Chapter 52 The Great Shanghai II

Zhao Yun came to the Bund again, where countless wooden boats gathered large and small.

The weather in March was still very cold, and Zhao Yun was strolling on the road of the Bund with a dozen guards dressed in plainclothes behind him.

The wind by the river was very cold, but Zhao Yun's heart was even colder, and the reason came from the Russian consulate.

When Zhao Yun saw the 1921 map of the world at the Russian consulate in Shanghai, he was stunned.

I've never felt it so much.

The Soviet Union on the map, the land area is amazing, like a very large bear, crawling on Huaxia's body, pressing Huaxia breathlessly, at this time Zhao Yunzhen didn't know how big his predecessors were in the face of this behemoth!

And the polar bears at this time have great territorial ambitions for China! Although the leader of the polar bear at this time made a statement to return the old land of China in the Far East, his successor and implementer was an ambitious lord who was ready to expand the territory! His appetite will never be satisfied!

Zhao Yun had heard this behemoth's nuclear threat to China before, and felt that it might just be a verbal warning, after all, Huaxia was not the territory of the South Korean stick, and he was softened by the North Korean stick. But after looking at this map, Zhao Yun found that it is really very likely, at that time the land area of the polar bear was much larger than that of Huaxia, about 24 million square kilometers, just imagine how such a superpower could not fully invade our country, although its main energy is in Europe, but Asia, in its eyes is its back garden, why do you think it will not go to its own back garden to go shopping? Of course, with the habits of bears, everyone knows that wherever there are bears passing by, it must be a mess! Zhao Yun couldn't help but sigh at this time, why did Britain and France use the Führer to deal with that bearded man! This behemoth, no matter where you put it, you are afraid of everything! Thinking that the Führer has so much courage to challenge the world's largest country in land area that is quite stressful just by looking at the map, although he failed, he dared to show his sword, and he could be regarded as a warrior! But where are the warriors of China?

Zhao Yun's mood was very heavy, not only because he hadn't done what he promised, but also because he saw the current situation in Huaxia.

Although the Chinese have always stood in line and have been so weak in history, the two world wars were victorious countries, and the League of Nations and the United Nations were the core forces. But who dares to guarantee that Huaxia will be in the right position in the next war?

Looking at the Eight-Nation Alliance, Austria-Hungary, a powerful power in World War I, because it was on the wrong side, finally disappeared in the long river of history. That's a hegemonic country that was tyrannical for a while! But how many people in later generations will remember!

The only thing that can change is self-improvement!

Self-improvement is easy to say, the rich areas of China are all coastal, and there is no stable coastline, how to talk about development.

However, a strong navy will not be able to be built for a while and a half, and it can only rely on the purchase of warships and other means to maintain the development of the navy, and not to lag too far behind the times.

It can't be bought, and if you start with a warship parked in the Far East by the Great Powers, you can succeed with the skills of a spy. But the risk is much greater, and even if it is built, it will be very expensive. The navy was not bought for money, and the example of the Manchu Qing was there. If it is built, it cannot be raised, and if it is forcibly implemented, it will only drag down the economy.

But if it's just your own, that's fine. There is no provision for their own military units, and they don't need to burn oil or replenish personnel. Right! Just be a ghost pirate, rob these foreigners' merchant ships, and the money will come.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun hurriedly began to walk back, passing by two coolies who were unloading, chatting, "Hey, have you heard, another ship has sunk in Wusongkou!" ”

"Got it! I knew it in the morning, but three of them have sunk recently, and I don't know what's wrong! ”

Zhao Yun stopped violently, Wusongkou, Wusongkou in Shanghai.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, it was the fortress of coastal defense and river defense, the wing of the main channel of the Yangtze River, and the gateway to the sea of Shanghai and Nanjing. In later generations, Wusongkou was still an important place for coastal defense, and idlers were not allowed to enter. There must be river defense artillery there.

"Wei Zhutou, can we go to Wusongkou?"

"You have the Overseer's message on you, and you can go anywhere."

Sure enough, Zhao Yun and the others were able to enter the position of Wusongkou.

In the bunker, Zhao Yun saw a venerable iron bump, and his heart was full of joy, even if it was an old object, the high-spirited muzzle of the cannon also gave people an inviolable dignity.

The gun has the word "KRUPP" on the body, what does this mean? English?

"Where are these cannons made!"

"German, Krupp! It's all good! ”

"Krupp!?" Why did you forget this company, this group of damn it, the people in the German consulate didn't mention it to Zhao Yun, and it's not that they don't give money, why don't they sell it.

Back in the city, Zhao Yun visited the Germans overnight.

"Dear Mr. Consul, I went to Wusongkou today, and I saw you, Krupp's cannons, I am very interested in them, I wonder if I can purchase some from your country." Zhao Yun is now smiling all over his face, there is no way, begging someone to do something!

"Huh!" The Germans laughed, but laughed worse than they cried.

What to laugh at? Bullied me for not knowing the goods! "It doesn't exist anymore!" The German consul said a word of shock!

"What?" Zhao Yun's patience is almost at its peak, you say that if you don't save zài, you won't save zài! When I'm a three-year-old! But then the consul burst into tears.

Zhao Yun thought, I haven't hit you yet, why is a big man crying.

After listening to the consul's explanation, I learned that the KRUPP cannon, which has long been famous in Europe, has long been flown to China by sea and has become the backbone of China's national defense. However, Germany was defeated in World War I, and the Allies demolished the factory.

The consul cried when he thought of his defeated motherland and the tragic situation now.

Thinking of the situation in Germany after World War I, it is estimated that it is not very optimistic, and Zhao Yun does not know the real situation, seeing that others are so sensational. It seems to be true, and he is embarrassed to pursue it, so he can only comfort a few words, Shanshan returned to his residence and informed Wang Dashao to prepare to go home.

He also wrote a letter to Lu Dujun, informing him of his situation in Shanghai, and explaining his intention to copy the Krupp cannon, hoping to get one as a sample cannon.

Zhao Yun is full of thoughts now, and originally wanted to go to Shanghai Higher Women's University to have a look, which is also one of the reasons why Wang Dashao is willing to accompany Zhao Yun to Shanghai. Unfortunately, the recent events in the north and the contempt encountered in Shanghai made Zhao Yun take control of his actions.

"Why don't you go to Suzhou? Is there a lot of Jiangnan women? You kid seems to be from this area too, right? Hurry up and introduce a few beautiful women to my brother! "When Wang Dashao heard about it, he went back to his house directly and quit. I didn't have much fun all the way! Although every time he had lunch and dinner, Zhao Yun could see Wang Dashao eating with different women, but for Wang Dashao, who rarely came back, this was the appetizer.

"Then you stay, I'll go back first, and I'll arrange for people to deliver Lu Dujun's weapons after I go back!" Zhao Yun only now understands what a playboy is, and this time this Wang Dashao is estimated to be a lot more successful.

"Hmmm! It makes sense, brother, you go back first, and give Lu Dujun's errand well. Brother will bring you a few beauties back when he arrives, rest assured that you don't have to be a girl in the grass shed! Wang Dashao patted his chest and said.

"Cottage girl?" Who is Zhao Yun still wondering? was driven away by Wang Dashao.

Two days later, everything was arranged, and Zhao Yun embarked on the journey back to Langxi, but there were only more than 120 people when he came, but there were more than 400 people when he came. When he came, he took the route that had entered Suzhou, and when Zhao Yun was about to go back, he went up the river and returned to Langxi through Wuxi.

Passing through Yixing, Zhao Yun still has some things to arrange.

The European dispatch had departed, along with eighty peasants, all of whom had been brought out in the name of servants. Along the way, they will set up town camps to replenish the energy of each golem, otherwise they will all die of depletion without going out of Asia.

All of this batch went to Germany, which is now in the post-war period, and there are a lot of foreign troops, where they will receive a new status. Of course, it is impossible for them to go together, Zhao Yun gave them half a year, and some people will turn around several countries before entering Germany.

Zhao Yun had 116 identification documents in his hand, and the remaining 36 were from South America and Soviet Russia. For the time being, I left my documents at a grain store in Shanghai, and sent them again after the spies were delivered.