Nanjing, in the office of the Director of the Secret Service of the China Renaissance Society, Dai Li, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, sat crookedly on a chair, staring coldly at Huang Debiao, who was standing in front of his desk with his hands hanging down.
Dai Li is known as "Chiang's Sword" and is famous in the dark world of the Republic of China for his ruthlessness. Under his pressure, even the leader of a ruthless killer organization like Huang Debiao, who takes killing for fun, still has fine blood oozing from his forehead.
Breaking into a cold sweat and cautiously, Huang Debiao said: "The people around Ouyang Yun are indeed extraordinary in skill..."
With a cold snort, Dai Li interrupted him: "Of course I know this. Do you think Zhang Zhen and Guo Biao are just doing it for a living? Hum, not to mention those wolf fangs, you should be of the quality of soldiers of the Military Police Regiment."
It's clear. Otherwise, why would I give this task to you? But it's okay for you to just disobey the orders. Instead, you let all the members of a special operations team be killed. The most unforgivable thing is that so many of your subordinates died.
, the other party actually got rid of the tracking, Biaozi, I really don’t know what you have done recently, you didn’t use all the money I gave you to support your concubines, right?"
"Director, how could I have the courage? I didn't dare to withhold any of those funds. I spent them all to buy the best firearms. However, those people around Ouyang Yun, they are really..."
"You're scared."
His head hung lower, and the bloody scene at Xuzhou Railway Station came to mind. Huang Debiao wanted to say a few harsh words, but after mumbling for a long time, he couldn't say a word.
Like Fox Tong of the Military Academy, the Secret Service also has strongholds across the country and has infiltrated spies among warlords in various places. Among them, the Guangdong and Guangxi cliques that Chiang Kai-shek has never dealt with are their key targets.
, not long after Ouyang Yun arrived in Nanjing, Dai Li received information from Guangzhou. Yun Chen Jitang actually intended to contact Ouyang Yun to discuss related cooperation matters, and the task he assigned to Huang Debiao was to follow Ouyang Yun closely.
When the two sides get together, they will wait for an opportunity to kill Chen Jitang. This will not only disintegrate the Cantonese clique, but also ruin the reputation of the military division and weaken their credibility in the eyes of warlords everywhere.
After receiving the mission, Huang Debiao did not dare to take it lightly, so he mobilized all his elite men to rush to Xuzhou, intending to keep an eye on Ouyang Yun and his party from the beginning, and wait for an opportunity to strike after arriving in Guangzhou. However, what he did not expect was that the always domineering
His subordinates actually had a conflict with the military training division at Xuzhou Railway Station. What was horrifying was that none of the five subordinates who were relied on as his right-hand men could escape unscathed. He knew the strength of his closest subordinates, even if it was between himself and them.
Any one of them might not be able to gain an advantage if he fights alone. However, looking at the scene afterwards, it seems that each of them was killed without even being able to fight back. How could the military master with such strength not keep him silent?
"Is the strength of the Military Academy really so terrifying?" Dai Li saw Huang Debiao acting like a bear. Although his face was still stern, his heart gradually calmed down. After thinking about it, he waved Huang Debiao to retreat, and then shouted to Zhang Qin to come in.
Later, a slightly thin man in his thirties wearing glasses walked in, "Director." He called out respectfully, and Zhang Qin stood facing Dai Li.
"Do you have any news about Ouyang Yun and the others?"
"I'm sure, I was on the train from Lianyungang to Guangzhou the day before yesterday."
"Do you have more detailed information? How many people are there with him? Is it Da Dao, Lang Ya, or our colleague, Fox Tong."
Zhang Qin shook his head,
Dai Li frowned and waved him away. Then, Dai Li picked up the phone and dialed a few times. Soon, a cooing female voice came out: "Director."
"Call me to Guangzhou and ask Wang Dajiang and others to spare no effort to implement the 'Assassination Gao' plan. Remember, the guns used are only allowed to be 'Qubing' or 'Weiqing'."
"yes."
Almost at the same time, in the office of the Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, Chiang Kai-shek held two pieces of paper in his left hand and looked at them carefully. On the first piece of paper, there were simple figures of "Qu Bing" and "Wei Qing", and the following are the corresponding figures. Data; the second piece of paper contains the situation of the two types of firearms equipped by the 38th Division and the Cadet Division.
Chen Brai stood in front of his desk with his hands down, watching quietly,
After a while, Lao Jiang raised his head and asked: "Are these data accurate?"
"Yes, Director Dai personally sent it here."
Pointing to a bunch of numbers on the second piece of paper, Lao Jiang said coldly: "The Xuebing Division has equipped two regiments with this 'Weiqing-style' automatic rifle, plus a regiment from Zhang Zizhong's department and a regiment from Zhao Dengyu's department. Two companies, one guard company of Song Zheyuan, that is to say, Xuebing Arsenal has produced at least 4,000 finished products, why did the Secret Service not submit this report until today?"
Seeing that Lao Jiang did not focus on the powerful firepower of the two firearms, but came to such a conclusion through a simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Chen Brai immediately felt sweat on his forehead. He first slapped a verse respectfully and said: "Chairman of the Chairman Yingming, you can see the key point at a glance, please ask Director Dai to come over and explain it in person."
"It's not necessary." Lao Jiang slapped the two pieces of paper on the table and stood up with his hands behind his back: "I really can't believe that this Ouyang Yun is really good at creating surprises. First it was oil, then it was an off-road vehicle, and now it's... Automatic rifles and general-purpose machine guns have also been produced. You can go find Dai Li later and ask him to find a way to get a batch of these firearms for me in the near future, no matter what method he uses. I would like to know, and Compared with German ordnance, which one has the advantage? By the way, has General Falkenhausen returned?"
"Already back from Jiangyin."
"Then make arrangements and I'll invite him to my house for dinner tomorrow."
"Yes." Chen Brai took out his notepad and sketched for a while, then gently backed out.
At around six o'clock in the afternoon the next day, when it was just getting dark, the Xiaohongshan official residence, located more than 200 meters east of Sifangcheng in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing, welcomed a German guest, Alexander von Falkenhausen. Falkenhausen This is not the first time that Sen has been invited to Xiaohongshan's official residence. This also illustrates his good personal relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, although this relationship was based on the close relationship between his predecessor Hans von Seeckt and Chiang Kai-shek. On the basis of personal relationships,
Compared with other members of the German advisory group, Falkenhausen can be regarded as a relatively upright person, and his greatest contribution to old China was the "Recommendations on Countermeasures to Cope with the Current Situation" secretly drafted in July. In this proposal, he boldly predicted the upcoming Sino-Japanese war, and carefully conceived the strategic framework. He straight to the point placed the Sino-Japanese conflict as the top priority of the current National Government, and tactfully criticized the old Chiang's non-resistance policy against Japan, he carefully analyzed the worst possible situation after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, and listed North China as the most dangerous place. At the same time, he also analyzed the Japanese army's maritime offensive route. It was during his Under the auspices of the Nationalist Government, the Nationalist Government established a solid defense system south of the Yangtze River, and the plan to use Yellow River water to replace troops, which made Chiang Kai-shek famous, also came from this proposal.
During Ouyang Yun's trip to Nanjing, he originally wanted to meet Falkenhausen. Unfortunately, Falkenhausen happened to be in Jiangyin at that time, so he had to give up this plan.
"General Falkenhausen, you've had a hard time on your trip to Jiangyin this time." Chiang Kai-shek changed out of his military uniform, wore a long robe and stood at the door to greet him in person, accompanied by an interpreter.
After stopping the translator's narration, Falkenhausen smiled and nodded: "Serving you is the right thing to do." Then he took off his military cap and handed it to the servant beside him.
"It's still early for dinner, let's go to the study for a cup of tea first." Lao Jiang said, leading him into his study.
After entering the study room and waiting for the servant to bring tea, Chiang Kai-shek put the two pieces of paper in front of Falkenhausen: "General, please take a look at this."
Falkenhausen was holding a teacup in his hand at this time. He glanced at Chiang Kai-shek in confusion when he heard this. Seeing his serious expression, and after hearing what the translator said, he hurriedly put down the teacup, picked up the two pieces of paper, and spoke briefly. As soon as he scanned it, he was stunned, and then he devoted himself to it without looking at the second piece of paper. He asked Chiang Kai-shek in surprise: "Chairman, did you design this yourself?"
Shaking his head in pain, Lao Jiang said: "Please look at the second picture."
After reading the second picture, Falkenhausen understood everything, "It's incredible." He said: "If these data are reliable, then this means a revolution in firearms. However, why do I feel that this kind of machine gun and The MG34 that our country is developing is a bit similar."
Lao Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked: "Does your country also have such firearms?" Ever since he knew that the Xuebing Division had been able to produce such firearms, Lao Jiang became anxious and uneasy, and even once wanted to reach an agreement with the Xuebing Division. I regret such an agreement. Guns are the courage of soldiers, and the army is the basis for him to realize Hitler's dictatorship. If the military training division once becomes his enemy, then even if he has millions of soldiers, he will ask the soldiers to take weapons. Why fight with the other party? This is what he is worried about now.
The ongoing development of the MG34 in Germany was still a secret. Falkenhausen was speechless when he heard this. He did not answer Chiang Kai-shek's question, but asked: "Your Excellency, Chairman, I heard that Ouyang Yun, the soul of the training division this time, was speechless." When I come to Nanjing, I wonder if I can meet him."
"He has left."
"Really? That's a pity." After carefully looking at the picture of the firearms on the first piece of paper, Falkenhausen discovered something strange. He asked: "Is this Ouyang Yun in our German Army?" Stayed."
Lao Jiang was stunned and asked: "Why do you say that?"
"Both these two firearms, both in design style and manufacturing process, are very similar to our German ordnance."
"It's impossible. Ouyang Yun is only 21 years old, and according to the information we have, he has been staying in the United States."
"As for the United States, that's strange. Could it be that the U.S. military industry has developed to this level? Or is there an ordnance wizard similar to our German Mauser brothers in the military training division?"
Hearing him compare the designers of these two types of guns with the Mauser brothers, Old Chiang had a strange look on his face. He asked: "General, please tell me the truth, which one of them is more powerful compared to the firearms you sold us. "
Falkenhausen's eyes did not leave the two pieces of paper from beginning to end. After listening to the translator's narration, he smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, the training division is more powerful. Although the Kar98k is excellent, it does not have the function of continuous fire. And This kind of general-purpose machine gun, if I guess correctly, can not only be used as support firepower for low-level units, but also can be used for air defense, and can even be used as a tank machine gun." After saying this, he was silent for a while and suddenly asked. A question that made Chiang Kai-shek quite embarrassed: "Chairman, what is the relationship between the Nationalist Government and the Military Academy? Are they subordinates, allies, or enemies?"
The German's question was too direct, and it took the always conceited Chiang Kai-shek a lot of thinking before he gave an appropriate answer: "We have just signed an agreement, which stipulates that the student division must recognize the status of the central government. .”
After hearing the translator's somewhat chatty translation, the German's eyes lit up: "That's great, Chairman, I suggest you immediately order a batch of these two types of firearms from the cadet division, and then take out a few as samples and send them to Germany. I I think, with our country’s current strength, it is not difficult to copy them, and maybe we can develop more advanced products.”
Old Jiang had this idea when he saw this report, but he was not sure that Ouyang Yun would sell it to him, and he didn't have much confidence in the military industry department of the central government. Now after hearing Falkenhausen's words, he thought The strong technical strength of the German military industry greatly increased his confidence, and he couldn't help but be eager to try it. He asked: "What does the general mean, that we should equip these two types of firearms?"
"certainly."
"But we have already signed an agreement with your country." Lao Jiang raised another level of concern. The military reform he is currently implementing is completely supported by these Germans. He is worried that replacing the purchase of student divisions or producing his own guns will This has aroused the dissatisfaction of the German government. If they recall the advisory group, then their actions will not be worth the gain.
Among all the previous advisory groups in Germany, Falkenhausen is the one closest to China. Some German businessmen even doubt whether he is a native of China. Otherwise, why would he always be in trouble when mediating between Chinese and German businessmen? China is considering it. After listening to Chiang Kai-shek's concerns, Falkenhausen showed his closeness to China again. He smiled and said: "If the chairman of the Generalissimo is willing to send a few samples to our country, I don't think those domestic politicians will I will mind if you unilaterally violate the agreement."
"Oh, in that case, it would be better to ask the general to mediate."