Chapter 133: A Year of Constant Events

Everyone here knows that this time the Fang family contributed the most to the navy, compared to many wealthy people in China, who refused to donate more. Some newspapers of the opposition party even sourly said some strange things, such as the Fang family, which is the largest capitalist in the country. Regarding these remarks, Fang Jianxiong did not refute them, nor did he bother to refute them.

"In the past two years, the inflation process has not been small, and the fundraising in the society should be a little worse, and the Congress has approved 500 million, which should be only more, not less. But then again, whether it's the navy or the army, try to save as much as possible, and the country is not rich. In the short term, it seems that this will boost domestic economic growth, but in the long run, a large number of arms purchase orders will be detrimental to the balanced development of the country's overall economy. The economic model of the USSR made such a mistake, and we cannot learn from the USSR. Fang Jianxiong's words are not without purpose, peace has been long, the wind of luxury in the army has risen, the army is a little better, many officers in the navy have returned from studying abroad, and the foreign style is very heavy, and they like to come out of the land of fireworks.

"After taking office, the first thing to do is to rectify the work style of the navy." Chen Shaokuan hurriedly expressed his position, as the commander of the navy who Fang Jianxiong picked up with one hand, it would be foolish not to take the lead in expressing his position at this time.

"Okay, I'll wait and see the results." Fang Jianxiong smiled and nodded in approval, and suddenly Jiang Fangzhen, who was on the left-hand side, tilted his head and fainted directly. This frightened everyone, and hurriedly put Jiang Fangzhen on the ground to lie down, and went to call an ambulance. This meeting couldn't go on, but fortunately, Jiang Fangzhen woke up after a while. Fang Jianxiong breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as the ambulance arrived, Fang Jianxiong accompanied Jiang Fangzhen to the National Defense General Hospital, and the medical staff jumped for a while. After two hours of busy work, the results of the examination came back. "President, Chief of General Staff Chiang is overworked! There are some problems with the heart and lungs, and it is not strict for the time being. After listening to the doctor's report in the doctor's office, Fang Jianxiong wiped the cold sweat on his head.

In the army, Jiang Fangzhen's role is too great, from chief of the general staff to the minister of defense. It can be said that the top military leader who does the most work is Jiang Fangzhen. To say that the founder of the National Defense Force is Fang Jianxiong, Jiang Fangzhen is the one who laid the foundation for the National Defense Army.

Jiang Fangzhen, who was lying on the hospital bed, wanted to get up several times, but was pushed back by adjutant Tang Shengzhi. Tang Shengzhi is Jiang Fangzhen's protégé. However, the impression left by this guy in Fang Jianxiong's mind was too bad, and the mess organized in the later stage of the Nanjing Defense War was directly related to the fact that he ran away first after receiving the order to retreat. For this historical event in parallel time and space, no matter how talented Tang Shengzhi was, Fang Jianxiong didn't put him in the front-line troops. Although Tang Shengzhi is already a major general. Now he is still in the position of a staff officer, and after returning from Europe, there is no chance to actually lead troops.

Fang Jianxiong came in with a smile on his face, Jiang Fangzhen gave up, sat on the bed and said with a wry smile: "Fuguo, you won't let me just raise it like this, right?" If you don't let me work, you'll have to hold back your problems after a long time. Looking at Jiang Fangzhen's thin face, Fang Jianxiong felt quite remorseful in his heart. Jiang Fangzhen has the style of an ancient gentleman. He is honest and self-disciplined, and has a high personal prestige in the Wehrmacht. But in the army, there is never a clique.

"Don't think about being discharged from the hospital for a while, for work matters, Leng Zhiqiu and Xu Ruwei will train in Rehe, let them go to the Ministry of National Defense, one as a deputy minister, and the other as a deputy chief of general staff. You, Runnong, and Youzheng are all treasures of the Wehrmacht, and I am distressed to death when I fall down. In this way, Qi Zhenghong will also be sent to Beijing and appointed as vice minister of national defense, so that a few of you can catch the general, otherwise I will not be able to bear it if I am tired of one more. As he spoke, Fang Jianxiong turned his head and looked at Zhang Xiaohuai and Xu Shuzheng behind him.

The two laughed together, and Xu Shuzheng said: "Fuguo, you don't have to think about it, someone will help us share the burden." The deputy minister of defense has always been me and Runnong at the same time, which is not in accordance with the rules. We all know that you are afraid that we will think too much. ”

Zhang Xiaohuai also said: "The arrangements for supporting the country are good, so that I can concentrate on the work of the reserves, the general rear has Duan Feng in charge, and the Ministry of Defense has Qi Zhenghong to help." However, when Qi Zhenghong, Leng Yu, and Xu Chongzhi arrived at the Ministry of National Defense, how to arrange the responsible persons of the two military regions, this must be arranged as much as possible. ”

Fang Jianxiong thought for a while: "The Northwest Military Region is Liu Mingzhao, and there is no need to change people." As chief of staff, everyone has any opinions. "The leaders of the four armies are all here, so this is considered a meeting to discuss the candidates.

"Zhang Zhizhong, he fought well in Europe, and this Central Asian incident has shown his military talent. The commander of the Eighth Mechanized Army turned out to be Xu Ruwei, and I think he inherited the old practice. The years are not forgiving, we are all old, let the young people go up. Jiang Fangzhen, who was lying on the bed, still knew the situation of the generals under him very well, and after a short rest, he was much better, and he couldn't be idle again.

"I don't think it's appropriate to take the part-time job, at the beginning, it was not easy to consider the formation of the mechanized army, so Xu Ruwei was in charge. Now that the combat effectiveness of mechanized troops has been demonstrated, I don't think it's necessary. For the post of mechanized army commander, I think Ye Weixun or Xue Boling can be on it. Ye Weixun graduated from Baoding Army University majoring in mechanization, Xue Boling was a first-term student in Wuhu, and later went to Germany to study military affairs, and after returning to China, he went to Wuhu Land University to study mechanized warfare. Both were capable young generals. As for the post of commander of the Far Eastern Military District, I think that Li Daxiong of the Northeast Military Region should take over the post, because he is familiar with the situation of the troops and has experience in fighting against the Soviet Union. Li Daxiong's position, let Xia Xiang take over, the Northeast Military Region is mainly aimed at Japan, Xia Xiang has not cleaned up the Japanese on the Jiaodong Peninsula, and he has a huge psychological advantage. Xu Shuzheng opened his mouth to put forward his opinion, he is the current chief of the General Staff, and he still has a lot of say in this matter.

Fang Jianxiong thought for a while and said, "That's it, Xia enjoys the position of chief of staff of the Far Eastern Military Region, and let Li Delin replace him." Xue Boling assumed the post of commander of the 10th Mechanized Army. Originally, Bai Jiansheng was not bad, but considering that Gao Sheng's health has not been good in recent years, I plan to let Bai Jiansheng be Gao Sheng's deputy for a few years, so that he can take over the post of commander of the Beijing garrison in the future. ”

Then Jiang Fangzhen had the opportunity to cultivate and held such a meeting. It can be regarded as smoothing out the problem that Fang Jianxiong has been entangled in his heart. In the past, considering the feelings of these bigwigs, Fang Jianxiong did not make much movement in the two key positions of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff. This time, Jiang Fangzhen fainted. One guy woke up Fang Jianxiong, there have been so many things in army construction over the years, all of which have been pressed on these guys who are not young, with high work pressure and not enough rest, how can there be no accidents after a long time.

"I have a good vision for helping the country, I was in Wuchang back then. These student soldiers have grown up. By the way, the General Reserve Department, let's also have a minister. I think Sun Xinyuan is good. The war in Europe was also fought well, and the age was not too big. There are so many counties in the country, and each county has a reserve infantry regiment, this force does not dare to be underestimated. I think he's going to be a minister. Then the provinces went to see it. According to Fukoku's view, the war was not going on for a few years. We've got to hurry. "Zhang Xiaohuai also needs someone to help, his work has always been mainly based on general equipment, general logistics, and general reserves, to say that he is not worse than Jiang Fangzhen.

"I think it's okay, let's stop here today, otherwise Baili won't be able to rest. By the way, don't alarm Mrs. Baili, they are husband and wife. so as not to be afraid. Fang Jianxiong smiled to liven up the atmosphere, and the other three laughed together. Jiang Fangzhen is a wife. I don't want the other three, there are many women in Fang Jianxiong and Xu Shuzheng's backyard, and Zhang Xiaohuai's backyard is also the last two.

"Don't be in a hurry to go, since we left Songpo, we people have rarely had the opportunity to chat so easily." Jiang Fangzhen was anxious, and when Cai Yi was mentioned, everyone felt a little emotional. Cai Ye can be regarded as a pure soldier, but he followed Liang Qichao in the early days of the Republic of China, and he was a little too big in his political views. It is precisely because of this that the relationship between Cai Ye and Fang Jianxiong has not been as casual as a few people on the scene.

"Hey, the older generation of soldiers is almost gone. Speaking of Songpa, I want to set a rule today, from now on, the rule of semi-annual physical examination will be abolished, and it will be changed to once a month. The old guy of the three armed forces of the Ministry of Defense, one counts as one. Jiang Fangzhen's fainting can be regarded as a wake-up call for Fang Jianxiong. In the future, we must put an end to similar things.

I can't help but say that there are many talents in this era, or historical figures in this era, Fang still knows something. Therefore, many fierce men have been promoted, and the generals of all aspects of the Wehrmacht will not be left unmanned.

The Ministry of National Defense held a press conference the next day to officially announce the navy's latest shipbuilding plan, and the Chinese navy, which had been freed from the shackles of the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Treaty behind Japan, suddenly developed in a leapfrog attitude, which immediately attracted the attention of the whole world. You must know that at this time, Europe and the United States have not yet completely come out of the mud pit of the economic crisis. The United States is a little better, the foundation is thick enough, and Roosevelt's methods are ruthless enough, and those monopoly enterprises are all cleaned up, and the country's economy has made great improvements. Britain and France are not good, the country has no money, the warships are all old goods, and there is no actual action in the face of Germany's constant challenge to the bottom line. The French threw all their money on the Maginot Line, tirelessly creating a big joke in the world's military history. The British were powerless and could only watch as this country, which was once even in the hands of the British, soared into the sky after getting rid of the fate of being colonized.

On the second day of the press conference, the Japanese Navy gave the construction plan of the Yamato, and it was useless for anyone to stop it. The navy of the Great Japanese Empire must not lag behind its immediate neighbor China. As for aircraft carriers, Japan is not in a hurry, Japan now has five of them, and it will be too late to build two more next year.

After the exclamation of the media, Roosevelt immediately called a meeting of the military bigwigs.

"Everyone has read the newspapers, the Chinese have been able to build battleships with a displacement of 62,000 tons, do you have anything to say?" Roosevelt's opening remarks were a little cold, with eyes fixed on Admiral Kimmel, the current commander of the Pacific Fleet.

"The technology of the Chinese should come from Europe. I believe that the U.S. Navy can no longer sit back and watch the power of the Chinese Navy grow, and must take effective measures to strengthen the deterrent power of the Pacific Fleet. "Kimmel's speech is not nutritious, and it doesn't mean anything to make amends. With the industrial power of the United States, it is not difficult to build several super battleships at the same time.

"It seems that the plans for the Iowa-class battleships are going to be brought forward."

"We should still re-evaluate and judge China's industrial capacity and take necessary restrictive measures. The 410 main gun turret ordered by the Chinese, is it possible to take some delayed measures? ”

.................., after a lot of gossip, the meeting came up with several secret resolutions. intensify intelligence efforts against China; intensifying restrictions on the export of technology from the Chinese Navy; intensify exchanges with China; Plans to start the Iowa-class battleships ahead of schedule; Stop exporting precision machining equipment to China. In order not to provoke China, the secret agreement reached with China will continue to be implemented, and the subsequent export of large bomber technology to China will not be considered; The last, and most ruthless, is the withdrawal of US troops from the Philippines. However, a MacArthur was left as a field marshal in the Philippines.

This is America! In other words, this is the foundation of the world's first power laid for the United States after Roosevelt's two presidents.

There is a problem that Americans did not expect, that is, there is no shortage of precision machining equipment in China. China lacks skilled workers to operate these machines, taking advantage of the world economic crisis, China has introduced a large number of the latest equipment from Europe and the United States, a large part of which is the best precision machining equipment in Europe. The problem that comes with this is the shortage of skilled workers. The growth of a high-level skilled worker is not something that can be achieved in three or five years, at least ten years, and at most fifteen years. China, which has just basically had an industrial base, has been somewhat uprooting seedlings to help it grow before.

In 1937, the world was stunned by all kinds of heavy news, and before China's latest shipbuilding plan had cooled down, the United States threw out the news of withdrawing from the Philippines and allowing the Philippines to establish a democratic state. Hitler in Europe did not stop, and after intervening in the Spanish Civil War, he began to seek a complete break from the Treaty of Versailles. The first step in this plan was to conclude an alliance with Italy, because of China, Japan did not reach an agreement with Germany, but strengthened secret contacts with the Soviet Union.

Influenced by the Franco-Soviet agreement to limit Germany, Hitler desperately wanted to pull China into his chariot. For this purpose, Hitler telegraphed Fang Jianxiong and said that he would send a military delegation to China. (To be continued......)