Chapter 60: Lobbying

Lu Yuan said that he would let Hogg and the two of them rush to Hong Kong on the next night's ship, but in fact, the two of them were quietly sent away the next morning, and there happened to be a German freighter on the dock, and with the help of Colonel Moss, the owner of the ship would be happy to carry Hogg and Schuchmann, two German fellows, along the way. "Mr. Colonel, I may go on a long trip in the near future, thank you for your secret protection during this time, if you and your men do not return to Germany in the near future, I would like to hire you to stay in Shanghai to protect my family, you should know that the situation in Shanghai is not very safe recently."

Lu Yuan actually knew that there were surveillance personnel sent by Colonel Moss outside his residence, and when he had already sent Hogg and the two of them away and he had a plan to implement it, he might as well tell Colonel Moss directly. "You're only left with old men, children, and women, and you really need a guard, I can promise you, but you'd better come back sooner, I don't have a lot of time." Colonel Moss smiled and squeezed his eyes at Lu Yuan, it didn't seem strange that Lu Yuan made such a request.

After Lu Yuan, who walked out of the house, pondered for a while, he suddenly realized that he was not cocooning himself by doing this, and he directly willingly handed over a room of old and weak women and children to Moss and them, with these old and weak women and children, Moss did not have to worry that he would flee Shanghai and never come back. Turning around and glancing at his residence, Lu Yuan, who had a self-deprecating smile on his face, drove away from the residence, and he was about to rush to Hans's bar to meet with the military commanders.

When Lu Yuan arrived at the bar, he didn't get out of the car immediately, but first carefully searched around the bar with a full-view map, and after knowing that he could be sure that there were no Japanese spies around the bar, Lu Yuan got out of the car and entered Hans's bar. "Lu, you're late, but the guests have been waiting for a while." Hans was still wiping the cup in the bar, and when he saw Lu Yuan coming in, he just made a joke to Lu Yuan, and then asked Lu Yuan to go directly to his office.

In fact, Lu Yuan was not late, but Yao Qiang came a little early, and after receiving a reply from Chongqing last night, Yao Qiang has been indulging in excitement. In Yao Qiang's cognition at this moment, Lu Yuan, a mysterious young man, is his nobleman, as long as he succeeds in facilitating this deal, he can be immediately transferred back to the rear of Chongqing, and from then on, he can not only be with his family, but also no longer have to worry about being arrested and shot by the Japanese intelligence agencies every day.

Seeing Yao Qiang again, Lu Yuan didn't know why the envoy of the military commander was so excited, in line with the principle of caution, Lu Yuan even secretly used the full-view map to carefully search a few blocks around the bar, and after confirming that nothing happened, Lu Yuan finally put his mind at ease. "Mr. Lu, I have reported the matter to Chongqing yesterday, and Chongqing has quickly replied, they hope that Mr. Lu can send this batch of goods directly to Chongqing wharf, and there is a guarantee that the goods will be paid immediately when they arrive in Chongqing."

Yao Qiang's so-called guarantee made Lu Yuan pout, what he said now is good, I am afraid that after the arms arrive in Chongqing, Chongqing will suddenly change its face and take the goods together. Lu Yuan thought so in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest hint, he just stretched out his hand and tapped on the table, and said to Yao Qiang with an embarrassed face, "Mr. Yao, how do you think a large cargo ship full of arms should pass through the mouth of the Yangtze River?" I don't think the Japanese are stupid. ”

Lu Yuan's words made Yao Qiang speechless, the national army had long lost control of the Yangtze River estuary, if Lu Yuan wanted to send the arms to the Chongqing wharf, he had to find a way to pass the blockade and interrogation of the Japanese army at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and now that he thinks about it, it is almost impossible. Lu Yuan had actually been secretly observing the changes in Yao Qiang's expression, and when he saw that Yao Qiang's emotions had been swayed by his own words, Lu Yuan continued to speak, "Actually, it's not impossible, at least I can guarantee the safe arrival of the arms in Chongqing this time, because I used a German ship this time, no matter how arrogant the Japanese are, they don't dare to offend the Germans." ”

Lu Yuan's words made Yao Qiang feel like he had been on a roller coaster, and after falling to the lowest point in an instant, he rose to the highest point in an instant, and the whole person was also tossed with a feeling of *. "Okay, no more nonsense, I have a way to ensure the safe entry and exit of arms ships in and out of the Yangtze River, but this still requires you to report to Chongqing. I can guarantee that as long as Chongqing agrees to this plan, I guarantee that every month from now on, a ship full of German-style weapons will appear at the Chongqing docks. ”

Like last time, Yao Qiang hurriedly left the Rose Bar again, only this time, Yao Qiang's face was no longer pale. "What did you tell him? Looking at his red face, he was as excited as if he had just been beaten with chicken blood. Hans looked at Lu Yuan who came out of the office, in this matter, Hans was only full of the role of a broker, but he never inquired about the meeting between Lu Yuan and Yao Qiang.

"Give me a beer, I'll have to wait for someone." Lu Yuan sat down at the bar, and then habitually lowered his voice and said to Han Sen. "I'm here in a moment to be the liaison of the Shanghai underground party of the Communist Party of China, and if I were you, I would find an opportunity to get in touch with them. Old man, it's time to find a way back for yourself, our Excellency the Führer has gone completely insane, I heard that the High Command is already secretly drawing up an operational plan for starting a war, and His Excellency the Führer's appetite is so great that you can't believe it. ”

Lu Yuan's words made Hans stunned for a moment, then handed Lu Yuan a glass of beer, and then took a rag and carefully wiped the bar, and after a while, Hans suddenly looked up at Lu Yuan. "Boy, you know something, why don't you just say it all. You know I'm a man of nothing, and no matter what, I won't do anything to the detriment of the Empire. Hans stared at Lu Yuan without blinking, as long as Lu Yuan's answer was slightly careless, Hans's right hand under the bar counter would immediately have an extra sharp knife that stabbed Lu Yuan's neck.

"Alright, I'm not your enemy, can you put the knife down first." Lu Yuan leaned back with disgust on his face, "I hate you people who do intelligence the most, and you will be ruthless at every turn, can you wait for me to finish talking first." If you want to kill me, you have to find out if I'm your enemy first, right? I doubt how many innocent people you've killed over the years. Lu Yuan, who was full of disgust, kept shaking his head at Hans, who could only look at Lu Yuan with an embarrassed expression.

"Old man, what I just meant was to say that your current age is no longer suitable for the battlefield, even if you want to return to China to participate in the war, our head of state may not be able to look down on an old man with gray hair and beard like you. I am very unoptimistic about the war that the Führer is preparing to wag, I have learned about the battle plan they are working on, the main framework is good, but some key details are full of the Führer's personal will. Once this battle plan was implemented, the whole of Germany would be dragged into the wagon of war, and there would be only two consequences for this: either defeat in pieces, or defeat after a brief period of glory. ”

Seeing that Hans still didn't believe his words, Lu Yuan dipped his finger in beer and drew a simple map of the world on the bar. "This is Germany, and according to the Führer's plan, France must take it. But Britain and France are allies, and the Soviets here have always been eyeing Europe, even if the Führer signed the so-called Soviet-German alliance agreement with the Soviets, but in the face of national interests, these things that exist on paper can only be a dead letter. Do you think Germany will have the strength to deal with both the USSR and the Anglo-French alliance, old man? Moreover, the Führer's appetite is not limited to Europe. ”

"This is the United States, and although the United States pursues isolationism, this country is a country with a strong commercial atmosphere, and if there is a war in Europe, do you think the Americans will sit idly by? Of course, they will not rush into the war, but they can provide Britain and France with a huge supply of materials, you should know that making war money is the most profitable business, and the industrial level of the United States is not much weaker than that of Germany. With a stable supply of supplies, the Anglo-French alliance could fight the empire wholeheartedly, and the population and military resources were the fatal shortcomings of the empire. ”

What Lu Yuan said sounded like nothing to do with the bulls and horses, but Hans's face had already changed greatly, but Lu Yuan continued, "Britain and France both have overseas colonies, and their overseas colonies have a large population, and they only need to equip them with weapons and go through simple training, and they can be pulled up to play a game of population consumption with the empire." Even if this game of population consumption is the final victory of the empire, don't forget that a huge amount of materials are also consumed, which is also a fatal shortcoming of the empire. ”

"Britain and France are both old colonial countries, they have a large number of back soldiers, and they also have the United States, the logistics director who has made a lot of war money. But what does the empire have, an alliance with Japan, but it's a pity that the Japanese are now only concerned with their own little calculations and an alliance with Italy, Mussolini is simply a soft egg, and the empire can only rely on itself in the end. That's why I say that this war, once the empire fails, it will be a catastrophe. ”

"So, old man, get ready, you don't think for yourself, at least for your family, at least get your family out of Germany before the Führer starts a war. China is not safe, but until the Japanese surrender, you Germans living in China are safe. When the war is over, you can go back to Germany or any other country, and you don't have to risk your own life or your family's life for this war. Lu Yuan's persuasion finally made Hans's heart change, and he finally promised that Lu Yuan would carefully consider the matter of contact with the underground party.