Chapter 665 The head of state's trip to Romania (2)
On the long Mikhail Avenue, military police in neat uniforms stood majestically on both sides of the avenue, and behind them were cheering crowds, holding Romanian flags and German emblems in their hands, waving to welcome them.
When the German head of state Hitler came to visit, it was Prime Minister Mihalaka who accompanied him in the car and took over the cheers of the crowd.
Hitler waved to the cheering crowd from time to time, making the welcoming crowd even more excited and the cheers getting louder.
"I didn't expect the people in your country to be so enthusiastic. I'm really flattered."
Hitler also smiled and expressed his feelings to Prime Minister Mihalaka while waving.
Faced with Hitler's words, Prime Minister Mihalaka responded politely. "No, this is the Romanian people's respect for the head of state who led Germany to stand up again. The friendship between our two countries has a long history, and Germany has always been our country."
The country that attaches great importance to it, our people have considerable sympathy for Germany's previous experiences."
Prime Minister Mihalaka's words touched Hitler a lot, and he continued: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. After retiring from the army, I also received relief funds at that time. I was very aware of the difficulties of the people at that time.
It was clear. At that time, the only one who helped us was Romania. The food aided by His Majesty Edel made Germany, which was suffering from famine at that time, feel the care from the outside world. We in Germany have never forgotten this."
What Hitler was talking about was Edel's act of aiding German food after the end of World War I. Facing Hitler's words, Prime Minister Mihalaka naturally would not talk about unhappy things. He only saw him slowly speaking. "The two of us.
The two countries have always had close ties in military, economic and trade aspects. As far back as the Kaiser's era, help from Germany allowed Romania to develop sufficiently in the military and economic fields. The subsequent economic, trade and military cooperation between the two countries also allowed Romania to develop sufficiently.
We all benefit. So there are deep and close ties between our two countries."
What Mihalakai said is correct. Except for Romania's joining the Allied Powers during World War I, the military and economic relations between Germany and Romania have always been very good. Germany has always occupied the top position in Romania's import and export. As for Hitler this time
Romania still has some speculations about the trip, but it is up to Edel to decide how to discuss it.
So what is our beloved Majesty Edel doing?
He is currently meeting with Japanese special envoy Nomura Koshizaburo, who later served as Japan's ambassador to the United States and made great contributions to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. He has just retired from the reserve service. In addition to his profound understanding of international law, he is serving as special envoy.
In addition to the research, there is also a great relationship with the defeat that Japan just suffered in the Battle of Lanfeng.
Because of the defeat in the Battle of Xuzhou, with more than 30,000 casualties (the impact of Romanian aid), they were quite unwilling to capture the Japanese army that was encircled and annihilated by the Chinese army. Then they followed the retreat of the Chinese army with the intention of retaliating, and after pursuing and advancing westward, occupied Lanfeng
, Guide and other places, while its troops were fighting with the Chinese troops stationed in the area.
The Japanese 14th Division, led by Kenji Doihara, intended to seize Lanfeng in a surprise attack from behind and seize the Chinese army's retreat.
On May 17, more than 20,000 people from the 14th Division crossed the Yellow River, intending to raid Lanfeng, a strategic location on the Longhai line, and cut off the Chinese army's retreat.
The Chinese were shocked when the 14th Division approached Lanfeng. However, considering that the enemy was advancing alone, a battle plan was immediately launched to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division near Lanfeng. So the Chinese mobilized their troops and generals.
Preparing to kill Doihara Kenji in Lanfeng. So the 74th Army, 64th Army, 27th Army, 71st Army, and more than 100,000 troops began to prepare to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division.
Taking into account the tight schedule and heavy tasks of this battle, the headquarters also urgently transferred its beloved 43rd Army from Kaifeng to Lanfeng. Maybe everyone doesn’t know much about the 43rd Army, but when it comes to the commander of the army, everyone is definitely familiar with it.
Its commander is Du Yuming.
After receiving more than a hundred Jackal IV tanks and self-propelled artillery from Romania, the 204th Division trained by the Armored Corps became part of the army's configuration. In addition to the 202nd Armored Division, the 43rd Army also has 127
It is composed of the 79th Division and the 79th Division. In order to keep up with the armored forces, these two divisions are all equipped with bicycles, which can be regarded as the human version of the motorized infantry division.
Because the army needed to be familiar with tank operations, it had missed the battles of Songhu and Xuzhou before. Now, the headquarters decided to use its trump card to deal a devastating blow to the arrogant 14th Division.
Therefore, in the battle, the 43rd Army was used as the arrow, supplemented by the 27th Army, and the 64th Army to cooperate, hitting the 14th Division like a hammer on the waist of the 14th Division.
The Japanese army was also panicked by the sudden attack on tanks. The Pidgeot tanks they were equipped with were no match for the Jackal IV type, and their anti-tank capabilities were very limited.
Therefore, the under-estimated Japanese army collapsed, and a large number of Japanese troops fled in all directions. Abandoned guns, artillery, ammunition, and vehicles were scattered everywhere. The 27th Army and the 64th Army who followed the battle were happy. As for the driven Japanese army, they were divided into
Three non-connected parts. The Chinese army was greatly encouraged by the results of the 43rd Army. Then facing the Japanese army that was divided into three parts and lacked guns and ammunition, the Chinese army immediately launched successive attacks one after another, without giving the opponent any chance.
A breather.
Facing the disastrous defeat of the 14th Division, the Japanese army certainly would not give up. Its 10th Division, 16th Division, and the 3rd and 5th Mixed Brigades were desperately trying to break through the obstruction and rescue the 14th Division that was in a bitter battle.
group.
However, under the desperate obstruction of the Chinese army, they were unable to achieve a breakthrough. The various units of the 14th Encirclement and Annihilation Division were even more aware of the pressure from the periphery, and their offensive became even more fierce.
And in order to ensure this battle, the Air Force has devoted all of its current only 46 Albatross fighter jets to this battle. As the most advanced fighter aircraft of its Air Force, the Albatross is famous in the Far East sky, and many Japanese pilots have
The image is extremely profound.
This time, in order to protect the success of the Lanfeng Battle, the Air Force was bleeding a lot. So while the ground battle was in full swing, the sky was also experiencing a desperate struggle.
As for the officers and soldiers of the defending 14th Division, after losing a lot of heavy firepower and falling into a desperate situation, they struggled to resist the fierce attack of the Chinese army. But in the end, facing the Chinese army that had an absolute advantage, failure was inevitable. First, Luo
The Japanese army in Wangzhai was defeated, and then the Japanese army in Quxingji was annihilated. Finally, the Japanese army received a farewell telegram from Sanyi Village, which made the Japanese army feel extremely depressed.
In the end, only more than 2,000 people from the 14th Division escaped and the division commander, Kenji Doihara, was shot dead. Faced with the fact that one division commander and nearly 20,000 people died in the battle, Japan became even more urgent to cut off China's foreign aid.
So this mission of Nomura Koshisaburo is very important.
Because compared with Germany, Romania's military assistance was more important to the Republic of China during the Anti-Japanese War. Ordnance retired from the Romanian army continued to enter the country by sea from Annan and Guangzhou, replenishing its losses. This once allowed Japan to intercept ships at sea.
However, considering the consequences of angering Romania, Japan backed down.
So this time, Japan was fully prepared. Nomura Kichisaburo said very politely, "Your Majesty Edel, the war in the Far East is a very unfavorable situation for the world. Our country has not thought about overthrowing Chiang Kai-shek."
government, but because this government was deeply influenced by communism, our country only wanted to impose a slight punishment. We did not expect that its reaction would be so large, so our country had no control over this war."
Edel looked at Special Envoy Nomura Koshisaburo who was talking nonsense seriously in front of him, and waited until he finished speaking before he spoke. "Mr. Special Envoy, I think the dispute about who is right and who is wrong in this war is nothing more than a debate. This matter in your country
I also know the purpose of coming here. But this condition cannot meet the needs of our country at all. Therefore, we cannot agree to your country's request."
Edel has already seen the conditions that Japan imposed to get Romania to stop providing aid to the Republic of China. It has to be said that Japan's stingy side is clearly shown above. Compared with the nearly 200 million lei profits that the Republic of China can bring to Romania every year, this Japanese
The conditions given only provided a profit of 40 to 50 million, mainly for Japan to purchase materials from Romania.
Faced with Edel's rejection, Nomura Koshizaburo was not angry at all, because his reliance did not come from this. He took out a piece of information, handed it to Edel and said, "This is a picture taken by our country. The above
It shows that the Soviet Union has appeared in the Republic of China, and they are slowly replacing your country and Germany and exerting important influence."
Yes, this is the trump card held by Nomura Yoshizaburo, because Japan is very aware of the non-dealing between Romania and the Soviet Union, and as long as the Republic of China has assistance or even advisory groups from the Soviet Union, Romania will never agree. Because the Romanian people will not agree, even if this
No matter how much the country has interests, it will not share the interests of the Republic of China with its enemy the Soviet Union. So this is the key to Nomura Kichisaburo thinking he can persuade Romania.
Sure enough, Nomura Koshizaburo's words silenced Edel. In fact, he knew about the Soviet aid. Starting from December 1, 1937, the Soviet Union assisted the Republic of China with pilots, intending to use the Republic of China to contain Japan and reduce the pressure on the Far East.
In 1938, the Soviet Union's aid began to increase sharply, mainly because the Republic of China consumed too much and some were hungry, which made Germany the first to express dissatisfaction. Hitler, who was visiting, complained unusually about this. And deeper
On the other hand, it is more that Germany needs to choose between China and Japan.
Romania actually needs to make a choice, but Edeldo's love for his motherland in his previous life made him intentionally suppress this choice.
However, as Nomura Koshizaburo made the topic clear, Edel knew that this choice had to be made, so he picked up this photo of Soviet and Republican soldiers and looked at it again and said. "Thank you, Special Envoy, for giving me this photo."
.But we still need to discuss your country’s plan.”
Nomura Koshizaburo was mentally prepared for Edel's words and knew that he would not agree to such a thing immediately. However, he knew that this time there was already a six-level certainty of success. This was a big victory for Japan.
I know that every request from Japan before was blocked directly.
After sending Japanese special envoy Nomura Koshisaburo away, Edel picked up this photo and was deeply touched. He said silently in his heart, "I can only help so far, my dear motherland."
After finishing speaking, Edel immediately called a guard. "Go and fetch Ambassador Zhu immediately. I have something to see him for."
When Ambassador Zhu arrived in a hurry, he saw Edel playing with a photo.
"I wonder if Your Majesty Edel has anything to do with me this time?"
Looking at Ambassador Zhu in front of him, Edel put the photo in front of him. "Does your country have contact with the Soviet Union?"
Eder's words caused a flash of panic in Ambassador Zhu's eyes. He was different from people at home. Having been in Romania for many years, he knew that this country was disgusted with the Soviet Union. So he quickly denied it. "Your Majesty is joking, this is just a visit from the Soviet Union before."
Photos from that time.”
"Okay, no need to lie to me."
Edel interrupted the other party and continued. "From November last year to January this year, the Soviet Union sent a flying group to the Republic of China three times. As far as I know, your country won the first Soviet Union victory in March.
The aid is worth $50 million in arms."
Hearing Edel's exact time and scale of aid, Zhu Jialuo knew that he could not continue to deny it, otherwise things would get even worse, even though he did not know about the domestic and Soviet aid plans.
I saw him speaking. "Your Majesty, I don't know much about this situation. But please believe that our country has always been grateful to Romania. Our country's current war with Japan has caused too many losses and consumed too much. In order to ensure that our country
Don’t be oppressed by the Japanese invaders, or do something that goes against your original intention.”
While Zhu Jialuo was speaking, he was also carefully observing Edel's expression, but unfortunately, His Majesty had a straight face and no expression during the whole process.
After Ambassador Zhu finished speaking, Edel spoke. "As for the arms contract you sent for purchase last time, we will prepare it for you as soon as possible. However, this is our last arms sale to your country.
Next, we will have our own considerations..."
When Ambassador Zhu Jialuo walked out of the palace, his face was completely pale. The driver quickly came up and stopped him. "Ambassador, what's wrong with you?"
Ambassador Zhu Jialuo, who was called back to his senses by the driver, held the driver's hand tightly and said hurriedly, "Go back to the embassy quickly. I have an emergency and I need to report it to the country."
The reason why Zhu Jialuo lost his temper was that Romania's relations with China had undergone a huge change. The reason was the Soviet Union's aid, which made Romania decide to terminate its arms sales to China. How could this not make him lose his temper?
The Republic of China successively obtained equipment for more than 300,000 people from Romania. Although most of this equipment was second-hand and outdated, this was only outdated in Europe. For the war of resistance, only elite troops could obtain this equipment.
Relying on Romanian weapons and equipment, the Republic of China could still maintain its combat effectiveness after the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xuzhou. Now with the cutoff of Romanian aid, the gap in the anti-Japanese war situation will change. You must know that the government just sent a telegram to itself before coming,
Let yourself find a way to get a batch of aid from Romania, because the Wuhan War is about to break out, and the Republic of China is in need of cheap arms from Romania.
In June 1938, Romania decided to terminate arms sales to China, and the previously signed arms sales contracts would continue to be shipped. Ambassador Zhu Jialuo rushed to sign a batch of tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft and other supplies worth 70 million lei the day before.
This move earned him a lot of praise in the country.
But for the war of resistance, difficult times are coming, so I hope they are well equipped.
