Before the meal, Giovanni, accompanied by Chen Shichang and Falkenhausen, had visited several main ships of the Wu Dao Tianwang aircraft carrier fleet.
The visit touched the Italians so much that when Giovanni had the opportunity to turn his back on Chen Shichang, he couldn't help but ask Falkenhausen: "This is just a part of China's Pacific Fleet." After receiving confirmation from Falkenhausen,
After answering, Giovanni couldn't hide his shock, and said: "But at the beginning of World War II, wasn't it said that the Chinese navy was not as good as Denmark and other countries?"
Falkenhausen accompanied the aircraft carrier Wu Daotian Wang all the way from the South China Sea to the Mediterranean. He had long been able to calmly accept everything that was happening in China. He said meaningfully: "Marshal, the Chinese have an old saying, which is that this moment is the other.
For a while, China is rising very fast, but we can no longer look at them with the same old eyes."
"Now, I believe that they have indeed defeated the Japanese Combined Fleet and the US Pacific Fleet by their own strength." Finally, Giovanni expressed this emotion.
Realizing the current power of China, Giovanni adjusted his attitude, which undoubtedly made the atmosphere of the banquet more harmonious.
It was fine at first. The Chinese spirits were delicious, but not to the taste of Italians. Perhaps they were too spicy because of the wine. Giovanni and the others did not express any special reaction when they ate the cold dishes.
However, when the braised pork was served, the situation changed.
Tony was the quickest and didn't even wait for the owner to say hello. He picked up a piece with a fork and put it into his mouth. Immediately, he was burned until he opened his mouth and shouted "hot, hot", and then exclaimed: "Oh my God.
"It's so delicious. What is this? Why is it so delicious?" He praised it in his mouth and picked up another piece with the fork in his hand.
Tony's behavior made Giovanni feel very embarrassed.
The butt determines the head. As the actual controller of Italy today, it has become Giovanni's instinct to safeguard the dignity and interests of the country. Tony's behavior made him feel that he had lost all face as an Italian soldier.
Giovanni glared at Tony fiercely, and became a little curious about the red piece of meat. Giovanni picked up a piece with a fork, put it into his mouth like a gentleman, and then chewed it slowly.
"Braised pork, oh, my favorite." Falkenhausen exclaimed as he picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it directly into his mouth. After so many years in China, Falkenhausen has become proficient in using chopsticks.
"It's really delicious. What is this?" He was just chewing slowly at first, but when he found that other people's forks and chopsticks were reaching for the braised pork plate like crazy, Giovanni couldn't keep calm and said this
As he spoke, his fork flew out like lightning.
Chen Shichang originally expected to eat a big meal for at least an hour. However, only half an hour later, there were only a few pickled bamboo shoots left on the entire table. Facing the expectant eyes of the Italians, he suddenly became dumbfounded.
"Commander, it seems that the Italian guests haven't eaten enough yet." Falkenhausen elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin and said to Chen Shichang in Chinese. After speaking, he smiled mysteriously.
Coughing twice in embarrassment, Chen Shichang held up the tea cup that had just been served in front of him. Chen Shichang said to Falkenhausen: "There is no way. You know, we have complete food standards, and we only have so much today."
Smiling, Falkenhausen cooperated and took the initiative to smooth things over: "Marshal Giovanni, how are you eating? Oh, try the Chinese tea. This is specially provided for the army. I heard that in China, this kind of tea is eaten every day. A kilogram can be sold for fifteen yuan, which is equivalent to the living expenses of a local middle-class family for a quarter."
"General, what do you mean, the banquet is over." Tony asked Falkenhausen in a low voice.
"Yes, isn't the staple food coming? When the staple food comes, it indicates that the banquet is about to end. Tony, aren't you full?"
Among the Italians, Tony ate the most. In fact, because Tony ate the most of every dish, Falkenhausen was already dissatisfied with him. If he ate more, wouldn't it mean that others Do you want to eat less? "Perhaps, Commander Chen should be advised to use the meal-sharing system next time. Yes, we should adopt the meal-sharing system."
In Giovanni's original itinerary, he would discuss the purchase of arms with Chen Shichang after lunch. However, after several Italians murmured for a while, he changed this plan.
Chen Shichang got the Italian's itinerary from Falkenhausen, so after having tea after dinner, Chen Shichang naturally invited the Italian to the conference room, and the Italian waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he wanted to go below. The troops came to visit, and they said they wanted to express condolences to the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Chinese army.
"'Condolences to the lower-level officers and soldiers', what the hell is this? We are unprepared. There are some things that cannot be shown to the Italians." Chen Shichang frowned at that time, his face full of displeasure.
Falkenhausen had no choice but to come forward again, and after learning the true intentions of the Italians from Tony, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.
"Commander Chen, you are worrying too much. They don't want to see the training or weapons and equipment of the troops, but they are very concerned about what the lower-level officers and soldiers eat." With some difficult words, Falkenhausen said to Chen Shichang in embarrassment. Say these words.
Chen Shichang looked at the time and saw that at this point, it was really time for the troops below to eat. But, what were the Italians doing for this purpose?
The answer was soon revealed.
Three days later, Giovanni visited again, and compared with the previous time, this time he actually brought a huge visiting group.
When more than a thousand Italians appeared on the docks of Genoa, everyone, including Falkenhausen, was confused by the Italians' actions.
"What do they want to do?" Chen Shichang pointed to the enthusiastic Italians on the dock and asked Falkenhausen a little angrily.
It must be pointed out that it was around nine-thirty in the morning, so it was foreseeable that if Chen Shichang did not want to appear rude, he would have to arrange lunch for these more than a thousand Italians.
Falkenhausen is not very familiar with the Italians, so how can he know what the Italians want to do? The Germans obviously still have a childlike innocence, so he naively thought: "Do they want to visit your training? You know , the Italians’ fighting will has always been a problem.”
This was a reasonable reason. Chen Shichang believed it doubtfully, but in just one hour, he regretted it. There were more than a thousand Italians, more than half of whom were soldiers, but they definitely did not come here to gain training experience. Yes, their real purpose is actually the kitchen on the aircraft carrier Wu Dao Tian Wang.