Under the gaze of everyone, Guderian stared at Xiang Xiaoqiang for half a minute, and finally managed to squeeze out a smile and nodded slightly.
The surrounding voices became louder, and many people started talking and laughing in a relaxed manner.
These German officers all know that their beloved General Guderian has been unhappy all the way, and the culprit of this unhappiness is this smiling young lieutenant general. They were just afraid that the old-fashioned Guderian would directly give Xiang Xiaoqiang
It’s ugly. Although in the cafeteria, subordinates do not have to salute their superiors, there is still a rank difference between the two. Moreover, General Guderian will serve under Xiang Xiaoqiang in the next few years, and General Guderian’s future will directly affect
The future of every German officer here.
Seeing that General Guderian finally did not do anything stupid, the surrounding German officers breathed a sigh of relief.
Guderian nodded to Xiang Xiaoqiang, turned away, and continued eating as if no one was around.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang, carrying the dinner plate, slowly slid to the side of the table, trying to find a seat close to Guderian. But there were already several senior German officers sitting next to Guderian.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he turned around towards Xiaoqiang, but could not find a position where he could get close to Guderian.
The German officers sitting next to Guderian couldn't bear the pressure. They coughed a few times, looked around, slowly picked up the plates, and planned to evacuate the table and give their seats to Xiang Xiaoqiang.
But Guderian put down his spoon, raised his eyes, and stared at these officers. The officers looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, then at Guderian, coughed a few times, and sat down in their original positions.
move.
There was nothing he could do, so Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't get impatient, so he walked around to the other end of the dining table with the dinner plate and sat down at the seat furthest away from Guderian.
Behind him was an old colonel from the Ming Army, in his fifties, with a kind face and a kind face. He also sat down next to Xiang Xiaoqiang with a smile.
This is exactly what Song Ruhai and Xiang Xiaoqiang came to visit General Guderian to translate for them.
…
Under the gaze of everyone in the cafeteria, the two chatted quietly and ate the food on their plates with relish.
The four German officers sandwiched between Guderian and Xiang Xiaoqiang were on pins and needles now. On the one hand, it was the pressure from the Ming Army Lieutenant General Commander next to them, and on the other hand, it was the pressure from the thousands of people watching in the entire cafeteria. These four people were sitting on pins and needles.
Can't stand it any longer.
They all speeded up their eating in unison, devouring it as if they hadn't eaten for three days. They stuffed large spoonfuls of rice and vegetables into their mouths, drank the soup "slurpingly", and finished it almost in three times.
Meals on the plate.
The German officer closest to Xiang Xiaoqiang wiped his mouth, apologized to General Guderian, stood up, took the dinner plate and slipped away.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and moved a position over there.
Immediately afterwards, another German officer next to Xiang Xiaoqiang also "finished his meal", apologized to Guderian, stood up hurriedly with his plate, burped, and ran away.
Xiang Xiaoqiang entered another position over there.
Soon, the last two German officers also "finished their meal" quickly, apologized to Guderian, and escaped. Now only Guderian, whose face became increasingly gloomy, was left.
Xiang Xiaoqiang sat down with Guderian with a smile. Song Ruhai sat across from them.
…
"General Guderian," Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the crowds of people around him, lowered his voice, and stretched out a hand, "I have admired your name for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Guderian showed some respect. When he saw Xiang Xiaoqiang extending his hand, he first held his hand and shook it politely. Then after listening to Song Ruhai's translation, he said to Xiang Xiaoqiang without changing his expression.
What.
Song Ruhai translated with a smile:
"General Guderian said that he has admired you for a long time and is honored to meet you."
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to Song Ruhai's translation, and then looked at Guderian's expression, knowing that the famous general in front of him was quite insincere. But he laughed and didn't mind. Guderian's displeasure had been expected by him. And Guderian
Derian is also quite famous for not abandoning his superiors.
He lowered his voice and said:
"General Guderian, there is a military issue that has been bothering me for a long time. I would like to ask you for advice. Is that okay?"
After Song Ruhai translated, Guderian swallowed a piece of meat in his mouth, then thought about it and replied:
"Of course, please tell me."
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"The current situation is that the Qing army has more tanks than us, and its production capacity is stronger than ours. Not only can we not surpass them now, but we will also have no hope of surpassing them for a long time. General, in your opinion, this
How should this problem be solved?”
Guderian lowered his head, ate his meal quietly, and remained silent. He added to Xiaoqiang:
"Our Majesty once asked me this question. My answer at that time was: Our tanks must be used more efficiently than theirs... But to be honest, I am also very unsure. General, look at my answer.
Is it right or wrong?”
Guderian raised his head and glanced at him, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. But it only passed by.
He chewed the soup in his mouth, took a sip, thought for a while, and said:
"There is nothing wrong with your answer. To be honest, most people will answer 'then surpass them in quality'. That is equivalent to no answer. Your answer is relatively correct."
Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed his head and secretly rejoiced. It was worth being proud to be recognized by Guderian, the father of German armored forces and the blitz hero.
But Guderian's next words left Xiang Xiaoqiang stunned for a long time:
"But this is not an imaginary homework left in the military school classroom, but a real question. You are a Ming general, and you are also asking questions between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Then you can't just talk about tanks, but also talk about things other than tanks.
The Qing army has more tanks than you, what should you do? If I say so, you should defend the Yangtze River defense line and develop the air force at the same time.
"As for the tanks, don't spread them out. Organize them into four or five armored brigades, close to the most likely breakthrough positions, and deploy them thirty to forty kilometers behind the defense line. If the Qing army breaks through, your tank clusters will
If you can rush to the gap as soon as possible and encircle and crush the Qing army, then you have achieved the most efficient use. But what allows your tanks to be concentrated in a few places, so that the majority can defeat the minority? It is the Yangtze River Defense Line. So I
I suggest that you focus on managing the Yangtze River defense line... This is a very good line of defense."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Guderian blankly, looking at this general who was always famous for his quick attacks and blitzkrieg battles. Such a person could actually keep saying that the defense line was long and the defense line was short.
Here Guderian advised himself lukewarmly: Don't think about how to use tanks first, it is more serious to defend the Yangtze River defense line first.
He suddenly understood why Guderian was in such a low mood when he came to Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, he lost his beloved career that was prosperous in Germany. On the other hand, Xiang Xiaoqiang should have thought about it but did not - that is, Guderian
In An's opinion, there is no future at all for coming to the Ming Dynasty to work as an armored soldier.
Guderian, like others, also had a deep-rooted foresight that the Manchus and Qing Dynasties must be the attackers and the Nanming must be the defenders. Moreover, the territory of Nanming is almost all mountains, hills, water networks and lakes, which are basically not suitable for tanks.
It is basically impossible to do anything in this place. Rommel may also like to line up his troops and challenge himself in this abnormal environment; while Guderian will only feel pain.
Therefore, coming to serve in the Ming Dynasty was tantamount to being sent to a place where he would never get ahead for Guderian, who loved concentrated armored groups and rapid and deep attacks.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang silently looked at this armored soldier prodigy who was called the "Blitz Hero" by later generations. He didn't say anything more, but lowered his head, finished the meal quickly, picked up the plate and stood up to leave. Before leaving, he bent down again,
He whispered to Guderian:
"General Guderian, don't worry. If I buy a sword, I won't use it as a shield. Please believe that I know your value and your talent. In the past few years of Ming Dynasty, if you
If you are willing, what you will get will far exceed what you could get if you stayed in Germany. I will offer you a vast battlefield...a battlefield as big as the whole of Europe, allowing you to lead the torrent of steel and gallop at will. You
You will become a famous general, you will create unprecedented brilliant achievements, and your name will be recorded in the military history of mankind... This is what I can promise you. General, cheer up."
Song Ruhai, who was nearby with his ears bent, was dumbfounded. He raised his head and looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang with questioning eyes, not sure yet. He nodded to Xiang Xiaoqiang, indicating that he would just translate.
Song Ruhai came close to Guderian's ear and whispered these words in German.
Guderian raised his head, glanced at Xiaoqiang, said nothing, lowered his head and continued to eat, as if nothing happened.