Chapter 96: Rare Metals

He Fengshan hurriedly stood up and bowed to Rommel to thank him:

"Great General Rommel, thank you so much, now the Japanese invaders are invading China, because China's industrial base is extremely weak, and we lack the most basic weapons and equipment.

Many of our fighters are armed with large blades and are fighting bloody battles with Japanese devils armed to the teeth, so we want to buy a lot of weapons and equipment. ”

Rommel nodded and said:

"I express my extreme admiration for your country's unyielding spirit, no matter how many weapons and equipment you need, as long as I can get it, I will find a way to get it for you.

Even if you don't, I can help you organize production at once, Mr. Ho, you must know that French industrial production is extremely powerful. ”

Once again, Ho expressed his sincere gratitude to Rommel, who continued:

"Great General Rommel, that's right, these French weapons, there is definitely no problem with the quality, but the caliber of the bullets they use is completely different from the Mauser bullets,

And almost all of the bullets we use in China are Mauser bullets, although our bullet production is not much, but the bullets produced are also based on Mauser bullets.

General Rommel, you see if this will work, I will buy 1 million rifles, 100,000 light machine guns, 10,000 heavy machine guns, all artillery and tanks at once.

However, I need General Rommel to help us build an arsenal by the way. ”

Rommel was surprised as soon as he heard it, He Fengshan actually needed such a number of weapons and equipment, if Rommel was not a traverser, he would really be scared to death by He Fengshan.

With China's huge population base, this bit of weapons and equipment can be easily solved.

He Fengshan saw Rommel looking at him in surprise, and hurriedly explained:

"Great general, that's right, this arsenal is mainly for the manufacture of bullets for these French guns, and at the same time to take care of the repair work."

He Fengshan's request is reasonable, because China uses Mauser bullets, and if they want to buy such a number of firearms, they will definitely need to make their own bullets.

And the French army's bullet production line, the German army can't use it, and now these production lines are either transformed or sold, since China wants to buy it, Rommel has no reason to disagree, so Rommel nodded immediately and said:

"Mr. Ho, I can sell you two bullet production lines, and at the same time there is an explosives factory, and as for the steel factory, you will quietly buy it in France on your own and then relocate to China."

After He Fengshan listened to Rommel's words, he was so excited that tears rolled in his eyes:

"On behalf of the Chinese, I thank you, the great General Rommel."

He Fengshan's gratitude made Rommel embarrassed, and Rommel said curtly:

"Mr. He, as for tanks, I still have more than 100 DO2 tanks in my hands, this is a medium tank of the French army, and its performance is many times stronger than the 96 or 97 tanks of small Japan, do you want it, and there are more than 300 French aircraft."

"Yes! As long as it's tanks and planes, we'll want them all. ”

"Yes, but you need to settle with a variety of rare metals."

He Fengshan's time in Europe is not short, of course he knows that Germany has few rare metals, these things are strategic materials, after the outbreak of World War II, it is difficult for Germany to buy these strategic materials in the country, even if they are bought, they cannot be shipped to Germany, and the sea route is blocked by the British fleet.

For transportation, this is a big problem, He Fengshan hurriedly asked:

"Great general, now that Japan has occupied the coast of China, how can we transport these weapons and equipment to China?"

Rommel smiled and said:

"Mr. He, doesn't China have a Soviet air force to aid China? China and the Soviet Union have good relations, and you both have a common enemy -- little Japan.

So you can transport these weapons to Inner Mongolia or Yili in Xinjiang through the railways of the Soviet Union. ”

As soon as He Fengshan finished Rommel's words, he immediately patted his head and said in a lost voice:

"What a brilliant idea, just do it, great General Rommel, you really have a clever idea!"

Rommel suddenly said to the rejoicing He Fengshan:

"Mr. Ho, I have a small request, aren't you stepping down from the position of Consul General in Vienna? I don't think it's better to come to France as consul general, and then continue to issue life visas to all Jews in France, you see. ”

He Fengshan was also stunned after listening to Rommel's words, he was about to step down from the position of consul general in Vienna, because of the fact that he issued visas to Jews, He Fengshan was surprised that Rommel even knew this, He Fengshan felt the powerful intelligence gathering ability of the German intelligence system.

In fact, this is all the result of Rommel's experience in later generations, what kind of German intelligence is efficient! In World War II, the German Gestapo was a scum in terms of intelligence warfare, and in front of its Allied counterparts, Germany was basically defeated.

He Fengshan rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly:

"Great General Rommel, in fact, I also want to be a colleague with you, but I can't decide my own position."

"There's no problem with this, I'll report it directly to your chairman, I think your chairman will give this face, after all, he has a lot to buy from me."

"Then it's a deal."

"Of course."

After Rommel and He Fengshan negotiated, they left the town hall, and the auction was in charge of Bismarck, so Rommel didn't have to worry about it.

In the afternoon, Bismarck brought good news, the auction was a great success, all kinds of weapons and ammunition were basically sold, and the payment methods were changed to various rare metals, such as tungsten, aluminum, chromium, etc.

Don't underestimate the energy of these merchants, although the British blockade Germany from the sea, these local snakes can still get these rare metals from various sources, as long as the business is hugely profitable, they will take this risk.

In fact, I was worried that those local snakes and arms dealers would not be able to transport these rare metals to the land that Germany could take over, and it was the beginning of World War II, and there were many countries bordering Germany, such as the Soviet Union, Greece, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, etc.

It is not a difficult thing to get rare metals in these countries, Britain does not even have an excuse to interfere, at this time Britain is already a phoenix that has shed its hair is not as good as a chicken, and few countries still take Britain seriously.

The sun never sets, the empire is like yesterday's yellow flowers, and the glory of the past is no longer there, not to mention that the United States is still with a group of younger brothers on the sidelines, ready to snatch the position of the world's boss at any time.

Rommel doesn't care how these landlords get their hands on the metal, as long as you get the rare metal to the land that Germany can take over, you pay for it.

This would save the landlords a lot of freight, and they would only trust Rommel more, which laid the emotional foundation for their future deals.

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