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Chapter 182 Hirohito's determination

Sekt designed the 50-degree front armor in advance, and Zhang Xuewu knew that Sekt was not easy to fool and deal with!

So, Zhang Xuewu seemed to have a sudden realization and said, "This! After the battle, I found that, for example, the arc of the turret and the inclined surface of the car body are not easily penetrated, and it is easy to slip or jump, just like the angle of a steel helmet bulletproof."

George Ferzer and Secker looked at each other. Zhang Xuewu's words made the two old soldiers who saluted the artillery fire in World War I feel the truth. Indeed, many things cannot be learned in daily life and can only be learned on the battlefield to learn how to survive. Moreover, Zhang Xuewu gave a sketch, such as how to match the shock absorption of the five-load wheel, the speed change system, etc., all of which have to be developed and tested on the experimental body. However, this design drawing with a strong Bavarian style shocked the Germans.

Secker pushed the file in front of him forward and said: "The empire really has no funds to squander now. General Zhang's order is a testimony to the friendship between China and Germany and your personal friendship. We can only guarantee the quality of the supply to you. On behalf of the German government, I can say that 300 officers and 500 technical non-commissioned officers will be trained for you every year. This is also our greatest concession, because Germany under the oppression of the Treaty of Versailles is just like your motherland!"

Sekt even used the honorific title, so Zhang Xuewu naturally didn't want to say anything else, so he nodded and said, "So where is the production line of Honor Type 2?"

George Ferzer looked at Seckert and turned to Zhang Xuewudao: "We will send technicians to guide the overall process and the forging of armor plates in the steel plant you designated. As for the engine part, I suggest you import it directly from us, because the power part is crucial. With the technical level of industrial workers in China at this stage, it is difficult for them to bear the manufacturing of their precision equipment."

As George Fècell said, Zhang Xuewu naturally knew that Sino-German relations are entering a honeymoon period, and everything is naturally easy to say, but once Germany's expansion steps begin, China, an old friend, will not be attracted to Hitler's eyes again, because there is also a great Japanese empire with a fleet of 2 million tons and extremely popular fascism. Compared with Japan, Japan is more important than China, and these signs will probably be concentrated in the end of 1935.

For Zhang Xuewu, 1934 and 1935 were the most harmonious relationship between China and Germany, which means that all contracts about Germany must be completely completed at the end of 1935. If they were delayed until 1936, the completion of many contracts would probably be greatly hindered.

Therefore, Zhang Xuewu could not put all the eggs in one basket, for example, in the Soviet Union, because before the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was a dream to obtain British and American aid. In history, Feng Yuxiang once sighed infinitely that when a Japanese plane equipped with American aircraft engines burned American gasoline and dropped bombs made by American steel on Chinese military and civilians, the Soviet Union provided me with twenty-four divisions of life-saving equipment and volunteer pilots to help us resist aggression. After the Americans sold a large amount of rubber, oil, steel, and aircraft engines to Japan, they sold medicines to China in order to heal the damage caused by their bombs. The Americans only have interests in their eyes, and they will only make the most use of China!

But Zhang Xuewu knew better that in history, the Soviets' aid was far more generous than the Americans. At least hundreds of thousands of Chinese expeditionary forces were not used to exchange for that little assistance in exchange for the meager aid. However, cooperation with the Soviets was to prevent the invasion of the fire and the wolf into the house, because greed was the essence of polar bears, which was a fact that no one could change.

Zhang Xuewu took a deep breath and smiled at George Fözer and Seckert, "But the equipment, production lines, engineers, technical workers and equipment I need must be delivered by the end of 1935, and I will also send about 3,000 technical workers to Germany to study and work every year, and the number of commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers will double!"

After George Ferzer and Secker looked at each other, it was obvious that Zhang Xuewu's request was in line with their previous bottom line, so the two stood up with a smile and shook hands with Zhang Xuewu one by one. Because Zhang Xuewu did not represent the Chinese government, this cooperation could only leave a small amount of unrelated records. All the contracts between the two parties were actually fulfilled by the established trust.

Although the cooperation between the Chinese government and Germany is very confidential, in fact, all the people who are betrayed the ancestors and forgot their ancestors have long been betrayed to the Japanese. At the Oshima meeting at the Tokyo Base Camp in Japan, Emperor Hirohito faced Minamijiro, Ryukari Takashi, Okamura Natsuki, Seishiro Itagaki, Koiki Aki and others with a cold face. However, what is puzzling is that Prime Minister Saito Mi, who is the representative of the government, did not attend the Oshima meeting.

Due to the failure of the Battle of Inako, the general resigned from the Army Ministry. If Minamijiro had not temporarily taken over as the mainland prime minister to maintain this mess, another resignation from the cabinet would have occurred. However, since Prime Minister Inukai Tsubasa's assassination, the voices of the Japanese political circles have become much weaker. Now it can be said that the main energy of the Japanese military has shifted from dealing with the government to internal struggle.

Prime Minister Saito Mi failed to attend this crucial imperial meeting, which is a signal that Japan's so-called military government era came early due to the disastrous defeat of the Kanto Army Atako.

This change can be said to be what Zhang Xuewu did not expect at first. He thought that Rehe's crushing defeat would restrain the Japanese military, but the result was a complete counter-effect. Rehe's crushing defeat made the Japanese military completely crazy, and the Japanese people were also inciting shouts of revenge. If Zhang Xuewu learned about it, he would be amazed at Japan's shamelessness and shamelessness. The Japanese who occupied the three northeastern provinces would still shout for revenge? Will they be beaten up to him when they came to their door?

It is obvious that the reckless military force of the Rehe Legion made the Japanese feel deeply uneasy, because Zhang Xuewu was extremely aggressive and had always been very unfriendly to the Japanese Empire. Therefore, Emperor Hirohito held the first regular meeting after the establishment of the base camp. How to deal with the threat of Rehe Zhang Xuewu has become the main task of the Kwantung Army at present. Defending Manchuria has made the Kwantung Army unite and unite unprecedentedly!

The strategic task of the Kwantung Army also changed from offense to defense, because Rehe's defeat made the Japanese realize that their army was not much stronger than the Chinese army. If the Chinese defended Gucheng to the death, the Japanese army would probably not have any effective means to defeat the enemy, so the proposal to strengthen the army's weapons and equipment was once again taken out. In the past, the military expenditure dispute between the army and the navy ended in a crushing defeat in the army, but this time it seemed to be an exception.

What made the Navy extremely angry was that the Army actually called its own defeat like glory and repeatedly, as if the defeat was due to weapons and equipment. The Army now deliberately ignored the fact that their weapons and equipment were far stronger than the average level of the Chinese army, and deliberately emphasized the firepower and the power of Zhang Xuewu's new first division.

Since the army was shameless, the navy had no choice. Rikikari and Minamijiro submitted arms orders for the Arakan Army's military purchase in Germany respectively. Emperor Hirohito took a breath after seeing it and said, "So many heavy artillery? Do you still have to buy aircraft and tanks? Are these the most advanced weapons in Germany? Why do the Germans sell them to the Chinese? And these weapons are all used for attack, which means that the Chinese Arakan Army is preparing for troops and horses? Are you ready to attack our Manchuria at any time?"

Hiraki Hirakari, who was then the commander of the Kanto Army, said expressionlessly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I'm afraid China is indeed making such a plan. They have accepted the advice of the German military advisory group and are ready to reorganize the entire army into 60 divisions, all equipped with German weapons. This is crucial for Germany in the economic recession crisis, so as long as they have money, the Germans are willing to sell anything now."

"Sixty reorganized divisions? What will the firepower of these troops compare to the Imperial Division?" Faced with Emperor Hirohito's inquiry, Minamijiro deliberately exclaimed: "The German Army can be said to be a first-class army in the world. The Chinese army they trained to work in is absolutely incomparable to the previous local factional armies. Moreover, the German weapons and equipment performance and firepower are above our army. Our army's early establishment of the army was based on Prussia as an example. It is estimated that the two Chinese reorganized divisions will pose a huge threat to our army's A-type division. If the Chinese army completes the German reorganization plan for the sixty divisions, Manchuria will probably change hands again, and our army can only defend the Yalu River and retreat to North Korea."

"What?" Emperor Hirohito immediately stood up and paced back and forth: "Manchuria is the Manchuria of my Great Japanese Empire. From the Russo-Japanese War to the Battle of Rehe, the blood of our Imperial Army soldiers flowed through the land of Manchuria. How could Manchuria's wealth and vast land be compared with the barren North Korea? The Great Japanese Empire must not lose Manchuria!"
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