Like most places under democratic Russia, Yekaterin Arbor in early March is still covered with snowy northern scenery. Although its political status here is not as good as the capital Orenburg, as the largest city and industrial, transportation, cultural center in the Ural region and the most important armored vehicle manufacturing base in democratic Russia, it is no less important than Orenburg. This can be seen only from the fierce intelligence and counterintelligence war between the Soviet Union and the people and Russia.

As spring approaches, the temperature begins to gradually rise, but the more than one million citizens in Ekaterin Arbor cannot feel the comfort brought by spring. In recent events, the number of soldiers walking on the streets has increased significantly. Almost every quarter of an hour, a train of troops and supplies has passed by at the railway station. The frequency of air defense exercises has increased from once a month to twice a week. Food has begun to adopt a strict wartime rationing system. At this moment, no one has doubted the possibility of war coming. The news that the Soviet Union is about to launch a large-scale attack is spreading everywhere at an extraordinary speed.

In the command center of the old fortress in Yekaterin Arbor, some senior officials of the civilian and Russian army were also worried.

"Dear President and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, even if the factory rushes to build 80 new self-propelled anti-tank guns within two months, our soldiers will still need time to get familiar with them. What's more troublesome is that if we don't know the correct attack route of the enemy, we can only distribute them on the entire line of defense, which will undoubtedly greatly reduce their combat effectiveness!"

The man who spoke was pale with hair and beard. He was wearing a half-old dark brown uniform and a German-style flat military cap, placed upright on the table in front of him. The collar and epaulette were both red backgrounds and three golden four-pointed stars, which were the symbol of the democratic Russian Army General. During the old Tsarist Russia period, this man was just a second-line general who commanded the reserve force. In the incident in 1928, he stood in the right position and his repeated military achievements since then, and he had already become the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, one of the three major armies of the democratic Russian Army, and was also a major figure in the entire civil and Russian army.

Sitting in the upper position was a man who looked less than fifty years old and was also wearing a dark brown military uniform. His collar and epaulette were made of a completely different color of gold. The center was a bright flower like a sun. After listening to the former's explanation, he thought for a while before he said deeply:

"I have not considered what Alexey said, but if the Soviet K-type tanks have indeed been put into mass production and equipped with front-line troops, it is irresistible to rely on our existing German Type 2 tanks and 45mm infantry anti-tank guns! We will not let our soldiers fight with the enemy's tanks like in 1914! Even if this new self-propelled anti-tank gun cannot completely repel the enemy, we must let our soldiers see hope and hope of victory with their own strength! Blindly introducing weapons and imitation from the Germans will only make us a puppet of the Germans, just like what the foolish Soviets do now!"

"Dear President and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, I fully agree with your opinion!" said Bolisov, the marshal of the civil and Russian army, who was sitting on the left hand of the superior, in a nearly flattering tone. "We must use facts to tell everyone, including the Soviets and the Germans, that we can completely use our wisdom and strength to create advanced weapons! The Soviets can imitate the German Type 4 tanks, and we can create weapons that are enough to destroy the Type 4 tanks!"

This person is actually over fifty years old, but his skin is smooth and he does not have a beard. If others who do not know how to look closely at his chin and corners of his eyes, they may even think that he is only in his thirties. This is such a guy who speaks softly and walks and tiptoes. With his great loyalty as a person, most people have no good impression of him.

"Dear President and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force!"

Such a long title did not make the generals tired, regardless of military rank or age. Everyone here would say this before speaking to show their great respect for the superiors.

"Although our new weapons are theoretically able to deal with Soviet-style K-type tanks, our prototype car does show the powerful power we are looking forward to, but... Dear President and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Please forgive me. I have always had a little doubt. It is said that the information on the K-type tank we currently possess is provided by the Germans..."

"Doctor, this doesn't seem to be something you should ask about!" A sharp and thin voice interrupted the former's topic.

The superior waved his right hand, "It's okay, there are no outsiders here! Doctor, continue talking!"

"Yes, dear president and great marshal of the army, navy and air force! Thank you for your magnanimity!" The technical expert wearing glasses said nervously: "If there is a certain deviation in this information, that is, the K-type tanks made by the Soviets are not as we know it, this may seriously affect the performance of our new artillery on the battlefield!"

"Doctor. You arsenal don't want to use this to shirk responsibility, hum!" The sharp and thin voice sounded again.

The doctor quickly explained: "Dear Vice President and Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, I dare not shirk responsibility at all! This is just a speculation out of instinctively, and I hope you all forgive me!"

"Instinct? Hum!" The voice was still unyielding.

"No matter whether the intelligence really has deviations, time cannot tolerate us considering these more! General Mikhalov and General Segot, the production and security work of the factory will be handed over to two people. Eighty vehicles in two months are the minimum. If it can exceed 100 vehicles, I will personally award the two! Dr. Maxim, it is already a great achievement for you to design the T-1. I will award you the Outstanding Science Award on behalf of the country and the people here. You and your assistants will also receive additional material rewards! In the next time, I hope your Design Institute will continue to improve and perfect this new combat vehicle and cooperate with the factory to do a good job in product inspection!"

The three who were called to their name quickly stood up, "Yes, the respected president and great marshal of the army, navy and air force!"

"If there is nothing else, the meeting will end here!" Sokolov, who made his mark in the Russo-Japanese War and grew up in the German-Japanese War and the Russian Civil War, is now the unique leader of democratic Russia, sat in his own position to announce it.

"Oh, dear president and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Germans have a batch of supplies to arrive in Krasnowosk next week. In addition to general firearms and ammunition, there are some special weapons, but the Germans refuse to tell us the specific content in advance, and they just repeatedly asked us to ensure the safety of the goods and do a good job of confidentiality. These weapons are only allowed to be equipped with the 77th Infantry Division!" The soft voice of Bolisov whispered to remind him.

"Well..." Sokolov thought for a while. The 77th Infantry Division was extraordinary. The soldiers and some grassroots officers in it were carefully selected from the democratic Russian army, while nearly half of the non-commissioned officers and the vast majority of the officers were "volunteers" from Germany. The decision on the operation of this force was controlled by a so-called advisory group composed of Russian officers and German officers. Confidentiality was their first principle. They were equipped with excellent weapons far exceeding the general Russian army. Many new weapons provided by Germany would also be used first in this division, and then they would be equipped with other troops from democratic Russia depending on the situation.

Bolisov continued to bite his ear next to Sokolov: "Dear President and Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force! You don't have to worry about such small things. Just bring a few technical experts here! Uh... This Maxim looks a bit good, so let him go with you this time!"

"Okay!" Sokolov nodded, "Then let it be handled by you! And this Maxim, you have to show me your opinion. He is the chief expert of our current Armor Design Institute!"

"Don't worry! Hehe!" Bolisov smiled cunningly. This expression made everyone present shudder. You should know that this vice president is not only a marshal of the army, navy, air force, and is also the head of the secret police force of the democratic Russia. It can be said that he has the little secrets of everyone here. No one likes him but no one is willing to offend him.

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A week later, Krasnowodsk, located on the southwestern border of democratic Russia, on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. In the evening, a cargo ship with the Turkish flag slowly entered the harbor and sent a joint signal to the Russians waiting on the dock.

"It's it! Germans are Germans, it's really on time!"

In the bitter cold wind, a sharp and thin sound came from behind the thick scarf.

Maxim, wearing glasses, said nothing. He was a little confused about why he needed to receive a batch of German aid. The democratic Russian chief armored vehicle and armored vehicle. The half week passed by. Although the T1 self-propelled anti-tank gun had completed the prototype test, there were still a lot of things waiting for him to do. Whenever he thought of this, Maxim wanted to push the self-righteous guy in front into the cold sea water so that he could wake up from head to toe.

"Doctor, guess what gift did the Germans bring us?" The pretty guy in front suddenly turned around and looked at Maxim.

"Guns, artillery, ammunition, are these war-related materials, respected Vice President and Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force 1." Maxim held his glasses and dared not act carelessly, but he really didn't have much interest in guessing these things.

But Bolisov became interested, "Yeah, this is a good guess. Keep going!"

Maxim could not refuse. He carefully looked at the cargo ship approaching. It was naturally not a giant ship that was sailing in an inland sea like the Caspian Sea, but the ship in front of him was the type of medium-sized ship that could hold four or five thousand tons of cargo at least.

"Is it a fighter?"

Bolisov shook his head, "This is not the point, guess again!"

"Is that a military vehicle? Is it a tank?" Maxim had to go closer and guess, which was the most reasonable answer to Bolisov bringing him here.

"Smart! So smart!" Bolisov was inexplicably happy, "Guess what model it is? If you guess, I will lose 500 gold rubles!"

500 gold rubles!" Maxim shook his head secretly. This was naturally a considerable asset to him, but for someone like Bolisov, it was not worth mentioning at all.

"Is it the best No. 4 tank for the Germans?" When he said this, Maxim himself felt it was impossible, because the Germans never sold such advanced tanks to foreign countries, and even their closest ally Turkey could only obtain the improved No. 3 tank.

As expected, Bolisov shook his head and smiled cunningly, "500 gold rubles! Doctor!"

"That should be some kind of improved type of the No. 3 tank! Is it the 3-f type that the Germans are currently in service?" Maxim continued to think about it, otherwise Bolisov would not have let himself guess.

"No, right!" Bolisov looked very regretful, "It seems that the doctor has no choice but to have this 500 gold rubles! Hehe, tell you, the tanks on this ship are test items of the Germans, which means that even the German army is not equipped yet!"

Maxim was shocked. Although the Germans not only sold retired equipment to both sides of the Russian Civil War in the past two years, but also used the Russian Civil War to train their pilots and combat commanders, the active equipment was rarely provided to the Soviet Union and democratic Russia. As for the test items that needed battlefield inspection, they were usually transported to the Far Eastern frontline. Thinking of this, Maxim smiled:

"Dear Vice President and Air Force Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force are kidding me!"

"Just kidding? Ha!" Bolisov laughed disdainfully, "Do you think a vice president and air marshal and secret police minister can't even get such information?"

"Dear Vice President and Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, I have no disrespect! I just feel that the Germans have always been cautious about new weapons, so..." Maxim quickly explained.

"Hmph! You don't understand this!" Bolisov said proudly: "Although the Japanese are still fighting stubbornly, there was no ground war in the Far East before the Germans landed! With the geographical characteristics of Japan, the Germans could completely win the war through continuous bombing, so why bother to die in vain?"
Chapter completed!