Six, four, seven, Germany telegraphed

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The plane began to descend slowly, and looking down through the window, the long-lost green finally appeared on the savannah under the wings, and the herdsmen remounted their horses after a winter's hard work, and drove their cattle and sheep back on the grazing road. 【 I want: super fast update 】

As in other places, as the war deepened, it inevitably affected the inland steppes, and after millions of young and middle-aged people were transferred, the development of agriculture and animal husbandry was inevitably affected, and the herdsmen had worked hard to raise cattle and sheep for a year, because they were limited by the wartime economic system, they could not trade freely, especially the quotas that were sold to the military must all be calculated at low prices.

Although the impact is not too great, because the state still set aside basic profits when setting the purchase price, and did not destroy the enthusiasm of the herders to continue to expand the scale of breeding, it is unrealistic to make a fortune in the past two years.

Tang Shaoyi took a deep breath, if it weren't for this war, maybe the country would have been driving on the road of economic development for a long time, but now it is like hitting an iron wall, and when the production and manufacturing capacity is getting stronger and stronger, the country's economic construction has basically come to a standstill.

Looking at Tang Shaoyi pinching a report that had just been counted, Li Enfu, who was traveling with him, knew what he was worried about, and smiled: "What, Shaochuan is worried?" ”

"yes."

In front of Li Enfu, Tang Shaoyi had nothing to hide, handed him the report and said with a wry smile: "This is the data that the Bureau of Statistics just gave me, since the start of the war for nine months, the total output value of our equipment and heavy industry has increased by almost 5 percent, but the total profit has dropped by nearly 7 percent, the grain is still good, but the mining industry of minerals and raw materials has doubled, of which the big increase is the output of steel and coal mines, the former is caused by a large demand for military equipment, and the latter is because the overtime and production capacity of factories around the country have begun to increase, Coal consumption has also increased dramatically after the sharp increase in electricity consumption.

The main figures for light industry have also shown explosive growth, but real profits have also fallen sharply, and the increase is in military spending, which, according to statistics, has so far reached a staggering 110 blue coins, or about $8 billion or 1.6 billion pounds. ”

"Such a big expense?" Li Enfu's jaw has dropped, since the start of the war, both the navy and the air force have basically fought quickly, how can there be such a big expense?!

"Hehe, Mr. Li, don't panic, this includes the number of orders, such as the follow-up aircraft carriers and capital ships are in it, and there are thousands of planes and tanks and trucks, many of which have not yet been delivered."

Enfu breathed a sigh of relief, there is a delay in military orders, and many things can be delivered in a few years after allocating funds today, so it will seem that the numbers are so huge.

However, when he saw the GDP figures that could reflect the country's economic development, he also frowned fiercely, because this data has dropped from the 13% growth rate of the previous year to the current 3%, not to mention that this is not yet a year, and when the statistics come out at the end of the year, it is likely to enter a negative era.

Neither he nor Tang Shaoyi are generals who lead troops to war, but for them, these numbers are also wars, wars behind aircraft artillery.

Of course, behind these boring figures, there are also positives, such as the current opponents have fallen into an embarrassment under the pressure of successive military victories and powerful strike capabilities, and the important ones are the United States and Britain.

In fact, the United States did not develop many years earlier than China, and although the economy was very strong before the war, its strategic reserves in the country were not complete, and it was far inferior to itself that had been preparing to fight this war for a long time, so it was impossible to become stronger and stronger, and according to the information provided by the Ministry of Intelligence, the US economic growth rate this year will likely reach a record negative growth of 20 percent, and as the war deepens, it will only become weaker and weaker.

The situation in Britain is slightly different, the British Empire has too deep roots, even if it temporarily cuts off the Indian and vascular canals, it will not be killed with a stick, but they also can't afford to play big losses, because the battlefield is at home, and there is a Germany among the opponents who has also begun to prepare for a long time, so the economy has been completely paralyzed, and it is barely supported by the sale of the country's overseas resources.

As for the other France, which originally had deep roots, it was no longer in the scope of consideration, and after being bitten hard by Germany, even if France won the war, the post-war recovery would be far away, let alone after losing, so basically there was no right to speak.

After reading the statistics and the situation of the main opponents, Li Enfu returned the report to Tang Shaoyi and sighed: "It is recognized that it is difficult for the prime minister to be in wartime, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult, I am afraid that this is the reason why you want to meet the emperor immediately, right?" ”

"yes." Tang Shaoyi nodded: "Actually, the war has been going on so far, I believe you also have some bottom in your heart, especially after the end of the Battle of Mesopotamia, for us, the situation has gradually become clearer.

Now, as long as our main fleet relies on Socotra Island and Salalah Port to cruise in the Arabian Sea for three to four months, forcing the Indian Grand Fleet not to go out, then it is completely possible to send more than 300,000 troops and necessary supplies to Bōs and the Arabian Peninsula within three months, so many troops to threaten the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus hinterland, coupled with the upcoming Qiming Plan, Russia's withdrawal from the war has entered the countdown.

As long as Russia withdrew, all the troops of the German Eastern Front could be thrown into the Western Front, and at this time if we went west along the Baghdad Railway and sent troops into Austria-Hungary to attack Italy and Spain, then. ”

Tang Shaoyi didn't finish speaking, but Li Enfu already understood what he meant, Spain and Italy are just two wall grasses, as long as the army arrives, there will inevitably be a voice of rebellion in their country, if these two countries withdraw, then it will be difficult for the Entente to maintain, so it is expected to end the war early, but there is an important problem here!

Li Enfu thought for a while and said: "Shaochuan, have you thought about it, it seems that we can do it at present to enter Europe and even Africa, but once we enter there, Britain and the United States may admit defeat and end the war, and the consequences." (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)"

"I knew that a Germany that was not incapacitated and tough would cause us problems in the future in the distribution of power, the distribution of colonies, and the division of dividends after the war.

So this is also where I make a difficulty, we can still fight, three or five years are no problem, as long as we use the Baghdad Railway, or the Siberian Railway after Russia's withdrawal, to provide some assistance to Germany, and to strangle a little more British and American blood, so that they can fight and lose, so that they have to rely on themselves to rebuild the economy after the war, and they can gain a big advantage. ”

Tang Shaoyi glanced at the plane that began to land, took out the telegram from his bag that was mentioned before boarding, and said quietly: "But there is one thing, Mr. Li, I am afraid that you don't know yet, Germany has just sent a telegram, asking us to send troops into Europe!" ”

"What!"

Li Enfu quickly took the telegram, and his face changed a little after reading it, the telegram was sent jointly by the German Chancellery and the General Staff, but quoted the words of Kaiser Wilhelm II, hoping that China would send 200,000 to 300,000 troops to support the European theater, and hoped that there would be at least two elite armored units similar to the Flying Tiger Regiment.

Looking at this telegram, Li Enfu finally knew what Tang Shaoyi was worried about, it was definitely inappropriate for China to enter Europe now, but with the victory of the Mesopotamian campaign, it was only a matter of time before the Strait of Hormuz was reopened, and there was no technical problem in entering Europe through the Baghdad Railway, so Germany would be so impatient.

The Germans are not fools, they must have seen the advantages of Hua's borrowed equipment, and the consumption has not been very great since the start of the war, so after the battlefield is hopefully linked, they immediately can't wait to drag Hua into the European quagmire, lest Germany exhaust its strength after the war and Hua will finally enjoy it alone, so it will be so urgent, and Wilhelm II is borrowed to exert pressure.

The problem in front of us is that at present, because it is an ally, China cannot directly refuse, if that will inevitably lead to a huge rift with Germany, when the war is not yet decided, this is more than worth the loss, although everyone knows that Germany will not turn its face, but it can still be done with some small actions, especially at present, several major European allies are Germany's traditional allies, if pressure is exerted together, China will also be isolated after the war.

pie, definitely not.

If you don't send it, how can you refuse without a trace? What kind of weapons are available? It is estimated that neither the emperor nor the military will agree, so this time Li Enfu is also in trouble, which is really a thorny problem, because it is related to whether China can gain leadership in the post-war international situation.

A Europe shrouded in Germany should not exist, and Germany does not want to be dominated by China, which leads to the beginning of rifts.

The wheels lightly touched the cement runway, interrupting the two of them, looking at the airport after the hatch opened, and thinking of the telegram in their hands, both of them couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.

In fact, not only Tongliao, but also many cities in China have built airports, and the reason why so many aviation infrastructures that have exceeded the specifications of the times have appeared at the beginning of the aviation industry is entirely due to the small tricks of Emperor Li.

With the advancement of aircraft technology, in order to ensure China's leading position in the aviation field in the future and promote the development of the aviation industry after the war, Li Mo was very stubborn in this matter, and also used the excuse of military supplies to build.

The experience of his later generations proved that the developed aviation industry is one of the strong standards of the country, and any technology is driven by demand, so Li Mo has long wanted to spread the airport all over the country, and now there is a big excuse for war, plus Tang Shaoyi and the parliament also turned a blind eye because of Li Mo's insistence, so there is this kind of high há of building airports everywhere.

In addition, China is now implementing the wartime economic and national emergency bill, in this case, as long as it is a project that is pressed with the word munitions, it will be at any cost and cost, so Li Mo deliberately took this opportunity to build airports in the name of the military throughout the country, so that the cost accounting is all placed in military expenditures, plus after the inclusion of military supplies, such projects can be built by prisoners of war, which greatly strengthens the construction progress of domestic airports and aviation infrastructure. Therefore, even many remote provinces have put the construction of airports on the construction plan.

In fact, this kind of trick is not new for everyone, because Emperor Li did not hesitate to spend nearly half of the country's financial resources in the shipbuilding industry before the situation is similar to now, more than ten years of perseverance, and even regarded by many people as stubborn investment, and finally burst out after the start of the war Amazing potential, in less than a year, several major shipbuilding and heavy industry enterprises in China have provided the military with 5 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, and 8 light cruisers and more than 30 other warships, as well as nearly 100 ocean-going freighters. Although many of them were built before the war, the explosive power is still extremely amazing, especially the recently started Hualun project, which has as many as 27 ships launched in just a few months, and the construction period of one in only 78 days.

Li Mo's idea is very simple: the opening of airports will promote the aviation industry to enter an explosive period, and the flow of people and goods through aircraft will in turn promote technological revolution, forming a virtuous circle, so that technological development will not be slowed down due to the weakening of military needs after the war.

But the problem is that this actually exacerbates war expenditures and increases the burden on the country, but because China currently has the technological superiority in tanks and aircraft, the army is unlikely to fall into a long-term trench war similar to that of Europe, which consumes money and materials, so the state finance can still afford it.

Moreover, in the long run, it is too cost-effective to do so, because at present, China alone has nearly one million prisoners of war, and it is impossible for these people to raise them for nothing, so it is better to let them contribute to China's construction.

However, Li Mo's sudden leap from fanatical shipbuilding to aviation has caused a lot of controversy in China, and many people think that it is okay for airplanes to fight wars now, but it is too early to be used for civilian transportation, because the transportation capacity of airplanes is not enough, for example, this albatross transport plane improved from the Kunpeng bomber can only transport one ton of materials at a time, or 12 passengers, which is a lot of transportation compared to the railway, so it is not worth the huge investment in building airport facilities.

But this time he once again tried his best to disagree, the reason is also very simple, the four-engine long-range bomber has now entered the prototype test stage, according to the schedule can be delivered as late as the middle of next year, plus the war has promoted the outbreak of technology, the high-horsepower engine has also been at a critical point, once the technology is mature, the aircraft carrying several tons or dozens of people will very likely appear, so it is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the war now to let go of the hands, so as not to increase the burden in the post-war economic recovery period of the country.

Of course, there is another deep-seated reason for this, which is that the territory of China is too vast, and if we want to be able to deal with emergencies quickly, the aviation capability of speed will be crucial.

However, the problem is that the excited Emperor Li did not know that Germany had set his sights on China, and did not want him to live comfortably in the name of war anymore, and if the army really entered the quagmire of Europe, I am afraid that such a small trick of relying on the war budget to engage in domestic construction must be fully recovered, otherwise the state finances will really fall into bankruptcy.

In the artillery fire test area to the west of the test site, watching the soldiers stuff rockets into the launch tubes, Li Mo excitedly wanted to go over and test it himself.

O Katyusha!

This type of 20-barrel rocket launcher is one of the key projects that he and the army supervised, and the thought of the overwhelming rockets smashing on the enemy's head and instantly submerging tens of thousands of square kilometers of an area in a sea of fire made Emperor Li's heart feel like a few cats were stuffed into it.

So when he heard that he was going to test MLRS after driving Hūn, he still took time out of his busy schedule to come here, and he didn't even notice the jeep coming behind him.

With a firing order, 10 rocket launchers suddenly burst out of the long tail flames, one rocket after another like a frightened beehive, and only half a minute later, 200 rockets rushed out of the launch tube, and in the blink of an eye, the area marked out with lime in the distance became a sea of fire.

Such a powerful firepower made Tang Shaoyi and Li Enfu, who got out of the car, also straighten their eyes, and even forgot about coming here, walked to the side and pointed to the MLRS and asked, "Your Majesty, this is." ”

"20 tubes of 120-mm rocket launchers, one launch rate per second, range 12,000 meters, killing range." When Emperor Li excitedly introduced, he didn't notice the increasingly dark faces of the two.

One piece per second!

Tang Shaoyi only had this sentence left in his mind, and after Li Mo finished introducing it, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, aren't you planning to have a lot of equipment?" "What's wrong?" Li Mo scratched his head, and found the bitter faces of the two, and was a little surprised, why didn't he use such a good thing?

"Your Majesty, this, I can't allocate funds!" Tang Shaoyi stuffed the statistics in his bag into Li Mo's hand, shook his head and refused: "This thing is good, but if you are equipped on a large scale, I am afraid that I will really resign." ”

"Not really!"

Emperor Li looked at the numbers, and finally knew what the blackened faces of the two meant, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart after looking at the rocket launcher again, Katyusha!

It's a pity that I can't afford to play!

Once it is equipped on a large scale, it is estimated that logistics will let itself go bankrupt first.

So he immediately waved his hand, waved goodbye to the test site for the time being, got into the car and drove towards the residential area with the two of them, and asked, "By the way, why did you come together, what happened?" ”

Tang Shaoyi immediately sent out a telegram: "Your Majesty, a telegram from Germany has arrived." ”

After reading the telegram quickly, Li Mo's face also changed a little, he didn't expect Germany to be so cunning, he took Mesopotamia by himself, and he didn't even open the Strait of Hormuz, so he couldn't wait, and he also focused on armored troops and aircraft, which showed that people didn't want to see themselves so leisurely!

After Li Mo patted the driver and asked him to stop, he pushed the door and walked out of the car, the guards were familiar with his temper and knew that the emperor must have something important to discuss with the two, so they immediately dispersed and established a cordon.

There was also a hint of chill in the air, which made Li Mo come out of the excitement of rocket artillery, and Tang Shaoyi brought it was really a tricky problem.

In fact, Li Mo also knew very well that with the victory of the Mesopotamian Campaign, the second and third batches of plans to increase troops to the Bay of Bōs began, Tang Shaoyi and Chen Ping both had the idea of delaying, because everyone knew that the war situation had quietly changed, the Indian Ocean Theater had actually been disconnected from the division of Europe, and now the alliance had become connected, while the Entente had begun to fall into separate wars because India and Australia were isolated.

In this case, Germany definitely does not want to open the Indian battlefield by itself, and it does not want to open it, after all, India has a vast territory, even if the army pushes down, then it will contain a large number of its own troops and resources, not to mention the resumption of Ceylon and Bangladesh landings, even if it is a feint, the consumption will not be small, because these two places are the places that the Indian Grand Fleet must protect, and a touch will promote a major war.

Another important point, according to the previous intelligence, the decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Home Fleet is about to begin, and if Germany wins, then everything is not to be talked about, if Britain wins, then as long as India has not fallen, they must come to support, so they will give themselves a great opportunity to surround the point and send reinforcements!

What's more, now that the large-scale attrition in Europe has just begun, if it makes efforts to march into the quagmire of Europe at this time, coupled with the fact that the Qiming Plan is about to begin, once Russia withdraws, Germany will inevitably be able to retain some of its strength before ending the war.

But I didn't expect that I didn't want to fight India, but Germany saw the opportunity!

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is just a test balloon for Germany, if it were not for the dangerous location, with Germany's arrogant character, it would not want China to enter Europe, a Europe with the final say by Germany is what Wilhelm II wanted, but they don't want to see China continue to grow after the war, but they themselves are stuck in the quagmire of long economic recovery and are unable to take care of the outside world.

There is still a question of whether to send troops to support Europe, that is, how long Hua himself can hold out, the numbers he just saw have surprised him a little, so the war cannot be delayed indefinitely by his own nature, and Germany and Hua must be taken into account their own ability to bear, so he raised the statistics in his hand and asked: "Shaochuan, you tell me the truth, if you continue to fight like this, how many years can you last?" ”

"Three years, three more years!"

Tang Shaoyi emphasized: "This is the limit without seriously damaging the domestic economy!" It's not that we can't fight for more than three years, but if we continue to prolong, then even if we can win and get the dividends of the war, it will take a long time to recover! ”

Li Mo nodded in his heart, this is about the same time as his estimate, that is to say, the war must end 19 years ago anyway, if the problem cannot be solved by then, let alone China, Germany will not be able to hold on.

Li Mo shook the telegram in his hand and asked, "Then according to your opinion, to send or not to send?" ”

"Can't be sent!" Tang Shaoyi took the lead in shaking his head and said: "Now that we are sent, we will fall into a quagmire, after all, Europe is far away, in the absence of the Suez Canal, it is difficult to guarantee the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops by relying on the Baghdad Railway alone, plus the navy and air force lack forward bases, the army is bound to fall into a lonely battle, no matter how strong it is, it will fall into a bitter battle, once a stalemate is formed, the price will be too great!"

Therefore, in my opinion, after the opening of the Baghdad railway, we will first provide Germany with urgently needed materials and some equipment to ensure that Germany will not fail, and then decide according to the situation! ”

"The Prime Minister is right, and I don't recommend going either."

After Li Enfu finished speaking, he simply suggested: "Since it is not possible to refuse directly now, then I think it is better to restart the Ceylon and Bengal landing plan, there is no need to be too ruthless, just pull the troops up to exercise and exercise, if it is not possible, simply send part of the army to East Africa as a diversion and feint, so that not only can we force Britain and the United States to disperse our forces, but we also have the excuse that we are unable to support Europe militarily due to insufficient troops, and at the same time transfer part of the southeast troops to Australia, as long as we wait for Russia to withdraw, Germany is bound to be able to free up its hands to deal with the Western Front with all its might, and as long as it sees the hope of victory, Germany probably does not want us to enter Europe! ”

"Ceylon can do it, but Bangladesh can't." Tang Shaoyi shook his head: "I asked Chen Ping, the terrain in Bangladesh is complicated, and if there is a war, whether it is a real fight or not, the consumption will be very large.

Now Chen Ping has sent troops to the Maldives, as long as it is controlled by us, even if India is surrounded, they will not get any support, and in the long run, the morale and confidence of the army will be greatly frustrated, plus Tirak and Gandhi have changed some times after seeing our strong force, and the Ministry of Intelligence is currently providing them with the necessary armament, and they have also promised that as long as we do not divide India, they will start an uprising before the end of the year at the latest, so sooner or later there will be changes within India, There is no need to rush into the Indian peninsula. ”

"So what do you say?" Li Mo asked.

"Accelerate the Enlightenment Project!"

"Oh? Why did Shaochuan have this idea? Li Mo's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile.

"The emperor must have guessed that this telegram is actually to test us, with Germany's arrogance, it will definitely not really be willing to let us enter Europe, but Wilhelm II has no choice now, Verdun has become a meat grinder, and because the two-front battle cannot concentrate all its strength, so as long as we accelerate the enlightenment plan and force Russia to withdraw from the war, so that the German Eastern Front, Austria-Hungary and Bulgarian armies can all be freed, and at least a million troops can be invested in the Western Front!

At that time, Germany saw the dawn of victory, and it was bound to stop wanting us to enter Europe and get a piece of the pie! ”

"And how soon do you think it will take to settle Russia?"

Tang Shaoyi thought for a while and said: "Chen Ping told me that after the Muscat Sultanate fell to us, he has already begun to study and clean up the Strait of Hormuz, and it should take about three months according to the progress, and the opening of the Baghdad Railway is basically this time, so you might as well send a telegram to Sun Jiugong, asking him to advance to the Ural Mountains line within three months, plus our ambush inside Russia, as long as Nicholas II is overturned within this period of time and Russia is forced to withdraw, basically Germany will not want us to go to Europe!" ”

"Three months!"

Li Mo almost didn't jump up, it was a 3,000-kilometer journey from Minusinsk to Ufa, even if logistics were not considered, it would take more than half a month for the armored troops to run, and the corners of his mouth suddenly collapsed when he thought of the report he got before.

But what Tang Shaoyi said is really good, if Russia cannot be solved in three months, then he must send troops to Europe to alleviate Germany's worries, but if it is sent, it will be a war of attrition!

It's tricky!

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ps: Last night, the dead friend married his mother, and the hippopotamus was happy and drunk, and he went home in a daze and even forgot to send the notice, I'm sorry!

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