When Jiang Cheng returned home, he received a text message from Sun Ning. The company's anniversary event was scheduled for ten days. Jiang Cheng calculated the time and found that it was enough to go to the Republic of China, so he decided to travel back in time first.
During the Republic of China, I came back to participate in activities.
Jiang Cheng thought about it and decided to go to Germany first. After all, Europe was now stepping onto the stage of the European War step by step. Jiang Cheng was needed to hold back, so that the European War would not break out too early and cause problems in the world.
A big change in the landscape.
After Jiang Cheng had dinner with Yu Na, he traveled back to Berlin.
At this time, Germany had just experienced the carnival of recapturing Austria, and was beginning a new round of preparations for territorial expansion.
At this time, Germany had directed its aggression against Czechoslovakia, attempting to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in the name of supporting "national self-determination." You must know that most of the residents in this area are German. If national self-determination is really pursued, there will be many problems.
There is a big opportunity to merge into Germany.
In April of this year, the German Party headed by Konrad Hanlein held a congress and proposed an "autonomy" program to split the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. Hitler used this as an excuse to gather at the German-Czech border.
troops, threatening war. At this time, the German-Czech border was already full of soldiers, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the war was getting closer. Just look at the statements of Britain and France. After all, Britain and France had stated that they would protect the territorial integrity of Czechoslovakia.
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"Boss, the fanatical atmosphere in Germany is getting stronger and stronger. Every day, young people gather in Paris Square to demand support for the independence of the Sudetenland. Hitler also made speeches from time to time, saying that he would never give in to the Sudetenland." Chen Nanna
He handed Jiang Cheng the intelligence briefing of the recent period and said.
Jiang Cheng looked at it, touched his chin and said, "Germany is bound to attack the Sudetenland. This is the general trend. We can't change it. Britain and France will definitely give in to Germany in the end for the sake of peace and diverting trouble eastward."
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Jiang Cheng stood up and began to sort out the entire world economic structure in his mind. There are many reasons for wars, but modern wars in the West are all for economic reasons. Germany's economy collapsed after World War I. A large foundation for the Third Reich re-established by Hitler was the monetary system.
reform.
Hitler's rise to power was initially supported by financial oligarchs such as Wall Street in the United States. However, after coming to power, Hitler no longer wanted the country's economy to be controlled by these Jewish bankers. He not only nationalized the banks, but also issued new currency.
It is actually nothing for a country to issue a new currency, but Hitler's currency is very special. He does not rely on precious metals such as gold but real goods.
One person must be mentioned here, Hjalmar Schacht, a German banker, economist, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party. After meeting Hitler, he frantically supported Hitler's rise to power. Hitler reciprocated and ordered him to be
Minister of Economy. In May 1935, he also served as the Plenipotentiary General Office of Military Economics. He drafted detailed plans for industrial mobilization and the integration of the Wehrmacht and wartime industry. It can be said that half of Hitler's success in the economic aspect was attributed to him.
The most cruel thing about the new currency designed by Schacht is that it does not allow the exchange of precious metals such as gold, but only allows the purchase of corresponding commodities. Schacht created more than 200 currencies, bank notes, bonds and various credit instruments.
Combined with the remittance settlement agreement to control the flow of funds. For example, the travel mark can only be used to pay train, hotel and restaurant bills in Germany, the machine tool mark can only be used to purchase German machine tools and other mechanical equipment, and the beer mark can only be used to purchase mechanical equipment such as German machine tools.
Alcoholic beverages made in Germany, while Watchmark can only buy German clocks.
This was not over yet. He also promulgated the Price Freezing Law in 1936. Through this law, he froze the relationship between commodities and made commodity prices extremely stable.
The barter method advocated by Germany quickly became popular among non-powerful countries. The German-style arms of the Republic of China were actually obtained through this method.
This makes France, which relies on money lending, and the United Kingdom and the United States, which have a large amount of precious metals, hate Germany, but they have no choice. After all, Germany has completely jumped out of the original financial circle, which makes the "bullets" in their hands
"It's useless. After all, if I don't recognize your gold, no matter how much you have, it's useless.
This is also the reason why Jiang Cheng is willing to accept currency in Europe. Even if you want to accept gold, the German government will not be willing to do so. Of course, if others are willing to give it, that is another matter.
Both Schacht and Hitler aimed to establish a large European empire with Germany as the center and other European countries as affiliates.
But regarding methods, Schacht and Hitler had a fundamental conflict. Schacht hoped to use economic weapons in a cyclical and gradual manner. Hitler, on the other hand, wanted to be quick and effective. Hitler's method was very simple. Defeat the European continent.
The strongest country, Germany, can naturally become the European hegemon.
Jiang Cheng's target is Schacht.
Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Nan and said, "Make arrangements immediately. I want to meet with Schacht."
When Chen Nan heard this, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, he has been in Berlin, I will make arrangements now."
Schacht was also very interested in this magical group with Chinese background, especially since he was one of the few people who knew about the oil fields in North Africa, so he immediately agreed to meet Jiang Cheng.
Schacht is a handsome old man with glasses. It must be said that most of the leaders of Nazi Germany were not generally good-looking.
Schacht asked with great interest in German with a Danish accent, "Young man, I don't know why you come to me, an old man. If you want a loan, you should go to the head of state."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Mr. Schacht, I'm here to discuss the future of the empire with you."
Schacht was stunned for a moment and asked, "The future of the empire? Dear Jiang, I'm afraid we won't have anything in common, right? Besides, you are not from our empire."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said straight to the point, "Although I am not a German, my love for Germany is no less than any German. However, recently the empire has repeatedly provoked the nerves of Britain and France. I don't know if there is any
Are you prepared to deal with it? Well, indeed, I heard that the empire’s military expenditures are constantly rising. Where will so many troops point their swords? "
Schacht stood up and said, "If that's what you want to say to me, please leave. You should talk to the Führer about these things."
"Sir, do you really want to see Germany, which has finally become strong, go through war again? Even if war is a good choice, are we, Germany, really ready?" Jiang Cheng said loudly.
Schacht turned back to look at Jiang Cheng and asked, "What on earth do you mean?"
Jiang Cheng walked towards Schacht, pressed the stubborn old man on the sofa and said, "Can you please give me five minutes?"
Schacht nodded slowly and said, "Go ahead."
Jiang Cheng said, "You should have already felt what the head of state is thinking. Germany's armed forces have long been out of touch with the need for self-defense, and the invention of a large number of new technologies has led to the continuous upgrading of our German weapons. Together with the world's most advanced
Elite soldiers and officers. I can say that once a war breaks out, our German army can crush all other armies of the same size. It is a bit difficult to use such force to let our head of state slowly develop the economy and realize the dream of Greater Germany.
Too optimistic.”
Schacht looked at Jiang Cheng, turned his face and said in a low voice, "If the head of state really wants to do that, I will resign."
Jiang Cheng laughed loudly, "The head of state is so scared. Without Schacht, Germany's economy will probably collapse, right?"
Suddenly, Jiang Cheng yelled loudly, "Stop daydreaming, Schacht, your economic mission has been completed, and all systems have been established and perfected. Without you, Germany is full of talents. You can find another one at any time."
Your resignation will serve no other purpose than accelerating the strength of the German armed forces."
Schacht's eyes were full of panic. He had known this for a long time, but he had been unwilling to admit it.
Jiang Cheng continued, "Mr. Schacht, I think you should clarify your thinking now. Should you help Germany win the next war, or prevent Germany from starting a war?"
Schacht looked at Jiang Cheng without saying anything.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "If you want to fight, you must win. You will never forget how France treated Germany last time. Once the Führer fails to initiate a war, I simply don't dare to think of what Germany will become like."
Imagine, if you want to stop it, what can you do to stop it?" After speaking, Jiang Cheng picked up his hat and prepared to leave.
"Jiang, what is your purpose?" Schacht said suddenly.
"Purpose?" Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, "My purpose is very simple. China is an agricultural country, but it is competing with a powerful industrial country. We need allies. Germany used to be our best ally, but now it is getting further and further.
The farther we go, but even if we are not allies, we don’t want to become enemies. Once Germany goes to war, the Soviet Union will definitely become a target, and Japan on the other side of the Soviet Union will definitely change from the current anti-Red alliance to a true military ally. We, China
It will be more difficult, which is my purpose."
Shakhter nodded and said, "I understand. No matter what, I will find a way to use my influence to prevent Germany and Japan from becoming allies. Thank you for your words today, which made me understand a lot of things."
Jiang Cheng almost wanted to hug his thigh, "You must not block the German-Japanese alliance, otherwise how can we drag the Americans into the water." But he said, "Thank you so much, we in China will always be you."
Friends, if you want, you can visit us at any time, and then you will know how delicious Chinese food is."
Schacht was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I look forward to such a day."
——Heze
Heze is an important city north of Guide. There is a railway connection between here and Guide. As long as it is captured, the Japanese army can follow the road and go straight to Guide, blocking the retreat route of the Xuzhou Corps.
The only defender in Heze was the 23rd Division, which had withdrawn from Shanxi. Facing the 14th Division, which was armed to the teeth, it only lasted two days before the entire army was wiped out. At this time, the troops of the 14th Division were here.
Main force.
Doihara Kenji looked at the long supply line behind him, his heart full of worry, and he had no doubts about Kōgetsu Kiyoshi's strategic deployment.
It turned out that due to the harassment of the guerrillas, the speed of the logistics troops of the 14th Division was very slow, which was disproportionate to the speed of the 14th Division itself, forcing the main force to constantly stop and wait for the arrival of the logistics troops.
At this time in Xuzhou, two Japanese troops had come into contact with Tang Enbo's troops.
After Tang Enbo received the order from Chiang Kai-shek, he immediately ordered the troops to retreat. It has to be said that Tang Enbo was not as good as Li Zongren in fighting. If he retreated, Li Zongren was really no match for Tang Enbo. In just two days, the entire Xuzhou City became
An empty city.
The vanguard troops of the 16th Division and the 13th Division had just arrived at the Longhai Railway at this time. The total number of troops on both sides was about two brigades of infantry and two brigades of tanks.
Tang Enbo looked at the Japanese troops who were frantically digging fortifications in the distance, and looked back at the troops behind him in the mountains and plains. He suddenly felt heroic and shouted with a wave of his hand, "Brothers, the way home is ahead. Come on, we have broken through."
, we can go home."
As soon as they talked about going home, the troops who had been demoralized by the defeat and siege immediately became red-eyed. A dozen tanks led the attack, and thousands of national troops launched an attack at the same time.
The Japanese captain who was preparing to defend on the railway looked at the Nationalist troops all over the mountains and plains, and only one word flashed through his mind - landslide.
There were only over 2,000 Japanese troops in the two brigades, and only 3,000 chariot troops, while the Nationalist troops on the retreat exceeded 300,000.
Under the cover of tanks and artillery fire, the charging National Army hit the Japanese position with one charge. What followed was a scene that completely caused the Japanese army to collapse.
The Nationalist Army had no intention of actually fighting, they just wanted to run away. They saw that countless Nationalist Army just took the time to resist the Japanese army's fighting for a few times, and then continued to run forward. At first, the Japanese army still maintained their small formation.
, but under the continuous charge of people, the Japanese army itself was actually disrupted.
What's more important is that the entire west road is a plain, and the Japanese army can defend it infinitely. Not to mention the three to four hundred thousand troops, even one million Nationalist troops can escape on their own. Finally, the Japanese tank troops disappeared in the sea of people.
Vehicle after vehicle was blown up, while the infantry troops turned their guns and fought their way out.
Tang Enbo looked at the Japanese troops retreating and snorted and said, "Sending a report to Wuhan, our army encountered two divisions of the Japanese army on the way in. Under the tenacious attack of our army, the Japanese army has retreated. Our army's goal of turning in is about to be achieved."
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——Wuhan
A plane slowly parked at the airport. A group of soldiers and police were already waiting there. The door slowly opened. Wang Sheng walked out first, followed by the police officer and Zhang Yaruo, who was holding a notebook and acting as a secretary.
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"Jianfeng, what are you doing in Wuhan at this time? It's very dangerous here." A man came over and said.
**** looked at him and smiled happily, "Hu Gui, why are you here? What danger could there be? Of course I am here for serious business. Where is the Chairman? I want to see him."
Hu Gui was a native of Pingxiang, Jiangxi. He graduated from the Japanese Army Infantry School. He was a member of the Fuxing Society and a direct descendant of the Communist Party.
Hu Gui glanced at Zhang Yaruo and realized that they, the direct descendants of ***, had heard about this woman. Seeing that she was openly with ***, he couldn't help but feel worried and said, "Committee
I heard that you suddenly came to Wuhan on your own and was very angry. Please come with me."
Agent Jiang was currently in the office looking at the intelligence, looking at the map on the wall, and thinking about the battle situation, when a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Commissioner, Jianfeng is here." Chen Bulei said softly.
Agent Jiang snorted coldly and said, "Tell him to get out of here."
****** came in and walked carefully behind Agent Jiang and said, "Father."
When Agent Jiang turned around, he slapped her with a "pop" sound, and a slap mark suddenly appeared on ***'s face.
"Don't call me father. Who asked you to leave Gannan? Who asked you to come to Wuhan? Just because you are my son? If everyone left their posts without permission like you, the Japanese would not have to call, and the bandits would