When most of the members of the Wei family gathered in Beijing to visit Wei Changrong, Qi Rui, one of the two second-generation stars of the Wei family, only sent a telegram and entrusted his family to send a bouquet with a check to express his condolences to his eldest brother, Wei Changrong.
That was all Qi Rui could do. He had to work overtime to promote the construction of the armored troops. Moreover, after Zhou Shuren's repeated application in Europe, the Central Military Commission agreed to let the Hungarian soldiers receive training in the Min dynasty. At that time, Hungary was considered a distant relative of China in ancient times. The first training for the Hungarian commanders in the Min dynasty was naturally to go to the Min dynasty to experience Chinese culture in Asia. After that, the training location was arranged in North America, which was closer to Hungary, to let them experience the vast land of China.
The Hungarian soldiers were most eager to master the full set of motorized infantry tactics. As the authority of motorized infantry, General Qi Rui had to come out and give a lesson or two. In the final arrangement, Qi Rui was responsible for the first and last lesson, letting the Hungarian soldiers listen to the general outline and summary.
After half a year of training, Qi Rui gave the last lesson to the group of people. After the lesson, a major took advantage of the moment before Qi Rui left to catch up and ask, "Sir, I would like to ask, did the Liberation Army weld steel plates on the trucks during the war in North America to be used for charging?"
Qi Rui's heart was slightly moved. He answered straightforwardly, "We tried, but the shells will penetrate the steel plates. If the weld is too thick, the vehicle will lose its off-road ability. "
"Sir, what if we use a tracked vehicle?" The major said as he handed Qi Rui a sketch of an armored vehicle.
Qi Rui's heart skipped a beat. The shape of the armored vehicle was very simple, basically in line with the original idea of the Liberation Army. It could be seen that the inspiration for this thing also came from a large tractor, replacing the cockpit with an iron box with a cannon and machine gun. Although he was surprised, Qi Rui quickly regained his composure. Ideas were just ideas. After participating in the creation of the motorized infantry, and now taking the lead in creating the armored troops, Qi Rui no longer thought that inspiration determined everything. The combination of a powerful industrial ability and a true genius would produce a tremendous force.
The Liberation Army did not have a motorized infantry system until they had trucks for many years. Had it not been for Vézé's idea of a complete combat system, it would probably have taken at least ten years to form a fighting force. If they had done that back then, the Americans would probably still be ruling North America.
"How do you think this equipment should be used?" Qi Rui continued to ask the major. After 1900, Chinese was the first foreign language in Hungary. The Hungarian soldiers who came to the Min dynasty for training could all speak Chinese with a Hungarian accent. After two rounds of training, their Chinese level had reached the point where they could communicate.
Seeing that his idea was noticed by General Qi Rui of the Min dynasty, the major's face turned red. He quickly replied, "Sir, I think it's best for this weapon to be like the cavalry. It can have high speed and be mixed with trucks to carry out mobile operations. It can destroy enemies who lack heavy artillery in the field. "
Qi Rui nodded, returned the sketch to the major, and left without saying anything. They both had their own ideas for the armored troops, but the Hungarian major's view was completely different from the system proposed by Vézé. The initial fluctuation in Qi Rui's mind had disappeared. If the Hungarian Red Army's understanding of the armored troops was similar to the major's, with the little industry in Hungary, it would probably take them ten or even twenty years to come into contact with the armored troops.
Qi Rui in North America focused on his own work, and Wei Kun in Africa had no plans to return to Asia. At this time, Wei Kun was sitting on the recliner. On the desk opposite the recliner was a stack of documents. Inside were the names of the people to be executed and the reasons for the execution. Wei Kun quietly thought about the recent crackdown in the East African administrative region. In this era, whether it was the Min dynasty or the United Kingdom, they both had a tradition of regular crackdown. The United Kingdom gave the prisoners a choice between beheading and exile to Australia. The Min dynasty increased the punishment and dealt a heavy blow. Wei Kun was faced with a group of black brothers who couldn't be educated at all, and he really couldn't find a reason to let them go.
When Wei Kun's father, Vézé, talked about why he was so intolerant of the white hats, he said, "I won't let these people go because these people put their religious identity above national identity. They think that they can ignore the law as a believer of a religion. The public power of the country has no reason to make any concessions to these people … "
Many of the old brothers in the Liberation Army were born in Guangxi. After the establishment of the Min dynasty, the fiercest killing was probably in Guangxi. This was not a counterattack by the guests against the Tu family, but a bloodbath by the government against the mountain kings who occupied the mountains. Those who had guns were the kings of the grass. This was the rule in troubled times, not the order in peaceful times.
The black brothers in Africa seemed to have the same attitude. They thought that as long as they were not caught by the government, their actions were not illegal. Two thousand years ago, Gaozu of the Han Dynasty entered the pass and made three rules. It was also stipulated that "those who kill will die, and those who hurt will be punished." The black brothers, like the local "tyrants" in Guangxi back then, felt that this was not a problem for them.
Thinking of this, Wei Kun felt a little sad in his heart. He originally thought that he should play the role of a savior in Africa, just like his father, Vézé, who received the support of the majority of the people. However, the reality made Wei Kun have to admit that Africa did not have such a cultural precipitation. In this barren land, violence was the only universal principle. Thinking of how he had to use violence to fight violence, to use violence to let the black brothers understand that relying on violence did not work. Wei Kun felt very sad.
"Deputy Secretary Wei, the war zone is having an emergency meeting!" The secretary came to report.
"War zone?" Wei Kun was stunned. Although the East African culture was backward, there was no military opponent in Africa. Why would the war zone hold a meeting?
In the conference room, the war zone commander began to introduce the situation. "Italy is likely to attack the Osman Empire's Tripoli and Cyrenaica in the near future. If this is the case, we need to prepare in advance. "
To the north of the East African administrative region was Sudan, which was bordered by Egypt and Cyrenaica. In the most powerful era of the Osman Empire, it basically controlled the whole of North Africa. But later, France took Algeria, and Italy took Tunisia. North Africa was only left with Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Italy had no intention of letting go of the Osman Empire. They were determined to take these two pieces.
The war zone commander said, "The latest news, the Black Sea Fleet of Russia and the Black Sea Fleet of the Osman Empire have broken out in a fierce battle. I don't know who won and who lost. If the Osman Empire loses, Italy will probably make a move. They have been preparing in Tripoli and Cyrenaica for many years. "
Wei Kun was not a fan of military affairs. When he heard this, he felt a little annoyed. He smiled and said, "It seems that Italy is just one of the links in the chain of the European powers dividing up the Osman Empire. After Russia attacks Italy, who will attack after Italy? "
"Well said!" The political commissar couldn't help but praise. The senior commanders of the war zone also praised, but in the end, they asked, "Deputy Secretary Wei, who do you think will attack after Italy?"
Wei Kun thought, I'm not interested in this matter, okay? However, since things had come to this, Wei Kun could only bite the bullet. He glanced at the world map hanging on the wall and replied, "If England and France wanted to make a move, they would have done so long ago. So on the surface, it probably won't be England or France, let alone our Min dynasty. If these people are excluded, the only ones who can attack are Greece and a few small forces around it. They have refused to accept the rule of the Osman Empire for hundreds of years. Now is undoubtedly a great opportunity. "
"The Balkans?" The war zone commander frowned.
The political commissar said, "I actually don't understand. What's the point of fighting for such a small place? Russia can still talk about liberating their Slavic brothers. What's wrong with Austria? Why must they expand here? If Habsburg really considers itself to be the Holy Roman Empire, then they should also attack Italy and take back Rome. Didn't they feel ashamed when the seven Kurfürst and Habsburg were kicked out of the German Confederation? "
Hearing the political commissar's words, Wei Kun couldn't help but be speechless. There weren't many combat missions in the administrative district of East Africa, so it was said that the political commissar was quite free. From these words, a preliminary conclusion could be drawn. The political commissar didn't waste his time. If one didn't study the history of Europe carefully, it was impossible to say the words "seven Kurfürst".
Archduke Ferdinand, the crown prince of Austria, didn't know that a group of Chinese people in faraway Africa were viciously mocking Austria's Habsburg. He was talking about the future with his cousin William II in Berlin. Surprised, Archduke Ferdinand asked, "Cousin, are you really going to rebuild the German Confederation?"
William II wasn't excited. He said with a rare bitter smile, "Do you think my uncle will agree to this?"
Archduke Ferdinand knew that the uncle his cousin was talking about was the current emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz? His Majesty Joseph I. If William II was a chuunibyou, Franz? Joseph I was really a chuunibyou. This emperor's head was as stubborn as granite. This stubbornness also lacked wisdom. It was purely to uphold the hundreds of years of Habsburg tradition.
Because he knew his uncle's behavior very well, Archduke Ferdinand changed the topic. "My dear cousin, even if Austria agrees to merge, will Germany agree?"
Back then, Prime Minister Bismarck's strategy was not to unify the German Confederation, but to drive out the "foreigners" in the German Confederation. Denmark was controlled by England. It was England's white glove that intervened in the German Confederation. Naturally, it became the prime minister's first target. Even if Denmark cried and shouted to stay in the German Confederation, the steel-hearted Bismarck still drove Denmark out.
After Denmark, it was Austria that was attacked. The German Democrats didn't think that Hungarians and Slavs belonged to the German nation. Prime Minister Bismarck also didn't think that Austria would give up the large territory that he controlled. Therefore, when the North German Customs Union led by Prussia defeated Austria through war, the peace talks led by the prime minister didn't require Austria to cede territory and pay reparations. Instead, Austria was asked to make a statement that it was leaving the German Confederation and would no longer interfere in the affairs of the German Confederation.
Prime Minister Bismarck didn't want to build a Greater Germany. Instead, he wanted the mole and Austria, the big monster, to build a Lesser Germany. The group of traitors in South Germany also had unrealistic fantasies about Napoleon I forming the Rhine Alliance. Therefore, the prime minister defeated Napoleon III and let the group of traitors know who represented the future of Germany.
It has to be said that even if South Germany was a traitor, the prime minister still thought that they were Germans. After three wars, Lesser Germany was finally built. Germany was no longer a geographical concept, but a real nation-state.
Wilhelm II was very clear about this history, and the funny thing was that this description was the content of the "History of the Unification of Germany" compiled by the distant Min dynasty. After Wilhelm II finished reading it, he suddenly had a feeling of realization. His perception of this history was a large group of famous people jumping around on the stage of history. Everyone was swayed by their emotions and argued endlessly. But the distant Min dynasty historians looked at this era calmly and rationally.
Because of this realization, Wilhelm II was also stumped by his cousin. Even if Hungary was now leading Slovakia to virtual independence, but for the pure German nationalists and the Junkers, Austria was not an outsider. This was a question that was worth commenting and even criticizing.
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