Berlin, Germany, the Northwest Consulate General in Germany, the confidential secretary took a telegram and directly found the consul general Zhang Ze, this is a very strange message, only 497 three numbers, and any ciphertext can not match the number, he has never seen such a message, but he dare not slack off, because Zhang Ze once told him that once there is a message that cannot be translated, it must be handed over to him as soon as possible, perhaps, this is a secret message that only the consul general can master.

Zhang Ze was also taken aback when he saw the number of the message, of course he knew that there were three secret number combinations in the message, and this was one of them, and it was also a large-scale plan, the lighter plan.

As the most important diplomatic personnel in the Northwest in the outside world, Zhang Ze's status is almost equal to that of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the level of secrecy is even above the minister.

Zhang Ze knew very well the entire content of the lighter plan, and more than half of it was personally involved in it, and more than 1,000 aerial bombs of more than 1,000 kilograms were transported from the interior of the northwest, which are currently stored on the border between Germany and Belgium, and now it is time to use him.

Zhang Ze picked up a text jiàn and went out secretly, not in the consulate's car, but chose public transportation, and about halfway through, he got into a car without any signs. In Berlin's dense complex, it spins around like a nimble fish. Finally coming to the front of a very dilapidated building, he lowered his hat. Walked inside and entered a room on the 3rd floor.

About half an hour later, an obviously burly Germanic man, also disguised, entered the building, took the key, opened the room where Zhang Ze was, closed the aspect, and put down his hat. revealed his true face, it was actually Lieutenant General Crook, but at this time, Crook's face was not good, and he said to Zhang Ze with a little dissatisfaction: "Let me come in such a hurry, what is the matter!" ”

"One thing that can help you make meritorious deeds!"

Crook is regarded as Zhang Ze's biggest gain when he came to Germany, of course, it is not to rebel against Crook, this is impossible, a promising German lieutenant general, the leader of the front army. It is impossible for Crook to leave Germany and throw himself into the arms of China, and it is impossible for the northwest to accept such a high-ranking German official, but there are close ties between them. The bilateral trade between the northwest and Germany is getting deeper and deeper, coupled with the influence of the political authorities. Let Crook see the opportunity to say something to the northwest appropriately. It's a good thing for both parties, and it's good for you to do without cost.

"Say!"

"I know the Army has always had a Schlieffen plan!"

Crook's face was grim. seemed to be staring at Zhang Ze, but Zhang Ze didn't care, he looked at Crook calmly, the atmosphere in the room suddenly dropped to the bottom, as if in an instant, the temperature dropped several degrees, for Crook, this plan is top secret, once it is leaked, it will have a great impact on Germany.

"It doesn't matter how I know, only we in the northwest know, but we have some things on our side, you can take a look!"

Crook took the information, took a closer look, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the Schlieffen plan has the same goal, but it is not exactly the same, it should be the northwest through guò some side things extrapolated, in the past few years, on this Schlieffen plan, a series of exercises, with the relationship between the northwest and Germany, if you have the heart to investigate, maybe you can find out, this is not necessary to go back to sort out the War Department, you must know that the only people who can base this core plan are generals, in the German Army, The appearance of a general spy was completely impossible for the German Army to bear.

However, turning over this plan, Crook was a little surprised, the northwest not only speculated the general details of Schlieffen's plan, but also put forward some targeted insights, to the point, almost straight to the root, the War Department has been hesitant about this plan, involving 7 front armies, 55 divisions of the huge military plan, but there are several difficult to solve the dead knot, otherwise, with the current relationship between the Entente and the Central Powers, they have long been ready to attack.

"How can you help us!"

"The loophole in Schlieffen's plan lies in whether the rapidly advancing army has sufficient offensive capabilities and logistical supplies!"

Crook nodded, he knew both of these points very well, even a very proud German Junker aristocrat, it is impossible to ignore this point, the reason why the Schlieffen plan caused the most controversy is that many German soldiers believe that Belgium is impossible to stop, they can spend the shortest time to cross Belgium, control the western part of France, on the vast French territory, a wide range of detours, outflank Paris, eliminate the living force of the French army, in order to achieve the strategic goal of a quick victory over France.

It seems that the plan is very good and there is a possibility of realization, but there are also different opinions, why Belgium will not fight back, he is a sovereign country, and he also has an army, even if the combat effectiveness of this army is not as good as that of Germany, but the fortress of Liège, but the fortress of the whole of Europe, once the Belgian army is stubbornly defended, the result will be very troublesome, and it is likely to delay time.

"2,000 trucks are already in place, and we can also provide 24 airships with a load capacity of about 15 tons to help you solve the logistics problem!"

After Crook listened, his eyes lit up, using airships to solve logistics, this is a problem that Germany has never considered, although the airship has been owned by the German military, but under the dominant position of the army, the airship is only used for reconnaissance and some simple tasks, no one has thought about it, it is linked to logistics, compared to the theater environment, the airship has the advantage that other land supplies cannot have, and can ignore any terrain conditions to reach directly, although the airship is limited by the position, It may only be able to replenish some ordinary logistics and ammunition, but it will be enough to bring German logistics to a higher level.

Crook obviously listened, thought about it seriously, and then asked, "What about the safety performance?" ”

"The airship we provide is filled with helium, it will not catch fire as easily as hydrogen, and we have arranged 27 light machine guns in various parts of the airship to form a network of firepower, and 7 40MM machine guns, which are enough to eliminate some threats at a fixed point!"

Such an armed airship is indeed very original, so many weapons, those toy-like planes, can not get close to the airship at all, plus helium is not easy to burn, so the survivability of the airship is greatly increased, 24 ships can transport 360 tons of materials at a time, which is almost equivalent to the weight of thousands of horses, and the speed has also increased greatly, 50 kilometers per hour cruising speed, for France and Germany, maybe a few hours, you can go back and forth.

"As for the ability to attack fortifications, won't you tell me to install cannons on airships?"

The installation of cannons on the airship is not unthinkable, Zeppelin designed it this way in order to increase the combat effectiveness of the airship, but the very light structure of the airship is not suitable for the installation of cannons, and under the recoil, it is easy to cause problems with the airship, which has become a joke.

"No, it's something else, it can pose a threat to all permanent military fortresses in the whole of Europe, and the hit rate is extremely high!"

Zhang Ze's affirmative reply made Crook stunned, and when he asked to see it, he was rejected by Zhang Ze, Zhang Ze said that if Crook can promote the attention of the War Department, he can conduct a secret military exercise in the German border city, and when the time comes, he can find out!

Zhang Ze's stubbornness made Crook helpless, but the combination of cars and airships can indeed perfectly solve the logistics and supply problems of long-distance raids, at least it is a useful supplement, and it must be reported to the War Department quickly.

Crook hurried away, but Zhang Ze did not stop, for the lighter plan, of course, the northwest could not pin his hopes on Crook alone, and then, Zhang Ze met different people, of course, for different people, different strategies and methods, not as straightforward and outspoken as Crook.

I have to say that Zhang Ze's influence in the whole of Germany is huge, at least, Crook directly alarmed Moltke Jr., as well as several generals of the army, after affirming the materials, found that the airship is indeed helpful for logistics, but the price is a bit large, 24 airships, almost 5 million pounds, 2 king-level prices, this money will definitely not be given by the German military budget before, in order to have a transportation capacity of more than 300 tons, but now, at this unpredictable, war may break out at any time, But it's a perfect fit.

In the end, Moltke Jr. decided that Crook would contact the northwest and take over the 24 airships, which could be deducted from the remaining materials in Jiaozhou Bay, and the so-called ability test could also be carried out, and if necessary, Moltke would personally participate.

Zhang Ze has been nervously waiting for the news, when he got Crook's affirmative reply, the heart that has been hanging has been completely withdrawn into his stomach, as long as Germany accepts the airship, then the next bomb will definitely be accepted, which is impossible to refuse for the German Army.

After a brief exchange, Zhang Ze told Sù Crook that what needs to be prepared, after the area of the exercise, Crook took the bill of lading from the warehouse and hurried away, 24 airships have been transported to Germany respectively, and they are currently in the state of parts, and they can be assembled in a maximum of 3 days, and they also need a few days to prepare the exercise site. (To be continued......)

PS: It's too busy today, the first chapter will be delivered, and the second chapter will be a little later, at the latest at 8:30