Rise from the sword

October 24
Europe.

Moustache once again sent [-] heavy bombers to bomb the British mainland.

Due to the loss of the last battle, the U.S. Ninth Air Force, which was responsible for the local air release, and the British Royal Air Force were almost unable to take off to intercept. Even if the German bomber group lacked escort aircraft this time, only the airspace of Anerlan and other areas where the U.S. base was located. It was not bombed, and the rest of the states were dropped with massive butterfly mines and a large number of [-]kg aerial bombs.

Yes, this time all the 1000kg bombs and butterfly mines were carried, because after dropping [-] million tons of bombs, there is really no target worth bombing on the surface of the British mainland.

According to statistics from the Prime Minister's Office, as of today, the number of people injured by butterflies has reached six figures, including some American soldiers who came out to have fun.

Fatty Qiu became more determined in his heart to betray Yankee's father, and wholeheartedly reported the idea of ​​​​the other side's thigh.

After making this decision, Fatty Qiu even came up with some very evil thoughts.

Asia.

Before the two ro-ro ships that transported two brigades to Zhili came to the Far East Port again, the two newly selected Guizi brigades boarded the ship and were escorted by a large cruiser, ready to go to Argentin.

United.

This port is rapidly expanding, aiming to become a world-class port, and now it can berth several [-]-ton ships at one time. The ship is loading goods, and nearly [-]% of the goods are currently loaded. It is expected to set off tomorrow with the Ro-Ro fleet and go to Argentin together.

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October 25.

early morning.

Eastern Front, outside Moscow.

The turbulent cold current from the Arctic Ocean caused the first heavy snow of the year to fall last night. There was no sign of stopping until this time. At this time, the ground was covered with a thick layer of white snow, and the temperature dropped rapidly to below zero. The road, which was somewhat slippery, froze again.

This winter is actually colder than the winter of 42.

Bearded urgently contacted the rear and asked for a large amount of cold clothing and heating fuel.

In order to maximize the expansion of the army, Big Beard not only recruited a large number of female soldiers, but also stopped all non-essential factory production, and all workers were called into the army.

A number of refineries are naturally among them.

Bearded heart is clear.

Although its own oil resources are abundant, its refining technology is very poor. Many of the extracted oil is directly used for power generation and heating, resulting in a great waste. He hesitated to lack high-quality aviation fuel, and even had to ask the Germans at the beginning of the war. After the Germans attacked, they also begged the Americans to provide high-quality aviation fuel.

Nowadays, there are imported fuel oil, high-octane aviation gasoline, and high-freeze-resistant diesel oil, which are provided in sufficient quantities. After the successful laying of the fuel pipeline in Moscow, even the amount of anti-freeze diesel oil can be used for heating. Well, there is no need to produce by yourself for the time being, and it will not be too late to recover after the war is won. This is the idea of ​​​​the beard.

In stark contrast, the mustache is very laid-back.

Although he didn't expect this winter to be colder than a few years ago, thanks to the lessons learned last time and this winter offensive plan, he was well prepared for the winter with sufficient equipment and supplies.

All troops are equipped with diesel heaters, and a large amount of negative NO.50 diesel can not only meet the use of all mechanized vehicles, but also enough for all troops to keep warm.

At the same time, in order to make up for the transportation problem, while doubling the preparation of the transport train, he also prepared [-] special materials for the five-ton half-track transport vehicle, which makes the big beard really envious.

Therefore, the bearded man waved his hand and purchased materials and machinery on a large scale again. A large number of half-track transport vehicles and ten-wheeled trucks were continuously transported from the rear of Lamutu, and there were also expensive negative 35, negative NO.50 Diesel is also purchased tens of thousands of tons at a time, and distributed directly to the troops for heating, in an effort to maximize morale.

But the bearded man was very distressed when he saw the pieces of land disappear.

He is very clear that the contract has been signed, and even if he wants to break the contract, it is impossible. The other party has enough strength to ignore him to execute the contract, and no one in the world can help him.

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October 26.

After more than half a month of offensive, part of the troops of the [-]th Division attacked all the way along the Austrian-Central Line Road, and had already occupied Rattan Creek, which was only two-thirds of the way from the east coast.

But after calculating, the troops actually only advance about ten kilometers every day.

For a well-supplied semi-mechanized force, this rate is unusual.

The reason is that the [-]th Regiment mainly spreads westward, expands its troops, gathers local miners and Chinese, as well as people from other areas who come here to make a living, family members of the army from China, and clearing the remaining armed elements, which involves most of the energy.

But also because of this, the troops have achieved full control of the territory along the way, established villages, and occupied the west coast at the same time, and both Edland and Pidamara were occupied.

In conversion, the 100th Division has occupied more than [-] million square kilometers of Austrian territory.

In addition, the troops also deployed one hundred shore-based aviation units equipped with 'second-generation bomb trucks' in the port of Exmouth, successfully repelling the counterattack of the Austrian Navy, sunk one of the heavy cruisers, and only lost their own side. Of the five planes, the pilot lost only three.

By the way.

The 5000th Division also assembled armored troops, and suddenly and quickly maneuvered to raid the rear of the rattan terik, forming an encirclement, forming an encirclement with the follow-up troops, annihilating the 5000 troops of the Austrian mainland, killing [-] people, and capturing [-] of them.

The current Prime Minister of Austria passed out directly after hearing the news.

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October 27.

Fatty Qiu summoned the Minister of Finance and several of his economic advisers to the Tangning Palace for a meeting to plan a major event.

However, there was a problem during this time.

A top economic expert graduated from Oxford University accidentally stepped on a butterfly mine dropped by the Germans three days ago on the way to Downing Palace, and broke his leg. Don't be rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, others were lucky enough to arrive at the Prime Minister's Office underground in Downing Street.

"prime minister····"

The secretary reported the misfortune of the expert.

Hearing the report, Fatty Qiu's eyes suddenly jumped.

Recently, he has deeply felt the horror of this so-called 'butterfly thunder'.

This thing doesn't seem to be very powerful. Harder armored vehicles can easily pass as long as they are equipped with run-flat tires. There is a high probability that they will not be injured.

But it was here that Fatty Qiu felt the nausea and horror of this weapon.

The projectile is camouflaged and integrated with the surrounding environment. It falls on the ground and is difficult to find. It is easy for people to step on it and get hit, and then most of those hit will not die, but will be injured and disabled.

Even most people are not fatally injured.

At present, the British Empire has sufficient medical supplies, and it can be easily rescued. Even if it is very serious, most of them can always be rescued by bandaging and then lyophilizing them with serum.

But the problem is.

The dead can inspire people's hatred for the enemy. The British Empire has become accustomed to death and is no longer afraid of death, especially after the Germans vowed to blow up their homeland. Knowing is useless.

With the arrival of sufficient resources from the mainland on the other side, the continuous bombing of the Germans will only strengthen people's confidence in resistance.

The injured people need someone to take care of them. Listening to the mourning of the wounded can continuously consume people's spirit and perseverance, even weaken the morale of the troops and induce anti-war psychology.

That's the tricky part.

Recently, a large number of technicians have even applied to travel to the other mainland.

Even if he knew where he was being exploited, more than [-]% of his salary had to be handed over to the government, even if he had to learn difficult Chinese, and even after he raised the amount to be turned over to [-]%, there were still a steady stream of applicants.

There are also a large number of soldiers passively avoiding the station, and the people refuse to call.

The main reason is the falling butterfly thunder.

There is no solution to this problem without stopping the German bombing.

The Ninth Air Force equipped with jet fighters, which had high hopes, did not achieve many victories. It only lost both sides with the German escort formation. Although the Germans were not as large as the Ninth Air Force with jet fighters, their performance was significantly higher.

After the war, the casualties of the German bombers were minimal, and they were still bombing incessantly.

At this moment, Fatty Qiu suddenly had an idea in his heart.

After getting the German bombers, he will also drop a lot of butterfly mines on the German territory, so that they can also taste the feeling of this kind of mines, no, not only the German territory, but the entire European territory will be bigger. Scale cast.

"I came here to ask you about something."

Recovering his thoughts, Fatty Qiu looked around at the domestic economic bigwigs and went straight to the topic:
"With the current international situation, what will be the post-war economic situation of the Americans?"

"Is it going to be a recession like it was 15 years ago?"

As Prime Minister, Fatty Qiu is naturally very capable. Although he is not an economic expert, but he has been in control of the British Empire for so long, he also knows that the foundation of a country lies in the economy.

Why is the Yankee dancing so happily now?
It is not that the economic strength is strong, the industrial strength is strong, it can produce countless weapons and equipment, mobilize a large number of personnel, participate in the war, and the lost equipment can also be quickly replenished.

But he can also see that although the Americans have a strong industrial foundation and economy, the Germans are unreasonable. The current pressure on the Americans is also enormous. Recently, the printing of money has led to a series of large-scale depreciation of the dollar against gold. The best proof.

This made him think that if the U.S. economy declined after the war, at that time, the U.S. dollar would definitely depreciate significantly, five times, even ten times, or even more.

That.

At that time, wouldn't it be wonderful to repay the foreign debt that has reached more than 500 billion US dollars?
Several economic giants suddenly fell into contemplation.

After 10 minutes of thinking, several people continued to discuss in low voices. Finally, after an entire hour, several people finally agreed on their opinions. The Minister of Finance said to Fatty Qiu:
"With the current international situation."

"The continent on the other side is eyeing the world. They have already controlled the entire Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia. Now they have begun to encroach on Austria, the subcontinent, and even the Americas in the back garden of the United States. Although the Americans are very powerful, considering the military strength on the other side, industrial development Speed, population, technological superiority, it’s hard to say who wins.”

"And the Americans have gambled everything for this war. Although the deformed and inflated military industry can provide a large amount of weapons and equipment during the war, these will inevitably become a burden after the war."

"There must be a market for the Americans to withstand these factory transitions, there must be a market for the dollars that they issued in large quantities during the war."

"There is a continent on the other side of the Asia-Pacific. Even if the Americans can hold the Americas, they will not be able to accommodate them anywhere. The only way is Europe."

"After the war, Europe was also severely damaged. As one of the world's industrial centers, Europe's reconstruction requires huge funds and equipment, and it also has a large market with an empty window of more than ten years."

"At that time, the United States will inevitably lend a large amount of dollars to Europe, and then sign an agreement. These dollars can only buy American machinery and equipment, as well as industrial products, in order to promote the transformation of American enterprises and ease the pressure of the continuous depreciation of the dollar."

"So, whether the United States will decline or not depends on the situation in the Americas and Europe."

After listening to the expert group's analysis, Fatty Qiu's eyes lighted up slightly again.

He got it.

It all depends on who can control more territory and more market after defeating the Germans.

If the Americans control the entire European market, plus the Americas in the back garden, then during the war, the rapidly expanding American industry would have enough market transformation to survive, and even further technological upgrades due to the war.

The huge increase in the dollar would also be diluted without causing inflation, nor would there be a large devaluation of the currency, and the industry would shrink with it.

America is still the first industrial country in the world, America.

But the mainland on the other side is also a superpower.

The other side has technology, equipment, and talents, and it has a huge market of its own. It also controls Southeast Asia, and even the subcontinent has become the control area of ​​the other side. As long as it is given time, it can develop into a superpower.

No one can stop this.

But if the United States does not control the whole of Europe, or even loses its back garden, then the products produced by the huge American industry will have no place to sell, and the huge dollar will not be diluted. Finally, the entire United States begins to decline, and the dollar rapidly depreciates dozens of times.

When the United States falls, its huge internal capital will inevitably flee. The other side is not suitable, and not many people will dare to go there.

Then,

The opportunity for the British Empire has come!

As long as it devours the fleeing capital of the United States, and then uses the European market and imports goods from the other continent as a middleman, then the British Empire can be reborn.

Returning to its former glory is difficult, but it is possible to become the world's top power again.

so···

Waving away the expert group, Fatty Qiu took a deep breath and called for the secretary:

"Go and ask Mr. Ambassador."