The Third Reich: The Return of the King

After listening to Guderian's words, Mainz was very relieved.

Guderian is worthy of being called the father of armor, even at this time, he has not accumulated much experience in armored combat, but with his own talent, he keenly captured the key point of the Mainz battle plan - speed!

"General, I have a question!"

When Guderian was excited, a question suddenly occurred to him, and he immediately became depressed.

"What's the problem?"

Mainz saw Guderian's reaction in his eyes, and the other party probably thought of something cruel, otherwise the change in mood would not have been so drastic.

"Can the tank of the future really be so fast?"

Guderian asked suspiciously, and it was obvious that he was concerned about this problem, because if this problem could not be solved, then the training they had done before would be in vain.

"Why do you have such doubts, or do you think it's impossible?"

Mainz crossed his hands, dragged his chin, and glanced at Guderian with interest.

"Because, the tanks of the First World War were only a few kilometers away, even the Gallic Renault tank, the fastest speed is only 10 kilometers, but the cavalry charge speed has reached 40-50 kilometers per hour, this kind of speed, I think the tank is a bulky steel monster, it should be impossible to achieve, right?"

Guderian said with some unconfidence, Major General Mainz's attitude shook him, what he thought was impossible, after seeing the Major General's calm expression, it seemed that it was not impossible.

The major general must have been prepared in advance, otherwise he would not have specially practiced this tactic called blitzkrieg, as the name suggests, blitzkrieg is naturally to highlight a fast word, if it is slow like a snail, then it is not worthy of being called blitzkrieg at all!

"Hehe, I can answer this question clearly, the future tank must be developing in a faster and stronger direction, the speed of the tank will be greatly improved, and I don't mind telling you some more things, the future tank will be separated from the existing combat system, form a separate army, perform combat missions that ordinary armies cannot perform, and become the protagonist in the war!"

Mainz's description lit up everyone's eyes, including Guderian, and everyone was attracted by the picture painted by Mainz, and all of them had expectant expressions on their faces!

"So, when will we be equipped with such a weapon?"

Guderian hurriedly asked a question that everyone was concerned about: when exactly would the Germans be equipped with their own tanks and armored vehicles?

"Soon, if nothing else, it should be possible in five years at the latest, within five years!"

Five years, hearing this number, many people fell silent, five years is indeed a long number, but considering the names of the generals around Mainz, five years is not unacceptable!

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, in recent years, the Entente countries have been very strict in guarding us, so it is difficult for us to make any breakthroughs, and the national finances will face great difficulties, and it is impossible to give us too much allocation, so we need to be patient, according to the existing combat plan, first complete the motorized combat training, which is also a very important part of the future armored operations, an armored group army, there must be at least three motorized divisions to assist the support, and what we need to do now is to improve the training of motorized operations, and lay the foundation for the future armored forces！"

After having a clear direction and task, everyone's hearts settled!

To be honest, the inauguration of Major General Mainz and his drastic changes in the army made the entire German army panic, and a large number of Junker nobles were dismissed, although the promotion opportunities were given to young and civilian officers, but the inheritance of the Prussian era in the army was also diluted a lot in such turmoil!

Coupled with the strict limits of the Entente, the German army was full of confusion, they did not know where their future was and in what direction they were going.

At this time, when Mainz told everyone about the layout and planning for the next few years or even decades, everyone was relieved.

With a clear goal, they no longer feel lost, and with Mainz's assurance, everyone is full of anticipation, looking forward to seeing the day depicted by the major general!

......

On July 4, 1920, Himmler, the head of the Gestapo, hurriedly felt Mainz's residence and reported to him a secret piece of information overnight.

"General, the Gauls are going to do something to us!"

Himmler's expression looked very hurried, and it was obvious that after receiving this information, he was in a hurry and rushed over as fast as he could.

"Oh, why, how, when, and where?"

Gaul's hostility towards Hans was so obvious that anyone who wasn't a fool could feel it.

Before the First World War, Gaul's hostility to Gaul was mainly due to the fact that Hans had acquired Alsace and Lorraine from Gaul during the Franco-Prussian War, which made the Gauls feel very humiliated, after all, the defeat and reparations were a great humiliation for Gaul, who claimed to be the hegemon of Europe, and this humiliation made them want revenge on Hans.

It stands to reason that after the end of the First World War, as a defeated country, it successfully took back Alsace and Lorraine, and even obtained the Saarland coal mining area from Hans.

Gaul got revenge, defeated his own enemy, and successfully obtained an astronomical war reparation from the enemy, and even reduced the enemy's army to 100,000 men, this kind of result should be a great victory for Gaul, right?

Now that he had won, taken revenge, and even humiliated and taught his enemies a lesson, Gaul's hostility towards Hans should have been eliminated.

However, this was not the case, and after the war, Gaul's hostility towards Hans not only did not subside in the slightest, but even became even higher!

The reason is simple, Gallic felt uneasy and uneasy in his heart!

They did not defeat weak countries like the Qing Dynasty or the Celestial Empire, nor small countries like Eastern Europe or Africa, but the largest industrial country in Europe and the second most populous country in Europe!

Defeating such a formidable opponent, in addition to making the Gauls proud, also worries and fears them!

Although they defeated Hans at this time, what about the future?

The Gauls themselves had experienced the humiliation of being forced to cede their land and pay reparations in battle, and that humiliation made Gaul desperate for revenge on his enemies from above.

And this time, the defeat they inflicted on Hans was worse than the defeat they themselves suffered, and the humiliation they inflicted on Hans was much worse than the humiliation they themselves had!

Therefore, according to the perspective of the people who came from Gaul, they actually knew very well in their hearts that unless the country of Hans was erased from the map and this nation was completely wiped out, otherwise, the Hans would definitely take revenge on them!

At that time, once Gaul is defeated, then they will be ten times or even a hundred times the anger of Hans, and the humiliation they inflicted on Hans at this time will definitely be repaid by the other side!

The Gauls themselves knew what kind of virtue they were, and how much damage they had inflicted on Hans after the war, so the more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became!

They are very worried that Hans will retaliate, but they do not have the strength to destroy this country and this nation, so they can only exhaust all means to suppress and obstruct the recovery and development of Hans, and hinder the military construction of the German army.

To achieve this, they can do whatever it takes!

Mainz had anticipated this, and even set up a special game for this!

Without the help of the Gauls, Hans would not have been able to break through the limits of the Treaty of Versailles so quickly!

Now, the other party has made a move, then, their chance has come!_

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