Chapter Seventy-Nine: The German Führer
readx;? Wang Haitao spent the afternoon at his residence half reminiscing, half writing a manuscript of "Blitzkrieg" in German according to his own understanding. In this book, Wang Haitao, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", not only wrote tank tactics such as tank armored group attack and continuous strike, but also added some theories of large-depth tactics. Wang Haitao was going to give the book to Guderian, but he didn't know if Guderian would come this time.
At seven o'clock the next morning, Alfred's men came to Wang Haitao's residence. He had come to tell Wang Haitao that Hitler's Führer's motorcade would arrive at the Krupp headquarters building at 9 o'clock in the morning, and Director Alfred asked Wang Haitao and his girlfriend to arrive on time to welcome the Führer's convoy. As for the meeting with Hitler in the near future, Wang Haitao was looking forward to it and a little excited at the same time.
At eight o'clock, Wang Haitao, who was wearing a brand-new dress, and Marita, who was also wearing a new dress, left their residence and went to the square in front of the headquarters building. The entire headquarters building had been cordoned off by the SS and the Gestapo, and Wang Haitao, although he had a work card from Krupp, was also interrogated and searched before being released.
When Wang Haitao and the others came to the square, there were already some people in the square, but the most conspicuous thing in the square were the two brand-new tanks parked on the grass next to the building. The two tanks, weighing 35 tons, were painted black, with white edges and black crosses on the sides standing out. The huge body and the high barrel give people a sense of intimidation.
Up until this point, there were still a few technicians in white overalls busy around them, and Wang Haitao knew that this was a final test for them. At 8:40, Alfred accompanied an old man to the square, and when Wang Haitao saw Alfred, he hurriedly took Marita to greet him. Alfred said hello to Wang Haitao and introduced the old man next to him to Wang Haitao.
As Wang Haitao guessed, the old man in front of him was the old Alfred and Krupp, who single-handedly created the Keber factory. Wang Haitao expressed due respect to this kind-looking old man. And when the old man looked at Wang Haitao, a bright light also appeared. The old man said to Wang Haitao: "Amazing young man from China, thank you for everything you have done to Krupp, Krupp will not forget your help." ”
Wang Haitao hurriedly said a few words modestly. At this time, all the people who welcomed Hitler's Führer came to the square in front of the building, and Wang Haitao took a cursory look at it, and there were one or two hundred people. At nine o'clock sharp, a long line of cars appeared at the company gate, and they drove into the company gate under the protection of heavily armed SS troops. When the convoy came to a stop in front of the square, the staff who had been prepared immediately stepped forward and rolled out a red carpet in front of the door of a sedan in the middle.
A guard opened the car door and stepped out of the car where Germany's current Führer, Hitler, stepped out. The crowd in the square lined up the red carpet in two rows, all of them raised their right arms, and shouted "Hi, Hitler!" in a Nazi salute and shouting, "Hi, Hitler!" Hitler smiled as he walked forward, behind him a group of German generals who had disembarked from other cars.
Wang Haitao, who was standing behind the crowd, did not squeeze forward, but stood silently observing Hitler's party. Hitler, who was at the forefront, was the same as he had seen in the expansion before. He wears his signature parted head and mustache, and wears a gray trench coat. Hitler's height is actually not short, according to Wang Haitao's judgment, it should be about 1.75 meters.
And among the few people who followed him, only one of them had the rank of colonel, and the rest were generals, and with Wang Haitao's eyes, he recognized two of them, but he was not sure that they were correct. At this time, Alfred and his son greeted Hitler and the others from the front of the building. Alfred Sr. bowed to Hitler with an aristocratic salute, while Alfred Jr. gave a Nazi salute.
Hitler waved his hand at Alfred Jr., but hugged Alfred Sr. After saying something to Hitler, the elder Alfred led Hitler and the rest of the men to the new tank. When the group came to the new tank, they first circled around the two tanks, and then several people stood in front of the tank, and the old Alfred said something, and Hitler couldn't stop nodding.
After a while, a staff member hurriedly found Wang Haitao and said, "Mr. Wang, please come with me quickly, the head of the country will see you." Wang Haitao picked up Marita and followed the man and walked towards Hitler. When Wang Haitao was about to walk to Hitler, everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.
Wang Haitao and Marita came to Hitler, Wang Haitao bowed slightly to Hitler, and Marita gave a full salute. Hitler smiled and waved his hand at Wang Haitao and said, "You are the officer from China? You designed these two tanks for the Krupp company?" Wang Haitao replied: "Yes, Führer." Hitler nodded, and said to old Alfred, "Very nice lad, huh?"
Old Alfred also nodded and said, "Yes, Führer, a good fellow. Hitler turned to Wang Haitao and asked, "How did you come up with this tank, it's not the same as the existing tank?" Wang Haitao, who had been prepared, replied: "Führer, that's the case, my heart was born and raised in the United States, and I studied mechanical manufacturing in American universities. I have been exposed to the most advanced production technology and design concepts in the United States.
When I saw the tank in the war expansion, I became interested in it and spent some time in the American barracks observing tanks. But there is a big difference between the tank in my mind and the actual tank. The tank in my mind is the main force of attack, and it must be able to quickly break through the enemy's defense line, so it must be fast, it must be able to cover the infantry charge, so it must be strong, and it must be able to destroy the enemy's fortifications, so the firepower must be strong.
Therefore, I designed this tank, but there was no opportunity to build it in the United States, and when I returned to China, it was even more impossible to build it based on China's national conditions. When I got here, I learned that Krupp was preparing to design a new tank, so I took it out. ”
After listening to Wang Haitao's words, Hitler nodded and said: "Very good, after watching their performances in the afternoon, if it turns out that your design is successful, I will reward you well." After speaking, he turned to old Alfred and said, "Alfred, you can take me to your headquarters building to have a look, and this young man will be handed over to these generals who are interested in these two iron guys." ”
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