December 13th.

London

Underground Prime Minister's Office.

Qiu Fatzi held a cigar in his mouth, crossed Erlang's legs, leaned on the sofa and leisurely swallowed the clouds and spitted out the fog.

The Allied forces on the Western Front began to launch an all-out assault on the Siegfeiler Line, which meant that the time had come to decide the outcome of the war, and it would be an extremely tragic war of attrition, and whoever could not bear it first would lose.

At this time, Qiu Fatzi was not in a hurry, and smoked and slept very steadily.

He did everything he could.

Even, the group of rat-eyed parliamentarians in China scolded him for betraying the country, betraying the dignity of the British Empire, betraying allies, and selling territory, jointly launched a number of no-confidence proposals, and even launched round after round of joint impeachment.

It is foreseeable that his resignation after the war is inevitable, and he will have to be held accountable for the defeat of this war, although not all, but also the main responsibility.

There is no chance of explanation yet.

Politics is so cruel that the people of the British Empire don't care how strong the enemy is or how lonely the empire is.

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

But it doesn't matter.

He did everything he could.

"Prime Minister, the Americans have rejected our demand for military supplies, even if they are paid directly."

The secretary walked in and reported to the fat man of Ha Qiu.

"I see."

Qiu Fatzi nodded:

"Let's buy more from other places."

Although the Americans were very strong in industrial agriculture, they were also somewhat overwhelmed by the total number of Allied troops exceeding 20 million, 10 million soldiers directly involved in direct combat, and two battles larger than those of Cherbourg.

Supplies to allies had to be curtailed in response to the war.

This was expected by him.

And it's not a bad thing.

Nominally, the Americans are the arsenal of democratic countries, providing weapons, equipment and supplies to the Allies through Lend-Lease, but in reality, every bullet and every grain of food lent by Lend-Lease costs money.

It's even more expensive than you normally buy.

After all, the essence of a lease plan is just a loan purchase, but no collateral is required.

If Americans can't buy it, just buy it from somewhere else.

The Americans are not the only ones in the world who can provide high-quality weapons, equipment, and materials, and they are of better quality and cheaper.

The only thing that he didn't understand was that these people actually used dollars.

Although all kinds of evidence show that it is the poor economic means of this group of people, which leads to the instability of their own currency, even if a large amount of gold is exported, they cannot stabilize the currency, and they have to use the US dollar, and directly bind the exchange rate with the US dollar to stabilize their own currency.

But he Qiu Fatzi won't believe a word.

The absolute monopoly advantage brought by technology, the massive, ultra-low-cost materials, the huge and cheap human resources, and the huge internal market that is developing at a rapid pace will actually lead to the instability of one's own currency?

Who to fool!

As long as the other side is not a fool, it is inevitable that the situation will not be forced to use someone else's currency.

Americans believe that it is because it is good for Americans, great benefits,

Or rather, have to believe.

Under the burden of the war, a large number of dollars were over-issued, and the value of gold was depreciating steadily, and now the cross-strait currency is directly bound, which means that the over-issued dollars are pouring into this pool, helping Americans stabilize the currency, which is of great benefit to the United States.

Although the industry on the other side is worse than that of the Americans, ...

Wrong!

Thinking of this, Qiu Fatzi suddenly realized that something was wrong.

It is true that the industry on the other side of the river has only just begun to be built.

The technology is very advanced, but the scale, especially the scale of production that has begun, is not even comparable to the pre-war British Empire, but the export of industrial products will definitely not be less than that of the United States.

There seems to be another direct channel for the shipment of industrial goods on the other side.

This was well known to the British Empire, where a large number of skilled laborers worked, as evidenced by the large shipments of weapons and equipment, as well as the cutting-edge steamships with a total tonnage of more than three million.

The British Empire has already bought thousands of tanks and tens of thousands of trucks, and people still say how many they want.

Those men were still supplying weapons and equipment to the Eastern Front, and the number was only a lot larger than that of the British Empire.

Now, the United States is mired in a war, and most of its domestic production capacity is used for the war, and the remaining production capacity is not enough for the Americans to consume themselves, so in the international arena, the other side has an absolute advantage in trade and controls almost all the international market.

To put it bluntly,

The other side is stronger than the Americans in global trade,

Industrial production capacity is only strong and not weak, whether it is light industry or heavy industry, what you want, although you can't buy some things with technical limitations, but what is on the shelves is much more advanced than the Americans, and the quality is better. Then, the troops on the other side were stronger, the territory was larger, and the population affected was larger, and half of the subcontinent was taken by the other side and became a market for people.

so

When a strong side deliberately bows its head to the weak side,?

He remembered an old Chinese saying - when things go wrong, there must be demons!

At this moment, Qiu Fatzi's breathing suddenly stagnated for a moment,

He felt like he had touched the truth.

As you can imagine,

When the war ended, when the United States always tried to spread the goods produced by its powerful industrial capacity all over the world, it found that all the markets in the world were saturated, and it was inferior in technology and quality, and it was not as good as it was in military terms, and it could no longer play the same game as in the last century.

At this time, the pool that has absorbed a large number of dollars will inevitably no longer allow dollars to flow in, and will release a large amount of dollars.

The most basic theory of economics,

There is an excess of industrial products, an excess of money, but a serious shortage of markets.

"This seems like a good opportunity?"

Qiu Fatzi pinched the cigarette butt in his hand and fell into deep thought.

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December 16th.

Cherbourg.

The first wave of the three-day offensive had ended, and MacArthur was looking at the statistics of the battle sent by the General Staff.

"Good."

After reading the statistical report, Lao Maitou was very satisfied.

More than a million troops, with the cooperation of the Air Force, launched a non-stop offensive for three days in a row, and the Allies did not take any of the anti-aircraft towers of Caen and Rennes, only destroying a few on the edge, which is normal.

Within his expectations,

The scattered anti-aircraft towers around Caen and Rennes have all been taken by Eisenhower, and the rest are clustered in two cities, which can form mutual support, and they are all giant anti-aircraft towers, with thick armor, fierce firepower, and air force assistance, and they should not be taken.

This attack was originally a temptation,

Conduct fire reconnaissance of the air defense tower groups in Caen and Rennes to provide information for the staff to formulate a follow-up offensive plan.

He's got enough information.

Troop casualties are also low, within expectations,

Of course

There was also something that exceeded his expectations,

Because it was necessary to provide constant fire cover for the attack, suppress enemy artillery, as well as suppress the view.

The ammunition consumption was greater than he expected, and it was much larger.

More than doubled as expected, and then a little more.

And the thickness of the air defense tower, so that only artillery with a caliber of more than 305 can have a suppressive effect, of which the small David effect is the best, and the long-range 406 naval gun modified from the naval gun is also very good.

There were also some losses of aircraft, especially attack aircraft, for example, in the area of Caen, where none of the twenty-four aircraft of a squadron of a squadron that launched an attack in the first wave returned.

But that's not much of a problem.

Acceptable.

Some issues were also found.

For example, the power of Little David is a little insufficient, after all, it is a mortar mode, and the power depends on the weight of the shell, for the thickened version of the air defense tower, even if the caliber was widened before, the power is not enough.

As a result, not to mention penetrating the German anti-aircraft towers, even the cover was somewhat inadequate.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons for the large losses of pilots.

"Submit the report to Congress and the President."

Old Maitou's tone was confident.

There is no shortage of pilots in the United States, and there are, as for weapons and ammunition, as a dish to cook the national arsenal, this is not a problem.

As for the fortified artillery...

As far as he knows, the armament department is producing a new type of heavy artillery in the form of a grenade with a huge caliber.

So

Old Maitou also urged about this new type of artillery.

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December 16th.

Afternoon.

American Back Office.

"So much!"

Looking at the material consumption report sent by the front line on the Western Front, the head of the War Logistics Department was a little dizzy.

"How can there be so much consumption of heavy artillery shells and heavy artillery?"

He couldn't help but ask.

In just three days of attack, the amount of heavy artillery ammunition that is expected to last for ten days is consumed, which is really difficult for the logistics minister to accept, and the ten days he calculated can refer to the consumption of continuous attacks.

This is actually used up in three days?

Heavy artillery shells are notoriously difficult to produce, expensive and slow to produce.

"The Germans had a lot of firepower, and the front line had to increase its fire cover, and because the enemy's fortress was very thick, only heavy artillery shells were effective, so it was a bit too much."

The secretary on the side explained.

"Forget about the shells, how can the barrels be consumed so quickly?"

The minister couldn't help but ask again.

The production of barrels, especially for large calibers, this thing is more difficult than shells.

More expensive and slower.

With such consumption, he can't supply it at all.

"In this battle, the enemy's firepower is very strong, and the support artillery must be supported at a long distance, so they are all fully charged, or even overcharged, and they are all super-heavy armor-piercing shells, which are fired continuously at high speed, and the rifling wear is very high."

The secretary explained.

"Let the front line reduce consumption!"

The minister slapped the table angrily:

"Tell them that we have to reduce consumption, we simply can't supply it."

"Minister."

The secretary reminded:

"General MacArthur's report mentions that thanks to ample ammunition, especially heavy artillery shells, the casualties were much lower than expected, if..."

The secretary did not continue, but the minister knew it in his heart.

To reduce attrition, it is necessary to increase troop casualties.

For the American Congress, the people are more difficult to accept, the minister knows very well in his heart.

"Draft a report."

After a moment of contemplation, the minister made a decision.

If the casualties of the troops increase due to logistical material restrictions, then his position will definitely be lost immediately.

He was in charge of logistics and knew the industrial capabilities of the United States.

These munitions, the production of which is not a big problem, after a year of super-fast development, the American industry is now very strong and strong, and the only problem is the financial aspect.

But the United States is rich,

So, it's not a big problem.

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That night.

Treasury.

Looking at the report that was placed on the table calling for an increase in the budget, the corners of the finance minister's eyes jumped.

The budgets for the two battles of Caen and Wren were again increased by $700 million.

Compared with the total war budget of nearly 200 billion US dollars, it does not sound like much, but it is not a lot, and this money, even in today's inflation, can purchase three Iowa battleships.

But at this time, every $100 million increase in the U.S. economy is a heavy burden.

And what's even more troublesome is that

These $700 million are all for the purchase of large-caliber artillery shells, millions of large-caliber artillery shells, and large-caliber barrels,

These things are notoriously difficult to produce, and at this time, the production capacity of the United States is somewhat saturated, so he has to increase the production capacity first. Advantage a lot of money!

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