"Uncle Louis!" When he said this, Lin Wei felt a little sick in his heart. He had obviously become familiar with him as soon as he met him, but it seemed that the fact that Louis and Renault got close to each other first had been forgotten by Lin Wei. The slight nausea did not faze Lin Wei, "Uncle Louis, the Panzer IV is Germany's most mature weapon. Like all successful weapons, the Panzer IV has little potential to tap. If Renault's technology If people can get inspiration from the Panzer IV, I hope they can share it with the Krupp family. After all, we are allies now, right?"
"No problem! As you said, we are allies!" Louis and Renault felt that Lin Wei's words were a bit fussy. They said everything in advance before they even mentioned it. However, Lin Wei's performance left a mark in Louis and Renault's hearts. It really gave me the impression of being a German.
"The reconciliation between Germany and France will bring peace to the whole of Europe!" Lin Wei ended the conversation with Louis & Renault in a diplomatic tone. Poor Italy was once again forgotten by Lin Wei, who had just mobilized the morale of Italy. Mussolini may be very unfazed, but Lin Wei is simply forgetting out of habit.
"Of course..." Louis & Renault confirmed Lin Wei's words. Compared with Lin Wei's habitual forgetfulness, Louis & Renault may not be able to remember the role of Italy at all, although many Italian soldiers have appeared in France during this period. , Louis & Reno also knew that this was an Italian soldier passing through France and landing on the British mainland on Mussolini's order. The ultimate goal was to capture London. It is said that it was because of a certain reason in Berlin that Mussolini made up his mind to manifest. Italian power.
Of course, it is impossible for Louis & Reynold to know everything about what William II said at Sanssouci Palace, but it does not delay Louis & Reno to maintain his curiosity. If others don't know things, it doesn't mean that the people in front of him don't know either. Louis & Reno He seemed to have mentioned the Italian incident inadvertently, "I heard that two days ago, Italy actually defeated the British attack in Benghazi, North Africa. I wonder what Lampard thinks of this matter!"
"Yao, this matter..." Lin Wei originally thought that Louis & Renault would ask about something confidential, but he didn't expect that he just wanted to gossip. It was not a big deal anyway, so Lin Wei said directly, "I am very worried about Italy's performance. Surprise! The Italian Army cannot be compared with the German and French armies at all. Although British soldiers and Italian soldiers are generally below the combat effectiveness of our two countries' soldiers, we have to admit that the British Army's combat effectiveness is still better than that of the Italian Army. One section higher! So Italy’s performance was beyond my expectation. Maybe that troop happened to exist in the first place and was not expanded by Mussolini, or it was a troop that participated in the Spanish Civil War! In general, Italy’s There definitely aren’t many troops!”
Lin Wei gave Louis & Renault bit by bit, and Louis & Renault nodded from time to time. In the eyes of many French people nearby, his boss seemed to have a good relationship with the general in front of him. In fact, Louis & Renault really wanted to achieve such an effect. Show it to those around you.
"So, you are not optimistic about Italy's military operations in North Africa! Is Germany still preparing to send troops to help Italy?" Louis & Renault asked. If the words just now were not meant to inquire about information, this sentence is obvious. After betraying Louis & Renault's intentions, what the arms dealers need most is, of course, hope for war. Although France has joined the Axis Powers, there seems to be no military action at the moment. At this time, Louis & Renault asked Lin Wei this question. Obviously this is not the case. innocent. If Germany needs to send troops to help Italy, France will certainly not be idle. At least Africa is the focus of French colonization. France has many more colonies in Africa than Britain. It can be seen that Africa is very important in the eyes of the French. After Africa is integrated, will the French government treat it as invisible? At least Louis & Renault don't think so. Once the French government sends troops to join the war, Renault will be able to earn huge profits.
Now... Lin Wei pointed at Louis & Renault without saying anything, seeming to admire this old fox. Although this behavior is impolite, if Gustave is here, he must give it to Lin Wei. However, Lin Wei didn't seem to have any ill intentions, and Louis and Renault didn't feel any discomfort with Lin Wei's actions, but looked at Lin Wei with expectant eyes.
"Uncle Louis!" Lin Wei thought for a moment and knew what Louis and Renault were thinking, and said, "Your idea may be in vain! Although the Italian army is not strong in combat effectiveness, the British will definitely lose this war in North Africa. Just a matter of time!"
"Why? You also said that Italian soldiers are not as good as British soldiers!" Louis Reno said without hesitation, "On our border with Italy, the Italian army is three times ours. Aren't they still locked there and unable to move forward? Going further?"
Louis & Renault spoke so fast that Lin Wei almost didn't hear it clearly. French is known as the fastest language in the world. Compared to Louis & Renault's speed, Lin Wei could only speak one word in unskilled French. A word jumped out. As for why Lin Wei can communicate with Louis & Renault, it only shows that listening and speaking are two different issues.
"The number of Italian troops is not three times! Italian troops in Africa originally numbered between 500,000 and 600,000. After mediation some time ago, Italy no longer needs to maintain an army of one million troops in Albanite." Lin Wei explained, "If one-third of the Albanian troops are sent to North Africa, the Italian army in North Africa will reach one million. How many British troops there are, according to our analysis! Even if all the African armed forces in all colonies support The British, the number of troops controlled by the British will not exceed 150,000! Italy is seven times that of the British, and Italy's mainland itself is in the Mediterranean, and there is no British navy in the Mediterranean, so the gap will only get wider. If it does not shrink, the British colony will not be saved!"
Louis & Renault had been listening to Lin Wei speak in broken French, and they were convinced by Lin Wei's analysis. They seemed to have given up the idea of profiting from it, and just said, "It seems that quantity is sometimes quite important, so to speak. Italy’s attack on London is out of the question!”
Lin Wei curled his lips inwardly. London and Egypt were not on the same level of difficulty. Even if Lin Wei were to be killed, he would not believe that Italy could capture London in three months as agreed. However, they were allies at least, and Lin Wei could not reveal the truth, so he could only deal with it twice.
Renault is a big company. Although not all factories are here, it took Lin Wei an afternoon to visit them all. Louis and Renault also had to take care of a meal, but they saw Lin Wei eating with a group of people. While eating in the big pot, Louis & Renault were a little surprised. The meal-sharing system was originally popular in France and became popular in Europe. In Louis & Renault's view, Lin Wei also came from a big family and should know a lot of etiquette. The thought of eating with a group of SS guards without any sense of self-consciousness reminded Louis & Reno of some barbarians.
Lin Wei naturally doesn't know what Louis & Renault think. If he knew, he might have to re-evaluate Louis & Renault. After dinner, Lin Wei went to the production line of light armored vehicles again. The result was that he still gave a certain negative evaluation, thus having a paper evaluation of French weapons and equipment. It turned out that it was not obvious from the battlefield, but it really came. It was only in Renault's production line that the French military-industrial system was directly evaluated. Generally speaking, it was backward.
I don’t know if it was because the victory was too tragic. France spent all its funds on the Maginot Line and thus did not invest much in the weapons of the real core army. This led to the slow development of France’s weapons. As an army A big country that was victorious in World War I. I really don’t know what the French think. Lin Wei glanced at his assistants and said secretly, “Maybe you are also familiar with the experience of Germany’s defeat at the hands of France. Bar?"
It is obviously a Renault light tank from the First World War, but there is still a production line in Renault's factory, which has long been closed in Germany. Now the German high command is impatient with the original Czech-made light tanks of the Skoda Arsenal. This kind of weapon is obviously It is not what the German Army needs, so the light tank production line of the Skoda Arsenal has been closed for a long time. However, Italy later became more interested, so the transfer is now being negotiated with Italy.
"It is impossible for France to face Germany alone now!" Lin Wei gave such an evaluation after the visit. At the same time, a huge stone fell in his heart. If France's strength was still the same as Germany's, it might be possible to attack the Soviet Union. France is about to take over the current role of the Soviet Union. If France stabs Germany in the back when Germany and the Soviet Union are fighting to death, maybe it will be sent to the gallows right away, right? The Germans sent it to themselves. When future generations evaluate Germany's military operations, they may say that Germany was perfect in all conditions during World War II. It was just because the leader of the armed SS at that time was an arrogant guy. That led to Germany's defeat, and then a group of experts would jump out to criticize their actions.
Strange thoughts flashed in his mind, causing a ghostly smile to appear on Lin Wei's lips. Louis & Reno, who had been observing Lin Wei, felt very strange psychologically. It wasn't until dark that Lin Wei finally finished visiting the Renault company's factory here. Renault is indeed the backbone of the French military industry. The place Lin Wei saw now was already huge. He couldn't imagine its prosperity after World War I and before World War II. It may not be as good as my own or Czechoslovakia's Skoda, but it won't be much smaller.
After being polite to Louis and Renault, Lin Wei returned to the hotel that had been prepared under Louis and Renault's repeated requests. When saying goodbye, Lin Wei asked seemingly unintentionally, "Uncle Louis, I heard that you have a son about the same age as me?"
"Yes, that boy's name is Heinkel, and he doesn't seem to be interested in running the Renault company!" Louis Renault looked like he had a headache when talking about his son, and said, "He doesn't even think about what he can do if he leaves the company. What are you doing? He actually wants to be a soldier. Fortunately, his brother is more worry-free and is now able to stand alone! Lampard, why do you ask this?"
"Oh, it's nothing, just asking, Uncle Louis, goodbye!" Lin Wei said goodbye with a smile, leaving only Louis and Renault who were confused.
"Leader, what do you mean?" Crawford seemed to have figured out Lin Wei's intention.
"I'll tell you something tomorrow... But we must find out whether this Heinkel has any military talent!" Lin Wei did not deny his thoughts, but did not let Crawford say it here because the idea was still mature. .
Crawford's understanding expression made Lin Wei feel at ease. It was a good thing to have a smart and capable adjutant.
On September 20, after inspecting some other places, Lin Wei had a complete understanding of the French industrial system and some manufacturing ideas. Obviously what was needed was how to be included in the German war machine. Of course, Pétain The Marshal's understanding of the idea of being part of the Axis was also correct.
Several rows of cars appeared on the streets of Paris, with German flags hanging on them. People on the street were obviously no strangers to such a scene. They were doing whatever they had to do without panicking at all. After all, there is still a policeman stationed in the suburbs of Paris. German division, if you are always sensitive to German affairs, you don’t have to do anything every day.
"Leader, Heinkel's matter has been investigated clearly!" Crawford said, "Louis Reno is right. Heinkel really wants to be a soldier, and he is very fanatical. It is said that this guy He once pretended to be a French soldier and was sent to a prisoner of war camp by our people!"
"Don't tell me that this kind of word is not suitable for the SS!" Lin Wei interrupted, "But from what you said, Heinkel is indeed an interesting person!"
"Yes, don't tell!" Crawford continued, "Although we don't know whether the things about the prisoner of war camp are true or false, many people have seen Heinkel often wearing the uniform of the French army. This thing is absolutely true. !”
"What are his military talents?" Lin Wei tilted his head and asked, "Is he a complete military layman, but he still has some theoretical knowledge!"
"Judging from the investigation, there should be some theoretical knowledge, but it is very superficial!" Crawford said, "And Heinkel has nothing to do with military genius. At most, he is a man who worships the army crazily!"
With Crawford's introduction, Lin Wei's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said, "Crazy! I like this person. The SS likes crazy people. This person is exactly what I need! Find someone I want this person to reveal it and see if we can get closer to the SS. I don’t think it’s a big problem. There are still a lot of crazy SS people. I think he will like it here!”
After Lin Wei's motorcade entered the Champs Elysées, the busiest street in the center of France, it headed straight towards the Elysee Palace, which is on par with the White House in the United States, Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, and the Kremlin in Russia. The eastern section of the Champs Elysées is a boulevard about 700 meters long. It is dominated by natural scenery. The road is a flat English-style lawn, lined with green trees, with birds singing and flowers fragrant. It is a rare place in the busy city. A quiet place. The western section is a high-end business district about 1,200 meters long. It is also a place with the highest concentration of world-famous brands in the world. First-class clothing stores, perfume shops, Moulin Rouge, etc. are also concentrated here, with the most shops near the Arc de Triomphe. It is recommended to take an hour to walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. The Champs-Elysees is almost parallel to a section of the Seine River, and you can reach the Seine River from the avenue to the south.
The beautiful scenery of the Champs Elysees made Lin Wei's group of assistants' eyes almost fall to the ground. They stared unblinkingly at the various shops and beautiful scenery on both sides of the street, which made Lin Wei feel embarrassed, but from an aesthetic point of view He said that this place is indeed much more beautiful than the equally important Linden Street in Berlin. No wonder his subordinates all look like country bumpkins.
Fortunately, the embarrassing moment did not last long, the car had arrived at the Elysée Palace, and Marshal Pétain was waiting for Lin Wei inside.
"Get your thoughts back, it's really embarrassing. The assistants I selected from millions of people are just a bunch of country bumpkins!" When Lin Wei was talking about others, he never thought that his moral character just now was no better than these people. .
Lin Wei's words still had some effect. The moment the car door opened, the group of people coming out of the car once again turned into a group of cold and handsome German guys. The Elysee Palace looked good. The two wings hosting the symmetrical left and right were There is a platform, surrounded by a garden in the middle, and the Elysee Palace outside is simple and solemn. In front of Lin Wei and his party, someone was already waiting somewhere. It seemed that they were the people sent by Marshal Pétain to wait for Lin Wei.
After the two parties briefly shook hands, and after confirming that Lin Wei's people were unarmed, the guards at the Presidential Palace released Lin Wei and his party. During this period, the two sides had a dispute over the daggers worn by Lin Wei and his party at their waists, because the guards thought they were weapons. In fact, the guards were right, and the daggers could be regarded as weapons. However, under Lin Wei's insistence, Finally, Lin Wei and his party were allowed in. Just kidding, it is absolutely impossible to remove the dagger from your waist in a formal occasion, not even by anyone.
Unlike the outside, the interior of the Elysée Palace is magnificent. The walls of each living room are decorated with gilded fine wood. Famous oil paintings and exquisite tapestries are hung on the walls. It is surrounded by gilded carved furniture and rare artworks from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as glittering clocks and large chandeliers, making this place like It's a museum.