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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3069 Mussolini¡¯s Business Experience

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    Mussolini said to the generals in a lecturing tone: "Everything will have a solution, it depends on whether you have considered it or not. This is the difference between leaders and ordinary people! It lies in the different perspectives of thinking!"

    Mussolini's method of solving the Japanese's tight time constraints and large arms orders was crazy and incredible. He said to the generals in charge of offensive production: "Two methods. One is to open all domestic military industrial enterprises."  Secondly, the missing parts can be taken from the active equipment of the troops in various places to make up for the shortage, and the problem will be solved! "

    Is this okay?  The generals were dumbfounded and almost petrified. After getting drunk, Mussolini said impatiently: "Don't look forward and backward, just do what I say!" Then, shaking his fat body, he walked away.  .  ¡ù%

    The generals discussed it and concluded that there was really no other feasible solution besides the Prime Minister's approach, so they went their separate ways. In fact, Mussolini was not confused. The current Italian army, except for part of the North American battlefield,  Outside, the domestic troops basically had nothing to do, no battles to fight, and no large tracts of land to conquer.

    Moreover, the countries in the world that are against Italy are against Germany. Basically, Hitler was destroyed. The worry of an invincible country outside Italy is also covered by the German boss. Arms are not so urgent. Also, the current strength of the Italian army  The equipment is all used. Wouldn't it be very cost-effective to take the opportunity to sell new equipment to the Japanese? After completing the Japanese order, we can just re-produce the equipment for the troops, and we can also take the opportunity to eliminate some outdated equipment.  A good thing that kills two birds with one stone!

    The whole country of Italy is busy completing the Japanese arms orders.  The speed of production even exceeded the expectations of the Japanese.  Some of the equipment extracted from the active equipment of the Italian army was turned into brand-new artillery, tanks and combat aircraft in the military factory. They were loaded onto ships and shipped to Australia via the Atlantic and Pacific sea routes.  The telegram from Lieutenant General Cang Nobutake had been flown back to China before that.

    Mussolini was very loyal.  In addition to the weapons and equipment ordered, it also comes with more than a dozen basic ammunition, so that these equipment can be used immediately in the hands of Japanese soldiers. Of course, the price is not a penny. Anyway, these  The shells and bombs are piled in the warehouse and are almost expired.  It¡¯s quite satisfying to have a clearance sale, and the prices are not low!

    Mussolini did his best and sold the Japanese many production lines for the ammunition needed for these equipments.  It was considered a package sale, and the price was very cheap, which moved Takakura Nobutake.  Tears were streaming down her face, and she almost held Mussolini's hand.  Hooray, though.  These arms production lines are almost all old goods that have been eliminated by Italian military industrial enterprises and were originally intended to be sold as scrap.

    The Japanese are purchasing a large amount of arms in Italy, and the Italians are busy doing big business. It is not a secret matter. Moreover, Italian Prime Minister Mussolini has no intention of being secretive. Maybe Hitler is afraid of offending Tang Qiuli, but  But he is not afraid, and he has no friendship with the Chinese. No matter how powerful he is, he can come to Europe to beat him?

    ??Similarly, if Tang Qiuli also purchases arms from Italy, he will still take the order. The more profitable transactions, the better. Are you still afraid of biting your hands?

    The intelligence network of the Independent Division Intelligence Office located overseas collected detailed relevant information. At the same time, out of good intentions, Hitler also disclosed this situation to Tang Qiuli through the German General Staff. Now, he is here  Tang Qiuli from Adelaide, South Australia, had two pieces of information with similar contents on his desk.

    Tang Qiuli was not too worried about this, but it was not that he looked down upon Italy's weapons and equipment. Although the Italian army became the laughing stock of all military units during World War II in history. It never fought a brilliant battle, but it was a joke.  There are many weapons and equipment produced in Italy, but the performance and quality are very good.

    For example, the 1940-type 150 mm caliber cannon was a relatively outstanding battlefield suppressive firepower of the Army at that time. Furthermore, the M41 medium tank, the Air Force's Centaur series fighter jets, the Mistral series bombers, etc. were all comparable to those of Western industrial countries at the time.  Comparable weapons and equipment, but the poor battlefield performance of the Italian army buried these high-performance weapons and equipment!

    These weapons and equipment will be more effective in the hands of the Japanese army, but Tang Qiuli is obviously not worried. On the contrary, he hopes that the Japanese will buy them in large quantities. After several years of war, how is the Japanese family's financial situation so far?  Tang Qiuli, who had lived for two generations, knew very well that it was almost as if he was basically bankrupt.

    On the Australian battlefield, Japan's war potential was further consumed in order to accelerate Japan's economic collapse. Therefore, it seemed that the Japanese army obtained weapons and equipment as quickly as possible, but the production of supporting ammunition wasThe problem is that what Japan lacks is resources. What's more, the Italian equipment and the equipment currently installed by the Japanese army are completely incompatible. Just ammunition supply can exhaust the Japanese to death.

    Even if Mussolini sold the ammunition production line to the Japanese at the same time, raw materials must be produced. If Ito Yanzaburo did not take the initiative to attack, Tang Qiuli even had such a long-term plan to consume the Japanese. The independent division troops occupied  The southern part of Australia has the most developed and complete industrial base in Australia. Compared with the northern part of Australia occupied by the Japanese army, the difference is like a city and then a country.

    The independent division troops can make use of the resources in southern Australia to support war with war. At least, they can meet about one-third of the needs of the troops, but the Japanese cannot. In the barren land of northern Australia, all battlefield materials are needed.  It takes less than two years to transport it from the mainland, and the consumption alone can consume Japan to the point of dying!

    But Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe didn't think so. He said with concern: "Commander, the Japanese are now purchasing large quantities of weapons and equipment, and it will take time to install them. We cannot wait until the Japanese have heavy equipment before we launch an attack."  , I suggest that the troops start attacking northward immediately!¡±

    "Now, are there any troops that have not all gathered in southern Australia?" Tang Qiuli ignored Zhao Yuhe's suggestion and asked another question.

    Seeing that the division commander did not respond, Zhao Yuhe could only put down his thoughts and replied: "All the Marine Corps and the 29th Corps have landed in southern Australia. Most of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the Southeast Mobile Corps.  Already ashore, the rest of the troops are being transported!"

    "How long will it take at the fastest for the remaining troops to reach southern Australia?" Tang Qiuli asked again.

    "The fastest the troops will be able to complete is the end of August!" Zhao Yuhe replied: "However, Commander Feng Jiwu and Commander Ma Chaoyang have already led their respective corps headquarters to arrive in South Australia in advance!"

    "They are all impatient!" Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Yu He, sent a telegram and ordered Liu Cuigang to immediately form a capable command team to go south and assume the position of commander of the Australian battlefield aviation force. His position is temporarily held by the chief of staff of the Northern Aviation Group.  Agent Dong Ningxuan!¡±

    "In addition, Liu Cuigang was ordered to transfer ten fighter regiments and eight bomber regiments from the Northern Flying Group to go south at the same time. In the name of the division commander, he issued an order to appoint Wu Zhenjiang as the chief of staff of the Australian Battlefield Aviation Command. The Japanese purchased  With a lot of preparations, there will definitely be no shortage of combat aircraft, and the aviation force on the Australian battlefield must be strengthened!¡±

    "I issued an order to the commanders of each corps. On September 5, the division commander held a military meeting in Adelaide. The participants were the commanders of each corps, chiefs of staff, and brigade commanders, members of the Armored Corps Command, the North and South  Members of the flight group command, commanders and chiefs of staff of the two fleets of the navy, members of the division artillery command, and division heads of various departments!¡±

    "Yu He, your staff department has been working hard recently to come up with a basic battle plan for the Australian campaign before the military meeting is held. There are still more than ten days, which is enough for you to be busy. Don't be too detailed in the plan. The framework  can!"

    Zhao Yuhe swallowed. Such a large-scale military meeting was rare in the history of the independent division. There were almost hundreds of generals participating in the meeting. "Division Commander, no problem. Before that, the Staff  We have already made a battle plan for the Australian campaign and can make appropriate modifications based on the actual situation on the battlefield!¡±

    The first batch of weapons sold by Italy to the Japanese arrived in Australia more than ten days later. It was enough to equip ten heavy artillery brigades, eight tank brigades, and combat aircraft of five aviation groups. Ito Yanzaburo obtained these  After getting the much-needed heavy equipment, I suddenly felt confident. I patted the thick cannon barrel, laughed, and immediately ordered the artillery and tank troops of the front army to change equipment immediately, train quickly, and become familiar with the performance of Italian equipment as soon as possible.

    At the same time, General Ito ordered more than 400,000 troops who had arrived in northern Australia to march to the battlefield in central Australia. Together with the previous troops, they formed a basically complete line of defense. The troops waiting for the North American battlefield were all assembled. The second batch  After the Italian equipment arrived, he immediately began to counterattack across the board. He was gearing up and ready to fight!

    On September 4th, senior officers from various regiments of the Independent Division all gathered at the Adelaide Division Command. For a time, there was an endless stream of military jeeps on the streets of Adelaide. Generals carrying gold stars on their shoulders,  As the car whizzed by, it seemed that the streets were full of Chinese generals. The local residents looked down upon the British and Japanese troops, and their eyes widened. However, even the local residents who had seen the world also realized that  , it¡¯s time to fight again!

    Since it was not the day for the meeting yet, the officers of each regiment naturally gathered around their commanders to inquire about the contents of the military meeting.??, and the brigade commanders directly under the corps ran to the division commander's office to find out the news.

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