Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1059

Chapter 1059 The blue-eyed man who changed his destiny!

In the vast mountains in southeastern Shanxi.

A convoy and horse team with Japanese sun flags and Germanic flags were moving slowly forward at a speed of 20 yards.

But at the front of the convoy, there was a Chinese cavalryman lining up and galloping.

Above the valleys that we passed through, we could see the angry gazes of rows of Chinese soldiers hidden in the fortifications on the mountain tops.

This phenomenon of two sworn enemies being so close to each other but miraculously not firing has basically disappeared since the war began.

But this is a fact. On the North China battlefield, the Chinese Second Theater Command and the Japanese North China Front reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire six days ago.

The negotiating delegation sent by the Japanese side also arrived in Yuancheng, the capital of Shanxi Province, a few days ago until the Chinese side agreed that they could leave.

Even though they know that the Chinese are playing tricks and deliberately delaying the negotiation for a few more days, the Japanese side is helpless. After all, in this negotiation, they are asking the Chinese to exchange, and the Chinese take the majority of the initiative.

As early as a few hours ago, the convoy had escaped from the area controlled by the Japanese army and completely entered the Chinese defense area. In half a day, it would reach Linfen, an important city controlled by the Chinese in the southeast corner of Shanxi Province.

June in Jindong is already considered hot.

What is hotter than the weather is the heart of a certain Japanese army lieutenant general.

Even though the relatively cool mountain breeze brought a bit of coolness to his body due to the driving of the car, the hot sweat of Saburo Okabe in the truck compartment kept rolling down his forehead.

It's not because they are afraid of invading the enemy's territory. The entire convoy is composed of 10 trucks carrying 100 elite special agents and a cavalry squadron. The 200 elite elites of the empire equipped with 4 heavy machine guns and 12 light machine guns are enough to handle it. Any emergencies.

Also traveling with the convoy was a director of the German Empire's largest trading company in China and 15 Roman Empire soldiers with live ammunition, which was also one of the safety guarantees given to him by the Japanese North China Front Army.

Before setting off, that person contacted the German Empire's consulate in Jiangxia and sent a note to the Chinese side. The Chinese Second Theater Command made it clear that it would ensure the safety of their group.

Of course, Japan's biggest trump card is not these accompanying Westerners, but the tens of millions of Chinese people in the occupied areas.

It goes without saying that if the Chinese dare to attack their negotiating team, they should know the consequences of angering the empire, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese will be buried with them.

In fact, the reality is not friendly to the Chief of Staff of the North China Front who has just been promoted to Lieutenant General of the Japanese Army.

He didn't like the mountains here at all, and he didn't like the reason why he was quickly promoted. It turned out to be because he had to negotiate with the Chinese, and the Chinese required that he must be an army lieutenant general to lead the team, so he originally set a month. The subsequent promotion ceremony has been urgently advanced.

This is not the most egregious thing. The most egregious thing is the expressionless words of Gen. Geng Shanshan after the brief promotion ceremony: "Okabe-kun, this negotiation with the Chinese for the exchange of prisoners of war is of great importance, especially for the Jin Dynasty." The numerous remains of the Imperial warriors who sacrificed their lives for the Empire in the battle in the southeastern mountains have touched the hearts of the people in the country. I hope that Okabe-kun can bring the souls of these warriors back to their homeland. If you successfully complete this mission, Okabe-kun, I will send them to you personally. Please take office in the Kwantung Army!"

Every time I think of these words, Okabe Saburo wants to punch that old guy in the nose. You made the mess yourself, why should you bet on my future?

Regardless of what Yuan Shanshan said in a grand manner, what he said about welcoming the souls of many imperial warriors back to their homeland was actually just to save one person. Even a fool could understand the subtext. If the negotiation task was successfully completed and that person was rescued, everything would be easy. , he could give Saburo Okabe the greatest honor of being sent off personally by a front commander for transfer, but what if it couldn't be accomplished?

Even Saburo Okabe, who has enough cards in his hand, is confident enough that the Chinese will not be able to refuse the negotiation conditions he has offered.

Saburo Okabe tugged on the tightly buttoned military discipline button a little irritably. I'm afraid that, let alone being transferred to the Kwantung Army as the division commander, he would already be a member of the army if he could continue to serve as the chief of staff of the North China Front. Be open-minded.

“Shimizu-kun, what do you think of the good or bad luck of this trip to Linfen?” Okabe Saburo asked softly, holding on to the railing of the carriage and looking at the mountains in the distance through the window opened by the tarpaulin.

In the back compartment of the truck, in addition to the chief of staff of the North China Front, there was also a Japanese major who stood upright and had a somewhat rigid face, standing not far away from him.

Obviously, this major officer is a person that Saburo Okabe has great trust in. The fact that he can still maintain a straight posture in the rather bumpy truck compartment also shows that he has undergone extremely strict training.

Hearing Naosaburo Okabe's question, the somewhat stiff-faced Japanese Major became respectful, but he replied with great confidence: "But please rest assured, Chief of Staff, since the Chinese agree with our army's proposal to exchange prisoners of war, naturally they will not They will go back on their word easily. Even if they dare to make any changes, Qingshui Xiucheng will definitely keep you safe."

Saburo Okabe glanced back at the Army Major, who was originally a senior intelligence officer in the Intelligence Section of the North China Front Army and is now the first deputy of Senio Fujiwara of the Front Army Special Forces, and nodded happily.

What he cares about is not the guarantee of this authentic master who has been engaged in intelligence for many years and is a direct descendant of the Iga sect of ninjutsu. What he cares about is that he, the chief of staff of the front army with an uncertain future, is not just a decoration in the North China Front.

Even if it's just out of superficial respect!

An army lieutenant general was actually happy because of the statement of a major officer, even if he occupied an important position.

This shows how difficult the situation of the new Japanese Army Lieutenant General in Japan's North China Front, who is about to leave the North China Front, is.

In fact, some commanders at the top were not happy with him, and some lieutenant generals and division commanders at the bottom were not pleased with him either.

“Very good, I wonder how the deployment of Colonel Takashi is going.” Saburo Okabe asked again.

“Chief of Staff, please rest assured that the work of instigating rebellion against Chinese prisoners of war began several months ago in the Intelligence Department, and now there are at least dozens of backbone personnel.

A few days ago, the Intelligence Section specially arranged for our personnel to follow another group of prisoners of war into the prisoner of war camp. The prisoner of war camp itself has a mixed number of numbers, but the numbers of our personnel are complete and will definitely not conflict with the numbers registered in the prisoner of war camp. They have all been engaged in intelligence work in northern China for more than 7 years. "Qingshui Xiucheng nodded.

"Very good! The Chinese thought they had a great victory in the battle in the southeast of Shanxi, but they didn't know that this was just a small setback in the empire's progress. The one who laughs at the end is the real winner." Saburo Okabe is a bit rigid A smile appeared on his face.

This is good news that has a certain soothing effect on Okabe Saburo's impatient mood.

As long as this negotiation is successful, maybe the front army can take advantage of the opportunity of exchanging prisoners of war to insert more secret chess in its army, thereby defeating the Chinese defense line in southeastern Shanxi. Then he will definitely be indispensable for the front army who plays a leading role. Credit to the Chief of Staff.

Lieutenant General Division Commander is not the end of his military career, it may just be the starting point. One day, he may be able to stand in front of that old guy Shan Shan Yuan, smile and say something that makes him feel like he has swallowed a fly, but And also pretend to be grateful.

"Hi! In Chinese terms, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. Even if the 2nd Mixed Brigade was defeated, it was because the entire 2nd Mixed Brigade underestimated the enemy. Our front army's hundreds of thousands of troops were already overwhelming. The Chinese can only rely on the advantage of the terrain to hold on, and victory will come sooner or later. The empire will have a prosperous military fortune!" Qingmizu Xiucheng said to meet Saburo Okabe.

“Haha, it's true!” Saburo Okabe felt much relieved after hearing this.

Although the initiative to exchange prisoners of war was taken by the Front Army this time, the overall battlefield situation was still that the Front Army had the complete initiative. The defeat in the southeastern Shanxi battle did not affect the overall situation of the entire North China battlefield at all. It was hard for him to believe that the Chinese would not accept the Front Army's launch of an exchange of prisoners of war. out conditions. As for the large number of Chinese prisoners of war who still consume food pointlessly, what if they are returned to the Chinese? If the front army can defeat them once, they can defeat them a second time, or even more times. They are just a bunch of rabble.

Don't tell me, Saburo Okabe's thoughts are very consistent with Tang Tuanzuo, and Tang Dao thinks the same way.

Not to mention that Fujiwara Senzuo is almost a useless person now. Even when he was in his prime, Tang Dao could still beat him to the ground.

Oh no, Fujiwara Senzuo doesn't have many teeth left to lose now. In this era when dental medicine is still underdeveloped, dental implants are impossible. From now on, Fujiwara Sentsuo can only squeeze his mouth, as if he can't speak. old lady.

What Saburo Okabe didn't know was that just a few dozen meters behind his vehicle, two Westerners sitting in a jeep were also chatting about their views on the negotiations between China and Japan.

“Mr. Krupp, what do you think of this Sino-Japanese negotiation?”

The brigadier general in the Roman Empire military uniform asked respectfully about the middle-aged man sitting next to him wearing a plaid suit and holding a pipe with a pair of blue eyes.

Although the German Empire has become more and more powerful, due to the defeat of the last war, the concession in Jincheng was taken over by the Western world. As the German Empire and the Roman Empire got closer, many expatriates and business firms from the German Empire opened in In the concession of the Roman Empire, this brigadier general of the Roman Empire was the current commander of the concession of the Roman Empire. He could be said to be one of the most important figures in the Western concession, otherwise Shanshan Yuan would have paid a lot of money to invite him.

But it is extremely rare for such a senior officer at the brigadier general level, and also a senior officer from a Germanic allied country, to be so polite to a businessman doing business within his jurisdiction.

However, anyone who knows Germanic history will not be too surprised when they hear the surname "Krupp".

Krupp is definitely a surname that the German Empire caused turmoil in the entire world, and billions of people cried in the raging war, a surname that could not be avoided.

The Krupp Company has been the largest arms manufacturing company in the German Empire since the beginning of the last century. The Krupp cannon it developed allowed Bismarck to defeat Austria and France in the 19th century. The 44-ton Krupp cannon with a range of 19,760 meters embodies the saying "Truth is within the range" to the fullest.

Cannons changed the pattern of war in the 19th century. It was at that time that the name of the God of War was attached to artillery.

Chinese soldiers have suffered enough from artillery and generally suffer from "fear of insufficient firepower". In the future, they will equip themselves into an army with the most various calibers in the world. Even in the era of rampant missiles, Still stubborn in developing artillery, rocket launchers with a range of 400 kilometers make all neighboring countries shiver just by hearing the data.

Krupp is an arms company that made its fortune by manufacturing various types of artillery.

Mr. Rostav Krupp, who is next to the Brigadier General of the Roman Empire, is an important member of the Krupp family. The current head of the Krupp family, Arold Krupp, is the uncle and the previous Krupp. The younger brother of the family head.

As for why this big boss came to war-torn China, it is difficult for the brigadier to know the real reason, but it is probably the result of power struggles in the big family.

The young head of Krupp swore allegiance to the Mustached Führer, and drank and chatted with him several times. There was even a portrait of the Führer hanging in his office with the words 'Together with the Führer until victory' written on it. Undoubtedly, this was Bit is the loser in the family power struggle.

But the loser is only relative. The arms manufacturing and sales controlled by Mr. Rostav Krupp account for one-fifth of the entire Krupp family.

Don't underestimate the one-fifth he has in his hands. If you know that at this time, Krupp Company already accounted for 60% of the entire German Empire's arms supply, employing nearly 100,000 employees, you will know What a behemoth this is.

The reason Rostav Krupp came to China was just to claim that he has loved ancient Eastern civilization since he was a child. China, the center of Eastern civilization, is his dream place, so he arrived in China a few months ago.

Of course, in fact, this man is really a China expert. Not only does his fluent Chinese put to shame Brigadier General Sebastian, who has been in China for several years, but his familiarity with China's major cities also exceeds that of many Westerners in the concession. people.

This time, if he hadn't been worried about irritating the Japanese who had already paid a huge price, Mr. Krupp might have gone to the negotiation table set by the Chinese wearing a traditional Chinese robe.

When the brigadier general from the allied countries asked about his views on this negotiation that has not yet been conducted, Rostav smiled meaningfully: "Before answering your question, General Tian, you may want to first talk about this negotiation between China and Japan. view of the battle.”

"Although Japan's national strength cannot be compared with that of your country, its domestic industrial manufacturing capacity and soldier training level are far above China. There is almost no suspense about the outcome of this war. The current one-sided situation between the two countries has already illustrated this. ." After thinking for a moment, the Roman Empire brigadier still gave his opinion honestly.

“But General Tian, you still don't give the absolute view that China will lose like those people in our two countries, don't you?” Rostav smiled.

"Yes! Although China's equipment is backward and its soldiers are poorly trained, if you have never been to China or seen those battlefields with your own eyes, you cannot know the spirit with which the army, which is almost composed of farmers, is fighting against their powerful enemies. "The Roman Empire Brigadier's face became serious.

“I often even wonder whether your country's army, composed of armored torrents, comes across the ocean and can conquer this ancient country in half a year.”

"Oh? What about Brigadier General Etienne's military talent? What is the result of the deduction?" Rostav's eyes flashed with curiosity.

“No, China is too big. It is more than 20 times the area of your country, and it is almost as big as Europe.” The brigadier general of the Roman Empire replied with a wry smile. "Their population is also large enough. As long as they do not give up resistance, I can conclude that it will not necessarily take the Japanese three years or even longer to conquer the entire territory of China, not to mention three months as they claim."

"Haha, that's it. Those short-sighted guys in China don't come and see it with their own eyes. They just say that China will lose based on the comparison of national strength between China and Japan. They abandon such a huge market like China and support Japan, which has only learned a little bit. A warrior who has nothing to do with Eastern civilization is really ridiculous." Rostav laughed loudly, criticizing some high-level figures in the German Empire who made such a decision without any scruples.

Rostav dared, because behind him stood the largest arms group of the German Empire. The brigadier general of the Roman Empire did not dare to agree, so he could only pretend not to hear.

"This ancient country missed the precious opportunity of the Industrial Revolution. It is still in the agricultural era, and many domestic forces are intertwined and unable to form a joint force. However, they have an extremely long history and splendid civilization. If they can survive this Maybe they will surprise us.

There is a saying in ancient China: A phoenix rising from the fire! Yes, that's right, China at this time is like that phoenix bathed in fire. It just doesn't know whether they will be completely reduced to ashes in this war or whether they can be reborn. "Rostav turned his attention to a machine gun bunker visible to the naked eye on the top of the mountain and commented.

Brigadier General Germain knew the opportunity and did not ask the previous question. This man's attitude actually said everything.

However, he still had great reservations about the arms dealer's so-called "phoenix rising from the ashes" rhetoric.

In this war, Japan's chances of winning accounted for more than 95%. This was the result of his deduction for half a year.

The wheel of history keeps rolling forward like this huge motorcade.

The Germanic people who have great admiration for the ancient Eastern civilization did not know that he would meet a man who could change his destiny.

Tang Dao, who was still waiting for the arrival of the Japanese in Linfen City, didn't know that he would bump into the "babies" he had been thinking about for so long in this corner of the mountain.

The big boss behind the foreign company where the batch of weapons and equipment ordered by the young marshal arrived in Linfen!

(End of this chapter)

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