81_81266 In a luxurious bar in Canada, Greif was drinking with a few high-ranking friends. Of course, there were many ways for him to leave London and arrive safely in Canada to continue his business.

He was indeed depressed in recent days, and the German occupation of London had also made him miserable, and many sources of information were lost due to the retreat, which made him ineffective in Canada for a while, and even such obvious information as the British government's entry into Iceland could not be transmitted back to Germany in time.

The British officials who were left behind in Canada were unwilling, and they were left behind in Canada because of their inaction, rather than following the king and the new prime minister to Iceland. The departments that stayed in Canada were some British civil affairs personnel, some marginal temporary institutions, and some scientific and technological system talents left, plus the military logistics department and the like.

So the poor submarine captain was not able to stay in Canada, but was ordered to go to Iceland on a mission, and only one technical officer was left with someone familiar to Greif. However, it is gratifying that after being introduced and befriended, he is now somewhat familiar with some high-ranking British officials, and can occasionally inquire about some news that is not too confidential.

Now, for example, they're listening to the technical officer boast about the wreckage of a German Leopard tank he saw during his trip to the United States.

"With the sloping front armor, the ballistic performance is quite good. The technical officer exclaimed: "When I saw that big guy, I was stupid, bigger than our Matilda, and with a good bulletproof appearance, it was simply a masterpiece of industrial production." ”

"Is it as good as you say, really so good, why don't we just copy it?" said Old Greif with a look of disdain, pouting.

Believe me, the U.S. technical department is using this tank to produce the M4 Sherman tank, which also uses inclined front armor and has more than twice the bullet resistance of the M3. "Technical officers were there gushing about the benefits of German tanks.

Apparently, American and British technicians have thoroughly analyzed the wreckage of the Leopard tanks abandoned by the Germans in North Africa, studied the thickness of the armor and the design features, and are working on the M4 tank against the Leopard tank as quickly as possible.

In addition to the victory of Patton and Montgomery over Rommel, the next thing is some depressing information - Germany has invaded Ukraine on the eastern front, and has been approaching Kyiv with successive victories in the Soviet Union, while German strategic bombers have patronized Kyiv, blowing up factories and facilities where the Soviets are organizing a retreat, and cutting off railroads and road transport lines.

Rommel stabilized his position and launched a limited counterattack, attacking 30 kilometers in the direction of Tobruk before halting his advance, although this counterattack did not cause casualties to the Anglo-American forces, but Rommel proved that he did not lose his courage with a counterattack.

Of course, the most frightening thing for the British was the entry into service of the latest German fighter jets. The fighter appeared in the skies of England, where it was spotted with a telescope by a pre-planted spy and sent back with guesswork. According to this intelligence, the latest German fighter may be able to reach speeds of more than 700 kilometers per hour, making it an unrivaled super-piston flying machine.

Therefore, the original plan of the United States to assemble bombers in the Balkans to attack Berlin was immediately stillborn, and the relevant departments predicted that the sneak attack disguised as a British bomber unit was likely to cause 90 percent losses, which was unacceptable to the US Army Air Corps.

"After hearing that General Patton test-fired the MP-44 assault rifle, he was full of praise?" Another newcomer to the circle has a special identity, this guy named Louis is a colonel in the British intelligence service, responsible for managing some sabotage activities against Germany and logistics management - unfortunately this guy is a big mouth, likes to brag and can't keep any secrets, the only thing that meets the requirements of the intelligence department is that this colonel named Louis is very careful and very planned.

And recently, due to the shortage of personnel, he was transferred to the busy personnel department, mainly responsible for arranging the scientists and senior engineers who had been evacuated from England to Canada, most of whom were arranged to be centrally managed in the factory, so he was also left with a leisure.

"That gun is really good, but I heard that in order to adapt to the desert environment, the internal structure has been improved, and the accuracy of the gun has been reduced, and the range is not even 300 meters. The technical officer nodded and said, "The version used on the European continent has an effective range of up to 500 meters. ”

In fact, to put it bluntly, the ferocity of the German firepower was a trade-off based on the disadvantage of range, not the use of any new technology. The technical officer took a sip of red wine and continued: "It's just that their weapon system is very scientific, and we are learning from their experience in this area, hoping to improve our infantry weapon system in the future." ”

Germany's armament is actually very scientific, supplemented by G42 machine guns and Mauser 98K at long range, G43 semi-automatic rifles and MP-44 assault rifles at medium and close range, these different types of guns allow the German army to maintain due fire coverage at every stage, and it is also reinforced at the 400-meter engagement distance, which the German army attaches the most importance to.

This is why the British army felt that the German soldiers had strong individual firepower, because they always fought the Germans at the distance that the Germans liked, and it was strange to be aggressive without suffering.

The same counter-example is that in the 80s, the mighty Soviet Red Army, after all the AK47 assault rifles, was killed and wounded by the Afghan guerrillas with the old Lee Enfield rifle in certain terrain - this is the end of fighting at an unskilled engagement distance.

The German infantry was not omnipotent, they were just arranging their tactics wisely. Use armored vehicles and tanks at long distances to make up for the slight lack of long-range firepower, and suppress opponents at medium and close ranges with more firepower than their opponents.

In other words, the Germans no longer emphasized the range of their weapons, nor were they interested in fighting a trench warfare like the First World War, where they fired at each other from a distance, so they did not have as many guns with a range of more than 800 meters as the British and American armies. However, they used a large number of automatic weapons to seize the battlefield of about 400 meters, and handed over the engagement distance of 1,000 meters to assault guns and armored vehicles.

"Really...... There's no good way to crack it. Greif listened to the technical officer's explanation, and held his glass for a long time before he could say this. It turns out that the Führer put so much thought into the Wehrmacht when he was forming it, and it is really admirable! How easy is it for you to surpass the new type of army that we have been building since 1925 in just two years? Thinking of this, Greif felt so proud in his heart, and the whiskey in his glass became delicious.

Everyone toasted together, and then touched each other gently. Unlike the war-torn continent of Europe, it is safe and prosperous, and it is simply a paradise on earth. Here, it seems that I can forget that I have lost my motherland, and I also seem to be able to hypnotize myself to make myself feel that it is still very good.

"Have you ever heard of the German scientist named Albert Einstein?" Suddenly, Louis, the big-mouthed, seemed to think of something worth bragging about, and said mysteriously: "The ...... who proposed the theory of relativity."

"Have you heard of the nominal head of the German Academy of Sciences? It seems that he has a good personal relationship with the German Führer Accardo, what do you want him to do?" The officer who was engaged in technology had naturally heard of Einstein, and immediately asked curiously.

Greif was on the side, pricking up his ears at the same time.

"We rebelled against him, and in a few days he was about to flee to Canada, and I was ordered to arrange for him to be accommodated and to work, and to be interrogated about German science and technology that he knew. Louis said triumphantly: "Soon, those German technologies will not be secrets, compared with those soldiers on the front line, our British intelligence services are more powerful." ”

He began to triumphantly show off the plan of action to assassinate Führer Accardo, boasting about the bravery of the long-dead ghost and others, how they had wounded the Führer's secretary chauffeur and the SS commander - he even boasted that the next time he would send Accardor to the west and tear the Third Reich apart in despair.

On the other hand, the technical officer was thoughtful, he may have conceived in his mind a document asking Einstein about the level of technology in Germany, including industrial production methods and some industrial processing standards, which are very important intelligence resources for a technical officer.

Greif, however, was so shocked by this terrible spy plan that he had to inform Berlin of Einstein's possible escape, and that he had to report it to his superiors anyway, and if Einstein had gone to Canada, the United States and Great Britain would have known many, many secrets about German industry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I've drunk a little too much today, so I'll take my leave. Greif staggered to his feet, put down the bills, and left the table jokingly with the bartender, and the party broke up because of Greif's farewell, and everyone returned to their lodgings drunk.

Greif returned to his lodgings, and the beggar crouching in the doorway seemed to have fallen asleep and was silent—Greif nodded, smiled and gave the beggar a small note, and walked into the house.

Soon, the news that Einstein was about to be persuaded to flee by the British was sent back to Berlin, and this information frightened Gascoll half to death, and immediately rushed to the Führer's mansion overnight