Chapter 163
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"Very good, I hope you can train more excellent workers for the Empire. August said to the shipyard manager:"The Empire will not forget your contribution."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely train more excellent workers for the empire."The person in charge of the shipyard said loudly.
As he spoke, the group came to a larger shed again. The shed here was more strictly guarded. There were soldiers with live ammunition guarding outside, and inside a very large submarine was being built.
"Your Majesty, this is the submarine we copied after reverse engineering the prototype, but its power system is only a diesel-electric system. As for the nuclear power system you requested, we are unable to build it for the time being."
August came to the shipyard this time just to take a look at this big guy, but after hearing the introduction, he nodded and didn't pay too much attention. After all, the technological gap is huge, and a nuclear power system is not so easy to make.
On the slipway, the length of this submarine is almost ten times that of the previous submarine, and its displacement is nearly 20,000 tons.
You must know that a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons is actually the tonnage of a battlecruiser, so this submarine can be said to be the largest submarine in the world.
Of course, the hull has just begun to be welded at this time. This is the initial stage of the project. The various compartments of the submarine are built in sections and then connected.
"Your Majesty, we have mobilized all the best welders in the empire and also used the latest steel. I believe that once it is completed, it will be the most powerful submarine in the world."The person in charge of the shipyard said excitedly.
In the past, he was responsible for building small submarines of several hundred tons. He did not expect that one day he would be able to build such a powerful submarine. At the same time, he was delighted by the strength of the empire.
For this submarine, August planned to build twenty ships, but he would build one for the time being to see how the sea trial would work. After all, the cost is not cheap. Fortunately, the euro has been issued now, and a large amount of wealth has been gathered, which is enough for various military expenses.
Otherwise, let alone twenty ships, this one alone would account for almost one-tenth of the navy's military expenditure. If August had not insisted on building it, Dönitz would never have built it. He would rather build fifty ordinary submarines, which would be more cost-effective than such a submarine.
Although it is only a diesel-electric system, it is definitely an excellent submarine at the moment. Whether it is the endurance required for long-distance travel or the amount of ammunition carried, it is enough to be proud of the world. This is definitely an excellent submarine.
"Very good, everything here is in order, I am very satisfied, I hope the submarine can be launched soon, the empire needs a powerful submarine to break into the war."After August finished his inspection, he said to the person in charge of the shipyard with a smile.
"Please rest assured, I will urge them to complete the project as soon as possible."The shipyard manager promised.
Hearing this, August nodded with satisfaction.
On the other side, another debate broke out in Moscow. This time, the object of their debate was not the German army on the Western Front, but the Persian
"Leader, this is a telegram sent back by our intelligence personnel. Yugoslavia has been divided into six countries. Tito has been surrounded and will be eliminated soon. The German army has reached an agreement with them and will attack Turkey soon. They are going to attack Persia, and Athens has also agreed to join the war."The officer in charge of intelligence said hurriedly.
Hearing this, many people were surprised. They didn't expect the German army to be so bold as to give up all the territory they had.
"Why would Athens agree to join? Aren't they the most resistant?"The bearded man asked in surprise.
"The German army promised to give Constantinople to Athens. Leader, you know that the people in Athens always wanted to restore the glory of the Eastern Roman Empire, so they agreed."The intelligence officer said with a wry smile
"What about the guerrillas? How did they react?"The bearded man continued to ask
"They all gave up resistance. When they heard that they were going to retake Constantinople, they had no intention of fighting the Germans. The Germans also kept their promise, gave up the encirclement and began to withdraw from Athens."The intelligence officer explained
"Bastards, all of them are a bunch of bastards." The bearded man was furious. These short-sighted people, the real purpose of the German army was not Turkey, but Persia.
But Persia is closest to the Baku oil field. You should know that the Baku oil field is currently the oil field with the highest output in the world. Just look at the numbers and you will know that it accounts for 71% of the total output of the bear. From this, you can know how important it is.
The purpose of the Volgograd Campaign was to seize the Baku oil field, but the Soviet army fought desperately and finally the German army retreated due to poor logistics.
Originally, the bearded man was not worried about the Baku oil field. After all, Rommel in North Africa was defeated and did not even cross Egypt, so there was no need to worry about the Baku oil field.
But now it is different. The German army is actually making a fuss about Turkey, and has allied with several countries and sent a million troops. He does not believe that Turkey can stop it.
Once Turkey is defeated, Persia will be at your fingertips. The Allied forces do not have much power here. Once If Persia is really lost, it means that the German bombers can attack the Baku oil fields at any time.
This is the heart of the bear. Without the Baku oil fields, the Soviet oil production will drop sharply, and the Soviet steel torrent will never reappear.
Therefore, the bearded man must protect the Baku oil fields. If he wants to gain a greater depth of defense, he must deploy more trenches along the way.
And now is a very good opportunity. It is just the right opportunity to expand the territory and gain access to the sea in the south. This is simply an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
Originally, the bearded man could not find an excuse to attack Persia. After all, the Allied forces and other countries guarded it very strictly. It was their forbidden area and they would never tolerate other countries intervening.
But now the reason has been found. The German army is about to attack Turkey. In order to ensure the safety of the Baku oil fields, the Soviet army must deploy a line of defense in Persia..."I believe that Fatty Qiu's family will not refuse this reason."The bearded man said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room flattered him, saying things like"wise and brave". Wan Xi...
I have to say that the bearded man chose a very good time. At least Britain and the United States will not turn against the Soviet Army because of Persia for the time being. After all, they still rely on the Soviet Army to fight the German Army. Once the Soviet Army is pushed to the German side, it will be a real disaster.
Britain and the United States do not have the confidence to stop the attack of the five million German troops, so even if they know that the Soviet Army has ill intentions, they can only bite their teeth and swallow this bitter fruit.
"Order, the garrison stationed in Baku, to withdraw 200,000 people, to form a southern expeditionary group, and to take Persia within a month."Now that the target of attack has been determined, the bearded man immediately ordered:
"Yes, Your Excellency."
After solving the Persian problem, the bearded man, in a good mood, turned his attention to the Western Front again. He had originally hoped to drive the German army out of the country as soon as possible, but now it seems impossible. He can only waste time slowly. It is impossible to end the war early.
"How is the jet aircraft research going?" The bearded man suddenly asked.
"After receiving the blueprints from the United States and Britain, we are working overtime to develop them. I believe they will be ready for production soon."The officer in charge of aircraft production immediately stood up and said.
Originally, the Soviet army's industrial capacity was not strong, and it could not afford these high-precision fighters. However, in order to keep the Soviet army going, the United States and Britain provided a lot of machine tools. With these high-precision airports, the Soviet army's industrial capacity increased several times. At this time, it was no weaker than Britain and the United States. It was definitely not a problem to copy jet aircraft.
"Very good, produce it as soon as possible, the front line needs jet aircraft, and we need to improve it and produce our own jet aircraft."The bearded man instructed again
"yes"
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On the other side, August just returned to the office and met Marshal Keitel. He looked very nervous at this time.
"Your Majesty, the Air Force reconnaissance plane has discovered the Soviet army's unusual movements."Marshal Keitel said hurriedly
""Unusual movement? How do you say that?" August asked in surprise.
At this moment, the new director of the Military Investigation Bureau, Abel, also rushed over, his expression was also very solemn, and when he saw August, he immediately said:"Your Majesty, intelligence personnel have discovered that the Soviet army is gathering troops on the border of Persia."
Hearing this, August frowned immediately. He did not expect that the Soviet army still had the spare energy to extend its hand to Persia.
You must know that the Eastern Front is still in a stalemate, and the two sides have not completely determined the outcome. At this time, they are actually withdrawing troops to conquer Persia. The big bearded man has great ambitions.
From the map, Persia is next to the Soviet army, and at this time both sides of the Caspian Sea are Soviet territories. If the Soviet army wants to invade Persia, it must be from these two directions.
As for the motive of the Soviet invasion, August saw it at a glance. The purpose was to protect the oil fields. After all, the preparation to attack the Tuji Kingdom could not be concealed at all. The mobilization of millions of troops can be guessed by anyone who is not blind.
No However, August did not care about Turkey's dynamics. He now wished that Turkey would transfer all its domestic troops to the border, and then drop tens of thousands of thermobaric bombs to solve the problem in one go. Without the army, they could march straight in. It would be easy to take down Turkey without suffering too many casualties, so why not do it?
Since the Soviet army received the intelligence, they would definitely make a judgment. Originally, August thought that at most they would strengthen Baku's defense. Unexpectedly, the bearded man had such a big appetite that he wanted to take this opportunity to swallow Persia directly.
But it must be said that this trick is indeed good. This move not only protects the Baku oil fields, but also expands the depth of defense between the German army and the German army.
"We can't let the Soviet army succeed, we have to help our friends not get hurt."August said slowly.
But he faced an embarrassing problem. If Turkey is not taken down, how can he support it? Should he rely on air transport?
How many weapons can be transported by air alone? And Persia's own soldiers are no match for the Soviet army. The gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides is too big.
In addition, August is also very envious of Persian oil. Although a large oil field has been discovered, no one has too much oil.
If Persia can really be taken down and a large oil field is obtained, it will also be a huge stimulus to the entire European economy.
"Your Majesty, what can we do to help? The sea transportation is blocked and there is no way to provide weapons."Marshal Keitel said in embarrassment.
""I know what you said, so our battle against the Chicken Kingdom must be started as soon as possible. How is the frontline troops assembled?" August asked.
Hearing this, Marshal Keitel thought for a while and said slowly:"A half a million troops have been assembled, and the rest are still on the way. When they reach the border, they will need training, which is expected to take three months.""
Not training is necessary. Most of them have become second-line troops with weak combat effectiveness. They may not be able to win against the Chicken Kingdom. Only through training can we defeat the Chicken Kingdom at this time.
August can understand this. After all, there is no war to fight, and they can't let them train every day. The supply consumption will be astronomical.
Therefore, in many cases, in order to reduce the consumption of supplies, the number of training sessions will be reduced, and the combat effectiveness of the troops will decline a lot over time.
"Three months is too long, at most one and a half months. According to my estimation, the Soviet army will send troops in a month at most, so we don't have much time left."August said seriously.
Hearing that it was only one and a half months, Keitel was a little anxious. Training cannot be achieved overnight.���It is a gradual process. Especially since many troops have not trained for a long time, increasing the intensity of training will definitely be counterproductive.
"No need to say more, at most one and a half months, tell Marshal List, I hope you won't be disappointed."August waved his hand and said.
Persia, King Reza originally overthrew the old king with the support of the British army and then became the king, but when he became the king, he found that he was bound by the British army.
His country was even more reaped a lot of benefits from the British army.
Fortunately, after he came to power, he also made friends with both sides and gradually made Persia stronger.
However, compared with those empires, the gap is still large.
Even so, there are hundreds of thousands of troops.
Although he is an old man in his fifties at this time, he has seen the overall changes in the world.
At the same time, he also knows that in this war, little Persia cannot stay out of it, but he has lost the fighting spirit of his youth, and all he has is safety.
In fact, his current situation is not easy, because he is too close to the German army in secret, so his current position is like a volcano, which can erupt at any time.
But if he does not rely on external forces, how can he deal with the internal forces of Britain and the Soviet Union? So even though he knows this, he has to bite the bullet and stick to it.
""Your Majesty, we just received news that the Soviet army has assembled a large number of troops on your border and wants to harm Persia." At this time, the German ambassador said to King Reza.
Although it was evening, the ambassador did not wait until the next day. He knew that time was running out and broke into the palace directly.
Upon hearing the news, King Reza's face changed drastically. He immediately stood up and asked loudly:"What? The Soviet army is going to attack us? Is this news reliable?"
"Very reliable, Your Majesty, you can ask the front-line troops to send out reconnaissance troops to find out."The ambassador said solemnly
"Why? Why is this happening?"King Reza paced back and forth anxiously, muttering to himself.
Why? Why else could it be? Of course you are too weak. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the weak have no reason to speak.
But the ambassador must never say such words, so he comforted him,"Your Majesty, the Soviet army is stepping up its deployment and may launch an offensive soon. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible. The empire will not watch our friends being bullied."
He came here to force little Persia to make a decision, whether to fight or make peace, a choice must be made.
King Reza was also panicked at this time.
The combat effectiveness of the Soviet army might be weaker than that of the German army, but it had the advantage of being huge in size.
Little Persia was no match at all, but he could not make up his mind to ask for peace.
Once he asked for peace, he would lose control of the entire country and might even go into exile.
He could n't win the fight, and he didn't want to negotiate.
At that moment, King Reza looked at the ambassador and said earnestly,"Your Excellency, Ambassador, thank you for the news you brought.
I wonder if your country can help us through this crisis.
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Hearing this, the ambassador smiled. He was waiting for this sentence and said,"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have mobilized a million troops to attack the Chicken Kingdom. As long as we take over the Chicken Kingdom, we can support your country.""
"Please rest assured that we will never stand by and watch our friends being bullied." The ambassador said righteously
"Huh? A million troops?"King Reza was a little shocked. He didn't expect the German army to send out so many troops. It was beyond his expectation. If he knew that it was because of the million troops that the Soviet army was sent out, he would probably kill the ambassador in front of him.
But it's better to make a decision early. Fence-sitters usually end up badly.
"Yes, our million-strong army has assembled at the border of Turkey. It will take at most one month to completely annihilate Turkey. Then we can march eastward to help your country resist the Soviet attack."The ambassador said excitedly.
King Reza was also very excited, but he knew that there is no free lunch in the world. Since the German army took such a big risk and sent so many troops to support, they must get some benefits.
"That's great, so what does your country want?" King Reza asked curiously.
Hearing the request, the ambassador's face flashed a hint of surprise. After saying so much, there must be some benefit, otherwise why would you send a million troops?
"We don't have any demands, just give us the oil exploitation rights of the Allied Forces and other countries, and we don't need anything else."The ambassador did not ask for anything, but said it in a very calm tone._To read the ununderlined version of the novel, please download the Faloo Xiao�� APP!
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