While the weapons and materials procured by Kong Xiangxi's delegation were still being loaded into Romania, a conflict was intensifying in North China and gradually turned into a war.

In early July, the Japanese army conducted exercises near Beiping, demanding a search of Wanping City under the pretext that a soldier was missing. The local Chinese army rejected their unreasonable demands, and the Japanese army then used this as an excuse to launch an attack on Wanping City.

With the start of the battle of Wanping City, it also marked the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. The Nanjing government, which had no way to retreat, could only go to war, because North China was an area it could not give up, and public opinion in the country had long been boiling with public discontent, and there was no room for it to retreat.

Of course, the war that broke out in the Far East was not only attended by the two parties, but also by other countries. However, no one is more concerned than Romania, because the ink on the loan of 250 million lei that has just been signed has not yet been dry.

"Damn it, do these Chinese know that war is going to break out, so they will borrow such a large sum."

At the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Mihalakhai could not help but reciprocate after the outbreak of war in the Far East. When he got the news, he was as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

Because after the outbreak of the war, the Nanjing government's ability to repay the loan was questionable. And the thought that this loan was negotiated by him made him even more uncomfortable. Although His Majesty Eder also plays a role in this, it is he who is in charge on the bright side. Besides, does he dare to tell Eder, it's not just himself.

So he has to carry this pot if he doesn't carry it, no one can be in a good mood when he carries the pot, and Mihalakhai, as Prime Minister, is no exception.

"Would you like to stop their supplies at the harbor?"

The secretary saw that Mihalakai was angry, and couldn't help but give a suggestion, which was exchanged for a roll of eyes.

What a bad idea to stop weapons and supplies in the harbor. For what reason, Romania will lose face.

The secretary, who knew that he had said the wrong thing, quickly escaped.

And when the prime minister was angry, Eder took the telegram and pondered. The outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War was actually expected for a long time, and Kong Xiangxi's visit was an obvious signal.

However, Romania has little to offer in this matter. Still, Eder did his best to help. For example, selling the replaced equipment to Nanjing at half price can also show some feelings. But that's all Romania can do to help. No more, because Romania has its own interests, and it would be too conspicuous to have more of them, on the grounds that it could guarantee the market and the base of raw materials.

"Your Majesty, this is a war rehearsal report made by the military."

While Edel was pondering, one of the guards placed a report on his desk. Romania has the blessing of a military advisory group in the Republic of China, and Romania is very familiar with the intelligence of the Republic of China army. And in order to protect Romania's interests, the military made this military deduction of the Sino-Japanese war, and the results have already come out.

Edel took the deduction report and looked at it. In the Romanian military's deduction, the results of the Chinese side were not too good. First of all, on the North China front, the opinion of the Romanian military was to abandon North China and defend it according to the Yellow River. On the flank, Taihang Mountain needs to be defended to ensure that it has a geographical advantage.

In the Yangtze River Delta, the Romanian military was of the opinion that the movement of the Japanese army would be delayed. Take advantage of the dense local rivers to slow down the enemy's attack and buy time for the evacuation of the government, factories and people. In Guangzhou and Fujian in the south, it is necessary to organize government agencies, factories and people to transfer as much as possible. Because Japan's navy is incomparable to the Republic of China, it is necessary to avoid the enemy's superiority and lengthen the enemy's supply lines as much as possible. As for the vital waterway of the Yangtze River, it needs to be blocked to prevent it from being used by the enemy's navy.

Of course, this plan was not entirely a retreat, and in Romania's projections, it was necessary to block the Japanese military industry into three disconnected parts, the first being North China, the second being the Yangtze River Delta, and the third being the Pearl River Delta. The Romanian military believed that its main rear was in the Wuhan area, and that the Japanese army should not be allowed to threaten it here, so as to serve as the essence of the rear food and manpower industry.

Then use the advantage of terrain and manpower to consume the opponent until the Japanese army can no longer bear the attrition of the war, and then launch a counterattack to gradually recover the lost ground.

In fact, this war deduction made by Romania is also a method of exchanging territory for advantages, but one difference from history is that Wuhan is used as the rear in this plan, not Chongqing. The reason given was that the current military forces of the Republic of China were able to protect the region from the threat of the Japanese army. In addition, the resistance of the people in the occupied areas to the invaders can be exploited, so that the Japanese army cannot use the manpower and resources of the occupied areas.

Of course, the military's deduction underestimated the brutality of the Japanese army, because in the previous wars in Europe, everyone had to talk about civilization. There is also the fact that this is only from a military point of view, and there is not enough political consideration.

Because first of all, for the city of Shanghai, the military's opinion is to give up. Because it is very simple, it is too close to the sea, which is very conducive to the Japanese army to use the advantage of the navy to consume the national army. In addition, there is the problem of Nanjing, the capital, which, in the opinion of the military, is to consume the opponent's use, and to give up when it is impossible to do so.

Eder looked at the results given by the Romanian military and sighed. Although the Romanian military has become more and more capable over the years, they still do not know much about the fighting in the Far East, and a lot of thinking is based on the European model.

Edel looked at the erroneous deduction report, thought about it, and called the guards. "Let them redo it, tell them that if they don't understand, send a telegram to Lieutenant General Moderk, who is more familiar with the Far East."

Edel watched the guards leave, and his heart moved to think of the Japanese army's unscrupulous use of poison gas, and called a new guard. "Call Ambassador Zhu of the Republic of China, and say that Romania wants to sell a batch of military supplies."

It couldn't be helped, and the thought of those valiant warriors using towels to ward off the enemy's poison gas made Eder feel like he needed to do something. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the gas mask is not too expensive, and if it is too expensive, I am embarrassed to give it myself. Nothing to be courteous or a thief, he still understands this truth.

Speaking of gas masks, don't look at this thing as small, and the value is not high, but it is an essential military material. Previously, Kong Xiangxi's delegation only bought 8,000 gas masks, which was not enough for the army. This also has a lot to do with the fact that the army of the Republic of China has always been a civil war and does not know much about poison gas.

And Eder didn't want to wait until the Japanese army used it unscrupulously before the Republic of China remembered what was missing.