Chapter 547: King of Tanks

Chapter 547: King of Tanks

Chapter 547: King of Tanks
Bismarck was already seventy-four years old, but he was still vigorous and didn't look old at all.

He is the honorary president of Hailing University and lives in a house not far from Qiao Garden. He has lived there for eleven years, so it is quite easy for him to visit his old neighbor Shao Quanzhong.

"Shao, Waldersee is doing evil things. I can understand why you want to attack Germany—"

Well, Shao Quanzhong didn't explain that I didn't attack Germany, it was my son who attacked Waldersee. It's useless to tell this to people who understand.

Shao Quanzhong abdicated not only because he had promised Waldersee that he would not send troops to Germany as long as he was in power.

The more important reason was that he felt that the job was boring and it would be better to let his son get familiar with the business earlier.

Even when he was emperor, Shao Quanzhong never cared about government affairs. He was only concerned with military affairs and only occasionally listened to reports from Zhang Siwen and Wang Yongxian.

Now the economic report is handed over to his son. He is still the commander-in-chief and can still take charge of the matters he wants to take charge of. The only difference is that he lacks the title of emperor. He doesn't care at all.

Shao Quanzhong's attack on Germany was not due to Waldersee's evil deeds, that was just a just excuse for starting a war.

In fact, it is not against the rules to kill the abusive husband if he beats his wife.

Shao Quanzhong did not return to his old job. The idea of ​​being a detective in the world was essentially because Victoria Lafayette gave him too much...

"Waldersee deserves his punishment, but the German young men who went to the front are all pitiful. I beg you with all my dignity, don't kill those young men too much, and leave some vitality for Germany."

Shao Quanzhong stepped forward to support Bismarck, "Old Bismarck, I won't lie to honest people. I have to be prepared to die for my country on the battlefield. But I will try my best to kill only the main culprit. When the time comes, you have to help persuade him to surrender."

"In the end, you may have to clean up Germany's mess."

Bismarck nodded and said, "If I can do my best to preserve the vitality of my motherland, I will do my best."

"After I stepped down, I have been concentrating on studying the governance knowledge of the East. I found that people called you the 'Bismarck of the East', which was really a misnomer. The Germans are still far from learning the wisdom of the East."

"'Only the military is unknown', Waldersee is showing off his military prowess. In Eastern wisdom, this is just a child's play."

"Shao, your economic integration strategy is the real hegemony that will make people convinced."

"Germany has excellent scientists, hardworking workers, and a strict and punctual population. If they had focused on developing their economy, they could have defeated Britain with the Mark in less than 20 years. There would have been no need to kill so many people."

"Now that Waldersee has occupied France, can he turn it into Germany? Germany's young men are getting fewer and fewer, and the country's strength is greatly damaged. Increasing the population of the main ethnic group and expanding the economy are the real kingly way. Waldersee really doesn't know what he is talking about."

In fact, even if he had not come to Hailing, Bismarck had realized this truth in his later years. When he was in power, he always controlled Germany's territorial expansion ambitions, and bought Germany decades of golden time for peaceful development.

Unfortunately, Bismarck, a wise politician, did not always have...

After seeing Bismarck off, Shao Quanzhong sighed, "As long as Bismarck is still alive, Germany will not sink. I calculated that Bismarck still has at least nine years to live. If he can take charge of Germany again, it will be a blessing for Germany, and the friendship between Germany and Daxia will continue."

"I'm a real fan of Germany. Daxia has benefited a lot from Germany's rise. I really don't want to become their sworn enemy."

This was the first time that Yali heard Shao Quanzhong calculate with his fingers. She was the last to enter the Shao Mansion, so she didn't dare to question the great prophecy of the retired emperor. "Your Majesty, you promised Bismarck to kill fewer people. How can you do that?"

Shao Quanzhong chuckled, "We have to punish the chief culprit, but before that, we have to show Daxia's strength and convince them. It all depends on Lao Ge and Xiao Ai's abilities."

"Yali, let Xiaoyi's people go to Tianzhu to see where Tesla is practicing. Don't disturb him for now. If necessary, I may ask Xiaote to come out and help..."

"Reporting to the commander, Hua Hengfang reports that the helicopter designed by Tesla has been successfully developed."

Well, Shao Quanzhong doesn’t look at most military intelligence now. He just ordered that if there is any progress on several key projects, a copy should be sent to Qiao Yuan.

"Let's go and take a look. Even after abdication, you still have a lot of free time. By the way, Yali, keep an eye on Tan Yaoxun's research and development progress, and don't let his project run out of money."…………

November 1890, 4, London.

Eight months have passed since the Federation and Daxia declared war on Germany, and the battle in London is still going on.

The British Museum has become a ruin, with only a row of Greek columns standing there, like the Parthenon recreated.

There were dense sounds of gunfire in the direction of Hyde Park ahead. On the street, two Type 4 tanks were moving forward proudly, followed by two squads of German soldiers holding submachine guns and trotting behind the tanks, moving towards the barricades at the front line.

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed German soldier saw a smear of red behind the Greek column and immediately shouted, "Be careful, damn Irish."

The German army immediately lay down collectively, with submachine guns pointed at the Greek columns. The Type 4 tank stopped and began to rotate its muzzle.

“Swoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Three long and narrow grenades were fired from behind the broken wall, directly aiming at the flanks of the two Type 50 tanks. With three "booms", the mm thick armor of the two tanks was torn apart, and the armor-piercing bullets hit their stomachs, causing them to explode with a loud bang.

A platoon of red-haired Irish soldiers lay behind the broken wall. The platoon leader clapped the rocket launcher in his hand and whistled, "The new stuff the Federation brought in is really good."

The comrades beside him laughed, "We underestimated the power of the 'Playboy George Gun' and wasted one. From now on, the German tanks will be in trouble."

The two men were joking, but their hands were not idle. They knocked down the enemy's tank. The red-haired soldiers immediately threw out a large number of grenades. The German squad exposed in the middle of the street hurriedly hid behind the paralyzed tanks and began to shoot at the enemy who had infiltrated the German front line.

The Germans were holding submachine guns, while the Irish were holding crude British-made Sten submachine guns. Their firepower was similar, and the Germans were short of several people, so they were at a great disadvantage in the battle.

The platoon leader kept loading the magazine into his submachine gun, listening to the crisp sound of bullet shells hitting the ground, and sneered, "Waldersee dared to send warships to attack Ireland. It was absolutely stupid. We provoked the British, and they will have to pay the price."

The sea off the coast where Ireland can land is full of mines, which are magnetic mines specially supplied by Daxia. They were invented by Tesla and shared only with Ireland.

The original intention was to give the British Empire a surprise, but the surprise was taken by the Germans.

The German aircraft carrier escort warships that approached the island of Ireland and attempted to bombard it sank seven of their warships before returning in disgrace. The sea attack ended in failure.

And, bombing Dublin?

Since the Irish established their country, they have tried every possible means to guard against British invasion.

Limited by its population and national size, its offensive capability is average, and in terms of defense it is like a hedgehog that cannot be pinched. Dublin has more underground fortifications than houses on the ground.

The German bombing did not have much effect, but it did cause the Irish to mobilize the entire nation, and they sent out 800,000 troops to come and support London.

The German bombing turned the Kingdom of Ireland from a bystander who watched Britain being beaten into a loyal subject of the British Empire.

It is said that if Queen Victoria had known in advance that Ireland would devote all its national strength to protecting London, she would definitely not have moved the capital.

The platoon-level street fighting between the two sides was in full swing, with casualties on both sides. There was a slight vibration from the ground, and a steel behemoth drove over from the eastern street.

This thing is 8.45 meters long and 2.86 meters high, like the return of an outdated steam tank, but much more flexible than a steam tank. The long muzzle of the huge gun began to turn towards the broken wall where the Irish were hiding.

Two new shoulder-fired rockets flew out and hit the side wall of the tank with two bangs - they did not penetrate into the tank, and the explosion part exploded outside the tank, having no effect on the tank covered with thick iron armor.

This guy is invulnerable to swords and guns. "Bang!" The muzzle of the tank retracted, and an 88mm caliber high-explosive shell exploded, and the broken wall on which the Irish Lane Fighting Team relied for hiding collapsed.

(End of this chapter)