Chapter 148

"Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Gaul, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, and the Kingdom of Flanders have assembled more than two million troops on the western border. And, as time goes by, they will gather more and more troops. It is expected that the number will reach more than 3 million people in two months."Marshal Bromberg reported.

Hess nodded. In this time and space, the scale of the expeditionary force of the Empire where the sun never sets is even larger.

At the same time, the Kingdom of Flanders also seemed to be in a state of madness. Expansion of the army. This will naturally make the Third Reich face more enemy forces. However, Hess is not worried about this.

Although the enemy is more powerful, in fact, this is just on the surface.

In addition to the greater military strength Apart from being huge, they have no other advantages at all. Once a war breaks out, the Third Reich's army is enough to defeat them. The Third Reich's more powerful armored forces will definitely be able to easily crush their resistance. With the cooperation of the air force , taking lightning to its extreme

"According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets plans to send an expeditionary force of up to 1.2 million people to the European continent to fight. The first phase of the Gauls' mobilization target was three million people. The mobilization target for the second phase is six million people! The Kingdom of Flanders has now mobilized 500,000 troops, and they plan to mobilize another 200,000 people!"General Canaris, Director of Military Intelligence, reported.

Even though he had expected that the enemy's reaction would be very violent. But after hearing this number, Hess still couldn't help but take a breath.

"Are the Flemish people crazy? Their total population is just over six million. Mobilizing 700,000 troops has exceeded their limit. The same is true for the Gauls. With a population of just over 40 million, they actually wanted to mobilize an army of 6 million. Putting aside whether they can recruit enough soldiers, simply arming these troops may not be an easy task." Hess said

"Your Excellency, it seems that we have indeed put tremendous pressure on them, causing them to do whatever it takes to deal with us!"General Brauchic also said

"Well, even if they are extremely militaristic. I also believe that the final victory will belong to us!" Hess said

"Your Excellency, we currently have one million troops deployed on the Western Front. There are also 400,000 troops in reserve. In addition, the second phase of mobilization has also begun. The empire's military industry was already operating at full capacity. However, it is still difficult for us to arm such a large army. In addition, the Imperial Army's goal is to turn the newly formed infantry division into a motorized infantry division. This requires a lot of trucks and a lot of oil."Marshal Bromberg said.

Hess nodded. He also knew that such pressure was very high.

"Form as many motorized infantry divisions as possible. If you're good at it, form a pure infantry division first. Once enough trucks are produced, they can be upgraded to motorized infantry divisions. As for oil, use oil reserves. Our maritime trade lines have been cut off and we cannot get oil supplies. However, this is temporary. Domestic oil extraction can increase production as much as possible. Also, find a way to use railway oil from Caesar's Kingdom. The army has made a plan. If Romania does not agree to join the Iron Alliance, then it will attack them!" Hess ordered

"Yes, Your Excellency."The military all nodded repeatedly.

Before defeating the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, the exploration of local oil and the oil fields of Romania will become indispensable and important oil resources for the Third Reich.

Therefore, Romania You must become a part of the Steel Alliance.

If they are unwilling to take the initiative to join, then send out the army to attack them. After destroying them, support a pro-Third Reich government and join the Steel Alliance.

What's more, Hess had previously promised the Kingdom of Hungary and claimed that he was willing to help them regain the territory they lost in the previous war. Part of the territory lost by the Kingdom of Hungary was in the hands of Lanslav. But the other part was in the hands of Roman Slavs. In the hands of Ma Niya

"Marshal Raeder, General Dönitz. Now that the sun never sets, the Imperial Royal Navy has taken action, blocking our coastline and cutting off our sea transportation lines. Then, our navy cannot remain idle. The lack of local resources is the empire's shortcoming. Cutting off overseas trade lines is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the empire. But, isn’t that true of the empire on which the sun never sets? Hess laughed.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets is also an island country. Local resources are not abundant either. Wales is rich in coal. But today's warships burn oil, and their coal is of no use. Tanks, armored vehicles and trucks also need oil. The empire's oil, which the sun never sets, relies heavily on imports from Eagle Sauce and shipments back to the country from Persia. In fact, they even need to transport food back from various colonies. If we strangle the sea transportation lines of the Empire on which the sun never sets in a tit-for-tat manner, we can also pose a fatal threat to it!"Marshal Redel said excitedly

"General Dönitz. Is the submarine force ready? asked Hess.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial submarine force is ready for battle. The Imperial Submarine Force now has one hundred and eighty submarines. And they are all UVIIC submarines, which can perform ocean combat missions!"Admiral Dönitz replied

"Then, let the submarine force attack. This time, we will completely strangle the maritime transportation lines of the Empire on which the sun never sets. I want to see whether the empire collapses first or the empire on which the sun never sets!" Hess ordered

"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor!"General Dönitz is also confident.

"Your Excellency, can our surface ships attack? We now have three battlecruisers and four aircraft carriers available."Marshal Redel is obviously very ambitious.

Hess shook his head:"Now is not the time to dispatch the surface fleet. Wait until those warships we built for the Furry Bear Alliance enter service, and then receive those warships first. Then after forming a battle, wait for the opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Imperial Royal Navy where the sun never sets!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor!"Marshal Redl nodded.

He also knew very well that after the warships of Lao Maozi were hacked, the chance of victory would be greater.

On the evening of June 5, 1939, under the cover of night, the submarine force of the Third Reich Navy The first batch of sixty UVIIC submarines secretly left the cave and sailed into the North Sea. They will enter the Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea and strangle the maritime transportation lines of the Empire on which the sun never sets._To read the underlined version of the novel, please download Feilu Novel A