Luoyang
A regiment of soldiers stood guard outside the city gate, surrounded by a dozen literati and a few officers.
Nie Wenzhou was chatting with Luoyang City Chief Ma Deming, Chief of Staff Xiao Liju, and the others while occasionally glancing at the main road in the east.
Soon, a fleet of cars appeared in the distance. There seemed to be dozens of them. When the convoy neared, one of the cars came out and jumped out of Ryuji, the head of intelligence, in front of Nie Wenzhou.
"Reporting to Major, this subordinate has received orders to welcome the arrival of the German instructor group.”
"Hahaha, you brat, I don't have any instructions. I only have one sentence.”
"Yes, thank you for your compliment, Young Marshal."
"Alright, don't be obedient here. Let's go and welcome these teachers.”As he spoke, he led the way to the instructors who were getting out of the car and gathering. The others immediately followed.
At this moment, the head of the instructor group, Vilner. von Major General Hardman was gathering the first batch of officers. Hardman didn't show any good or bad emotions. They couldn't see the future.
Ever since he was selected by the Ministry of National Defense to come to China as an instructor group last month, he had been very puzzled. Since when did China need to hire an instructor group of more than a thousand people? Twenty years ago, when Big Head Yuan trained the new army, he only hired a few dozen people. Did China already have many armies now? Although he had many doubts, he still chose to obey the arrangement and left the country that he loved and the land that he was sad about. After all, they would receive double the salary if they came here. They would not receive such generous treatment in the National Defense Force, which was now cutting people everywhere.
Then, he led the first batch of 300-plus people to board the ship from Switzerland to Italy with a few Chinese people. After nearly a month of travel, they finally arrived at their destination.
Hardman looked at these future main officers of the National Defense Force with bright eyes, feeling very gratified. Especially the ones recommended by the Ministry of Defense, including Wayner. von Blomburg, Maximilian, Fritz Erich, Erwin Rommel, Heinz Guderian, and other young talents were all based on their outstanding performance in the war. These people were still young and had the glory and discipline of Germany. Although they were very tired, they still quickly regrouped.
Hardman said in his slightly hoarse voice,""Gentlemen, it is a pity that we are no longer a German soldier, but I hope that you will maintain the tradition and glory of the German soldiers at all times, strive to complete the mission, and return to our motherland as soon as possible. I hope that you will do your job seriously and show your abilities to the fullest. Let others know how powerful we are and live up to the glory of the German soldiers.”
"Yes, sir."
Nie Wenzhou arrived at the right time. Although Hardman didn't think much of the warlords in China, he was still a financial backer. It was said that there would be many engineers and technicians coming in the future, so he had to give them face. Therefore, after finishing his lecture, he turned around and saluted Nie Wenzhou, greeting him in German.
Although Nie Wenzhou wasn't considered a regular soldier, he had been trained by Hardman before, so he saluted Hardman. The interpreter next to them immediately introduced the two of them, and then they exchanged pleasantries.
"General Hardman, I'm very glad that you've come to China. I hope that everyone will not stand on ceremony. We still have a long way to go in the future!”To be honest, Nie Wenzhou didn't know how to deal with foreigners. He had never come into contact with them before. Previously, Long San was in charge of purchasing. Now, he could only communicate in Chinese.
"Ah, I also hope that we can cooperate happily! This time, we have received orders from the Ministry of National Defense to follow your arrangements. Therefore, I hope that the general can arrange a place for us to stay first. My young men are a little tired.”As expected of a veteran on the battlefield. He simply said that they were tired and that they should stop talking nonsense.
Nie Wenzhou was also speechless, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. What was there to talk about between two old men? Moreover, they weren't very familiar with each other. They had no choice but to let the government personnel and the interpreter lead them to settle down for the night before going to Xi'an tomorrow.
Nie Wenzhou's first diplomatic trip ended just like that!
Although he was very unhappy, he still hosted a banquet in the government compound that night. Needless to say, when the Chinese delicacies were served, the soldiers with long faces were all hungry and soon fell for the good food and wine of the People's Army. The more they talked, the more they talked. Even Hardman began to spill all kinds of thoughts after drinking half a catty of wine. They boasted about the military achievements of their officers, scolded the British and French for being despicable, scolded the Americans for being shameless, and so on. In short, everyone drank to their hearts 'content and ate happily.
At noon the next day, Nie Wenzhou brought a group of people and rushed to Xi'an.
Ever since Nie Wenzhou had taken over this place, he had thought of opening a military school and had thrown all his elites into it. However, at that time, there was nothing. The school was not built, the instructors did not know how to find a good one, and the students were also in a hurry. They could only suppress their thoughts and build the school first.
Therefore, after bringing a large group of people into Xi'an, these people were arranged to stay in the newly built teacher's dormitory. At the same time, he began to order the full-time personnel of each division to report to Xi'an as soon as possible. The army was temporarily taken over by deputy officers and political commissar.
In the next few days, all the military officers gathered at the military academy in Xi'an.
Wu Xin was complaining to his old partner, Zhang Liang."Hey, Old Zhang, have you heard? This time, we will have to suffer for a period of time. I heard that the young commander invited Big Nose to teach us. These people are a little unreasonable. I reckon that our days will not be good.”
"Hehe, Old Wu, you finally have a headache. I told you to read more books, but you ignored me. Now you know what a headache is!”Zhang Liang was gloating at Wu Xin's misfortune. There was no doubt about Wu Xin's ability, but he refused to learn anything. If it weren't for Nie Wenzhou's attention, he probably wouldn't even be able to read a few words.
"Old brother, don't laugh at me. Everyone, help me. Otherwise, if I can't make it, what if the young marshal keeps me here and doesn't let me go back?”Wu Xin continued to play the pity card.
Zhang Liangque was unmoved." There's no use telling me that. You're an awesome old man, aren't you? Ever since you became the commander of the 7th division, you've been acting all high and mighty. I heard that you often brag about your glorious achievements to your subordinates. Your days are beautiful!”
Wu Xin immediately pretended to be a coward and said pitifully,"Hey, I was just joking when I was free. Why did you bring it up? Old Li, can you put in a good word for me so that the Young Marshal can be more lenient with me?”
Zhang Liang made sure that no one was eavesdropping, then whispered,"Hmph, if you weren't joking, do you think the young commander would still let you be his teacher? The young marshal would have done it long ago. Although the Major didn't seem to be in charge, he could still hide anything from him. The Young Marshal knew what you were like, so he turned a blind eye to everything you did. Listen to my advice. Learn more in the future. We are not bandits. Now that there are more and more new things in the army, we are becoming more and more reluctant to learn some things. In order to be able to follow the young marshal to conquer the world in the future, we have to work hard.”
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