Part 6 Chapter 10 Xia Fei

After accompanying him one day, François got into the car with exhaustion and planned to sneak back and have a good night's sleep. It was said that this was not a dirty job, but François was actually tired.

François was appreciated by the French Consul in China because of his experience in serving in the Chinese army and recommended him to return to China to continue serving in the army. After returning to China, François discovered a very bad fact. The French army's vision of the Chinese army was basically a state of ignorance. It can even be said that the French army never regarded China as an imaginary enemy. His colleagues always talked about François's experience in serving in the Chinese army in a ridiculous tone as a joke.

For this reason, after François returned, he spent half a year roughly sorting out his experiences in the Chinese army and his analysis of the strength of the Chinese army, and directly submitted it to the Supreme Military Commission of the French Army. After the report was submitted, it was like a rock sinking to the sea. Within the next six months, François submitted this report five times, but there was still no movement. François himself gave up and hang out in his idle position as a staff member until he was found by the senior management at the beginning of the month, allowing him to serve as the accompanying staff to receive the Chinese military delegation.

Everything that happened today seemed to François really a bad thing. The French army discriminated against Chinese soldiers, which made François's anxiety that had been silent for many years surfaced again. If the European war broke out, the Chinese government turned to the ally, and based on François's understanding of the combat quality of the Chinese army, he came to a conclusion that if a French division encountered a Chinese division, the French division would be defeated in the end. From today's competition, François saw another fatal fact. The military quality of Chinese officers was actually stronger than the individual masters carefully selected by the French army, which shows a sensation of their soldiers' qualities.

This is François' helplessness. He knew the status quo, but he could not make the top leaders wary. As a French officer, François believed that he had done everything he could.

Just as the car was on fire, a car stopped in front of François's car with a slight noise. An officer with the rank of major jumped out of it and shouted at François: "Is it Colonel François?"

Franço corrugated for a moment, protruded his head and said, "It's me."

The principal said with a long breath: "Mr. Colonel, please get into my car, General Xiafei wants to see you."

Xia Fei, Vice Chairman and Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Commission of the French Army, and Commander of the Three Arms!

François's heart skipped a beat, and his silent heart, like a stagnant water, instantly felt boiling.

What was placed in front of Xia Fei was an inconspicuous report five years ago. It was a week ago when his staff was ordered to learn about the current situation of the Chinese army, and the author of the report was François.

Although the French military's intelligence department has been doing the work of collecting intelligence from the Chinese army, it seems quite messy and does not have a systematic report. Xia Fei's adjutant searched through the intelligence department's files for a day, and finally found a somewhat decent report and took it back and presented it to Xia Fei.

It turned out that after François's report was submitted, the staff members were transferred to the intelligence department. The intelligence department's main energy was focused on the German army, so it would not take the investigation of the Chinese army seriously. Therefore, François' report was thrown into the file bag and left it alone.

"This is an army with an overall quality that is not inferior to the German army at all!" This sentence is the beginning of the volume of François's report. For this sentence, François once secretly praised and felt it was very shocking.

It was indeed shocking. After Xia Fei got this report, he was completely attracted by the content of the report after reading the first sentence. In the company, a company of the Chinese army five years ago was equipped with three 60mm caliber mortars, Maxim, each squad with a light machine gun, and a Xinhua Type 1 submachine gun independently developed by China. In addition to basically copying the training methods of the German army, the training of the troops also carried out bold innovations and added many tactical training suitable for the physical fitness of the Oriental people.

Although China won the Sino-Russian War back then, Xia Fei always had a misunderstanding of thinking. The victory of the Chinese army originated from the Russian army's underestimation of the enemy and the unrest within Russia, not because of how powerful the Chinese army is. Now it seems that all this needs to be re-understood.

After reading the report, Xia Fei asked his adjutant to find François as soon as possible.

"Report! Colonel François, the General Staff, was ordered to come."

"Come in, Colonel François. Cassie, please get two cups of coffee." As she said that, Xia Fei pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Please sit at the colonel."

After François, who was a little nervous, sat down, he looked at Xia Fei in front of him with fear and fear.

"Don't be nervous. I'm asking you to come today, just to talk to you about your report."

It was already late at night, and Xia Fei's office was still brightly lit, and two reflections flashed on the window, indicating that the people inside were having a conversation.

Four hours passed, and François was still talking nonstop, and dinner was simply used in the office. Xia Fei was undoubtedly a good listener, and most of the time he spent listening to François's statement quietly, and occasionally speaking played a guiding role.

"President Shen!" When talking about Shen Congyun, François subconsciously stood up and stood at attention, then sat down and continued: "It has been mentioned many times that China's military construction not only needs to take the route of elite troops, but also needs to focus on the changes in the world. The whole people are always ready to face the arrival of a world war..."

Xia Fei clearly remembered that this was the seventeenth time François mentioned Shen Congyun, and the seventeenth time he stood upright. When François stood upright for the first time, Xia Fei felt a difference in his heart. When he stood upright for the seventeenth time, Xia Fei's eyes were slightly narrowed, thinking of the deeper problems behind this action.

"Shen Congyun is undoubtedly the soul of the Chinese army!" This answer is unquestionable. Xia Fei gave the answer in his heart, and at the same time felt a chill coming up from the back. The leader of a country can have such a high prestige in the army, and it is conceivable that Shen Congyun has absolute control over the army. An army with a passionate worship of the leaders, once he stepped onto the battlefield, the combat power burst out from the outbreak is crazy.

"The line of the whole nation is a soldier has set the tone since the birth of New China. In every county in China, there is a militia reserve division. Once a large number of retired soldiers do not stay away from military training because of retirement, they conduct military training every year during the slack season. Every county-level unit in China has an armed department. Once a war breaks out, the military personnel in the armed department can gather a division of combat personnel to rush to the battlefield at most half a month. In other words, there are as many reserve divisions as there are counties in China."

When he heard François's words, Xia Fei's face finally changed slightly. He calculated the calculations in his heart. Assuming that there are 300 counties in China, once the general mobilization order is issued, 300 infantry divisions can be pulled up in half a month. According to the calculation of 18,000 infantry divisions in one infantry division in the Chinese army, this is 5.4 million troops. 5.4 million, not to mention half a month in France, it may not be possible to gather so many troops in a year. Even these reserve soldiers, with relatively poor equipment, are still a terrifying force.

François poured out all the words he kept in his heart for five years. When he left Xia Fei's office, it was already late at night.

The lights in the office were bright all night, and Xia Fei couldn't sleep all night. At dawn, Xia Fei called the adjutant in and ordered: "Let the intelligence department take action immediately and fully understand the current situation of the Chinese army. In addition, a transfer order is planned. Colonel François will serve as the director of the Far East Intelligence Department from a few days to collect relevant information about the Chinese army."

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The smoke and dust covering the sky swept half of the sky, and the commander of the Russian First Army, Kampf, showed a heavy expression on his face. Standing on the hillside and watching the scene where the Chinese army was frequently mobilizing at the other end of the border line, he was shocked.

A long dragon composed of a large number of cars, dragging heavy artillery one by one, forms a sharp contrast with the current situation of the Russian army pulling mules and horses. Kampf never expected that after the First Army was urgently transported to the Far East, he went to the border for investigation on the first day and saw this amazing scene. When did China's automobile industry become so powerful? There were thousands of cars on the opposite side.

The Chinese army announced a large-scale military exercise in the Northeast, which was obviously taking the Russian army as the imaginary enemy. After the Sino-Russian War, the garrisons in Northeast China had no less than 300,000 troops. The huge military pressure forced the Russian commander to be wary of the Chinese army coming from the east at all times. In addition, the First Army, the Russian army had more than 500,000 troops in the Far East. In any case, this situation was full of strong irony. The Chinese army ten years ago did not have any threat in the eyes of the Russian army, right? A Sino-Russian battle, the military deployment of the Russian commander in the west and the east was transformed into equal importance.

Looking back at the Russian border, Kampf's face suddenly had an indescribable weirdness. I don't know if it's better to be happy or sad. In the Russian border in the Far East, the road conditions are so difficult, I'm afraid that Chinese cars can pass smoothly, right? If it rains a little more, the carriages will be difficult to travel on the road, can cars pass smoothly?

"Do I really want to be grateful that the country has fallen behind? Is it really that way?" A helpless and bitter smile appeared on Kampf's face in Nian Nian's face.

"Dong!Dong!" There was a dense sound of artillery bombardment on the hill in the distance, and the fire on the hill in the telescope soared into the sky. Seeing this scene, Kampf's face became more and more serious. In just one hour, the artillery led by a large number of cars had completed all preparations and began to shoot intensively.

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Eight years have passed since the Sino-Russian War. Chen Congyun has been preparing for the arrival of World War I for the past eight years. Although Chen Congyun has not yet determined whether to join the war, one thing is certain: an army that has always been strong will always be the most effective deterrent force.

The automobile production base in Northeast China has formed a scale of 50,000 cars per year. The corresponding oil industry has continued to expand after the Jewish capital inflow in recent years. Even if they participate in the war, the oil reserves can meet the needs of five years.

The national military reserves can support the need to equip 200 infantry divisions within one month. Chen Congyun is ready to annihilate 500,000 Russian troops in the Far East in half a year once he joins the Allies.

Deep in his heart, Chen Congyun tends to form an alliance with Germany, which comes from an early understanding of history. There are several problems that Chen Congyun has always been very concerned about. Russia's vast territory means that it has enough strategic depth to enter Russia to fight, which is easy to form a long-term war of attrition. This is definitely not what Chen Congyun wants to see. Another concern is that the United States, the Americans eventually joined the Allied Powers. If China participates in the war, the timing is difficult to decide. Once it participates in the war, it will force Russia to surrender before the Americans can react.

Another option is to join the Allied Power. This option is undoubtedly easier to operate, with small risks, but the benefits obtained are also very small. As for Chen Congyun, if he joins the Allied Power, he will invest at most a group of troops. He will be at the peak of his efforts when the Western Front is at its most crisis. However, the result of this is that there is probably not much China's share of spoils after the war. Chen Congyun is at a crossroads of choice.

The beep knock on the door made Chen Congyun return from contemplation. Li Yaoguo walked in and whispered: "Sir, General Keze is asking for a visit."

Two years ago, Kerze retreated from the position of Chief of General Staff, and the replacement of him was aftershock. Chen Congyun made the decision to retire Kerze, undoubtedly for political purposes. China's Chief of General Staff is German. If this situation continues, I am afraid that the leaders of the Allied countries will have to open one eye to China at night when they sleep.

After retirement, Keze did not choose to return to China, but stayed in China for retirement. Keze is currently writing a book "Derivatives of New Tactics". A few days ago, he sent the outline of the book to Chen Congyun. The main content is to propose some new tactical ideas based on the development level of weapons in the world today.

"Please come in!" When Chen Congyun said this, a little thought happened in his heart. Keze was not here to be a lobbyist for the German government, right? Before Chen Congyun thought much, Keze's footsteps were approaching. Chen Congyun quickly stood up and greeted the door.

"Chen, as your personal friend, I send you a message to you to join the Allies' camp at this time." As soon as Keze spoke, Chen Congyun was stunned immediately. I thought to myself that Keze was not a German? Why did he object to join the Allies as soon as he spoke?

"Come on, sit down and say slowly." Chen Congyun quickly called Keze to sit down. Keze didn't wait for the servants to bring the tea. He said anxiously as soon as he sat down: "Chen, put aside my personal nationality, we look at this issue calmly. It is not difficult to find that making a choice too early will only have a disadvantage for China. One thing I must remind you that the future war model can only be a protracted war. Once you fall into war too early, for China, a country with a not-too-high industrialization, the consumption of national strength will be huge."

Keze's words went to Chen Congyun's heart. With the family background of the old empire of Britain, one battle after another, it exhausted its vitality, allowing the Americans to emerge from now on.

"Keze, you can see the current situation very clearly. I don't understand why you didn't help the German government persuade me to join the Allies." Chen Congyun asked with a smile. Keze sighed slightly: "Chen, I watched China rise. The Chinese army has devoted my life to it. In fact, I have long regarded myself as a Chinese. Even so, I am still a German after all. This time I came to see you, I have said goodbye to you. I have decided to go back to Germany."

A warm feeling rose from Chen Congyun's heart, and he held Keze's hand and shook it hard, "Keze, thank you very much for your suggestions. If you have any requests, just say it."

A hesitation flashed in Keze's eyes, and finally he whispered: "Chen, our minister went to my place yesterday. He asked me to ask you something privately."

"Please say it!"

"Mr. Minister is negotiating with Bank of China on a loan of 100 million yuan. At present, the bank has been reluctant to let go. Mr. Minister hopes to use your influence to achieve this."
Chapter completed!