Although Xiang Xiaoqiang boldly speculated that the "Condor Legion" might be coming, it was just a guess. There was only such a solitary situation at the moment. After all, the "Condor Legion" was a legion sent by Germany to Spain after the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936.
The general title of "Condor Legion" is not yet known in the world.
In addition, did Hitler really intend to send a "volunteer" legion to the Ming Dynasty? To what extent? Is he just sending some military advisers, or is he really sending a legion? Even if he does this, there is only one purpose: to replace Britain and establish relations with the Ming Dynasty.
Okay, get yourself an ally in the Far East. At the same time, you can also train your army.
Whether Ming will accept this is still a big question. After all, Ming's traditional ally is Britain. Of course, although Britain and Germany are not enemy countries now, Germany has just tore up the "Versailles Treaty" and openly rearmed its arms. This
It was very isolated at that time, and it must be eager to make new allies. Everyone knows that there is no free lunch in the world. If the Ming Dynasty accepted Germany, it might lose Britain.
Britain's behavior at a time of crisis for its allies must have made Ming very sad, and also allowed Hitler, who was astute in diplomacy, to see a good opportunity. Hitler certainly did not realize this when Prince Edward returned to China today. It must have been the Qing Dynasty's announcement of general mobilization and Prince Edward's stay in Singapore.
That's when I started thinking about it.
But, after all, the Ming Dynasty and Britain have been traditional allies for many years. Will the Ming Dynasty "make a new love" because of this matter? Also, compared with Britain and France, Germany is now a weak country.
It can be destroyed. Those in the Ming Dynasty's cabinet will probably see it that way.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stopped dwelling on this matter for the time being and ordered Stomachache to intensify his efforts to investigate these Germans and try to find out the situation in more detail. He knew that according to Hitler's efficient temper, as long as he wanted to handle this matter, he would get it done within a few days.
Come for formal contact.
…
In the Changping Marquis Mansion, Zheng Gongyin is hosting an "interview".
He was sitting comfortably on the sofa. There was a blackboard and a map hanging in the hall. On it, an old general with gray hair and reading glasses was giving a lecture.
The old general was in a neat military uniform, with the rank of lieutenant general, tassels, ribbons, and white gloves. His leather shoes were polished and his chest was covered with medals. He held the stick tremblingly and pointed at the blackboard and said:
“There is a saying in the art of war: go where you don’t want to go, go where you don’t expect it... He who travels thousands of miles without doing any work is walking in a deserted land... If you attack, you will take it, if you attack what you don’t defend, you will be strong... If you defend it, you will be strong
Those who defend their place do not attack..."
Zheng Gongyin frowned and moved his buttocks on the sofa. The old general was startled and said quickly:
"This... Jomini also once said: The necessary condition for any strategic position is that it must be tighter than the position occupied by the enemy... Often an army will be forced to maintain dual strategic fronts.
On the one hand, this is due to the terrain on the battlefield, and on the other hand, because every offensive line needs protection on its flanks..."
Zheng Gongyin was completely impatient, yawned, and said with a smile:
"Oh, the old general really has millions of soldiers in his heart, and what he talks about is full of knowledge... Haha, okay, let's stop talking here. Old general, please go back and take a rest first, ah..."
The old general knew that he had no chance, so he tremblingly held the book pointer under his arm, bowed, and exited.
"Alas," Zheng Gongyin stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and complained, "our majestic Ming Empire has an army university, an army department, a navy department, a general staff department, and such a large army
There are so many retired generals in the army, so why is it so difficult to find someone who can give lectures?"
Zheng Yuqing emerged from behind the screen and said with a smile:
"Dad, you have listened to several of them. What they said to me is very professional."
"No, no," Zheng Gongyin shook his head, "It's not even close. You listen to them one by one. They are a bunch of old men. They will give you a headache when they talk. Now that our royal family has its own army, we can't understand everything ourselves. This
This is a military course for His Majesty, and the selection of instructors is not a good idea. Your Majesty has no military foundation at all before, and these old guys talk about making appointments, Claussers, etc. as soon as they come up. I can't understand it, and Your Majesty can't understand it either.
"No matter how professional you are, it's useless. If you don't understand, you just don't understand. In the end, it's me, the uncle, who can't handle things well."
Zheng Yuqing said:
"But these are all carefully selected candidates by the War Department and the Navy Department."
Zheng Gongyin snorted and sneered:
"The Ministry of War and the Navy? They are really carefully selected! These people in the cabinet did not agree with our Majesty's opening of military courses from the beginning, saying that Your Majesty does not need to understand military affairs. Hum, didn't they just see that we have the People's Guard? Now they are doing it deliberately
A bunch of old fools were sent here to fool His Majesty and make His Majesty tired of listening. Once the heat has passed, the matter will be forgotten. These guys are not our Majesty. How can they get on stage? Once they get on stage, they will
It’s the same as the previous cabinet! Speaking of which, if I hadn’t heard what Xiang Xiaoqiang said about military affairs, I would have been fooled by them, and I would have thought that military affairs were such a boring and difficult thing to understand!”
He walked around on the ground for a few steps and complained again:
"Qing Cong, do you think Xiang Xiaoqiang is because of the foreign ink he drank in the UK? How come he talks about military affairs so clearly? He talks about strategy, tactics, maneuverability, and depth one by one, clearly organized, vivid and easy to understand.
Yes, I still remember those principles. I only listened to them once and they were rotten in my mind. I just wanted to find someone like him to give lectures to His Majesty. Can’t our Ming Dynasty pick out such talents?"
Zheng Yuqing blinked and smiled:
"Then why not just let Xiang Xiaoqiang do it?"
"Xiang Xiaoqiang?" Zheng Gongyin glanced at his daughter, shook his head and sighed, "Oh, it's not that I haven't thought about it, but he is very proud now. The People's Guard is flourishing, he is powerful, and we have to rely on him to control us.
People's Guard, how can he find the time to teach His Majesty? Besides, if we let him teach, then if he wants to allocate time, he has to delegate power to his subordinates and cannot take everything into his own hands. I'm afraid of him
They are so careless, thinking that we want to use this to slowly oust him and take the People's Guard away from him."
"Oh dad," Zheng Yucong said with a smile, "Look at what you are thinking. Who else but you would think so complicatedly? What an honor it is to give lessons to His Majesty! I just don't have that ability.
, if there is one, I will steal it even if I break my head. Besides, we are going to take over the People’s Guard, do we still need to slowly evacuate him? With my cousin’s decree, can he still rebel if he doesn’t hand over power?”
Zheng Gongyin clicked his tongue, thought for a while, and said:
"That's right. Invite him to dinner at noon and ask him what he means."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang received a call from Zheng Gongyin inviting him to come over for a banquet at noon. Without saying anything, he immediately asked Qiu Qiu to cross out all his afternoon work and assign it to his subordinates.
Zheng Gongyin had to drink. Ever since the coup was successful and they drank the wine at the royal banquet, he and Zheng Gongyin had never had a meal together. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that if he wanted to get close to Zhu Yourong, he had to get close to Zheng Gongyin first. But
One thing after another these days, there is a war, and I am busy day and night. In addition, there is a war in the past few days, and the national crisis is looming. It is not easy for them to have a drink. Today, he suddenly took the initiative to come to his house for a drink.
This is a rare opportunity, and I have to turn down many things.
"Xiao Xiang, hahaha," Zheng Gongyin laughed and held Xiang Xiaoqiang down, forcing him to fill up the wine, "I haven't had the chance these days, and I know you are busy, so we didn't even sit together. Someone brought it yesterday
A bottle of good wine, said to be from the last century, almost fifty years old. I was so greedy that I couldn’t explain, so I opened it and tasted it today. Thinking of such a good wine, we can’t forget to ask the Commander-in-Chief, haha
Ha ha……"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was so frightened that his hand shook and he almost spilled a small cup of wine. I don’t know if Zheng Gongyin was talking nonsense or if it was true. If it was true, the small cup in his hand was really as good as a bottle of Louis XIII.
.
"Oh, I really don't dare to take it seriously... The Marquis is so loving to his students..."
I clinked the glasses and drank it carefully. The taste was weird, but it was quite mellow, a bit like Moutai, probably Maotai flavor, and I wasn’t used to drinking it.
I didn’t say anything, Zheng Gongyin invited me here at noon today and brought out such good wine, something must have happened!
Sure enough, after three drinks, Zheng Gongyin told him in a roundabout way that he wanted him to give lessons to His Majesty.
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly became excited. This is really a God-given opportunity! In this way, he can be legitimately close to the Queen every day! He already has real power in his hands, and if he can be close to the Emperor every day, he is truly a close minister of the Emperor! No.
You know how many people will die from envy!
How could such a good thing happen to me? There were so many senior generals in the Ming Dynasty, as well as old professors at the Army Academy, who were not more professional than me! What is incredible is that Zheng Gongyin still served wine to treat such a good thing!
Seeing Xiang Xiaoqiang's suspicious look, Zheng Gongyin's heart sank slightly: he was not worried, Xiang Xiaoqiang was indeed worried.
"Xiao Xiang, hahaha," Zheng Gongyin filled another glass of wine for him and said with a smile, "You don't have to have any ideas, don't worry, it's okay, we are all our own people, we talk behind closed doors..."
He lowered his voice and said:
"Let's close the door and say sincerely, don't be surprised. It turns out that I didn't just think of you all of a sudden. I wanted the cabinet to help... But they got such a bunch of old people... I originally wanted to find you.
You are here to give lectures... So Xiao Xiang, don't have any other worries... Don't worry, the People's Guard is still yours to lead, and we can't find anyone more trustworthy than you."
After some explanation, Xiang Xiaoqiang understood. It turned out to be what happened. The two times I talked about military affairs in front of him and Zhu Yourong really impressed these two laymen. The first time was when he met Zhu Yourong for the first time and persuaded her.
They sent troops to rescue her and told her how the submarine was doing. The second time was to persuade Zhu Yourong not to stay in Nanjing and gave her a literacy class.
But no matter how vividly I speak, I am still a military fan! Although I, as a military fan, am not "obsessed" with various weapons, but mainly "obsessed" with military works, a military fan is a military fan.
Fan, if you start giving lectures systematically, sooner or later you will find that you are Mr. Dongguo. That will be troublesome.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang was still reluctant to give Zhu Yourong this good opportunity to teach. He began to pretend to refuse, saying that he was just an intelligence officer, and his military knowledge was relatively rudimentary. He definitely did not have military academy instructors or active-duty officers in the army. He was afraid of delaying His Majesty...
Zheng Gongyin immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to be too sophisticated. Your Majesty has no foundation now. What you want is an enlightenment teacher. It's not good to teach too deeply. What you need is breadth. He can teach everything in sea, land and air. And the most important thing is that he can't
It's boring, and I can't let His Majesty not listen to it. He, Marquis Zheng, thought about it over and over again, and decided that it would be most appropriate for him to ask Your Majesty.
Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly rejoiced, it would be nice to have this one. After all these requirements, there are really few people in the whole Ming Dynasty who are more suitable than herself. Anyway, the emperor is taking military classes, and no matter how well he learns, he does not want her to command the army personally. She just has a rough idea.
It’s not enough to know everything. In this case, I am really qualified. Haha, if I am happy, I can teach the great emperor at this time some "secrets", things that are ten years ahead of me.
Zheng Gongyin saw that although Xiang Xiaoqiang was in a difficult situation, he still nodded and agreed very loyally. He was very grateful and said many friendly words. The two agreed that Xiang Xiaoqiang would go back to prepare for two days, and on the third day he would go to the palace to teach His Majesty.
Xiang Xiaoqiang came out of the Changping Marquis Mansion in a car after drinking and eating. He was so happy that all the pleasure he had suppressed at the wine table was released. With the dizzy drunkenness, he rolled around in the spacious back seat of the car.
Laughing, singing and shouting, he scared his private driver to the point where he stopped the car several times to ask if something was wrong.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that he got an opportunity that many people dreamed of. Not only that, but he also managed it just right, which made Zheng Gongyin very grateful to him.
This is really not an ordinary pleasure.
It would be okay if Zhu Yourong was the imaginary monarch who did not hold real power before. Now she is in charge of the military and political power of the country. It is great to be able to be close to such a person often and as a person who teaches her. The benefits are too great.
So cool!
…
"Qiu Qiu!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang "broke through the door" and entered the commander's office. He hugged Qiu Qiu, hugged her head and kissed her. Qiu Qiu struggled a few times with "Hmm," and her body gradually softened, hanging softly in his arms.
Blurred eyes.
After the passionate kiss, Xiang Xiaoqiang released his mouth, took a deep breath, and said loudly:
"Qiu Qiu, I suddenly realized that I love you so much. Let's get married!"
"Gah?!"
Qiu Qiu's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were dimly looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang who was full of alcohol. Her feet fell softly and she sat on the sofa. Her face was filled with disbelief, and then it was filled with shyness and happiness.
There were several dry coughs around, and Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled. He found that there were actually several people around him, including those with stomachaches, snails, and a few adjutants and secretaries. The faces of those with stomachaches were embarrassed at first, and then they laughed very hard. Snails
He couldn't hide the excitement in his chest, and his face was flushed with joy. This guy was sincerely happy that his uncle was finally worthy of his name.
A few seconds later, crackling applause rang out. Xiang Xiaoqiang risked his life, grinned, and cupped his hands around. Then in an astonishing move, he bent down on one knee, knelt in front of Qiu Qiu, and held up one of her hands.
, using a magnetic voice to romantically say:
"Qiu Qiu, marry me!"
There was a loud cheering and hooting in the office, and many people in the corridor ran in to watch. After a brief moment of surprise, they all joined in the cheering and hooting.
Qiu Qiu was so embarrassed that she couldn't even lift her head. She tried her best to pull Xiang Xiaoqiang, her voice sounding like a mosquito:
"Xiaoqiang! You...really...everyone is watching..."
"Oh, I don't have a ring, I forgot about it," Xiang Xiaoqiang slapped his forehead, pulled Qiu Qiu and walked out, "Come on, come on, everyone please give in, we are going to pick out wedding rings... Hey, who are you?
Do you know which is the largest and most expensive jewelry store in Nanjing?"
It's over, it's over, a voice in Xiaoqiang's heart cried out sadly: I was just happy today, and with the help of alcohol, I wiped out my precious single life...