The "Three Kingdoms Charter" only proposed a large political framework led by the United States, Britain, and China, but the specific military layout cannot be achieved in the short term.
Churchill lived in the White House and could communicate with Roosevelt anytime and anywhere. This effectively resolved possible differences between the United States and Britain and made it easier for the two countries to seek common ground while reserving differences and achieve agreement on international affairs.
Unlike An Ngai who only had two senior officials, Diem and Zhao Dongquan, who were both civil and military, Churchill had a full lineup around him - the Chiefs of Staff of the British Navy, Army and Air Force, Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Supply, and many assistants, secretaries and staff.
.These people quickly negotiated with their counterparts in the United States, allowing British and American strategists to have an intimate exchange of views. This kind of tacit understanding was something that Nanhua, as a third country, could not enjoy.
The chiefs of staff of the United States and Britain held a total of twelve meetings. The chief of staff of the United States Army, General Marshall, wanted to get one thing out of the meeting, which was to reach an agreement on the principle of unified command on the battlefield, which meant that differences must be resolved.
The problem of unified command among the military services also means that the problem of unified command of the armies of different countries must be solved.
You must know that currently, in Australia, the Middle East and North Africa, China's Shandong and North China, there are situations where the armies of multiple countries are fighting side by side. Who commands whom has to come up with a charter. In addition, even the US Army
There are also leadership issues among navies.
Although the U.S. Navy was skeptical about the principle of unified command, it could not provide any strong objections, so it reluctantly agreed to the motion submitted by Marshall.
Regarding the overall strategy, General Marshall favored Europe first, Asia second, that is, defeating Germany first and then starting to solve Japan.
The reason for formulating this strategy is that the U.S. Navy is temporarily unable to obtain sea control in the Pacific region. In the Atlantic, after the United States and Britain join forces, even if Japan joins hands with the Italian and German navies, they can only retreat, allowing the Army to conveniently
The land is replenished.
However, this strategy is not unified even within the U.S. Army.
At present, Japan has occupied the Hawaiian Islands, the homeland of the United States, and can threaten the homeland security of the United States at any time. At the same time, Australia in the South Pacific is in a bitter war. If it implements the strategy of Europe first and Asia later, this means
As most of the troops will be transferred to Africa and Europe to participate in the war against Germany, the number of troops and materials available for Australia will be reduced rapidly. Once something happens to Australia, New Zealand will inevitably be in danger. By then, the entire Pacific strategy of the United States will be
Falling into total passivity.
However, it must be noted that pursuing the policy of Europe first and Asia later will give the Army a greater say than the Navy when competing for relatively limited manpower and material resources. Therefore, most Army generals have acquiesced in this strategy after communication.
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However, there is widespread skepticism in the navy about the overall strategy of putting Europe first and then Asia.
You know, the tradition of the U.S. Navy is to defend against the expansion of the enemy. Naval officers were ordered to concentrate their efforts to attack an enemy that could only be defeated on land, but they were unable to deal with the humiliation of Pearl Harbor for months or even years.
When seeking revenge, the mood is undoubtedly extremely depressed.
Roosevelt himself supported defeating Germany first and then solving the Nazis. In his view, compared with the Nazis, Germany was essentially a greater threat. At present, the situation in the United Kingdom can be described as dangerous.
, once Germany is allowed to easily acquire North Africa and the Middle East and concentrate its forces to land on the British Isles, then the United States will lose its most reliable ally and a springboard to the European continent. If Germany integrates the entire Europe, the best outcome will be
It means maintaining an invincible streak, which Roosevelt did not want to see.
On the contrary, in the Pacific region, even if the Japanese army gains a temporary advantage, it is still difficult to threaten the security of the United States.
After all, Nanjing and Xinjing threaten the Japanese army's rear area, making it afraid to focus on continuing to launch attacks eastward in the Pacific. The United States can completely accumulate enough power to defeat Japan's superior navy in one fell swoop, and then attack Japan
*If the defensive island chain, which is as tight as a spider web, is torn into pieces and picked up one by one, the final victory will still belong to the United States.
While the military consultations were ongoing, the United Nations Declaration drafted by the U.S. State Department was discussed and approved by the cabinet. Later, An Yi and Churchill added their own opinions, and Roosevelt also made some modifications. Finally, the declaration was reviewed by the U.S. Congress
Passed and formally addressed to the heads of state gathered in Washington.
The declaration reads as follows:
The Contracting Parties endorse the common program of purposes and principles contained in the Tripartite Declaration signed by the President of the United States of America, the President of South China and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 4, and are convinced that the governments of all countries will achieve complete and worldwide victory in the defense and protection of life.
freedom, independence, and not only in their own
It is very necessary for our country and the whole world to defend and maintain those legitimate and possible human freedoms, justice and social security. We firmly believe that the war now being fought is to jointly defend people everywhere and live a decent life, and resist
The barbaric and brutal force that strives to conquer the world hereby declares:
Governments and authorities undertake to use all their resources against the conquering armies of the Axis Powers and to continue to do so until these conquering armies are finally defeated; 2. Governments and authorities pledge to other governments and authorities associated with this Declaration
pledge to carry out comprehensive cooperation in military efforts and use of their resources to resist the common enemy; 3. all governments and authorities pledge to continue fighting the common enemy or any one enemy and never make separate peace. All other governments and authorities who wish to associate themselves with this declaration
National governments and authorities have the right to participate.
After the declaration was released to the world, no less than 20 countries and regions signed the declaration in just one week, which instantly gained momentum.
However, the thorny issue at the moment is the issue of Free France.
Now the United States is trying its best to win over the Vichy government, but the United Kingdom only recognizes the "Free France" led by de Gaulle. However, on the third day after the "Declaration" came out, a small number of Free French troops gathered in St. Petersburg, just south of Newfoundland.
The landings on El Island and Miquelon made the U.S. government extremely angry.
The war was carried out without the knowledge of the Canadian, British and American governments, and even in spite of the opposition of the three countries. De Gaulle's sudden action made the United States insist on excluding Free France from the Declaration. In the end, the United Kingdom succumbed to the pressure of the United States.
Free France lost its status as a state party.
Signing on behalf of China was Foreign Minister Song Ziwen.
Soong Meiling and Soong Ziwen were greatly frightened on their way to the United States. Since the Axis powers controlled the air superiority of the Mediterranean Sea and traveled between the United States and China, the route they took was changed to the South Atlantic, Africa, the Arabian Sea, India and the Hump. Finally,
Arrive in Nanjing.
However, when the passenger plane was flying over the Arabian Sea, it was targeted by the Japanese land-based fighter jets deployed on Socotra Island. When the special plane was preparing to land and refuel at the Aden Airport at the mouth of the Red Sea, it was bitten by the Japanese Zero fighter jets that rushed over.
, at that time, the AN6 passenger plane billowed with thick smoke.
The anti-aircraft fire that guarded the airport drove away the arrogant Japanese fighter planes, but the passenger plane overran the runway when it made an emergency landing. Fortunately, the fuselage was strong and thick, so the problem was not a big problem. However, Song Meiling suffered a violent collision and suffered serious physical injuries.
Song Ziwen was lucky. He protected his head with both hands and his body was only slightly bruised, nothing serious.
The U.S. government urgently dispatched a Boeing 307 Stratoplane four-engine aircraft to Aden to greet him, and An Yi also instructed to dispatch long-range escort fighter jets for escort.
Soong Meiling remained asleep on the special plane to the United States. When the plane arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, An Yi and Soong Zian, the youngest of the six Soong siblings, went to the airport to greet her. Under emergency rescue by doctors and nurses sent by the U.S. government, Soong Meiling
His condition improved and Song Ziwen was bandaged. After staying there for one day and one night, the group took An Yi's special plane to New York.
The special plane arrived at Mitchell Military Airport in Long Island, New York at 2 p.m. Roosevelt's special representative Hopkins greeted Soong Meiling at the airport and escorted Soong Meiling into the Harkness Ward Building of Columbia University Presbyterian Medical Center. For the sake of safety and confidentiality,
The entire twelfth floor is reserved.
When Soong Meiling was in this situation, Soong Ziwen replaced Soong Meiling and signed the Declaration on behalf of China.
Before Song Ziwen signed, Roosevelt personally told him: As an encouragement to Mrs. Chiang's heroic performance, the U.S. and British governments were willing to immediately abolish consular jurisdiction and other related privileges in China.
Therefore, after a short period of negotiation, a week later, the Sino-US treaty and exchange of letters on the abolition of the extraterritorial rights of the United States in China and the handling of related issues were signed by Song Ziwen and Hull at the White House on behalf of the two countries; on the same day, the Sino-British treaty on the abolition of the extraterritorial rights of the United States in China and the settlement of related issues were signed at the White House.
The relevant treaties and exchange of letters are still signed by Song Ziwen. The above two treaties are usually referred to as the "New Treaty on Equality between China and the United States" and the "New Treaty on Equality between China and Britain".
Just as Roosevelt and Churchill were integrating international forces and seeking to gain political and military advantages over the Axis powers, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa was rapidly deteriorating.
In mid-April, Rommel led the German-Italian Allied Forces, and after reuniting with the troops landing in Alexandria, he immediately launched an attack with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. He divided his army into two groups, and the southern army swept across the plains of the lower reaches of the Nile River, reaching even Keda.
Manhur, Tanta, Benha and other cities captured Cairo, the capital of Egypt, on May 1st.
The northern army followed the coastline of the Mediterranean and captured port cities such as Idku, Rosetta, Batum, and Damietta, and captured Port Said at the northern end of the Suez Canal on May 4.
, and joined forces with the Axis Army, which came from Jerusalem and the Sinai Peninsula, with the Japanese army as the main force.
In the early morning of May 9th, a German division starting from Cairo slowly arrived at Suez and occupied this extremely important canal city that the Allies had just abandoned without bloodshed.
After the German army occupied the city of Suez, they immediately strengthened their control over the Suez Canal. The 190-kilometer waterway was entirely controlled by the German army. Since then, the German army has actually successfully completed the operation in North Africa and successfully completed the operation in North Africa.
The Mediterranean Sea east of Sicily became the inland sea of the Axis powers.
On May 13, just when Roosevelt and Churchill judged that Rommel would stop his advance, the North African German and Italian forces led by him unexpectedly appeared in Wadi Halfa, an important town on the border between Egypt and Sudan.
After a fierce battle, the Allied forces commanded by Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts were once again defeated, and the British military airport, which had been painstakingly built and could accommodate large four-engine bombers, was firmly in their hands.
On the other side of the Red Sea, on the morning of the 15th, the Axis coalition forces occupied Jeddah, an important city in the Arabian Peninsula, and also took advantage of the situation to occupy the city of Mecca, the holy city of Islam.
On the right bank of the Red Sea, the Allied forces in Saudi Arabia, like frightened birds, retreated all the way south to the Port of Aden at the mouth of the Red Sea. At this time, the main force of the British Mediterranean Fleet was huddled in that sea area.
After being chased by the Japanese army and moving their capital to Mecca from Riyadh, the Saudi royal family had no choice but to flee south again. They retreated to the Hijaz Mountains in one fell swoop and relied on the complex topography there to fight guerrillas. With continuous operations, the entire royal army had already
It shrunk to more than 900 people.
The strength of the Allied forces in the Middle East was almost completely destroyed.
In this extremely unfavorable situation, Roosevelt and Churchill met with An Yi again and asked him for help.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Churchill looked a lot haggard. His eyes were red and swollen, as if he were staring at a big light bulb. Combined with his swollen face, at first glance, it looked quite frightening. I believe that Mr. Prime Minister would not have to star in a Hollywood horror movie.
Put on makeup.
The White House conference room had already been temporarily converted into Churchill's headquarters. At this moment, dozens of British and American generals gathered in front of a large combat sandbox, making noisy noises.
In the small living room next to the conference room, a tired-looking Roosevelt was sitting in a wheelchair, holding a magnifying glass in his right hand, looking at the large map of the Middle East and North Africa hanging on the wall from a distance. Hearing the steady footsteps behind him, he turned around.
Looking over his shoulder, he saw it was An Yi and forced a smile:
"Dear Ann, I'm glad you showed up at the White House! I invite you here this time because I want to talk to you about the return of Chinese cultural relics... Last night, Prime Minister Churchill and I discussed and agreed that all parties in the United States and the United Kingdom
The Chinese cultural relics on display in the museum are unjust and incompatible with the war we are currently engaged in. Therefore, we decided to transfer these cultural relics to the South China government!
"However, there is a thorny issue now. As the Mediterranean airspace is completely controlled by the Axis forces, and the European continent has become the pasture of the Axis powers, what will happen if these items are flown back to China from the United States and the United Kingdom?
It is very difficult. Therefore, we would like to ask you to send the air force to temporarily attack the airspace in North Africa and the Middle East. It will not take long, maybe a week..."
An Yi was slightly startled, trying to figure out the true meaning of Roosevelt's words.
As the relatively balanced situation in North Africa and the Middle East was broken by the invasion of the Axis powers, it is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets that controls the overall situation in this region.
The Nanhua government has an increasingly important say in the political situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
As a model, the Persian government supported by Nan Hua was functioning well.
After Reza Khan abdicated the throne, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi became the King of Persia, and a new group of officials who had received civil service training in South China for half a year took up the posts of prime minister, palace minister, defense minister, and interior minister.
Continue to implement Reza Khan's religious reforms and other measures.
According to the agreement, Nanhua currently provides 50 million Chinese dollars to the Persian royal family every year to make up for Persian losses in the oil fields in Khuzestan. At the same time, it also helps Persia build mines, factories, department stores, and buildings through joint ventures, joint ventures, etc.
roads to improve the
Improved local traffic conditions and provided assistance in agricultural science and technology. Hybrid rice began to be planted in areas with dense water networks in northern Persia. The reclamation farms promoted by Nanhua to obtain fertile land from the desert were also gradually built in various parts of Persia, which greatly improved Persia's economic development.
food reserves.
Since the Nanhua Army is stationed in the border area to help Persia resist threats from the Soviet Union and Turkey, the main role of the three divisions of the Persian Army currently being trained is to maintain local security. From the beginning of its formation, the new Persian Army completely copied the Anjia Army.
The model advocated that the relationship between the military and the people was that of fish and water. The garrison must take the initiative to help the people build bridges and pave roads, carry water for the lonely and widowed, and repair houses. This was praised by the people, and the status of the Persian royal family was greatly consolidated.
The current situation in Persia has great appeal to other countries in the Middle East.
Since Cairo was threatened by the Axis Nazi forces, the royal families and governments of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Transjordan, Qatar, Oman and other countries have moved to Tehran to inspect the politics and economy of Persia.
Operation situation, on the one hand, to obtain the Nanhua government's commitment to help it build a nation.
Combining the battle reports of the past few days, An Yi vaguely understood Roosevelt's true intention. He walked up to the expectant President of the United States with a smile, looked into the old man's eyes, and said in an extremely sincere tone:
"Mr. Franklin, we are friends, aren't we? Doesn't the goodwill we showed when we rescued the Philippine army prove our friendship? I naturally express my gratitude to your country and the United Kingdom for returning the cultural relics we have lost for many years.
Welcome with both hands, but I still want to know the real reason for sending the air force to invade the airspace in North Africa and the Middle East, okay?"
Roosevelt sighed, turned around, and looked at Churchill striding from the side of the map.
Churchill changed his rebellious attitude and said to An Yi solemnly:
"The Middle East forces led by General Wavell were suppressed by the Axis *** forces south of the Suez Canal and in places such as Abu Zainimai, Wadi Ferran, Tour and Sharm el-Sheikh in the southern Sinai Peninsula. Although Sinai
The Tihe Plateau and Catherine Mountain areas on the peninsula are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The Axis forces with superior strength cannot conquer it for the time being. However, as the German Air Force dispatched a large number of fighter planes to fight in North Africa and the Middle East, the Axis powers already have air supremacy in the area, making it impossible for our navy to penetrate deep into the Gulf of Suez and Aqaba.
Bay, rescue troops.
"Currently, nearly 200,000 Allied troops are crowded on this land of less than 10,000 square kilometers, and there are already serious difficulties in supplying them. The Royal Air Force is simply unable to cope with Germany's operations in Britain, Gibraltar, North Africa and the Middle East at the same time.
Then redeploy fighter planes to maintain air superiority over the Sinai Peninsula.
"General An, we very much need new forces to replace the Royal Air Force in controlling the Red Sea airspace. As long as we give our navy about a week, we can safely evacuate all troops from the Sinai Peninsula. In other words, we very much need your help, my dearest
ally!"
An Yi frowned and looked up at the map of the Middle East and North Africa. He pondered for a long time before breaking the silence: "With all due respect, if you want to control the airspace in the Red Sea region, you must build enough military bases in the central and eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula."
Airport. After occupying the Persian Gulf coast, I will send
The army was sent deep into the desert, and successively captured Riyadh, Buraidah, Hail and other places. Unfortunately, the above areas were burned to ashes by the Japanese army. There were exposed bones everywhere. It was tiring just to clean up the ruins and bury the mummies.
Our army can hardly move, let alone build an airport.
"What's particularly important is that the Japanese troops stationed in these places were not completely wiped out. A small number of troops fled into the vast desert and played hide and seek with us. They would jump out unexpectedly and shoot us. From the beginning to the end, we were not completely
Control the central and eastern regions of the Arabian Peninsula. If we want to build airports and send troops to defend the above areas, we cannot do it without an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people. Our logistics pressure will be very great!
"In the end, the German and Italian air forces invested at least thousands of fighter planes in North Africa and the Middle East. In other words, we had to invest at least twice the number to completely drive away the German fighter planes. When an air battle of this scale broke out, we
It is said that a major land war may not necessarily break out in border areas such as Syria and Turkey controlled by the Axis powers.
"Therefore, I have a condition: If we come forward to resolve this matter, I hope that the United Kingdom and the United States will recognize our special interests in the Persian Gulf in the future!"
Roosevelt and Churchill looked at each other, neither understanding why An Yi would make such a request. You must know that the area mentioned by An Yi is full of deserts and Gobis, especially most places along the west coast of the Persian Gulf, where there is not even an oasis.
None, it is known as the restricted area of life.
Since the 1920s, various countries have encountered continuous failures in oil exploration in the Middle East. Most of the Arab areas now still exist in the form of tribes, which can be said to be very poor. They mainly rely on fishing and industry and commerce to survive. How can such a barren land be used for anything?
What is it for?
An Yi couldn't help but shudder when he saw Roosevelt and Churchill deep in thought. He thought to himself that he was still a little impatient. Will Roosevelt and Churchill find any clues from this?
He changed his mind and added: "I must control the Persian Gulf... Now there are three million Jewish immigrants in South China. I promised the Zionist Organization to help them in the Middle East after the war.
To restore their country, the Jews require that we have a territory in the Middle East and be able to take care of them nearby, so as to deter those Arab countries and reduce hostility towards them.
"Since the Anti-Japanese War, the Jews have provided us with a large amount of funds, materials and technology. Naturally and logically, we must fulfill our commitments! Of course, those desert areas are not completely useless to us. We are prepared to make unified plans to
Layers of water pumping pipelines have been built in the two river basins to divert water from the Shatt al-Arab River to dry desert areas. We can no longer invest in building desalination treatment plants. Those deserts and Gobis will soon become fertile farmland if they have water sources."
The corner of Churchill's mouth curled up, feeling that An Yi was too whimsical. But that's fine. Building such a huge project will bring down the country's economy, no matter how strong it is. At that time, the British Empire will use pro-British people to incite nationalism in the Arab region.
Hatred, British power can return to the Middle East.
For Roosevelt, it didn't matter who controlled the Middle East. Anyway, American power had never touched there, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"ok!"
Churchill nodded heavily: "I can agree to your conditions, but this clearly conflicts with the spirit of the Three Kingdoms Charter. I wonder how you will deal with it?"
An Yi said with a smile: "With the fall of the Middle East and North Africa, most of the royal family and government members of those tribes have now been transferred from Cairo to Tehran. I have decided to establish a military base in the Arabian Sea coast, Hijaz, Rub al-Khali and other areas.
, help these Arabs build their country. We
They will promise to give them certain economic compensation and even help them build a complete industrial and agricultural system for free! Of course, some countries will make some sacrifices, but in the current context of uniting to fight the Axis powers, I think this is just
Small question, what do you think?"
Roosevelt can't control so much now. As long as the Allied forces surrounded by the Axis *** can be rescued, any conditions are negotiable. After the United States and Britain reached an agreement on the overall strategy, the Army General Staff is planning to send troops to the British mainland.
Reinforcements will be conducted while training and at the same time defending against possible German landing operations.
In addition, the United States is also preparing to send a fleet from the Atlantic Ocean into the Indian Ocean to attack Madagascar and surrounding areas in order to attract Japanese troops to draw reinforcements from the Pacific region and reduce the pressure on Australia.
According to the vision of the top leaders of the U.S. government, the U.S. Army will not be able to launch a counterattack in North Africa until a year later. The ideal landing site is Dakar in French West Africa. It will take one to two years to burn the war to
Libyan border, gradually regain Libya, Egypt, the Middle East and other places, and then wait for opportunities to land on the European continent.
And all of this has a premise, which is to ensure that there are sufficient Allied forces to fight against the Axis forces, instead of throwing the hastily organized and seriously lacking of training into a cruel war of attrition.
"An, I agree to your conditions. In the reconstruction of the Middle East after the war, I will mainly respect your opinions. If you are worried, we can sign an agreement. I think this should show our sincerity!"
At this point, Roosevelt changed the subject again: "An, I wonder how many fighter planes you plan to use to control the airspace of the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula? Also, how long will it take to complete the assembly of fighter planes?"
An Yi's face returned to seriousness, he thought for a moment and said:
"As I analyzed before, we have to mobilize more than two thousand fighter planes. As for the time, I can only say that I will try my best. Generally, a week is enough. Before that, perhaps the Allied forces on the Sinai Peninsula will have to wait for a while to endure hunger.
Suffering... Mr. President, the situation is extremely complicated now. The war between South China and Germany may break out because of this... I would like to ask you to attend my wedding as the officiant, and then I will
Together with my newlywed wife, I will return home to command the war. What do you think?"
A smile appeared on Roosevelt's face: "Ann, best wishes to you! I will definitely attend on time! The cultural relics I want to return should be given in the form of congratulatory gifts, so that everyone can look good. What do you think, Winston?"
"That's good!"
Churchill wanted to beg others, so he put down his usual high profile. Moreover, he had a selfish motive. If the German army and the South China Army could be brought into contact, the situation of the British army in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa would quickly improve. The British Army***
The team said that they might not be able to profit from it. Once both Germany and South China were defeated, the British team could go north to regain the lost ground. At that time, all agreements would be overturned and reset.
In the relationship between countries, only strength can have the right to speak. Churchill had already begun to imagine the scene of the South China Army being defeated by the Axis Allied Forces. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he looked at An Yi
There was a hint of mockery in his eyes.
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