"When, when, when. There was a knock on Accardo's office door, and Accardo put down the pen in his hand and stretched: "Come in." ”

Recently, Accardo was too busy to rush to Bavaria to take part in Guderian's latest tank attack, and then made a bold prediction about the future equipment of the German armored forces.

As a result of the prediction, Germany began to produce the P-3 tank, which later became known as the No. 3 tank, but due to technical problems, Accardo made a slight change to the original No. 3 tank.

First, he abandoned the 50 mm anti-tank gun, which was intended to be used on the No. 3 tank, in favor of a 75 mm short-barreled gun, which was originally intended to support the infantry.

Because the artillery became larger, the turret of the No. 3 tank was not up to the mark, so Accardo directly used the turretless design, that is, the No. 3 assault gun born later, but it was improved from the No. 3 tank before, and this time it was directly born under his influence. Accardo was not stingy either, and directly named this tank "Tank No. 3" instead of the originally prepared "Tank No. 3".

But once again, the German designers played a naming game with the Wehrmacht commanders, naming the weapon the P-3 tank - a name they had already given and they did not intend to discard.

Unlike the French tanks of the same period, the German P-3 tank was born with a standard crew of four people: a commander, a gun commander, a radioman, and a driver. Most of the French tanks of this period had only two crews: the commander and the driver.

With the help of Japanese money, Daimler-Benz has already begun mass production of this strange turretless tank, and the Wehrmacht in Accardo will soon be able to equip it with this very good super tank.

Hearing that Accardo let him in, the knocker pushed open the door of Accardo's room, and it was none other than Lieutenant Colonel Gascol, the head of the Wehrmacht Intelligence Department, who was one of Accardo's cronies and whose rank also followed Accardo's rising rank.

"Long live Big Germany. As he walked in, he stretched out his right hand and saluted with a new military salute.

"Oh, Lieutenant Colonel Gascol, what's the matter?" asked Accardo, leaning back in his chair.

"News from the Far East. Gascoll said cautiously: "There are two of them, and one of them may not be good news for us. ”

"Oh?" Accardo was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the calendar card, it was his habit, he remembered a lot of historical events, and this time he saw that the date on the calendar was March 14, 1925.

"The first piece of news is that on March 12, the troops under the command of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek defeated Lin Hu's troops in only seven hours, and most of the weapons used were related to us, proving that the performance of these weapons was very reliable. Gascoll said.

Then he glanced at Wen Jiàn and said: "The second piece of news is that on the same day of March 12, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the leader of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, passed away in Beijing. ”

"Whew. Exhaling, Accardo sorted out his slightly complicated feelings, and then spoke: "The death of Chiang Kai-shek's leader is not a bad thing, from now on we will become friends with the most powerful people in southern China. ”

"Go, help me get Mr. Krupp, who has just arrived in Berlin. Accardo waved his hand to end the conversation.

"Yes!" Gascoll turned and walked out of the office.

Krupp rushed back to Berlin by plane last night after inspecting the development of party members in various localities as vice chairman of the Greater German Party, which now has more than 700,000 party members and controls many of Germany's super enterprises and more than half of the Wehrmacht, and can be said to be one of the most powerful political parties in Germany.

When Krupp arrived at Accardo's office, Accardo was curled up on the couch and sleazed, and his slight snoring could be heard in the room.

Krupp cautiously turned around to leave Accardo's office, only to squeak from the weight of the old floor beneath his feet.

Accardo opened his eyes slightly, saw the embarrassed Krupp, and said in a somewhat confused voice: "Oh, Mr. Krupp, you are here, sit, sit down." This time you're almost traveling around Germany, and it's been hard work along the way. ”

Krupp coughed lightly twice, waved his hand and said: "You are really hard, you are calculating the economy of this country behind your back, the military is developing by you alone, and you are involved in industry and even politics and diplomacy." ”

He glanced at Accardo, who had come to his senses, and said helplessly, "Would you like to tell me how many hours a day you can sleep?"

"Yesterday I slept for about 5 hours, so today I was in good shape, just a little dizzy so I took a break on the couch. Accardo smiled, he hadn't had a birthday this year, he hadn't turned 27 yet, but his workload was about the sum of three Wehrmacht generals combined.

"You should take a proper rest, I'd better find a personal secretary and plan your day's life, otherwise your schedule will be terrible, and I can't stand it." Krupp pursed his lips and said, "Do you need me to introduce one? ”

Hearing Krupp's accentuated tone on the word woman, Accardo smiled helplessly before he spoke, "Okay, Krupp." I know I haven't found time to go on a blind date yet, and you're all in a hurry, and I think I should be able to give myself a day to come out recently. ”

"Okay! You always divert the subject. Krupp smiled with Accardo, and then said. He, or the merchant group, really needed someone to be around Accardo, to act as an important liaison with no one to replace.

Accardo patted his cheek, drove away the last trace of sleepiness, thought for a moment and said, "Krupp, how are we doing?"

"I thought you weren't going to ask that. Krupp had such an expression on his face, and said very casually: "I don't know why you care so much about this secret plan, to be honest, I personally am not optimistic about this plan." ”

"That's why I'm worthy of your following, right?" Accardo looked at Krupp and smiled wickedly, "Why else would you support me?"

Krupp nodded: "I believe in your vision very much, and it turns out that you have an incomparable genius in the manufacture of weapons and in the way of industrial production." The solution you offered me saved me millions of dollars, which is one of the reasons why I believe in you unconditionally. ”

"Hahahaha. You're a real confessor. There is no other reason?" Accardo laughed a few times, and asked the bottom of it.

"Of course, there are other reasons. But it's not clear, for example, I personally appreciate you, and for example, it's like gambling. Krupp waved his hands to make his feelings clear.

"Alright, alright, Krupp! People say you don't have a sense of humor, but I think you have a good sense of humor. Let's stop here, don't talk about these useless things, let's talk about it. Accardo said with a smile.

Krupp thought for a moment before he spoke: "Since last month, I and some completely reliable businessmen have been hoarding dollars and pounds. Of course, there are also some yen and francs, but not much...... That's about 20 million or so. ”

He clearly regretted that the money was no longer in production: "You don't know how much we've lost! Some people are already complaining. ”

"As I said, we didn't lose anything, we just didn't make a profit. Accardo said with a frown, a little annoyed by the chatter of these big capitalists, who are mercenary and always self-righteous to dictate some of Accardo's policies.

Krupp helplessly spread his hands: "General, you are not a traditional businessman after all, in our world, if you put money there without a profit or a loss." ”

"I didn't let you stay forever, we just had to hold on until 1929. Accardo said confidently,

"IMHO, Accardo. Even if there were any events in 1929, we would have only had to prepare for them in 1928, so why did we have to wait so long?" asked Krupp, somewhat puzzled.

"A year in advance, it is easy for those capital predators to see the signs and affect our operations. I know that our funds are limited, and if those American plutocrats find out about our intentions, we will be eaten to the bone. Accardo said.

He glanced at Krupp: "And we have to hide everyone, including our own people, from the accounts, and the money cannot be recorded in the open, so we have to save it years in advance." ”

"I have decided to stand by your side in this matter and support you unconditionally. Krupp thought for a moment and said, "By the end of 1928, this amount would be in line with the plan, reaching and exceeding $15 billion." ”

"Thank you. "The boulder in Accardo's heart has finally landed, and with Krupp taking the lead, the sewing needle plan can definitely be implemented smoothly.

"Don't rush to thank me, I have a request. Krupp smiled and said, "I heard that the Wehrmacht is mass-producing the P-3 assault gun recently?"

These capitalists have real noses. Thinking of this, Accardo nodded helplessly: "Yes, in a secret production workshop of Daimler-Benz, there are already 10 vehicles ready to be handed over to the Wehrmacht." ”

"Krupp should take some responsibility for production, right? Krupp asked, as if asking Accardo's opinion.

"That's fine, but when Krupp's new No. 4 tank is produced, I hope that Mr. Krupp will give Mercedes-Benz a piece of the pie. In the end, Accardo did not forget to share some benefits for his company.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Krupp said with a smile.

"Happy working together!" Accardo laughed.