Chapter 395 Maybe we will go to war at that time!
"Commander-in-Chief, how do you plan to transport these resources?" Meng Fanle looked at the list handed over by Cun Yunsheng and was stunned for a moment. Although they were all in-demand materials, they were nothing for the current South China Sea Task Force.

As they recovered lost territories one after another, they now control many rubber plantations.

As for tungsten ore, it is not impossible to solve the problem.

Once the Ninth War Zone has dealt with the Japanese troops on the opposite side, we can consider recovering Jiangxi Province.

By then there will be plenty of tungsten ore.

Now there is only a small amount of tungsten ore, but it is enough for the German army to sustain for a while.

"Of course it's a merchant ship. After all, we are the Allies. I believe that those Allied warships in the Indian Ocean should give us some face." Cun Yunsheng thought for a while and said.

"Do you believe it?" Meng asked back in annoyance.

"I don't believe it." Cun Yunsheng spread his hands.

Even if the Allied flag is hoisted, once an Allied warship is encountered, it is natural to board the ship for inspection.

It would be better if there were no prohibited items. If there were any prohibited items, they would definitely be confiscated.

The best way is still submarine transportation, but the submarine transportation capacity is too small.

"It would be great if the German army could cross the canal and occupy the Middle East." Cun Yunsheng murmured as he looked at the map.

Hearing this, Meng couldn't help but roll his eyes. Who do you think you are? Do you think the German army should listen to you?
You ask him to attack and he attacks?
But he knew that he couldn't say such words out loud, so he said it tactfully.

"Why don't we let William give it a try?"

The two parties have cooperated many times and have a good relationship, so they can definitely give it a try through each other.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng touched his chin, thought for a while, and agreed.

"Well, you can definitely try."

"Well, send someone to contact William and ask him to come over. If I remember correctly, this guy should be in Hong Kong. The intelligence sent by the An family last time emphasized this."

"Yes!" Meng Fanle responded.

At this time, William, who was far away in Hong Kong, was indeed very distressed.

The German and Japanese armies exchanged resources, and as a result, all the tasks fell on his shoulders.

During this period, he has been busy with resource statistics, shipping, etc.

Soon, all kinds of bad news came that merchant ships from neutral countries were detained by the Allied forces.

It was transported by submarine, but it was sunk halfway through the transportation.

Very few resources actually made it to the Suez Canal.

This troubled him very much.

This loss is so great that even Germany cannot bear it.

Thinking of this, William couldn't help but sigh.

He hasn't figured out how to solve this problem yet.

Just then, the secretary came in with a letter in her hand.

William thought it was an invitation to a party and rejected it directly.

Who knows? The secretary shook his head.

"The messenger said it was your old friend."

Hearing this, his old friend William was surprised, but he still took the envelope, opened it, glanced at it, and stood up suddenly.

"Make arrangements. I need to go to Hanoi immediately."

"Yes!" Although the secretary was very surprised, he still arranged it immediately.

Not long after, William came to Hanoi again. It was no wonder that he was in such a hurry, because the person who wrote the letter was Cun Yunsheng, and the content was very simple, which was that I could solve your problem of insufficient resources.

Arriving in Hanoi with familiarity, William couldn't help but sigh that there have been great changes here. The roads seemed to have been expanded and become cleaner.

Not only that, a large number of new houses have been built on both sides of the road, and the originally depressed market is gradually becoming bustling.

It seems as if there has never been a war here.

When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, William met Cun Yunsheng again.

"Dear Mr. William, I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have become more haggard. This is not a good sign." Cun Yunsheng began to joke when he saw William.

Hearing this, William said with a bitter look on his face.

"Sir, please don't make fun of me. I have been worried about collecting those supplies for several days and nights, and I have not slept well for several days and nights. Especially after I learned that the ship was sunk, it was even more difficult to fall asleep."

This is true. William is indeed worried about the supplies.

"Cun, is there any way you can help me?" William looked at the other party expectantly.

"Oh? I wonder what benefits I can get?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile.

If it were in the past, William would definitely be very angry, but now he has become numb.

So he looked at the other person expressionlessly, as if waiting for the other person's next words.

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng looked at the other person with innocent eyes.

"Don't look at me like that. You know, although I want a lot of things, the advice I give is definitely very useful."

Hearing this, William sighed lightly. This is true. Although the other party's price is high, it is indeed reliable.
"Tell me, what do you want?" William asked the other person.

"Don't worry, it doesn't take too much. You can definitely get it." Cun Yunsheng smiled and began to take out the list he had prepared long ago.

After taking the list, William was stunned for a moment. It was only one page, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

He thought the other person had changed his personality, but he was stunned the next second.

Although there are fewer things, they are all high-tech gadgets.

At least it is definitely top technology in this era.

Jet fighter aircraft, including a complete set of jet engines, and related material technologies.

This is definitely Germany's most advanced fighter technology currently.

Last time he only gave the relevant rocket technology, but it was only a small part. This time he directly asked for the full set of technology.

It's really like asking for too much.

William really wanted to curse at him for this. He thought he had really changed his personality, but now it seems that he was just overthinking.

The other party hasn't changed at all and is still as greedy as ever.

The related technology of Zeiss telescopes this time requires high-precision technology, not the previous civilian technology.

Tons of 10,000-ton hydraulic press, its own boiler, etc.

These are all important technologies of great powers.

Normally, it would never be transferred, but this time everything was arranged.

"Impossible, these technologies will never and cannot be transferred." William did not get angry, but just shook his head to refuse.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Don't you want to listen to my conditions?" Cun Yunsheng was not surprised by William's reaction. If the other party didn't say so, he would still find it strange.

"You go on." William motioned for the other party to continue. He wanted to see what the other party could say.

"Before that, I would like to ask, how are your preparations for the winter offensive on the Eastern Front? Are the troops and weapons and equipment in place?" Cun Yunsheng did not answer immediately, but asked back.

Hearing this, William frowned slightly and said expressionlessly, "It's in place. It will definitely give the Soviet army a hard time."

"Really?" Cun Yunsheng said with a smile, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he continued.

"As far as I know, the U.S. military has transported a large amount of supplies to the Soviet army during this period. The Soviet army on the front line is now much stronger than before. If you continue to look at the problem with the same perspective as before, I'm afraid you will suffer a great loss."

William couldn't hold it anymore.

If this is true, I'm afraid they will have a hard time this winter.

"And as far as I know, the Soviet army has assembled nearly 5,000 tanks for the winter counterattack, not including other combat vehicles." Cun Yunsheng once again dropped a bombshell piece of news.

"Really?" William said in a lost voice.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile.

William nodded silently at this. This was true and he was not lied to.

But there are no less than 5,000 tanks. Isn’t that too many?
Is the Soviet army still so strong now?

Isn't this too scary?
"So you still think you can win? I even doubt that you can't hold on." Cun Yunsheng's words left William speechless, and he didn't know how to refute.

"Once you lose, these technologies will belong to others. It is better to use these technologies in exchange for things that enhance your strength." Cun Yunsheng advised again.

"With the lessons learned from the last war, I believe that if you lose this war again, I believe that the Allied Forces will definitely dismember you completely and make it impossible for you to stand up again."

What Cun Yunsheng said was not alarmist, but true.

At least William felt the same way. He really felt that if the war was lost, the Allies might really dismember them.

Thinking of this, William looked at the other party.

"Even so, the value of these technologies is very high."

“It’s just that these things are totally insufficient.”

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded, did not refute him, but spoke calmly.

"What if I can let you own the tungsten mine?"

"What do you mean?" William looked at the other party in confusion. What does this mean?
What does it mean to allow them to own tungsten mines?

What kind of tungsten ore was discovered?
That's impossible. There are definitely no tungsten mines in their territory.

Wait, looking at the other person's expression, it's obviously not a joke, which means it's true.

damn it!
What on earth are those exploration engineers employed by the empire doing for a living?
Why was nothing found?

Thinking of this, William took a deep breath. He knew that since the other party said that, it meant that he must have discovered something.

If there really is tungsten ore, it would be good news, meaning that the Empire could reduce a lot of costs and increase the production of armor-piercing shells.

Especially after learning that the Soviet army was going to mobilize 5,000 tanks, he became worried instantly.

Without enough armor-piercing shells, it would be wishful thinking to rely on the infantry to deal with the tanks.

"Literally, it means that there is a tungsten mine in your territory. It's very close to you and has high reserves." Cun Yunsheng explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, William became somewhat excited. If it was true, it would indeed be good news.

"If it's true, I can consider your conditions, but it's unrealistic to agree to all of them. These technologies cost us a huge price."

Cun Yunsheng did not object to this because what the other party said was true.

The funds required for scientific research can be said to be a huge number.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng dropped another bombshell.

"What if I can help you solve the rubber problem?" Cun Yunsheng asked again.

"What?" Compared to the excitement brought by tungsten ore, rubber concerned him more.

Tungsten ore is needed for armor-piercing bullets, but rubber is different, it is needed in many weapons and equipment.

For example, airplanes, cannons, etc. cannot do without rubber.

The quality of synthetic rubber is still a bit poor and is not as good as pure natural rubber.

"Your nearest merchant ships have been seized by the Allies, and it is almost impossible to get back these rubber resources." Cun Yunsheng once again ruthlessly tore open the opponent's wounds.

"My solution is that your North African Corps immediately cross the canal and attack the Middle East and other places."

As he spoke, Cun Yunsheng began to give him a detailed introduction to the benefits of crossing the canal and taking over the entire Middle East region.

He then used merchant ships to transport the rubber to the Middle East, which greatly shortened the journey and reduced risks.

Originally, their transportation route was also this one, but that route was not suitable for large-scale transportation.

Next, large-scale transportation of resources will definitely require a safe area.

After listening to Cun Yunsheng's words, William fell into deep thought. There was nothing wrong with the plan, the key problem was that the German army did not want to start a war on multiple fronts, and the North African Corps was enough to hold the current defense line.

With the cooperation of Egypt which has just surrendered, their situation in North Africa is still very good.

Crossing the canal at this time may not be a good thing for them.

But the method proposed by Cun Yunsheng is indeed very good.

"I'm afraid there's little hope." William spoke after a long time.

"Why?" Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party in confusion.

"We don't want to start a war on multiple fronts for the time being. The logistical pressure on us is too great, and we need to make adjustments," William explained.

This made Cun Yunsheng suddenly realize, but he was still wondering.

How did the German offensive in North Africa suddenly stop? This is what happened.

It seems that the German army also knows the consequences of fighting on multiple fronts.

But now that we have come to this point, what's the point in stopping now?
Wouldn't it be better to take over the entire Middle East and Persia in one go?
"Adjust? Once the Allied forces gather more and more troops on the other side of the canal, do you think you can hold it? Why not cross the canal now and destroy the Allied forces on the other side of the canal?"

"There are even unexpected surprises." Cun Yunsheng said meaningfully.

unexpected surprise?

Thinking of the natives who had helped them transport equipment before, William suddenly had an idea.

If these natives are really willing to help, they can indeed consider crossing the canal.

"And once you cross the canal, it will be the Allies that will panic. They might even dispatch my troops to reinforce them. Wouldn't it be more convenient to transport rubber then?" Cun Yunsheng said jokingly.

"Mobilize your troops?" This time William chuckled.

This made Cun Yunsheng feel a little unhappy. Why?

What do you mean?
Look down on us?
Do you think my troops can't defeat you?

If the forces are equal, you won't necessarily lose.

"What's the problem? Once the canal is occupied by you, the Allied forces will be out of reach. The only troops they can mobilize, besides us, are the army in the Pacific. But they have been held up by the Japanese army recently, so they can only mobilize us." Cun Yunsheng said without denying it.

Hearing this, William thought about it and felt that it was indeed possible.

If this is true, then transporting rubber would be quite convenient.

"I need to report these suggestions of yours. I can't make the decision." After thinking for a while, William said.

"No problem, I'll wait for your good news." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)