After receiving an affirmative reply from the Chinese side, the Germans did not achieve their ultimate goal, but they received a promise that was far more valuable than the substantial reward given to them by Britain and France. Perhaps the whole world does not know the Chinese well enough, but the Germans, who have been with them for a long time, have already understood the Chinese by virtue of their calf strength.

Although Wang Lin is often capricious, it is certain that cooperating with the Germans, even if it is not an alliance, has certain interests for the Chinese Empire, because what the Chinese Empire needs is the same as the Germans, not to be embarrassed by Britain and France, but to ride on their heads thoroughly, so that they can look up to themselves all day long.

When the German ambassador to China, Wipno, transmitted the conversation between him and Wang Lin back to the Kaiser's ears, the German Kaiser Wilhelm II couldn't help jumping with excitement. In the eyes of Wilhelm II, friendship with Wang Lin is equivalent to half of the victory, China is a magical country, they have a huge population, rich strategic materials, and countless miracles have happened.

If they can get along with such a country and reach a consensus, then what will the Germans fear in the post-war period? What's more, Wang Lin has made it clear that if there are any difficulties, even if you mention them, you can help as much as you can. Nonsense, what kind of problems can the Germans have? With this contract, Wilhelm II could send Wang Lin a purchase order and guarantee that as long as it was not classified equipment, Wang Lin would sell it to the Germans.

However, it is strange to say that the Germans seem to have been born with the development potential of the Chinese, and secretly helped the development of the Chinese, but unfortunately, due to the poor performance of the Chinese people, the Germans gradually gave up the Chinese, so they had no choice but to choose the alliance. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Germans have helped China intentionally or unintentionally, such as training the Beiyang army, selling warships to the Qing Dynasty, etc., implicitly improving the combat capability of the Qing army.

Even during World War II, the Germans still did not give up on the Chinese, and before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, there were countless international students studying in various military academies in Germany, and even the Germans sent a number of instructor teams to China to help [***] train troops. The most elite German mechanics during World War II, in addition to all the equipment being all German goods, even the training of soldiers was basically completed by the Germans.

The most enviable and surprising thing is that Chiang Kai-shek's guards were also known as the Chinese military police at that time. The same German equipment, which had participated in a short war, made him suffer a lot.

From this little bit of things, it is not difficult to see how much the Germans wanted to be allies of China at that time. However, the premise is that China must first become stronger, at least not even if it itself cannot defeat it. You must know that this army was the weakest in the world at that time, of course, this was only among the armies of the great powers. Otherwise, how could the Kwantung Army, which later claimed to be 800,000, be completely annihilated by the Soviet Red Army in a few weeks?

In the early morning of August 24, 1905, when more than 400,000 Wehrmacht troops arrived on the outskirts of Pusan and entered the stage of confrontation with the defense forces of the Japanese army, Wilhelm II, who was far away in Europe, suddenly announced that he would go to war with France. While the whole world was still focusing on the air force of the Chinese Empire, the sudden appearance of the Germans attracted all attention. What will be the outcome of the war between Germany and France? No one can guess, and no one can predict.

After getting Wang Lin's affirmation, Wilhelm II once personally sent a telegram to talk to Wang Lin, and vaguely proposed to buy a part of the air force fighters, but Wang Lin refused without hesitation, and finally Wang Lin only vaguely agreed to sell Germany some of the previous generation fighters of the Chinese Imperial Air Force active fighters, that is, the biplane fighters during the First World War.

However, Wang Lin also said that more air force pilots have never seen the so-called previous generation of biplane fighters, if these are accustomed to the speed and firepower of monoplanes, and then compared with those so-called previous generation fighters, I am afraid they even have the heart to drive the plane directly into the mountain.

Not to mention the speed of the turtle, and the only firepower is only a Maxim machine gun, which cannot be compared with the aviation machine guns and aviation cannons equipped on the active fighters, and the excellent surname ability makes the Spitfire fighters currently equipped by the Wehrmacht have an advantage when confronting those biplane fighters.

At present, Kaiser Wilhelm II is sending plenipotentiary ministers to China to discuss the details of the arms purchase with Wang Lin, but this time the German prince himself led a team to discuss the arms purchase in secret. Although the Chinese Empire was very supportive of the Germans, the two countries still had no relationship with each other on the surface.

Anyway, the fighters sold to the Germans were still in their original form in the laboratories of various countries, which were completely different from the fighters equipped by the Chinese Empire, and even if they had some guesses in their hearts, they would never dare to oppose the Chinese Empire for no reason. In this era, no one will offend a country that can say no to the whole world for a fruitless thing.

On the afternoon of 24 August, within a few hours after Germany declared war on France, France was forced to declare war on Germany as well, and when it came to declaring war, the French had to shake their heads and curse that France and Germany had a geographical handover, and that there were some indelible contradictions between the two countries. But the problem is that the French are not ready now, and the French do not have the technology to talk about the high-tech fighters, but the number of tanks and other things that the French have is not enough to pose any threat to the Germans.

And as if the Germans had received some technical support, in terms of infantry weapons, the Krupp company began to sell more advanced artillery to the army, with a longer range and greater power. The range and firepower of the rifle have also been significantly improved. What is even more depressing is that the day after the declaration of war, Kaiser Wilhelm II suddenly announced that the German Army would be expanded by one million.

Million? This is not a small number, a million troops, enough to make the whole of Europe tremble. Even the British Empire, the world's boss, had only more than 400,000 troops at this time. Germany, which already has nearly 500,000 troops, will have as many as 1.5 million troops after the expansion. This gave the French a lot of headaches.

Correspondingly, the French could only be forced to announce an increase of 800,000 troops, but the French still felt that their troops were insufficient, and if it were not for economic problems, they believed that the French would prefer to change the figure of 800,000 to 1.8 million. With a strong force, the Germans were completely wiped out in the cradle.

On 27 August, Italy and Austria-Hungary, which were friendly with Germany, unanimously declared war on France, and from time to time sent some troops to harass the French border, so that France could not devote itself to preparing for war.

On 30 August, after the British failed to mediate and were despised by the Germans, the British, who were affected by the problem of face, could only grit their teeth and ruthlessly declare war against Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and so on, and at the same time, along with the declaration of war, there was also a British military expansion notice, this time Britain will expand its army by 700,000 troops, and increase investment in the naval fleet, and in the next two years, the British Royal Navy will receive several large battleships one after another.

At this time, the whole of Europe was already in a mess by Germany, to be precise, it should be called the Korean War by China, or by Wang Lin. The British, though, took a strong stance and declared war on the Germans. But at this time, Britain was still trapped in a riotous environment, and a British civil war caused by cigarettes would be the most successful strategy in the world.

On September 1, Tsarist Russia chose to join the British side, and at the same time launched a war against Germany, Austria, and Italy, and launched a general mobilization for war at home, which is expected to expand its army by about one million. But at this time it was clear that there was a serious problem, and many countries, although they had only declared war, did not begin to engage in large-scale warfare, except for Italy and Austria-Hungary, which occasionally sent some troops to harass the French border.

This time the war came so suddenly that before everyone was prepared for it, the war had already quietly come. Although the Germans have been preparing for a long time, these preparations of the Germans are only a vigorous storage of strategic materials, and the expansion of the army can only be carried out after the declaration of war. Germany is not better than China, they do not have the kind of advantage that China has, and they do not expand the army if they want to, the Chinese have goods in their hands, they are not afraid of anything, they want to expand the army, they will fight whoever does not obey, and they are not afraid of anything.

But the Germans can't do it, they are in the hinterland of Europe, surrounded by the two great powers of Britain and France, and the pressure on the Germans is no less than anyone else, once the news of the expansion of the army is announced, it is easy to arouse the nerves of Britain and France, if you are not careful to make a mistake, or do something that you do not want to see, it will be worth the loss.

September 3rd, outside Busan.

Of the more than 500,000 National Defense Forces, in addition to nearly 100,000 troops scattered throughout the DPRK to maintain law and order, the remaining 400,000 National Defense Force units were all assembled outside Busan. In contrast to the more than 300,000 Japanese troops who have been prepared here, the more than 400,000 Japanese troops are not the opponents of the more than 100,000 national defense forces, so will the more than 300,000 Japanese troops still be the opponents of the more than 400,000 national defense forces? The answer is definitely no.

However, the Wehrmacht did not seem to be in a hurry to attack, and after arriving at the outskirts of Busan, they first surrounded the entire Busan, and for nearly ten days, the troops in the city were already empty, and could no longer find any food. At this time, the army in Busan, in addition to enduring hunger, also had to endure tremendous mental pressure.

On the afternoon of September 3, the Wehrmacht troops, who had been besieging the city for ten months, finally started the war again, as if they were catering to the whole world, Europe was in chaos, everyone was in a situation of declaring no war, then the Chinese would lead this head for you first, and the Chinese would take the first step and defeat Yue himself from Korea.

But then again, it doesn't matter if the Wehrmacht surrounds this place for another ten and a half days, anyway, the strategic goal of this operation has been achieved, and the effect of the operation has been completed. The Wehrmacht's current operation was not to defeat the Japanese army, nor to help Korea drive out the invaders, but to put it more selfishly, it was to give the Germans a glimmer of confidence in fighting and let the Germans see the hope of victory.

The Chinese need an ally to share the pressure on the European side, or attention, so that the Chinese have enough energy to do what they want to do, but Wang Lin also deeply understands that a slap cannot be beaten, although the Chinese have an advantage in equipment at this time, but against the whole world, they are still a little powerless. It can be said that weapons and equipment can be changed, but what about the quality of personnel? What about combat experience? These are things that have been accumulated over many years and are not something that can be obtained overnight.

The current slowdown in the fighting in North Korea is to allow the soldiers to continue to digest the experience of previous battles, but to give the soldiers some time to rest and react. War is always the most tiring, and fighting a year of war will consume ten years of energy in peacetime, and it is true that soldiers need to rest, and the country also needs to rest.

The people have just accepted a jubilant victory, if they are allowed to accept the same victory again in a short period of time, the specific result Wang Lin does not dare to know, but it is certain that this will definitely make some young people have some pride, and in the wartime, it is easy to make the country go downhill with a sense of pride and contempt. At this point, Wang Lin had to guard a little.

It doesn't matter whether it is for the officers and soldiers to take a rest or for the sake of the country, but the only thing that remains unchanged is that it is done for the future of the country. It's okay to have pride, but this arrogance can't just come out of nowhere, it always takes a process, at least let them know where this arrogance came from?

In the past 10 days and 10 years since the end of the Pyongyang Campaign, the radio in the State Broadcasting Bureau has been broadcasting some specific details of the Pyongyang Battle in a loop every day, and of course, in the broadcast, Wang Lin did not deliberately belittle the enemy, nor did he deliberately elevate himself. While preaching his victory, he also praised the army severely.

What the army fought bravely and resisted desperately, it was only because the equipment was inferior to the Imperial Wehrmacht, the firepower was inferior, and so on, that it eventually led to defeat. In short, the broadcast in the State Broadcasting Bureau has one meaning: Our equipment is the best, but the quality of the personnel is not up to par, and the combat technology and ideas of the officers and men are far inferior to those of the enemy, so we still need to redouble our efforts. Don't just look at the winning side, but also look at our own problems.

But in the end, Wang Lin still failed, and the people who were silent in the victory, who would care how he won? What's wrong with him? They just need to know that we won, and it was a big win, with less to win more. When he saw this situation, Wang Lin had to secretly shake his head and smile bitterly, and in the end he could only forcibly implement this theory in the army and in the political axe. The people don't know that it's understandable to be arrogant, but soldiers can't be arrogant.

Victory is not arrogant and defeat is not discouraged, this is the true character of an army, no matter what others do, but the national defense force of the Chinese Empire must do this. Under Wang Lin's forcible admiration, coupled with Wang Lin's reputation, Wang Lin finally became popular throughout the entire three armed forces with an article, "The Battle of Pyongyang", so that after the passage of time, it slowly began to gradually spread among the people, and many people gradually began to realize this problem. It's just that they still think that as long as they win, why do they care about so many things?

On the afternoon of September 4, after a day of artillery bombardment, all the positions in Busan City had long since become untouchable, and the Japanese troops hiding in various defenses were also bombarded with artillery of various calibers.

Even in a strong defense, it can't withstand a day's high-intensity artillery bombardment, not to mention that at this time, there are more than 400,000 troops outside Busan, and there are more than 500 heavy artillery and howitzers of more than 105 caliber alone, plus all kinds of small-caliber guns, a total of more than 2,000 guns, of course, the most is naturally 75 mm infantry guns, if you have to add mortars, then the rangers are speechless, mortars are also artillery, there is nothing to say.

In one day, the small city of Busan was subjected to tens of thousands of shells of all kinds, and it can even be said unceremoniously that it was the first time that he had tried the power of cluster artillery, and it was different from the kind of artillery of the British army. All the yellow gunpowder used in the Chinese Empire was not only powerful, but also extremely enviable. If the Germans had mastered this technique, I am afraid that the Germans would have rushed to France by now.

He said that he was really born to be someone else's experiment, and even in peacetime, he was the object of other people's leisure time and entertainment. Now, for the first time, he has tried the power of cluster artillery, and in history, he was the first and only country to try the power of the atomic bomb. In later generations, in peacetime, the development of the film series has surpassed the United States, it is certain that the film industry of the book is definitely the most popular movie, on average, each movie out, the scolding is the least, and almost every movie can make the audience happy, or not enjoyable, etc., in short, the scolding is relatively small.

(To be continued)