The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1145

Hipper glanced at Franco. This question was really annoying!

He thought to himself: Don’t you see what kind of character you are? You dare to compare yourself with the elite troops of the Empire. Are you worthy?

But of course, this cannot be said directly. If you say it in this tone, it will be a rhythm of tearing your face.

Hipper thought of what the head of state had told him before he came: Franco is a person with a masochistic attribute. You don’t have to be so polite to him. If you are too polite, he will become worse!

Thinking of this, Hipper said in a cold tone:”Excuse me, General Franco, your army’s combat effectiveness may not be as good as the peak French army, and the French army is vulnerable in front of the iron hoof of the Empire!”

Although Hipper did not directly say that the combat effectiveness of the Banya army was rubbish, the meaning of his words was so.

Franco was a little angry when he heard it.

Several Banya generals next to him also glared at Hipper angrily.

They felt that Hipper’s words were too much. The Third Reich’s army was indeed strong, but their army was not bad at all. Why did the other side look down on them? Did they think they were great just because they fought a few more battles?

In their opinion, the German army was not much stronger than them. Even if the German army’s combat effectiveness was really higher than theirs, it was entirely because the Third Reich’s industrial strength was stronger, so the German army could be equipped with better and more advanced weapons.

These generals of the Banyan Empire felt that if the German equipment was provided to them, then their combat effectiveness would definitely not be lost to the German army, and it would not even be impossible to defeat the German army on the battlefield.

Hipper saw the reactions of these people and became more disdainful in his heart.

“” General Hipper, please give me an explanation, what exactly did you mean by what you said just now?”

Franco stared at Hipper very seriously and asked him.

Hipper also turned his head, looked directly into Franco’s eyes, and said word by word:”I think your country’s army is not as good as ours!”

This sentence can be said to be more direct!

So the anger in the hearts of the Banya generals present was even worse!

“”Why?”

Franco was also very angry. How could the army he had worked so hard to build be looked down upon like this?

This was disrespectful to him and to the people. Even the Third Reich could not look at them like this.

“The Russian army is not as well-equipped as the Gauls, but its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the French. Your equipment is comparable to that of the Russians. If you think your combat effectiveness is higher than that of the Russians, you can try to fight on the battlefield on the Eastern Front. As long as you have an actual combat experience, I believe you will have a clearer understanding of your own strength!”

This sentence is actually to trick the other party into participating in the war against the Russians, but it uses the method of provoking them.

If what Führer Mainz said is correct, then Franco is likely to fall for it.

Mainz’s intelligence is certainly not wrong. When Franco heard it, he nodded without thinking and said,”Okay, in that case, let’s go to the battlefield and see the outcome. However, I hope that after seeing the true strength of our army, General Hipper will apologize for what you said today!”

“Of course, if your army’s strength is beyond our expectations, even if it is not as strong as ours, I will personally apologize to you, General!”

Hipper was proud in his heart: What loss can I suffer by apologizing?

On the contrary, if I let the Japanese join the war because of what I said, then I would have no problem asking him to apologize every day.

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“The Banya was dealt with so easily!”

Berlin, Manstein said to Mainz in surprise after receiving the document about the Banya’s troop deployment plan sent back by Hipper from the Banya capital.

“Yes, Franco actually always wanted to show his strength to the outside world, and he knew very well in his heart that I would never allow us to leave an army that could threaten the empire on the Western Front while we were fighting the Russians.

So whether it was the Italians or the Taiwanese, they had no choice but to participate in this war.

If they did not participate, with my character, even if it meant delaying the war against the Russians for some time, I would give priority to getting rid of them!

”

Manstein thought about it, don’t say anything, if these two countries really did this, with Mainz’s character, he would definitely do such a thing!

“A stable and peaceful Western Europe is of great significance to the Empire. If the situation in Western Europe remains stable, the Empire will have a safe rear area, and can tap all its war potential and contribute its strength to the battles on the front line.

But if the situation on the Western Front is unstable and the Empire does not have a safe rear area, it will not be able to concentrate all its strength on the battle on the Eastern Front. Therefore, no matter from which angle you consider it, the Western Front is far more important than the Eastern Front!”

In terms of the overall strategic view, even Manstein had to admire his brother.

Mainz’s overall view has always been excellent, and he knows the importance of things.

The Russian bear is indeed a very powerful enemy for the empire, but the Russian bear is located in Eastern Europe, which does not belong to the core area of Europe or the core area of the empire. Their threat to the empire is only an external threat.

But for the empire that is determined to integrate the whole of Europe, especially Western Europe, the problems in Western Europe are actually internal problems of the empire.

Historically, most of the reasons for the downfall of a great power are hidden dangers from within the empire.

If Europe settles down, the strength of the empire will not only be limited to its own homeland, but will also include Gaul, the British Empire, the Benelux, Italy, Northern Europe and the five countries of Southern Europe.

These countries together not only have a large population, but also extremely strong industrial strength. Even as strong as Eagle Sauce, it is impossible to surpass them in industrial strength.

Therefore, once Europe is integrated, the hard power of the empire will far exceed that of its opponents. The crushing of hard power will make them appear more relaxed in the battle with their opponents.

“So that’s how it is. It seems Franco is very smart. He saw what you meant!”