Chapter 69: The Challenge
Ciric still underestimated the difficulty of the technique. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the Libyan base, it took five years to put in the intense work of the designers who were humiliated by the First World War, and finally transformed into a cross-generational Black Panther tank.
At the beginning of the thirties, when light tanks were still being built in almost all advanced industrial countries, Ciric had already set his sights on the future, creating tanks that surpassed the entire era.
At the time, it was quite exciting, so to speak.
However, after the tank was built, all kinds of technical failures have been bothering all technicians.
Tank technology is not achieved overnight, and problems with the processing technology of the tank, various materials, etc., will make the tank fail.
The tank that was shown to Hindenburg and others was only a prototype.
In the past few years, the personnel in the Libyan base are still concentrating on research, and with continuous research, overcoming technical problems one by one, now, the Panther tank has slowly matured.
It's just that those hand-built tanks are put into the factory to produce, which is a new challenge! You must know that the industrial production method, but there will be a lot of defective products, which will affect the reliability of the tank.
So, it is not yet possible to build in large quantities, and at the same time, this is also due to the requirement of secrecy, and now, after Hitler really grasped the power of the Reich, handed it over to the Krupp company, first carried out trial production in small batches, overcame the problems of craftsmanship, and then, when needed, it can be built in large quantities!
Of course, now in the Krupp company, it is still a secret project, and it is claimed to be an ordinary tractor.
At the same time, the armored soldiers led by Guderian, who followed Ciric to the desert base and studied various tactics, can finally have a large number of tanks!
According to Ciric's plan, the initial production of tanks needed to be secretly transported to Libya, and then handed over to the armored troops to be tossed in the Libyan desert, constantly training their combat skills.
It's just that now they need to be given an explanation, and let them return to the sequence of the Wehrmacht! Ciric is just fighting for a name for them, the honorary title of Germany's 1st Panzer Division must be given to Guderian, which is what Ciric owes Guderian!
Hitler nodded, Hitler was more in favor of Shirek's plan, and now, as long as he nodded again, Blomburg would definitely have nothing to say.
Who knows, Blomburg has not yet spoken, and Scarface Rom, who was sitting on the side, has already spoken first: "I think that when the tanks are produced, they should be handed over to our stormtroopers first, and now, our stormtroopers are too backward in equipment!" Our 4.5 million stormtroopers, with only light weapons, are simply not up to the task of defending our country. โ
Stormtroopers!
In the past two years, the SA has snowballed and now has 4.5 million people!
In contrast, the Wehrmacht has only 100,000 men, and even if it develops, it is just about to develop to 150,000 people.
Compare the number of people, Lao Tzu is dozens of times yours! Moreover, in his words, a clear signal has been conveyed, the stormtroopers, to replace the Wehrmacht!
"Rom, don't talk nonsense!" Before General Blomburg could speak, Hitler had already begun to reprimand him: "We are now discussing the expansion plan of the Wehrmacht, it has nothing to do with the stormtroopers, you can shut up!" โ
Rohm's eyes were cold, swept through everyone, and finally fixed on General Blomburg: "Defeated the First World War, reduced to 100,000 men in shame, such a Wehrmacht, don't do it!" โ
After speaking, Rohm stood up: "Since there is nothing to do with me, then I will leave first." โ
Arrogant! Arrogant!
"Mr. President, the SA is now over-inflated, and we must be vigilant that such an organization, if it gets out of your control, it will be irreparable." Blomburg said.
Hitler's face was ugly, he knew that Rohm was actually trying to put pressure on himself by doing this, and as the SA continued to expand, Rohm was always full of illusions, wanting to make the SA a real military force in Germany and replace the Wehrmacht!
Today, it is equivalent to Rohm challenging the Wehrmacht!
Foolhardy! Ciric, who had not spoken all this time, knew that Rom's death was not far off!
If Rohm really wants to seize power, then he should be superficially gentle and paralyze everyone, especially the military! Then, when the timing is right, suddenly attack and take out the entire officer corps!
All it was necessary to defeat the leaders who were still in the army, and the army would soon be in chaos without a leader, and by then, at this point, Hitler would have to rely on Rรถhm's stormtroopers.
Rรถhm was just such a challenge, which could only make Hitler hate him more and more, until Hitler could not bear it anymore and would raise the butcher's knife!
"The 4.5 million stormtroopers are too many, and these people are not engaged in production and are a burden to society." Blomburg said: "I propose, Mr. President, that two-thirds of the SA be cut off and that the remaining third be disarmed, so that we can guarantee the stability of our German state." โ
Now, it is Blomburg who has come to negotiate the terms on behalf of the army! If Hitler wants the army to trust him, he has to sacrifice the stormtroopers!
For Hitler, of course, this is a difficult trade-off, although Rom's appearance just now embarrassed Hitler, but after all, Hitler started with the stormtroopers, at the beginning of the beer hall, it was the stormtroopers who followed Hitler and rose together, and now, if Hitler is allowed to sacrifice the stormtroopers, it is emotionally difficult to accept.
"Didn't we just discuss the expansion plan?" Ciric hurriedly said to the mud: "Now, let's continue with the topic just now. I propose, what do you think of the newly formed armored division, with Guderian as the division commander? โ
"Yes, let's discuss the expansion plan first." Hitler said: "We will discuss the SA in detail another day, and I approve of Guderian as a person." โ
Blomburg also knows how to advance and retreat, and at this time, it is impossible to continue the topic just now, but the army will definitely be ready!
The stormtroopers, the hooligans, the ruffians, actually want to replace the Wehrmacht! I really don't know how thick the sky is!
"Guderian is a good talent, he can do it." Blomburg also returned to the topic just now.