"What do you want to do?"

Hersman didn't really believe that the three white South American states of Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile could really unite into a federation. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But Brazil is indeed as Perón said, and it is unlikely that it will lead a group of Spanish-speaking South American countries.

Since Brazil is unlikely to lead South America, the country's ruling elite will be inclined to maintain the status quo rather than change it. That is, Brazil is a country that has little incentive to fight.

If the United European Fleet were to be sent to coerce, of course, it would also bring Brazil to its knees and join the Axis powers. However, Brazil was forced to join, and it was impossible for it to really work for Germany. Once Brazil is in the axis, Germany will have to ensure that Brazil is not invaded by Spanish-speaking South American countries such as Argentina and Uruguay.

In this case, what is the incentive for countries such as Argentina, Uruguay and Chile to join the axis? Even if they are forced into the shaft, it is just soy sauce.

"Your Excellency the Marshal," said Peron, "there will be a blitzkrieg aimed at the partition of Brazil!" The Argentine army is ready, and we have supporters in Chile and Uruguay. As long as Germany supports us, the three countries will immediately unite to form a coalition and then launch a surprise attack on Brazil. ”

It turned out that the Chilean and Argentine armies were all powdered, and the Uruguayan army also had large pro-Nazi forces, and in December '43, the Nazis in the Uruguayan army also staged a coup d'état with the support of the Argentine army, but it was unsuccessful. But as long as Germany and Argentina join forces, Chile and Uruguay will surely soon fall into the hands of pro-Nazi officers.

Then the three countries will immediately form an alliance against Brazil, and Paraguay and Bolivia will be their little brothers, and they will be strong and take advantage of the interior of Brazil.

"Will it be a long fight?" Hersman asked.

"No," Peron looked a little excited, "the staff of the Argentine army and navy have calculated that we will be able to bring Brazil to its knees in a month at the earliest. ”

"A month?" Hersman mused, "Brazil has millions of square kilometers and more than 40 million people, right? ”

Brazil's last census was in 1940, with 41,079,000 people, more than the combined population of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay!

"But the best of Brazil is in the southern coast." Perón told Hersman that "the two big cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the heart of Brazil, and if you take them, Brazil will surrender...... And to seize these two large coastal cities, the key is the navy. With a quick naval victory, the combined forces of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay could land in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, occupy them before Brazil is fully mobilized, and then force the Brazilian government to surrender and cede some of its territory.

Some of the lands in western Brazil will be divided between Bolivia and Paraguay, and a new state will be formed in southern Brazil, where whites of German and Italian origin are concentrated. Then the white state, dominated by German immigrants and Italian immigrants, would join Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay in forming a white South American federation. ”

Originally, Peron's idea was to create a white South American federation - that is, to unite the regions of southern South America, including Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and southern Brazil, where the descendants of European immigrants were concentrated, through a war to form a new white federal state.

This idea, of course, has a certain degree of feasibility. As long as a figure like Perón can accumulate enough prestige in the victory over Brazil, and at the same time there is strong support from Europe.

Such a white federal state in South America could exist at least in the short term......

Hersmann pondered it for a while, and then asked Peron: "Is it up to the European Combined Fleet to solve the Brazilian Navy?" ”

"No," Perón said, "our navy is much stronger than Brazil's, we have two Rivadavia-class battleships with a standard displacement of 28,000 tons, and Chile has one Admiral Latorre-class battleship with a standard displacement of 28,000 tons." And Brazil has only 2 Minas Gerais-class battleships with a standard displacement of less than 20,000 tons, which are not our opponents at all. ”

In fact, the South American countries of this era are still quite powerful, especially Chile and Argentina, the two "South American European countries", which are not only economically developed, but also have a per capita income that is no less than that of Europe, and their military strength is also very powerful.

Both Chile and Argentina possess "strategic-class" weapons such as battleships, and their battleships are not yet the kind of parallel goods that can be put on a show, but real guys who can reach the advanced level of the First World War!

Even if the current European Combined Fleet wants to send battleships to clean them up, it must also use big guys of Bismarck's level to be sure of victory.

"But you don't have aircraft carriers and you don't have a really decent air force." "Brazil and the United States have close relations, and if the three of you unite and join us, there is a good chance that a terrified Brazil will accept American support," Hersman said. ”

Perón nodded, "Yes, that's exactly why we need European help......" he paused, and after a careful selection of words, "but Argentina must show real strength if it wants to be the leader of a true white South American federation." ”

The subtext of this is that it doesn't all depend on "De Dad...... At least it seems that it can't all rely on "Dad", otherwise Argentina will not be the leader of the Federation, and Perón will not be the president of the Federation.

Hersman understood Peron's idea that in order for Argentina to be strong, it was not enough to rely on its own territory, resources, and population, and that it was necessary to concentrate the territory in southern South America with a large number of white people to form a federation.

To do so, Argentina must lead South America, and Perón must have great prestige. Only then can a South American white federation with sufficient territory, population, and resources emerge.

And if Peron wants to become a great leader, "Daddy" will have to do more work.

"We can sell you an aircraft carrier, four air defense destroyers." "It's accompanied by Spanish-speaking pilots and officers, non-commissioned officers. These people will be at your service for the time being until your men can drive them themselves.

We will also select a group of officers and soldiers with combat experience from the Blue Division and the SS Spanish volunteers to join the Argentine Army.

Other than that...... We will also send a military advisory group to help you command the war against Brazil. ”

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"Is this possible? Brazil is so big that it can really be beaten in a month? "After sending off Peron and his little Nazi girlfriend, Adolf. Hitler had afternoon tea with Hersmann in the Eagle's Nest parlor while discussing the South American question.

"I don't think so," said Hersmann, sipping the Argentinian coffee that Evita had given to Hitler, shaking his head, "Peron will see if we are struggling to fight, and he will know when he himself plays."

Brazil is not so easy to deal with...... Not only is Brazil large, but it also borders on U.S.-controlled areas, and even if the sea route is blocked, the Americans can maintain hundreds of thousands of troops in the interior of Brazil by air. ”

In nearly a year, American planes flew more than 278,000 sorties, and at the most, 12,000 tons of supplies were transported to West Berlin in one day, and a total of 2,326,000 tons of various materials were transported!

Now the Americans only need to spend one-tenth of the force of the West Berlin airlift to transport more than 1,000 tons of weapons, ammunition and fuel to Brazil every day. Based on the calculation that a division consumes 50 tons of ammunition and fuel in a day of combat (food can be obtained locally in Brazil), it is not difficult to maintain 20 divisions of American standards to fight in Brazil.

And the Amazon River and its tributaries flowing through northern Brazil also have strong navigation capacity, 10,000 tons of giant ships can go directly from the mouth of the Amazon River to Manaus, the down payment of the Brazilian Amazonas, and 3,000 tons of ships can go to Iquitos, Peru, 3,680 kilometers away from the mouth of the Amazon River!

That is, in addition to the huge cost of air transportation, the United States could also supply the northern Brazilian theater through Peru on the Pacific coast.

The proximity to U.S.-controlled areas is probably one of the reasons why the Brazilian government has been reluctant to turn to Germany. Because with the infiltration of Brazil by the United States, once Brazil falls to Germany, most of the northern and western parts of Brazil will become independent with the support of the United States. When the time comes, the Brazilian Federation will fall apart......

"But that's not a problem for us," Hersman went on to say to Hitler, "and we can defeat hundreds of thousands of American troops in northern Brazil." And control of the Amazon inlet in northern Brazil is a must...... If we still want to make a difference in the Americas. ”

The Amazon estuary region is close to Guyana, where there is an important port city of Belém, which is the hub for the export of agricultural products from the Amazon basin. If the Germans wanted to commit to the Americas, they had to take control of the great port of Belém, which could serve as an anchorage for the European Combined Fleet.

In addition, the area south of the Amazon estuary, near the African continent and the Cape Verde archipelago, is the closest to the African continent and the Cape Verde archipelago, and is also under German control. As long as Germany can deploy its air force and fleet in North Rio Grande, it will be able to form an Atlantic blockade line with the air force and fleet in Cape Verde that is only about 2,500 kilometers long - which means that the shore-based Fw-190s deployed in the two places can provide full escort for Ju288 by shuttle flight.

At the end of the talks, Hersmann told Hitler: "Now Brazil is always dragging its feet and refusing to join us, and we cannot wait indefinitely, so I propose to support Peron and go to war against Brazil." ”