Hearing that the US troops might come to attack the Falklands, Veron was very nervous, and deliberately took the time to go to the Falklands to inspect the deployment situation, and he was very satisfied with the situation in which the German engineering troops and the Argentine workers were in full swing, and the timely arrival of the second batch of German reinforcements gave him a great reassurance, and now the German army has concentrated more than 50,000 troops and more than 400 aircraft on the Falklands (the other part of the troops is deployed in Argentina), and the strength has surpassed that of the entire Argentine army. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Verón is also a single man, knowing that his political life is now closely linked to the Germans, and the United States may not do anything to Argentina after overthrowing the Argentine regime, but it will certainly not let itself go, so he almost responded to the request of Vice Admiral Mandol, the commander of the South Atlantic Campaign Group, and dispatched a large number of Argentine workers to help build it, and all kinds of fortifications and improvised submarine caves began to be built rapidly.

In order to strengthen Beron's confidence, Mandolfil also revealed to him that the Führer was ready to send a third batch of support troops to the Falklands after the New Year, including at least two army divisions, one air wing, and one detachment.

This made Perón very happy, to tell the truth he was not willing to give up the German thigh at all, the first shipment had been sent from Argentina to Madagascar two days ago, and now it was being loaded with industrial goods, fuel and military equipment produced in Germany, and Germany also gave Argentina an exclusive credit line of 1 billion marks for the turnover of goods between each other and to help Argentina stabilize the monetary system - South American countries, including Argentina, have a natural impulse to issue money indiscriminately, and the level of inflation has always been very high, The previous focus of the trade system of financial management was on the peg to the dollar, but now it is gradually shifted to the pegging of the mark, and the 1 billion marks suddenly emboldened Beron.

Soon after the new Perón regime came to power, a new currency was issued, the front is a portrait of Antonio Ribeiro, a gaucho man who resisted British aggression in 1833 in Argentine history, and the back is a map of Malvinas Island (including South Georgia and other affiliated islands), which undoubtedly greatly stimulated the national feelings of the Argentines and established the prestige and legitimacy of the new regime in a subtle way. This invisibly reduced the amount of money in circulation, which, combined with the recovery of surplus currency liquidity after nationalization, led to a rare sign of appreciation in the Argentine peso for many years, and the beginning of a decline in commodity prices, which undoubtedly cheered the poor and the populist petty bourgeoisie, the main supporters of Perón.

Because of his nationalization policy and the good demonstration effect of confiscating political opponents and disseminating privileged property to the poor people, the rest of the South American countries that came to power through coups are trying to follow suit, and the international prestige of the new regime is soaring, and a large number of younger brothers are rushing to Buenos Aires to learn from the "successful experience" and try to hook up with the Germans, even if it is good to get some cheap arms from Germany - at least the Germans are happy to sell weapons. Unlike the Americans, who attach a bunch of conditions at every turn, it is disgusting. For Veron, who is determined to be the leader of the alliance in South America and create an "international cause", he will persist even if there is a glimmer of opportunity, otherwise he would not have dared to deploy two divisions to the Bolivia-Argentina border some time ago -- as long as he survives this hurdle, he will have the capital to be a big brother in South America in the future.

"I will inform you of any news in time, we have deployed water reconnaissance and observation posts on St. Helena, and once the US fleet moves south, I will receive the news as soon as possible, and I will not be caught off guard."

St. Helena, historically the last residence of Emperor Napoleon, is located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, about 5,000 kilometers from the Falklands. When Mashal led the fleet to clean the coast of Brazil last time, he also uprooted the British forces on the island, but the island was too small and there was no airfield, so it was impossible for Germany to garrison a large number of troops, and finally only set up about 1 platoon on it, with 6 water reconnaissance, communication stations and 1 weather station, ready to play the role of an outpost. In retrospect, the original unintentional move was very beneficial.

"That's good, that's good, everything please!" He held Mandolfir's hand tightly: "The Argentines will fight with the German allies to the last breath." ”

Of course, Mandol was not beating his chest indiscriminately, and the information he received was that the main force of the US military was now off the coast of northern Brazil, about 4,000 nautical miles away from the Falklands, and even if it was killed as quickly as possible, it would take at least two weeks or more to enter the battle; according to his understanding of the performance of the US military in the two island-seizing battles in Tarawa and Bermuda, he believed that the US military could not easily rely only on carrier-based aircraft to launch a landing campaign -- so the US military did not have a great chance of victory. The most likely thing is that the U.S. military will also establish an aviation base in southern Brazil, first suppress the Falklands defense system, and then attack.

This voyage of more than 2,200 kilometers even exceeds the distance between the British mainland and the Azores, and the Falklands have now introduced jets, and the battle between the two sides is likely to drag on for 2-3 weeks. This estimate is completely correct, and now the United States is relying on the power of the Brazilian government to build airfields and auxiliary air bases in the south to prepare for the stationing of B-17 and B-29, which can accommodate at least 500 aircraft according to the planning requirements. The pro-American forces in Brazil believe that the existence of this base can not only suppress the Falklands, but also deter the main core areas of Argentina and Paraguay, and fully support this, but the airport is built in a pro-German area, and the Americans cannot completely keep it secret.

However, Mandolfil never expected that the Americans had not yet known the news of the arrival of German reinforcements, and that the estimate of the strength of the defenders of the Falklands was still based on more than 10,000 men and more than 100 aircraft, and the news of the increase of troops did not spread until Veron returned to Buenos Aires for radio propaganda......

After the news reached Washington, the faces of the bigwigs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff changed drastically, and they asked the Brazilian Army Air Force to send planes to reconnoiter first, and at the same time strictly ordered the CIA to find out the true situation of the German garrison forces on the Falklands. On November 18, three long-range reconnaissance planes modified by the US B-17 flew into the sky over the Falklands, were detected by the radar of the defenders, and the ME-262 unceremoniously lifted into the air to kill them, and one of them sent out the message before shooting it down: "...... The island's air defense is strong, there are many people, ah, jets......" and then it turned into a fireball and splashed down the sea off the Falklands under the spray of R4M rockets.

What embarrassed the US military was not only the strengthening of the Falklands' defense forces, but also the unexpected difficulties encountered in the "mousetrap" operation; the US reconnaissance fleet had already entered Cape Verde's 800-kilometer air defense circle, and the main force of the follow-up artillery bombardment fleet was still about 1,200 kilometers away from Cape Verde, while the main force of Cunningham's aircraft carrier formation was hidden at a position of about 1,500 kilometers. It was obviously a scene of a large army pressing the border and being violent, but Turner was very anxious, no matter how he teased, the German army just didn't come, a large number of SBDs flew out in a swarm to carry out reconnaissance missions, and the heavy bomber formation also went around every day, but nothing was obtained, and there was no news of the German fleet going south, so that the fleet now formed a situation where it was difficult to ride a tiger.

He believed that the Germans were fully aware of their arrival, because the joint attack planes deployed in Cape Verde had begun to attack the reconnaissance fleet, and although neither side had achieved success, there was substantial contact.

Admiral Ingersoll rubbed his temples and asked uncertainly, "What now?" Really going to Cape Verde? Or go to Tamako? I heard that the German army has increased its troops, although it is not known how much. ”

Turner gritted his teeth and suggested: "Continue to advance and let the convoy come forward to suppress the Cape Verdean air force, I don't believe that the Germans will be indifferent to take Cape Verde." ”

"Okay, how many ships?"

"All 14 ships are on board, and Admiral Cunningham's carrier formation is also attacking, and I have a hunch that this will be a rehearsal for us to attack the Falkland Islands or the Azores."

"Führer, you really don't let General Machar attack? Now there is at least 2,700 kilometers between the two, and I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up without 4 days. ”

Hoffman shook his head: "Don't worry, let the Americans fight a dozen Cape Verde first, I don't know what methods they plan to use to attack, I want to see it before making a decision, the main force of the fleet will have a chance to fight." ”

On the morning of November 19, the defenders of Cape Verde continued to engage with the US reconnaissance fleet, and the US troops had begun to retreat, and there was no other result except for the bombing and sinking of one destroyer, and in the evening, more tense news came to Berlin: the US escort aircraft carrier formation entered the 800-kilometer air defense circle of Cape Verde, but it was getting late, and the Cape Verde defenders did not launch an attack after judging the situation, but decided to launch a counterattack early the next morning.

Hoffman expressed his appreciation for the commander's decision, the escort aircraft carrier could not drive fast, the more than 800 kilometers let go of it to run, tomorrow morning at most it will be closer to about 400 kilometers, as long as the night air defense is done, the US planes will not be able to turn the sky, Dönitz and Yodel jointly took over the overall command of the Cape Verde campaign, according to their suggestion, the attack planes on the Canary Islands are ready to transfer the next day to join the rescue, intending to compete with the escort aircraft carriers first. (To be continued.) )