The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

Trivia: Soviet kvass tastes like vinegar with a slightly sweet taste, and that's when sugar is added.

If you visited a Soviet home in the 1970s or 1980s and they offered you kvass but no sugar, it would have been better for you to maintain a nodding acquaintance.

Of course, Soviet-style kvass is also extremely sweet, but the locals like it very much.

The players also deliberately made sure that all stalls could provide cola and kvass, as well as various other beverages, especially carbonated beverages. No matter how future food management will evaluate carbonated beverages, at least for now, carbonated beverages are high-tech products, and technology and hard work are positive words these days.

In fact, technology and hard work are not the problem. The problem is the bastards who make counterfeit and shoddy products to deceive people.

I really can’t stand Snow King’s overnight lemon. I will never drink Gu Ming again (nods).

The players devised a dimensionality reduction attack targeting the Soviet tastes, which instantly overwhelmed the locals. All the stalls were crowded with Soviets, and you could even see ministers whose shoes were lost due to being squeezed.

If the players' previous performances only attracted the attention of the locals, then when the Soviets saw the dazzling array of goods on Xinhua Street that they could buy directly, they discovered for the first time that consumption was such a happy thing.

At this time, the monthly income of Soviet workers was already quite considerable. Although it was not as good as the Soviet economic environment after winning World War II, it was still far superior to the neighboring countries.

Most importantly, the vast majority of people in the Soviet Union were not short of money.

This is another huge advantage brought by fair distribution, that is, everyone has money to consume other goods besides survival, such as entertainment, curiosity, greed, etc.

A life that has accumulated all kinds of strange pursuits can be considered a modern life.

A Soviet veteran shows a shocked expression in front of a candy stall on Xinhua Street.

"It's called Hercules. Eating it will give you a lot of energy."

As a socially anxious person, I am here to destroy your dream of showing off and serve as a salesman myself. As for the Hercules, it is actually Snickers, but its formula is more in line with the Soviet taste. Anyway, this Soviet veteran likes it very much.

"Give me one bag, no, five bags!"

"I'm sorry, comrade, each person can only buy one bag now. After all, there are many comrades waiting in line behind you."

"Okay, then give me a bag. I didn't expect Xinhua's candy to be so delicious. It's called Hercules, right? I'll remember it."

If the popularity of the candy area is a matter of course, then the crowded toy area next door is enough to prove that the Soviet people really have a lot of money in their pockets.

Various model toys and cute dolls filled the counters. Players even made the Cat in the Hat, which was originally designed by Russians. It can also be worn as a hat. Players also ingeniously added a small mechanism on it that can make sounds. Just grab the front paw of the Cat in the Hat and the air bag inside will make the whistle on it sound. So after the players demonstrated how to use the Cat in the Hat, many children begged their parents to buy one.

Cute, fun, and useful, Soviet parents who were not short of money immediately met their children's demands, even though these cats in hats cost as much as 40 rubles.

At that time, the monthly salary of Soviet workers was about 160 to 170 rubles. 40 rubles was roughly equivalent to a quarter of a worker's monthly income. How could anyone buy this? Were the Soviets stupid?

No, no, no, this has nothing to do with whether the Soviets are stupid or not. It’s that the Soviet Union’s poor light industrial production capacity cannot meet the Soviet people’s strong consumption needs. They have long escaped from the vortex of civil war and reaped a wave of development dividends during the global Great Depression. The planned economic system and the Soviet government under the leadership of Comrade Steel ensured fairness to the greatest extent in distribution, which made ordinary Soviet people not short of money, but there were few places for them to spend money.

At that time, the price of a pound of potatoes was only about 1 ruble, and there were very few things to choose from in the market. Common foods were only pickles, sausages, and cheese. It was no problem to eat enough, but eating these every day would eventually make people have no expectations for food at all, and turn three meals a simple process of comforting the stomach. Over time, the money would be saved.

But consumer demand will not disappear; the Soviet people simply lack a channel to release it.

Under normal circumstances, this channel would have been held back until the collapse of the Soviet Union, but the arrival of the players directly triggered a nuclear explosion on the planned economy dam that was holding back Soviet consumer demand.

The shopping frenzy displayed by Moscow locals is the best proof of the real needs of the Soviet people.

At a stall on Xinhua Street, Comrade Steel, who was in disguise, looked at the people coming and going and took a deep breath.

He seemed to have found a way to coexist peacefully with Xinhua.

Chapter 175: Breaking the Troublemaking Stick

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Berlin, Germany

After sweeping across France, Germany had taken revenge for World War I, so Hitler's status in Germany was now like the sun in the sky.

This is not an exaggeration; the vast majority of Germans at the time believed this.

By the same token, if Trump can lead the US military to defeat Russia, then he is the real American sun, not the propaganda sun lander.

What, you ask why not Todai?

Can he beat him? →_→

Amid the cheers of victory, Hitler also encountered something that made him unhappy.

Xinhua has indeed started cooperation with Germany, but as for deepening cooperation, Xinhua directly refused and had no intention of forming an alliance with Germany at all.

Frankly speaking, Xinhua is Germany's best ally from a geographical point of view. It can not only help Germany attack the Soviet Union, but also provide it with resource output. In addition, the two sides are far enough apart, and the volunteer army has combat effectiveness.

Oh my God, how could there be such a perfect potential ally in the world!

Then God told Germany - you think too much.

Perfect allies do exist, but they don't care about you.

Look at Italy and Japan, damn, what a mess they are.

有了新欢的德国对这两个不给力的盟友是越看越嫌弃，尤其是日本，陆军被揍成那个熊样，已经完全不可能在战略上配合德国夹击苏联，而海军也是被区区三艘战列舰追着打。

Even if such a navy came to help Germany attack Britain, it would be a piece of crap.

So, when it comes to treating its allies, Germany is still too conscientious. It should learn from Dai Ying in this regard. Aren’t allies just bargaining chips that exist to be sold at a good price?

Despite a series of diplomatic setbacks, Little Mustache still wants to give it a try. After all, Her Majesty the Queen of the East didn't refuse. Not refusing means she allows me to continue licking!

But another thing made Little Mustache very unhappy, because of the Fifth Column of the International Volunteer Army.

After the Volunteer Army once again "convinced" the Soviet Union with its strength, Finland and Xinhua established friendship, but this was not the most important thing. As Finland joined the Belt and Road Initiative, Sweden and Norway, seeing hope, also joined in.

The three Nordic countries are geographically connected, and Finland is their buffer zone with the Soviet Union. If you say that the greedy Russian bear is only interested in Finland, Sweden and Norway would rather believe that the British government has a conscience, but if they really want to confront the Soviet Union, their two countries' poor combat capabilities obviously cannot support such a courageous act.

But now, the arrival of the Volunteer Army has solved all of this. Although Xinhua has repeatedly emphasized that the Belt and Road Initiative is just a model of economic cooperation, Sweden and Norway still feel that if they cooperate economically, then if something happens to me in the future, the big brother in the East will have to speak up for me no matter how hard they try. What's more, they are so far away from each other. Even if Xinhua has a demand for territory, it will start with the Soviet Union. Our scraps in the corners are not worthy of their attention.

Xinhua does not openly establish any military alliances or sign any treaties, but Norway and Sweden can pull Finland into forming a military alliance. They have already thought of a name: the "Northern Alliance."

To avoid unduly provoking the Soviet Union, the alliance's external narrative was to protect each other's territorial sovereignty and integrity. This statement looked like a parody of Xinhua's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and given their geographical location, anyone with a discerning eye could immediately see who they were wary of.

But based on the principle of "no words mean no cards", as long as I don't say anything against you, you can't say anything about me. The Northern Alliance was formed so quickly. The two sides first reached a cooperation in military strength, and then invited volunteers to train their army without any show.

What they gave me was a tourist passport!

Yes, we invite volunteers to visit our country. Is there any problem?

Are you inviting the volunteers to travel? I'm embarrassed to expose you.

But the three Nordic countries think so. It's up to you. I'm behind the Volunteer Army. The Volunteer Army is touring our country. Do you want to hit me? No, no, no, you dare to provoke the Volunteer Army.

Well, this move is indeed quite something. As long as the Volunteer Army exists in this region, regardless of whether they admit it or not, they objectively provide military protection to these three countries. If Poland had not disappeared now, they would have to find a way to cooperate with the Volunteer Army.

But this makes it very difficult for Germany, which wants to attack the Nordic region, because that is where the iron ore and coal they need are.

In history, Germany quickly conquered the three Nordic countries through surprise attacks and airborne operations, but now, I am fighting the volunteer army?

Will it win?

Frankly speaking, the German military itself was unsure. Even Hitler's trusted general Rommel did not dare to guarantee that he could bring victory to the Führer. After all, the volunteers were all weak, and we are just ordinary human beings. We should not pursue the results that seem to be blessed by the emperor.

As a result, the large Nordic region is missing from Germany's strategic map. The three Nordic countries are neutral in name, but are they actually neutral? Look at Switzerland. You don't really think it strictly maintained neutrality during World War II.

After sighing in front of the map again, Hitler decided to focus on Britain for the time being.

Thanks to the help provided by Mithril, Germany now has no shortage of oil, and Mithril also provided the locations of several European mineral deposits that have not yet been developed.

By the way, Germany does have oil, but its reserves are very small. They are located in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. The difficulty and cost of mining are not low. However, Germany was still in the Second World War at that time, and its oil consumption was not as terrible as in later generations. The oil in this area can well supplement Germany's domestic oil demand.

In addition to areas controlled by the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe's onshore oil fields were also important oil-producing regions, including onshore basins in Romania, Ukraine, and Hungary. These were small fields, however, and the cost-effectiveness of extraction was low. However, countries like Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Austria were all within easy reach of Germany, and their strategic security was self-evident.

At least it is much safer than Romania, which is geographically close to the Soviet Union.

In addition, there is another super attractive gift package for Germany - the North Sea oil fields.

It is located in the North Sea, a marginal sea in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, between Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway on the European continent and the island of Great Britain (UK). Its core oil-producing areas are concentrated in the central and northern waters of the North Sea.

This is also a place that Germany loves and hates. It is close to Britain and is within the hunting range of the British Navy.

As long as Germany did not control the air and sea supremacy in the area, the exploitation of the oil field would be a joke.

Faced with the huge domestic demand for oil and the uncertainty of the growing ties between the Soviet Union and Xinhua, and after receiving huge help from the Mithril Company, Little Mustache turned his attention to Britain.

It's time to break this troublemaker once and for all!

Section 176: Sea Lion Project Super Enhanced Version

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"The navy will do its best, but it will be difficult for us to contain the British navy."

"The Air Force will never let you down. If the Air Force doesn't accomplish its mission, I'll change my name to Meyer."

"The army is fine, as long as the air force and navy can cover our successful landing."

At a high-level military meeting in Germany, Hitler got the result he had known for a long time: the German Navy was incapable of containing the British Navy, as the two sides were far behind in both quantity and quality.

The German Navy after World War I was the one that suffered the most.

The current situation of the German navy is: few battleships, a lack of personnel, a lack of military strategy, and no control over its development.

The navies of other major powers are the main forces, but the German navy can only serve as an auxiliary.

The surface fleet has obvious disadvantages, with small numbers and poor coordination. It relies on the "existence fleet" for deterrence and has limited actual combat capabilities. To be honest, the scale of Germany's existence fleet during World War I was much larger than it is now, and its deterrent power was much stronger than the current German Navy, but everyone knows the result.

The good news is that thanks to the technical assistance of Mithril Corporation, Germany's anti-aircraft artillery level has improved significantly, and dual-purpose anti-aircraft guns have been successfully developed. Bofors and Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, which have been verified by the actual combat performance of the Volunteer Army, are equipped on a large scale on German warships, using 37mm and 20mm calibers. The dual-purpose anti-aircraft guns are 150 caliber. The threat of the British Swordfish has been greatly reduced. In the North Sea encounter that broke out not long ago, the British Swordfish torpedo plane was half-destroyed. Now the British have completely abandoned the Swordfish and started to develop new torpedo planes.

Originally, this antique should have been eliminated, but the German Navy's 37 hand-pulled machine guns during World War II and the delayed dual-purpose anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft guns gave the British Navy the confidence to use the Swordfish to death. However, as a World War II biplane, as long as the German anti-aircraft artillery technology was a little more sophisticated, these things would be a dead end.

Italy also performed poorly, but considering that Italy's poor performance is stable and has a historical heritage, it is not used as a regular reference data.

The problem of the dispersed deployment of the German Navy is actually a product of the deterrence of the "existing fleet". After all, if Germany's current weak things are put together, it is easy to kill them all in one wave, but if they are dispersed, it will take the British a lot of time to attack them one by one. The fate of Bei Zhai back then is a true portrayal of the existing fleet.

As long as I'm here, even if I do nothing, you have to use up your ammunition on me.

But to expect such a fleet to achieve any results is like Liu Bang single-handedly defeating Xiang Yu—expecting too much.

After the high-level meeting, Hitler received representatives from the Mithril Company at his private villa.

"Can our warships be delivered?"

"Of course, Mr. Yuan, Mithril Company is at your service."

"Besides that, I would also like to apply for your company's hired soldier service."

"No problem, many people are willing to fight, as long as the price is right."

"Very good, then..."

After some bargaining, Hitler hired a group of sailors from Mithril, who would be responsible for operating the five Bismarck-class battleships ordered by Germany from Mithril. They were named: Moltke, Roon, Prinz Karl, Steinmetz and Goeben.

Germany paid for all five battleships with gold, with a premium of up to 500%. This was a seller's market, so Germany had no choice. However, Germany was not particularly distressed because the gold was spoils of war looted from other countries.

As long as Germany can destroy Britain, this 500% premium is nothing.

What Little Mustache didn't know was that the person he was negotiating with was none other than Liu Qi, who had disguised his identity and appearance.

"So, this is part of the plan."

Liu Qi's goal has always been very clear, that is - long live the great unity of the people of the world.

But past history has proven that this unity also requires a main civilization. It is true that we should unite all forces that can be united, but we must never compromise on the red lines that cannot be compromised.

Compared with the rest of the world, China's political system has reached its limit on the planet. It's like a successful adult looking back at a group of talented high school graduates. Some countries are even still in their infancy.

Taking China as the reference coordinate at this time, the first place looks at the people behind him, and everyone except himself is comparing themselves to the worst.

So when the world seems to be in a bad state, it may be because you are too strong.

From a global perspective, the Earth was still in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period at this time, and needed the emergence of a Qin Shi Huang. A unified country without the experience of war would be a joke. If you want others to listen to you, you must first win them over with virtue (D).

Looking back at history, World War II was an important node that greatly advanced the unification of the world.

However, there are many imperfections in this node, that is, the United States won the victory too easily. As a world power, do you have the nerve to do it without paying tens of millions of sacrifices?

Of course, Liu Qi is not a devil. His strategic goal is not to kill as many Americans as possible, but to make the United States pay a higher war cost to compete for control of Europe. The key to this is Britain.

For the United States, Britain's status is that of an unsinkable naval port and aircraft carrier. Its existence greatly reduces the cost of the United States' intervention in European affairs. If the US military arrives in Europe and does not even have a transit point and must directly launch a landing battle, the high cost will definitely make the entire United States tremble.

So Britain must die, and Britain may die, but it is unlikely that Britain will die.

The reason is very simple. The British royal family will run away, and once they run away, they can only choose between Australia or Canada.

Oh my, if the real Britain uses Canada as its territory to get close to the United States, and the two Anglo-Saxon bastards are put on the same continent, what will happen next?

Under normal circumstances, Canada really cannot support the British royal family launching a second White House barbecue against the United States, but what if players assist and allow Canada's national strength to expand with the help of World War II?

What others think is not important. What is important is what Canada will think next after it becomes stronger as Britain.