Admiral He quickly came to his senses and said: "Zhongshu, Miss Helen will be stationed at your Baoshan Brigade from today on. You must ensure her safety."
"What?" Yue Weihan shouted, "Resident in Baoshan Brigade?"
By the way, this American Ocean horse is indeed very beautiful, and it will definitely be fun to ride, but if she really wants to be stationed in the Baoshan Brigade, it will not be so wonderful. Xuzhou will soon face an extremely tragic battle, and the Baoshan Brigade will
With Shang Qi busy, Yue Weihan had no time or mood to ensure the safety of this American horse.
"Jet Nahe, is there any problem?" Helen asked He Yingqin in English.
He Yingqin quickly pulled Yue Weihan aside and whispered: "Zhongshu, this is what Mrs. Jiang personally confessed. You must let Miss Helen stay, and you must ensure her safety. Let me tell you this, even if the entire Baoshan Brigade
No, we can’t let Miss Helen make any mistakes!”
Yue Weihan frowned and said: "Chief Officer, I'm afraid I can't guarantee this."
"You must guarantee it!" He Yingqin said solemnly, "because Miss Helen's safety is worth 200 million US dollars!"
"Twenty million U.S. dollars!?" Yue Weihan's eyes suddenly widened. This is not a small amount. You must know that the National Government's annual gross national product at that time was less than two billion U.S. dollars. Even Japan's gross national product
The value is only over eight billion US dollars. Do you think US$200 million is a small number?
"That's right." Admiral He said, "Do you know the Morgan Financial Group in the United States?"
"I know." Yue Weihan said without hesitation, "He is the steel king of America."
"Hey, I didn't expect that your kid knows a lot about the United States?" Admiral He said with a little surprise, "Since you know the Morgan Consortium, it's easy to say, do you know the true identity of Miss Helen? She is a beauty in name.
The special correspondent of the Associated Press is actually the granddaughter of the head of the Morgan Financial Group!"
"Really?" Yue Weihan turned around after hearing the sound, and when he looked at Helen again, his eyes had obviously become strange.
Suddenly, Miss Helen's devilishly fiery figure turned into bundles of cold steel, then into ferocious cannons, then into American-made machine guns, and finally into
There were countless gleaming steel helmets, and under those countless steel helmets, there was a vast army composed of countless soldiers of the national army.
"So..." General He patted Yue Weihan on the shoulder and said rather ambiguously, "You must ensure Miss Helen's safety no matter what, and you must serve her well. Miss Helen will return to the United States as soon as she is happy.
Once she tells her grandfather, the US$200 million in free financial aid that the National Government is striving for will become clearer."
What Admiral He said is true. The Morgan Financial Group is a large financial group in the United States. Its influence on the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House is unparalleled. It is no exaggeration to say that the U.S. government is actually a puppet in the hands of these large financial groups. If
With the secret help of the Morgan consortium, it is really possible for the Nationalist government to obtain US$200 million in free financial aid.
However, it would be a bit exaggerated to say that Miss Helen can determine the tendency of the Morgan consortium. Even if Miss Helen is really the direct granddaughter of old Morgan, it is very doubtful how much role she can play in it. American capitalists are not philanthropists.
What they pursue is always maximizing interests, not maximizing justice.
But then again, since Miss Helen is the granddaughter of old Morgan, it is still necessary to have a good relationship with her. Even if she cannot help the National Government win 200 million US dollars in free financial aid, she can still obtain it from Morgan at a preferential price.
There is still hope for the consortium to purchase a few small steel mills. Unless they can cheat tens of thousands of tons of steel, it would be better than nothing.
"Okay, I'll take this job." Yue Weihan said, showing off his face as a profiteer, "But chief executive, this is a hot issue, and it involves 200 million US dollars in free financial aid. It's not a trivial matter. You
Look, our Baoshan Brigade just fought a big battle, and the equipment and ammunition are not fully replenished. If something goes wrong during the battle..."
"You, you, you." General He pointed at Yue Weihan with a smile, "You really know how to reach out at the right time."
Yue Weihan said with saliva on his face: "Mr. Sir, I am not doing this out of selfish motives. This is all for the financial aid of 200 million US dollars."
"Okay." General He shook his head and said with a smile, "I know you are not a master who is willing to suffer losses. Let's do this. After returning to Wuhan, I will immediately allocate another batch of munitions to you, twenty Maxims.
, how about one hundred Czech-style machines, four hundred flower mechanisms and ten base ammunition, is it interesting enough?"
Yue Weihan felt happy in his heart, but still had a bitter look on his face, saying: "Chief, are you running low on ammunition?"
"You kid, why do you think you and Yan Laoxi are from the same hometown?" General He couldn't help but feel angry and said, "Okay, okay, I'll give you ten more bases of ammunition!"
"Yes!" Yue Weihan snapped to attention and saluted, "Baoshan Brigade promises to complete the mission."
"You kid." General He smiled and said, "I knew you were pretending to be poor on purpose."
General He spoke to Miss Helen for a few more words and then left with the guards. Yue Weihan immediately ordered Liu Yi: "Chief of Staff, go and make arrangements right away and let Miss Helen live in the small courtyard of Reporter Zhao and Liu Xin."
, and then go to the artillery camp to transfer the master's student who has returned from studying in the United States and ask him to be Miss Helen's translator."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Liu Yi nodded and turned around.
When Yue Weihan was about to leave, Miss Helen stepped forward and said, "Jue Nayue, can I do an exclusive interview with you?"
"Exclusive interview?" Yue Weihan wondered, "I'm afraid I really don't have time for this. I have to go to the North Gate to inspect the position of the 2nd Regiment."
"Inspecting the position?" Miss Helen suddenly said overjoyed, "Oh, my God, I have never been on a real battlefield in my whole life. Juetnayue, can you take me with you?"
"Okay, then let's go together." Yue Weihan said in a sincere manner. Since he had made up his mind to squeeze some money out of this American girl, he naturally had to build a good relationship with her.
…
While the Baoshan Brigade was busy digging tunnels, the first batch of six group armies and more than thirty divisions assembled in the Fifth War Zone had already launched an offensive from south to north along the Jinpu Railway, Weitai Highway and the canal. In the first few days,
Within days, the Japanese army suffered successive defeats due to lack of preparation, and the Chinese army also recovered a large amount of lost ground in a short period of time.
This made Chairman Chiang very excited when he once again visited the Xuzhou front line to supervise the battle in person.
At the same time, major central media were also publicizing the aggressive offensive on the Xuzhou battlefield like never before. Suddenly, a general optimism spread throughout the country and the entire nation, so that the vast majority of the people believed that the national army would soon be defeated.
The opportunity for a major strategic counterattack will come, the Japanese army will soon be expelled from the country, and the War of Resistance will soon end.
The only regret for the Chinese people is that the heroic Baoshan Brigade was unable to continue its glory this time.
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Peiping, Japanese North China Front Headquarters.
The new chief of staff, Major General Sasaki, strode into the general's office in the temple. He immediately put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, general, the base camp dispatched frontline command post has just sent an urgent message. The China Army is divided along the canal, Jinpu Railway, and Weitai Highway to invade the north.
We have already hit Jining, Wucheng and Juxian respectively."
"Oh?" The general in the temple immediately stood up and walked to the large map hanging on the wall.
Major General Sasaki quickly stepped forward to pick up the command pole and found the locations of Jining, Wucheng and Ju County from the map.
"Yo Xi." The general in the temple nodded happily, "The Chinese army's offensive this time is very fierce. It seems that they are really planning to have a strategic decisive battle with the imperial army on the Xuzhou battlefield!"
Major General Sasaki said: "This should be conclusive."
"Sasaki-kun," said the general in the temple, "Immediately send a telegram to Okabe-kun to order the garrison troops in Jining, Wucheng and Ju County to hold down the enemy at all costs, and then order the 21st to 30th divisions that have just been transferred to the North China battlefield to
Complete the formation as quickly as possible and support the Xuzhou battlefield!"
"Hai." Major General Sasaki lowered his head suddenly and immediately took the order and left.
Watching Major General Sasaki go away, General Terauchi walked behind the desk and picked up the phone and said: "Is General Shinozuka Yoshio here? Invite him in immediately!"
Soon, a Japanese army lieutenant general with a straight posture strode into the general's office in the temple. He immediately put his feet back and stood at attention, saluting loudly: "Your Excellency, general!"
"Shinozuka-kun," said the general in the temple, "It's been a hard journey."
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "As an imperial soldier, what does running around mean?"
"Yo Xi, Shinozuka-kun is indeed a descendant of a samurai family!" The general in the temple said happily, "Have you received the letter of appointment for the base camp?"
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "I've received it."
The general in the temple asked: "Then what do you think?"
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "I think there are two things that need to be dealt with urgently. First, we need to urgently mobilize veterans from at least two brigades to enrich the 5th Division. Secondly, we need a series of victories to enhance the confidence and morale of the 5th Division.
!I think that until the confidence and morale of the 5th Division are fully restored, it should no longer be responsible for the main frontal attack."
"Yo Xi." The general in the temple nodded happily, "Shinozuka-kun, your opinion is completely consistent with mine. The 5th Division will definitely restore the glory of the 'Steel Army' in your hands. To this, I am
I am convinced! In addition, I solemnly recommend to you an excellent candidate for chief of staff. He is Lieutenant Colonel Tomoda Tomo from the frontline command post of the base camp dispatch squad."
"Hai." Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly lowered his head and said, "I completely believe in His Majesty the General's vision."
"Yoshi." The general in the temple nodded again, "Shinozuka-kun, I leave the 5th Division to you."
"Hai." Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly lowered his head again and said, "I will definitely live up to the expectations of His Majesty the General, and I will definitely restore the glory of the 'Steel Army' to the 5th Division."