On February 18, 1944, the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, was already a crowded scene. www.biquge.info The May Sun Flag (Argentine flag), composed of blue and white and a "golden sun", floats around the square, some of which are waved vigorously.

The high-pitched and loud Spanish song was also sung: "People of the earth! Listen to the divine cry: Freedom, Freedom, Freedom! The slave's yoke was broken, broken; Freedom to ascend to the throne. The throne of honor has been built, and the victory goes to the Union of the Southern Provinces! Free people all over the world cheer: Bless the great country of Argentina! Bless the great country of Argentina!

Today is certainly not Argentina's Independence Day, and the Argentine national football team has not won the World Cup, which has been suspended since 1938.

But today is still a day of great excitement for the 16 million Argentine people, because Argentina is finally going strong from now on! The Argentine people's dream of becoming a rich country and a strong army is about to come true! Argentina will soon replace Brazil as the leader of South America, and in the near future, a powerful southern federal state of South America, with Argentina at its core, will emerge. The country was later named the New Federation of Asbania.

And a powerful "Greater Argentina" that can go hand in hand with the world's major powers will be born from a struggle of iron and blood, like other powers in the world. And the day on which this struggle began is today - February 18, 1944, the day when the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Chile jointly declared war on the Federative Republic of Brazil.

By defeating Brazil, Argentina will be able to unite the white populates of southern South America into a large country with a population of 70 million and millions of square kilometers of fertile land.

This large white country in South America will have a large enough population, a large enough resources, a large enough territory, and a large enough internal market. And there is still a long way to go with the European Community, the United States, and Japan.

All of these conditions will give rise to a new South American power in the coming decades.

So the defeat of Brazil by the Argentine-Chilean alliance (Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia have not yet joined) is a prerequisite for the emergence of a great power in South America!

And this war is guaranteed to be won, and all Argentines are now convinced of this...... Because Europe is now supporting Argentina, both the European Community and the Roman Empire are on the side of Argentina - with the help of "Daddy De" and "Daddy Yi", how can Argentina not be able to defeat Brazil?

Although there is also a "beautiful father" behind Brazil, the "beautiful father" is now inseparable from Japan, and all his strength is used in the Hawaiian Islands -- if the Hawaiian Islands are not recovered, the US mainland is attacked by bacteriological bombs every day, who can stand it?

So now the fleets flying in the swastikas and the Roman eagle are anchored in the ports of Buenos Aires, while the fleets under the stars and stripes cannot enter the ports of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

That's why Argentines are cheering the arrival of war today with the most cheerful mood of the holiday!

At 11 a.m., Argentine President Farrell (Peron's ally in the Unified Officers' Corps) in military uniforms and Peron, also dressed in military uniforms, appeared side by side on the balcony of the Rose Palace, the presidential palace of Argentina.

"Farrell! Peron! Farrell! Peron......"

The crowd cheered, shouting the names of President Ramírez and Vice President Peron, who was the vice-president but because he had established a "Secretariat of Labor and Social Security" with the support of Evita and who was everywhere under the protection of Argentine workers and peasants. As a result, his popularity among the people is far higher than that of President Farrell, and now he is leading the war against Brazil in the name of Minister of War.

As long as the war can be won, Perón can use the prestige he has gained on the battlefield to become president, and then carry out land reform, sprinkle some welfare, and win over the hearts and minds of the middle and lower classes of Argentina, so that he can become the father of the new Asbanian federation - in fact, the idea of unifying the three white Spanish-speaking countries of South America, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, emerged as early as the 30s, with the participation of Spain and the Holy See. There have even been proposals for the merger of Argentina and Spain to restore the former glory of the Spanish Empire.

"It seems that the Argentine people are very supportive of the war!"

At this time, behind a window on the second floor of the Rose Palace facing the Plaza de Mayo, the General Military Adviser of the European Community to Argentina, Nicolas Murphy. Feng. Admiral Falkenhorst and Admiral Kavgnari, the general military adviser of the Roman Empire in Argentina, were talking in English.

"It reminds me of the Italian entry into the war, when people cheered like that." Marshal Kavgnari remembered the scene when Italy was brought into the world war by Mussolini - the people were cheering, while everyone at the top was worried, and Mussolini alone was basking in unwarranted optimism.

But now it seems that optimism also has a positive effect...... Isn't Italy now the Roman Empire? Mussolini's boast seems to have come true, and although the process is a bit tortuous, the result is still good.

"It was the same in Germany." "But at the time no one believed that the war would last until 1944...... Oh, except for the Marshal of the Hesman Empire. ”

"But the war in South America will not last that long," said Marshal Kavnyari, smiling, "and perhaps in a few weeks the Brazilians will surrender to Argentina...... Because the transportation facilities and topography of South America determine the decisive role of the navy in the war, if the Brazilian navy loses, Brazil will also lose. ”

It turned out that before Argentina and Chile declared war on Brazil, the Argentine Navy's high seas fleet was ordered by Peron, led by the commander Vice Admiral Olivieri, to carry out a blockade mission in the Atlantic Ocean near São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

The main ships of the Argentine High Seas Fleet include the battleship Rivadavia, the battleship Moreno, the heavy cruiser May 25, the heavy cruiser Admiral Brown, the cruiser Argentina, seven Buenos Aires-class destroyers, two Jujuy-class destroyers, two Place-class destroyers, two Cervantes-class destroyers and five Mendoza-class destroyers, as well as the "Kesselring"-class aircraft carrier General Belgrano, which is operated entirely by German crews.

With a total of 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 18 destroyers and 1 aircraft carrier, it far surpassed the Brazilian Navy and the Chilean Navy and topped the ranks of all South American countries.

So Perón couldn't wait for the Chilean admiral Battleship Latorre (in fact, this was the first ship in South America) to arrive, so he ordered his navy to challenge the Brazilian navy.

If the Brazilian Navy dodges without fighting, then Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo will be blocked. Any point off the coast of Brazil could become the site of the landing of Argentine troops.

And if the Brazilian Navy chooses to attack, then it will inevitably be destroyed by the Argentine Navy, which is stronger than them!

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"Did the Brazilian Navy attack?"

In the early morning of February 19, Berlin time, when Hersmann arrived at the office of the General Staff of Tsosen, he first asked about the situation in the South American battlefield.

Whether or not the Brazilian Navy will attack is indicative - a naval sortie would mean a quick and decisive battle between Brazil and Argentina. If the Brazilian fleet does not attack, but retreats in Rio de Janeiro.

Then the battle for Brazil may be a protracted battle!

"There is no sortie," Lieutenant Colonel Piper, Hersman's aide-de-camp, handed over a briefing with both hands, "Your Excellency, today's briefing says that the Argentine fleet has blockaded Rio de Janeiro. ”

"Then the Brazilians have to defend Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo." As soon as Hersman heard that the Brazilian Navy had shrunk into a presence fleet, he immediately had a judgment.

This judgment is not difficult to make, because if the Brazilians do not intend to fight desperately with the invading enemy in the capital, they will definitely let the fleet break through to the Amazon estuary region in the north.

However, if the Brazilian Navy really wants to do that, it will definitely end up no better than shrinking into Rio de Janeiro. Because by Helmut. The Joint European Task Force 10, commanded by Admiral Haye, is now hovering the waters near the mouth of the Amazon River. If the Brazilian Navy goes north, the 10th European Task Force will attack!

By the way, in order to adapt to the changes in the battlefield. Now the mode of operational command of the European Combined Fleet has also changed, and like the Americans, the organizational model of "command fleet" + "task force" (called "task fleet" in Europe) has been adopted.

The so-called command fleet is actually a command with the name of the fleet, which is responsible for commanding the surface fleet, the underwater fleet, the amphibious assault force/fleet, the shore-based aviation, the base garrison and other forces on the shore.

At the top of these is the Combined European Fleet, whose headquarters is located at the Brest base, and the commander no longer directly commands the fleet. Below the Combined European Fleet are the 1st - 9th Fleets.

The 1st and 9th fleets are also "command fleets", and the headquarters is also located on the shore. However, the Fleet Commander can also be the Commander of the subordinate "Task Force", so he can directly command the fleet in battle.

The "task force" is the unit that really fights on the front line, and their number is the number of the 1st - 9th fleets multiplied by 10, and then the order begins, and one fleet has a maximum of 10 task forces.

For example, the 10th Task Force under the command of Admiral Haye is the 1st Task Force under the 1st Fleet (the 10th to 19th Task Forces) belong to the 1st Fleet. As for the formation of the task force, it is quite free and can be decided by the command of each fleet.

Under the task force are aircraft carrier groups, battleship groups, heavy cruiser groups, drive patrol groups, amphibious assault groups, submarine groups and other groups. Unlike the US military, which usually organizes a single ship into a single group, the European Combined Fleet's group is usually mixed, and in fact it is a battle group.

The 10th Task Force, which Admiral Haye brought to the coast of Brazil, consisted of two aircraft carrier groups, one battleship group, one heavy cruiser group, one amphibious landing group, one seaplane carrier group, one destroyer group, one submarine group, and one logistics group.