Fifty degrees of armor in advance of Seckert's design, Zhang Xuewu knew that Seckert was not easy to fool and deal with!

So, Zhang Xuewu seemed to suddenly realize: "This! After the battle, I found that for example, the arc of the turret and the place where the hull has an inclined surface are not easy to penetrate, and it is easy to slip or ricochet, just like the angle of the steel helmet is bulletproof. ”

George Verzell and Seckert glanced at each other, Zhang Xuewu's words made the two veterans who had saluted the artillery fire of the First World War feel the truth, indeed, many things can not be learned, can only go to the battlefield to learn how to survive, and Zhang Xuewu gave a sketch, such as how to match the five load-bearing wheels with shock absorption, transmission system, etc., to be developed and tested on the experimental body, but this design with a strong Bavarian style is too shocking to the Germans.

Seckert pushed the file in front of him forward and said: "The empire really has no funds to squander now, General Zhang's order is a testimony of Sino-German friendship, as well as Germany's personal friendship with you, we can only guarantee the quality of the supply to you, I can say on behalf of the German political axe, we will train three hundred officers and five hundred technical non-commissioned officers for you every year, this is also our biggest concession, because Germany under the Oppression of the Treaty of Versailles is like your motherland!" ”

Seckert even used the honorific title for you, and Zhang Xuewu naturally didn't want to say anything else, so he nodded and said, "What about the production line of Honor Type II?" ”

George Verzell glanced at Seckert and turned to Zhang Xuewudao: "We will send technicians to guide the overall process and the forging of armor plates in the steel mill you designate, as for the engine part, I suggest that you import it directly from us, because the power part is very important, and it is difficult for them to undertake the manufacture of precision equipment with the technical level of industrial workers in China at this stage." ”

George Futzel said that Zhang Xuewu naturally knew that Sino-German relations were now entering a honeymoon period, and everything was naturally easy to say, but once the pace of German expansion began, China, an old friend, would no longer fall into Hitler's eyes, because there was also a large empire with a fleet of 2 million tons and extremely advocating fascism, which was more able to contain the Soviet Union's military power in the Far East, and it was much more important than China in comparison, and these signs would probably be reflected in a concentrated manner at the end of 1935.

For Zhang Xuewu, 1934 and 1935 were the most harmonious honeymoon period between China and Germany, which meant that all contracts with Germany had to be completely completed by the end of 1935, and if it was delayed until 1936, I am afraid that the completion of many contracts would be greatly hindered.

Therefore, Zhang Xuewu can't put all his eggs in one basket, such as the Soviet Union, because in history, before the outbreak of the Pacific War, wanting to get British and American assistance is tantamount to a fool's dream, in history, Feng Yuxiang once sighed infinitely, when the plane equipped with American aircraft engines burned American gasoline and dropped bombs made of American steel on the Chinese people, the Soviet Union provided us with 24 divisions of life-saving equipment and volunteer pilots at a critical moment of life and death to help us resist aggression, After the Americans sold a large amount of rubber, oil, steel, and aero engines to Yueben, they sold medicines to China in order to heal the damage caused by their bombs.

But Zhang Xuewu knows better that in history, the assistance of the Soviets was far more generous than that of the Americans, at least they did not exchange hundreds of thousands of foreign blood of the Chinese expeditionary force for that meager aid, but cooperating with the Soviets must prevent the wolf from being burned into the house, because greed is the essence of polar bears, and this is a fact that no one can change.

Zhang Xuewu took a deep breath and smiled at George Fuzel and Seckert: "But the equipment, production lines, engineers, skilled workers and equipment I need must all be delivered by the end of 1935, and I will send about 3,000 skilled workers to Germany every year to study and work, and the number of commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers will be doubled!" ”

After George Futzel and Seckert looked at each other, it was obvious that Zhang Xuewu's requirements were in line with the bottom line they had come to, so the two stood up with a smile and shook hands with Zhang Xuewu one by one, because Zhang Xuewu did not represent China's political axe, so this cooperation could only leave a small number of irrelevant records, and all the contracts between the two sides were actually fulfilled by relying on the trust that had been established.

Although the cooperation between the Chinese political axe and the German side is considered very secret, in fact, all the people who have forgotten their ancestors within the political axe have long been betrayed to Yue himself, and at the imperial meeting of the Tokyo base camp of the political axe, Emperor Hirohito faced Minamijiro, Hishinori Takashi and others with a cold face, and Okamura Ninji, Itagaki Seishiro, Koiso Kuniaki and others knelt on the outermost side, but it is puzzling that Prime Minister Minoru Saito, who is the representative of the political axe, did not attend the regular meeting of the imperial court.

Because of the defeat in the Battle of Rehe, the Ministry of War resigned, and if it weren't for Minamijiro temporarily taking over as land minister to maintain this mess, I am afraid that there would be another cabinet resignation, but since the assassination of Inukai Takeshi, the voice of the political circles has been much weaker, and now it can be said that the main energy of the military has shifted from dealing with political axes to internal strife.

Prime Minister Minoru Saito's failure to attend this crucial Imperial Council can be said to be a signal that the so-called military and political axe era of Hiromoto has arrived early due to the disastrous defeat of the Kwantung Army.

This change can be said that Zhang Xuewu was not expected at first, he thought that the fiasco of Rehe would make the military forces of the capital converge, but the result was completely counterproductive, the fiasco of Rehe made the military completely crazy, and the people of the country were also agitating for revenge, if Zhang Xuewu learned about it, he would be amazed at the shamelessness and shamelessness of the three northeastern provinces, and he himself who forcibly occupied the three northeastern provinces would still shout for revenge? Is it a beating up for yourself?

Obviously, the reckless military force of the Rehe Army made Yue himself feel deeply uneasy, because Zhang Xuewu was extremely aggressive, and he has always been very unfriendly to the Great Yue Empire, so Emperor Hirohito held the first regular meeting after the formation of the base camp, how to deal with the threat of Zhang Xuewu in Rehe has become the main task of the Kwantung Army at present, and the defense of Manchukuo has made the Kwantung Army unite as one, unprecedentedly united!

The strategic task of the Kwantung Army has also shifted from offensive to defensive, because the fiasco of Rehe made Yue himself realize that their army is not much stronger than the middle [***] team, if the Chinese hold the city to the death, the Yue army may really have no effective means to defeat the enemy, so the proposal to strengthen the army's weapons and equipment was once again taken out, and the previous military expenditure disputes between the army and the navy ended in a fiasco for the army, but this time it seems to have become an exception.

What made the navy extremely angry was that the army actually mentioned its fiasco as if it were glory, as if the defeat was due to weapons and equipment? At this moment, the army deliberately ignored that their weapons and equipment were far stronger than the average level of the Chinese [***] team, and deliberately emphasized the firepower of Zhang Xuewu's new first division and the power of German weapons.

Since the army is shameless, and the navy has no choice, Takashi Hishikari and Minamijiro respectively submitted an order for the arms purchased by the Rehe Army in Germany [***], and Emperor Hirohito also gasped after reading it and said: "So many heavy artillery? Also to buy planes and tanks? Are these the most advanced German weapons? Why did the Germans sell to the Chinese? And these weapons are all used for the offensive, that is to say, the Rehe army in China is fighting fiercely? Ready to attack our Manchuria at any moment? ”

Ryokari Takashi, who was the commander of the Kwantung Army at the time, said expressionlessly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the Chinese side is indeed making such a plan, they have accepted the suggestion of the German [***] Affairs Advisory Group, and are ready to reorganize the country's army into sixty divisions, all equipped with German weapons and weapons, which is very important for Germany in the economic recession crisis, so as long as there is money, the Germans are now willing to sell anything." ”

"Sixty registrars? How will the firepower of these armies compare with the Imperial divisions? In the face of Emperor Hirohito's inquiry, Minamijiro deliberately said a little alarmist: "The German Army can be said to be a first-class army in the world, and the squadron [***] team from their training department is absolutely not the same as the previous local faction army, and the Germans' weapons and equipment are all above our army, and the early construction of our army is based on Prussia as an example. After the completion of the German armament reorganization plan of 60 divisions, I am afraid that Manchuria will change hands again, and our army can only hold on to the Yalu River and retreat into Korea. ”

"What?" Emperor Hirohito immediately stood up and paced back and forth: "Manchuria is the Manchuria of my empire, from the Russo-Russian War to the Battle of Rehe, the blood of our imperial army soldiers has been shed all over the land of Manchuria, how can the wealth and vast land of Manchuria be compared with the barren Korea?" It is said that the empire must not lose Manchuria! ”

Emperor Hirohito's attitude surprised everyone present, and Emperor Hirohito pushed his glasses and took a deep breath and said: "From this year's budget, 20 percent of the construction of the two battle ships under construction on the navy side has been temporarily suspended, and the navy alone cannot defend Manchuria, and if necessary, it can also use the 150 million US dollars just borrowed from the United States to vigorously develop artillery, tanks, and aviation units. Completely defeat the German reassemblers of the Chinese people, and cut off their ambitions to get involved in Manchuria! ”

(To be continued)