Rise from the sword

top secret.

The latest data of the German No. [-] tank.

General statistics of German logistical supplies.

These words made the trembling Allied intelligence agencies in Europe, which were jointly attacked by the Gestapo and well-fed and clothed local residents, try their best to quickly transmit this information back.

Even at the expense of exposure.

Only an hour later, this information was placed on Qiu Fatzi's desk.

Simultaneously.

Also appeared in the Oval Office of the White House.

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"Maximum production of 250 vehicles per month."

"Currently only [-] vehicles are equipped."

Looking at the information in his hand, Fatty Qiu heaved a sigh of relief.

The performance of the new No. [-] tank has already been seen on the front line.

The process is scary.

That was half a month ago. At that time, an elite reconnaissance unit composed of twelve Sherman tanks interspersed along a low valley and encountered two German tanks in a rural area.

One is a new Panzer IV tank that entered service in June last year.

One is the new No. [-] tank that entered service in June this year.

The Germans were also suspected to be a reconnaissance unit, but their forces were dispersed.

The distance between the two sides is 500 meters.

Fatty Qiu, the German, didn't know, but the Allied reconnaissance unit was composed of elite troops who had been on the front line for a long time and had rich combat experience. A large part of them survived the Cherbourg battlefield.

As soon as it came into contact, the German No. [-] tank was destroyed without even responding.

And it was destroyed head-on.

The M176 tank gun of the new Sherman tank can penetrate 500 mm of armor at a distance of 130 meters, while the front of the new German No. [-] is only equivalent to [-] mm. Even if sandbags and other coverings are added, there is no resistance.

But the No. [-] tank was also caught off guard and hit the front. However, unlike the No. [-] tank, this No. [-] tank was unscathed and retreated from the encirclement at high speed, demonstrating its super high mobility.

Then, contrary to everyone's expectations, the No. [-] tank did not retreat, but used the terrain to fight with the reconnaissance unit.

One against twelve.

The battle process lasted for an hour, and the detailed description was extremely complicated, up to a hundred or so pages. Fatty Qiu didn't read it carefully, mainly because it was troublesome, but he remembered it clearly in the end.

When the Allied reinforcements arrived, the German Panzer V was forced to retreat, leaving only one active Sherman tank on the battlefield.

And the No. [-] tank leisurely withdrew from the battlefield with the potholes left by the shells.

According to the final summary battle report, compared with the previous No. [-] tank, the new No. [-] tank has a comprehensive and qualitative improvement.

The mobility is stronger, the cross-country speed is much faster than that of Sherman, and the armor is thicker. The M100 1 gun cannot penetrate the frontal armor within 76 meters. Pass Sherman.

This contact war directly caused the Americans to stop all Sherman's old-style orders and convert them all to the Firefly type. However, it is still unknown whether the Firefly can penetrate the new No. [-] tank.

Therefore, the development and service process of new tanks has also been accelerated.

If the Germans were all replaced with this kind of tank, it would be a disaster for the European War.

Although there are 250 vehicles, the monthly production capacity is [-] vehicles, although there are still many, it can greatly affect the war.

However, in a battle involving tens of millions of soldiers and more than [-] tanks, the impact of this number is not decisive. With the current strength of the Allied Forces, it can be dealt with completely.

It's nothing more than paying a little more.

A few soldier casualties, some equipment loss.

The United States of America, as a country with a large population and the largest industrial power in the world, can afford to lose. Although the British Empire has a small population, it has many colonies and federal dominions, so it can afford to lose its troops. As for equipment, it is better to buy more from the Americans and the people of the Republic of China. .

As for the money, the selling point island has it.

"Contact me the people of the Republic of China."

Thinking of the new German No. [-] tank, Fatty Qiu suddenly thought of a problem. Although it was cheap to buy tanks from the Republic of China, the performance of the stitched tank of the German No. [-] tank on the Sherman site was not enough.

At least, a more powerful artillery is needed.

For example, their own 17-pounder artillery.

Just when Fatty Qiu's secretary had just contacted to make a request, a senior government official rushed in:

"Prime Minister, something urgent has happened in Oshu."

"Emergency?"

Fatty Qiu was taken aback.

Calculating the time, the large fleet of the United States has not yet arrived, and it is still far away. The second batch has just arrived on the east coast, and it will take at least 20 days to reach the Western Pacific.

In addition, Ozhou is still a major event, only the concentrated [-] army troops went to the battle to encircle the miners' self-defense force. If this army is defeated, it will be considered a major event. With support from the other side, even if no troops are sent To join the battle directly, Fatty Qiu estimated in his heart that failure was inevitable.

Can completely defeat the little devils, and even split the so-called locust army,
But it's still a long way off.

Could it be that some demonstration broke out in the country?Or changes in the domestic high-level situation?Or, a mass gathering of miners?
"what's up?"

Fatty Qiu asked.

"They . . . bombed the skies . . . sent a plane."

The tone of the high-level government is a bit stuck, and the language of the organization has lost its logic.

"Bombing Xili?!"

Hearing the previous sentence, Fatty Qiu trembled all over his body.

Although it is not the capital of Austria, it is also the most important city in Austria, with the largest population, the most developed economy, and the most famous international. Moreover, Austria is one of the members of the Allied Forces and a direct ally of Britain and the United States. There are nearly 90 troops fighting in Europe. .

This is almost tantamount to directly declaring war on Austria,

It is also tantamount to directly declaring war with Britain and the United States.

tough enough.

Very much the style of the most powerful period of the British Empire.

But Fatty Qiu was shocked, emotional, and nostalgic, which also made him even more worried about the situation. This kind of direct declaration of war would make the situation in the Southwest Pacific completely out of control.

With 900 million tons of bombs down, the British Empire has already recognized the reality.

In his view, although this act is a declaration of war, it is just a bombing of an ally, and it is not his own airspace. The mediation between China and Austria is good. It is not a big problem to find a scapegoat, cover up the truth, give each other a step, and appease their own people and troops.

A handshake and peace will do.

Even if an uncontrollable conflict broke out between the two sides, the British Empire would watch the show honestly and only have any allies. Sorry, the Republic of China is also an ally, and the military alliance is only limited to the Germans.

But the Americans will not agree, and will definitely fight.

Now the new information shows that the Germans are not as strong as expected, and the situation in Europe is far less serious. The pressure on Luo Laizi has been reduced a lot. Without the pressure from Europe, the Yankees will never retreat honestly.

The people of the Republic of China dared to bomb directly, and they were obviously not a cowardly master.

Conflict between the two sides is inevitable.

"Only one..."

Fatty Qiu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there was only one bomber.

A bomber, even a ten-shot bomber like theirs, can carry up to [-] or [-] tons of bombs at a distance of only a few miles.

It seems that the people of the Republic of China don't seem to want to make things big.

Thinking about it carefully, Fatty Qiu suddenly felt that it was normal.

With a population of more than [-] million, the population of the Republic of China is the largest in the world. Coupled with weapons and equipment of unknown origin, industrial products, various basic resources, fuel, etc., it is truly a top industrial power.

However, human resources are actually not abundant. Now the army needs a large number of knowledgeable talents, which is exactly what the people of the Republic of China are seriously lacking.Otherwise, they would not ask the British Empire for skilled workers.

It is also mainly engaged in production and construction in the country, and it will not really have a large-scale conflict with the Americans at this time.

"Next time, finish talking at once."

Fatty Qiu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and glanced dissatisfiedly at the high-level government officials he had personally selected.

He hesitates every word, is this what a high-ranking cabinet should look like?Is it time for a replacement?Let capable people come up?Now is the most difficult time for the British Empire.

"Yes."

The senior government official who reported took a deep breath, paused for a while, and then continued:
"Prime Minister Austria also died in this bombing. According to the detailed report, they used precision bombing. Three heavy bombs fell on the restaurant where Prime Minister Austria and a group of business elites in Austria lived at the same time."

"Everyone died instantly and the hotel collapsed."

"Moreover, most of these business elites who died were involved in transporting supplies to the Japanese in the subcontinent."

After finishing speaking in one breath, the cabinet member and high-level government looked at his prime minister, only to realize that,
His own prime minister was already stunned, and the teacup in his hand had fallen to the ground, wet his suit and tie, but because of the carpet, he didn't hear the sound.

High-quality carpet has excellent shock absorption properties.

"Are you sure...?"

This news made Fatty Qiu tremble.

"determine."

The cabinet member also wiped his forehead.

"How to do!"

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Fatty Qiu's forehead.

The Prime Minister of Austria was killed in the bombing, and the high-level domestic business and political circles were taken over in one pot. This is much more serious than sending a hundred bombers to carry out the bombing.

This meant that Ao must never die with them.Those Austrian generals and troops in Europe will definitely not let it go, and the rest of Austria's domestic political and business circles will also join forces to fight to the death.

Cripple Luo must support Ao with all his strength, and if they dared to blow up Prime Minister Ao directly, they must be prepared for a direct conflict. This battle is inevitable.

Sandwiched between the two backstages, even Fatty Qiu's old Jianghu was in disarray for a while.

Once a large-scale conflict breaks out between the United States and them, with the strength of both sides, the follow-up situation will inevitably be uncontrollable, and a protracted war of attrition is inevitable. At that time, the British Empire must be the most injured.

Whether it is the United States investing in Europe or the Republic of China investing in Europe, the resources will be greatly reduced.

Then it was the British Empire that suffered the most.

To make matters worse, there will be a huge push within the British Empire to express his anger and force the British Empire to participate in this conflict.

"Damn people from the Republic of China!"

Fatty Qiu cursed fiercely.

Although it is too much to transport weapons and equipment to the little devils, it is no different from declaring war, but haven't you already retaliated by promoting the Miners' Self-Defense Force?If you are really not satisfied, you can sink a few more Austrian warships, or strengthen the miners' self-defense force, and occupy a large area.

How did you blow up Prime Minister Austria to death?

It's really a bit too much.

"Then are we going to condemn them with the Americans this time?"

A cabinet member on the side chimed in.

"This time, they went too far..."

Fatty Qiu let out a sharp breath.

Austria is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and his strength is not bad. He worked very hard for the British Empire. It was too much to be killed by a precision bombing.Suddenly, a secretary ran in:
"The Republic of China has called back. The latest new tanks equipped with 17-pound tank guns are already being loaded. The first batch of 1000 two hundred vehicles, 20 tons of fuel, 20 tons of grain and other materials will be transported together."

"A labor fee of $[-] million has also been paid, including one hundred tons of gold."

"..."

Before Fatty Qiu finished speaking, he suddenly got stuck, and then he pondered for a moment, then his tone changed:
"But this is a matter between Ao and the Republic of China, and Ao also made mistakes first."

"Since the signing of the "Westminster Act" in 31, Austria has been an independent country. We are not suitable to participate in this matter. It should be resolved by the two parties themselves."

"The British Empire can intervene."

1000 million US dollars, including 20 tons of gold, plus 20 [-] tanks, [-] tons of fuel, [-] tons of food... enough to shut the mouths of everyone in the country.