Lechelton also sent several gifts to the Germans, 10 Elia 1914 tanks and 10 Graf-Steft armored cars, much to the admiration of the brother-in-law, the Emperor.

Lechelton believed that with the stubborn spirit of the Germans and their special ability to turn simple things into complications, it would not be long before these things would turn into murderous weapons that were precisely manufactured and had excellent performance, but the manufacturing process was extremely complex and did not conform to the laws of economy. It's not what he wants, but there is a lot to learn from in terms of technology.

During his time in Germany, he had the privilege of discussing Graf with Prince Heinrich and Field Marshal Tirpitz. The situation of Vice Admiral Speeth and the German Far East Fleet under him, who was now famous for his victory at the Battle of Coronel with the British fleet, was also a thorn in the side of the British.

"I have ordered Vice Admiral Spee to lead the Far Eastern Fleet to return home." Tirpitz said.

"According to the information I have received, the British have sent six battle cruisers and are now hunting down Admiral Spee's fleet all over the world." Lechelton said that he could only concoct a lie, "Two of the British's mighty war cruisers were in the Falkland Islands, two in Cape Town, and the other two went to the Caribbean to prevent General Spee from crossing the Panama Canal into the Atlantic." ”

"Is the information reliable?" Heinrich was a little nervous when he heard the news.

"Very reliable, this information is provided by my old spies in that area for a long time, and they have never been bad in all these years." "General Spee is in a very precarious situation at the moment. ”

"That's true." Tirpitz was staring at the map and pondering.

"I have some ideas after I got this information." Seeing that the two of them were interested, Lehedon continued: "First, order General Spee to lead the fleet into a neutral country port and disarm, after all, more than 3,000 naval officers and sailors who have experienced battle are very valuable, and they cannot be cultivated in a moment. Those warships are not as valuable as these personnel. Another idea was to let General Spee enter the Ottoman ports in the Persian Gulf, so that even if it would not play a role, it would still contain some of the British forces. ”

"Well, this matter needs careful planning from the General Staff of the Navy." Tirpitz replied that in his heart he was more inclined to the second article proposed by Heldon, but that the British would soon occupy these Turkish ports.

Another problem was the three battleships ordered by the Greeks and Argentines that had been launched at the North Sea shipyards, and after the start of the war, Lehayton ordered the completion of the construction of these three warships to continue. Now is the time to discuss their way out and when they will not be able to return to Greece or Argentina as they stand.

The German Navy wanted to buy them, but Lee Haydn had no opinion, and his original intention was to strengthen the German fleet. The two Greek ships were better to say that the money was borrowed from the Vienna City Credit Bank, and that the Germans only had to promise to repay the loan on behalf of the Greeks, but the Argentine side was that the Germans had to return to the other side the one million pounds they had already paid.

After returning from Germany, Lechelton went first to Salzburg and then to Linz.

The industrial area centred on Linz was one of the most developed centers of mechanical engineering and metalworking in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, originally famous for the manufacture of steam locomotives and textile machinery, and one of the first regions in the world to manufacture automobiles and tractors. After almost two decades of mergers and reorganizations, more than 50 car and tractor manufacturers that have emerged in Linz since 18.95 have now merged into two well-known car and tractor manufacturing companies: Imperial Elia Standard Cars and Graf Steft Automotive Manufacturing.

Since Helton Lee has a stake in both car companies, the two competing companies also have some partnerships. Strangely, Helton did not want to merge the two companies, and in his opinion, only competition could lead to faster development.

Unlike the world's slow-growing car companies, which were suffering from a lack of funds in the early stage, the two Austrian car manufacturers and the Stuttgart-based Maybach-Daimler AG have had smooth sailing. Thanks to the large amount of money from Heldon Le, it is clear that these three automobile, engine and tractor manufacturers have some hints of the planned economy investment approach. This kind of investment method makes these three companies a big step ahead of all their peers in the world in the early stage, as for the future development, it is a matter of operation and operation, Li Haiden can only provide some suggestions for the company's managers for reference.

At least now, these two Austrian companies and Daimler AG are at the forefront of the whole world in terms of technical level, production scale and production capacity.

In a heavily guarded, enclosed test site not far from Linz, a group of oddly styled chain-track armored vehicles are undergoing secret maneuverability and off-road performance tests. After 30 prototypes of the Elijah 1914 tank were built, Helden Lealden offered some revisions based on the experience of later generations.

Due to the current state of the art, the Elijah 1914 could not have been as he had it intended, the riveted body and rotating turret looked extremely ugly from the outside, and only a 37mm flat-fire gun with a 35-caliber barrel that had been specially lengthened at Heldon's request seemed to look more pleasing to the eye.

The 30-centimeter-wide track is half the image in Heldon's mind, and the shape of 4.2 meters long, 2.1 meters wide and 1.76 meters high is far worse than the image of the steel giant in Heldon's memory, and it looks about the same size as a Chery QQ car with a travel bag on the roof.

The weight of 7.8 tons is also unsatisfactory, but there is no way, Steyr's 100 hp V8 diesel engine is already one of the best engines in the world, although Islaia can provide a 120 hp gasoline engine, but Lee Hayden prefers a strong and durable diesel engine, and the diesel engine can provide nearly 30% more torque output than the gasoline engine.

This is especially important when encountering difficult terrain.

The performance of tank guns, turrets and side-by-side machine guns is unquestionable, and Israia has enough experience in creating small-caliber guns for naval patrol boats and destroyers, and the turret is structurally borrowed from the battleship turret in many places, and it is also reliable enough. The problem is the suspension and walking systems, which are reliable enough to cause concern and collapse.

Theoretically, Elija 1914 can run 25 kilometers per hour on flat hard surface, but in practice it can run 22 kilometers at its limit, and most of the time it can only run 15 miles. The fuel tank can keep the engine running for 6 hours, but most tanks fail to travel more than 100 kilometers at one time, and after 6 or 70 kilometers of continuous driving, it will have to stop due to various mechanical problems.

Engineers at Elija Standard Motors warn that after every 50 kilometers of continuous driving, the Elijah 1914 tank will have to stop and rest for a while so that its fragile and hot parts will last longer. The reality is that engineers are working hard to improve its walking and suspension systems, but there will never be a big breakthrough.

Lechelton reluctantly accepted the status quo, and although this thing was far from his expectations, it could still work well on the battlefield if used correctly.

The problem is that this thing is a bit demanding in terms of terrain and transportation, and the pressure on the already chaotic logistics system of the empire is even greater.

He decided to carry out a major overhaul of the Reich's railroad system, to learn from the German way, and to have it fully taken over by the military and unified dispatch. This will touch the interests of some people.

It's not a big deal.

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