Chapter Twenty-Five: The Ultimate Bait

"I said, I can help Germany and the Führer, you to get oil, right in Germany." Zhuo Fei was not frightened by the coercion exuded by Hitler, but looked at Hitler without blinking, and said the key points in his words word by word. "It's not that Germany doesn't have oil, it's because it's too deep, and the technology of the past can't reach this depth of exploration, but now the blackwater oil can do it, so I can guarantee that my blackwater oil can find the oil you need, and the amount will definitely not be less."

Zhuo Fei's words made Hitler completely excited, and he immediately paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and Zhuo Fei's words also made Rita, who was acting as an interpreter, pay more attention to this young Asian man. Oil is too important for Germany, if it were not for the shortage of fuel in Germany, there would not be so many armored vehicles using tanks with gasoline engines in the majestic German armored forces, as we all know, the output power of gasoline engines is far less than diesel power, but diesel engines are too fuel-intensive.

There is no oil in Germany, and imported oil is far from enough, so Germany has been committed to the development of coal-to-oil technology, but unfortunately the diesel converted from coal is not enough for the submarine forces, where to evenly give it to the armored forces, so most of the German armored forces are gasoline engines. Zhuo Fei said that he could find oil in Germany, and Hitler immediately couldn't control his excitement, which was undoubtedly the best news he had heard since he came to power.

Zhuo Fei promised that he could find oil in Germany, Hitler was excited, but he immediately calmed down, if Germany can really find oil, then there will be a lot of trouble. Xu saw the confusion in Hitler's eyes, and Zhuo Fei smiled, "Your Excellency, I can find oil for Germany, and I naturally have a way to prevent the trouble caused by the appearance of oil." "In this era, there were no satellites, and as long as there was more camouflage on the oil wells, I believe that with the blind obedience of the Germans to Hitler, no one should leak the location of the oil fields to other countries.

"First of all, while discovering and confirming the location of the oil fields, we need to first create the illusion that the empire is short of oil, and that it is a huge shortage of oil. The British tried to use the Czechoslovak question to provoke contradictions between the Reich and the Soviet Union, so we could first cooperate with the British temporarily, and then secretly reconcile with the Soviets after we got Slovakia, and even exchange some Czechoslovak territory from the Soviets for the oil and steel we needed. ”

"With the oil given by the Soviets, we can get into diesel-powered tanks and armored vehicles, and at the same time tell the Soviets through third parties that we are very dependent on their oil exports, so that the Soviets will think that they are choking our lifeline, and then they will look down on us and let their guard against Germany relax. And during this time, the local oil industry has increased the construction of refineries, built hidden oil reserves to stock up on oil, and waited for the time when the time is ripe to use these hidden oil depots, I think the empire should have taken the oil fields of Romania. ”

"This trick in our China is called to hide from the world, first draw the opponent's attention to other places, and by the time the opponent reacts, the empire's oil storage plan has already been completed, even if the Soviets no longer export oil to us, I believe that at least within 5 years, the oil problem will no longer bother you." Zhuo Fei was full of confidence, but Hitler was still a little difficult to decide, this is not a trivial matter, Hitler needs to think carefully before making a decision.

"What do you want?" Hitler couldn't make a decision, so he immediately changed the topic and shifted the content of the conversation to Zhuo Fei. There is no free lunch in the world, and Hitler did not believe that Zhuo Fei, a Chinese, would travel so well to help Germany, and before he figured out Zhuo Fei's intentions, Hitler's wariness of Zhuo Fei did not dissipate for a moment.

"Dear Führer, I am a Chinese and a businessman at the same time. My homeland is suffering from Japanese aggression, and I want to do everything in my power to end the war in my homeland as soon as possible, so I need weapons and ammunition. I gave Germany a new rifle of my design, and at the same time I hoped that His Excellency the Führer would hand over to me the second-hand Mauser rifle that had been replaced by the Germans, and for this purpose I would help Germany in oil exploration free of charge and provide you with strategic advice. ”

Zhuo Fei's truth-telling won Hitler's approval, but Zhuo Fei's later sentence caused Hitler's laughter, he didn't think that Zhuo Fei, a boy who looked like he was not yet an adult, could provide him with any strategic advice. "Young man, your requirements seem to be a bit too high, if the Imperial Army all replace the new rifles you designed, the replacement of Mauser rifles will be more than a million, why should I give you more than a million Mauser rifles for nothing?"

After hearing Rita's reaction, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, no matter whether Hitler was willing to exchange the Mauser rifle for himself, as long as Hitler was willing to think so, it meant that there was a lot to be done in this matter. "Your Excellency, I did not say that I would take away the Mauser rifles replaced by the Imperial Army in vain, as we all know, the German Mauser rifles are among the best in the world, and more than a million Mauser rifles is a lot of money, and I don't think I can give so much money to you, the Führer."

After signaling to Hitler first, and after receiving Hitler's nod and acquiescence, Zhuo Fei reached out and took out a folded file bag from the inner pocket of his suit. "Your Excellency, I think you need to call Mr. Gustav back, because I am about to show you information on a new tank that I have designed. I've heard that Mr. Gustav is very interested in tanks, and maybe Mr. Gustav will be interested in the new tank I designed. ”

The file bag that Zhuo Fei took out contained the details of the Leopard tank, which was the prize drawn by Zhuo Fei with the roulette lottery system, and this was also the ultimate gift package that Zhuo Fei prepared for Hitler. Hitler was a politician, the craziest leader in the world, but he was also a half-military strategist, and after reading the drawings that Zhuo Fei pulled out of the file bag, Hitler immediately pressed the transponder on the table to summon Gustav.

The Leopard was a medium tank used by Germany in World War II, and it was mainly used in the European theater from mid-1943 to 1945. It was intended to be used as a weapon against the Soviet T-34 tank, and to replace the Type III and Type IV tanks, and to fight with them and the Tiger until the end of the war. It was also recognized as the best tank of World War II and was on par with the Soviet T-34/85. Some also claim that it was the forerunner of the main battle tank. [1] Until 1944 it was known as the Tank Five Leopard and was designated Sd.Kfz.171 by the War Department. On February 27, 1944, Hitler ordered it to be renamed the "Leopard Tank".

After Zhuo Fei used the roulette lottery system to draw out the information of the Leopard tank, he pondered the need to return it to its original owner, after all, this tank was historically made by the Germans. The Leopard proved to be a very good tank in World War II, but the Leopard appeared too late, and the tank itself had some problems, and the Germans with the No. 4 tank and the Tiger tank did not spend much energy on the Leopard tank, which also made the Leopard tank, a tank with excellent performance, not shine in the end.

Now it's different, with the existence of Zhuo Fei, as long as Germany reserves enough fuel than that period in history, and then replaces the tank engine with a diesel engine, perhaps the Leopard tank that appeared a few years earlier can sweep the heavy equipment of all countries on the European battlefield. Gustav strode in, and when he saw the drawings and data on the table, he immediately forgot about the other three people in the room.

"Oh my God, it's just amazing, it's amazing." After hastily reading these drawings and seeing the simple calculations in his heart, Gustav cried out. "Führer, this design is simply fantastic, and I strongly demand that the production of tanks No. 1 and No. 2 be stopped immediately, and at the same time research on tank No. 3 should be stopped, and we should immediately start building a prototype of this new tank. If the prototype can pass the acceptance of the military, we should concentrate all resources on increasing the production and in-depth research of this new tank. ”

Hitler liked all kinds of high-powered equipment, but he didn't really understand it, but from Gustav's words, Hitler had already obtained the information he wanted. If Zhuo Fei's new tank can pass the acceptance of tank experts, then Germany will no longer need to waste resources on the production of several other models of existing tanks. "Mr. Gustav, are you really sure that you can make a prototype car from this drawing? I mean, are you really sure that its performance has surpassed those tanks that we have? ”

"Yes, my dear Führer, I can be sure of that." Gustav was completely immersed in this drawing, and in the face of Hitler's questions, Gustav gave his own answer. Rita didn't react to these conversations between Hitler and Gustav, but Zhuo Fei had already seen the suspicion in the looks of the two, and the stone that had been hanging in his heart was finally able to land.

Hitler was also ecstatic, if the design drawings provided by Zhuo Fei could really make a first-class tank, and if Zhuo Fei promised himself that he could find oil in Germany, then the two biggest problems restricting the footsteps of the Imperial army had been solved. Zhuo Fei couldn't understand German, and Rita didn't translate the conversation between Hitler and Gustav, but Zhuo Fei could see the suspicion in the excited expressions of the two at the moment, and he knew that the ultimate bait he threw had worked.