Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 3069 Mussolini's business experience

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 large arms order that the Japanese were short on time 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 supplement the shortage quantity, and the problem will be easily solved!"

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

, walk away.※%

The generals discussed it and concluded that there was really no other feasible solution besides the Prime Minister's method, so they went their separate ways. In fact, Mussolini was not confused. The current Italian army, except for part of the North American battlefield,

Externally, 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 oppose Italy are those that oppose Germany. Basically, Hitler was destroyed. The worry of an invincible country outside Italy is also covered by the German boss, so armaments 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 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order, we can just re-produce the equipment for the troops, and we can also take the opportunity to eliminate some outdated equipment. It's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!

The whole country of Italy was busy completing the Japanese arms orders. The speed of production even exceeded the expectations of the Japanese. Some of the equipment taken from the Italian army's active equipment was circulated in the military factory.

, brand-new artillery, tanks and combat aircraft began to be loaded onto ships and shipped to Australia via the Atlantic and Pacific sea routes. Lieutenant General Nobutake Takakura's telegram had already flown back to China before that.

Mussolini was very loyal. In addition to the weapons and equipment he ordered, he also brought with him more than a dozen basic ammunition, so that these equipment could be put into the hands of Japanese soldiers and be used immediately. Of course, the price was not a penny.

It’s a rare thing. Anyway, these shells and bombs are piled up in the warehouse and are about to expire. It’s quite pleasant to have a clearance sale, and the price is not low!

Mussolini did his best and sold the Japanese a lot of production lines for the ammunition needed for these equipments. It was packaged and sold at a very cheap price. Takakura Nobutake was so moved that he burst into tears and almost pulled Mussolini.

Rini's hand shouted long live, but these arms production lines were almost all second-hand goods that had been eliminated by Italian military industrial enterprises and were originally intended to be sold as scrap.

The Japanese are purchasing large amounts 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, how can he come to Europe to beat him?

Similarly, if Tang Qiuli also purchases arms from Italy, he will still take the order. The more transactions that make big money, the better. Is he still afraid of biting his hand?

The intelligence network of the Independent Division Intelligence Office located overseas collected detailed relevant intelligence. 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 an excellent battlefield suppressive firepower of the Army at that time. In addition, 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, what is the financial situation of the Japanese people so far?

Tang Qiuli, a man of two generations, knew very well that it was almost as if he was basically bankrupt.

On the Australian battlefield, further consuming Japan's war potential is also to accelerate the collapse of Japan's economy. Therefore, it seems that the Japanese army obtained weapons and equipment as soon as possible, but the production of supporting ammunition is another problem. What Japan lacks is resources, not to mention, it is intended that

This type of equipment is completely incompatible with the equipment currently installed by the Japanese army. The ammunition supply alone 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, and 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 currently 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 immediately start attacking northward!"

"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 have arrived.

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 troops will be able to complete all mobilization by the end of August at the earliest!" 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.

Dong Ningxuan’s agent!”

"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 Forces Command, the North and South

Members of the flight group command, the commanders and chiefs of staff of the two fleets of the navy, members of the artillery command of divisions, and the heads of various departments of divisions!"

"Yuhe, 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 work on. Don't be too detailed in the plan. The framework

That’s it!”

Zhao Yuhe swallowed his saliva. 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 General 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 receiving the much-needed heavy equipment, I suddenly felt confident. I patted the thick cannon barrel, laughed, and immediately ordered the artillery and tank units of the front army to immediately change their equipment and train quickly to familiarize themselves with the performance of the 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 defense line. 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 for a big 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, and generals carrying gold stars on their shoulders.

As the car whizzed by, it seemed that the streets were filled with Chinese generals. The local residents were stunned to see 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 corps naturally gathered around their commanders to inquire about the content of the military meeting, while the brigade commanders of the corps directly under the corps all ran to the division commander's office to find out what was going on.

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