In the astonishment of everyone, Zhuang Jihua completed his kiss hand, and Mrs. Seckert smiled and said: "I am so happy to see you, after you left, Otto has been talking about you, and he likes the Christmas gift you sent him from the United States." ”

Otto was Seckert's grandson, and Zhuang Jihua was still in elementary school when he was in Germany, and among his friends of the dull Prussian military family, Zhuang Jihua was probably the only one with a witty and humorous personality, and the children quickly became acquainted with him. Zhuang Jihua also likes this child very much, and after leaving Germany, he also sends him Christmas gifts every Christmas.

If it was Guderian who appreciated Zhuang Jihua at the beginning, so he was introduced to the national defense salon, then Zhuang Jihua deliberately made friends, and his purpose was the same as the original purpose of entering Whampoa, that is, to enter the Prussian military circle through this salon. Although Germany was defeated in World War I, the martial atmosphere of German society was very strong, and the social status of soldiers was very high; Secondly, the Prussian military clique had close ties with the German business community, through which they had relatively easy access to the German business community, which was later confirmed by his business experience.

Hearing Seckert mention her grandson, Zhuang Jihua smiled, this smile was from the heart: "He really gives face, madam, it seems that the effort I spent is still worth it." ”

Seckert and Mrs. Seckert laughed at the same time, and Mrs. Seckert said, "But he was a little strange about that Barbie doll, why everyone else has blonde hair, but you gave her a black haired one." ”

"Hehe, I ordered it from the toy factory," Zhuang Jihua said with a smile, "It is custom-made in the image of a little Chinese girl." ”

Zhuang Jihua's conversation was in German, why Zhu Jiahua should be Qin and they translated, He Yingqin only then knew how close Zhuang Jihua was with the Seckert family, and also understood why Chiang Kai-shek appointed Zhuang Jihua to accompany him throughout the process.

Since meeting Zhuang Jihua, the Seckert couple seemed to have forgotten the military and political officials in Beiping, and after they attended a reception banquet held by He Yingqin, they no longer wanted to meet with the military and political figures in Beiping.

But five or six days later, Zhuang Jihua took them to the Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall, where Seckert and his wife were amazed at this magnificent project.

"Zhuang, it's so surprising, how did you Chinese do it? Is such a wall really tens of thousands of miles? Mrs. Seckert asked excitedly.

"Yes, two thousand years ago, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, built it to defend against the attack of the Xiongnu, but this section of the Great Wall under our feet was built about five or six hundred years ago." Zhuang Jihua said.

"How did you do that? Such a huge project relies entirely on manpower? Mrs. Seckert asked.

"It should be like this," Zhuang Jihua said, "At that time, there was no machinery, and we had to rely on manpower." ”

Standing behind the battlement, Seckert said after enjoying the grassy wind blowing from the grasslands outside the Seychelles: "Amazing military engineering buildings, ancient countries, ancient civilizations. After sighing, he turned to Zhuang Jihua and asked: "But he is just a building, and I am afraid it will not have much effect on national security." ”

"Yes, I agree with the general's judgment," Zhuang Jihua nodded, "In Chinese history, the two dynasties that built the Great Wall on a large scale failed to eliminate the threat from the nomads outside the Saiwai, on the contrary, the few dynasties that did not build the Great Wall much won great victories. So huge fortifications do not bring security, only an active offensive can really bring security and peace to the country. ”

"That's how you see the Maginot Line is useless?" Seckert asked.

"Yes, the first emperor of China built the Great Wall, and was overthrown by the rebels in a few decades due to the huge cost of the treasury, the people were extremely dissatisfied, and it was one of the two shortest-lived dynasties in Chinese history." Zhuang Jihua's face did not change at all: "The same is true of the Maginot Line, it is extremely stupid for the French to pin their security on such a line of defense, this kind of thing we Chinese did two thousand years ago, and it has long been proven to be ineffective." The Great Wall never really brought security to China. ”

"Zhuang, you were here for the first two months, and you fought with Yu himself?" Seckert asked, stamping his foot.

"Not here, a little north." Zhuang Jihua said.

"What do you think of this war?" Seckert asked.

"We got lucky enough to get to a draw with them." Zhuang Jihua said.

"Fluke?" Seckert muttered a repeat.

"Yes, General, no matter which aspect, the gap between us and the Yuben army is too big," Zhuang Jihua said calmly: "This time they underestimated the enemy, so we have a little chance, and next time they will not give us such a chance." ”

Seckert did not speak, and Mrs. Seckert interjected: "Zhuang, don't talk about war, don't talk about war in such a beautiful place." ”

"Madam, this is beautiful but also bloody, and this is one of the oldest battlefields in China." Zhu Jiahua said with a smile: "This area was known as Youzhou in ancient times, or Youbeiping, in the Han Dynasty was the battlefield between China and the nomads, and the Gubeikou a little north was the main pass for the nomads to invade Yanjing. ”

Zhu Jiahua gave Zhuang Jihua a look when Zhuang Jihua talked about the battle of the Great Wall, hoping that he would not say that the Chinese [***] team was so unbearable, but Zhuang Jihua pretended not to see it and still told the truth.

"It's also a battlefield now," Zhuang Jihua said, "Madam, I'm sorry, I can't help but mention that war, my motherland is in a disaster." Zhuang Jihua said and turned to Seckert: "We have lost another piece of land in this war, and I am not satisfied, they will continue to attack south until they conquer the whole of China." ”

Seckert didn't speak, he just listened to Zhuang Jihua's words silently.

"General, we need help," Zhuang Jihua said bluntly: "Do you know that many Chinese soldiers have not done live ammunition shooting or thrown grenades before they go to the battlefield, and because there is no artillery, they have not carried out infantry artillery coordination training, let alone any contract tactics." ”

At this time, even Mrs. Seckert felt incredible: "Can a soldier who has not done live ammunition go to the front?" Zhuang, you're kidding. ”

"No, I won't joke about the honor of the army," Zhuang Jihua said very solemnly, and Mrs. Seckert still felt incredulous: "Actually, I only learned about this situation during this war, and the reason is simple, because of the lack of ammunition. Chinese soldiers usually had only five rounds of ammunition, and only about fifteen rounds of ammunition were issued before the war, and grenades were usually kept in warehouses, and only four or five rounds were issued to each soldier before the war. In fact, in this war, although we surrounded the Yue army, we could not annihilate them, as long as they held out for another half a month, we could only retreat, because there was no ammunition reserve north of the Yangtze River. ”

Seckert was finally moved, he didn't expect that this small war would deplete half of China's ammunition reserves. Zhuang Jihua saw Seckert's face change, he took a deep breath and said, "General, we need help." ”

"Zhuang, but how can I help you?" Seckert frowned: "It's not a question of training, it's a matter of the country's industrial capacity." ”

"Chancellor Hitler once said that if he is elected president, he will rearm and restore the honor of the German Wehrmacht," Zhuang Jihua did not directly say what he wanted, but started with what Germany needed: "The reorganization of the German [***] army requires a large number of strategic materials, most of which are in the British or French colonies, except for one place - China." ”

Seckert finally began to think seriously, reviving the German team was his lifelong dream, and he couldn't resist the temptation. Mrs. Seckert looked at her husband and said with some displeasure, "Zhuang, I am going to start not welcoming you again." ”

"Madam, I'm sorry, I have to ask for your forgiveness," Zhuang Jihua said very sincerely: "I know that the general's health is not very good, but I have no other way, if you change my position, I think you can be polite to my behavior." ”

"But his body really can't do heavy work anymore." Mrs. Seckert said: "Besides, the German political axe will not agree." ”

"No, madam, you misunderstood," Zhuang Jihua said: "We don't want the general to pay attention to any details and surnames, the general can let his deputy do this, such as General Manstein, the general wants to do some strategic things, such as trade between China and Germany, army construction and other issues." ”

Mrs. Seckert was about to speak, but Seckert frowned faintly, and Mrs. Seckert immediately shut up, and she sighed softly and stopped speaking.

"Zhuang, with your talents, why didn't Your Excellency the Chairman appoint you to undertake this task?" Seckert asked, a little puzzled. In his opinion, Zhuang Jihua was trained in Germany and had high military talents, so he was the best person to take on the job.

"No, General, I can't do it, this job requires a lot of prestige, I don't have this prestige." Zhuang Jihua said honestly: "The problem that you can solve with one word, if you say it to me, it may take a month, and it may not be able to convince others." ”

Seckert didn't ask the question anymore, the person in charge of the whole situation must have the prestige to promote the implementation of the policy, this kind of demand is necessary, and the same is true of the German [***] team.

"Zhuang, I can accept the invitation of His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee, but only after the German political axe agrees, but I will make a proposal for the military organization of His Excellency the Chairman before leaving China," Seckert grinned again after speaking: "But you have to accompany me to the army to have a look." ”

Zhuang Jihua breathed a sigh of relief: "That's nature, I'm very willing." Then he grimaced at Seckert: "General, I have written letters to Chancellor Hitler and Ge Fatzi, I guess they should receive it soon, you say, will they agree to let you stay in China?" ”

Seckert smiled faintly when he heard this, of course he knew about it, this was what he suggested to Chiang Kai-shek, in fact, before he came to China, he knew that once he accepted the invitation, then Chiang Kai-shek would give him a high status, and now he was even more sure. Deep down, he is still reluctant to leave the army, and perhaps it would be a good choice to be a "mentor" in the East for a while.

(To be continued)