It was still dawn in Berlin, but on the other side of the continent, it was noon.

"Hey, Zhou Zhizhao is sure that the others are here, right?"

The two officers hurried into the library of the staff university, looking left and right.

Zhou Changfeng was carefully looking for books next to the bookshelf at Xin No. 4, and he was going to leave after finding the book he wanted, so he walked out with the book he just found, "What's wrong?" ”

The library of the Jiangbei Campus of the Staff University has always been deserted, and few high-ranking officers are willing to calm down and absorb knowledge here.

Therefore, the major and captain who came to look for him also said bluntly, "It is too sudden, and the Germans are attacking France in a big way, which is serious." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Changfeng thought it was something else, but he was stunned for a second when he heard this, "When did it be confirmed?" ”

"It's five o'clock in the morning local time, which is more than half an hour before us."

"So, now is it time to go to the Governor's Mansion or the Imperial City?"

"The Doge."

Along the way after that, Zhou Changfeng frowned, feeling that all this was too dreamlike.

However, in history, Poland was first eliminated and then turned around to beat France, so why did it suddenly turn the gun now?

Well, in a sense, the current Poland can be considered pacified.

After the declaration of independence, Russian Poland began to reorganize its armed forces, and the rebellious Tsarist soldiers of Polish origin, the local self-organized workers' militia, and the active and courageous student army began to accept the reorganization of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.

Most of the officers and officers who came and went between the Metropolitan Governor's Office were in a hurry, and many of them still had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

New news continued to arrive, with people with telecommunications trotting to and fro, and some people simply choosing to climb the stairs because they didn't catch the elevator.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, most of the people who participated in the emergency meeting did not have time to eat lunch, and at most they hurried over after a few bites.

"It seems that the Germans really have a good camouflage ability, and the deployment and assembly of a million troops have not been discovered?"

"Tsk, this is really a secret."

"Okay, quiet." Cheng Han, who had a calm face, pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and knocked on the table, "I think you already know the general situation, look here, this is an offensive map drawn based on the news summarized at the moment." ”

Zhou Changfeng carefully looked at the map hanging in front of him, red arrows, columns of black numbers, and blue dotted lines......

The memory of the time crossing is still there, and he remembers several examples of the French battles he had learned in the war history class, and he also knows the general situation.

Roughly speaking, the northern front was pinned down in Belgium, the central line was interspersed in depth through the Ardennes forest, and the southern front confronted the defenders of the Maginot Line.

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The surprise troops that rushed out of the Ardennes Forest were the core force, and they broke through the fortress of Sedan, and bravely attacked all the way to the northwest, penetrating the rear of the main Anglo-French army on the northern front, and almost cutting off its retreat.

It was supposed that history was like this, and I don't know what the German People's Army will do now.

Just looking at the hastily drawn offensive map with incomplete information and unclear fiction and reality, it is impossible to judge what the campaign deployment of the German Society is.

At first glance, it seems that there are fierce battles on a front of hundreds of kilometers from north to south, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary.

Even the Maginot Line on the southern front was attacked on a massive scale, and the Germans were said to have carried out "unprecedented and horrific shelling".

"It's been a mess over there, I'm afraid the French haven't figured it out themselves, so we can't judge it at all. I only know that some people say that they saw the defense line being bombarded by heavy artillery, and the smoke and dust of the explosion soared into the sky. An intelligence officer said helplessly.

"The Maginot Line is under heavy artillery? That...... It's probably a railroad cannon. ”

"You can't be wrong, ordinary artillery can't help the Iron Turtle Fortress of the French."

"Yes, the reinforced cement walls of the ordinary fixed fort are as thick as three meters, and the roof of the steel fort is lifted... It was 300 millimeters of cast steel. ”

A well-mannered colonel Gao Shen muttered: "Anyway, I don't think the Germans will not have a long memory, and the Schlieffen strategy in the European war will definitely not work, and if you break through from the Netherlands and Belgium, you will run into the main British and French forces by the river, and it will become a tug-of-war again." ”

"How else can you fight? At most, the Ardennes Forest is full of infantry and cavalry, and it is impossible to bring cannons, and after leaving the forest, it is a fortress in front of you. ”

"yes, you can't storm the Maginot Line, can you?"

"The Germans are really... Alas, what a proper strategy was it to advance eastward to take Russia? After absorbing resources, it is good to be able to compete with peace of mind. A risky move like this... It's too risky. ”

The generals and senior staff members of the Governor's Office complained that the German Society's approach was too radical and bold, and that they had to take such a risky move when they had a better choice.

Zhou Changfeng was not interested in everyone's discussions, and he was full of curiosity about the development of the next battle.

He had previously asked Chrissy for the names of some of the generals, who was quite wary of his professional instinct and refused to answer without asking a few words.

Anyway, Zhou has now determined that Man Buqun is not employed in the German People's Army and is missing, but Long is not there and Gu Bushuai are still there.

In a battle in the middle of the Civil War, Erwin's company was surrounded and trapped alone for four days and three nights, and after running out of ammunition he had to surrender, he himself was wounded and captured, and has been recuperating ever since.

Heinz was dismissed from his post at the beginning of the civil war because of his defeat, and was transferred from the cavalry unit to the baggage unit, and when the civil war ended, he resigned and went to the Hannover fire brigade, and did not go out again until the British and French intervention forces attacked.

In fact, what Zhou Changfeng didn't know was that after the re-completion of the officer training system in the twenties, the German Society "dismissed" a group of old officers who were retained, but there are still many historical generals who are now okay, such as Kesselring, Liszt, and Weix.

The urgent meeting of the staff office of the Metropolitan Governor's Office did not come to an explanation, and the generals of the Ming army looked at the war in Europe with a condescending attitude.

Most people feel that this war is far away, and they believe that there will be a repeat of the stalemate war of 20 years ago.

However, they also believed that the German Society did not need to allocate too many troops to the Eastern Front, and could deal with the Western Front with all its might, and that the German Society could easily manage to get the necessary resources from the civil strife of Tsarist Russia, so as not to fall into the embarrassment of the European war.

In order to put an end to the possibility of "turnip winter", the German Society has been providing farming machinery and fertilizer to Hungary free of charge for more than ten years, and has helped the latter to build fertilizer factories, thus greatly increasing Hungary's grain production.

As a result, Hungary, which already has good arable land, is now able to provide enough food without the worry of food shortages.

In summary, the Metropolitan Government's initial judgment was that the war would be stalemate, and that it would turn around about a year later as Britain and France suffered too many casualties.

Zhou Changfeng was reluctant to chew his tongue with them, and he couldn't assert the change in the battle situation, so he only mentioned it to the emperor later.

“…… However, Your Majesty, in fact, there is another possibility, that is, the German army deploys armored troops to the Ardennes Forest, successfully completes the breakthrough, and then develops all the way to the North Sea, cutting off the rear route of the British and French forces, which can make Britain and France collapse directly. ”

Obviously, Zhu Lingjing felt incredulous, "This is a bit unbelievable... How do so many tanks pass through the forest? ”

"How to say this, the vehicle's terrain adaptability is very good, and it is completely okay to pass through the forest paths, but the travel speed will be much lower."

"So that's just a scenario you're speculating?"

"Yes." Perimeter Wind nodded.

"If it really collapses because of this, then there will be a good show." Zhu Lingjing, who was thoughtful, said casually: "There is no danger to defend in the future, and there is not much strategic depth, so it is difficult to protect Paris." ”

However, whether it is the emperor or the cabinet, the decision is still based on the judgment of the first major governor.

"History has finally come and gone, and after a year of stalemate, the Americans will surely take the opportunity to enter the war again as they did twenty years ago."

As she spoke, Zhu Lingjing flipped through a memo on the imperial case, and said very easily: "Yes, the export trade volume has shown signs of climbing, and the price index is still stable." ”

What kind of mess Europe has to do with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming monarchs and ministers are still happily hoping to make a lot of money as warmongers as before.

Then, Zhu Lingjing asked a question about Siberia.

The vast wasteland of Siberia is at the fingertips of the current Ming Dynasty, but this easy access is only relative, and it is inevitable to bear a large number of non-combat attrition, and the loss of materials should not be underestimated.

She stretched out her index finger and clicked three times on the large map behind her, "East of the Ural Mountains, from Yecheng (Yekaterinburg) to Yicheng (Irkutsk) have been divided by the generals of the local garrison, and according to the draft of the cabinet, the Foreign Affairs Department has sent someone to discuss." ”

Daming plans to support three puppet states from west to east, namely the Kazakh Kingdom, the Abakan Kingdom, and the Sakha Kingdom, which will form an excellent buffer zone and avoid the cost of actual control.

"According to the existing information, the separatist generals of Yecheng should be easy to take, but Yicheng's one is a bit tricky." Zhou Changfeng said.

"Troops should be sent out." Zhu Lingjing didn't care, and said indifferently: "Be sharp, you must show the momentum of Shunchang's rebellion, otherwise those warlords will be easy to despise in the future, and it will be difficult to manage." ”

The Ming Dynasty had a relatively thorough infiltration of the Tsarist Far East, and its intelligence work for decades was fruitful.

Such a wall grass full of power desire is not difficult to handle.

As for the commander-in-chief of the Irkutsk Military District, Artemy, who is both a Great Russian and a staunch royalist, is obviously difficult to solve by coercion and inducement.

If the enemy does not surrender, he will only perish.

At about the same time, Chrissy, who was at the legation, was packing her personal belongings, because she would have to leave for China tomorrow.

In the past two years since she came to Daming, she thinks that she is qualified to complete her work tasks, but she also feels that the environment here is a little too comfortable, and it is easy to lose her fighting spirit.

For example, she gained five kilograms because of various delicacies.

In the dormitory, she stuffed her workbook into her suitcase and wondered if she had missed something.

At this time, the female typist who was in the dormitory with her came up and handed her a letter.

"For me?"

"Yes, a girl just came over and asked for the letter to be handed over to you directly."

Puzzled, Chrissy looked at the front and back of the envelope and found that it was blank, so she unwrapped the paint and unfolded the letter paper.

"Dear Chriss-Richter,

At that time, I really didn't expect to see you again in China, and I thought you came to look for me, which was very unexpected. Now that you're leaving, I think so, people like you will not settle for a place far from the war, and I hope you can end every mission safely when you return home. All things considered, I've left you a special parting gift enclosed in an envelope, which is probably what makes people like you happy.

Your friend, Commander of the 50th International Brigade.

I wish you a good future and goodbye."

Chrissy silently placed the letter on the table, then unfolded the two stacked sheets.

The manuscript on the first sheet of paper looked strange, and at first glance she thought it was a coal bucket shoveling coal.

According to the M56 steel helmet equipped by East Germany in history, Zhou hand-drew a similar draft.

It was a steel helmet that was unsightly, oddly shaped, and even ugly, like a coal hopper buckled upside down on its head.

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Before the advent of Kevlar helmets, the M56 steel helmet was the first place in the metal protective helmet, and the ballistic performance exceeded any steel helmet in the world.

In the 15m close-range shooting test, the M56 steel helmet was able to easily block the 9mm Parabellum pistol bullet with a muzzle kinetic energy of more than 400 joules, while the traditional M35 steel helmet was penetrated.

It was even able to block more than 800 joules of .357 Magnum pistol rounds, with only a slight dent.

At longer distances, even a rifle bullet with a thousand joules of incidence, as long as the angle of incidence is small, it is easy to slip and bounce.

This steel helmet actually originated in the late stage of the war, but it was rejected by someone for mass production, mainly because it was too ugly and tarnished the image of the German army.

The second piece of paper looks like a vest?

Chrissy glanced at the annotation, which according to the text, was a special type of man-portable gear and protective equipment.

The tactical vest that can be equipped with a plug-in board is something that Zhou did casually, there are too many styles, and it is enough to roughly provide an inspiration.

Although it was not possible to make a ceramic plug-in plate in these years, the case-hardened armor steel could also be used as a plug-in plate, and the bulletproof ability was basically enough.

Even in later generations, many armed forces could not afford extravagant ceramic inserts, but used steel inserts.

A 25cm×30cm standard-size cut-angle steel insert with a 2.3mm thickness of 1.3kg is capable of withstanding a variety of pistol bullets, and a 6mm thickness of 3.3kg is capable of resisting full-power rifle rounds.

Contrary to the stereotype, steel panels are only 10% heavier than ceramic panels for the same ballistic resistance.

The steel inserts in front of him and behind him that can withstand full-power rifle bullets are only fourteen pounds, which is not difficult for Germanic Superman.

The biggest disadvantage of the steel insert plate is that after the bullet hits the steel plate and breaks, it will fly in all directions along the plane, causing secondary damage; Ceramic inserts, on the other hand, absorb it.

But what era is it now, and what kind of bicycle do you need?

(End of chapter)