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"Although our local large fleet and the Royal Air Force have achieved great victories in the North Sea War, this does not mean that the war will soon be won. On the contrary, German fascism also has a very powerful army and air force, while China's The Nanyang Fleet and Japan's combined fleet will still control the Pacific Ocean for a long time. In the next 6 months to a year, the world's anti-fascist forces will still be on the defensive, and the evil Chinese, Japanese, and German fascists will still be on the defensive. It is possible to launch a new powerful offensive in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and other regions.

In order to defeat the imminent crazy attack of Chinese, Japanese and German fascists, all countries in the world who believe in justice and are willing to fight for it should unite and form a solid anti-fascist alliance.The British Empire, the United States of America, and the French Empire should become the core of this alliance.To this end, I propose to convene a meeting attended by US President Roosevelt, French Prime Minister Daladier and Prime Minister Chamberlain to unify and coordinate the positions of the three major powers during the war and the new world order after the victory of the war! "

"Winston, what do you mean..." Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, whose mind has become a little dull due to too much pressure recently, couldn't understand after thinking about it for a long time. Under the current situation, convening such a meeting is beneficial what is necessary?

A sly smile flashed across Churchill's chubby face. He smiled and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, at this meeting, our British Empire will discuss with the United States the situation in the Pacific battlefield, especially how the powerful British navy can help the United States." overcome obstacles."

He paused and winked at the prime minister. "Your Excellency, the United Kingdom has 10 aircraft carriers, and France has 3 aircraft carriers (Bearn, Banlvet, Joffre). The United States has only 2 aircraft carriers, but they have 8 Japanese aircraft carriers and 6 aircraft carriers. The threat of a Chinese aircraft carrier! Therefore, after the United Kingdom and France blocked the Germans back to the Baltic Sea, they should help the United States resist the aggression from Asian fascism out of the obligations of allies. Just like the United States, out of the obligations of its allies, provided Britain and France with The weapons are the same."

Chamberlain finally understood the meaning of Churchill's words.Although after the Battle of the North Sea, Britain was weaker than ever and needed American assistance more urgently.But there is no free lunch in the world, and there will be no selfless assistance even among allies.And the United States may not have no idea about the vast and rich colonies of the British Empire.

Fortunately, it is not just Britain and France that are asking for the United States at the moment. The United States is also asking for Britain and France because of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Hawaii-the United States needs Britain and France to send aircraft carriers to the Pacific battlefield.The US ambassador to the UK has frequently met with British Foreign Secretary Eden in the past two days, and also expressed to Eden that the United States hopes to fight side by side with the British navy in the South Pacific... Churchill meant to use the British and French to send aircraft carriers to the Pacific battlefield as an excuse. Conditions, in exchange for US weapons, equipment and strategic resources, this kind of "exchange" is much more beneficial to Britain than simply asking for help from the United States.

(Historically, the United Kingdom paid a very heavy price in order to obtain aid from the United States to maintain the war. Not only did all the aid have to be repaid after the war, but also signed the "Atlantic Charter" in August 1941, which was extremely unfavorable to Britain. The third article of the charter stipulates: They respect the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they wish to live; they want to see the peoples who have been deprived of their sovereignty and self-government by force regain their sovereignty and self-government. This article If it is applied to the British Empire and the French Empire, it is naturally the independence and freedom of the colonies.)

"Mr. Prime Minister," Churchill saw Chamberlain's expression and knew that he had understood his plan, so he further suggested: "Before the meeting between the British Empire and the French Empire with the United States, it is best to hold a leaders' meeting first. Reach an agreement on some important issues, and at the same time prepare a document such as a "Declaration" or a "Charter" as the basis for a common program issued by the three countries of Britain, the United States and France... This charter or declaration should fully reflect the interests of the British Empire, and at the same time It is also necessary to give those nations enslaved by China, Germany, Japan and other fascist countries some hope of gaining independence and freedom."

Hearing about national independence, British Prime Minister Chamberlain's eyebrows that had just stretched a little and then twitched again. He glanced at the chubby Admiralty and said, "Winston, if we support the countries enslaved by China, Germany and Japan If the nation gains independence, will that have an impact on the imperial colonial system?"

Churchill frowned, thought for a while, nodded and said: "There must be shocks, but if the empire wants to win the war, it must win more support, including those that have been or will be occupied by China, Germany, and Japan." The support of the colonial people. In addition, the empire should take effective measures to stabilize the situation in India, win the Indian leaders to support the anti-fascist war, and must not let the Chinese win them over. To this end, the empire might as well make some promises, For example, granting the status of a dominion to India after the war." Having said this, Churchill's tone suddenly became low. "In addition, the empire should consider the possibility of helping the people of Burma and Malaya to form an independent state. It is best to persuade the French government to agree to restore the independent status of the three countries of French Indochina. In addition, it is best for the American Philippines to..."

"Prime Minister." Before Churchill could finish his plan, Prime Minister Chamberlain's army adjutant had already opened the door and walked in.

"What's the matter?" Seeing the pale face of the lieutenant colonel, everyone was in a state of palpitation. They didn't know which battlefield had the bad news.

"Your Excellency!" The adjutant saluted the prime minister with a stern expression: "Singapore's Admiral Wavell's telegram, early this morning, the Chinese army suddenly attacked the port of Songkhla in Siam's Pattani province and Gotha in northern Malaya. Baru, these two sites have now been captured by the Chinese army!"

"Oh!" General Vereker, the chief of staff of the Empire, just sneered when he heard the news, and said, "These Chinese people are really slow to react, and they only started attacking now."

Chamberlain glanced at Verrick and asked, "John (Verrick), is Singapore's defense all right?"

"Please rest assured, there is absolutely no problem with Singapore!" Admiral Verwick smiled slightly, "If the Chinese start on November 11, maybe Wavell will be caught off guard. But now, the 6 troops stationed in the Malay Peninsula Tens of thousands of British and Indian troops have entered Singapore, where there are already 5 troops waiting in full force, and there is another British and Indian army that will be transferred from Burma to Singapore within 8 days."

"Then the Malay Peninsula and Burma are going to be abandoned?" Chamberlain asked, frowning.

"This... this is just a strategic need. The empire's troops are insufficient. Now it can only focus on defending the mainland, the Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. In addition, an expeditionary force must be sent to support France in defending against Germany's attack." Wei Li Ke spread his hands and smiled wryly: "So we can only temporarily give up the unimportant places."

"So the entire Indochina Peninsula was lost to the Chinese?" Chamberlain's tone was full of sadness.

"Uh, not all of them." Verrick paused and reminded: "Mr. Prime Minister, French Indochina still has 5 French troops, 10 British and Indian troops, and 20 Annan troops. Among them, 10 British and Indian troops The army was transferred from Malaya according to the agreement we reached with France. Therefore, the focus of the Allied defense in Southeast Asia is Singapore and French Indochina, while the Burmese army is all retreating to the Imphal Fortress except for being transferred to Singapore. Block Chinese troops from entering India."

Chamberlain nodded and told Verrick: "Prime Minister Daladier and I may soon meet with President Roosevelt of the United States. Before that, we must ensure the security of India and Australia. By the way, how is the security situation in the Middle East?" ? Will the Chinese Expeditionary Force attack Iran from Transcaucasus? Will the Bolsheviks instigate revolution in the Middle East?" Asked this, Prime Minister Chamberlain suddenly felt powerless. The British Empire had too many colonies to defend. And the power is too little.

"Mr. Prime Minister, our power in the Middle East now has to defend against China, Russia, the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks), and Italy. It is really stretched." Foreign Secretary Eden reminded: "We can consider withdrawing our troops from southern Iran. Hand it over to the Bolsheviks. At the same time, you should also send a fleet to the Mediterranean to prevent Italy from threatening the safety of Egypt and the Suez Canal if it joins China and Germany.”

"Well, well, just give Iran to Stalin. As for Mussolini, Robert (Eden), you go there yourself and see if you can invite him to the meeting of the leaders of Britain, the United States, and France?"

"Mr. Prime Minister," Churchill on the side gave Chamberlain another idea at this time, "maybe we can promise to support Mussolini's free movement in the Balkan Peninsula in exchange for his neutrality."

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"The Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Fleet, Dragon, the Great Battle of the North Sea ended yesterday afternoon. In this battle, our expeditionary fleet and the High Seas Fleet of the German Empire fought side by side to defeat the powerful enemy! A total of 10 British battleships, 2 battlecruisers, and heavy cruisers were sunk. 7 ships, 9 light cruisers, 22 destroyers... and lost 2 battleships, namely the battleship Ningyuan (abandoned after being severely damaged and withdrawn from the battle), the battleship Mackensen; two armored ships, respectively Deutschland, Earl Spee; heavy cruiser Lützow (1 ship less than the British report); 2 aircraft carriers (1 ship less than the British report), namely the Elbe and the Peter Strasser. The loss is light 8 cruisers, namely Königsberg, Chongqing... 12 destroyers. In addition, the battleships Bismarck, Tirpitz, and Zhenyuan were severely damaged, and the Ningyuan was severely damaged; the aircraft carrier Zeppelin was severely damaged, and the Seydlitz Zhongchuang, Frederick the Great was slightly injured..."

Natalie's sweet and greasy voice echoed in the back garden of the Moshan Presidential Palace. Hearing the report of the Beihai War reported by the beauty, Luo Yaoguo couldn't help but smile. A look of gloating.

Looking at the losses of both sides, this battle seems to be a complete victory for Germany, but considering the huge difference in naval power between Britain and Germany, this battle is actually a situation where both sides suffer.Because although the United Kingdom has suffered relatively large losses, it has retained the integrity of the aircraft carrier formation, and at least four battleships/battlecruisers are still unscathed, and it can also send fleets to places outside Europe.However, due to the mistakes of the air force in Germany, almost the entire aircraft carrier force was lying on the ground. Without 6 months of maintenance, the entire German High Seas Fleet would not be able to get out.

In this way, the great war in Europe will not end in a short period of time, and the security of the British mainland can be considered temporarily guaranteed... In addition, the British retaining a relatively powerful fleet will be a big influence on China's position in the Pacific battlefield. That said, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.Because the current US Pacific Fleet has also been laid down by Japan, and there is no two years to recover.If the British fleet cannot join, then Japan will be able to enjoy the Pacific Ocean for two years!But now, due to the addition of the British aircraft carrier, Japan will have to move closer to China in order to obtain Chinese assistance. In this way, Japan will have to make more concessions in the distribution of future spoils.

In addition, Luo Yaoguo suddenly had an astonishing fantasy.If the United States wants to rely on British aircraft carriers to maintain the situation in the Pacific War, then they must make Australia the focus of defense. After all, it is the British aircraft carriers that are playing the leading role!Moreover, Japan has long revealed its ambitions for Australia. Therefore, the focus of the next stage of the Pacific War should be the South Pacific region.However, will there be a gap in the United States?In this space-time Pacific War, the United States lost Hawaii at the beginning, and its homeland can be said to be a gateway.If Japan can attract the attention of the United States to the South Pacific, and then make a surprise landing on the west coast of the United States... Even if the landing operation fails in the end, the shock to the United States will not be at 01:30!Although Luo Yaoguo was not in favor of dragging the United States into the war at first, but now that this has happened, he can only use Japan to weaken the strength of the United States.

Natalie had finished reading the battle report sent back by Long Tenghui, and took out the battle report sent back by Commander Sun Liren of the Nanyang Front Army and read it: "At 11 o'clock in the morning on November 21, the 3st Brigade of the Marine Corps was in the 1rd Fleet of the Nanyang Fleet. With the support of the Chinese government, they successfully landed at the Kota Bharu Port in British Malaya. The defenders there were a small number of Indian riflemen, and they surrendered after only a little resistance. By 3 am, the Kota Bharu Port was captured by the navy. The 8st Marine Brigade is fully occupied. The infrastructure in the port is well preserved, including ports, roads, and airstrips. At present, the 1th Army Command of Lieutenant General Guo Shuchen has landed in the port of Kota Bharu. On the 15st At 21 a.m., the 6nd Army of Lieutenant General Luo Shun of the 15th Army, supported by the 42th Fleet of the Nanyang Fleet, landed at Pattani Port in southern Siam. The Siamese garrison in Pattani is about 4 division, and the division is in the 1th Nanyang Fleet. Half an hour after the fleet bombarded, they hung the white flag and surrendered. Therefore, the Pattani landing battle was also very smooth. As of 4 pm on the 21st, about 4 people from the 125rd and 373th regiments of the 374th Division had landed in Pattani and were about to surrender. About 6500 people from the 12th Division of the Royal Siam Army disarmed. At 5000:21 am on the 6st, the 20rd Army of the 15th Army Lieutenant General Wang Yaowu, supported by the 43th Fleet of the Nanyang Fleet, landed in Brunei..."

"Okay, don't read it anymore." Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hands and said, "With Sun Zhongneng in command, how could our 50 Nanyang Front Army be defeated?" He took a sip of the coffee on the coffee table, and said: " Tell General Zhong Neng (Sun Liren) that Malaya, Siam, and Burma should be taken first in the southward battle, and French Indochina can be saved until the end, while Singapore must seize it as soon as possible!"

Natalie took down the order Luo Yaoguo dictated, and asked him to sign it before sending a telegram to the telecommunication room of the Presidential Palace.But Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

"Fu Wen, what's the matter? Is there something wrong with the current battle situation?" Luo Yiqun asked.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said, "Uncle, our situation is good right now, but this war is no small matter after all, and some small setbacks are inevitable. Especially after the United States entered the war..."

"America?" Luo Yiqun was taken aback when he heard the words, looked at his nephew and said, "We have always had a good relationship with the United States, and now they haven't declared war on us." His face became more serious, and he said, "Could it be that you still want to Is it possible to start a war with the United States?"

"I don't want to, but does the United States want to?" Luo Yaoguo sneered, "We and Hitler have expressed our willingness to carve up the world more than once to the United States, but American President Roosevelt has not responded! Even after Hawaii was captured by Japan Unwilling to share the world with China and Germany. Obviously, the United States now has the ambition to lead the world!"

"However, the isolationist sentiment in the United States has always been relatively high." Luo Yiqun hesitated and said, "I don't know if this isolationist sentiment will change after the outbreak of the Pacific War?"

Luo Yaoguo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Of course it will change. Japan's sap has awakened the United States! And once the United States defeats Japan, we and Germany will be next!"

"That's not enough, is it?" Luo Yiqun smiled disdainfully, and said, "We are not Japan!"

Luo Yaoguo snorted lightly: "Apart from war, I'm afraid that other means will be used! After all, the United States is much stronger than us, so we must find a way to weaken it." He said in a deep voice: "Uncle , Japanese Army Minister Nagata Tetsuyama wants to come to Wuhan, I think he can be invited, and at the same time, let’s invite German War Minister Göring, Italian Foreign Minister Ciano, and Russian Empress Anastasia to visit China together.”

Chapter 0809 Hero Conference ([-]) Small Abacus

Shanghai, China. November 1938, 11.

Luo Yaoguo arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on a Fw-5 transport plane at 30:200 p.m. yesterday.After getting off the plane, under the escort of the guards, he took the BMW-1937 bulletproof car provided by the Shanghai Garrison Command and drove directly to the French club in the former French Concession.This Baroque luxury bungalow with a garden of 3 square meters was originally the property of the French Consulate General in Shanghai.After the war between China and France, it was naturally confiscated by the national government and became a place to entertain dignitaries and foreign dignitaries.

As soon as Luo Yaoguo and Natalie walked into the luxuriously decorated lobby on the first floor of the French Club, they saw the two "historical counter-revolutionaries" who had arrived earlier, Lieutenant General Dai Li, the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Zhou Fohai, the Chinese ambassador to Japan, had already stood respectfully welcome.

"Have the Japanese arrived yet? Have they made any demands?" Luo Yaoguo asked in a low voice to Dai Li and Zhou Fohai who were standing respectfully.

Zhou Fohai smiled slightly.But Dai Lihui, who is a core figure in the Military Intelligence Bureau and a confidant of Luo Yaoguo, reported: "Teacher, the Japanese Minister of the Army, General Nagata Tieshan, has arrived in Shanghai and arranged him at the Sassoon Villa (Sassoon is a British expatriate, so his villa is naturally It was owned by the enemy, sadly it was confiscated). They haven’t made any demands yet, but...” Dai Li paused at this point, and looked at Zhou Fohai.

Luo Yaoguo nodded and said to Zhou Fohai: "Ambassador Zhou, please go to Sassoon Villa to meet Yongtian Tieshan and tell him that I have arrived in Shanghai and can start negotiations with him at any time. But before the negotiations, I hope to get some This is an official document submitted by the Japanese side, which contains the conditions Japan expects to join the Iron Alliance, as well as Japan's next combat direction."

"Okay, Assistant Marshal, let's go to the humble position." Zhou Fohai bowed to Luo Yaoguo, but his eyes slanted down Dai Li, revealing a bit of sourness inadvertently.This talented man of Zhou was quite infatuated with his nephew and uncle of the Luo family, but he had never been able to enter Luo Yaoguo's inner circle, and he was no match for Dai Li, a confidant of both the Whampoa faction and the military faction.

After Zhou Fohai left the hall, Luo Yaoguo went upstairs while talking with Dai Li.It turned out that what Dai Li wanted to say was that this time Yongtian Tieshan also brought his adoptive daughter Yongtian Yisha to Shanghai, and had passed a secret document to Dai Li through Yongtian Yisha, and asked him to pass it on to Luo Yaoguo.

"Oh? Secret documents?" Luo Yaoguo's mouth showed a slight smile, as if he was very interested in these Japanese's little calculations. "Have you read the document?" he asked Dai Li. "What did it say?"

A bit of doubt crossed Dai Li's face, and he replied: "The students have indeed checked the documents of the Japanese, and that is also the responsibility of the students. The above did not say anything major, mainly because of the Hawaiian naval battle. In addition, they want to buy some oil, steel, coal, aluminum alloy, etc. from us. The payment method is IOU. In addition, they also proposed several technical cooperation projects, mainly aircraft engines, special alloys, special steel, etc. Yes. But there is a very strange aircraft engine development project in it."

"Where's the strangeness?" Natalie interjected.

"Third Madam." Dai Li nodded slightly at Natalie, and explained with a smile: "The Japanese aircraft engine technology is backward, and it is normal to want to jointly develop it with us or Germany. But the engine technology requirements they put forward But very oddly, they wanted a 10-horsepower air-cooled engine that would cost as little as possible to build and be designed to last between 20 and 900 hours."

"What? 10 hours? Hehe, it turns out that the Japanese want a disposable plane, so we can help with this." Luo Yaoguo guessed seventy-eight out of ten when he heard the request.

"Hehe..." Hearing Luo Yaoguo's words, Dai Li laughed a few times. It turned out that he had heard this "disposable plane" as a joke. The "old man" made a joke, so he, Boss Dai, naturally had to laugh a few times in response to the occasion.

While chatting and laughing, the three of them had already gone up to the second floor and walked into a study room decorated in a classical Chinese style.It seems that the original owner here is still quite interested in Chinese culture. The bookshelves in the study are full of thread-bound ancient books. On an antique mahogany desk are the Four Treasures of the Study and a bulging yellow document bag.

"This is the secret document sent by the Japanese." Dai Li pointed to the unmarked document bag on the desk and said. "Teacher, if you don't order, the student will leave first."

Luo Yaoguo nodded at Dai Li, sat behind the desk, opened the file bag, took out the bound documents inside, and read page by page...