Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 663: The German-Soviet War (20)

"Lieutenant Colonel Gennady, our Highness agrees to accept your surrender, and you will be treated like ordinary prisoners of war."

Lieutenant Colonel Gennady was the adjutant to the division commander of the 102nd Division of the 31st Army of the Soviet Army. At this moment, he was devouring a box of canned meat given to him by the German army.

Hearing the German commander's words, Lieutenant Colonel Gennady couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that they would not have to starve to death. "Comrade Colonel, what is the specific treatment?" He said and drank the remaining soup in the can.

"It's just work. But don't worry, you won't be exhausted. The labor intensity is not much stronger than that of ordinary workers. You can get enough food, and you can get medical treatment if you are sick; and you can get wages for your work, so you can use it. Buy alcohol and cigarettes. Of course, your officers’ treatment will be better than that of ordinary soldiers.”

Lieutenant Colonel Gennady opened his mouth in shock. There was still a salary in the prisoner of war camp, and he could still drink and smoke?

"That's about all I know, Lieutenant Colonel Gennady, what do you think?"

Lieutenant Colonel Gennady nodded. "Okay, I will go back and report to our comrade division commander now." After leaving the German Army Headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Gennady carefully returned to the 102nd Division Headquarters Command Post. "Comrade Commander, I'm back."

Division Commander Leonid, who was walking back and forth in the command post, walked up to him in two steps and grabbed his shoulder. “What do the Germans say?!”

Lieutenant Colonel Gennady reported everything he heard to Leonid. "That's what the Germans say. Comrade division commander, what do you think?"

After pondering for a long time, Leonid nodded heavily. "That's it! Gennady, you immediately transfer two platoons from the security company..." He made a gesture of wiping his neck. "Be neat!"

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

That night, gunshots and screams rang out from time to time in the 102nd Division position, which lasted for more than half an hour. After that, one white flag after another was erected on the position.

Ebel, the ambassador to Sweden, went to the U.S. Embassy to visit the U.S. ambassador and ask for the "protection money" this time, but was stopped outside the gate.

"Hey, just wait for me." After being rejected, Ebel hurried back to the embassy and spread the news back to the country.

"Ha, interesting." After looking at the message, Yannick muttered and picked up the phone. "Reinhard, have the Americans developed a high-altitude fighter jet or a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun?" If the Americans want to intercept the ME-264d high-altitude bomber, they must either equip a fighter jet that can fly to an altitude of 14,000 meters or deploy a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun. There is no other way.

"Your Highness, as far as we know there is not yet. However, we have received reports that major cities in the United States have recently conducted several power outage drills."

"Blackout drill?"

Once attacked by a graphite bomb, the graphite fiber covering the power equipment will destroy the original insulation performance of the power lines and equipment, causing the power facilities to lose their repair value, and basically all can only be replaced. There is no good remedy in any country, the only way is to prevent it in advance.

For example, intercept and shoot down bombers carrying graphite bombs as early as possible to prevent graphite bombs from being launched or thrown; power plants and facilities should insulate or seal some key equipment in advance to avoid being adsorbed by graphite fiber filaments; preset false targets to make the enemy Misjudgment to avoid attacks; choose to bury power lines and equipment deep underground to avoid attacks from graphite fibers, etc.

For important military base facilities, it is also necessary to have strong enough emergency energy supply capabilities and multiple backup measures to ensure that the base can maintain normal power supply and play its due combat role after the main power supply line is attacked. However, this countermeasure can basically only be used on military installations. Due to cost constraints and other issues, civil facilities are naturally unable to build all power line equipment underground, nor are they able to have sufficient backup power supply capacity.

Another way is to disconnect the circuits of the city that may be attacked in advance, clean up the fallen carbon fiber filaments, and then restore power. However, this is a rather stupid method. Even if there is a power outage for an hour in an industrial area, the losses will be astronomical. What's more, those carbon fiber threads can't be cleaned up in a day or two.

Are the Americans planning to use this stupid method now?

"Contact Greenland immediately and carry out bombing operations." Since the Americans think this method is feasible, let them wait and see; even if it is feasible, there is more than one way to deal with the United States. "How is the production of 'Andrew Factory'? (Chapter 40, 41)" "Andrew Factory" used to specialize in producing counterfeit pounds. After the fall of Britain, there was no need to continue to produce pounds and switched to producing dollars.

"Your Highness, the 'Andrew Factory' has produced 10 tons of US dollars and three tons of 'war bonds'."

During World War II, the economy played a role that cannot be ignored behind the domestic industrial machines in the United States working day and night to manufacture weapons and ammunition for the frontline U.S. troops and their allies. Any long-term, large-scale war is to a large extent a test and competition of the economic strength of both warring parties. Once a country's treasury reserves are short of silver, compared with what may be caused by raising the tax levy point, Due to public dissatisfaction, the use of savings bonds to raise military expenditures from the private sector became the only option for all countries participating in the war - this was the only original intention of "war bonds" from the day it was born.

Throughout World War II, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a total of 8 issues of Treasury bonds specifically to finance war expenses. More than 85 million people participated in the purchases, raising approximately US$185.7 billion. This huge amount of money from the private sector was quickly injected into every joint like lubricant, keeping the entire U.S. war machine in good operating condition during the more than 1,600 days of war.

Once tons of fake dollars and fake war bonds are spread to the United States, the blow to the U.S. economy will be catastrophic.

"Very good. I heard that the lives of the American people are very tight recently. Let's give them some money to spend their time. First, transport the goods to Greenland and see the effect of this bombing before making a decision." Just as he put down the phone, there was a knock outside. There was a sound of the door, and then the office door was gently pushed open, and little Elizabeth put her little head in. "Brother Yannick, are you busy?"

Yannick smiled and shook his head. "No, I just finished my work. Is there something wrong?"

Little Elizabeth ran to the desk in a hurry. "Brother Yannick, can you help me persuade my mother to let me go into space?"

"Are you still talking about this?" Yannick couldn't help but slapped his forehead. At that time, he thought she was just talking about it on a whim; but after a few days, this enthusiasm not only did not fade away, but became more and more vigorous.

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