On the afternoon of April 13, in Chittagong, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in India, Wavell, met with Degu and Captain "Gomande" and his party. As soon as Degu and his entourage returned to Jingdong, Wavell received relevant information, and learned that Degu had returned in vain and Clary had voluntarily stayed in Hanoi, and he was worried about Clary because he did not understand the reason. After reading Clarley's report and talking to Degu again, he understood Clarley's painstaking efforts, but he didn't show mercy. As for Clarley's mention at the end of the report about Ouyang Yun's ambitions for the French Far East Fleet, he scoffed at it with considerable disdain: "Wishful thinking! Slamming the report on the table, he arranged for Degu to wash up and rest, and summoned Captain "Gomande" to learn more about the situation.

Captain "Gormand" had been completely impressed by the teaching regiment, and with Clary's special explanation, what he said naturally did not deviate from the contents of the report. Wavell didn't listen to a few words, his face became serious, and he asked, "Is the weapon and equipment of the Cadet Army really so advanced?" ”

"Yes!"

Intrigued, Wavell decided to find out. "Let's go, take me to see it! Rogenbauer, you go and call Seshef and the others as well, and go and see them together," he commanded his lieutenant as he went out.

Ten minutes later, in the camp of the French, dozens of British generals surrounded a Jiguang tank and a Great Wall light armored vehicle and explored it with curiosity.

"I've seen tanks used by the Cadets themselves, and they're even more advanced than this one," Captain Gormande said.

A major general exclaimed, "What? What do you mean, this tank is not the best for the Chinese? ”

"Yes."

"Vicente, you're not lying, are you? This kind of tank should be even more advanced than Hitler's tank No. 4! A colonel who was familiar with Captain Gormand shouted.

Vicente smiled wryly and said, "It's not a glorious thing for me to lie about something. ”

A colonel got into the car, and after a while he climbed out and shouted to Wavell: "Your Excellency, if what Vicente said is true, I think we should immediately purchase this tank from the Chinese." ”

"If our troops have such tanks, the morale of the troops will definitely be greatly improved. At that time, no matter how crazy the Japanese offensive is, as long as the tank units of the previous regimental level are established, they will be able to crush their attack in one fell swoop! ”

…… All the British officers talked eloquently, and they all had a strong interest in the Jiguang tank in front of them. The Jiguang tank under the auspices of Ouyang Yun has a special emphasis on armor protection capabilities. Even this old-fashioned Jiguang model, which has been eliminated by the main force of the Cadet Army, can still withstand most of the Japanese attack weapons at close range, especially the kind of human bomb - the British have repeatedly lost in battles with the Japanese army, and the British themselves have concluded that the reason is that the troops cannot adapt to the Japanese style of play, and believe that the most important thing for the troops to improve at present is to come up with a method to control the Japanese human flesh attack tactics.

"Japanese officers can ignore the lives and deaths of their soldiers, but we can't, and the lives of every soldier of our British Empire are priceless" – this is the excuse that British officers used to give them the right orders to retreat.

The tank was first invented by the British and played a huge role in World War I. Supposedly, the British's tanks should be the most advanced in the world, but in fact, now they are not only completely inferior to the Germans in tank technology, but also far behind each other in tank tactics.

In many ways, the Japanese saw Britain as a role model, so they did not pay much attention to the development of combat vehicles before. Later, although it began to increase investment because of the big losses of Jiguang tanks, so far, it has not formed enough combat power. This time, Yamamoto Isoroku led the Western Expeditionary Fleet to attack Southeast Asia, and the marines under his jurisdiction were not equipped with a sufficient number of armored forces. What is incredible is that in the Battle of Singapore, the British army, which has a divisional tank corps, was defeated by the Japanese army without a single tank. The Japanese army only used a few hundred human bombs to blow up the white flag of the British army. And as the Japanese army used the captured British tanks to form their own tank divisions, and then formed a lightning attack chain, the British were dumbfounded and did not dare to send tanks to the front line anymore.

In this environment, the British army was desperate for tanks that could withstand Japanese bomb attacks.

The generals showed a keen interest in the chariots of the Cadet Corps, and regarded them as a magic weapon to defeat the Japanese army, and Wavell watched and listened quietly, without expressing any opinion. Wavell and his men had a different idea, believing that although it was true that the British army was poorly equipped, what was more worrying was the morale and will to fight. His philosophy is that no matter how good a weapon is, it will be useless if it is not used by the right person. That's why I wasn't very enthusiastic about Clarley's proposal.

After the two chariots, there were the Weiqing and the Sick guns. Seeing the sick-type universal machine gun, the British exploded: "Isn't this the MG42 of the Germans?" No, there are some differences! ”

"It's an improved type, right? Be refined! ”

"Automatic rifles? What is the range? ”

"I'll see, I'll see!"

"Vicente, is this really a weapon for the Chinese? You told me I was German, and I believe it even more! China, such a backward country. Moreover, with the sophistication of these two firearms, it is impossible for us not to hear any news in advance! ”

"Then ask the Commander-in-Chief, he has General Clarley's report there."

"What about Clarley? Why didn't you see him? ”

"He stayed in Hanoi."

The generals of his subordinates valued the Jiguang tank more, but Wavell was more interested in the Weiqing and Disease-Removing guns. He felt the changes that these automatic weapons could bring to the combat strength of the troops, and the persistence in his heart couldn't help but loosen a little.

Half an hour later, he summoned Captain Vicente "Gomand" again in his temporary headquarters—"You were there when the Cadet Major asked to see Clarry?" ”

"Yes."

"Does Commander Degu know about this?"

"He doesn't know what to do, but he lives in the city. Commander-in-Chief, I have watched the French train the soldiers. Actually, I think you should have asked the generals to meet the French soldiers. Those French soldiers were no different from ours a month ago, but now you see—"

"Are you saying that we should also bring in the Cadet Army to discipline our soldiers?"

"No, I just felt like I could promote their experience. What the Chinese can do, what can't we do? In some respects, the Chinese have indeed come ahead of us, and the Chinese have an old saying——"

The more Vicente spoke, the more energetic he became, Wavell couldn't listen anymore, and waved his hand to interrupt him: "Vicente, how did I find out that you went to Hanoi once, and it seems that you were brainwashed by the Chinese?" ”

"Commander-in-chief, I, I'm just feeling too much."

Wavell took out the report that Clarley had written to him from the drawer and handed it to Vicente: "You can look at this report too." ”

Wei Senjie nodded, took a glance and finished sweeping the ten lines, and finally gasped and said, "This Ouyang Yun is so ambitious?!" ”

"Do you think so too? Vicente, you're a man who understands. As you said earlier, we should pay the most attention to the French soldiers who have been trained in the cadet army. No matter how good the equipment is, it will be useless if there is no suitable person to use it - will it be given to the Japanese again? It's enough to do this stupid thing once! The weapons and equipment of the cadet army are really good, and they are worth buying. But I want to prioritize fighters. Fighters are the least likely to be captured, and our aviation is still very brave. Now there is a dilemma, what should we do if the Chinese cling to the conditions they have identified? I can see that the Chinese really have the idea of fighting the French Far East Fleet - the 'Singapore retreat', do you know the way? That's what I planned. Bai Sihua must have confessed to me, and that Ouyang Yun has already made it clear that if we don't help them secretly plot against the Chinese, then we must apologize and compensate for the relevant losses, otherwise they will not agree to this deal......"

"Commander-in-Chief, what do you mean?"

"I want to wait."

"Wait?"

"Yes, wait until they get through this - next, the Japanese will definitely use troops against the Indochina Federation first! If you can't pass the level of the student army, is there still a need to talk about it? ”

"I see!"

"Vicente, do a good job, I need you 'Gomande'."

"Yes!"