The sun never sets

The troops sent by Hans von Seeckt to cover the rear were crushed by the heavy tanks of the Alliance, and the tank troops that hurriedly turned back were unable to stop the 1st Armored Division. The combat effectiveness of the genuine People's Army was completely incomparable to that of the Indian People's Army. The failure of the Seeckt Group was a foregone conclusion, and all General Hans von Seeckt could do was to reduce the losses.

As a German general, Seeckt simply threw out the Madras Republic Army to buy time for the German Volunteer Army to retreat.

The UN forces' scythe blitz undoubtedly hit the weak spot of the Sekt Group, but the situation was not yet completely hopeless. Due to its low level of development, India did not have a convenient transportation network. As long as the heavy equipment and supplies were abandoned, the German army could quickly escape from the dead end.

In order to buy more time, Seeckt also left the remaining two reorganized divisions to the UN as sacrifices. Admiral Seeckt probably didn't want to do this, but the lives of the Germans were more important, and the order from Berlin forced him to push the elite troops he had trained into death.

Admiral Seeckt's retreat was timely, avoiding the worst outcome of the annihilation of the troops. However, their actions were still a little slow. Less than half of the remaining 7 German troops escaped from the forests and mountains, and nearly 4 became victims of the "Sickle Blitz" or became prisoners of war of the United Nations.

The Battle of Gelva lasted only eight days, and the 300,000-strong army led by General Seeckt suffered a devastating blow. The German tank forces were completely wiped out, and the four reorganized divisions of the Madras Republic's army were completely annihilated. Only a little over 30,000 of the 100,000 German troops escaped, and all their heavy equipment was lost.

The tragic loss shocked the whole of Germany. For a time, German public opinion was in an uproar, and newspapers were full of headlines such as "What happened to this country?" and "I fell into deep thought..." However, these non-citizens' opinions soon disappeared. Under the strong suppression of the government, the discordant voices were blocked. Some public intellectuals and left-wing personnel who attempted to undermine the stability of the country were arrested, and the marching teams were also suppressed.

Domestic unrest is easy to deal with, but what should we do about the devastating situation on the Indian battlefield?

The German General Staff believed that more reinforcements, more tanks, planes and artillery should be sent immediately. The senior military officials believed that there were two main reasons why the German army was defeated in the Battle of Gelva. First, the number of German troops was too small. At the beginning, there were only 35 troops, and as the war progressed, the number increased to 20. However, the first wave of volunteers sent by the Alliance was as high as , not counting railway troops and a large number of logistics support troops. Although the German army had a lot of troops, most of them were vassal troops. The combat effectiveness of the Indian troops was questionable. After discovering that they were surrounded, the Indian army quickly collapsed;

Second, the German supply line was too long. The Seckt Group was more than 800 miles away from the railway line, which greatly weakened the German combat effectiveness. On the other hand, the UN supply line was less than half the distance of the German army.

The German General Staff believed that although they had suffered a defeat in Golwa, it did not mean that the People's Army was more powerful than the German Army. As long as they withdrew their troops to Madhya Pradesh, they would be able to compete with the United Nations forces again.

Of course, this would require Berlin to send more reinforcements, at least

No less than 25 people, and more technical equipment is needed.

Unlike the General Staff's relative optimism, the German Foreign Ministry believed that what should be done now was not to send more reinforcements to India, but to negotiate immediately with the alliance and resolve the issue through diplomatic negotiations rather than war.

The Battle of Gurwa, combined with the losses in previous battles, resulted in the German army suffering more than 100,000 casualties in India, and the loss of a large number of technical weapons, which placed a heavy burden on the German economy. More importantly, it dealt a heavy blow to Germany's international reputation.

Although the German army suffered heavy losses in the World War and although the World War ended in a "white peace", all the participating countries still recognized the combat effectiveness of the German Army. The reputation of being the world's number one army was not obtained by chance.

But the German Army, the world's best army, suffered a defeat in India!

Those who know the details will know that there are many reasons for the German defeat. The victory of the Allies was based on twice the number of troops and five times the logistical support. If the battlefield was changed to Mumbai, it is very likely that the victory and defeat would be reversed.

But no matter what, a loss is a loss. It is a fact that the German army suffered a crushing defeat. The General Staff knew that the German Army's tanks and aircraft were inferior to those of the Allies, but they still wanted to continue fighting in order to restore the army's reputation.

"We can't accept such a failure!"

"The People's Revolutionary League must pay the price!"

"This is not only for the Army, but also for Germany!"

The Alliance has heavy troops stationed in Poland and the three Baltic countries. If the German Army performs too badly, the national defense pressure on the eastern border will become even greater. The Alliance's armored torrent may surge over!

"But we are not ready for war!"

From 1915 to 1928, this was less than 15 years, not enough time for the new generation of Germans to grow up, and the manpower available to Germany was limited. It would take at least another 5 to 8 years for Germany to have more abundant manpower.

"Abundant" is relative to today's Germany. Compared with the Alliance, the manpower of any other country is insufficient.

Moreover, the German army's weapons and equipment are somewhat inferior to those of the Allies. Germany needs time to develop more advanced tanks and aircraft, as well as battleships and aircraft carriers.

The situation was stronger than people, and the German government had to succumb to the cruel reality and sent diplomats to negotiate with the League to resolve the friction that broke out on the Indian subcontinent. The condition set by the German government was that the Madras Republic Army withdraw to Madhya Pradesh, which was the same as the termination line previously drawn by the League.

But can the current situation be the same as it was last year? Since the situation is different, the conditions will naturally be different.

After defeating the Sekt Group, the UN forces worked for more than two weeks to basically wipe out the Madras Republic Army and the German Volunteer Army in the encirclement. After that, the UN forces prepared for more than a month before continuing to advance westward and fought all the way to the city of Gedney.

Chapter 804: Reaching the Summit

The German government is negotiating with the People's Revolutionary League about the war in India. The conditions of both sides are still far apart, so the negotiations have been delayed for more than a month without any results. Perhaps Germany is still a little unconvinced and wants to compete with the alliance again.

The alliance formed the United Nations Army, and the German government followed suit, bringing in Austria, Italy and other countries to fight against the evil regime in the Far East. According to intelligence, the United States provided a lot of supplies to the Germans.

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany once concocted the "Yellow Peril Theory" in an attempt to portray China as a threat to all European countries, so that Germany could become the leader of the great powers as the protector of the civilized world. But at that time, China had been beaten up many times by the great powers, and it was common for China to lose troops, cede territory and pay compensation. How could it be a threat to Europe? So the matter was left unresolved.

More than 30 years later, William II's nonsense became reality. The Human Innovation Alliance appeared in the east of the World Island, making Germany and its allies feel breathless. This was probably something that William II and the German top leaders had never expected at the time.

When the UN forces reached the city of Gedni, Germany assembled another 200,000 troops, with Gedni as the core, in an attempt to stop the alliance's chariot. The minimum goal of the German government was to use fighting to promote negotiations and make Madhya Pradesh a part of the Republic of Madras.

If possible, it would be best to completely annihilate the invading enemy. However, that was too difficult, and the German General Staff believed that it was almost impossible to achieve, so the German army's new combat plan was mainly based on defense.

“We want to make Gedni the new Bhopal!”

The German army lost more than 30,000 men in the Battle of Bhopal, and the casualties of the vassal army were several times that. The German high-ranking officials believed that as long as the allies shed enough blood, they could get a more favorable ceasefire condition.

However, India was close to the People's Revolutionary League and far from Germany. The German army lacked heavy siege artillery when attacking Bhopal, but the United Nations Army brought 305mm super-heavy howitzers from Southeast Asia. The railway troops of the alliance built railways day and night to ensure that the front line could get enough artillery shells.

The Alliance's military expenditure in India was five times that of Germany. Some comrades complained about the increasing consumption on the Indian battlefield. Land reform in India also cost money. This led to a 10% drop in the Alliance's domestic investment and a significant slowdown in economic growth, from a growth rate of more than 6% to %.

But those discussions

They were all suppressed by Lin Yongchang. The Central Military Commission provided the UN forces with sufficient supplies and manpower. Relying on spending money regardless of cost, the UN forces blew Gedney to pieces with heavy artillery.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle lasted for nearly two months. Both the UN and German forces suffered heavy casualties. The UN suffered 4.1 casualties, 73 tanks and 270 aircraft, while the German casualties were twice as much. The Italians and Austrians who came to help the Germans also suffered heavy casualties, and several units were completely wiped out.

The winter in India was not as cold as that in Siberia, but the temperature also dropped below zero. Fighting in the icy and snowy environment, many wounded soldiers lost their lives before they could be sent to the field hospital.

The German camp suffered more casualties due to the cold. The Alliance had sufficient supplies, but it also paid a price for it.

By early February, the ground was completely frozen, a temporary railway line was built to the Gedney front, and the supplies and manpower stored over the past few months finally reached the expected goals. General Xu Wuji ordered the start of an operational plan code-named "Operation Uranus."

In the northwest of Madhya Pradesh, Guo Songling once again used the "Sickle Blitz" tactics. Two armored divisions bypassed Gedni, crossed the mountains, and with the support of aircraft, broke through the German defense line from Shahgarh. The cavalry division and infantry division poured in from the torn gap and once again encircled the main force of the enemy.

On March 1928, 3, Operation Uranus ended. Army Group B killed and captured more than 17 enemies at the cost of more than 3 casualties. The German army took the lead in retreating again, treating the Indians, Italians and Austrians as the tail of the gecko.

After the Battle of Gedni, the Allied tanks rushed to Sagar. Based on the previous fastest speed of 60 kilometers per day, it would take less than a week to kill through Madhya Pradesh. However, Army Group B was no longer able to continue the offensive.

In a telegram to his superiors, Major General Zhu Yujie claimed that the 3st Armored Division had used up all its gasoline and diesel, and the shells carried by the tanks were almost exhausted. On average, each tank had shells left, and less than shells were available. In addition, nearly half of the tanks and self-propelled artillery had malfunctioned and urgently needed repair.

If the armored forces were to be deployed, they would have to spend several more months stockpiling supplies. Without gasoline and diesel, tanks and self-propelled artillery became fixed turrets, and trucks and other mechanical vehicles became decorations. In the absence of supplies, the armored forces could hardly move.

If the German army could dispatch 200,000 or 300,000 elite troops to launch a counterattack at this time, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to Army Group B.

However, the German army did not have that many troops, and their morale was extremely low. They lacked the ability to defend, let alone counterattack. The Germans retreated all the way to Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and began to prepare for the Battle of Bhopal.

If the Germans could find many excuses for their defeat in the Battle of Gelwa, the Battle of Gedney shattered the Germans' reputation as the strongest army. In Gedney, there were not many Indian troops in the German camp. In addition to the Germans, there were Italians and Austrians, as well as some volunteers from other countries.

In the first two months of the Battle of Gedney, the Germans fought fairly well, and although they suffered heavy casualties, they still managed to hold off the UN forces. As the battle line became longer and longer, and the size of the troops grew, the Germans gradually could not keep up with the troops and supplies.

The German General Staff had been guarding against the United Nations using the "Sickle Blitz" tactic, and for this reason had been placing several divisions of rapid reaction forces in the rear. However, the front line was already in a state of chaos, and if the reserve troops were not deployed to the battlefield, the United Nations would directly achieve a central breakthrough.

Rundstedt had to send out the reserve troops. Before the German reinforcements arrived, Guo Songling's Army Group B launched another blitzkrieg, using the "Sickle Blitz". Then everything was irreversible.

After the two battles of Gerva and Gedney, the Allied Army climbed to the top by stepping on the corpses of the German Army. To become a great power, you need to defeat another great power. To become the strongest army, you must defeat the strongest army in the world.

The Prussian Army defeated the then-leading army, the French Army of Napoleon III, and became the world's leading army. Similarly, the Alliance crushed the German Army on the Indian battlefield and became the new leading army.

Chapter 805: Escape

In recent years, many wars have broken out around the world, including the British Civil War, the Australian War, the Central American War, and the Indian War. The scale of these wars is not as large as the world wars, but they are definitely not small. Except for the Australian War, the scale of troops in other wars exceeded one million, and the total number of troops on both sides of the Central American War exceeded three million.

In just a few years, so many wars broke out around the world, making the world situation very tense. The major powers invested a lot of money in developing the military industry, replacing the equipment of the army and air force, the tonnage of naval warships continued to increase, and the caliber of the main guns on battleships became larger and larger.

It goes without saying that caliber is justice and power is justice.

After defeating the German army on the Indian battlefield, the Human Revolutionary Alliance became the world's most powerful country. The victory on the battlefield brought great prestige to the alliance and gave the Human Revolutionary Alliance a great advantage in negotiations.

German government

The German government originally wanted to turn the tables in order to gain some advantages in the negotiations and keep Madhya Pradesh within the borders of the Madras Republic. After the Battle of Gedney, the German government lowered its expectations and prepared to use Madhya Pradesh as a negotiating condition in exchange for the United Nations forces not to continue the attack.

In order to get the League to agree to an armistice, the German top brass sent someone to visit General Ludendorff, who had already retired. After receiving instructions from Berlin, the ambassador to the League immediately sent staff to ask General Ludendorff, who was writing his memoirs in Chang'an, to help say something good.

Twenty-five years ago, Ludendorff helped China establish the General Staff, and later played an important role in the Sino-Russian War and the Sino-Japanese War. Many of the senior generals of the People's Army were Ludendorff's students, and Chairman Lin also maintained a good personal relationship with Ludendorff.

If Ludendorff could come out and say something nice, the German government might not be so passive at the negotiation table. The German government only wanted to give up the Central State, but the Union seemed dissatisfied with the price offered by Germany.

"Chairman Lin is a man who cherishes old times, but he is a man who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs and will never harm the interests of the country for personal reasons."

Ludendorff was very dissatisfied with the German high-level ideas. "Even if I stand up and say a few words, what effect will it have?"

The German military attaché said earnestly: "You should know what happened in India. The country urgently needs your help."

Of course Ludendorff knew about the battle in India. He had no choice but to know about such an important matter. He was not surprised by Germany's defeat in India. The number of German army and air force deployed in India was much smaller than that of the People's Revolutionary League, and they were surpassed in quality.

The German Navy now seems to be a little stronger than the Allied Navy, that's because the High Seas Fleet has a large number of battleships, but the newly launched battleships of the Allied Forces are already fully equipped with 15-inch cannons, while the German Navy is still using 13.5-inch cannons.

If the role of aircraft carriers in the navy is taken into account, the German Navy is also left behind by the Allied Navy. However, this is still an era where the big ships and big guns prevail. Whether in Germany or the Allied Navy, most naval commanders regard aircraft carriers as auxiliary ships, believing that aircraft carriers can play a big role, but cannot replace the core position of battleships.

Ludendorff did not know much about the navy, and after retiring, he was not very clear about the German Army's equipment system, but he still knew the battle situation. On the Indian battlefield, Germany's Type 37 tanks were not good enough, and the PAK anti-tank guns they were equipped with were also ineffective. If they continued to fight, Germany would most likely be driven out of India.

"Marshal, Germany needs you now."

Ludendorff was shaken. After all, he was a Junker and had to consider the interests of the Junker class and Germany. "I will do what I can, but I can't guarantee anything. If we want to solve the Indian problem as soon as possible, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... and other departments need to do more work."

“Thank you for your contribution to Germany.”

Ludendorff said his words would be useless, but that was not the case. Being able to contact Chairman Lin directly was already more powerful than being the ambassador of the Alliance. If the diplomats of the embassy wanted to meet with Chairman Lin, they had to first apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Alliance, and then God knew when the next step would be taken.

Chairman Lin's words are worth ten thousand words. As long as we can convince Chairman Lin, things will be easy.

Perhaps it was Ludendorff's lobbying that worked, or perhaps it was the rapid convergence of the United States and Germany that made the alliance feel threatened, the negotiators of the People's Revolutionary League quickly changed their attitude and were no longer as aggressive as before.

After several days of intense negotiations, the People's Revolutionary League and Germany reached an agreement on India: Madhya Pradesh belonged to the People's Republic of India, and the Royal Princely States Union was also incorporated into the People's Republic of India. The Indian subcontinent was divided into four parts again, namely: the People's Republic of India occupying the central and southern parts of the continent, the People's Republic of Bangladesh located in the east of the subcontinent, the Dominion of India in the northwest, which was fighting with Afghanistan, and the Republic of Madras controlled by Germany.

The Alliance did not demand war reparations from the Dominion of India and the Republic of Madras, but only demanded the right to free trade. The People's Revolutionary League has now surpassed the United States and become the world's largest consumer market, but it still needs more and larger markets to absorb the Alliance's ever-expanding production capacity.

The Alliance had many considerations for leaving the Madras Republic instead of destroying it in one fell swoop, one of which was that it could sell goods to Germany through this puppet state.

The right to free trade is just a hole. Driven by interests, this hole can become a broad road. Lin Yongchang once lamented that the corruption of the alliance was shocking, but compared with the corruption of the German Empire, the things of the [Human Innovation Alliance] were nothing.

Many actions that would have violated criminal law in the League were carried out openly in the German Empire. Chancellor Bismarck created dynastic socialism, while William II, the Junker officer corps, and other members of the ruling class went back to the old ways and exploited the working class more and more.

As for the peasants, they were all tenants of the Junker officers. Germany was a militaristic country and a country that retained many feudal systems. The vitality of this country was much worse than that of the Union.

The ability to resist economic crises is also much worse.

After the end of the world war, many Germans - especially the lower-class workers and farmers, as well as the Jews - ran to the Allies to make a living.

In recent years, with the recovery of the German economy, fewer people have fled to the Allies or the United States. But with the defeat of the German army in India, more people have fled to the Allies.

Chapter 806: Installment

On April 1928, 4, representatives of the League, the People's Republic of India, Germany and the Republic of Madras signed an armistice agreement, and the war in India finally ended.

The war on the Indian subcontinent and the previous series of wars exhausted the [People's Revolutionary League], and a large amount of resources were consumed in the war, which seriously affected the economic construction within the [People's Revolutionary League]. Prices within the alliance rose by more than a little.

Fortunately, the war finally ended, and the soaring prices gradually fell back. The state relaxed its control over many materials, and the goods on the market became abundant again.

For several years, the alliance was either fighting or supporting wars, and the country's debt broke through the 200 billion yuan mark, creating one new historical record after another. In order to settle the debt as soon as possible, the alliance launched a number of new products, including penicillin, but it was not sold under this name, but was called special medicine No. XX.

The alliance would come up with a few new drugs from time to time, and the introduction of penicillin did not shock people at home and abroad. What surprised everyone was that the effect of this special medicine was too good.

Except for a very small number of people who are allergic to penicillin, the therapeutic effect of penicillin is so good that it can almost cure all kinds of inflammations and even treat syphilis.

Although penicillin is very expensive - generally speaking, new drugs are very expensive - it still sells well all over the world. In Europe and the United States, the rampant spread of syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases opened up the market for penicillin. Even if you don't have a sexually transmitted disease, it is useful to have a few penicillins on hand, and you never know when they can save your life.

In the United States, the price of penicillin was hyped up to be more expensive than gold, and it was often out of stock. People who had experienced the "American Flu" were very interested in the powerful special medicine No. XX. Anyone with a little money would take the initiative to get a few penicillins when they were sick.

Although the U.S. Department of Health claims that this new special medicine has not been clinically verified, the people will not be so foolish as to believe the government. If the government is trustworthy, sows will climb trees.

The U.S. government’s previous series of outrageous actions have taught people that the most reliable thing is the weapons in their own hands, followed by family members and small groups.

Reporters soon discovered that many high-ranking officials in the US government had used the new special medicine after falling ill, which put the country in a passive position in public opinion. On the one hand, the government said that penicillin had not passed clinical trials, but on the other hand, it was secretly using the new drug. Some people even secretly smuggled penicillin and sold it on the black market for huge profits.

All these actions have accumulated people's dissatisfaction to the point where they can no longer express themselves, so demonstrations broke out in some states. However, Americans are already accustomed to demonstrations, and the government is relatively tolerant of demonstrations as long as they do not carry weapons and cause damage everywhere.

After all, times have changed. It is no longer possible to use machine guns to shoot at parade teams at will.

Those unruly people like to march, and as long as they don't use guns, let them march. After making a fuss for a while, they can vent their anger, and that's enough. They have to go back to work, otherwise they won't have food to eat. In this world, food is the most important thing.

While the US government was blocking the sale of penicillin in the country, it organized scientists to reverse engineer penicillin. Everyone did this. Nowadays, countries copy each other. If something can be copied, they will definitely copy it.

If they don’t do this, it’s definitely not because they have a change of heart, but because they can’t do it. In order to make money, the ruling class in the United States is promoting various types of installment payments. What else can’t they do?

Installment payment seems to be a good idea. Salesmen tell consumers how good “installment payment” is and how it can save them money. But in reality, merchants will use complex algorithms and word games to try every means to get the last penny out of consumers.

The US government and businessmen regarded "installment payment" as a good medicine and a new economic miracle drug. This financial innovation model effectively improved the level of economic development in the United States and created unprecedented prosperity in the market.

However, behind the unprecedented prosperity lies an unprecedented economic crisis.

To be honest, although the financial innovation of installment payment has many side effects, it has a real role in promoting the economy. If we can make good use of the prosperity brought by financial innovation, adjust the distribution of created wealth, and reduce the gap between the rich and the poor in society, an economic crisis may not necessarily break out.

But that is impossible. Unless it is time to make adjustments, no one dares and no one can do such a thing. The ruling class will only shout "One last puff!" and then continue to smoke endlessly until the prosperous scene bursts and the economy enters the next cycle.

Economic crises are not all bad things. They can eliminate some companies with a lot of problems and promote the application of new technologies. These are all good things.