"You mean that we can only get the remaining 120,000 square kilometers of land in Southern Rhodesia to form British Rhodesia?"

"Yes!" Ribbentrop smiled, "You don't need to contribute to this land, we will help you bring down your country." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

In fact, Germany had a deal to do with France for a large piece of French Rhodesia: as a condition for supporting the expansion of the French colony, Hoffmann was prepared to gradually relocate more than 2 million natives from the island of Madagascar to French Rhodesia - Madagascar was a traditional French colony, and the natives were deeply influenced by France, and the French agreed to accept these natives.

"And a Boer republic in South Africa?"

"Your Excellency, you are more proficient in history and diplomacy than I am, and this is obviously a restoration of the old order, how can it be said that it can be established?" "The Republic of Boer (the Republic of the Transvaal) was established 90 years ago, and it lasted until at least 40 years ago, which is much longer than the Republic of South Africa. ”

"But!" Aiden would be tempted to say that Great Britain won two Boer Wars. But Ribbentrop clearly blocked his next statement: "Our attitude towards the Boer war has always been clear and continuous. ”

The so-called stark and continuous is that from the time of Wilhelm II, Germany has clearly supported the Boers to cause trouble for the British.

"Of course, we will do a referendum, and if the descendants of the Boers are willing to join the Boer Republic, we will demarcate the border, and if there are more people, there will be more and fewer people will be drawn." Ribbentrop explained, "The Führer had prepared an Waffen-SS army for the South African raids, and there were many Dutch in it, and could they not have obtained a piece of land after a bloody battle?" ”

Aiden was blocked without a word: the British don't want to send troops and want to take all the land, where is there such a free lunch.

"What do we have left with this adjustment?" Aiden complained, "Almost nothing." ”

"Not necessarily." Ribbentrop cried out, "How much land do you have?" a piece of British Rhodesia; one in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (present-day Botswana); The Dominion of South Africa, which adds up to nearly 1.4 million square kilometers, is still the largest country in southern Africa, and the best land plots are in your hands. ”

As for Namibia, which is currently occupied by South Africa, it turned out to be a German colony in Southwest Africa, and Aiden does not need to ask, Germany will definitely take it back.

After Ribbentrop divided it in this way, Southern Africa was the first in Britain with 1.4 million square kilometers; Portugal second, 900,000 square kilometres (enlarged Mozambique); Germany's third, 800,000 square kilometers (Namibia); Then there are France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. It means that all countries are intervening in southern Africa.

Although Germany ranks third, this does not include Madagascar, and if you add the 600,000 square kilometers of Madagascar, Germany is the faint first in southern Africa. However, Madagascar is not generally counted as Southern Africa, so Aiden does not think about it in this regard.

As a result of this adjustment, Germany had four colonies in Africa: German East Africa (roughly Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanganyika, Malawi, and part of Zambia) of about 2.35 million square kilometers, German West Africa (roughly including Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon) of about 1.6 million square kilometers, and South-West Africa (Namibia) of about 800,000 square kilometers, and Madagascar of about 600,000 square kilometers. The total number of African colonies is 5.4 million square kilometers.

Of course, Madagascar was in a different position than other colonies, and after the aboriginal population was cleared, Hoffmann intended to establish it as a German African Republic, but he was still hesitant to build it as a third home. The African Republic is clearly not as geographically advantageous as the American Republic. In the future, it is more likely to be a mega-sized overseas military base than a living space - after all, it is the only advantageous territory stuck between South Africa and Australia and New Zealand.

On the eve of World War I, France had 11 million square kilometers of colonies and Britain had 9 million square kilometers. Germany jumped to second place with more than 5.4 million; Italy is in third place with 3.5 million (Libya, Ethiopia, part of South Sudan, Eritrea); Portugal is in fourth place with 2.15 million (Angola, enlarged Mozambique), followed by Belgium, and sixth can barely take the turn of the United Kingdom.

Now it was Germany's turn to play the role of the-stirring stick - in the African colonies, Germany had divided the land and brought in a large number of European countries to confront Britain.

Of course, the location reserved by the United Kingdom is still the most ideal, and the most developed areas of South Africa are still in its hands, not only with an industrial base, but also with railways, gold mines, and diamond mines.

After a few days of communication, the two sides were still unable to make progress, and Aiden said: "If this is the situation, it will be difficult for me to explain it to the country." ”

"I almost forgot that there is another premise, your country must dispatch transport ships to provide logistics services -- 1 million ship tonnage, oil tankers, and cargo ships to assist us in mobilizing materials from the mainland and the Middle East to supply the army."

"It can't be!" Aiden jumped to his feet in a hurry.

"Don't think about it, if we ask the French for this condition, they will be more than happy to do so." Ribbentrop reminded, "Your country does not send troops, as long as you sit back and enjoy the results, what could be better in the world?" ”

"I have to report back home."

"Of course, it will take about two months for the army to be dispatched and deployed." Ribbentrop reminded him that "we have begun to withdraw our troops from the Russian front, and will gradually transfer our troops to South Africa, and will launch an offensive around September 1." ”

"How can we ensure our interests?"

"Are you worried that it won't be delivered after it is laid? Isn't your country still going to accept the landing of our troops and hand over the surplus weapons and equipment, and we will maintain coordination according to this rhythm. ”

"Damn it!" Aiden secretly cursed in his heart that if Germany tied the two together, it would be Britain who would be uncomfortable at that time - it was obvious that South Africa and Botswana were much more important than the right to garrison troops and equipment.

"After the delivery and restoration of the Boer Republic by our army, South Africa will no longer be regarded as your dominance, and you can directly treat it as a direct colony, or simply become an overseas territory, and we have no opinion."

The battle plan, codenamed "Avalanche", has been drawn up, and the final large-scale battle will be reported by Guderian and the SS Panzer Army, which will include all the forces of Thor's hammer and will be fully covered by the navy and air force. Of course, the Type 1944 was extremely consuming in supplies, so Hoffman planned to transfer 3 million tons of ship tonnage to carry out the transportation. Britain was asked to contribute 1 million tons, and Germany, Italy, and France combined 2 million tons. Portugal will open Mozambique's ports to German troops

As the wheels of will continue to be launched, Germany is more than capable of maintaining a large fleet.

This is not to say that a South African campaign needs to consume so much material, and it is impossible to transport so much material during the two-month preparation period. The total of 3 million tons of supplies is the sum of the next phase of the operation, and the unused part can be accumulated on the island of Madagascar and transferred to Namibia in the next step, and then the future support channel to South America will be completely unimpeded.

Hoffman's demands were: to play with majesty and shock, and to tell the Americans with a devastating posture that they would have no hope of fighting a ground war "for another 100 years!" ”

In view of the great differences on the South African issue, Aiden proposed to adjourn the meeting and let him return to China for a briefing and communication, and Ribbentrop readily agreed, and he also went to prepare for the Axis summit on August 15.

"That's the case with regard to South Africa." Aiden said at the cabinet meeting, "The first goal has barely been achieved, the Germans do not ask us to send troops, only to provide logistics and material transportation assistance, they will take it, but the division of territory and post-war interests is very far from ours." ”

Attlee frowned: "Except for Rhodesia, isn't it the matter of the Boer Republic?" ”

Aiden gritted his teeth and said: "If it is just Rhodesia, it can be reluctantly taken down, but now the Germans want to restore the Boer Republic in one go, this is a big trouble, not only in terms of interests, but also in the absence of an account of history." ”

The Boer War, which drained Great Britain of its inexhaustible resources, was seen as a turning point from prosperity to decline, but at least the original slogan was victory - an outcome that the Germans did not even intend to keep.

"And one more question, how long do you expect to take the German attack on South Africa from September?"

"South Africa is not strong, and the Americans have not been able to transport supplies and troops lately, so if they only use the current ......troops," Marshal Brooke mused, "if the Germans send 150,000 elite troops, it is expected that the strategic objectives can be achieved by the end of 1944, or even sooner, provided that the logistics can be guaranteed." ”

"So fast?"

"Quick? I still feel slow. ”

Aiden added: "The Germans linked the delivery of South Africa to the stationing of troops, the progress of our surrender of weapons, etc. ”

Aiden was angry: "I know that the Germans have a lot of tricks. ”

Potter smiled bitterly: "But we can't contain it, the Americans can't take care of South Africa's affairs, how can we manage it?" ”

"Can Marshal Shi Mozi directly declare his allegiance to His Majesty?"

"It's impossible, the Americans won't agree to do that, and he doesn't look down on black cats."

"Report back to Your Majesty first and see how he reacts. Or, can he accept such conditions? ”

"What if ......," said Fraser with a frown, "the Americans continue to send reinforcements and forces to South Africa?" ”

Brooke's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again: "Well...... There is only a theoretical possibility, and now even the Americans on the Brazilian side are anxious, how can they take care of it? ”

"Let's talk about it again, we still have some time."

Unbeknownst to everyone, Nimitz had approached the Recife region of Brazil with a large fleet, and a South American counterattack was about to begin......