Chapter 494: Two Thousand Tons of Gold
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In this era, some countries are the army and navy, and some are the navy, land and air force, among them, the army belongs to the traditional service, the navy is second, the air force is the latest, and many air forces now belong to the army's air force.
The competition for resources between the various branches of the armed forces is very serious, for example, the army and navy are the most intense; after all, the navy is a branch of the armed forces that burns money, and building warships requires a large amount of money, and this will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among other branches of the armed forces.
For example, island countries are countries with the most serious contradictions between the army and navy, and the United States is not very serious at present.
As for Germany, there is competition and cooperation among the various branches of the military, but for the time being, it is relatively harmonious.
After all, the kind of leader of the Air Force, Goering, is still in a vegetative state in his hospital, and the Air Force can't get up without a backbone, and must obey Ciric's arrangement.
The Air Force used the fighters developed by the Navy, and it could not be hardened in front of the Navy, so in this way, the relationship was quite harmonious.
However, harmony is harmony, and it is unrealistic to say that the three services are under joint command, because there are still contradictions between the various branches of the armed forces, and all kinds of thinking are deeply rooted, so how can they be easily fused together?
It was General Keitel who spoke first: "Führer, why do you want to form a joint command of the three services?" ”
"Think about it, the Anglo-French forces are surrounded by us, where will they break through?" Ciric posed a question to the officers in front of him.
Where? A lot of people haven't thought about it yet, after all, it doesn't seem like a big deal, right?
"Break out to the south?" Brauchitsch asked.
Now the encirclement is in the north of France, in the south of France, there are important large cities, and the capital is also in the south, so, they should break through to the south, right?
"If they break through to the south, they can outrun our mechanized troops?" "Moreover, Spain in the south is also closely related to us, so the French will not know? At least, the British were willing to send their troops further into the fire pit? ”
Ciric's analysis is very reasonable, not to mention the French, as far as the British, will not move south.
On the other hand, if they want to break through to the south, they must break through the Waffen-SS lines, and the strong fighting power of the Waffen-SS is a nightmare for the Anglo-French forces, and they will not be able to break through at all, that is, they will be sent to death.
If you can't break through to the south, then the answer is coming.
Go to England!
Not only the British Expeditionary Force, but even the French Army, in the event that victory is not seen, should also make the choice to go to England!
They will always find a suitable spot on the long coastline to the north and west, and the British will be able to bring them back to England with a large number of ships.
In all the wars, only Britain sent troops to the European battlefield, and there was no war in Britain itself, and Britain and the European continent were separated by the strait, which was very safe.
So, these British and French troops should retreat to Britain!
So, how to stop the retreat of the other side? Of course, it is not enough to have an army, it is necessary to cooperate with the navy and the air force, and when it comes to cooperation, there is nothing more effective than coordinated command.
Ciric's proposal has been praised by others, in fact, now, no one can change Ciric's suggestion, Ciric's suggestion is the truth, and it has never been missed.
"This matter cannot be delayed, and we will establish our joint command within three days." "In three days, our joint command should be able to exert great power," Ciric said. ”
In doing so, of course, Ciric had a deeper purpose, to lay the foundation for the establishment of the joint chief of staff system of the three services in the future, which coincided with the personnel transfer he was about to make, and completely excluded those who had different intentions.
When it comes to political maneuvers and grasping the army's wrists, Ciric is definitely very tough and can play tricks.
This command will play an even greater role in the future.
"At the same time, we must pay attention to the training of our Airborne Forces and Marine Corps, and after the conquest of France, we will continue to conquer Great Britain."
France, just the beginning!
The landing across the sea, the Airborne Forces and the Marine Corps, will play a more important role, and now, the horn of the offensive is about to sound.
There is no time for repair, and it is necessary to conquer France and England as soon as possible, and when the wind of public opinion in the United States is still not to interfere in the war in the Old Continent, Britain will have to fall into its own hands.
After discussing the recent strategy, more than an hour has passed, and when he came out of the conference room, Ciric rubbed his scalp, if possible, he really wanted to be an ordinary person, and the fate of the empire was pressed on him alone, and it was heavy.
Sitting down in a large chair, Ciric closed his eyes and heard a footstep approaching, and knew it was Reinhardt.
"Führer, in accordance with your instructions, we have closely monitored Pie Fourneer, the president of the French Bank of France, and just five hours ago, the French Minister of Finance, Lucien Ramolet, met with Fourne, and we are still investigating the confidential plan they discussed, but the general contents of the plan have been intercepted by us."
The Banque de France is the central bank of France. Founded on January 18, 1800 by Napoleon Bonaparte, then First Consul, it was originally established to be responsible for the issuance of banknotes and to help the French economy emerge from the depression brought about by the French Revolution.
After that, the Banque de France developed rapidly, monopolizing the right to issue money throughout France, completing the transition to a modern central bank. The francs it issues are France's legal currency, its foreign exchange and gold are the guarantor of the franc's international purchasing power, and the bonds it sells are the highest guarantee of credibility and the last channel for the French government to obtain funds.
It is no exaggeration to say that whoever controls the Banque de France controls the economic lifeblood of France.
The most striking example of this is the Paris Commune.
At that time, the flames of the revolution were blazing, and the whole of France was about to change, and a few old and young people who fled to Versailles in embarrassment easily raised a huge amount of 2 billion gold francs for the civil war by relying on the control of the Bank of France.
Relying on the advantage of funds, they quickly gathered a large number of restorers and succeeded in saving the country.
The lessons of the Paris Commune showed that a revolutionary regime that did not grasp the lifeblood of the economy was fragile and vulnerable.
Until now, of course, the Banque de France is still controlled by the French government, and this bank has France's main gold reserves, up to 2,226 tons!
At the beginning, 600 tons of gold from Spain were intercepted, which ushered in an era of rapid development in Germany, and now, it is more than 2,000 tons!
It can be said that as long as this gold is obtained, then Germany will have sufficient financial resources to complete the entire European war, not only to fight Britain, but also to fight the Soviet Union!
At the same time, as long as this gold is obtained, Germany will be able to continue to export large sums of money to the capitalists in the United States to buy the products they produce, so that those capitalists can continue to support Germany.
As long as Germany does not threaten the United States, how can those capitalists resolutely oppose Germany? The historical Pearl Harbor incident stimulated the Americans, and now, Ciric does not want to mix in the troubled waters of the island nation.
Lucien informed the governor of the need to urgently transfer all the gold stocks within a short period of time, and this emergency plan for the evacuation of gold was codenamed "Fish". The first task of this plan was to quickly and secretly transfer gold from the various coffers to the coastal ports of Toulon, Brest, and Le Vert East, and then to sea beyond the country. Reinhardt said.
"Okay, keep tracking, I'm sure our intelligence system won't let me down." Ciric said.