Rise from the sword

August [-]th.

London.

Underground Prime Minister's Office.

"Ozhou Miners' Self-Defense Forces defeated a 1000-man vanguard cavalry regiment in Ozhou."

Fatty Qiu is listening to the secretary's recent report on the world situation:
"During the battle, the Miners' Self-Defense Force showed very high military quality and rich combat experience. Most of the soldiers have obviously participated in actual combat, and they are generally equipped with motorcycles, which are very mobile."

"According to subsequent investigations, this force is not the main force on the other side, but the expeditionary force."

"Expedition··"

Fatty Qiu bared his teeth:
"This trick is smart enough!"

That expeditionary force is a very 'special' team.

In the early days of the bombing, that is, when the British Empire still had a little bit of wealth, before he recognized the reality, he supported the team with Luo Cripple and restricted the group that split the Western Pacific. At that time, a lot of nails were planted.

Nominally, the command of this force belongs to Guoku, and the actual controller and commander Chu Yunfei is also a member of Guoku. Li Yunlong and the others have always called them friendly troops, and provided supplies and logistics in the name of friendly military assistance.

But in fact, the two sides have the same goal and there is no conflict with each other.

The appearance is in harmony with the spirit.

Especially after Chu Yunfei came to power, with the help of Li Yunlong, he completely controlled this team, and pulled out all the nails buried by Yingmei.

Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong are close friends, and there are a large number of grassroots officers sent by Li Yunlong's "independent regiment" in the expeditionary force in the name of training. It can be said that the two sides are essentially the same army.

This person is completely different from people like Yan Xishan, he doesn't get in, and he can't be differentiated and utilized at all.

During this period, Guoguo also completely evacuated from the country, went to the expeditionary army station, intending to revive the territory, plotted curves, and then was caught by Chu Yunfei, who took the evidence from nowhere and arrested the high-level military officials and most of the people from the four major families got up, only a few fled.

The preserved fruit fell apart in an instant.

At that time, the other side and the United States were in the honeymoon period, and the two sides had just promoted economic cooperation. The other side used US dollars as foreign exchange reserves, which had great benefits for the United States. Naturally, the preserved fruits were abandoned, and those people’s properties in the United States were also destroyed Confiscated by the U.S. government.

But in name, in the documents of the governments of various countries, in consideration of adding obstacles to the other side, disgusting the other side, and leaving conflicts for the future, this team is still under the command of the fruit, and even treated with the same status, although the fruit no longer exists.

Now that this team has sent troops to do things in Austria, Fatty Qiu can only praise it—it's a good move.

Condemn it to the mainland on the other side. People can directly say that it is none of my business, it was done by others. As for the condemnation to the government, no one can find it. Where can I go to condemn it?The group of high-ranking officials were dead and scattered, but there were a few people left, but they were all polished (head) commanders.

It's useless.

Besides making money,

I have to say that this group of people is really good at making money.

"How's the situation in the Pacific?"

Fatty Qiu is not interested in things in Aozhou.

Although nominally, Austria is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the supreme head of state is the King of England, and part of the foreign affairs is under the jurisdiction of the British Empire, but the other party and the Yankees secretly collude with him to send weapons and equipment to the Japanese. He has nothing to do with it.

The Commonwealth of Nations is dead in name only.

Everyone just play on their own.

But Fatty Qiu was very interested in the fight between the two fathers, and he could even be said to be nervous.

The conflict between the two parties was inevitable, and he only hoped that this conflict would end with the fastest speed and the least impact.

To achieve this ending, one party needs to quickly gain an absolute advantage in the conflict, forcing the other party to retreat, but at present, it seems that the possibility of this hope is very small.

On the other side of the mainland.

With advanced technology, a large number of ultra-advanced weapons in hand, a large population, profound heritage, the world's best, all kinds of materials, equipment, basic resources, and funds, it is truly the world's top power and military power.But not long after the war ended, there were many domestic problems, and development had just begun. There was a shortage of talents, a small navy, and poor international influence. There were obvious shortcomings.

America.

With more than 50.00% of the world's economy, more than 50.00% of industrial production capacity, the world's largest fleet, the largest air force, comprehensive national strength, and world influence, it deserves to be number one in the world.But the technology is far weaker than that of the opposite continent.

The collision between the two sides is bound to be thunderous and earth-shattering, but it is doomed to be difficult to decide the outcome once, and it is very likely that it will eventually evolve into a large-scale conflict and war.

"The American fleet has departed."

The secretary replied:

"The fleet on the other side of the mainland has also assembled in Ryukyu, and there are still a large number of shore-based air forces mobilizing."

"Their mainstream media 'The Independent Daily' also reported it with great fanfare, even."

After a pause, the secretary continued:
"They also used the multinational coalition forces' war against the Qing Dynasty more than [-] years ago as an excuse to shout the slogan of never compromise and never surrender to the outside world."

"Independent Journal."

Fatty Qiu sighed.

This headquarter is in Zhaojiayu. It is said that it is the newspaper founded by Zhao Gang. Although it was short-lived, it is a must-read newspaper for the construction brigade with a total number of nearly 500 million people. It is currently the most famous and influential newspaper on the other side.

none of them.

This also means that the other side does not have the slightest idea of ​​retreating, unless it has to.

In fact, in Fatty Qiu's heart, he hopes that the mainland on the other side will regress, and he also thinks that the mainland on the other side will eventually regress. After all, the strength of the United States lies there. Except for technology, the United States has an absolute advantage in other aspects.

"Pay close attention to the West Pacific, and report to me immediately if there is any news."

Fatty Qiu exhorted.

"Yes."

The secretary nodded.

"prime minister."

At this moment, a guard walked in:
"The German planes are coming!"

"understood."

Fatty Qiu nodded, his expression unchanged.

On September 20rd last year, the first batch of bombs fell on the mainland of England. As of today, August [-]th, it is full of plans, plus today

There are only fifteen days left in a year.

During this period, more than 900 million tons of bombs fell on the British mainland, with an average of more than 2 tons per day. Such a terrifying bombing density completely destroyed the heritage and wealth of the British Empire accumulated for hundreds of years.

But it also honed the terrifying anti-bombing ability of the British Empire.

Underground tunnels, forts, and air-raid shelters are all over every country town. In the past month, every time the Germans bombed, the number of casualties and losses has been reduced to an extremely small number.

Of course, this can also be related to the huge supplies from the Republic of China. Cheap reinforced concrete, food, medicine, etc., so that people do not worry about hunger, and can be treated in time when injured, thus stabilizing the hearts of the people and ensuring morale. This is very important.

Fatty Qiu lit a cigar and waited for the bomb to drop and the German plane to leave.

Although a large number of jet fighters have been in service, there is still a gap in performance between them and the Germans. The Germans have also caught up in numbers, and it is difficult to intercept after using gliding bombs. Coupled with the containment of the Cherbourg front, it can only guarantee the safety of the west coast. , unable to defend the airspace of the entire British Empire.

Therefore, it is still only bombed.

After waiting for half an hour, several cigars were smoked, but Fatty Qiu raised his head in doubt:
"what happened?"

For half an hour, he heard the sound of German jet fighters, his own fighter jets, and antiaircraft guns, but he didn't hear the sound of bombs exploding.

"prime minister···"

Suddenly, a guard rushed in hastily, with an anxious and flustered tone.

Fatty Qiu's heart suddenly stopped.

He realized that there must have been a change from the bombing, and it was an extremely bad change.

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London.

Number [-] Downing Street.

The originally bustling streets, tall buildings, and wide streets have disappeared. Looking around, the streets are dilapidated, full of potholes, and the buildings are incomplete. Many of them have disappeared, and some even leave only a huge deep pit - which is obvious. It's not something that can be done with one bomb, it has to be dropped repeatedly to produce such a result.

As the capital of the United Kingdom, under Mustache's urging, this is the key care area. The number of bombs dropped is the most and the densest, which is enough to apply for the Gillis World Record. There are even cases where multiple bombs fell in the same crater.

"damn it."

Fatty Qiu crawled out from the exit of the underground passage one kilometer away cursingly, and gasped for a few breaths—because he was obese, cigars never left his mouth, and he rarely exercised recently, mainly due to lack of conditions, and insomnia because of worrying about the situation in the Pacific Ocean. His physical fitness is poor.

"Look..."

A guard handed Fatty Qiu a binoculars and pointed out the window.

As one of the exits of the Prime Minister's Office, it is naturally very strong, built of reinforced concrete several meters thick, and has a special lookout.

Fatty Qiu took the binoculars and looked outside through the observation window.

I saw that there are countless leaves in the sky like 'butterflies' slowly falling down, densely packed, covering the sky like a blizzard of goose feathers. At first glance, there is actually a strange beauty.

"what is this?"

Fatty Qiu was stunned.

Although I don't know what the falling butterfly is, it is obviously a man-made object, dropped by the Germans. Since it belongs to the Germans, it must not be a good thing.

There was a chill down his spine.

"bomb."

The military general who came with him replied:

"A mine, more precisely."

"Mine?"

Qiu Pang breathed a sigh of relief:

"Open mine?"

What's the use of air-dropped mines, and they're so small?I'm afraid that even the tank tracks can't be destroyed, so it can be easily cleaned up?It doesn't even need the military to do it, trained citizens can do it.

The mustache is convulsing again?
"prime minister."

The generals from the military spoke in a particularly dignified tone:
"These mines are very dangerous."

"More dangerous than any weapon I've ever seen."

"why?"

The general's unprecedented solemn expression made Fatty Qiu withdraw his thoughts.

"These mines are small."

The military general paused and emphasized his tone:
"It's less than the size of an adult's palm, and weighs only about [-] grams. The internal charge is only [-] grams. There are fewer fragments and the power is extremely low. Even bulletproof tires can withstand it."

Although it only fell for half an hour, it was enough time for the British military to conduct a detailed study of this new mine.

"..."

The first sentence made Fatty Qiu break out in cold sweat.

Although he didn't know much about military affairs, Fatty Qiu was the prime minister after all, a top politician. In an instant, he thought about the role of the mustache throwing such landmines.

This is simply the most vicious weapon in history.

"Although its lethality is difficult to kill, it is enough to cause serious injuries to unprotected people."

"Moreover, this kind of landmine fuze cannot be reset and is difficult to dismantle. Its shape and color are camouflaged, and it is difficult to find it when it falls on the ground. In addition, it is small in size and large in number, making it extremely difficult to eliminate."

The cold sweat on Fatty Qiu's back instantly surged.

"About how many pieces are there?"

Fatty Qiu took a difficult look at the still falling snowflakes outside the window, and tried his best to keep his tone steady.

Small in size, camouflaged, extremely difficult to eliminate, and powerful enough to cause serious injury.

It also means that from today onwards, everyone in the British Empire has to be careful when going out, but even so, countless people will be injured every day, and most of them have their feet and legs broken. hospitals will be full.

then.

Will last a long, long time.

He would rather have doubled, tripled, even five times the tonnage of bombs dropped by the Germans.

"Unable to count."

The tone of the military general was hopeless:

"However, according to preliminary estimates, there are more than 1000 million pieces that landed in London alone."

"Clap.

Fatty Qiu sat directly on the ground with his buttocks, and the telescope in his hand fell to the ground.

When such bombs cover the British Empire, even if the Allies win, the British Empire will have no future.

Who would live in a land-mine-ridden country?

A country full of landmines cannot gain a firm foothold in the world!

For a moment, Fatty Qiu felt the urge to surrender.

Even if it goes well, it will take a year to defeat Mustache. According to the previous data, by then, the ground of the British Empire may be covered with tens of billions of these small mines.

What a fart this battle is.

"prime minister."

The secretary at the side hurriedly helped Fatty Qiu up.

"Let the commander of the air force come to see me."

After a full 5 minutes, Fatty Qiu struggled to get up. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the wall, with a decisive tone:

"Must, stop the German bombers, at all costs."

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at the same time.

Hamburg.

Kesselring and the old fox are in the office, but today they are both sitting at the front of the conference table, because a bigger figure came over.

In the center of the desk, there are three butterfly mines with their fuses and explosives removed.

"This kind of landmine looks like a butterfly, and we call it a butterfly mine."

A military staff officer is introducing the mine:
"It weighs [-] grams and charges nine grams. At close range, it is enough to cause serious injury to an adult. The appearance has been camouflaged, so it is difficult to be found when it falls on the ground. Once the fuze is activated, it cannot be reset or disassembled. Can detonate."

"Due to the limitation of the magazine, although this kind of landmine is light in weight, each bomber can only carry [-] mines. This time, a total of [-] bombers were dispatched, carrying a total of [-] million mines."

"We expect to bomb the British Empire 50 times in total and drop a total of [-] billion butterfly mines."

Brief report from the staff officer.

"good."

The mustache at the top of the conference table nodded repeatedly:

"It's a good bomb."

"so."

Although, he stood up directly, waved his hands, and suddenly raised his tone:
"We should send more to the British, sixfold the number, send 300 billion to the British, maybe even more, and they will always be with the landmine bombs."

"Yes."

In the conference room, a group of bigwigs saluted together, and no one objected or persuaded, including the old fox and Kesselin.

Today, there are no targets in the UK that are worth bombing with heavy bombs, and changing to this butterfly mine will not have much impact.

After Mustache left, Kesselin and the old fox had a private meeting.

"estimate."

The old fox expressed concern:

"The British will frantically intercept bombers. This kind of bomb is fatal to them."

Anyone with a normal IQ can imagine how serious the impact would be if billions or tens of billions of butterflies fell.

"I know."

Kesselring nodded:

"I have strengthened the escort fighter force."

"Moreover, the training of new pilots is going well and the spare bomber crews are sufficient, so we can bear certain casualties."

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Central Asia.

Ah Lamatu.

The largest industrial city behind the polar bear was originally an important heavy equipment manufacturing center. After the aid channel was opened, a large number of tanks, artillery, food, and ammunition were transported to the front line through here.

Every day, more than one hundred fully loaded trains depart from here.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of tons of equipment and supplies depart from here, cross more than 3000 kilometers by railway, and reach the front line, the Moscow position.

The huge military supplies are also mixed with a large amount of civilian supplies, all kinds of tobacco and alcohol, food, snacks, and even toys from the base areas of the Republic of China. These high-quality and cheap commodities are flooding the city, bringing unprecedented prosperity here , and radiate in all directions.

But under the unprecedented prosperity, the city has undergone some strange changes.

The population plummeted.

Whether it is the city center, the surrounding small counties, or the countryside, the population has declined on a large scale. Not only young men, middle-aged men are almost extinct, and even the elderly and teenage children are extremely rare.

Most of the busy people at the train station are female workers, and they are not young. Only in some technical positions, you can occasionally see a few young people or middle-aged people.

"asshole."

Outside the city, a few kilometers away from the railway station, a young man clenched his fists tightly as he watched the fully loaded trains heading for a distant place.

"what should we do?"

Another young man on the side asked anxiously:

"They said in the newspapers that they won a big victory at the front and wiped out millions of Germans, but now even 60-year-olds are forced to join the army. I don't want to go to the front to die... It's not worth it."

"Hide."

The first young man let go of his fist and sighed.

Recently, conscription has become a mandatory task. Anyone who is able to move and have good physical strength must go to the front line to resist the enemy. Many members of his family were arrested.

But he was not reconciled.

Why?
He does not recognize this so-called motherland, especially the recent behavior, which makes him feel instinctively disgusted.

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subcontinent.

Devil's Headquarters.

"The Commander of the No.12 Brigade sent a jade fragment telegram."

Gangcun walked into the headquarters and handed Yamamoto a message.

"Twelve Brigades."

Yamamoto was taken aback, then sighed deeply.

The Twelfth Brigade is a mixed brigade with a total strength of more than [-]. The equipment is mainly excellent equipment from the United States. It is the absolute main force of the Royal Army of the Subcontinent and is responsible for stationing important traffic arteries.

But it still failed to stop the advance of the expeditionary force.

"Yamamoto-kun, don't be nervous."

Gangcun is not nervous at all:
"As long as the American fleet arrives, we can become Li Yunlong's allies. Maybe we will still be heroes on the day of victory."

"Is it?"

Yamamoto glanced at Gangcun, but didn't bother to refute.

The American new fleet is indeed powerful, and the United Fleet in its heyday had to stay far away, but judging from Li Yunlong's unrelenting attitude, he is not afraid at all.

Although Li Yunlong's behavior is unpredictable for ordinary people, he seems to often make impulsive decisions.

But in essence, this person is definitely not comparable to the group of confused and brainwashed fools in the Imperial Locust Army.

If the other party dares to confront the Americans directly, they must have enough confidence.

He dared to conclude that this major conflict would definitely end in the failure of the Americans, and it was even very possible that the Americans would suffer a big loss and had to bow their heads to Li Yunlong and others in the end.

But no one believed what he said, so Yamamoto didn't bother to say it.

"Okamura-kun."

Yamamoto shook his head and changed the subject:

"Let's discuss how to deal with Chu Yunfei's attack."

With the destruction of all the No.12 mixed brigades, more than half of the total strength of the Imperial Army of the subcontinent was wiped out, from more than 30 at its peak to 14 today, and almost all heavy weapons were lost.

"That's really a problem."

Gangcun frowned.

If the Americans are defeated before they come, it will be too late to say anything.

"But it's not a big problem."

Gangcun is not particularly anxious:
"According to the speed of the American fleet, we need to persist for a month at a long time, and half a month at a short time."

Yamamoto glanced at Gangcun again, did not continue this topic, and pretended to be persuaded.

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Just when Gangcun was expecting the arrival of American soldiers.

Ping An County.

Three real-estate trucks (ten-wheel large truck variants) tried the wide ring road. After being inspected by the checkpoint, they entered the urban area and finally stopped in the parking lot on the left side of Ping'an County.

"This parking lot is big enough."

A blond foreigner came out of the cockpit, looked at the huge asphalt parking lot under his feet, and expressed emotion.

"Very advanced."

The co-pilot got on, and a blond foreigner got off, looked around and agreed:

"Clean and tidy, worthy of being a future cosmopolitan city."

As the headquarters of Ping An Pharmaceutical, where the Ping An Pharmaceutical Factory is located, and where the General Hospital Building of Ping An Hospital is located, this place is recognized by the world as one of the future world metropolises. However, due to lack of development time, the scale is still far behind.

"Their trucks aren't bad either."

The driver of the second truck also got off, also a foreigner:

"Much better than the U.S. military."

"I don't know if they will..."

In the second truck, a person came out of the closed compartment, and this person was holding a rope in his hand, and behind the rope was a tied Japanese.

"Meal hero."

"The former captain of the Xuzhou devil's gendarmerie offers a reward of [-] tons of gold."

The co-pilot of the first truck, the leader of the team, glanced at the tied up Japanese and licked his mouth.

This sentence made the eight foreigners who got on and off the three trucks look enthusiastically. As the war progressed, the value of gold rose sharply. Before the war, an ounce of gold could be exchanged for 35 US dollars, and now an ounce of gold can be exchanged for 55 US dollars. .

In other words, the devil in front of him is worth 290 million US dollars.

This is a sky-high price!
Each of them is allocated more than 20 US dollars, directly entering the wealthy class.

"Go and deliver."

Everyone can't wait.

"If it can be exchanged."

On the way, someone muttered:

"Let's expand our team and catch war criminals all over the world. This is big business!"