Rise from eight hundred.

Sure enough, after Saburo Okabe took the lead in revealing his hole card, he had little power to resist.

Because this is the bottom line he must stick to in the end.

The most terrible thing is that this is an exchange that the North China Front Army can't get on the table.

If it is stabbed out by someone with a heart, let the Japanese people know that the North China Front Army is willing to exchange tens of thousands of prisoners of war and a large amount of weapons and equipment for the direct line of the Fujiwara family, so as to strengthen the Chinese army and cause his son and husband to die on the next battlefield, then don’t say that. Bu Saburo, a direct negotiator, will be scolded to be autistic, and even Sugimoto, a figure in the Japanese military circle who can be called a big boss, will be implicated. It would be a good end for him to end his term early and return home in despair. .

And the Fujiwara family would never admit that they had exerted any pressure on the North China Front Army. After all, they were just a member of the family who sent a message of congratulations to Shan Shanyuan.

What's the matter, are colleagues not allowed to say something nice to their boss?
Therefore, facing Saburo Okabe's trump card, Tang Dao's hippopotamus mouth was completely opened to the maximum.

But Tang Dao still underestimated the determination of the North China Front Army to return Fujiwara Senxie.

As long as the Chinese side allows 200 trucks of the Japanese army to enter the area of ​​Changle Village to collect the remains of the officers and soldiers of the Second Mixed Brigade, the Japanese side will return as many as 3.5 prisoners of war from Pingjin, Shimen, Yuancheng and other places, and will also send a The Chinese equipment of another infantry regiment of the infantry brigade.

Among them, in order to avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings, the list of Imperial officers and soldiers who were captured by the Chinese in the previous few battlefields and whose number was as high as 100 will not be written in the agreement.

These personnel can even be delivered as the last batch of personnel, accompanied by Brigadier General Tian and Rostav, two guarantors recognized by both parties.

Of course, before this, the Japanese side has completed the delivery of personnel and equipment and the convergence of the remains of officers and soldiers killed in battle.

This is also the main reason why Tang Dao finally reduced the equipment of a complete division to one brigade after another.

What the Chinese want are prisoners of war and equipment. What do these hundreds of Japanese prisoners want to do besides wasting food?But to expect Japanese people to be trustworthy, it is better to believe that sows will climb trees.

Therefore, under Tang Dao's insistence and a certain degree of concession, Fujiwara and 100 Japanese prisoners of war will stay at the end before handing them back, and the convergence of nearly ten thousand Japanese wreckage buried in Changle Village can be carried out at the same time.

In order to exchange for Fujiwara Senxie, the Japanese really spent their money.

In addition to the equipment of an infantry regiment that had been killed for five or six hours, the equipment of a complete infantry brigade was abruptly added.

It's like at an auction, the original bid was only 100 million, but the competitor suddenly raised the bid to 500 million. This kind of psychological impact is definitely huge for the opponent.

Even Rostav, who was calm and smoking after eating the pancake, was taken aback by Saburo Okabe, who decided to back down drastically.

A reorganized infantry brigade's weapons and equipment are given to the opponent. According to the 1:6 battle loss ratio between the Japanese and Chinese on the battlefield, it also means that the Japanese will have to kill more than 1000 people in order to fill this big hole they dug!

Moreover, the equipment of this complete infantry brigade has a serial number record. Looking at the list that Saburo Okabe took out from his briefcase, Tang Dao knew that this was the final bottom line prepared by the Japanese side, and it was what they could do. Impress China's sharpest weapon.

Tang Dao is no exception.

It was a weapon captured by the Japanese army from the 29th Independent Brigade of the 39th Army.

It's not that Tang Dao has never seen the world, it's because this batch of equipment is too luxurious.

36 Maxim heavy machine guns, 50 432mm grenadiers, 234 Czech light machine guns, 135 German Empire Bergman submachine guns, 250 German Empire 5000-gun shell guns, 50 Czech rifles, and 1 pistols There are 82 rounds of long-handled grenades, and 18 [-]-caliber mortars.

As far as this weaponry is concerned, let alone a brigade, it is more than enough to equip a miscellaneous master.The configuration of light and heavy machine guns and grenades, even the well-equipped Jinsui Army before the war, could not keep up.

Because, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, under the siege of the Japanese army, more than 6000 members of the brigade collectively laid down their weapons and organized the most complete unit. It was also the most important armed force under the command of General Zhang, who was in charge of staying in Pingbei City to deal with Beiping affairs.

At that time, the main force of the 29th Army had been forced to leave Pingbei City and go to Baoding. The appointed General Zhang had two independent brigades and one infantry regiment with only five regiments in total, but he had to defend a huge Pingbei City and face the Japanese invaders. With nearly 20 soldiers, that is an impossible task.

Eight days later, Pingbei City fell, and except for the independent 8th Brigade, which broke through, the rest of the surrounded troops were forced to surrender.

The main members of the prisoner-of-war camp established by the Japanese army in Pingjin were the 39th Independent Brigade who was forced to lay down their weapons and the two security brigades in Tianjin.

The independent 29th Brigade of the 39th Army is the main force of the 29th Army. The weapons issued by General Song are based on the standard equipment of the Central Army's German armorers. Not only can light machine guns basically reach one infantry squad, but even Japanese grenade bombs There are 8 mortars for an infantry company, which is more than the standard of 6 for an infantry squadron of the Japanese army. The mortar has reached the standard of 9 for a regiment and 3 for an infantry battalion.

If all the prisoners of the Independent 39th Brigade can be exchanged, plus these weapons, it will definitely be a strong army.

Of course, it depends on how many people the Japanese army has transported to the three eastern provinces to work as miners. The North China battlefield has been fiercely fought for nearly a year, and the organization of many regular troops has become chaotic, let alone those prisoners of war. Tang Dao didn't think too much about it. Daydream.

Moreover, after the exchange of personnel and equipment this time, the bulk must be in the war zone after all. This time, all the armies know the news of the negotiations with the Japanese, and they are all eagerly waiting to share their soup.

According to Major General Geng’s private communication with Tang Dao, most of the returned prisoners of war will be left in the war zone, and after screening, they will be replenished to the front-line departments. The Japanese have corrupted some equipment, which is not needed in the war zone, and all belong to the various ministries participating in the war in Southeast Shanxi this time, and the 17th Division will lead the distribution.

The stingy old man had a good idea. He knew that this negotiation must be mainly about replacing people. As long as the Japanese have not completely broken their brains, they will not return the equipment. Even if there are, it must be a minority. It might as well be a favor, nominally for the various ministries in southeast Shanxi who participated in the war this time, and also as a reward.

If the stingy old man knew that the Japanese not only had their brains broken, but also had a bunch of equipment stolen by Tang Tuanzuo like nothing, he would spurt out a mouthful of old blood eight feet away from the cliff.

He not only lacks the naivety to understand the Japanese, but also only superficially understands Tang Tuanzuo.

Perhaps no one thought that a difficult negotiation would make Saburo Okabe's face stiff for a whole day and night, and it also made the supreme commander of China's second war zone who got the result of the negotiation stay up all night and stay with him all night The fifth sister next to him said: "The Japanese are crazy! Are they crazy!"

Little did they know that the Japanese's more unexpected showmanship was yet to come.

The two sides drafted the agreement in the middle of the night, and the next morning, Major General Geng Chunfeng, who recovered from his serious illness in an instant, attended the formal signing of the agreement. The two sides agreed that from now on, the Japanese side will gradually hand over prisoners of war and equipment to the Chinese side, and the Japanese side will also send approximately 2000 people from Lucheng. 300 trucks and more than [-] carts in the logistics wing.

On the Chinese side, the prisoners of war on the list in the Taihang Mountains will be collected in Linfen according to the list, and their health will be guaranteed. After all the prisoners of war and weapons and equipment are handed over to the Chinese side, two guarantors will take them back to the Japanese defense area. At that time, the Japanese side will have an infantry squadron to help escort them.

This also means that Brigadier General Tian and Rostav will stay in Linfen for about half a month. Even if Saburo Okabe doesn't want the two bigwigs from the Western world to have such close contact with the Chinese for so long, there is nothing he can do about it However, for him and the front army, the dog's life of Fujiwara Senxie is the most important.

Saburo Okabe never expected that the biggest loss in this negotiation was not that they delivered more than 3 prisoners of war and equipment that could equip four infantry regiments to China.

Because these losses are within the range that the Japanese North China Front Army can bear, the staff even made the assumption that the Chinese direction would blackmail an infantry division's equipment from them. That was the worst plan. Fortunately, Tang Dao finally gave in. Fujiwara Seno and 100 prisoners of war were the last to be returned.

As long as China does not want to completely push the Germanic Empire to the Japanese side, it will definitely not break its promise. You must know that Rostav is not only one of the core personnel of the Krupp company, but also reported this trip to the Germanic Empire embassy. The officially authorized one basically represents the Germanic Empire.

If the Chinese are going to tear their faces apart, then Fujiwara Seno will not lose even if he dies. Obtaining a military power that fully falls to Japan will have a great impact on Japan's war in China.

Comparable to the strength of ten divisions.

But Saburo Okabe never dreamed that Tang Dao's real purpose of leaving Fujiwara Senxie as the final handover was for the Germanic man with a pair of blue eyes.

To Tang Dao, the value of that man was much higher than the Chinese equipment of the four infantry regiments.

Let's talk about the close ones first, Tang Dao is holding an order slip in his hand that can extract a German weapon reorganized infantry division, and those weapons and equipment are all in the warehouse of the company behind this man in the Jincheng Concession.

With the support of this man, half of the success is already achieved when a German infantry division is equipped.

As far as the future is concerned, Krupp has excellent design and manufacturing capabilities. If they get their support, the Four Elements Corps Factory in Dakouzidong will usher in a qualitative improvement.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Tang Dao can fool this man.

In fact, from the moment Tang Dao heard the man's name, he had already started his performance.

Yes, being strong against the Japanese, crushing Shimizu Xiucheng, not only suppressed the Japanese so as to maximize the bargaining chips in their hands in the negotiation, but also left Rostav with an initial impression of a tough Chinese soldier.

Regardless of men and women, there is a strong psychology of admiration.

There is a saying on the Internet in the future: lick the dog and lick the dog, you have nothing!It is a phenomenon, but in the end, it is the existence of this kind of psychology.

What human beings like most is fighting. When they are still in the trees, they are fighting against nature to ensure their survival. When they become the spirits of all things and gradually start to rule the world, they will fight with the same kind of upright walking.

Always have the upper hand, whether it is family life or social activities, crushing all opponents, it will quickly become boring.

Meeting opponents in chess and going back and forth is the greatest psychological need of human beings.

The first thing Tang Dao set up for this man was that he was strong enough, even if he asked for help, it was only among humans of the same level.What's more, based on Tang Dao's understanding of the future of the Germanic Empire and the future of the Krupp company, he believes that this man with the surname Krupp is also needed.

Because, given that the Krupp company is currently in full swing in the German Empire, it is obviously illogical for a core layer to come to the Far East where wars are raging but cannot sell a large amount of arms.

Tang Dao succeeded.

After Saburo Okabe and his party left, the two Westerners who were left in Linfen were treated to a very high standard. The stingy old man personally entertained the two of them, and took them on a tour in the suburbs of Linfen until they arrived. Take Fujiwara Seno escorted by the 17th Division, and Japanese prisoners of war escorted by the 921st Division.

Of course, these prisoners of war will not be given in vain. Anyone who provides prisoners of war will basically get a share of the weapons and equipment of the four regiments that are handed over. This can be regarded as some small benefits that Tang Dao won for the [-]th Army.

Based on Tang Dao's understanding of Commander Zhao of the 17th Division, maybe the equipment of an infantry regiment is going to be given away. In Shaanxi Province, the lieutenant general of the army has already gotten very close to the top of the [-]th Army , fighting in the same theater at the moment, naturally they will not be stingy.

The rest, such as the Sichuan Army and the Central Army, each only sent a few prisoners, and each of them equipped an infantry battalion, which is probably enough for the commanders of the various armies to enjoy themselves for several days.

Leaving the equipment of two reorganized infantry regiments, plus two or three thousand prisoners of war and recruited recruits, the 17th Division will once again have the strength of 5 infantry regiments or even 6 infantry regiments. was stronger before.

Brigadier General Tian and Rostav breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Sensao Fujiwara himself and being confirmed.

They made a lot of money on this trip, but the premise is that they have to handle the tasks entrusted by the Japanese well.

Otherwise, even if they didn't eat the mutton, they caused a commotion.

Huaxia's virtue of honesty and trustworthiness is really trustworthy, and the two people's good impression of the Chinese people has been strengthened again.

This also laid the foundation for the harmonious, free, equal and friendly communication between Tang Dao and the blue-eyed man Rostav.

In order to let them stay here for half a month and promise to bring back Fujiwara Seno himself, the Japanese paid a big price. Not only did the previous promise remain valid, but they also promised that the Roman Concession in Jincheng was sacred and inviolable, even if there were Chinese intelligence personnel. Hiding in it, they will never send a single soldier to search, but will send a note asking the concession to search, and guarantee that the Roman and Germanic nationals can move freely in Pingjin and Tianjin.

This is very different from before. When Jincheng was first occupied, a small military police officer could swagger into the concession and demand the cooperation of the police and military in the concession with a very tough posture. That's what the king of heaven looks like.

Although in the end the high-level officials in the western concession jointly put pressure on the headquarters of the North China Front Army, and the Japanese military police also restrained themselves a little, but the overseas Chinese would still be searched by the Japanese army when they left the concession, even some officials' wives were no exception. Temporarily endured this tone.

Now, the Japanese North China Front Army Command has issued this note, but it has made a great concession.

On Rostav's side, it is a concession to allow Krupp's trucks and coal trains to freely enter and exit North China and enjoy the right to be exempted from inspection.

Krupp owns two large coal mines and iron ore mining rights in North China. The Chinese government bought weapons and equipment and did not pay to repay their debts.

Even after the war between China and Japan, in order to make the German Empire give up its support for China and support itself, the Japanese military can only watch the Germans occupy the two largest mineral resources in North China, mining day and night, and then Ship to the port of Jincheng, and return to the west by freighter.

I haven't even managed to reclaim the land that I spent huge financial and material resources on!A commercial company that sells guns and cannons makes a lot of money. How do you think the Japanese Army can bear it?

You can't rob it clearly, you can only use small tricks to disgust you. The Japanese have inspected all kinds of transport vehicles of Krupp Company in the past six months. Running back and forth to coordinate is costly, energy-intensive, and inefficient.

Rostav, who was squeezed out by his nephew, was originally upset in the country, and just took advantage of this reason to come to the ancient eastern country that he had always longed for, and his nephew, who had a hot fight with the mustache head of state, wished that his uncle would leave The farther the better, he was even generously given the title of general manager of Krupp Far East Branch.

After all, compared with the thriving domestic business in Germany, the business in the Far East only accounted for a pitiful ten percent.

Rostav, the general manager of the Far East, is equivalent to the authority of a middle-level manager in Germany. That is to say, he is a member of the board of directors, the kind that is assigned to the frontier.

Rostav, who came to China, relied on his connections to connect with the Japanese North China Front Army Command. The indoor shroud that had visited the German Empire also gave him a certain amount of convenience when he was there. Who knows that good times have never passed Two days later, the indoor shroud was sadly dismissed from class, and an obviously stronger Shan Shanyuan came.

Rostav is still having a headache, how to get in touch with him again!Unexpectedly, the Chinese gave him a big surprise, and let the Japanese take the initiative to come to him. Before he thought about how to handle it, the Japanese directly offered him what he wanted.

Take a few Japanese prisoners of war back. From then on, vehicles belonging to the Krupp company can freely travel throughout the Japanese-controlled area. In order to reassure Rostav, Saburo Okabe has not returned to Jincheng, and the Krupp company in the concession has received More than a dozen certificates of passage with 'exemption from inspection' signed by Commander Shan Shanyuan.

Rostav, who was in a good mood, thought of Tang Dao again, especially Tang Dao's meaningful smile when he saw him off.

"Mr. Lou Dehua, I believe we will meet again sooner or later, and it won't be on the battlefield!" Tang Dao's farewell words sounded nothing at first, but now that he thinks about it carefully, he always feels something.

How could the army of the Germanic Empire appear beyond the ocean?The possibility of two people meeting on the battlefield is almost zero.

But Tang Dao gave this impression that he was by no means such an ignorant person.

"I hope that tomorrow morning I can go to the countryside to ride a horse and breathe the fresh air. However, I hope that Colonel Tang, the deputy head of your negotiating team, will personally accompany you last time. He is a tough soldier!" Rostav asked the Chinese staff.