The Return of the King chapter 040

"Mr. Colonel, I don't understand why the empire's most advanced weapons should be provided to these people. They seem to have neither a mature industrial system to protect and maintain these weapons nor the understanding of these weapons. Give them these weapons. , in my opinion it is simply a waste!"

Corporal Dietrich was very puzzled by Colonel Mainz's decision, especially when he saw that the tank he had driven was among the donated munitions, Dietrich felt extremely unwilling.

During the war, the sun never sets on the people who were the first to bring tanks to the battlefield.

When the British tanks appeared in the Battle of the Somme, they indeed brought a big shock to the German army, but they were inherited from the Prussian era.

The German army that came down still adhered to its glorious tradition and was not very receptive to this new weapon.

Their arrogance caused the German army to lag far behind the British and French in tank development, which had started tank production early.

The first domestically produced tanks of the British and French armies and the German army did not come off the production line until 1918.

At the end of the war, the German army only had more than 20 tanks.

During World War I, the size of the German armored force was very small.

There is only one regiment, and most of the time it is not full!

Because of insufficient production capacity, the largest number of equipment in the German tank force is not its own domestic tanks, but tanks captured from the British and French armies, among which the French army has the largest number of equipment. The Renault light tank was the most common.

During World War I, the French army's tanks were of good quality and quantity, especially the Renault tank. Compared with the British Army's Mark tank and the French army's own Schneider tank, the Renault light tank was very good. The structure is simpler and the design is more clever. This tank creatively has the first-generation turret that can rotate 360 degrees. The tank generally only has 2-3 people, one driver and one gunner. The

Renault tank is relatively small. , when the engines were generally not advanced at that time, it could still reach a relatively fast speed with its moderate propulsion power. After its birth, this tank immediately replaced the Schneider tank and began mass production. At the end of the day, the French army had produced more than 3,200 tanks!

Compared with the pitiful 22-year-old A7V tanks of the German army, the number of French Renault tanks can only be described as terrifying.

It is precisely because of the war in Gaul. A large number of Renault tanks were invested in the war, so many of these tanks were captured by the Germans during the battle. At this time

, Mainz planned to sell a batch of captured Renault tanks. The A7V tanks were sold, but they were small in number, large in size, and heavy in tonnage and were not suitable for export. These tanks had long been targeted by the Allied forces, and they had even sent people to destroy the

German army's own tanks. Few, with a unique appearance and high recognition. If this kind of tank is exported, it will soon be discovered by the Allied Powers, which will cause unnecessary trouble. However, exporting Renault tanks does not have this problem. Anyway, the law The army produces enough of them, and they also export them, so even if they find that the Northeast Army is equipped with Renault tanks, they will not suspect that Corporal

Joseph Dietrich is following the United States. One of the several members of Inz's trip, the other one was a fellow countryman with Dietrich, Heinrich Himmler, who was also from the Principality of Bavaria. Both of them were soldiers. Apart from them, the rest None of them are soldiers.

Himmler was only 19 years old this year, still very young, so he knew that his identity did not allow him to speak at this time, so he consciously closed his mouth and just listened intently.

"Tanks are a weapon that is expressly prohibited from being equipped and produced by our military in the Treaty of Versailles. This kind of thing is of no use in the country. Once discovered by the Allied Powers, it will inevitably be confiscated or destroyed. Instead of doing this, why not give this thing as a gift!"

"Moreover, we will need to develop the economy and people's livelihood for a long time in the future, and the land around the world has been almost divided up. The raw materials we need for production can now only be imported from areas controlled by Britain, France and other countries. If If we cannot expand import channels, Britain, France and other countries will only need to limit the amount of iron ore we import, and our industry will be finished!"

The biggest loss for Hans in World War I was that not only did he fail to win more colonies, but he also destroyed all his colonies in Africa.

Africa is currently the main source of raw materials produced by European industries.

The resources are very rich, so Britain and France attach great importance to Africa.

As soon as World War I ended, they began to secretly discuss the carving up of the colonies of the Second Empire.

Because of this matter, Eagle Sauce was very dissatisfied, because Britain and France wanted to They did not allow eagle sauce to set foot in Africa, which they regarded as their back garden.

When discussing the carving up of the colonies of the Second Empire, eagle sauce was completely excluded.

Colonies were very important to European countries because they were important resources. Origin and product dumping market.

The reason why the Sun Never Sets Empire can dominate the world with a small land area of more than 200,000 square kilometers is because they have a large number of colonies around the world, especially the Asan region in South Asia, which is regarded as a The pearl in the crown of the Queen of the Sun Never Sets Empire is the most important piece of the many colonies of the Sun Never Sets Empire!

Among other things, Asan's huge market of more than 200 million people can contribute to the industry of the Sun Never Sets Empire! The sales of products are guaranteed, and during the war years, the Sun Never Sets Empire can also buy products from Asan Indeed and other colonies at low prices.���A huge army came over and asked these people to fight on their behalf.

The reason why the Second Empire launched a world war was because after their industrial strength surpassed that of Britain, France and other countries, they faced a very embarrassing situation, that is, they produced There is not enough market to digest the products, and if the things produced cannot be sold, then you cannot make money.

If you want to sell them, you must pry open the gates of the colonies of Britain, France and other countries, which will naturally cause The two countries were dissatisfied, and a world war finally broke out!

When the Second Empire was strong, it failed to realize its dream of re-dividing the world. Now that they have all been defeated, there is naturally no hope!

Since there is no way out through force, we can only use peaceful means to seek benefits for the empire!

Europe and the United States are now generally industrialized. Not only do they not need Hans' industrial products, they will even export to Hans in large quantities, occupying the living space of Hans factories. In Africa and South Asia, the sun never sets and high temperatures Hans cannot interfere with Lu's ban, so the only market left in the world that has not been completely divided is the Celestial Empire in the Far East!

But here in China, countries such as Britain, France, the United States, and Japan have already intervened, and each has its own sphere of influence. It is difficult for Hans to change this situation in a short time, and he can only do it bit by bit.

The population of the Northeast is much smaller than that of the inland areas. There are only 20 million people here, which is far less than the 200 million in the south of the Yangtze River and the 180 million in the Central Plains and North China. Therefore, the great powers have little interest in the Northeast, except for footbaths and hair. Except for bears, few great powers set foot here.

At this time, Mao Xiong had no time to worry about anything else because of the civil war. The only family in the Northeast was the Footpot family. It was better to compete with the Footpots, an emerging country that had only emerged in the past ten years, than to compete with traditional powers such as Britain and France.

Moreover, the Anhui warlord Duan Qirui is currently mainly supported by Footpot, and they do not pay much attention to the Northeast. Their purpose is to invade the Northeast, so it is naturally impossible to strongly support Zhang Zuolin. In this case, Hansi's intervention in the Northeast is the lowest cost. , the behavior that benefits the most.

Moreover, the Northeast is rich in natural resources.

In addition to iron ore and coal, there is also a large oil field with a billion-ton level under the ground in Daqing.

If the First World War was a war of coal and steel, then the Second World War is a war of coal and steel.

The war was a war for oil.

As a time traveler, Mainz knew the importance of oil in the future better than anyone else.

The distribution of oil around the world determined that apart from the woolly bears, the only other partners Hans could cooperate with were The Celestial Empire!

Mainz cannot explain these strategic issues clearly in a short period of time. He only hopes that when these people look at the problem, they will not measure the pros and cons based on temporary gains and losses, but must look at it from a higher perspective.

Supporting the Feng clique warlords at this time is not only an investment in the future, but also a huge gamble. If the Feng clique warlords can become stronger, then they will definitely be more advantageous in the melee among the warlords of the Celestial Dynasty. When the time comes, they will���The demand for German arms and other products will be greater, which is very beneficial for Hans' products to open up this vast market.

Moreover, if the Fengcian warlords continue to expand, they will inevitably attack the forces supported by other countries, thus causing losses to other countries. Mainz is naturally happy to see this kind of thing!

From an inner perspective, Mainz is actually reluctant to part with these tanks. Although the Renault tank is only a light tank, compared with later tanks, the performance of this tank is very backward.

But in this era, this tank is still very advanced in terms of design ideas, and there are many things worth learning from.

If possible, he certainly hopes to keep all these tanks and use them to train the German army and accumulate experience for the German armored forces.

After the large-scale disarmament of the German army after the war, all that remained were elites. If these elites could not absorb new knowledge and learn new tactics and methods, then they could only waste time on old and outdated tactics. and energy, which was obviously fatal to the German army.

No matter how well they study outdated tactics, when facing the Allies, the huge gap in strength between the two sides will still make the German army useless.

Therefore, Mainz can't wait to start forming and training the German armored forces now, but he knows that this is unrealistic!

Before 1922, the Allied Powers had always been very strict with their restrictions and vigilance against the Weimar Republic and the German Army. During these few years, it was completely impossible to develop weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles without the Allied Powers' eyes!

There isn't much they can do. Apart from hiding from the outside world and taking advantage of opportunities to cooperate with other countries to secretly develop these weapons, all they can do is wait patiently!

After hearing Mainz's words, Dietrich opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

Although he didn't want to admit it, what Colonel Mainz said was the truth. There was no way he could keep these things in the country. Rather than benefiting those bastards from the Allied Powers in vain, it was better to give these things to others as favors!

"There is an old saying in China, which is called throwing bricks to attract jade.

The quality of our country's weapons and equipment is very good, but its reputation in the international arms market is not very good.

If we want our weapons to sell, and to sell them better, we need to Provide them with a trial opportunity and let them personally experience the excellent quality of Hans products.

Only in this way can we help us open up the market and create conditions for the sale of other weapons in the future!

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Mainz said earnestly:"The Far East is one of the few areas in the world that is still in chaos. The land in Africa has been divided up, and the war in Europe has ended. The Far East will be the focus of the great powers in the next period of time. The object of competition, so the war here may last for another 20 to 30 years. With a population of 400 million and a huge battlefield of 13.5 million square kilometers, how big a weapons export market do you think there will be here?"

Dietrich remained silent after hearing this, while Sim on the side But his eyes lit up, and he began to understand the colonel's intention.