69novels Chapter 400
Chapter 400
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Mainz actually thought that Zhang Shaoshuai must have come to ask for support this time.
What they wanted was nothing more than various weapons and ammunition. Hans could export these things. After all, arms trade is very profitable, and it can also boost the efficiency of domestic arms dealers and promote employment for the unemployed!
But Mainz didn’t expect that Zhang Shaoshuai would actually make such a request.
“We hope to get direct support from your country!”
Mainz raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Shaoshuai, who didn’t look like he was joking.
“”Sorry, I have no interest in sending troops abroad to fight thousands of miles away!”
Mainz flatly rejected the other party’s request. Although Hans had sent volunteers to Banya to participate in the civil war in Banya in history to accumulate combat experience.
But Banya is in Europe, very close to Hans’ homeland, so it is very convenient for Hans’ army to go there, and there will be no problem with subsequent supplies. The
Celestial Empire is too far away from Hans, more than 10,000 miles away. If Hans’ army wants to go there, it will have to go around half the world.
It’s so far that Hans can’t take care of it at all!
If the British Empire or the Germans cut off the sea transportation lines, the German army may not even reach its destination and be intercepted at sea!
“In that case, we want to purchase 1,000 artillery pieces, 2,000 heavy machine guns, 200 tanks and 200 aircraft.”
Marshal Zhang seemed very calm about Mainz’s refusal, without any surprise at all.
Obviously, he himself knew that this request could not be met!
If it were them, I’m afraid they would not agree to send troops to fight in Europe thousands of miles away at great risk!
“I can sell these to you, but you don’t have to talk to me, you can talk to Industry Minister Speer!”
As the president, Mainz didn’t need to lower his status to discuss this kind of arms trade with Zhang Shaoshuai. Just leave these things to Speer. As the Minister of Industry, he knows the production situation of Hans’ domestic military industry best. If he is responsible for the negotiations, he can make the most sensible judgment based on the situation he has!
“Thank you, President Mainz!”
Marshal Zhang was relieved to see that the other party agreed so readily!
Before he came, he had been worried that Mainz would stand idly by and watch them die.
After all, this time their opponent was not the warlords in the Celestial Empire, but the Foot Basin Empire.
If it was just a Foot Basin Empire, Hans might not care too much, but behind the Foot Basin Empire stood the British Empire, and they were the overlords of the world now!
With two countries involved in this matter, the situation became more complicated and severe, so Zhang Zuolin didn’t know whether Hans would dare to offend the British Empire and the Foot Basin for them in this situation.
This is why he asked his son to come and test it!
Mainz sneered in his heart. Whether it was the British Empire or the Foot Basin, their strength was indeed strong, but how strong they were had nothing to do with Hans!
Hans sold arms to the Fengtian warlords, and the Foot Basin people and even the British Empire would definitely be dissatisfied!
But what can they do if they are dissatisfied ?
Could it be that the British Empire is going to go to war with Hans directly?
Impossible! It is possible that the Foot Basin would do so. After all, the Far East is beyond the reach of Hans, so even if the Foot Basin provokes a war with Hans, there is nothing to worry about. It is impossible to mobilize its main force to the Far East to attack the Foot Basin. Similarly, the Foot Basin cannot send troops to Europe, so even if the Foot Basin takes action, Hans will not be able to do anything to them in a short time!
Soon, Marshal Zhang found Speer and discussed with him the issue of purchasing arms.
Speer is stepping up the production of various new weapons during this period to complete the replacement of weapons and equipment for the German army as soon as possible.
As a result, just after he replaced a large number of weapons eliminated by the German army, Marshal Zhang came to him!
So, Speer immediately thought of a good idea!
“Mr. Zhang, in view of our friendship with your country, as friends, we should naturally provide help within our capacity when your country is facing difficulties. So, I see that the number of rifles purchased by your army is a bit small, and there are not many bullets. I am afraid that the price of new weapons is too expensive, so you can’t afford it, right?”
Speer is four years younger than Zhang, but he has a very shrewd mind. When he saw Zhang’s appearance, he saw through the other party’s eagerness to get weapons, so he persuaded the other party to fall into his trap.
When Zhang heard what Speer said, although he did not completely believe the friendship he said, he was very interested in his proposal.
“Oh? We are indeed facing such a problem. Your country’s weapons are good in every way, but the price is a bit high. We can’t afford them!”
Marshal Zhang complained about Hans’ weapons. Everyone knows that Hans’ products must be high-quality. Hans’ weapons represent the most advanced technology of this era. Because of the rigorous and rigid character of the Hans people, their weapons are not only full of technological content, but also of first-class quality!
These two characteristics make Hans’ weapons very popular in the international arms market!
After all, who doesn’t want to buy more powerful and more advanced weapons?
However, Hans’ weapons have a very significant disadvantage: they are too expensive!
Marshal Zhang also wants to buy more weapons. Buying one more gun means more power!
In the case of insufficient production capacity of domestic military factories, only the way of purchasing arms from abroad can help them quickly solve the problem of insufficient weapons within the Fengtian Army!
And listening to Speer’s words, he seems to have a way to make himself spend less money and buy more weapons?
This made Marshal Zhang very interested:”I wonder if Minister Speer has any good suggestions?”
Speer chuckled and said,”I wonder what impression Marshal Zhang has of our army?”
Speer did not express his thoughts directly, but planned to beat around the bush and use the German army to advertise himself.
Marshal Zhang obviously could not quickly understand what the other party meant, but since the other party asked so, he had to answer truthfully:”Your army is very strong. My father often said that your army is the first-class army on the European continent!”
If it were someone else, they might be very happy to hear this evaluation from Marshal Zhang.
But the Hans would not be happy to hear this evaluation, because in their hearts, their army, at least in terms of the army, is truly the best in Europe! The first-class European army is not praising them, but belittling them. Naturally, they would not be happy after hearing it!
So, Speer’s face fell.
Marshal Zhang had been secretly observing the other party’s expression. When he saw that the other party’s face had darkened, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, so he immediately changed his words and said:
“Of course, my father’s evaluation may not be fair, because it was an evaluation he made six years ago. In the past few years, your army has defeated Gaul many times, thwarted the attacks of Italy and Romania, and even solved the million-strong army of the Polish army within a month and a half. These glorious military exploits are enough to prove that your army is the strongest army in Europe at this time!”
These words finally made Speer’s face look a little better.
“Humph, there are always people who think that the Gauls’ army is the strongest army in Europe. I think their impression of Gaul is still stuck in the era of Napoleon more than a hundred years ago. Over the years, what achievements have the Gauls made?
Let’s not talk about anything else. Just talking about their history of fighting with our army, from the end of the war in 1918 to now, we have fought five times. Three times, our army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of manpower. What was the result? Did n’t the Gauls still lose their armor and armor and hide their heads in panic? This can be called the strongest army in Europe. These people really need to go to the hospital to have their brains checked!”
These words were sarcastic and harsh. Young Marshal Zhang secretly smacked his lips. The Hans really disliked the Gauls. Not only did they dislike them, but they even hated them to the bone!
But it was understandable. After all, after the end of World War I, the Gauls had done too many evil things to the Hans, so many that it was hard to list them all. It was normal for the Hans to hate the Gauls!
But these were not things he cared about from time to time. He was more concerned about Speer’s previous proposal: How to spend less money to buy more weapons?
“Humph, let me tell you, our army started to expand after 1923, and our army’s equipment was also replaced in this year.
From 1923 to 1926, there was only 3 years in between.
Our army is currently equipped with a new batch of equipment, and the original equipment will be eliminated.
The number of this batch of equipment is as high as one million, and it is relatively new.
If you want to buy it, I can give you a discount, and the most important thing is that as long as you pay the money, these weapons can be pulled back and used immediately!