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 heat at all, 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."

Manintesh said with a look of admiration.

"If General Manstein likes it, I can give your country 100 large air conditioners for free to bear witness to 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 is very good at preserving food.

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 were many wonderful things here, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, etc., and there were even some things that he had never seen before. This made him surprised by everything here.

Is it still the backward China?

"I guess there's no problem with that."

Lu Mingxuan thought for a while and said.

This is also a good opportunity to break into the German market. With the leading role of 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.

He found that this unit had some deficiencies in 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 makes them

Can carry out rapid mobile combat.

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 capture Qinhuangdao."

Manstein frowned and said.

After all, the power of naval guns is so powerful that the army cannot resist it.

"I will find a way to deal with the Japanese fleet, so don't worry about that."

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 in it. 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 the secret weapon is?"

Lu Mingxuan thought for a while, and finally said very humbly: "I am very humble. General Manstein, this is the top secret of our army. I can't tell you. But what I can tell you is that it is very important to the battle."

The victory will play a vital role.”

Manstein frowned, and then 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 for a while and said.

After listening to his words, Manstein couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

The answer Lu Mingxuan gave was too general and too imprecise, which made him feel like he couldn't 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 him.

The current 98th Army is very much like the Soviet army. The superiors will not make detailed attack plans for the subordinate units, 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'll keep an eye on that."

Manstein nodded and said.

At this time, Jiang Mengyun knocked on the door and walked in, and 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 see."

Lu Mingxuan said calmly.

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 a big advantage.

"The situation is not up to anyone."

Lu Mingxuan let out a long sigh.

"Let's go and see Commander-in-Chief Chen."

"As ordered. Military seat."

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In a reception room of the 98th Army headquarters, Chen Cheng looked at Lu Mingxuan, who was rosy and refreshed, and then said with a smile: "General Lu's illness will be cured so quickly?"

"No one harmed me this time, so 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 thief."

"I don't know what crimes I, Lu Mingxuan, have committed before. What made the Chairman of the Generalissimo and Commander-in-Chief Chen insist on putting me to death?"

Chen Cheng smiled awkwardly, and then said to Lu Mingxuan: "Everything in the past was all a misunderstanding. I hope Commander Lu won't take it to heart."

"Misunderstanding? Why do I think it's not the case?"

Lu Mingxuan said with a sneer.

"Brother Mingxuan, we are facing a national crisis now. It is the time when we need to unite with the outside world. I hope you will not worry about this for the sake of the country. For the sake of the nation."

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 matter, but you must publicly express 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 laughed and said.

"That's okay. But you must agree to my conditions."
To be continued...