Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Hans von Sickert, the founder of the German Wehrmacht after the First World War in history, a Prussian who won the nickname "Sphinx" (Sphinx) for his taciturn nature and modest way of life General's son.At this moment, after listening to Yu Dawei's translation, the blood in my heart couldn't help but boil.Since the end of the war, Germany has fallen into unprecedented turmoil and chaos, and most of this is attributed to the incompetence of the German army.Today, he heard such a high evaluation of the German army from the diplomatic representatives of the hostile side, and he finally knew what it means to be defeated.He who has always been used to reservations proposed to Marshal Hindenburg, the current commander-in-chief of the German Army for the first time: "I am willing to be the person in charge of such a military cooperation project, so as to preserve a little vitality for the German national defense force. Your Excellency, Marshal, please don't reject me. It is a disgrace to have a country without defense."

The conversation that followed became more specific. Wang Chonghui actually knew nothing about military affairs, but it didn't matter. The role of diplomats was to express the meaning of the superior with the most appropriate opinion.So he kept Wang Zhenyu's request in mind early: "We need the design drawings and experimental data of mp18 automatic submachine guns, army heavy artillery, tanks and other military equipment. At the same time, we hope to cooperate with your country in terms of submarines, battleships, and combat aircraft. Cooperative production, we guarantee that once our German friends regain their vitality, the German friends of our production can recover half of the cost price..."

Such a large-scale and secret cooperation project is obviously not something that can be negotiated at a private gathering. Next, Major General Huang Shaohong, the head of the military delegation who appeared in France on behalf of the Nationalist Government, and Major General Rundstedt, the representative of the German Wehrmacht, held the first meeting. A secret meeting first reached an agreement on the dispatch of the military advisory group, and conducted preliminary discussions on the basic cooperation methods and directions.

It is said to be a discussion, but it is actually a process in which the Chinese present their own favorable treatment and conditions, and the Germans then counter-offer.

Before Huang Shaohong left for Germany, he was interviewed by Wang Zhenyu alone for more than three hours. Wang Zhenyu shared his thoughts with Huang Shaohong.This not only makes Huang Shaohong feel that he is trusted, but also feels a heavy responsibility.

So Huang Shaohong finally came up with a plan to hire the German guy after thinking about it for many times:

The first cooperation plan is to build a model army in the army. The characteristic of this army is that the soldiers are all 16 years old, have received high-level cultural education, and have the necessary German or English training.The establishment of the entire army is divided into four reorganized divisions according to the agreement, but not all are the army. The specific composition is 2 army infantry divisions, 1 army mechanized division (composed of cavalry and tanks), and 1 air force division (including 1 aircraft This type of combat aircraft consists of a fighter brigade (60 fighters), two bomber brigades (36 bombers), and a reconnaissance aircraft squadron (24 planes).In this large-scale army, all battalion commanders, regimental commanders, and division commanders are appointed by demotion. More importantly, squad leaders, platoon leaders, and company commanders are all appointed from the German army. The staff officer appointed the German army.According to the regulations, the equipment of this army will introduce mp18 submachine guns and tanks.

The second cooperation plan is to gather the best German military advisers to form Wang Zhenyu's staff team.Wang Zhenyu was actually not very satisfied with the general staff headed by Wan Yaohuang. Although Wan Yaohuang himself had no problem with his abilities, the staff under his command were amateurs.There is no way, the expansion of the youth army is too fast, and many people go to military academy more like gold-plated.

The third cooperation plan is to absorb a large number of German instructors in the universities of the Navy, Air Force, and Army to complete the final upgrade of the combat effectiveness of the youth army.

The fourth cooperation plan is cooperation in the military industry. Although it involves the military, it mostly involves Krupp and Siemens.

As for the candidates for the military adviser, Wang Zhenyu personally selected several candidates: the army, Guderian (the father of the German blitzkrieg in history), Model (the German defense master in history), Rommel (the desert fox in history), Manstein (strategist during World War II), Goering (air combat hero) and so on.

In the following two years, as many as 200 million Germans finally made the trip, including about 130 million family members, and 65 industrial technicians, scientific researchers, and education and training personnel.The number of military personnel also reached an astonishing 3, and a large number of unemployed German officials found new jobs and rice bowls in the far east.

Not only the traditional Junker capitalists in Germany, but also a large number of Jews have found new business opportunities in China. According to incomplete statistics, in just three years from 1918 to 19, a total of more than 60 billion US dollars poured into the Chinese market. As a result, the entire Chinese economy has experienced a blowout growth in just three years. Among them, the US capital accounted for 25 billion US dollars, ranking first, and the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family invested 22 million US dollars; Overseas Chinese from all over the country invested 13 billion dollars in their hometowns, occupying the second place. At this time, we have to lament that the Chinese overseas Chinese are really making extraordinary efforts in creating wealth; the investment from Europe is only 70 billion dollars, of which Germany actually occupies the second place. 80%, and in China's technology introduction cooperation, Germany accounts for [-]% of the total, and Germans have appeared in mining, metallurgy, manufacturing, military industry, heavy industry and other fields. . .

At this time, the Japanese were still arguing over whether to send troops to Russia, and they didn't notice that the lion beside them, which had been sleeping for nearly 300 years, was entering a second wave of development, and it was not far from fully waking up.

Because of the success of secret diplomacy this time, Wang Chonghui was appointed as the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Congress and the vice minister of foreign affairs shortly after returning to China.

As for Yu Dawei, because of his outstanding performance in this negotiation, he received a commendation order from the National Security Bureau, and was later awarded military status. According to his personal wishes, he was arranged to work in the Armament Department system with the rank of major.

On September 1918, 9, the German military advisory group led by Marshal Feng Sickert arrived in China, and Wang Zhenyu went to Shanghai to pick up the ship in person.Almost from this moment, the youth army has entered the second large-scale upgrade state, and the strength of the entire army has thus risen to a higher level.But what is surprising is that almost from this moment on, rigidity, planning, and bravery have become the core of this army.The whole of Asia and even the world began to tremble uncontrollably. . .

Beijing, the Forbidden City, although the Republic of China was only seven or eight years old, the peeling white paint on the palace walls could not help showing a decadent atmosphere.

It's not that Aixinjueluo's family doesn't care about the dignity of the royal family anymore, but that life has become more and more difficult these years.

In the third year of Xuantong, the last year of the Qing Empire, the sound of revolutionary guns has been heard throughout the south, and the financial collapse of the Manchu government. On the one hand, the rich and oily princes and nobles are unwilling to spend half of their own money to subsidize the country. Disrupting the party, I'm sorry, I don't have the skills.

So the Qing Empire collapsed under the efforts of such a group of people. From this point of view, in terms of contribution to the revolutionary cause, Prince Qing definitely ranks above Sun Wen. . .

As a result, Yuan Shikai exchanged the preferential treatment clause of 400 million silver dollars per year in exchange for the abdication of the Qing emperor. The price of co-authoring the emperor is just that. After calculation, Prince Qing's wealth can completely be the emperor for 25 years.And the soldiers of the Eight Banners, who boasted of being brave, hurriedly went to the teahouse to take a walk after receiving the last banner salary. As for the life and death of the Qing Dynasty, they have nothing to do with them. What about next year's salary?Let's talk about tomorrow!

The annual royal abdication bonus of 400 million yuan was actually discounted in 1915, but more than half of it was still available.The only thing that made the royal family dissatisfied was that Yuan Shikai forcibly took the three halls into the ownership of the Republic of China government in order to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

After Yuan Shikai failed to proclaim himself emperor and died, the financial crisis of the Beiyang government further intensified. Duan Qirui still remembered the past, and saved the 400 million a year's expenses to 100 million. Naturally, he did not deny the rest, but defaulted.It's okay, 100 million silver dollars can almost support a division of the army in Sichuan during the Republic of China.There are not too many people in the palace now, so it is enough to make do with it.

The real tragedy happened last year. As a result of the Zhiwan war, Duan Qirui's Anhui warlords withdrew from the stage of history in an instant, so even 100 million became a problem.

It was Zhang Zuolin who replaced Duan Qirui in the power of Beijing, and Beijing became the site of the Northeast Fengjun, but the Fengjun didn't pay attention to the emperor of the Forbidden City at all. You must know that when the emperor gained power, our old general Zhang was still there. Became a bandit between the white mountains and the black waters.

So Zhang Zuolin not only scolded and sent away the representatives of the Qing Dynasty, but even considered whether to get some money from the palace to supplement his family's lack of military expenditure.On the spot, several representatives of the cleaning room were so frightened that they crawled out.

Zhang Zuolin is indeed in financial difficulty now. It was easy to recruit troops at the beginning. The 20 Fengjun became 70 just like blowing up a balloon.It is easy to ask God to send God away, but it is easy to expand the army and difficult to disarm. Zhang Zuolin is now worrying about the food of his brothers every day. . .

As for the Forbidden City, I'm sorry, I couldn't take care of it, so the entire imperial city couldn't help but fall down, and the clan couldn't do anything about it. . .