German Minister Harhausen suppressed his disgust, forced a smile, nodded slightly and stood up to leave. The newly elected President Sun Baoqi walked out of the gate in person with a smile on his face. The two looked like old friends for many years.

Marshal Fang's pro-Germany and the experience of German Minister Sun Baoqi made the Germans wishful thinking that once the Germans extended an olive branch of alliance, the Chinese would pounce on them like a pug fed by its master.

There are many reasons why the German high-level officials acted like this. The most important one is that Fang Jianxiong, a military dictator, has been crazy about sending arms purchase lists to Germany recently. According to the judgment of German intelligence personnel in China,

, Fang Jianxiong is building a standing army with about one million people.

China is very large and has a sufficient population. As long as there are sufficient arms and military pay, it is really nothing new to form a standing army of one million people. The problem is that according to information provided by Germany’s military advisers in China, China is planning a

Once completed, the reserve system will have a reserve reserve of 10 million people.

What is the concept of the number ten million? The Germans probably can't even imagine that a country can have so many reserve soldiers. The German ally Austria-Hungary is competing with Russia for dominance in the Balkans, and at the same time it has to face the East

Germany, facing a pincer attack between Russia and France in the west, suddenly discovered that such a great power in the east seemed to be rising, and it was pro-German and had unlimited military potential.

Imagine that instead of 10 million, the Chinese have 5 million troops on the Sino-Russian border. How much power do the Russians still have in the West? This is an alliance partner that must be fought for.

Harhausen, who was carrying a mission, thought it would be a very easy job. China needed more from Germany. Based on this, it would be easy to form an alliance. But the reality was that things were counterproductive. Harhausen met with Sun Baoqi three times, and all he got was

A vague answer: Let’s discuss this matter again. Then it involves a bunch of objective difficulties such as democracy, republic, parliament, and constitutionalism.

This attitude was not that of being unenthusiastic, but rather of reluctance. The key was that this old guy refused to let go. This made Harhausen very angry, and he was full of disgust for this old guy's face.

"Your Excellency, Minister, there is an idiom in China called Yuanmu Qiuyu, which means that you want to reach an agreement but you have found the wrong person." Andreas, the special envoy who returned to Beijing from Shanghai to report on his work, expressed his meaning very implicitly after reporting his work.

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This German, who looks to be in his early 40s, has been in China for nearly ten years. The Chinese words for "seeking fish from a tree" are a bit awkward. He is basically a China hand. Because he facilitated the cooperation between Fang Jianxiong and Germany, Andre

Yasi received domestic awards and was promoted to counselor of the embassy.

Harhausen frowned. It was obvious that he also realized his mistake. After thinking for a moment, he said: "So, Andreas, how do you think we should promote this alliance?"

Andreas looked very confident and said: "In China, there is only one person who can decide this matter now."

Hahausen's eyes lit up and he looked towards the south and said, "You mean?" Andreas smiled and nodded.

Lv Bicheng's interview was interrupted early because she received a telegram from Shanghai: "My mother is critically ill, please come home soon." With these five words, Lv Bicheng felt like the world was falling apart. Her father died when she was thirteen, and her mother has always been there.

Being a widow and raising her sisters, Lu Bicheng felt that no one could replace her mother's position.

Hurrying to Fang Jianxiong's office, Lu Bicheng looked gloomy. Fang Jianxiong's attitude towards this royal sister actually didn't matter. For people nowadays, Lu Bicheng is a more popular woman, but for Fang Jianxiong, he still prefers women to be more conservative. This

How should I put it? The women’s liberation movement in another time and space deeply hurt Fang Jianxiong, right?

Fang Jianxiong misunderstood the sentimentality in Lu Bicheng's eyes as he was simply worried about his mother's health. Based on the principle of politeness, he comforted him: "You can go back and we will talk about it after the interview. I always welcome you here at any time." In fact, Marshal Fang said.

It was all for Duan Qirui's sake, and I also hoped that the interview with Lu Bicheng, a talented woman, could help improve my image.

As for this beautiful lady, Fang Jianxiong is not a lady-controller. Of course, Lu Bicheng has a good figure. If she puts on a military uniform, she should be very eye-catching. Well, Marshal Fang is a uniform-controller.

The two had talked several times during this period. In terms of poetry and ancient prose, Fang Jianxiong was obviously the weak one. However, Fang Dashuai's vision and knowledge were far beyond that, so he could always turn the topic to the aspects he was good at, such as the world structure and military affairs.

Trends, ideological trends, etc. The result of such a conversation was that Dashuai Fang was very knowledgeable, and poetry was just a small path. Lu Bicheng himself thought so. A man who is a man, especially someone like Fang Jianxiong, should keep his eyes on the whole world.

Talented Lu, who was originally attracted by Marshal Fang's display of style, actually felt deeply in love after half a month of protracted interviews. "Can you give me a gift?" Lu Bicheng saw that Marshal Fang didn't give it away.

What she meant was somewhat sad. A thirty-one-year-old woman who did not marry herself in this era is basically synonymous with tragedy.

If you are arrogant and arrogant, it also depends on the person you are with.

Fang Jianxiong was a little surprised by this request, but since this beauty wore a long skirt today and looked very classic and elegant, Fang Jianxiong shamelessly decided to appreciate it more.

A moon-white gown, a black long skirt, and a shoulder-length female student dress. This kind of appearance often appears in TV dramas, but it is very common in this era, especially in Wuhu, where girls' middle schools all have this kind of outfit. Well, this

It can be regarded as a form of uniform. Fang Jianxiong kept smiling and waved as he stood on the pier. In front of him was the beautiful lady who turned her head three times with one step. From the back, her figure was indeed good. This woman has the ability to be proud.

The boat finally left the pier. Marshal Fang, who was always good at putting on a show, still stood on the pier, upright like a javelin. He didn't turn around and leave until the boat disappeared from sight.

Lu Bicheng, who was standing on the deck holding the railing, gradually became obsessed with looking at the tall figure on the pier. In just half a month, for the beautiful lady, the spiritual world has undergone tremendous changes. Let's put it this way

, in this era where marriages arranged by parents are absolutely mainstream, women like Lu Bicheng are undoubtedly an alternative and are not tolerated by society when it comes to marriage.

The beautiful lady's heart is lonely. When she was in Beijing, she once had the opportunity to remarry Hu Weide, the imperial envoy stationed in Japan. In the eyes of others, it was a decent thing to marry and become the first wife. Her mother, eldest sister, and Yan Fu repeatedly persuaded her.

, Lu Bicheng did not agree. This is a strong and confident woman! Lu Bicheng has her own pursuit of emotions.

In March, flowers are red and willows are green, which is a good time for an outing. Students in the school, organized by teachers, go to the suburbs one after another. This is a poetic and picturesque season, but there are always some things that disgrace the scenery.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Fang Jianxiong on horseback held a telescope and looked at the results of the shelling from the far side, frowning slightly.

This is an artillery live-fire exercise. A newly formed heavy artillery regiment is using a 105 howitzer to hit the intended target.

Judging from the results of the shelling, Fang Jianxiong was not satisfied. From departure to preset positions, to target determination, test firing, and rapid firing. The result can only be described in two words, unfamiliar!

Fang Jianxiong had a plan in mind. Before the Qingdao War, twenty heavy artillery regiments were formed. Before the end of the First World War, the 105 heavy artillery was equipped at the division level to form an artillery regiment with 12 105-gun and 24 75-gun artillery regiments.

Even with such a plan, the target is still in the north. Before the end of World War I, the turmoil in Russia was undoubtedly the best opportunity. If this opportunity was missed, Fang Jianxiong felt that he was a sinner of the nation.

The plan is divided into two steps. The first step is to defeat the Japanese ambitions in Qingdao. The preset battlefields are Qingdao, Northeast China, and Tianjin. Fang Jianxiong’s prediction is that the battle on the Jiaodong Peninsula is inevitable, and the Northeast battlefield will be

It depends on the determination of the Japanese government. However, according to history, the Japanese government has never given up easily, not to mention that the Japanese army has the following shortcomings.

Artillery commander Cheng Zhixuan has been standing on the side, Fang Jianxiong's expression is in his eyes, and he is secretly anxious. If we say that when six heavy artillery regiments were formed before, Cheng Zhixuan used all his energy to form twenty.

The task of the heavy artillery regiment is really too difficult.

The equipment is easy to say, but the key is the lack of talents. It is okay to say that there are only twenty heavy artillery regiments. What is terrible is that there are also twenty-four A divisions and at least 60 B divisions. These troops also need artillery. The next stage is everywhere.

Everyone is clamoring for a lack of artillery, and Cheng Zhixuan's artillery formation work is floundering. The original six heavy artillery regiments were dismantled, and they barely made up 12 heavy artillery regiments. No, the newly built 10th heavy artillery regiment was stationed there.

In Wuhu, Marshal Fang was naturally very concerned. He caught up with the live-fire exercise and naturally wanted to visit the scene in person.

Fang Jianxiong was well aware of Cheng Zhixuan's difficulties. So after the live-fire shooting exercise, he didn't say anything unpleasant. But the expression on his face was not good-looking, that's for sure. Fang Jianxiong was also anxious, it was already 1913

It's mid-April, only one year and four months away from the day of the Battle of Qingdao between Japan and Germany.

"I support the commander-in-chief, I am ashamed of my humble position!" Cheng Zhixuan spoke in a low voice, without emphasizing the objective reasons, and her attitude was responsible.

"I don't blame you for this. The establishment of the Nanjing Artillery School must be stepped up. The list of 500 people selected to be sent to Qingdao for study will be announced within three days and set off within a week. The key is the training of officers and surveying and mapping personnel.
Chapter completed!