Chapter 475: Blackmail
The news that the Kunpeng Company was about to sell Germany a new fighter with enough performance to suppress any fighter of the Allied countries immediately made the British and French governments highly nervous. Some time ago, the German army's offensive on the Eastern Front was completely based on solidification, and countless Russian soldiers fell in this hellfire, if it weren't for the arrival of winter, the Russian wind and snow prevented the airship from taking off, it is estimated that the German army will hit Kiev and even Minsk It is very easy, until now the Russians have nothing to do about the airship bombing.
It is conceivable that once Germany introduces the Kunpeng company's aircraft, then the French sky will definitely change hands, and then it will be overwhelmingly smashed down with coagulated qiyou bombs. The Russians now have winter protection from the wind and snow and the cold, and the warm and calm France does not have these good things. What's more, the Russians have enough depth, even if the German army runs forward without any hindrance, it will take a few months to run to Moscow, but the Anglo-French alliance has a fart depth, once the German army breaks through the current defense line, the British expeditionary force will have to be driven into the sea, and half of the country north of the Seine River in France is completely gone, so what is the point of fighting the war?
After thinking about this, the British and French envoys in China did not hesitate to go to Zhang Quan to protest.
His Excellency the Chinese Foreign Minister understood that there was no need to worry about this problem at all, because these fighters would not be used in the European theater, and the Germans had only a hundred of them, which were intended for the German army in the Caribbean.
"The situation in the United States was very unstable during this time, and although President Bryan and the vast majority of the American people were peace-loving, there were still a handful of Americans who tried to provoke war." Zhang Quan said seriously.
Nima, you didn't force it. The British and French ministers slandered in their hearts that the negotiations on the status of Alabama were still just a picture! After the initial excitement, the American capitalists already understood that they had let Yang Feng partner with Brian again, and now they are ready to move one by one. So the Foreign Secretary's words are not alarmist.
"As an ally in the Caribbean, His Excellency the German Governor General in Haiti is very worried about the air threat from the United States after the outbreak of war, so he ordered this batch of aircraft from the Kunpeng Company, and our neutrality principle does not include the German troops in the Caribbean, which has already been declared and understood by your country, so there is no problem with this transaction in law, and the Chinese government has no power to prevent this legitimate transaction." Zhang Quan continued.
Since he said so, it means that it is no longer useful to stop it at the government level, but the problem is that everyone understands that this is just a cover. The Germans bought it in Haiti, it was nothing more than dismantling it and then shipping the parts back to China and then copying them, and if they couldn't be imitated, it was a big deal to sell the parts from China, and the final result was that Germany quickly got a high-performance fighter that could be produced by itself.
Therefore, for Britain and France, they still have to do everything they can to stop it, and the government can't solve it, so they have to find Kunpeng Company.
"Your Excellency, this is certainly not going to work, it is not just a matter of integrity. It is also related to the interests of our company, and we cannot give up a business worth 20 million Chinese dollars because of your worries. Chen Huaiqing, the manager of Kunpeng Company, received them warmly and told them very frankly.
Isn't it money? We give!
The French Minister Lu Ban said without hesitation: "Mr. Chen, the French and British governments will compensate your company for its losses. ”
"And double the liquidated damages." Chen Huaiqing said with a smile.
Lu Ban and Sa Daoyi looked at each other, this price is not low. But they didn't have a choice, Lu Ban gritted his teeth and said: "The British and French governments will also compensate your company for losses in this regard, but your company must guarantee that it will not provide the German government with any drawings or parts of this fighter, if there is a fighter that is the same or similar to this fighter on the battlefield in Germany." The Kunpeng company must likewise provide Britain and France with a hundred of these aircraft free of charge. ”
"That's it!" Chen Huaiqing hesitated in embarrassment.
"In this case, it will cause great damage to the business reputation of our company, and you should know that as a business. Credibility is extremely important to us. He said.
"Plus five million." Sa Daoyi said.
"Your Excellency, you should know that the owner of our company is His Majesty the Emperor, and he hates this kind of disobedience to his reputation the most, and if he knows, I will be dismissed."
"Add two million."
"It's not about the money."
"Add another five million, and you should know very well that more than two million pounds can do a lot of things, such as equipping every company and even platoon on our front with specialized anti-aircraft weapons." Sa Daoyi said.
"Well, as a friend, I'm more than happy to serve you." Chen Huaiqing said with a smile.
This guy knocked out 50 million Chinese dollars from the hands of Britain and France, which made Emperor Yang very satisfied, of course, this matter can't just end like this, the Germans still have to pay the money, and this wicked man can't do it in Kunpeng Company.
"Your Excellency, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect the government to block this deal, but this is understandable, after all, China and Germany are friends, and China and Britain and France are also friends, and there is nothing the government can do to stop this deal out of some concerns." Immediately after the Chinese government announced that it would ban the Kunpeng Company from selling new fighters to the German army in Haiti, Chen Huaiqing personally went to Haijing to apologize.
Hai Jing looked at him expressionlessly, this result had long been expected by him, although he didn't know how much money Britain and France paid, but it was certain that they were slaughtered, and now it depends on how Yang Feng compensates Germany.
"Of course, in order to express my apologies and that of Kunpeng, we can sell you the design of the latest fighter jet, which is a biplane, and the performance is definitely better than our triplane." Chen Huaiqing said.
"Including the firing coordinator you were talking about?" Haijing said.
"Of course, and including the engine can also be sold to your country." Chen Huaiqing said.
Haijing was very satisfied with this result, in fact, even if they got the triplane, they had to imitate it themselves in the end, and now it is very good to directly get the drawings of a new fighter and take it back to make it.
Yang Feng is ready to sell to the Germans is a camel, this aircraft performance is more than the Fokker triplane, enough for the Germans to dominate the European sky, once the Germans dominate the European sky, the next must be their airship with coagulation qiyou bombardment against the British and French forces, if Germany continues to advance on the Western Front, forcing Britain and France to a desperate road of retreat, at that time the British may have no other choice but to use the navy.
Didn't they want to preserve their strength? Then let them know that if they continue to preserve their strength, the result will be to lose the war, and see if the British Navy is still in the mood to continue to be a shrinking turtle at that time, and with the performance of a camel, it is enough to pose a threat to the airship, the fastest speed of this kind of aircraft can exceed 190 kilometers, and the current unloaded airship is also at this speed, and the flight altitude is close to 6,000 meters, which is also the limit of the airship with no load, which can be used to intercept the British and French airships.
According to the number of parts that Britain bought from China, it was obvious that the British also wanted to form a huge air fleet, and when their air fleet began to be used on a large scale, and the German planes were just manufactured, they could be knocked down directly at that time, and then Germany's huge fleet of airships continued to wreak havoc on the European battlefield, and at that time Britain really had no other way to win the war except to use their naval fleet to attack Germany, and even use their landing ships to land on the German coast.
The scale of the landing ships of the British Navy is not even inferior to that of China, and the twenty-eight landing ships can support them in two division-level beach-grabbing operations, and it will not even take a day to go from Britain to Helgoland Bay at the speed of landing ships, and after the two divisions have completed the beach-grabbing, they have enough ability to control the landing ground before the arrival of the second batch of British troops, and at present the main forces of the German army are all on the east and west fronts, and it is impossible to retreat, there is basically no defense in the country, and it is enough to land a group army, or even an army, to take Hamburg, Bring the flames of war to the heart of Germany.
Of course, before that, the British Navy must first open the Helgoland Bay, they have to deal with the high seas fleet in Wilhelmshaven first, and even if they solve the high seas fleet, they have to clear the mines and shore defense forces in the Helgoland Bay, especially the huge number of torpedo boats and submarines.
You must know that at this time, although the German High Seas Fleet was weaker than Britain, it was also weak, even if six battleships were divided to stare at the Russians in the Baltic Sea, the size of Wilhelmshaven's main fleet had increased to eighteen, and Britain was currently only thirty battleships, even if this naval battle was fought a year later, according to the ongoing construction plan of the two countries, Britain would have a maximum of thirty-six battleships, but Germany could increase to thirty, and the result of a real fight would be absolutely a lose-lose situation.
And in another half a year, the Kiel Canal will be navigable, and at that time even the German fleet on the Baltic Sea can join the battle, and the gap in strength between the two sides will be further narrowed, and it is difficult to say whether the British can win at that time, and as for the Russians, Nikolai will be very happy to watch the British Navy and the German Navy die together, and besides, his side is also very easy to deal with, and Germany can deploy a few more mines in the Baltic Sea and get a few more submarines. (To be continued......)