When the Japanese government learned that Lu Mingxuan planned to get involved in North Korea, they were immediately furious. They quickly issued a statement, claiming that North Korea was an internationally recognized Japanese colony and that the 98th Army's actions challenged the international order and were an absolutely intolerable provocation.

At the same time, the Japanese government announced that the whole country would carry out general mobilization for war. They planned to recruit one million troops in the second half of the year, and then all of them would be deployed on the Northeast battlefield.

However, they admitted the failure of the Qinhuangdao naval battle. Chief of Naval Command Nagano Osamu resigned due to poor command, and Marine Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was severely reprimanded by the Emperor of Japan. However, their losses were definitely not as great as the 98th Army had publicized.

They only lost two battleships, four cruisers and 15 destroyers. However, these battleships were not blown up by the 98th Army's fighter planes, but were destroyed by the 98th Army's mysterious weapons.

At the same time, the Japanese government reminds navies of all countries to be careful of the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army. They believe that almost no navy of any country is a match for the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army.

When the Japanese government issued this statement, the whole world was in an uproar.

The Japanese government actually plans to mobilize one million troops. This battle is really about to get intense.

But what is the mysterious weapon of the 98th Army?

Was it possible to defeat the Japanese combined fleet?

You must know that the strength of Japan's combined fleet is absolutely first-rate even if you look at the entire world.

And judging by the tone of the Japanese, this secret weapon is so powerful that no navies from around the world can match it.

Many people sneered at the Japanese government's statement. It was obvious that they were defeated, but they used some mysterious weapons as an excuse.

However, out of caution, the great powers of various countries still sent people to ask the 98th Army what kind of secret weapons they had.

Of course, Lu Mingxuan denied this. He held a special press conference for this purpose, claiming that the 98th Army never had any secret weapons.

It didn’t happen before! It won’t happen in the future either!

The victory of the 98th Army depends on the joint efforts of all the pilots of the 98th Army, not any secret weapon of Laoshizi.

The Japanese army did this just to find excuses for their defeat and to shirk responsibility.

At the same time, he accused the Japanese government of greatly concealing its war losses. The number of warships they lost was definitely not what they announced, and the number announced by the 98th Army was the correct number.

Of course the Japanese government would not admit this. So in the following days, the 98th Army and the Japanese government had a marathon quarrel over these matters.

For a time, whether the 98th Army had secret weapons and the Japanese battle losses became the hottest topics in the world.

But only the two of them knew what the real situation was like at that time.

Lu Mingxuan despised the Japanese for their efforts in underreporting their losses. He had already underreported so many results for them and yet he was still not satisfied.

The Japanese, on the other hand, cursed Lu Mingxuan for his shameless words. He clearly possessed an extremely powerful mysterious weapon but refused to admit it. This kind of blatant lie to the whole world was simply a shame for mankind.

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In Wuhan, a middle-aged man fell into deep thought after reading the news that the 98th Army planned to liberate North Korea. After careful consideration, he finally decided to set off for Jiyuan.

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In the Presidential Palace in Wuhan, extremely hearty laughter came from Chiang Kai-shek's office. Just from the laughter, you can tell how happy Chiang Kai-shek was.

The 98th Army, his personal enemy, was finally going to fight the Japanese to the death, which made Chiang Kai-shek feel more relaxed than drinking a cup of iced sour plum soup in the dog days of summer.

"That Lu Mingxuan was still too young after all. In the end, he pissed off the Japanese."

Chiang Kai-shek laughed and said.

Just a while ago, he was shocked by the strength of the 98th Army and worried that the Japanese were no match for them.

But after learning that the Japanese planned to expand their army by another million, they no longer worried. Coupled with the existing Japanese troops in Northeast China, the Japanese have at least 1.4 million troops.

In Chiang Kai-shek's view, this powerful force was enough to sweep across the entire China, let alone just deal with the small 98th Army.

Just encountering such a large number of Japanese troops, how long can the 98th Army sustain it?

Three months or half a year?

"The Chairman of the Generalissimo is still planning far and wide. Without the Chairman's strategizing, the 98th Army will sooner or later become a serious problem for us."

Dai Li also flattered him at the right time.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and nodded, seeming to take his words seriously.

"But we can't underestimate Lu Mingxuan too much. After all, Lu Mingxuan is considered a talent. He was able to develop the 98th Army to that level without any external help. It shows that he is still very capable. In the end, it is just a pity.

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Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile.

"What you said makes perfect sense, Commissioner, but even if he were Sun Houhou, he still wouldn't be able to uncover your Five Finger Mountain."

Dai Li said with a chuckle.

"But now that the Japanese army is so powerful, do you think we should support it? That's 1.4 million Japanese troops. If the 98th Army fails to stop them and one million Japanese troops go south, then we may suffer disaster."

Although Chiang Kai-shek was happy to see the 98th Army in trouble, it was not a good thing for him that the Japanese army was too strong.

Just thinking about the scene of millions of Japanese troops marching south made him shudder.

"Commissioner, I think you've done too much filtering. There are still many new recruits in Lu Mingxuan's lair. We don't need to worry about him. We just need to watch him fight with the Japanese."

Dai Li said with a smile.

"What you said makes sense, we can just watch the fun on the side."

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and said.

"But we should also strengthen our offensive in Nanjing. The 98th Army was able to defeat the 400,000 Japanese troops. Why can't our hundreds of thousands of troops even defeat the city of Nanjing? Isn't this a joke for the Chinese people?

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After learning that the Puppet National Government was established in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek immediately dispatched 25 German armored divisions and an armored division, intending to regain the Nanjing area in one fell swoop.

But unexpectedly, they ended up in a bitter battle in Nanjing. The Japanese used their warships on the Yangtze River and the favorable terrain to firmly block the attack of the 25 Japanese German weapon divisions.

This, of course, made Chiang Kai-shek very dissatisfied. You must know that the Japanese army in Nanjing was only 120,000 at most, which was very different from the 400,000 in the Northeast.

Dai Li rolled his eyes, and then said to Chiang Kai-shek: "Commissioner, in fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on the soldiers on the front line. The blame can only be blamed on Lu Mingxuan. The weapons he sold us, whether they are cannons or tanks, are all

They are inferior products. Like those Type 97 tanks, the Japanese anti-tank guns can be penetrated by one shot. However, their main tank, the T34 tank, cannot be penetrated no matter how hard it is shot. Let me tell you, this Lu Mingxuan has no good intentions.

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"snort!"

After hearing his words, Chiang Kai-shek's face immediately turned gloomy.

At first, Lu Mingxuan sold him a large amount of German weaponry equipment and aircraft and tanks. He thought that Lu Mingxuan was a loyal and patriotic person, but now it seems that he had a premeditated plan.

Compared with the weapons of the 98th Army, all the weapons sold to him were a pile of scum.

Whenever he proposed to buy from Lu Mingxuan the weapons and equipment currently in service in their army, he would give a sky-high price and minimum purchase quantity that he could not accept.

For this reason, he hated Lu Mingxuan to the core of his being.

"I heard that the 98th Army has three 800mm heavy artillery?"

Chiang Kai-shek said to Dai Li calmly.

"That's right."

"Go and ask about the price of those 800mm ones. If they're not expensive, we'll see if we can buy one too."

Chiang Kai-shek said to him.

He was very coveted for the weapons of the 98th Army. When he learned that the 98th Army had an 800mm super cannon, he was simply shocked.

If he can possess such a super cannon, he will definitely play an important role in the subsequent recovery of Nanjing and Shanghai.

"Obey. Appointment."

"In addition, you should secretly investigate the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army. The British, French and American ministers have all entrusted me to inquire about this matter. This matter must be solved no matter what. Only in this way will they support our country's cause of the War of Resistance.

"

"Don't worry about entrusting me, I'll take care of this matter."

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In the headquarters of the 98th Army in Jiyuan, looking at a report in his hand that Japan planned to expand its army, Lu Mingxuan felt a headache.

He originally just wanted to contain the Japanese energy, so he casually said that he would attack North Korea.

But I didn't expect that the Japanese, as if their wives had been raped, started to expand their troops crazily.

All this was really beyond his expectation.

This is an army of one million people. It seems that the battle in the next few months will be fought.

At this moment there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Soon Jiang Mengyun opened the door and walked in.

"Military seat, the Chairman of the Generalissimo sent a telegram asking about the price of our 800mm cannon. In addition, he also wanted to ask if we have any secret weapons."
To be continued...