Empire in Progress

Chapter 109: Chinese general

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What was needed at this time was someone who could take over the conversation. Soon, Hermann Goering was the first to jump in. He waved his thick arms. "Führer, we have to teach these damn Bohemians a lesson and let them know that we Germans cannot tolerate bullying."

As soon as Goering came out to speak, Hess, Goebbels, and Lin Wei naturally came out to help. These generals of the Wehrmacht unexpectedly expressed their objections. General Ludwig Beck opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he remained silent. .

Seeing that no one objected, Hitler said, "Mr. Noulet, this matter may be criticized by Britain and France. I will leave the diplomatic matters to you."

"Okay, head of state, I will try my best to deal with Britain and France." Although Niulette knew that things would be difficult to handle, he still agreed.

"Führer, I have something to say." Lin Wei stood up at this time.

Seeing Hitler nodding, Lin Wei said loudly, "We should not be satisfied just because of the Sudetenland. I think the ultimate goal this time is to destroy Czechoslovakia." After hearing Lin Wei's words, everyone present was speechless in surprise. Come. In the eyes of those people, being able to capture the Sudetenland was already a great achievement.

General Ludwig, who had been silent just now, spoke up. In fact, he even thought Hitler's plan to seize the Sudetenland was very risky, let alone Lin Wei's plan to destroy Czechoslovakia. Although Czechoslovakia's military strength was not How about it, but it cannot be bulldozed in an instant. In fact, Czechoslovakia is relatively strong in Central Europe. Otherwise, why would France seek an alliance with him

General Ludwig said in his calm and steady voice, "Lampard, Britain and France will not agree to our occupation of the Sudetenland. Even so, we still have ways to ensure that we can achieve our goal, but if we occupy the entire Czechoslovakia, with all due respect, This is impossible, the British, the French, the Soviets, and even the Americans, they will not agree. If our imperial troops march into Czechoslovakia today, then the next day there will be hundreds of people on our western border There are heavily armed British and French troops. By then no one will care about us, and they will even come out to take a share of the pie. We may not even be able to keep the results we just achieved from Austria."

Ludwig's words were unanimously approved by the generals of the Wehrmacht. After all, Lin Wei's idea was too bold.

When Lin Wei saw the expressions of the group of them, he slightly uttered four words: "Divert trouble to the east." Divert trouble to the east? Seeing the confused expressions of these generals, Lin Wei had a small sense of accomplishment and continued, "The reason why our Third Reich will rise again is of course because we are united, but there is another big factor, which is The post-war support from Britain, France and the United States, especially the Americans, generals, I think you should know, why would they do this?"

After a pause, Linwei continued, "In this financial crisis, apart from us in Germany detecting the crisis as early as possible and taking preventive measures, there is another country that has not been affected at all and is even stronger than before, and that is the Soviet Union. Britain and France are afraid of the Soviet Union. , so they turn a blind eye to Germany's redevelopment of its military power. What do they want to do? They just want to divert our troubles eastward, so that we can fight to the death with the Soviets who are in full swing. From the current situation Judging from the situation. The reason why we were able to gain control of Austria. In addition to the increase in our own strength, the most likely reason is that Britain and France felt the red threat from the Soviet Union. As we all know, since the Bolshevik intervention in the Soviet Union in 1920 After the failure. This terrible red monster has been eyeing us in Europe. They dreamed of turning Europe into their paradise. Fortunately, our enemies defeated this terrible monster in Warsaw."

Lin Wei's words made everyone present sigh. Although Su and Germany had a honeymoon period of cooperation, they were wary of each other. The two countries were well aware of each other's war potential. Although they are good on the surface now, who knows what the future will bring? What will happened.

"Lampard, as far as I know, not all countries like Britain, France and the United States have the leisure to pay attention to the Soviet Union. At least the United States seems to be more concerned about Japan and the Soviet Union." General Ludwig expressed his doubts, which meant a lot. Simple, how can you ensure that these countries are all thinking about the Soviet Union.

"General Ludwig, your question is a good one." Lin Wei seemed to have considered this question a long time ago and slowly explained, "General, I don't deny that what you said makes sense. There are three countries that the whole world is paying attention to right now. , the Soviet Union, us, and Japan." Lin Wei saw that everyone was listening and analyzed, "Let's talk about Germany first. I deny that some people have noticed that our actions may pose a threat to them, but our neighbors are currently They also believe that they have the ability to subdue us. Except for our mortal enemy the French, the rest of the countries believe that the threat from the Soviet Union is far greater than ours. The biggest difference between us and the Soviet Union is that the Soviets want to extend their system to the whole world. This is what the UK cannot tolerate. Because in their view, no matter how we do it, we are still just capitalist, but the Soviet Union, they are going to turn the whole world upside down. In the end, I think France will also think that after some consideration The Soviet Union was their biggest enemy."

"Finally, let's talk about Japan." Lin Wei said this with a bit of disdain. "Japan is a country that typically overestimates its capabilities. Its army strength is negligible to us. If our two countries border, once something happens I believe that Japan will never survive a month of fighting. Although they are expanding rapidly in Asia now, this certainly has nothing to do with their military power. Their current expansion trend is mainly because there are no countries in Asia that are too strong. , so the Japanese stand out from the crowd, but they still can’t see their position clearly and continue to provoke more enemies. I think within a few years, if there are problems with the Japanese expansion plan, they may fight with the Americans. match".

"Lampard, are the Japanese going back to challenge the United States? Are they crazy?" Hitler seemed to be very interested in this question.

"I am willing to help you solve your doubts, my head of state!" Lin Wei said in a contemptuous tone, "The Japanese are born with an adventurous spirit. From the perspective of modern times, they have never lacked the courage to make a desperate move. The Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Empire, Russia The strength of the Pacific Fleet is superior to Japan, and the Japanese defeated them. Of course, the Japanese took a lot of risks, and the Japanese won. From now on, the Japanese navy can be said to be comparable to the British. Compared with their army, the Japanese navy is much stronger, but in the current war with China, the navy does not play a big role. After all, China is a mainland country, and Japan cannot allow warships to land and fight."

"Wait a minute, Lampard, you just said that Japan's military power is already very powerful for neighboring countries. Can the Chinese withstand them?" It can be seen that Hitler is not optimistic about China. Lin Wei sees that After looking around, I found that people's reactions were similar.

Yes, these people have reason to doubt, because from now on, China does not have the power to fight the Japanese. Lin Wei paused and said, "China's military power is indeed very low, but they have a population of 400 million to back them up, and they will definitely be dragged to death." Japan".

"Well, this issue is not within the scope of discussion." Hitler finally concluded the debate during this period. "Lampard, according to what you said, I support you, but you must ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Führer, we will definitely achieve our goal," Lin Wei promised.

Lin Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to the headquarters. Although Lin Wei's presentation at the Chancellery just now satisfied Hitler, no one knows what kind of reaction Britain and France will make when the time comes. The most important thing is those Lin Wei would have to call anyone here, except Hitler, uncle. If this plan fails, Lin Wei is likely to lose the protection of the Junkers landlords. This is the most critical thing.

You must know that the reason why Lin Wei established the SS and expanded the number of SS troops was not the embarrassing situation that Himmler encountered in history is that Lin Wei's father, Gustav, these Junkers and big capitalists The relationship is covered there, otherwise Lin Wei is likely to realize that Himmler cannot recruit troops in Germany. Once this operation fails and makes these big bosses think that they are unreliable, then the previous tolerance will be It becomes suppression. Although it won't do anything to the current SS, it will definitely be eaten to death by the Wehrmacht in the future.

"Leader!" Just when Lin Wei was drowsy and about to rest, Lin Wei's adjutant Robert C. Crawford came in and interrupted Lin Wei's "Gong Zhou Plan."

"Robert C. Crawford, what's the matter?" Lin Wei asked.

Robert C. Crawford stood at attention and said, "Leader, Mr. Qiu Qingquan is here, would you like to meet him?"

When Lin Wei heard that Qiu Qingquan was coming, his sleepiness immediately disappeared and he said, "Please invite General Qiu in quickly."

After a while, Robert C. Crawford came in with a man with thick eyebrows and a square face. Lin Wei knew that this was Qiu Qingquan, a warrior in the Anti-Japanese War. Before Qiu Qingquan could speak, Lin Wei said, "General Qiu, I have admired you for a long time." Qiu Qingquan was stunned by his standard Mandarin. Lin Wei's Chinese was even more standard than his own. Seeing Qiu Qingquan's puzzled expression, Lin Wei smiled and said, "I once learned Chinese when I was a child, which made General Qiu laugh."

"No, I'm surprised by General Lampard's erudition," Qiu Qingquan complimented.

"General Qiu, sit down and talk. By the way, you should drink tea, right?" Lin Wei felt his face heat up, saying that it felt weird to be praised by others for his mother tongue. I had to change the subject to explore my embarrassment.

Qiu Qingquan felt that this world was so wonderful. He had been in Germany for a few years. Although he was not like a bumpkin who had never seen the world, he did not expect that when he was about to return to China, he would be told that this German heavyweight in front of him wanted to meet him. . Qiu Qingquan knew about Lampard. He had no choice but to look around the world and find few people who became prime minister at such a young age (Prime Minister of Bavaria, anyway, he is also Prime Minister) "Okay, Lampard "General" 35-year-old Qiu Qingquan is sitting majestically. It seems that his life in Germany over the past few years has also had an impact on this general.

It was okay for everyone to sit like this, but Lin Wei found the topic and asked, "General Qiu, what do you think of the German army?"

"General Lampard, your country's equipment, quality, and morale are all one-of-a-kind. You are worthy of being called a steel lion." Qiu Qingquan's face lit up when he said the military training. It was obvious that these words came from the heart. Nothing artificial at all.

Although he had expected it, Lin Wei still felt very comfortable after hearing it from his own mouth. He smiled and said, "General Qiu praised me, but I want to know, how does it compare with your army?"

Qiu Qingquan was stunned for a moment, and then said truthfully, "The German army is far stronger than our army."

Lin Wei fiddled with the tea cup, not knowing what he was thinking, and suddenly asked, "General Qiu. I heard that you are involved in various military ideas in Germany. I want to ask you how you understand it."

Talking about his studies in the past few years, Qiu Qingquan can be regarded as a topic he has found. He kept talking about the various military ideas he had seen after coming here, from Clausewitz's "use unlimited violence to annihilate the enemy's combat power" military thought, ancient Qiu Qingquan became more and more happy as he talked about Derrian's armored force theory and Ludendorff's "all people's war" theory. It seemed that his few years of life in Germany had indeed been very rewarding for this direct disciple of Chiang Kai-shek.

Lin Wei did not interrupt Qiu Qingquan's speech. Moreover, he also wanted to know whether Qiu Qingquan wanted to be as proficient in various tactics and ideas as in history. Since he came to this world, Lin Wei understood that if he believed in all the characters written in history, he would definitely He will die miserably.

Seeing Qiu Qingquan gradually stop, Lin Wei finally said, "General Qiu, do you want the Chinese army to be as powerful as Germany?"

Qiu Qingquan looked at Lin Wei in astonishment, but immediately reacted, grabbed Lin Wei's hand excitedly and said, "General Lampard, is this what your head of state means?"

Seeing Qiu Qingquan's excitement, although Lin Wei was reluctant, he still shattered his illusions. He shook his head and said, "The head of state has no intention of forming an alliance with China. He even wants to form an alliance with your enemy, Japan. Although he hasn't paid yet." Regarding actions, but I have been with the head of state for such a long time, I can still see this." Seeing Qiu Qingquan's pale face, Lin Wei said again, "However, I have always had a good impression of China. In the final analysis, it is still your China now. Your attitude is really disappointing. You have lost more than one million square kilometers of land without firing a single shot. No one can feel at ease to form an alliance with you."

"We in China have almost unlimited human resources..." Qiu Qingquan argued anxiously.

"Okay, General Qiu." Lin Wei interrupted Qiu Qingquan and said, "I understand what you want to say, so I decided to hand over our latest German tank to you." Lin Wei took out a stack of documents. Qiu Qingquan opened it and saw that it was the design drawing of the No. 4 tank. Qiu Qingquan had seen this kind of tank when he was studying at the Army University in Berlin, and he was deeply impressed. I have also heard about the power displayed by the German armored forces in the battle as far away as Spain.

Because of this, Qiu Qingquan used his last few months to pay a visit to General Guderian, the commander of the armored forces, and benefited a lot from communicating with General Guderian.

Lin Wei didn't care about Qiu Qingquan's reaction and said, "In addition to the Panzer IV tanks, there are also Panzerfaust anti-tank rockets, Gatling heavy machine guns, flamethrowers, etc. Most of the information, when General Qiu left, Naturally, I will give it to you. In addition, I will take care of the military cooperation between China and Germany, and the personnel coming and going will try their best to help you. As for how much you can digest, it depends on how strong your idea of defeating the Japanese is. ”.

"General Lampard, why are you helping us?" Qiu Qingquan asked a question he had been thinking about for a long time.

Lin Wei was stunned for a moment, but immediately replied, "In fact, within Germany, we have always had two options for Far East allies. The first is to maintain good relations with China, and the second is to form an alliance with Japan. So far, the National Defense Forces, Foreign Affairs The Weimar elites and generals at the Ministry hold the opinion of maintaining good relations with China, while our National Socialist Party is inclined to form an alliance with Japan." Then Lin Wei changed the subject, "General Qiu, are you satisfied with the gift I gave you? "

"I'm so satisfied." Although what Qiu Qingquan wanted to hear the most was stopped by Lin Wei in time, the news from Germany just now has been analyzed by Qiu Qingquan, the motherland, and he gave reasonable opinions to his country.

"Okay, General Qiu, when you return to China, I will go back to see you off," Lin Wei said with a smile.

"Well, goodbye, General Lampard," Qiu Qingquan responded with a smile.

After sending Qiu Qingquan away, Lin Wei sat on the sofa and stared at the mirror on the wall. Although Lin Wei was not blond and blue-eyed like Heydrich, he still had the characteristics of a typical European. Looking at himself in the mirror, Lin Wei secretly said, "Motherland, this is the only place I can help you." However, he thought of the CC faction, civil engineering faction, and Huangpu faction within the Kuomintang. *Pai and Lin Wei felt dizzy.

After sending Qiu Qingquan away, Lin Wei should be busy with his own affairs. At the Prime Minister's Office, Lin Wei made a shocking proposal to annex the entire Czechoslovakia. Although his bold action won Hitler's praise, Lin Wei knew that this was only superficial. Phenomenon, although Hitler was bold, if things failed, Lin Wei could not find any other way out except being a scapegoat.

The matter should be done sooner rather than later. For such a major matter, it must be handed over to someone Lin Wei can trust. Lin Wei immediately asked Heydrich to discuss countermeasures.

"What? Lampard, you want to annex Czechoslovakia, are you crazy?" Heydrich shouted regardless of Lin Wei's dull expression.