Chapter 465 takes care of the border defense first

"Happy working together!" More nicks appeared on the smiling face of the intermittent one, and there was still a little sweat in the palm of Goering's hand, who shook hands with him.

A large order of 500 million US dollars was determined in a relaxed handshake between the two. This is not much compared to the 6o dollars that the Germans spent on armaments production this year. After all, factories in Germany need a lot of money to operate. If it weren't for the copycat company transferring the accounts to the vanguard, so that machines and technology could be exchanged, the Germans would not have allocated so much money to the copycat company at once. After all, they are not yet in danger at this time, and they are confident that they can challenge the world.

And Meng Xiang can't wait for a few years to make bigger profits. At this time, Huaxia urgently needs to be exhibited, even if the cost is higher, it is acceptable. Only by developing quickly can we seize better opportunities in the future. With more machines, it only takes three years to erect thousands of factories of all sizes to extract the last essence of Europe and the United States with a huge amount of products.

"Happy working together!" At this time, Sanhachi was also smiling and gently shook the hands of the Japanese who bowed at 90 degrees. The umbrella also signed an agreement with the Japanese to have a priority in the acquisition of private property in the territory they occupied. The umbrella is to provide warships to the Japanese in the form of partial loans, of course, the premise is that the Japanese also need to pay a part of the deposit, after all, the production of the base also requires a certain cost.

On the basis of the original three aircraft carriers, the Umbrella will provide the Japanese with two more Shozuru-class aircraft carriers and two Nagato-class battleships. The price is favorable, there is a loan, and the Japanese also recognize. It's just that the delivery time is a little later, and it needs to be in the middle of next year, which also avoids Japan's idea of hitting China early. But this has given the Japanese a lot of encouragement, and the slightest bit of luck in their hearts has been warmed up again.

"If we have these warships, we can gallop freely on the peace." The heads of the Japanese base camp are also thinking about the ships they have built, and by next year, the ships they have purchased and built will form a huge fantasy fleet that they can't even think about.

"When the time comes, we will pour out our vengeful wrath on the Shina people!" Some people said excitedly, confidently not mentioning the name of the vanguard, but everyone also understood who he was talking about.

"A fool would use a battleship against shore artillery." Someone retorted, "This fantastic fleet is galloping on the seas." As long as the enemy's fleet is defeated at sea, the whole world can be held in our hands. ”

"Vanguard shore artillery and vanguard cannon!" Someone poured cold water, and everyone was silent immediately. Who would have thought that the vanguard army would be so perverted, and almost every port had giant cannons and shore artillery. How much money would be needed to support such a defense? Even countries such as Europe and the United States cannot do such a dense defense.

Naturally, they did not know that the inexpensiveness of the base could be used to discharge more than ten times as many shore guns with the same funds. The defensive strength on the surface alone makes Japan fearful, and with the secret arrangement, how can the Japanese not be numb?

"The fleet is there, but the fuel consumption is too great." Someone lamented. The Japanese had also stored a lot of oil before, but it was destroyed twice by the vanguard army and lost a lot. Later, 6 continued to add some, but just as it was facing the start of the European competition, oil began to be tight. Various countries began to store oil, and even the vanguard army regained relations with the Americans and began to accumulate oil.

It is not cost-effective to directly invest gold and silver in the base, it is better to buy oil and then let the base recycle it. Therefore, when the base is short of funds, this method is generally used to make up for it.

Coupled with the fact that the Pioneer Army itself used more oil, the Americans resumed their normal oil supply with the Vanguard Army soon after the Great War in the Central Plains. Such a big customer cannot be lost just because of a few words from the Japanese. And as far as they know, the Japanese are almost depleted of foreign exchange. They didn't export much in 39 years, but they needed to import oil, rubber, steel, copper, tin, lead and zinc needed to be used for the war. In addition, the plundering of the Japanese in China was not going well, so they needed to have more customers.

In the past, because the power of the industry was mainly steam engines and electricity, the oil consumption was not much, and the scale of production was not large, so they needed Japanese as a stable customer. But with the European war, oil is even more scarce, and then it will be the Japanese who will beg them. After all, the market of the Americans is still Europe, and even the British have to rein in and take care of Europe.

The Japanese also know this. In 39 years, they spent 300 million yen on personnel in the army alone, which is even more exaggerated than the 200 million in the original history. The main thing is that the Japanese army died too much in 39, and even a meager pension was enough to drag down the finances. The 300 million is distributed to the heads of each person, which is more than 3o yen per person.

The yen in this era is much stronger than in the future. According to Kakuei Tanaka's autobiography, his salary before the war was 5 yen a month. There is 5 yen, so as long as you save a little, your life will be more comfortable. Even if the price of goods has risen a little, 3o yuan is a large amount of expenditure.

To make matters worse, the Japanese suffered from a severe drought in 39 years, and there was not enough food to eat. In the original history, there were rumors of people starving to death, not to mention that at this time, there were also vanguard troops who cut off their idea of getting more food from China. The little foreign exchange of the Japanese, the military has been desperately trying to change weapons, and the cabinet wants to exchange food. In the end, Hirohito imported hundreds of thousands of tons of flour to temporarily solve the crisis.

Therefore, most of the oil that needs to be imported has become a big problem. At this time, the Japanese were already embarrassed, and they no longer had money to buy a large amount of oil.

At this time, the Japanese did not suffer from the economic sanctions of Britain and France because they had not yet allied with the Germans, but he had no money and could only stare dryly.

The tactics of the vanguard army are not complicated, but a large number of artillery, aircraft, tanks, even if the Japanese can make them, but there are not enough raw materials, no funds, how to build them? How can the Japanese compete with the number of vanguard troops in that little production capacity? Therefore, the support of the umbrella is very important for them, and those warships are not available with money, but it still requires a lot of money.

You need money, you need raw materials, and the eyes of the Japanese are going to be red by this. Oil and rubber are not available in China. Nearby is only available in Southeast Asia. Compared with Huaxia, which is still unable to fill its stomach, there is still a lot of surplus grain to supply for export.

"Sign a treaty with Soviet Russia!" Someone suggested.

The friction between the two countries in Manchuria has stopped, and the negotiations between the two sides have reached the final stage. This time, the Japanese suffered a loss and finally broke off the idea of going north. The strength of the vanguard army at this time required them to draw forces from the Kwantung Army.

And Soviet Russia also meant to sign a contract, and they were trapped in Finland. Although Soviet Russia announced that more than 50,000 people had been killed, with the support of copycat companies, Soviet Russia had suffered even heavier losses, in fact, it had lost more than 300,000 at this time, far more than the 250,000 people in the original history, and hundreds of thousands were wounded, but it had not yet conquered Finland. In addition to their greater international isolation, the incompetence of their fighting power was also ridiculed by the crowd. Only more than 20,000 Finns were killed, and ten Soviet soldiers could not be exchanged for one Finn soldier.

However, there is always a political black hand behind the war. It was the same with the Soviet-Finnish war.

In the secret treaty signed between the Germans and Soviet Russia, Finland was also included in the jurisdiction of Soviet Russia. The main thing is that part of the territory of Finland is too close to Leningrad, and the Soviet-Finnish border is only 32 kilometers away from there, and huge artillery can bombard it. Soviet Russia was afraid that the Germans would use this to attack them, so they resolutely refused to let them in this matter. Lao Xi didn't care about the contract, so he nodded and agreed. Therefore, they have not intervened in the battle between Soviet Russia and Finland, and they have also forbidden Sweden and other countries to intervene, hoping that Finland will agree to Soviet Russia's request as soon as possible and sign an armistice agreement with Soviet Russia.

But Britain and France were worried about the attitude of Soviet Russia, and if Britain and France went to war with the Germans, who would be relieved that there was a big country around them? The attitude of Soviet Russia towards them was absolutely not friendly. In this way, they hoped even more that Finland would continue to drag Soviet Russia on. So when the war was deadlocked, they promised to send troops to help Finland.

At this time, Finland was caught in the middle of a difficult situation. Offend both Soviet Russia and the Germans to death. Although there are copycat companies that provide weapons support and other state aid, if the Soviet Union completely tears its face. When the time comes, don't talk about losing territory, even the loss of the country is possible. The Finns have already made a show of prestige and can use this to obtain more favorable terms at the negotiating table.

Losses are inevitable, at most they are trying to get smaller. It is the sorrow of a weak country.

The Finns were very conscious, so with the mediation of the Germans, they began to contact Soviet Russia to sign an armistice.

The Japanese got this kind of news, so they also wanted to hurry to sign an entente with Soviet Russia. In order to get rid of the hostility of Soviet Russia and concentrate on dealing with China and other regions.

"The Russians still pulled out." Meng Xiang also heard such news, but the end of the Soviet-Finnish war had little impact on him. The northwest has been initially controlled by the vanguard army, although the Russians have not yet withdrawn completely, but the vanguard army that has taken up the righteousness wants to drive them out, and it is impossible for Soviet Russia to turn its face for this. At this time, the international situation is complicated, and no one wants to make extraneous complications.

In order to control the northwest, Meng Xiang also sent the first newly produced base car to the northwest. It took nearly two months for the base car, which has been upgraded to 15 kilometers per hour, to feel its destination, and it is located west of Dihua and close to Hutubi. Dihua and Shihezi can be covered there, and there are coal resources nearby that can be utilized, and nearby oil field resources can be used.

The second base car was arranged between Xi'an and Baoji two days in advance because of the close distance. At that time, it can not only take care of the exhibition in Xi'an, but also take into account some of the connections between Baoji and Hanzhong. There are abundant coal resources nearby, but there is no worry at all.

However, when the base entered the northwest, it became clear that the 100 kilometers of direct jurisdiction were too small. In some places, there was a lack of care, so large armies had to be sent to guard them. Only a hundred thousand troops were scattered, but there were still few people in sight.

In order to take care of the northwest, the construction of a railway extending all the way to Dihua began. It is a 2-meter gauge gauge that has been measured. Rails of 5o or more were used, and some of them were removed directly from American railroads. Even Meng Xiang didn't even let go of those sleepers, anyway, it was useless for the Americans to keep them, and they were pulled over cheaply. It is much cheaper to dispose of sleepers than to cut down the forest yourself.

The first broad-gauge railway was built to connect Baoji to Dihua, and was constructed in several sections. The section from Yumen to Dihua was the most difficult, but time was pressing, and for the sake of the tranquility of the northwest and future hunting in Soviet Russia, such a railway had to be built. It's not enough to rely on one or two bases. Meng Xiang needed to connect the rear bases through a transportation network.

For this reason, his 4o year railway plan is not only this, but the railway from Baotou to Lanzhou will also be repaired. Many people are skeptical that the railway will pass through the Tengger Desert, and that a strong wind could flood the railway. To this end, Meng Xiang proposed a plan for a draft grid. This solution has been tested and is completely feasible. In later generations, the scheme for the same railway was naturally no problem, Meng Xiang had seen it on TV and on the Internet, so he used it directly.

The work of planting grass squares is even simpler. There are so many people in the northwest whose jobs still need to be arranged, and there are jobs to do, and the standard of subsistence allowance is higher, so naturally there are a large number of people rushing to do such work. This kind of work without much technical content is simpler than planting crops, and there is no shortage of such people in China.

At the same time, in order to consolidate the northwest, a railway from Lanzhou to Xining was also under construction. Coupled with the track change of the railway in Shanxi, the construction task is arduous. Even if there are enough materials, there is still a shortage of relevant personnel. To this end, some railway engineers and mechanics brought in by the vanguard from Europe worked, and behind their butts were a dozen students and apprentices directly behind.

Meng Xiang has opened three railway vocational schools in Jinan, Zhengzhou and Shijiazhuang to train railway talents, plus Tangshan Traffic School and Xi'an New Traffic School, after the completion of these railways, more railway talents can be cultivated. The territory of China is so large, only 20,000 kilometers of railway lines are still 100,000 kilometers away.

The third base car has not yet been produced because of the lack of merit value, but Meng Xiang has already made arrangements.

This winter, the vanguard army was not idle in the north either. After the conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union in Manchuria, the vanguard army advanced step by step, gradually occupying almost the entire Chahar region. At that time, the Japanese still had to be wary of Soviet Russia, and the vanguard army only stopped at the west of the Great Khing'an Mountains, and did not cross the boundary of Chahar, nor did they cross the border to attack the puppet Manchurians. Therefore, in the face of the vanguard of more than 300 tanks, the Japanese chose to forbear. Their forces there were already small, and they were powerless to resist.

Meng Xiang's third new base was laid out there. Although there is a large swamp in the Holin Gol area, there is indeed a large coal mine on the Huolin River. It is enough to cope with the energy use of the base, and it is remote, which is suitable for the concealment of the base. At the same time, that place can directly attack the puppet Manchurians in the east and penetrate directly into Manchuria.

This can only be a dark move, and Meng Xiang doesn't remember anything too good around, only here is that there is a supply of coal, and it is close to the border of Soviet Russia, and it can threaten the Kwantung Army at the same time. Nomenkan was not far from that place. This place is not easily accessible, and there are not too many people in later generations. Without the transfer of materials, neither the Japanese nor the Soviet Russians would have thought that the vanguard army would hide a hidden chess game there.

The road from Jining to Erenhot is also being built, but the intention there is too conspicuous, and the plan is to build it until Saihantala does not continue to build it. There is the support of the base in Shanxi behind it, and once there is something to do, it can be directly supplied.

Meng Xiang's first three moves were all aimed at Soviet Russia. While support from the base is also needed elsewhere, it is not urgent. The warlords at home are not to be worried, and the Japanese have also stopped for the time being. Meng Xiang just wanted to stabilize the border front before Soviet Russia got out of Finland.

The long border line arrived from Chahar, and Meng Xiang arranged 300,000 people in one go to have the appearance of border defense.

When I really faced Soviet Russia, I felt that the more than one million Russian troops in the Far East were a little terrifying. But after all, at this time, there is a central government on top, and if Soviet Russia wants to deal with China, it is too widely implicated. They were deflated against Finland, and they were even less sure about dealing with the vanguard. So Meng Xiang wasn't too worried in his heart. It's more about preparing for later.

The vanguard army had already begun training for the characteristics of Outer Mongolia and Siberia. Due to the wide geographical area, the training items of each unit are also different. Fearing Russian spies and agents, these trainings were carried out under other names, and some very targeted training was disguised. However, there are all kinds of terrain on the border, and the troops of the border guards of Zhang Zizhong, Fu Zuoyi, and others directly conduct training on the border terrain, which is not too noticeable.

Time flies by while the troops are rotating to train at the border. In March, after the Germans had prepared a new war plan, the Finns and the Russians finally sat together. This time, the Russians won even more badly, although they met the same conditions as in the original history, but at a high price. The Finns, having received pressure from the Germans and the promise of partial future liquidation, eventually chose to retreat, but left behind a seed of hatred.

In this regard, Meng Xiang didn't care, the Russians lost a bigger face, and the copycat company also made a lot of gold coins from Finland. At the same time, it also opened up a reputation in Europe. After the European war has begun, small countries are also arming themselves in order to protect themselves. Switzerland even took advantage of the performance of the Suomi Charge Flag and purchased a batch. They hooked up with the Germans and were permanently neutral, but they were not afraid. But it's always good to have better armed deterrence from the field.

Sweden, Denmark, Norway and other countries have also purchased a lot of orders, mainly Suomi and Elephant anti-tank guns that shined in the Soviet-Finnish war. Among them, the transactions of copycat companies with the participation of the vanguard army can be bartered, and they are even more popular.

However, none of this can stop the political baton of the great powers. A few days into April, the Germans attacked Norway four days ahead of history. The Second World War has gone through the prelude and begun a magnificent romance. Ro

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