Gerhardt. Fain sat on the steamer, looking out the window at the seascape without saying a word. He was originally the German Counsellor in Hungary, but was removed from his post because of his Jewish attitude.

Perhaps it was because he was indeed quite capable, that he had been recommended by his superiors to work under Ribbentrop. Ribbentrop recognized the counselor's diplomatic prowess and wrote him in his memorandum to Hitler.

While Ribbentrop was delaying Kalinin, the counsellor was chosen by Hitler to be Germany's special envoy to China. Hitler believed that the man recommended by Ribbentrop, who had successfully completed several diplomatic missions, would not be unreliable.

"Your Excellency, do you think our trip will be a success?!" Lieutenant Franz. Radmacher traveled to China with Gerhardt.

The two had never worked together, but that didn't stop them from knowing each other. Gerhardt was known for his sympathetic attitude towards Jews, but his lieutenant was known for his cruelty to Jews.

Before becoming Gerhardt's lieutenant, Franz was known for deporting, imprisoning, and torturing Jews. His department was dedicated to the liquidation of Jews in the occupied territories.

Because the Führer did not want Jews in the land he occupied, Franz and his colleagues resolutely carried out this task.

Perhaps to test China's attitude toward the Jews, Franz was appointed deputy envoy to accompany Gerhardt to China to engage with the coalition government.

"Franz, this is not an easy job...... Gerhardt put down the glass in his hand and sighed: "If we look at the experience of that tiger, we can see that he is actually a very experienced diplomat." ”

Before he was strong, he used diplomacy several times to force Japan, which was stronger than him, to make concessions to him. For example, the Battle of Jinan, which made him famous, is a typical example of his use of British and American power to force Japan to make concessions. ”

After a pause, Gerhardt said: "At that time, he took advantage of the psychology of Britain and the United States and us not wanting Japan's interests in China to affect our own interests too much, and manipulated us to force the Japanese to make concessions on the Jinan incident......

This then opened a window for him to talk to Britain and the United States. And then, he used economic interests as a bundle to tie Britain and the United States firmly to his chariot. Borrowing the momentum of the Anglo-Americans. Rigidly suppressed Japan, which was trying to annex northeastern China. ”

Gerhardt paused, looked at Franz and said: "The most important thing is that he did not submit to Britain and the United States completely because of this, in fact what he did was to take advantage of the inherent contradictions between Britain and the United States to constantly profit himself." ”

"A lot of minerals, the construction of roads, and pig bristles, tung oil, tungsten...... And so on, these are extremely important materials for Britain and the United States and for us. And this one is taking advantage of our need for these supplies and trading with us. ”

Gerhardt put down the glass in his hand and sighed, "Apparently he succeeded. He succeeded in getting the United States, Britain and us to choose to shelter him. I even got the news through some channels that Japan wanted to start a war against the nascent Wehrmacht in Korea at that time. But the United States warned the Japanese through its own diplomatic channels. Don't touch the nascent Wehrmacht ......"

Franz's eyes widened as he heard the news for the first time. Although he is also engaged in diplomatic work, it is clear that he is exposed to a completely different level than Gerhardt.

And Gerhardt was not so kind to explain these internal things to Franz. It's just that Gerhardt felt that Franz, who was not very experienced in diplomacy, should figure out the situation and who he was negotiating with. lest this newcomer mess things up.

"We're more direct. Now the Tiger Shark fighter. That is, the BF-109 that we use was actually developed by us together with the Wehrmacht. The same goes for the Tiger tank. These were weapons that had been in place since the time of the Weimar Republic. ”

After a pause, Gerhardt said: "At the same time, a large number of our army middle and lower-ranking officers are going to China in their personal capacity. The use of these weapons was observed up close on the Korean battlefield, and there were many people who experienced it firsthand. ”

"The Führer's plan to split the Soviet Union is, according to rumors, also has an inexplicable relationship with the Wehrmacht. Those who went to the Soviet Union to pick up Trotsky's allies were the ones who had been arranged in China in advance. ”

Franz swallowed a sip of wine with difficulty, his face turned pale and he didn't know what to say for a while. He thought that the task would not be so simple, but he did not expect it to be so difficult.

The opponent he faced turned out to be a veteran diplomat who had achieved such an achievement. Really. Many of the transactions under the table are not visible to outsiders. Franz was also very excited, and being able to participate in this operation showed that he had been valued by his superiors.

The next promotion is naturally self-evident. It is important that this mission be successfully accomplished.

"So, how do you think our mission should be carried out this time?!" When it comes to his own future, Franz will naturally ask a few more questions.

"All I can say is, act on the opportunity......" Gerhardt sighed, looked out the window, and said, "If I'm not wrong." Now American and British diplomats have arrived or are on their way to China......"

"And the enemies we will face this time are them. If they succeed, China will stand firmly on the side of Britain and the United States. And if we succeed, the United States on the other side of the Pacific will soon be in our pocket......"

Gerhardt was largely as expected, but there were some differences from the actual situation. The United States did not send any special envoys, but direct presidential telegrams plus Stilwell, chief of staff for the Pacific Theater. Act as your own negotiator.

Britain wanted to send someone to communicate with the Wehrmacht, but unfortunately Churchill felt that if the old men in his cabinet went out, it would only be a failure. So they politely rejected their request to send people to China for negotiations.

In fact. Many of the British Cabinet members are still unclear about the situation. They were still happily waiting for the American forces to win a decisive victory in the Soviet Union, and then swaggering back to Europe with the Americans.

Only Churchill knew that the United States had not been at war for decades. Those generals back then are now in their prime. Pershing, known as the Iron Hammer, is old and has even retired from active duty in previous years.

The Pearl Harbor incident also proves that these veterans are withering. They are no longer suitable for the rhythm of modern warfare. At the same time, no one can say for sure how the new generation of American generals will perform on the battlefield.

Those soldiers who have not experienced actual combat can say whether they can play at a high level on the battlefield.

If the United States loses in the Soviet Union, it means that the Bering Strait will be threatened. And if the USSR fails. Then Canada, the last place of residence for the British, is in danger.

Obviously, these parliamentarians are not thinking about this now. They were thinking about how to get the most out of the United States after winning the war, for themselves or the forces behind them.

"That's basically the case, President Roosevelt has said he will convince the British to agree to your terms. At the same time, he hoped that the Wehrmacht would be ready to enter the Soviet Union within six months to support the US military. ”

Compared to Gerhardt's cautious and apprehensive, Stilwell was much more straightforward. It's not a matter of a day or two for this benevolent brother to mess around with Tu Menghu.

Both knew each other well, and Stilwell knew what the tiger wanted. And Tu Menghu also knew that Stilwell would not talk about this kind of thing.

"Hmm...... I believe President Roosevelt's assurances. But what if the British played scoundrels after the war?! Tu Menghu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Didn't the British do such a shameless thing once or twice." As long as these guys see the benefits, it's much more powerful than flies seeing cow. ”

"Poof~ha......" listened to Tu Menghu's sarcastic words. Stilwell laughed. Stilwell hated the Brits, too.

It is clear that he has lost his own territory and even the capital, but he still tries to point fingers at the United States openly and covertly. I don't know how these old men's tempers are raised. Do you really think of yourself as the empire that defeated the Netherlands and dominated the entire ocean?!

"Meng Ben, to be honest, I don't like those British either." Stilwell easily held back his laughter and said to Tu Menghu: "But we can't refuse to support the Soviet Union because of them, right?!" If the Soviet Union loses the battlefield, this will also threaten China. ”

"That's why I told you the truth, we will support the Soviet Union." Tu Menghu shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I need a promise, from now on, Southeast Asia will be under the jurisdiction of China." No other country should interfere. ”

"India region. The British did it themselves. My only request is to abolish that shit McMahon Line, or I don't mind completely eradicating the British power in India. ”

"Of course, if the British want us to get rid of India, they'll have to pay some price." Tu Menghu shrugged his shoulders and said, "The price must at least satisfy me." ”

"Don't worry! The price will definitely satisfy you! Stilwell laughed, "Even if the British don't want to satisfy you, we'll find a way to make them have to satisfy you." ”

At this time, Ishihara, whose eyes were red, stood on the battlefield and looked at the corpses all over the mountains, and his lips trembled uncontrollably. The Japanese army carried out Ishihara's orders perfectly.

They captured the positions of the Soviet troops. But the price paid was more than 80,000 casualties. The new fighters that arrived did not suffer much damage, but the tanks lost a third.

The Soviet troops in the positions retreated. It was true that they were repulsed by the Japanese, but they were not retreated. Instead, after weighing the difficulties of the garrison, he chose to retreat on his own.

Japanese artillery fire and bombardment leveled almost the entire position, and the newly equipped 105mm guns used their maximum power. It was the constant firing of heavy artillery that allowed the destruction of the exposed positions of the Soviet troops.

"According to the statistics of the situation at the scene, we killed and wounded about 30,000 Soviet troops. But the Soviet flag was not left on the position, and no wounded were left. They retreated very calmly......"

Ishihara didn't have the heart to listen to the chief of staff's report right now. He looked at the Japanese soldiers who were wailing and constantly being carried down, pursing his lips and saying nothing.

Is this really what you want?! Yes, it seemed that the victory had been won, but in fact the losses of the Japanese army made them almost unable to launch the next round of attacks.

Trimming in place?! On enemy land......

"What do you say about the base camp, did we report our losses in the past?!" Ishihara interrupted the chief of staff and asked directly.

"The base camp has ordered the Southern Army to send the elite to give us the strongest support, and the new weapons and equipment are also on the way...... "Ishihara's chief of staff opened a document and handed it to Ishihara......

Ishihara took the telegram with an expressionless face. Glance at it. Now he had almost no interest in these telegrams, and he knew that they were nothing more than a cookie-cutter request for loyalty and courage for the Empire.

Sure enough, this is the beginning of the telegram. And then there was the support that Germany was about to provide to itself.

"Warriors of the broken jade, send their remains back to the country. The wounded were withdrawn to Southeast Asia with the logistics troops to repair ......," Ishihara said, holding a telegram. There was silence for a while before he said, "Tell Marshal Sugiyama that these wounded soldiers can help him control and train those troops in Southeast Asia." At the very least, these warriors will do better on the battlefield than the local officers......"

"Send the post-war analysis we did to the base camp and ask them to make a complete improvement of the tank. At the same time, inform them that we want to be able to get automatic or semi-automatic weapons developed by the Empire itself......"

In fact, at the end of the war, Ishihara had already drawn up his own report. And all these reports were collected and handed over to his chief of staff.

"Inform the troops, repair on the spot. Wait for the arrival of the supporting troops. Fight again. Finally Ishihara commanded. And the chief of staff couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the pen in his hand.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please consider this point...... "The Chief of Staff moved his pen and bowed deeply to Ishihara, "I know that you are sad for the jade shattering of the warriors of the Empire. But now we can't afford to stop the fighting so easily......"

"You know better than I do, the Germans are watching how we behave on the battlefield. They are evaluating the need to work with us. Now China has become a backup candidate for them. If we hadn't shown ourselves on the battlefield of the USSR......"

"I know this better than you!" Ishihara directly interrupted the chief of staff's words: "But our current battle loss rate, do you think we still have the strength to launch the next wave of attacks?!" ”

"Seventy percent of the ammunition has been consumed, and the supply of oil and food is completely insufficient. The number of combat casualties in the army exceeded 80,000, and we now have less than 100,000 troops. Ishihara looked at his chief of staff and said, "And what about the Soviets?!" They stayed in well-fortified fortifications and lost most of our strength with just over 20,000 men. What do you think will happen if you keep fighting?! ”

"Your Excellency, I know exactly what you mean." The chief of staff continued to bow deeply to Ishihara and said, "But you can't say that it is temporarily repaired. At least not to the outside world......"

"We can launch a small-scale harassment of the Soviet troops, so that on the one hand it is possible to reduce the pressure of continuous combat and reduce the consumption of ammunition. And at the same time, it will not let Germany and the base camp have something to say......"

"You go and arrange it......" Ishihara said with a smile, and after saying that, he turned and walked off the position.

War, especially large-scale warfare, is actually not many places where you can move and dodge, in the end, it is all about fighting with real swords and guns. To put it bluntly, it is to constantly fill the enemy's positions with human lives and ammunition.

When paid for ammunition and human lives. Once you've found a way to break through the position, you can trade this life for a way of fighting and seize the enemy's flaws to win.

And the same goes for the defenders. They need to constantly change their combat thinking, so as not to be caught by the attackers and go down the city.

The offensive and defensive sides seem to be equal but extremely unequal. The defenders usually have fortifications or fortifications that can withstand a hail of bullets and a certain amount of artillery fire, allowing them to withstand the attack.

The attackers were exposed to the fire of the defenders, using all means to defend themselves and break through their positions in order to achieve victory.

But it's not all bad for the attackers. Even if they fail ten or twenty times as an attacker, they have a chance to retreat. But if the defender loses even once, it is likely to lead to the destruction of the city.

Offensive and defensive warfare from ancient times to the present day. It's almost always a war of attrition. Both the offensive and defensive sides are constantly grinding flesh and blood, sharpening swords, and sharpening will. In the end, as long as one side cannot hold on, the war will have a result.

"These Japanese are really hard to fight...... "Ishihara was bitter about his own losses, and the Soviet Union was not like that. It took a lot of effort to build this fortification in order to reduce the pressure on the Soviet Union here.

At the same time, troops can be sent to the Soviet-German front to support. Unexpectedly, this first battle. Japan's strong attack, regardless of casualties and losses, directly smashed three lanes.

You know, these are fortifications built of reinforced concrete underground! The collapse was directly bombarded by the Japanese artillery, and you can imagine how fierce the battle was.

"Tell Moscow that we are not in a position to send troops to support the Soviet-German front......," the Soviet commander took a deep breath and said, "If I can, I hope that within a month the Supreme Council can provide us with a fighter unit......"

"Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to hold our ground here......" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M to read. )

ps: 5,000 words first, and a few more words. It will be sent after a while.