Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 33 Selling 40 Bazooka Patents (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Douglas still said stubbornly:
“The current armored forces simply cannot reach the set advancement speed, nor can they independently carry out campaign tasks in one direction, and the accompanying infantry cannot keep up with the armored forces;
Once the defenders destroyed the roads and bridges and cut off the oil supply lines, the tank cluster would be stranded on the road and become a pile of scrap metal. "

Franklin nodded and said:
"Your concerns do exist. Currently, the maximum range of tanks is only about 100 kilometers, and they are still heavily dependent on infantry, making it impossible to carry out long-distance large-scale roundabout operations.

But technology is always advancing. No one can guarantee whether there will be tanks with a maximum range of more than 300 kilometers in ten years. The fuel problem can be completely guaranteed by transport vehicles, and infantry can also be transported by vehicles.

The United States' war preparations should focus on the future, not the present. This should be something you, as the Chief of Staff, should consider!"

Franklin's tone clearly revealed his dissatisfaction with MacArthur, but he didn't care much. It was just that there was no need for him to upset the President, so he took a step back and said:
"Your Excellency, you are right. I will let the military academy study the armored forces' deep combat theory as a key subject, and promote it in the academy once it is mature."

Franklin shook his hand and said:
"This research can only be conducted in secret, and all the files must be sealed. The United States can't use it at all. This tactic is only suitable for use in the plains of Europe. Just treat it as a game for the boys!"

MacArthur immediately understood Franklin's meaning and said:

"Should we tell our allies that they just built the Maginot Line at a huge cost, claiming it will be impenetrable for a hundred years?"

After listening to MacArthur, Franklin was completely disappointed. This was not the strategic vision that the Chief of Staff of the United States should have. Coupled with his usual arrogance, he couldn't wait to replace him.

“Douglas, this is just a game among the boys, there is no need to use it to scare the allies;
Those Chinese guys did a great job. I will attend the graduation ceremony of this class of students and tell them that I will invite the top three to have afternoon tea. "

At the tactical training ground, the guidance department announced that the conditions for Brigade A's large-scale flanking operation were no longer met. The armored unit's tanks broke down due to insufficient fuel supply, and only half of the tanks returned to the starting position. Now they can only attack from the front.

Just as Zhao Tianci was about to argue, he was stopped by Yue Qianli. He immediately expressed his acceptance of the guidance department's decision and began to deploy a frontal attack.

Yue Qianli seemed to be unaffected. He first sent out a fleet of aircraft to carpet bomb the defenders' positions. The guidance department determined that more than 30% of the surface fortifications were destroyed.
Then the heavy artillery fire covered the area, still with saturation strikes. After destroying most of the surface fortifications, the infantry and the remaining tanks began to attack the defenders' positions...

The defenders responded calmly, the magic of trench warfare began to show, and the two sides were engaged in a dramatic battle;

Both the attacking and defending sides used 40 rocket launchers extensively. The tanks of the attacking forces were constantly knocked down, and the permanent fortifications of the defenders were also destroyed by the rocket artillery teams within a range of two to three hundred meters, which effectively supported the infantry operations.

The two sides fought back and forth, with soldiers attacking and generals fighting each other in full swing. There was no one-sided situation anymore. Under the attacking forces' reckless attacks, the defenders' positions were constantly breached, and the trench warfare that had plagued the military for many years was broken, but the price was a bit high.

The command department determined that the exchange ratio between the attackers and the defenders was 2 to 1. The attackers, as usual, concentrated three times their strength and only captured the defenders' position after suffering more than half of their casualties.

Everyone cheered. In an exercise, the red side always wins in the end, and the Eagles are no exception. In the end, the guidance department announced that the attacking side had won, and the live-fire exercise between the two sides ended successfully.

This year's summer training was the most effective since West Point was founded. The school praised both the offensive and defensive sides. Yue Qianli and Wang Jianfei, the two simulated commanders from China, became particularly famous. The president met with them for the first time and awarded each of them a medal.

Just when Yue Qianli was about to return to school, he was left alone and taken to a heavily guarded place, where he met someone who surprised him.

"Young man, do you know me?"

"I've seen it on the school's wall of honor. Your corn pipe is too conspicuous."

MacArthur suddenly realized and grinned:
"Do you know why I want to see you?" Yue Qianli just answered loudly:
"NO!"

He knew this stubborn old man too well; he didn't like people who were too smart.

MacArthur withdrew his smile and said:
"Young man, you did a good job. It changed my perception of Oriental people. As a student at West Point, you should know what you cannot say to others, right?"

"Yes!"

"Do you have the patent for the 40 rocket launcher?"

When Yue Qianli heard that he had indeed arrived, he answered loudly:
"Yes!"

MacArthur put down his pipe and said:
"The military intends to buy out your patents and blueprints for $5."

Yue Qianli had witnessed the tyranny of the Americans, which was no different from giving orders. He even suspected that the previous conversation was a prelude to this.

5 US dollars sounds like a lot, and MacArthur's reputation is big enough, but Yue Qianli still said boldly:
"It's worth at least $500 million!"

MacArthur showed an evil smile, stared at Yue Qianli and said:
"Young man, there is no such thing as patents for weapons and equipment. The rocket launcher has no technical difficulty and we can copy it at any time. In this way, you won't even get 5 US dollars."

Yue Qianli said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

“General, if the patent right is in the hands of the United States, no one in other countries would dare to copy it, because they must respect the rules of the game of the strong;

If you just copy, others can do the same, and America's reputation for respecting all patents is worth more than $500 million."

MacArthur stared at him for a long time and then said:
"300 million US dollars, it's settled!"

"General, your words are worth 200 million US dollars, but I hope to retain the right to produce a small number of bazookas."

MacArthur's eyes softened and a smile returned to his face. He didn't care about the Chinese's production capacity at all and said directly:

"Young man, you are indeed a very special person. Someone will come to sign a contract with you soon. America respects all patents. In addition, you can only produce and use it yourself, and you cannot sell it to others. Otherwise, you will need to pay patent fees."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left. He was originally planning to rob it, but Yue Qianli's words made him change his mind. The Eagle Sauce didn't need the 300 million U.S. dollars, and even his reputation was worth more than that.

Yue Qianli realized that the back of his military uniform was wet only after MacArthur left. He had just been dancing with the wolves, and his bet was that the Americans would not break the rules of the game for such a small amount of money.

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