Chapter 105: 105 Rage
Although Accardo's speech to the Diet was a great success and was interpreted by the outside world as "the German government has reasserted its chest", it is really unwise to discuss the border issue in the aftermath of the economic crisis, at least Accardo knows that he is not ready for the cards.
But no one knew that when Accardo returned to his office, he swept everything on the table onto the carpet, and he was furious in his room, even startling his secretary Anna.
"Are they all pig brains, are they all pig brains, since I'm the chairman, since I'm their leader, then what they have to do is faithfully carry out every order I give, and not make their own decisions!" accardo yelled angrily at the row of people standing at the door of the office.
He could not be blamed for his gaffe, for Accardo was in a state of panic and despair at this time, and what happened in the Czech Republic proved that his control had been challenged, unprecedentedly challenged, and that there were many in the Greater German Party who did not faithfully carry out his orders.
What's even worse is that once things are out of his plan, then the only control of the future that Accardo can rely on is useless, he is changing Germany, and the more he changes, the more confusing the future becomes, and now he can't see through a lot of things, so Accardo is more and more afraid of this future that is out of control.
"Merkel!" Cried Accardo with a frown, "What is the reason for suing me, why did the operation in the Czech Republic be advanced? This is different from what we planned! This will disrupt my entire strategic deployment!"
Just a few hours ago, former German Chancellor Streesmann was ordered to rush to Britain to mediate the sudden outbreak of the Czechoslovak issue. This time, Streismann carried Accardo's secret order that if Britain refused to support Germany on the national question in the Sudetenland, then Germany would announce to Britain that it would unilaterally take military action against Czechoslovakia.
"Prime Minister, it was the leaders of some of the districts below who took matters into their own hands, and they felt that they would get more support and assistance by launching earlier, so they started the riots earlier than expected. Merkel replied with some panic, that it was the first time he had seen Accardo angry, so he was a little uncomfortable.
The Austrian national question, which Arcardor had instigated for a long time, was still brewing, and he had hoped to follow Hitler's old path step by step, and he had only changed it slightly, such as bringing the events forward, such as choosing the right answer on several key points, but now he found that he was wrong, and he was out of control of the future of the world as he was now.
"The original plan was for us to launch Austria next month, so that the national question in Austria would come to the surface. This was used to test the reaction of Britain and France. But now it seems that we have to change that plan. Merkel said helplessly with a frown.
"That's one of the top ten industrial producers in the world! That's a country with a thousand tanks! They have complete fortifications on the border, and if they resist, we'll be in the quagmire of war! Will you let me go to the presidential palace and persuade Hindenburg to order a national mobilization? Idiot!" Accardo covered his forehead in pain and waved his hand at Anna, who came over with coffee, signaling her not to come.
"Britain and France are also not ready for war, and the news from the countries suggests that these countries, like us, can only wait and see what is coming. The intelligence minister on the side, Gascol, stepped forward to persuade.
Accardo raised his head and looked at him, then shook his head: "Gascol, the difference is that these countries still have a choice, but we don't have it now! If we don't make a fuss about the border ethnic issues in Czechoslovakia now, then we won't have a chance to make a fuss about it in the future, do you understand?"
After Acardo, he sighed, looked at General Hamestein, who was standing aside and did not speak, and asked, "How are the preparations of the army?
"Mr. Prime Minister, five divisions of the Defence Force are moving towards the border, and if necessary, three divisions of reserves can be mobilized nearby. Hamestin replied: "For the specific deployment of these troops, please refer to the plan of action drawn up separately by the Wehrmacht." ”
"There are no outsiders here. Don't be afraid of leaks!" Accardo waved his hand, then pointed to the map and said, "Roughly talk about the deployment plan." ”
Guderian's 25th Panzer Division, as the main attacking force, had already moved to the vicinity of Chemnitz, but they needed a day or two of rest because of the hurry. "The 23rd Panzer Division was ordered to stand by in Dresden, and the 21st Motorized Rifle Division was also moving towards this area. ”
"Well, can you guarantee that the Wehrmacht will be able to break through the Czech frontier at the first opportunity? I have heard that there are permanent fortifications there, known as the Maginot Line. Accardo interrupted his introduction and asked the question he wanted to know most.
"Mr. Prime Minister. General Hamestein bowed his head and said: "Over the past few years, the Wehrmacht has been working to standardize weapons and simplify logistics. Our artillery is on the smaller caliber side, which has the advantage that we can carry more weapons and equipment and has a greater density of firepower, but the disadvantage is also obvious - we lack heavy artillery to attack fortresses and reinforced concrete fortifications. ”
After a pause, he continued: "So once the Czechs have used those fortifications to counterattack on the spot, I cannot guarantee that my troops will be able to quickly get through the obstacles and lines. ”
"This is the second time we've put our lives in the palm of someone else's hands! How many more times are you going to play like this?" Accardo laughed angrily, and he stood up and stared at his men, who looked a little terrible on their thin cheekbones and blue eyes.
Everyone knew what he meant by saying twice. The last time he drove into the Rhineland demilitarized zone, the German army was not as large as it is now, and the French and British armies could defeat Germany at any time. This time, however, Germany is in the midst of such a crisis.
Only Accardo knew the true meaning of his words, that time he entered the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone, he was alone in gambling with his knowledge of the future, to put it bluntly, he could probably guess the result, so he was a little more confident, and now he couldn't guess the result, so this time it was the real sense of "leaving fate to others".
In fact, the last year has been full of good news and encouraging news all over Germany. After a long period of technical reserves, as well as the time savings of designers to avoid detours, Germany has made amazing achievements in science and technology in various fields.
Acquired by Accardo in the early years, Sumitomo Metal Company in Japan successfully developed high-strength aluminum alloy technology, which was sold by the Wehrmacht to "Japanese friends" in the Far East at a high price, and this synthetic metal was also used in the new Wehrmacht Air Force fighter jet codenamed "Eagle" (according to the requirements of structural engineers, this material was used in small quantities on non-major parts of the fighter to reduce the weight of the aircraft, accounting for no more than 20% of the total material).
In the cooperation agreement with the Japanese, Germany imported a large amount of aluminum from Japan, and at the same time, Germany also purchased tens of millions of aluminum ingots from the United States, which were shipped to China as a strategic reserve for storage. Although it is still not enough to meet the consumption of large-scale wars, it has a planned reserve of these rare metals.
As the secret weapon of the Air Force, the ME-109 fighter, codenamed "Young Eagle", has been designed and finalized, and two prototypes have been built, and in the process of test flights, this fighter is almost perfect, completely surpassing all existing aircraft in terms of speed and climb.
The only fly in the ointment is that the range of this fighter is a little shorter, but it also reaches an astonishing 800 kilometers, and it can use disposable mounted drop tanks. Although it can still only be regarded as a short-legged fighter, it has indeed made a lot of progress compared to the range of the previous life.
Knowing that liquid-cooled engines had outperformed air-cooled engines in the middle and late stages of World War II, Accardo was determined to avoid the detours taken by Germany in aircraft engines, and he ordered the Air Force to use liquid-cooled engines and develop related cooling technologies. Although at first all the aircraft engine engineers did not quite understand this stubborn and almost unjustified decision, after several protests were ineffective, they were forced to accept the fact that the Wehrmacht Air Force only ordered liquid-cooled engine fighters.
The design of this aircraft can be described as harsh, the designers were required to cram the most powerful engine into a small space, and finally the new engine was born and the materials were updated to complete the technical specifications proposed by the military, that is, Accardo.
BMW improved its own aero engine for this design standard, and abandoned the original air-cooled engine scheme at the beginning of the design, and instead devoted itself to developing its own liquid-cooled engine technology, and soon made a breakthrough in this area, and the ME-109 fighter became the direct beneficiary of this liquid-cooled engine.