Chapter 420: Hillbilly Thoughts

The war of arms build-up, which began in 1930, was constantly elbowed by the opposition forces at home, and as a result, it could only jog in small steps. I always thought that the Soviets would save some face for those opposition forces, but I didn't expect to slap these people in the face in Poland soon.

With the current number of German army personnel, it is far from satisfying the nearly 1,000-kilometer border defense line that the Soviet Union has recklessly advanced, and the United Front Work Department under the leadership of Hoffman can only readjust its deployment according to the changes in the situation and strive to create a relatively safe eastern region.

On the map, Warsaw, under Soviet control, resembled a sharp knife stabbed directly into the heart of Germany, but the Germans also likened themselves to a scabbard. In this area, the Soviets either left not a single soldier in order to avoid being surrounded by Germany at all times, or they defended it heavily to ensure that it would be a strong intermediate fortress. Therefore, the Soviets still chose to station heavy troops in Brest.

The "Grener Incident" in Germany sent a signal that a major event was about to happen. It is true that the opposition figures who have been imprisoned in a centralized manner have not been wronged, and they have more or less received a lot of benefits from foreign forces, and they have also done things that are extremely unfavorable to the political situation in Germany under the cloak of "peace."

Max was invited to several trials, and it dawned on him. Although he didn't like Grener very much from beginning to end, he clearly believed that Grener was still a meritorious person in this "enemy suppression" incident.

On the one hand, the "suppression of the enemy" sealed the mouth of the domestic opposition forces, and on the other hand, it also dealt a heavy blow to the lurking personnel of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries.

Eric used very tough means to create a temporary and quiet ruling environment for himself, and also made foreign forces blind and blind. As a result, a struggle for power began to emerge within the Soviet Union, and a miasma of so-called fair competition began. Rules are made by people, and yet people are tearing apart the little trust that has just been established.

After the purge of the enemy, Germany's decrees became more unimpeded, and people began to doubt and distance themselves from so-called democracy. In June 1934, the Reichstag formally adopted the terms of the presidential life system, and Eric became the "emperor" in the truest sense of the word, while Hans Luther, the nominal leader of state power, although bearing the title of chancellor, became a role similar to that of Bismarck.

A series of constitutional changes to the German Confederation have won strong popular support, but in the eyes of the outside world, they all reveal a message that Eric's power is increasing day by day, and even in this operation, he has cultivated a native emperor who will never fall.

The people finally realized a little, but unfortunately it was too late, but fortunately, Eric was not as dictatorial as the outside world said, so he only asked Eric to live up to the expectations of the people.

In the busy business world, large companies in Germany are making minor adjustments, especially the military enterprises that have signed relevant contracts with the Eric government, have begun to target the needs of defense and the national army, and at the same time accumulate production capacity, so that enterprises can achieve explosive growth in extraordinary times.

In 1930, Germany produced less than 1,000 tanks for the whole year, and this is still data including foreign trade orders. In 1931, due to the inertial thinking of enterprises, there was little change in production capacity. In 1932, Eric was furious and implemented indiscriminate rectification of the national military industrial enterprises, and since then the production has reached the level of more than 3,000 vehicles per year, but it is still occupied by foreign trade orders A considerable share.

In order to effectively curb the westward advance of the Soviet Union, at the beginning of 1933, Germany provided Finland with the latest No. 4E foreign trade tank at the purchase price of the Wehrmacht, which was equipped with infantry guns to meet the needs of Finland's national conditions, terrain and extremely cold weather.

Compared with Finland, the first-line tanks on the Soviet side were basically mass-produced on the premise of German technology and after some improvements. With the showdown of international political differences between Germany and the Soviet Union, the demolition and relocation of German experts, technicians, precision machine tools, and other equipment in the Soviet Union caused the Soviet Union's military and civilian enterprises to face a productive famine, setting off a wave of closure of some factories.

However, the Soviet Union, which was huge, was not going to sit still. Since March 1929, the Soviets have been quietly focusing on self-reliance and independent research and development.

Starting from scratch required a huge investment, and at the same time, they also had to face a gap in talent, equipment, and technology, but the Soviets did not flinch, but showed the spirit of a fighting nation that was not arrogant or discouraged, and finally found some key ways through years of painstaking development. Although the technology is still very rough, but the first step has been taken, and the next road has a sense of direction.

Flies don't bite seamless eggs, and Americans' noses quickly pick up the smell and grasp this once-in-a-lifetime plug-in opportunity. As everyone knows, the United States is a Western country that cannot afford to be unprofitable, and in the name of technical assistance, it actually wants to control the defense foundation of the Soviet Union.

Eric is sure he saw the phrase "Christie hanging" in the intelligence summary sheet. Although it is just a suspension system, he is worried that the United States will choose a permanent balance in the relations between Germany and the Soviet Union, and continue to profit from it, and eventually achieve the goal of continuous confrontation between the left and the right.

As far as the current military strength of the United States is concerned, it is indeed not worth mentioning, not to mention anything else, the navy, the army, and the air force cannot compete with Germany when they are any independent arms of the armed forces, but although the frog does not bite, it barks badly. Coincidentally, the Americans did not directly argue with Germany, and Germany could not directly order the Americans to leave Europe.

Rundstedt, Grenner and others were impatient, and in the face of the soft power provocations of the United States, the two successively made tough remarks in the domestic and foreign media, but the United States and the Soviet Union also quickly made diplomatic rebuttals. After a few rounds, there was a lot of war of words, but the cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union was not affected much.

At this moment, Eric is not afraid of messing with the United States on the other side of the ocean, but he also doesn't want to fall out with the United States and the Soviet Union at the same time, after all, Eric doesn't want to lose both, but an absolute chance of winning. Germany will not let a pointless local war drag on until a complete showdown is not necessary.

It is for these reasons that Eric chooses to endure the barbarism and unreasonableness of the Slavs. On the one hand, it does not further stimulate the entire Slavic world, and on the other hand, it continues to control this "indigenous" region, creating its own strategic depth.

In order to gain more international space for Germany, Eric did not hesitate to provoke the Spanish civil war and the chaos in Portugal, and through General Paul von Leto Forbeck, ignited a raging fire of discontent against French colonial rule in North Africa. At the same time, Egypt and East Africa quickly took up the gun and waged a stoic struggle against the colonial rulers.

Because of Germany's covert instigation, India and Pakistan declared independence one after another, and the Caribbean independence circle also set off an upsurge of opposition to colonial rule with the help of the CIA and the Military Intelligence Agency.

In terms of intelligence gathering, Eric is now rampant in the world, pervasive, and the means of obtaining intelligence can also be said to be unmatched. It is precisely because of these underground workers on the hidden front that Eric can keep abreast of the subtle dynamics of the countries of the world, and of course, he is a little more troubled than others.

Germany and Britain were the first countries to create intelligence agencies, but Britain was much inferior in comparison. Because of the Great Depression in the global economy, Britain was overwhelmed financially and had to stop paying many local intelligence officers. Obviously, the British had not yet put intelligence in the first place in military and strategy.

The Soviet Union was also one of the first countries to emulate German intelligence gathering, but compared with Germany's well-trained intelligence officers, Soviet intelligence officers were much rougher, and they could not get on the table of mainstream society at all, and at best they only used their beauty and body to lure valuable objects into obedience.

Before 1923, London was the world's intelligence hub, but with the weakening of geopolitics and Britain's influence in the world, Washington and New York became centers for global intelligence personnel, so the British lost patience to regain their strength.

Now, only the hillbilly in the United States is still dreaming of making a fortune, thinking that the flames of war will not reach his doorstep.