In the Battle of the Somme, the Chinese Expeditionary Force became famous in the first battle, and Cai Ye was regarded as a 'famous general' by the world, alongside many famous generals in the Entente and the allies. Wu Peifu and Liu Guangyuan and others are deeply envious of this, although they feel that they are not much inferior to other generals, but Cai Yi's famous general is recognized by everyone after all, unlike them who recognize themselves and have not been recognized by others...

Gaining the recognition of others, this is originally one of the nature of human beings, and now Cai Ye has been recognized by almost everyone, how can Wu Peifu not be envious.

On the other hand, although Cai Ye was happy to be recognized by the world, he did not get carried away because of it. Because he knows very well in his heart that in a battle like the one not so long ago, as long as there are enough tanks in hand, even if he is a fool, as long as he can give an order like 'attack', he can win...

For this kind of battle that anyone can win, it is necessary to be happy, but to be happy is to get carried away with it...

In Cai's view, what really tests a person's command ability is the next battle...

Therefore, Cai Yi dismissed all the celebrations and called Wu Peifu, Liu Guangyuan and others to his headquarters to discuss the next preparations. In Cai's view, the next battle is afraid that it will turn into a bloody battle, and if some preparations are not made as soon as possible, I am afraid that the casualties of the expeditionary force will be the same as those of Britain and France...

Indeed, with most of Bai Chongxi's tank troops lying on their stomachs, the expeditionary force could no longer fight like before. Faced with a tsunami-like counteroffensive launched by the German army that reacted, the expeditionary force soon fell into a bitter battle. Although it was a defensive battle, the daily casualties were in the thousands.

Although it didn't take long for most of Bai Chongxi's vehicles to be restored, the appearance of tanks was no longer able to give the Germans the initial shock. Gone are the scenes of deserted people who fled as they did at the beginning.

Despite the fact that with tanks, the expeditionary force had many advantages, but over time, the Germans also found many ways to deal with it. One of the easiest ways to do this is to use an infantry gun as an anti-tank gun, and a 75mm field gun can easily destroy any tank.

It's just that field guns are not anti-tank guns after all, although they have some effects, but they are not easy to use ...

The dumbest way is to use cluster grenades, Molotov cocktails or mines. Although the first two are simple to use, they are very dangerous, after all, the tank itself carries weapons such as machine guns. It is difficult to get close, and the latter are easily damaged by intensive shelling, and in some cases there is even a chain reaction that causes the entire minefield to detonate under the shelling. Therefore, after a few attempts, the Germans gave up.

Although the Germans were not yet perfect. But under these methods, Bai Chongxi's vehicles still had a lot of damage, and most of them were irreparable...

Although the British also invested some tanks not long after, there was no longer a result that made the Germans flee like the fourth day—————— at this time the British had already built some Mark tanks, and for them, anyway, there were already Chinese tank troops in front, so naturally there was no need to continue to conceal them.

And after learning that the tank forces were already of such a size, Haig at the front was also strongly demanding. In this way, it is naturally difficult for the British to continue to postpone.

In fact, watching the Chinese's tanks shock the world, the British themselves are a little resentful. Especially those who support the tank plan, the tank can be taken out so early, in addition to Haig's strong demand and the front-line battle situation, there are also factors behind their push.

However, as mentioned earlier, although the British also invested some tanks, they did not achieve the same results as the Fourth Day Expeditionary Force. On the one hand, there is a large gap in performance between the British Mark tanks and the [Type 15 tanks] and [Type 15 armored vehicles] equipped by the expeditionary force, and on the other hand, there is a problem of quantity...

Historically, after the Battle of the Somme began, the British only invested more than 40 tanks when they first put them into the tank, and only 18 of them were actually put into the battlefield at the end. Now it is much earlier than then, and only about 20 tanks have been built, and only nine can actually be put into battle.

Both the performance and the quantity are inferior to the Bai Chongxi Department, so it is naturally impossible to achieve the same results as the Bai Chongxi Department before.

After seeing the scene of hundreds of tanks rushing together, the Germans on the position can be regarded as having seen the world, and they don't pay attention to these nine tanks at all. In addition, there are some means to deal with it, and the result is that these nine tanks have gone and never returned...

This result naturally made the British lose face, and the performance of the Mark tank on the battlefield was indeed inferior to that of the Chinese tank, which also made the British attach great importance to the upcoming tank drawings. Although there were some far-sighted people in Britain who believed that the country's tank development plan should be continued, Churchill, as the initiator of the Land Cruiser, was even more vigorous. There is also a lot of support within the British government.

It's just that at the moment, due to the situation on the battlefield, Britain needs a weapon with better performance, not another with worse performance. What's more, the existing Mark-type tanks have proven to be quite inferior to Chinese tanks, and it will take more time to develop new ones. If you choose to wait for your own tanks, instead of choosing ready-made ones, this is obviously not in line with the existing situation, so the choice of tanks provided by the national government has become an inevitable problem ...

Of course, the British government still supports the development of its own tanks, after all, as proud Anglo-Saxons, the British do not feel that they will be inferior to others, and they cannot tolerate other countries surpassing themselves, not to mention that except in special circumstances, as the British Empire, which has been at the top of the world for hundreds of years, they really have no habit of using other countries' equipment...

However, the current situation is that it is better to buy than to build, and there are many people within the government who support this policy, so although the British government still supports its own development, it has allocated a considerable part of its resources to buy the drawings of the tank and some necessary parts from the national government......... It is conceivable how much more resources the British could devote to self-developed tanks.

In general. Although Yan Shao failed to destroy Britain's tank research and development capabilities, this goal was more or less achieved.

In addition to Great Britain, France and Russia also purchased drawings and some of the necessary parts for assembly from the Communist. Like the British, they needed similar equipment to support the war situation. Especially Russia, after all, unlike Britain and France on the Western Front, Russia is an independent support on the Eastern Front, and it is also a little about to be unable to support it, and it is completely necessary to have a new type of equipment to support the war situation. Yan Shao naturally welcomed this very much, but in his attitude towards France and Russia. Yan Shao is very different.

Among the great powers, although China and France also have some contradictions with each other, they can be called the best in terms of relations. In addition, China also needs to have a strong and friendly country in Europe, so in addition to some major issues, Yan Shao has been working hard to cultivate relations with France. Therefore, Yan Shao gave France many concessions, for example, on the supply side. I am also more attentive to the technical guidance of assembly. France was even allowed to pay on credit—————— although France suffered heavy losses in this war, Yan Shao still believed in France's ability to repay.

And as long as China can continue to be strong, even if France changes its government, Yan Shao can afford to let him take on the debts of his predecessor.

On the other hand, on the Russian side, it is comparatively more ...

First of all, in terms of payment, Yan Shao insisted that it must be paid in cash, and it must be a hard currency such as pounds or gold, not the ruble that Russia now uses.

Taking into account the gold reserves of the Russian government. Yan Shao believed that Russia was still capable of paying such a sum of money. However, for Yan Shao's differential treatment, Tsarist Russia was very angry. After all, compared with the preferential treatment of Britain, France and some other countries, Yan Shao's differential treatment of Russia is too obvious, and Yan Shao is even inferior to some small countries in the treatment of Russia. In any case, Russia is now an ally of China after all, but because of Yan Shao's authority in the Communist government and the impact of the victory in the Battle of the Somme, this opinion was quickly suppressed by Yan Shao.

It's just that Yan Shao can suppress internal opinions, but he can't suppress external opinions.

Because it was related to the internal relations between the Entente countries, even Britain and France came to inquire about this matter. As for these allies, Yan Shao can't treat these allies the same as internally, but Yan Shao's answer to Britain and France is also simple.

"At present, there are many contradictions in Russia, and no one knows when things will change, if we accept rubles, if something suddenly happens in Russia one day, then the rubles in our hands will not become waste paper? Although they are allies, there are still some things that need to be made clear, and I believe that your country can also understand that I always have to take care of the interests of my own businessmen..."

Although everyone knows that Yan Shao himself is the so-called national businessman, Britain and France can't say anything about Yan Shao's answer. In fact, Britain and France are actually a little worried about the situation in Russia now, after all, the situation in Russia is indeed very bad now, and now Britain and France are even worried that Russia will be forced to cooperate with Germany under the pressure of the Eastern Front.

As I said before, I'm afraid that those rubles in Russia will turn into waste paper...

In fact, the ruble was also convertible into gold, and the ruble was the original currency unit of Tsarist Russia. In 1800, a comparison with gold was established, and in 1897 the ruble note had a gold content of 0.774234 grams.

The problem is that the ruble is paper money, and he can exchange it for gold while Tsarist Russia still exists, and if Tsarist Russia suddenly disappears one day, even if he has these rubles in his hand, who should he go to exchange them?

Historically, after the establishment of the Russian government, although the Russians continued to use the ruble, they then issued new rubles, and stipulated that the exchange ratio of the new ruble to the old ruble was one to 10,000. It can be said that if Yan Shao really accepts the ruble, I am afraid that he will lose very badly. Not to mention the possibility of the subsequent Soviet Russian government refusing to use the ruble, although it is not very likely, but it is by no means impossible...

As for whether Tsarist Russia will collapse as it did in history, at least in Yan Shao's opinion, this possibility is as high as eighty percent, because...

By the way, although there are some opinions on Yan Shao's differential treatment, all countries have some opinions. But for the price of the tank as high as 300,000, they accepted it without question. On the one hand, because these tanks are really good, and their need for such weapons is indeed very urgent. On the other hand, because the arms trade is a high-profit industry, they usually do this, and now they naturally don't feel anything strange—————— in fact, this is already the price after the price reduction, you must know that the price that Yan Shao initially offered was 400,000, but considering that if it was sold so expensive, the British were likely to give up [15 style] and choose their own [mark] instead, so in the end Yan Shao had to cut the price of 100,000 yuan. The price of the tank was changed to 300,000, but even so, considering that the cost of the tank after mass production is likely to be compressed to around 100,000. The profit is still very high.

In addition, even if it is assembled by purchasing parts, Britain, France, Russia and other countries need to pay a fee of up to 50,000 yuan per vehicle, not to mention parts, for some parts. Britain, France and other countries are not without manufacturing capabilities. But even with Yan Shao's help, I am afraid that it will not work without a few months, so it is better to import from China, so Yan Shao can be regarded as making a lot of money.

At the same time, because the transaction was personally promoted by Yan Shao, the process of signing the agreement was very smooth.

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Due to the excellent performance of the [Type 15 tank] and the [Type 15 armored vehicle] on the battlefield, as well as the performance higher than that of the [Mark] tank, Britain, France, Russia and other Allied countries submitted a large number of orders to China. The order includes not only a large number of tanks, but also the necessary parts for assembling tanks...

Although Britain, France, Russia and other countries are not without the ability to produce these parts. But after all, it will take several months, and the situation on the battlefield and various domestic problems can no longer delay them, so although it is not without trying, at least for the time being, it is more appropriate to buy directly from China.

So at the first time, Britain, France, Russia and other countries submitted an order to China for 1,000 tanks and parts that could assemble 1,000 tanks. Among them, the former alone is worth 300 million yuan, and the latter is also worth at least 150 million yuan.

Each tank needs to pay a fee of 50,000 yuan, I am afraid that the value of the entire order will reach 500 million yuan, that is, 50 million pounds, which is by no means a small amount, and Yan Shao's Yushi Group will earn at least 300 million yuan from it—————— which should have been more, but that part has been used to pay taxes, Yan Shaoke has never evaded taxes, because there is no need for that, after all, Yan Shao's money is already too much to spend, not to mention that compared with that money, the impact is more important.

If someone exposes the scandal of Yan Shao's tax evasion, hehe...

By the way, although 500 million yuan seems to be a lot, it is actually distributed among the three countries of Britain, France and Russia, and it has become less in the blink of an eye. What's more, it is impossible to hand over all of these at once, so in fact, the burden on the three countries is not very large, which is also one of the reasons why the three countries are willing to buy so many tanks at once.

However, with so many tanks, the Yushi Group alone will definitely not be able to do it alone, at least in terms of parts. So soon Eleno distributed many orders to some domestic enterprises, for example, the state-owned enterprises and some private enterprises founded in the [Seventh Five-Year Project], the whole transaction was not only earned by Yushi Group, but also by the whole country, and the Ministry of Finance had a lot of extra taxes, which is also a reason for the positive attitude of the country towards this deal—————— there are no less voices of opposition to this deal in the country, in the eyes of many people, since their country has such a secret weapon, It should be hidden tightly, not taken out and sold, otherwise what if the great powers learn to take it back and deal with themselves?

However, this kind of thing is originally compared to each other's progress speed, others have improved, you can improve more than the other party, not to mention that after having [15 formula], China is one step ahead of the great powers in this regard.

What is particularly important is that even if Yan Shao does not sell it, can't the powers themselves make it? Historically, such as the British [Mark], [Renault], the French [Schnader], the German [A7V], and even Russia have built their own tanks.

It's just that the performance of these tanks is worse than that of China, that's all, but it will still improve after all.

And no matter how you look at it, it is not advisable to do it behind closed doors. Not to mention, it was the most favorite thing to do when the developed countries sold arms in later generations. It is to sell its own weapons to other countries, and then improve those weapons according to the opinions of other countries, and now China can do the same.

Sell weapons to the Great Powers first. Wouldn't it be better to make improvements based on the advice provided by the great powers, so that China could also get valuable advice and create stronger tanks?

On the other hand, at the same time that China was reaching an agreement with the three countries, some kind of deal was also underway in Berlin, the distant capital of Germany...

It's just compared to the previous deal. The deal was noticeably more secretive.

In the Chinese Legation in Berlin, the capital of Germany, Wang Ming was tidying up his clothes. As China's minister to Germany, Wang Ming is already in his fifties. I have been in this position for more than two years, and although I can't say how good the work is, the word competent is still worth it, but now...

Look at yourself in the mirror. Wang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly.

There was a knock on the door outside. Immediately afterwards, a young man walked in from outside, and then said to Wang Ming, who was still looking in the mirror.

"Sir, the time has come..."

"Is it already there?" looked down at the watch on his wrist, Wang Ming nodded. Help me get ready to get out of the car..."Thinking of the next transaction, Wang Ming couldn't help but feel a little awkward in his heart.

"Yes!"

Nodding in agreement, the young man turned around and left the room, but at the same time, Wang Ming sighed deeply, because he didn't understand the purpose of this mission at all.

But now that there is news from the country, he is allowed to do it. He had no choice but to obey, after all, no matter what. He could not disobey orders from within the country.

Thinking of this, after looking in the mirror, Wang Ming walked out of the room.

After leaving the legation, Wang Ming drove to a relatively good hotel in Berlin in a car that had only been sent from China before the war, but after looking back at the legation behind him, Wang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Looking from the direction of Wang Ming, you can clearly see that the walls of the Chinese Legation in Germany have been freshly painted, and the glass in the museum is also brand new, and outside the Legation, a large number of policemen are responsible for protecting this place, but these policemen look very strange when they look at Wang Ming, the Chinese minister...

Wang Ming naturally knew this, so he just pretended not to see them.

At this time, although China and Germany were already at war, it was very surprising that neither China nor Germany expelled each other's diplomats, and the German embassy in China was running well, and so was China's embassy in Germany. It can be said that diplomatically, the two sides still retain some ties.

This was purely out of political necessity, and Britain, France, and other countries were dissatisfied with it but did not say anything. After all, China has now become an important ally on the battlefield.

However, although both China and Germany tolerate each other's embassies, the people of both countries have...

The arrival of the Chinese side is not bad, although the battle of Verdun suffered heavy losses, so that some Chinese people began to dislike the Germans, but after all, it was a victory, so the situation of the Germans such as Marzan in China is also good, plus there are many more foreigners in cities such as Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai than in the past, so they don't have to worry about being recognized and then watching when they go out.

But China's presence in Germany is...

At the beginning, it was nothing, after all, at this time there were many participating countries in the Entente, and besides, the Germans didn't take China seriously, but later...

First, the Battle of Verdun, because the expeditionary force prevented Germany's strategic intentions, the legation was smashed by the angry Germans, and then the Somme Battle some time ago. In addition, from time to time, some Germans will rise up temporarily, and the legation in Berlin has been smashed many times, and the walls of the legation have been graffiti...

This is also the reason why the walls and windows of the legation are completely new, and there is a lot of police protection outside. There is no way, although there are many people in the German government who are deeply disgusted with China, but since the legation is still on German territory, they must assume the responsibility of protection, not to mention that if the legation is really demolished by the citizens of Berlin, the Entente will inevitably make a big fuss about it, and even those neutral countries will probably be...

Therefore, a large number of police forces have become inevitable, but those police themselves are also very resistant to this task, so if a citizen comes, they will often be 'negligent', and when those citizens are almost finished, they are working hard...

It can be said that the Chinese legation in Germany is definitely the most difficult situation at present, even in Japan. After all, after the Battle of Shandong, the Japanese have become calmer day by day, and except for some radical ronins, there are no more people looking for trouble, but in Germany...

The two countries are at war here...

And this is also one of the reasons why Wang Ming is full of doubts about his mission...

Due to this trip, Wang Ming's car did not have a red-bottomed dragon flag symbolizing China, so the Germans on the street did not expect that this car was actually a car of the Chinese Embassy.

In fact, there are quite a few 'Liulan' in Germany.

Looking at the streets of Berlin, which were obviously much deserted compared to the past, Wang Ming shook his head and rolled up the window.

About ten minutes later, Wang Ming's car arrived at the destination, where there were already people waiting for a long time, after getting out of the car, Wang Ming followed the man to a relatively private room in the hotel, and met several Germans there...

"Mr. Minister..."Seeing Wang Ming's figure, the man smiled with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Minister..." Wang Ming nodded at the man with a smile, and then looked at the other people, although they were also dressed in suits, but from the sturdy body and standing posture, it could be seen that these people were all well-trained soldiers.

"These are all Army people—" Draal continued to laugh after a casual introduction. Don't say hello, let's just trade directly..."

nodded, this is also what Wang Ming thought...

After finding a place to sit down with Draal and the others, Wang Ming opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out the things of this transaction, some strange drawings, and handed them to Draal and the army people on the other side.

"That's what you need..."

With a flash of eagerness in his eyes, Draal and the other Germans took the equipment and looked at it.

It was a private deal between Yan Shao and the Germans, a very simple deal—————— to sell the Germans some blueprints for anti-tank equipment...

Let's say an anti-tank gun of 37mm caliber ...

As once said, Yan Shao's purpose is to let the powers fight a bloody battle with each other, and it is better to die together. But after all, the tank is a new type of weapon, and if it is not done well, it will change the situation on the battlefield, so since the Entente has given tanks, Yan Shao naturally has to give the Germans some shields for defense...

Only in this way can the Entente and the Allies be better able to continue to shed blood, instead of turning into a one-sided war that Yan Shao does not want to see, if that is the case, this war will not be interesting... (To be continued......)