Chapter 71: The Plan for the Empire

  "Dr. Sun, do you know why your Three Principles of the People can't be achieved? Because it's too wordy!" Tan Xiao sneered to himself: "No need for three principles, one principle is enough, just nationalism is sufficient, what's the point of people's livelihood and people's rights? No regime has ever emphasized these in the past, nor will they in the future!..."

  Tan Xiao has arrived at Hitler's living room, today it is filled with guests, they are all waiting for this "Eastern Hitler" who has conquered every German he has met!

  Apart from Hitler and old acquaintance Goering, there is another figure who can be recognized at first glance: Hermann Wilhelm Goering; the number one man of the German Air Force. He arrived with Hitler but has not been seen around the delegation's base; he came here and has been busy at the Sino-German Cooperative Aviation Research Base until now!

  Today's guests also include Fritz Thyssen, the boss of Vereinigte Stahlwerke; Emil Kirdorf, the king of Ruhr coal mines; Hjalmar Schacht, the true leader of Germany's financial industry and representative of American finance in Germany! Other guests included top leaders from companies such as I.G. Farben, General Electric, the German Automobile Association, the German Telegraph and Telephone Company, and many others.

  The guests who came to this meeting today are of a higher level than the delegation that came last time, all of whom are at the first-class master level!

  "...It's clear that we can no longer expect the Japanese to contribute to our great cause of changing the old social order, and such a hope is now extremely slim!" Tan Xiao seemed somewhat regretful, but there was no hatred towards the Japanese visible on him: "However!..." He suddenly leaned forward, like a charging lion, and roared: "Can we give up our ideals? Can we give up our struggle? Can we give up our people?! No! We cannot forget the hardships we have suffered, nor can we forget those British beasts and French brutes who inflicted suffering on us..."

  Everyone suddenly understood why Tang Xiao was able to quickly become the idol of all German military and political leaders, he really is the Führer's brother, no, directly his incarnation!

  Today, I can only give you a very short time, just one hour, so Tang Xiao quickly entered the topic: He gave Hitler, or Germany, a series of diplomatic and military strategies! Of course, this was at Hitler's request.

  "First, we can take advantage of the current opportunity to send a fleet to Shanghai to protect the safety of white expatriates there. We can use the occasion of Britain and France declaring war on Japan to propose a plan that caters to their self-esteem!" Tan Xiao said with a disdainful expression: "We're being very considerate of their self-esteem! We're showing deference... We'll propose that Germany's naval development plan will not exceed 50% of the British Navy's scale as stipulated in the Washington and London Naval Treaties, whether or not these treaties are still in effect. And we'll promise to abide by this new agreement... This way, we can get the British to lift restrictions on our shipbuilding in terms of gun caliber and tonnage... I know the British have a saying that if Germany isn't armed, it will become food for the polar bear! Yes, we'll take advantage of this idea!"

  Ten days later, Tan Xiao's suggestion led to the "Anglo-German Naval Agreement"! Although it was signed on the same day in the original timeline for some reason, in this timeline, it is Tan Xiao's achievement!

  With the experience of the concessionary army's naval and land forces surrendering to a third country, Tan Xiao felt that in the upcoming large-scale sea battle in Nanyang, China would still have the opportunity to gain an advantage. If so, why not develop a blue-water navy? Money? Tan Xiao had it! Material resources? Just obtained a large number of high-quality mines, smelters, refineries and even oil fields from Japan in Nanyang... Human resources? Are those present not enough? Yes, China already has the conditions to develop a blue-water navy!

  Germany, while developing its navy, will tie its technology to China, and China's Qinhuangdao will also cater to the market demand of a third country as a "service" for warring nations, building a large shipyard! After the shipyard is built, the Germans' shipbuilding experience should have matured, and China can design and produce without technical troubles! Tan Xiang had already envisioned the special type of aircraft carrier in his mind...

  After briefly exploring China's shipbuilding development plan, Tan Xiao began his second strategy for Germany: the African Strategy!

  "Do you know why Ethiopia is so poor? Because they suffered even more than us during World War II! They were invaded by Italy in 1935, and it wasn't until the war broke out that others came to help them..." This was Tan Xiao's impression after listening to a staff officer's remarks in the base: Oh, I see, there are people who have suffered even more than us, no wonder that place is always plagued by famine...

  Now, this Ethiopia still called Abyssinia has not yet been invaded? Then it will certainly be soon; now that the middle of the year is already reached; in a national war, half a year is very short.

  "Judging from my knowledge of Italian noodles..." Tan Xiao's words immediately triggered a burst of laughter from the Germans - his joke about Italy becoming an enemy, Germany would send one division to destroy it, and if it became an ally, Germany would send eight divisions to defend it had already deeply entered every German's heart. Tan Xiao himself also burst out laughing, then he continued: "The Italians have never given up their ambition for Abyssinia, now the British, French, even we and the Soviets are all sending fleets to the Far East; obviously this is an opportunity! I think, he will take action against Abyssinia!"

  His judgment brought about a discussion among everyone, German intelligence personnel had information on this aspect, but Tan Xiao judged that Italy would invade Abyssinia just from the international situation, which was also unbelievable! Is this guy a god or a devil?

  Tan Xiao continued his suggestion: "If Italy takes action against Abyssinia at this time, Britain and France will not intervene, at most they will impose some trade sanctions in the League of Nations...... Then, we! My German brothers want to unite, who will oppose?! Who can oppose!! If the Italians dare to take action, we will cut off his hands!"

  Everyone understands what Tan Xiao said: Germany has always sought to unify with Austria, which is also a Germanic nation. However, Italy intervened! Italy is a noodle, but its exterior is very strong, whether it's the navy or the army. But if Italy takes action against Abyssinia, will it still be so tough? Perhaps, through a combination of soft and hard tactics towards Italy, unification with Austria can really be achieved!

  Just as everyone was admiring Tan Xiao's vision and strategy, Tan Xiao continued his "strategic bombing": "And what about the Rhineland? This is originally a German place, why can't we station troops there? It's not fair! This is a French conspiracy, it's a humiliation of France against us! So when the war in the Far East is raging, we should station troops in the Rhineland!..." Tan Xiao's strategy this time was even more shocking than annexing Austria! He wanted Germany to directly challenge the French!

  "Of course, we can be a bit more clever about it, like sending only one battalion... but we have to put on a show of being ready to fight! If the French get scared and retreat, our garrison is a reality! And if they really want to attack us, well, fine, we'll just pull back at full speed and announce that it was just a small unit that accidentally crossed the border during an exercise... Hehe, no big deal!" Tan chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.

  In just one short hour, Tan Xiao thoroughly conquered these hardcore Hitler supporters. Indeed, Tan Xiao is the Aryan! The appearance of Tan Xiao is the will of God, he is the angel who shoulders the responsibility with Germany to redefine a new world order!

  This is a crucial hour in the course of Chinese history, and after this hour, there will be an uninterrupted comprehensive cooperation between China and Germany; The Germans almost directly transplanted all their technology to China! At that time, about 70% of Germany's technological level was leading the world!!

  Tan Xiao left, Hitler himself sent him to the camp gate.

  "You are my brother! I have no doubt about that!" Hitler said: "One day, I will be the leader of the entire West! And my brother, I hope in the East, that leader will be you and not someone else!" These were Hitler's last words to Tan Xiao. Tan Xiao calmly smiled back with confidence and turned to walk into the night.

  Yes, to change this world, it must be led by a strong man. Chiang Kai-shek? He is not strong enough...

  He didn't rush to the car, he chose to walk a section, because his heart was surging, because he remembered an old saying: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Now, it has just taken the first step of the thousand-mile journey - sweeping across two Guangs and establishing its own base!

  A vast open space in the Yeoncheon military training ground is now packed with people, over 4,000!

  These more than 4,000 people include the main officials of each department in this rectification and training, the battalion commanders above who are preparing to set out on this occasion, the field army and the company commanders above from various departments who participated in the pacification of Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as Tan Xiang's experience gained from this rectification and training. In addition, there were nearly 200 people with special identities: young officer elites from the Seventh Army and Fifteenth Army of the Guangxi clique who came to receive training!

  Everyone stood in front of the rostrum and saw four huge screens standing on both sides, like movie screens, what a grand scene!

  "It's estimated that the battle is about to begin!" "Do you think it will be in Shanghai or directly in the north?" "North! Our advance team has gone to Henan!"...... Seeing thousands of people gathered together, everyone couldn't help but excitedly whisper to each other. In recent days, various units have had different military movements, such as the Instruction Corps which has already set out; this has made all the units eager for battle and itching to try.

  Tan Xiao didn't walk up to the podium, he walked to the front row and after a solemn salute with Guan Linzheng, Huang Wei and other senior officers, he lightly ordered his deputy officer: "Begin!"

  The soldiers saw General Tan's uniform from afar and stopped their whispers. At this time, the movie started: a synchronized sound film of the meeting between Chen Jitang and Liu Shidi of the Guangdong-Guangxi armies and Yashiro Hirokazu!

  Everyone was stunned into silence, they were shocked by the content! These hot-blooded soldiers were completely shocked and enraged by what these two warlords who had been shouting anti-Japanese slogans louder than anyone else did behind their backs. Except for the occasional sound of the film projector rolling, the entire audience of over 4,000 people suppressed their anger, and the power contained in that deathly silence seemed to be about to explode!

  After a segment of the meeting, it was a shot of a hand flipping through the agreement, at which point there was an off-screen voice reading out the contents of the agreement in a tone that was slightly shaking with indignation but trying to remain calm: "...... After our allied forces seize power in Nanjing, we will recognize the independence of Manchukuo and tacitly permit your country to actually occupy all territories north of the Yellow River..."

  "No! We absolutely refuse to agree!" In the dead of night, suddenly an officer who could no longer hold back shouted loudly with a choked voice, triggering a response from the entire audience. Thousands of voices shouted in unison: "Absolutely refuse to agree! Absolutely refuse to agree!" "Down with the traitors! Down with Chen Jitang!! Down with Li Zongren!!!..." The shouting grew louder and louder, gradually becoming like thunderous waves, drowning out even the off-screen commentary. These shouts were made jointly by the commanders, soldiers, and officers of various departments, as well as those from the Seventh and Fifteenth Armies! This was a collective shout from all Chinese military personnel present and absent!

  In the midst of everyone's cheers, Tan Xiao stepped onto the stage with a heavy yet firm pace under the gaze of the entire audience! The cheering stopped abruptly, and those workers who were screening the movie also immediately interrupted the unfinished film.

  "Chinese soldiers! My generals!! There are people, no! There are so many beasts that cannot enter the ancestral tomb! They are selling out our country for private gain, for the so-called friendly assistance of Japan, at a time when the nation is in danger and the fate of the ethnic group hangs in the balance!!!......" Tan Xiao began to roar: "I have never believed in foreign aid! Never! I have never believed in those so-called aids from outside our country and nation! The future of China depends on our people! Can only rely on our people!" He once again performed a Hitler-style passion, directed at his troops: "Chinese people! Sacred Chinese people! Must use their own diligence, wisdom, calmness, and bravery to overcome all difficulties! Only in this way can our country move forward! Our nation can be revitalized! The sole purpose of those so-called diplomacy and aid is to destroy the good situation of our country, undermine the fighting spirit of our nation! In those so-called international organizations and agreements, there are also hidden evil purposes that cannot be revealed!!!......"

  Tan Xiao paused for a moment, and the whole audience erupted into thunderous applause and cheers! Even Tan Xiao saw that the Huangpu first-term senior brothers in the front row were also looking at him with reverence, just like all the junior officers...

  "We are the soldiers brought out by Tan Xiao, China's soldiers!" Tan Xiao's speech had already replaced Chiang Kai-shek with himself in everyone's excitement! He continued to shout loudly: "My soldiers will only fight for the survival and development of the Chinese people! Those eternal enemies of ours, China's eternal enemies, can only speak lies from their tongues! Any attempt to cooperate with them is a betrayal and crime against the Chinese people! Betrayal and crime!......"

  Tan Xiao's emphasis once again received strong support from the whole audience!

  "We will fight these shameless, evil enemies to the end! To the end! Until forever! Until we completely eliminate them!" Tan Xiao continued to upgrade his excitement to madness! Then he gradually calmed down, and his voice became more gentle: "We have overcome countless difficulties, achieved countless achievements, and there is no force in the world that can stop us! The final victory will belong to the Chinese people!" Tan Xiao became strong again, not violently but firmly, with a determined and confident gaze sweeping across the audience, even the soldiers standing in the last row could clearly feel his concerned and encouraging eyes...

  "Down with Japanese pirates! First eliminate the traitors within our own country!" Tan Xiao ended his speech with this slogan, which also served as the overall mobilization for this oath-taking ceremony.

  "Down with the Japanese pirates! First, eliminate the traitors within our own country! Down with the Japanese pirates! First, eliminate the traitors within our own country!......" Amidst the renewed cries of enthusiasm, Tan Xiao began to distribute envelopes containing combat and deployment orders to the heads of each department, just as he would during regular drills.

  Not only low-ranking officers, but also current generals such as Guan Linzheng, Huang Wei, Song Xilian, Wang Jingjiu and others, as well as generals under the First Field Army, such as Sun Liren and Peng Huanbo, were all stirred up by Tan Sitong's words!

  They had such passion when they were devoted to the revolution with enthusiasm; They had such passion on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition; They had such passion during the January 28th Shanghai War! However, their enthusiasm was repeatedly chilled by ruthlessness, but today, they have been re-ignited! And they believe that this time it will not be extinguished again! Because of Tan Xiao!

  Tan Xiao is not only their superior, Tan Xiao is also the hope of the nation! Tan Xiao knows how to lead this China towards greatness, knows how to make this nation revive!

  Would you follow someone like that? Would you be a soldier under such a general? You, are you still a hot-blooded warrior, a Chinese?!

  Whether it is the officers and men of the Wild One Army or those of other training units, at this moment, they all have a desire to go before Tan Xiao and express their willingness to follow him in the struggle for a strong country and a strong people; They all have a personal idolization of Tan Xiao!

  The officers left in an orderly manner to faithfully execute the military orders they had received; only the highest officials of each department and two groups of people were left on the scene: one group was the instructors of the troops who would undergo the second batch of training, and the other group was those Guangxi Army officers who were being trained as replacements.

  Those Guangxi officers came to Tan Xiang's face and collectively saluted! Many of them had tears streaming down their faces, ashamed to be a member of the Guangxi army, regretting for following Li Zongren all along...

  "We are all Chinese! The hot-blooded soldiers of China! Please, sir, believe in us and let us go back to fight; let us use our actions to wash away the shame that hangs over us!" These Guangxi officers asked Tan Xiang to request battle.

  "Shame? Do you have any? Your Guangxi Army has always been the best soldiers in China! In the Northern Expedition, you fought and made a name for the Seventh Steel Army! ... Li Zongren shouts anti-Japanese every day, it's because he knows you want to fight against Japan; those who want to use your patriotic enthusiasm for their own private interests are just a few high-ranking conspirators! They are the ones who should be ashamed! ... I have never doubted you! So tonight I let you come, fully armed and ready, I believe you are good soldiers who can distinguish right from wrong, with principles and stance!" Tan Xiao's words moved these Guangxi Army officers even more, their determination to go to war became even firmer.

  Under their repeated requests, Tan Xiao incorporated them into the army propaganda teams of various troops. Their task was to cooperate with the troops on the road ahead to dissolve the hostility of the masses and educate those who had defected from the original Gui Army and were captured. Of course, there would also be some more arduous tasks, such as persuading surrender in front of the formation. They would join the first batch of 14 people sent out earlier to become an important element in absorbing the Gui Army.

  The use of these Guangxi officers was already in Tan's calculations, some battles used tongues stronger than bullets!

  The distant rumble of tanks was heard, and Guderian's tank troops merged with the Chinese tank troops. Hundreds of tanks formed a rolling iron tide that stopped abruptly in front of Tan Xiao!

  I wonder what Goodrian would think if he heard my speech just now. Tan Xiao is still feeling smug about his passionate speech that plagiarized Hitler earlier.

  Two generals in uniform came to Tan Xiao's front and paid their respects, both with the rank of National Army Colonel, Sun Liren and Gu De-lian. Gu De-lian wore his usual resolute expression before battle, while Sun Liren was unusually respectful, contrary to his normally slightly arrogant demeanor. The main force attacking Guangxi would be led by Sun Liren; this unruly general would thoroughly erase the traces of the Song system tonight and become Tan's tiger general.

  In fact, after tonight, Tan Xiao is not only the spiritual leader of Ye Yigong and Sun Liren, but also the spiritual leader of the 20 super divisions in this training session, and the spiritual leader of the National Army!

  In the darkness, all units that had long been prepared for battle received a reel of film to screen, just like what they saw earlier. This time, the audience was the entire army. After a 10-odd minute screening, the main force would launch an all-out attack...

  "Should we first stabilize the interior before expanding abroad?" Who are you telling this to? Listen to Laozi: To eliminate the Japanese pirates, we must first eradicate the traitors within our own country! How forceful! Tan Xiao watched as the troops set out in the darkness, his heart filled with pride and excitement. The endless rows of torches seemed to be guiding China towards a path of greatness...

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