The distance is long, and there are several oceans in between, with German submarines cruising in the middle, and British ships patrolling, Cheng Nuo himself can bring a group of people from the Academy of Sciences over in wartime, which is already a considerable risk.

Even if Cheng Nuo is a traverser, it is impossible for him to change the laws of nature and transport thousands of tons of chemical weapons at once.

Therefore, even if this small warehouse is not all the reserves brought by Cheng Nuo, it basically accounts for a large part, which is all transferred by Cheng Nuo from a special way with a lot of effort.

Haber roughly counted that all types of chemical weapons together did not exceed 100 tons.

Looking at the roster, Haber's face was a little ugly, and he looked at Cheng Nuo unceremoniously: "Young man from Japan, do you know how many chemical weapons we have to use in a medium-sized battle?" ”

Cheng Nuoyang pretended to be ignorant: "10 tons, 20 tons, or 40 tons?" ”

During this period, Haber kept shaking his head, and finally waited until Cheng Nuo said that he was almost done, and then his left hand was compared to one, and his right hand was compared to eight, and he said seriously: "The first time we used chemical weapons, we used 180 tons, but even so, we ended up in failure, and these in the house were not enough." ”

In fact, after Haber developed the "Haber Plan" that bears his name and carried out chemical weapons research to produce the results, when it was intended to be handed over to the German army, almost no commander except the Duke of Brecht was willing to try this risk.

And the Duke of Brecht was willing to try because his army was besieged in the battle for the Belgian city of Impel and had no choice but chemical weapons.

In the course of the first use of chemical weapons, the Germans turned 180 tons of chlorine gas along a 6,000-meter-wide forward position in five minutes, and thousands of people fled in all directions, and a four-mile gap appeared in front of the city of Impul.

Unfortunately, due to a mistake in German command, the first chemical weapons attack in history failed.

But it is undeniable that the results of chemical weapons are quite impressive, they have killed more than 5,000 people and seriously injured more than 10,000.

After the failure of the use of chlorine, Haber's wife, Clara, who is also a doctor of chemistry, thought that this weapon was harmful to the world and persuaded him to give up.

Haber not only refused, but also believed that it was his wife's gossip that caused the defeat of the Battle of Yomple.

As a last resort, Carrara shot himself that night to clear his name.

In the face of such fanatics, Cheng Nuo coaxed without the slightest psychological burden, but took the opportunity to come inside, patted one of the barrels casually, and introduced: "Captain Haber, I almost forgot to introduce you, in addition to chlorine and carbonyl chloride, we also prepared a small surprise for you." ”

Haber was frightened by Cheng Nuo's action, and wanted to rush out of the door, but he seemed to be too afraid, gritted his teeth and ran over to pull Cheng Nuo away: "Young man, your surprise can be put aside for now, but the first thing to state is that you had better be cautious about chemical weapons." ”

Cheng Nuo instead acted indifferently and laughed: "I didn't expect the famous father of chemical weapons to be so careful." ”

Haber looked serious: "Treat science, with a scientific attitude, otherwise God will punish every frivolous person." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded, and then seriously pointed to the three or four barrels of liquid hiding in the corner of the wall and introduced: "This is called dichlorodiethyl sulfide, which is a yellowish or colorless oily liquid, with a mustard smell or green onion and garlic smell, if you don't believe it, you can smell it." ”

Haber's face was full of shock: "The famous 'Yellow Cross' poison, you even have this?" ”

Cheng Nuo was noncommittal about this, and walked over and rolled the barrels of chemical weapons along the bottom of the barrels to Haber: "If the chemical name corresponding to the Yellow Cross poison is correct, then it should be these things displayed in front of you." ”

After hearing this, Haber took a few steps back, his face was red and white, both excited and afraid.

Cheng Nuo glanced back, very satisfied with Haber's performance, but did not show it, but pointed to these treasures and began to introduce: "Dichlorodiethyl sulfide has an erosive and stimulating effect on the skin and mucous membranes of the yellow cross poison, which can cause ocular conjunctivitis and inflammation of the respiratory mucosa.

In severe cases, erosive edema is caused by secondary infection...... Of course, in our Far Eastern parlance, we prefer to call it a 'mustard gas' chemical weapon. ”

"Enough, I understand all this, our German army has already made the British army suffer a lot last year, but unfortunately with the previous chlorine defense, the results are not as remarkable as the first use of chemical weapons." Haber interjected in time, looking very aware of mustard gas.

However, after saying these words, Haber was very curious: "But as far as I know, the smell of mustard gas is very remarkable, and it is impossible to make the enemy defenseless, and I want to know how you solved this problem." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and said mysteriously: "We have taken inspiration from the French for this. ”

Haber frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't figure out what medicine was hidden in Cheng Nuo's gourd, and wondered: "Are those frogs?" What can you do, oh, by the way, the baguette can still scare people. ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and said: "Of course not, French perfume is also good." ”

Haber suddenly realized: "So you added perfume to it?" ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Perfume is a romantic thing, although it is not bad to use on the battlefield, but the cost is too high, and it obviously does not meet our tactical requirements." ”

Haber sniffed lightly and said in confusion: "There is actually a bit of lilac smell, could it be that this is coming from your Yellow Cross Elixir." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded: "Yes, in this we have deliberately added the smell of methylbenzyl, which can specifically cover up the smell of the Yellow Cross Elixir, just imagine, under the smell of a blooming lilac, let death shroud the enemy army, victory is within reach." ”

Following Cheng Nuo's imagination, the madness on Haber's face became more and more obvious.

His lips trembled slightly, and he excitedly wanted to step forward and hug these "mustard gases", as if with these things, he could reverse the bad situation of the German army in World War I: "I want all of these, not one left, not one left, I want them all." ”

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows, stopped Haber first, and said slowly: "Dear Captain Haber, have you forgotten one thing? ”

Haber said impatiently: "What's the matter, let's talk quickly, the German army urgently needs this kind of high-power weapon, by the way, are you saying that these are just appetizers, and there will be a larger batch of chemical weapons on the way, right?"

If so, I will personally come to Your Majesty to ask for merit for you, not only to grant you a German household registration, but also to guarantee that you will receive the same honors as I am! ”

After hearing this, Cheng Nuo almost couldn't help laughing, first said that joining the German household registration at this time is the difference between joining the national army in 49, waiting for the liquidation of Britain, France, the United States and other countries after the war, and only if you lose your mind will you do such a stupid thing.

However, in the face of Haber, who had lost his mind and fell into war fanaticism, Cheng Nuo did not intend to persuade him directly, but continued to push forward: "At present, the things in this room are just a small piece of cake before our formal cooperation, if our cooperation goes smoothly this time, then it is not surprising that a large number of chemical weapons will be sent soon." ”

Haber became more and more frenzied: "When will it be delivered?" Is this also the place? Will it be delivered in the form of standard weapons, or will it be shipped in this barrel? ”

Cheng Nuo didn't answer Haber's question in a hurry, but slowly pulled him back to the door, and said with a smile: "Before the formal cooperation, can we talk about the form of cooperation, or the issue of remuneration." ”

"Remuneration, you actually talk to me about remuneration?" Haber took a step back and expressed surprise: "That's an honor bestowed by the Emperor, an honor that countless Jews can't exchange for their wealth, and now we only need to sacrifice weapons, which is something we can only dream of." ”

Cheng Nuo directly pushed Haber out of the door and sneered in front of him: "So what, I'm not a Jew, and besides, we have His Majesty the Emperor in the Japanese Empire, and we don't necessarily have any weaker than you Emperor William, and now he can't protect himself, let alone these honors?" ”

"Under the leadership of His Majesty, we will never fail!" Seeing that Cheng Nuo was about to fall into the lock, Haber was a little anxious, stomped his feet and hesitated: "Say, what do you have to do before you can accept the deal." ”

Cheng Nuo's tone suddenly softened, and he stopped the action of locking: "Money? ”

Haber said: "We have this, although the government is relatively short of money, but the funds of our research institute are still sufficient, even if we can't afford it, the Ministry of War can still consider it." ”

Unexpectedly, Cheng Nuo shook his head: "We are clear about your financial situation, and we forcibly ask for a transaction in marks, not to mention whether you can afford so much money, even if you can barely afford it, it must take a lot of effort, as a business partner, I don't want to embarrass my friends." ”

Haber was very moved: "My dear friend, with these words, whether the business is negotiated or not, I recognize you as a friend." ”

Turning his head to look through the crack in the door to look at the chemical weapons inside, Haber swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and deliberately added: "Of course, business should be negotiated as much as possible!" ”

Cheng Nuo said boldly: "Of course, my dear Captain Haber, whoever dares to obstruct our business, I will definitely kick his ass hard with the sharpest leather shoes." ”

Haber agreed: "Yes, yes, I think the same way, everyone who stands in the way of the German Empire's progress should go to hell." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and led the topic to the topic: "As friends, we have fully considered the difficulties of your country and specially prepared a plan to purchase weapons with technology for you to choose. ”

Haber hesitated: "Technology to buy weapons, what technology, is it also chemical weapons, if so, you don't need to go through the permission of others, as long as you are a friend, you can obtain the chemical technology of our research institute, but the premise is that you prepare enough chemical weapons, good enough." ”

Cheng Nuo's index finger flickered lightly on the side of his mouth: "Of course it's not that simple, what we think of is the production technology of your country's 'Paris Cannon'......"

Before Cheng Nuo could finish speaking, Haber stood up and flatly refused: "No, it is impossible, this is the highest level of weapon secrets in the German Empire, even if we fight to the last man, this weapon technology cannot be leaked." ”

Cheng Nuo asked: "Is there room for manoeuvre?" ”

Haber said firmly: "There will be no room for anything. ”

Cheng Nuo didn't want to give up, but continued to probe: "But as far as I know, the use of the Paris cannon is very cumbersome, and it is necessary to use an airplane to observe the impact point and calculate the shooting elements through meteorological observation. In addition to this, the effect of the curvature of the earth and the rotation of the earth on the shooting, etc., the effect of the shelling is very average......"

Haber shook his head: "No matter how many shortcomings you say, it can't hide that it is the longest-range cannon in the world today, and its strategic value is more significant than its practical value." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "If we have the preparation technology of hydrogen chloride for the French army's chemical weapons, and add this weight, we exchange technology for technology, how about it?" ”

Unlike the previous erosive agents (mustard gas/yellow cross agents) and asphyxiating agents, hydrogen chloride is a systemic toxic agent, mainly represented by hydrocyanic acid and cyanogen chloride.

Its main working principle is that it binds to cytochrome oxidase after inhalation through the respiratory tract, destroys cellular respiration function, and leads to tissue hypoxia. High concentrations of inhalation can cause paralysis of the respiratory center and death is extremely rapid.

After Germany brought chemical weapons to the battlefield, France was the first to use hydrogen chloride on the battlefield, and achieved quite good results.

Is the pure product a colorless liquid with a strong pungent odor? Soluble in water? Soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol, ether, gasoline? It can also be miscible with hydrocyanic acid, mustard gas and other toxic agents. It is not easy to be adsorbed by activated carbon, and can be used in artillery shells and rockets, and the use value is quite high, which has made the German army suffer a lot on the battlefield.

Now after hearing Cheng Nuo's temptation, Rao is the father of chemical weapons, Haber still can't help but move.

It's not that he can't make this thing, but it takes a process to develop it, but the current World War I situation obviously can't give him enough time to have a finished formula, at least it can save a lot of time.

After struggling for a while, Haber hesitated: "But the technology of the Paris cannon is managed by the Krupp factory, and although I am the director of a research institute, I can't encourage them to hand over the technology to you, even if Your Majesty speaks in person, it will take a lot of effort." ”

Cheng Nuo was secretly happy, it was already quite good to have this progress, not to mention that when he opened his mouth and said that he wanted the technology of "Paris Cannon", he knew that it was wishful thinking.

But to say it is to leave room for negotiations in advance.

As for what hydrogen chloride technology is, although Cheng Nuo knows some things, he also obtained them from books.

Although there is barely some foundation of the chemical industry in China under the leadership of Cheng Nuo, there is still a long way to go if you really want to mass-produce hydrogen chloride.

And they are all really mass-produced, I'm afraid that the First World War is over, and it's hard to say that it's all smashed in the end in my hands, so it's better to take it out and exchange it for something practical.

It's just that I didn't expect Haber to back down so quickly.

Cheng Nuo pretended to be very painful: "That's it, Captain Haber, I know your difficulties, and I also took the initiative to take a step back and decided not to use the production technology of the 'Paris Cannon'." ”

Haber was delighted, "Are you serious? ”

Cheng Nuo pretended to sigh: "Friendship first, business second, cannon technology or something will be released first, but I have a request, that is, although I don't want to, but the entire production process must let me observe it, let me have a good time." ”

Haber did not hesitate: "No problem, I can guarantee this." ”

The acting was in place, and Cheng Nuo added: "However, our domestic steelmaking technology is relatively backward, and the civilian side is really not satisfied, let's see if we can ask Captain Haber to come forward and help us introduce us to buy some steelmaking technology and steelmaking equipment?" ”

Haber agreed: "As long as military technology is not involved, these are minor issues." ”

Looking at Haber's ecstatic appearance, the corners of Cheng Nuo's mouth showed a trace of arc that was not easy for ordinary people to notice.

Historically, it was precisely because Haber was too obsessed with the research and development of chemical weapons and was bent on letting Germany win World War I, and after Germany's defeat in the war, Haber was directly listed as a war criminal and had to be tried by an international tribunal.

Greedy for life and afraid of death, Haber had no choice but to grow a beard, disguise himself and abscond to Switzerland, a neutral country at the time.

After the charges against him were dropped, he quietly returned to Germany to continue his chemical weapons research work, and even specialized in a secret job in order to save the German economy, namely the extraction of gold from seawater, which of course turned out to be another blind eye.

And the reason why Cheng Nuo pushed forward again was that he also took a fancy to Haber's talent, not to mention the research on synthetic ammonia and chemical weapons, just Haber's later contribution to pesticides was enough for Cheng Nuo's eyes.

Character or something, in the face of absolute value, it's easy to say.

As for what the Japanese Watanabe Kazuno committed, what does it have to do with the Chinese Cheng Nuo, and what is there to go to the Japanese government.

Anyway, in the eyes of these arrogant foreigners, East Asians all look the same.

After the war, Cheng Nuo waited to secretly receive the heinous Captain Haber.

Krupp, mentioned later, was one of the world's most famous military-industrial giants before World War I, starting with forging knives, but later joined Schneider (France), Skoda (Austria-Hungary), Mitsui (Japan), Vickers and Armstrong (England)

Putillov (Russia), Terni and Ansaldo (Italy), as well as Bethlehem and DuPont (USA), are among the same companies and are known as the "merchants of death".

At present, Cheng Nuo is missing an opportunity to contact Krupp, and through Haber, he will try his best to bring Krupp's steel technology over.

Not the most advanced, only the most applicable.

At the level of domestic heavy industry, superb technology means that the cost of use is too high, which is a burden for most enterprises.

As for the later War of Resistance Against Japan, Cheng Nuo didn't expect much from Jiang Guangtou, after all, in that war era, the domestic iron and steel enterprises in the rear could still go bankrupt, which was also a miracle in a sense.

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