Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2050 The Supernatural Middleman

Even if the French do not make a request, Nyasaland Military Industry will redesign a new tank for the French.

The situation in southern Africa is not the same as in France.

Southern Africa is like spring all year round, and France is still quite cold in winter.

The air quality in southern Africa is also very good. When France buys tanks, it must take into account the desert environment in the North African colonies, which puts higher requirements on the performance of the tanks.

In order to enhance the tank's protection capability, the engineers of Nyasaland Military Industry even considered adding reactive armor to the tank.

As a result, this idea was directly rejected by Rock.

No kidding.

Add reactive armor to the tank, what if the Germans learn it, and the Russians can't handle the wave of Germany.

As for whether France can resist the wave of Germany, Rock is not worried about this.

The French are not stupid. While looking for allies in Europe, they are making two-handed preparations to transport some important government assets, such as French gold, to the North African colonies for storage to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Germans.

This shows the real purpose of the French government.

It is of course best to be able to beat.

It doesn't matter if you can't fight, the French government can move to North Africa and continue to fight the Germans, so that they won't be wiped out by the Germans.

The [-] million order from the French, in addition to tanks, also hopes to buy aircraft and submarines from southern Africa.

It is understandable to buy aircraft. The aircraft currently used by the French, or the aircraft supported by Southern Africa to France during the World War, are no longer enough to protect the French sky.

The purchase of submarines is obviously not for the Germans. The German High Seas Fleet will probably not be able to defeat the Royal Navy in the next World War, so the purpose of purchasing submarines is a bit special.

The submarine part is easy to solve.

The latest "Dolphin" is now in service.

Then the "ghost" can be sold.

The performance of the "Spectre" is also sufficient to meet the needs of the French.

The aircraft part is equally simple.

The latest aircraft must not be sold to the French, but the technology should not be too backward. The French still have special requirements. I hope that Nyasaran Aviation can design a brand new biplane fighter for France.

By the time the last world war broke out, biplanes had been phased out in southern Africa.

In the middle and late stages of the World War, the aircraft of both sides had become monoplanes.

I don't know why, but the French have a soft spot for biplanes.

Probably because of the two layers of wings, it is more in line with the romantic aesthetics of the French.

This requirement is also very simple and technically easy to implement.

Once the technical issues are settled, the next step is a lengthy negotiation.

After all, hundreds of millions of rand are involved, and the French are also very cautious, hoping to obtain the greatest gain at the least cost.

As long as there are no issues of principle involved, Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation will go all out.

Fortunately, Nyasaran Airlines does not manufacture military aircraft and is still supported by the profits of civil aviation aircraft. Regardless of the annual profit, there is no problem in surviving.

The life of Nyasaland military industry is a bit difficult.

Rock now understands why the United States in another time and space likes to start wars so much.

The reason is simple. If there is no war, those arms companies in the United States will have to close down.

So it is not the US government that is belligerent.

But American capital.

The same goes for Nyasaland military industry.

If there is no war in the world, the Nyasaland military industry will also have to close down.

Since the end of the World War, the Nyasaland military industry has actively transformed.

A factory that produced tanks and began to produce tractors after the end of the world war.

This is an old line of business. The factory that produced tanks originally produced tractors before the outbreak of World War II, and there were no technical problems.

The factories that produce individual weapons are also transferred to the civilian market. This market is actually very large. Guns cannot be banned in southern Africa. Powerful military weapons are strictly prohibited from entering the civilian market. Even the production of slugs for hunting deer is now prohibited. The collection of military weapons has also begun. Even in the name of collection, civilians are prohibited from owning military weapons.

Entering the formal negotiation stage, Sidney Milner is in charge of the southern African side.

Roque was still concerned with the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

Haile Selassie I, who came to the throne in 1930, was born in 1892 and just turned 40 this year.

Haile Selassie I was born in an aristocratic family in Shaoa in southern Abyssinia. He has titles such as "225 generations of successors to King Solomon and Queen Sheba", "Lion of the Hebrews", and "Special Envoy of God".

Haile Selassie I was the Regent of the Abyssinian Empire from 1916 onwards.

Haile Selassie I was very tough. He knew that the Abyssinian army was powerless to prevent the Italians from invading, but he still called on the Abyssinians to stand up bravely against the Italians, take the lead, and go deep into the front line to command the battle. Therefore, he was praised by the Abyssinians and was called the "Warrior Emperor".

At this time, the Abyssinian Empire was still a slave state.

In order to call on more Abyssinians to join the war, Haile Selassie I took the initiative to abolish slavery and gave slaves legal civilian status, thus gaining the support of domestic slaves.

Internationally, the first time Italy invaded Abyssinia, the ambassador of the Abyssinian Empire to the League of Nations called on the League of Nations to stop the Italian invasion.

Sean Ferguson was sympathetic to the Abyssinians.

It's a pity that under the premise that Britain and France implement the appeasement policy, Sean Ferguson can't do anything alone, and eventually even the sanctions are mere formalities.

After realizing the incompetence of the League of Nations, Haile Selassie I lamented: So far, we have received nothing from the League of Nations.

The inaction of Britain and France in the Italian invasion of Abyssinia also led to a further decline in the credibility of the League of Nations.

After the Italians occupied Adwa and Mackare, the Italian offensive gradually faltered.

Traffic in Abyssinia is also terrible.

The complex mountainous terrain made it difficult for Italian tanks to move an inch.

The stubborn resistance of the Abyssinians surprised the Italians.

Haile Selassie I personally led the most elite royal guards to guard the traffic arteries leading to Addis Ababa, and Abyssinia passed the most difficult time.

Just when the Italian offensive was frustrated.

In Avare, on the border between northern Abyssinia and British Somalia, the Abyssinian Empire finally received its first aid from the international community.

The Abyssinian Empire is a landlocked country surrounded by the colonies of Britain, France, and Italy. In theory, the Abyssinian Empire cannot receive international assistance.

This is only in theory.

During the Second Boer War, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were all surrounded by British colonies. The Boers could still receive international aid, and so could Abyssinia.

Of course, the situation of the Abyssinian Empire is more difficult than that of the Boers 30 years ago.

Thirty years ago, all countries in the world united to help the Boers resist the British invasion.

Now because of the appeasement policy, the Abyssinian Empire cannot get any official help from Britain and France.

To the surprise of Asfa Watson, the crown prince of the Abyssinian Empire, the first aid from the international community was not the machine guns and bullets that the Abyssinian Empire desperately needed, but seemingly ineffective gas mask.

Italy participated in the Hague Conference in 1899 and was one of the initiators of the Hague Convention.

The Hague Convention explicitly prohibits the use of weapons of mass destruction, including poison gas, in war.

So the Abyssinian Empire never prepared equipment to defend against poisonous gas.

"When a country decides to invade another country, the "Hague Convention" is a dead letter. The Italians will do whatever they can in the next stage of combat. Poison gas is definitely within the scope of the Italians' choice." Li, a mysterious businessman who claims to be from the Persian Empire Opot is a Hebrew, so he broke through the British blockade and sent aid to Abyssinia.

"Gas masks are important, but what we need more is machine guns and grenades." The crown prince was a little disappointed. Buy weapons.

It doesn't matter who Leopold is. It is estimated that his name is fake, but this does not hinder the trust of the royal family of the Abyssinian Empire in Leopold.

Whom could one trust without trusting Leopold?
Trust the British and the French?

The English and French had abandoned the Abyssinian Empire.

As for Southern Africa—

Southern Africa is too far away and won't fight the Italians for the Abyssinian Empire.

Of course, this is also the tragedy of the Abyssinian Empire.

Although the Abyssinian Empire also has abundant natural resources, the industrial foundation of the Abyssinian Empire is very weak. It has always been the source of industrial raw materials for Britain, France, and Italy, and the dumping market for industrial products.

This situation is normal.

It's not just Italy that doesn't want to see the Abyssinian Empire develop industry, Britain and France also don't want it.

Therefore, in Abyssinia now, not even a single bullet can be manufactured, and all of them must be purchased from outside.

"Of course there are machine guns and grenades, but your Highness, you have to understand that the price will definitely be more expensive." Leopold has great powers. As long as the price offered by the Abyssinians is enough, even the plane Leopold can give Abby The Sinnians brought it.

"The price is not a problem. The speed must be fast and the quantity must be large enough. I will use gold to pay." At this time, Asfa Watson didn't care about whether it was expensive or not. It would be nice if he could buy it.

"Then there is no problem. I will send it as soon as possible." Leopold is not a philanthropist either. The price is expensive and he needs to pay the full amount in advance. After all, no one is sure that the Abyssinian Empire can Hold on to when.

If the machine guns and grenades were sent and the Abyssinian Empire was destroyed, who would sell these things to?

(End of this chapter)