Christmas is an important festival in Western countries. Even in the far East, foreigners living in Shanghai will still sing and dance every Christmas. The three-month Battle of Songhu in history,
Although it is over and over, the impact of this battle on Shanghai is profound, especially when there are many more refugees in the concession. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the concession proposed to celebrate Christmas this year, and at the same time, they also expressed their gratitude to Japan
It was a kind of counterattack and demonstration by people, because the Japanese have always coveted the concession.
Christmas originated from the Saturnalia when the ancient Romans welcomed the New Year. It originally had nothing to do with Christianity. After Christianity became popular in the Roman Empire, the Holy See followed the trend and incorporated this folk festival into the Christian system. Most Catholic churches will first celebrate it in December.
Midnight Mass was held on Christmas Eve on the 24th, that is, in the early morning of December 25th. The news revealed by Hans made Tangcheng feel moved, and the rescue operation was immediately scheduled for Christmas Eve. Shanghai is known as the Pearl of the Orient.
, the concession is where foreigners living in Shanghai gather together, and most of the foreigners in China are Catholics.
"Are you sure you want to take action on that day?" After learning Tang Cheng's idea, Hans, who was playing with the m1 Garand rifle, was somewhat surprised. However, if he thought about it carefully, it was not unreasonable for Tang Cheng to think so.
At least among the guys in the British Concession, almost all were Catholics.
Hans responded with a skeptical attitude. This was not beyond Tang Cheng's expectation, but other than this opportunity, Tang Cheng really couldn't think of a more suitable time. "Let's not talk about the matter of the Lone Army Camp for now.
Let me tell you about this new rifle!" Tang Cheng has been busy rescuing the Lone Army Camp for a while now. Tang Cheng feels that his mind has been completely messed up. Maybe he can change the topic now so that he can feel a little more comfortable.
Tang Cheng reached out and took the rifle from Hans' hand, and then took a magazine filled with bullets and showed it to Hans, "The bolt-action rifles currently equipped by most countries' armies only hold five rounds of bullets, and this kind of
The ammunition capacity of the new rifle is eight rounds. First of all, in terms of ammunition capacity, this new rifle has surpassed the bolt-action rifles currently equipped by all the armies of all countries in the world. You have to admit this. Although I don’t
I have military experience, but I also know that on the battlefield, the speed of loading bullets is closely related to a person's life and death."
Tang Cheng did not load the magazine in his hand into the magazine. Because of the unique design of the M1 Garand rifle, the new magazine cannot be loaded until the bullets in the magazine are empty. "The most important thing is that this
A new rifle is a semi-automatic weapon
, that is to say, after it is loaded once, it can shoot continuously until all eight bullets in the magazine are used up." When Tang Cheng said that the M1 Garand rifle could shoot continuously, Hans's expression finally changed.
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"Hans, think about it carefully. A rifle that can shoot rapidly and continuously, and a bolt-action rifle that requires pulling the bolt once to fire. Who wins in terms of firepower output?
Negative?" Tangcheng knew that Hans had a military career, so he specifically mentioned the concept of firepower output comparison. As long as Hans was not messing around in his military career, he should understand the meaning of the word firepower output comparison, and be more aware of it.
Understand the importance of firepower output on the battlefield.
In World War I, soldiers on both sides of the enemy used bolt-action rifles. As the war situation developed and the stalemate began, machine guns capable of continuous shooting began to play a more important role on the battlefield. For the first time
Although the Great War has ended many years ago, all countries are secretly researching weapons and equipment with stronger performance, and submachine guns are one of them. Although the M1 Garand rifle brought by Tangcheng is not as powerful as a submachine gun, it has a better shooting range.
However, it is far more powerful than a submachine gun.
Hans had been a soldier, so there was no need for Tangcheng to give a detailed introduction. He just saw the caliber and loading method of the M1 Garand rifle, and then listened to the shooting principle of the M1 Garand rifle. He immediately understood the characteristics of this new rifle.
Strength. "Hans, we are friends. You helped me with the matter of the lonely camp, so I will give you this new rifle. I found someone to get this new rifle from the United States. You
It must be a great achievement to send it back to Berlin."
Tangcheng did not bite the bullet. The head of state in Berlin would be interested in this new rifle, but he knew that if the restless head of state truly understood the power of the M1 Garand rifle, he would definitely
He will not give up the idea of imitating or developing automatic weapons based on them. Hans no longer knows what to say at this moment. The U.S. government has not yet equipped the U.S. military with new rifles on a large scale, and Tangcheng has given them to them in vain.
You, you really treat yourself as a friend!
Seeing that Hans seemed to have something to say, Tang Cheng immediately waved with a straight face and said, "Don't refuse, if you don't accept it, our friends will be dead!"
Cheng's words matched his expression at the moment. If another person were here, he would immediately jump up and feel that what Tang Cheng said was too unpleasant. But Hans didn't think so, because he saw that Tang Cheng's
This appearance was simply put on deliberately, because Tang Cheng was worried that he would not accept this kind offer.
Hans did not reject Tang Cheng's kindness, because he did not get Tang Cheng's benefits in vain. He not only helped Tang Cheng carry out the rescue operation of the lonely army camp, but also promised to help Tang Cheng get a batch of sulfonamides from Germany to China. Hans
After leaving the residence with the M1 Garand rifle, Tang Cheng changed his clothes and went out quietly. Edmund had not come back for a day, and he was going to go find the American named George to find out.
George stayed in a French hotel in the French Concession. When Tangcheng found George, Edmund was also here, but from the look on Edmund's face, it seemed that he was in trouble. "The Kwantung Army is going to attack the Jewish banks outside the border."
!" Edmund did not expect that Tang Cheng would appear here, but he still explained it to Tang Cheng. The Jewish business group outside the Kwantung Army bribed informants within the Kwantung Army, and this news was secretly revealed by the informants.
Edmond and the others had already notified the United States of Tang Cheng's suggestion via radio, but the United States asked Tang Chao to go to the United States for an interview, but Tang Cheng refused. "Tang, our family, relatives and friends are all outside the customs. If the Kwantung Army
If you take action against us, our compatriots outside the customs will inevitably be harmed. As for the United States, we have no choice, but if you can lobby the National Government to help the Jews outside the customs, we will donate 300,000 US dollars to your war of resistance."
Using a donation of 300,000 U.S. dollars to lobby Tangcheng was a decision made by Edmund and others after discussion. 300,000 U.S. dollars is enough to arm an art reinforcement group. "Edmund, it seems that you are still not fully equipped."
Understand my proposal! The Nationalist Government is not short of money, it just lacks channels to purchase weapons and equipment. As long as there are arms channels that can ensure smooth flow, China will be able to arm a large number of soldiers to defeat the Japanese in the shortest possible time."
"With US$300,000, it is indeed possible to form an army equipped with European weapons, but the number of this army is too small and is not enough to make the Japanese leave China. What we need is to be able to equip hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops.
Weapons and equipment, only by ensuring a sufficient number of troops can we have the possibility of defeating the Japanese." The other party has already shown their bargaining chips, so Tangcheng will naturally have to bargain. After all, 3
$00,000 is not a big amount.
Tangcheng's appetite was so huge that Edmund and the others had not thought beforehand that weapons and equipment capable of equipping an army of one million people, not to mention weapons and equipment capable of equipping an army of one hundred thousand, were something Edmund and the others did not dare to think about.
"The U.S. government will never agree, and the U.S. does not have that many weapons and equipment that can be replaced by their army." What Edmund said was true, but Tang Cheng had different opinions and ideas.
"Edmund, we can think about this problem in another direction!" Tang Cheng squinted his lips, a strange smile appeared on his face. "I heard that your Jewish compatriots in Germany are living a very bad life.
The government consulates have issued visas to China in large numbers for them, but after all, there are still only a few Jews who can leave Germany and come to China. I believe that you all know the attitude of the head of state in Berlin towards the Jews. The Jews who were forced to stay in Germany
I’m afraid things will be even worse in the future.”
Tang Cheng's words made the expressions of Edmund and others suddenly become heavy, because what Tang Cheng said just now is indeed true. "The countries bordering Germany have all succumbed to the threat of that head of state.
Dare to accept Jews who are willing to leave Germany. But in my opinion, that is because the countries bordering Germany have not benefited from it. If it were me, I would use money and other benefits I can get to go
Make exchanges with those countries and use these countries as springboards to help the Jews in Germany escape from suffering."
Tang Cheng's words at this moment sounded like fantasy. Edmund and the others could hardly believe their ears, but Tang Cheng's expression remained the same. "Countries like France and the Netherlands are all close to the sea. You can buy them with money."
Road, smuggle your compatriots in Germany across national borders into these countries, and then board ships on the coastline to leave Europe. As long as you leave Europe, I believe that the mustached head of state in Berlin will not go to war to send people to chase them and cause trouble at sea.
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"But in order to prevent the head of state from going crazy, you can order large quantities of light infantry weapons from Germany through a third party, and use the orders to bribe the German government in disguise. I believe that the head of state, even if he knows the truth of the matter, will never
After all, large-scale orders can create countless jobs and benefits for Germany, which is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the German government." Tang Cheng winked at Edmund and the others, especially when it came to weapons orders.
Sometimes, I deliberately bite the pronunciation of the word heavily.