Financial wars are silent and little known. And the battlefield of gunpowder is the complete opposite of financial warfare.

After ending the talks with Yi Fu Lahim, Chen Shao came to the Ministry of Defense non-stop, and China was getting closer and closer to joining the war. At present, all units are conducting large-scale combat drills to better cope with the possible sudden outbreak of war.

"Baili, how is the German North African Legion fighting now?" As soon as he entered the Ministry of National Defense, Chen Shao asked Jiang Baili, who was busy.

Germany saw Japan's successes in the Pacific and the Far East. Coupled with the fact that there were not many domestic oil reserves left, Germany began to play the idea of North Africa. This is very different from the Second World War in later generations, where the North African battlefield had already begun, but here, the battle was just beginning. And the number of troops invested was even larger, and Hitler was determined to acquire the oil resources of North Africa.

"Now the German North African Corps and the Italian army have begun to advance gradually, and it is going well. However, Montgomery of the Allies was not easy to mess with, and the Italian army that had been dragging its feet was not easy to mess with. The greater Hitler's hopes, the greater the disappointment. Jiang Baili saluted Chen Shao and said.

"The battle between Montgomery and Rommel, this war is very interesting. I will keep the Military Intelligence Agency on the lookout and send any information to the Ministry of Defense as soon as possible. Chen Shao nodded. In later generations, these two enemies met together, and now they meet again. This made Chen Shao somewhat expectant.

"Your Majesty, the United States has entered the war. A steady stream of weapons and equipment flowed into the camp of the Allies. In particular, the US Air Force's 'Flying Fortress' and 'Super Flying Fortress' brought a lot of damage to Germany. Germany has repeatedly asked for the purchase of more powerful bombers, but the Ministry of Defense has not yet responded. Jiang Baili asked.

"The bomb load of the Flying Fortress is eight tons, which has already surpassed the H-2, and there is a B-29 with a bomb load of nine tons, and it is quite normal for the Germans to suffer. Now, with the exception of our H-4 and H-3, none of the bombers can beat the American B-29. However, it is impossible to sell the H-3 and H-4 to Germany. So be it! Ask the Germans if they want an improved version of the H-2, this aircraft except for a shorter range. The bomb load can also reach eight to nine tons. Chen Shao thought for a while and said.

The H-3 is a confirmed main bomber of the Chinese National Defense Forces. Codename Djinn God. And the H-4 is only a temporary name, because this bomber is still being tested and is not equipped with troops. The improved version of the H-2 is an improvement on the basis of the H-2, mainly to reduce the range and increase the bomb load. As a close-range air fire support force. The bomb load has also increased from six tons to almost nine tons. Both the fuselage and the engine have changed a lot. But because its various performances do not meet the standards of third-generation bombers. The fuselage structure is similar to the H-2 in many places, and Chen Shao directly classified it as a second-generation bomber. This improved version of the H-2 also happens to form a near and far match with the Djinn God bomber. It has become the backbone of the Chinese Air Force's strategic strikes.

"Okay. I think Germany would be happy to buy this bomber. Jiang Baili nodded, then took out a form and handed it to Chen Shao, and said excitedly: "This is the list sent by the Logistics General Armament Department, and the equipment we have stored for more than ten years has almost been sold out." ”

"Oh, so fast?" Chen Shao knows very well how many weapons China has stored in the past ten years, and why did it sell out so quickly?

"Since the outbreak of the Pacific War last year, the Japanese side has gone crazy to buy a large number of rifle bullets, as well as a large number of heavy weapons such as artillery and artillery shells. Most of our warehouses were emptied by the Japanese. Little Japan is crazy enough, after replacing those Chinese cultural relics in China, it will simply exchange it for gold. Jiang Baili smiled knowingly. He really saw the madness of Japan.

"The six million army, plus the puppet army that has now reached the scale of four million, makes the Japanese industrial production capacity completely unable to keep up with the rhythm, and it is normal to buy our weapons. How much stock do we have of our Mauser 98K rifles now? After Chen Shao took the list, he didn't check it immediately.

"The number is not much, last time it sold nearly 5 million to Germany and the Axis countries, and this time Japan bought 5 million. There are less than two million in the warehouse. And for many years, the Reich did not produce this rifle again, and these two million Mauser rifles were the last stock. Jiang Baili replied directly.

"Two million is enough, there is no need to produce it again. Now countries are starting to use semi-automatic rifles, which are outdated except for accuracy. These two million rifles can be sold best, and if they can't be sold, we will be useful in the future. Chen Shao is not worried about the sale of weapons, although now that the United States has joined the Allied camp, weapons are so cheap that they are equal to giving them away for free, which also greatly affects Chen Shao's trade with the Allied forces. But Chen Shao doesn't care about these things now, the war has been going on for almost three years. In the last year or so, China has made enough money. I won't care about those small profits.

Jiang Baili nodded, and did not ask what the use of these two million rifles was. Instead, it moved on to another topic.

"An hour ago, the Allies sent a secret telegram asking us to open an opening in Burma for the Allies to cross the railroad into Southeast Asia."

"I don't need to say this again, it's impossible, and we will never abandon the principle of neutrality unless there is something big enough in the stake." Chen Shao said without thinking.

"Well, I understand what to do."

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Berlin, Germany.

Half an hour later, Hitler received a reply from China. China agreed to sell a bomber with a bomb load of up to nine tons, which is China's main bomber in service.

However, Hitler was not very satisfied with this news, and the bomber he needed to buy was China's third-generation bomber, the giant spirit god with a 12-ton bomb load. What is Zhonghua thinking, he is not a stupid person, how can he not understand.

Every time he thought of China selling weapons to himself and to the Allies, he felt a lingering haze in his heart. In Hitler's view, China was tantamount to a betrayal, a betrayal of the friendship that China and Germany had built up over the decades. In his heart, China's balanced policy was actually framing Germany and plunging Germany into the quagmire of war.

This concept was deepened by Hitler after the decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the Allied fleet. Because according to the survivor's account, there are many unreasonable things in this sea battle, but he has no direct evidence to prove whether there is a shadow of China in it. Originally, he had always pointed the finger at the United States, but his intuition had to make him point the finger at China.

The battle at sea was told by survivors, that is, the Allied side dispatched a number of submarines to attack the German High Seas Fleet on the bottom of the sea. This explains why, by later period, so many German warships were hit by extremely stealthy torpedoes. And these torpedoes are also extremely advanced oxygen torpedoes, which explains how difficult torpedoes are to be found in the water. There is only one known country in the world that can make oxygen torpedoes, and that is Japan. But there was no way for Japan to send submarines to Europe, and there was no reason for Japan to do so.

According to the information received by German intelligence officers on the Allied side, there were no such torpedoes on the Allied side, and there were no Allied submarines in the original naval battle. And according to the accounts of the survivors of the Allied side, it is not difficult to find that many Allied ships were also sunk by unknown weapons. They were not as complicated as Hitler thought, and they put these things directly on the heads of Germany.

But his family knows his own business, and there is no oxygen torpedo in Germany, so there is no way to hide the traces of torpedoes. Suspicion of the United States can also be ruled out, because the United States will not attack Allied ships. Japanese submarines did not have the technology or motivation to do so.

Of course, it is no secret that Hitler could only point the spearhead at China, which has very advanced submarine technology. Because many German submarines were purchased in China.

In terms of motivation, China also has it, that is, to deplete the strength of European naval forces. Hitler had good reason to believe that the emperor of the East would do such a thing. Because China is now fighting this idea for the world's military trade, which can be seen by anyone who is not stupid.

You know, selling weapons to an enemy country is in itself an extremely unfriendly move towards the other side. The United States also only sold weapons to the Allies, and did not think of selling them to the Axis powers at all. And China still has to be left and right, and this will not make Hitler have bad thoughts in his heart.

Now it is enough to prove that China has a submarine that can carry out long-distance oceans. Then Hitler can be 100% sure that China definitely played an extremely dishonorable role in that naval battle.

Use Germany as a gunman to consume the strength of European countries. China's move is enough to illustrate this point.

But now, Hitler only kept these thoughts in his heart, he did not say them to anyone, and asked those naval survivors not to talk nonsense. Because now Germany still needs China's arms assistance, there are some things that should be endured.

While Hitler's thoughts were racing, Andriy walked into Hitler's office.

"Führer, the latest battle report from the North African Legion, the North African Legion has achieved great results so far. The established targets were also occupied in turn, and at present the North African Corps had taken advantage of the victory to pursue and rapidly advanced southward. Andriy took a copy of the report and read.

"That is, the oil of North Africa is now in our hands." This news swept away the gloom in Hitler's mind, and he had already put his previous thoughts behind him, and couldn't wait to take the report and quickly read it.

"Haha! Rommel, sure enough, did not disappoint me. Hitler, who read the report, couldn't help but laugh.

PS: Seeing this, who can judge the direction of the war in the future? (To be continued.) )