Chapter 959, Second Aid

The charge of the reinforcement battalion and ** battalion finally had an effect. The soldiers who followed one after another rushed to the mountainside with corpses. The grenades quickly exploded several sandbag bunkers. The subsequent soldiers jumped into the trenches with shotguns and bayonets. The entire charge reached the stage of hand-to-hand combat, but this did not mean that they could fully grasp the situation. A few days ago, the equipment regiment launched an attack when the 115th Regiment did not have enough firepower and also pushed the fire line into the Japanese trenches. The two sides began short-range hand-to-hand combat, but unfortunately, due to insufficient subsequent troops, they finally repelled.

Hu Zongnan knew that this moment was the time for an assault. He tied the belt of the steel helmet tightly, lifted the automatic rifle beside him, and shouted to his subordinates in the trench at the top of his voice: "Brothers, brothers from the 34th Division and the brothers from the equipment regiment have set the lead for us. Now, it is time for our stormtroopers to show their skills! Brothers, follow me and make achievements today, let the Japanese devils know how powerful we Chinese men are!"

"Run!"

"Crash! Kill all the Japanese!"

"For our Greater China, brothers, hurry up!"

With the shouts, the stormtrooper soldiers with passion climbed out of the trenches one by one and rushed towards the Japanese position at the "Wolf Point" directly in front of them.

The seven previous fighter jets were carrying out the task of blocking the Japanese aid channel. When the front line positions were bombarded by short-range mortars, the casualties of soldiers rose sharply, and they relied entirely on the continuous filling of troops to suppress the attack of the Chinese team. Now that the Chinese artillery has suppressed the follow-up line, the air force is still harassed, and the entire front line positions have long been in trouble. At this time, it is extremely difficult to deal with the reinforcement battalion and the ** battalion, but there is no idea that another team of troops suddenly appeared.

The battle zone between the beachhead position and the mountainside position can only accommodate more than 1,000 people at most. Now that the stormtroopers are starting to attack, the whole scene immediately becomes a little crowded. If the Japanese army can draw a heavy machine gun at this time, it will inevitably cause very tragic casualties. Unfortunately, several sections of trenches were penetrated by Chinese soldiers at this time. The Japanese army on the front line were busy defending the trenches, and the Japanese army on the second line had limited vision.

A group of soldiers from the ** battalion were rushing towards the "Wolf Point" in front of the stormtroopers frantically, pushing the line of fire to the front of the sandbag bunker. Hu Zongnan and the stormtroopers quickly arrived at the slope of the "Wolf Point". The seven and eight soldiers in the front threw a few grenades into the "Wolf Point" trenches, and the subsequent troops rushed up after the explosion.

The stormtroopers held an automatic rifle and stood on the edge of the trench and swept through it, then jumped into the trench to seize the nearest intersection. As more and more soldiers attacked the tunnel, they immediately began to organize propulsion firepower and attacked the rear along the tunnel. The ** Battalion took over the "Wolf Point" position, mounted the light machine gun in the tunnel to block the Japanese army trying to regain the position, and at the same time stubbornly covered the stormtrooper's flank.

In the bunker of the equipment regiment, Sun Lianzhong suddenly felt excited when he saw that the battle had finally made breakthrough progress. He sighed loudly: "We have captured several positions of the Japanese. This time we have hoped to pull out the hillside position of the 115th Regiment. It is really not easy to fight for half a month!"

A communication soldier came to the second floor observation post from the underground bunker and reported to Sun Lian Zhonghui: "The regiment commander, the stormtrooper successfully broke through the wolf point and was heading towards the capture of the mountain road. The Second Strengthening Battalion has begun to take action, and they help the stormtrooper advance for a distance."

Sun Lianzhong nodded, then took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was already two or three minutes later. He immediately said: "Very good, I'll send me the order. The mortars from the regiment headquarters hit the fire in the northeast to suppress the Japanese troops from approaching the wolf point."

The correspondent responded: "Yes, go now."

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Zhang Xiaojun took Colonel Philip and Maximi, the first-class secretary of the German Embassy in China, to the office hall. After the security inspection of the special service team, the two followed Zhang Xiaojun upstairs to Wu Shaoting's office. Colonel Philip and Maximi had just got off the train two hours ago. Now, in order to deal with the war in Korea, China has almost all the airships that can be called to the front line. Fortunately, there is a North-South Railway connected together, otherwise the two would have to suffer the consequences of going north.

Knocking at the office door, an aide opened the door and asked Zhang Xiaozhun, Colonel Philip and other three to come in.

Wu Shaoting is meeting with North Korea's interim foreign minister, Seung Won. He has been discussing the feasibility of the Seoul operation with Seoul since the morning. Although there has not been any results yet, he finally knows that Seung Won's attitude towards this matter is optional, and he completely acts as if he lets the "head of state make a decision".

After Colonel Philip came in, Wu Shaoting introduced Lee Seung-meng, but the subsequent talks had nothing to do with Lee Seung-meng. He ordered an aide to send Lee Seung-meng out.

After sitting down at the small conference table by the window in the office, Colonel Philip said to Wu Shaoting politely: "His Excellency, you must know Mr. Maximi. He once represented our Germany in Wuzhou during his administration."

Wu Shaoting nodded slowly and said with a smile: "Of course I have an impression. No matter what, I am very happy that Colonel Philip and Mr. Maximi were here today. I believe Mr. Xinci understands that I am eager to gain an advantage in the Korean battlefield now, and I sincerely hope that the two gentlemen will bring me good news."

Maximi said calmly with a stereotyped expression: "Dear Head, after receiving your telegram, we have discussed it many times, and then came to visit you as soon as possible. Of course, we should not disappoint you."

Wu Shaoting smiled and said, "Is that so great?"

Maximi took a breath and said solemnly: "But before the official conversation, I sincerely hope that the Head of State can understand the current situation of our German Empire. Although we have gained considerable advantages in France, in order to further expand our advantages and strengthen maritime rule, our country has already burdened a heavy fiscal budget. On the other hand, once our German Empire has established its advantages in Europe, its impact on the Far East is self-evident, and I believe that the Head of State should agree with this statement."

The smile on Wu Shaoting's face gradually disappeared. From what Maximi said, he felt that Germany's aid to China would be reserved. He nodded without comment and said deeply: "I naturally understand this principle. So, gentlemen, have you brought real good news?"

Maximi looked at Colonel Philip, then took out a document from his briefcase and placed it on a small conference table. He said: "This is the latest plan for aid to China prepared by Minister Xinci for you. This plan is the only level of aid we can do at present and the only aid plan for the future."

Wu Shaoting immediately picked up the plan and read it, but the plan was written in German. Obviously, the German embassy had not had time to translate it into Chinese. Although he studied in Germany in his early years and could speak fluent German now, he was not in the mood to carefully identify the meaning of these letters. He asked Zhang Xiaozhun to find a German translation and let the translation translate it into standard Chinese within an hour.

At this time, Colonel Philip explained to Wu Shaoting appropriately: "Because we set out in a hurry, we also hoped to tell the head of state this good news in the shortest time, so we didn't have time to prepare the Chinese text. However, I can give a brief introduction to the head of state. This plan mainly involves three aspects: one is cash and material assistance, the second is military assistance, and the third is about the reciprocity conditions that our Germany deserves."

Regarding the so-called cash, material and even military aid, Wu Shaoting is almost not difficult to guess what the situation is. Combined with what Maximi said just now, there will definitely not be too much economic aid. At most, materials are provided such as gas bombs or some industrial equipment. Military means that Qingdao Command sends a navy plus a certain army squad.

He adjusted his seat and asked in a more serious manner: "Mr. Philip, what are the conditions you mean by the reciprocity conditions in Germany?"

Without waiting for Colonel Philip's answer, Maximi said first: "Nature is about gaining benefits in the Sino-Japanese War. Just as our German Empire had promised you before, our alliance camp would definitely not lose China in the European battlefield. Therefore, we hope that the benefits we gained in the Sino-Japanese War can also facilitate our German Empire."

Hearing this, Wu Shaoting felt a little relieved. As long as he could win this war, it would be no problem to give Germany some sweetness. However, he still had one more thought and asked: "I understand what you mean, so can you give a specific example?"

Maximi said: "It's true. Since we will return the sovereignty of the Qingdao Concession half a year ago, given that our German Empire should establish a more influential sphere of influence in the Far East and establish closer cooperation with your country, we hope that the North Korean government, which will complete the resumption of the country with the support of the Head of State in the future, will allow us Germany to rent a port city in North Korea. I believe this is not a difficult task for you. In addition, our German stationed in North Korea will definitely help China and North Korea to jointly guard against ***."

Wu Shaoting smiled and said, "I think this is indeed a good idea. Please rest assured that I will do my best to convince the King of North Korea and the newly born North Korean government in this matter."

Maximi also smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'm really grateful to the Head of State."

Wu Shaoting asked again: "When it comes to economic aid to China, I don't know how much funding your country can provide this time, and when will it be received as soon as possible."

Maximi said: "This time, Germany will provide 60 million Imperial Mark cash assistance at one time, which will be received within about three months. In addition, in this plan, our Imperial Finance Ministry has made a clear explanation. If your country cannot push the front to Pyongyang within five months, it will be difficult for us to provide a second financial assistance. Of course, this is limited to the economic aspect. As long as we support the material and military, as long as we can, we will spare no effort."

Wu Shaoting was silent for a while, then said expressionlessly: "It's not that I'm insatiable, but I need to explain some situations to both gentlemen. I can guarantee that our China's military strength is definitely above the ***, but behind the ***, there are British and French support. Their aid to the *** is not the same as the aid of the German Empire to China. Under such different conditions, it is difficult for me to guarantee that it can make smooth progress on the Korean battlefield, let alone send troops to Novosibirsk and Vietnam in the future."
Chapter completed!