Li Changgeng and Hindenburg were both very interested. Qiao Mochou had already prepared a family dinner and enthusiastically enjoyed the arrival of Hindenburg with Li Wuji. ```23wx` Hindenburg also put down his usual stereotypes and indifference, sat on a chair and hugged Li Wuji warmly and said to Li Changgeng: "People of my age prefer to hug their children at home and feel the preciousness of life!"

Li Changgeng nodded and smiled, "There is a saying in China that one can help the world if one is rich, and one can keep one's own life. There is also a saying in Europe that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Although we all like to live some lazy and quiet days, our status and power determine that we cannot have such enjoyment! Before the banquet, I will welcome the arrival of the Marshal on behalf of my family. I will play two piano songs for you."

Hindenburg was surprised after hearing Li Changgeng's ten words, so he quickly stood up to applaud. Li Changgeng also calmly walked to the piano in the living room, got up and sat down, nodding politely to Hindenburg, and said, "The name of the song "Yellow River"" calmed down for a moment, and began to play the concerto of defending the Yellow River with high speed. The concerto was very difficult to perform on the piano alone, and the opponent's speed requirements were extremely high. Li Changgeng's performance level was not as master's level, but professional level was definitely no problem. Although his emotions were not necessarily in place, the playing technique was very standard. In addition, his status could not be too demanding to find out his faults. The three and a half minutes of performance were stacked, especially when entering the second quarter, combined with Li Changgeng's slightly exaggerated movements and expressions, the passionate East Song made Hindenburg applaud and exclaim.

As the last piano sound fell, Hindenburg chuckled fiercely for a while and praised: "It's amazing. You subverted my impression of the Chinese. I never thought that the implicit Chinese would have such high and exciting music. This is also the first time I have heard oriental music played by the piano. Li has to admit that you are the best Chinese and the most special national leader I have ever met! I also learned piano for a while when I was in the Army Academy. Of course, it is impossible to compare with Chairman Li, but now I really want to present a song for you and your family. Beethoven's "To Alice""

Hindenburg's playing is just an amateur level, but it can still be heard. In addition, it is not too difficult to Alice. The old man's emotional expression is quite good. After the play, Li Changgeng also praised a few words. Qiao Mochou also carried out the Guzheng and played a song "General's Order". Finally, Li Wuji was in Li Changgeng's arms, and the father and son jointly held a song "Two Tigers".

Li Changgeng made Hindenburg, which was very happy to smile, officially held a banquet. This family dinner was not complicated. It was made by Li Changgeng and Qiao Mochou at home in the afternoon, including braised pork ribs, sweet and sour carp, mutton stewed with sauerkraut, persimmons stewed with cucumbers and cold skins. The staple food was dumplings. In order to show the atmosphere of the family dinner, the nanny was on holiday in the evening, and the dishes were also served by Li Changgeng and Qiao Mochou from the kitchen. This most common family dinner seemed to bring the distance between the two countries of China and Germany. The most powerful people closer to the neighbors. An elder held an ordinary dinner full of affection among the young family of the neighbors.

How is Hindenburg? He is an old man in his heart. Li Changgeng played the family affection card very well, which accurately stimulated the warmth in Hindenburg's heart. In fact, Germany, Switzerland, and other Northwest European countries attach great importance to family affection. Especially for capitalists like landlords like the small atmosphere of neighborhood gatherings.

After the happy dinner, Li Changgeng and Xingdenburg put on coats and held a glass of red wine in their hands to the balcony more than 100 meters high from the ground, standing at the highest point of the city in Harbin, looking into the distance. At this time, snowflakes floated outside, rumbling at the flashing lights on the ground. Smelling the scent of sulfide from the huge chimney in the distance, Li Changgeng stretched out the red wine glass in his hand forward childishly, as if he wanted to connect some more snowflakes falling from the sky into the wine glass. The silver-haired Hindenburg was also infected by Li Changgeng's actions and learned his actions. He picked up a few falling snowflakes into the wine glass, and then the two gently touched the wine glasses. The crisp sound of the collision between the glass made both smile from the bottom of their hearts and drink the red wine in the glass.

The relaxed and quiet atmosphere opened up the topic of the old and the young. "Old Paul. I believe that the cooperation between China and Germany will be very broad and promising in the future. From a geopolitical point of view, we are both continental countries and agricultural powers. With the advent of the ocean era, we are all facing strong pressure brought to us by strong maritime powers."

"Yes, I think so too. Facing the brutal military and political pressure of Britain and France, it is like a rope strangling the Germans' necks, which can suffocate us at any time, but we Germans will not succumb to such pressure. We can still rise again on the European continent."

"Well, I also firmly believe in this. Germany has only been thirty years from its founding to its rise on the European continent. I believe that Germany will rise again. Maybe it will take thirty years. In Chinese novels, the beheaded robbers will shout the saying: Eighteen years later, it will be a hero again. I think Germany has laid a solid national foundation before the war. This foundation is not a factory built by Germany on land, a colony of Germany in the world, a giant battleship launched by the Germans at sea, but the spirit of the Germans developing the country, a technology mastered by the Germans, and a knowledge mastered in the minds of the Germans. These are the unbreakable national defense of a country. As long as knowledge, technology and spirit are all there, even if the Germans have no factories, giant ships, and funds today, it doesn't matter. The factory can be rebuilt, and it will be better than before. If the giant ships sink, we can build larger tonnage, and it is simpler to make money again!

China is facing a worse situation than Germany. A large country with a population of 400 million is mostly agricultural and industrially underdeveloped. It is a colony of Britain and France in the south, a Soviet Russia we are raising, and a strong neighbor of Japan on the east sea. But I firmly believe that the stronger the enemy, the stronger we can make us stronger!”

"Li, you said it's so good. It doesn't matter if the Germans are gone. As long as we Germans are still there, Germany will rise again. From you, we see that China will rise in the East. This is nothing more than a matter of ten or twenty years. I believe that China will not be too long under your wise leadership. As for Sino-German cooperation, we have already joined hands, right?"

"Of course. Paul said that Mr. Lenin of the Soviet Union was inspecting the introduction of industrial industries in our Northeast China. The results are currently good. This country has been completely introduced by me to the development of heavy industry or industry under the war model. We must give this country the ability to start a war, but we must have the ability to control the scale of their war."

"When I saw the China-Germany cooperation memorandum, my experts told me that the Chinese people's understanding of industry is already at the level of the world's powers. In fact, Germany is also very vigilant about the growth of the Soviet Union. We need Russia's military strength, but we must also control it within the range we set."

Seeing that Hindenburg had already reached a consensus on the Soviet Union with him, Li Changgeng changed the topic and said, "Actually, the enemies we can see are not terrible!"

Sure enough, Li Changgeng's words attracted the attention of Ah Hindenburg. He gestured with a wine glass and asked Li Changgeng to continue speaking.

"It seems that the countries that won the European war were Britain and France, but in fact, Britain and France, like Germany, lost their foundation and damaged their vitality. There is only one country that really won in this war, that is the United States. The enemy of the United States is really terrible, with strong national strength. The natural barrier between the east and west oceans, and the north and south are countries with little strength. If there is no intervention in this war, the worst is Germany. But it is precisely because of the United States' intervention in the late stage of the war that Germany lost the situation."

After hearing this, Hindenburg pondered for a moment and said, "Indeed, the intervention of the Americans has caused Germany to lose its advantage! Major powers all want to form a balance strategy in the areas they control, and now Americans seem to be on our side again."

"Yes. It seems that this is the case. The United States now strongly supports Germany both politically and economically. It is necessary for Europe to return to the pre-war balance policy. The British seem to have such plans. But I think the balance between regional politics and military is unfair to us, China and Germany. In other words, it is very unfavorable. China and Germany are currently in a balanced position. What we need to do is to try our best to break the balance policy designed by Britain, the United States and France. This requires our two countries to join hands on this issue. Advance and retreat together, and strive for China and Germany to jointly realize the great rejuvenation of the nation-state!"

"Li, my opinion is absolutely consistent with you. It is precisely because Germany saw this that we came to China from thousands of miles away. Now the agreement reached between our two countries is making great strides on this road. Our previous close cooperation on supporting the Soviet Union has allowed Britain and France to see the importance of China and Germany in the ** strategy that cannot be ignored!"

"In fact, the Americans are not less than us in supporting the Soviet Union. Judging from the current international situation, China, the United States and Germany have a very high tacit understanding in the pursuit of national interests. Britain and Japan are another maritime interest alliance. The French now dominate the European continent and enjoy the fruits of victory in the European war. The Russians, the Nordic giant bear, is growing in a pool of blood, and Italy is doing nothing. The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire makes the situation in Europe more beneficial to Germany."

Hindenburg thought for a while and said, "Li, do you mean the Sino-German alliance?"

"No, this will only make Britain, the United States, Japan, France and other countries more wary of us. What we need to do is to form an alliance without alliance. China has huge manpower and market. Germany has advanced technology. Our two countries complement each other's own advantages more than a simple military alliance. I want to propose the concept of globalization internationally at an appropriate time, with the two words peace and development around the world as the theme. This also provides a cover for our two countries to cooperate in the future."

"Li, do you mean to build an international organization?"

"No, China does not have the strength to do this, and Germany does not have the strength to do this now. There is a ready-made framework, that is, the current League of Nations. I think my view is now acceptable to all countries. Now all major powers are no longer able to bear any war. On the one hand, everyone is licking their wounds, the winning side is trying to digest the results of victory, and the defeated side is also trying hard to restore national strength. At this time, everyone is thinking about peace."

"As such a thing, Germany will definitely cooperate with you in this regard. Peace and development will be the two major themes of the future international community. With this theme, I think Germany can return to the international stage faster."

"Old Paul, China will definitely fully support Germany to restore it to a normal country as soon as possible. I have another very good proposal that can help Germany return to the international stage faster. That is China-Germany free trade, or opening up each other!"

"You mean China and Germany offset tariffs with each other?"

"It is impossible to offset completely, but we can determine a customs and trade agreement that everyone is favorable to. This is of great benefit to the development of the capital markets of our two countries. In 1900, the United States proposed a unilateral opening-door policy to China. At that time, this policy was extremely unfair to China, which was equivalent to plundering the wealth of the Chinese people. But now China is no longer the Qing government that was once shrugged by the great powers, so this matter has become meaningful. The equivalent opening-door policy will change for us.

It is very beneficial. For example, China's cotton market was once completely monopolized by the British, and a large amount of silver flowed out of the UK, and China did not have a complete tariff system. However, after the door was opened, American cotton cloth could also enter China, and German cotton cloth could also enter China. With the free competition in the global market, it would leave a gap for Chinese cotton cloth manufacturers to survive. In this kind of dumping trade against my country, we can introduce some anti-dumping laws to protect the development of our own enterprises."

"Li, you know I am a soldier and don't know much about the economy, but I personally feel that your proposal is very good. I want to discuss your proposal seriously with German economic experts. I will attach great importance to this matter and give you the answer in the shortest time!"

"Old Paul believes me, this is a very good idea!"

Hindenburg smiled, and the two continued to talk about some unrelated topics. Then they turned to the military. Hindenburg said first: "Li, I saw the German employer in China a few days ago. The young men were very good. I found that they learned a lot of new things in China, which I expected. I was very proud of the German army before, although it is the same now. They learned the flexibility that Germans did not have in the past. Especially in the use of tactics and light weapons.

.When my young men told me that mortars could shoot flat in trenches to destroy enemy bunkers, I couldn't believe it. There was also the extremely complex civil engineering operation. Jihu made the most perfect summary of all the tactics in the war. There was also a simple and effective logistics support system, especially the concept of the gun race, which was extremely smart. The German young men told me that a gun that shoots precisely is far less likely to make the enemy afraid than a gun with sufficient bullets!”

"It's like this. Our logistics concept is that having a good gun in the hands of soldiers can make us more confident in winning a battle, but a sufficient bullet and low-priced gun can make us win a war. Our military personnel are constantly trying to find ways to design rifles simpler, easier to produce, cheaper, and more compatible with each other. Our concept is not only applicable to rifles, but also to the design and production of all weapons. You must know that on the battlefield, sometimes logistical support is difficult to be in place, so our weapons need to have stronger survivability on the battlefield.

One thing is very important. When a soldier's gun is broken, he can remove a good part from another broken gun and replace it with it. The machine gun's bullets are universal. Although the performance of the machine gun is sacrificed, it can make the machine gun's bullet more secure. Our military designers found that the most effective range of killing machine guns to infantry is between 400 and 200 meters, and the lethality of machine guns is extremely limited outside and within 400 meters and within 200 meters. In this range of damage and killing, ordinary rifle bullets are completely competent. So why do we still need to produce special machine gun bullets?"

"Li, your statement is great. In fact, my staff department has submitted a similar proposal to me earlier, but it did not attract my attention. Now I think about it, it really makes me feel very sorry!"

"Old Paul, tradition is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes it's bad. This reminds me of the Prussian army's breech guns during the Prussian war, and easily defeated the Austrian army! There is also the German team killed 60,000 British troops a day with machine guns during the Battle of the Ryan River in World War I. The emergence of advanced weapons will change the way the war proceeds at any time. In the era of borebrating guns decades ago, we were still lined up to shoot each other. When we were breech guns, we had to do so, and we had to be shot. The emergence of machine guns has been half a century, but this half a lifetime

During the 1990s, machine guns were locked in the warehouses of the colonies. It was not until this war that people discovered that machine guns had become an indispensable weapon in the army. Therefore, our army not only had to invent better weapons, but also had to apply good weapons well and play them well! Otherwise, holding rifles in infantry battles in line with queues would only be a fool’s behavior. Our team has cancelled the unit system above the cavalry regiment! Because the most important role of cavalry is group charge. With the extensive equipment of machine guns, cavalry use such tactics and seeking death!”

Hindenburg sighed, "I didn't expect that you China has discovered this, and Germany has done this too!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!