"Hello soldiers!"

"Long live Your Highness!"

"The soldiers have worked hard!"

"Loyal to China!!"

Zhu Kuansu rode on a white horse, looking at the parade soldiers on both sides of East Chang'an Avenue and trembling with excitement, but the soldiers' lines had already been arranged, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the square team on the side of the road answered according to the previous setting, without any confusion. On East Chang'an Street, where the snow floated in the morning, the soldiers shouted from the bottom of their hearts, blowing away the fine snow in the air and scattering it on the flat cement road; And Zhu Kuanji, looking at the neat queue like a chess grid, listening to the murderous shouts, his throat was no longer trembling, but every cell was excited and wanted to explode.

"The soldiers have worked hard!" According to the script, at the very end of the unarmed phalanx, Zhu Kuansu shouted.

"Loyal to China!" Contrary to everyone's expectations, the answer was a female voice. As the sound of the radio was amplified, the entire Chang'an Avenue and even all the listeners were surprised to hear that this was a woman, only Qiu Jin and the others smiled. The number of female soldiers was forcibly increased at the request of the Chinese Women's Rejuvenation Association, which forced several rows of self-propelled guns at the end of the parade to be crammed into residential alleys. Yang Rui was not far from agreeing with this, but considering the reality of the existence of female soldiers in the Fuxing Army and the reality of the special women's team, he had to make a compromise.

"Mom, it's better to shout 'the little nose'!" As a guest of the military parade, Major General Tao Dayong, who was dressed in military uniform, muttered on the side. Twelve years ago, in order to impress the Russian colonel Madlidov, the revival army held its first symbolic military parade, and the slogan shouted at that time Tao Dayong still remembers, that is, 'Good in charge!' 'the little nose!' ’。 Twelve years have passed. Every time he thought about that military parade, his blood boiled.

"Old Tao ......" Xu Dachun, the political commissar of the Second Group Army, glanced at Tao Dayong with a smile. Half blame, half smile. After the miraculous reconciliation between China and Japan, Tao Dayong, who was forcibly relieved of command for more than ten days in the Battle of Zhili, still resented the Japanese. "Look at you, there are so many medals hanging, and you can't put a single Japan."

From the Tonghua Defense Battle Medal before the formation of the Fuxing Army to the Zhili Great Victory Medal, Tao Dayong did not pull down any major battles, and his left chest was full. Under Xu Dachun's half-smile and half-blame, Tao Dayong was a little embarrassed. He was just a soldier, and it was needless to say that he obeyed orders. However, he could not understand the diplomatic mediation and the international situation.

Xu Dachun in the general viewing area of Chengtianmen said and laughed, on East Chang'an Street, Zhu Kuansu and Bei Shou, who had already reached the end of the parade array, had already turned around, and the call of 'loyalty to China' was getting closer and closer, and everyone on Chengtianmen soon saw Zhu Kuansu on a white horse appear on Chang'an Street, he dismounted by the Jinshui Bridge, and then was greeted by the officials of the Ministry of Rites Chengtianmen. The parade only officially began at this time.

There was a brief silence along the entire Chang'an Avenue, and the horn arranged on the side of the Chengtian Gate sounded. During the display of the flag, after three cannon shots, the navy, army, and air force flag escort team that had been prepared for a long time came on foot from the position of the Chang'an Gate on the left. Look at the red-hot military flag. People up and down Chengtianmen, the Qianbu Corridor on the opposite side and the side of Chang'an Street all clapped fiercely. The flag squad was drawn from the three armed forces, and the criteria for selection were not appearance and height, but the number of killings. The little man in charge of the flag was Major Xiang Xiaoping, the first sniper in the army, and after joining the army, he sniped a total of 764 enemy officers and soldiers. The best in the world.

The parade array and arrangements are much more detailed in the booklet of what you need to know about watching the parade, as the Grim Reaper of the battlefield. Xiang Xiaoping is the person that people pay the most attention to, and now as soon as he appears, flashing lights burst everywhere. On the envoy's viewing platform on the left side of Chengtianmen, German Counselor Xin Ci glanced at the Japanese ambassador not far away, and said to Rutte in German: "It seems that the Japanese are too stupid!" ”

Many words in German and English are similar, and Xin Ci spoke so loudly and unscrupulously that Ambassador Kishigero Bihara turned his head and glared at the Germans fiercely, and then looked at the little man holding the flag of the Renaissance Army on Chang'an Street, and his eyes were red. At that time, the army was very unaccustomed to sniper warfare, and the northeastern front was located in a mountainous and forest area, and at the same time it was winter, and the snipers of the revival army dressed in white criticism were generally unable to guard against death, and in the nearly nine-month war, nearly 10,000 soldiers and officers were killed by snipers.

Because of the impact of the Sino-Japanese war, there were also sniper battles in the trench warfare on the Western Front in the European War, and the snipers of various countries wanted to challenge Xiang Xiaoping's record, but the two armies that had anti-sniper experience were very careful, and the record of first-class snipers was difficult to exceed three hundred, and the highest record was a German, and his record in the propaganda was only three hundred and eighty-four, which was a big difference with the Chinese.

With a grudge against Germany and hope that China and Japan will always get along with each other, Kishigero Bihara, got rid of his bad memories, half of the parade on Chang'an Avenue had passed, and after the women's team, which was very popular with women, the harsh steel friction sound mixed with the sound of military music came, and the real protagonist of this parade, the chariot troops, appeared.

As with the battlefield application, the first is still the wolf chariot, but after the test of the Shenwu two-year war, the revival army chariot has undergone a complete change from the turret to the track. In order to cross the trench, the length of the car was lengthened from the original 4.8 meters to 5.35 meters, the width was still maintained at 2.6 meters, and the height was more compact than that of the first type, which was reduced to 2.35 meters, but because the entire body was lengthened, the weight was still increased by 4.53 tons, and the total combat weight became 16.35 tons, but fortunately, the engine was increased from 120 horsepower to 160 horsepower, and its speed could still be maintained at more than 25 kilometers.

The tank was heavier, and its firepower was changed from 37mm to 57mm, because the crew was five, and the number of machine guns was increased by one radioman, to three 7.92mm machine guns, and the armor, although it did not encounter anti-tank guns, was improved this time, the front armor of the Wolf was increased to 20mm, and the sides were 10mm.

The improvement of various parameters did make the performance of the Wolf II vehicle overwhelm the first type in all aspects, but more important than the parameters were the change of the two-person turret to a three-person turret, a more mature suspension and transmission system, and most importantly, each vehicle was equipped with a radio system, and the combat effectiveness increased exponentially. However, it also doubled the cost of the chariots, which cost 38,000 Chinese yuan each.

The wolf changed from type one to type two. The light jackal has been upgraded from Type 1 to Type 2. It seems to be a shrunken version of a wolf, with a length of only 4.8 meters. The width is 2.1 meters, and the height is no more than 2 meters because it is equipped with a 20mm machine gun; The armor was only 8-16mm, so it weighed only 8.4 tons, and with the drive of an eighty-horsepower diesel engine, the speed was comparable to that of the Wolf.

A row of camouflage steel monsters suddenly appeared on Chang'an Avenue with a width of 40 meters, and the crowd of onlookers and the spectators up and down Chengtianmen were startled. The layman immediately said that this thing is called a water tank, and it appeared on the European battlefield last year, and I didn't expect that I also have such a weapon in Greater China; The insiders are the circle of foreign envoys. and the army on the right side of Chengtianmen. Envoys and diplomatic attachés from various countries were eager to rush down the Chengtianmen Gate and take a good look at the Chinese tanks up close, but this was too undignified, and the British, French, and Americans only moved their boots and did not go down to Chang'an Street; And the old god of the German, Lüte, who had known that China had tanks, was there, and only the counselor Xin Ci next to him rolled his eyes, wondering if he could buy one or two and send them back to China.

Major General Wang Shiqian, who knew that his unit's appearance would cause a sensation, was standing on a leading car in the front row of the chariot unit at this time, and did not react to the commotion of the crowd of visitors in the thousand-step corridor on the left. He towered like a pillar of steel. After crossing the reserve line, he only shouted: "Look to the right!" Salute! He turned his head to look at Chengtianmen.

The rumbling Chinese tank drove under the Chengtian Gate, and the foreigners with different hearts on the Chengtian Gate finally saw its full picture: tractor-style tracks on both sides, square bodies. The semi-circular turret and the protruding barrel look too ......

After a closer look at the Chinese tanks, someone in the crowd of envoys made a slight ruin sound - in the European theater. The trenches and anti-tank trenches are getting wider and wider, and the first designed nomad tank is 7.24 meters long. In order to strengthen the ability to cross trenches, the length of the car was more than eight meters. The visual length of the Chinese tank seems to be shorter than that of the nomad without steering wheels, and if this tank were placed on the European battlefield, it would definitely be stuck in the trench and unable to move.

Although the length of the tank was substandard, the roof turret, turret doors and six pairs of large load-bearing wheels were still very attractive to Colonel Gewin of the British MI6 and Lieutenant Colonel Desmanlett of the French military attache in China. Compared with the existing tanks of Britain and France, the tanks of the Chinese are more concise and clear, and their movement is not as difficult as their own tanks; Thinking of China's original tractor production power, the British and French tank chassis are still modified from Chinese tractor chassis, I only think that Chinese tanks may indeed be superior in structure.

Soon, the British acting minister, Ma Mueller, asked Xie Jintai on the spot to visit and allow the purchase of Chinese tanks, and Xie Zhangtai, who had long known that the British would have this proposal, did not agree or refuse, but only said that the matter would be discussed tomorrow. The British opened their mouths, and the German Rutte went directly to Yang Rui to open his mouth to buy Chinese tanks, and Yang Rui, who was a little tired at this time, smiled at this and said: "Mr. Rutte, the German tank should be designed, if you can't buy Chinese tanks in large quantities, then understanding its design will not bring any benefit to Germany, and now you want to produce tanks immediately, not modify the design." ”

Yang Rui's suggestion made Lu Tee stunned, he didn't expect the outcome of the matter to be like this, he asked a little uncertainly, "Is this really the case?" ”

"It must be so." Yang Rui nodded, there were no outsiders around him at this time, so he said more carefully, "In fact, my country has provided a sample car to your country long before the war, but your country has not produced a combat vehicle until now, this is not a design or technical problem at all, but the commander of your country does not pay attention to the combat vehicle at all." ”

The technical exchange between the Baath Army and the German General Staff was not known to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and when they heard Yang Rui say that China had provided Germany with a prototype car before the war in Europe, Rutte no longer pursued the issue of car purchase, but pleaded: "Your Excellency, can you ask your country not to transfer the sale of combat vehicles or technology to the Entente countries?" If there is really no way, can it be delayed for some time? ”

Taking the aircraft as an example, after the technology sharing between China and Germany, it was sold to Britain, France and Russia in less than half a year, this kind of commercial thing is really difficult to stop, although the tank has not fully reflected its tactical value, but seeing the rolling traffic under the Chengtian Gate, Rutte is still worried that this steel monster can really become a lethal weapon.

After listening to Rutte's request, Yang Rui said without thinking: "Mr. Rutte, the Renaissance Army has launched an attack on the Russian and Central Asian forces today; In the case of a tacit truce between China and Russia. This move by our country will definitely be burdened with diplomatic pressure, so ...... "heard Chinese began a counteroffensive in the Western Regions Province. Lu Te's eyebrows were overjoyed, but Yang Rui's words later made his heart hang. I only heard Yang Rui say: "Therefore, under diplomatic pressure, my country will have to make some self-protection measures, for example, my country has to sell some chariots to the Entente, and for example, we have to hand over the 200,000 Russian prisoners of war controlled by our country to the Entente, and for example, they lack workers." I am compelled to accede to the request of the Entente in due course......"

Listening to Yang Rui's 'examples' one by one, Lu Te's heart was cold, his teeth were a little shaking, and his face was also very bad, and it took a while before he mustered up the courage to ask: "Yang, will you declare war on us?" ”

"I don't know." Looking at the expectant eyes of the Germans, Yang Rui was a little helpless, but he had to be honest about many things. "Mr. Rutte, personally. I do not want to declare war on your country, but it is in my country's best interest if the members of the Senate, and even my comrades-in-arms, think that it is in my country's best interest to declare war on you. Then I have only two choices, one is to declare war on you, and the other is that I, a pro-German element, will be ousted from power by them. Then they will choose a new man to come up and declare war on your country......"

"But... Can....... But you are the hero of China, the peasant associations, the members, and the army. Thinking of the army, Rutte seemed to grasp the last straw, "And the army, all listen to you, they can't get you out of power, this is a betrayal!" ”

"If I'm wrong, they won't listen to me, and that's the tradition of the Renaissance." Yang Rui shook his head sincerely, "Also, if it is in the interests of my country to declare war on you, then it is not that they have betrayed me, but that I have betrayed the country!" ”

Yang Rui's words made the tenacious Germans stunned, even though the temperature outside was only three degrees, and it was blown by the cold wind, the beads of sweat on Rutte's forehead still burst out one by one. The Kaiser appointed him as a Chinese envoy, and his highest demand was to agitate China to join the Central Powers, and now that this hope was completely dashed, the only thing he could do was to prevent China, which was getting closer to the Entente, from declaring war on Germany. Before, he thought that there was absolutely no problem with this, but his previous reliance was now blown away by the cold north wind on the Chengtian Gate, and he just thought: If China also declares war on Germany, then is there any hope for Germany?

"With all due respect, Mr. Rutte," Yang Rui said with no pity for the stupid Germans, "and there is good news to congratulate your country, and that is that Russia will soon collapse. Just today, a mass march broke out in St. Petersburg, and the citizens were dissatisfied with the war, demanding not only that the tsar give up his rights, but also that many demand to withdraw from the war. ”

The situation in Petersburg has been deteriorating for a month, and Rutte is well aware of this, and at this time he is so devastated that he has no strength to say: "Young, protesting because you can't get bread is a very common behavior in any of the belligerent countries, except in the United States. ”

"No, no." Yang Rui shook his head, "Think about the Russo-Japanese War twelve years ago. At that time, there were also large-scale strikes and riots in Russia, and what was the result? As a result, the Russians had to withdraw from the war. Russia is now on the verge of collapse, and if it forces war again, then it will eventually have a revolution, and this is Germany's chance. ”

After Yang Rui finished speaking, Lu Teh was thinking carefully, and Yang Rui, who understood his thoughts, said again: "Don't think about peace talks anymore, at this time of war, there is no possibility of peace talks at all." If your country does surrender, it will only face a Carthaginian peace, so the only chance for war is for Russia to withdraw from the war, and the United States is not fully engaged in the war......"

After more than ten years of friendship, Rutte trusted Yang Rui's judgment very much, he judged that Russia would eventually withdraw from the war, Rutte finally recovered some vitality, and when he talked about the gap, he quickly interjected: "Take advantage of this gap to defeat Britain and France?" ”

"No, it's not." Yang Rui shook his head and said, "Hope is not in attack, but in defense." If you attack, then Germany's vitality will be depleted more quickly - it has become common knowledge that after many years of war experience, defense will be more advantageous than attack, and only by taking advantage of this gap to recuperate, shrink the defensive line, strengthen the fortifications, and increase food production, your country will be able to hold the whole of 1918. Only by holding out for a longer period of time and inflicting greater harm on the Entente countries will they give your country a fairer agreement. War, at this time, it is up to them to see who can be more cruel to themselves. ”

Thanks to several times the historical production of synthetic ammonia, more favorable war conditions, and strict material controls borrowed from China, Germany was in a much better situation than it was historically, with at least artillery shells and food supplies. However, this did not touch Rutte and the German General Staff, who were still faced with scarce supplies and food. Hearing that Yang Rui asked the Germans to give up the offensive and shrink the defensive line, Lu Te shook his head meaningfully and said: "His Majesty the Emperor will not accept it!" ”

"If the emperor does not accept it, then not only will he be ousted from the throne, but the people of your country will also suffer a painful calamity. Your country has lost the possibility of victory, and even the possibility of peace talks. If you fail to inflict unacceptable casualties and costs on the Entente, your country will be completely trampled under the feet of the victors. Yang Rui said, his expression was a little distressed.

"If His Majesty agrees, then he will be ousted from the throne by the people," Rutte's face was full of pain, "and even if he agreed, the General Staff would not necessarily carry out this plan." They would have thought that Britain and France should be completely defeated before the arrival of American troops in order to achieve a final victory. ”

"It can't be!" Yang Rui's voice was a little loud, just at this time, the first row of planes passed low over Chang'an Avenue, and the sound of the engine muffled all the sounds, and Rutte could only judge from his mouth shape that he was completely negative.

The first row of planes flew by, and Yang Rui took advantage of the gap and said: "Attacking will only make your country fail faster, when you can't break the entrenchment of the Entente, the soldiers and the people of your country will be completely disappointed, once disappointed, then surrender will be a matter of time, and the result is self-evident." Only by taking advantage of this gap to recuperate, and stubbornly crushing the enemy's attacks, again and again, and plunging them into a protracted war from which they cannot extricate themselves and suffer heavy losses, then can your country have a glimmer of hope and obtain a more decent peace, and there is no other way. ”

"Mr. Rutte, I can make two bets with you and your emperor. The first is that Russia will withdraw from the war this year. Yang Rui said with a smile, "The second bet is that if your country chooses to attack, then your country will not survive the winter of 1918." ”

"So what's the bet?" I didn't expect Yang Rui to bet, Lu Teh asked.

"If I win the first bet, then I have the right to declare war on your country. Of course, this is only morally, and I don't want you to accuse me later. Yang Rui still smiled: "And the declaration of war also depends on the situation, if your country does not shrink the defense line and promote peace by defending, then our country will declare war on your country." Note that the mobilization, transportation, and adaptation of the Ba'ath Army in mainland France will take a long time, and I am sure that by the time the Ba'ath Army is ready for the attack, the war will basically be over, so whether the Ba'ath Army participates or not will have no effect on the outcome of the war. ”

"How is this possible?" Lu Te looked at Yang Rui's smiling face and only felt suspenseful.

"And if your country shrinks its defense line to promote peace, then I will persuade the Standing Committee and the Inspectorate not to declare war on your country." Yang Rui said. "Mr. Rutte, do you understand what I mean?"

"I don't understand." Rutte shook his head and said meaningfully.

"If your country chooses to attack after Russia withdraws from the war, then because the war will end soon, even if our country declares war, it will not really engage your army, so the declaration of war is only nominal, and China can also become a nominal victorious country, which will be helpful to your country after the defeat." Yang Rui said, "And if after Russia withdraws from the war, your army shrinks its defensive line, recuperates, and resolutely promotes peace, then if our country declares war, it will really fight with your army, which I don't want to see, so my country will not declare war in this situation." In the final analysis, our country only declared war in name, but fortunately it has the identity of a victorious country after the war, and it is not really an enemy of your country, do you understand what I mean? ”

After the previous fright, Lu Te's brain is now off, he remembers everything Yang Rui said, but what it means, he didn't understand it at all, until after watching the military parade and returning to the embassy for a banquet in the Forbidden City, he wrote Yang Rui's words on paper with pen and paper, and thought about these two gambling games. (To be continued......)