At five o'clock in the afternoon of January 12, 1928, Warsaw Airport, Poland.

At this airfield, the Polish Government held a very formal welcoming ceremony for the delegation of the Ministry of Armaments of the National Government. There are red carpets, guard of honor, military bands playing the national anthems of the two countries, and raising the national flags of the two countries. Soon it was time for the Polish national anthem to be played and the red and white Polish flag to be raised.

"Poland will never perish; As long as we live; Poland will not perish; Raise your sword and reclaim the lost ground; Forward, forward, Donbrovsky ... from Italy to Poland; under your leadership; We will be like a family; We crossed the Vistula and crossed the Varta River; to become a real Pole; Napoleon has already told us; How to get a lawsuit; Forward, forward, Donbrovsky ... It's like Czarnoski to Poznan; an end to the Swedish occupation; In order to defend our Motherland; We will return from the sea; Forward, forward, Donbrovsky ... father to daughter Basia; Excitedly: Listen, our warriors; The drums of war were beaten; Forward, forward, Donbrovsky ..."

The extremely impassioned march and the majestic national anthem sounded at the same time, making people listen to the excitement of the heart, as if they were in the battlefield filled with gunsmoke and were fighting to defend the country. Luo Yaoguo was wearing a straight marshal dress of the National Army, with various medals on his chest, and marched towards a slowly rising Polish flag. However, out of the corner of his eye, he kept sneaking a glance at the Polish Minister of Defense standing to his right. This is a tall old man in his sixties, with a pair of thick eyebrows that are as straight as a sword and slightly upturned, his eyes are sharp and compelling, and he also has a very manly mustache. It's as if he's reminding others that he's the master of the country. Well, he's actually the de facto number one in Poland, Jozev. Clemens. Pilsudski

Before, Luo Yaoguo never imagined that his delegation from the Ministry of Armaments would be able to greet him at the airport in person. Although the current "big" is not a great country (I can't tell Natalie about it), Pilsudski is a great leader and an important figure in the current political situation in Europe. He is also credited with the return of Poland to freedom in 1918 after 123 years (during the partition of Poland). Poland's current territory and political status are largely due to his foresight and political flexibility.

He organized the Polish Legion before World War I, and he also had a premonition that a war would break out in Europe, and that the Russian Empire would be defeated by the Central Powers (i.e., the Allies in World War I), which in turn would be defeated by the Western powers. At the outbreak of World War I, he and his corps sided with Austria-Hungary and the German Empire to ensure the defeat of Russia. In 1917, when Russia's situation in the war was critical, he stopped supporting the Allies and switched to the Entente, thus regaining Poland's self-reliance after the war. Well, it seems to have a bit of a "traverser" meaning.

After Poland regained its self-reliance, it immediately plunged into the war to veto Soviet Russia under the leadership of Pilsudski. He wanted to take advantage of Russia's chaos and create a Polish-led federal state that would include Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. However, this dream was not realized in the end, and Soviet Russia, after defeating the Polish army, marched on the victory, wanting to directly destroy Poland. As a result, Pilsudski commanded the Polish army to take advantage of the weakness of the Soviet army to win more with less, and defeated the Soviet army in the Battle of Warsaw, and the famous Marshal Tukhachevsky, the proud of the Soviet army, became his subordinate.

After the Soviet-Polish War, Pilsudski lost power for a time, and it was not until 1926 that he staged a coup d'état to regain power. What is interesting is that under the iron-fisted leadership of Pilsudski, the policies implemented by this "big" are almost exactly the same as the policies that Luo Yaoguo vigorously pursued in China, which is to maintain political peace and calm, and then absorb German technology, rely on its own cheap labor to attract foreign capital, originally grow the domestic economy, and also achieved great results, and also built a large number of troops, becoming the charge d'affaires of Britain and France in Central and Eastern Europe "anti-Soviet and German". In addition, after Hitler usurped power in Germany and led Germany to revival, Pilsudski changed course and began to take a pro-German path. If it weren't for the fact that this grandfather died of illness in 1935...... I wonder if Poland would have adopted the strategy of "lost to Germany and taken from the USSR" in World War II? And without the "Battle of Poland" to ignite the fuse of World War II, would this world war lead to a one-on-one confrontation between the Soviet Union and Germany? Perhaps Britain, the United States and France would have liked to see both Germany and the Soviet Union lose?

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On the way from the airport to downtown Warsaw, Luo Yaoguo and Pilsudski were in a German Maybach limousine. The convoy passed through snow-covered fields, a large plain. Like most of the premises in Poland, it was as flat as a table. At the end of the plain, you can vaguely see the buildings of Warsaw protruding from the ground.

At this time, it seemed that it was almost time for dinner, and I looked at the smoke rising from the farmhouse outside the car window. Luo Yaoguo sighed softly and said in a broken German: "Your Excellency Marshal, your motherland has really picked a piece of advantage."

"Not bad at all. ' The word 'Poland' means plain in Slavic. This is a large plain of more than 200,000 square kilometers. It's beautiful and rich, but it's also very convenient for intruders. Pilsudski had a loud voice, a calm tone, and was fluent in German. He glanced at the young marshal beside him, who had also defeated the Soviet Red Army, and smiled:

"Fortunately, we Poles are very brave, just like the Chinese, we have all defeated the Russian bear. But now we have sold the best battleship in the world to this greedy bear. I don't know what you think, it shouldn't be just for a few rubles, right? ”

"There is also the ruble factor." Luo Yaoguo smiled and made a gesture to count the money: "This is a decision made by the Germans, they have invested a lot in us, so we can't help but set up obstacles for their 'money-making' business." Only when they have a wide range of financial resources will they continue to increase investment, which is very beneficial to us. ”

Seeing Luo Yaoguo so frank, Pilsudski smiled bitterly: "Capitalism is evil, and the Russians are not wrong about this. At present, the capitalist world is willing to sell the Russians the best weapons and the most advanced technology for the sake of their money, and there is no danger of losing the arm. And the first thing to face this danger is we, Poland and China, right? ”

Luo Yaoguo nodded: "And the enemy that we China and Poland have to face is not only the Soviet Union, it's really a hard life."

Hearing Luo Yaoguo's "hard life" Pilsudski smiled, and waved his hand indifferently: "Why isn't it the Soviet Union's hard life?" Aren't they also caught between Poland and China? We can unite to veto the Soviet ...... And it is also possible to temporarily unite one enemy to veto another, is this possible? ”

Luo Yaoguo just smiled and nodded: "I will convey your intentions to President Sun Yat-sen, but this transaction of battleships and planes cannot be canceled, I hope the Polish side can understand." ”

Pilsudski was still smiling: "No problem, who let us all choose the capitalist system?" Well, since the contract for the sale of battleships to the USSR could not be cancelled, let's see what can be done to compensate Poland? It's called an armored ship, right? And the tool that the Germans drummed out to empty the pockets of our Poles? These guys are really vampires. ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "This armored ship is a good tool for the Germans to press the bottom of the box, originally they planned to use it for themselves, and used it to replace those old lost tooth warships." They were bound by the Treaty of Versailles and could not refrain from building warships of more than 10,000 tons. In order to obtain the maximum combat power in the limited tonnage, the design of this armored ship began. However, there is still a slight disagreement between the armored ships built in China and the Germans prepared for themselves. We are not bound by the Treaty of Versailles, so we are larger in tonnage and have a standard displacement of 14,000 tons. The newly increased tonnage will be used mainly for the protection and power systems of warships. ”

“…… The ship's powertrain will be powered by 12 mAn diesel engines with a total power of 81,000 horsepower. The maximum design speed is 32 knots, which will surpass all the battlecruisers in the world. The design range of this armored ship is: 10,000 nautical miles/18 knots, 16,000 nautical miles/15 knots. ”

“…… This armored ship is fast enough to defeat all enemy battleships and battlecruisers it encounters, and its firepower is more powerful than all current heavy cruisers, and it will be armed with six triple 280 mm guns; eight 150-mm secondary guns; six twin 105-mm anti-aircraft guns; sixteen twin 37-mm anti-aircraft guns; There are also two base quadruple 533-mm torpedo tubes. Such firepower can not only defeat heavy cruisers, but even some old battleships, such as the Gangut class of the Soviet Union, can also be used in a war."

“…… The only thing this armored ship lacked was that it was slightly weakly armored. mainboard side armor is 130 mm; Another 40 mm of mine armor was superimposed on the upper part behind it; The thickness of the armored deck ranged from 60 mm to 90 mm; The thickness of the armor of the main gun turret was 200 mm, the gun seat was 150 mm; The conning tower armor is also 200 mm. This level of protection is inferior to that of battleships and battlecruisers, but it is much stronger than ordinary heavy cruisers, and it is difficult to damage them with 203 mm guns as standard for heavy cruisers. ”

After listening to Luo Yaoguo's introduction, a smile finally flashed on Pilsudski's serious-looking old face: "Hehe, the heavy cruiser can't beat it, and the battle cruiser can't catch up with the German guys." It's just that...... How much do you want to ask for such an armored ship? ”

At this time, Natalie, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car, suddenly turned her head and looked at Luo Yaoguo with her lips pursed, her big eyes watery ......

"Then ...... How about five million dollars? Luo Yaoguo glanced at his beloved beauty, and then gritted his teeth and quoted a capital price: "Your Excellency, this is already the capital price, if it is lower, the Germans will not do it." At present, the price they offer to the Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina and other countries is $8 million, and the price for our navy is $7 million. ”

"The name of this armored ship is 'Polish Legion', and I hope it will be the number one." An old fox like Pilsudski certainly knows that he has taken advantage of it. In fact, the Germans had already come to him to quote the price, even eight million dollars and not a penny could not be reduced. As a result, the old fox rejected him on the pretext that he could not accept "national feelings......

Looking at the old fox's face smiling like a spring breeze, Luo Yaoguo sighed secretly in his heart: "I should change this lustful problem...... Otherwise, you will be on top of it in the future. But well...... Natalie is really beautiful, if you are a man, you don't have a self that is not unmoved, if you are not tempted, wouldn't you not be a man? Well, this is just one case, you have to be hard-hearted for the other woman. ”

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Warsaw is much richer and livelier than Moscow. Under the dim light of the street lamps, the well-dressed and ruddy-faced Poles were walking happily along the wide road, eating all kinds of snacks, smoking cigarettes, and chatting. The garden by the roadside is full of children laughing and playing. The boulevard leading to the huge square is flanked by long rows of gray or brown four-story houses. The square is lined with splendid statues and surrounded by intricately carved office buildings or royal buildings – all reminiscent of Paris and London. Poland, the capital of an Eastern European country, turned out to be such a wealthy metropolis. But it's not surprising to consider that Poland was once part of the Second German Reich, and it was quite a wealthy empire...... If it weren't for Wilhelm II's hot-headed and easy entry into the war, he might one day lead the world.

The delegation of the Ministry of Armaments led by Luo Yaoguo stayed at the Europa Hotel, although the name sounds earthy, it looks like a country hotel. But as soon as he entered the Grand Hotel of Europa, he found that it was as lavishly decorated as any hotel he had ever seen, with a wide brown and white marble staircase leading to the entrance.

"Oh, the Germans have concluded a preliminary agreement with the Dutch Navy on the telegram, and have successfully sold two 'Polish Legion'-class armored ships. Brazil, Argentina and Chile have also expressed strong interest and are expected to buy one each. Turkey, on the other hand, wants to overhaul and modernize their 'Yavos. Selim Sultan's battlecruiser. This battlecruiser was a Blom . The Fox shipyard was built for the German Navy before the World War and was later gifted to the Turkish Empire. The ship had a standard displacement of about 23,000 tons, was armed with ten 280-mm naval guns, twelve 150-mm secondary guns, and was powered by 24 steam boilers. The battlecruiser had been damaged in the World War, but it was never fully repaired. This time they want to overhaul it, and then replace it with a new power system, add lightning protection and blockage, and an anti-aircraft deck, which also looks like a big deal. ”

In the luxurious suite where Luo Yaoguo lived, Natalie was holding a stack of telegrams she had just received in her hand and reading them to Luo Yaoguo one by one. At this time, she was reclining on the sofa opposite Luo Yaoguo, only wearing a bathrobe, which was wide and loose to cover her bewitching body, but her chest was still bulging and propped up, and she occasionally trembled slightly as she turned the telegraph...... Seeing that Luo Yaoguo is "full of sexual interest", I can't wait to finish reading it quickly, so that I can do things that are forbidden for children.

As for the girl Qu Ying, who has a suspicious identity, she is still in Luo Yaoguo's arms, let him caress her. She has been very well-behaved in the past two days, and she has become very clingy. As long as Luo Yaoguo was free, his big eyes flashed, and he came to him like a cat and turned left and right, almost wagging his tail. And he is also very docile and considerate, no matter how rude Luo Yaoguo's request is, he does not bring the word "no", of course, except for being "eaten" and lost immediately. But obviously, the girl is already a little tempted in this regard, and when she refuses politely, she is trembling, and she secretly looks at Natalie. I don't know what's wrong...... The beauty seems to be a little afraid of Natalie's big beauty in the past two days. The words are also deferentially tight, calling "Sister Natalie" one by one, trying to pretend that I am obedient and obedient.

"In addition, our F-1 destroyers are selling well, in addition to the USSR, Turkey has ordered 50, Greece has ordered 50, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia have also ordered 30, and Siam has also bought 30. Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in South America will have to wait for the prototype to arrive. ”

Natalie continued in her sweet voice. However, Luo Yaoguo's listener's mind returned to the "Polish Legion"-class armored ship. This new concept of warship seems to have become a "trade ship", and those who do not have the strength to equip the new battleships or battlecruisers, but have considerable maritime rights to defend, seem to like this warship. It was really interesting to overwhelm the heavy cruisers in firepower and surpass the battlecruisers in speed. I wonder how Japan will react after this warship is announced.