But at this moment, the outside world did not know the actual situation on the battlefield. Instead, through newspapers and radio, they made a fuss about the defenders of Sihang Warehouse using kites to defeat the enemy.
Compared with newspapers, radio broadcasts deliver information more quickly and directly.
There was a radio placed on the coffee table between the two single-seater black leather sofas, and American English was coming from there.
"The battle at Sihang Warehouse was fierce. The Chinese defenders of Sihang Warehouse, which was besieged by a large number of Japanese marines, used an unexpected method to transport the bomb 800 meters away and blew up the Japanese artillery position."
After hearing the announcer's deliberately titillating description, someone wearing a straight German military uniform put down his pen and listened carefully to what the announcer was saying.
"Do you believe it? They actually used toys like kites to cleverly deliver bombs to the Japanese artillery positions. This is really a brilliant idea..."
He is General Falkenhausen of the German Officer Corps assisting China, although he and his men came to China in a private capacity and did not have the rank of the Wehrmacht.
But in the Battle of Songhu, they all went to the battlefield with the arrogance of German soldiers.
Falkenhausen, who had been listening to the radio, stood up from behind his desk. He was tall, bald, and wore glasses. He had a thin face, thick eyebrows and stern gray eyes, like most Germans.
"Kite?"
Surprised, he took off his glasses, took out a handkerchief and wiped them carefully while listening to the report on the radio.
"According to news from the Japanese army... Marine Corps Major General Xiong Chuan, who commanded the attack, is facing serious criticism. It is said that he will be severely punished for his incompetence in combat..."
He was not very interested in the subsequent news.
Just at this moment, a voice shouting a report came from outside his office. From the voice, he could tell it was his adjutant Horst, Colonel Barensbanger. Falcon turned off the radio in no time and sat on the sofa to answer.
,
"Come in"
The person who came in was also wearing the uniform of the German Wehrmacht. He had falcon-like eyes, a slightly hooked nose, and a pair of green eyes that flashed sharply from time to time.
The cardboard folder in the hand is placed between the arm and the body.
"General, I brought the latest news from the front line. The little guy in the National Defense Forces, known as the 'Star of Tomorrow', has come to China. He is now at Sihang Warehouse."
"Is that the German-Chinese guy who peed in a car that ran out of gas and made the car run another five kilometers? No wonder..."
As a member of the old-school German officer corps, Falkenhausen will always have deep memories of this soldier who is good at using his brain. Horst Ballensbanger, who was also an aristocratic officer, also laughed.
"Haha, General, you still remember that incident."
General Falkenhausen pursed his lips, made an "exactly so" expression, and muttered softly,
"Yeah, who could forget."
That was the first time Zhang Sixing became famous throughout the German army.
It was an exercise. Zhang Sixing and his assault team were ordered to raid the enemy's oil depot. However, during the course of the study, the director officer designed a temporary project for him, in which the oil tank was hit and the gasoline leaked.
Originally, he probably wanted to test the ability of this group of commandos to conduct an assault on foot, but at that time, he did not have much time. If he did not march on foot with all his strength, he would not be able to launch the assault in time.
But after the guy pretended to repair the fuel tank, he peed into the empty fuel tank. Then the vehicle ran a few kilometers and made a timely surprise attack, which foiled the director's plan.
As a result, this "insane pee" was reported to the entire army as a special case of war. Everyone in the army was required to remember that even if the fuel was used up, there would always be residual gasoline in the low-lying areas of the fuel tank.
Later, when he secretly led his troops to fight in Spain, there were more cases of this kind of communication among the entire army, and more incredible things happened.
"General, that guy is in Sihang Warehouse, but he has done a lot of interesting things. According to reports from members of our officer corps in the 88th German Arms Division, he used Japanese helmets and bullets to make two new types of landmines.
perfectly worked."
Horst Ballensbanger opened the folder he brought and took out the report from the German advisory team of the 88th Division and handed it over. Taking the report, Falkenhayn looked at it carefully.
Obviously, although Xie Jinyuan and Zhang Boting had some conflicts because they did not assist in the arrest of Zhang Sixing, the report on the battle situation was still very timely. Especially regarding the new tactics and new equipment, the report was clear and clear.
Taking the report, Falkenhayn read it carefully.
He knew that guy was an almost perfect soldier, and his performance on the battlefield was even more perfect.
The only thing that made him unhappy was that because the veterans were not properly taken care of, the guy simply retired and even went outside Germany to become a bank robber.
However, he later used the money to start a business, which helped many disabled veterans and comrades get their lives back on track after retiring.
Originally, this kind of behavior made him, an old-school German soldier, somewhat unhappy, but later news reports made Zhang Sixing as admirable in his heart as a medieval knight or knight-errant.
There is no way, the old-school German military officers and the descendants of Guizhou just favor people like that. They are full of adventure and justice. He even believes that if it were not for the injustice against his comrades, that guy would become the youngest general in Germany.
He remembered the news on the radio that the defenders in Sihang Warehouse actually used kites to defeat the enemy. He had been full of doubts just now, but now he was completely relieved.
After reading for a long time, he put down the report and asked,
"Horst, did you just listen to the radio?"
Horst Ballensbanger was puzzled and did not understand the explanation.
"General, I have been..."
"It was just announced on the radio that the guy did something incredible again in the Sihang Warehouse. He actually bombed the Japanese artillery position with a kite. Can you think of how he did it?"
"What, bombing an artillery position with a kite..."
Horst Ballensbanger's eyes widened. He was an experienced army officer and could use kites to bomb enemy artillery positions. How incredible this was.
"This, how is this possible? It's really unimaginable, how he did it."
General Falkenhausen is obviously very interested in this,
"Let's do this. After the battle in Sihang Warehouse is over, let him come to see me. I think we will all understand by then. As for the helmet mine and bullet mine, don't tell others about it for the time being. I think that maybe
It is the prototype of the new weapon he will develop in the future."
"Yes General"
Horst Ballensgaban suddenly remembered that Zhang Sixing was still the major shareholder of Krupp Company, so the general wanted to keep it secret because he naturally wanted to use this war-tested weapon to equip the German army in the future.