Chapter 1067 A friend as fierce as a tiger or a wolf!
"Colonel Tang, look at how magnificent and vast the rivers and mountains in your country are!" Rostav, who jumped off his horse, pointed at the scenery below and sighed.
"Yes! But now that the Japanese have started a war, our great country has been plunged into the flames of war. Our soldiers will pay it back one day!" Tang Dao, who jumped off his horse, strode towards the top of the mountain and answered solemnly.
Rostav smiled slightly. Of course he could understand what Tang Dao meant. This showed that Tang Dao was confident enough to win this war and that he would definitely counterattack the Japanese mainland.
But this, for Rostav, is more like expressing a belief in the future! Because just looking at the current gap between China and Japan, most people will think that China will lose. Perhaps he is the only one with such idealism
Some people also have unrealistic ideas about China's victory.
"Does Colonel Tang know why I gave myself the Chinese name Lou Dehua?" Rostav took the initiative to change the subject.
"Mr. Rostav, for your motherland, for my China, but I have many Chinese surnames. Mr. Rostav, you chose to take the surname Lou, but I can't guess it." Tang Dao spread his hands after thinking deeply.
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"Haha! Colonel Tang, you were so wise and powerful at the negotiation table that you overwhelmed Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo and others. General Tian and I admire you very much. Unexpectedly, you don't know it either.
!" Rostav laughed heartily.
"The surname Lou comes from the lineage of Dayu in ancient times in your country. It was originally 'Lou'. It is said that after King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang Zhou, he wanted to pursue the descendants of the previous emperors, so he searched for the 30th member of the Shaokang branch of Dayu's descendants.
Sixth generation grandson, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty said to him: "A building cannot be built without wood, just as a source cannot be built without water!" So he gave his surname "Lou"!" Rostav seemed to be really interested in Eastern civilization.
It is estimated that Tang Dao, an authentic Chinese who has lived for two lifetimes, does not know these allusions.
Looking at Tang Dao’s expression of amazement, he really didn’t know!
After all, who has no time to study the origins of various Chinese surnames? Come to think of it, Mr. Lou Dehua has been kicked out of the core level of power for too long, so he must be too busy!
However, Tang Dao also saw Lou Dehua's yearning and desire for power, and he always wanted to return to the decision-making level of Krupp, a huge arms manufacturing company.
As long as there is ambition, Tang Dao can give him hope.
The two of them stood at the top of the mountain, and the guards following them were stationed fifty meters away.
Rostav took out the cigar box from his pocket and gestured to Tang Dao, asking if he wanted one. Tang Dao waved his hand and refused, taking out a cigarette from his arms: "The cigar is too strong, I can't enjoy it.
, the Japanese are not very good, but the manufacturing industry is really good, this cigarette tastes pretty good, Mr. Rostav, would you like to have one?"
Rostav was obviously a very assertive person. He waved his hand and refused. He took out a pair of small silver pliers and elegantly cut off the end of the cigar. Then he lit the cigar with a match, took a deep breath, and spit out a puff.
Blue smoke, Dan Dan smiled and looked at Tang Dao, "Colonel Tang knows that I will definitely meet you during my stay here, right?"
"Mr. Rostav is a smart man, why didn't he hear Tang's words of invitation?" Tang Dao also replied with a smile.
"Oh? I actually don't quite understand why Colonel Tang wants to meet with me. If we just talk about its role in your country's war, General Tian's position should be much more important than mine." Rostav said modestly.
Looking at her, her blue eyes were actually full of pride.
Even though he was pushed out of the core of Krupp Company, this man still remained arrogant. In addition to the special status of Krupp Company, this was more importantly due to the powerful power of the motherland behind him.
Today, under the leadership of the mustachioed head of state, the German Empire is experiencing rapid economic growth, and its armaments are the highest in Europe. Even though there are still various agreements that suppressed them after the defeat in World War I twenty years ago, the entire Europe
As we all know, no one can stop the Germanic Empire from rising again.
But I'm afraid this person doesn't know that a year later, the whole of Europe and even most of the world will tremble under the roar of the German Empire's tanks, and Krupp is an indispensable component in this huge German war machine.
The riding boots of the Germanic people will travel throughout Europe and even the more distant African continent. Compared with them, the crazy Japanese are like a little boy in kindergarten who only loses his temper. The Germanic people of that period must have been more proud.
"Mr. Rostav, does he know what is happening in your country, or what will inevitably happen in the future?" Tang Dao did not answer directly, but instead changed the topic to the national level.
"I didn't expect Colonel Tang to pay attention to our country in such a difficult battlefield situation! Tell me." Rostav frowned slightly, but still tried his best to remain a gentleman.
This has nothing to do with his impression of Tang Dao.
Really, the topic of Tang Dao is a bit too big.
Not to mention an officer of Tang Dao's level, even the general commander of China's Second Theater whom Rostav had met twice, was not qualified to discuss the direction of a huge empire that was far stronger than China.
To put it bluntly, this is a dimensionality issue.
Japan, which began to learn from the West and carry out the industrial revolution a hundred years ago, is only a second-rate country in the eyes of Western countries. China, an agricultural country that is still a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country, is even less popular in the eyes of Westerners.
Even if they can organize a huge army of more than five million at any time.
But in modern warfare, the dominant power in determining the war has already transitioned from the era of the continental army to coordinated operations of sea, land and air.
Do the Chinese have a navy and air force?
A mouse discusses what elephants and tigers will eat today. Isn’t that making people laugh?
"Your country's economy has been on the right track a few years ago, and the rate of economic growth has attracted the attention of the world. However, the progress of your country's military has far exceeded the so-called economic growth!" Tang Dao seemed not to see it.
With disdain hidden in Rostav's eyes, he talked eloquently. "For example, Mr. Rostav, as a senior executive of Krupp, you should know how much more orders your company has had for tanks and artillery in the past two years."
"Colonel Tang, do you know what you are talking about?" The disdain in Rostav's eyes completely disappeared, replaced by full of horror.
Everyone knows that the German Empire is becoming stronger and stronger, but in the past two years, no one knows how crazy the German Empire's military expansion and war preparations have been, except for the empire's top officials and arms companies.
As Tang Dao said, in the past few years, Krupp's orders for tanks, artillery and even submarines have been so large that it makes the hairs of several core executives stand on end.
It can be said that the imperial army under the leadership of the mustachioed head of state has reached an almost frenzied level in ordering equipment. In addition to Krupp, there are dozens of other arms manufacturing companies in the empire. Which one is not working overtime?
What does the empire want to do? Everyone knows that the Germans suffered humiliation after their defeat in World War I, but they are also looking forward to the empire rising again and becoming the most powerful country on the planet.
But this is definitely a secret, a secret that only a handful of people in the empire know, and even the two neighboring countries that have become wary of the empire will never know.
But today, he was exposed by a Chinese army colonel thousands of miles away. How could Rostav not be shocked?
"Haha! Don't worry, Mr. Rostav, we are friends. Because our homelands are too far apart, even if we are enemies because of the issue of camp selection, we will not have the chance to face each other on the battlefield. Any topic you and I talk about is just
Limited to today, you and I will never let a third person know about it. I guarantee it with the honor of a Chinese soldier." Tang Daodan smiled and took a puff of his cigarette.
"Then Colonel Tang, please continue!" Rostav breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Tang Dao cautiously with his blue eyes.
Tang Dao's energy was far more terrifying than he imagined. Even the secrets of the empire knew about it, and it seemed that Tang Dao might know more.
"Perhaps Mr. Rostav, you know better than me what kind of person your head of state is. Whether it is economic development or almost crazy development of armaments, Mr. Rostav must have been mentally prepared for what he wants to do!"
Tang Dao smiled, casually pulled out the spur inserted in his riding boots, and drew a rather tortuous line on the ground.
"This is the Maginot Line of the French Empire. From the day it was built, it was the Great Steel Wall to guard against the rise of your country again. Mr. Rostav, you can guess how you will defeat this 390-kilometer long wall."
A super defensive line?"
"You are talking nonsense, our country does not..." Rostav was frightened and angry, and growled in an attempt to stop Tang Dao's groundless speculation.
But seeing the confidence on Tang Dao's resolute face, the originally extremely proud blue-eyed voice completely dropped.
Because he knew very well that this solid line of defense that straddled the important areas between the two countries had always been strangled by the empire. If he wanted to defeat that country, this line of defense could not be bypassed, not to mention the imperial military's constant use of war chess to deduce how to break through.
For this line of defense, even the private sector has people constantly making suggestions.
It can be said that as long as the empire initiates a war, the country that has bullied the empire must be an enemy. This is a fact that both countries know very well.
But just how strong the 390-kilometer-long defense line was, which took more than 10 years of construction by the French Empire, was also well known to the German Empire. To attack that line of defense, one would have to pay at least one million casualties.
Just thinking about that number can make the scalp of the Germanic people, whose population is only over 70 million, go numb.
"Haha, don't worry, the head of state of your country may not be a good military strategist, but he is definitely a leader who appears once in a century. If he wants to fight, he will find a way." Tang Daodan smiled at the seemingly casual general.
The thorn moved to the other side. "He will not make the mistake of your country in the First World War that it prospered in single combat and died on both fronts!"
Rostav's blue eyes were full of wonder.
Much of what Tang Dao said was beyond the understanding of a successful businessman like him, but he still knew the theory of 'those who prosper in a single fight, who perish in a double battle'.
Because he had heard similar remarks from a general who came to the factory to inspect the progress of tank production. That general's name was Guderian.
In World War I, the German Empire failed to concentrate its absolute superior forces on the Western Front to defeat the French Empire because of execution problems, leading to a two-front battle, and ultimately the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of the Marne.
The Battle of Verdun, the three major battles, suffered huge losses. The empire was defeated with almost no losses in the mainland!
If the empire does not want to make the same mistake again, it must have more tanks and armored vehicles, and use the fastest central thrust to tear apart the opponent's defense line, so that the opponent has no time to mobilize troops and is defeated by the main force entering along the breach.
This idea is not only used on the battlefield, but can also be used on the front. First defeat the five-nation coalition forces on the Western Front, led by the two French empires, and then mobilize the main force to defeat the fighting nations on the Eastern Front.
"Colonel Tang Dao, who are you? How can such a talented person only hold the position of army colonel in your country? If you are willing, follow me back to the country, and I will recommend you to the higher-ups for the position of general." Rostav
After the shock, he showed the characteristics of a businessman and began to lobby for Tang Dao.
Undoubtedly, military talents like Tang Dao are needed in today's empire and can also be the best investment resource. For this reason, the proud Germans even do not hesitate to use the rare "you" to address them.
"Thank you Mr. Rostav for your kindness, but my motherland is still suffering from war. As a Chinese soldier, Tang Dao must be here." Tang Dao shook his head and decisively refused.
"Now I somewhat believe what you said earlier, Colonel Tang Dao, that you must retaliate. With such a terrible commander like you, China will definitely not lose this war. Just as I predicted at the beginning, the Japanese
, you will definitely suffer the consequences!" Rostav sighed sincerely.
"Mr. Rostav, what I just said to you is not to show you my military talent, but to remind you that your country hopes to rise, which is fine strategically, but there is an old saying in China: There are many people who are enlightened.
Help, there is little help for the unjust!" Tang Dao suddenly said with a serious face.
When Rostav's expression changed drastically and he still didn't reply, he continued: "And your company is deeply bound to your government. If, what I'm talking about is that one day your country loses, then the post-war liquidation..."
Rostav did not speak for a long time this time, but chose to sit on a rock and smoke a cigar silently.
He knew that what Tang Dao said was only a possibility, but Rostav, who was well versed in Eastern culture, also knew the meaning of the so-called "the right person will get more help, the unjust person will have less help"! Once a war is launched, his
The motherland will single-handedly become the enemy of Europe and even America.
What is particularly frightening is that the head of state who wields all the power is a populist through and through. Thinking of this, a chill hits my heart.
"Then what should I..." Rostav, who had a slight cold sweat on his forehead, asked subconsciously.
"So, Mr. Lou Dehua, the benefits of your coming to the Far East this time far outweigh the disadvantages. Even if you run your company's business in the Far East well, even if you encounter the most extreme situation, Mr. Lou Dehua, you will be able to stay away from the whirlpool of war.
Preservation. By then, I will go back and rectify your company. I believe there will be no objection from your company." Tang Dao replied.
This time, Tang Dao was called by Rostav's Chinese name. This name was very particular, because it meant that his friend was a German who came to China, not a German who would participate in starting a war.
Tang Dao believes that Rostav can understand this.
As for whether Rostav, who has been away from the war, can return to the core level again, that is simply an open-book question.
In the future, with the defeat of the German Empire, the core members of the Krupp Company who followed the Führer were brought to justice, and Rostav's eldest nephew was sentenced to twelve years in prison and finally spent four years in prison.
Who can stop the leaderless Krupp family from Rostav's return?
"I understand!" Rostav's blue eyes flashed coldly.
Nodding solemnly, he extended his hand to Tang Dao: "Colonel Tang, we will become reliable friends. From my personal point of view, I also hope that you and our motherland will never be enemies. Because, I do not want my country to be an enemy.
The motherland has provoked such a terrible enemy as you."
"Haha, Mr. Lou Dehua doesn't need to worry about this. Your country has a strong army and air force, but its navy is slightly weaker. It's not easy to travel tens of thousands of kilometers to come here!" Tang Dao smiled and shook his hand back at the man who offered it.
hand.
A little ant teasing a tiger's navy would definitely be dismissed before the two of them talked, but now, Rostav could only roll his eyes.
In fact, Tang Dao was not lost without mercy. The navy was indeed the weakest link of the German Empire's army.
It's not that the German Empire has no money, but that warships are not like tanks and cannons. They can be mass-produced after building an assembly line. It takes time to accumulate. But the empire has already taken crazy steps, does it still have so much time to wait?
"By the way, Mr. Lou Dehua, you just said that we are already friends, right?" Tang Dao asked again suddenly.
"That's right!" Lou Dehua nodded seriously.
"Then if I do business with your company, I wonder if I can get a discount. We have a 'friendship price' in China. Mr. Lou Dehua, you are so proficient in my Chinese culture, I guess you don't know this!"
Tang Dao smiled and held the blue-eyed man's hand without letting go.
Coupled with the bright smile on his face, from anyone’s point of view, it’s like a boy meets his son, a mountain meets flowing water, and jeans meets a white shirt.
"Okay! If you, my friend, want to buy arms, as long as you can take them without being discovered by the Japanese, I will give you a 15% discount. This is the maximum authority I can achieve." Lou Dehua thought carefully.
Finally, a fairly reasonable discount was given.
This man is definitely a gentleman. Even if he knows that Tang Dao may only be able to buy a few hundred guns, and he can personally make up for the shortfall in discounts, he still has to make a decision after careful consideration.
The word friend should not be easily uttered by this person.
But he may regret saying this!
The 'friend' opposite him who was still holding his hand with a bright smile on his face was simply more 'vicious' than a tiger or a wolf.
The moment Tang Tuanzuo smiled and took out an order form from his arms and placed it in front of Lou Dehua, his blue eyes instantly glazed over.
Suddenly I really want to hit someone, but I can't, what should I do? Wait online, it's quite urgent.
