It is a very dangerous thing to become an early bird, but if you don't get out in the morning, it is impossible to talk to Kong Xiangxi cordially. During the lunch break, Li Kongrong had been hiding in the room of Kong Xiangxi's secretary Zhang Pingqun, and this gentleman also wanted to have a deep chat with Adjutant Li, who spoke out to defend the dignity of the party-state, but he didn't want Adjutant Li to fall asleep on an empty bed after washing his face, so that he didn't have a chance to speak.

At one o'clock, the three pro-China associations in Germany invited luncheon, and Li Kongrong had to attend with Kong Xiangxi, but he was no longer in the limelight as he was yesterday, but sat on Kong Xiangxi's side stiffly, and when Kong Xiangxi was talking to the Germans, Cheng Tianfang came over to speak, "Brother Li......" Cheng Tianfang smiled and shook his thumb. "You also said that you want to add a naval attaché, I think it is most appropriate for you to sit in my position as an ambassador, ...... today" Cheng Tian let go of his consciousness and wiped his sweat, "I am really ashamed today, if you didn't speak out to save the face of the party and the state, I would be ...... ambassador."

"Goering was originally so domineering, and he is so rude today, it must be the Japanese who did it." Li Kongrong said some good things on his lips, but he was a little puzzled in his heart that Cheng Tianfang did not stand up and speak at that time, but after all, China had a request from Germany -- the national government would rather buy ordnance than lathes, and it was natural for him to make compromises.

"Brother Hansheng, if the situation in Japan you just said is really like this, then look at this German and Japanese ......" Cheng Tianfang's voice was lowered, today's landlord is a pro-China association, and there are many people in it who know Chinese. …… Can it be disassembled? ”

"There's no way to break it up." Li Kongrong said seriously: "Japan is the only choice for Germany. What we can do is to delay Sino-German relations in order to ensure the smooth export of German arms to China. ”

"Can't this be?" Last year, when Japan and Germany signed an anti-communist treaty, Cheng Tianfang, the ambassador, was criticized at home, and in the morning Li Kongrong suddenly said with great certainty that Japan would definitely drag Germany down, which frightened Goering on the spot, and he wondered if he could win back a game.

"I really can't." Li Kongrong affirmed again. "Japan will still fight the Soviet Union, but the problem is that once it is frustrated, the blood is too big, and it is unprofitable, she will shrink back again, as she did twenty years ago, and then her eyes will start to stare at Nanyang. The Germans would not abandon Japan, Italy's ally, until they were utterly disappointed. ”

Li Kongrong, who could stunned Goering, actually judged German-Japanese relations in this way, Cheng Tianfang's face immediately sank, and the hope in his heart was shattered again. Cheng Tianfang was silent here, not wanting someone to come behind Li Kongrong, this was Du Yuming, who came to toast with a glass of wine.

"Adjutant Li fought against the Germans in the morning and won glory for the party and the state, and I admire Du Yuming. Come, they are all soldiers, don't say much, I'll do it first as respect. After Du Luming finished speaking, he craned his neck, and a glass of wine immediately went down.

Du Yuming is a major general, Li Kongrong is a major, no matter what, the commander can't shirk Li Kongrong from toasting his subordinates, but fortunately, all he has in his glass is Riesling white wine, so he closes his eyes and pours it down. After a glass of wine was dried, Cheng Tian next to him happened to put a German wine, Du Yuming sat down, and he said, "I heard about Li ...... just now."

"Brother Hansheng." Li Kongrong said his own words knowingly, and he has said them seven or eight times so far today.

"Brother Hansheng thinks that Germany and Japan must form an alliance?" Du Yuming is a native of Mizhi, Shaanxi, with a wide forehead, a tiger spirit, and is not smiling, and the military appearance is full. He took the initiative to run over to toast, first, to admire Li Kongrong's eloquent talk in the morning, and to make the arrogant Luftwaffe commander speechless, and second, as the commander of the first army armored regiment of the party-state, with Germany as his division, he naturally paid attention to Sino-German and Japanese-German relations, and in case Germany was pro-Japanese and alienated from China, his armored division would be gone.

Du Yuming went to Germany on the same boat and Li Kongrong knew it, but he personally ran over to talk about it, which Li Kongrong did not expect. As far as he is concerned, his earliest impression of Du Yuming is the later movie "The Battle of Liaoshen and the Battle of Huaihai". The army collapsed completely, and Du Yuming was captured alive. Other than that, it's the Expeditionary Force.

What should I say to such a person? Or, conversely, what is there to say to such a person? He is not the chairman of the Standing Committee, nor is he Kong Xiangxi, the God of Wealth, nor Chen Shaokuan, the Minister of the Navy. But this person is a major general after all, although he is only a major general of the army, Li Kongrong still has to save face.

He took a few sips of tea to suppress the strength of the wine, and then said, "It should be like this." Japan and Russia had a precedent of bloody war for the northeast, and Japan also sent troops to Siberia 20 years ago, and Germany could not find a strategic ally in the East except for Japan, so it was natural for the two countries to form an alliance. He glanced at Du Yuming and said: "If our country's armaments are completely pinned on Germany and cannot be self-sufficient, this will be very dangerous." ”

"Then what does Brother Hansheng think about China and Japan?" Du Yuming nodded and then asked, what he admired was Li Kongrong's vision, which he had never heard before. "With Brother Hansheng's understanding of Japan, I'm afraid he has a unique opinion."

"This ......" Li Kongrong was immediately stunned, 'between China and Japan', the so-called between China and Japan refers to the 'Sino-Japanese war'. He really can't say anything about it, and Du Yuming who wants to say it is not qualified to listen to it at all. Du ...... Brother Guangting, this topic is too big, and the entanglement between China and Japan is very deep, and it cannot be explained clearly in one sentence or two. ”

Du Yuming was a little surprised that this previously unknown naval lieutenant knew his words, but he obviously wanted to hear Li Kongrong explain the relationship between Japan and China, so he asked in detail: "Brother Hansheng thinks when will there be a fight between China and Japan?" ”

"This ......" Li Kongrong paused, his mind was like electricity, and he finally said: "There may be a fight between China and Japan at any time." ”

"Anytime?" Du Yuming was taken aback by this answer, and he said, "Why do you say anytime?" ”

"Because ......" Li Kongrong sighed, he really can't answer this question, with his understanding of history, this is not enough to say three days and three nights, he can only simplify the way: "The Japanese have been bullying me for a long time, and if there is Mars, there will be a big war." ”

"Does the Japanese unification faction really have the heart to annex China?" Du Yuming immediately asked again.

"Nope." Li Kongrong shook his head.

"Then why did he fight me?" The more Du Yuming listened, the more confused he became.

"Japan hopes that we can become another puppet Manchurian, and then China and Japan will be friendly and become ...... to defend against the British and white animals together." Li Kongrong said. "They want us to be his raw material gathering place and commodity dumping place. In Asia from now on, Japan will be the leading country, we will be a client country, and all Asian countries will unite around Japan. ”

"It's actually a colony." Du Yuming finally understood.

"Economic colony." Li Kongrong added. "Who wants to go to war with their colonies? Nobody wants to. The colony, which was originally used for exploitation, is now going to send troops to conquer it, which must be a loss-making business, and the ruling faction is unwilling to do such a thing; The Imperial Daoists, on the other hand, believed that Japan could only occupy Kanwai and Siberia, and that they could not occupy Kannai. ”

"What is the solution to the Great Wall War of Resistance?" Du Yuming didn't quite understand.

"Of course, it is to keep Manchuria, so we have to set up an unarmed quarantine zone." Li Kongrong said.

At this point, Li Kongrong didn't dare to say any more, and if he continued to talk about it, it might cause misunderstanding. Fortunately, Du Yuming also kept silent, and in silence, Li Kongrong suddenly asked: "What is Brother Guangting's visit to Germany this time ......?" ”

"The younger brother is the commander of the armored corps." Du Yuming pondered for a moment: "I went to Germany this time to purchase a batch of combat vehicles and armored vehicles......

"Buying tanks?" Li Kongrong wanted to laugh, he said casually: "Then it's better to buy the No. 3 tank, but the Germans may not be willing to sell ......"

"Tank Three?" Du Yuming had never heard such a name, "Is this a new German tank?" ”

"Yes." Li Kongrong had to answer, although he didn't know what the benefits of letting the army buy tanks for the war of resistance, he could only say that he could only continue. "The previous No. 1 was too small, and No. 2 was not satisfactory, and No. 3 could be considered to meet the operational requirements of the German army......"

"May I ask Brother Hansheng what is the size of the six-ton tank?" As the commander of the armored regiment, Du Yuming is energetic when he talks about tanks.

"Six tons?" Li Kongrong began to think about it, and he finally shook his head and said: "No. 1 is only five tons, No. 2 is seven tons, how can there be a six-ton tank?" Are you asking about German goods? ”

"That's five tons." Du Yuming also recalled those German tanks, "Is this the No. 1 tank?" ”

"Five tons is the number one, and the engine is sixty horsepower." Li Kongrong said: "It doesn't even have a gun, just two 7.92mm machine guns, which is almost the level of armored vehicles, which Germany uses to train tank crews." No. 2 had a 20mm cannon with a total weight of 7.2 tons and 140 horsepower; The No. 3 was equipped with a 37mm gun in the early stage, and a 75mm gun in the later period, with 230 horsepower and a weight of about 21 tons. ”

With a little drunkenness, Li Kongrong revealed all the foundations of Germany's earlier tanks, and Du Yuming's expression was excited when he heard it, he was about to ask what kind of tank it was good to buy, and he didn't want Li Kongrong to change his words, he said: "Instead of buying German tanks, it is better to buy Czech tanks." ”

"Czech tanks?" Du Yuming moved his chair and got closer to Li Kongrong. "What tanks does the Czech Republic have?"

"There is a 35T in the Czech Republic," Li Kongrong wanted to say that the 38T was released, but it took three or eight years for people to come out. "Produced by Skoda, it weighs 10.5 tons, has a horsepower of 120 horsepower, and has a firepower of a 37mm 40x diameter gun, two 7.92 machine guns, and a 25mm armored front. This is certainly much better than the No. 1 and No. 2 tanks, and not long after the No. 3 tank came out in Germany, not to mention whether Germany is willing to sell it, that is, if it is willing to sell these 21-ton tanks, it is not only expensive, but also not suitable for our country, which is too heavy. ”

The performance of the tank is so good, Du Yuming was overjoyed, he said: "The model is called 35T, produced by Skoda?" ”

"I remember so." Li Kongrong said. "For a light tank of about ten tons, this should be the best in the world. I don't know if Skoda is willing to sell it, and then how to pay, but I think they are willing to accept soybeans. ”

"It's wonderful." Du Yuming finally laughed, but it was ugly. He said: "Although there have been many inspections, but we still know little about advanced equipment in Europe and the United States, if we can successfully purchase this time, we must thank Brother Hansheng." ”

"Thank you, I don't have to." Li Kongrong didn't know how to get involved with him on the tank, he said: "The tank is too expensive, and it is difficult for us to afford it." After the war, the sea was blocked, not to mention ammunition and gasoline. ”

"Brother Han Sheng means ......" Du Yuming was puzzled, he now regarded this naval lieutenant as a treasure, he knew not only the political situation between Japan and Germany, he actually knew tanks and understood tanks.

"What do I say?" Seeing Du Yuming looking at himself eagerly, Li Kongrong really couldn't talk about the country. Military 80mm mortars are good, as long as each division can have dozens of 80 mortars, and the shells can also be supplied, then thank God.

"Let's put it this way." Li Kongrong changed his perspective, "After the last war, the whole world has seen the overall war. In other words, the war cannot end in a year or two, but in four or five years, seven or eight years. It's not about who equips what, it's about who can produce what. In the last war, Germany lacked minerals, food and other resources, so it had to surrender. We have all kinds of minerals, but our production capacity is limited, and even if we buy tanks, we can fight one less and we can't afford it. ”

After Li Kongrong finished speaking, he turned to eat vegetables, but Du Yuming was thoughtful, and he said halfway: "Do you really know how to fight for seven or eight years?" ”

Li Kongrong didn't answer, he felt that he had said enough, and he could instruct Du Yuming to buy 35T. The banquet ended at three o'clock, but it lasted only two hours and was a drinking party, and at eight o'clock in the evening it was Goering who invited the people to the opera at the State Opera.

Du Yuming came again during the reception, but he didn't come alone, he was accompanied by his chief of staff Hou Teng, and the two came to record the tank parameters that Li Kongrong said before, and Li Kongrong had to sweep up this matter and tell him everything he knew. After Hou Teng wrote it down carefully, Du Yuming suddenly said: "Brother Hansheng doesn't seem to approve of us buying German-style weapons?" ”

"Pretty much." Li Kongrong saw that he was asking seriously, so he told the truth. "German weapons can't sustain an entire war, especially if the war lasts for years, and German weapons can be so ambitious."

"How?" Du Yuming smiled.

"It's Handan toddler and Dong Shi Xiaofeng." Li Kongrong was suddenly a little unkind, "Germany is an industrialized country and Europe is a place with convenient transportation, so his weapons are naturally aimed at Europe. And in Asia, now that the Japanese are just mules and horses, how can we mechanize? What we really need is actually Japanese-style equipment, but before everyone was reluctant to buy it, and now it will not be imitated, and the opportunity has long been lost. ”

The reason why Li Kongrong was unkind was that he didn't want Du Yuming to come to him again, and he also had a disdain for the party-state, although Du Yuming heard his unhappiness, but he didn't think deeply, he asked the last question, "Although what Brother Han Sheng said is bitter, it is indeed good medicine." I suddenly wondered, in Brother Hansheng's opinion, if the war really had to be fought for a few years, then what would happen to us? ”

"We?" Li Kongrong didn't quite understand what he meant by 'we', his thinking was still on the army equipment, he said: "Since it is a toddler in Handan, then I haven't learned to walk, and if I want to go home, of course, I can only crawl." ”