The war is fought with comprehensive national strength and logistical support.

During the First World War, the transportation and replenishment methods of various countries were to transport war materials to the front-line troops in the form of trains, animal power, and manpower. If modern warfare makes mistakes in terms of supply, then defeat is not far away.

Although the Stresemann Strategic Material Reserve Bureau is only responsible for procuring, hoarding, and storing all kinds of war-ready materials, it must also "feed" all the warehouses of the strategic outposts and forward bases marked by the state in accordance with the requirements of the United Front Work Department.

If it is as simple as storing food items for the country's war preparedness, it will not be the turn of these combat units of the United Front Work Department to directly intervene, and Stresemann is well aware of his heavy responsibility.

During the First World War, Eric Adrian skillfully used fancy logistics to teach a good lesson to the world, especially the United Kingdom, which is known as a logistics maniac.

The efficient and multi-functional means of transportation made the German army's offensive like a local battle, exerting a super combat power far beyond the imagination of other countries, and defeating the Tsarist Russian army. To this day, people cannot understand what kind of methods Germany, far away from its homeland, adopted to meet the needs of tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line in a timely manner.

The generals and politicians who were sober-minded attached great importance to logistical supply and regarded it as a priority before and during the war. However, the methods of transportation and replenishment vary from country to country, and some rely entirely on mules, horses, and manpower to transport them, which is ineffective, but can deliver war supplies to all corners of the battlefield. Some use trains, automobiles, planes, and ships, and can send heavy weapons to the front line in a timely manner.

It is an ironclad fact that a large part of the key to winning the war comes from logistical support.

According to the requirements of the "Barbarossa Plan", the German army seems to have a deeper understanding of the strategic material reserves, and even deployed in advance in this regard, but Eric still feels that something is lacking. In addition to the Logistics Department of the National Defence Forces, the National Strategic Material Reserve Agency, which is vertically managed by the Presidential Office, and a State Armaments Production Committee have been established.

The main reason why Eric is so concerned about logistics reserves and forward transportation is nothing more than the fact that the Soviet Union is sparsely populated and inconvenient, especially the completely different rail transit between the two countries.

Speaking of which, Germany has actually been preparing for a rainy day, and it can be said that it has racked its brains and schemed hard. In addition to taking the initiative to help the Soviet Union rush to build roads, it is also preparing to carry out a thorough repair of all railways in the Soviet Union.

However, the Soviets were already wary, especially the generosity of the Germans, which made them feel that there must be something wrong with it. After careful consideration, after the Germans repaired the train tracks to the small town of Brest, the Soviets no longer accepted "gifts" from Germany.

It is estimated that the Soviets themselves knew very well that these high-standard roads and railroad tracks could go directly to the hinterland of the Soviet Union from the German frontier, and that in the event of a confrontation between the two sides, the German mechanized troops could drive straight into and quickly control all the communication arteries along the route. Since the Soviets discovered this mystery, of course, they did not want to continue to kill themselves, so they stopped many later projects.

The Soviets politely declined the German "kindness", and Eric had no choice but to give up. Since trains are not working, and he is also considering the use of cars in large quantities, or even tracked transporters, Eric has several options, because the large reserves of crude oil can fully support him to suddenly launch a "victory or defeat" blitzkrieg against the entire territory of the Soviet Union.

Through three large-scale operations, Germany's sphere of influence had covered much of Northern and Central Europe, the Balkans, the West Asian Peninsula, and the Middle East. An oil pipeline is flowing day and night, countless large sea transport ships are flying back and forth, and German planes and tanks are now fully drunk, and at the first order, these extremely lethal weapons will pounce on the opponent's camp together.

In order to curb Germany's development, Britain and the United States, without giving any warning, contacted the subject countries of all continents and overseas colonies to impose an embargo and blockade on the import of German raw materials. This move really hit Germany's seven inches, and not only brought great trouble to economic development, but also suffered a great impact militarily.

The scarcity of rubber is a major headache for Eric, and almost all of the world's natural rubber production areas are in the hands of Britain and the Netherlands. In order to import these things smoothly, Britain had to be relieved of its mouth, and the only condition that Britain put forward was to demand that Germany immediately stop the development of its navy.

It is impossible for the German Navy to return to square one, after all, only the vigorous development of the Navy can give Germany a bright future, and it is clear that this road cannot be followed.

Many of the technologies of human beings have been forced backwards, and some of them should even be attributed to the "neck-stuck" behavior of Britain, the United States and other countries.

Synthetic rubber may be a good choice, after the successful advent of practical vulcanized rubber in 1845, rubber products began to enter the circle of human life on a large scale. Immediately afterwards, in 1880, synthetic rubber once again refreshed its range of use. The continuous updating and substitution of technology makes Eric seem to have found a life-saving straw.

With Eric's involvement, Germany's synthetic rubber refining level has always been far ahead of the world. When quality and yield are not to be worried, the problem arises again, because many scientific research projects and components must use natural rubber, and synthetic materials cannot be replaced.

Although the use of natural rubber is not as widespread as that of synthetic materials, the demand in Germany is not at all a star. And in the case of a large consumer like Germany, the previous stocks are tantamount to a drop in the bucket.

Compared with natural rubber, synthetic rubber has poor tensile toughness and insufficient tear strength, which even greatly restricts the effectiveness of many precision machinery. However, synthetic materials are cheap and easy to process, so they can also occupy a place in the industrial system.

Stresemann's work is no less stressful than Eric's, and as director of the Strategic Material Reserve, he must not only have a reserve of these scarce raw materials, but also find the source of these raw materials. Although Siam had established diplomatic relations with Germany, due to the arrogance of the British, King Rama VII of Siam could not stand alone against the opposition of the court elders, and was forced to impose an embargo on raw materials to Germany.

The bridge of friendship between Paul von Leto Falbeck and the German ambassador to Siam, Earhart Milch, was ruthlessly torn down by Britain and the United States.

After the appointment of John Maynard Keynes as Chairman of the National Arms Production Commission, Eric left Stresemann alone.

"Old man, it seems that your burden is really not light!" Eric sighed without a clue but with a meaning.

"What do you mean exactly, Mr. President?" Stresemann was confused.

"You'll find out if you come and see." Eric opened a copy of New Materialsology, pointed to one of them and said to Stresemann: "You are certainly familiar with this material. ”

"Not to mention the honorable Mr. President, I am also worried about this. But the problem is that King Rama VII of Siam is not at all willing to receive our ambassador to Siam, Mr. Earhart Mirch. Stresemann said helplessly.

"King Rama VII cannot be blamed for this, nor can we blame our ambassador to Siam, Mr. Milch, because this card is in the hands of the British." "Unless our ambassador to the UK, Andreas, can perform a diplomatic miracle at this critical moment and get the British royal family done," Eric said. ”

When Stresemann heard this, he began to laugh at Eric's innocence and innocence from the bottom of his heart. Because he doesn't believe that Andreas can now eliminate everything and disturb the British royal family, not to mention the elbow of the United States.

However, the steady Stresemann did not question Eric's thoughts on the spot, because he knew that the domineering president in front of him often did not make any decisions out of thin air, and that there may be room for such manipulation.

Eric did not notice the change in Stresemann's expression, but continued to gush on his point.

Stresemann watched Eric walk around the office without interrupting him.

"Don't you want to say something? Your Excellency Director. Eric suddenly changed his mind.

"Oh! I'm listening carefully to what Mr. President has to say. ”

"Nope! No, no! Your Excellency, my Director, I have asked you to stay, not just to let you listen to my nonsense, but to hear your opinions. Eric coldly kicked the ball to Stresemann.

"I agree with Mr. President's idea that Andreas might really be able to convince the British royal family to open up to Germany. But ......," Streiselmann stopped.

"But what?" Eric is an acute.

"I fear that the Americans seem unlikely to agree with the British doing this...... "Stresemann continued.

"Reason." Eric sat back in his seat and looked at Stresemann as he said.

"Because the Americans only think about their own interests when they do anything, not to mention that they are becoming more and more wary of us. You must have noticed that it is not difficult to see the shadow of the United States in British policy today......" said Stresemann, looking at Eric's expression with great concern.

Eric nodded approvingly, raised his right palm, and told Stresemann not to go any further.

"So diplomacy won't solve the problem." Eric looked out the window.

"Not necessarily, Mr. President, at least we can try first."

"Try it first?"

"Yes, try first, maybe you can find a breakthrough."

"Then a dead horse will be a live horse doctor, and let Andreas probe the tone of the British royal family." Eric turned around, as if he had made up his mind.

Next, the two discussed and sorted out a few strategies for Andreas to deal with the British royal family.

After walking out of Eric's office, Stresemann sighed deeply, because the pressure that Eric put on himself was actually the pressure given by the entire Air Force as well. Rubber is in high demand for high-standard Air Force fighters, and the requirements are extremely demanding. In addition to diplomatic means, he can only bite the bullet and find another way, after all, this is what he is doing now.

In politics, Stresemann asked himself about it, but when it came to business, he was a little frightened. Fortunately, he has now found a capable helper, that is, the second Eric recognized by the federal leadership, that is, Ferdinand, the current director of the Eric Group.

It was time for a quiet and romantic dinner in Berlin, and Ferdinand had already made an appointment in the morning to taste the flavors of Italy at a restaurant called Naples, and at this time, Stresemann worried that his guests might get there before him. Standing at the gate of the presidential palace, he looked at his watch and was immediately surprised, so he quickened his pace.

Since the reorganization of the national military industrial enterprises, Eric Group is also gradually transforming, and its own research results are incubated and produced by its own company, and it no longer provides technology transfer and services to the outside world. As a result, Ferdinand's workload is also much larger than before.

Ferdinand has had little rest over the past year to build many brick-and-mortar factories, and he has had to travel around the country himself to keep things from going wrong. Because of Stresemann's urgent request for help, he rushed to Berlin without stopping.

Asking Ferdinand for help, Stresemann did not disclose to Eric, because now is not the time. When Eric left him for dinner at the presidential palace, he simply said that he still had business to do and dismissed it.

Ferdinand, who didn't have time to rest, began the work of large-scale destruction of brain cells in the afternoon in order to help Stresemann solve the problem of rubber raw materials as soon as possible. Touched and guilty at the same time, Stresemann was ready to treat the "business god" to a Neapolitan restaurant.