si-mexico Chapter 242 Talents from Jinling
Chapter 242 Talents from Jinling
"Yamamoto currently only has one infantry regiment under his command. I suspect the Japanese have told him to hold back so as not to overly provoke Zhao Tiezhu's Third Regiment. If Zhao Tiezhu were to charge in, all their years of operations in Tianjin would be wiped out."
According to Chief of Staff Cui, it seemed that Yamamoto had no choice. Unless they had some other hidden forces, they could only agree to Zhao Tiezhu's request.
"Six million dollars, that's a pretty wicked number. Yamamoto was able to come up with that amount when blackmailing Japanese businessmen in Tianjin."
Hu Dezhu, who came in to ask Li Shaoyi for his signature, also said something after hearing about this.
"Then there's no need for us to stop him. Let Zhao Tiezhu ask for the money according to this figure."
Li Shaoyi took it and looked at it. Hu Dezhu had already prepared the form regarding the subsidies for the troops sent by other warlords. After Li Shaoyi signed it, we will send special personnel to contact the warlords from various places.
"Are we really going to withdraw after we get the money?"
Hu Dezhu said with some confusion, "Tianjin is a treasure trove. Now we have finally reached the edge of the city, and we just withdraw because of six million dollars. Isn't that a bit of a loss? You have to know that this is the commercial center of the north. Beiping is mainly a political city. In terms of real money, there is still a big gap between it and Tianjin."
"Of course we'll retreat after receiving the money, but we can't go too far away. They're giving us six million dollars, so some of it has to be of some use. We need to fight the 12th Division, so Zhao Tiezhu must keep a close eye on the troops in Tianjin. If they don't make any moves, then forget it. If they try to cooperate with the 12th Division, then I'll have a reason to destroy them."
Li Shaoyi snorted coldly. Everyone understood what Li Shaoyi meant, but they did not hold out much hope. If Commander Yamamoto was an enterprising person, Li Shaoyi might really be able to break into the concession, but Commander Yamamoto was a coward. He had been tried twice. Do you expect him to cooperate with the 12th Division?
Take a shower and go to bed early!
"Report to the commander, Du Congrong has arrived."
Just as the people in the room were discussing the affairs of Tianjin, a name caught Li Shaoyi's attention. This was the capable person that Li Shaoyi and Deputy Minister Wu had asked for.
If Li Shaoyi wanted to form an armored regiment, he had to have talented people in this area. However, after checking all the people in our team, we found that no one had any driving experience, let alone being the commander of an armored regiment. So we had no choice but to seek help from the Nanjing National Government.
Du Congrong was an armored officer who returned from studying in Europe.
There was no suitable position for him in the Nanjing National Government, so he could only be a staff officer in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. When Li Shaoyi spoke, Deputy Minister Wu immediately thought of this person and told Li Shaoyi about this person's qualifications.
This person studied in Europe for two years, mainly studying armored warfare. Although it is not a famous school, it is rare in today's China.
Li Shaoyi put down the pen in his hand, took two steps at a time, and pushed the door open. The people in the room had never seen Li Shaoyi in such a posture. Is the person who came so powerful?
Standing in front of Li Shaoyi at this moment was a Central Army officer who was 1.78 meters tall. When he saw Li Shaoyi coming out, he immediately put his legs together and saluted his superior.
"Sir, I, Du Congrong, am reporting to you."
Judging from the appearance, this is a professional soldier, which is similar to what Li Shaoyi imagined. Li Shaoyi has a feeling that this person can lead world-class armored troops.
"Do you know why I brought you here?"
Li Shaoyi also saw a hint of dissatisfaction on this person's face. Of course, this was very normal. He was originally a high-ranking military and political staff officer, but he was transferred to a ragtag army.
"I don't know, please tell me clearly, sir."
In Du Congrong's opinion, Li Shaoyi definitely needed a secretary who had studied abroad in the West. Now, senior military officers of the National Government all liked to have such a secretary to satisfy their understanding of Western military. Of course, after truly understanding it, they had no ability to change their own army. It was just a topic of conversation when they were bragging with other superiors.
"Come with me to the backyard."
Li Shaoyi pointed to the three-wheeled motorcycle next to him. Du Congrong put his luggage next to him and sat in the driver's seat of the three-wheeled motorcycle. He still knew his position very well.
This guy was very calm along the way, but when he arrived at the backyard, the row of tanks in front of him almost made him forget to brake.
"How big of a grudge do you have against me, kid? Today is our first meeting, and you're ready to use your motorcycle to drive me into a tank?"
Li Shaoyi said unhappily that after turning the corner just now, this guy got so excited that he actually ran even faster. If he hadn't stopped at the last moment, he would have hit the tank today.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm really too excited. You know, after returning from Europe, although our country also has a batch of tanks, I can't see them in the Ministry of Military Affairs. And I've never seen a tank like yours, but I feel it should be the most powerful tank."
Du Congrong was a little incoherent. He was a little dissatisfied in his heart just now, but after seeing this row of tanks, he no longer had any dissatisfaction. He also knew why Li Shaoyi called him here. It was definitely not to be a staff officer for show.
Nowadays, although countries all over the world are researching tanks, tanks from World War II have not yet been released. Most of them are light tanks left over from World War I.
Although the one in front of him is also a light tank, it has borrowed many advanced technologies. After all, this tank will not be available until six or seven years later. So in Du Congrong's view, this is the most advanced tank in the world, equipped with a 75mm gun, which is the largest caliber tank gun in the world.
Of course, only for now...
"I want to form an armored regiment, but I don't have the talent. I've seen your resume and you're very suitable to be the commander of my armored regiment. Over there are armored vehicles, and over there are transport trucks and tankers. I have all the vehicles for you, but I don't have any soldiers."
Li Shaoyi pointed at the vehicles in the yard and said, Du Congrong tensed his nerves and even breathed carefully, as if if he breathed too loudly, all the vehicles here might disappear.
My goodness, in Peking, I saw the most advanced armored regiment in the world...