"Woo~~~"

The whistle of the river ship wafted on the water, Zhou Hexuan leaned against the railing to smoke, and said: "Sixth marshal, you said that you have seen Hitler, what kind of person is he?" ”

Zhang Xueliang recalled: "Very good at speaking. Although I didn't understand German, his speech was modulated and frustrated, and with his gestures and expressions, I couldn't help but feel my blood boiling. He is not very tall, but he is very imposing and polite, not as neurotic as the European media say. ”

"It seems that you have a good impression of Hitler, no wonder you think fascism is a good thing." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Zhang Xueliang said: "In any case, Germany has indeed done a lot for China, and Hitler is a friend of the Chinese people." ”

"Maybe." Zhou Hexuan spit out a smoke ring.

In the mid-to-early 30s, diplomatic relations between China and Germany were very good, and the elder Chiang had to send people to Germany every once in a while to inspect and study, and even von Sickert, the "father of the German Wehrmacht," personally visited China. Germany not only helped China train officers and troops, helped China introduce rifle production lines, but also helped China build an air defense system.

Sickert, the "father of the Wehrmacht" of Germany, was hired by Chiang as a military adviser to Chiang Lao, and Sickert wrote a "Proposal for Army Reform" specifically for China, saying: "What China urgently needs is not a huge number of troops, but an all-out effort to build a well-trained and well-equipped elite army. ”

This suggestion was modestly adopted by Chang Kaishen, and at the end of 1934, the "National Army Sixty Divisions Reorganization Plan" was carried out. On the eve of the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Nationalist Army had completed 35 readjustment divisions and 24 reorganization divisions, and readjusted 10 divisions of the Northeast Army, 10 divisions of the Guangdong Army, 26 divisions of the Sichuan-Kang Army, and 9 independent brigades.

However, this time the reorganization of the army also completely established Chang Kaishen's military dictatorship, and he took the opportunity to take many miscellaneous armies and local armies that originally did not obey the command in his hands.

Just last year, Chang Kaishen bought 15 million silver dollars worth of arms from Germany, next year he will buy arms worth 23 million marks, and the year after next he will buy arms worth 82 million marks, ensuring the demand for arms in the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War. Such a huge amount of international arms sales cannot be provided by Britain, France, the United States, and other countries for fear of arousing protests from Japan.

And Germany does not care about Japan's protests, and the German economic system has fully shifted to the military industry. Before Germany can officially invade other countries, it will have to find a big buyer to consume the surplus capacity, and China is undoubtedly the world's most ideal arms customer.

Even though Japan and Germany signed a secret agreement to formally form an Axis alliance, Germany was still quietly selling weapons to China. For example, in 1938, a year after the start of the all-out war of resistance against Japan, Germany secretly sold 300,000 rifles, 50,000 pistols, 20,000 machine guns, 500 anti-aircraft guns, 800 mortars, 300 anti-aircraft machine guns, and several mines to China...... As well as tens of millions of rounds of ammunition.

Without Germany's help, China would not have been able to buy enough arms in the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Resistance would inevitably be more difficult. Without China's orders, Germany would not be able to consume the surplus weapons in its hands, and its government finances would inevitably be stretched.

This kind of tacit international cooperation cannot be replaced by any other country.

To each according to his needs.

By the way, the arms sold by Germany to China were basically transported by the Guangdong-Hanzhou line, so the Guangdong-Hanzhou line was the lifeblood of China's transportation in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. When the Japanese occupied Guangdong, arms sales between China and Germany stopped, because it was difficult to import them again.

If transportation is still convenient, it is likely that a strange phenomenon will occur: that is, Germany and Japan are allies of each other, but Germany has been quietly selling weapons to China, and they are sold until the sky is wasted.

Similarly, the United States ostensibly condemns Japan, but for several years, it has frantically sold countless strategic materials to Japan to fight China.

International diplomacy is such nonsense, and everything is based on national interests.

On the rolling river, there are countless ships coming and going. There are small fishing boats, old sailboats, and new steamers...... It seems to be opening an ancient and modern Chinese and foreign ship exposition.

Zhou Hexuan suddenly smiled and said, "Liushuai, I remembered a song. ”

"What song?" Zhang Xueliang asked.

Zhou Hexuan looked at the river and the boats, and sang softly: "A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both sides. My family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the captain's horn and seeing the white sails on the ship. This is the beautiful motherland, where I grew up......"

After singing the song, Miss Zhao Si next to her clapped her hands and praised: "Mr. Zhou's singing voice is sincere, I don't know what this song is called?" ”

"My Motherland." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhang Xueliang stared at the river and muttered to himself: "When friends come, there is good wine, when jackals come, there are shotguns, and when jackals come, there are shotguns...... Alas, I don't know when I will be able to fight back to the Northeast. ”

"One day." Zhou Hexuan affirmed.

Miss Zhao Si held Meng Xiaodong's arm and smiled softly: "Miss Meng, your Mr. Zhou sings very well, you usually learn to sing at home." ”

Meng Xiaodong said with a smile: "He rarely sings at home. ”

While the two women were whispering, a small boat approached.

Qian Changgan climbed up the deck along the gangway, wiped his sweat and said: "Mr. Zhou, judging from the data I have measured in the past few days, the construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is very difficult, and I don't know if it can be completed within two years." ”

"Money is not an issue, don't delay the construction period to save money." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhang Xuehao asked curiously: "Mingcheng, what are you doing in such a hurry?" ”

Zhou Hexuan worried: "Two years is enough for Japan to defeat Henan and Anhui." If it drags on any longer, this bridge will be useless to repair, and even if it is repaired, I will blow it up with my own hands! ”

Zhang Xueliang was silent, and Qian Changgan was extremely shocked, he didn't expect Zhou Hexuan's estimated war time to be so urgent.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, I will do my best," Qian Changgan said with a wry smile, "But we won't be able to start work in the next two or three months, so we can only make some preliminary preparations." ”

"Why?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Qian Changgan explained: "The flood season in Wuhan is approaching. ”

Zhou Hexuan instantly had a headache, because he remembered the Wuhan flood in 1935, and the three cities of Wuhan were flooded for more than 90 days. It's too late to fight the flood and rescue the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River Bridge is still being repaired.

Everyone was not interested in visiting the Yangtze River again, and Zhou Hexuan returned to the garden depressedly, hoping that the construction period of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge would not be delayed too long.

Zhang Xueliang received a telegram and said happily: "Mingcheng, if you want to recruit flight students, you don't have to take the trouble to choose slowly." There will be an air defense exhibition in Nanjing, and the China Aviation Association will also participate in it, so you can go to them for help. ”

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