Momentum

　　Half an hour later, Manstein and Gust stood side by side in the exercise headquarters with blue noses and swollen faces, in front of a crying and laughing Leon, no one expected that this exercise would turn into a big brawl, there was an infantry regiment training on the side, otherwise no one would be able to pull apart the two sides that were wrestling together.

　　Manstein said to Leon intermittently, vaguely, "Rie... Ang Shao... Hiss... School, I'm finished... Yes... The task is over... Shhhh"

　　Leon looked at Manstein speechlessly, thinking: If you want to put it in the 21st century, no one may believe it, and Marshal Manstein, who has always been known for his calm and intelligent, actually fought with people ... However, Leon still comforted very seriously on the surface: "Captain Manstein, you have completed this mission very satisfactorily, and ... Tragic, did not lose the face of the German soldiers! Then looked at Gust and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Gust, how can you be the commander of the defense side this time?" "

　　Gust is the defensive side, and he is superior in numbers so he is not much injured, so he is still relatively clear: "Leon, Lieutenant General Strauss came to me and said that I know you better, so let me be your opponent, but I didn't expect you to have so many ghost ideas." "

　　Leon laughed and said, "Guster, last time I was on your side, this time as my opponent, you should know me better, right?" "

　　Gust replied with a smile on his face: "I understand, you are the host in Berlin this time, you can treat me to a drink later, and this Manstein brother is also there, I have to discuss this tactic with you." The three of them smiled.

　　"Leon, you really surprised me, stunned to break through the defense of two infantry battalions with a company, although it was by fists, haha." Lieutenant General Strauss smiled and patted Leon on the shoulder.

　　"General, this also highlights a problem, we need more machine guns and anti-tank fire, this time it is just an exercise, and the next time it will cost the lives of infantry on the battlefield." Lyon said seriously to Lieutenant General Strauss.

　　Lieutenant General Strauss also slowly became serious: "Indeed, if the tanks were equipped with heavy machine guns, the infantry would not be so easy to approach the tanks, and we lack anti-tank guns, and the Treaty of Versailles said that we could not have artillery and heavy machine guns." "

　　Leon looked directly into Lieutenant General Strauss's eyes and said: "General, it's time for us to rearm our army, artillery we can hide, heavy machine guns we can replace with a large number of light machine guns." "

　　Lieutenant General Strauss lowered his head and thought for a long time when he heard this, and finally made up his mind and said: "Well, it's time for our army to get back on its feet!" Leon, from now on you will be responsible for finding a way to re-equip your troops with new weapons, and from now on you will be a lieutenant colonel! That Captain Manstein was promoted to major and asked him to assist you in building up the armored forces, and I will seek funding from Congress to equip as many tractors as possible. "

　　Leon immediately stood up and saluted: "Yes!" But I don't think it's necessary to equip tractors more, it's just to test my theory, what we need are real tanks, armored vehicles and cars. "

　　Lieutenant General Strauss frowned and said, "What about the Military Supervision Bureau set up by the Entente to monitor the development of our troops?" They are like a shackle around our necks, and it is difficult for us to hide from them. "

　　Leon also frowned, and then said: "General, leave this aspect to me, I will meet them when I go back!" "

　　"Well, the address of the Military Supervision Bureau is right next to the Reichstag, and their head is Colonel Renault of the French army." Lieutenant General Strauss nodded in agreement.

　　Lieutenant General Leon and Strauss did not know that the Military Supervision Bureau was not monolithic, because at this time Colonel Renault of the Military Supervision Bureau was sending a telegram to the country: "Today the so-called "tank" units of the German army held an exercise outside Berlin, and some time ago our informant provided information that a German unit was equipped with tanks, and today I specially went to watch this exercise, and I just want to say about this exercise, if the informant is in front of my eyes, I will definitely beat him fiercely." I don't understand why that vehicle can be called a tank, it doesn't even have a turret, it's not a little armed, it's just a tractor. And later in the exercise, the offensive and defensive sides fought, yes, it was a fight, I really can't imagine that this is the German troops that made us suffer, they look like a complete group of hooligans, I personally feel that we don't need to build the Maginot Line anymore, because we only need one corps of troops to fight all the way to Berlin. I think we should be more wary of Britain than Germany. "

　　And Lieutenant Colonel Allen in the British Military Administration also sent a telegram to Britain similar to that of Colonel Renault: "Respected General Albert, I have confirmed today the rumors about the recent circulating German armored forces—if tractors are also considered tanks, there is no doubt that Germany has." And today's German exercises outside Berlin are a complete mess, you just imagine, the offensive and defensive sides threw down their rifles, took off their own clothes, and scuffled together shirtless. Oh, is this still the army? I don't understand what the group of tractors also came down to make a scene, and even the commander was involved, I knew because I saw a lieutenant colonel, and the attacking side was a captain - yes, this is the second thing I find incredible, a company seems to be fighting against an infantry regiment? The person who formulated this exercise must have been very humorous. Perhaps we should look to Germany's neighbor, our ally France, who is now more powerful than we expected, which is not in line with the British Empire's continental balance. If necessary, we can even join forces with Germany to suppress the rise of France. Dear Lieutenant Colonel Allen. Berlin, October 20, 1921. "

　　Britain and France did not love each other as they appeared to be, and Britain and France had the longest war in the world, the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, which lasted 116 years and made the two peoples form a bitter feud, not to mention the fight for maritime supremacy again.

　　Therefore, when the threat of Germany disappeared, France immediately became afraid of Britain, an old rival, and needed to make Germany its younger brother to confront Britain, which was still the world's leader.

　　And Britain has always promoted continental balance, and needs a "slightly stronger" Germany to confront France, which claims to be the world's largest army, to ensure its absolute security. Just when Britain and France were harboring ghosts, Lyon came to the door of the Military Supervision Bureau.