinese Army is now the most destructive and destructive land combat force in Asia, and this strength mainly comes from those armored combat vehicles. As well as artillery power. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Erdian paused, lit a cigar, and then looked out the car window, now, the carriage had driven out of the embassy area of Dongjiaomin Lane, and was moving along Zhengyangmen Street towards Zhonghua Gate. Along the way, you can see many Chinese army soldiers on military control tasks, as well as soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there are hardly any vehicles in sight on the wide streets, except for these diplomatic carriages with diplomatic insignia.

"If the Chinese learned the technology of building armored vehicles from the Germans, I am worried. The situation on the European battlefield may have come as a surprise to the Entente if the German Army was also equipped with the so-called "tank." I think it may be difficult for the French Army to withstand the ferocious offensive of the German Army, although we French will fight to the end, but in the face of this steel monster of war, the French Army is likely to pay heavy casualties, and the British Expeditionary Force may face the same dangerous situation, and once the German Army adopts the same armored tactics against the Russian Army, I think the Russian Army will not be able to stop the German Army's advance. ”

Although he was not a military critic, the evaluation of the French military attache could not but affect him, and as a civilian, it was difficult for Mr. Minister to be optimistic.

As for the pessimistic view of the French minister, Zhu Erdian did not fully agree.

"Mr. Minister, it is difficult for me to agree with you. Actually, it seems to me that your opinion is too pessimistic. According to the relevant intelligence of the British affairs department, the German Army is not equipped with similar tracked combat vehicles, perhaps the German Army is equipped with some armored vehicles, but the "Six Weapons Zongcang is not suitable for dry warfare In my opinion, we don't have to worry about the reality of the Allies and tracked armored vehicles, as long as the thinking is correct. The Entente countries can produce these armored combat vehicles in large quantities with industrialization at any time, and in terms of output, they can completely compare with China's armored forces.

"What about Russia, then? Relying on Russia's current industrial capacity, it is already very difficult to ensure the manufacture of rifles, and it would be a tragedy for Russian industry to allocate forces to make tanks and tracked armored vehicles. It is difficult to imagine when the armored forces of the German Army advanced on the Eastern Front. What does the Russian ** team take. ”

The French minister was still pessimistic about Russia's military problems, and in fact it was precisely because of the entire Entente bloc that Russia's industrial capacity was the most worrisome, although in terms of total industrial output, Russia actually ranked ahead of France. But considering the size of the Russian country as well as the size of the population. Then, the industrial production efficiency of the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe is actually very low, and it is no wonder that the French minister is so pessimistic about dealing with a modern three-dimensional war with such a low industrial efficiency.

"Are you, like the Russian minister, worried that China will fight Russia with Germany?"

Zhu Erdian smiled, in his opinion, this kind of worry is indeed a bit ridiculous, in the ancient Chinese language, this is called "unfounded worries"

"Who can guarantee that? Considering that historically, Russia has occupied large swathes of China's territory. And now, the North Manchurian region is still under Russian control, and for the Chinese, the Russians are as hateful as the Oriental devils, and now I have heard the rumors that some junior officers in China often discuss the issue of attacking North Manchuria in the officers' club, and it seems to me that the Russian minister's worries are not unreasonable, as long as North Manchuria is still under Russian control. Then it is natural that the Chinese people will not have any good feelings towards Russia, and now that the war in Europe has broken out and Japan has succumbed, it is the best time for China to take the opportunity to enter North Manchuria, who can guarantee that the "madman president." Won't you take the opportunity to send troops? Once the squadron attacks North Manchuria, their footsteps may not stop at the current national border. Then, in fact, it is fighting Russia with the German ** team. ”

The French minister fully waved his imagination, and it is no wonder that he is so pessimistic, now that Japan has signed a peace agreement with China and is trying to repair relations with China, at this time, in the entire Far East, the Entente countries actually do not have enough strength to contain China, once China attacks the Russian Empire at this time, I am afraid that it will directly affect the war situation in the European theater, and may even lead to the defeat of the Russian Empire.

Jurdian admired the imagination of the French minister, but he still insisted on his ideas.

"Mr. Minister, you're too worried. In fact, I think that China will not move a military attack on the Russian Empire, the reason is very simple, if you have time, you can go to that imitation weaving building to have a look, you may be surprised to see that the Chinese now, whether government officials or private businessmen, are busy planning an industrial leap exhibition, they want to use the war in Europe to seize the Asian market, and even occupy their own territory in the international industrial market, at this time. Is it possible for the Chinese to launch a military attack on the Russian Empire? Once the war is at a stalemate, who can guarantee China's industrial exhibition?

It seems to me that the president of China may indeed be a bit arrogant, but he is not one. Madman, he is a rational leader, he will not be unclear about what China needs most now, in fact, this leap exhibition of industry was conceived by this Chinese president himself, so I insist that as long as the Russian Empire can hold out until the end of the war in Europe, the Chinese cannot easily start a war against their strong northern neighbor. ”

"Oh? What do you think? There may be some truth to this, but your view seems overly optimistic in terms of the current situation in Europe and Asia. In fact, the French government is now very concerned about the situation in Southeast Asia, and some people in the French government believe that the recent chaos in Southeast Asia may have something to do with the Chinese, and no one knows that the "madman president." What is the idea, according to his previous methods and style, no one can accurately predict his next move, and even he himself may not know what he wants to do. The French minister stubbornly insisted on his own opinion, and Jurdian did not intend to continue this statement

Finish.

Just when Jurdian was about to change the subject. The carriage had already arrived in front of the Zhonghua Gate, and at this time, a Chinese-made three-wheeled motorcycle passed by the carriage, and Zhu Erdian happened to look out the window, and was surprised to find that the passenger on the motorcycle was a member of the German legation

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"Germans?"

The French minister apparently also noticed the surprised stare of the passenger on the motorcycle, who was dressed in German ** suit.

"It seems to be coming from the direction of Zhengyangmen." Zhu Erdian added.

"Even if Germany did not have a plan to equip it with tracked armored vehicles before, then now, I am afraid that the General Staff of the German Army has included this new type of land combat weapon in the equipment plan. I think. The Entente should have asked the Japanese military about the use of this new type of land weapon, and the Japanese soldiers had the most say in this regard. ”

The speculations of the French minister also made Jurdian very uneasy. However, he did not have the energy to think about Europe at the moment, and now he was thinking about how to further win over China, and in any case, he must prevent China from moving closer to Germany.