"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan came to the Office of the Political Division's Investigation Team on the third floor and couldn't help asking when he saw Peter's solemn expression.
"The war has begun," said Pete.
"War has been declared?" Cheng Qianfan took out the cigarette holder from his pocket and continued to take out the cigarette, "Is it true?"
Peter didn't say anything. He picked up a piece of paper on his desk and handed it to Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan took it and looked at it and found that it was a fax of a photo from "Paris Evening News" on September 4th:
The front page headline of the evening paper read "War has been declared!"
Reported on the news that Britain and France had declared war on Germany.
"Britain has entered a state of war with Germany since 11 o'clock this morning, and France has entered a state of war with Germany since 5 o'clock this afternoon."
"The fax pictures are really good." Cheng Qianfan put down the fax document in his hand, put the cigarette into his mouth, flicked the kerosene lighter and lit the cigarette, and said.
Although this was not the first time he saw the faxed pictures, Cheng Qianfan still couldn't help but marvel and lamented that technology changes people's lives.
It was three years ago that fax pictures really entered the lives of Chinese people.
From August 1st to 16th in the 25th year of the Republic of China, Berlin, Germany hosted the Olympic Games.
China sent a sports delegation of more than 200 people, including more than 140 athletes and coaches, which is the largest since China participated in the Olympic Games.
The Chinese people have high hopes for this competition and hope to achieve something.
This matter has become a hot topic for international news reports among domestic newspapers. The country's major major newspapers such as "Shenbao", "Ta Kung Pao", "Yishebo", and "Joongang Ilbo" competed to publish Olympic special editions, and the photo reports competed with each other.
At that time, the national newspapers "Ta Kung Pao" and "Shen Shen" did not send reporters to interview, but full-time photojournalist Luo Gusun took a large number of pictures for "Shen Shen"'s "Eleventh World Games Pictorial" and "Ta Kung Pao" daily
The "Special Edition of the 11th World Games" published in the pictorial column provides a large amount of picture information.
The most important thing is to make full use of faxed photos to make up for the shortcomings.
In this Olympic coverage competition, Ta Kung Pao won with its rich and detailed background introduction and rapid use of photos.
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Peter was a little silent, his face was serious, and he reached for a cigarette.
"Haven't you been looking forward to this day?" Cheng Qianfan handed Peter a cigarette and asked doubtfully, "Now that war has been officially declared on the Germans, you don't seem so happy?"
"It's too fast." Pete lit the cigarette, took a few deep puffs, and said.
"What?" Cheng Qianfan didn't understand.
"It's too fast, the Germans are advancing too fast." Peter looked at his friend with a serious expression, "Qianfan, I don't understand the way the Germans are fighting in Poland, but I feel very scared intuitively.
"
With a cigarette in his mouth, he took Cheng Qianfan to the inner room of the office, picked up the map stick, pointed at the Europa map on the wall and said, "Armored vehicles, motorcycles, the Germans are advancing crazily in the Polish corridor."
The war has entered its fourth day, and intelligence about the Polish battlefield has been captured by more 'observers', including Peter, a French police officer from the French Concession Patrol Room in Shanghai. Even this former lieutenant of the French mercenary group is better than many soldiers in France.
People on both sides are paying attention to this war.
From the beginning of the war, the German army showed a different war to all those who paid attention.
The Germans have 2,800 tanks. In addition, they also have 7 armored divisions, 4 light armored divisions, and 4 motorized divisions.
Now, the Germans have also made good use of this advantage.
"From the moment the war began, the Germans were advancing into the hinterland of Poland at a speed of one hundred to one hundred and twenty miles per day." Peter clicked on a spot on the map with a map stick.
"According to the latest intelligence, the Germans have advanced to the Vistula River. Do you know what this means?" He looked at Cheng Qianfan, but did not wait for his friend's answer. Instead, he asked himself, "This means that Germany
People have completed the encirclement of the Pomeran Army in the 'Polish Corridor' area."
"Wait a minute, as far as I know, the Poles..." Cheng Qianfan thought.
"Army Pomeranian." Peter reminded.
"Yes, this Pomeran Army actually has a lot of troops. Let's not say whether they can defeat the Germans. At least they can slow down the German attack speed." Cheng Qianfan said.
"A massacre, a massacre." Peter shook his head.
The German army had already fought a war with the Pomeran Army, and had annihilated three infantry divisions and one cavalry brigade of the Pomeran Army at the cost of only more than a hundred deaths, not less than a thousand.
"This is a complete massacre." Peter said with a heavy face. He looked at Cheng Qianfan, "My friend, the Germans are fighting a brand new war."
"Armored vehicles, armored vehicles." He said to Cheng Qianfan, "The Germans are desperately equipping armored vehicles, but as for us, do you know how many armored vehicles there are in France?"
"I don't know." Cheng Qianfan shook his head decisively.
"I don't know, but what I want to say is, maybe there are many, maybe not many, it doesn't matter, what matters is people's thinking." Pete said, "Compared with not having it, having it but not paying attention to it is more embarrassing.
Can not accept."
His expression is so serious.
Cheng Qianfan had never seen such a serious expression on his friend's face.
"Did you know? Those old generals even think that new weapons are alien." Peter smiled bitterly.
As a prodigal son who has always been proud of being an officer, Peter has actually kept in touch with his former comrades who were still serving in the French army. Therefore, he has a better understanding of some situations within the French Defense Forces than many military insiders.
To understand and see thoroughly.
The French army still adheres to the defensive strategic thinking during the European War.
Based on this thinking, the veteran generals of the military completely ignored, even rejected, and condemned those aliens who began to study new weapons and tactics.
Peter picked up a military book on his desk and handed it to Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan took it and flipped through it casually, and found that it was a book from the 25th year of the Republic of China, with the words "French Defense Forces Internal Textbook" on it.
"I'm too lazy to read. Please tell me. What is it about?" he said.
Peter lit another cigarette, "War horses are more useful and reliable than armored vehicles, because war horses do not need to drink expensive gasoline, they only need to eat grass, and they will not break down on the road and do not need maintenance."
He looked at Cheng Qianfan, "Also, the Air Force is just a vassal of the Army."
"There will be no air wars in the future, only land wars." Cheng Qianfan thought for a while and said.
"You also know this sentence?" Peter glanced at Cheng Qianfan, then smiled bitterly.
This sentence was said by the Commander-in-Chief of the French Army when he inspected the army. It was regarded as a model by the French Army and was even widely reported in newspapers to express the importance of the Army.
Cheng Qianfan nodded. He heard this from Hyōtaro Imamura. The Japanese even regarded the French Commander-in-Chief's words as a joke and often ridiculed him sarcastically.
Peter raised his eyebrows. He felt that the commander-in-chief of the most powerful army in Europe was really embarrassed and had been thrown into China.
"Pete, my friend." Cheng Qianfan looked at the frowning Pete, patted him on the shoulder, and asked in an exaggerated tone, "Have you lost your confidence in the war?"
"Of course not." Peter shook his head decisively. He emphasized that he was just worried that the French army would have a difficult time in the early stages of the war.
But he firmly believed that "victory will belong to powerful France."
"That's enough." Cheng Qianfan chuckled. He walked to the window and looked out. He saw a newsboy waving newspapers in his hands to sell them. Then many passers-by swarmed up and snatched up all the newspapers.
He knew that this was the news that Britain and France had declared war on Germany, and it had officially spread throughout the world.
"The war has broken out." Cheng Qianfan murmured. Suddenly, he turned to look at Peter, "Pete, the prices of the materials we have on hand need to be adjusted and raised by 50%."
As he said that, he shook his head first, "No, no, no, at least double the price, triple it..."
"I think you should keep the clip in your hand to make plans." Peter sneered.
Cheng Qianfan pointed at Peter and said, "Do you know what I hate most about you? You are obviously happier than me every time you receive money. You are not willing to take a franc less, but you still despise my dedicated work."
He snorted coldly, then rolled his eyes and said happily, "What a great idea. You're right. It's for sale!"
What he was thinking was that there was a batch of medicines in the warehouse that must be sold and transferred immediately. With the outbreak of war in Europe, medicines would inevitably become increasingly scarce.
At this moment, Cheng Qianfan's eyes narrowed slightly, as if they were pierced by the sun.
He built a pavilion with his hands and went to see:
From the window, he saw a familiar person passing by the door of the patrol room.
Cheng Qianfan's heart skipped a beat.
"Now that we have officially declared war on the Germans." Cheng Qianfan turned to look at Peter. The morning sunlight shined through the window on him. This money-grubbing man's whole body seemed to be shining with gold, especially his eyes.
As if shining with golden light, "What do the superiors plan to do with the Germans in the French Concession?"
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