Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 46: Brumberg (4)
Expanding the army, this is the only way to solve the problem of insufficient strength. However, Germany cannot expand its military indefinitely. It must take into account the capacity of Germany's national strength.
The Imperial Command has worked out a detailed army expansion plan, which is now being evaluated by Xu Jun’s current cabinet. If this plan is implemented, the German navy, army and air force will expand by 30% within a year, reaching 5.2 million people. The expansion of the Waffen-SS directly under the head of state has not yet been included.
This is already close to Xu Jun's estimate of the maximum number of troops that Germany can withstand. In Xu Jun's mind, the bottom line for the German Wehrmacht is 6 million.
Moreover, even if this plan is to be implemented now, it will take at least half a year to train these troops if they want these troops to generate combat effectiveness. Just equipping these newly formed troops is a huge project.
Even if the German military expansion is completed, Xu Jun is not sure whether the number of troops can support large-scale battles on two battlefields at the same time. If the remote Asian battlefield is added, if the preparations are not sufficient, one If you are not careful, Germany may fall into a quagmire or even fall directly into the abyss.
However, if the preparations are sufficient and the strategies and tactics are used properly, maybe only a small amount of troops may be required to achieve the effect he wants. In this regard, Xu Jun is still a little confident. The key is how much this small amount is and how to prepare the troops to be considered adequate.
Regarding these questions, Xu Jun is going to let the staff of the high command to discuss them. In this regard, they are more professional than him and should be able to give Xu Jun a satisfactory answer. Of course, the content of the discussion was classified as the top secret of the empire.
Before everything is ready, Xu Jun still has a lot of work to complete.
According to Xu Jun’s preliminary estimate, it will take at least eight months for Germany to accumulate enough strength in Asia to fight the Japanese army.
Before this, Xu Jun's Asian strategy wants to be implemented, and there is a key issue that must be resolved as soon as possible, that is, the complete defeat of Britain. Xu Jun’s current strategic plans for all directions are based on defeating the United Kingdom. Only by defeating Britain can Xu Jun let go, completely change the overall structure of the world and establish a new international order.
This raises another question. . . . Time, it takes time to complete all this, and what Xu Jun lacks most now is time.
Germany has won the European battlefield. Although the Battle of England has not yet started, everyone can see that Germany will be the final winner.
Xu Jun has no doubts about the coming of peace in Europe. The first thing he must consider now is how to maintain this precious peace, so that he can have enough time to adjust his strategy and accumulate his strength to face Soviet Russia and other hostiles. The challenge of power.
Now he has piles of plans to complete, there are mountains of work waiting for him to do, and countless troubles waiting for him to solve. When the conditions in all aspects are not yet mature, he really cannot and cannot promote the development of the Asian strategy at this time.
So, he came up with the current plan. It can both help China and benefit Germany without wasting precious time.
First, Germany must restore contact with the Chinese government as soon as possible.
Although from an official point of view, China and Germany have not severed diplomatic relations. But in fact, Germany’s ties with China have been in a state of half-cut diplomacy. Because Germany’s relations with Japan in the past two years have been too warm, coupled with the deliberate promotion of the German Foreign Ministry group of Nazi mentally retarded and Hitler idiots on Asian issues, Germany The temperature in China has dropped to near the freezing point in history.
The Chinese side seemed to want to make some remedies at the early stage of the cooling of Germany-China relations, but after discovering that Hitler and Japan were getting closer, especially after the German government recognized the Puppet Manchukuo government, China gave up its diplomatic efforts .
However, Xu Jun knows that China still misses the beautiful days of close cooperation with Germany very much, and has always hoped that Germany can change its mind and resume its assistance to China.
In history, it was not until Germany completely allied with Japan and the German government recognized the Nanjing puppet regime that China really broke off diplomatic relations with Germany. Before that, even if Hitler was pro-Japanese, China still remained in Germany. Several diplomatic offices.
Of course, Chiang Kai-shek is a political speculator. Xu Jun knows this very well. If he can get enough benefits from it, he will definitely turn his face with Germany without hesitation.
Xu Jun once saw a piece of information obtained by the Intelligence Department of the High Command from the British at the beginning of the war, and the content left him stunned.
Chiang Kai-shek even asked the British government whether he needed China to participate in the war. If the British government agreed, China could immediately declare war with Germany, provided that Britain could give him enough assistance.
Fortunately, the British empire was not defeated at the time. The pride of the empire made them categorically reject Chiang Kai-shek’s proposal, on the grounds that the British war did not require the help of the Chinese, and the British could defeat anyone who challenged her. enemy.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this matter may be regarded as a joke, but in Xu Jun's eyes, the degree of sinisterness makes people shudder when they think about it.
Xu Jun actually squeezed a cold sweat for China. The so-called miss is a thousand miles away. If Britain agrees to China's request, what will happen to China, Xu Jun dare not even think about it.
If China declared war on Germany at the beginning of the war in Europe, Hitler's character would never forgive such provocation. This paranoid genius will definitely regard the declaration of war from a remote and weak China as an insult and contempt for him and Germany as a whole. He can tolerate a challenge from a powerful empire, but will never tolerate a provocation from a weak country.
This guy will definitely regard China as his personal enemy, and will use all means to retaliate against China at all costs.
The result will be catastrophic. Japan will receive more support and assistance from Germany, both technically, materially and even politically. Germany will force those sovereign states that have colonies in Asia to support Japanese aggression, instead of acquiescing in history to deal with Asian issues on their own, Japan will get most of the resources she wants in 1940.
And because China declares war on Germany, she will lose access to weapons and support from other neutral countries. This is why China dragged on until the Pacific War broke out before officially declaring war on Japan. At that time, the only people who can openly support him will be the British Empire and her dependent countries, which have been beaten to a half-tone.
Whichever strategy Germany adopts, it will have a huge impact on the structure of the Asian battlefield.
Fortunately, Chiang Kai-shek’s stupid request was rejected by the arrogant British government. As the war situation in Europe became clear, the clever chairman never made a similar request. A cold sweat broke out of his eyes.
Now Xu Jun is here, and Germany's Asian strategy has begun to make a 180-degree turn. I don't know if the Chinese Washington will drop his chin because of the British rejection.
Xu Jun will not be so stupid to help him and his corrupt government unconditionally. Unlike the United States, Germany does not have so many that can be defeated. The United States gave this corrupt government tens of billions of free aid, but the result was all defeated. The water drifts, and now it will not be any better for Germany.
Germany also cannot have the idea of supporting a certain Chinese regime and benefiting from it. Xu Jun does not want to stand on the opposite side of the Chinese people, especially when he understands this period of history.
Xu Jun’s initial positioning for Germany is that before Germany formally intervenes in the Asian war, Germany will be China’s best friend and also. . . . supplier.
Germany will provide China with various weapons and equipment of high quality, large quantity, and reliable performance, as well as corresponding ammunition and supporting materials.
Germany will provide China with all killing weapons except for certain types of heavy equipment, and can train Chinese soldiers to use these weapons proficiently for free, but the Chinese side will be responsible for the salaries, meals and lodging of the German teachers.
Germany can also export senior military advisers to train Chinese middle and lower-level military officers. The commission is calculated by the level and seniority of the adviser.
Germany can even provide China with the latest machining equipment to manufacture certain types of weapons and equipment. Germany will also send corresponding technical personnel to guide training. Of course, China can also send personnel to Germany for training. Of course, this is also Fees are required~IndoMTL.com~ German military academies will fully recruit students from China, and students from Chinese military academies can come to the German military academies for further study, learning more advanced military theory and technology, if he is willing to serve in the German Wehrmacht During the period of internship training, Germany will also grant certain reductions in tuition fees.
Germany will determine the technical level and quantity of the goods on the supply order according to the situation in China. If China gains a strategic advantage, Germany will consider putting more advanced and high-end weapons on the shelves. If the situation in China worsens , Germany can only provide the most basic weapons and equipment.
Xu Jun considered this for a long time. Although he had thought of selling the most advanced equipment from Germany to China, he thought that some equipment might appear in Tokyo, Japan in a week or two. At the Zhan Guo Exhibition, Xu Jun could only grit his teeth and give up that tempting idea.
Of course, these businesses can't start until after the relationship with China is re-established. In order to show that Germany attaches great importance to this, Xu Jun decided to send a high-level diplomatic delegation to China, and Xu Jun chose the post of head Marshal Blumberg, who was once the German Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the German Wehrmacht.
The reason is that this old soldier is high enough, experienced enough, rich enough in experience, and loves Germany. The most important thing is that among the current German marshals, his old man is the most free one~IndoMTL. com~Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~IndoMTL.com~