June 1, 1941 was definitely a special day
Rommel held a military parade in North Africa with great fanfare, and held a press conference with General Ettore Bastico, announcing that he would help the African people end the British colonial rule and liberate the African people. On the other hand, Air Marshal A high-level military conference was held in Berlin to deploy the next stage of larger-scale bombing of Britain. It was planned to launch the next stage of bombing of Britain from July 1941.
On the same day, the man from the Berlin Chancellery visited a military port in Calais, inspected a large number of landing ships seized from the F army, and watched an amphibious landing exercise held by the Wehrmacht. After the exercise, he cordially received the navy. Generals, ask the Navy to prepare for greater challenges.
For a time, the entire British Isles were shrouded in the clouds of war, making people's breathing become oppressive.
Just when the whole world was getting nervous about the Hans, in the basement of the New First Army headquarters in Wuchang, Li Yunlong was conducting an inexplicable transaction with Colonel Rudolf, the military attache of the Hans Embassy in China.
The basement built during the Japanese occupation was a bit dark and cold. Li Yunlong really didn't want to come here if it was not necessary, especially when the small light bulb with only 15 watts flickered on Colonel Rudolph's face.
"General Li, congratulations! This is a gift from the Marshal to congratulate you on your promotion to the second-level general." Colonel Rudolph took out a bill of lading from his arms and gave it to Li Yunlong. In the recent counterattack, Li Yunlong turned the tide. Yu Ji fell and made extraordinary achievements, forcing the Military Commission to adjust his military rank and officially promoted him to a second-level admiral of the navy. Well, okay, he was still in the navy.
In fact, the highest authorities were very confused. The combat effectiveness of the temporary 68th Division was really terrifying. It was not comparable to the so-called elites of the national army. In the later stages of the war, the temporary 68th Division simply dismissed it. The armored troops in hand were dismantled, and a T-38 tank with a platoon of infantry dared to recapture the county town, and fiercely attacked the Japanese garrison who stubbornly refused to retreat, so that now there are Two-thirds of the county is under the control of the temporary 68th Division and the temporary 69th Division.
As for Zhang Zhonglin and Qiu Qingquan, they are both fierce generals, but the combat effectiveness of the troops in their hands is really incomparable. In many cases, they even need the division commander to go to the front line to supervise the battle. In less than a year and a half, the combat effectiveness will definitely not be able to catch up. Yes, that will only happen if the combat effectiveness of the temporary 68th Division and the temporary 69th Division is not improved.
Under such circumstances, even if they were unwilling in their hearts, the highest authorities had to ask the Military Commission to promote Li Yunlong's rank. It had to be done in a high-profile manner, otherwise how to show the bravery of the national army and the close relationship between itself and northern Shaanxi? After all, the opponent is different from the past. Even though the highest authorities are always ruthless in dealing with opponents, when it is time to give in, this person has always been able to take it and let it go.
"Why is this so embarrassing? Um, how do you use this?" Li Yunlong asked a little embarrassedly. The air marshal often brought him some gifts, but this was the first time he gave him a bill of lading. Old Li was now considered a pseudo-literary person. , but he really couldn't recognize the scrawled German on the bill of lading. Well, even if it wasn't scrawled, he couldn't recognize a few words.
"General, all you need to do is go to Hans Bank in Hankou and show the bill of lading. In addition to the personal gift given to you by the marshal, there is also the gold you asked the marshal to exchange for the ruble, no more, no less, one hundred tons. Rudolf said with a smile. Although Wang Yue was very restrained, he was still selling a lot of rubles one after another, which made the Hans aware of the abnormality, so they took the initiative to find Li Yunlong and offered to help exchange them.
To put it bluntly, Hans has now concluded that these are counterfeit banknotes, but the question is, isn't the ruble that even the Union National Bank can't tell the difference real? It is difficult for Shancheng to take action, but they are different. They and the alliance still have free trade in the Dabobo area, and the financial order in the eastern part of Dabobo is not yet stable. In addition to the three Baltic countries, they have many solutions at their disposal. Spend those rubles.
As a result, the Hans used one hundred tons of gold to take away more than 500 million and 600 million rubles from Li Yunlong, and then bought supplies from the eastern part of the country and the Baltic Sea region. On the one hand, they enriched their own material reserves, and on the other hand, they On the one hand, it destroys the economy of the eastern region of the alliance. To give an example, in the past few months, in the eastern region of Dabobo alone, prices have increased by 100%. The initially established ruble credit system has almost collapsed, and the resistance of the local people is also rising. .
The air marshal did some calculations. The face value of this ruble was equivalent to 420 tons of gold. Even the lowest valuation of the materials purchased from the alliance-controlled areas was more than 200 tons of gold. They came and went. , he earned at least a hundred tons of pure gold. For Te Te, more importantly, these rubles played a role that even the army could not, allowing him to gain further recognition from the Prime Minister's Office.
"Oh, I thought it was all for our old Li!" Li Yunlong said deliberately, but a big stone fell in his heart. At that time, he guaranteed Wang Yue's "Umbrella Company" to trade with the Air Force Marshal. This exchange He didn't give the money at the time, which made Lao Li somewhat unsure. After all, the money was too much. He, Lao Li, had never seen so much money in his life.
As for whether the ruble is fake, or what Hans did after buying it back? Li Yunlong knew it in his heart. In fact, many people knew it in his heart. However, everyone unanimously did not talk about this issue. They even pretended not to know from the beginning to the end. They even warned Li Yunlong that he must keep this matter strictly confidential. Everyone is a human being. Who can It is clear who is a member of the family and who is an outsider.
"General Lee is joking. As long as you ask, the Air Marshal will never be stingy." Colonel Rudolph did not tell lies. During this period, due to the intervention of the "Umbrella Company", the empire's material supply situation has been greatly improved. Improvements, especially in North Africa, can be obtained by transporting a small amount of red wine, cheese, truffles, ham, etc., which greatly saves transportation capacity and increases efficiency. In just a few months, the North African Army can not only do When it reaches initial self-sufficiency, it can also feed back the local area, and the amount is very large.
It is said that the person in the Prime Minister's Office has personally called the Air Force Marshal several times to ask him to maintain the relationship with Li Yunlong. If necessary, he can even ask for support from the Prime Minister's Office. In this case, as long as Li Yunlong speaks, there is really no big problem. .
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