Chapter 171 Pay the price

Sure enough, An Yi expected, at this moment Hitler was in a furious in Berlin's Prime Minister's Palace.

On the thirty -first, Hitler was originally in Greece and met with Italian head of Merrini to discuss the war in North Africa. However, there was news that there was news about the raid of Pearl Harbor, so he hurriedly bid farewell to Italian dictators to return to Berlin and convened Nazi urgently

Party senior meeting, discuss countermeasures.

"Bastard! Idiot! How can I get Americans at this time?" Hitler carried his hands and paced back and forth. The expression on his face was extremely angry.

All the participants were Cicchan, and anyone knew where Hitler's anger came from, and was unwilling to touch his mold at this time. Yesterday was the beginning of the New Year. The Turkish delegation was negotiating with Germany in Berlin.

Domestic notice temporarily suspended negotiations to join the axis country, and returned to China immediately.

In the early morning of this morning, the Turks returned to Ankara. It is said that the American diplomatic visit group has arrived at the capital of Turkey and received a warm reception of Turkish President Ibom Innu.

At the same time, the Spanish, which originally vowed to join the axis country, and Portugal, the attitude suddenly became ambiguous.

You should know that as early as last June last year, when the Germans victory in France, Spain sent troops to occupy Danjill, which was internationally tube, and then the Spanish fascist leader Franco submitted a condition to Hitler to participate in the axis country, of which of which

Including the territorial requirements of the province of Olan, French, French, Morocco and Algeria.

After its request was recognized, Germany and the West agreed that after the threat of Malta Island, Crete and Cyprus Island in the central and western Mediterranean in Germany and Italy, Germany, the West, and the Western countries jointly took military operations.

However, when the Germans are now prepared, and provide the heavy weapons required for Spanish operations and notify it to start this month, it happens that the news of the United States participated in the war.

When Franco answered the German Ambassador to Spain yesterday, it clearly stated that Spain is located in the traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

It must be the first target of the American and British allies to attack. Whether Spain, which has just experienced the civil war, can be able to stand up to the violent blow of the United States and Britain. The problem of survival and death of the entire country is unable to participate in the combat of allies for the time being.

Franco believes that at this time, Spain does not participate in the war, which is better than participating in the war, so that Germany can obtain the supply of strategic materials such as oil and food through Spain.

As for Portugal, the land was surrounded by Spain. Seeing that the Spanish attitude became tough, Portugal also followed the tone. After the Portuguese dictatorship, Dr. Saracha said that he would maintain a neutrality after he was with Franco. He did not join the war for the time being.

Spain and Portugal are located in the Iberian Peninsula, Plateau, and many mountains. There are lowlands in the west and southwest.

Portugal has successively became the power of the maritime and the colonial empire. In Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia, there are colonies. Since then, due to the supply of food and abundant products produced by colonies, the population of the two countries has reproduced rapidly, but with the last century

The complete collapse of the colonial empire, Spain and Portugal must be supplemented by resources such as food, oil, coal, etc. through international trade.

Since Germany invaded Poland, allies such as Britain, the United States, and France have been working hard to keep the two countries neutral. They have provided grain, coal, and oil to Spain and Portugal.

Franco had his own considerations: an important part of the relationship between Spain and Germany was the debt owed during the civil war, including weapons and other supplies. Spain owed Germany more than $212 million, and because Spain

As early as 1935, 330 tons of gold reserves of the National Bank were smuggled to the Soviet Union by Soviet advisers to the government of the Republic. Spain was unable to repay the huge sum of money.

In addition to debt relationships, Spain's rich mineral deposits and trade resources were exactly what Nazi Germany needed. In a secret German-Spanish agreement signed the year before last, Spain promised to help Germany import beef and grain from South America. In May last year,

Spain also signed a three-year food cooperation plan with Italy, promising to provide necessary food through re-export trade.

Spain is rich in high-quality iron ore, and Germany also imports zinc, lead, mercury, fluorite, lapis lazuli, mica, cork and wool, and the most important tungsten sand from Spain.

Franco was very confident that even if Hitler became angry, he would not immediately take action against Spain. After all, Spain remained neutral and Germany could obtain urgently needed supplies. On the contrary, Germany not only had to face Spanish resistance, but also had to send troops to maintain colonial rule.

, while supporting the lives of millions of Spaniards.

The cooperation between Portugal and Germany began in the Spanish Civil War. During this war, Dr. Salazar sided with Franco and Hitler, helped Germany smuggle weapons to Franco's army, and sent Portuguese volunteers to fight.

By the end of 1937, Germany had become Portugal's third largest trading partner, but Dr. Salazar had protested against Hitler's invasion of the Catholic country of Poland the year before.

Portugal has many ports on the Atlantic Ocean, making it difficult for the British to invade it. Therefore, Salazar was mainly worried about the Nazi invasion: after the fall of France, the German Nazi troops were less than 418 kilometers away from the Portuguese border.

Another concern he had was that Franco might form an alliance with Hitler and invade Portugal together.

After weighing the dangers of the Allies and Germany, Salazar decided to follow Franco closely. If Franco fell to the Nazis, Portugal would be unlucky. On the contrary, Portugal could continue to remain neutral and fight with both warring parties.

engage in economic and political cooperation.

After a long time, Hitler returned to his seat and asked loudly:

"What should we do next? Declare war on the Americans? Also, our troops deployed in France and Greece must be moved. Is the target Turkey or Spain? We must win one of the two to completely attack

The arrogance of that fat man Churchill really restricted the activities of the British Navy in the Mediterranean!"

Goering's air force bombing has never truly and thoroughly destroyed the British will to resist as he said. So far, the bombing of the British Isles has continued for five months, but the British resistance has not stopped. Although

Southern UK, including London, Dover, Portsmouth

, the cities of Plymouth and Penzance were almost in ruins, but the British still resisted tenaciously, constantly sending bombers to attack the ports where the German fleet assembled. Even last month, the British long-range bombers were still in Berlin.

Several bombs were dropped over the city, making Hitler furious.

However, as the second-largest figure in the Nazi Party, Goering still had his capital. You must know that Goering was responsible for the specific implementation of Germany's four-year economic plan. He almost controlled Germany's industrial production and had extensive influence in the industrial and commercial circles.

support. So when Hitler asked questions, he still stood up and answered with his head held high:

"We should declare war on the United States immediately! According to intelligence from Japanese allies, they are preparing to launch a landing operation on the Hawaiian Islands... While launching the attack on Pearl Harbor, war broke out in the Philippines and Australia at the same time.

, the Pacific War broke out completely. To be honest, I personally admire it**

With the courage of the Japanese, they launched a blitzkrieg on the sea. Just as we used tanks and armored vehicles to tear apart the French defense lines, the Japanese used their navy, their aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, and they also learned the lesson of hiding behind

Americans who are fanning the flames! I firmly believe that the final result will definitely end with the failure of the United States!

"Compared with the brave ***, I don't understand how some people conserve their strength and do not want to make progress! Look, the empire's navy now has three aircraft carriers, four battleships, three heavy cruisers, and three

A huge naval force like 10 light cruisers, 10 auxiliary cruisers, and 42 destroyers passively avoids fighting and hides in the harbor to bask in the sun. Some people are not worthy of being soldiers of the empire at all!"

Seeing that Goering was pointing the finger at him, Marshal Reger quickly stood up and retorted loudly:

"Marshal Göring, how can you easily erase the sacrifices and contributions of our navy since the war began? After the war broke out the year before last, the Imperial Navy took urgent action. The battleship 'Deutschland' set out from Wilhelmshaven on the day of the war.

Sail into the Atlantic Ocean, attack Allied ships, and obtain

The result was the sinking of two ships and the capture of a merchant ship. Last year, the Deutschland, which was renamed the Lützow, also participated in an operation launched by the army and air force in Norway. Unfortunately, on the way back, it was hit by a torpedo launched by a British submarine.

, the rear part of the ship was severely damaged and is still being repaired in the dock.

"While the battleship Deutschland was dispatched, Lützow's sister ship Admiral Graf Spee also fought in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, sinking many British merchant ships, and repeatedly escaping British and French ships.

The pursuit of the naval fleet in South America in December of the current year

The mouth of the Rio de la Plata was intercepted by three British cruisers. After a fierce battle, the ship sailed into the neutral country of Montevideo, Uruguay. Then, under strong military and diplomatic pressure from the British, the ship was forced to

It sank, and all the officers and soldiers on the ship disappeared into the vast sea together with the ship.

"In addition, our navy's battlecruiser 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenno' also set off shortly after the war started, and sailed into Iceland-Faroe Islands together with two other cruisers and three destroyers.

waters, this sortie,

The British auxiliary cruiser Rawalpindi was sunk. When the Norwegian campaign started last year, the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau left Wilhelmshaven and headed towards Harstad, Norway.

Allied naval and transport forces attack

, sinking an Allied oil tanker and a troop transport in one fell swoop. Later, while sailing, the two ships discovered the British aircraft carrier 'Glorious', which was responsible for covering the retreat of the troops. After a firefight, they sank the 'Glorious'

and two ships served as

Escorting destroyer. In this battle, 'Scharnhorst' suffered heavy damage and was then docked for six months of repairs. Now, 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'

, still carrying out diplomatic breaking activities in the Atlantic Ocean.

"Can these war examples not yet explain that the great contribution of our navy? On the contrary, the Air Force. In the case of advanced ground radar, it was impossible to completely suppress the British Air Force, which caused us to stop at multiple ships in the port. Among them

Our Harbor Harbor Naval Shipyard has repeatedly suffered a British aircraft air strike. So far, there have been as many as 1042 air strikes. The British have dropped about 670 tons of bombs. Although there is no bomb hit our ship, it has greatly delayed many of us many of us many of us

The construction period of the ship under construction, the "Bismarck" and the "Tirpitz '" battleship is not completed so far, it is the worst.

The hits the bomb that failed to explode, and fortunately escaped, but the price is still in the dock, receiving renovation and modification!

"Finally, I have to remind Marshal Gorin, in the military department you led

Stopping, there is no enough escort ship, our aircraft carrier formation cannot be formed, and we cannot give our expensive aircraft carrier to the British submarine to eat a meal! "

Gorin's face flushed, although I knew that Reagel was talking about facts, he still refuted:

"Empire must use limited materials to use the advantages of arms. Haven't we let go of the construction of the submarine? At least until now, the results obtained by the submarine fleet are even larger than expensive aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and cruisers.

It is much more ... At the same time, the disadvantage of the total tonnage of the empire naval ships cannot be the reason for your negative war! Now, under the crazy bombardment of the Air Force, the British Navy has hid in the northwest of the British Gessis Strait

The Celtics and St. George Strait, our naval ships can be gathered at all, and with unsatisfactory momentum, the Army covers the third island of Britain!

"After all, the voyage of the fighter aircraft owned by the Air Force must rely on the Army to occupy a bridgehead on the British Island. Through the layer of the airport of the land, we can completely suppress the British counterattack! In terms of overall strategy, as long as we win down

The British Island, Turkey and Spain, who are now waiting for the wait -and -see attitude, will definitely be immediately put into the embrace of the empire. The morale of Americans will be severely hit. The current unfavorable situation to the empire will immediately change. "

Heidrigh was surprised, he didn't expect Gorin to see so far.

Before today's meeting, Heidrixi and Zhong Lei analyzed detailed analysis of Germany's next strategy. From the perspective of various situations, from the moment Hitler failed and failed, Hitler had decided to completely resolve the United Kingdom and then turn around.

To deal with the Soviet Union, but before that, the British must be drove out of the Middle East and North Africa, so that Germany truly owns Libya's oil, once and for all solve the problem of energy supply, and strategically complete the surround of the Soviet Union.

Because of the accurate grasp of Hitler's heart, Heidrihei, who has risen to the third character of the Nazi Party, stood up confidently, saying:

"Marshal Golin is very reasonable. We must give priority to the UK, and then consider other issues. It is certain to log in to the UK! As for the war to the United States, I think it is completely unnecessary. After all, it is involved in the United States.

Power is the fundamental reason for us to form an alliance with ***. There is no need to involve us.

"However, before we can completely solve the problem of Britain, we must give priority to our energy and material supply problems. Now, although the United States has not declared war on us, it does not mean that the United States will allow materials to enter the empire through neutral countries like before. At least, they

We will inventory the total amount of oil exported to Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden, and set a limit to ensure that it does not flow into our hands!

"Before this, our oil was mainly provided by the oil fields of the Soviet Union and Romania and neutral countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden through re-export trade, but the main source was still the Soviet Union. However, since the Baku oil field encountered the French at the beginning of last year

After the bombing, the Soviet government immediately used this as an excuse to
To be continued...