Imperial Overlord

"Oh!" Hearing this, Marshal Keitel also understood that this was using inaccurate information to confuse the US military by "showing the enemy's weakness".

What the Americans got was the me-109e fighter jet, the castrated version of the Panther tank, and the radar of the previous generation in Germany!

Based on these weapons and equipment to analyze the current level of weapons and equipment in Germany, it can be said to be a thousand miles away.

U.S. weapons research and development will definitely be delayed and affected! Even if the Americans are not fooled, they will have to face these German versions of the weapons that Japan has acquired.

Although these weapons are not very good in performance, they are indeed much better than what Japan is using now! It is good to take out the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, not to mention the powerful Panther tanks.

This time, Li Le did not intend to cheat Japan too much, so that Japan could not get the real historical time and space of the goods. Li Le did not intend to copy the allusions of Japan buying tiger tanks.

What he intends is to give limited support to Japan, so that Japan can delay more time and help Germany gain a strategic advantage.

The me-109e fighter was originally the type of fighter that Germany was going to eliminate, and its main combat missions have been replaced by the ta-152 and the fw-190.

Even Messerschmitt, the parent company of the me-109e fighter jet, has been fully transformed and invested in the production of the Raven fighter jet.

In order to improve the quality and reliability of the Raven fighter, a large number of skilled workers from Messerschmitt have been transferred to the Raven fighter production line, and the remaining workers can only ensure the operation of the me-109 production line.

Therefore, the me-109 fighter jets bought by the Japanese do not actually represent the first-class level of German fighter jets, and they are not even second-class.

The purpose of transforming the Panther tank is also to be able to deceive the intelligence personnel of the United States. The Soviet side has seen real Panther tanks.

If the Americans need it, it is not difficult for them to get pictures of the Panther tanks.

The Leopard tank that the Japanese got, except that the main gun is really different, the other appearance is actually no different from the Leopard tank used by the Germans themselves, but the appearance is the same.

Therefore, it is easier to hide the truth from the US intelligence agencies and make the US top leaders draw wrong conclusions.

As long as the armor thickness and engine performance can make the United States relax its vigilance, then these 10 specially modified Panther tanks are worth the cost.

While Li Le and Keitel were discussing this matter, the Japanese envoy also came to the German tank factory and visited the factory that produces the Panther tank.

Because of confidentiality reasons, many factories are not allowed to enter and visit. In the end, all they could see were the finished products stacked in the warehouse.

The so-called "finished products" in the warehouse are just the 10 "Panther Tanks" that were stacked in a warehouse to aid Japan.

After watching this new tank, Togo Shigeru, who came to Germany on behalf of the Japanese Army, was immediately shocked by the behemoth in front of him.

It's not that he hasn't seen those tanks in his own country, and now he finally understands why those tanks are called bean tanks in Japan...

Because compared with the Panther tanks in front of them, those tanks can only be called bean tanks.

Excited, he delivered the gold on the same day and escorted the 10 "Monkey Edition" Leopard tanks to the transport ship back to Japan.

According to the report of the SS intelligence officers mixed in with the German escort, "as if we were afraid that we would regret it".

"My head of state, the speed of the United States defeating Japan is much ahead of our estimate. This is not good for the plan formulated by the Supreme Command." Keitel said.

He is the chief of staff of the Supreme Command, and it is impossible to only care about such trivial matters as selling 10 inferior Japanese tanks.

Therefore, after talking about the little things of interest, he naturally brings up the real work.

For him, strategic matters are the real big things: it is a fact that the United States has severely damaged Japan, but it is also a fact that the Soviet Union did not surrender after Germany captured Moscow.

Not only did he not surrender, Stalin was also expanding his army in Stalingrad to prepare for war, in an attempt to turn the Soviet-German war into a protracted war.

"Kursk is a dead end. It is undoubtedly unwise to solve the problem here." When it comes to the grand strategy, Li Le has a slight headache.

As the German head of state, his invincible grand strategy is actually mainly derived from later generations' understanding of history and a clear understanding of the American heritage.

Now, history has been changed beyond recognition by the transmigrators, and Li Le can rely on only a clear understanding of the United States, the country of heaven.

Based on the fear and lack of self-confidence about the battle of Kursk in his previous life, Li Le always felt that it was unwise to fight the Soviet Union here.

However, the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Keitel, sitting in front of him is an old commander of the Army's victory theory.

He thought for a while, and persuaded the hesitant Li Le: "My head of state, the b group army has already gone south with all its strength. If we stop at this time, we will be wasting our time in the past month!"

In his eyes, it is not just time that was wasted: the consumption of fuel and ammunition for an army group is not a small amount.

For a marshal who just didn't have to work hard to live his life, this huge waste still made him feel a pain in the flesh.

"If we can let the Italian Navy enter the Black Sea~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and fight with the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, maybe we can make a fuss in Sevastopol..." Li Le did not give up and felt that he would use the navy and air force to attack The cost can be smaller.

This is also the influence of the knowledge of the 21st century on him. Influenced by the technology of that era, and the tactics of the world police, the hegemonic country of the United States, all countries in the world rely on the navy and air force as the main combat force.

After all, in terms of strike effect and loss ratio, the Air Force and the Navy do have an advantage over the Army.

"The navy's containment must be done, but if the army stops for this, it will surely outweigh the gains." Keitel insisted on his point of view.

Li Le also remembered at this time that his hopes for the navy and the air force were a bit too advanced.

So he thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Let the b army maintain the momentum of advancing southward, take Kursk, and go straight to Kharkov!"

"Follow your orders! My head of state!" Keitel stood up, raised his arms and saluted: "I'm going to convey what you mean!"