The German army's advance into the Rhine demilitarized zone was still very shocking to the whole world, and the signal sent by this behavior was also very fatal, Germany openly tore up the Treaty of Versailles, the results of the First World War were overturned, and the defeated countries did not accept the original restrictions.

At this juncture, everyone's eyes fell on France, Germany's breakthrough of the Rhine demilitarized zone, the direct threat is France's security, at this time everyone's eyes fell on France, want to see what kind of response measures this so-called world's first army power will take, will it directly send troops to drive the German army back!

In fact, this kind of doubt also exists widely in Germany, at first Hitler decided to enter the Rhine area, the generals in the German army stood up and strongly opposed, they believed that Germany's strength was far from enough, there was no ability to face France, blindly provoked France, only provoked the French to send troops, and then Germany would suffer humiliation.

The analysis of these people is very reasonable, judging from the comparison between the French and German armies, Germany is indeed in a serious backward position, whether it is the number of troops or the situation of equipment, France is far superior to Germany, although Hitler made up his mind to also carry out military adventures, but he also gave orders to the generals in charge of command, as long as it is found that France sent troops to intervene, it will be withdrawn immediately, and no war with France is allowed.

In his later recollections, Hitler also called the forty-eight hours of his entry into the Rhine area the most difficult moment of his life, and the German armament could not resist France at all.

However, what made the whole world stunned appeared, France did not send troops, nor did it propose strong condemnation measures, but only within the framework of the League of Nations, Germany was undoubtedly the biggest winner in this military adventure.

Hitler's keen insight finally began to impress the German generals, and there was something unusual about this leader, Hitler's prestige skyrocketed, and Germany's armament development entered a new stage.

Qiao Yu got the news on the special train to Kulun, and the accompanying chief of staff Jiang Baili got this information. Silent for a long time. Both he and Qiao Yu knew very well that they were witnessing the rapid decline of a country that had been able to withstand tremendous pressure more than a decade ago, sacrificing a generation in exchange for a tragic victory.

Although China has also had conflicts with France, the Chinese military is also very clear that China can challenge France more because of its geographical advantages, and this army power that has emerged from World War I is still very bluffing. The Chinese army also participated in the Western Front battlefield, and it still has some understanding of the tenacity of the French army, and it is really beyond Jiang Baili's expectation that it has fallen to the current state.

"President, the country of France is finished, I dare say the next war between Germany and France. The French must have suffered a fiasco, and there is no possibility of even fighting back, don't look at the current French army's equipment is quite advanced, and there are many people, but this army has no soul, just like the Manchu Qing back then, no matter how powerful it looks, it is just a mermaid! ”

Jiang Baili gave France such an assertion. In fact, there is a basis. The strength of an army depends not only on the strength of its equipment, but also on its spirit. This time against the German operation, the French military actually adopted an ambiguous attitude, and there was no main battle, but some members of the parliament were shouting for military intervention, which in Jiang Baili's eyes was a completely ridiculous thing in the world.

There has never been a distinction between hawks and doves in the army, an excellent army is only hawks, and soldiers must always be ready to fight and make meritorious contributions, which is the mission of soldiers, if soldiers are looking forward to peace, then the country is really hopeless.

Although he knew that at the beginning of World War II, France was eliminated in a month, but in this time and space, Qiao Yu still couldn't fully believe that France, which looked extremely powerful, would be quickly defeated, you must know that France's equipment is not bad now, even if it came to World War II, France's equipment was not comprehensively backward.

Now that Qiao Yu is completely convinced, what France has lost is the heart of a strong country, and the army has lost the courage to fight.

"Brother Baili, the French army is not without action, they sent thirteen divisions to strengthen the Maginot Line!"

Jiang Baili couldn't help but want to laugh at the black humor of the French army: "France only needs to send ten divisions, or even five divisions, to make Germany retreat, now Hitler's strength is very limited, and the French do not send a single soldier into Germany, on the contrary, they use thirteen divisions to strengthen their defenses, no matter how hard the turtle shell is, one day it will be broken, France is carrying forward the ostrich spirit to the extreme, it is completely deceiving itself!" ”

After several trials, China's top brass had a clear understanding of the weak nature of Britain and France, and they did not dare to be tough on Germany or Italy, so they did not expect to be tough on China.

"President, I think you might as well go back to Beijing now, preside over the army, immediately attack the three Indochina countries, take the Indochina Peninsula into your own hands, and then clean up the local natives as soon as possible, the sooner we control the South Seas, the more we can take the initiative, some dirty work should be done when the country was founded, the younger generations do not have our ability to control, and the times are developing, nationalism is also rising, and I am afraid that things in the future will not be easy to do!"

Qiao Yu also very much agrees with Jiang Baili's statement, it is true that the founding generation must clear the obstacles for future generations as much as possible and lay the foundation for the long-term development of the country, even if it attracts criticism because of this, there is no way to do it!

"Brother Baili, this inspection can't be easily ended, just let Wu Tong handle the affairs in the south, France is no longer worried, what really worries us is the Soviets!"

Tsarist Russia was a real threat to the countries of Europe and Asia from the day it was born, and the double-headed eagle was more eager for expansion than any other nation in history, and China recaptured the Outer Northeast and supported a Far Eastern Republic, which was regarded as completely cutting off one of Russia's heads to the Pacific.

However, the new generation of Tsar Stalin will never be willing to back down, and with the increase in the strength of the Soviet Union, there are more and more conflicts between China and the Soviet Union, and the two sides are tense and the atmosphere is very serious.

After the special train entered Kulen, the situation was very different from that of the mainland, which was not facing the Sino-Soviet border, but the border between China and the Far Eastern Republics.

Relations between the two countries were not serious, but on the contrary they were very friendly, since the end of the Trotsky turmoil. The State policy of the Far Eastern Republic has undergone a significant change. Chairman Krasnoshekov wanted to find a balance between the two giants, and it was natural for him to cooperate with China.

More importantly, although the Far Eastern Republic is not small, its population is very limited, and because it is located in a cold high latitude, it can produce almost nothing, and its pillar industry is mining, which is exchanged for light industrial products and food.

In this respect, China has a great advantage over Russia. In fact, the Far Eastern Republic imports tens of millions of goods from China every year, and at the same time countless materials are smuggled into Russia through the Far Eastern Republic.

Under the current system of the Soviet Union, the countryside was greatly suppressed, especially the grain had to be supplied to the cities first, and it had to be exported in exchange for machinery and equipment, and many peasants lived above the subsistence line. Of course, it cannot be assumed that they have no spending power, on the contrary, everyone has some wild ways, as long as they can transport materials to Russia, they will not worry about the sale of the black market, and the profits in this are still very amazing.

Of course, in a world where the atmosphere of a major war is becoming more and more intense, China absolutely cannot relax and overhaul defense fortifications and build field airfields along the border. Dig bomb shelters. The establishment of observation posts is an indispensable action.

All of this work was carried out by coolies, and the Chinese army was responsible for supervising it. However, soon this work will be handed over to Dai Li, and it is conceivable that a large number of deaths are inevitable, and with Dai Li's viciousness, it is a great fortune that half of these coolies can survive.

Of course, the coolies who built the fortifications were not the worst, and what was even worse was the laborers who were sent to the mines, which were not managed by the military, but handed over to the mine owners, and the pursuit of capital was profit, and there was no politeness to these live animals.

The coolies who built the railroad were able to have a barren mound, and these people had nothing, and mining was not an easy task, and although China had purchased a lot of machinery in the midst of the Great Depression, the capitalists who were in the early stages of accumulation were doing their best to save money.

In addition, there are uranium mines to be mined in Outer Mongolia, and workers without any protective measures come into contact with extremely dangerous radioactive materials, and it is not difficult to imagine what the results can be!

Of course, Qiao Yu does not need to have a flood of conscience, on the contrary, once a war breaks out in Nanyang, there will definitely be more laborers to be sent to the northwest, paying blood, sweat and lives for China's construction, and at the same time leaving precious land to the Chinese people.

After Qiao Yu arrived in Kulun, he immediately went to the hospital to inspect, Kulun Hospital is the largest and most technical hospital in the border region, and seriously injured soldiers are sent here for treatment from time to time on the northwest border line.

In fact, there were exchanges of fire between China and the Soviet Union almost every day on the border line, and the patrols also plotted against each other, and they suffered losses today, and they had to get their face back tomorrow.

Qiao Yu took the lead in visiting these wounded soldiers is also an affirmation of them, although the state cannot publicly recognize their merits, but it has definitely not forgotten these warriors on the border.

Kulun Hospital, your cleanliness and tidiness are not worse than those in the mainland, and even the management is stricter, every doctor and nurse demands themselves like a real warrior, just as Qiao Yu arrived, a plane slowly landed at the airport not far away, and a soldier covered in blood was sent over.

The soldier's face was covered in blood and appeared to be badly wounded in the head, and he was accompanied by a captain who was about to enter the hospital when they were stopped by bodyguards on the perimeter guard.

The captain's eyes immediately burst into flames: "Who are you, don't you know that this soldier is going to die!" Even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, he can't delay him to save his life, otherwise I will fight hard with you! (To be continued.) )