The deeper the German delegation entered the area controlled by the Xuebing Army, the more Falkenhausen became more and more curious about Ouyang Yun. At the same time, after reviewing a large amount of information, Ouyang Yun became more and more curious about Falkenhausen and the representatives he led. The favorability of the regiment has also skyrocketed. In the history of China’s Anti-Japanese War, there are some foreign friends who deserve to be remembered forever. Among these people, Falkenhausen is definitely at the forefront. Before this, although Ouyang Yun knew Falkenhausen He was the last head of the German military advisory group to aid China. He had contributed to China's Anti-Japanese War, but he did not know much about his deeds. As the understanding deepened, he learned that Falkenhausen had contributed to China's Anti-Japanese War. After what contribution he had made, he was in awe of the old German man and began to really pay attention to this visit.
On April 28, Ouyang Yun led Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, Chu Tiange, Guo Kui, He Zhengjiang, Tie Linfei, Stern and Chen Yuanyang, who was stranded in Guangzhou, and other high-level students of the cadet army to wait for the German garrison in Guangzhou. Accompanied by consulate personnel, the German delegation led by Falkenhausen was welcomed out of Guangzhou City ten miles away.
Fakenhausen might have disapproved of receiving such courtesy from the Xuebingjun, if he had not seen many miracles of the Xuebingjun. But now, the old man was excited. Ouyang Yun welcomed the German representatives with an unprecedented high standard for the Xuebingjun government. Even Lidian was surprised and puzzled by the delegation's visit.
What on earth did this oriental barbarian have in mind? Is he putting on a show for the Chongqing government and the Japanese? Lidden thought to himself, but he did not forget his duty on his face. He followed Ouyang Yun to greet him. He was about to introduce himself. , but saw that Ouyang Yun had already walked quickly to Falkenhausen, stretched out his hands and said: "General Falkenhausen, welcome to Guangzhou."
Falkenhausen had already guessed the identity of the young Chinese general. The excited old man was already ready to take the initiative to greet him, but he was still a step too slow.
Ridian took a step slower, with sweat on his forehead. He felt more and more that Ouyang Yun had a conspiracy, and quickly stood between the two of them and said to Falkenhausen: "General Fankenhausen, this is the highest ranking officer in the Fujian, Guangdong, and Qiong Special Administrative Region. Sir, and General Ouyang Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Xuebing Army. Commander-in-Chief Ouyang is so enthusiastic. He took the generals of the Xuebing Army ten miles out of Guangzhou City to greet them. General, have you met before?"
"No, no, this is my first time, the first time I have seen the Commander-in-Chief." The old man was a little incoherent with excitement. Obviously, he was a little flattered by this kind of courtesy. However, after all, he had seen big scenes, so he quickly He calmed down, shook Ouyang Yun's hand and said, "Before I came here, I heard how young the commander-in-chief of the Xuebing Army was, but when I saw him, I was still shocked. Commander-in-chief, you are really... I am too young and promising, and standing with you, I suddenly developed a serious inferiority complex."
Everyone agrees that Germans are calm but lacking in humor, but Falkenhausen does not seem to be one of them. The old man looked at Ouyang Yun carefully and felt the enthusiasm and respect from the bottom of his eyes. He suddenly understood. What? He let go of his hand and continued: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, please allow me to introduce you to the other members of the delegation." Then he turned to Ouyang Yun and introduced his members one by one.
"Welcome back to China." "You can regard this as your second home." "I have heard of you, thank you for risking your life to go to the front line of our Anti-Japanese War."... Ouyang Yunhe delegation The members shook hands one by one. To everyone's expectation, he seemed to know every member of the delegation. His welcome words were not falsely polite, but were all targeted. This made Reed feel more and more uneasy. Going deeper and deeper, I suddenly thought: "Could it be that the Eastern barbarians want to keep the delegation in Guangzhou? This is not possible."
Ridian was secretly frightened. Ji Xingwen and others were also confused. Everyone in the Xuebing Army had no objection to going out of the city to greet the German delegation. After all, these people had helped China and could be regarded as friends of the Chinese people. The Chinese I have always known how to repay a favor, and it was a rare opportunity to repay Li's favor. But now it seems that the Commander-in-Chief's actions have gone too far.
Falkenhausen introduced the members of the delegation to Ouyang Yun one by one. Ridian also introduced everyone behind Ouyang Yun to Falkenhausen and the others. Because Ouyang Yun deliberately showed great courtesy, Ji Xingwen and others naturally could only They followed suit. However, when it was Stern's turn, an embarrassing situation still arose.
Stern had convinced himself in his heart that he must behave like a soldier, but when he came to a member of the delegation named Benjamin, he still could not control his emotions, "I will not fight with someone who kills me." Shake hands with the executioners of the tribe." Stern said to Ridian, tilted his head and walked away from Benjamin,
Benjamin's outstretched hand froze, and the atmosphere at the scene also froze. Almost everyone felt embarrassed. Among them, some members of the delegation could no longer conceal their anger. They glared at Stern with sharp eyes. If If Falkenhausen had not stopped them with his eyes, someone would probably have fought back on the spot.
Ouyang Yun had expected that such a scene would occur, but underestimated the seriousness of the matter. He frowned slightly, and then said: "Everyone, we are all soldiers, so I think we all understand the sacred meaning of the term soldier. Soldiers must obey the will of the country. This is determined by the bounden duty of soldiers, but I think this should not involve other things such as ethnic disputes and personal likes and dislikes. General Falkenhausen, what do you think?"
Falkenhausen thought for a while and replied calmly: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I agree with you. War is a stage for soldiers and has nothing to do with other people. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, in order to show the sincerity of our visit, Your Excellency the Head of State specially asked me to I have brought you a gift and asked me to express my sincerest greetings to you on his behalf. Major Benjamin, please go and get the gift from His Excellency the Head of State."
Hitler's gift to Ouyang Yun was a brand-new MP38|40 submachine gun. This is currently the best individual weapon for the German infantry, and it is also the product that best represents the level of German military industry. The relevant information collected by the German intelligence agency The intelligence of the army is not detailed, such as Wei Qing-style firearms. Of course, they may have done this deliberately to suit Hitler's preferences.
Falkenhausen originally did not want to present it at this time. After seeing the power of the Wei Qing submachine gun, the "sincerity" that this gift represented has been greatly reduced. Falkenhausen originally wanted to present this gift on a more private occasion. It was a gift, but now in order to ease the atmosphere, I can only shamelessly present the treasure in public.
Ouyang Yun took the MP38|40 from Benjamin, skillfully opened the safety and pulled the bolt, and then fired a shot into the sky. He smiled at Falkenhausen and said: "Please express my gratitude to Hitler's head of state for me. It's very good."
submachine gun, I think I will keep it as a private collection, haha, this will be the second MP38|40 in my collection."