The oil fields of Kirkuk were completely destroyed, so to speak, they were removed, blown up, and burned. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The equipment that could be removed was removed, and the equipment that could not be moved was blown up, and after the explosion, a fire was set on fire and the oil well was set on fire. By the time Hersman arrived, most of the oil well fires had not yet been extinguished, and he saw a large field of devastation that looked like a battlefield.

"My leader, the Kirkuk oil field is very badly damaged, all the oil production and transmission facilities have been destroyed, and the oil wells are still burning. Speer's oilfield fire brigade from Romania has just arrived, and according to their estimates, it will take at least one month to extinguish the oilfield fire.

In addition, it will take at least one month for the railway from Aleppo to Mosul to be reopened and for oil production and transport equipment to reach Kirkuk in large quantities. Then it will take at least 6 months to fully repair the destroyed oil fields. Seven months later, there is hope that the production of the field will return to its pre-destruction level......"

Berlin, Wilhelmstraße 77, German Chancellery.

Adolph. Hitler was frowning as he listened to Goering's report on the Kirkuk oil fields – if oil was the one that divided the Middle East, it could also bring Europe together.

So now all of Europe is looking at the oil fields of the Middle East, if the Germans can get those fields to work at full capacity and keep supplying Europe with oil. Then everyone will become a follower of Germany, because everyone wants cheap and abundant oil!

Hearing that it would take 7 months for the Kirkuk oil field to resume its original production, Adolf. Hitler couldn't help frowning, "How much can production be achieved in 7 months?" Can it reach 3 million tons per year? ”

"Leader, it's hard to say." "We have now also mobilized a number of drilling crews to drill wells in Kirkuk after the railway is repaired," Goering replied. If a high-yield oil well can be drilled, it may be possible to produce more than 5 million tons in the Kirkuk field. ”

The exact recoverable reserves of the Kirkuk field are also not clear to Goering, and the figure of 5 million tons per year is mentioned by Hirschmann in the report. In fact, the Kirkuk oil field, which later ranked sixth in the world, has an annual production limit of far more than 5 million tons. However, Hersman did not know how far the Kirkuk field could be developed with the technology of the 40s, so he reported a more conservative figure.

"5 million tons!" Hitler was a little surprised when he heard this, "Are there really so many?" Could it be that the Kirkuk oil field can be compared to the Romanian oil field? ”

"Yes," replied Goering with a smile on his face, "and there are also ready-made oil fields in Syria and the Sinai Peninsula, which are now being repaired and expanded. By the time the repairs and expansion work are completed, we should be able to get another 1 million tons of oil a year from there. In addition, Iran's Khuzestan oil field, which is home to the world's largest Abadan refinery, is huge. However, it is difficult for Iranian oil to be transported to Europe, and it is necessary to lay a pipeline from Basra to Kirkuk, or open up an oil transportation route by sea, if it can open a transportation line, Iran can provide 10 million tons of oil ......"

"10 million tons!? If the shipping route to Iran can always be opened, then we will have more than 16 million tons of oil, right? Hitler suddenly had a feeling of getting rich overnight.

"If we can open up shipping routes," Mr. Goering said, "the amount of oil available will definitely increase, because there are also very shallow oil fields found in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and it is easy to increase production from the large fields of Khuzestan oilfield." I estimate that 20 million tons of oil can be obtained from the Middle East every year. ”

Fat Man has always liked to exaggerate, but the data he reported to Hitler today turned out to be not exaggerated, but too conservative.

"20 million tons?" Hitler exclaimed, "We have 13 million tons of our own, and 33 million tons of them...... Now the German war machine no longer has to worry about oil! ”

For a long time, the Wehrmacht was fighting on oil. Moreover, Germany's wartime economy and military mobilization also revolved around oil, and only with more oil could it arrange the production of more tanks, planes, and warships, and correspondingly how many air forces and armored forces could be expanded -- for Germany, which had taken over most of Europe, its industrial production capacity was sufficient, and it was not difficult to further expand it. But the planes and tanks that are produced can't be driven without fuel.

Therefore, Germany, which has most of Europe and whose industrial production capacity far exceeds that of Britain and the Soviet Union, is far from being comparable to the Soviet Union in terms of the production of mechanized weapons and the scale of its air force and armored forces. The reason for this is that the USSR could arrange its armored forces and air force according to the annual production of 30 million tons of oil, while Germany could only arrange it according to a maximum of 20 million tons of oil (which is already much more than in history).

If the annual production of oil (including various synthetic fuels) can reach 33 million tons, then the number of aircraft and tanks in the German army can immediately increase significantly.

And with 33 million tons of oil, Germany will be able to solve the problem of energy supply for European countries. In this way, European countries, including France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries, will really follow Germany. The industrial and military capabilities of these countries will also be brought into play by having a relatively adequate supply of oil. Then Germany is really sure to win!

"Joachim." Hitler had calmed down by this time and named Foreign Minister Ribbentrop.

"My leader!" Ribbentrop hurriedly stood up.

"Go and tell Franco that since 1942 we have been able to get 40 million tons of oil every year!" Hitler said, "So there is no suspense about victory, and if Spain joins in time, victory will come early." ”

40 million tons of oil, of course, is bragging, not that it cannot be extracted, but in 1942 it was absolutely impossible to dig up. In 1942, it was not easy for Germany to obtain 23 million tons of various oilseeds from all sides. But Hitler was never an honest man, and it was not a matter of blowing a little bit to deceive potential allies.

"Rudolph," he then said to Hess, "when you go to Paris to see President Pétain, tell him that Germany will have enough oil from tomorrow onwards." If he is willing to involve France more deeply in the war, starting next year, he can give France another 100,000 tons of oil every month for the national economy. ”

100,000 tons per month is not used for the war, but for the people's livelihood in France. This figure is not worth mentioning in peacetime, but in wartime, an extra 100,000 tons per month was given to France.

"Leader," Goering immediately reminded when he heard the figure, "next year we will collect up to 17 million tons of oil and 6 million tons of various synthetic fuels." If we want to launch a large-scale naval and air war with Britain and the United States, the fuel consumption may exceed 25 million tons. If the USSR could not continue to supply us with oil......"

That is, if the USSR cut off oil to Germany in 1942 (which is very likely), in 42 Germany would have to fill the gap with 2 million tons from its fuel reserves.

"Give!" Hitler waved his hand and said, "Prepare another 50,000 tons of monthly supplies for Spain, 25,000 tons each for the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and Finland, and 100,000 tons for Italy." ”

Another 250,000 tons (per month) will go out at once, plus the 100,000 tons to France is 350,000 tons, and it is 4.2 million tons a year, plus the previous 2 million tons shortage, the total gap will exceed 6.2 million tons!

"Take it from the Strategic Reserve!" Hitler squandered Hirschmann's hard-won strategic oil reserves.

Germany can now maintain much more air and navy than it has historically been, and can supply most of Europe with oil because of the 20 million tons of reserves that Hersmann has saved over a period of 20 years. But after 40 and 41 years of depletion, by '42 Germany's strategic oil reserves are estimated to be less than 13 million tons. If it is reduced by another 6.2 million tons all at once, then the reserve will only be more than 6.8 million tons.

"It's totally worth it to bring France and Spain together with more than 4 million tons of oil!" Hitler said, "As long as we can take Gibraltar, we will be able to join the fleets of France and Italy in the Atlantic." So Britain is almost finished! ”

"Britain will definitely surrender then!" Rudolph. Hess said, "As long as we can defeat the British navy in the English Channel or in the Atlantic, there is no way for the British to resist." So that the war is basically won......"

"Not yet!" Hitler interrupted Rudolf. Hess, "We still have to fight to the death with the Soviet Union, just after the defeat of the British!" ”

Hersmann's idea was to put the United States before the Soviet Union, but Hitler always believed that the Soviet Union was Germany's greatest enemy. Because the Soviet Union was larger on the map, and given the Soviet influence on the East Asian continent, the Soviet Union and its allies controlled more land and population. If the USSR had taken control of India again, the red flag of GCISM would have been planted almost all over Eurasia.

It will be a big red empire with tens of millions of square kilometers of land and a billion people! Hitler's good mood suddenly disappeared at the thought of this.

"We can't let the Soviets take Afghanistan easily!" Hitler thought of Roosevelt and Churchill this time, and he asked Goering, "Herman, does the General Directorate of Armaments have a lot of captured British weapons and equipment?" ”

"Yes, there are some," Goering nodded, "mainly small arms and artillery, and we don't have much ammunition to use, so we're ready to tear down the raw materials." ”

"No ammunition at all?"

"There are some, not many."

Hitler thought for a moment and said, "Just have some...... Go and prepare thousands of British guns with ammunition. I think the Afghans will need them! (To be continued.) )