Roosevelt and Marshall listened to Donovan's report for a long time without saying a word, their faces were very ugly, they were all in this field, and fools could see that this matter could not be faked, Jiang Haoran had already developed strategic nuclear weapons, and it was originally in the stage of doubt, but now it is okay, sit down.

But at the moment, their hearts are all kinds of unsteady, like a man's back, like a fish in their throat, all kinds of discomfort.

It took a long time for Roosevelt to mumble, "This is the worst April Fool's gift I've ever received." ”

……

That night, New Delhi, the headquarters of the Far Fifth Army.

A few years ago, Tang Enbo led 15 divisions to support the three kingdoms of Afghanistan, and the general headquarters was located in the Victoria Palace in New Delhi, a palace-like building, sitting west to east, built of red sandstone, and the hemispherical dome reflected the legacy of the Mughal Dynasty, which was very magnificent.

At this moment, the Victoria Palace is full of lights and lively, and the people who come in and out are senior generals wearing the uniforms of the generals of the national army.

In the command headquarters, Jiang Haoran sat in the first place, and below him were none other than Leng Rushuang, Tang Enbo, Wan Jianfan, Chen Shaokuan, Gui Yongqing, Chen Mianwu and other senior generals.

There were all kinds of snacks, fruits, and drinks on the table, and everyone was talking and laughing, not like a military meeting, but a bit like a celebration party.

It is no wonder that they will be happy and drive away the British, they are the future half masters of the three kingdoms, and they will still pocket Chittagong without paying any price, where can such a good thing be found?

Jiang Haoran was particularly happy, today's performance in the Thar Desert was decent, not only brought an empty shell nuclear bomb, but also solemnly invited two Dr. Qian and a group of experts to come, and the scene began to be strictly banned half a month ago, with a strictly calculated amount of explosives and ammunition, with various energies of nuclear bombs, a nuclear weapons test explosion was carefully arranged, which was enough to confuse the real with the fake, and even withstood the on-site test of experts from other countries.

Thinking of Roosevelt and Marshall's shocked and complicated expressions, Jiang Haoran couldn't help but be silly.

"Alright, alright." Jiang Haoran knocked on the table, and the venue suddenly fell silent, "After the happy things are over, let's talk about some serious things and arrange the next battle plan." ”

Everyone was at a loss all of a sudden, the war in the three countries has been calmed down, and they also have full control over the armies of Afghanistan and Pakistan, what else can they do next?

Jiang Haoran swept his eyes across the audience, and said secretly: "Why, do you all think that Lao Tzu's nearly twenty divisions were transferred here purely to quell the chaos?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they were even more confused, no one knew what Jiang Haoran was going to say.

Jiang Haoran didn't say a word, got up and walked quickly to the huge map behind him, and Lin Long on the side hurriedly took the command pole.

Waving the command stick, Jiang Haoran drew a big circle in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yemen, and almost the entire Middle East on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, and said loudly: "Here...... Your next target is these areas, and I don't want you to take them all, but at least half of them must be in our hands. ”

The conference room was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground, and everyone was stunned, for Jiang Haoran's madness and Jiang Haoran's ambition.

The domestic island army has not been completely expelled, Southeast Asia has not been completely digested, although the war situation is becoming clearer, but there are still countless vicious battles waiting for them, he actually set his sights on the Middle East at this time, you know, these areas are currently all in the hands of the German army, that is, they are going to launch a frontal attack on the German army.

But...... Is this the right time?

Strategically speaking, although this step is a bit big, Jiang Haoran must go.

Just as Roosevelt and Marshall thought, China is now moving forward with a weak body, and after dragging the poor and white countries of Southeast Asia, it is indeed a bit of an old horse-drawn cart.

The only way to change this situation is to develop at a high speed in the economy, science and technology, and military industry, and the most important prerequisite for all this development is to have sufficient oil.

China has no shortage of talents, no shortage of resources, and even now it can be said that there is no shortage of money, but oil is a hard injury, even if there is now Osmanthus Oilfield and Ren'anqiang Oilfield, and Daqing Oilfield can be exploited in the future, but it is still a drop in the bucket, and it cannot meet the high-speed progress of the big era at all.

Since the mid-to-late 19th century, the second industrial revolution represented by electricity and internal combustion engines has risen, and oil has since stepped onto the stage of history and played an irreplaceable role.

Without oil factories, we cannot start work, without oil planes, warships, and mechanized troops, we are just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, and without oil, there will be no modern industry and a modern industrial power. As a result, there is a fierce competition for oil resources.

Due to the uneven distribution of oil resources and the limitation of the level of exploration and exploitation, before the outbreak of World War II, the world's main oil producing areas were still concentrated in the hands of a few countries, and the oil lifeline was still controlled by a few oil powers such as England.

During the entire World War II, the United States was the world's largest oil producer, accounting for more than half of the world's oil production, and even accounted for more than 70% of the world's oil production in the middle of World War II.

The second is the United Kingdom, although the oil production of the British mainland and the colonies is not outstanding, but the British use their abundant capital and influence to penetrate the world's major oil fields, from extraction, transportation to sales can be seen in the British. The British are the biggest competitors of the United States in the oil field, and this is probably the fundamental reason why the United States people want to weaken the power of the British at all costs.

Then there is the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union's oil production is only one-sixth of that of the United States.

It is followed by Venezuela, Iran, the Dutch East Indies, Mexico and other countries.

During this period, the Middle East's oil production accounted for only 5 percent of the world's total, which was inconspicuous, and people all over the world did not expect that the largest oil producing area was in the Middle East, and all the oil fields in the world combined were probably less than one-tenth of the Middle East.

But Jiang Haoran knows all this, occupying the Middle East is equivalent to occupying an inexhaustible treasure mountain, no longer afraid of economic sanctions and oil blockade between Britain and Iran, China and Southeast Asian countries can throw off their arms and move forward at high speed.

To tell the truth, Jiang Haoran tried his best to control the Indochina Peninsula and the three countries of Afghanistan in his own hands, and everything was to prepare for winning the Middle East.

"Boss, you...... Are you sure you're not kidding us? Chen Mianwu stood up from his seat, picked his head and asked carefully.