Li Hanhun's appointment as the commander of the Fifth Army was also the result of careful consideration. (._) In terms of qualifications, Li Hanhun's performance was not bad. It's just that his qualifications in the National Defense Force were a little behind.

Initially, several legion commanders did not quite agree with Li Hanhun being the commander of the newly-established fifth legion, but Master Pao pushed back with just one sentence: "Don't you know what it means to buy a horse's bones for a thousand gold?! That's a crappy thing!

Roll the ball!"

The gun master's words left everyone speechless. Li Hanhun himself also knew that compared to the National Defense Force, his data and record were still a little worse. Although he was better off than most of them in terms of background, what soldiers only value is their military exploits!

So he worked hard to prepare for a good battle, which could be regarded as laying the foundation for the Fifth Army. Now, all the generals and officers in the Fifth Army are officers who graduated from the National Defense University.

Originally, after completing their training, these officers would return to their respective units. But this time they were transferred to the newly-established Fifth Army Corps, but they did not suffer any loss! Basically, each of them was promoted to a military rank.

With the backbone of these various units, Li Hanhun was able to complete the formation of the Fifth Army. At the same time, he was extremely grateful to Tu Qianjun for promoting him! You know, what he had most guessed before coming here was that the National Defense Force would arrange for him to do something similar to logistics.

of sinecure.

But what he never expected was that the National Defense Force would actually give him a real job! He even formed a legion of 200,000 people for him! Even those direct descendants who arrived later, the National Defense Force did not treat him badly.

On the one hand, they were allowed to further their studies at the National Defense University, and on the other hand, they were allowed to join the Fifth Army Corps to participate in the army's construction. Of course, these people were all promoted one level based on their previous military ranks.

A scholar will die for his confidant! This is what Li Hanhun is thinking now.

Tu Qianjun's seemingly generous approach was actually cautious. First of all, 90% of Li Hanhun's soldiers were recruited from the three eastern provinces, and secondly, the proportion of National Defense Force generals in the Fifth Army was not small!

The education system of the National Defense Force has taken shape. As long as Li Hanhun is really commanding the troops in combat, he will naturally be able to command the Fifth Army. But if he wants to do something in violation of military orders, there is basically no chance.

Secondly, although Tu Qianjun gave military power, he did not give local power. Li Hanhun was only the commander of the legion, and he also needed to be suppressed by logistics, military expenses, etc.

Unlike what he did in Shantou, where he was directly controlled by the military and government. Now he only has military power and no local power at all. Without the source of tax revenue, he can only rely on funds allocated by the National Defense Forces.

Logistics is also directly managed by the General Logistics Department of the National Defense Forces, and these are usually invisible. But if Li Hanhun makes any moves, once these are cut off, it won't take long for the Fifth Army to be in chaos!

Tu Qianjun's prestige in the National Defense Forces and even in the entire three eastern provinces has reached a level that no one can match. Whether he likes it or not, more than 90% of the people in the entire three eastern provinces regard him as a leader.

These also established that any force trying to oppose him would not receive support in the three eastern provinces. Because of the massacre of thousands of troops, the entire three eastern provinces were undoubtedly the only paradise in the war-torn Republic of China.

No one here will dare to act arrogantly, beards, and horse bandits will either be incorporated or exterminated. Industry, commerce, agriculture, and industry have developed by leaps and bounds! Several major war victories have raised the morale of the people throughout the three eastern provinces!

"Commander-in-Chief, I am here this time hoping that if possible, the Commander-in-Chief will allow our Fifth Army Corps to participate in several actual battles!" Li Hanhun was also unambiguous and said to Tu Qianjun: "Although we are still in the training stage for the time being, I

I firmly believe that we will be able to form basic combat effectiveness in half a year! The rest, the soldiers can only learn on the battlefield!"

Listening to Li Hanhun's words, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but nodded. Then he smiled and said to Li Hanhun: "You have some battles to fight, but what you need now is training and integration! The army has just been formed, and more is needed.

Exercise and exercise! Don’t worry! I will let you go to the battlefield to exercise when I have the chance!"

Then Tu Qianjun paused and said to Li Hanhun: "How is it?! Are you satisfied with the equipment?!"

Hearing Tu Qianjun's question, Li Hanhun laughed and said, "What can I be dissatisfied about?! With these equipment, I feel confident enough to fight against Little Japan!"

"But...Commander, isn't the training volume of fifty rounds of bullets a day a bit too much?!" Li Hanhun hesitated for a while and said to Tu Qianjun. Tu Qianjun waved his hand and said with emotion.

"Bullets are valuable, but the lives of soldiers are valuable?!" Tu Qianjun poured a cup of tea for Li Hanhun and said with a smile: "Don't treat us as the Nanjing government, and don't apply the conditions of other places to us.

On us!"

"Now we have six blast furnaces with a daily output of 300 tons in the three northeastern provinces. And our bullets have been replaced by steel bullets, so the supply of bullets is not a problem for us!"

Tu Qianjun smiled at Li Hanhun and said, in fact, he still hid part of it. First of all, the two smelting plants built in the later period actually produced 450 tons of iron per day! And those employees from the three northeastern provinces working in the steel plants passed by

It has been rotated through several batches over the years!

For those who came off the rotation, basically no one knew where they went. The three eastern provinces arsenal secretly made two batches of various machinery needed for the blast furnace based on the data given by Jia Xiaohou and others.

These machines, along with the rotated employees and their families, quietly left the three northeastern provinces. They are now working in two secret smelting plants on the Mongolian prairie.

The Mongolian grasslands are full of treasures! Many minerals can be found almost by digging. In this era without satellites, it is basically difficult for Americans to discover that the three northeastern provinces have secretly built two blast furnaces.

These two blast furnaces were built according to the daily output of 450 tons built by U.S. Steel in the later period. There is a clause in the agreement between U.S. Steel and the National Defense Force: 50% of the steel plant's output must be sold at cost price.

For the Wehrmacht.

And 150 tons of the 450 tons were basically purchased by U.S. Steel with the consent of the National Defense Forces. Externally, it was claimed that the daily output was still 300 tons. Of course, half of the other 300 tons was actually sold to the National Defense Forces.

Jia Xiaohou and the others have already successfully developed the steel bullet after several years of development. It can be said that bullet production is not a problem for the National Defense Forces now. But as time is running out, Tu Qianjun has increased the amount of training in order to train his soldiers.

They have more shooting experience.

Tu Qianjun knew very well that at the beginning of the all-out war in 1937, the Japanese army's shooting, hand-to-hand combat, and fighting spirit were at their peak! If we don't seize the time to train at this time, it will be too late when the war begins! We can only use human lives to fill the gap!

Just when Tu Qianjun and Li Hanhun were chatting happily, there was a rapid knock on the door! Tu Qianjun was stunned, and then said: "Come in!"

But Shang Dinan hurriedly walked in and said in a deep voice to Tu Qianjun: "Commander, the German Ambassador is here to see you urgently!"

Li Hanhun said goodbye with a wink. Tu Qianjun sent Li Hanhun to the door and said to Shang Dinan: "Bring him over!" Shang Dinan nodded and went down to bring the German ambassador over.

The current German Ambassador Ernst Röhm hurried to Tu Qianjun's office and said in a deep voice to Tu Qianjun: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, heir to the throne of Hanover in Germany, Duke of Brunswick Ernst August III.

Princess Federica, daughter of Princess Victoria of Prussia, has disappeared!”

Tu Qianjun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. Missing?! How is that possible?! Although he was a little worried, Tu Qianjun was even more confused about what Federica's disappearance had to do with him?! He was far away in Manchuria, and he couldn't help even if he wanted to.

ah!

But then, Rom smiled bitterly at Tu Qianjun and said: "Actually, this is just an external statement. Insiders know that Her Royal Highness the Princess is not missing at all. She actually came to you secretly! Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief..."

Tu Qianjun couldn't help but be startled, and then he suddenly realized! He had promised Federica in Germany that he would find her in three years. But if Roma hadn't reminded him of this matter, he would have almost forgotten it, and more than a year had passed since then.

Three years!

Thinking of this incident, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but smile bitterly. What he thought at the time was that Federica was just a little girl's thoughts, and she would eventually forget him after a long time. But what he didn't expect was that this proud little swan actually chose to leave home directly.

Find yourself before you leave!

"According to the news, Her Royal Highness Princess Federica flew a Tiger Shark I fighter jet from the airport directly to Manchuria."

"What does the Führer think?!" Tu Qianjun didn't ask what the German royal family thought, but asked what Mustache thought. This made Röhm stunned, and then he said with a wry smile.

"The head of state said that he wishes you a beautiful woman!" After hearing Rohm's words, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but smile bitterly! It seems that the mustache really has a lot of resentment towards the German royal family.

It is estimated that Juncker pushed him too much. If he hadn't secretly pushed it, how could the princess have obtained a fighter jet?! Although the design of the Tiger Shark was based on the F-109.

But Tu Qianjun’s change lies in the range of the fw-109. As the main aircraft type in World War II, the piston fighter needs to choose a fighter that has good capabilities to deal with various enemies in the sky in the future.

The fw190 obviously meets this requirement. In addition, because the threat of this "Zero" fighter may need to be dealt with in the future, this further reduces the range of choices. In any case, the "Zero" is a very good fighter.

fighter jets, if they take advantage of any loopholes, they are seeking death!

Even the US military was beaten badly by the Zero in the early days of the Pacific War!

The f-109 is different. The fw190 has fast speed and good high-altitude performance. As long as the B tactics are constantly used, it is enough to defeat the "Zero". In fact, this is also the tactic of the later P-51 Mustang.
Chapter completed!