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After getting the goods, the Pinnacle did not rush to Ethiopia immediately, but first went to the Philippines. Zhao had a small private arsenal over there, storing surplus arms he had scooped up from Europe, and there were some French anti-armor mines in it, which he was going to take out and sell to the Ethiopians.

At this time, the Philippines was still a colony of the United States, and although the big countries were generally exploring extraterrestrial colonies, they still needed to obtain labor from the earth. Even if the "humanoids" on other planets barely reach the standard in intelligence, their fecundity is completely incomparable to that of humans, and the combined population of more than a dozen races is less than a fraction of that of humans.

It's a "estrus" race all year round, are you afraid?

On May 10, the Pingbo arrived in the Philippines, and on the same day, the week-long Tang-Japanese naval joint exercise came to a successful conclusion. Datang's Northern Fleet was disgraced as it wished, but in the "atmospheric breakthrough" stage of the exercise, the air force of the Combined Fleet unexpectedly shined once!

The six aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet relied on carrier-based aircraft four times that of their opponents, not only suppressing the Changbaishan of the Northern Fleet throughout the entire process, but also providing powerful reconnaissance and fire support for the fleet.

The excellent performance of the First and Second Air Brigades made Yamamoto Isoroku very satisfied, and even the Datang side re-evaluated the aircraft carrier, a new type of ship, but still believed that the limitations of the aircraft carrier in use were still great before the performance of the carrier-based aircraft reached the point where it could be used in space.

The exercise brought both sides into the limelight, but as the exercise ended, the eyes of the world were once again focused on East Africa. Less than 17 years after the end of the First World War, the clouds of war are once again looming.

Mussolini, who was supported by Britain, France, the United States and other countries, made a public speech calling for "resolutely punishing Ethiopia", which made Zhao Jian feel that time was becoming more and more urgent, and at the same time, he also found that his golden finger of "peeking at the script" was not so reliable. There doesn't seem to be much difference in the general direction of history, but all kinds of "small errors" often make him unexpected.

After loading all the anti-armor mines and wooden-handled grenades on board, the Pinbo set off without stopping. This time they did not go to the surface of the sea again, but flew directly into the air and flew from low-earth orbit. And this is also the first time that Pingbo has flown into space since its completion.

Don't look at the fact that Italy has transferred a cruiser formation to block Ethiopian airspace, but there are actually many loopholes that can be drilled into this blockade line. At this time, the Italian warships had not yet installed radars, and the range of the enemy was very limited. As long as they calculate the time and slip through while the moon is dark, the huge shadow of the earth is the best cover. And the process of infiltrating was easier than expected, and some people even thought of going with Zhao Jian.

When the Pinpo arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, under the cover of night, several transport ships had already arrived on the artificial lake specially prepared for the landing of the spacecraft. As soon as the Pingbo lowered the clouds, it was spotted by searchlights on the ground, and the air defense sirens of the entire city were sounded.

Fortunately, the Egyptian anti-aircraft guns were scarce and there were not many bullets, so until the people on the ground confirmed that the Pingbo flew down was a cargo ship and not a battleship, except for a few sporadic gunshots, the Pingbo was not really attacked.

As soon as the Pingbo landed on the water, Zhao Jian hurriedly asked someone to raise the national flag of Datang, and was afraid that the people on the shore would not be able to see it, so he specially used the headlights to shine it, which made the nervous Egyptian troops on the shore lift the air defense siren.

"Meow a mi, if you let the customer knock it down, it's a lot of fun!"

Wiping a cold sweat from the top of his head, Zhao Jian felt deeply powerless in this era when communication was not convenient enough. Before going to Ethiopia, Zhao Jian thought about sending a telegram to the other party to inform him, but he was worried that the telegram would be intercepted by the Italians, so he leaked the news in advance, and almost made a big oolong!

After docking, Zhao saw Emperor Selassie I in the harbor, but the other party did not come to greet him, and he was accompanied by several white men with rigid faces. Zhao Jian looked at these people and quickly confirmed the identity of the other party.

"Sure enough, it's these Germans!"

Don't think that Germany and Italy will be good friends of the Axis powers in the future, but that will not happen until after the "day". At this time, Germany was still haunted by the betrayal of its teammates during World War I, and Britain and France connived at Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in order to win them over against Germany.

Therefore, in order to keep this group of trolls stuck in the quagmire of East Africa and unable to meddle in European affairs, Germany sent Ethiopia enough arms to arm one division, hoping that they would hold out as long as possible.

That's 10,000 rifles! Zhao Jian has been an arms dealer until now, and the total number of guns sold is not enough, and the Germans easily took it out, and the huge gap between the individual and the country can be said to be obvious.

"I really didn't expect you to arrive on the same day, and it seems that God has not abandoned us."

Seeing that Zhao Jian also brought a ship over, Selassie I was very happy. At this time, Ethiopia had just issued a war mobilization order, and the army had expanded to 600,000, but Selassie I did not have that many armaments. Not to mention arming these people, it is impossible to even issue a set of military uniforms to each of them.

Many of these troops brought their own weapons to join the army, and the better ones could have a flintlock powder gun that had been passed down from the "ancestral three generations", and almost carried a big knife and spear. These troops have nothing to offer other than high morale.

Germany provided Ethiopia with a total of 10,000 rifles, 10 million rounds of ammunition, 60 artillery pieces and three aircraft. At the same time, they promised follow-up assistance, the amount of which depends on how long they can hold out. Although these weapons are still a drop in the bucket for 600,000 troops, they can at least make Selassie I feel more at ease.

Compared with what the Germans brought, Zhao's goods were obviously much shabby. When he held a grenadier in front of Selassie I, the other party even thought it was a "prosthetic leg" at first glance!

"Uh...... How does this stuff work? What for? ”

"You can think of this thing as an ultralight mortar, it's so light that one person can carry it. If you're going to fight mountain warfare and guerrilla warfare with the Italians, I highly recommend that you equip each unit with a few of them, and the cold cannons will definitely blow up the Italians to a nervous breakdown. ”

"In other words, this thing is not very useful in the frontal battlefield, is it?"

I said...... You don't want to fight the Italians in a positional battle, do you? ”

Selassie I didn't speak, but his demeanor was basically acquiescing. In this regard, Zhao Jian couldn't help but feel a knot, and almost blurted out the sentence "Are you a second force?" But when he thought that the other party was a big financier, and he was still on other people's land, he swallowed back this sentence that came to his lips.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect to this outsider, with the equipment of your army, you should try to avoid confrontation with the Italians, they have absolute air supremacy and firepower superiority, positional warfare will only allow the other side to better play these advantages, no matter how many of your soldiers are, with this style of play, the whole army will soon be wiped out."

"For the sake of this country, we Ethiopians are not afraid of death, and my loyal soldiers and I will defeat these invaders with dignity and integrity, just like our ancestors!"

“……”

looked at the impassioned Selassie I speechlessly, this is what Zhao Jian thinks is the most funny thing about the Ethiopians!

Defeating an invader with dignity may sound like a pretty good thing, but only if you have the strength to match your opponent. The other party is taller than you, stronger than you, and a bunch of supporters, the shape is rotten to this extent, and you still have a "hard anus" with others, isn't this purely looking for explosive O!?

Of course! At this time, Ethiopia also had no choice, they didn't actually want to fight, but the League of Nations and "throat breaking" had a virtue, no matter how it was called, it was not easy to use. Italy was determined to go to war, and Selassie I had no choice but to bite the bullet. But Zhao Jian felt that they could play more "flexibly"!

Ethiopia, a highland country, has a variety of terrain, including mountains, deserts, and a large rift valley more than 100 kilometers wide. The complex terrain was an ideal place for guerrilla warfare, but Selassie I could not save face and allowed the enemy to occupy the country even in name.

At least until the price of blood is paid, the country will probably not wake up!

PS: This is the first shift, the time is 12:00 noon, the second shift is at 17:00 pm, and the third shift is at 22:00 pm, which lasts for a week!