Entering the middle of October, the weather in North China has begun to cool down, and Ouyang Yun can finally get rid of crutches and get out of Pan Meiren's guardianship.

Most of the time in bed, so that he has enough time to meditate, under his remote command, the Xuebing Division and the Renqiu government are changing little by little, and gradually in the eyes of the neighbors, Renqiu and the Xuebing Division are no longer a hedgehog, it put away the thorns on its body, and began to accumulate strength while Tian was wounded.

The Japanese were able to enter the Renqiu area again, and on the newly built commercial street, the shops opened by the Japanese began to open, although the business was bleak, but these people were not originally to make money, so in the eyes of some people with ulterior motives, they all felt that Ouyang Yun had been hurt by the Japanese and began to understand current affairs.

Of course, not everyone holds this view, such as Tu Feiyuan, such as Hebian Zhengsan, such as Feng Zhi'an, Liu Ruming and others. The change in Ouyang Yun's performance can deceive some people who don't know him well, Tu Feiyuan and the others have suffered a big loss in his hands, and they have dealt with him more or less, so they know the ingredients in Ouyang Yun's bones, and because of this, Tu Feiyuan will privately say to Nakano and them: "Ouyang Yun is more difficult to deal with than before, this person will be the biggest stumbling block on the way forward for our empire's cause."

Although the Battle of Oyanagi Town ended with the Japanese withdrawing from the army, "His Excellency the Commander of the Tsuchihara Office has already embodied his clever and advanced tactical thinking" (Nakano), so Nanjiro officially appointed him as the commander of the 108th Division, which made his military rank jump directly from Osa to Lieutenant General, which was "passed down as a good story" among the officers and men of the Kwantung region.

The land reform in Renqiu City was almost completely completed, and it began to radiate to the surrounding areas, but the difference was that the attitude of the working group, which was mainly composed of newly promoted soldiers, was much more relaxed than before, and there was no longer any matter of forcing landlords and local tyrants to sell their land. However, more industrial and commercial projects under the auspices of the Renqiu government were launched, and in this case, the landlords and old wealthymen who knew the affairs of the times still gave up their land and began to engage in other livelihoods, and the land reform was still carried out imperceptibly.

The first diesel engine of Hongguang Machinery Factory came out under the auspices of Hou Debang, although it was the kind of four-stroke single-cylinder in-line engine that only tractors used in later generations, but Hou Debang was able to turn it from a few messy drawings into reality with the brief information provided by Ouyang Yun (he did not dare to provide too detailed information), Ouyang Yun had to admit that this person was really a genius, and it was no wonder that he could make such brilliant achievements in the field of chemical industry.

Don't look at the Hongguang Machinery Factory can only produce tractors now, Ouyang Yun believes that in time, it will be able to produce tanks. As long as the production line of four-stroke single-cylinder in-line diesel engines can be completed, then in the future it will be able to produce four-cylinder or even six-cylinder diesel engines, and with the heart of the engine, the production of tanks will not be a problem.

And then there's the aircraft engine......

With the help of Zhang Zizhong, the large-caliber milling machine and petroleum refining equipment were transported to Renqiu without danger, and then the first 75-millimeter field gun was pushed out. Now the arsenal is already beginning to develop a howitzer of 105 mm caliber. It is believed that it will not be long before a cannon of 150 mm caliber or even larger caliber will be developed......

Today's weather is good, around two o'clock in the afternoon, although the sun is still blazing, fortunately, there is wind to offset the heat, so walking on the street where the recruitment office is located, Ouyang Yun did not feel hot.

The recruitment of young students is proceeding smoothly, and at present, most of the young students who have come from all over the country have joined the Independent Brigade, and the total number of young students has reached a considerable number of more than 2,000. According to Chen Shichang, who is in charge of recruitment, according to the current development of the situation, there should be no problem in satisfying the establishment of an independent brigade.

Afternoon is a rare time for the recruiting office, of course, today is an exception, the reason, is that two Jews asked to join the army, but they both only speak German, in this situation, Chen Shichang and the other party are like chickens and ducks, and both sides do not know what the other side means.

The two Jewish ** ones are called Warn, and the younger one is called Clive, and they were both former German soldiers, and one of them was a captain officer, but since Hitler came to power, as the persecution of the Jews has become more and more serious, they have been purged from the army.

As soon as Ouyang Yun entered the courtyard of the recruitment office, Chen Shichang, who was gesturing with two Germans in the courtyard, suddenly saw a savior. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, ran over quickly, first gave a standard military salute, and then asked, "Master, do you bring a German translator?" ”

Ouyang Yun introduced Little Bonn to him, and then said, "He is a German." ”

Little Bonn's Chinese level is actually quite average, which is why their father and son always have to pull their boss Tu Leiden when negotiating with Ouyang Yun. When Chen Shichang called Ouyang Yun for help, it happened that Little Bonn came to Ouyang Yun for something, and something was better than nothing, so Ouyang Yun asked him to come over to help.

After the last conversation, the elder Bonn father and son quickly gave Ouyang Yun a clear answer, agreeing with his decision that Jews in Renqiu could only have a single Chinese nationality. However, they made two requests, one was that they wanted freedom of religious belief, and the other was that they hoped that the Renqiu government would help them run a Chinese language study class.

Ouyang Yun had considered these two requirements, especially the latter one, because he felt that this was conducive to the assimilation of Jews, so he naturally would not oppose it. Thus, after the two sides had reached an agreement, the Jews began to come to Renqiu in a steady stream from all over the world, and now they had their own settlements, and the population swelled to 30,000 or 40,000 people.

Little Bonn nodded at Chen Shichang, and then walked to his brothers, and after some conversation, he took them to Ouyang Yun, the two Jewish retired soldiers obviously learned Ouyang Yun's identity from Little Bonn's mouth, and the two almost unanimously performed military salutes.

Seeing them like this, Ouyang Yun probably guessed their intentions and asked Little Bonn: "Do they want to join the army?" ”

Little Bonn replied, "Yes." They've all been in the German Army," he said, pointing to Warne, "and he's a captain." ”

Ouyang Yun looked at the two of them again, perhaps knowing that Ouyang Yun was examining himself, and Warne and Clive had their chests higher.

In the present era, the German Army is not in exaggeration to be the strongest army in the world, and this is also the reason why the arrogant Japanese only call their own army "the second strongest army in the world." Looking at the meticulous movements and cold expressions of the two, Ouyang Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart: they are two good soldiers. He smiled and asked the names of the two, and then asked Chen Shichang to take everyone in and sit.

Ouyang Yun led the way, followed by Little Bonn and his two kindred. Most of the Jews in Renqiu came to Renqiu directly or indirectly under the influence of the Bonn father and son, so they have different feelings for the Bonn father and son. Huann and Clive obviously didn't expect that the Cadet Division and the top governor of the Renqiu government would be so young, and in just a few steps, they looked at Little Bonn with puzzled eyes - such a young man, can he manage this division-level army? I can't help but start doubting my decision.

Out of politeness they didn't ask, but little Bonn apparently read what they were looking at, and he whispered to the two of his kindred: "We Jews have an old saying that investment should be based on the long term, not just in the present, but in ten or even twenty years, you don't look at the young division of Ouyang, he defeated a Japanese division with the strength of a mere brigade." ”

Hua En was a very ambitious man, and when he was a soldier, he studied the military history of the countries in the world, so he was very familiar with the actual situation of the military establishment of each country, and clearly knew the difference in the number between a division of the Japanese army and a brigade in China. He was taken aback, and when he looked at Ouyang Yun, he couldn't help but have a look of reverence.

Jews want to join the army, this is a new situation, in just a few steps, Ouyang Yun instantly thought a lot. Eventually, he decided that this was a good thing, and decided that he wanted to keep the two Jews anyway. After everyone sat down, he looked at Warne and Clive and asked with a smile, "How did you think of joining the army?" ”

After listening to the translation, Hua En replied naturally: "Because I think that being a soldier is the noblest job in this world." Sir Ouyang, I have read the document you issued to us Jews, and I think that since I am already Chinese, I should do my part to defend my family, my compatriots, and my country. ”

As mentioned earlier, Bonn's Chinese level is really not good, so the passage he translated seems a little inadequate, and it is simply summarized as: In the future, as Chinese, they want to do their part to protect the territory and the people.

After Ouyang Yun listened, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and he took the lead in applauding: "That's very good, if all of our people can be like you, then the little devil's population is not enough for us to spit out a mouthful of phlegm!" ”

Little Bonn himself couldn't understand this. Ouyang Yun couldn't help it, so he had to jump to a conclusion, stood up and shook the hands of Hua En and Clive and said, "Welcome to join the Cadet Division!" ”

Then he immediately made arrangements for them, first to go to the Chinese language study class to learn Chinese, and then report directly to the division staff headquarters. Ouyang Yun had already made up his mind, he wanted to make full use of these two people, and after they arrived in the army, they would first let them train the junior officers of the cadet division, and then follow them as an example to see if they could form a mixed army, similar to the motorized infantry troops in later generations.