When Jiang Cheng returned home, he received a text message from Sun Ning, the company's anniversary event was scheduled for ten days later, Jiang Cheng calculated the time, and it was enough to go to the Republic of China by himself, so he decided to travel back to the Republic of China first, and then come back to participate in the event.

Jiang Cheng thought about it and decided to go to Germany first, after all, Europe was stepping on the stage of the European war step by step at this time, and Jiang Cheng was needed to pull back, and the European war in the province broke out too early and caused a big change in the world pattern.

After Jiang Cheng accompanied Yu Na to dinner, he traveled back to Berlin.

At this time, Germany had just experienced the carnival of recovering Austria, and began a new round of territorial expansion preparations.

At this time, Germany had already pointed the spearhead of aggression at Czechoslovakia, attempting to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in the name of supporting "national self-determination". If national self-determination is really pursued, then there is a great chance that it will be integrated into Germany.

In April of this year, Conrad. Hanley's leader of the German People's Party held a congress and proposed a "self-governing" program to separate the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. Hitler used this as an excuse to build up troops on the German-Czech border and threaten war. At this time, the German-Czech border was already a gathering of soldiers, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the war was getting closer and closer. Just look at the statements of Britain and France, after all, Britain and France have stated that they want to protect the territorial integrity of Czechoslovakia.

"Host, the frenzied atmosphere in Germany is getting stronger and stronger, every day young people come to Paris Square to rally to demand support for the independence of the Sudetenland, and Hitler also makes speeches from time to time, saying that he will not back down from the Sudetenland." Chen Nan took the recent intelligence briefing and handed it to Jiang Cheng and said.

Jiang Cheng looked at it, touched his chin and said, "Germany is imperative to the Sudetenland, this is the general trend, we can't change it, Britain and France will definitely make concessions to Germany in the end for the sake of peace and trouble." ”

Jiang Cheng stood up. I began to sort out the entire world economic pattern in my heart, there are many reasons for the war, but the modern wars in the West are all for economic reasons, Germany's economy collapsed after World War I, and a large part of the basis for Hitler's re-establishment of the Third Reich is the reform of the monetary system.

Hitler's rise to power was initially supported by the Wall Street and other financial oligarchs in the United States, but after coming to power, Hitler no longer wanted the country's economy to be controlled by these Jewish bankers, and not only nationalized the banks, but also issued new money.

There is nothing in a country issuing a new currency, but Hitler's currency is special. He relied not on precious metals such as gold, but on real goods.

Here must be said a man, Yarma. Schacht, a German banker, economist, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party, frantically supported Hitler to come to power after meeting him, and Hitler reciprocated by appointing him Minister of Economy. In May 1935, he also served as the General Plenipotentiary for Military Economy. Drawing up a detailed plan for industrial mobilization and the integration of the Wehrmacht with wartime industry. It can be said that half of Hitler's success was due to him in economic terms.

The most ruthless thing about the new currency designed by Schacht was that it did not allow the exchange of precious metals such as gold, but only the corresponding goods, and Schacht created more than 200 currencies, bank notes, bonds and various credit instruments. Combined with the remittance settlement agreement to regulate the flow of funds. For example, the tourist mark can only be used to pay the bills of trains, hotels and restaurants in Germany, the machine tool mark can only buy machinery and equipment such as German machine tools, the beer mark can only buy alcoholic beverages made in Germany, and the clock mark can only buy German clocks and watches.

And that's not all. He also enacted the Price Freeze Act in 1936, through which he froze the relationship between commodities. This makes commodity prices extremely stable.

The method of bartering advocated by Germany soon became popular among various non-great powers, and the German-style arms of the Republic of China were actually obtained through this method.

This makes France, which lives on money lending, and Britain and the United States, which have a large amount of precious metals, hate Germany to the core, but they are helpless, after all, Germany has completely jumped out of the original financial circle, which makes the "bullets" in their hands useless. After all, if you 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, you just want to accept gold, and the German government will not be willing, of course, others are willing to give, that's another matter.

Both Schacht and Hitler aimed at building a Greater European Reich centered on Germany and with other European countries as its dependencies.

But for the method, Schacht had a fundamental contradiction with Hitler, and Schacht wanted to cycle gradually, using economic weapons, and slowly leading. Hitler, on the other hand, wanted to be quick and effective, and Hitler's method was very simple, defeating the strongest country on the European continent, and Germany could naturally become the hegemon of Europe.

Jiang Cheng's target is Shacht.

Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Nan and said, "Arrange it immediately, I want to meet with Shahet once." ”

When Chen Nan heard this, he quickly nodded and said, "Okay, he has been in Berlin, and I'll arrange it now." ”

Shacht was also very interested in this magical group with a 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, and I have to say that most of the leaders of Nazi Germany are not ordinarily good-looking.

Schacht asked with interest, in German with a Danish accent, "Young man, I wonder what you are doing with me, an old man?" If you want a loan, you should go to the Führer. ”

Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Mr. Shacht, I'm here to discuss with you about the future of the empire. ”

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're not from our empire. ”

Jiang Cheng smiled and said straight to the point, "Although I am not a German, my love for Germany is not inferior to that of any German, but recently the empire has repeatedly provoked the nerves of Britain and France, I don't know if I am ready to deal with it?" Well, yes, I heard that the empire's military spending is constantly rising, so where will so many troops be targeted? ”

Shacht stood up and said, "If that's what you're going 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 stronger, go to war again? Even if war is a good option, are we really ready for it? Jiang Cheng said loudly.

Shacht looked back at Jiang Cheng and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Jiang Cheng walked towards Shacht. He pressed the stubborn old man on the couch and said, "Can you please give me five minutes?" ”

Shacht nodded slowly and said, "Say it." ”

Jiang Cheng said: "The Führer's thoughts, you should already have a feeling, the German armed forces have long been out of the need for self-defense, and a large number of new technology inventions, so that our German weapons are constantly updated, plus the world's most elite soldiers and officers." I can say that in the event of a war, our German army can crush all other armies of equal numbers, and it would be a bit too optimistic for such a force to allow our Führer to slowly develop the economy and realize the dream of Greater Germany. ”

Shacht looked at Jiang Cheng. Tilting his face, he said, "If the Führer really wants to do that, I will resign." ”

Jiang Cheng laughed, "The Führer is so afraid, Germany has no Schacht, I'm afraid the economy is going to collapse, right?" ”

Suddenly, Jiang Cheng yelled violently, "Stop daydreaming, Shacht, your economic mission has been completed, and all systems have been established and perfected, without you." Germany is full of talent, and you can find another one at any time, and your resignation will do nothing but accelerate the strengthening of the German armed forces. ”

Shacht's eyes were filled with panic. He had understood this for a long time, but he had never been willing to admit it.

Jiang Cheng continued: "Mr. Schacht, I think you should now sort out your thinking, whether it is to help Germany win the next war. Or to prevent Germany from starting a war. ”

Shacht looked at Jiang Cheng and didn't speak.

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "If you want to fight, you must win, how did France deal with Germany last time." You should not forget, what will become of Germany if the Führer starts a war and loses, I can't imagine what you can do to stop it, if you want to stop it. After speaking, Jiang Cheng picked up his hat and prepared to leave.

"Jiang, what exactly is your purpose?" Shacht 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 farther and farther, but even if it is not an ally, we don't want to become an enemy, once Germany goes to war, the Soviet Union will definitely become a target, then Japan on the other side of the Soviet Union will definitely change from the current anti-red alliance to a real military ally, and our China will be more difficult, this is my purpose." ”

Shaht nodded and said, "I understand, no matter what, I will find a way to use my influence so that Germany and Japan do not become allies, thank you for your words today, let me understand a lot of things." ”

Jiang Cheng almost wanted to hug his thighs, "You must not block the German-Japanese alliance, otherwise how will we pull the Americans into the water." But he said, "Thank you so much, we will always be your friends in China, if you want, you can go to us at any time, and then you will know how delicious Chinese food is." ”

Shacht was stunned for a moment and smiled, "I look forward to that day." ”

-- Heze

Heze is an important city north of Guide, here and Guide there is a railway, as long as the place is taken, the Japanese army can go down the road, go straight down to Guide, and block the retreat of the Xuzhou Corps.

The defenders of Heze only had one 23rd Division that had retreated from Shanxi, and in the face of the 14th Division, which was armed to the teeth, it only lasted two days before it was completely annihilated, and here was the main force of the 14th Division.

Kenji Dohihara looked at the long supply line behind him, his heart was full of worry, and he was also convinced of the strategic deployment of Seiji Kazuki.

It turned out that because of the guerrillas' attacks, the speed of the logistics units of the 14th Division was very slow, and it 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 already come into contact with Tang Enbo's troops.

After Tang Enbo received the order of Jiang Zhong, he immediately ordered the troops to start retreating, I have to say that in the war, Tang Enbo is not as good as Li Zongren, if this is a retreat, Li Zongren is really not Tang Enbo's opponent, in just two days, the entire Xuzhou City has become an empty city.

The vanguard of the 16th and 13th Divisions had just arrived at the Longhai Railway at this time, and the sum of the troops on both sides was about two brigades of infantry and two brigades of chariots.

Tang Enbo looked at the Japanese soldiers who were frantically digging fortifications in the distance, looked back at the troops behind him who were all over the mountains, and suddenly became arrogant, and waved his hand and shouted, "Brothers, the way home is ahead, rush me, break through, and we can go home." ”

As soon as they said about returning home, the troops, who had been demoralized by the defeat and encirclement, immediately turned red-eyed, with more than a dozen tanks in the head, and tens of thousands of national troops attacking at the same time.

The captain of the Japanese army, who was preparing for defense on the railway, looked at the Nationalist army scattered all over the mountains, and only one word flashed in his heart - landslide.

The Japanese troops in the two brigades were only more than 2,000 men, and the chariot troops were only 3,000, while the Nationalist troops on the retreat were more than 300,000.

Under the cover of tank and artillery fire, the charging Nationalist Army hit the Japanese position with a charge, and then the scene of the complete collapse of the Japanese army appeared.

The Nationalist Army didn't really plan to fight, as long as it ran away, I saw that countless Nationalist troops just took the time to resist a few Japanese fights, and then continued to run forward, and the small formation of the Japanese army was still maintained at first, but under the continuous flow of people, the Japanese army itself was also disrupted.

What's more, the entire western road is a plain, and the Japanese army is infinitely defendable, not to mention three or four hundred thousand troops, even one million national troops can run out on their own. Finally, the Japanese chariot units were blown up one by one in the sea of people, while the infantry units turned their guns and ran out in a bloody way.

Tang Enbo looked at the Japanese army in the distance, snorted and said, "Send a report to Wuhan, on the way to our army, we encountered two divisions of the Japanese army to block it, under the stubborn attack of our army, the Japanese army has been defeated and retreated, and the goal of our army's transfer is about to be achieved." ”

-- Wuhan

A plane slowly stopped at the airport, a group of soldiers and policemen were already waiting there, the hatch slowly opened, Wang Sheng walked down first, followed by Jiang Jingguo and Zhang Yaruo, who was holding a notebook as a secretary.

"Jianfeng, what are you doing in Wuhan at this time? It's dangerous here. A man came up and said.

Jiang Jingguo looked at him and smiled happily, "Hu Rail, why are you here?" What danger can there be, of course I am here for serious business, where is the chairman? I want to see him. ”

This Hu Liang is a native of Pingxiang, Jiangxi, and graduated from the Japanese Army Infantry School. A member of the Fuxing Society, he is also a descendant of Chiang Ching-kuo.

Hu Liang looked at Zhang Yaruo, and they had heard of this woman, and they, Chiang Ching-kuo's descendants, had heard of her, and when they saw that she was openly with Chiang Ching-kuo, they couldn't help but be a little worried, and said in their mouths, "The chairman heard that you suddenly came to Wuhan on your own, and he was very angry, so you can go with me." ”

Jiang Intermediary was looking at the information in the office at this time, looking at the map on the wall, thinking about the battle situation, and a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.

"Commission, Jianfeng has arrived." Chen Bui said softly.

Jiang Zhong snorted coldly and said, "Tell him to get me in." ”

Chiang Ching-kuo came in, walked cautiously behind Jiang Intermediary and said, "Father." ”

As soon as Jiang intermediary turned around, there was a slap "snap", and a slap mark suddenly appeared on Jiang Jingguo's face.

"Don't call me father, who told you to leave Gannan? Who asked you to come to Wuhan? Just because you're my son? If everyone leaves their posts without permission, like you, the Japanese don't have to call, and the bandits can destroy us. (To be continued.) )