Chapter 582: Military Delegation (I)

At the Berlin airport in Germany, dozens of German soldiers in general's uniforms stood upright on the lawn next to the runway, with distinctive stand-up lapels and gold lace-trimmed cuffs indicating that this was a group of army officers, all of whom were surrounded by an old man about sixty years old with the rank of marshal on his shoulders. Marshal Brauchitsch.

Beside the old man stood another group of soldiers, who were the greeting representatives of the German Navy and Air Force, because the military delegation from China included officers from the army, navy, and air force, and according to the principle of reciprocity, the German side must also send officers from these three branches of the army to welcome them.

This old man who was ordered to greet the Chinese military delegation from afar was a standard soldier, and he would complete the orders of his superiors to the letter. After receiving Hitler's orders, it took a few days to put the previous preparations in order.

Looking at the gray sky in the sky, Feng. Marshal Brauch began to worry about whether the bad weather in the sky would affect today's arrangement, and he turned to one of the generals behind him, "Erwin. Feng. General Witzleben, didn't you say yesterday that the weather would be okay today? Why does it look like it's going to snow? ”

If Su Tong was here, he would definitely recognize this as the only marshal of Nazi Germany who was hanged in another time and space because he was dissatisfied with Hitler and participated in the planning of the "720 Wolf's Den Bombing", but at this time Erwin was only a lieutenant general in the army.

Erwin heard the marshal's question and hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency, the Meteorological Bureau reports that there will be no snow today, just a little colder. ”

"Oh, I hate snow, even if it's any light snow" von. Marshal Brauchitsch muttered a few words to himself, and was a little relieved. If it snows, it will bring great danger to the landing of the plane, and if the plane in front of the Chinese delegation slides out of the runway or rushes out of the end of the runway because the runway is too slippery, then it will be a great pleasure for itself.

In Yifeng. One of the lieutenant colonels in a group of officers led by Marshal Brauchitsch was very eye-catching, and the Germanic people were not known for their abundance of beautiful women, but the sapphire eyes under the full forehead, the high and heroic nose, the thin lips with neat lines, the rounded chin and the fair skin all told the people around her that this was a Germanic beauty that was unforgettable at first sight. In addition, the well-tailored military uniform highlights her healthy and well-proportioned figure, and the two second-class Iron Cross medals are buttoned on the buttons in front of the placket, which makes this beautiful lieutenant colonel show a strange charm.

The beautiful lieutenant colonel looked at the sky in the distance with a calm expression, but there was no hint of expectation in her eyes.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, here they are" von . The adjutant beside Marshal Brauchitsch pointed to the sky and reminded softly.

Soon, five huge iron birds appeared over the airport and in front of everyone, and around them were dozens of German Bf109 fighters painted with iron cross marks.

These Iron Birds are passenger planes converted from B-24 long-range bombers, which are 20.44 meters long, 5.46 meters high, and have 30 wings. When the five- or three-meter large plane carried its weight of 27.7 tons and fell, all the German soldiers at the airport gasped. The appearance ceremony of this huge iron bird immediately shook everyone.

The so-called layman looks at the liveliness, and the insider looks at the doorway. Although the army and navy were also surprised by this iron bird, it was far less shocking than the Luftwaffe officers present, although the Huaxia Air Force had sold 200 B-17 heavy bombers to Germany, but this more advanced B-24 long-range bomber never appeared in the sight of the German soldiers, which also made those Luftwaffe officers covetous.

As soon as the huge wheels of the B-24 touched the ground, a puff of cyan smoke came out, making a piercing grinding sound, and the sharp sound made the German officers present secretly worried.

Under his control, the twelve pairs of large tires under the belly of the plane quickly firmly grasped the ground and began to taxi on the runway, and the huge momentum made the plane weighing more than 20 tons taxied for nearly 600 meters before stopping, and then several iron birds that followed behind also landed smoothly one by one.

After the plane came to a standstill, the cabin door of the B-24 led by the leader was opened, and the first person to come out was a middle-aged soldier wearing a dark green military uniform with three shining gold stars inlaid on his shoulders. He is naturally the leader of this military delegation, General Bai Chongxi, Chief of Staff of the Republic of China, Bai Chongxi walked out of the cabin door, he first looked around and slowly walked down the gangway that had been lowered.

The military band, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately played cheerful military music. Marshal Brauchitsch also led everyone to the gangway not far away, and only when Bai Chongxi got off the gangway did he greet Bai Chongxi and salute Bai Chongxi and said: "Welcome, Chinese friends from afar, I am Feng Chongxi, commander-in-chief of the German Army. Field Marshal Brauchitsch, allow me to welcome you on behalf of all the members of the armed forces of the German Empire. ”

Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch said as one of the lieutenants behind him immediately translated the words in Chinese.

After hearing this, Bai Chongxi immediately returned a military salute and said with a smile: "Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch, thank you for your greetings, and I would also like to express our greetings to your head of state and to you on behalf of all the national defense forces of the Republic of China and His Excellency the President of our country. After Bai Chongxi's words were finished, there was naturally an officer behind him who translated the words in German.

Just in Bai Chongxi and Feng. When Marshal Brauchitsch greeted each other, the officers on the other four planes also descended the gangway one after another, most of them were colonel-level officers, and there were also a small number of lieutenants, and they lined up in three columns under the leadership of their respective commanders to follow behind Bai Chongxi and his party.

The German officers, who had been observing them, found that the Chinese military was actually very recognizable, their army wore dark green uniforms, the navy was white, and the air force was sky blue. The military uniform of the Chinese National Defense Force is the advantages of Su Tong's 07-style military uniform borrowed from another time and space, which is very different from the previous national government army, the main difference is the addition of identification functions, mainly including cockades, collar flowers, rank marks, chest labels, name tags, rank and seniority badges, national defense service medals, armbands, and outer and inner belts. The style of military uniforms is also a popular style of military uniforms in later generations, so when many officers of the Chinese military delegation appeared in winter military uniforms, those picky Germans looked bright, and these Chinese soldiers in front of them looked very handsome and generous, so that most of the German officers who had not dealt with the Chinese Wehrmacht were amazed.

A Luftwaffe officer in the middle of the line muttered in a low voice: "Is this what Marshal Goering said about the Chinese soldiers with long braids, opium smokers, and no combat effectiveness?" I don't look like it, but it looks like it's very energetic. ”

"And their uniforms look handsome too," a major next to him also whispered, and as soon as the words fell, the commander in front of him immediately turned around and glared at him with stern eyes, and the two of them closed their mouths brightly.

At this time, the front of the Feng. After Marshal Brauchitsch and Bai Chongxi exchanged pleasantries, they began to introduce the accompanying generals to him.

"General Bai, this is the commander of our Fourth Army, Gunter. Feng. General Kluger, the commander of the Sixth Army, Walter Kluger. Feng. Senior General Reischenau, the commander of the 11th Army, Erich Rash. Feng. General Manstein, this is "

Listen to Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch's introduction, Bai Chongxi, who had learned a little about the German army generals when he came, couldn't help but be secretly frightened, these people are the elite of the German army's high-ranking generals, and it seems that the German government attaches great importance to their trip to Germany.

However, when the Navy and Air Force were introduced next, Bai Chongxi found that the officers of the two branches of the army present were only some colonel-level officers, which made Bai Chongxi feel a little unhappy in his heart, the attitude of these two branches towards his own group of people has formed a clear difference from that of the German Army, and it seems that the German Navy and Air Force do not attach much importance to the attitude of their own group.

As Bai Chongxi shook hands with them one by one, when one of the Air Force officers was introduced, Bai Chongxi was obviously stunned, because this officer was a female lieutenant colonel, and he was also a very beautiful female lieutenant colonel. I saw that the female lieutenant colonel smiled, and with the eyes that originally seemed sharp, she formed a strange charm. I saw her smile and say in not very fluent Chinese: "I have friends from afar, welcome, General Bai from Huaxia, I am Lieutenant Colonel Na Lin of the Intelligence Department of the German Imperial Air Force. Kirsten. ”

Bai Chongxi was stunned for a moment, and obviously had a good impression of this female lieutenant colonel, he smiled and said: "Hello, Lieutenant Colonel Nalin, you speak Chinese very well, and from your words, I can hear that you have studied the poetry of my country. ”

Narin. Kirsten smiled and said: "General Bai, you have won the award, the Chinese language in China is broad and profound, I will only have such a poem, this poem was taught to me by an air force officer in your Huaxia, but unfortunately I never saw him again after saying goodbye to him in France last time, but I miss him very much." ”

The German lieutenant colonel, who had inherited the old-fashioned and honest virtues of the Germanic people, spoke very honestly, which made the Chinese officers in front of her embarrassed.