dognovel Chapter 328: Accelerated Preparations, Hans' First Clash with the Allies
Chapter 328: Accelerated Preparations, Hans' First Clash with the Allies
Starting from 1940, the orders for the ancient country's military industrial enterprises increased sharply, and the production tasks were enough for them to produce for at least one year.
In particular, the number of orders for various missiles and guided bombs has skyrocketed.
At the same time, military factories are also modifying the bombs in stock, adding various satellite guidance components or semi-active laser guidance components.
In addition, several main railway lines leading to coastal port cities are undergoing high-speed railway transformation, and engineering troops have even been dispatched for this project.
The locomotive factory is also conducting trial production of high-speed locomotives.
If the renovation of these main trunk railways is completed, high-speed trains will even be able to run at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, and the average speed will be able to reach more than 120 kilometers per hour.
In terms of sea transportation, the ancient navy even placed an order for more than 20 large military-specific transport ships.
Among them, the largest transport ship has a full load displacement of more than 10 tons and is mainly used to transport various heavy weapons of the army.
For example, tanks, armored vehicles, armed helicopters, surface-to-air missiles, self-propelled artillery, etc.
In terms of food, the production of military rations is also being accelerated.
All the above signs indicate that the ancient country was preparing for the coming war.
And the world situation did develop as Jiang Hua had expected.
Hans directly annexed the Austro-Hungarian Empire in its southern region, and at the same time sent troops to brazenly invade the Czech Republic, forcing Czechoslovakia to cede nearly half of its territory.
Faced with Hans' actions, England and France watched coldly.
As long as Hans's fangs were not pointed at them, no matter what happened, it was none of their business.
Italy, as an ally of Hans, also began to attack the neighboring country, which was Byzantium.
Faced with the actions of Hans and Italy, England and France had to step down.
If they are allowed to continue annexing other countries like this, the whole of Europe will belong to them.
So England and France also drew a line between the two countries.
Soon the two countries signed a protectorate treaty with the Polish Republic, which was located between Hans and Tsarist Russia.
If Hans invades Poland, the two countries will abide by the agreement and declare war on Hans.
At the same time, troops were mobilized to enter Byzantium to assist the Byzantine troops in resisting the invasion from Italy.
In this battle, the Italian army performed quite poorly.
If the Air Force had not performed well, the invading Noodle Army might have been completely defeated.
In this battle, the FC-86 jet fighters equipped by the Italian Air Force performed very well.
Not only did they render the Byzantine Air Force unable to fight back, they also provided large-scale ground support, performing exceptionally well.
It can carry nearly 1 ton of bombs, and its ground attack capability is still very impressive.
This was also the first time that this jet fighter was used in actual combat, forming a sharp contrast with the poor performance of the Italian army.
However, the Italian army only relied on the air force to stabilize the defense line.
However, as reinforcements from England and France arrived in Byzantium, the situation began to reverse.
In particular, the English Air Force also mobilized FC-86 fighter jets from the country to participate in the war.
Two fighter jets of the same model, both from ancient countries, engaged in a fierce aerial battle over Byzantium.
The Italian Air Force, which had performed reasonably well, was naturally beaten and fled in panic by the elite pilots of the Royal English Air Force.
More than 70 FC-86 jet fighters were shot down in just one month.
The number of other propeller fighters lost exceeded 300.
The English side also lost more than 20 jet fighters.
Having lost its air superiority, the Italian army began to collapse again, until it reached the border between Italy and Byzantium.
Relying on the favorable mountainous terrain, Italy was able to temporarily stabilize its defense line.
But the army is not reliable, and this line of defense may be breached at any time.
At this time, Italy had to start seeking help from its allies.
So the Hans Wehrmacht secretly crossed the Alps and entered Italy.
This time, the Hans Wehrmacht even sent their elite armored forces to participate in the battle, with more than 50,000 troops participating.
Hans Air Force also joined the war.
At least 200 ME-15 jet fighters were mobilized to enter Italy to hunt down the British Air Force's jet fighters together with Italy's FC-86.
This ME-15 is the Hans Air Force serial number of the FC-15 fighter.
At the beginning, a large-scale air battle broke out on the border between the two countries.
The Hans Air Force assembled more than 140 ME-15 "Spearhead" fighters and divided them into three groups to force the English Air Force to attack.
The English Air Force did not back down and also mobilized more than 100 FC-86 fighter jets to fight.
In this battle, both sides fought fiercely.
However, with the entry of Italy's FC-86 fighter jets into the war, the Hans Air Force quickly gained the upper hand.
In just one day, the English Air Force lost more than 30 FC-86 fighter jets.
Hans Air Force only lost 12 aircraft.
Judging from the results of this battle, the ME-15 spearhead fighter is slightly better than the FC-86.
The English Air Force also quickly formulated a strategy.
Their pilots no longer engaged ME-15 fighters at low altitudes, but instead tried to move the battlefield to an airspace above 3000 meters.
This is the home ground of the Sabre fighter, where the Blade fighter cannot play its advantage.
So an aerial tug-of-war began in the sky above Byzantium.
Moreover, the number of fighter planes deployed by the four countries of Hans, Italy, England and France is increasing, and propeller fighters are not even qualified to participate in the war.
It directly turned into a battle of jet fighters made in ancient countries.
The battle between the two fighters was evenly matched, which directly demonstrated the advantages of jet fighters in the West.
However, this tug-of-war did not last long.
The Hans Air Force not only has a large number of jet fighters, but also a large number of H-17E heavy bombers.
At night one day, the Hans Air Force dispatched more than 200 H-17Es to carry out night raids on several military airports in Byzantium.
A large number of British and French jet fighters were blown up on the ground.
The balance of victory thus tilted towards Hans and Italy.
Relying on the superior number of jet fighters, Hans gained air superiority in the Byzantine region.
Large numbers of Panther tanks and Type 4 tanks crossed the mountains directly and launched an attack on the British and French forces.
The Byzantine army was only slightly better than the Italian spaghetti army, but was also beaten badly by Hans.
In less than a month, with the assistance of Hans, Italy occupied the entire Byzantine territory.
The combined forces of England and France were driven into the sea.
Both sides were really angry in this battle.
At the same time, it also made Prime Minister Hilt feel that the British and French coalition forces were not as strong as he had imagined. When facing superior armored forces and air power, they were unable to effectively resist their attacks.
This also made Hilt focus his attention on Bolan again.
Faced with this country, everyone in Hans wanted to destroy it. Although the feud between the two sides was not as intense as that between the ancient country and Fuso, it was not much different.
So the Wehrmacht General Staff Headquarters began to develop a series of detailed combat plans.
The British Air Force suffered heavy losses in Byzantium this time, losing more than half of its jet fighters.
Their country's first popular fighter jet has already begun service.
However, this Meteor fighter has nothing to do with the Meteor F series fighter in the original time and space.
Because it is a replica of the FC-86 fighter jet.
However, their domestically produced engines are not very powerful. Not only are they unreliable, but their performance is far inferior to the J86 turbojet engine equipped on the FC-47.
Therefore, England had to turn to the ancient country and wanted to purchase at least 1000 J47 turbojet engines.
England just had a fight with the ancient country in the Zhongsha area, and now it turns around and comes here to buy engines.
Jiang Hua agreed to the transaction, but not directly with England, but through a third party, the United States.
He agreed to this deal for his own reasons.
Hans' military strength has become very strong due to the reinforcement of the ancient country.
It has even caused an imbalance in European military power.
This is actually not a good thing for the ancient country.
A unified Europe, a Europe unified by Hans, is not in the interests of the ancient country.
Therefore, we cannot allow England and France to be defeated too quickly. At least we must give the United States time to expand its military and prepare for war.
As long as Britain and France can hold out in Europe for a year.
Then when the United States comes to an end, the two sides will surely fight to the death on the European continent, directly bleeding the four countries.
This is the direction of development that is in line with the interests of the ancient country.
When the United States is gone, the ancient country will also be gone directly. Before attacking the Allied forces, it must first get rid of the two enemies.
One is Fuso and the other is Tsarist Russia.
A dismembered Tsarist Russia would not pose a threat to the ancient country's national defense security.
At this point, the ancient country has reached a private cooperation with Hans.
The Ural Mountains serve as the boundary between the two sides.
This mountain range also marks the continental boundary between East Asia and Europe.
The entire Siberian region east of the Ural Mountains was occupied by the ancient state.
This includes the central region of Dongzhou.
The European territories west of the Ural Mountains belonged to Hans.
The territory of Europe is also the most essential part of Tsarist Russia.
From this point, it can also be seen that Hans is very wary of the ancient country and does not want the ancient country to interfere in the affairs of Europe.
So Hans is also a stumbling block on the road to the human alliance.
This is also the reason why Jiang Hua agreed to this deal.
It is just to slightly balance the military strength of both sides in Europe.
The reason for using the United States as an intermediary is to avoid irritating Hans.
After all, Hans has a deep trade relationship with the ancient country.
There is even greater room for commercial cooperation.
In October 40, after several months of silence, Hans bared his fangs again.
This time, Hans's target of invasion was Poland, which had signed a protection agreement with England and France.