On June 27, a blazing red sun hung over Jiyuan, spreading light and heat to the earth. In a war room at the headquarters of the 98th Army, Manstein and a group of German staff officers were extremely busy making plans to attack the Northeast. Although the temperature outside has risen to 38 degrees, there is still a cool breeze in the war room. Because Lu Mingxuan installed a large air conditioner in the war room, the staff not only did not feel the slightest heat, but also felt unusually cool. Lu Mingxuan was also watching them carefully. He was very curious about how the later world-famous German staff formulated combat plans. "Dear General, I have to admit that your army's air conditioner is really a very good thing. With it, the work efficiency of my staff has been greatly improved." Mantesch said with a look of admiration. ¡°If General Manstein likes it, I can give your country 100 large air conditioners for free to witness the friendship between our two countries.¡± Lu Mingxuan said with a smile on his face. "No! No!! This is not necessary! The climate here is not as hot as yours, so the need for this kind of air conditioning is not strong. But I am very interested in your army's refrigerator. This kind of refrigerator can keep food fresh. It has a very obvious effect. If possible, I plan to order some refrigerators for our officers.¡± After arriving in Jiyuan, Manstein found that there are many wonderful things here, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, etc., and even some things. Never even seen him. This made him feel surprised by everything here. Is this still the backward China? "I think there is no problem with this." Lu Mingxuan thought for a while and said. This is also a good opportunity to enter the German market. With the leading role of the German government officials, I believe that refrigerators will become popular in Germany before long. "Dear General, I have recently watched the training of your army. Although they have serious shortcomings in some aspects, it is undeniable that they are an army with strong combat effectiveness." In order to formulate a plan to attack the Northeast , Manstein conducted a detailed investigation of the troops of the 98th Army, and the results of the investigation surprised him very much. He found that this unit was lacking in some training, but the weapons they were equipped with were absolutely luxurious. Automatic rifles have become their standard equipment. Each division-level unit has powerful artillery support firepower and independent tank units assigned to them, and all units have a large number of trucks or half-track personnel carriers, which allows them to conduct rapid mobile operations. And these are things that even their German army cannot do, so he was very surprised by these. Is this really the army of a backward country? Why does it look better than their German team? "With the current combat effectiveness of your army, I think it won't be a big problem to regain the Northeast. The only key now is how to conquer Qinhuangdao. According to our existing intelligence, the Japanese have assembled a large fleet in Qinhuangdao. And they are preparing Deploy a large number of anti-aircraft guns in Qinhuangdao to assist the Japanese fleet in air defense. "If we don't deal with the Japanese navy, I don't think we can conquer Qinhuangdao," Manstein said with a frown. After all, the power of naval guns is too powerful and cannot be resisted by the army. "I will find a way to deal with the Japanese fleet, just rest assured." Lu Mingxuan said with a smile on his face. "Dear General, what we are discussing now is a very serious topic. There can be no mistakes. You must know that you are facing the third-ranked fleet in the world. Even our German Navy does not dare to win. , What are you going to rely on to defeat it, or those planes?" Manstein said with a serious face. "No! This time it's our secret weapon." "Secret weapon? Can you tell me what it is?" Lu Mingxuan thought for a while, and finally said very humbly: "I am very humble. Manstein General, this is the top secret of our army. But what I can tell you is that it will play a vital role in the victory of the battle." Manstein frowned and said to Lu Mingxuan. : "I want to know to what extent your secret weapon can severely damage the Japanese fleet. Can you guarantee that the Japanese fleet will not bombard our troops at night?" "I think I can." Lu Mingxuan thought about it. Want to say. After listening to his words, Manstein couldn't help but fell into deep thought. The answer given by Lu Mingxuan was too general and too imprecise, which made him feel like he had no way to start. "In short, General Manstein, you don't need to worry too much about the Japanese fleet. You just need to treat them as if they don't exist. If the Japanese fleet causes heavy casualties to our army, you just need to shift all the responsibility to Just me." Lu Mingxuan seemed to understand his difficulty, so he comforted him. ¡°¡¡± Regarding Lu Mingxuan¡¯s words, Manstein couldn¡¯t help but feel speechless. The world¡¯s third-ranked fleet, you actually think it doesn¡¯t exist? But since Lu Mingxuan has stated that he does not need to be responsible, what else does he have to say. "Well, since the general is so confident, I will believe you for once." Manstein nodded and said. "General Manstein, I also want to say that because our military officers are not well-educated, sometimes they cannot perfectly execute the orders of their superiors, so I hope you will pay attention to this when making plans." Lu Mingxuan said to he said. The current 98th Army is very much like the Soviet army. The superiors will not make detailed attack plans for the lower-level troops, but only tell the subordinates the tasks that should be completed. As for how to complete the tasks, that is your business. Lu Mingxuan was very worried that Manstein would make an overly sophisticated battle plan because he was not familiar with his troops, so he had to remind him. "I will pay attention to this." Manstein nodded and said. Just at this time. Jiang Mengyun knocked on the door and walked in, then said to Lu Mingxuan: "Report to the military seat. Commander-in-Chief Chen Cheng's special plane has arrived and is on its way here." "I understand." Lu Mingxuan said lightly. Just yesterday, the Wuhan Presidential Office issued a request for negotiations to him. Although Lu Mingxuan felt full of resentment, facing the chaos in China, Lu Mingxuan knew that he had to negotiate with the Kuomintang. This was his only choice. Otherwise, if they continue to fight, Japan will take advantage of it. "The situation is not up to anyone." Lu Mingxuan let out a long sigh. "Let's go see Commander-in-Chief Chen." "As ordered. Military seat." ****** ****** ****** In a living room of the 98th Army's military headquarters, Chen Cheng looked at the rosy-faced, clear-headed man. Lu Mingxuan felt refreshed, and then said with a smile: "General Lu's illness is cured so quickly?" "No one harmed me this time, of course my illness is cured." Lu Mingxuan said with a sneer. After hearing what he said, Chen Cheng could only smile. But Lu Mingxuan did not let go of Chen Cheng's plan, but continued: "I used to think that Commander-in-Chief Chen was an upright gentleman, but now it seems that Commander-in-Chief Chen is also a arrogant person." "I don't know what I, Lu Mingxuan, used to do before. What crime was committed? What made the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Chen insist on putting me to death?" Chen Cheng smiled very awkwardly, and then said to Lu Mingxuan: "The previous things were all misunderstandings. I hope Commander Lu will not take it to heart. "Misunderstanding? Why don't I think so?" Lu Mingxuan said with a smile. "Brother Mingxuan, we are in the midst of a national crisis now. It is the time when we need to unite with the outside world. I hope you will consider this for the sake of the country. For the sake of the nation, don't worry about this." Chen Cheng said to him with a serious face. Lu Mingxuan glanced at him coldly, and finally let out a long sigh. The overall situation! "Okay then, I can forgive you for this, but you must publicly show your humility to me. In addition, you must agree to a few conditions." Lu Mingxuan said coldly. "Dao Qian will be exempted. Where can we put the face of our party's senior leaders? I think it will be enough to issue a joint statement." Chen Cheng said with a haha. "That's okay. But you must agree to my conditions." Lu Mingxuan thought for a while and said. Many of China¡¯s leaders value face more than national interests. It would be really hard to get them to be humble. "Then please let Commander Lu have a say." Chen Cheng said with a smile. "First, I heard that Germany is squeezing out Jews. I am too kind-hearted, so I plan to hire some Jews.My factory job. I hope the country can give me a quota of 100,000 refugee certificates. "After hearing what he said, Chen Cheng couldn't help curling his lips. "Are you kind-hearted? Why didn't I see it?" But he quickly thought about it and said, "I think there is no problem with this, but you must not recruit these Jews into the army. . Otherwise, we will never agree to this condition. " "Don't worry about this. " Lu Mingxuan said quickly. "Second, our army will never go south to central China before regaining Northeast China. Our army must first regain Northeast China, and then move south to Central China. "Although Chen Cheng had been prepared for this, his face still became very ugly after hearing this. "I think there is no problem with this, but you must recover the Northeast alone. We must concentrate all our forces to attack the Japanese army in central China. Moreover, after the Northeast is captured, the Northeast must be handed over to the Kuomintang for governance. " Now it was Lu Mingxuan's turn to look very ugly. This was equivalent to him working for the Kuomintang in vain, but in the end he agreed with Chen Cheng's opinion. "Third, I want to select two airports in North China for use as airports. Attack the advance base in the northeast. "Lu Mingxuan continued. "There is no problem with this, but I also have a condition. I hope Commander Lu can agree to it. " " If you have anything to say, Commander-in-Chief Chen, please just say it. " "I hope your army can sell us a batch of weapons and ammunition as soon as possible. We need a large amount of weapons and ammunition to attack Nanjing. " Chen Cheng said. "I wonder how many you need? ¡± ¡°How many do you want?¡± " "" After listening to his words, Lu Mingxuan suddenly felt an ominous feeling. The Kuomintang is preparing for war with all its strength. Maybe the next time they meet will be the time for them to draw their swords against each other. "I think there is no problem with this. " Lu Mingxuan thought for a while and said. "Fourth, you have too many troops in Luoyang, which makes it impossible for me to attack the Northeast with all my strength. Now Luoyang will not be threatened by the Japs at all, so I think the strength of Luoyang should not exceed one division. " "I can agree to this condition. " Chen Cheng thought for a while and said. So the two of them talked to each other and put forward the conditions that they had already prepared for each other. Because they knew each other's bottom line very well, they quickly reached an agreement in many aspects. Of course, only they themselves know whether they will truly abide by these agreements. "It is really a great blessing in life to meet Commander Chen today. I have already ordered someone to prepare a banquet. I don't know. Is Commander Chen willing to reward you? "When the meeting ended, Lu Mingxuan said to Chen Cheng with a complicated expression. "In fact, Chen Cheng is a very upright person and an honest official. "In 1947, the Kuomintang suffered repeated defeats in the Northeast. The Kuomintang internally proposed to kill Chen Cheng to thank the world. So Chiang Kai-shek had to remove Chen Cheng from his post. At that time, Chen Cheng was already in poverty. As soon as he left the Northeast, his duodenal ulcer broke out and he had to be hospitalized. But he had no money for surgery. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek gave him some money. Let him go to Taiwan to recuperate. In the past, Chen Cheng had always been one of the most powerful people in the Kuomintang. He even founded the Department of Civil Engineering, which will be famous in later generations. It can be said that he has been in a high position for a long time, but in the end he could not even get money for medical treatment. Come out, because it shows how incorruptible he is. Compared with him, those corrupt officials who easily embezzled hundreds of millions are probably not worthy of carrying his shoes. In fact, Lu Mingxuan has a very good impression of Chen Cheng, even if they will be on the battlefield in the future. Just because the soldiers met each other doesn't mean they can't have a drink together now. "Hahaha! Chen was lucky to have a drink with Commander Lu. Come, let's not go home until we get drunk today. " Chen Cheng also laughed and said. After saying that, the two people's big hands held each other tightly, but their eyes showed a feeling of sympathy for each other. 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