Expedition to Europe

At the end of August, William III boarded a plane from Coconut City and returned to Germany with a heavy harvest.

Yes, it was an airplane. Thanks to the successful development of the "Kangaroo", it was no longer necessary to drift on the sea for nearly two months to travel from Lan Fang to Germany. You could take a plane directly to Germany.

Of course, you still have to stop for refueling along the way, and you don't have to land at airports in other countries. You can fly from Coconut City to Moon Bay, then from Moon Bay to the Persian Gulf, and then stop briefly in Damascus, and then fly directly to Berlin.

These days, it is not safe enough for airplanes to fly at night, so takeoffs and landings must be carried out during the day, so William III will need about four days on this journey.

It sounds a bit long, but compared with the past, it is a huge improvement.

William III really gained a lot from coming to Lan Fang this time. Qin Zhiyuan and William III have a personal relationship here. When Lan Fang was founded, William III helped Lan Fang a lot for whatever reason. Now that Lan Fang wants to repay Germany, Qin Zhiyuan is not stingy.

Qin Zhiyuan and William III signed three agreements. The first one was about the economic and trade cooperation between Germany and Lan Fang. Lan Fang would help Germany rebuild its industrial system and provide Germany with necessary manpower, machinery and technical assistance. The price Germany paid for this was to recognize Lan Fang's ownership of islands such as the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Mariana Islands.

These islands are actually part of Lan Fang's territory now. After the World War, Germany, as a defeated country, lost the ownership of these islands, and these islands were transferred to Japan. After the war between Lan Fang and Japan, these islands were transferred to Lan Fang as compensation.

Don't think that this promise doesn't matter. In Germany, there are always voices demanding the overthrow of the Treaty of Versailles. Although William III is not ready to overthrow the Treaty of Versailles now, in the future, this contract will almost certainly be overthrown. If there is no such promise, the ownership of these islands will be disputed.

Given the current relationship between Lan Fang and Germany, it is better to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible.

The second agreement was about Lan Fang's economic aid to Germany. Although Lan Fang decided to participate in the "Dawes Plan", this plan would definitely end in failure, so Lan Fang also had its own aid plan for Germany.

In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, in the next five years, Lan Fang will provide Germany with material support equivalent to about 2 billion Lan Fang currency. These materials are mainly food and industrial raw materials, and even include natural rubber, oil, steel and other scarce military materials.

This material aid is not free. According to the agreement signed between Lan Fang and Germany, Germany will gradually repay these payments after ten years. Of course, for the sake of William III, these payments have no interest and are considered interest-free loans.

The third agreement is about military cooperation, which is also the most important agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and William III.

In fact, after the World War, Qin Zhiyuan and William III had a verbal agreement on military cooperation. At that time, Germany was not allowed to retain the Air Force and Navy, and the number of the Army was limited to 100,000, and more soldiers were forced to retire.

William III certainly did not want to see those outstanding soldiers retire from active service, so there was cooperation with Lan Fang.

In the agreement between William III and Qin Zhiyuan, the German Wehrmacht will join the Lan Fang army as a regiment and become part of the Lan Fang Foreign Legion. While fighting for Lan Fang, it will also preserve the military fire for Germany.

It has been more than five years since the original agreement. During these five years, three batches of about 200,000 German troops have served in the Lan Fang Foreign Legion. These Germans are widely distributed in the navy, army and air force of Lan Fang. Even the latest airborne troops have a German regiment.

This is a win-win agreement. Germany has thus preserved the fire of the army. Some German soldiers have been trained in the Lan Fang army. While fighting for Lan Fang, German soldiers have also learned Lan Fang's advanced combat concepts and come into contact with more new tactics and new weapons. This is what William III values ​​most.

Lan Fang also benefited a lot from this. When Qin Zhiyuan and William III made a verbal agreement, Qin Zhiyuan asked William III to make a promise that if any German soldiers asked to join Lan Fang nationality during their service, the German government could not set up obstacles and must provide convenience for these soldiers and their families to join Lan Fang nationality smoothly.

Although William III was dissatisfied with this, he agreed to Qin Zhiyuan's request for the overall situation.

There is nothing wrong with Germans joining Lan Fang nationality. It is possible that this will cause Germany to lose a part of its population, but at the same time, this part of people joining Lan Fang nationality will also deepen the friendship between Lan Fang and Germany. Compared with the loss of population, this aspect will bring more benefits to Germany.

The performance of Lan Fang soldiers in the World War left a deep impression on William III. William III was unwilling to be an enemy of Lan Fang from the bottom of his heart. He even had more than one fantasy in his heart that if Germany could join forces with Lan Fang, then whether it was the British or the Americans, William III would have the confidence to win the battle.

The signing of the military cooperation agreement was equivalent to putting the original verbal agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and William III on paper. The price William III paid for this was not to set up obstacles for Lan Fang to immigrate from Germany. The price Lan Fang had to pay was to preserve the flame for the German army while helping Germany rebuild its military-industrial system at the appropriate time and providing Germany with a certain degree of technical assistance.

This assistance is of great significance. There is currently almost no military industry in Germany. Therefore, the German military industry giants came up with the idea of ​​​​replacing the pillars and opening arsenals to Czechoslovakia and Poland, which are close to Germany.

Although the arsenal was rebuilt, Germany's military industry strength at this time had been greatly reduced, especially in the field of scientific research. Because of Lanfang's predatory relocation, Germany had lost almost all of its scientific research strength. Therefore, Germany now has a comprehensive range of capabilities in the military industry. It lags behind Lanfang, especially in the engine field.

After the World War, the "Versailles Treaty" stipulated that Germany was not allowed to conduct engine research, especially aviation engines. Germany was not even allowed to have aircraft factories, even for the production of civilian aircraft. This has resulted in Germany's aviation engine level currently remaining at During the world war phase, there was even some regression.

Lanfang has made rapid progress in aviation since the World War. Compared with the World War period, Lanfang's aero engines have been replaced for two generations, from the single-exhaust cold radial engine used on the original "Falcon" to the current one. The dual-exhaust cold star engine used on the "Kangaroo", Lanfang's progress in aero-engines is making rapid progress. The power of the current aero-engine is more than double that of the World War period, and due to the optimization of the aerodynamic shape, the overall performance of the aircraft is even better It has produced fighter jets that surpass those of all other countries in this era.

William III was envious of Lan Fang's progress in aircraft, especially after seeing the performance of the "Kangaroo". William III was very interested in the "Kangaroo". If it were not for the restrictions of Britain, France and other countries, William III would now Just want to order a batch of "kangaroos".

In fact, "Kangaroo" does not mean much to Germany. Germany is only separated from its biggest enemy, the United Kingdom, by a sea. The straight-line distance is only six to seven hundred kilometers. If a German plane departs from Hamburg, even Northern Ireland, the farthest away It's only about 1,100 kilometers. Even if the German Air Force is only equipped with "Falcons", the attack range can cover the entire UK.

This also made William III deeply feel that he was born at the wrong time. If Germany could have a "Kangaroo" during the world war - no, even a bomber like the "Falcon", the outcome of the world war would be completely different.

Qin Zhiyuan thought about this quite openly. Time cannot be turned back. The world war has passed. If there is time to reminisce, it is better to start working hard now. Don't wait until the next world war is over to regret the slack now.

William III agreed very much with Qin Zhiyuan's words, so William III was determined to tie Germany to Lanfang's chariot. Even if Lanfang went to war with the British now, even if Germany was in dilapidated condition, William III would be ready to fight even if he wanted to sell iron. An army also fought side by side with Lanfang.

There is no need to be so tragic as selling iron. As long as Qin Zhiyuan allows the German troops in the Lanfang Foreign Legion to return to Germany, Germany will immediately have a strong national defense force. Not to mention that it can compete with the United Kingdom, at least around Germany, Germany will still be the one. Strong Germany.

In fact, Germany's geographical environment is quite good. If you look at the map, you will know that there are only two slightly larger countries around Germany, France and Poland. Other countries are such as Belgium. If this country did not have the support of the French and British, Germany would have been there long ago. Belgium was annexed during World War I.

Others, such as the Netherlands and Switzerland, are basically permanently neutral countries and simply do not dare to participate in the struggle for hegemony on the European continent.

Another example is Austria and Czechoslovakia, which were countries that emerged after the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire existed, they had always maintained friendly relations with Germany, so these two countries did not pose much of a threat to Germany.

Finally there are France and Poland.

In fact, these two countries do not pose much of a threat to Germany. Although the French still showed their old imperialist heritage during the World War, the World War also broke the backbone of the French. Now France has less than half a million people. The army and combat effectiveness are also different from those during the World War.

As for Poland, this country is a joke. The most powerful force in Poland now is the cavalry, with a number of less than 50,000. This military unit, which has been proven to be declining in the world war, is now the main force in Poland guarding the country.

The consequences of relying on such strength to defend the country can be imagined.

While the Poles were still immersed in the glory of the hussars and unable to extricate themselves, right next to Poland, Belarus, controlled by Stalin, had developed quietly.

Stalin was also miserable. After the World War, due to the rise of Lanfang, Russia became divided. Most of Siberia was divided into northern Xinjiang by Lanfang. Kolchak's coalition government occupied most of the remaining land and was under the influence of Stalin. The only areas under its control are the Republic of Lithuania-Belarus and part of Ukraine.

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In order to counter the pressing Kolchak, Stalin chose to move closer to the British. With the support of the British, Stalin barely controlled the defense line from Smolensk to Bryansk.

Lanfang's original agreement with Kolchak was limited to Red Russia and did not include the European part. Therefore, after capturing St. Petersburg, Lanfang's troops had withdrawn to the northern Xinjiang. This resulted in Kolchak's offensive being weak and his troops advancing to Smooth. Lensk could no longer make any progress behind the line.

Although Stalin was able to withstand Kolchak's attack, he was unable to counterattack.

The British were still wary of Stalin. Although the British provided assistance to Stalin, the assistance was not large. Stalin lacked heavy weapons, so it was not easy for Stalin to counterattack.

Stalin was a typical example of Great Russian chauvinism. The gene for expansion existed in Stalin’s bones. Being trapped in a corner of Belarus was definitely not what Stalin wanted. Therefore, unable to move north, Stalin could only develop in other directions.

At the end of last year, a revolution broke out in Estonia under the control of Yudenich. Yudenich himself was killed in the rebellion. The Estonian government randomly announced its merger with the Republic of Lithuania-Belarus and became a part of Stalin's control.

At this point, apart from Ukraine, the only country next to Belarus is Poland, and with the support of the French behind Ukraine, Stalin will not dare to move for a while, so the direction of Belarus' expansion can only be Poland.

In October 1923, Stalin mobilized 200,000 Belarusian troops and launched a brazen attack on Poland.

In the face of the Belarusian attack, the Poles did not show weakness. Polish President Józef Piłsudski expanded the Polish army to 600,000 people within two months, preparing to fight Stalin to the death.

When the news reached Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan was not surprised. Qin Zhiyuan was even a little surprised by Stalin's patience. According to Qin Zhiyuan's understanding of Stalin, Stalin should have attacked Poland long ago.

"——Just this morning, the Belarusian army has reached the vicinity of Warsaw and is preparing to launch an attack on Warsaw. The Poles have not backed down. The Polish president has prepared 300,000 troops near Warsaw, ready to withstand the Belarusian attack——" Gao Hongshi His voice was still the same as before, without any emotional content.

"Send a telegram to William and ask him to go to the British. Everyone has the responsibility to curb the spread of the Bolsheviks. Even if the British now support Stalin, the British must consider this. If William doesn't take this opportunity to do something, then what will happen? It's such a pity. "Qin Zhiyuan's abacus was good.

Strictly speaking, the imperialist Lanfang is now one of the imperialists. For all bourgeoisie and imperialists, the Bolsheviks are enemies. The contradiction between them cannot be reconciled. Therefore, even if the British support Stalin, in their hearts they are enemy.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, so William III should seize the opportunity at this time. After all, Germany now does not even have an army and has no ability to resist the Bolshevik attack. Although Germany is the enemy of Britain, the British are definitely not willing to Seeing the Bolsheviks spreading to Germany, William III should take this opportunity to make some demands to the British. If it is not too excessive, the British and French should consider it.

"Would you like to remind Kolchak?" Lu Zhengxiang wanted to draw out the fire under the cauldron.

"It's useless. Without the cooperation of our army, Kolchak's army can't defeat the Bolsheviks at all." Defense Minister Qin Zhisheng dismissed Kolchak, which was also the general view of the Lanfang military.

In fact, now is also an opportunity for Kolchak. Stalin is attacking Poland, and the troops are concentrated on the southern front. If Kolchak takes the opportunity to launch an attack from the northern front, Stalin will definitely lose sight of one thing.

It's a pity that Kolchak is unable to attack now. Even if a fighter plane is discovered, Kolchak does not dare to launch an attack. After all, the lesson Stalin taught Kolchak some time ago is too profound.

The Russian troops armed with Bolshevik ideas are still very effective. The Russian people are actually a little bit awkward in character. Once they identify something, they will not change it easily. The most frightening thing is the fearless spirit of the Russian army. They seem to have no idea at all. There is nothing to be afraid of, even if it means sacrificing one's life, it is nothing to the Russians.

Therefore, although Stalin's troops did not have heavy weapons, they still showed due bravery in the battle with Kolchak's troops. Kolchak also wanted to beat Stalin to death with a stick, but it was a pity that Lanfang's troops were not available. With cooperation, Kolchak's troops immediately revealed their true colors.

Last winter, Kolchak's troops fought fiercely with the Bolsheviks on the Belarusian border for nearly four months. Kolchak paid a price of nearly 150,000 people, but got nothing. This made Kolchak and his generals We are really a little nervous. Now we dare not ask Kolchak to attack Belarus. As long as Stalin does not attack the coalition government, Kolchak will be thankful.