"Lianyun, thank you for your hard work." In full view of everyone, Ouyang Yun walked towards Gu Lianyun first. He looked at her and her delicate face, with a trace of tenderness on his face.
For a woman to go overseas for development, especially in the United States where Qihua sentiment still exists today, perhaps only someone like him who knows history well can understand the hardships involved. Gu Lianyun has done a good job in the United States. This shows that she It took a lot of thought, and because of this, he felt sincerely guilty towards her.
Gu Lianyun smiled at him, then half-turned towards the representatives behind him, and first said in English to John, the leader of the delegation: "Mr. John, this is Commander Ouyang Yun, the top officer of our student army." Then he said to Ouyang Yun in Chinese: "Military seat, this is John Ford, the leader of this delegation. He is also the vice director and vice president of Ford Company."
"Mr. John, welcome to Renqiu." Ouyang Yun extended his hand to John and said warmly,
The latter hurriedly stretched out his hand, and the two men held their hands together. John said: "General Ouyang, you are the youngest general I have ever seen. I think the word "young and promising" is specifically designed for you. "
"Mr. John, thank you." Ouyang Yun said with a smile, and after Gu Lianyun's introduction, he shook hands with everyone in the delegation one by one. When he came to several overseas Chinese representatives, he opened his hands with emotion. He said to them: "Welcome back to the motherland."
He hugged several overseas Chinese representatives one by one and told them in different ways of welcome that he and the Xuebingjun valued them. When hugging one of the elders, Gu Mingzhi, president of the San Francisco Chinese Association, he remembered that the other person was Ren Qiu. , for the things he did for the Xuebing Army, he said sincerely: "Mr. Gu, thank you for your care and concern for the motherland, and thank you for the young men you sent back. They are all good, and they will become your and all Chinese Americans." of pride.”
Gu Mingzhi was also very excited, not for anything else but because such a powerful figure and force appeared in his homeland. The role of the Xuebing Army in the Wen'an and Tianjin victories was no longer news in the United States due to media hype. , as an older generation of overseas Chinese, he has heard too much news about the Chinese army's defeat in the face of the Japanese. How could he not be excited? "Commander Ouyang, this is what we should do. No matter where we are, after all, we Are we descendants of Yan and Huang? We have the blood of our homeland in our bodies. Those little guys, as long as they don’t cause you any trouble."
After Ouyang Yun, Jiang Shuren, Fan Xudong and others also greeted all members of the delegation one by one. After that, the two groups took a group photo together and held their first meeting in that inn.
After a brief meeting, Ouyang Yun hosted a banquet for all members of the delegation, then took a short break and went straight to the military camp, where the first military parade since the formation of the Cadet Army would be held.
Just after the decision was made yesterday, the General Staff of the Xuebing Army began to take action. Now, at the south end of the playground of the old camp of the Xuebing Army, the viewing platform has been set up, and the troops participating in the military parade have also moved into the old camp and conducted a run-in. Now, they are waiting quietly in the left-behind area, waiting for that moment to arrive.
The starting time of the military parade was set at 1:30. It was 1:20 when Ouyang Yun and his party walked up to the viewing platform. The audience area was already crowded with Renqiu people and invited representatives from all parties. Ouyang Yun held this The purpose of the military parade is to demonstrate strength and inspire people. Therefore, not only the public can participate with community certificates, but also advanced elements and representatives from all walks of life are invited to participate. At the same time, in order to create a certain deterrent effect on the enemy, in Under the arrangement of Mu Jiandie, many people from Jin Bihui also sneaked in (now, it is difficult for the Japanese to sneak into Renqiu. After several months of construction, Renqiu's civilian self-defense force system has become the anti-infiltration and counter-espionage system. The function has been perfected, which caused the Japanese spy department to suffer a lot),
"Dear General Ouyang, I heard from Miss Gu that these clothes were designed by you." After the delegation went to the viewing platform, they had been acting inconspicuously in the delegation, but they were actually heavyweight military representatives. Lieutenant Colonel Ge Laiming Budden walked to Ouyang Yun and asked softly,
Pan Meiren immediately translated, while Gu Lianyun was a step behind. After a faint wry smile, he closed his slightly open mouth.
As soon as Ge Laiming entered the old camp, his eyes were attracted by the camouflage uniforms worn by the soldiers of the cadet army. Ouyang Yun had already noticed this. Hearing this, he smiled lightly and said: "Yes, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel thinks how."
Ge Laiming's eyes returned to the soldier closest to him again. He looked at it carefully, then looked back at Ouyang Yun and said: "General, I have to admit that this costume is very suitable as a combat uniform, General. , Neng is really a genius. I heard that your army’s off-road vehicles and anti-aircraft tanks also have your hard work.”
Ouyang Yun was not modest and answered frankly: "Yes, I personally believe that the outcome of modern war is not only determined by the number of troops. Sometimes, speed is also a very important factor. Of course, there is a premise for this. That is, other equipment must also keep up. Compared with your country, our country's foundation is really too thin. Take airplanes as an example. Although we have been able to manufacture them through hard work, we cannot achieve scale and cannot find them. Manufacturers of supporting parts, therefore, have to launch semi-finished weapons like anti-aircraft tanks. Personally, I am not willing to produce any anti-aircraft tanks if possible. Spears and shields fight, no matter how strong the shield is. Always on the passive side."
Ge Laiming nodded, thoughtfully. After a while, he said softly: "Perhaps, your and our armies can carry out some cooperation. General, many generals in our country appreciate your military talents very much, and they also appreciate your army's Your country’s innovation capability is indeed very weak, but I personally believe that this should not be an obstacle to your development of advanced weapons.”
Ouyang Yun had already had daydreams about Ge Laiming's intentions and what kind of price he could offer. At that time and space, he hated the United States deeply, but here, he had to admit the fact that If you really want to change China's fate in World War II, it is impossible not to find a powerful country to cooperate with. For various reasons, the United States is undoubtedly the most suitable.
After listening to Pan Meiren's translation, he pretended to be casual and asked: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, is this your personal opinion?"
"No, no, no, this is what our boss,, no, our chief meant." Ge Laiming didn't know for what purpose, so he didn't tell the truth. Fortunately, Ouyang Yun understood English, so he didn't miss what he said. The secrets revealed in the words, therefore, after listening to Pan Meiren's translation, he couldn't help but smile, and he really had a reason to be happy.
If Ge Laiming had really received a signal from the President of the United States before coming here, it would be the best news for the Xuebing Army. Cooperating with the United States is something Ouyang Yun has always wanted to do.