This war really brought a great shock to the military strategists of the world! Before the war, it can be said that the Turkish forces were absolutely superior, although their actual strength was only 130,000, but the Russians did not have 200,000. What's more, the Russians are freshly recruited recruits, and the Turkish troops are at least regular.

The same is true in terms of materials, Turkey concluded after the war that the supplies of the troops are not in place, and it is impossible to effectively intercept the charging Russian troops.

Even at the beginning of the war, Lao Maozi was a laborer expedition, and the Turks waited for work. It was such a battle, and the Russians beat the Turks with a beautiful surprise attack! After the war, the Russian newspapers boasted about the operation as a "Brusinov" style of combat.

Their boasting did not care about them, whether it was Britain, France or Germany and Austria, they knew very well that such a way of fighting belonged to the Chinese and was the watchman of the Chinese beast.

In the past, when Yang Xiaolin fought the Russians, they just thought that this beast's method was clever, and they had not paid attention to it, or in other words, the degree of attention was far from enough. But this time the war between the Russians and the Turks made them realize that their troops had to change their combat philosophy.

It is important to know that this time the Turks had the shadow of Germany behind them, and although Germany did not send troops, it gave Turkey material support and strategic guidance. Even when the Russians were coming, the Germans formed a corps of officers to observe the place where the battle was to be fought and teach the Turkish troops how to defend.

In the end, however, the traditional German defenses were so vulnerable to the new Russian attack.

Needless to say, the military exchange proposed by the German side with Yang Xiaolin was immediately approved by Berlin, and Berlin made it very clear that this exchange was hopefully an officer-level exchange. The German side said that the lowest rank of the officers they sent to China was also a captain, and asked the Chinese side to put all these people in the grassroots level of the troops. It was used as a Chinese officer. At the same time, it is also hoped that the Chinese side will send to Germany all commanders who participated in the Sino-Russian war.

It can be said that China and Russia have been fighting until now, although Germany has been helping China and seems very fair, but there is a sense of superiority in the hearts of German soldiers, that is, we are here to help you Chinese.

Although this is understandable, it does make the Germans always vaguely dominate the cooperation between the two sides on an equal footing. It was only now that Germany put down his arrogance. Originally, they decided that Hao Fuman and the others would only carry out a pilot reform of the military system after they returned, but now they obviously feel that there is no need to try. And there's no time for them to try.

If the Germans were in a hurry, the French were in a hurry. This concept of warfare had been recognized as successful in two theaters and many battles, and the Germans had already begun to prepare, while the French had just drawn attention, and if the German army had completely transformed by the time the battle began, would the French line of defense be able to hold back such a ghostly attack?

On the day of the end of the fighting between Russia and Turkey, Mr. Bowo urgently handed over a diplomatic document to China, saying that there was an important matter to communicate with Yang Xiaolin, the military chief of the Chinese side.

Yang Xiaolin knew what the French wanted to communicate, and to put it bluntly, Commander Yang really didn't have much interest in cooperating with the French troops. What do the French say, their troops can only be regarded as second-rate, and they are not even comparable to the Japanese troops, and they have always held their heads proudly with the halo of Napoleon. Yang Xiaolin was really a little unhappy looking at the French.

But there's no way, who makes themselves think of Lang Shuang? This is the reason for the short-term manpower, and the French even brought themselves to help Russia, and 70 million francs in these two months have already been in place. If you don't give face to Bovaux, you have to give face to Franc.

"Mr. Bower, did you come to me this time to cooperate militarily with the Chinese troops?"

After Yang Xiaolin welcomed Bao Wo into his headquarters, there was no extra politeness. The conversation gets straight to the point.

Bao Wo nodded and said, "Commander Yang, since you can already guess the purpose of my coming, we don't have to go around in circles anymore." I don't want to make excuses for covering it up, because the French military has now realized that our military system must be reformed, and that the concept of operations must be moved closer to the most advanced concept. China is the fastest in this regard, so we hope to get help from China. ”

Yang Xiaolin smiled: "In fact, you can completely figure out a set of methods by yourself, and the Chinese's concept of combat may not be suitable for you France." ”

Boward immediately said, "Oh my God. I really hope that you say this out of the habitual modesty of the Chinese, you should know that what we lack most now is time, and if we let our military forces take out all your strategies and re-study them, and then find out how to do it, I think the Germans have already done their job. Commander Yang, we French really regard you as a friend now, this is an invitation from General Xia Fei, please take a look. ”

As he spoke, Bovo handed over a telegram, and Yang Xiaolin glanced at it, which was sent by Xia Fei in the name of the highest military department of France, inviting the Chinese army and the French army to have friendly exchanges.

He didn't look closely, just glanced at it and put it down: "I think you misunderstood, I'm not talking about my modesty." I'm really afraid that my set is not suitable for you French, and I will feel very guilty if you cause any trouble. More importantly, as you know, I am in the process of reducing my troops, and at this time, I don't want the Chinese people, or any other country in the world, to have the misunderstanding that China will cooperate militarily with other countries. I would like to see sincere economic cooperation with the French side. ”

As a diplomat, Bao Wo certainly heard the subtext behind Yang Xiaolin's words. In other words, China can cooperate with France, but the Chinese do not guarantee how much their cooperation will help the French forces.

The French have been prepared for this, and they are not stupid, they will not build troops according to the model of your volunteers, and let you go just to ask you for a favor to make their pace faster. Also, Yang Xiaolin also mentioned sincere cooperation in the economic field, which is a tactful request for money, which Bao Wo understands.

Bauvo breathed a sigh of relief here, and the problems that could be solved with money were not a problem. France has money, but people now have a surplus of materials.

And so far, the economic cooperation between France and China has really brought them a lot of benefits. Not only France, but several capitalist powers throughout Europe have more or less alleviated their own crises in the rise of China.

Yang Xiaolin's economic policy is very open, and the Chinese's department stores will open next month, which is not only the support of Chinese enterprises, Sheng Huaixuan also said that for some law-abiding foreign goods, department stores will also sell! More than a dozen French companies have signed contracts with Chinese department stores, ranging from towels to clothes. In particular, there is a considerable demand for chemical fertilizers and pesticides in China.

All this makes the French feel that it is much happier to cooperate with China than with Russia, the Russians only ask themselves for money and do not help themselves solve any problems, while China, unlike China, while developing and opening its market to all countries.

The trade between China and France is now being carried out, in fact, there is another thing that makes people feel very funny, that is, the clothing industry of both sides. After the liberalization of China's market. Savvy French businessmen discovered a retro trend in China's upper class, preferring to wear clothes with strong Tang costume and hanfu colors to show their identity.

So the French garment companies fell in love and immediately conducted a lot of research on Tang costumes and Hanfu. And developed several styles, has signed a supply contract with Chinese garment companies. The French were proud of this, saying that from now on the national clothes of the Chinese, they contracted.

But at this time, the French government was surprised to find out. Clothes made by the Chinese are also beginning to pour into the French market! The Chinese are very shrewd, they know that they can't compare with the high-end goods in France, and all the ones sold are the kind worn by ordinary working people.

Chinese merchants also took full account of this when making clothes for the French. The working people of France are mainly workers, who sweat every day and inevitably get oil stains on their bodies. Therefore, the clothes exported to France are mainly based on two characteristics: sweat absorption, not sticking to the body, easy to wash!

The French are very unhappy about this, and they are wondering whether to raise taxes on Chinese clothes. Bowo Zhilu said that the sincere cooperation in the economic field mentioned by Yang Xiaolin may be to make France make concessions on this matter.

Bower thought about it and said: "Commander Yang, I believe that our French government will be willing to communicate with the Chinese side, and I will convey your attitude to Paris after I go back." I beg your forgiveness for not being able to give you an answer right now, but trust me that when we are all sincere, all questions will not be an obstacle between us. ”

Whether a country is confident or not depends on its diplomacy, such as Germany and the United Kingdom, the diplomatic ambassadors of these two countries basically have a lot of autonomy, while France is different. This is a sign of lack of self-confidence.

Yang Xiaolin nodded: "I can wait for your news, and I have another suggestion, Mr. Bowo, our President Li Yuanhong has made a decision to go to Europe in September to pay state visits to various European countries, and I hope that France can be our first stop." ”

Bao Wo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, Li Yuanhong's visit to Europe has just been announced to the outside world, in fact, the purpose of the visit is very simple, just like China and France, the two sides have just had exchanges, and they are facing too many problems, and some things must be discussed with other people's homes.

This is almost an international practice, and the first thing European leaders do when they come to power is to visit the surrounding countries and build diplomatic relations. Originally, the French didn't care about anything, and they just talked about some issues. But the Chinese were a little surprised by the fact that they had the first stop in France, and Bauvo had always thought that Li Yuanhong's first stop would be Germany.

After a moment's pause, Bowo immediately said, "Great! I will report to Paris right away, and we will receive the visit of the Chinese mission at the highest standard. ”

Yang Xiaolin smiled, a year ago, when Sun Wen took great pains to open up the diplomatic situation. A trip to Belgium, a small country, is still under the slogan of building towns, and France is strongly resisting China. And now, Paris will definitely welcome Li Yuanhong with the highest specifications, and the Belgians are concerned about whether China can give them a face, and Li Yuanhong will stop at them for a day?

That's success. (To be continued......)