Chapter 401: What Can You Do
"500 airborne torpedoes were sold in one piece of news?"
Todmann was gone, with a piece of news that Germany had to be careful about. 50 destroyers is a fairly formidable force, and while it is unlikely that Britain will acquire them for free, and there should be a price to pay, the limited participation of the United States in the war is represented behind these destroyers...... No country can ignore the United States! Even in Germany now. It is believed that this news will make the German top brass, including Hitler, feel vigilant, and maybe it will really ignore the Soviet Union first, as Qin Wei hoped, but first send troops to North Africa with Italy and seize Libya, the source of crude oil. Who told Germany that it lacks nothing but oil?
However, compared to Todman, the most shocking thing is the trio of the new army. Guo Rugui has been the director of the Operations Department of the Ministry of National Defense for several years, and he can be regarded as well-informed, but 500 airborne torpedoes still make him feel like a dream...... Even though this torpedo is much lighter than a ship-based torpedo, it is still a torpedo. The average torpedo boat carries only a few of them, and this time it is 500 pieces...... What was exchanged was only a few words from Qin Wei. Could this be the legendary "one word thousand gold"?
"I'm not a message, it's 50 destroyers!" Qin Wei said with a smile, "Britain relied on its navy to resist the attack of the Germans, but their ships also suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Luftwaffe. Therefore, these 50 destroyers mean that the strength of their navy has been restored to a certain extent, and the German side also needs to make certain tactical adjustments. In addition, this message also told them that the United States had the intention of entering the war...... This is more deterrent than those 50 destroyers. The early news was also of great significance to Germany, because they could send people to the United States in advance to lobby, and it would be best if the US government could change its mind, not only to reduce a strong enemy in the future, but also to directly lose a number of important maritime forces to the United Kingdom. And even if it is impossible to lobby successfully. At the very least, it would make the United States hesitate and delay the settlement between the two sides, which would also benefit Germany's conquest. …… You say, is this news worth 500 torpedoes? ”
"Of course it's worth it! What's more, it's still French...... Naturally, the Germans will not be unhappy with their own generosity. Zheng Jiemin hurriedly said.
"Sir, what are you going to use these torpedoes for?" Guo Rugui asked.
"Confidential." Qin Wei glanced at him and said with a smile.
"I'm talking too much." Guo Rugui was stunned and hurriedly admitted her mistake. He almost forgot that the person in front of him was the one who knew his identity...... It seems that you still have to be obedient in the future. But look at Zheng Jiemin, and then look at Sun Liren, he suddenly understood that Qin Wei had to leave the new army in Yunnan. He somehow had to follow this guy's orders. Zheng Jiemin has a very good relationship with this guy, the new First Army has a total of three divisions, and two divisions have to obey the dispatch, and only the division that Sun Liren is left as the division commander is still free, but the tax police corps can be expanded into the new First Army. Sun Liren was able to become this army commander, and there was also a reason why Qin Wei helped to speak. Therefore, Sun Liren still owes Qin Wei a lot of favors. There is this favor. As long as he doesn't violate the principles, Sun Liren can't go against Qin Wei. In this way, among the tens of thousands of elites of the new First Army, aren't seven or eighty percent of Qin Wei's?
"Unconsciously......" Guo Rugui looked at Qin Wei, only to feel a slight chill in his heart. When he was the chief of operations, Qin Wei was still just a person with a lot of energy. But people who have no roots. But how long has it been now? This guy has actually mastered the new army. Coupled with his authority in the Air Force, he is already a newly rising warlord! And now this guy is in Yunnan again...... Isn't this guy trying to make this his foundation? Thinking of rumors from old acquaintances of the Ministry of National Defense, it is said that the reason why the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China moved from Yan'an to Khalkha is also said to be the reason for this lobbying. This is no longer something that a second-class general or a director of the Yunnan-Guizhou Office can cover. This is already a real turn of hands into clouds, and hands for rain! If you work under such a person, can you still serve the party calmly?
"By the way, I didn't see Yang Jie when I came...... Where did he go? Qin Wei didn't mention anything about the destroyer and foreign countries again, he glanced at the three of them and asked again.
"Chief Yang and Xu Yuanju went to Yuxi to inspect and will not be back until two days." Zheng Jiemin replied.
"Yuxi? Hehe, I almost forgot about it...... How is the Production and Construction Corps doing? Qin Wei asked again.
"I've talked to Xu Yuanju a few times, it should be okay." Zheng Jiemin said: "Especially after the tractor, the speed of land reclamation has been significantly accelerated. I heard that in order to carry out propaganda, Chief Yang also did several exercises, and asked hundreds of tractors to line up and plow from one end of the ground to the other together. It is said that the momentum shocked many reporters who were present speechless, and they even reported in the newspapers one after another, saying all the good things about their corps. ”
"I've also read this report, and I almost said that Chief Yang was the reincarnation of Shennong, so I almost asked Chongqing to remove his corps commander and directly transfer him to be the Minister of Agriculture." Guo Rugui also smiled.
"That's a good thing. The better the XPCC performs, the more beneficial it will be for future promotion...... After all, this war cannot last forever, there will always be an end someday. At that time, it will be impossible for the country to continue to maintain the size of millions of troops, but it is not so easy to retire and return to the hometown, if there can be a production and construction corps to buffer it, it will not only help the soldiers master a survival skill, but also enhance the country's production and construction capacity, especially some arduous projects, this kind of semi-army team may be more needed. Qin Wei said.
"Sir, when will our new army go south?" Sun Liren is not very concerned about other issues, he has always thought about Myanmar.
"I'll talk about it when it's ready, after all, even if you really want to fight, you have to wait for a while." Qin Wei smiled, "Anyway, when you get to the place, you can just come as usual." But I hope that when you get to the south, you can recruit more local minority soldiers......"
"Is it to ease the conflict with the locals?" Zheng Jiemin asked.
"It's not." Qin Wei shook his head, "It's to deal with those local people in Myanmar." ”
"Locals in Myanmar? They have always been colonized and oppressed by the British, and if we go there, we should have a chance to unite, how can we ......?" asked Guo Rugui.
"Who told you we were going to fight the British in Burma?" Qin Wei looked at the three of them lightly, "I hope you can remember." If we do enter Burma one day, you may be surrounded by enemies! Whether it's the British, the Japanese, or the Burmese, it's possible to turn their guns on us! So you'd better guard against them, because by doing so you're protecting yourselves. ”
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"Sir, they want to see you."
Myanmar plays an extremely important role in Qin Wei's future planning. He even regarded it as his future life. And Sun Liren's new army is the only army he has the potential to master at the moment, so he doesn't plan to let it go. However, whether it is Sun Liren, Zheng Jiemin and Guo Rugui, while obeying his orders, they all have their own allegiances. He could not possibly force them to obey him completely. Therefore, we can only slowly pull together and gradually cultivate a sense of mutual connection and trust. And because of the conversation with Todman, including Sun Liren, he currently has a little feeling of looking up to him, which is the perfect moment to earn an impression. So he intends to strike while the iron is hot and further establish himself as the absolute leader of this small group of four...... And at this very time. Zheng Pingru walked into the living room with a few people.
"The surname is Qin...... Professor Qin! ”
The leader is Qi Qi. It was Lu Xiaojia who couldn't move beside him...... As for the rest of the students, Qin Wei didn't know much about them, and they should have come from Southwest Associated University. It's just that the faces of these students look very bad, as if they have been bullied.
"What's wrong?" Qin Wei didn't want to waste time with these students, so he didn't have the heart to ridicule Qi Qi for what he called him, so he asked directly.
"Professor Qin. I don't know if you read today's newspaper? Lu Xiaojia stepped forward and asked.
"I only arrived yesterday, I woke up an hour ago to wash my face and brush my teeth, and I just saw off a foreign guest fifteen minutes ago...... Didn't have time to read the newspaper. Qin Wei shook his head and replied.
"Then you'd better take a look." Qi Qi angrily took out a newspaper from behind his back and threw it directly in front of him: "Look at how dark this world is...... Can you do whatever you want if you have money? ”
"I seem to have some money. I didn't do what I wanted, though. Qin Wei first affirmed, then picked up the newspaper, and then at a glance, he saw the news highlighted with a red pen on it: "The student's parents took the initiative to withdraw the lawsuit, and Long Sangongzi was acquitted?" Parents? …… What's going on? He felt a little confused.
"We don't know what's going on." Lu Xiaojia pulled Qi Qi, who wanted to lose his temper again, and stepped forward and said: "The Kunming court has been delaying the trial, but a few days ago, it suddenly issued a notice to the school, saying that the trial will be held immediately. As a result, the representatives of our student union and the academic affairs office went, but unexpectedly, the Long family did not know where to find a few people, claiming to be the family members of Zhao Kangxian and Zhang Qi who were killed, and directly sat in the plaintiff's seat on behalf of our school representatives, and then announced in court that the complaint was withdrawn......"
"I see." Qin Wei scratched his head, and suddenly glanced at Zheng Jiemin on the side, "Old Zheng, you have been in Kunming for so long, you won't know about this matter, right?" ”
"This ......" Zheng Jiemin was a little embarrassed, "Zhilu said a little." But I am a soldier, this is a local government affairs, not under my control. And you also know the meaning of the above, in fact, I just want to give Long Yun a face and let Long Lao Sanyi go. Why should I tell you that I should embarrass you? ”
"Nonsense! What's above and below? Could it be that the lives of our two classmates are not as good as his Long Yun's face? Qi Qi scolded angrily.
"Miss Qi, I can understand the anger in your hearts. But you must also admit that even if Long Yun has been sent to Chongqing, his influence in Yunnan is still not small. You insist on killing one of his sons, which is very detrimental to the stability of Yunnan. Zheng Jiemin naturally knew that the friendship between Qi Qi and others and Qin Wei was not very deep, but they had known each other very early. Therefore, although he was very unhappy to be scolded by a little girl, he still patiently explained: "What's more, this trick used by Long Yun is not illegal...... He is indeed looking for the family of two of your classmates, one of whom is also the father of your classmate. My biological father has decided to care, so what can you classmates do? (To be continued......)