"Blessing...... The Falkland Islands ...... "looked in the direction Hoffman pointed, and Keitel stammered, finding that he could not keep up with the Führer's train of thought at all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The Falkland Islands are the name of the British, and Malvinas is the name of the Argentines - the latter claims sovereignty over the island."

"This place I know that we fought a naval battle with the British in this vicinity in the last war, and unfortunately, we lost." The new Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Otto Schnewingder, immediately stood up and added.

"Whether it is the Argentines or the British, the Führer, why should we go to fight the Falkland Islands, which are tens of thousands of nautical miles from the mainland? Oh no, the Malvinas Islands? Yodel didn't figure it out either.

"Call him whatever you like." Hoffman was made to laugh and cry, "Can't really see it? ”

Keitel was helpless: "Führer, to tell you the truth, I still understand the strategic value of controlling this island: after the Panama Canal is paralyzed, the United States can only bypass Cape Horn in South America if it wants to send supplies to the Pacific Ocean, once it effectively controls the Falkland Islands, this route is completely under the coverage of our attack aircraft, plus submarines and some warships, the Americans don't want to smoothly transport supplies from here, then their route to support the Pacific Ocean will really be cut off." ”

"The Americans can also take the Indian Ocean route around South Africa."

Yodel also smiled: "It would be laughing to death if you really took that route, it takes 20,000 nautical miles from the mainland of the United States to the east coast of Australia, and then we still control Madagascar, and the Japanese are ready to fight India when they go back, and there are not enough ships on this road for us to bomb ......"

Hoffman looked at the map again: "Actually, there is another way. ”

"There really is ......," Keitel also recognized, "from Canada to the Northwest Passage, around the Arctic Ocean, through the Bering Strait, south through Attu Island and into the Pacific Ocean."

But with that, he and Yodel looked at each other, they had never heard of walking here.

Schneywind frowned and said: "Führer, I have been in the Navy for so many years, and I have never heard that the Arctic Ocean shipping channel can assume the function of shipping, maybe occasionally one or two ships can be successful, large-scale shipping is impossible, those glacial ice floes are enough to kill these ships, and there is no need to break the diplomatic relationship when the time comes, the Arctic Ocean is the best killer." ”

Hoffman thought about it for a moment and accepted the explanation - he came from a later life, when the polar climate warmed, the glaciers melted, the Arctic Ocean was far less terrifying, and he had never heard of a commercial route, and now he probably can't do it.

"It would be even better, take control of the Malvinas Islands, and the Americans will be in big trouble, and we will be stuck on the North American continent - either cut off the supply lines in the Pacific region, or maintain a 20,000 nautical-mile, dangerous supply line." He smiled, "Do you think Roosevelt will go crazy with anger?" ”

"But we're in big trouble." "My concern is not that this island is worthless, on the contrary, it is useful, and if we really occupy this place as we wish and cannot lose it in the short term, the Americans' forces will remain in the Atlantic, and the Japanese will not be able to share it, and then the pressure on us will be too great, and it will not be worth it from the overall point of view - in fact, we will not be able to attract firepower for Japan." ”

"If the Combined Fleet remains, it can be fought, and it is a big deal to fight another naval battle with the Americans." Yodel was not optimistic about this.

"If you have this kind of energy, you might as well think about how to improve the sea lion plan and land directly in the UK......," the newly appointed Schnewynder echoed, "I think it will be less difficult to fight Iceland or the Faroe Islands." ”

"Which of you ...... The vision should be long-term, and the pattern should be bigger. Hoffman sighed and tapped on the map, "Our intelligence officers in Argentina have sent back information that Argentine middle- and lower-ranking military officers are planning a coup d'état to overthrow the civilian government, and one of them is an important figure named Juan Peron, who is very fond of us and has made secret contacts with our military attaché in Argentina, hoping to get our support. ”

Keitel was confused, but listened patiently, and with great deference—it was his job.

Yodel suddenly showed a slightly thoughtful expression: "Let me think about it...... Think about it...... I think I've heard the name, oh...... I remember, this guy is the Argentine military observer in Italy, yes, that's him, he's been in the Italian army for a long time, we seem to have been in contact, right...... I went to a drinking party with this guy! …… He adores you! ”

Hoffman laughed: "He doesn't worship me, he worships Mussolini, right?" ”

"This ...... Anyway, it has a pretty good impression of us. ”

Hoffman smiled: Yodel seems to be an honest man, and he can't tell a lie. But he doesn't mind, Mussolini is the source of fascism, and the whole world was full of admirers at the beginning, but theory alone is not enough, being able to fight and fist ruthlessness is the last word, which is more than ten times stronger than Italy.

"That's him! Perón entered the military academy at the age of 16, and after graduation, he had a successful career and stayed in Italy for a long time, and what is even more rare is that he was not a simple-minded officer who only knew military affairs, he was very attractive among the people, especially among the middle and lower classes, and had a large number of supporters in the army. He, like Nasser of Egypt, is an important role that must not be underestimated. Now that he had said that, Hoffman decided to make up for the generals in international politics. Peron's worth and prestige were unknown to others, but he knew best.

"There are more than 10 countries in South America, most of which are small henchmen of Americans, and there are three regional powers: Brazil, Argentina and Chile, known as South American ABC. After independence at the beginning of the last century, the three kingdoms fought openly and secretly for many years. At the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, a fierce naval arms race broke out in the three countries, and the equipment was upgraded from light cruisers to super dreadnoughts, which was no less lively than the competition between us and the British, and finally broke itself because of the economic crisis. Thirty years after World War I, Brazil, the largest and most populous country, has a vague upper hand, but Chile and Argentina have never been convinced, both of which have more navies than Brazil and less than their armies.

Although the three ABC countries are defensive of each other, but with the rise of Brazil's status, the pressure from Brazil has increased, and after the war began a few years ago, the Americans vigorously supported Brazil, and the other two countries began to huddle together for warmth, as can be seen from this war, Brazil sold itself to the United States to declare war on us, while Chile and Argentina maintained a generally neutral attitude, of which Chile is pro-American neutral, similar to Portugal; Argentina was a pro-German neutral, similar to Spain.

Both sides are actively seeking credible supporters, and last year Argentina asked us for arms assistance, but given that the heads of civilian government are still half-hearted about joining the Axis, they ...... I declined the request. ”

The last sentence Hoffmann put it really insincerely: it was Hitler who refused to ask, and he thought that Argentina was too far away to help Germany.

"You want to support Argentina now?" Keitel looked up confused, "Or, support this Peron?" ”

"If we want to defeat the hegemony of the United States, we must not work hard in South America, of course a direct attack will not work, it is too far away, we must prepare a suitable springboard and bring in regional support forces, I originally wanted to use French Guiana or Dutch Guiana, but it is too close to the United States, too close to Brazil, and too weak to support at all. So you have to pick a place that is far away and has an important location, and the Malvinas Islands are a very suitable choice, and Argentina, which is not far from the island, is even more suitable. Hoffmann paused, "My overall strategy is to suppress Brazil, prop up Argentina, neutralize or win over Chile, and let South America mess up......"

"Mess up......" Everyone is recalling this sentence, the Führer's ability to engage in sabotage is really first-class, there is Panama in the front, and there is a bombing of New York in the back, and a fire is set in the east and a fire in the west, and things are getting bigger and bigger, and now they have found a place to toss.

The crowd fell into deep thought, and the Führer's tricks seemed very unreliable, but if we consider the Führer's consistent line of thought on war, general warfare, this battle is still somewhat interesting.

In addition to the political power that can deal a serious blow to the prestige of the United States - the last Caribbean war has already disgraced the Americans. Economically, the chaos in South America was of great benefit to Germany, which was now a supply base for Britain and the United States - including saltpeter and copper mines from Chile, animal husbandry and agricultural products from Argentina, rubber and iron ore from Brazil were all imported into Britain and the United States, and Germany had relatively close contacts with Argentina, but after the start of the war, they had broken off contact and had almost no trade contacts. If the trouble is successful, the South American countries will be cut off from this supply, and it will also attract Britain and the United States to go to great lengths to send troops. At the beginning, Earl Spei went to South America to break the friendship and attracted a whole British G fleet, but now if it is launched in a big way, it is not enough for Britain and the United States not to put the main naval force on the table.

"What about Chile's problems? They have the Popular Front there, completely the mouthpiece of Moscow. Keitel was slightly worried.

Unlike in history, because the British and Americans did not win Operation Torch, but were defeated in the Indian Ocean Campaign, the Popular Front in the Chilean government, despite its strength, was unable to push for a declaration of war on the Axis and continued to maintain its neutrality in favor of the United States.

"Chile...... There are ready-made examples of Argentina for a Spanish Franco-style revolution! Didn't Portugal also lean towards Britain and the United States before? Isn't that so peaceful now? Hoffmann smiled, "I will show the South Americans what Germany is really capable of." ”

Everyone shook their heads, and there was generally a general disbelief in throwing power so far – even with Argentina. If it really occupies Cape Horn and cuts off the American two-ocean route, I am afraid that the Americans will immediately kill it. (To be continued.) )