On the long Mikhail Boulevard, the military police in neat uniforms stood heroically on both sides of the avenue, and behind them was a cheering crowd, they held the Romanian flag and the German *** waving, welcoming the visit of the German head of state Hitler, accompanied by him in the car to take over the crowd cheering Prime Minister Michakey.

Hitler waved to the cheering crowd from time to time, which made the welcoming crowd even more excited, and the cheers became even louder.

"I didn't expect the people in your country to be so enthusiastic, and I was really flattered."

Hitler also smiled and told Prime Minister Mihalakhai about his feelings between waves.

In the face of Hitler's words, Prime Minister Michay replied politely. "Where, this is the Romanian people's tribute to His Excellency the Führer for leading Germany back on its feet. The friendship between our two countries has a long history, and Germany has always been the country that we attach the most importance to, and our people have considerable sympathy for what happened to Germany in the past. ”

And Prime Minister Mihalakei's words touched Hitler a lot, and I saw him continue. "I'm not afraid to joke about you, after I retired from the army, I also received a relief fund at that time, and I was very clear about the difficulties of the people at that time. At that time, the only one who helped us was Romania, and the food provided by His Majesty Eder made Germany, which was suffering from famine at that time, feel the care from the outside world, which we in Germany have never forgotten. ”

Hitler was talking about Eder's aid to Germany after the end of World War I. In the face of Hitler's words, Prime Minister Mihalakai naturally did not talk about unhappy things, but he spoke slowly. "Our two countries have always had close ties in military, economic and trade and other fields, and as far back as the Kaiser's time, with the help of Germany, Romania has been fully developed in the military economy. The subsequent economic, trade and military cooperation between the two countries has also benefited us all. Therefore, there is a deep and close connection between your two countries. ”

Mihalakai is right, except for Romania's accession to the Entente during World War I, the military and economic ties between Germany and Romania have always been very good, and Germany has always occupied the leading position in Romania's imports and exports. There is still some speculation about Hitler's trip, but how to talk about it will require Eder to make a decision.

So what is our beloved Eder doing?

He is now meeting with the Japanese envoy Yoshizaburo Nomura, who later served as Japan's ambassador to the United States and who made great achievements in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and who has only recently retired from the reserves. In addition to his profound study of international law, he also served as a special envoy this time, and it had a lot to do with the defeat in the Battle of Lanfeng that Japan had just encountered.

Because of the defeat in the Battle of Xuzhou, more than 30,000 casualties (the impact of Romanian aid) failed to catch the Japanese army that the Chinese army surrounded and annihilated, and was quite unwilling. They then followed in the footsteps of the Chinese troops in their retreat with the intention of retaliating and pursued westward to occupy Lanfeng, Guide, and other places, while their forces engaged Chinese troops stationed in the area.

The 14th Division of the Japanese Army, led by Kenji Dohihara, intended to raid Lanfeng from behind and seize the rear of the Chinese army.

On May 17, more than 20,000 men of the 14th Division crossed the Yellow River, intending to raid Lanfeng, a strategic point on the Longhai Line, and cut off the rear route of the Chinese army.

In the face of the approach of the 14th Division, the Chinese side was greatly shocked. However, considering that the enemy was advancing alone, a battle plan to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division near Lanfeng was immediately launched. So the Chinese side dispatched troops and prepared to kill Kenji Tohihara in Lanfeng. So the 74th Army, the 64th Army, the 27th Army, the 71st Army, and more than 100,000 troops began to prepare to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division.

Considering the tight time and heavy tasks of this operation, the Command also urgently transferred the 43rd Army from Kaifeng to Lanfeng. Maybe you don't know much about the 43rd Army, but when it comes to the commander of the army, everyone is absolutely familiar with it, and its commander is Du Yuming.

After receiving more than 100 Jackal IV tanks and self-propelled guns from Romania, the 204th Division, which was trained by the Panzer Corps, belonged to the corps. In addition to the 202nd Division of the Armored Forces, the 43rd Army also consisted of the 127th Division and the 79th Division. In order to keep up with the pace of the armored forces, these two divisions are all equipped with bicycles, which can be regarded as the manpower version of the motorized infantry division.

Due to the need for the army to be familiar with tank combat, it missed the battles of Songhu and Xuzhou before. Until now, the high command decided to release its trump card and deal a devastating blow to the arrogant 14th Division.

Therefore, in the operation, the 43rd Army was used as an arrow, supplemented by the 27th Army and the 64th Army, and the 14th Division was smashed on the waist of the 14th Division like a hammer.

The Japanese were also panicked by the sudden attack on the tanks, and the Douding tank it was equipped with was no match for the Jackal IV, and its anti-tank capabilities were very limited.

Therefore, the underestimated Japanese army collapsed, and a large number of Japanese troops scattered and fled, and abandoned guns, artillery, ammunition, and vehicles were thrown everywhere. The 27th Army and the 64th Army, which followed the battle, were smiling, and the Japanese troops who were driven away were divided into three parts that were not connected. The results of the 43rd Army greatly encouraged the Chinese army. Next, in the face of the Japanese army, which was divided into three parts, the Chinese army immediately launched one attack after another, without giving the opponent any respite.

In the face of the 14th Division, which suffered a heavy defeat, the Japanese army certainly would not give up, and its 10th Division, 16th Division, and the 3rd and 5th Brigades were desperately trying to break through the obstacles and rescue the 14th Division that was in a bitter battle.

However, under the desperate obstruction of the Chinese army, they did not make a breakthrough at all. The various units of the 14th Division were even more aware of the pressure on the periphery, and the offensive was even more ferocious.

Moreover, in order to ensure this operation, the Air Force has put all the 46 Albatross fighters it has at present into this battle. As the most advanced fighter of the Air Force, the Albatross has a great reputation in the Far Eastern skies, and many Japanese pilots have a very deep impression of it.

And this time, in order to protect the smooth battle of Lanfeng, this can be regarded as a hemorrhage for the Air Force. So when the ground battle is in full swing, the sky is also experiencing a desperate struggle.

As for the officers and men of the 14th Division on the defensive, after losing a lot of heavy firepower and falling into a desperate situation, although they struggled to resist the fierce attack of the Chinese army. But in the end, in the face of the overwhelming superiority of the Chinese army, defeat was inevitable. First, the Japanese army in Luowangzhai was defeated, then the Japanese army in Quxingji was annihilated, and finally the Japanese army received a farewell telegram from Sanyi Village, which made the Japanese army fall into an extremely lost mood.

In the end, only more than 2,000 people of the 14th Division escaped and ascended to heaven, and the commander of the division, Kenji Dohihara, was killed. In the face of the fact that a division commander was killed in the battle and nearly 20,000 people died, it made Japan more urgent to cut off China's foreign aid, so this Nomura Kichizaburo mission was very important.

Because compared to Germany, Romania's military assistance was more important to the Republic of China in the war. The ordnance decommissioned from the Romanian army was constantly imported by sea from Annam and Canton to supplement its attrition, which once gave Japan the idea of intercepting and killing at sea. However, considering the consequences of provoking Romania, Japan backed down on this.

So this time, Japan is also fully prepared, I saw Nomura Kichizaburo said quite politely. "Your Majesty Eder, the war in the Far East is a very unfavorable situation for the world. Our country did not think of overthrowing the Chiang government, but because the government was deeply influenced by communism, we only wanted to punish it slightly. I didn't expect such a big reaction, so my country couldn't help myself about this war. ”

Edel looked at the envoy Nomura Kichizaburo who was talking serious nonsense in front of him, and waited until he had finished speaking before he spoke. "Mr. Special Envoy, I don't think there is much more to the controversy over who is right and who is wrong in this war. I also know the purpose of your visit. But this condition simply does not meet the needs of our country. Therefore, we cannot agree to your request. ”

Eder had already seen the conditions under which the Japanese side wanted Romania to stop giving aid to the Republic of China, and it has to be said that Japan's stinginess was vividly displayed above. Compared with the profits that the Republic of China can bring to Romania nearly 200 million lei every year, the conditions given by Japan only give 40 or 50 million profits, mainly for Japan's procurement of Romanian materials.

In the face of Eder's refusal, Nomura Kichizaburo was not angry at all, because his reliance did not come from this. I saw him take out a document and hand it to Edel and speak. "This is a picture taken in our country, which shows that the Soviets have appeared in the Republic of China, and they are slowly replacing your country and Germany and exerting important influence."

That's right, this is the trump card that Nomura Kichizaburo has in his hands, because Japan is very aware of Romania's incompatibility with the Soviet Union, and as long as the Republic of China has the assistance of the Soviet Union or even an advisory group, then Romania will definitely not agree. Because the Romanian people will not agree, even if the country has interests, it will not share the interests of the Republic with its enemy Soviet Union. So that's what Kichizaburo Nomura thinks is the key to being able to persuade Romania.

Sure enough, Nomura Kichizaburo's words silenced Eder, in fact, he knew about the Soviet Union's aid, and since December 1, 1937, the Soviet Union has provided pilots to the Republic of China, 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 take the lead in expressing its dissatisfaction. Hitler, who was visiting for this reason, complained unusually about this. At a deeper level, Germany has to choose between China and Japan.

Romania actually needs to make a choice, but Edeldo's love for his homeland in his previous life made him deliberately suppress this choice.

However, as Nomura Kichizaburo picked out the topic, Eder knew that this choice had to be made, so he picked up this photo with Soviet and Republic of China soldiers and looked at it again and again. "Thank you, Your Excellency, Special Envoy, for giving me this photograph. However, we still need to discuss your proposal. ”

And Nomura Kichizaburo was mentally prepared for Eder's words, knowing that this kind of thing could not be agreed to immediately. However, he knew that this time there was already a six-layer success certainty. This is a big victory for Japan, you must know that every request from Japan has been directly blocked back.

After sending the Japanese envoy Kichizaburo Nomura away, Eder picked up the photo and felt a lot of feelings. I said silently in my heart. "I can only help this far, my dear motherland."

Edel immediately called one of the guards. "Go and invite Ambassador Zhu immediately, I have something to look for him."

When Ambassador Zhu arrived in a hurry, he saw Eder playing with a photo.

"I don't know Your Majesty Eder, what is the matter with me this time?"

Looking at Ambassador Zhu in front of him, Eder put the photo in front of him. "Your country is in contact with the USSR?"

Eder's words made a flash of panic in Ambassador Zhu's eyes, he was different from people in China, he had been in Romania for many years, and he knew that the country was antipathetic to the Soviet Union. So he hurriedly denied it. "Your Majesty laughed, this is just a photo from the previous visit of the Soviet Union."

"Okay, don't lie to me."

Edel interrupted 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, the first aid your country received from the Soviet Union in March was arms worth $50 million. ”

Hearing Eder say exactly the time and scale of the aid, although Zhu Jialuo did not know the aid plans of the country and the Soviet Union, he knew that he could not continue to deny it, otherwise things would get worse.

I saw him speak. "Your Majesty, I don't know much about the situation. However, please believe that our country has always been grateful to Romania, and our current war with Japan has caused too many losses and too much consumption. In order to ensure that our country is not oppressed by the Japanese invaders, we will not do something that goes against our original intentions. ”

When Zhu Jialuo spoke, he was also carefully observing Eder's expression, but unfortunately, His Majesty was expressionless throughout the whole process.

It wasn't until Ambassador Zhu finished speaking that Eder spoke. "Regarding the arms contract you sent for procurement last time, we will prepare it for you as soon as possible. However, this is our last arms sale to your country. In the future, our country will have its own considerations,......"

When Ambassador Zhu Jialuo walked out of the palace, his face was completely pale. The driver hurried up and grabbed him. "Ambassador, what's wrong with you?"

Ambassador Zhu Jialuo, who was called back to God by the driver, held the driver's hand and said hurriedly. "Hurry back to the embassy, I have an emergency to report to the country."

The reason why Zhu Jialuo is so out of shape is that Romania's relations with China have undergone a huge change, and the reason is that Romania's assistance from the Soviet Union has made Romania decide to terminate the continuation of arms sales to China.

The Republic of China has successively obtained more than 300,000 equipment from Romania, although most of these equipment are second-hand and outdated, but this is only obsolete in Europe, and only elite troops can obtain these equipment for the war of resistance.

Relying on Romania's weapons and equipment, the Republic of China was able to maintain its combat effectiveness after the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xuzhou. Now with the cut off of Romanian aid, the rift in the situation of the Anti-Japanese War must be changed, you must know that the government has just sent a telegram to itself before coming, so that he can find a way to get a batch of aid from Romania, because the battle of Wuhan 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 delivered. Ambassador Zhu Jialuo's move of preemptively signing a batch of supplies worth 70 million lei, such as tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes, the day before, won praise in China.

However, for the Anti-Japanese War, difficult times are coming, and I hope they are well equipped.