Expedition to Europe

William III was also relieved. In Qin Zhiyuan's territory, William III had nothing to worry about. So when he saw Qin Zhiyuan driving over alone, William III did not feel any negligence. He did not even care about Cecilia. He just got into Qin Zhiyuan's car and drove back to Thunder Bluff.

Thunder Bluff had already been decorated with lights and even the sentry post at the foot of the mountain was hung with red lanterns.

Julie and Misha led a few children to wait for William III at the gate of Black Swan Castle. Seeing the children, William III was very happy and took out a few clay dolls from somewhere to give to the children.

Although the Black Swan Castle is large in area, it is not a palace. At most, it is a holiday villa. There is no need to pay attention to any red tape here. Several people stood at the gate waiting for Cecilia and William III's children, and they talked and laughed and entered the hall.

According to convention, Julie and Cecilia took the children to play, and Qin Zhiyuan and William III had a drink to keep in touch.

Because they were a little obsessed with fried chicken recently, Julie, Misha and Cecilia went to the kitchen, and Qin Zhiyuan and William III were completely quiet.

Coming to the attic, pouring wine, Qin Zhiyuan and William III each sat in a rocking chair, looking at the distant horizon, it was really refreshing.

"You are right, Stalin's attack on Poland is a good opportunity to make conditions to the French. We now have 200,000 troops. Although we still can't open an arsenal, it is a good sign after all." William III was in a good mood.

Expanding the army is definitely good news for the ambitious William III. After the World War, the big net that Britain and France jointly woven against Germany finally had a crack because of Stalin's ambitions, and William III seized this opportunity.

Compared with the British, the French are more vigilant about Germany and more cautious about rearming Germany. If it weren't for the fear of the spread of Bolsheviks, the French would never agree to Germany's expansion.

"In fact, you can get more if Stalin makes a bigger move." Qin Zhiyuan smiled strangely, this is the real watching the fun without minding the big trouble.

"What do you mean-" William III was not sure what Qin Zhiyuan meant.

"Stalin has reached Warsaw, and he should be very close to Germany-" Qin Zhiyuan said it more clearly.

It is indeed very close. Warsaw is only 500 kilometers away from Berlin. If William III sent someone to find Stalin, Stalin would not refuse.

Qin Zhiyuan's meaning is very clear, that is, he wants William III to establish contact with Stalin, so that Stalin can gain more power and Germany can restore its strength.

"Maybe it doesn't need to be so troublesome-you may not know that Kolchak has recently begun to work on restoring the economy, and the coalition government has a lot of new workers-" William III is not a pure and kind person.

"Haha, there can't be no workers in the factory." Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about Kolchak's life or death. If he can use Stalin to regain power in Russia in exchange for Germany's loosening, Qin Zhiyuan will not hesitate.

The contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is indeed irreconcilable, and the proletariat seems to be born with advantages. Just as Qin Zhiyuan said, a factory can be without factory owners, but it cannot be without workers. If Kolchak wants to restore the economy, a new proletariat will appear in the coalition government. This is a double-edged sword, and if it is not done well, it will burn itself.

Lan Fang also has workers, but Lan Fang's workers are not proletarians. It should be said that they are more like the middle class.

Lan Fang's national welfare is still very good. At least farmers have their own fields and workers have their own jobs. As long as their lives are stable, no one is willing to risk their heads for revolution.

Qin Zhiyuan has always attached great importance to this issue, so in Lan Fang, guilds are a common organization. Almost all industries have their own guilds, workers have trade unions, farmers have agricultural associations, soldiers have military service societies, and even prisoners in prisons have "self-help associations" spontaneously formed by prisoners. In this environment, the Bolsheviks have almost no place to stand.

Relatively speaking, Britain, France and Germany all have the problem of the spread of Bolsheviks. Even in France, at the end of the 19th century, some people formed the "Workers' Party" under the banner of Bolsheviks. This "Workers' Party" has developed very quickly and has now participated in politics. Even the current president Alexander Millerand emerged from the "Workers' Party".

Of course, the so-called "Bolsheviks" of this "Workers' Party" are just selling dog meat under the guise of sheep. In fact, this is not a Bolshevik organization, and it is no different from other political parties in France.

"Someone needs to add fuel to the fire--" William III also made a good calculation.

"Then you have to be careful." Qin Zhiyuan is not going to participate. It is enough to have Germany's secret support.

To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan is not afraid of Stalin now, and Qin Zhiyuan doesn't even take Stalin to heart.

In the past history, if there was no support from Britain and the United States, the Soviet Union might not be able to withstand the crazy attack of the mustache. In the early days of the Soviet-German War, the German armored forces penetrated 600 kilometers into the Soviet Union in ten days. On the first day of fighting alone, 1,200 Soviet fighter planes were destroyed, of which 800 were destroyed before they took off. Compared with the loss of equipment, the loss of personnel was even more severe. In just half a month, one Soviet front, 19 army groups and 250 divisions fell into the German encirclement pocket and were annihilated, and nearly 3.6 million soldiers were captured.

The Soviet Union had only five million troops at the time.

During the strategic defense phase, from June 1941 to November 1942, the Soviet army lost a total of 43,000 artillery pieces, 32,000 tanks, and nearly 23,000 aircraft.

The mustache attack was so fierce that Stalin asked for peace with the Germans several times when the Soviet Union had suffered huge losses. The conditions for the negotiation included the cession of the three Baltic countries as well as Ukraine and Belarus.

Look, Stalin was not so strong and unyielding.

During the entire World War II, the United States provided 15,481 aircraft to the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom provided 3,384 aircraft, a total of 18,865 aircraft, including 17,000 fighters, which accounted for 30% of the total Soviet production. Between 1941 and 1942, most of the advanced fighters used by the Soviet Union came from the assistance of the United States and Britain.

The Soviet Union claimed that they built 200,000 aircraft, but this was actually a real joke. The quality of Soviet aircraft was about the same as that of kites in the north. If the US Air Force had not contained the German Air Force in the west, the Soviets' shabby aircraft and rookie pilots would not have been able to fight the Germans.

In addition to aircraft, the British and Americans provided the Soviet Union with 22,800 tanks and armored vehicles, 500,000 cars, 30,000 motorcycles, 13,000 locomotives, and a large number of other military supplies. Even aviation fuel, the Soviet Union had to rely on imports from Britain and the United States.

The Soviet Union's own aviation fuel could only meet 4% of its needs.

The character of the old Russians was indeed untrustworthy. During the entire world war, the Soviets borrowed a total of 9.8 billion US dollars from the Americans. This number is controversial. The Americans said it was 10.9 billion, but the Soviet Union did not admit it.

After the war, the United States and the Soviet Union began negotiations on the settlement of wartime Lend-Lease aid. The United States asked the Soviet Union to repay 2.6 billion US dollars, but the Soviet Union believed that the aid received by Britain was almost twice that of the Soviet Union, but it only repaid 472 million US dollars, so it rejected the US request.

After the start of the Cold War, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States deteriorated day by day, and bilateral negotiations on the repayment of aid remained unresolved for a long time. It was not until the 1970s that the United States and the Soviet Union finally reached an agreement. The Soviet Union agreed to repay 722 million US dollars on the condition that the United States provided the Soviet Union with most-favored-nation trade treatment, export loans and guarantees.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

The old Russians are also very good. Ten billion in the 1940s and seven hundred million in the 1970s are completely different things.

But even with this little money, the Soviets did not pay it back in the end.

Such old Russians are really nothing to be afraid of Qin Zhiyuan.

What's more, even if Stalin overthrew the coalition government now, when Qin Zhiyuan wanted to show his cards, the strength of the Soviet Union would not be as strong as in another time and space.

Even if they are equally powerful, there is no need to be afraid. Although the Northern Xinjiang Region has been changed from a military control region to a state, Qin Zhiyuan still has nearly 200,000 troops in the Northern Xinjiang Region. If necessary, this number can be quadrupled within a month. In addition to the Korean and Japanese armies, it is not difficult for Qin Zhiyuan to get 1.8 million people. Even without the help of the Germans, Qin Zhiyuan can torment Stalin to death.

"Haha, Heinz came from Lan Fang last month and showed me and Marx what mechanized warfare is. Now I can say with confidence that as long as Germany is given ten years, Germany can conquer Europe--" William III kept his eyes on Qin Zhiyuan when he spoke.

This is the first time that William III has revealed his true feelings in front of Qin Zhiyuan.

Heinz's full name is Heinz Wilhelm Guderian, the legendary Guderian, the former "father of the German armored forces".

Guderian came to Lan Fang from Germany five years ago and served in the armored forces of the Lan Fang Foreign Legion. Unlike Rommel, Guderian did not join the Lanfang nationality, and was determined to serve his motherland.

Qin Zhiyuan did not force it. Qin Zhiyuan had gnawed so many bones, and he had to give William III some soup.

About a month ago, Germany was finally able to expand the Wehrmacht, and Guderian retired from the Lanfang Foreign Legion and returned to Germany to join the Wehrmacht.

It seems that Guderian learned a lot from the Lanfang Foreign Legion. At least in the use of armored troops, Guderian should have more experience than in another time and space.

This can explain why William III is so confident.

"Heinz, he is really great, and he will be a German marshal in the future." Qin Zhiyuan casually said good things for Guderian.

"Yes, I am optimistic about him, so I plan to let him serve as the commander-in-chief of the armored forces." William III is still better than William II, at least he knows how to use people.

"Armored forces-the British and French will let you set up?" Qin Zhiyuan was surprised.

"Anyway, Stalin has to take the blame, so everything depends on human efforts..." William III said with a smile, confident about the answer to this question.