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    Beijing, Shizi Hutong.

    A sign of the Beijing Municipal Government has been hung in front of the former Yuan Mansion. More than a dozen vehicles from all over the city crowded the road. The spotlight and the burning smell after the flash were intertwined, which made people see it for the first time.  The Beijing city government staff were so busy that they were overwhelmed by this scene.

    As the director of the Beijing Finance Bureau, Liao Zhongkai naturally could not miss such an important moment, but the scene of dozens of Chinese and foreign reporters pouring into the city hall early in the morning still made his scalp numb. It was not until Cai Gongshi arrived in advance with the guard that order was stabilized.  .  From this point, he had to admit that under Yang Qiu's words and deeds, the gap between the National Socialist Party and the Democratic Party and the Republican Party was getting wider and wider. Not only was this style of calmly dealing with emergencies, but also the initiative to integrate  The open perspective of the world allows people to dare to face so many reporters and cope with it easily.  To put it more simply, the National Socialist Party is now a big man who goes to glittering world-wide cocktail parties in suits and ties. However, the Democratic Party, which thinks that its smart clothes can represent the people and pioneers the idea of ????Westernization, has been ruthlessly removed from the outer layer, but the inside has been exposed.  A Chinese-style undershirt full of holes.

    The long rostrum in the center of the venue was removed, and no one got a chair except reporters and envoys from various countries who arrived.  In their eyes, the podium, which was not so impressive and so narrow that it could only block the lower body, was now a bit more simple and neat.  There are no flowers, no ribbons, not even a luxurious podium, everything is arranged to ensure basic needs.  Although he doesn't know whether this style will eventually become a benchmark for officials to imitate, at least he has done it. He is down-to-earth and uses himself as a benchmark to influence the officialdom that is full of standard systems.  Thinking back to the past when the Democratic Party held a small congress with flowers and ribbons deployed for several days, I couldn't help but sigh at the huge ideological gap between the two political parties. Of course, no one would pay attention to the small finance director in the corner, but  The two people standing opposite each other behind the podium made everyone hold their breath.  Traun looked a little pale. As a diplomat with proud German blood flowing in his bones, he never thought that one day he would play such a role, even if he was facing Yang Qiu, who had sold many important military technologies to Germany.

    "On behalf of the German government, I make a solemn promise on behalf of His Majesty the Great Prussian Emperor. For the sake of permanent peace in the Far East, Germany will abandon all concessions in China and transfer the operating rights of the Jiaoji Railway and Hanchuan Railway to the Government of the Republic of China for free.  I hope that China and Japan can end the war as soon as possible and return a peaceful life to the people." Traun's words were still full of German-style machinery and arrogance. His words were full of reluctance, and he also pretended to ask for an armistice between China and Japan.

    With his pretentious face, Bernard who was watching could not help but throw the calmness and elegance of the British Empire into the Pacific Ocean, secretly cursing this old guy for being shameless for actually daring to talk about peace and returning peace to the people¡§Europe was criticized.  These guys are turning their fortunes upside down!  But the dissatisfaction ended with dissatisfaction. When Traun handed Yang Qiu the contract symbolizing the abandonment of all colonies in China and the suspension of all unequal treaties previously signed between China and Germany, he still breathed a long sigh of relief.  In any case, Germany's power in Asia has finally completely collapsed. Although the people and forces that ultimately benefited were not the people and forces in the plan, the end is the end.

    That night he wrote in a telegram to No. 10 Downing Street: "Except for the stubborn old man (referring to Shi Pei) who is still missing, I think we don't have to worry about the rich and important Asia for the time being. As for the Sino-Japanese war, I  Personally, I think it has nothing to do with the overall situation. It doesn't matter much if we let the old enemies in the Far East fight for a while while Europe is bleeding. Maybe when we return to the Far East in a year, both sides will find that they will need the empire more.  s help."

    Bernard didn't know that half a year later he began to feel ashamed of this idea and voluntarily resigned from his position as Director of Far Eastern Affairs in the House of Commons. But at least for now, his thoughts still represent the entire British top brass, because they still believe that the war will continue at best.  The year will be over.

    Yang Qiu also expressed on behalf of the Republic of China government that he was grateful to the German government and His Majesty William for their goodwill. The Republic of China government will be kind to every expatriate from both sides who is stranded in the country due to the war, and will be kind to the German soldiers who laid down their arms. It is also preparing to convert the original German concession into  The idea of ??a Sino-German free trade area to promote domestic economic construction.  Of course, he ended up saying some nonsense that even he felt was extremely hypocritical, promising that the European war would end as soon as possible.

    When Dai Jitao (alias Tianqiu) focused his camera on the two of them and froze the scene of Yang Qiu taking over the contract from Traun, everyone forgot about the raging Sino-Japanese war, and their breathing became a little short.  Cai Gongshi, Jiang Baili and others also had smiles on their lips. This scene was what many capable people with lofty ideals had been looking forward to!  The various unequal treaties signed by the Manchus and Qing Dynasties are like huge rocks weighing on the country and the people, and now the first one has finally been pried open!  Although it took the help of the European war and although it cost the world's leading Haitong Qing and V-type engine technology, it was still worth it!

      Seeing Traun¡¯s mournful expression, Yang Qiu handed the contract to Mr. Cai and shrugged his shoulders carelessly: ¡°Your Excellency, Minister, I think you should be happy. Although you have lost something, His Majesty William has gained something.  European skies.¡±

    He was right. When the German version of the Haidong Qing was put into service half a year later, it did dominate the European skies for several years. Thousands of British and French pilots paid the price until Britain and France purchased the patent for the V-type engine.  Then the balance was gradually restored.  It can be said that if it were not for the fact that the current biplane cannot completely change the course of the war, he would not sell it no matter what.

    "But what he didn't expect was that the National Defense Forces actually got a little training from it. 7 of the 24 pilots who studied in Germany and joined the German Army under contracts became ace pilots because of Haidongqing's appearance.

    But Traun couldn't predict these at present. 50 tons of gold worth 7 million pounds and the immeasurable Far Eastern colonies made him reluctant to part. After looking at the contract, he smiled sadly: "Maybe. Compared to you, Vice President,  What you gain, I think I should say lose. With the perfect Qingdao, victory is already waving to you again."

    Yang Qiu did not explain. In fact, Germany must have made a profit this time. Especially the V-type aero engine can improve Germany's aviation capabilities as a whole. With their scientific research capabilities, it may not take long to come up with more advanced models. On the contrary, he  But they need to explore and test through drawings, and accumulate basic industry capabilities that have only been completed for less than half so far. Whether they can catch up with the world's aviation development trend in the future will require a thousand times of effort. He is still full of confidence, with a smile on his lips and a deep look: "No! Not yet!  Victory, but I believe that the song of triumph will soon be heard"

    His words were loud and clear, not deliberately suppressed by so many reporters and officials from various countries present. His confidence and publicity were concentrated in this tall and upright body. Behind his back were the louder explosions and charge horns of the Qingdao Battle.  .

    "Here it comes! Little beans. Grandpa is here!" In the infantry fortress of Taiping Town, Fang Yuqiu's index finger was firmly pressed on the trigger of the Maxim heavy machine gun left by the German army. The clicking sound of shooting was denser than the raindrops last night.  Next to him were four comrades who died after shell shrapnel flew in through the shooting window.  The remaining three soldiers of the machine gun squad were also wrapped in gauze and moved boxes of bullets out of the ammunition depot. The road that was just ten meters long was stained with blood from their dripping blood.

    The bomb feeder pried open the ammunition box and connected two filled 250-round canvas ammunition belts to the remaining ammunition belts. The water-cooling box next to it was radiating hot air. Upon seeing this, a soldier immediately grabbed two  He poured cold water into a kettle, and the hot steam even burned his wrists.

    But he had completely forgotten the pain. After kicking several empty ammunition boxes to the side, he picked up his rifle and pointed it at several Japanese soldiers who were crawling this way.

    In the basement of the ammunition depot, the preparatory company mobilized all the soldiers to stuff 792mm bullets into the canvas belts. At this moment, they had no other thoughts and only one thought in their minds.  bullet!  More bullets!  Shoot more bullets!  A torrential rain of bullets was fired from the plum blossom-shaped machine gun bunker with a cement helmet. The five Maxims in the bunker showed extremely terrifying lethality.  The dead bodies in the minefield detonated in the morning at the foot of the mountain were twisted and weird. The entire surface was overturned by more than 170 landmines that exploded at the same time.

    Sudden!  Several Japanese soldiers with their upper body naked and ribbons on their foreheads fiercely jumped out from behind the rocks holding a bundle of gunpowder. The white smoke floating out from their arms stung the corner of Fang Yuqiu's eyes, and she burst into laughter: "  Kill them, kill them quickly!" He shouted while twisting the Maxim heavy machine gun, which he was not very familiar with. When the muzzle of the gun was twisted, two Japanese soldiers also rushed out from the other direction, also holding guns.

    Except for the machine gunner who was still delivering bullets, everyone else in the bunker had almost forgotten their work, and densely packed rifle barrels poked out from the five shooting windows.  In the monotonous shooting, the Japanese soldiers who were used as meat bombs fell down one after another, but there was still a guy who ran within thirty meters before being killed.

    "Boom." The bundled gun, which was about as powerful as the earliest weapon pack used by the National Defense Force, was detonated. Steel balls and fragments filled the sky. Not only did the Japanese soldier explode to pieces, but many more penetrated through the shooting window. Several soldiers were caught off guard.  All were injured.  Thick plumes of smoke rose from the side of the bunker. The Japanese artillerymen who had been unable to obtain the coordinates because of the angle finally had a reference. One after another 75 artillery shells quickly fell to the southeast. In an instant, the entire fortress and position were surrounded by artillery shells.  of fire.

    The shells were still falling, but the 75mm shells were obviously unable to cause damage to the thick concrete fortress, but gave Fang Yuqiu and the others a chance to breathe.  In the dust and smoke, military doctors quickly rushed up to bandage the injured soldiers, and the seriously injured were quickly moved into the ammunition depot below to wait to be sent out at night.  Fang Yuqiu also simply put down the heavy machine gun that had fired an unknown number of bullets.He knelt down and scanned everyone: "Are you okay? It's coming again soon, how many people can we fight?!"

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, company commander, he¡¯s still alive!¡± the Hubei soldier¡¯s voice was loud.

    ¡°He¡¯s a little Japanese turtle, it¡¯s too early to kill my grandpa!¡± The Sichuan boy cursed and stuffed the bullet into the magazine.

    Even the foreman in the company heard the explosion and came up to support him. He held up a half-cooked corn cob and yelled: "Damn it, do you think you are invulnerable with a menstrual belt tied to your head?  Let one of them come over later, I can even kill him with a corn cob!"

    "Ha ha."

    While the soldiers were laughing, Fang Yuqiu was not relaxed at all. The scene just now showed that the Japanese army was really anxious this time. Facing the two Wehrmacht infantry brigades that suddenly changed from more than 4,000 German troops to 8,000 people including auxiliary soldiers,  Even the tactics of meat bomb attack were used, which shows that the next war will become more difficult.

    His guess was correct. Faced with the sudden doubling of defense forces, Kamio Mitsuomi couldn't sit still. He began to continuously mobilize troops from various places in an attempt to overwhelm the National Defense Forces that had not yet established a firm foothold. Even the National Defense Forces, which had always lacked heavy firepower, were  The Marines, nicknamed "Sea Rats" by the Army, were ordered to attack the cement-and-rock fortress.  The entire Qingdao was trembling in the flames of war. Thick smoke spread from the Taipingshan Fortress on the coast to the Chushuishan Fortress in the northeast. The air was filled with the poisonous smell of Shimase gunpowder.  The Japanese army has used all its strength. From the minefield explosion in the morning to now, it has fired more than 4,000 artillery shells of various calibers at various fortresses and fortresses.

    Boom!

    A loud noise suddenly stung the eardrums of the resting soldiers. Fang Yuqiu raised his head slightly and looked out from the dense barrage bunker. He saw a huge mushroom cloud suddenly rising over the Sifangshan infantry position closest to them.  Before he could feel heartbroken, eight consecutive heavy artillery shells from the sea completely covered the small Sifang Mountain. While the smoke and dust spread like a tsunami, the Sifang Mountain infantry position at the center of the explosion was completely invisible.  .

    "Fuck his grandma!" This scene made Fang Yuqiu's eyes suddenly turn red. He tore off his helmet and smashed it on the stone slab: "Report quickly! It's a Japanese heavy artillery. It must be the 356 heavy artillery of the King Kong! Contact the brigade commander and give me permission.  Bring people to support Sifangshan!" The deputy company commander picked up the phone nervously. At the same time, the battlecruiser Kongo, which had been worried that the gun barrel was too damaged and had not fired a single shell, along with the two Tsukuba-class battlecruisers that came to support, were at the scene.  The three battleships inside slowly appeared on the sea meters away.

    This distance is just at the edge of the maximum range of the Qingdao Fortress heavy artillery group and the mine array. After careful observation for a few days, Kato Tomosaburo's expression changed with thunder as soon as he made a move!  .

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