After Liu Tianling participated in the foundation laying of the building, he went to Qingdao Pacific Fleet Headquarters overnight. Also present was Air Force Commander Kang Jian.

There were very few people attending the meeting. There were only six people. Commander-in-Chief Liu Tianling, Chief of Staff Jia Cai, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Yupu, and Guan Shijie, Li Youyou, and Kang Jian.

Liu Tianling spoke first: "Today's incident has already happened. The situation has been made clear. Our Pacific Fleet was confronting the Japanese fleet on the high seas and fired 20 rounds of training bombs. According to the Japanese side, the training bombs killed him. One of their sailors injured three people."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly. It would be a lie to say they were not worried.

Zhu Yupu smiled bitterly: "Looking at all the big and small forces in China, even warlords with hundreds of thousands of troops like Feng Jun treat the Japanese like ancestors. Only the commander-in-chief has such courage and dares to play tricks on the Japanese. Hard."

"I'm not simple-minded, let alone impulsive." Liu Tianling said seriously. "It's because I see clearly. Japan will definitely attack China in five years. At present, they have stationed the Kwantung Army in the Northeast. Don't look at it. There are only 20,000 Kwantung troops. Army. But the combat capability is unmatched by the Northeast Army. Even if we beg for mercy, they will still make excuses to attack China. Since the result is the same, there is no need for us to be afraid."

Jia Cai said: "Since we have been beaten, there is no need to be afraid. Just deal with it carefully."

"The Pacific Fleet doesn't know what fear is. The navy only has heroes who died in battle, not cowards who are afraid of death." Guan Shijie said excitedly.

"There is no need to get excited, Shijie. The Japanese navy is very powerful compared to ours. We need to discuss a perfect countermeasure," Jia Cai said.

Li Youyou said: "I suggest that the Pacific Fleet enter a state of first-level combat readiness in the recent period. Be fully armed and on alert. Send out the Sea Scorpion gunboats and patrol the sea. Once there is any movement in the Japanese fleet, we can take action."

Zhu Yupu shook his head: "My opinion is the same as that of the Commander-in-Chief. Japan and China will have a war sooner or later, but not now. Although there has been an artillery bombardment, they are not ready to fight yet, so they will definitely not act in a hurry. More What's more, even if they want to fight, their target will not be us, but the Northeast."

Liu Tianling couldn't help but admire. This Zhu Yupu really has two brushes. It's not simple. This vision alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Why are there so many soldiers? 400,000 troops." Li Youyou asked puzzledly.

"It's very simple. Although Lunan has fewer troops, it also has less space, and even less land and mineral resources. There is no way to compare it with the demobilized Northeast, which has vast and fertile land. The reason for fighting is not loyalty, but a long-term strategic issue. .So Shandong will not be their first choice." Zhu Yupu explained.

Liu Tianling said: "The analysis of the staff officers is very correct. The fleet should pay close attention to training and strengthen its defense. If a Japanese ship provokes a provocation, it can fire first and then ask for instructions. If anything happens, give me a hard hit. Don't be afraid of anything."

"Yes." Guan Shijie and Li Youyou accepted the order.

Kang Jian held back his words for a long time and said, "You didn't call me here just to listen to your meeting."

"Haha. Of course not. After adjustment, the air force has airfields in Yanzhou County, Rizhao, Qingdao. Kang Jian, how do you think the fighter force should be deployed?" Liu Tianling said.

Kang Jian said: "Currently the main force is in Yixian. Now that the new airport has been completed, I think the main force of the air force should be deployed in Yanzhou and Qingdao. Qingdao. The forces of various countries are mixed together. The army and navy alone are not enough. We also need the support of the air force. Yanzhou is in a The northern end of our influence is in a tense confrontation with Fengjun in Tai'an. What's more, Fengjun's air force occasionally comes to provoke. So Yanzhou also has to deploy its air force. Besides, Qingdao and Yanzhou are not far apart. With the speed of the Hornet fighter plane Just over an hour.”

On the sand table, airports are marked everywhere. Now the small Lunan has one hundred and fifty Hornet fighter planes. It is indeed a very big force.

"Consultant Jia, various staff officers, what do you think?" Liu Tianling asked.

Jia Cai said: "Commander Kang's analysis is reasonable. Qingdao and Yanzhou are both important areas. Defense should be strengthened. Qingdao has 60 aircraft stationed, Yanzhou has 60 aircraft stationed, and the remaining 30 aircraft are stationed in Yi County for mobile patrols. Where? If there is a problem, where can we get support? As for the headquarters, the air defense in Teng County and Fei County is handled by the flying brigade of the Guard Division. Seeing that the weather is getting warmer, the powered delta wing will not be too cold."

Zhu Yupu nodded in agreement. Liu Tianling said: "Let's do it. But starting from today, the Air Force, Navy, and Army will abandon the distinction between arms and carry out drills. In particular, the Maritime Air Force needs to work closely with the Navy. The Air Force can drop bombs by Attack enemy warships."

"Yes. Commander-in-Chief, don't worry." Everyone replied in unison.

During the season when the grass grows and the orioles fly, the Qingdao beach is not only shocked by the cannons and whistles of warships. The new situation is that fighter jets fly in the sky all day long. The planes coming and going are as dense as seabirds.

Naturally, the Japanese Navy was not the one who suffered the loss. It quickly sent a larger fleet, three battleships, five destroyers, and several small gunboats. The scale was huge. Of course, the Japanese ships did not want to fight, but to communicate. Came under the guise.

The entire Pacific Fleet greeted the visiting Japanese fleet with three cruisers, seven destroyers, forty Sea Scorpion gunboats, and fifty fighter jets in the air. They welcomed the visiting Japanese fleet into the Qingdao military port with live ammunition.

At the naval port, the two armies had a friendly exchange of ideas. A swordsman master from the Japanese navy injured a sailor from the Pacific Fleet. A martial arts master from the Pacific Fleet stunned the Japanese navy soldier with his fists. The two sides played a chess match and met their opponents. They met the Pacific Fleet. They were not afraid at all. They were even ready for war at any time. The Japanese visiting fleet left in despair. Regarding the last shelling incident, the Japanese diplomatic department only expressed strong dissatisfaction and serious protest. There was no further explanation.

German Consulate. Herbert had just had breakfast. At this time, the attendant reported that Liu Tianling was here.

Herbert had a headache for a while. As a qualified diplomat, he rarely behaves like this. But facing Liu Tianling, a person who does not follow common sense and sometimes is a little crazy, he can only feel helpless.

"Invite him in."

"Yes." The attendant went out.

After a while, Liu Tianling came in with two guards and a translator.

"Dear Herbert, you have gained weight again. It seems that you have exercised less recently." Liu Tianling said with a smile.

Herbert shook his head helplessly: "As long as you don't come to me often, I will be lucky."

"Back to business. Mr. Herbert, the artillery engineer who introduced me last time, and when will the artillery production equipment arrive."

Herbert hurriedly asked someone to close the door. He whispered to Liu Tianling: "Can't you lower your voice? Artillery production equipment is absolutely not allowed to be exported to China. I got it for you through smuggling. I really don't understand you. Why do you want to buy artillery production equipment from me when you can buy a light tank as advanced as the Wild Wolf?"

"Mr. Herbert, don't say that. A tank is a tank. A cannon is a cannon. Bread cannot be eaten as beef. Knives and forks have their own uses. Don't worry. I will give your government enough sweetness. I want from you The country will import 100 buses," Liu Tianling said.

Herbert looked surprised: "Dear Liu, are you right? It's a hundred passenger cars, not a hundred armored vehicles."

"That's right. It's a hundred passenger buses. Civilian buses used to transport people. They were purchased for our passenger transport company. And this is only the first batch. If the quality is satisfactory, there will be a second batch." Liu Tianling said.

Herbert was a little excited. He even had difficulty breathing. Germany in 1927 was not as developed and beautiful as imagined. As a defeated country in World War I, Germany's economy was in a very sluggish state. Arms exports were restricted. The profits of ordinary products are low. Only the automobile manufacturing industry is Germany's most profitable industry.

"Okay. No problem. I will arrange for the Iveco bus factory, the strongest in the country, to produce it. I guarantee that you will be satisfied. What are the specific requirements?"

"These are some general requirements. You should take a look first. The specific situation requires people from the passenger transport company to negotiate with your car factory and sign a contract. Although we are friends, business still needs to be done in a formal manner."

Although Liu Tianling said so, the business went extremely smoothly. The price of German cars is high, but the quality is relatively good. Moreover, Liu Tianling was extremely cheerful. He paid 60% in advance and 40% after the goods arrived. Liu Tianling continued one after another. I visited the American Consulate and the French Consulate. They purchased some civilian products. Such as jeeps, tractors, spinning machines, etc. Products that are very common and not classified as military contraband.

In late February, these goods began to arrive one after another. At this time, strange things happened. Every time a cargo ship arrived, it would be surrounded by a group of gunboats of the Pacific Fleet on the high seas and guided into a military port. Then it would be tightly guarded. Carry out unloading, and then closely guard and distribute these civilian products to various places.

Everything was said at once. In short, Liu Tianling's behavior this time was very strange. One hundred passenger buses were wrapped in iron boxes, like huge containers. They were driven by tractors to Tengxian and Yixian counties. The people responsible for escorting the transportation were firepower. Powerful self-propelled mortar soldiers. All Linghu self-propelled mortars. The passenger transport company responsible for receiving the buses felt very incomprehensible. Asked Tang Haoran: "Commander, how much is this bus worth?"

"Ten thousand yuan. It's not much more expensive than an ordinary truck." Tang Haoran replied.
Chapter completed!