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Lin Yurong frowned a pair of thick eyebrows and remained silent.After a while, I shook my head: "I have a hunch that we have been calculated by others from the beginning to the end. They already knew our identity and brought us here, and now they want to form a fake Red Army... …I’m afraid it’s their plan to make the fake come true in the end? It’s just… what is their purpose? Why do they want to strengthen the Red Army? I really can’t figure it out!”

Chapter 0277 Mind (Part [-])

August 1926.Standing on the Sant'Angelo Bridge connecting Taranto's new town and old town, overlooking the city.What catches the eye is the blue sky, blue sea, beautiful Mediterranean scenery, the carefully preserved Taranto Castle... and the fifth largest naval fleet in the world with Lazy Cat in the port.

The first piece of European land that the national government delegation set foot on was Taranto, an ancient city with a history of nearly 4000 years.Prime Minister Mussolini of the Kingdom of Italy showed unusual enthusiasm for this "pilgrimage group" from far away China.It seems that most totalitarian rulers who feel good about themselves have this hobby. They like "pilgrims" from afar to satisfy their vanity and raise their status in front of the people.The one Mussolini sent to Taranto to meet the guests was Ilotta Balbo, the most unlucky Italian marshal in history during World War II.As the Marshal of the Air Force, he was killed by Italian antiaircraft artillery.By the way, this Italian air defense system is really... funny.

Now this handsome "tragic marshal" is standing beside Luo Yaoguo, introducing the world's fourth largest navy to the Chinese guests in a graceful manner!Uh, in the eyes of the Italians, the French navy cannot beat the Italian navy.Maybe it's actually true?It seems that the French navy in history is more tragic than the Italian navy.

At this moment, there are four huge battleships in the port of Taranto, the Count of Cavour, the Julio Caesar, the Callo Durio, and the Andrea Doria.They are all old-fashioned battleships built during the First World War. The big guys with a displacement of more than [-] tons still look quite powerful.The old man Sa and Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help admiring the grandeur of the Italian navy, and wished they could buy it right away...

It's just that Luo Yaoguo, the Minister of Armaments, didn't take this issue at all. Even General Balbo (oh, he hasn't become a marshal yet) repeatedly hinted that Italy could help China build aircraft factories and shipyards, and he was unmoved in the slightest.To be honest, Italy does not have good aircraft and good warships. For example, the CR.32 designed by the famous Italian engineer Celestino Rosatelli is one of the best biplane fighters in history. During the Spanish Civil War He performed extremely well and won the reputation of the Spanish Star.It's just that as a time traveler from later generations, Luo Yaoguo's thoughts have already drifted to Germany.How can Italy's industrial products compare with Germany's?At this moment, An Sihua and Lu Ming had already set off secretly, taking the train to Germany to meet with people from the German industry and military circles.Whether to cooperate with Italy depends entirely on whether Germany is willing to cooperate fully with the National Government.

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"Fu Wen, the conditions of the Italians seem to be very favorable. Don't you really think about it?" On the special train bound for Rome, Chiang Kai-shek still couldn't help making suggestions to Luo Yaoguo. Judging from his tone, it seemed that he was already tempted. .If it weren't for this time and space, his name as the chairman of the committee is a bit misleading, maybe now he has directly ordered to cooperate?

Luo Yaoguo just smiled and shook his head: "Jiegong, as the saying goes, you can shop around. Italy is barely a second-rate power in the world. Their heavy industry has never been very developed. I still prefer to cooperate with Germany. Only Only they can help us catch up with the world's advanced level in military industry and heavy industry."

"Germany? Aren't they... defeated?" Sister Song Yu, who was sitting opposite Luo Yaoguo, frowned, and glanced at Luo Yaoguo, with a slightly worried expression on her face.Will cooperation with Germany cause dissatisfaction in Britain and France?

Luo Yaoguo said in a low voice: "It is precisely because they were defeated that they sincerely cooperated with us. Because they were not reconciled to defeat! There is no doubt about this. There are a group of adults in Germany who hold their breath and want to fight again. Take a gamble. Britain and France use the "Treaty of Versailles" to hold the neck of Germany's rise. Germany can't research and manufacture military aircraft, can't build large warships, can't build submarines, can't build tanks. The German Wehrmacht can't have these Advanced weapons, so they can only conduct research and training in this area secretly, or ... cooperate with friendly countries."

Chiang Kai-shek frowned, and seemed to be thinking hard: "If Germany wants to regain its strength, it must first pass the hurdle of Britain and France. Relying on the [-] German National Defense Forces, can it be their opponent? We will cooperate with them. We were dragged into the water by them. After all, Britain, the United States, and France are supporting us now. I think the cooperation should be carried out by the United Kingdom, right?"

Luo Yaoguo sneered: "Will Britain sincerely cooperate with us? Their colonies are right next to us. If China becomes stronger, the first one to be unlucky will be Britain? And if China and Britain develop military industrial cooperation, then China will ask for help." As for the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom is wary of China, and this kind of cooperation will not achieve any results at all. Unlike Sino-German cooperation, which is mutually beneficial, China and Germany not only have no conflict of interest, but also have a common enemy!"

Chiang Kai-shek just shook his head: "Not safe, or not safe..."

Luo Yaoguo shook his head and said: "According to the information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, if we don't cooperate with Germany now, they will cooperate with the Soviet Union similarly, and the Soviet Union will be even stronger by then."

Of course, this matter was not inquired by the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Luo Yaoguo was told by the historical knowledge of his previous life.The Soviet Union and Germany have maintained a cooperative relationship since the 20s until the outbreak of the Soviet-German War.Germany accelerated the pace of rearmament through cooperation with the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union also received considerable technical assistance, which can be described as a win-win situation.

Hearing that the Soviet Union would become stronger, Chiang Kai-shek frowned, and immediately returned to normal.His gaze turned to Sa Zhenbing again.

This veteran of the Chinese navy stayed in the UK, so he was naturally a little pro-British, and at the same time he knew the British style better.He smiled deeply: "Jieshi, the British Empire. To be honest, it is the most cunning. It is far inferior to the Germans. It is impossible to engage in technical cooperation with them, even if they want to purchase warships from the UK." , and you will definitely not be able to buy good things, just look at what happened to Turkey.”

Before the First World War, the Ottoman Empire lived frugally and relied on donations from the public to get some money.A seven-turret battleship Alkugin was ordered from Great Britain.As a result, World War I broke out, and the battleship was requisitioned by the British Navy... It was a bit too bullying.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, remained silent for a while, and then said: "What about the United States? The United States is now the most developed industry in the world. Is it possible for us to cooperate with them? Their Pacific Fleet seems to have Japan as their imaginary enemy, right? "

Luo Yaoguo smiled and shook his hand: "We have no problem with the United States in military cooperation, but it is impossible to get American industrial enterprises to help us build. The US government has very little power and has no influence on enterprises. And Americans There is no cooperation, only business, as long as we can spend money, we can buy anything, but the problem is that it is not the time yet."

The U.S. economy is doing well right now!Those big companies are not short of money at all, and it must be extremely expensive to buy technology from them.This deal will have to wait for a few more years, and after their financial crisis breaks out, good things can only be sold at the price of cabbage...

Chapter 0278 Mind (Part [-])

The official name of Germany is still the "German Empire", and the "Weimar Republic" is just a name in the history books of later generations.The current president of the German Empire is the hero of World War I von Hindenburg.He is also a stubborn royalist and militarist, and everyone in Germany is like this.

Since Hindenburg won the general election in 1925 and became the "President of the Reich" (the name is really weird), he has monopolized military power.Treat the current Secretary of Defense, Democratic politician Gessler, as a messenger and aide.They often bypass the Ministry of National Defense and give orders directly to the military, and they don't take the cabinet and parliament's supervision power over the military seriously.His orders also played a decisive role in the appointment and dismissal of officers.It can be said that the current German Wehrmacht fully obeys his will and fully recognizes his authority.

Inside the Imperial Ministry of Defense Building, in the small meeting room dedicated to Minister of Defense Gessler, several people were sitting scattered.A secret meeting chaired by Gessler himself was in the middle of it.

Including Reich Defense Minister Gessler, Commander of the Army Command Admiral von Zeckert Infantry, Commander of the Naval Command Admiral Bernke, Director of the Army Administration Major General von Feldmann, Chief of the Defense Forces Division of the Ministry of Defense Colonel von Schleicher, General Manager of Junkers Aviation Erhard Milch and others are all gathered in this small reception room at the moment.Discuss a top-secret plan to "revitalize the German Empire".

The plan was submitted by von Zeckert to President Hindenburg face to face over the Ministry of Defense. This kind of thing is now commonplace in the German army. Anyway, no one regards the Ministry of Defense as the boss, and only the president has eyes.Even Secretary of Defense Gessler is used to it.Zeckert’s plan is to carry out secret military and heavy industry cooperation with the national government that ruled half of China, in order to circumvent the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, and also hope to obtain important non-ferrous metal resources from China And funding for technology R&D...

In short, in the eyes of some core figures in the National Defense Forces, this plan is almost like God opened his eyes, and the pie fell from the world, and it happened to fall into his own mouth.Not only the army and navy are strongly in favor, but the "non-existent" Luftwaffe also sent an airline general manager to attend the meeting today.The air force is also pitiful now, it has no title, and it has become some kind of civil aviation company, flying club, etc.I don't know if there will be wars after this continues?What's even worse is that the aircraft manufacturing plants that are closely related to the Air Force, such as the Bavarian aircraft manufacturing plant, are almost closing down now.Merged with the Bavarian Machine Company, barely survived by producing cars and bicycles (that is, BMW BMW), and it will definitely not make airplanes in a few years.

Gessler looked slightly hesitant today, he is a politician.It's a little different from the group of soldiers in front of me who are all thinking about expanding the army and preparing for war, and then launching a war and fighting again.As far as the rearmament is concerned, as long as he is a German, he is in favor of it, but... the two superpowers, Britain and France, are staring at each other!As long as Germany moves, they might pounce on it.With the strength in his hands right now, he might not be his opponent, and even the country might be destroyed by then.

Von Zeckert still straightened his body and sat on the sofa in high spirits.Although he is getting old, his long-term military career has allowed him to always maintain the demeanor that an excellent soldier should have.In addition, he is also in a very good mood. This cooperation plan was proposed by him.It was also one of his former subordinates who bridged the gap between China and Germany. Captain Bebel, who is half Chinese, is now Lieutenant General An Sihua of the Chinese Nationalist Government!And also became the principal of the Kuomintang Central Army Military Academy.It is said that she also married the niece of a powerful figure in the Kuomintang that ruled southern China.There is a layer of relationship, this time the head work may naturally be myself.

Glancing at the confident old general, Gessler finally couldn't help but say something more: "General Zeckert, do you really believe that through cooperation with China, the goal of rearmament can be achieved? And France, they can destroy our little Wehrmacht in an instant."

Von Zeckert looked at Defense Minister Gessler in surprise: "It is precisely because our National Defense Forces are too weak that we have to use all means to grow! As the Minister of National Defense, do you have the heart to watch our National Defense Forces continue to be like this? Weak? And as time goes by, military technology will continue to improve, and Britain and France will become stronger by then, but we... are restricted by the damn "Treaty of Versailles", so we can only stand still. At that time, Germany Can the empire still exist? Shall we survive on the mercy of others?"

Gessler was taken aback for a moment, and frowned subconsciously.To be honest, Zeckert's words are very reasonable, Germany does not believe in mercy.If he once lost the force enough to defend himself, the only end would be destruction.But... as a German politician.He also knows the mind of this nation, that is, he is not convinced!Unconvinced!The world war was lost too unjustly, almost defeating the whole world, but the United States got in again.If there is a chance to regroup through cooperation with China, then the German nation will definitely have to take another gamble and win back what they have lost, even with profits.

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Right now the economies of the Western powers appear to be truly recovering from the post-war depression.Even Germany, a defeated country, has recovered a little bit of vitality due to the implementation of currency reform, and a large amount of U.S. dollar capital has flowed into Germany, giving the German economy a somewhat illusory prosperity.

At least now on the streets of Berlin, people coming and going are well-dressed, and there are long-lost smiles and confidence on their faces. It seems... that they have returned to the pre-war German Empire.At least that's what Lu Ming thought in his heart. These German guys seem to be very healthy now. Will they still want to revive their military power?Isn't it great now?

Now he is sitting face to face with that cold "German" An Sihua in the central hall of the Kaiserhof Hotel.The food here is all delicious French cuisine, well, the price is naturally extremely expensive!In the past few years when Lu Ming studied in Germany, he was never willing to come here, but now... he lives in the Kaiserhof Hotel - the former royal guest house of the German Empire. All three meals a day are delicious French dishes.Thinking about it is really like a lifetime away!

Lu Ming put down the knife and fork in his hand, and looked at An Sihua who was chewing the bloody veal steak with relish: "Sihua, do you think the Germans will be tempted to cooperate with us this time?"

An Sihua laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank the red wine, and said with a smile: "Brother Ziyan still doesn't understand the Germans enough! They are not reconciled, they lost the World War, but did they lose everything? Now I have a chance to save some How can you let it go if you have another handful of money?"

Lu Ming glanced at the other party hesitantly, and said to himself that of course I don't know German guys as well as you do. I just stayed in Germany for a few years and abducted a German girl to be my wife.It doesn't look like you, you're just a German guy!If you don't lose everything, you won't be reconciled. You Germans are good at everything, but you are too impulsive.What a prosperous empire!Let William II lose everything, and now that he is a little better, he is thinking about making money.This habit is somewhat similar to our neighboring country, the Little Japanese Empire. If only you were half as calm as us and the Italians, I don’t know how my brother-in-law Luo Yaoguo is doing in Italy?That Natalie has to be watched, those Italian men are all lovers...

Chapter 0279

The great leader of Italy, Mussolini, was riding on a tall pure white Norman thoroughbred horse, wearing a straight dark blue military uniform, with his huge head held high and majestic.There is arrogance inside and out.As if he is the greatest commander in the world, his Italian army is also the most powerful army in the world.However, at this time, few people really know that the rows of handsome-looking Italian black-shirted officers and soldiers in front of them are actually... all real paper tigers.

I don't know what a good day it is today, or what anniversary of Italy's victory in the war.Anyway, on the day the national government delegation arrived in Rome, they were invited to observe this grand military parade.About [-] Italian paper tigers braved the scorching heat of the Mediterranean Sea in August to participate in this ostentatious military parade.

Luo Yaoguo also reluctantly put on the thick general uniform of the National Revolutionary Army, and accompanied Chiang Kai-shek, who was full of interest, to enjoy the Italian performance.Seeing the envy on Chiang Kai-shek's face, it is estimated that after returning to China, he also wants to play a game like a cat and a tiger, right?But relying on your Chiang Kai-shek's ability to learn from other people's old Mo is not enough.At least you don't have as much nonsense as him. Luo Li talked for two or three hours without even taking a sip of water. This guy really has a way, no wonder the Italian people admire him so much!It seems that the great leader of the Cuban people in the previous life was also quite good at talking. He often spent most of the day under the scorching sun of the Caribbean Sea. Those Cuban people who stood under the sun had never heard of heatstroke, and they probably got it through practice.

At this time, bursts of earth-shattering shouts suddenly sounded, probably because Lao Mo's speech was finally over?The jubilant Italian paper tigers finally started to shout slogans.Luo Yaoguo didn't understand exactly what he was shouting, but he thought it was Long Live the Leader, Long Live, or something like that.Now the National Revolutionary Army often shouts this, and I don’t know if it will increase its strength after shouting?

After shouting the slogan, the review officially began.Mussolini rode a tall horse with high spirits and walked in the front, followed by a group of Italian generals.Among them was General Ilota Balbo. I heard that he is now Mussolini's successor, er, another successor who was shot down by his own people by plane.I really don't know if there is something tricky in it?

Next, it was the turn of the [-] Italian troops to pass through the viewing platform row by row and accept the inspections of the envoys of various countries and the delegation of the National Government.To be honest, these Italians are still lined up quite neatly, and their mental outlook is also good.The weapon in his hand also looks like it can be fired.After the infantry had left, there were also rows of cannons pulled by carriages, which seemed to be the case, but why did they always lose battles?

While Luo Yaoguo was thinking wildly, the sound of humming aircraft motors came from the sky, and dozens of biplanes flew slowly in formation from the distant sky.These should be the Italian fighters that Balbo tried to sell to himself, right?Luo Yaoguo picked up the binoculars and began to look carefully. He was a pilot in his previous life, and he still loves and knows about airplanes.

This is also the reason why Luo Yaoguo is unwilling to cooperate with Italy.Airplanes are not about eating banquets, the more dishes there are, the more dignified they are.If the types of aircraft are too complex and become a Wanguo brand, logistical maintenance will be very troublesome.Moreover, there are many problems in the coordination of aircraft from different countries and different models.The best choice is to choose a real high-tech partner and choose the right direction for long-term joint development.For example, this biplane is an obsolete product, and it can be used as a trainer, so it is not worth investing in research and development.The level of ground maintenance in China is definitely not as good as that in Europe, so it is best to choose a durable air-cooled engine for the engine, and the star-shaped air-cooled engine also produced a lot of good things in World War II, such as the zero The P47, F6, F4 series in the United States, and the Fw190 in Germany all follow this path.

What the Italians show off today should be the CR.1 type. This biplane fighter is the first fighter designed by Rosatelli.A very strange "half-wing" design (that is, the area of ​​​​the lower wing is much larger than the upper wing) is used.A Fiat A.20 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled in-line engine was installed.However, the aircraft was outdated as soon as the prototype was completed.In this era, the advancement of aircraft technology is very rapid, and no fighter jet can last for several years.Even during World War II, the update was very fast, but at that time they were all series models, regardless of the appearance, but in fact the performance of the new models was greatly improved.

Lao Jiang put down the binoculars in his hand, glanced at Luo Yaoguo, and said with a smile, "Brother Fuwen, what do you think of this plane? The Italians tried their best to sell us something. If they don't buy anything, it may affect the Future cooperation relationship?"

A mocking sneer emerged from the corner of Luo Yaoguo's mouth: "Italian stuff is really not to be flattered, if you really want to buy it, just buy a few trainer planes. And... it's poisonous gas, uh, Mr. Jie, do you think we should send it to you?" The Italians buy some?"

Italian poisonous gas is quite famous, and they defeated Ethiopia by this.China should also develop it, and it can be used to poison in the future...

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Rome, Palazzo Venezia.This is the most famous Renaissance palace building in Rome, built in 1455.It later became the official residence of the ambassador of the Republic of Venice.It is now the headquarters of the Italian Fascist Party.

The main members of the national government investigation team came to this famous scenic spot on a certain morning in August 1926 and visited the Italian leader Mussolini.

At 10 am, the talks officially started.The meeting was held in a drawing room on the second floor of Palazzo Venezia.Mussolini looked happy today, still wearing a dark blue military uniform without a hat.General Balbo, Air Force General, Marshal Paul Leffer, and Chief of Staff Field Marshal Badoglio surrounded Mussolini.On the Kuomintang side, Chiang Kai-shek, Luo Yaoguo, Song Meiling and Navy Minister Sa Zhenbing and others participated in the talks.

Although both sides were accompanied by translators, for the convenience of conversation, Mussolini still spoke fluent English.He talked a lot of nonsense about Sino-Italian friendship, and I don’t know which country’s envoy threatened to occupy China twice in 1923 and 1924?