activa-t Chapter 283: Your army has a navy?
Chapter 283: Your army has a navy?
He was transferred from the European battlefield in the second half of last year along with Admiral Wevil. He witnessed the German steel torrent and various powerful equipment of Germany.
But since he came to the current Xu family army two days ago, he realized that Germany is nothing!
Not to mention the Type III tank, Germany's iconic equipment in the blitzkrieg, or the Type IV tank weighing 25 tons and with 50 mm armor thickness, even the Type VI Tiger heavy tank that appeared on the battlefield not long ago is nothing compared to Xu's army's tanks.
But now that Xu Le has spoken, it is obvious that he is telling him that he can help him, but what benefits can you give him?
Sean's brain was overloaded with calculations. He was thinking about what benefits the Indian Army could bring!
Food and supplies? I heard that the Xu family army had a good standard of living. Many provinces in the Tang Dynasty were supplying them with food, and there was even a hidden force that was trading with them. So not only was there no shortage of food, but they were also living a very wealthy life.
Equipment? I won't bring this up, as any piece of equipment Xu's army can bring out is better than his own British army. Moreover, everyone in the army, even a fireman, has a pistol for self-defense and dozens of bullets.
These two things are necessities for the army, but they are not in short supply. What valuable things can Xu's army have that can be exchanged for something?
After all, he couldn't figure it out, so Sean let Xu Le speak for him: "The Japanese troops in Burma today can be said to be the elite of Japan in Southeast Asia. If your army is dispatched, some casualties are inevitable. So, on behalf of General Wei Weier, in addition to the original thank-you gift, if Commander Xu needs any assistance from our army, please feel free to speak up!"
Hooked!
Xu Le was delighted. Even if England had not come to ask for help, he would have taken the initiative to fight back. But now that England had come to his doorstep, he would have taken advantage of this free benefit!
Xu Le pretended to think, and then said some of his thoughts: "It's like this, I'm sure you know that although our army has no shortage of equipment and food, they were all bought at a high price. For this, our army has emptied its resources. Now the funds in the army have been exhausted. I'm afraid that we won't be able to pay the soldiers next month!"
Sean understood immediately and quickly interrupted: "We originally asked for your help. How can we let you pay for the military expenses? I can make the decision. Your military expenses will be fully covered by England. Everything will be carried out according to the standards of the regular English army!"
Xu Le immediately stretched out a finger and said, "I just want gold. Just give it to me at the international market price. I'll ask my officers to appease the soldiers first and ask them to be patient. I believe your country will not have any trouble in this regard, right?"
"Just gold?" Sean hesitated. In today's world situation, gold is the hardest currency among hard currencies. Wars are fought for resources, and gold can buy any resource and can make anyone risk their life for it.
Although gold is precious, he still agreed after thinking of what Wei Weier told him before he left:
"Okay, I'll take it! Is there anything else you need help with, Chief Xu?"
Xu Le deliberately pretended to be still thinking, but in fact he had already thought about it in his mind. However, the words he said all at once inevitably made people feel that he was adding insult to injury.
In fact, Sean really wants to say that you couldn't be more obvious...
At this time, Wei Li, who was a military adviser, felt Xu Le's gaze and immediately understood what he meant.
"Marshal, the Allies are united in resisting the fascists! My Xu Army will certainly do its utmost to help you. In fact, we don't lack anything! But we are a foreign army after all. We have to have a place to stay when fighting on someone else's territory! If we take it without permission, it would be a bit of a loss of status!"
Sean graduated from a military academy and has been in the army for more than 10 years. He immediately understood what this meant: he was asking for territory!
Both Burma and India were colonies that England spent a lot of time and effort to conquer, and used these resources to support the homeland.
Now Xu's army wants to divide the territory, and this is not something he can decide!
This kind of blatant robbery was something that not only he but even Admiral Weiweier had not expected!
"Commander Xu, the situation is pressing, so we have to do whatever is convenient. As long as we beat back the Japanese, everything will be fine."
Xu Le pretended to understand and said, "Yes, as long as we can defeat the Japanese! You said before that the Japanese navy might land in Kuyagata, India, which means that the Japanese navy is already wandering in the waters of South Asia!
Fighting the army is easy, you have seen our equipment. But fighting the navy is a bit troublesome. Our army does have a navy that can fight the devils, but we have no port as a base, so we can't set up our guns!"
"What? Your army has a navy?"
Sean's reaction this time was unusually big, and he jumped up from his chair!
Facing the Japanese army attacking Imphal, the British and Indian armies could actually resist and might even win, but even if they won, it would only be a partial victory!
Moreover, that was only the first wave of Japanese troops, and there would probably be a second wave afterwards, so Admiral Wavell consulted Prime Minister Churchill and asked the Tang Dynasty for help.
But in fact, the Indian coast is what they are most worried about. The English Navy suffered heavy losses in the European battlefield, and the remaining fleet is also fighting with the German Navy in the Atlantic. There is no extra naval fleet to be sent over!
With the defeat of the United States at Midway and the Japanese attack on South Asia, the Indian Ocean, which had been neglected, is now becoming an important strategic location.
The Indian Ocean must not be occupied by the Japanese army, otherwise the Japanese army will be able to use its maritime advantage to deploy troops to the European battlefield, and then everything will be over.
Even though the Allies understood this truth, they could do nothing about it!
The Soviet Union is fighting a fierce battle with the German army on the Eastern Front, with millions of troops involved!
England has not recovered since the Dunkirk evacuation, and its homeland is still in danger, so how could it have the energy to care about the Indian Ocean?
Forget France, they have lost their homeland and are struggling to survive...
Now, Xu Le said that there is a navy that can fight the Japanese army, how can Sean not go crazy.
"Commander Xu, I want to ask you seriously, you just said that there is a navy that can fight the Japanese army! Is that true?"
Although Xu Le is not an expert in military affairs, with the presence of Wei Li, Bai Shiyi and others, he naturally sees through many things.
The Indian Ocean is a hot commodity, and the only country eating this piece of cake is Japan. If no one stops it, this world war will be completely rewritten.
No matter what the reason, Xu Le would naturally not let the Japanese succeed, which is why he was anxious to bring out the navy!
"That's right! I do have a navy, and its strength is no weaker than that of the Japanese navy!"
Seeing Xu Le's confident look, Sean straightened his uniform and said again carefully: "Could you please tell me, Commander Xu, what is the size of your navy?"