"You said our baby will be a boy or a girl?"
"Of course it's a boy. I can't stop like you in my stomach, oops, kicking me again!"
"But our little Sasha was not the same when she was in your stomach, kicking and making trouble, but now she is a little lady!"
Chentian put his ear on Lisa's belly, showing a childlike smile.
The golden fields in the distance are another harvest season, and our Prince of East Prussia is about to harvest his second fruit.
Sa Sa is the first child of Chen Tian and Lisa. When Sa Sa came to the world two years ago, the entire Königsberg was caring for their little princess all night, but soon everyone began to look forward to the future heir to East Prussia. Born early.
"His Royal Highness, the Black Storm Legion has been reorganized, Major Aarens invites you to check it out!"
"Oh! Got it! I'll be there in a while!" Chen Tian reluctantly left his baby.
"That legion is the black legion you mentioned last time?" Lisa raised her head and looked at him.
"Well, it's them!"
Two months ago, the Imperial Palace in Berlin.
"Your Majesty, here is a report on the establishment of 5 large tractor factories in Frankfurt, Leipzig, Göttingen, Bremen, and Brandenburg! In addition, the Prussian Armored Academy in the southern suburbs of Königsberg has begun construction and is expected to open in half a year!"
In William II's study, Chentian was reporting to the emperor.
"Yeah! Very good! I appreciate the power of the armored force very much! I hope that such a unit will be established in my guards. I am going to hand over the training of the Second Guards Corps to you. How long will it take you? ?"
A regiment of the Guards can be equivalent to a half of an ordinary army. Chen Tian felt that it would take a long time for them to gather enough equipment. The emperor really didn't have a backache while standing. But since he has spoken, he can't refuse it. It is best to make some small requests "by the way".
"Your Majesty, please give me one year. I will train a real steel force! In addition, I have a good proposal and I hope you can approve it!"
"Oh? Let's talk!" Seeing that he promised so readily, the emperor was in a good mood.
But Chentian didn't go straight to the subject all at once.
"As far as I know, the Japanese have been coveting our bases in Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay!"
"What? They dare! Do they think we are incompetent Russians? We spent a lot of effort in Qingdao and built a lot of fortifications. They would never want to take Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay from us!" In fact, the emperor also I know that the British, Japanese and even Americans covet that high-quality Far East port.
"Your Majesty, the fortifications there are still very reassuring, but the only thing I worry about is that our troops there are insufficient, and our garrison there is only a few thousand people!" Chen Tian has been in Qingdao for nearly a year, in his opinion The quality of Qingdao fort and fort is still very good, but thousands of people seem to be a bit small for the huge defensive area.
"I also know this, but not many soldiers are willing to go there, and the soldiers who go there are very homesick. Besides, additional soldiers need to increase logistics supplies, alas..." The emperor's tone was also a little helpless. With a large-scale fleet, some supplies still need to be transported thousands of miles across the country.
"You don't need to worry about weapons and food. The munitions factory there is enough to supply the troops of a division. Food can be bought from the Chinese government and the people at any time. As for the troops, we might as well establish a foreign army!"
"Foreign Legion? You mean the Chinese? I think they are too bad to join the great German army!" The emperor shook his head to express his distrust. It seems that his impression of the Chinese army is not very good. To be precise, it is the Qing government army. The impression of combat effectiveness is too bad. In fact, the Qing Dynasty had been overthrown at this time, and the revolution led by Student Sun was sweeping the ancient land of China, but in fact Chentian did not intend to use the Chinese as cannon fodder for the Germans.
"Your Majesty, what I mean is not to recruit Chinese, but to form a foreign army of Africans."
"Black Africans?"
"Yes, hard-working and tenacious black Africans!"
At this time, there were already black police officers and a small number of black soldiers in the German colonies in Africa, so it is not surprising that blacks were recruited as soldiers.
"Tell me about your plan!" The emperor did not object to this suggestion.
"We can recruit thousands of black soldiers from German East Africa to form a foreign legion and send them to the Far East to assist our defense. Once the war breaks out, there will be enemy aggression, especially the Japanese. I almost It can be concluded that they will reach out to Jiaozhou Bay." Chentian chose German East Africa because of its vast territory, with a population of 7.65 million, which is simply a huge military base.
"Is that reliable? I mean those black people won't run away on the battlefield!"
"Your Majesty, the blacks are still very brave. As long as we train them enough, their combat effectiveness will not be much worse than our great German soldiers!" Chen Tian feels that the bravery of African soldiers is better than that of European soldiers, but they The cultural quality is too poor.
"Well, I agree! But now the Army can no longer allocate funds to support your corps, you can figure it out!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The black soldier was very well supported, and a smile of satisfaction appeared on Chen Tian's face.
After that, with the assistance of the governor of German East Africa, Chen Tian sent people to recruit 5,000 strong blacks from there. Some of these black people were bought by the African patriarch, and those who joined voluntarily were equivalent to selling themselves to the foreign legion, so that their families would receive an objective amount of money.
When Chentian came to the playground, the foreign legion had been reorganized. The 5,000 men were organized into four infantry regiments and two artillery battalions. They used the standard equipment of the German Army. Looking around, there was black skin under a piece of gray military uniform and pointed helmet. This was a scene that had never appeared before. At this time, Tian Tian couldn't help being a little proud, and this scene made him feel that he was changing history.
In fact, the reorganization is not as easy as imagined. Few officers are willing to command these sweaty blacks, and language is also a serious problem. Only one officer stood up bravely. He is the current commander of the foreign legion, Major Ahrens. He proposed that black soldiers who can speak German should be the middle and lower-level officers of this force, and the instructors responsible for training should be from the military academy and Chentian. From the guards. At present, these black soldiers have only been reorganized. They will receive half a year of training in Germany before they will be stationed in Qingdao.
Major Ahrens is 29 years old and is a native of East Prussia. He studied at the Königsberg Junior Military Academy and the Senior Military Academy in Berlin. His journey as an officer was not smooth. After graduating from the Senior Military Academy, he entered the Emperor's Guards as a regiment staff officer, but he has not been reused. Four years later, he returned to the East Prussian Army and served as the commander of the First Army. , Deputy commander, and stayed in the position of deputy commander for 3 years. When Chen Tian recruited foreign legion commanders within the legion, he resolutely signed up to participate. In his words, "I am eager to command a powerful force." Despite his belligerence, Ahrens' tactical style is steady and steady, so Chen Tian felt that he was very suitable for leading this foreign corps to Qingdao.
The scene of these strong black soldiers fighting against the little Japanese must be very beautiful! Thinking of this, Chen Tian nodded with satisfaction. For these black friends who do not understand German, he did not make any encouraging speeches. He just asked the interpreter to tell these blacks that after ten years of service in this army, they will be able to become German citizens.
At this time, North Korea has been annexed by Japan, and the Goryeo royal family no longer exists. The 22-year-old last princess Li Hyunyun is leading 35 other Korean youths who are determined to regain the country to undergo strict military command training at the Königsberg Military Academy. Their Koryo Blade and the Korean people are still fiercely resisting the Japanese invaders.
Three months later, Chentian's second child, a fat boy, and the heir of East Prussia, Andres William, came to the world in a heavy snow.