Andri, who looked rigorous and sad, listened quietly to what Lin Sheng said. Although Lin Sheng's mouth-bending sentences were sometimes confused, Andri, who had been stranded in China for nearly six years, still understood the basic meaning of Andri. It was nothing more than Lin Sheng raising the price and wanted to ask Germany for more assistance, but it was still acceptable to compare the tank technology that Germany urgently needed.

With a gentleman's expression, Andri smiled and said, "Chairman Lin is so polite. The German government has always had a good relationship with China, especially the Southwest government. It will definitely show twelve points of sincerity and will always support it at any time and place. Please let Chairman Lin speak out if you have any requests!" Lin Sheng smiled. Andri's straightforwardness made him unable to perform in an urgent manner, and he admired Andri's fluent Chinese mixed with one idiom after another.

"Mr. Consul, I believe you also know that the biggest bottleneck restricting the economic development of the Southwest government is the lack of a stable and reliable outlet. To accelerate the development of Southwest economic integration, the Southwest government will need to establish its own ports and shipyards in the Guangxi area in the near future. We are very interested in your country's achievements in shipbuilding technology. We sincerely hope that the German government and the people can provide us with support for technology and equipment, and of course we can sit down and talk about the price slowly." Lin Sheng finally threw out his last bottom line, and Andri was also calculating the gains and losses. He paused for a moment, and after thinking, he said: "As far as I know, Guangxi is essentially under the control of the Guangxi Governor Lu Rongting, and is not included in the jurisdiction of the Southwest government. At the same time, a complete set of ports and shipbuilding equipment is of great quantity, and it will take at least two or three years to build it."

"No, Mr. Andri's port equipment and shipbuilding equipment, we hope that it will be shipped from Germany in June and July this year at the latest. If the German government can do it, the Southwest government can make appropriate concessions elsewhere. We can also provide you with some related to the construction progress of British warships, including detailed parameters." Lin Sheng released a big bait just right, not afraid that the Germans would not take the bait.

"Okay, I need to think of my government's report. At the same time, if the information about the British is true, I believe that the German government will meet Chairman Lin's requirements." Andri had already basically understood Lin Sheng's bottom line, and had achieved the goal he had thought of, so he stood up and said goodbye. Lin Sheng also enthusiastically sent Consul General Andri away from the office door.

"Chairman, Sun Wu of the Special Division just came here. Do you want to see him immediately?" Lin Sheng sent Andri away. Office secretary Lin Feng asked next to him. "Oh! Are there any important arrangements today?" Lin Sheng seemed to remember that he had many things he had not dealt with yet, and knew that Sun Wu came here just to equip and staff.

Lin Feng opened the record book in his hand and read it quickly, and replied: "At 10:30 in the morning, the State Council has a meeting on Guizhou Heavy Industry Planning. At 11:00, the Southwest Chamber of Commerce had a symposium at the Chengdu Restaurant. Zhou Shidi, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, hoped that you would take the time to attend. At 1:00 in the afternoon, you would attend the General Staff’s specific deployment meeting on the Guangxi operation. At 3:30, you would meet with political representatives from all walks of life in Chengdu. Oh, and Miss Liang just called, she might be back to Shanghai in the near future."

Lin Sheng looked at the mechanical watch in his hand. It was about nine o'clock, "Where is Sun Wu?" "In the second floor combat command room," Lin Feng answered quickly and walked in front to lead the way.

Lin Sheng walked into the combat command room and came up and said, "Sun Wu, I'm very busy now. I'll give you ten minutes. If you have any questions, please tell me as soon as possible!" Lin Sheng urged Sun Wu straight to the point.

"Chairman, this is the unanimous opinion of our division leaders," Sun Wu explained after handing over a document: "After we have detailed calculations, we believe that the General Staff's combat plan is too limited. After all, the Special First Division is far superior to the troops of Guangxi Lu Rongting in terms of weapons, equipment, personnel quality, and morale. Therefore, combined with the characteristics of our division's full mechanization, we can completely get rid of the enemy's front line and quickly assault and directly insert it into the enemy's rear, forming an encirclement in places where the enemy's defense is weak, and quickly and thoroughly solve the Guangxi problem."

While listening to Sun Wu's explanation, Lin Sheng also read the detailed plan in the document. Mechanized and rapid assault is indeed the unique ability of the Special Division and the biggest killer weapon. But after all, Lin Sheng is not Sun Wu, and cannot only consider the issue from a military perspective. The weak combat power of the Guangxi Lu Rongting army cannot stop the progress of the Special Division, but the bad road makes it impossible for logistics support to arrive on time. At the same time, other follow-up troops basically still walk on two legs. If they cannot keep up with the mechanized advance, they will cause the army to go deeper. Once the logistics is insufficient, they will fall into a dilemma. The Special Division is just a little bit of a mistake.

"The plan is very detailed, but we must also consider the mountains and narrow roads at the junction of Guizhou and Guangxi. How can the logistics support of the large army keep up? Sun Wu! As front-line commanders, it is not possible to consider problems from a military perspective. In the future, the war will become bigger and bigger. You must learn to consider problems in all aspects in all aspects." Lin Sheng reminded Sun Wu with concern that war can only be an artistic stage for outstanding commanders and also the grave of an incompetent general.

"Where is your division troops now?" Lin Sheng paused for a moment and asked Sun Wu who was sitting there in contemplatively. "Oh! The troops are ready to go, the tank regiment has passed Chengdu, and it is estimated that they can get off the train in Yibin early tomorrow morning, and then go through Zhaotong and Liupanshui to gather near Anshun, Guizhou as planned. Due to the restrictions on railway transportation, the other regiments can only transport one regiment to the front line one by one. It is estimated that it will take at least fifteen days. Then wait for the troops from Nanchong to get the troops from the New Sixth Brigade after three days of rest. It will be at least April 10th to arrive at the scheduled attack point, and basically the troops can be launched on time." Sun Wu heard Lin Sheng ask about the situation of the troops and looked up to explain.

"I think you should go up with the troops as soon as possible. First, we must do a good job in ideological work for the soldiers of the troops, and we must not be careless at all. Second, we must mobilize before the war and reduce the losses of the troops as much as possible during the battle. Third, after the troops enter Guangxi, we must respect the living habits of the locals. Guizhou and Guangxi are gathering places for ethnic minorities in our country. When encountering some ethnic issues, we must ask for instructions in time and do not advocate harming ethnic unity without authorization. I will not say too much in command. It can be said that you are better than me, and listen to the suggestions of the comrades below." Lin Sheng stood up and told Sun Wu: "I will attend another meeting later, so I won't send you there." "Yes! Please rest assured, Chairman, let me leave the Guangxi North Line! Ensure the task." Sun Wu turned around and left after saluting at the door.

Xie Ping, who walked in from the side door, was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and the gray-brown watch looked solemn. There was a bunch of documents on his right arm, and anxiety was hidden behind his calm expression. "Hehe! What a rare thing, it's rare that I didn't see you wearing military uniform!" Lin Sheng greeted him and asked with a smile: "What? What problems are encountered?"

"Chairman Lin," Xie Ping is now very used to calling Lin Sheng by the name Chairman Lin. Lin Sheng looked at Xie Ping unhappily, "I have said a long time ago, don't call me like this, at least you can't call me. It's better to call me Lin Sheng."

Xie Ping also smiled and said disapprovingly: "You are the chairman after all! Now that the government agencies are on the right track, it is still necessary to call your position, which is also conducive to improving your status in the government and the party." Xie Ping said as he sat down on a single sofa, with thick documents placed on his knees.

"Hey! I'm so tired. I'm resting for up to five or six hours a day now, and I have to deal with too many things. Today, I just received a message from Guizhou that some of our local government officials have rude attitudes when dealing with the problems between the Han and ethnic minorities. This has led to some ethnic minority leaders in Guizhou to resist the newly established government."

"Well, I didn't pay enough attention to the ethnic minority issue before, which is a mistake I made. It has reached a point where it must be corrected. I just told Sun Wu that we must pay attention to the military in this regard. I think it is possible to set up an institution that specializes in managing ethnic minority issues and invite representatives of ethnic minorities in the southwest provinces to discuss the disputes between ethnic groups and the economic development of various ethnic groups." Lin Sheng said with emotion: "For some places where ethnic minorities are concentrated, we can consider establishing an autonomous government that they recommend themselves to form, in accordance with the future generations."

"I think it's OK, but some local officials are about to shout, and in addition, there may be a lack of necessary management of ethnic minorities, which leads to other problems." Although Xie Ping agreed with Lin Sheng's opinion, he was afraid that more problems would arise.

"All problems can be solved. Once the southwest industrial system is established, the people's lives will be better, and other contradictions can be resolved and discussed. At this stage, the most important thing is the stability of the control area. Economic development cannot be separated from reciprocal trade exchanges." Lin Sheng saw Xie Ping's worried expression and comforted explanation.

"By the way, Xie Ping! What do you think about the development plan for Guizhou Heavy Industry."

"I have checked that Guizhou has a lot of mineral resources, mainly coal, sulfur iron, aluminum ore and hydraulic resources. According to the unified plan of the Southwest and the economic plan for the next year of the Government Council, priority will be given to the establishment of the Guizhou-Chongqing railway line, and the railway line from Yibin to Liupanshui. Industrially, a number of high-quality coal mines, aluminum ore and iron ore collection plants will be given priority, and smelting factories will be built nearby. It will promote the local economy and alleviate the growing demand for coal and aluminum in Sichuan."
Chapter completed!