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    Time passed in the midst of quarrels and calculations. Wilhelm II and the German General Staff smashed 50 tons of gold without any frown. At the same time, they responded to Traun and used all means to contact merchant ships that could not return to Germany in time and rushed to China to prepare for the war.  Delivery complete preparation of all sulfonamide licensing contracts.  However, he was noncommittal about the Qingdao issue. Wilhelm II even clamored to defend every inch of German offshore territory and would not give up until every soldier was left.

    At the same time, Britain, the United States, France and other countries also began to accelerate the reduction of their military forces from the Far East. The French government was the first to be unable to sit still.  After learning from Bernard that Yang Qiu had no intention of entering the French East Indies and that it could be clarified in a contract, the French minister immediately went to Nanjing. However, he was unable to pay the indemnity in the most important Gengzi Year and recover the Yunnan tariffs controlled by France.  A breakthrough was achieved, so no substantive agreement was reached.

    But the significance of this contact was far-reaching, and it also laid the foundation for further negotiations.  Although there was no political breakthrough, it gave a shot in the arm on trade to the Ministry of Finance, which was struggling to raise more military spending.  In view of the impending outbreak of the European War, the French army, which had always wanted to develop weapons similar to Chinese-style mortars, grenade launchers and long-range 105 cannons, was also ruthless and bought the manufacturing patents for seven weapons at once.  Of course, the current price is not that cheap anymore. The two major companies in Hubei and Chongqing that hold the patent directly offered a sky-high price of 22 tons of gold, equivalent to about 15 million US dollars. In the past, the price that would definitely lead to an unhappy ending has been ignored.  France, which has already been burned for a long time, still cares about money?

    In addition, the French government also placed a large order for 17 kinds of raw materials worth US$20 million at one time, including refined tungsten ore, manganese ore, tung oil, tea, tobacco leaves, raw silk, etc. It also purchased from Hubei Chen's Pharmaceutical Factory and Yunnan Qushi Pharmaceutical Factory respectively.  purchased $3 million worth of morphine and the anti-hemorrhage drug Perbotan.  At the same time, in exchange for trade, the French government allowed China to mine a chromium ore and a laterite nickel ore in Thanh Hoa Province in French East Indies for a price of US$1 million to meet domestic steel demand.

    The US$23 million order made the country rejoice, but in fact, since the Sarajevo incident, France had already put a US$200 million purchase order on the market in less than a month. Yang Qiu was slightly surprised that this round of trade  However, China Industrial and Commercial Affairs and the United States did not gain much, because France's trade orders were almost all raw materials, not the manufacturing orders that he and the United States wanted most.  After thinking about it later, I felt relieved. The reason why the first wave was all raw materials was mainly due to the thought that the war would end in a short period of time. France believed that as long as raw materials were available, domestic manufacturing could meet the needs of the army and war.

    Although it failed to realize industrial and commercial orders and failed to make breakthroughs in the key tariff retrieval and Xinchou treaties, this large contract also indirectly proves that France is eager to shrink its troops and does not want to waste them in the Far East, let alone that it does not want to be robbed of important and huge resources by others.  interests in the French East Indies.  Originally, Yang Qiu was planning to take this opportunity to sell the most profitable ammunition, but after the heavy bloodshed, the French government clearly refused.  This cannot be blamed on others. After all, everyone in Europe thought that the war would end within two or three months. With their huge reserves, they never thought that they would be short of ammunition.

    In the past, this enviable order was enough to cause quite a stir, but now it is just a splash and is flooded by orders from Britain, France, Belgium and other countries to their respective colonies.  However, Britain and the United States, which have the world's largest colonies and abundant resources, are not so anxious. They are more concerned about the current war in the Far East. Therefore, after learning that Yang Qiu intended to negotiate the Northeast War and promised not to ally with Germany again, Hangel and  Bernard successively set foot on Japanese soil, hoping to promote peace talks to ensure that the current situation in the Far East remains unchanged before Europe turns around.

    But just as their warship slowly sailed into Tokyo Bay, the situation developed in an unpredictable direction.

    In the early morning of July 26, large and small troop carriers crowded Port Arthur, ranging from fishing boats of more than a hundred tons to cargo ships of thousands of tons. After mobilizing manpower to sweep away dozens of mines, Masaki Terauchi found almost everything he could.  The ships used even allowed the navy to forcibly seize several ships from Portugal, Spain and other countries in the Bohai Bay.

    Protest?

    It is no longer effective for the Japanese officers with blood-red eyes!  The only thing they want to do now is to complete the landing as soon as possible and then launch a new round of offensive in conjunction with the land.

    On the dock, one after another soldiers from the Japanese Fifth Division began to board the ship. They shouted for revenge, cut off the Jinzhou supply line, surrounded Fengtian and captured Manchuria and Mongolia, etc. Their immature faces were full of restlessness.  and fanaticism.  However, only a few officers knew that the target this time was not just Jinzhou, but also Longkou, which was not far from the Qingdao Fortress!

    "General, Longkou is not far from Yantai. Do you need to say hello to the British allies first?" The staff officer just proposed, but was rejected by Masaki Terauchi. He said firmly: "It is no longer necessary now. Our allies have no energy to do it anymore."  Take care of Asian affairs, and they will only be grateful after taking the Qingdao Fortress.¡±

    Japanese ArmyUnder the guns of the soldiers, the Spanish shipowner had no choice but to light a fire and lift the anchor. A full 2,100 infantrymen, 25 landing assault boats, and equipment and ammunition made the cargo ship with a displacement of only 6,300 tons hobbled.  Watching the ships leaving one after another, the remaining Japanese soldiers on the fortress and dock waved their military caps and cheered.

    Looking at Yoshinori Shirakawa standing in front of him with wild eyes, Otani Kikuzo seemed to have really seen a restless male wild boar that kept digging its hooves, and nodded with satisfaction.  But he also knew that going here was extremely risky. After all, his opponent had long been prepared for Japan to enter Shandong, but because he was afraid of Germany, he had been deployed on the periphery. This gave him the best chance!

    "Shirakawa-kun! The rise and fall of the empire depends on this. No matter how difficult it is, I hope you can stick to Longkou and ensure the safety of the landing site! I will also personally lead the 21st Brigade to land in Jinzhou to cut off the connections between the Chinese people inside and outside the pass! After the general in the temple received the news of success,  We will report to the country as soon as possible, and I believe that the military headquarters and the elders of Shan County will never sit idly by, and support will definitely arrive in three days!"

    "Don't worry, I will let the Chinese people understand how pale their previous victory is!" Shirakawa Yoshinori nodded and walked towards the destroyer that was already full of soldiers. Ohtani Kikuzo also quickly boarded the cruiser.

    Even the ronins who were forced to withdraw to Lushun from various parts of Northeast China due to the Sino-Japanese War also climbed onto the transport ship with the soldiers holding knives and pistols.  "Let's go, for the centenary national destiny of the Empire of Japan." On the Golden Mountain Fort, Masaki Terauchi unhooked his saber, and with a serious face like a pilgrim, he bent 90 degrees toward the sea formation. Behind him, a dark crowd gathered for the Fifth Division.  The enthusiastic atmosphere reached its peak at this moment as the soldiers and Japanese expatriates bowed down to see off!

    National luck!  war!  wealth!  Nothing can stop these brains controlled by chrysanthemums and sabers.

    Amid the frenzy and restlessness, the decisive battle for the Far East National Games has finally begun!

    Xuzhou.

    The truck slowly crossed the city. From time to time, people on both sides of the road stopped to watch with their eyes wide open. The bold children also ran after the truck, as if they were competing to see whose feet were faster.  Although the army is equipped with many trucks, they are not as convenient as mules and horses when the roads are imperfect, so most of them can only be driven around major cities.

    Zhang Xiaozhun smiled and waved to the children. Looking at this conservative city, it has not changed much compared to three years ago. You can even see the old and the young with pigtails on the street.  Compared with the rapidly changing South, this conservatism in the North is deep-rooted. If the land reform in Henan and Shaanxi had not shaken them and they were afraid that it would be carried out here, they would reluctantly pick up the rent reduction and interest reduction campaign, which appropriately reduced the burden on farmers.

    So in his view, the reforms and breaking of old ideas promoted by Yang Qiu must and should be promoted immediately, but the reality is full of too much helplessness.  It is not a good thing if the country is too big and the population is too large, and it has only been a year since the Republic of China was truly unified. Even the southwest, which was first under the control of the National Defense Forces, has not completed its reform, so we cannot expect such a grand scene to come suddenly overnight.  What's even more serious is that the country is still at war.  The war between China and Japan has also affected national construction. After a large amount of resources are controlled by the military, naturally fewer resources are allocated to civil affairs.

    What is a little comforting is that the country is so big that it is naturally more consuming than Japan. The north is in full swing, but it does not prevent the south from receiving orders from Europe.  The day after the gunshots rang out in Sarajevo, Germany purchased 20,000 tons of refined tungsten ore, 5,000 tons of flux lime and non-metallic ores for smelting, 300 tons of phosphorus, and 2,000 tons of non-metallic ores from the Jiangxi Dayu Tungsten Mine.  Nearly 50,000 tons of various concentrated ores and materials, including tons of tung oil and 5,000 tons of tea and cotton cloth, were transported overnight to the closer Austro-Hungarian Empire by taking advantage of the fleet's emergency return. As for why they did not return directly to Gibraltar, it was because they also  Worried about a war breaking out on the way, it would be better to arrive in Austria-Hungary and then transport it back by train.  In addition to the US$30 million worth of raw material and military patent orders sold by France in the past few days, the country has received US$50 million worth of gold, silver and cash in just one month (after Sarajevo, domestic trade was strictly limited to RMB,  hard currencies such as U.S. dollars and gold).

    Of course, he still doesn¡¯t know about the 50 tons of gold brought by the sulfonamide trade and the upcoming ocean-going fleet worth tens of millions of dollars.

    After the gunfire, the era of great change has finally arrived!  The surprising "money from the south and attack from the north" strategy proposed by Yang Qiu at the secret meeting has begun to take shape because Europe is about to break out.  Thinking of this, his heart became warm. Every time he thought of Paoze, who was fighting fiercely across the Jiaodong Peninsula, he couldn't commit himself to enter. The troops had repeatedly written letters requesting to march outside the Northeast Pass, but for some reason there was still no order.

    What on earth is the Commander-in-Chief waiting for?  Afraid of the Germans?  That's a joke!

    The truck soon drove into the eastern suburbs military camp. As soon as he got off the truck, Zhang Xiaozhun noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. It should be the time for the troops to drill, but the soldiers were rushing to the truck one after another.Moving things up is as if you are about to leave.

    "What happened?"

    Zhang Xiaozhun grabbed a staff lieutenant who was running towards the military camp in a panic and asked, "What happened?"

    When the second lieutenant saw Zhang Xiaozhun, he saluted with a hint of nervousness and excitement and shouted: "General, it's great to have you back! General Cai just sent people everywhere to look for you and asked you to go to the headquarters for a meeting. The Japanese Fifth Division has already set off from Lushun  There is about a regiment of troops rushing towards Longkou!"

    "What! The Japanese are coming? They are going straight to the dragon's mouth!" Zhang Xiaozhun almost jumped up in shock and shouted: "Tell me, how long did it take? Aren't they afraid of the German fleet stationed in Qingdao?"

    "Report. It has been about an hour since the Japanese set off! The German fleet is not in Qingdao. The intelligence said they set sail last night and their whereabouts are unknown!"

    The German Far East Fleet is gone?  !  Another big news directly shocked Zhang Xiaozhun. There was news a few days ago that Germany would not abandon Qingdao, and today the fleet left first.  This can only mean that Europe is about to take action!  The Austro-Hungarian Empire is going to declare war on Serbia, and Germany is ready to fully participate in the war!  With almost no hesitation, he picked up his feet and ran towards the headquarters, knocking down many people along the way.  When he rushed into the conference room out of breath, Cai E was already dressed in military uniform and looking around at the generals who came to the meeting.

    Seeing Zhang Xiaozhun, Cai E nodded slightly and turned to everyone again: "I don't want to say more about the situation. Considering the distance and time, we can no longer prevent the Japanese troops from landing in Longkou. Maybe you will think why we didn't enter Shandong earlier.  But what I want to say is! Orders are orders, obedience and orders, brothers and brothers. This is the foundation of a strong German army and the path we need to take. Since we are late, let¡¯s use cannons and machine guns to gain back the time.  !

    We are soldiers. Since everyone has put on the uniform of the National Defense Force, we must shoulder the responsibility of defending the country and the people!  Cai is not a person who is easy to kill, but the commander-in-chief and the country have entrusted the safety of Shandong and even North China to your and my hands, and I have to remind you today.  Anyone who refuses to avoid fighting will be killed!  Anyone who escapes from battle shall be killed!  Anyone who colludes with the Japanese invaders will be killed!  Anyone who abandons his robe will be killed!  ¡­¡­.  "A series of killing words suddenly pushed the atmosphere to a climax. Now no one is thinking about why they didn't enter earlier. Even if everyone guessed that it was to take into account Germany's face, it was also to take care of the previous Sino-German alliance proposal.

    Cai E's thin body walked back and forth in front of everyone. After scanning the faces of the most capable officers of the 2nd Division and the 103rd Guard Division, his eyes finally stopped on the face of the 11th Division Commander He Xifan. After staying for a while, he looked at the 2nd Division.  He Xi, division commander and chief of staff of the theater.

    He Xifan is a veteran officer in the National Defense Force who fought in the Hubei Defense War. In addition to being a member of the National Socialist Party, he also attaches great importance to learning.  Although the 11th Division was the old army of Shanghai and Zhejiang, it also added many Beiyang and new soldiers.  In addition, after seeing Yang Qiu's methods and commanding troops, he attached great importance to the daily training of the troops. At the beginning of the year, he received awards from the Ministry of Defense and Yang Qiu for this, so He Xi nodded when he saw that Cai E wanted to use him as a forward.

    "Brother Shaoyue, your army is closest to Jinan. Three trains have been temporarily detained there. If we set off now, we will arrive at Longkou tomorrow morning." After receiving the confirmation, Cai E saluted: "The one who comes is not good and the one who is not good is not good."  Come on, the Fifth Division is an elite division of the Japanese Army that is famous for fighting hard and tiring battles, and Yoshinori Shirakawa of the Ninth Brigade is even more ruthless, so be careful!"

    "Yes! Don't worry, Commander and everyone, He will not let them continue deep into the hinterland of Shandong even if he risks his life!" He Xifan rolled up his sleeves and was about to lead the guards to set off when the communications officer rushed into the conference room again.

    "Report, telegram from the Commander-in-Chief."

    "read."

    The staff officer opened the telegram and said excitedly: "Commander-in-Chief telegraph training! Boys, don't let me down!"

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    "Call back!" Cai E glanced across the audience and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, don't let the country down!"

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