Army Commander Yoshiko Akiyama and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Akashi Motojiro were anxiously waiting for news from the front, saying that if Fushan was taken, the army would be able to condescendingly monitor the German army, otherwise, the Germans would strengthen the vigilance of the Fushan outpost, and it would be even more troublesome to attack in the future.

What's more, the Chinese have been ambiguous so far, and the news from the intelligence department has found a large number of unidentified armed personnel in the area from Qingdao to Longkou.

In the early days, the Chinese Air Force not only did not run away, but played hide-and-seek with the plane in the air. The semi-metallic "Huaxia style" relies on the powerful power provided by the V-shaped twelve-cylinder Eagle engine to amuse the copycat version of the book in the air. They often rolled in the air from the front to the rear, chasing the ass of the plane, and then grazing the wooden wings of the plane arrogantly and passing by.

It is said that the air force is terrified, if it is a real air battle, the difference between mobile surnames is so big, it would have died a hundred times a hundred times!

"Commander, emergency electricity, emergency electricity!" The adjutant stumbled over.

"What's the panic?" Akiyama looked at each other angrily.

"The legation sent an urgent telegram, just half an hour ago, the Chinese political axe issued an ultimatum, limiting us to withdraw from China within 24 hours, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocation to China's neutral status, and the Chinese will take all necessary means to safeguard national security!"

"Yaga! Twenty-four hours? Are you kidding? An army of 60,000 was spread out within a radius of tens of kilometers, and it was withdrawn in 24 hours. The people of China are so hateful! "General Akiyama kicked the table off with a single kick.

The adjutant was frightened, and Akashi Motojiro comforted: "Your Excellency Commander, don't get excited!" The people of China only said that in twenty-four hours, they might take action, but their main force has not been found so far! The people of China just have a certain advantage in the Air Force, but aren't you ready for everything to deal with an air strike? ”

"Yes, thank you Akashi-kun for the reminder, I'm out of shape!" Akiyama Yokoku bowed deeply and said: "The people of China want to start a war with the empire, and from the time they urgently recruit troops to the time when the soldiers arrive at the designated attack area, it is not enough to have half a month!" Half a month is enough time for us to defeat the Germans! ”

Akashi Motojiro said with a smile: "The significance of this war is not in China, but in those German colonies in the Pacific such as the Marshall Islands, as long as we conquer Qingdao and the German fleet cannot get supplies here, then we can get those islands and resources according to the agreement with the British!" As long as this strategic goal is achieved, nothing else matters??? As for the Shina people, it is not too late to go back and teach them a lesson. ”

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Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall is very lively, Gao Ming, Gao Chuguan, Gu Weijun, Liang Qichao and others are all here, and everyone's faces are full of joy.

"President, great joy! German Minister Marr conveyed the order of the German political axe and was willing to return Qingdao unconditionally! This time, the people of the country are not allowed to set off firecrackers in every house! Gao Ming's smiling goatee pouted.

"Yes, this is the first time that we Chinese have taken back the concession land, and the national prestige has been greatly increased! You have just established such a feat as president, look which newspaper still dares to talk nonsense! Gu Weijun's smiling eyes narrowed into a slit.

Chai Dongliang tasted the tea silently, and said after a long time: "Are you all finished?" Brothers, are you afraid of foreigners? ”

Liang Qichao was stunned: "Where did President Chai start with this?" ”

Chai Dongliang said lightly: "Whether to take back the concession land or not, when to take it back, it is up to the Chinese to decide, at this time to pick up the ready-made cheap?" I don't do it! ”

Liang Qichao said angrily: "President Chai, the land is the foundation of the country, you can't be rash!" It's a big deal for 40,000,000 people, so you can't just say a word, right? You want to refuse such a thing as a subjugated army to recover the land without a fight? ”

Chai Dongliang said with a smile: "Ren Gong, please sit down, it is because I surrendered the soldiers without a fight, so I won't do it!" After saying that, his face sank: "I have to fight this battle!" ”

Liang Qichao looked confused: "Since you can recover the land without fighting, save the people and money, and benefit the country and the people, why bother to fight?" President Chai, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? ”

Chai Dongliang smiled and beckoned the guards to fill everyone's tea bowls with water, and then said with a smile: "Everyone, this thing picked up for nothing is not reliable, only those who are brought back from the battlefield are stable!" Let me ask you, what is the priority of national development now? ”

Gu Weijun didn't hesitate: "Naturally, the country's economic development comes first. ”

"So, what is the priority of the country's economic development?"

"Industry first!" Liang Qichao said.

Chai Dongliang clasped his palms together, slapped a crisp sound and said, "That's right!" But what about the industry? The world now is no longer the era when the Portuguese drove two broken boats everywhere to grab things, and the so-called national strength is nothing more than the quality of the people and the strength of industry and commerce! So a country as big as China and such a large population, it is natural that industry should come first. The development of industry can absorb a large number of labor, one more worker in the factory, one more student in the school, and one less homeless person in the market.

So, what is the most important thing to develop the industry? The first is technology, the second is raw materials, and the third is the market! At present, in terms of technology, we have a lot of industries in China leading the world, China has a lot of land, I dare not say that there is everything at least the resources are relatively rich, even if the domestic resources are lacking, as long as there is money to buy raw materials, the most terrible thing is the market!

What is produced has to be sold, right? In other words, some people are willing to buy, entrepreneurs are willing to build factories for production, and at present, the people are generally poor, the domestic purchasing power is insufficient, and exports are the lifeblood of the country's economic development! ”

Liang Qichao heard Chai Dongliang's tirade, and was a little impatient, and directly interrupted: "President Chai, what does this have to do with the recovery of Qingdao?" What you say is right and reasonable, but what we are discussing now is how to recover Qingdao! ”

Chai Dongliang said with a smile: "Ren Gong, please sit down and listen to me!" Now that the war is raging in Europe, what do the warring sides need most? Advanced weapons and military supplies! I dare to say that the quality of our Chinese weapons is by no means worse than that of foreigners, but except for the Russians, no one is willing to sell them! Why? Foreigners don't see the benefits of these weapons! ”

Liang Qichao suddenly realized: "Could it be that the president means that he wants to fight a big war by recovering Qingdao?" At the same time, let our Chinese weapons be unveiled so as to attract foreigners to buy? ”

Chai Dongliang smiled: "That's exactly what I mean." ”

Liang Qichao frowned and said, "This is a bit of a child's play, right?" If you miss, not to mention that it will greatly damage your reputation and not good for the country! I think it's better to recover Qingdao directly! ”

Chai Dongliang laughed: "Now that the army is besieging Qingdao, we can't do it even if we want to!" Think about it, can I willingly hand over the cooked duck to us? ”

Gao Ming nodded and said: "That's what I said, Xiao Yueben made such a big move, how could he be willing to stop the army?" ”

Chai Dongliang said with a smile: "So, I expect that I will not accept the conditions we propose, and this battle must be fought!" What's more, if we take Qingdao from the Germans at this time, it will be equivalent to announcing to the world that we are on the side of the Germans, and this political risk is far greater than the risk on the battlefield! Besides, I've been protesting for more than a month, and it's time to do it! ”

Liang Qichao said worriedly: "Are you sure?" ”

Chai Dongliang said calmly: "Don't worry, I have secretly mobilized 200,000 troops, and the troops are divided into three ways to attack at the same time, and the strength is more than three times that of the army, and at the same time, there are two air divisions and one hundred and eighty of the latest aircraft to participate in the battle!" Our army's light machine guns and grenadiers have been deployed to combat units at the squad level, and each platoon has mortars, and the firepower is more than twice that of the army! The strength and firepower are several times that of the enemy, we are still fighting on our own territory, and supply is not a problem. ”

Everyone thought he was polite, and they all put their hearts hanging in the air in their stomachs.

As a matter of fact, Chai Dongliang really has a great deal of certainty, the Jianghuai Army's firepower is not a little bit fiercer than that of the Yue Army, and the Jianghuai Army has a Depp light machine gun and a grenadier in a squad, and the 60 or 70 people in this squad do not necessarily have a machine gun. The "Hanfeng I" rifle of the Jianghuai soldiers is also much better than the golden hook rifle of the Yueben.

However, Chai Dongliang actually transferred more than 50,000 people, and only 6,000 people from He Tianshou's commercial police corps arrived in advance, and 12,000 people from a division secretly transferred from Jiangsu, and the so-called two air force divisions also had water. However, Chai Dongliang felt that it was enough, and if the army, which had very little artillery, encountered fierce aerial bombardment and aviation machine gun fire on the battlefield, and then saw those "land battleships" with a crew of 18 people, it would be really unreasonable to avoid the collapse of the entire battlefield!

You must know that the British Mark I tank, the kind of "armored tractor" on the battlefield of the Western Front, once scared tens of thousands of German troops who had experienced a hundred battles and seen the most brutal wars!

Chai Dongliang didn't believe it when he was killed, and the current Xiao Yueben soldiers could be more tenacious than the German army that had been honed in trench warfare for several years?

Chai Dongliang said silently in his heart: "This battle is determined to win!" ”

Liang Qichao suddenly remembered a question: "President, if we go to war, who will we fight against?" Say I'm still German? ”

Chai Dongliang smiled: "Let's fight together!" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded!

Chai Dongliang said and said to Gu Weijun: "Brother Shaochuan, you work hard, play chess and chat with me tonight, and when the front troops arrive at the designated place, please go to the embassies of various countries to inform them, and ask the military attaches of the embassies of various countries to go to the front line to watch the battle!" ”

Liang Qichao smiled bitterly in his heart: "How much trouble does this guy want to make?" ”

(To be continued)