After the service ceremony of the new ship, Marshal Li Shuanzhu hastily dealt with some diplomatic affairs and was about to leave. Seeing a group of generals chatting happily around Li Jianyang, wearing the uniform of British brigadier general, he couldn't help but stop and then walked over again.

"I am in charge of the Grand Marshal, and I wish Grand Marshal Jin An!"

"Li Jianyang came to see the Grand Marshal. I wish Grand Marshal Jin An!"

Seeing the arrival of the generals of the Grand Marshal standing attentively and saluted to their direct superiors with a solemn expression, Li Jianyang was no exception.

Marshal Li Shuanzhu raised his hand and returned the greeting, looking at Li Jianyang with a kind expression and said, "You are the British officer who ran to Detroit, right? Commander Huo also mentioned in his letter, but you can't see your figure in the Allied Command. Isn't it the first time I met today?"

Not so!

Li Jianyang was originally at the Eastern Front Command of the Expeditionary Force. It was not until the late stage of the war in September last year that he fought with the main force of the Eastern Front Corps to Cincinnati. Under the special care of General Huo Xiaohu, he arrived in Omaha on a light bomber and then met with the Somali Corps.

Then we contacted thousands of war horses who were given priority and devoted to intense adaptive training. We were really busy with all kinds of affairs. After the outbreak of the Battle of Chicago, we led our army to Detroit at night...

After taking over Detroit, he faced the problem of receiving cities and resettlement of prisoners, and he had been busy for several months.

From beginning to end, I didn't meet the superiors.

Li Jianyang, the British army, is under the command of General Liu Shan, but Marshal Li Shuanzhu is the big boss, which is unreasonable!

"Please forgive me for your crimes. Jianyang was born in the wild and young and energetic. He knew that he would inevitably be a little more utilitarian. He had wanted to worship Grand Marshal Ge several times and apologize in person, but why did he keep..."

"Haha... I'm not here to ask for advice."

Marshal Li Shuanzhu interrupted him indifferently. The Allies did belong to the commander of the headquarters, but it was the Allies after all, and it was impossible to really take it as a hand...

Especially super powers like Britain and Germany, everything has to be discussed, which is different from the treatment of troops such as Fuso and the Pacific Allies, and there is an extra amount of respect.

Marshal Li Shuanzhu looked at him with admiration, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart;

This is a child who followed his father out at the age of 12. He experienced hardships in the Gobi Desert in West Africa, and was born and died, and his mind was much stronger and more mature than ordinary people.

"To be serious, I am still your uncle..."

When they heard the Grand Marshal mention this again, most of the generals around them showed strange expressions in their eyes. Each of them almost said this when they saw Li Jianyang. When they saw him achievement, they felt relieved that the child grew up.

Li Jianyang was also helpless in holding his son and nephew's courtesy. He felt warm in his heart and bowed to the ground and said, "Jianyang has met his uncle."

"Haha... no gift." Marshal Li Shuanzhu accepted the bow calmly and asked cordially; "The war in North America has been completed. Should I continue to stay here or return to my hometown to visit my relatives?"

"Report to my uncle, because the UK has gained a lot this time, the Royal Navy plans to establish a foreign corps separately for use as the Royal Marine Corps. The troops under the low-level post are intended to be included in the Sahara Cavalry Brigade and are stationed in Egypt, so they will lead their troops back to Egypt for further reorganization in the near future and replenish the troops and equipment. This trip will be just right for you to go home to visit your father."

"I'll ask you well in that generation, Cavalry Brigade, this thing is no longer suitable for the needs of the times."

"Thank you for your care, I will definitely bring you here. Regarding the weapons equipment of the Cavalry Brigade of the Foreign Corps, I plan to set up half-armored and semi-cavalry. The relevant report has been submitted to the senior management of the Admiralty Department and requested to be carried out in the form of a test force."

"Well, it's good to have this idea, but the British Ministry of Army and Admiralty are all a bunch of elm-headed figures, stubbornly sticking to the traditional conservatives. It's not easy to tell them to change!"

"It's up to people, and my nephew just wants to have a clear conscience."

"Well, it's great to have this mentality. If you have any difficulties here, just say it directly. Sorry, come to me directly if you can't solve the problem that Commander Liu can't solve. You are a child of the military system, so it's okay to take proper care of it."

"Thank you, my uncle, and I will keep it in mind."

"Okay, there are still a lot of work to do about the withdrawal of troops. Just leave if you have nothing to do." Marshal Li Shuanzhu gave a casual order, and the generals gathered here scattered the birds and beasts in an instant.

He gave a few more words of advice, and then left after Li Jianyang gave him a respectful look.

As soon as Li Jianyang stood up, President McDonald Keynes accompanied General Zhu Qingxi and General Liu Shan and his party came over. The two veterans smiled and said, "Jianyang, if you really want to talk about it, we are still your uncle..."

Li Jianyang; “…”

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There were not many troops retreating into the Republic of Virginia, mainly Shangri-La Division, the 7th and 8th Divisions of the Northern Federation, with a total of nearly 60,000 troops. There were also the Atlantic Fleet with Norfolk and Hampton as the home ports of the Royal Navy, which had four battleships, the Kirin and Taotie, and more than a dozen cruisers.

The main force of the Royal Army's Eastern Front has retreated to the Northern Federation with the Pacific Railway, and the main white Independent Fifth and 6th Independent Divisions, as well as 100,000 white women, all white girlfriends or registered wives that the officers and soldiers made during the Great Lakes area.

Among the white girlfriends of the Expeditionary Army soldiers, German immigrants account for almost half of them.

This situation occurs because the Great Lakes region was originally dominated by German immigrants, and is a place where German immigrants gather. They are the best white farmers and excellent technical workers, and are known for their rigorous and restrained nature and love to join in groups.

On the East Coast and the West Coast, it is the world of descendants of British immigrants, which basically control the mainstream of local political and economic activities. It is mainly composed of capitalists, factory owners, politicians, lawyers, and doctors, and the number of Irish and Italian immigrants is a worker or small owner, including gangsters and famous gangsters.

After the independence of the Republic of Virginia, the United States Federation further dropped from its original population of 60 million to more than 54 million. A large piece of the important east coast territory was dug out, leaving only important port cities mainly in Philadelphia and New York.

Originally close to 90 million people to more than 54 million today, thousands of factories in the Great Lakes area were emptied, which seriously weakened the United States' national strength again and suddenly returned to the level of the 1890s, with a total economic output slightly ahead of the United Kingdom and the Ocean Empire.

However, its total debt soared from US$3.36 billion before the war to US$12.2 billion. In addition to huge war compensation, there are also huge expenses, pensions and other losses in industrial, agricultural, highways, bridges, and municipal construction in the war.

The Ocean Empire became the main creditor of the United States, holding up to US$8.6 billion in debt, accounting for 70% of the total debt of the United States.

The interest expense in just one year is as high as US$360 million.

This has become a huge burden on the US finances. Every year, huge US dollars are continuously injected into the Ocean Empire's economic system, which will surely promote the rapid development of the economy. The 41 industrial categories are perfected and improved, and will quickly upgrade to a very high level, with international competitiveness.

After the victory of the war, the population and land resources increased significantly, with the population soaring from more than 72.2 million before the war to 7,600, an additional 220,000 square kilometers of land in a Strait province, firmly controlling the Cape Horn and Magellan passages. (Panama and the Northern Federation were not counted)

In terms of economy, it has surpassed Britain and pressed the United States, and huge war compensation has been injected into the economy. It is like taking a big tonic, which is expected to officially surpass the United States in 1911 and rank second in the world, second only to Germany.

(Again, the current historical line is different from the original history. Please don’t take the role in the correct way, it will only make people laugh.)

As of the end of 1910

Germany has a total population of about 78.9 million, more than 76 million more than the Ocean Empire. The latter's economic scale is 79% of the former, about 4/5.

to be honest

Germany should thank the Ocean Empire for dragging the United States, which has a stronger industrial economy, off the horse, interrupted the United States' increasingly smooth economic development track, discounted the industrial development, disrupted the pace of industrial development, and also destroyed the United States' enthusiasm for prosperity and development, pushing Germany to the top of the world's economic power.

What Li Fushou did not expect was;

This led to the extreme expansion of German Emperor William II. After winning huge war compensation from the United States, he invested a large amount of military expenditure to develop armored weapons in the army, which brought greater trouble to Britain, France and Russia and caused more heavy losses.

Could this cause and one result be determined by heaven?

September 27, 1910

The German Army Department signed a heavyweight contract with the Ocean Empire, worth up to 140 million Jinyang. The Ocean Empire will provide 560 cheetah medium tanks and production lines and technologies, 800 wild wolf light tanks and production lines and technologies, 80 95mm self-propelled artillery and all technical authorizations, 60mm, 80mm, and 100mm mortar technology authorization, 15,000 six-ton ​​trucks, 8,000 thousand Type 02 light machine guns and production lines and technology authorizations, and packages of contracts such as so many advanced weapons are enough to equip four Australian armored divisions, two artillery divisions, and twenty semi-mechanized infantry divisions.

The signing of this heavy-weight contract immediately aroused the sensitive nerves of the French. They witnessed their own eyes the majesty of the armored forces of the Ocean Empire galloping all the way on the North American continent, killing gods and Buddhas.

Who do the Germans have to deal with when buying so many armored weapons?

Is this a big deal? I thought about it and used my toes to deal with the French and British people, which made the French popular so much.

The deal that the French had originally negotiated first could not be decided, because France had already begun to develop tanks. They developed three types of reconnaissance tanks, assault tanks and cruise tanks, and they made considerable progress.

In 1903, the French installed a 75mm gun on a tractor to give a demonstration for the French Army, but unfortunately the answers they received were very cold;

This is an expensive and stupid thing. It is better to buy 6 more cannons or 100 machine guns than to have this money. It is simply a prodigal son.

However, the North American war greatly changed the view of the French Army. With France's strong industrial production and R&D capabilities, it was only a matter of time before it could be created.

Therefore, the French did not really want to buy it, but wanted to get some sample cars to learn from.

The French Schneider company transformed the Holt tractor into an artillery tractor, which is an excellent partner in the French military.

By mid-September 1910, the first prototype was officially launched. After being displayed to the French president, an order of 400 vehicles was obtained, which was the "Schneider" ca1 tank (ca is the acronym for assault vehicles in French).

This tank completely implements the idea of ​​the Eston artillery carrier. The whole vehicle looks like a large metal box installed on the tractor chassis. In order to facilitate cutting of the wire mesh, a large metal cutting tool was installed on the front of the vehicle body.

To facilitate crossing the trench, its shape is similar to the bow.

The front armor of this big guy is 17 mm, has a full length of 6.32 meters, and weighs 14.6 tons. There are a total of 6 occupants (including a commander and driver, an engine administrator, a loader, a gunner, and two machine gunners).

Compared with its heavy body shape, its power system looks very pitiful. A diesel engine can only provide 70 horsepower, with a maximum speed of 8 kilometers per hour. You have to stop and add fuel every 50 kilometers to travel.

Although these data are not as good as the medium-sized cheetah tank, they are their own sons after all. Moreover, the French military does not have high requirements for the movement speed of the tank and their combat thinking is very conservative. As long as they can be accompanied by infantry attacks, it is fine, and there is no need for the speed of the cheetah tank.

France also has an assault tank "Saint Samon", which can carry nine people to fight, equipped with France's proud 75mm artillery and 90 rounds of ammunition, but it is very clumsy and has a narrow shooting range.

The third French tank is a light tank. It can be seen from the design concept of the tank. Its advancedness is no more than 4 tons. It has a 360-degree rotating turret, equipped with a small-caliber artillery or a light machine gun, and its speed cannot be less than 10 kilometers per hour. It can withstand the attacks of ordinary light weapons.

It is precisely because of the confidence that the French buyers are quite perfunctory.

The military believes that with so much money to purchase expensive cheetah tanks, it is better to leave large orders in France, which will create many labor opportunities and the entire military industry chain will greatly benefit.

A great army power and powerful country like France is obviously not good enough to buy weapons alone. It must have its own strong R&D and production capabilities.

In this way, the proposal to purchase cheetah tanks was aborted by spontaneous miscarriage.

On the contrary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire received a free US war compensation and handed it over to the Ocean Empire to buy a ready-made batch of tank and armored vehicles from here for use in the current hot Balkans.

For them, it is possible for war to break out in Bosnia and Herzegovina at any time, so it is reliable to buy a batch of equipment that has been tested by the war.
Chapter completed!