Chapter 12: The Wind Rises

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

Manstein slurred and intermittently said to Leon: "Rich...... Ang Shao...... Hiss...... School, I'm done...... Yes...... Tasked...... Sizzle"

Leon looked at Manstein speechlessly, and thought: If it is put into the 21st century, no one may believe it, and Marshal Manstein, who has always been known for his calmness and intelligence, actually fought with people...... However, Leon still comforted him very seriously on the surface: "Captain Manstein, you have completed this mission very successfully and ...... Tragic, did not lose the face of the German soldiers! Then he looked at Gust and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Gust, how could you be the commander of the defending side this time?" ”

Gust is on the defensive side, and he has the advantage of numbers, so he didn't suffer much damage, so he still spoke more clearly: "Lyon, 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 ideas." ”

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

Gust replied with a smile on his face: "Understood, you are the host in Berlin this time, you have to treat me to a drink later, and this Manstein brother is also together, I have to discuss this tactic with you." The three of them laughed, and then Leon went to meet Lieutenant General Strauss.

"Leon, you really surprised me, you broke through the defense of two infantry battalions with a company, albeit with 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 firepower, this is just an exercise, and the next time it will cost the lives of the infantry on the battlefield." Leon said seriously to Lieutenant General Strauss.

Lieutenant General Strauss also slowly became serious: "Indeed, if the tank is equipped with heavy machine guns, it is not so easy for the infantry to get close to the tank, and we lack anti-tank guns, the Treaty of Versailles says that we cannot have artillery and heavy machine guns." ”

Leon looked Lieutenant General Strauss in the eye 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're in charge of figuring out how to get your troops back in the new arsenal, and from now on you're a lieutenant colonel! That Captain Manstein has been promoted to major, and he will assist you in building up your armored troops, and I will ask the Reichstag for funds to equip as many of these tractors as possible. ”

Leon immediately stood up and saluted: "Yes!" But I don't think it's necessary to equip more tractors, it's just to test my theory, what we need are real tanks, armored cars 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 shackles around our necks, and it's hard for us to hide from them. ”

Leon also frowned, and then said, "General, leave this to me, I'll go and meet them when I go back!" ”

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

Lieutenant General Leon and Strauss did not know that the Arms Supervision Bureau was not monolithic, because at this time Colonel Reynaud of the Military Supervision Bureau was sending a telegram to the country: "Today the so-called 'tank' unit of the German army held an exercise outside Berlin, and some time ago we had an informant who provided information that a German unit was equipped with tanks, and today I went to watch this exercise, and I just want to say that if that informant had been in front of my eyes, I would have beaten him severely." I don't understand why that kind of 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 at the end of the exercise, the offensive and defensive sides fought, yes, it was a fight, I really can't imagine that this was the German troops who made us suffer so much, they looked like they were a bunch of hooligans, and I personally felt that we didn't need to build the Maginot Line anymore, because we only needed one army to fight all the way to Berlin. I think we should be more wary of the UK than Germany. ”

And Lieutenant Colonel Allen, who was in the British Military Administration, also sent a telegram to Britain similar to that of Colonel Reynold: "Dear General Albert, I have made a confirmation today about the rumors of the German armored forces that have been circulating recently - if tractors are also tanks, there is no doubt that Germany has. And today's German exercises outside Berlin are a mess, just imagine that the attacking and defending sides threw down their rifles, took off their clothes, and scuffled shirtless. Oh, is this still an army? I don't understand what the group of tractors are doing with it, and even the commander is involved, and I know because I saw a lieutenant colonel, and the attacker was a captain - yes, this is the second place I find incredible, a company that looks like it's against an infantry regiment? The person who formulated this exercise must have had a great sense of humor. Perhaps we should look to Germany's neighbor, our ally France, who is now even more powerful than we anticipated, which is not in keeping with the British Empire's policy of balancing the continent. If necessary, we could even join forces with Germany to suppress the rise of France. Your dear, Lieutenant Colonel Allen. Berlin, October 20, 1921. ”

Britain and France are not like the appearance of love for each other, Britain and France have been the world's longest war, that is, the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, this 116-long war made the two peoples have a long-standing feud, not to mention the fight for maritime supremacy again.

Therefore, when the threat of Germany disappeared, France immediately became jealous of Britain, an old rival, and needed to make Germany its little brother so that it could confront Britain, which was still the world leader.

Britain has always pursued a continental balance and needs a "slightly stronger" Germany to fight against France, which claims to be the world's largest army, to ensure its absolute security. Just when Britain and France were both ill-conceived, Leon came to the door of the Military Supervision Bureau.