Chapter 13: Goodbye Old Friends
Strictly speaking, China has only just stood up and has only taken the first step towards success. Although Yang Xiaolin is one step ahead of others because of his foresight in the army's combat mode, the footsteps of others have begun to catch up.
This mode of operation is not incomprehensible, like the French, who ask themselves for help just to save a little time. So it's really unwise to reject them, help them and let them make a little concession to China elsewhere.
In the military, Yang Xiaolin is this concept, and he is not afraid of others chasing him, because he is always running. While you're learning my current style of play, I'm working on a new mode of combat. While you're working on the skirmish breakout, I've already started building up my armored mobile unit.
In addition, once the radio meets the requirements that it can be applied to military affairs, the combat level of the Chinese troops will be greatly improved.
In addition, after the success of the China Radio Amateur Contest and the fulfillment of its promise to pay the prize money, the Amateur Flying Contest also sent an invitation to the whole world, and this time more people responded. The competition is scheduled to be held in November and every two years thereafter.
The only problem for China is that all of this requires money, and Commander Yang is not willing to pay for it himself, or he is used to being a bandit, and always feels more comfortable spending other people's money, so he sends a message to Bower, we can talk, and then let Paris think about what they are willing to pay, and hope everyone can be satisfied.
As for whether World War I will be more brutal in Europe after the mode of warfare has completely changed, whether the blood of the European people will be shed more, and whether the war will not be destroyed by more than just one generation of Europeans, this does not seem to have much to do with China.
There is also the issue of China's naval construction, although Yang Xiaolin does not seem to be in a hurry at all, as if he has no motivation for military development after winning the war against Russia, in fact, his heart is as uncomfortable as a cat's claw! Lao Yuan is right. The Japanese are a terrible disease for China, and if they are not removed, it will be a scourge sooner or later.
But you can't beat him without the navy!
China lost the First Sino-Japanese War so badly, the entire Beiyang Naval Division was completely wiped out by the Japanese, and the remaining Nanyang broken ships added up to less than 80,000 tons of tonnage, and the battleships were not at all, only a few cruisers were supporting the faΓ§ade, or light cruisers.
Japan is different, it is also Yang Xiaolin who fought too land, and after beating the Japanese army in front of the navy, Japan has already focused on the navy. Coupled with the cooperation with China, small Japan has the capital to build ships for a period of time. At present, the total tonnage of the Japanese navy is nearly 700,000, and there are 134 warships, including 19 battleships, more than 30 heavy cruisers, and more than 200 small gunboats.
After getting Indonesia, the Japanese were like a man who had never seen money and suddenly picked up a pile of gold, and they began to build ships desperately, and I heard that they also planned to build the most advanced battlecruisers and dreadnought-class warships in the world.
It is precisely because of this that the British can't wait to support China's development of the navy. And the Japanese couldn't wait to come to China, wanting to reach an agreement with the Chinese side, so that China would not listen to the British and tie their hands and feet.
This is also the reason why Yang Xiaolin has not yet put forward a plan for the development of the navy. He was waiting for the Japanese and the British to make an offer, and he knew that the Japanese would certainly not be as high as the British, but it didn't matter, if it was a deal. Little Japan is the one who came to raise the price, so it's okay to wait for him.
What's more, the navy is not just about your ship and tonnage.
Historically, after World War I, Japan used the United States as its false enemy. The momentum of large-scale development of the Navy is much more intense than it is now. As a result, the United States is not in a hurry or slow, you develop yours, I watch. You build your warships, I develop my factories, and when the war starts, the Americans suffer a big loss at first, but Japan kills one American ship, and they launch two!
Speaking of which, you can know what Yang Xiaolin and Yang Du will be good partners in these years, the concept of the two of them is the same, democracy or autocracy does not make much difference to them, they only care about their own doctrine, Jin Tieism!
Everything is for gold and iron, and nothing else matters.
On July 11 of the first year of the Republic, Yang Xiaolin turned down all appointments on this day, because he wanted to see his old friend, General Naogami, the current commander of the Indonesian Army in Japan and now from Indonesia.
China and Japan had signed a treaty under pressure from Britain, France and the United States, but the situation at the time was that Japan had not yet finished the war in Indonesia, and they needed to stabilize the West and prevent Britain from interfering with them. China, on the other hand, is desperate to restore diplomatic relations with the UK.
In fact, neither China nor Japan was very satisfied with that treaty. In Yang Du's words to Shotaro Abe, what are you talking about with those democracies? Let's talk.
This time, he came to talk to Yang Xiaolin.
In order to make Matsubara's identity meet the specifications of this negotiation, the Japanese side also added another title to him, that is, the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese military department. For Japan, this step is to let him go straight to Matsubara and have a direct dialogue with Yang Xiaolin, and for Matsubara-kun, it is equivalent to allowing him to enter the highest decision-making circle of Japan, at least 20 years less struggle!
Therefore, when Matsubara-kun came, he made up his mind that this time he must do things beautifully, so that the emperor and all his Japanese colleagues can see that he is not only an excellent soldier, but also an excellent politician, and that he has the ability to control any personnel and complete any task assigned to him by the emperor.
"Matsubara-kun!"
As soon as he got off the train, he saw Yang Xiaolin striding towards him, and he opened his arms from a distance.
"Kobayashi-kun!"
Matsubara-kun's expression seemed to be very excited, as if he saw a friend he missed very much, and pushed away the dutiful guards who wanted to stand in front of him to block Yang Xiaolin for him, and also greeted him with open arms.
The two Japanese guards were a little stunned, and they didn't understand why the commander Wei Lu, who had been gritting his teeth at Yang Xiaolin for the past few days, would behave like this? In their astonishment, Yang Xiaolin and Naokami Matsubara hugged each other tightly, and the two of them laughed at the same time.
Yang Xiaolin let go of Songyuan and said: "Oh, it's been more than a year since we parted, and I know that you are fighting there for more than a year, and I am always worried about the safety of Songyuan-kun, and now it seems that Songyuan-kun." This arm and this leg are still there, huh? β
As he spoke, he pressed his hand towards Naogami Matsubara's shoulder, but Naogami Matsubara quickly grabbed Commander Yang's wrist: "Don't worry, Kobayashi-kun, I'm going to Indonesia to fight this time, and there won't be anyone there who is as good at fighting as Kobayashi-kun." Although he experienced a year of fighting, he was unscathed. I'm worried. β
Yang Xiaolin smiled, and then retracted his hand: "That's good, I didn't prepare a cocktail party for you tonight, because I was entertaining guests." Matsubara is not my guest, but my brother. Go to my house, I have prepared a family banquet for you, and some of the words between our brothers are appropriate at home. β
Naokami Matsubara immediately nodded: "Well, Kobayashi-kun thought very thoroughly. I am only here as a friend to discuss with you some things about the friendly relations between China and Japan, and I do not want to pay too much attention to the involvement of other people. β
Yang Xiaolin said: "That's nature, otherwise how can I say that Songyuan-kun is different from other foreigners, think about things and we can think of together!" You can transfer a message for me to your Prime Minister of Xiyuan Temple. Let's just say I'm not happy with him! Last time, he also discussed with the British and the French the question of dealing with our China, and what was the result? β
Naogami Matsubara said at this time: "Prime Minister Saionji has apologized to the Emperor for his mistake, and the Emperor has realized that the only way to live peacefully with China is to do so. It is to negotiate with the Chinese. β
Yang Xiaolin's expression soothed a little: "That's right!" What are you talking about with Western democracies? We have to find a way to solve our Asian affairs. Does Matsubara? β
Naokami Matsubara seemed to be very taught: "What Kobayashi-kun said is too right. β
After the two men got into the car, they looked left and right with Matsubara's eyes, and he noticed that there was a lot of work going on along the way. A lot of factories are being built. There are also roads, which used to be narrow roads in China that were run by horse-drawn carriages. But now it's all widened. A lot of roads are under construction. After entering the city, he found that there were Chinese-made cars driving on the road from time to time, and there seemed to be a lot of bicycles in Beijing, which was completely different from when he came to Beijing a year ago.
He paid attention to the facial expressions of the Chinese on both sides, and he could see from the expressions of passers-by that the current Chinese had two more things than before, confidence and hope.
"Kobayashi-kun, it seems that China is developing well under your governance."
Yang Xiaolin said with a smile: "Songyuan-kun, don't make fun of me, don't you know the way of the road at my level?" It's okay for me to fight, and the governance of Beijing is all done by my brothers, and I basically don't care. β
Naokami Matsubara seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, I have a reluctant request, I wonder if Kobayashi-kun can help?" β
Yang Xiaolin immediately turned around: "Look at you, it's too outward, right?" If you have anything to say, as long as you can help, do our brothers still need to be polite? β
Naokami Songyuan really admires Yang Xiaolin in his heart, now that he is the commander of China, everyone knows that he has all the rights in China, and Li Yuanhong, the president, has to arrange for him to go to Europe, and he actually said that as long as he can help, what help he can't help?
"I have a friend named Saburo Noda who came to China some time ago to do business. Because the issue of a commercial dispute has been caught by the Chinese side, if you can, please ask Kobayashi to ask. β
Yang Xiaolin frowned: "Noda Saburo? Matsubara-kun, can you elaborate on that? β
"I don't know the details, but I know that he is doing a mining business in Henan, and it seems that he is involved in a fraud case."
As soon as he said this, Yang Xiaolin understood in his heart that it must be Robert's matter. Then there is no negotiation, whether you are Japanese or British, you are honest when you come to China to do business, someone lies to you and I support you, if you lie to people, then I'm sorry, China does not give any country immunity now.
"Okay, I'll help you ask, I really don't know about it."
Yang Xiaolin's tone paused slightly: "Songyuan-kun, what do you Japanese guys think about the matter between us?" What are your plans for the North Korea, Taiwan, and naval issues, now let's talk about it? (To be continued......)