Rebirth of the National Marshal

However, Chahar is difficult to manage now. The border areas between the central government and Chahar have all been occupied by the Japanese. Even if you want to give them orders, they may not listen because you are too far away to control them.

German Chancellery

What happened in the far East finally reached the Chancellery, the highest governing body in Germany, today.

Germany's policy is to find an ally in Asia. They initially chose China, but China was too weak and was not worthy of being Germany's ally. If Germany chose China as a friend, it would hinder Germany's progress. Later, they saw Japan and prepared to make Japan their ally, but Japan's attitude towards the Soviet Union was opposite to that of Germany. Japan is now divided into two factions. The army faction supports going to war with the Soviet Union, but the navy faction wants to go south to occupy Southeast Asia. Japan's national policy is also wavering between these two factions.

"My Lord, this is the intelligence collected by our intelligence organization in the Far East. There was indeed a conflict between the Soviets and the local Chinese army. All the dozens of Soviet attackers were defeated by the Chinese army." German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop reported.

"Those damn Japanese are just too timid. We let them attack the Soviet Union and asked us for so many supplies, but there has been no movement until now. They are even worse than a local warlord of the Chinese. My Yuansho, if we shift the support a little bit, I think the Chinese might do better than the Japanese." Air Force Marshal Hermann Green has never been fond of the Japanese. In his opinion, those short Japanese are unreliable.

Hitler has never thought highly of this useless fat man. Of course, it is undeniable that this guy is a loyal person, but his ability is questionable.

Hitler was also more willing to use such people. Although their talents were not very strong, they were enough. The most important thing was that they were loyal to him. If he used a person who was very capable but not loyal to him, it would not be so easy to control the air force in the future. Don't look at them all saying my Yuan Sho now, but what they think in their hearts, only they themselves know.

"My dear Yuan Sho, our intelligence agency has analyzed this new security team from China. Although their combat effectiveness is not very strong, they have great potential. Previously, a fully-strength Japanese garrison battalion was completely wiped out by them, and their performance in the North China Campaign was also remarkable, especially their sources of weapons, which can be said to be very extensive." Ribbentrov said.

"Battle of North China? I never thought that a war between two backward nations like that could be called a battle. Look at what they used. I won't talk about the thin-skinned tanks of the Japanese, they are just cars with two steel plates installed. Look at the Chinese army, they don't even have some large-caliber heavy artillery. They don't have the weapons that we eliminated in the First World War. Now they are still using rifles and even have to engage in hand-to-hand combat." SS chief Himmlai also looked down upon these two Eastern countries. In his opinion, Germany did not need allies at all and could conquer the world on its own.

"You continue to collect information about this security group. Now is not the time to change the policies of our empire. Everything depends on the outcome of this conflict between them and the Soviets. If they win, I don't mind tying China to our chariot." Hitler said.

"Yes, my Yuansho."

Mao Yuanshan had never imagined that a conflict between them and the Soviets would affect half the world.

December 1937, 5

The 441st Border Guard Regiment of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District, along with the st and nd Cavalry Regiments of Mongolian Cavalry, began to march towards the border between Chahar and Mongolia.

The central government's Ministry of National Defense issued a white paper, with the support of British and American imperialism, condemning the Soviet invasion and ordering the Chahar local government to defend the country's borders to the death.

The German government made the first statement. In order to stop the Soviet red wave from sweeping the world, the German government decided to provide some necessary military and civilian resources to the Chahar local government.

The US government ordered its navy stationed in the Philippines to support the Chahar local forces with 500 million rounds of ammunition.

The British government ordered the British ambassador to China to provide 100 million taels of silver to the Chahar local army.

The French government ordered the French ambassador to China to provide 50 oceans of military funds to the Chahar local army.

Italy.....

In short, all major powers in the world except Japan extended a helping hand to Chahar.

This was also the last time that Germany stood on the same side as Western countries.

People from all walks of life in the country also supported Chahar.

The central government announced that Chahar would be exempted from taxes for three years and allocated 100 million taels of silver to airlift 150 young officers to support Chahar.

Li Zongren, the leader of the Guangxi warlords, sent two regiments of soldiers to the north to support Kachahar in defending the country, and delivered a patriotic speech. Once the country fell, the entire country would be in a state of national destruction. He called on the people of the country to resist the Japanese and Soviet invasion of China. This statement directly put the Soviet Union and Japan on an equal footing.

Commander Yan of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which was adjacent to Chahar, sent two divisions with nearly 20,000 troops into Chahar to assist Chahar in defending against the Soviet attack.

General Liu Xiang of the Sichuan Army sent 3 Sichuan troops on a long journey to Chahar, saying that he had prepared 3 coffins for these 3 people, and they could not return home until the national war was over.

Chairman Dian Junlong...

For a moment, Mao Yuanshan felt that the burden on his shoulders was very important. Why did the warlords from all over the country support him, and the powers from all over the world were so optimistic about him? It turned out that they all wanted to attack the Soviet Union. He just did what they should do.

In fact, this could be considered as a bargain for Mao Yuanshan. The Soviet Union was out of place in this world because the ideology it promoted was different from that of other countries. Other countries were also afraid that this wave of the Soviet Union would sweep the world.

After two five-year plans, the Soviet Union had become very powerful, and other countries did not want to provoke it, so they thought that a country would emerge to confront the Soviet Union. However, no one was a fool, and no one would get into trouble at this time. Unexpectedly, Mao Yuanshan came out. It was in everyone's interest, so we would just give you a little assistance, which would also test the Soviet Union's military strength.

Although countries around the world and China have given great support to Mao Yuanshan, in the eyes of the Soviet Union such support is insignificant. Let alone you as a local government, even if the entire China unites, you are no match for us, the Soviet Union. We will use you as a target to show everyone that we, the Soviet Union, are not easy to bully.

To be honest, this border defense regiment from the Soviet Union was just a third-rate unit. The army was only equipped with 76mm field guns, and had no heavy weapons such as tanks. The aircraft supporting them were also outdated biplanes.

However, they once had a conflict with the Northeast Army, and they directly defeated the most elite troops of the Northeast Army. At that time, they knew that the army was the most powerful in the whole of China, but it was no match for them at all.

In fact, the 7th Brigade of the Northeastern Army was the trump card in the hands of our Young Marshal Zhang, and it had made many achievements in the wars among warlords. Unexpectedly, it couldn't even stand a chance against the Soviets.

At that time, the Northeast Army also thought that they could defeat the Soviet army with their strength, but they did not expect that in actual combat, due to the gap in weapons and training quality, they were defeated by the Soviet army.

On the other hand, it was also because the central government framed the Northeast Army at that time. When the Northeast Army began to conflict with the Soviet Union, the central government expressed strong support. Who knew that after the Northeast Army was defeated, the central government became a coward.

The current situation can be said to be the same as it was back then. When Mao Yuanshan wanted to fight against the Soviet Union, the central government also expressed support. The only difference from back then is that Mao Yuanshan's strength is many times stronger than that of the Northeast Army back then.

Duolun Railway Station

Although this railway station is the most important one in Chahar Province, there are basically no people coming here on normal days. But today, several trains decorated in red and green arrived.

These are people from all over China who came via Xijing to support Chahar.

Li Qiang was a top student in the artillery department of the Whampoa Military Academy. When he chose to come to Chahar, not only his family members, but even his teachers and classmates at school did not want him to come, because as long as he graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, he would definitely be able to become a company commander in the Central Army. If he came here, he would have to start from scratch.

His cousin was a company commander of the Chahar Security Corps. He wrote to tell him that as long as he was willing to come, there would be no problem in getting the position of company commander of the Chahar artillery. Hearing that there were 105mm howitzers here, this guy couldn't sit still and hurried over. Although the Central Army had more than a dozen 150mm German cannons, it would definitely not be his turn to get that kind of thing.

"Cousin, here." A man in a black and gray officer's uniform called him from a distance. To be honest, the Central Army's uniforms were also made in imitation of German ones, but the materials used were not as good as the original German ones, and they were not as handsome when worn.

"Good boy, you came here as an observer in the beginning, how did you end up being promoted to company commander? Your luck has really turned." Looking at his cousin, who was wearing a woolen coat, military boots, and was a guard, his guard was actually equipped with a submachine gun, and a pair of them, and a box gun on his waist.

"It's hard to explain in a few words. Come with me to meet our regiment commander. Our regiment has just formed an artillery company. I have been recommending you for the position of company commander." After saying that, he pulled Li Qiang into a jeep without further ado.