Chapter 1339 Snake and Guillotine
"Dear Tang, since the beginning of the summer that year, it has been more than a year since my separation. Look, my beard has become much grayer!"
After the middle-aged uncle was politely pushed away by Tang Dao, he held Tang Dao's hand and showed his true feelings.
"Mr. Rostav, I think you are not thinking about me, but the beautiful girl in my pocket!" Tang Dao calmly understood the ambitions that the middle-aged uncle saw when he saw him.
"Haha! Business is business, but my friendship with my dear Colonel Tang will surely run through my life!" Rostaff laughed.
"For the sake of precious international friendship, how about the goods I want this time, how about 20% off?" Tang Dao smiled slightly.
"Dear Tang, you have to know that for this batch of heavy artillery you have called for, I don't know how much work I have done in China. The Japanese have basically signed a memorandum of joining the Alliance with the senior officials of the empire. Once all the transactions made by our company and you are known by the Japanese intelligence agencies, I am destined to be the scapegoat. With the personality of our head of state, life and death are just a moment." Rostaff's face suddenly felt bitter when he heard that he was going to be a discount.
Tang Dao certainly knew that Rostav said was true, but the so-called worries about life were exaggerated. With the arrogance of the Germans, how could Japan, a small orbital ally, take it too seriously?
It has been a day or two for the Japanese to oppose the German Empire importing weapons to China. When did the Germans take the Japanese's opposition to heart? Not only did they sell weapons and equipment, but even the military guidance regiments were sent to China, but they also indirectly participated in the Battle of Shanghai!
Moreover, with Krupp's current position as an arms supplier in the Germanic Empire, as long as it is not a treason, the bearded head of state will never attack the senior management of Krupp's company. His current primary goal is the Gaul rooster standing in front of him.
If Tang Dao's memory is not wrong, in a few months, on the Western Front, the crazy bearded head of state will soon deploy a jaw-dropping army of 3 million, which is a huge force of 157 infantry divisions, 2,700 tanks and 7,500 artillery.
After launching an attack on Poland on September 1, the German Empire, a chariot full of explosives, has inevitably started the road to conquer the old Western powers.
The Germanic nation needs space for survival, and other nations also need it. Wars spreading across the world are inevitable.
"It is secondary whether to give a discount or not. In addition to paying the 28 150 howitzers, I also hope that Mr. Rostaff can sell me another German equipment." Tang Dao simply stopped going around and directly expressed his purpose.
"But, the equipment of that German-Armedian was ordered by Mr. Zhang from your country for General Wan. Although he cannot get it now, we Germans have always paid attention to integrity. Since we have already received the deposit, how can I break the contract and sell it to others?" Rostaff once again showed a embarrassed expression.
This time it was not a performance. With the rigorous personality of the Germans, it was indeed difficult for them to do things that violated the spirit of the contract, especially for the little aristocrats like Rostav who strictly abide by tradition.
"First of all, I did not ask Mr. Rostaff, you violated the contract. When Mr. Zhang ordered this batch of arms, he did not expect that the war would develop so rapidly and that my North China would fall at such a fast pace, which would lead to the delay in picking up the goods by the cargo owner.
If nothing unexpected happens, even when the war is over, the General Wan of the 53rd Army will not be able to come to Tianjin City to pick up the goods, and you can't even think about paying the final payment.
Now, there is also a Chinese army that can complete this transaction on its behalf. Perhaps when the right opportunity is encountered, we can transfer this batch of weapons to the friendly army that belongs to the Chinese army. Why do you think this violates the contract?
Is it the delivery object wrong? Or is the final payment not paid in place?
Secondly, the weapons in stock have lagged behind your current military system. Instead of spending more effort to reload and ship them back to the country, it is better to sell them at a low price nearby to get cash flow, and can also help your country manufacture more advanced weapons and equipment.
Mr. Rostav, you should know that this time your country is facing an opponent who defeated you in World War I. If you lose again, your country will have no chance to turn around within a hundred years." Tang Dao stood in Rostav's small office with his hands behind his back, looking at the hanging map of Europe.
One of the small pieces has been painted red. It is the land belonging to Poland and now belongs to German.
It can be seen that although this senior executive of the arms company is far away in China, he is still extremely concerned about the war initiated by his empire.
This Germanic, who was quite clear-headed, must have understood that this battle would only have two outcomes, either the empire would rule the entire Europe or be ruled, and there would be no third result.
"Dear Colonel Tang, although you are the wisest and bravest Oriental I have ever seen, you are still a little alarmist. Europe is a civilized world, and war is just a means, not an end. We Germans just hope to no longer be exploited and rise up to resist. Even if one day fails, the civilized world will not commit nearly barbaric genocide on our nation like your East." Rostav tried hard to defend the war initiated by his empire, and at the same time insisted on the so-called civilization he knew.
Tang Dao showed disdain at the corner of his mouth!
Although Rostav is not bad, he still maintains the arrogance of humans in the so-called higher civilization world. This has nothing to do with morality, and this is created by the times.
The so-called civilization is just a freak created by the rapid economic development. Just like the future city people look at the country people with high esteem, they think they will be vulgar and scoundrels, and if they have money, they will be superior to others.
But that, is it really civilized? At least Tang Dao would not think so.
"Mr. Rostav, the European battlefield is far away from me. I will analyze this battlefield and judge its ending. You may think that I am talking about it on paper. Then I will take the war that happened in our country as an example.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! If one day our country wins this war, leads the war to Japan, and wins the final victory, and I am the supreme commander, guess what I will do?" Tang Dao asked with a calm expression.
"Since I know you about Colonel Don, you will..." Rostaff's face turned slightly pale, and his hands made a cut-down move.
The name of the Tang Dao's "Demon" has long been resounding throughout the Japanese North China Front Army. Fighting with other Chinese troops, even if they are captured, they still have a chance to live, or be exchanged for prisoners of war or are taken care of. However, only the Tang Dao's troops will have a large number of casualties in each battle against the Japanese army. The chances of becoming prisoners of war are even slim.
If you want to become a prisoner of war, you must first have no record of infringing on the Chinese people. Once you are reported and exposed by other prisoners of war for survival, your head will immediately hang on the flagpole.
And the Japanese army that entered China in the early days, who had never been a Chinese commoner? Even if it was not his wish, under the military order, the gun was pointed at the innocent Chinese people!
The cruel name of Tang Tuan's return of blood has long been resounding all over the world.
If he becomes the highest commander in China and logs into Japan that day, then you still have to think about it? The white cherry blossoms on Japan Island may have been dyed red!
"Haha! It seems that Mr. Rostaff still doesn't know me very well. My gun will only be aimed at my enemies in China, and will not point the sword and gun at the innocent people who are brainwashed by the top Japanese officials." Tang Dao laughed.
"But the so-called "below the bed," how can the Japanese snore others! It's been a day or two for the Japanese to plan on me. We can win this war. Who knows when will the Japanese make a comeback next time?
The easiest way is of course to let this nation disappear from the long river of history. Such things are certainly not new to Mr. Rostav, who is proficient in Chinese history. The Donghu in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Huns in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the Turks in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. That is not a strong moment, but where are they now? Perhaps there is still ethnic bloodline in your Europe, but do they know the glory of their ancestors?
If one day I invade Japan, I will divide the country into two and support two regimes. With the current social class structure of Japan, one side is civilians and the other side is nobles.
Well! When I give them enough power and wealth, they will work hard to survive on that barren island for the group of people they represent."
Damn! Rostaff's mind was full of these two words that he heard from Tang Dao, and his eyes were staring at Tang Dao like a demon.
This army colonel is far more terrifying than the iron-blooded cruelty he showed on the surface.
If there really is one day when he actually lets a nation be divided into two factions to fight each other, let alone being unable to move outward, I am afraid that under the accumulated consumption, this artificially divided nation will gradually disappear into the long river of history.
What does it mean to kill people without bloodshed? This is it!
Will there be smart people who realize this? Of course, there is, this world lacks a lot of things, but there is no shortage of smart people.
But who would give up his power and wealth that is close to him and pursue the glory of the nation? When asked, Rostaff knew that he would definitely not be able to do it. Not to mention the temptation of controlling a region and controlling the life and death of tens of millions of people, even for the position of president of a company, he would be willing to kill his nephew.
Of course, what really made Rostaff sweat on his forehead was not what Tang Dao wanted to do to his enemy, the Japanese, but that he thought of his own country.
If someone is defeated and treats his motherland like this, will his nation still have a day to turn over?
In the past, if the Mao Bear Empire had not been terminally ill, it would have been sunset, and the nations separated by a thick Berlin Wall would not have been able to be merged into one. Even if they were finally merged, the different ideologies embedded in their bones were still deeply influencing everyone.
The Germanic Empire wanted to rise again, but a century of time was too short.
If we want to not evolve into what Tang Dao described, the German Empire must win this time.
Otherwise, it will be doomed!
"Hehe! In order to repay Mr. Rostav, and the friendly attitude of the German nation towards our country in recent years, I can give you a weapon design to destroy tank armor at close range for your company's reference. Perhaps it can add some new ideas to your country's current tactical thinking dominated by armor cluster advancement tactics." Tang Dao looked at Rostav with a dull eyes, threw out the last straw that broke the camel's back, and handed over the drawing he had drawn.
"Oh! God! What kind of damn weapon is this?" Rostaff was stunned when he looked at the simple design drawing with a large warhead and thin steel pipe.
The design drawings that Tang Dao gave him were nothing else, but were the first generation of "Iron Fist" anti-tank rocket launchers developed by the Germans in 1942.
In the early days of World War II, the blitzkrieg of the German Imperial Army quickly swept across Europe and conquered Poland, France, Belgium and other countries. The main force of the German Imperial Army's blitzkrieg was armored troops and a large number of motorized infantry, plus the support of the air force.
In actual combat, the Germanic Army also encountered strong blockades from Allied tanks, such as the Matilda infantry tanks of the Imperial Army and the infantry anti-tank weapons of the Germanic Army at that time, only anti-tank grenades and Park 37-type 37mm anti-tank guns could be used. The above anti-tank weapons can also deal with light tanks. The hard bones like Matilda infantry tanks need to be used to request 88mm artillery from superiors as support.
However, the HLL anti-tank grenade used by the Germanic soldiers must be attached to the tank. To put it simply, this is a slag weapon that sacrifices infantry's lives in exchange for destroying armor. It may be regarded as a treasure on the Chinese battlefield, but in the European battlefield, infantrymen want to smash it on the head when they see this thing.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the German army attacked Maobei in 1941 and encountered Maobei's T34 tank, the German army's anti-tank grenade was upgraded, but it still needed to throw at the tank at a distance of 20 meters. At this time, the German army felt that it urgently needed a new and effective, high-end deep individual anti-tank weapon, which gave birth to the later famous "Iron Fist" anti-tank rocket launcher.
The principle of "Iron Fist" is to install a large armor-breaking bomb into a steel pipe with a built-in launching drug, a launching device and a ruler. When used, the fixed internal launching drug will launch the large armor-breaking bomb at the front end, and then the tail flame generated by the launching drug will be discharged directly from the back end of the steel pipe, so that the armor-breaking bomb can be pushed 30 meters away and has the armor-breaking ability of 30 mm armor.
This is just the first generation of products. By 1943 and 1944, when the second generation of Iron Fist and the third generation of Iron Fist were launched, they had an armor-breaking ability of 100 meters and nearly 140 mm armor.
Of course, with Tang Dao's personality, it will never be done in one step. The picture drawn by Tang Dao is entirely based on memory. It is the first generation of Iron Fist plan that Schneider, which specializes in developing armor-breaking bomb technology before the war, won the bid.
Tang Dao did not draw its internal structure and various parameters at all. First, it was impossible for him to remember this old antique at all. Second, even if he remembered Tang Dao, he did not intend to give it to him. Although the Germans could not really sweep across Europe with a picture, Tang Dao could not make them too smooth.
Even Tang Dao currently needs such a weapon destined to be developed by the Germans.
The purpose of Tang Dao's picture given by this picture is actually not complicated. The European battlefield has little to do with China, but this thing is needed on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. After the Western world starts war with the Axis powers, in order to restrain the main force of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, a large amount of aid will be continuously transported to the country through the southwest.
Tang Dao believed that with the mind of the man from Shancheng, this kind of "artifact" that can defeat Japanese tank armor within a distance of tens of meters is a large amount of equipment that must be imported.
The reason why Tang Dao is so confident is that there is an exact same drawing in Tang Dao's luggage. The drawing will be given to Xiao Yangniu and will definitely be placed on the desks of American cowboy military experts.
With the minds of arms dealers like the United States, let alone they will eventually participate in the war, even if they don't participate, he will try every means to create and sell it to the whole world.
Who would be unable to get along with money? Especially the American consortiums whose view of money has been deeply rooted in their bone marrow.
As for the warring parties, many officers and soldiers were killed and injured due to the early appearance of this weapon. The incident of Tang swords and balls, which was once in time and space, more than 40 million compatriots died in this war.
In the Western civilized world, who would have given a hint of pity to this ancient country except for reading this number coldly?
Even before China began to rebuild on the ruins, they began to gather heavy troops to stare at northern China. The Chinese, who had not recovered from the war, had to risk the nation's reincarnation into darkness again, carry guns again, say goodbye to their wives and children, and cross the turquoise river.
I don’t know how many people, even though their dead bones have turned into ashes, have not returned to their hometown yet!
Tang Dao doesn't want to wait until the future, so he will avenge this revenge first.
In the face of national interests, warmth does not represent civilization, but ridiculousness!
"Dear Tang, you won!" Rostaff looked at the design drawings for a long time and finally surrendered. "But I will not sell this weapon to the Chinese battlefield, otherwise the Japanese will definitely doubt us."
"It doesn't matter. I can design drawings for you. I will also do research and development by myself. Maybe before you use them, my group will be equipped for the Japanese to look good." Tang Dao looked calm.
"However, in view of this, 28 150 howitzers seized from Austria and the German-Armed equipment I mentioned, 95% off this is my bottom line.
Otherwise, I will look for a buyer again, Mr. Rostaff, you know, my connections are not just in your company.”
"Trade!" Rostaff no longer hesitated and once again took the initiative to extend his hands to Tang Dao.
The US Rockefeller Consortium's business in China has increased significantly in recent years, and its Far East leader, Rockefeller Laura, has also gone deep into the Chinese theater to have contact with Tang Dao. Tang Dao's terrible personal charm cannot be stopped, not to mention the young woman.
After Tang Dao said this, he believed that the two must have a leg, and that leg was quite imaginative.
But no matter what the relationship between the two men is, he must hold this large arms order in his hand first.
9.5 is a minus minus. The 28 150 howitzers seized from the Austrian army are completely unsuccessful. The purchase price of Krupp from the military is only one-quarter of its cost. Now it can still be sold at a price of 9.5. After all, the net profit has increased by 3 times.
The complete German equipment that had been in stock for almost two years was almost growing in the warehouse. Even if it was transported back to China, it could only be handled at a low price to strengthen militia equipment for the military. Even if it had a $1 million base, it would be a loss. Now, it would be a profit of at least $1.2 million to Tang Dao. If it was handled, it would be a fool.
The reason why it was difficult to start is that the spirit of contract is just one of them. The more important thing is that the Tang Dao, who knows the inside story, is that he is afraid of the price reduction.
Originally, his psychological bottom line was 20% off, but now he has 95% off at the turn of Tang Dao. Why didn’t he quickly confirm it?
People are smart, but they have more money. This is Rostaff's definition of Tang Dao.
Little did they know that Tang Tuanzu is now poor and only money is left.
The Rockefeller family has earned nearly 10 million US dollars for him in the past six months. If you don’t spend it, this thing is just a bunch of meaningless paper.
If the 28 150 howitzers were prepared for the next fight against the Japanese army's attack, then the German-Armed Division equipment of the 683rd Brigade, which now has 4 5,000-level main regiments, is a large guillotine with a shiny sword prepared by Tang Dao for Duo Tianjun.
Chapter completed!