"No, Hoffman, I've decided." Facing Hoffman, who drove in a hurry, and facing a friend who rushed over without stopping for a moment in pajamas, Lu Yuan didn't think about deceiving the other party. "Hoffman, I am a Chinese, as a Chinese, when the country is in trouble, I should return to China to participate in the war of resistance. I know that I may not play a big role alone, but I have put in my own efforts, and I have fulfilled my responsibilities as a Chinese, although I have no regrets. ”

Lu Yuan's attitude was very resolute, Hoffman knew that he could not stop Lu Yuan from leaving, so he had to call the SS to send the 20,000 rounds of 12.7 caliber special ammunition prepared for Lu Yuan to the manor, in addition, Hoffman also prepared a three-wheeled motorcycle for Lu Yuan. "Lu, my friend, that's all I can help you. If, I mean, if the situation in China is in a precarious situation, you must come to Germany to find me, the door of my house will always be open to you, it is a friend's commitment. ”

Hoffman's words deeply moved Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan, who had nothing to repay, could only vaguely remind Hoffman that if the other party was obsessed with weapon research and development, it was good to do so, and don't run to join the front-line troops as soon as his mind is hot. In return for Hoffman's help, Lu Yuan took out an envelope he had prepared earlier and handed it to the other party, "Hoffman, this is an address in the Shanghai Concession of China, my friend, if you encounter trouble that you can't deal with, come to this address to find me, the door of my house will always be open to you." ”

Hoffmann was a German soldier and an SS officer, but Lu Yuan knew that Hoffmann was not a real Nazi, so he left Hoffman his address in Shanghai. "Hoffman, we're friends, so please remember what I'm going to say next. The Führer was a great man, but he was also a crazy man, and under his leadership, Germany's foreign expansion might soon be implemented, but you must know that there were too many countries that wanted to restrain Germany. ”

"Hoffman, I know you may be angry and disdainful of what I'm saying, but I'm going to say it anyway. If the situation reaches a time when it is irreversible, you must come to me, and I will take care of you and your family like family. No matter at any time, I hope you must stay calm, don't lose your nature, being a good person is far more wonderful than being a bad person. Lu Yuan's words were a bit clueless, but Hoffman already understood the deep meaning of Lu Yuan's words.

A few hours later, Hoffmann's supplies from SS warehouses arrived at the manor, and Hoffmann's late-night arrival at the manor was already known to Hitler. Hoffman helped Lu Yuan get supplies to fill a truck, and under Hogg's constant urging, the sky was not completely bright, and Lu Yuan and the three of them drove away from the manor and rushed to the airport under the escort of a team of SS soldiers.

"Our Chinese children are gone?" As soon as Hoffman got to work, he received an order to rush to the Führer's office, and as soon as Hitler saw Hoffmann, he asked about Lu Yuan. Hoffmann was not surprised by this, because the SS would never betray Hitler, and Hoffmann's series of operations last night had used SS manpower and channels.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Lu has indeed left Berlin, and he should have already boarded the plane for Italy at this time." After looking down at his watch, Hoffmann gave Hitler an affirmative answer. While Hitler was silent in deep thought, Hoffmann took out an envelope and placed it on Hitler's desk. "Your Excellency, this is when Lu leaves, and I want to help transfer it to you."

"Oh?" Hoffman took out the envelope to Hitler's curiosity, and immediately opened the envelope in front of Hoffmann. After reading the text message left by Lu Yuan before leaving, Hitler didn't speak for a while, and there was a brief trance in his eyes. "Hoffman, did I make the wrong choice? Maybe I shouldn't have let Lu leave Germany, Lu is young, but he is indeed a talent. ”

Hitler's words moved Hoffmann's heart, and he immediately said to Hitler, "Your Excellency, Lu is indeed a talent, and he is very knowledgeable about infantry weapons. It's just that he is a Chinese in the end, and at present, a war is breaking out between China and Japan, and according to Lu's character, he will definitely not be willing to stay in Germany. The infantry weapons he made in Barracks No. 3 must have been prepared by him for returning to China to fight, so we have no way to keep him. ”

Hoffmann's outspokenness pleased Hitler, who admired Hoffman's straightforward personality more than other young officers. "Hoffman, do you really think the kind of rifle designed by Lu is good?" Hitler suddenly thought of a difficult problem that was bothering him, and then continued to ask Hofmann.

Hoffmann himself was a logistical technical officer, and as soon as he heard Hitler ask about the new rifle, Hoffman immediately came to his senses. "Yes, Your Excellency, I assure you that the new rifle designed by Lu is indeed very good. According to Lu's design ideas and drawings, the SS repair shop had already produced a batch of new rifles, and through live-fire tests, the SS was very satisfied with the new rifles. In terms of range, lethality, and firepower output, this new rifle is very strong, even the American Garand rifle is inferior to it. ”

Hoffmann's answer caused Hitler to fall into deep thought again, and after a short while, Hitler got up and walked to the window and paced back and forth, "Hoffmann, I will hold a meeting later, and I would like you to make a comparison between the Mauser rifle and the new rifle before the meeting begins." A comprehensive comparison in terms of performance, price, resource consumption and yield, and I need you to speak at the conference, can you do that? ”

In the face of Hitler's question, Hoffmann naturally expressed his unshirkable responsibility, as a friend of Lu Yuan, Hoffman absolutely did not want to see the new rifle designed by Lu Yuan unknown. While Hoffmann was busy preparing materials, Lu Yuan and the three had already boarded the military transport plane bound for Italy under the escort of the SS, and when Hoffman made a speech at a secret meeting in Berlin, the military transport plane on which Lu Yuan and the three were on had already landed smoothly at the airport in Italy.

"Gentlemen, don't be weeping, we're not without anything, are we?" Lu Yuan's face could not see a trace of impatience, he reached out and patted the wooden box beside him, Lu Yuan's eyes flashed with joy. "Hogg, those 500,000 marks are enough for you and Schuchmann to go to the United States and buy a small ranch. However, I personally suggest that you should stay in Shanghai for the time being, because I need to have a fixed foothold in Shanghai, and your German identity with Schuchmann will be a good cover. ”

Lu Yuan's words made Hogg snort angrily, and at the same time, his arms tightened, hugging the suitcase full of Mark a little tighter. Hogg's greedy face made Lu Yuan finally couldn't help laughing, "Hogg, Shanghai is currently under the control of the Japanese, but don't forget, this is how the money we spent in Nanjing came from. Since Shanghai has become the world of the Japanese, can we rob the rich and help the poor more appropriately, Hogg, think about those rich and oily Japanese. ”

There is nothing more attractive to Hogg than wealth, Lu Yuan's words finally aroused Hogg's interest, and Hogg is not unfamiliar with the things that Lu Yuan and Schuchmann did in Shanghai before. Under Lu Yuan's deliberate instigation and Schuchmann's response, Hogg quickly joined the discussion, as if he had forgotten that he was in a Cold War relationship with Lu Yuan. When they came to Germany, they came by boat, and when they returned to China, they naturally had to take a boat, but unlike when they came, when Lu Yuan and they left, it was a ship in Venice.

Accompanied by the German Gestapo all the way, Lu Yuan's boxes were not troubled by the Italian military, and the Gestapo, who actually accompanied them all the way, did not know that when they left the Berlin manor, the bullets and explosives in the boxes had already been put into Lu Yuan's storage space, and if they opened the boxes now, they would be surprised to find that the boxes contained only some German specialties.

If we can ignore the fact that Hitler did not have the support, Lu Yuan's trip to Germany was a big profit, and a large number of gun parts and all spare gun barrels made by Lu Yuan in the No. 3 barracks were in Lu Yuan's storage space, and those gun parts and more than 100 spare barrels were enough for Lu Yuan for several years. Being able to make the weapon you want in Germany with the best materials and equipment is of great significance to Lu Yuan, and no one knows the huge difference between an automatic rifle and a bolt-action rifle better than Lu Yuan.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, this is a sentence from the Analects, and Lu Yuan's trip to Germany is still a step to solve the problem of sharpening his tools, how can this not make Lu Yuan secretly happy. In addition, there are the 20,000 rounds of 12.7-caliber special ammunition that Hoffman obtained, and with these 20,000 rounds of large-caliber special ammunition, Lu Yuan will be able to ensure that at least half of the heavy equipment and mobile forces of the Japanese army in China will face the dilemma of being unable to fight normally due to lack of fuel.

After boarding the cruise ship, Lu Yuan began to secretly take stock of the gains of his trip to Germany, the weapons and ammunition were sufficient, the thickened combat uniforms and military boots customized in Germany were also very good, the German-style steel helmet specially selected by Hoffman for himself was also very good, and the specially customized ammunition equipment was also very good. In particular, Lu Yuan was even more satisfied with the electric detonators that Hoffman helped him get, even if there were not many of them in the German army, but Hoffman got a whole thousand for Lu Yuan.