Lu Liang guessed that if it hadn't been for the fact that the Chinese navy had not been able to find out the reality of the Chinese navy, Britain and France would have come to the door too early, just like Hohenlohe said, Hua Guo was like a child with wealth in his arms, swaggering through the streets full of robbers, and Hua Guo's situation was much more dangerous than it appeared. Therefore, Lu Liangcai urgently needed to arm Germany and make Germany strong quickly in order to share the pressure on China.

You can't underestimate any politician, from the public's point of view, it is these politicians who lead the country, and Lu Liang's tricks that he has not encountered for several years have been seen through by others at a glance.

However, this does not affect the cooperation between the two sides, and China did not find Germany because of the affection between the two countries, nor did Germany send an inspection delegation because it maintained a favorable impression of China. Lü Liang and the Germans were able to sit at the same table precisely because they had common interests.

"I am deeply impressed by the description of His Excellency the Prime Minister, and I will verify whether our country has the scientific and technological strength and industrial strength that you can rest assured about. Now I want to say that there is a huge convergence of interests between China and Germany, and China needs to rise in the Far East and regain the glory of the Chinese nation in the East. Germany needs to find a living space under the sun and realize the rise of the German nation. In the Far East, China faced the colonial forces of the Japanese Empire, Tsarist Russia, Britain and France, and was encircled and suppressed in many ways, and its rise was difficult. Germany was not in a much better position than China, with Russia eyeing the east on land, France hoping for revenge in the west, and Britain at sea with a powerful fleet intercepting it, all of which were world powers. ”

"So, we are facing a similar situation, our national aspirations are similar, we are far away from the Eurasian continent, Germany does not have much influence in the Far East, and we do not have a huge conflict of interests. Of course. We must not forget the historical issue, Germany has invaded China many times, and has a large amount of compensation in the concession of Qingdao, which can be resolved in negotiations. None of that is a problem compared to our ambitious goals. ”

"As the president of China, I want to see it the most. It is your country that can maintain a peaceful heart and carry out reciprocal exchanges and cooperation with China, which is the premise for realizing the interests of both sides, otherwise, personal preferences will cause a huge obstacle to cooperation, which is not what the people of the two countries want to see, nor is it what His Majesty William wants to see. ”

Hohenlohe stroked his beard and saw that the delegation had calmed down, thinking that his conversation with the president of China had finally made those arrogant people realize their shortcomings. It can be regarded as showing its value. As for His Excellency the President, he gets straight to the point, the description is simple and convincing, but he is not like a politician, but like a soldier.

"Your Excellency the President said that we are willing to exchange and cooperate with you on a reciprocal basis, and we also hope to obtain better living conditions during the inspection period. As His Excellency the President said. His Majesty the Emperor William is very eager to cooperate with you, and both sides have the same interests. But there are not many contradictions. We are on opposite sides of the Eurasian continent, but we face the same enemy - the British and French powers. The purpose of our delegation's inspection is mainly to focus on your country's automobiles, weapons and equipment, armored forces, air force and naval warships, in addition, your country's industrial capacity is also the focus of our inspection, and we may sign a lot of orders in your country. Only the voices of Lu Liang and Hohenlohe echoed in the entire reception room, and the others listened attentively and finally got to the point. This is what everyone is most concerned about.

"In this regard, we will try our best to meet your requirements, and also ask Your Excellency the Prime Minister to list the details of the intention to inspect, and we will formulate detailed inspection locations and routes according to this detail, and implement the strictest confidentiality measures." Will talk about this is almost, from a slight disagreement. To find common interests and reach a cooperation intention, the two sides did not spend much saliva, time is not waiting, whether it is Germany or Lu Liang, there is an anxious heart.

The German delegation passed on the intention of the inspection that had been drawn up to the Chinese reception team, and then the delegation suggested that the military camp be visited, and Lu Liang agreed, and asked the military to accompany him. The rest of the things do not need to be accompanied by Lu Liang throughout the process, and will be involved in the signing and negotiation after the inspection.

Moltke Jr. and Gustav were already impatient, and the proposal to inspect the barracks was put forward by them, and in fact only Moltke Jr. and four members of the army inspection team, Gustav and three members of the military industry were interested, and the rest of the delegation cooperated with the Chinese reception group to formulate the inspection plan and route.

Hans, a second lieutenant in the German Army, and his superior, Moltke the Younger, chattered from the moment they boarded the ship in Hamburg, confiding in their comrades about their complaints about joining the expedition.

After joining the group led by Moltke Jr. to visit the barracks, Hans walked and said to his companion, Army Lieutenant Stous: "The Chinese do not know what method they used, but they let me wait for the great German Army to visit, is there anything worth learning from us?" Is it the big braid of the Chinese people, or the groveling body? ”

"Be quiet, Ensign Hans, the German Empire needs to use all means to achieve the rise of the country, and those armored fighting vehicles in China alone are worth our trip, not to mention the super battleship!" Lieutenant Storth whispered to Hans, adding the word "von" in front of Stous, he came from a noble family, and his grandfather von and Stosch were army generals who led the first navy of the German Empire (in Germany, a traditional land country, two army generals led the navy until 1889!). ), with easy access to high-level information, which is not something that Hans, a civilian officer, can know.

However, Hans and Stoss were classmates in military school and had a good relationship, and although Stoth was promoted faster, the relationship between the two was not estranged. Stoss said with a little hatred: "Didn't the kind of big car (luxury coach) arranged by Huaguo when you came, and the car in which the guards rode not arouse your vigilance?" ”

As the group got into the jeep, Hans muttered in the back, "It's just a little gadget, how useful can it be?" ”

At the training ground on the west side of the barracks, the visiting group got out of the jeep and slowly moved forward with the receptionist of the Chinese military.

Ensign Hans's face gradually became serious, not to mention the equipment, just looking at these soldiers are elite. They were physically strong, trained more than the average German soldier, and the thorough execution of every order showed that they were very obedient - Lieutenant Storth had said that the Orientals were as obedient as the Russian cattle. In the army, obedience to orders is the guarantee of combat effectiveness, obedience represents discipline, and discipline is the most important thing for all Germans.

Even though the amount of training is very large, the faces of the Chinese soldiers do not have many complaints, but show a good mental outlook, which is not just an explanation of obedience. Hans saw that one soldier was injured during the training, and not far away, two medical soldiers with a red cross logo on their backs quickly carried a stretcher forward, and after a brief examination and treatment, they were carried away from the training ground, and the rest of the soldiers continued their training without the slightest disturbance.

Such a soldier deserves the respect of Hans, because as a whole, more than three thousand soldiers were trained on a huge training ground, and with great maneuvers, it was clearly not an improvised performance.

It was the physical training ground just now, and everyone walked to the combat training ground after taking a closer look, in this war, hand-to-hand combat is still a very important combat skill. After entering the enemy position, the charging soldiers engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy through the bayonets on their rifles, and the side with the superior assassination skills will have an advantageous position, and assassination training is also a very important part of the German army.

But what puzzled Hans was that the Chinese soldiers not only trained assassination, but also trained a variety of fighting skills, most of which Hans did not know. I saw that the Chinese soldiers were in pairs, showing their teeth and claws, and there seemed to be a kind of routine for shooting, and the speed and strength of the shot were also good.

The Germans did not understand what it was doing and were not very interested, and quickly left. In fact, the Chinese Wushu Association has been established for more than a year, formerly known as the Guangdong Wushu Association, this traditional Chinese fighting skills have not attracted the attention of foreign countries, even if the annual Chinese Wushu Conference has caused a huge sensation in China.

Whether it is the civil or the military, martial arts is an important content, the people use it to strengthen the body, strengthen the mind, and the army uses it to enhance fighting skills. The military believes that only fighters who dare to fight face to face, fighters who dare to see blood with bayonets, are real warriors and will not easily collapse under any circumstances. Even the military will invite martial arts masters such as Huo Yuanjia, Yim Wing Chun, Ryazan and Wong Fei Hung to regularly go to the army station to teach, and many of the disciples of these martial arts masters have joined the army and become the backbone of the army.

The shooting training ground, which is the place Hans is most looking forward to, can finally get close to the actual combat of the Chinese army, from the mouth of the German field observation group in Kyushu, and what he has seen with his own eyes, there is definitely a huge difference.

In fact, Hans, Stos, Moltke Jr., and even the military workers led by Gustav were attracted to the equipment of the Chinese army. There are no armoured fighting vehicles, but other individual equipment and artillery equipment are just as attractive. The military paid attention to the combat effectiveness of the equipment, Gustav and others paid attention to the structure, materials, and design of these equipment, and wondered whether the German military-industrial complex could produce the same, or even better, equipment. (To be continued.) )