Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 46: Brumberg

　　

　　"This is our last bottom line, go and tell them, you know how to say it."

　　 Xu Junman casually played with the brand-new Mauser pistol in his hand, pressed down the insurance, and closed it again.

　　"Yes, my head of state. They will definitely succumb. From their performance in the negotiations these days, it can be seen that they are under pressure from within the French parliament and they are eager to end this A war that made them feel desperate."

　　Ribentrop respectfully picked up the papers on the table with a smirk.

　　"The same goes for us, Ribbentrop. For every week the French campaign continues, Germany will have to pay an extra 27 million marks, and the consumption of supplies is an astronomical figure. We will not delay too. I don’t want to waste precious resources and time in this kind of place."

　　 Xu Jun opened the barrel of the Mauser pistol, and a shiny brass bullet jumped out of the magazine and fell onto the green velvet tabletop.

　　 "I understand, my head of state. Please rest assured, I will make them accept all our conditions before the deadline you set me."

　　 Ribbentrop put away his signature flattery smile and said solemnly.

　　 "Let's do it, Mr. Ribbentrop. I look forward to your success."

　　 Xu Jun nodded, then raised his chin toward the door.

　　"This is my glory, my head of state."

　　 Ribbentrop bowed respectfully, leaned back to the door, turned around and walked out.

　　 "My head of state, Marshal von Blenberg has arrived, do you want to see him now?" the handsome adjutant reported from the door.

　　 "Oh, please invite him in."

　　 Xu Jun put down the pistol, stood up and squeezed his clothes.

　　 "Yes, my head. General, the head of state invites you in."

　　 With a clear sound of leather boots, the former commander-in-chief of the German Army strode into the office.

　　 "Good morning, my head of state."

　　 Blumberg vigorously raised the marshal's rod to salute Xu Jun.

　　"Good morning, Your Excellency Marshal. Please sit here."

　　 Xu Jun smiled and turned out from behind the desk and enthusiastically guided Blumberg to the couch in the corner of the office.

　　 "Eric, please bring a pot of tea. By the way, there are chocolates, the one you gave me yesterday."

　　 Xu Jun turned his head to the adjutant who was still waiting at the door and ordered.

　　 "Oh yes, please wait, my head, your marshal."

　　 Tysenhower Finley turned around and backed out.

　　"How is your rest during this time, my marshal, I hope you have recovered your health."

　　 Xu Jun smiled and said to Blumberg.

　　 "It’s a good rest, my head of state. I’ve traveled all over Paris during this time. My condition has never been better than it is now. I’m confident that I can complete any task you give me." Blumbo Grid answered with a smile.

　　 "That's great. By the way, I heard that you and Marshal Brausic often go fishing. How are the results."

　　 Xu Jun opened the humidor on the table and drew a cigar.

　　"Hehe, yes, my head of state. I found a very good pond with Brausic and General Bock, and we will go fishing there whenever we have time. Brausic and I are both experts, often Able to return with a full load. Bock is not very good at this. His marksmanship when hunting is good, but his fishing skills are far worse."

　　 Blumberg graciously picked up the lighter on the table and lit a cigar for Xu Jun.

　　 "I really want to go with you, but my work is too busy. Alas, time is too precious for me now. To be honest, I almost forgot when the last time I was fishing."

　　 Xu Jun smiled bitterly and scratched his head, raised his face and expelled a cloud of smoke toward the ceiling.

　　"My head of state, Germany will remember your hard work for her, and you will be recorded in history."

　　 Blumberg said solemnly.

　　 "Maybe, my marshal."

　　 Xu Jun stood up and walked to the desk.

　　 "I have a plan and want to hear your opinion. By the way, have you seen Mauser's newly improved standard pistol?"

　　 "No, my head."

　　 Blumberg stood up and answered.

　　"Please sit down, my marshal."

　　 Xu Jun picked up a document on the table and the Mauser pistol and walked to Blumberg.

　　"Very nice improvement."

　　 Xu Jun removed the pistol magazine and handed the pistol to Blumberg.

　　" I call it Mauser 1940 pistol. Except for the key parts, most of them are changed to stamping parts. Mauser simplified his production process and adopted a large number of new alloy materials. Now this gun is more The previous model is lighter by more than a hundred grams. And... You see here, they added a mechanical reducer in it, you have to open the handle of the gun to see it, isn’t it a clever design? I heard The Spanish did it first.

　　 The rate of fire of this gun is now controlled at 320 rounds per minute during automatic firing, which allows soldiers to better control the hit accuracy during bursts. And you look at its caliber, 9 mm, using Bara Bellum pistol shells, although the penetration power to the target is a little worse than the original Mauser pistol shells, but the lethality is increased. And because it uses the same seed ammunition with our MP38 submachine gun and P38 pistol, it can alleviate the pressure on our logistics supplies. "

　　 Xu Jun explained to Blumberg excitedly, like a kid who wants to show off after getting a new toy.

　　 "My head, the tea and chocolate you want."

　　 Tysenhofen approached with a trolley.

　　 "Just put it here, let me know if General Weierle comes."

　　 "Yes, my head."

　　Disenhofen brewed a cup of green tea for Xu Jun and Blumberg each, and then stubbornly exited the office.

　　"Come on, my marshal, this is Chinese green tea from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I heard that they took a lot of effort to get this. And this chocolate, which tastes very good."

　　 Xu Jun picked up the green tea in front of him, and gently blew the tea leaves floating on the water.

　　 "Thank you, my head of state. It looks good, it's a good gun."

　　 Blumberg’s attention has been drawn to the pistol. He skillfully pulled the bolt, opened the safety, and fired several times, then took the magazine from Xu Jun’s hand and looked at it carefully. Up.

　　"However, I personally think that this pistol is still a bit larger as a sidearm, and I don’t know how it will be used in actual combat."

　　 "Your Excellency Marshal is indeed very experienced, and one sentence hits the key."

　　 Xu Jun took the pistol from Brumberg and loaded it with the magazine.

　　"I have already issued early models of Mauser pistols to the soldiers of my Cyprus Legion. They used this pistol to participate in the actual combat in the later period of the French campaign. Judging from the use in the battle, the Mauser automatic pistol Basically played well, the soldiers are satisfied with its single shot accuracy.

　　 But, as you said, the soldiers felt that this pistol was too bulky, inconvenient to carry, and too heavy. Although its firepower is very fierce when it fires automatically, it cannot maintain the durability of firepower due to the high rate of fire and the limited amount of ammunition.

　　 For this, I had a meeting with several Mauser Ordnance Factory experts and made suggestions for improvement a month ago. So they came up with this pistol. "

　　 Xu Jun put the pistol on the table.

　　" Regarding the issue of infantry distributing standard pistols, Minister Thoth of the Imperial Military Supplies Department and I exchanged views many times during this period. After absorbing various opinions, I feel that the Belgian Buran The Ning Dawei pistol is more in line with our requirements. And Toth seems to be more inclined to ~IndoMTL.com~ but he was finally convinced by me. Now the personnel of the Imperial Armament and Munitions Department are working with Belgium on this matter. After consultation, I hope that our soldiers can get that kind of excellent military pistol as soon as possible."

　　 Xu Jun said with a smile.

　　 "My head, what about this gun?"

　　 Blumberg asked suspiciously.

　　"This is for air force pilots and armored crews. They don’t need to make large movements and have enough space to carry this pistol. More importantly, they need a compact and powerful firepower. We previously issued MP38 submachine guns to tankers. However, compared with tank troops, infantry troops have a more pressing need for submachine guns, especially when our submachine gun production is seriously insufficient."

　　 "You are right, my head of state. I also think that the use of automatic weapons plays a very important role in improving the combat effectiveness of the troops."

　　 Blumberg nodded in agreement.

　　 "I am so gratified that you have such a vision, my marshal. In contrast, the stone heads of the bureaucrats in the Quartermaster Department are desperate, and their performance makes me more and more disappointed."

　　 Xu Jun pinched out the cigar in his hand.

　　 "It seems that we have a common language for automatic weapons, and I still have a lot of ideas in this area, we can discuss it carefully."

　　 Xu Jun picked up the file that was set aside.

　　"Now let’s talk about business, my marshal. How much do you know about China."