"Let me think about it!" William II seemed to have changed his mind, but he still shuddered at the supply of nine million troops. Although the armies of these countries cannot all rely on Germany to supply supplies, it is foreseeable that Germany will definitely occupy For the most part, even two-thirds of nine million, six million troops, it will definitely be very difficult for Germany after nationwide mobilization to cope with it. We must know that the current needs of the army are far from those of twenty years ago. It is not an easy task for Germany to supply six million troops to fight at the same time. The current army is not the army of more than twenty years ago. The cost is naturally different.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Wei knew that this kind of decision was not easy to make, and it was normal for William II to consider it.
This time it seemed that the determination was particularly difficult. William II had already drank two cups of coffee, but his increasingly sober mind warned William II not to do this, "Hey..., Lampard, if you follow this You said that after the war begins, as many troops as possible will be deployed on the Soviet battlefield. How long can we sustain it with our current resource reserves?"
Well… ? Lin Wei was speechless for a moment. William II's question was too big. Lin Wei didn't know what the resource reserve William II meant. Is it oil or coal or steel or all of them? Before knowing what William II meant, Lin Wei thought it would be better to be careful when answering, so he showed a questioning expression, "What is your Majesty referring to?"
"Non-ferrous metals for making tanks, blood oil for industry! All kinds of war-related minerals!" William II asked, "I need to know the real situation before I can answer your request! "
There is no other way, tell the real situation! Lin Wei couldn't hide this matter from William II. If William II wanted to investigate, he would be able to find out. Speaking out also let William II know how fragile Germany actually is under the current momentum. After adjusting his clothes, Lin Wei solemnly said, "Your Majesty, the domestic problems are still very serious, but ordinary citizens cannot see it! Since many young and middle-aged people have joined the army, agricultural production in many places can only be borne by the elderly and children. Although we Although measures have been taken, food production continues to decline! Moreover, the expansion of territory has not solved the food problem. On the contrary, because the empire's population has increased from 66 million to more than 80 million, the extra arable land has not grown as fast as the population. ! This is an agricultural problem, and the industrial problem is also very serious. The empire has abundant coal resources, and the iron ore problem can also be solved from Sweden. However, there is an extreme shortage of various non-ferrous metals. These non-ferrous metals were previously provided by the Soviet Union. Ours, but according to the current development, the Soviet Union will stop supplying the empire in one year at most, because this will make the Soviets feel dangerous! As for the oil issue, I have just said that with the current reserves, the war With full horsepower, the current reserves will be exhausted in up to two years. By then, synthetic fuel must be applied on a large scale. Synthetic fuel can be used in armored clusters, but if it is used on fighter jets of the Air Force, It can only be a complete tragedy!"
Although William II was already prepared, it has to be said that the situation was more serious than William II imagined. Although he did not know the specific situation very well, William II also generally knew that non-ferrous metals were used during the war. What does it mean? It would be fine if only part of the military reserves were lacking, but from Lin Wei's mouth, William II got frightening information. Germany was so fragile. If it were the period of his own rule, this situation would be impossible to happen.
In fact, it is easy to understand. Although William II has returned to China, during the war, there were many things that concerned William II every day, so he did not think of checking the current family background in Germany first. If Lin Wei were not where he is today, William II would not ask about Germany's war resources. Fortunately, William II asked, otherwise he would not have known the situation was so serious.
"With such a shortage of resources for various wars, you actually have to take the initiative to face an opponent like the Soviet Union? Lampard, you are taking a risk!" William II said seriously, "As you said, the Soviet Union is so powerful, the Empire Your potential is far inferior to theirs! You actually want to launch a general war too early!"
Doesn’t Lin Wei know the potential of the Soviet Union? Wrong. Lin Wei has been paying attention to the Soviet Union since he was born in Germany. He knows better than anyone the consequences of angering the Soviet Union. It can be seen from history that there are only two countries that forced Russia to cede territory, one is Poland and the other is Poland. It was Germany. Although Russia was miserable at the time, Russia, which had recovered, could always regain all its losses. For a country like this that has never suffered a loss, Lin Wei certainly knows how terrible it is. There are many powerful countries such as the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which once fought against Russia. What was the result? After ten Russian-Turkish wars in two hundred years, Russia became stronger and stronger, while Turkey became weaker and weaker. Being next to a country like this, one has to open one eye even when sleeping.
"Because of this, I asked for preparations as soon as possible, and launched a war before the Soviet Union had time to prepare, and strive to make the Soviet Union lose as much blood as possible at the beginning of the war~!" Lin Wei's expression was also extremely serious. If the waiter had not gone out, , seeing Lin Wei's expression, he might think that Lin Wei was going to assassinate the emperor. Although it was a bit untimely, Lin Wei could not control so much at this emergency, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the sooner the war starts, the better for the empire. If it is too late, it will be too late to wait for the Soviet army to regain its strength. By then, it will be If the Empire does not launch a war against the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will come to fight us! It is impossible for the Empire and the Soviet Union to coexist. The total number of troops facing each other along our eastern border is millions. This is not the atmosphere of two friendly countries!"
"I know everything you said!" William II was also extremely irritable. It was originally a simple matter, but after Lin Wei came back, things began to develop into a complicated situation. Today's events made William II clearly aware , sometimes it is very happy to be a person who knows nothing. At least William II does not know the true strength of the Soviet Union. He may start a war with a little preparation. Now it's impossible to do that.
William II held his forehead with his extremely old hands, and his deep forehead wrinkles were clearly visible. Maybe William II thought he could come up with a good solution, but it turned out that William II's efforts were in vain. For a long time, William II said feebly, "Isn't there still time? This kind of thing can be solved slowly!" It is best to increase the Soviet Union’s trade to the maximum that the empire can bear. As long as the Soviet Union is willing to sell, any conditions are acceptable!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" It's enough to say this. Lin Wei believes that William II will definitely make his own decision. No one is willing to wait for death. Watching the Soviet Union become stronger and stronger is definitely not William II. If you want to see it, take a step back and say that even if William II gives in, the Soviet Union will be the one to take action. Lin Wei did not believe that the Soviet Union would always put millions of troops on the border for military parades.
After Lin Wei left the Supreme Command, he immediately felt a dizzy feeling, and then he remembered how he got to Berlin from Essen. Just now, I was just having a tense conversation, which temporarily suppressed the physical discomfort. Now that I feel relaxed, I immediately feel that it is a bit too much.
Fortunately, Crawford, who had been waiting for Lin Wei, had a sharp eye and saw that Lin Wei had a problem. He quickly stepped forward to support Lin Wei and said with concern, "Leader, you need to rest now!" Crawford is indeed sharp-eyed. , Lin Wei's eyes were not bad. When he saw that the person who had been waiting here was actually a colonel of the Air Force, he knew that Goering must have something to do with him.
I'm really lucky, I can find everything together. Lin Wei sighed helplessly in his heart and asked, "Marshal Goering, does he have something to ask me?"
"Yes, General! Marshal Göring asked me to ask you! Have the weapons of the Hermann Göring Parachute Armored Division been produced?" the Air Force Colonel asked. After thinking for a long time, Lin Wei seemed to remember that he had indeed promised to form a ground-based armored force for the Air Force. Unexpectedly, Goering had not forgotten it. However, now that the tanks produced by the factory have been shipped to the United Kingdom, Lin Wei could not do anything about it. Get enough tanks for Goering.
But this is not a problem for Lin Wei. After so many years of training, Lin Wei has already learned this kind of thing. Looking at the air force colonel in front of him, Lin Wei said lightly, "Oh, originally more than two hundred newly manufactured tanks were going to be sent to the air force, but you also know that now that the Battle of Britain is at a critical moment, we have to pay attention to the overall situation. For your own sake, let’s go back and tell the marshal that the tanks will definitely be delivered to the Air Force before next May!”
The colonel almost fainted when he heard this. This national leader really knows how to tell the truth. With a slight push, it became next year. However, due to Lin Wei's identity, the colonel could not refute, so he could only say, "I will report the general's words to the marshal!" After saying this, he felt that there was no point in staying here anymore, and he entered a car. The dust goes away.
"Crawford, go back to the headquarters!" Lin Wei closed his eyes as soon as he got in the car. It could be seen that Lin Wei was indeed too tired. Adequate rest is required.
"Leader, let me take you back to Yanger Villa! You can get a better rest there!" Crawford asked.
Lin Wei shook his head slightly and refused, "Linda needs quiet cultivation now. What should I do when I go home? When I go back, it's not me who takes care of her, but he who takes care of me! Even if I object, there's nothing I can do! So! It’s better not to go back, I’ll live in the headquarters! I’m going back before the due date arrives!”
"But, leader!" Crawford felt that it was not good for Lin Wei to do this. People who didn't know thought that Lin Wei and his wife had quarreled. In order to influence, Crawford felt that he needed to have a good talk with the leader, and said ,; "If the leader doesn't come home, I'm afraid there will be some gossip!"
Lin Wei suddenly stood up and slapped Crawford hard. He looked at Crawford who was in unbearable pain and said, "I just won't go back to live, and I didn't say I won't go back during the day. There are so many gossips, I Look, it’s you who spread these gossips!”
Hehe... "What are you laughing at? Drive well!" The driver's laughter was immediately stopped by Lin Wei.
In the following time, Lin Wei stayed in Berlin, and his plan to go to the Skoda Arsenal was postponed. Instead, he concentrated on the British war. After Guderian's armored group was supplemented by German domestic supplies, especially tanks, Immediately glowed with powerful strength. And the plan was immediately transformed into action. Two days after the equipment was replenished, the plan to attack Sogra began. Rundstedt talked about Army Group B cooperating with Guderian to launch an attack, and General Bock ordered the Sixth Army to attack the English defense line facing Wales. Two hundred thousand German troops immediately devoted themselves to the attack and once broke through England's defense lines.
At the same time, the French and Italian coalition began to try to break through the Thames River to attack London. Even the French navy also tried to break into the Thames River, posing a threat to London. It was only because of the tight defense of the British defenders that they could not succeed. But even so, the actions of the coalition forces made the British defenders, who had been peaceful for two months, suddenly full of pressure. I thought that the situation in Afghanistan would change after it had been calm for a while after winning Wales.
When Army Group B attacked England, the headquarters in London immediately ordered to hold on at all costs. At the same time, it ordered the British troops on the Thames to pay close attention to the movements of the French and Italian coalition forces. After the battle on the Western Front between Wales and England began, Rundstedt personally communicated with the French and Italian commanders. After the communication, the French and Italian coalition forces were determined to cooperate with the German army's offensive on the Western Front. Nan attempted to cross the river, and the Sixth Air Force formed during the Battle of Britain would provide cover for the crossing.
For a time, the British troops on the western and southern fronts were attacked at the same time. This situation made the British even more certain that the current Axis coalition forces were ready to destroy Britain in one fell swoop. In the areas of England and Scotland that the British still controlled, Big loudspeakers broadcast all day and night about the suffering that Britain is suffering now, urging all British people to take up arms and fight, of course, mainly in England, because the German army must pass through English soil to attack Scotland, so for a while the British I still can’t imagine the real actions of the German army this time.
The battle lasted for a week. Although both the offensive and defensive sides suffered heavy losses, no one was prepared to give in. The reason why Rundstedt supported Guderian's plan was because he wanted to destroy the British in one fell swoop, and the British were even less willing to give in. They will give up because they have nothing to give up. If they fail this time, Britain will not exist.
When people were focusing on their own affairs, the Luftwaffe was the first to take action. On October 30, the Third Air Force launched a massive attack on Liverpool and Manchester. At the same time, Guderian concentrated all armored forces in the UK and crossed the border in one fell swoop. The line between Wales and England quickly broke through the obstruction of the British defenders with a speed comparable to the French campaign, and Stoke was captured that night.
When the news of Stoke's failure reached London, it did not cause a big shock, because the British had been prepared for the German army's attack. The armored troops, Germany's most powerful force, had not yet appeared, which originally made the British full of fear. Suspicion, so the news of the dispatch of the armored cluster came, and the British felt far more relieved than frightened, because this powerful unit that had been hiding in the dark was finally dispatched, and the next time was the time to defend well. What has to be admitted is that although Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal have landed more than 800,000 troops, the British still have the upper hand in terms of military strength. Therefore, after Stoke failed, London immediately ordered the cities near Stoke to hold on, and at the same time sent troops to rescue Stoke.
The armored group did not sit idle. After capturing Stoke, they immediately attacked in the direction of Leeds. As long as Leeds was captured, the road to Scotland would be opened. General Guderian, who was sitting in the armored command vehicle, was very satisfied. It was the bombers of the Third Air Force that cleared the way for the armored cluster. On the ground was an invincible armored cluster. Guderian believed that he could definitely replicate the victory in the Battle of France.
Manchester, between Stoke and Leeds, was not hindered by the powerful armored group in the early morning. Under the joint attack of the Stuka dive bombers in the sky and the densely packed Panzer IV tanks on all sides, the British defenders guarding the city of Manchester persisted. After eight hours, the entire army was finally wiped out. The only city that is still in front of Leeds is Bradford. For Guderian, he is far from familiar with this city. Compared with this city, the University of Bradford is obviously more It is famous, and Guderian's understanding of this place is fully demonstrated here.
What Guderian didn't know was that Bradford was also a prosperous and diverse city. In the early days, it mainly traded wool and fabrics. It was once the world's wool center; now various cultural activities are also very prosperous. The city has the famous National Museum of Photography, Television, and Film, and is also a large city with a population of more than 300,000.
The British army guarding Bradford Ford consisted of three divisions. Although they lacked medical treatment, they did not lack courage. Moreover, there is a mountain in the south of Bradford Falls that separates Bradford Falls from Manchester. Now the armored group that just won from Manchester still has to conquer Bradford Falls, which is surrounded by mountains. Obviously, Bradford Ford is not an easy bone to chew on. At least the British soldiers guarding Bradford Ford are ready to give the German invaders a head-on blow.