The second Yamato-class battleship built at the base is almost complete. The construction of the fourth has already begun.

The Germans also don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles. They never believed much in the power of the Yamato, and had only paid a part of the deposit.

The first battleship had already been completed, and they were skilled, taking advantage of the night in the Bohai Sea by the dragon warriors and the selected officers of their own lineage. If you don't have a skillful, it's also a decoration. The closed training made them almost considered missing.

If it weren't for the fact that the accounts of the vanguard army and the Germans had bottomed out, Meng Xiang would probably be a little late, after all, it had just entered March, and the battleships of the Nagato-class had not yet been traded to Yue himself.

The one personally led Erinhard. Mertens, the naval ordnance chief, went around the first Yamato-class ship and fired three shots to give him a taste of what a 460-mm cannon was. The sight of all the cannons firing in unison stunned the Germans present.

"This is the first Fantasy-class ship we sold to the Vanguard." He pointed to the deck under his feet and smiled.

"The second one should be ours!" Erinhard. Mertens said directly without hesitation.

"As you wish!" Jian Yi smiled.

Commander of the Navy Erich. Raeder heard the report about the Yamato-class battleship and immediately went to Hitler.

"Sure enough!" Hitler nodded, "It's just that the price of 250 million marks is too high?" ”

Germany is expanding its military on a large scale, spending money on all sides, and the military expenditure budget has exceeded 20 billion, reaching 30 billion marks in one fell swoop in 39 years of history. Hitler's political axe also felt that finances were tight and that it was necessary to obtain resources and markets from outside. War is approaching.

"It's worth the price!" Raeder was a supporter of traditional surface ships, and he hoped that in his hands the German Navy would be quickly revived.

Hitler frowned, he knew Raeder was right. The Bismarck battleship alone cost nearly 200 million marks, and this Fantasy class is even more huge, and its cannon is also the first in the world.

He is also a fanatic of giant artillery ships, otherwise there would be no plans for 800 mm naval guns. It's just that at this time, his mind is constantly analyzing the reaction of the British after having this giant ship.

He was preparing for war against Czechoslovakia. At this time, if the giant ship appears, the reaction of the British will become very violent, and a series of variables will need to be re-analyzed and judged. But by this time the operation against the Czechs had already begun secretly, and he did not want the British to be involved too soon. Austria's victory had made his prestige already high, but there was still a lot of noise in the country, and he needed more victories to secure his power.

"The copycat company has already transferred this debt to the young general in Huaxia, and they have another mineral deal. That young general needed the machines we produced. Raeder interjected at the right time.

"Our goods are the best in the world. That Meng is a good partner for us. Hitler suddenly laughed. Germans need not only resources, but also markets and, above all, jobs. If a super-warship were produced in Germany, it would bring jobs closer to the arms giants.

But the German navy also needed to get stronger quickly to cope with the pressure from the British. The compromise of the British will not last long. Germany's domestic military production has been at full capacity, but it has still not been able to supply the needs of the army.

However, if domestic goods are needed to exchange, then jobs and the benefits of more than 200 million marks can also attract more people. The Junkers and the big capitalists don't care what they sell, they only care about what they get, how much.

"Ask them if there are more of these ships." Soon Hitler had a decision in his mind. Since it is high-profile once, it will be directly more high-profile, which will directly make the British jealous. The British did not yet have the ability and the guts to take the initiative to start a war.

"Yes! Tell them there's more. It's just a little later, and two more will be produced this year, ask them if they want it! Meng Xiang replied unceremoniously after hearing this. The more intense the fight in Europe, the more tempted I will be. The less pressure there will be on the vanguard. Only the greater the threat of the Yamato, the mainstream of World War II would be biased in favor of battleships. After all, at this time, except for the air force of the Vanguard Army, the air forces of other countries almost did not have weapons capable of sinking the Yamato.

Meng Xiang also wanted to produce more, but the funds in exchange for the self-produced minerals in the base account were limited, making it already the limit to produce four Yamato ships a year. After all, there are other weapons that need to be produced, either to expand the mining scale of the base, or to throw money into it.

Expanding the mining scale of the base, under the condition that the management star value of the brain is constant, can only reduce the construction of some other buildings, which is also what Meng Xiang is unwilling to do, and the rapidly expanding vanguard army needs to have more weapons to produce in the base. At this time, a balance has been reached, which is more appropriate. You can get up to one.

"Two? This year? We want! We're all going to do it! Hitler agreed in one go. One is enough to threaten the British, and with these three, I'm afraid the British won't be able to sleep.

"All barter? That young Meng was not small. Look at his list, blast furnaces, steelmaking equipment, machine tools, metallurgical technology, he is building the foundation of China's heavy industry. Hitler laughed and said that these were the strengths of the Germans, and they also brought a lot of benefits to the Germans. These Yamato-class battleships, even if the Germans themselves produced them, would not be cheap. Moreover, in bartering, you can also earn back part of the profits.

Although the Germans were in a hurry to need battleships, they were less urgent than the Chinese needed to build a solid industrial base.

"The heavy industry foundation of the Chinese people cannot be built in 20 years. You may not know that the industry of the Chinese people can only be the production of children's toys. Goering scoffed. Recently, those lifelike Fu dolls made in China have also been welcomed by many German children. Those dolls that can move and change into various clothes have aroused the popularity of European countries, and it seems that the innocence can make people forget the clouds of war for a while.

Göring said this because the cost of the navy will increase, and the corresponding development funds for the air force will need to lag behind. He was naturally unhappy, if it weren't for the fact that the several planes that cooperated with the Vanguard Army had been not bad, he was afraid that what he said would be even more ugly.

However, Göring is also right when he says that heavy industry does not come to fruition in a year or two, not even in three or five years. Heavy industry needs to start from the foundation of industry, from the foundation of the foundation, without ten or eight years, there is no effect. The splendor of the five-year plan of the Russians was built on the accumulation of more than ten years before. People only saw the achievements of Soviet Russia in only five years, but they did not notice that they inherited the biggest legacy of the former Tsarist Russia, that is, talent.

Although China's heavy industry still has only a layer of skin, after decades of accumulation, there are also some talents, which also lays the most reliable foundation for the development of heavy industry in Mengxiang.

"Haha, there are so many skilled workers at once this time, I'm afraid that the little devil will vomit blood, right?" Shu Liang man looked up to the sky and smiled, and the fat on his chin trembled a little.

"Yes, three thousand middle and high-level skilled workers and technical personnel have been brought in at once, which is definitely enough for the little devil to be uncomfortable for a while. If those factories in the Northeast and other places start again, let's start re-cultivating talents. Tang Ji also smiled proudly, "When the little devil has cultivated talents, we will pull it over." The little devil can help us train talents for free. I have to say, it's a great idea. ”

"That's the idea." Shu Liangnan shook his thumb upward, and then sighed, "However, the biggest hero is still you!" These 3,000 workers, plus their families, more than 20,000 people, let you be transported out so unnoticed. "The devil is relatively strict at this time, and it is really not easy to let so many people pass through the blockade.

"Divided into several roads, we have the guise of Italians, and it is still easy to deal with." Tang Ji said indifferently, "In such a big place, there are roads. The little devil has not yet laid out the net. Lao Maozi's territory is as tightly sealed as the same, and we don't come and go freely? Tang Zhi smiled lightly, but his strong self-confidence was on full display.

Of course, so many people were not shipped out at one time, and it has been almost half a month since the end of the year. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many people to transport it together, and it would be impossible to hide it from my own ears and eyes.

Tang Ji said: "Actually, the most troublesome thing is to get these people together and persuade them to leave their homes and businesses to come to our vanguard army. Don't let some of these soft bones go to the snitch, this is the most troublesome, if you don't have your people's cooperation, I'm afraid that I will be caught by the little devil early. "He's talking about the intelligence services of the Vanguard Army. This time, the participation was planned from start to finish. And the person who presided over the operation was Shu Liangnan.

Although Tang Ji was very close to the Vanguard Army and had always maintained cooperation, he had never officially participated in the Intelligence Organization of the Pioneer Army. In his words, it is the errand that is not free. However, now he sometimes sighs that he is busy all day long running errands for the vanguard army.

"After all, they are still Chinese, and the little devils are bullying us Huaxia people too much. It is said that the conditions on the vanguard side are much better than those on the devil's side, and it is easier to convince them. Shu Liangnan smiled, "Just taking advantage of the Spring Festival to visit relatives and friends, even a little devil can't stop walking back and forth." ”

"Well, yes, it's a good time to pick the Spring Festival, but it makes it impossible for our brothers to go home for the New Year. You're going to have to make up for it, right? As he spoke, Tang Ji rubbed the three fingers of his right hand and made a gesture that everyone on earth understood, and leaned over and said with a smile.

"No wonder the gang you contacted was called the Mafia, and it was really hacked!" Shu Liangnan was already familiar with Tang Zhen, and knew that he was not the kind of person who forgot his righteousness, so he also joked, "Say, what do you need?" ”

"I'm just going to be alone!" Tang Ji raised his finger and said.

"Who? can make you so tempted. Shu Liangnan smiled, but his mind was constantly churning about possible candidates, some people had too many secrets and were not suitable for external transfer.

"Pan Fei!" Tang Qin couldn't help but float in his mind with the smiling face that was smiling all the time.

"No way!" Shu Liangnan flatly refused, although this Pan Fei didn't know much secrets, but this person's talent was amazing. As a speculator in the business field, his ability to talk to people and talk about things is first-class.

When he was doing business in the Northeast, he was forced by the threat of force from the devils and promised to deliver a batch of medicines to the devils within half a year. As a result, with a three-inch tongue, a batch of counterfeit and shoddy products dumped into China by the British were used, and after more inferior processing and adulteration, they still passed the customs with exquisite packaging. It is not enough to rely on packaging alone, the most important thing is that he can actually say that the two stern quartermasters who move the devil eat kickbacks.

After the 12th Division finished the battle with the vanguard army, it used this batch of medicine, and as a result, it killed many devils and wounded and sick. The shrewd little devil found out, and a lieutenant quartermaster who was directly in charge of the transaction was executed, and a quartermaster was ordered to be disemboweled. And the key person, this Pan Feipan boss, ran away early. Shortly after the deal was completed, it ran to the territory of the Vanguard.

But the resentful said that he himself sent two spies to chase him down, but he was just caught by Shu Liangnan's hoeing and annihilation operation. After hearing the news of this person, Shu Liangnan, who was interested in it, absorbed him into the intelligence organization of the Vanguard Army.

It is talent that will shine, Pan Fei once again exerted his eloquence in this operation, as long as he encounters some difficult characters, he can do it.

With such a character, how could Shu Liangnan be willing to let go?

"No, no, this is our focus on training. You can change it again! No, I'll give you another batch of somi? Shu Liangnan shook his head again and again.

"Cut, the minions in the army are almost one by one. Who doesn't know that your somi is like a cabbage, and the high noses of Europe are regarded as treasures. Tang Ji said disdainfully, but he had to admit in his heart that Suomi was indeed a good thing, and his few mafia cooperative friends had increased their combat effectiveness sharply after equipping Suomi, and they were invincible all around. Even his family in the United States relied on nearly a hundred Suomi to make the people around him dare not provoke.

But compared to at least 300,000 suomies of the vanguard army, it is simply insignificant.

"The power of the army is unstoppable!" He sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he was also vigilant in his heart, the American political axe must have known about their family's affairs, but for some reason there has been no movement. It seems that it is necessary to keep a low profile in the future, and it is not good to be too arrogant in the face of a more powerful American political axe. If they deal with their own family, it will be easy. After all, the identity of the Chinese suffers very much.

"Huaxia is not strong, no matter how rich you are abroad, you will always be inferior!" He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The victory of the vanguard army over Yue himself also made people in the United States and Europe know the name of the vanguard army, and the concept of the cowardly attitude of China has also changed somewhat. This also made the overseas Chinese also begin to lean towards the Pioneer Army, and there was also a message from his family that he could join the Pioneer Army.

"Since you want to focus on training, it's the same for me to help you practice." Tang Ji couldn't help but say again, "Pan Fei is a good trader, and it's a bit of a waste to follow you to engage in intelligence." Let him follow me to Lao Maozi, I'm sure that if he goes, our Fire Cloud will be able to sell at least half more!" ”

"Half?" Shu Liangnan was a little shocked, Tang Ji was in charge of transporting those alcoholic liquor to Soviet Russia. It's not a small amount, and it's also a business of millions of dollars.

"Half? That's too easy, right? Huozhuoyun I know that according to Lao Maozi's greed, as long as they get benefits, their wives can be sold. Pan Fei still said with a smile, "We can't pursue quantity, it's not easy to make grain wine." But the price can definitely go up further. If you don't mix anything, you can sell it for the same price. Lao Maozi's addiction to alcohol came up, and they could still drink it with horse urine in the alcohol. ”

He didn't know the source of the burning clouds, but he felt that the grain wine was too expensive for food, and he was planning to process it again.

Tang Ji smiled and leaned into his ear to narrate.

"Huh?" Pan Fei's eyes couldn't help but widen, "This has already been added?" Direct alcohol blending, good, good. He admired the person who came up with this method, and he was deeply rooted in the essence of annihilating merchants.

"Still, there is a little more to add. What Maozi needs is wine, some people trust the brand, and some people can drink any wine. "Pan Fei is still insignificant, he also dealt with Maozi for a while when he was in the Northeast, and he is also familiar with it.

"Now that the brand of Huozhuoyun is done, let's change to another brand to sell inferior wine, and add more fierce ingredients. Don't underestimate inferior wine, inferior wine is just as profitable. No longer send a group of people to get some fake wine. French and British wine are fine, anyway, it has nothing to do with us. The pit is counted as one, and you don't have to be polite to Lao Maozi. Give them some benefits, and they will take the initiative to help you trick people. You ......" Pan Fei was saying when he suddenly saw Tang Ji looking at him with a strange look.

"I found out that you are indeed a merchant." Tang Ji sighed.

"Thanks for the compliment!" Pan Fei said with a smile, and his mind couldn't help but think of what his father had said when he asked him to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet.

"Business is important in honesty and conscience. The blood and sweat of the people are not to be easily defrauded. There are gods three feet above your head, be careful of retribution. His father said sternly. He was only 8 years old that year, and he used a pig food bowl as an antique with an innocent smile to trap a British foreign devil.

"But those who are not of my people will have different hearts. For those barbarians, there is no need to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the gods will not blame them. After his father lectured him for a while, he finally added such a sentence lightly, which impressed Pan Fei deeply.

"As long as it's not a Chinese person, I'm willing to pit anyone." He laughed again.

"Tell me that if you want to get those Nagato-class battleships quickly, you have to take them out with real money. Remember, as long as real money, forex only needs US dollars. At this time, Meng Xiang was also instructing the umbrella company to negotiate with Yue himself about the transaction of the Nagato-class battleship, "Remember, Yue Yuan is not at all." ”

said that he was really ruthless, and three Nagato-class battleships were enough for them to tighten their clothes and food for a while.

You must know that my military expenditure budget for 39 years is only more than 9 billion yuan. It turned out that their military expenditure in history was 6.5 billion, and at that time, it was mainly the retreat of the Central Army, which made the war less intense, so the military expenditure was reduced. However, because of the emergence of the vanguard army, his military spending has remained high. In the new year, in order to counter the aircraft of the vanguard army, we have intensified research and equipped with new weapons such as Zero fighters and anti-aircraft guns, so military spending is about to exceed 10 billion.

And their national income in 39 years is only 33 billion, and under the premise of the run on the vanguard army and the loss of large resources such as North China, this figure is even lower, and it is estimated that it may be less than 30 billion. Military expenditures, which account for one-third of the national income and already exceed the fiscal revenues of that year, are about to bring down the political axe.

To be honest, I said that I would no longer launch large-scale attacks on the vanguard army because they were a little unable to fight.

At this time, when the interests of the vanguard army are compared with their losses, those who control the decision-making of the capital, regardless of faction, know that it is not worth it. Fanaticism is the fanaticism of the people below, and the decisions of the characters above are based on the long-term fortune of the country, and they will not be emotional. Comparing the strength, I had to come to a conclusion that they could win by attacking the vanguard with all their might, but it was definitely a tragic victory for both sides. In the end, it was Soviet Russia and Chiang Zheng Axe who benefited.

Basically, the vanguard army did not take the initiative to attack them too much, and said that he regarded it as the vanguard army's self-preservation strength, intending to chase them. Since it can't be fought anymore, it is better to provoke more contradictions between the vanguard army and Lao Jiang. So Kenji Dohihara's strategy began to prevail again. The last effort of the hard-line hawks was a failure.

There was no good means of attack, and he began to defend the fortress early. Whether it is the Lianghuai region, or the Central Plains region, Shanxi and Northeast China, around the defense line of the vanguard army, pillboxes and fortifications have been built from the beginning of the war, and trenches and underground bunkers have been built into pieces. This is also one of the reasons why Meng Xiang plans to attack the Central Plains and the Lianghuai region and needs to make more preparations. Although these things could not stop the offensive of the vanguard army, they were a little troublesome to deal with.

For saying that he should take off his pants and develop the navy, Meng Xiang raised his feet to support. If it was supposed to be used to attack the vanguard army, not to mention the three Nagato-class battleships, it was thirty that came, and if they were done and could be accurately located, Meng Xiang V3 would be able to sink them all.