Chapter 464 continues to equip the Germans

When Lao Jiang was thinking about how to deal with Meng Xiang, Meng Xiang at this time no longer cared about Lao Jiang's calculations. @This chapter is lonely http://

At this time, the vanguard army and the central army were no longer opponents of the same grade, if it weren't for Meng Xiang's need to set a standard for future generations to abide by the rules, it would not be difficult to destroy Lao Jiang.

But if this case is opened, when the national disaster is at the head in the future, those who still want to fight in the nest will find an excuse. Even in later generations, it was only after the Japanese were driven out that there was civil strife and strife on the table. No one dared to set this precedent, mainly for fear of endless troubles. And the vanguard army marched to the northwest under the slogan of protecting the Han people, which can be regarded as a fig leaf. The previous entry into Xi'an was also because of the excuse of attacking the Japanese, saving the people, and distributing grain for the New Year.

In the past, because of the remoteness of Gansu and other places, there were not many people who paid attention, as long as it was not Sheng Shicai and Sanma and other bitter masters to tell, there were generally not many people who were too lazy. But Xi'an is different, this is the core city of the northwest, the former capital of the Han and Tang dynasties. Even if it falls, there are still many people watching.

Under the attention of the people, the people around Xi'an were dissatisfied with the previous behavior of the Central Army, shouted the slogan of democracy, and staged a universal suffrage. The Pioneer Army, which was "eagerly retained" by the people, also participated in the general elections and provided great facilities for it, carrying out a large-scale registration of the population.

"Birds are universally elected, those foolish people have been bought by the grain of the vanguard army, who else can they choose when the time comes?" Jiang Dingwen said angrily, during the riot in Xi'an that day, after he fled with the softness, a lot of things in his several houses were robbed, and the investigation in the past few days was also fruitless. This made him depressed, but after the vanguard army came, he was even more desperate to reap the benefits and make up for the losses, how could he not be angry.

"The vanguard army did it once when it was in Yuncheng, Shanxi, and forcibly squeezed our people away. However, this kind of universal suffrage is also somewhat fair. Hu Zongnan was a little dissatisfied with the foolish people that Jiang Dingwen said.

"Fair what? They were smashed out of money and food. The thousand-year-old imperial grain tax has been paid, and if we don't pay taxes, what will we eat? Jiang Dingwen was stunned for a moment, and then snorted coldly.

Hu Zongnan no longer spoke, but he was very appreciative of the implementation of the subsistence allowance in his heart. At the very least, the people will benefit. And not just a small number of people.

"It is a great merit to be able to feed everyone and not die of hunger." Hu Zongnan sighed in his heart, but he just lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

The election was held with great fanfare, and the Center Party and other forces joined in. However, their promises were obviously not as effective as the proven Vanguard Army's subsistence allowance policy, especially the food distributed a year ago, which made the people remember the name Vanguard Army.

Although the chaotic election has experience that has begun in Shandong, it cannot be completed for a while because of the large number of people and the need for statistics. However, Hu Zongnan couldn't hold his breath, and the soldiers of the Central Army stationed in the surrounding area continued to lose. If this continues, it is not uncommon for hundreds of thousands of troops to run over. For this reason, the army withdrew from Xi'an, leaving a small number of descendants to camp here.

In the face of the strong strength of the vanguard army, at this time, he no longer cares about fighting, but just keeps face. The situation of the Central Party has also been seen by everyone, and those gentry and heroes are constantly leaning towards the side of the vanguard army, and the speculative trend of standing in line has become even hotter.

In this regard, Meng Xiang didn't care very much, under the suppression of the vanguard army, Lao Jiang would not make much move, and the small fights in the country were not worth pondering, and the European war was what needed to be focused on.

Poland's cake is almost divided. Another plan of the Germans was also ready to begin.

The port of Kiel, as the most important military port for the Germans, was filled with German warships of all sizes at this time. At this time, the large size of the Yamato-class battleship named Hindenburg was particularly conspicuous among them. Many of the specifications on the top are built according to Japanese standards, so they need to be modified to a certain extent. The first battleship had just completed a new refit, and at this time it was preparing for a new sortie.

But it has to face a dilemma, which is that it will not be easy to get into the North Atlantic again. The Baltic Sea was like a big pocket, and Jutland was a barrier against external threats, but only the narrow Danish-controlled waterways at the mouth of the bag also trapped the German ships. During the war, the Germans sent the Hindenburg, which was nearing the end of the refit, to the Baltic Sea just to be on the safe side, and it was impossible to transport the big guy out of the Kiel Canal, which was only 11 meters deep. And the Danish-controlled waterways are not insured.

At this time, Hitler, who was born in infantry and knew nothing about maritime affairs, paid attention to Norway and Denmark, and wasted Meng Xiang's constant reminders through various means.

Although Lao Xi did not understand, the German Navy, which suffered a great loss in World War I, knew about these problems, and released the small battleship Count Spiee before attacking Poland. After the British declared war, this pride of the German Navy, which had both the agility of a cruiser and the effectiveness of a battleship, achieved great results. In a row, it sank 9 cargo ships, including the Clement and Newton, reaching 50,000 tons.

But apparently the Germans were still very gentlemanly, sank the cargo ship, captured the British crew, and the more they scored, the greater the burden. Coupled with logistical supply difficulties, it fell under siege from the British, and the port of Montevideo in Uruguay, which had been pursued down in South America, was given a little respite.

However, in the face of the blockade of the British in the port, the Uruguayan government can only follow the rules, after all, international law stipulates that warships of belligerents must not stay in neutral ports for more than 24 hours. Although the Uruguayan government made an exception to extend the ship's stay in port to 72 hours, the battleship Spie, which had fought viciously, destroyed a British cruiser, but was scarred by the interception of the other two, and it was unable to fight again. In the end, he chose to leave the port and sink himself.

In this regard, Meng Xiang chose to watch from the sidelines, and he should have reminded him a long time ago. Even that captain Hans. Colonel Longstov's suicide is not something that outsiders can dissuade, and Europe and the United States have the unspoken rule of captains who sink ships and die. The Germans also need tragic heroes. However, Meng Xiang has repeatedly emphasized in the Navy's lectures that it is forbidden for the captain to commit suicide.

The ship sank and could be rebuilt. When a person dies, how can he be worthy of the country that has been cultivated for so many years? Suffering a loss and gaining experience is difficult for ordinary people to experience. Only in this way can a more powerful navy be created, by accumulating failures.

All kinds of accidents will inevitably occur in combat, and if there is no operational error, there is nothing to criticize. If there is a mistake, there is naturally a military court to deal with it.

"The suicide of a soldier is the act of a coward." After this incident, Meng Xiang instructed many officers of the navy, large and small, "At any time, your responsibility requires you to survive, wait for a new ship to appear in front of you, and continue to gallop on the sea." Huaxia needs you to carry the reputation of failure and continue to shoulder the sacred mission of defending China's coastal defense! ”

Compared with the feelings of Meng Xiang, a bystander, this incident touched Hitler even more, and he finally saw the lack of support from his own navy in the rear. And his eyes were on Norway and Denmark, which had many good ports, and controlling Denmark opened the door from the Baltic Sea to the North Atlantic. Norway's handling of the Altmark incident in favor of the British, and allowing the British to use force in Norwegian territorial waters greatly stimulated Hitler and prompted him to make a final decision.

The countdown to a plan to raid Norway has begun.

Although this plan is very tight, Meng Xiang has long known the next goal of the Germans, but the specific time is not clear. But that doesn't prevent him from arranging it in it. The copycat company came to the door early to take over the submarine order business of the Germans. Negotiated with the popular Major General Dönitz.

Dönitz had just been made a major general in October last year, but he was gaining popularity for his meritorious service in commanding submarine operations. Because the warships of the Germans were blocked, most of them could not get out, and the protagonist of the operation at the beginning became the German submarine.

In October, German submarines, guided by the spy who had been a watchmaker for 13 years, entered Scarper Bay, the largest base of the British Royal Navy on the mainland, and fired torpedoes at the battleship "Royal Oak". In the midst of the raging fire, the battleship quickly sank into the sea. 833 officers and men, including Rear Admiral Mailer, commander of the 1st Battleship Detachment, were killed in the fire and sank to the bottom of the sea, with no survivors

And the British have not been scratching their heads until now, and the Admiralty Chancellor Churchill can only use the boiler explosion as a cover for mourning "the darkest day in the history of the Royal Navy".

It was this submarine attack that made Hitler favor the formation of a more cost-effective submarine force, and some rejected the naval commander Raeder, who advocated the development of large surface ships. At this time, Hitler had not yet captured France, and many voices in Germany were still dissatisfied with him. The interior of the navy was never something he could fully control, and he needed people who were more loyal to him to build the German navy.

For various reasons, Dönitz became a celebrity in front of Hitler. His plans for three hundred submarines were also approved. Previously, the Germans had only 85 submarine units, which was not as much as the Vanguard Army. However, this is already a lot higher than the historical 57. The extra ones were exchanged for cooperation with the Vanguard. At the cost of more than a dozen submarines, the Germans helped the Vanguard train more than 100 submarine officers. The other dozen or so submarines were exchanged for some shipbuilding technology, and by the way, more than 300 shipbuilding engineers and mechanics were trained.

This is only part of the training of talent in the vanguard.

Since the beginning of 38, Meng Xiang has sent a large number of people to Germany to learn various technologies, and a quarter of the money from the arms deal between the copycat company and the Germans has been used to train talents, of which the staff system of the German army and the training of naval personnel are the focus.

The strength of the German army was undoubted, and his staff system was suitable for the use of the vanguard army. It is an indisputable fact that the vanguard army lacks a systematic number of senior officers. Although the middle and lower levels are led by the clones, the high-level commands, they are somewhat incompetent. And the level of some domestic officers is still much worse.

Although the Eastern military philosophy has its merits, in the face of various problems in the construction of mechanized troops, Meng Xiang can only choose to learn from the experience of the Germans.

Similarly, the lack of naval talent also made Meng Xiang have to learn from the experience of European and American countries, both Americans and British, but the largest number is still here. It's not that the Germans have the best navy, but that the Germans and the vanguard are old friends. The Germans were also happy to train pro-German vanguard soldiers. In two consecutive years, the number of Chinese studying in the German Navy alone was close to 800.

It will take another year or two for these people to learn before they can achieve anything higher. Meng Xiang was not in a hurry, and the direction of the vanguard army's operations at this time was mainly land. Their studies are just in time to catch up with the expansion of the vanguard army on the ocean, and even the ships, Meng Xiang will prepare them in advance.

Unlike the Vanguard, the Germans had a great deal of naval talent, but suffered from not having more ships.

The construction of ships takes a long time, and it is normal to build them all year round. Construction of the Bismarck battleship began in 36 years, and the construction has not yet been completed. The construction lines of major shipyards have been tight, even if it takes at least two years to build those submarines at full capacity. And Lao Xi didn't want to wait that long.

At this time, although the ground still maintained the old sit-in war, more fierce battles were fought among diplomats. But the sea has not been calm, and fierce battles have been fierce. The pressure of the British had kept him awake in a row. He recognized the inadequacy of the German navy, and even more realized that if the British were not contained on the seas, the Western Front would never be at peace. The submarine came precisely to jam the British's sea transport lines, and as soon as the British's sea transport lines were cut off, he would inevitably succumb.

When the conflict with the British at sea became increasingly fierce and submarines were urgently needed, Lao Xi really couldn't wait, he couldn't help but think of the vanguard army and the copycat company.

In the past two years, Germany and the young general of China have dealt with each other many times, whether it is from tanks and machine guns on land, planes in the air, and warships at sea, they all have the atmosphere of a vanguard army. After a long time, he saw that most of the transactions with the cottage company were mixed with the pioneer army, and he also figured out that the pioneer army was supported by the cottage company. Although sometimes, it is a three-way cooperation, but in fact the vanguard army and the copycat company may be in a group.

It's just that he is a little strange, with the strength of the copycat company, can't he provide the vanguard with relevant technology? Or there is something else hidden in it, and they are also cooperating.

Although Lao Xi couldn't guess, it didn't stop them from trading, especially since he preferred to trade with the Vanguard. Through the transactions of the Vanguard, there was no need to pay hard currencies such as gold, silver, foreign exchange, etc., only German machinery and technology. The domestic arms giants have limited production capacity, and he only needs to hand over the excess part of the order to the copycat company, which can open the door to China for German industrial products. Even if Huaxia is cultivated with machines and technology, and when Huaxia's industrial base comes into play, it will be a long time later, not now, when he is in dire need of gold coins and weapons.

Bismarck was not built, and thanks to the support of the Yamato-class battleships, Hitler had more confidence to call the British. Although because the Baltic pocket was too narrow, blocking the attack of this battleship, he was a little depressed. But he knew that if he used force against Denmark and Norway, he would face a major British counteroffensive directly. So he needed more warships, more submarines, to bring the British, the former king of the sea, to their knees.

And as far as he knows, copycat companies have always had inventory. Sure enough, after contacting the copycat company, the copycat company said that within a year, it could provide 200 of the latest Assassin-class, that is, type submarines. If needed, within three months, fifty ships can be supplied first.

Hitler was overjoyed when he heard this, and if the Germans had another 50 types of submarines in April, it would definitely give the British a headache and couldn't sleep. The U-47 that attacked the Royal Oak was a Type B submarine, which was a little more advanced than the Type B submarine and was the main force of German submarines in World War II. This is already the most advanced of the Germans in active service.

This is still a submarine of tripartite cooperation between the Germans and the Vanguard Army and the copycat company, of course, the samples and drawings are from the copycat company.

In the past two years, the Germans have also sent people to China from time to time to communicate with the vanguard army and give guidance. Dönitz was exchanged in China for half a year in 38 years. At that time, he was the representative of the German side of the submarine that the Germans cooperated with the Pioneer Army and the Shanzhai Company. Because of this incident, more opportunities for promotion were obtained.

This time, Hitler still sent him to negotiate with the vanguard army and copycat companies.

Actually, there's nothing to talk about. The Germans urgently needed this batch of submarines. It doesn't matter if the price is high. Fortunately, this time there are still vanguard troops participating, and what they need is still the training of machines and technology and talents, but a little more, that is, the right of priority to purchase loot.

As the Germans conquered Europe, the vast wealth of the occupied territories also had to change hands. At this time, the copycat company proposed it, but it was just to buy the stolen goods. At first, Hitler was a little hesitant, after all, some things were also urgently needed by the Germans, but when the copycat company proposed to choose only what the Germans intended to sell, Lao Xi was also willing to quickly get rid of it, exchange it for weapons, and occupy more territory.

Negotiations quickly ended in mid-February, and the copycat company was given a huge order for 100 submarines for delivery in one year. In the first three months, 50 ships were delivered first, and the Germans were responsible for transporting them to the territory of the Chinese Pioneers.

50 ships are very easy, according to the production speed after the base is upgraded, it is easy to have one production line a day, and the vanguard army still holds more than 20 ships in their hands, and the second-hand Germans do not dislike it, and the pioneer army is just replaced with a better one.

However, in order to balance the arms bosses in Germany, Dönitz's original submarine plan of 392 was also raised by Hitler to 450 submarines. Facing this cake, Meng Xiang is not hot, after all, Lao Xi still needs the support of those arms leaders in China, and domestic workers still need jobs. At this time, it was not yet the time when the Germans were in a hurry, and they were not in a hurry at all.

Besides, Meng Xiang was also worried that he had armed the Germans too much at one time, and he lacked a little grinding plate effect. He was counting on the Germans to drag Europe to exhaustion, so that he could make more money out of it.

However, the Germans got a taste of the sweetness from their previous dealings with the Vanguard. Although the battle against the Poles was short, the Rainstorm machine gun and M40 submachine gun, produced in cooperation with the Vanguard, worked well. The No. 4 tank, produced after absorbing the samples provided by the copycat company, is simply the king on the battlefield, if it were not for the production failure, the losses on the Polish battlefield would be much less.

They knew that the copycat company must still have bottom goods, and took advantage of this time to carry out another round of procurement and cooperation with the army.

Meng Xiang estimated that the time was almost up, so he directly threw out the Leopard tank.

"We already have better tanks!" Kahn. Dorman was an old friend of the Vanguard, and the Germans had been working on new tanks since they acquired the -34 tank from the Vanguard, and were already moving towards the prototype of the Leopard tank. The Germans dared to boast of being the best tank. Karn understood a little, so he politely rejected the Copycat company's offer.

But after watching the performance and parameters of the Leopard D-type tank, he couldn't help but close his mouth again. Although the new tank they have been developing for more than a year already feels invincible in the world, it is still a lot worse than this Leopard D-type tank, which can't help but make him a little frustrated. But he soon made his own discovery.

"This ,......" he called Walter, a tank expert involved in the development of the Leopard tank, to check it out, and after comparison, he found that if the new tank they developed was improved, it would not need to change a lot to reach this level.

"This can be used as the direction of our future development." Walter said excitedly.

It's a pity that they don't know that this is the direction they developed. At this time, Meng Xiang maximized the use of the No. 4 tank before throwing it out. Wait until the Germans come out and deal with Soviet Russia. As for the vanguard itself, there were slightly more advanced G-type tanks. RO！ ~！