"The curtain has opened, and we will dominate this stage!" The Presidential Palace, located in the red-walled courtyard of Xinhuamen, always leaves a sense of mystery to ordinary citizens who worship power. Inside the Presidential Office of Jurentang
, Lin Shuo, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission General Dong Yuntang, Chief of General Staff General Lin Rong, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy General Chen Shaokuan and other members of the Military Commission in Beijing were listening to a report from Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau Chen Qi on the full-scale German invasion of Poland.
Lin Shuo smiled very happily. The history that he had messed up in this time and space finally intersected with the original history. Britain, France and other countries chose to declare war with the Germans as he wished, and soon the whole of Europe
Everyone will be involved in the flames of war.
"The Poles will soon be subjugated again!" Lin Shuo gently repeated the final judgment made in the Military Intelligence report. This made him feel emotional and a little proud. The German army was advancing so fast.
Far beyond most people's expectations, in the face of numbers
Although the Polish army was large and tenacious, it was still advancing at a speed of more than 70 kilometers per day. After all, based on the long-term Sino-German military cooperation, the strength of the German army and air force in this time and space was far greater than that of the same time and space in another time and space.
Times are much stronger.
"With the current speed of action of the German army, it is estimated that this war will be over within 20 days. Will Britain and France reach another Munich Agreement with the Germans by then?" Lin Rong asked. He came from a well-known family in Fuzhou and has been extremely negative since he was a child.
Talent name. Back then, he was a talented student who graduated from the Fujian Shipbuilding Academy, but he went to the Japanese Army Sergeant School to study in the Army. A small bet in Shanghai that year made him follow Lin Shuo wholeheartedly throughout his life.
At that time, Lin Rong, Dong Yuntang, Jiang Chengyu, Li Zhiliang, etc. were all Chinese students preparing to enter the sixth class of Japanese military studies. Due to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the international students who went to Japan at that time were all stranded in Shanghai, waiting for the passenger ship to Yokohama. It took a long time.
Now, these students who are preparing to study in Japan are all very familiar with each other, and we often get together.
"It's a pity... such a huge fleet will soon disappear." Lin Shuo sighed while looking at the Russian fleet parked off the coast of Shanghai for food supplies.
"Why do you think the Russians will lose?" Lin Rong, who was young and energetic at that time, disagreed very much.
"How about we make a bet?" Lin Shuo said. Dong Yuntang and others looked at it and laughed. Another silly fish took the bait.
In the end, Lin Rong became Lin Shuo's "student". In the eyes of the Chinese, if a disciple betrays his teacher, it is almost as despicable and treasonous as betraying his parents. The president relied on these small means to recruit a large number of outstanding people.
Only a few people became his loyal "disciples". Of course, following Lin Shuo at least did not result in a loss. Nowadays, many of these people have become the pillars of the "party state".
"Do you think Hitler will spit out the meat he eats? Of course he will make a peace proposal to the British, provided that Britain and the United States and other countries acquiesce to the fact that he annexed Poland. Roosevelt's eyes are green now, and he will reject it without hesitation
This kind of peace." Lin Shuo smiled.
"Roosevelt's eyes were always green, but now the United States has suddenly announced that it will provide security guarantees for Australia, but the British still use Australia as a base for counterattack. We can't just be beaten without fighting back," said Admiral Li Guotang, chief of the Navy's General Staff.
"Roosevelt is forcing an attack on Australia so that he can find an excuse to join the war and ignore them. With the little British navy in Australia, can they really counterattack Lanyin as they shouted?" Lin Shuo said, "The current situation is
We must hurry up and prepare to attack the Middle East and North Africa."
"Currently, the British have concentrated about 1.5 million colonial troops in the Middle East. At the same time, there are nearly 500,000 servant troops in Persia and the Kingdom of Mesopotamia. The Arabs are not very friendly to us. They are more willing to listen to the British
"Yes." Dong Yuntang said.
"What is the main difficulty?" Lin Shuo asked.
"It's still about logistics. It will take half a year for our railway to be repaired to the starting point of the battle. Even so, it can only guarantee the supply of 300,000 troops. The consumption of mechanized troops is too great." Lin Rong said, "The navy is now
Since the main focus is on the Japanese, it is unable to concentrate enough forces in the Indian Ocean and cannot yet control the sea in this area."
"What's the situation with the latest level of aircraft ships?" Lin Shuo asked.
"The preliminary design preparation work has been completed. The number of construction approved by Congress in fiscal year 1940 was 6 ships, but we believe that these numbers are far from enough." Navy Commander-in-Chief Chen Shaokuan said, "If we want to achieve all campaign objectives,
At least two air fleets must be deployed in each campaign direction. Calculating that each air fleet has 4 to 6 aircraft ships, we will deploy three air fleets in three battle directions.
In each direction, at least 6 aviation fleets are needed in the North Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Ocean, which means that at least 30 main aircraft ships need to be equipped. Currently, this includes 6 Tianjin-class aircraft ships that have almost completed outfitting, and the aviation fleet of the Republic Navy.
The number of ships is only 18, and the two ships Guangdong and Guangxi combined have the combat power of only one, so the number is far insufficient."
"I will fight for the quantity from Congress on your behalf. In addition, I will allocate part of the funds to you from the special expenses, so that the Ship and Equipment Bureau can assign a total of 10 shipbuilding tasks for the next year." Lin Shuo said, under his name
A large part of the huge industry is red
The profit can be freely used by him, and he can transfer it to the military as a donation, which naturally includes more than half of the income tax to be paid. His approach made the State Administration of Taxation very dissatisfied, thinking that he was evading taxes in disguise, and thus
Dodge budget scrutiny from Congress.
"The Germans' next target will definitely turn to France. According to the analysis of the intelligence department, the German army will turn its focus to France after completing the Polish campaign. It is expected that the Germans will complete war preparations in June or July next year and will attack France.
Launch an attack." Lin Rong said, "The Maginot Line is very strong. Will the Germans encounter the same situation as during World War I?"
"No, the French will collapse within three months of the start of the campaign. Do you want to bet again?" Lin Shuo said with a smile.
"I have sworn not to bet with you again." Lin Rong said, "But what you said is not entirely accurate. The German army did not use the "blitzkrieg" tactics you advocated in the Polish campaign. They did not use the "blitzkrieg" tactics you advocated like we did in Central Asia.
In the battle, armored forces were still used on a large scale, but armored divisions were assigned to infantry groups according to tradition. There is no merit in its tactics."
"Hey, what is Guderian doing?" Lin Shuo was curious.
"Guderian was just a lieutenant general of the armored forces. Above him there were a large number of old-fashioned officers such as Vlauchitsch, Keitel and Rundstedt. They simply could not understand the new tactics used by the armored forces. The German Wehrmacht had a large number of old-fashioned bureaucracies.
, Their stubbornness and rigidity are outrageous." Lin Rong said with a smile.
"And their military organization is also very problematic. The air force is in the hands of Goering and does not cooperate well with the army. The Luftwaffe has dropped D-bombs on their own people several times. The strangest thing is
In terms of military-industrial organizations, the war has started for nearly a week, and the Germans have not yet carried out nationwide mobilization. Their automobile factories, tank factories, and artillery factories still only operate for 12 hours a day, and are still producing urgently needed items for the front.
supplies, and civilian products are still competing with military products for rare metal reserves that are actually not large." Chen Qi added: "It can be said that the Germans are not ready for a full-scale war at all, or that Hitler
He has no intention of engaging in a full-scale war, and he is still obsessed with his effective intimidation diplomacy. Judging from the current level of the German army, one heavy armored division of the Republican Army is completely capable of dealing with their three armored divisions!"
Why do these people have such a poor evaluation of the German armored forces that Lin has always admired?!
Who are these people! This almost made President Lin spit water on the table.