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Volume 1, Urban Management¡¯s American Strategy Chapter 152, Unexpected Invitation

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    "Speaking of which, what have you been busy with recently? Minister Mr. Todman. I have never seen you in the embassy these days."

    After lamenting the uncertainty of the world and expressing some views on the current war, Admiral Sekter, who was now free and light, turned around from the window, pulled up a chair and sat down, and then changed the subject.  , "Mr. Chiang is in Wuhan, and Wang Jingwei has fled to Beijing to form a new government. Is there any foreign affairs to be done in Nanjing now? Besides, our country seems to have never recognized Wang Jingwei's puppet regime"

    ¡°I have been busy trying to purchase and hoard daily necessities, General Sekter, but there is nothing easy to do in the Nanjing market today.¡±

    Minister Taudman sighed, "as the Bolshevik army approached step by step, the remaining German and Austrian expatriates in Nanjing rushed into the embassy to seek asylum, or asked the embassy to help contact evacuation channels - so,  This place has become a crowded temporary refugee camp. The little food and fuel we originally hoarded are no longer enough, and we must purchase them as soon as possible. However, the banknotes previously issued by the Nanjing government have basically become waste paper.  , and the German mark is not very popular in the Chinese market, and all foreign banks in Nanjing are closed.

    I originally planned to borrow a sum of silver dollars from Siemens Bank, but John Rabe (Siemens Bank's agent in China and deputy director of the Nanjing branch of the German Nazi Party) complained to me that he had just stopped all business and settled the accounts.  , and withdrew most of Siemens Bank's cash and his own personal deposits.  The Chinese employees of Matheson were given severance pay and final paychecks so that they could buy some food, clothing, and fuel before the last stores in Nanjing closed.  This will come in handy whether you are escaping or hiding at home.  "

    Having said this, Minister Todman shrugged helplessly, "and currently everything in Nanjing has risen to sky-high prices, so we spent the last silver dollar we could find to purchase 600 kilograms of rice.  , two tons of flour. One and a half tons of coal and two cans of kerosene, even with the original inventory, will only be enough for us to last for a week - and then. I'm afraid we will have to ask the Bolsheviks for relief rations."

    "Wait, so much food and fuel is only enough to last for a week? How many people does the embassy take in? Do Germany still have that many expatriates in Nanjing right now?" Admiral Seekert blinked in surprise, "  I remember that many people had already evacuated when the Japanese army entered the city!"

    "have illusions about the Japanese army and the Chinese city defense forces. The American, Canadian, British and French expatriates who had no time to evacuate from the city. As long as they are white, they are flocking to the German legation. Coupled with the employees and family members of the embassy, ??today's  The total number of people is almost reaching 500!"

    "Why don't they go to their own country's embassy for help? Or go to the church? What does it mean to come to us?"

    "because their own country's embassy in China has already evacuated in advance, without even leaving a gatekeeper." Minister Todman replied, "the United Kingdom, France, Japan and the United States all  The Bolsheviks were enemies of China, and their diplomats certainly did not dare to stay in the capital that was about to fall. The Belgian embassy and the Dutch embassy also left together, and even the Italian diplomats left. It seems that we are the only ones left now.  The embassy with the Swiss is still there. Missionaries and church organizations from various countries have also moved away, because the atheist Bolsheviks have never been very friendly to religious people like them. I heard that many churches were destroyed and arrested in Hangzhou  A large number of priests and nuns"

    "In this case, why not help them evacuate out of the city? After all, this place is about to turn into a battlefield, and even the diplomatic embassy area is not absolutely safe." Admiral Sekter continued to ask, "This way can  Reduce the consumption of some reserved food and fuel"

    "Because it is no longer possible to evacuate safely, General." Taudman said, "The east and south of the city are the main attack directions of the Bolshevik army. It is impossible for us to let unarmed civilians pass through the battlefield. Withdraw to Jiangbei.  The waterway is also blocked. The light cruiser Pinghai, which was captured and built by the Bolsheviks, is now blocked at the Xiaguan Pier, bombarding the terminal into a sea of ??flames. I saw with my own eyes a motor sailing ship of Jardine Matheson Co., Ltd.  The artillery shells exploded into pieces. The only escape route currently available is the land route to the west to Anhui Province, but it is very unsafe - many bandits took the opportunity to commit crimes along the way, and the defeated soldiers robbed civilians, most of whom  More ferocious than bandits Speaking of which, General Sekter, you have obviously sent the advisory team to Wuhan to continue helping Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, why do you insist on staying?"

    ¡°Ahem, just as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given you a special missionIn this way, the Ministry of National Defense also hopes to continue to work on my old bones and exert some residual energy in the East - although I do not like this new job, let alone those Bolsheviks who are keen on riots.  "

    Admiral Sekter sighed and replied, "but there is no way. We seem to be living in an era of rumors flying around, and we are always surrounded by all kinds of the most thrilling and bizarre rumors. And this year, in this country,  There are so many weirdos, monsters and strange things"

    He casually picked up a propaganda magazine of the Shanghai Soviet government and flipped through the exquisite pages full of science fiction, "the overwhelming armed airships, battle robots that looked like gods of war, ship-cutting knives that could cut off warships with one blow,  A giant tank with twin turrets, a strange aircraft with a propeller mounted on the top It's really hard to imagine that this is actually the group of armed refugees that Mr. Chiang has been encircling and suppressing in the mountains of Jiangxi for several years?

    ¡°Hey, I don¡¯t know how many of the contents in this picture album are real things?  Or is it all a delusion of a bunch of young people?  Alas, if I were not worried about the safety of Nanjing, I would rather let the entire advisory group see the true face of this red rebel army"

    "If that's the case, your wish can be fulfilled. I'm back with all the people who were ordered to transfer. Sir."

    At this moment, another slightly tired voice sounded beside the open office door - General Sekter's right-hand man.  General Alexander von Falkenhausen, who had been ordered to lead most of the German advisory group members to evacuate from Nanjing and evacuate to Wuhan by land, was wearing a dirty and torn German uniform, looking haggard and staggering.  He walked in, but did not forget to give a military salute to General Sekter.

    "God! What's wrong with you? Alexander!" Admiral Sekter stood up in surprise, "Why are you back?"

    "Because there is no way to go, sir. For safety reasons. We dare not risk crossing the battlefield." Falkenhausen found a sofa to sit down and panted and replied, "Yuhuatai in the south of the city has fallen.  . Moreover, the Bolshevik army has detoured from the south to the west of Nanjing, occupied Wuhu and Ma'anshan, and cut off the final retreat - the entire Nanjing has completely become a big cage, and no one can escape from here."

    at the same time.  On the street outside the German Legation.  There was also a chaotic noise, which seemed to be someone cursing or a woman crying-the crowd trying to escape from the city collided with the crowd being driven back again, causing chaos in the narrow streets.

    Admiral Seekert sighed, silently stood up and closed the window, then poured Falkenhausen a cup of coffee with his own hands and comforted him.  "The matter is over, and there is no need to think too much about anything else. Alexander, you did the right thing. It will be great if everyone can come back safely. There is no need to worry too much about safety issues. The National Defense Forces currently have a lot of cooperation with the Soviets.  The Bolsheviks who want to come to China will not make it too difficult for us. Next, let us see with our own eyes what these Chinese Bolshevik troops, who have brought us countless 'surprises' this year, look like"

    In fact, the Chinese Workers¡¯ and Peasants¡¯ Red Army invaded the urban area of ??Nanjing much faster than General Sekter expected.

    Starting from around noon on this day, the artillery on Purple Mountain has been roaring non-stop, causing lightning and thunder all around the mountain.  The whole mountain suddenly seemed to be in a sea of ??fire. It was not known whether the Red Army was attacking or the defenders were counterattacking.  But by mid-afternoon, the battle on Purple Mountain had already been decided - shells began to roar horribly from the embassy roof, and Admiral Seekert ordered the refugees and civilian staff to hide in air-raid shelters while he wore a  He put on a steel helmet and continued to observe the fighting situation outside.  Completely ignoring that all the windows were making constant clanking noises, and the building was shaking regularly amidst the roar of shell explosions After getting used to the deafening explosions a little, I spent some time squatting during the last world war.  In the trenches, General Sekter, who was accustomed to hearing explosions and gunfire and had a very good psychological quality, even lay down on the bed and took a nap.

    However, the Kuomintang troops guarding the South City Gate or Guanghua Gate could not withstand the fierce bombardment of the Red Army artillery and fled in panic.  In the dust and smoke that filled the sky and earth, you could see the wounded staggering on the streets, but no one went to help them, because there were no doctors, health workers, or nursing staff in the city. The streets in the city were crowded with refugees carrying large and small bags¡ª  - There were also many deserters among the refugees. They threw away their military uniforms and weapons and took civilian clothes to wear on their bodies. Some people fled to the suburbs, but others were rushing into the city. The scene was chaotic.

    In short, in the face of this thunderous and overwhelming offensive, the Kuomintang defenders, who were already low in morale and in panic, quickly fell into a state of collapse.  andThe desperate situation with no way to escape forced them to abandon their guns and try to disguise themselves as ordinary people and get through.

    On that night, less than ten hours before the German advisory group returned to the embassy, ??the vanguard of the Red Army finally appeared on the streets of Nanjing - they invaded the city from Taiping Gate and Zhonghua Gate respectively, planning to destroy the remaining enemies in the city.  Squeeze¡± out of the city wall.  The Red Army fleet on the Yangtze River also continued to move upstream, constantly attacking and harassing the remnants of the Kuomintang urban defense troops gathered in Jiangxinzhou and Dashengguan on the outskirts of Nanjing.

    Therefore, General Seeckt and his men also spent a very restless night in the German legation.  The rumble of artillery fire, the sound of rifles and machine guns, as well as the shouts of soldiers and the roar of collapsed houses, rang from dusk until dawn, and then gradually came to an end.

    Next, when the sun rises on a new day, General Sekter finally looks through his telescope.  I saw these long-famous "Bolshevik rebels" - military flags waving in the wind, mottled camouflage uniforms, shiny submachine guns, round steel helmets, armored cars galloping on the streets although it was not as good as what was described in the brochure  It's so sci-fi, but just the majestic and neat military appearance, and the individual soldiers' ordnance and equipment are very good at first glance.  It is enough to dwarf the vast majority of the Kuomintang troops and even some European armies.

    "God, these Chinese rebels actually use submachine guns and automatic rifles, and it seems that everyone has the same equipment, and they have achieved standardized arming for individual soldiers! And their camouflage uniforms,  This thing is very rare in EuropeEach of their infantrymen has a very exquisitely made canvas backpack. It can carry quite a lot of things. Those armored cars also seem to be welded rather than riveted, at least from what I have seen  There are no traces of rivets on the car bodyhell, I feel like I'm seeing an extremely elite mechanized force!"

    A young German military officer could not help shouting.  "How could such an army appear in the ignorant and backward East? Is this unscientific?"

    "But this army does exist, and it fought all the way to us. Everyone, don't forget, existence is reasonable!"

    Admiral Sekter lowered his telescope.  Said this calmly.  "As soldiers, we must learn to admit reality. Next, it is time to take a little risk and send people out to test the attitude of this army towards us Germans. I hope everything will go smoothly"

    ¡ª¡ªUnder the order of the advisory group, a translator walked out of the embassy under a white flag and negotiated with a Bolshevik officer on the street who seemed to have some status.  Then the higher-ranking officers from both sides discussed with each other for a long time.  In the end, the following compromise was made: Red Army soldiers could not enter the embassy, ??and the safety of the expatriates inside the embassy was guaranteed.  But the German embassy must also guarantee that it will not take in any Kuomintang military and political officials or spies.  We will not accept any foreign military personnel who are enemies of the Red Army, and we will not take any hostile actions against the Red Army, otherwise we must bear all the consequences ourselves.

    In addition, the Red Army also sent a civilian personnel into the embassy, ??summoned all the people accommodated by the German embassy, ??whether Chinese or foreigners, and registered their names, nationalities and positions one by one.  When it was the turn of the German advisory group, General Seeckt and others calmly reported their real names, military ranks and identities. Immediately, a group of generals gathered, which actually frightened the Red Army cadre.  Jump.

    Another day passed, and after the gunfire in Nanjing completely subsided, General Sekter was wondering whether he should send people to have more contact with these Chinese Bolsheviks in the name of asking for food and drinking water supplies.  , in order to find out the details of the other party.

    But before General Sekter could take action, John Rabe handed him an invitation from the Red Army with a strange look on his face.

    "Invite Minister Taudman and our German advisory group to Shanghai to watch their new secret weapons actual combat exercises? What does this mean? Do you want to show off force to us? Or maybe the Bolsheviks in China are also planning to engage in combat exercises with Germany  Secret cooperation?"

    Admiral Sekter felt a little confused about this sudden invitation, but after some internal discussions, he agreed.

    At the same time, a certain German military consultant from another camp also received the same invitation

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    Southeastern Guangdong Province, Hailufeng

    Facing the strong winds and raindrops approaching the first typhoon of the year, a fierce battle filled with smoke and loud killings finally came to an end.

    ¡ª¡ªHe Long led his troops to invade the Pearl River Delta and put the provincial capital Guangzhou in danger; Peng Dehuai led his troops to break through the long defense line from Ruijin.They went straight in, captured Huizhou, marched to Hong Kong, and cut the entire Guangdong Province into two parts.  The "Southern King" Chen Jitang, who was once at a loss of ground, finally made up his mind and gave up the Fujian territory he had just acquired. Instead, he led the entire army to turn around and return to Guangdong from Fujian, preparing to fight the Red Army in his hometown.

    Peng Dehuai¡¯s troops in Huizhou were naturally the first to bear the brunt of this major counterattack by the Guangdong army.  Although this indeed forced Peng Dehuai to postpone his attack on Hong Kong, it accelerated the destruction of the last mobile force of the Cantonese army - in the original Hailufeng base east of Huizhou, 20,000 Red Army troops and 40,000 Cantonese troops launched a five-day battle.  The five-night battle gave the Cantonese army, which was accustomed to fighting with favorable winds, the first taste of being bombed by planes day and night, and fully experienced the power of intensive bombardment by cloudbursts and napalm bombs In the end, in  The General Headquarters of the Cantonese Army was raided by a group of Russian morons wearing power armor. After the coach Chen Jitang himself died in a rocket bombardment from an armed helicopter, the shattered Cantonese Army finally collapsed and was completely defeated.

    However, just as the Red Army headquarters on the Hailufeng front line was filled with an atmosphere of joyful victory, everyone was so excited that they could not help themselves.  But there was a German wearing the uniform of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, sitting aside with a lonely face, just smoking cigarettes one after another.

    He is the famous Li De in the history of the party, whose original name was Otto Braun, a military adviser sent by the Comintern to the Chinese Red Army.

    Of course, although he is also a German military adviser, Comrade Li De's level is more than a little bit lower than that of General Seekert, the "Father of the Wehrmacht": before coming to China, all of Comrade Li De's military experience,  He only served as a private in the World War, which was a level lower than Hitler's corporal.  Then, after the war, he participated in the revolutionary movement of the Bavarian Soviet government in Germany. He claimed to be an expert in street fighting. In fact, he only fought for four days in Munich with a counter-revolutionary army twice his size. He fought against Grozny in Chechnya.  There's no comparison.

    He was such a figure, but he was sent to China by the Comintern in 1932 as a military advisor. Although he was only an advisor, due to his special status, Li De was the most powerful person in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time, handling all major and minor matters.  He alone has the final say.

    In this way, because Li De's own military level is limited and he is in a foreign country where he is unfamiliar, he is commanding an unfamiliar army with absolutely inferior equipment and strength to fight against another quite powerful enemy army. In addition,  His bad habits of being too blindly confident and self-willed caused him almost irreparable huge losses to China's revolutionary cause, and also caused him to be ousted from office at the Zunyi Conference in January this year.

    From then on, Li De became an "outsider" in the Red Army, and no one was willing to listen to his bad ideas. The series of brilliant victories of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army after that had nothing to do with him In this case  , Li De himself also felt very embarrassed, always thinking about returning to the Soviet Union, but he had made so many mistakes on the Chinese battlefield before, which made him worry that he would not be able to explain to his superiors after returning, and was in a dilemma for a while.

    Therefore, during the southern expedition to Guangdong, Li De suddenly jumped out and insisted on accompanying the army. Although he did not seek to seize power and dominate the war, he still wanted to get some credit and a layer of gold in order to  In order for this trip to China to have a decent ending - after he confessed his difficulties to several central leaders in private, everyone thought that everyone should get together and disperse, so they agreed.

    However, out of vigilance against his previous blind orders, Li De was deprived of all command rights during the southern expedition and became a pure spectator - how can you brag and make money after returning to the Soviet Union?  But in the actual combat process, don't point fingers.

    In this regard, although Li De felt that some people were lonely, he endured it-until a strange invitation suddenly arrived in his hands.

    "Going to Shanghai to observe the actual combat exercises of new secret weapons? What is going on? Am I not allowed to participate in the Battle of Hong Kong?"

    "That's right, Comrade Li De." The interpreter replied with a smile, "not only are the Comintern liaison officers and TASS reporters coming back to Shanghai, there are also a group of special German guests who are also going to Shanghai. The boss thinks  It would be more appropriate for you, a fellow countryman, to go over and receive the reception" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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