When Jiang Cheng came to Germany, he couldn't help but feel that the atmosphere in Germany was completely different from that in the United States. Walking on the streets in Germany, you could feel the enthusiasm of the Nazi Party. As he walked, Jiang Cheng asked Chen Nan next to him, "I heard that Germany is now
We are trying our best to transport arms to China."
Chen Nan sighed, "Germany seems to be still hesitating. Recently, German diplomacy has become two factions. One supports China and the other supports Japan. However, the forces supporting Japan are getting stronger now. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that China actually does not
It is not Japan's opponent. After this arms shipment is completed, Germany's diplomatic attitude towards China may change greatly."
Jiang Cheng nodded and thought to himself, "Germany cannot be allowed to completely fall to Japan so quickly, and for future considerations, it is best for Germany to improve its strength. The worse Europe fights, the better for China. But these things are still early.
Let’s wait until later.”
Jiang Cheng asked, "Are the students in Europe studying well? Did the war in China have a big impact on them?"
Chen Nan said with a smile, "There are influences, but they are all positive influences. They are studying hard and hope to return to China as soon as possible to serve the country. In addition, many people strongly requested to change to the military academy, so we discussed with the German government and let them go on their own.
The exam took place, don’t mention it, quite a few people actually passed the exam.”
Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled and said, "If there is a competition, our nation will not lose to anyone. If you can't buy German arms for a while, you can go to the Czech Republic and Switzerland and buy some weapons such as machine guns and small anti-aircraft guns."
Well, our country still lacks weapons."
Chen Nan took out his notebook and wrote it down to express his understanding.
After Jiang Cheng replenished the goods, he looked at the account book and traveled back to Black Iron Island.
As expected, the warehouse on Black Iron Island already contains several containers of machinery and equipment and a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns.
Fortunately, Black Iron Island has solar power equipment, and Jiang Cheng brought a lot of food from Germany, although the food in Germany is almost the same as that in Britain.
When Jiang Cheng returned to Yan'an again, it happened that the battle report of Lin Sanhu's second ambush had reached Yan'an. Jiang Cheng looked at the battle report handed over by Chairman Mao and couldn't help but admired, "Lin Sanhu is Lin Sanhu, this time Pingxing Pass
Better than ever."
Chairman Mao Zou frowned and said, "But the losses are also greater than in history. I am very worried that this battle will confuse the minds of the commanders and soldiers, mistakenly thinking that we can already fight a frontal battle with the Japanese army."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Chairman, I don't think so. After Shanxi falls, we only need to summon the commanders and soldiers to discuss it, and everyone will naturally understand our current situation."
Chairman Mao nodded in agreement and said, "Our Chairman Chiang put us on the fire rack to roast us. Haha, the results of the eight thousand Japanese army. I don't know how the Japanese will report this matter."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "That's good. In this way, the prestige of our Eighth Route Army will be completely established. I will send the battle report to Europe and the United States later. With this battle report, I believe we can attract many overseas Chinese to come to our place."
Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile, "That would be great. Now I feel that there is an increasing shortage of talents, especially industrial talents and educational talents. Although He Changgong's school has opened, the students there will graduate the fastest."
It will take another year or two. By the way, look at Lin Sanhu’s battle summary to the Central Committee, I’m afraid I’m going to trouble you again.”
Jiang Cheng looked at it and found that it mainly evaluated the Japanese tanks, aircraft and combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. In particular, it was pointed out that the defensive power of the Japanese army was actually higher than its offensive power. In particular, the precise shooting and grenade launchers of the Japanese army caused extremely heavy casualties to the attacking troops.
big.
Jiang Cheng sighed, "I have basically finished talking about the combat characteristics of the Japanese army. Chairman, there are many weapons to deal with tanks in later generations, but our future will be based on guerrilla warfare. I suggest choosing rocket launchers or recoilless guns. The best way to deal with aircraft is still
Aircraft, but we don’t have this capability for the time being, so my idea is to use anti-aircraft machine guns as the main means of defense. In addition, I have some ideas about the Battle of Taiyuan.”
Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "I'm not good at tactical matters. You'd better discuss these matters with Mr. Zhu. In addition, you can also discuss the solution to the Taiyuan problem later. They are on the front line and know the situation better."
Jiang Cheng asked curiously, "Mr. Zhu is in Yuci, right? I wonder if there is a plane passing by?"
Chairman Mao blew out his smoke and said, "I'll send a telegram and ask Yan Xishan to help arrange a plane to pick you up."
Jiang Cheng thought that he had one more time and space point. Placing it in Shanxi would be of great benefit to the future Shanxi battle, so he agreed, "Okay, I will go there, but my identity -"
Chairman Mao laughed and said, "In this case, our party was originally planning to send Comrade Zhang Yinggao to Shanxi to inspect the local rural situation, so you dress up as his entourage to hide from others. I will send a telegram to Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou in advance to let them know."
The two of them will receive you and make it easier for you to carry out some of your work."
When Jiang Cheng heard this, he felt very good and said, "Okay, I don't know when to set off?"
Chairman Mao took out a suit of clothes from the cabinet and said, "I'll send it to you later. Lin Sanhu's record is there, and the fastest flight is the day after tomorrow. You can take these clothes, and you can wear this when the time comes."
Jiang Cheng took a look and saw that he was wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform. It felt very rough. He smiled and said, "Chairman, it seems that you have a premeditated plan. Okay, I will stay here for two days and leave the day after tomorrow."
At the same time, after receiving the news that the transport team had been wiped out once again, Itagaki Seishiro had a premonition of fear for the first time. Modern warfare is all about logistics. Now that the logistics line has been completely cut off, the 21st Regiment will be facing a shortage of ammunition and food.
The danger is that food can still be used for guns. Where can I find this ammunition? Now the 21st Regiment has begun to control ammunition for soldiers. The firing of artillery shells already requires the signature of the battalion commander. This is simply a shame for the imperial army. Itagaki Seishiro looked at the map and had to
Admittedly, the commander who ambushed him was very smart. Now he only had two choices, either to make a desperate move and bring the remaining troops with enough supplies to fight to the death at Pingxingguan, or to retreat immediately and retreat the troops to the Guangling area for convenient supplies.
Itagaki Seishiro stood up and thought for a while, punched the map hard and shouted, "Come here, record the order."
The staff officer who had been waiting outside immediately came in to salute and prepare to record.
Itagaki Seishiro said resolutely, "Immediately order all members of the 42nd Regiment to bring all the ammunition supplies they can carry and go to Heixingguan to participate in the battle. I also sent a message to Commander Hideki Tojo to request support."
The leader of the Miura Toshiji Brigade next to him said worriedly, "Would it be too risky for us to do this? We don't have trucks now, and the big trucks can't collect much. If we only rely on horses, we won't be able to carry too much ammunition. I'm afraid we will reach Pingxing Pass."
We can only sustain high-intensity fighting for 10 days. If there is no breakthrough or reinforcements after 10 days, we will be in danger."
Itagaki Seishiro said calmly, "As a general, we should march forward unwaveringly. How can we retreat easily? Besides, I don't believe that any Chinese troops can withstand our ten-day onslaught."
Miura Toshiji continued, "The Art of War says that defeat must be calculated before victory is calculated. What if-"
Itagaki Seishiro shouted, "The Chinese army can only attack in secret, how can it be a great weapon? Moreover, our army has just been hit hard, the Chinese army will definitely not be prepared, not to mention - do you really want to return home like this?"
Several other officers looked at each other. Now all the Japanese troops were singing songs of victory. If they really went back like this, the reserve army would not be able to escape. They shouted in unison, "We are willing to fight to the death!"
Itagaki Seishiro was ready to concentrate all his forces and fight a last-ditch battle. Jiang Chengze and Zhang Yinggao got on the plane to Shanxi together. Probably the 115th Division's record really added a lot of points to the Eighth Route Army. The plane came to pick up Zhang Yinggao and his party at noon the next day.
When Jiang Cheng got off the plane, he saw Zhou Guansheng and Mr. Zhu already waiting below. Of course, they were nominally here to greet Zhang Yinggao. Jiang Cheng took his bag, hid among the queues and followed him off the plane, facing the two
The man nodded secretly, and the two of them smiled at him, then ignored him and came forward to talk to Zhang Yinggao. The officials sent by Yan Xishan also came up and talked for a while before taking Zhang Yinggao and his party to stay and rest.
In the evening, after Zhang Yinggao fooled the official away, he came to Jiang Cheng's room with Zhou Guansheng and Mr. Zhu. Zhang Yinggao smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhu, I brought 203 safely. I will leave the rest to you."
I’ve given it to you, I understand the confidentiality system, so I’m going to rest first.”
Zhou Guansheng nodded and said, "Brother Wen Tian, thank you for your hard work. Take a good rest."
After closing the door, Mr. Zhu first said, "Why did Lao Mao ask you to come here this time? Do you want to make some big move?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "The Pingxingguan victory was great, but a lot of problems were exposed. I am here to increase your combat effectiveness. I will first show you the new toys I prepared for our Eighth Route Army. In addition, what do you need from Taiyuan?"
Did I help?"
Boss Zhu took the phone from Jiang Cheng and looked at the weapons pictures inside with Zhou Guansheng. Jiang Cheng had downloaded a lot of weapon information and there were still pictures of these common weapons. After a while, he nodded and looked at the weapons again.
The data said, "I have to choose between the rocket launcher and the recoilless rifle. I think it is the recoilless gun. After all, the data shows that the Japanese army's guerrilla warfare against us was mainly a cage policy. The shooting distance of the rocket launcher is too short.
In the later period, it is not convenient for us to deal with bunkers. Recoilless rifles are more suitable. Although the weight is a bit larger, it is completely within the allowable range. As for the issue of air defense, anti-aircraft guns are not suitable for our army. Anti-aircraft machine guns are more suitable. We fight
Mobility comes first, but the anti-aircraft machine gun you brought us last time was good, but too heavy. It would be nice if there was something lighter."
Jiang Cheng recorded some of Mr. Zhu's requests and said, "I understand. I will solve these problems when I go back this time. The other thing is Taiyuan. The chairman and I have some ideas like this -"
Just when Jiang Cheng, Mr. Zhu and others were discussing how to save the mechanical personnel in Taiyuan City as much as possible, a new guest came to the Japanese Army Headquarters in Shanghai. Matsui Iwane smiled and said to this person, "Shadow Zuo"
Sir, it’s been a hard journey.”
This person was none other than Kage Sasaki, the founder of the later famous Ume Agency.
Yingzuo Zhenzhao said respectfully, "Your Excellency, Commander, I really don't dare bother you to greet me in person."
Matsui sighed and said, "I am not worried about victory. Although the Chinese army is large, it has very few elites. This time there are three more divisions, the 9th, 13th, and 101st and the Taiwanese garrison. Victory will definitely belong to us, but I am afraid of the darkness."
The destruction of the Third Fleet left me with lingering fear. The explosion at Tianjin Port made me unable to sleep peacefully."
Ying Zuo smiled and said, "I came here just to deal with this sting. I heard that some young people already have some ideas."
Matsui nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see them." Then he took Ying Zuo to a conference room. There were already many people in the conference room. Matsui said, "These are the elites of our empire's intelligence department.
Let me introduce you to Miss Nan Zao Yunzi, Lieutenant Toushan Geming, Major Zhongxi Gong who just arrived from North China, and our friends from the empire, Mr. Zhang Xiaolin and Mr. Chen ****. Let’s talk. The war is urgent.
, I won’t stay here anymore, if you need anything, just come to me.”
After everyone watched Matsui leave, Ying Zuo sat at the head of the table and said, "Let's talk about your gains."
Nan Zao Yunzi was the first to say, "Let me talk about the destruction of the Third Fleet first. Someone confirmed that someone used a flashlight to transmit a signal that day, and the direction of the signal was towards Nanhui. In addition, we found a large number of mine traces at the explosion site.
However, it is impossible to confirm what type of mine it is, but what is certain is that this unit will not be a regular Chinese army."
Isao Nakanishi continued, "We got a lot of clues about the Tianjin bombing, especially the corpses and ammunition casings, but we have never seen the model of this ammunition casing. The 5.45mm caliber bullet does not exist in any weapons at the moment.
Moreover, the clothes and helmets on their bodies are things we have never seen before, but it is certain that they are all yellow race, maybe even Chinese."
Yingzuo asked, "Why do you say maybe? Shouldn't it be?"
Nakanishi Gong shook his head and said, "We found Russian writing on the ammunition they left behind, so it is possible that they are Soviets."
Ying Zuo nodded and said, "Your suspicions are very reasonable. I remembered the military information reported by the Fifth Division. The Eighth Route Army that ambushed the Fifth Division was said to be well-armed and had a large number of the latest German weapons and equipment. But in the second attack
On the ambush battlefield, we found a lot of ammunition left with Russian writing on it. We can be sure that the German equipment was just to deceive others. At the same time, China and the Soviet Union are getting closer now. We have every reason to believe that the Soviet Union has
Fully involved in the empire's war. However, the specific truth still needs to be discovered slowly. There is also another matter, how is the investigation of the penicillin matter? "
Toushan Geming stood up and said, "Please, Mr. Zhang and I have learned a lot of secrets about this matter and want to tell you about it."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zuo said with great interest, "Tou Shanjun lives up to your father's reputation. You tell me."
Toushan Geming was a little impatient when he heard the talk about his father. He frowned and said, "Penicillin first appeared in Yu Qiaqing's house. According to Mr. Zhang, penicillin came from a young man, and this young man was Wei Hua."
The spokesperson of the group is also the person behind Du Yuesheng and others."
Yingzuo's eyes lit up and he said, "So who is this young man? What is his name? Where is he from? Are there any photos of him?"
Toushan Geming looked at Zhang Xiaolin, and Zhang Xiaolin laughed and said, "I don't know much about this old man. He is extremely mysterious. I have only met him once and there are no photos, but I know that the production of penicillin is definitely this
Young people have it in their hands."
Yingzuo smiled and nodded and thought to himself, "There is news from Germany that the important reason why Hitler suddenly opened the door to China's arms purchase is penicillin. It seems that this person should already be a figure in the Chinese government army.
This Zhang Xiaolin probably knows something. How could he not know his name despite being acquainted with him once, and his appearance can also be drawn with a painting? He must want some benefit, otherwise he wouldn't encourage Toushan to come and act for him.
No matter what, if you raise a dog, you need to give it a bone."
Ying Zuo continued, "Let's talk about other things. Our imperial army's advantage in Shanghai has become more and more obvious, but the consumption of supplies is really too great. We urgently need to find a channel among the Chinese people to purchase a large amount of supplies.
, such as grain, cotton, coal, and medicine, of course the price is negotiable."
When Zhang Xiaolin heard this, his eyes immediately turned red. He risked his life and reputation as a traitor just for the vain money. Why could the immortal Huang Huangrong and the junior Du Yuesheng make a lot of money and be more powerful than him?
Big, now the situation has changed. With the support of the Japanese, Zhang Xiaolin believes that he can become the real emperor of Shanghai.
Chen **** next to him couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw Zhang Xiaolin like this. His goal was to become a high-ranking member of the party, so how could he look down on a person with no ambition like Zhang Xiaolin.
Zhang Xiaolin immediately smiled and said, "The Imperial Army has needs. For the sake of Sino-Japanese friendship and early peace, I am bound to do it. I can contract for whatever the Imperial Army needs."
"Baga! Zhang Sang, have you forgotten your duty? You can only ask for what the imperial army gives you, but you can't think about what is not given to you!" Toushan Geming immediately shouted at the table after hearing what Zhang Xiaolin said.
Yingzuo sighed, and couldn't help but feel that Toushan was still too immature, and it was too embarrassing for Toushan Geming's father to scold him, so he said, "Mr. Zhang is willing to help us, which is naturally the best, but we also hope that Mr. Zhang
There can be enough sincerity.”
Zhang Xiaolin rolled his eyes and said, "That's natural. I have sacrificed a lot of disciples for the imperial army. I still pay for the pensions and other expenses for these disciples from my own pocket."
Nanyun Zuozi said with a smile, "But isn't Mr. Zhang's power greatly increased? I heard that even Lin Huaibu, the famous red stick under Du Yuesheng's sect, also joined your sect. Oh, by the way, he has been with Du Yuesheng for a long time, and the penicillin
He should know the matter very clearly, and the young master of the Yu family, I heard, is still in Shanghai and has not left."
Zhang Xiaolin looked at Nanyun Zuozi and said nothing. Yingzuo said, "It's too late today, so let's leave like this."