Chapter 142 The German Minister Hahausen held back his disgust, squeezed out a smile, nodded slightly, and got up to take his leave. The newly elected president, Sun Baoqi, personally sent out of the gate with a smile, and the two looked like old friends for many years.

Fang Dashuai's pro-German experience and Sun Baoqi's experience as a German minister made the Germans wishful thinking that once the Germans extended an olive branch of alliance, the Chinese would pounce on them like a pug fed by their master.

There are many reasons for such a move at the top of Germany. One of the most important points is that Fang Jianxiong, a military leader, has recently frantically thrown the procurement list of arms to Germany, and according to the judgment of German intelligence officers in China, Fang Jianxiong is forming a standing army with a number of about one million.

China is a very large country, with enough population for the 142nd chapter142 Yuanmu to seek fish, as long as there are sufficient arms and salaries, it is really nothing new to form a standing army of one million. The problem is that, according to the information provided by Germany's military advisers in China, China is laying out a reserve system, which will have a reserve of 10 million people once it is completed.

What is the number 10 million? The Germans probably couldn't imagine that a country could have so many reservists. The German ally, Austria-Hungary, was fighting Russia for dominance of the Balkans, and at the same time facing Germany in the middle of Russia in the east and France in the west, suddenly found that such a great power in the east seemed to be on the rise, and it was also pro-German with unlimited military potential.

Imagine, instead of 10 million, the Chinese people have 5 million soldiers on the Sino-Russian border, and how much power the Russians still have in the West. This is an alliance that must be pursued.

Hahausen, who was on a mission, thought that this would be a very easy job, and that China needed more from Germany, and on this basis, it would be easy to form an alliance. But the reality is that things backfired, and Hahausen met with Sun Baoqi three times, and all he got was a vague answer: the matter will be discussed again. Then I talked about a bunch of objective difficulties such as the "people", the republic, the parliament, and the constitutionalism Chapter 142.

This attitude is not unenthusiastic, but very reluctant. The key is that this old guy will not let go. This annoyed Hahausen, who was disgusted by the old man's face.

"Your Excellency, there is an idiom in China called Yuanmu Qiuyu, which means that you want to reach an opinion but find the wrong object." Andreas, the special envoy who returned to Beijing from Shanghai to report on his work, expressed his meaning very implicitly after reporting on his work.

This German, who is in his early forties, has been in China for nearly ten years, and the words "Yuanmu Seeking Fish" are a bit awkward, and he is basically a Chinese national communication. For facilitating the cooperation between Fang Jianxiong and Germany, Andreas was recognized at home and promoted to Counsellor of the Legation.

Hahausen frowned, it was obvious that he also realized his mistake, and after a moment's thought, he said, "So, Andreas, how do you think we should bring about this alliance?" ”

Andreas looked very sure and said: "In China, there is only one person who can decide this matter now. ”

Hahausen's eyes lit up, he looked south and said, "You mean? Andreas smiled and nodded.

Lü Bicheng's interview was interrupted early because he received a telegram from Shanghai: "Mother is critically ill, return quickly." In just five words, Lu Bicheng has a sense of collapse. He lost his father at the age of thirteen, and his mother has been widowed, raising and pulling his sisters. In Lu Bicheng's mind, there is no one to replace his mother's position.

Hurriedly came to Fang Jianxiong's office, Lu Bicheng's face was gloomy. Fang Jianxiong's attitude towards this royal sister is actually nothing, for people now, Lu Bicheng is a more popular woman, but for Fang Jianxiong, he still prefers women to be conservative. How do you say this? The women's liberation movement in another time and space made Fang Jianxiong hurt deeply, right?

The sentimentality in Lu Bicheng's eyes, Fang Jianxiong misunderstood that he was simply worried about his mother's body, and comforted him in line with the principle of politeness: "You go back, I'll talk about it after the interview, I always welcome you here at any time." In fact, Fang Dashuai is completely on Duan Qirui's face, and I hope that the interview with Lu Bicheng, a talented woman, can have a role in raising his image.

As for this beautiful royal sister, Fang Jianxiong is not a royal sister. Of course, Lu Bicheng has a very good figure, and if he wears a military uniform, he should still be very eye-catching. Well, Fang Dashuai is a uniform controller.

The two have talked a few times during this time, and in terms of poetry and ancient texts, Fang Jianxiong is obviously a weakling. However, Fang Dashuai's vision and insight are far beyond it, so he can always turn the topic to what he is good at, such as the world pattern, military trends, ideological trends, and so on. As a result of such a conversation, it seems that Fang Dashuai is very knowledgeable, and poetry is a small way, and Lu Bicheng himself thinks so. A man's husband, especially someone like Fang Jianxiong, should have his eyes fixed on the whole world.

Lu Cainu, who was originally attracted by Fang Dashuai's demeanor, actually felt deeply in love after dragging on for half a month of interviews. "Can you send me?" Lu Bicheng saw that Fang Dashuai didn't mean to send her, and he was a little sad. A thirty-one-year-old woman, who did not marry herself in this era, is basically synonymous with tragedy.

The heart is arrogant, and that also depends on the object.

This request Fang Jianxiong was a little surprised, but for the sake of this beautiful woman wearing a long skirt today, looking very classical and elegant, Fang Jianxiong shamelessly decided to appreciate it more.

Moon-white gowns, black long skirts, and female students are shoulder-to-shoulder, this kind of appearance that often appears in TV dramas is very common in this era, especially in Wuhu, where women's middle schools are dressed like this. Well, that's a form of uniform. Fang Jianxiong kept smiling and stood on the dock waving. In front of her is a beautiful lady who turns back three times in one step, and from the back, the figure is really necessary. This woman has the capital to be proud.

The boat finally left the dock, and Fang Dashuai, who had always been good at showmanship, was still standing on the dock, standing like a javelin. It wasn't until the boat disappeared from sight that he turned and left.

Lu Bicheng, who was standing on the deck with his support for the railing, looked at the tall figure on the dock, and gradually became stupid. In just half a month, for the beautiful lady, the spiritual world has undergone tremendous changes. Let's put it this way, in this era when parental arranged marriages are the absolute mainstream, women like Lu Bicheng are undoubtedly alternative, and they are not tolerated by society on marriage issues.

The heart of the beautiful royal sister is lonely, when she was in Beijing, there was an opportunity to renew the strings of Hu Weide, the minister stationed in Japan, in the eyes of others, it is a very decent thing to marry and do the main house, mother, eldest sister, Yan Fu repeatedly persuaded her, but Lu Bicheng did not agree. This is a strong and confident woman! For emotion, Lu Bicheng has his own pursuit.

In March, the red willow is green, which is a good time to go green. The students in the school, organized by the teacher, went to the suburbs one after another. It's a poetic season, but there's always something bad about it.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Fang Jianxiong on horseback held the binoculars, looking at the results of the distant shelling, his brows furrowed slightly.

This is a live-fire exercise of artillery, and a newly formed heavy artillery regiment is striking a predetermined target with 105 howitzers.

Judging from the effect of the shelling, Fang Jianxiong was not satisfied. From departure to preset positions, to target determination, test firing, rapid firing. The result can only be described in two words, rusty!

Fang Jianxiong had a plan in his heart, before the Qingdao War, twenty heavy artillery regiments were formed. Before the end of World War I, 105 heavy artillery was equipped to the division level, forming an artillery regiment of 12 105 guns and 24 75 guns. The reason for this planning is that the target is still in the north. Before the end of World War I, the turmoil in Russia was undoubtedly the best opportunity. If he misses this opportunity, Fang Jianxiong feels that he is a sinner of the nation.

The plan is a two-step process, the first step is to hit the ambitions of the Japanese himself in Qingdao. The preset battlefield is Qingdao, Northeast China, and Tianjin, and Fang Jianxiong's prediction is that the battle of the Jiaodong Peninsula is inevitable, and the Northeast battlefield depends on the determination of the Japanese government. However, according to history, the Japanese government has never been a government that is lightly resigned, not to mention that the Japanese army has the following problems.

Artillery commander Cheng Zhixuan has been standing on the side, Fang Jianxiong's expression is in his eyes, and he is secretly anxious. If Cheng Zhixuan used all the strength to eat milk when he formed six heavy artillery regiments before, the task of forming twenty heavy artillery regiments at this stage is really too difficult.

Equipment is easy to say, but the key is the lack of talent. It's okay to say that there are only 20 heavy artillery regiments, but what is fatal is that there are 24 Division A and at least 60 Division B, and these units also need artillery. In the next stage, there was a shortage of artillery everywhere, and Cheng Zhixuan's artillery formation work was struggling. The original six heavy artillery regiments were dismantled and scattered, and they were barely made up of twelve heavy artillery regiments. No, the newly built 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment was stationed in Wuhu, and Fang Dashuai was naturally very concerned, and when he caught up with the live-fire exercise, he naturally wanted to come to the scene to take a look.

Cheng Zhixuan's difficulties, Fang Jianxiong knows it. So after the live-fire drill, I didn't say anything unpleasant. But the expression on the face is not good-looking, that's for sure. Fang Jianxiong was also anxious, it was already mid-April 1913, and it was only one year and four months before the battle of Qingdao between Japan and Germany.

"Fu Shuai, ashamed of his humble position!" Cheng Zhixuan spoke in a low voice, without emphasizing the objective reasons, and her attitude was responsible.

"I don't blame you for this, the formation of the Nanjing Artillery School must be stepped up. The 500 people who were selected to study in Qingdao were to be sent to Qingdao within three days and set off within a week. The key lies in the training of officers and surveying and mapping personnel, and we must pay close attention to these things. Also, increase the intensity of live ammunition shooting, you don't have to worry about the problem of silver, and you have to squeeze out the money when you eat chaff and vegetables. (To be continued!!