"You know! Things are constantly evolving. The tank is just a new weapon, and its technology will continue to improve. In addition to our tenacious will and excellent quality, the greatest tradition of Germany is innovation. In the past, we relied on advanced large-scale mobile tactics to obtain brilliant victories again and again. This time, the tank will be separated from the army to form a separate unit. It will also be a pioneering work!”
Li Ye immediately flattered him. Of course, most of what he said was the truth.
"But the treaty forbids us from owning tanks!“
Hindeburg sighed. Of course, he would not tell Li Ye that they were secretly developing armaments. Even without the help of the government, the German soldiers were still working hard in this area, and so were some companies.
In fact, their current military strength was not weak. Of course, the gap was still very large compared to before the war, far inferior to France.
The current France and John are in dire straits due to the economic crisis. They are afraid of war. We can even use some basic industrial equipment to exchange for food from Burhonwik and then negotiate some conditions with John.“
" When we have the strength to protect ourselves, those restrictions on us will be useless for the sake of national interests.”
Li Ye put forward the theory that there were only interests between countries and that they only needed to be responsible for their own people. Moreover, John and the United States were currently trading equipment for food and basic materials.
Li Ye was thinking of going to the bottom one last time. Otherwise, the 100 million USD would not be of much use.
"Alright! Little kid! Go back! Your position will be transferred to our additional military supplies plan (Black Devil). Go to Krupp. He will tell you everything. You will be a qualified member of the Prussian officer corps. I hope you will have a silver collar in 20 years.”
Hindeburg stood up and patted Li Ye's shoulder solemnly, ending his sentence.
"Yes, my marshal!“
Li Ye nodded, bowed deeply, and left.
A veteran was worthy of his respect, and the silver collar that Hindeburg mentioned just now was not a slip of the tongue or malicious intent.
This was the highest honor of Prussians soldiers, but also the unique symbol of the Glorious Officer Regiment. It was the honorary head of the officer regiment. He wore the uniform of a field officer, but wore the epaulette of a general. The color of the epaulette was changed from red to the color of the regiment, such as white for infantry, and the number of the regiment was matched on the epaulette.
In World War II, there were only five armies in Germany. One had to know that the number had always been retained, which showed how difficult it was to become a member of the honorary officer corps.
This was the highest honor that belonged to the German soldiers, and it was not something that could be obtained by any trickery.
As for Krupp? There was only one Krupp in Germany who did not need to be named. As for what Krupp would say to him, he had a rough idea.
The car sped along the streets of Berlin. The wide asphalt roads and the unique and ancient medieval buildings made him observe this historical and cultural city with great interest. This atmosphere was not something that future tourists could experience.
There was an endless stream of people on Bodhi Street. All kinds of cars and all kinds of goods were displayed in the windows. Although the economic crisis continued, the crisis in Germany did not immediately fall into the abyss. When the European countries reached out to them and wanted to plunder, it was the most dangerous time.
The car stopped in front of a castle-like building complex. Behind this magnificent gate was the most famous military academy in the country, the German Senior Military Academy, which was also the later German National Defense Force Command Academy. It was an ancient academy that was the first to incorporate the command system into the military academy.
If compared to the West Point Military Academy, the Royal Military Academy of the Ying Nation, the St. Cyr Military Academy of France, and the Svoronze Military Academy of Russia, this military academy was not inferior at all. It could even be said to be more famous.
The first headmaster was General Gerhard van Scharnhorst. The school had successively produced Clausewitz, the founder of Western military theory, Old Mao Qi, the founder of the basic theory of flash warfare, Schlieffen, the creator of the Schlieffen Plan, Ludendorff, the founder of the total war theory, Guderian, the theorist of flash warfare, and Doenitz, the founder of the theory of unlimited submarine warfare. These people made a major contribution to the history of the country and triggered a revolution in military theory at that time.
It could be said that this military academy had the best level of training officers. Everyone had to admit that if they had the same resources and strength, the German army could sweep away the armies of any other country.
Of course, this school was forced to close down after the last defeat, but it had been secretly opened for small-scale teaching activities a few years ago.
Their graduation exam was a real drill. The cadets from the military academy would lead the soldiers to fight against the regular troops. These cadets had military ranks during their school days, and the lowest rank was a second lieutenant. They were fully qualified to command these soldiers.
Of course, the commanding officer was still an on-the-job officer, and Li Ye, as the internal chief of staff of this military exercise, would meet his commanding officer at the school.
However, he never expected that the person who would appear in front of him this time would be Gordian. However, due to the sudden change, the exercise would be postponed. He needed to make preparations again.
This was only because Li Ye's words moved Hindeburg. He decided to try and see if the tank force would be as useful as Li Ye said after it formed a scale. Although the tanks were not that advanced now, he could at least see some clues through the exercise.
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