Chapter 42: Receiving Help

After showing his bargaining chips, Lu Yuan took the initiative to invite Han Sen and a few people to have lunch at his residence, and then under the pretext of instructing the housekeeper, he left the study to Han Sen and the others. "General, do we really have to believe what this young man said? Whether it is the empire or the Anglo-American exploration team, they have already carried out oil exploration in the country, but they have found nothing, just based on his vague rumors, do we really want to report this matter to the Führer? If things don't go the way we expect, the general will be blamed or even punished by the Führer. ”

Adjutant Luca lowered his voice to persuade General Hausman after Lu Yuan took the initiative to leave the study, and even Hansen nodded again and again, he also felt that the things Lu Yuan just said sounded a little full of loopholes, if such a thing was reported to the Führer, he might not know what kind of consequences it would cause, the Führer was not a soft-hearted person. Luca has been following General Haussman for many years, and General Haussmann naturally does not doubt Luca's loyalty to him, but in the face of Luca's persuasion, General Haussman did not say a word.

Although General Haussmann said nothing, his heart was also hesitating like a war between heaven and man, and Lu Yuan said that there were stone resources in Germany itself, which really hit General Haussmann's soft underbelly. If Lu Yuan just used those weapon drawings to talk about things just now, maybe General Hausman would have paid Lu Yuan a sum of money, but Lu Yuan mentioned oil later, that thing is exactly what the empire urgently needs, if the empire can control enough oil, whether it is the armored force or the air force, the scale can immediately increase several times or even dozens of times.

On the one hand, like Luca, he doesn't believe what Lu Yuan just said, but on the other hand, General Haussman hopes that what Lu Yuan said is true, because oil is too important for the empire, not to mention that what Lu Yuan just said is still local oil. After a moment of silence, General Haussman said in a deep voice, "Luca, don't rush to conclusions, it's still early anyway, it's a big deal, let's have another dinner here." ”

Oh my God, how did the always vigorous General Hausman become a foodie, Luca's heart was full of melancholy, and it was all to blame on that damn boy. Lu Yuan, who left the study, told the housekeeper Fu Bo to prepare more for lunch, and then Lu Yuan deliberately smoked a cigarette downstairs, and then turned around and returned to the study upstairs. "Lu, I want to know, how sure are you that there is oil in Germany?" According to General Hausman's instructions, Hansen, who was most familiar with Lu Yuan, was the first to speak, and his question was also the most concerned by the other three.

Hansen reconfirmed the credibility of the matter to himself, and Lu Yuan already understood that during the time he had just left the study, these Germans must have had a simple discussion, and it seemed that his plan was at least half successful. In the face of Hansen's question, Lu Yuan asked with a smile on his face, "Mr. Hansen, since the day you met me, can you see that I have joked with you or made a joke?" Especially when it comes to something so high? ”

Lu Yuan's rhetorical question made Han Sen speechless for a while, thinking about it carefully, since he and Lu Yuan met, this young man brought him a lot of surprises, and at the same time, it seemed that he had never made a mistake or said anything big. "Well, I admit that you are an honest man, but you must know that this matter is too important, and I need you to give a positive and definite answer, and I want you to guarantee that you have not deceived me and the general in this matter."

Lu Yuan's brows furrowed when he heard this, and then he replied with some dissatisfaction, "Mr. Hansen, why do you think I'm cheating on you and the general?" What do I gain by deceiving you? Besides, didn't I promise you that I would go to Germany in February next year, would I choose to take the initiative to throw myself into the net after I have deceived you? Lu Yuan's series of rhetorical questions made Hansen overwhelmed, so he had to focus on Adjutant Luca, and the questions he asked just now were all from Luca's instructions.

Seeing that Hansen was focusing on himself, Luka didn't feel any pressure, and after two snees, Luca, who had never opened his mouth at all, said to Lu Yuan. "Lu, Mr. Hansen said that you are a trustworthy person, and a very capable person. On this point, Mr. Hansen may be the only one among us who knows this, and I, who have never dealt with you, do not know whether what Mr. Hansen said is true, and I am naturally qualified to doubt it. ”

"To be honest, I don't really believe what you said about oil. After the First World War, both the Reich and the United Kingdom and the United States organized large-scale oil exploration in Germany, but alas, they did nothing. I don't know if the British engineer you know ever worked in the British Petroleum Exploration Team, but if he left a diary in which oil existed in Germany, then I can tell you unequivocally that I don't believe in the so-called diary, because it is impossible. ”

Lu Yuan knew that the lies he had made up could not withstand strict scrutiny, but at this time, he had no way out, he could only continue to insist on what he had just said, he just couldn't think of why Luca was so sure that the diary he made up was fake. Luka had been paying attention to Lu Yuan's expression, and he didn't see the panic on Lu Yuan's face after the lie was revealed, which seemed to make Luka even more angry, so in order to continue to fight Lu Yuan, a liar, Luka immediately threw out an answer that Lu Yuan didn't expect.

"You may wonder why I said that diary was impossible, and the answer can be told to you right now. Whether it was exploration activities in Germany or in Britain and the United States, all the exploration materials and related records have been sealed in the archives of the Reich Ministry of Industry. When all the personnel involved left the exploration site, we managed to scrutinize their belongings, and all records related to the exploration activities, including their diaries, were destroyed or sealed, and my father was one of the commanders in charge of these matters at the time. ”

Luca's answer was not insubstantial, and the eyes of Hansen and the others instantly refocused on Lu Yuan's body, and Lu Yuan secretly said that it was really bad to be stared at. "Captain Luca, what I want to say is, what do you just say prove? As I said, I can be 100% sure that there is oil in Germany, and rummaging through the oil is on your own soil, and whether you find it or not has nothing to do with me, so it doesn't matter if you believe me or not. ”

Lu Yuan simply played a bachelor's game, because if Luca was allowed to continue to ask, he would need to tell a bigger lie to cover up his previous lie, and the consequence of this would be that he would collapse in advance before convincing Hausman and the others. Lu Yuan played a bachelor's game, which Luka didn't expect, and after thinking about it, he didn't seem to have any way to force Lu Yuan to do something.

"Lu, what kind of help do you want the Nanjing Consulate to do for you?" It was General Hausman who spoke out in time to break the embarrassment in the study, and at the same time successfully changed the topic, which made the slightly embarrassed Luca and Lu Yuan secretly relieved.

"I may need your consulate in Nanking to provide me with a hundred sets of German military uniforms, it would be better if I could provide some German-style weapons, but you don't have to worry, I want weapons and military uniforms just for show, if you don't worry, you can send someone to supervise my people then." Since General Hausman mentioned this matter in order to change the topic, Lu Yuan simply stopped hiding it and directly told everything he had planned.

"That's the whole thing, the Japanese are brutal, and if their casualties in Shanghai exceed the expected plan, they will probably take their anger out on innocent civilians in the follow-up battles. Nanjing is the capital of the Nationalist Government, and neither the Japanese army nor the Nationalist army will give up easily, and I am worried that it is precisely because of this that the Nationalist Government, as a passive defense, will not organize a large-scale evacuation of civilians from Nanjing, and once the city is broken, I hope that this refugee camp of mine will be able to rescue some innocent civilians who were endangered by the Japanese army. ”

"The Japanese have always sought help from Germany, so their army will not and dare not clash with the Germans, and if this refugee camp is built by some Germans, to a certain extent, the Japanese army will not go to the refugee camp for trouble. As for those military uniforms and weapons, they were also to be used to show the Japanese army, after all, the refugee camps protected by German soldiers were more secure and deterrent than ordinary refugee camps. ”

After listening carefully to Lu Yuan's entire plan, General Hausman had to secretly praise the young man in front of him for being thoughtful and bold and careful, but in addition to secretly praising it, General Haussman still smiled bitterly, he already understood that the weapon drawings that Lu Yuan gave to Hansen were simply bait for fishing, and he was the big fish that automatically took the bait. "Lu, I can promise you these things you want now, but you also have to promise me that in February next year, you will follow me to Germany." After thinking about these things, General Hausman gave an answer that made Lu Yuan happy.

"General, I can promise you now, and I promise that I will take your exploration team and find oil in Germany itself." The biggest problem that had been entangled in his heart was solved, and Lu Yuan's expression immediately became happy, but in Luca's opinion, this pleasure was a manifestation of the success of the lie, and Lu Yuan became more and more vigilant in his heart.