Rise from the sword

December thirteenth.

London,

Underground Prime Minister's Office.

Fatty Qiu was smoking a cigar, crossing his legs, leaning on the sofa and puffing away leisurely.

The Allied forces on the Western Front began to launch a full-scale attack on the Ziegfeller line of defense, which meant that the moment to decide the outcome of the war had come. This would be an extremely tragic war of attrition, and whoever could not bear it first would lose.

By this time, Fatty Qiu was not in a hurry, and calmly smoked and slept.

He did everything he could.

Even, the group of short-sighted MPs in the country scolded him for betraying the country, the dignity of the British Empire, allies, and territory. They jointly initiated multiple no-confidence proposals, and even launched rounds of joint impeachments. , and some people with brains support him, he has been kicked out long ago.

It can be foreseen that it is inevitable for him to step down after the war, and he has to be responsible for the defeat of this war, although not all, but he must also bear the main responsibility.

Haven't had a chance to explain yet.

Politics is so cruel, the people of the British Empire don't care how powerful the enemy is or how lonely the empire is on which the sun never sets.

But it doesn't matter.

He did everything he could.

"Prime Minister, the Americans have rejected our request for military supplies, not even direct payment."

The secretary came in and reported to Fatty Heqiu.

"I see."

Fatty Qiu nodded:

"Buy more from elsewhere."

Although the Americans are very powerful in industrial agriculture, they can't bear it in the face of a total of more than 2000 million Allied forces, 1000 million soldiers directly involved in direct combat, and two battles larger than Cherbourg.

The supplies provided to the allies had to be reduced to deal with the war.

This was within his expectation.

And it's not a bad thing either.

In name, the Americans are the arsenal of a democratic country, providing weapons, equipment and supplies to the Allied Forces through the Lend-Lease Act, but in fact, every bullet and every grain of the leased out requires money.

Even more expensive than usual purchases.

After all, the essence of the lease plan is to buy with a loan, but no mortgage is required.

Americans can't buy it, just buy it from other places.

It is not the Americans who can provide high-quality weapons, equipment and supplies in the world, and they have better quality and cheaper prices.

The only thing he didn't quite understand was that these people also used US dollars.

Although all kinds of evidence show that this group of people's economic means are too poor, which leads to the instability of their own currency. Even if they export a large amount of gold, they cannot stabilize the currency. They have to use the U.S. dollar to stabilize their own currency by directly binding the exchange rate with the U.S. dollar.

But he, Fatty Qiu, wouldn't believe a word.

The absolute monopoly advantages brought about by technology, massive and ultra-low-cost materials, huge and cheap human resources, and the huge internal market that is developing at a high speed will actually lead to the instability of one's own currency?

Who are you lying to!
As long as the other side is not a fool, it is bound to be impossible to be forced to use other people's currency.

Americans believe that it is because it is good for Americans, great benefits,
Or rather, had to believe.

Under the burden of war, the U.S. dollar was overissued, depreciating against gold, and now the currency on the other side is directly bound, which means that the overissued U.S. dollar is pouring into this pool, helping the Americans stabilize their currency, which is of great benefit to the United States. …

Although the industry on the other side is worse than that of the Americans, but...

wrong!

Thinking of this, Fatty Qiu suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The industry on the other side is indeed only just beginning to build.

The technology is very advanced, but the scale, especially the scale of production that has already started, is not even comparable to the British Empire before the war, but the output of industrial products will definitely not be less than that of the United States.

There seems to be another direct industrial product shipment channel on the other side.

The British Empire, where a large number of skilled laborers work there, knows this very well. The large-scale shipments of weapons and equipment, as well as the cutting-edge ships with a total tonnage of more than 300 million are the best proof.

His British Empire has already purchased thousands of tanks and tens of thousands of trucks, and people still say how much they want.

That group is still providing weapons and equipment to the Eastern Front, the number is only a lot more than the British Empire.

Now, the United States is deeply involved in the war, and most of the domestic production capacity is used for the war. The remaining production capacity is not enough for the Americans to consume by themselves. Therefore, internationally, the other side has an absolute advantage in trade and almost controls it. All international markets.

just say,
The cross-shore global trade is stronger than that of the United States,

Industrial production capacity is strong but not weak. Whether it is light industry or heavy industry, you can get what you want. Although you can't buy some things that are limited by technology, the products on the shelves are much more advanced than Americans, and the quality is better.Then, the army on the other side was stronger, the territory was larger, and the population affected was larger. Half of the subcontinent was captured by the other side, and it became a market for others.

Then,

When a strong side deliberately bows its head in the direction of the weak, what?
He remembered an old saying in China - when things go wrong, there must be demons!

At this moment, Fatty Qiu suddenly stopped breathing for a moment,
He felt he had touched the truth.

As you can imagine,

When the war ended, when the United States tried to spread the goods produced by its strong industrial capacity all over the world, it found that all the markets in the world were saturated, and it was inferior in terms of technology and quality, and it was inferior in military affairs. The set of the century.

At this time, the pool that has absorbed a large amount of dollars will inevitably no longer allow dollars to flow in, and will release a large amount of dollars.
The most basic theory of economics,
There is an excess of industrial products, an excess of money, and a serious shortage of markets.

"This seems like a good opportunity?"

Fatty Qiu squeezed the cigarette butt in his hand, lost in thought.

······
December sixteenth.

Cherbourg.

A total of 100 million troops have been dispatched, and the first offensive wave that lasted for three days has ended. MacArthur is looking at the battle statistics sent by the staff.

"very good."

After reading the statistical report, Lao Maitou was very satisfied.

More than 100 million troops, with the cooperation of the Air Force, launched an uninterrupted attack for three consecutive days. The Allied forces did not take down any anti-aircraft towers in Caen and Rennes, but only destroyed a few peripheral ones. This is normal.

Within his expectations,
The scattered anti-aircraft towers around Caen and Rennes have been taken down by Eisenhower, and the rest are clustered in the two cities, which can form mutual support, and they are all giant anti-aircraft towers with thick armor and fierce firepower. There is also air force support, it should be impossible to win. …

This attack was originally a temptation.
Conduct fire reconnaissance on the anti-aircraft towers in Caen and Rennes, and provide intelligence for the staff to formulate follow-up attack plans.

He has already got enough information.

Troop casualties are also very low, within expectations,
of course,

There was also a little bit beyond his expectations,
Because of the need to provide continuous fire cover for the attack, suppress enemy artillery, and suppress vision.

The consumption of ammunition was greater than he expected, and much larger.

More than twice as expected, and then a little more.

Due to the thickness of the anti-aircraft tower, only artillery with a caliber of 305 or more can suppress the effect. Among them, the small David has the best effect, and the long-range 406 naval gun modified from a naval gun is also very good.

There were also a lot of aircraft losses, especially attack aircraft. For example, in the Caen area, none of the 24 aircraft of a squadron that launched the first attack came back.

But that's not a big deal.

acceptable.

Also found some problems.

For example, the power of Little David is not enough. After all, it is a mortar mode, and the power depends entirely on the weight of the shell. For the thicker version of the anti-aircraft tower, even if the caliber was widened before, the power is not enough.

As a result, not to mention breaking down the German anti-aircraft towers, even the cover was a bit powerless.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons for the large loss of pilots.

"Submit the report to Congress and the President."

Old Maitou spoke confidently.

There is no shortage of pilots in the United States, and there are some. As for weapons and ammunition, as a national arsenal of democracy, this is not a problem.

As for the assault artillery...
As far as he knew, the Armament Department was producing a new type of heavy artillery in the form of a grenade with a huge caliber.

Therefore,
The old wheat head also urged about this new type of artillery.

······
December sixteenth.

in the afternoon.

American Back Office.

"so much!"

Looking at the material consumption report sent by the Western Front, the head of the War Logistics Department felt a little dizzy.

"How can heavy artillery shells and heavy artillery consume so much?"

He couldn't help asking.

In just three days of attack, the amount of heavy artillery ammunition expected to last for ten days was consumed. This made the logistics minister really unacceptable. The ten days he calculated referred to the consumption of continuous attacks.

This is actually used up in three days?
Heavy artillery shells are notoriously difficult to produce, expensive, and slow to produce.

"The German firepower is very strong, and the front line has to increase firepower to cover, and because the enemy's fortress is very thick, only heavy artillery shells can be effective, so it consumes a lot."

The secretary on the side explained.

"Forget about shells, why is the barrel consumed so quickly?"

The minister couldn't help asking again.

The production of gun barrels, especially large calibers, is more difficult than shells.

More expensive and slower.

With such a consumption, he couldn't supply it at all.

"In this battle, the enemy's firepower was very fierce, and the supporting artillery had to be supported at a long distance, so they were all fired with full charges or even supercharged charges, and all of them were super-heavy armor-piercing projectiles, which were fired continuously at high speed, which was very abrasive to the rifling. high."

the secretary explained.

"Let the front line reduce consumption!"...

The minister was so angry that he slapped the table:
"Tell them that consumption must be reduced, we simply cannot supply."

"minister."

The secretary reminded:
"As mentioned in General MacArthur's report, thanks to the sufficient ammunition, especially the fire support provided by heavy artillery shells, the casualties of the troops are much lower than expected, if..."

The secretary didn't continue, but the minister knew it in his heart.

To reduce consumption, it is necessary to increase troop casualties.

For the American Congress and the public, which one is more difficult to accept, the minister knows very well.

"Draft a report."

After a moment of contemplation, the minister made a decision.

If the casualties of the troops increase due to the limitation of logistics materials, then his position will definitely be lost immediately.

He is in charge of logistics and knows the capabilities of American industry.

The production of these ammunition is not a big problem. After a year of rapid development, the industry in the United States is now very strong, and the only problem is funding.

But America is rich,
So, no problem.

····
That night.

Ministry of Finance.

Looking at the report on the table that requested an increase in the budget, the corner of the Minister of Finance's eyes twitched.

The budget for the two campaigns of Caen and Rennes was increased by another $[-] million.

Compared with the total war budget of nearly 2000 billion U.S. dollars, it doesn't sound like much, but it's not a lot. This amount of money, even in today's inflated world, can purchase three Iowa battleships.

But for the American economy at this time, every additional $[-] million is a heavy burden.

And even more troublesome,
The [-] million US dollars are used to purchase large-caliber shells, millions of large-caliber shells, and large-caliber barrels,

These things are notoriously difficult to produce, and the production capacity in the United States is somewhat saturated at this time, so he has to increase production capacity first.Advantage for a lot of money!