"Lot, have the conditions with the Chinese been negotiated..."

In a shelter underground in London, Churchill said to a young man who had just walked in—

"It's been negotiated, Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

The young man named Lott walked up to Churchill and laid out a document.

"The Chinese promise to deliver a thousand piston fighters to Beirut in the shortest possible time, and if they can't do it in time, they can transfer them directly from the local active aircraft, and they will prepare a thousand large-caliber anti-aircraft guns as soon as possible, so as long as our ship can arrive on time and return to the mainland smoothly..."

Churchill nodded.

"How about the Chinese planes?"

"The military attaché stationed in China has already inspected the Chinese, and the Chinese aircraft are very good, and their performance is comparable to our latest [Spitfire] in all aspects, but it is superior to the [Spitfire] in terms of bomb load and range, especially in terms of range, the aircraft equipped by the Chinese are more than 300 kilometers longer than the [Spitfire] in range, reaching the extent of more than 1,000 kilometers, so the military attachés in China are very satisfied with the performance of the Chinese aircraft..."

It is not surprising that the maximum take-off weight of the Spitfire is only a little more than three tons, while the maximum take-off weight of the piston fighter equipped by the Wehrmacht is more than four tons.

However, thanks to the progress of engine technology, the Defense Air Force has begun to equip a piston fighter with a maximum take-off weight of more than five tons in small batches, which can be said to be comparable to the famous [P-51] in terms of performance.

But Churchill and the young people didn't know this, but it was nothing, anyway, the main thing for Churchill at this time was to have a fighter with acceptable performance to supplement the Royal Air Force, and as for whether it was the latest or not, it was nothing.

"Is it still self-transporting..."

"That's right, the Chinese are worried that their ships will be sunk by the Germans in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, so they hope that we will be able to bring the equipment back to the mainland by self-transport..."

The young man nodded.

According to Yan Guang's plan, even if he really wanted to fight the Germans, it should be after Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia. So Yan Guang did not intend to provide door-to-door delivery services, after all, the submarines of the Germans were already going crazy in the Atlantic.

And for the sake of planning, even if the Germans really sank the Chinese freighter, Yan Guang could only swallow his anger.

So instead of swallowing your anger at that time, it's better not to do anything now, and save the time to resist the domestic public opinion.

"So..."

Churchill also understood that things are not so good in the world, the relationship between the Americans and Britain is so good and does not provide [home delivery] services, let alone Chinese.

And now the Royal Air Force does need fighter supplements, and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are also very needed, after all, the firing height of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns is not enough, and the power is too small, it is difficult to pose a threat to German bombers.

And these thousand large-caliber anti-aircraft guns supplied by China ...

Anti-aircraft guns are divided into small-caliber, medium-caliber, and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns according to their caliber. Small-caliber anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of less than 60 mm, medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns from 60 to 100 mm, and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm.

Don't underestimate these 1,000 anti-aircraft guns, you must know that Britain's current production of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns is only a few dozen a month, and this 1,000 guns is already equivalent to Britain's production for more than a year.

"By the way, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Chinese also offered to provide a certain number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns if needed..."

"Forget it," Churchill waved his hand. The price of the self-propelled type is too high, and at the moment it is more suitable for us to tow the type..."..., the young man nodded.

"By the way, how are things going in Hong Kong?"

"The handover has been successfully completed, and now the Chinese are putting pressure on Portugal to take Macau back as well..."

After facing pressure from the Nationalist government, Churchill and George VI finally had to nod their heads and agree to return Hong Kong unconditionally to China.

Therefore, when the "Battle of Britain" was still very lively, the Chinese and British governments also successfully completed the handover ceremony.

Although the situation forced to return Hong Kong to China is a humiliation for many conservative Britons, after all, they are also the British Empire, the empire on which the sun never sets. However, when the Chinese flag was raised over Hong Kong, many Britons living in Hong Kong breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, by this time, Hong Kong's security has been guaranteed.

And just as they thought, not long after the handover between the Chinese and British governments was completed, the Japanese fleet had already left the waters near Hong Kong. Preparing to move south for reinforcements, in the south, the Japanese Combined Fleet had begun to encircle and suppress the remnants of the British and Australian fleets, preparing for subsequent landing operations, and preparing to begin the landing on Australia after the Japanese completely occupied the Nanyang Islands.

The Australians and British, of course, were extremely alarmed by the behavior of the Japanese.

After all, without the historical war of aggression against China, the Japanese government has so many spare troops that even if enough troops have been wasted in Indochina and the South Sea Islands, the Japanese can still mobilize at least one million troops to launch an offensive against Australia...

It's just that at this time, in the face of the aggressive situation of the Japanese in Southeast Asia, the Americans also launched some actions. The most obvious thing is the suspension of oil and steel exports to Japan, but now that Japan imports oil and steel from China, there is no problem.

In addition to the ban on trade, the U.S. Pacific Fleet also began to patrol the Pacific Ocean, arousing the vigilance of the Japanese. Several aircraft carriers that were originally fighting in the South Seas have also been transferred back to the mainland, so these more than a dozen fleets of heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers will be transferred to the South Seas.

However, at this time, the main focus of the Americans was still in Europe, and the US government also signed a secret treaty with the British government, sending many American pilots to Britain to support the war...

However, as the U.S. involvement in the war has become more and more obvious, it may not be too long before the U.S. officially enters the war, so the Japanese have begun to plan something...

Of course, these Churchill and others are not clear ...

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Although Portugal is now a neutral country, of course, because it is a fascist regime, it is inevitable that it will be more inclined to the Axis powers in some respects. However, since it was not involved in the European conflict, Portugal was now indeed a neutral country.

For such a neutral country, unless Yan Guang is ready to declare war on Portugal, it will be difficult to attack. This is also the reason why the Japanese side is going directly south instead of near Macao.

Fortunately, Britain has agreed, and it is relatively easy to deal with Portugal.

So Yan Guang just sent someone to Portugal to talk to the Portuguese government, and after a series of coercion and temptation, when the British had already succumbed, the Portuguese could only nod and agree.

At this point, Hong Kong and Macau, the two closest and farthest territories to China, finally returned to China's embrace...

For Yan Guang's "exchange bill" at the beginning, Churchill, like many Britons, felt full of humiliation in his chest, after all, they were once the most powerful empire in the world, but now they have been reduced to the point of being robbed and ruined. …,

However, after thinking in a different way, the depression in the chests of Churchill and others dissipated a lot...

At present, Hitler has not launched an attack on Russia, and because of the crushing defeat in Russia, so Germany is still at its peak until now, so what the final victory or defeat of this war will be, to be honest, Churchill is not very clear.

It is precisely because of this that Churchill concluded that in the course of the war and even after the war, the world is likely to form the posture of the four great powers.

That is, Germany, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.

As for the United Kingdom, if you are lucky, you may be able to make it among the five major powers, and if you are unlucky, it will probably be what France is like today. Of course, Churchill also thought about defeating Germany and winning this war or something, but just like the position of the United States is inclined to the Allies, China's position is obviously inclined to the Axis powers, so if Churchill really does not dare to judge the outcome of this war...

So although at first, Churchill and others were very angry with the "exchange bill" proposed by the national government, but after a little change of thinking, they came up with another idea.

That is, to provoke disputes between these four countries, as Britain has been pursuing for centuries to balance the continent, so that they can fight endlessly.

Although Germany and Russia have not yet clashed with Russia, and there is a [Soviet-German non-aggression pact], at least in Churchill's view, these two countries will definitely clash.

After all, Hitler has always been the same in the past, and Russia obviously doesn't like Hitler very much.

Therefore, Churchill himself was quite sure of a conflict between the Soviet Union and Germany.

The real problem is China and the United States...

Although the United States has felt the threat from China, there is still a Pacific Ocean between the two countries, so even if there is a conflict between the two countries, it will never happen in the near future...

"Nevertheless, we can create some contradictions between these two countries..."

That's right, create some contradictions, and the current "Exchange Act" is a good opportunity for Churchill.

As long as some of Britain's colonies in the Western Hemisphere are handed over to China through "exchange", then the United States, which has always regarded the Americas as its sphere of influence, will never tolerate such behavior...

In this way, the contradictions between the two countries naturally appeared...

In addition, Churchill was even more desperate for the form of the secret agreement of the national government.

First of all, exchanging colonies for equipment is definitely an impact on the reputation of the British Empire, and it is a serious blow to the morale of the British people.

In addition, if Britain and China had made this secret treaty public, the U.S. government would have definitely stepped in, because no one wants to suddenly have an extra resident in their back garden. And if the Americans intervene, then the British will have to cancel the agreement because of the current support of the United States for the British government.

Now that the Chinese are so cooperative, Churchill is naturally extremely happy.

It's just that the British are still a little worried, worried that the Chinese will not be fooled, but later ...

Later the British understood that their fears were actually superfluous ...

"We want the Falklands, Bermuda, Jamaica, Barbados and the Bahamas and Trinidad..."

At the diplomatic conference between China and the British government, Gu Weijun went straight to the point and addressed British diplomats.

The British were still thinking about how to induce the Chinese to choose a location that could stimulate the Americans, and the places that Gu Weijun proposed here were all located in the Western Hemisphere. ..., especially in places such as Bermuda, except for the first Falklands, which belongs to South America, the remaining five places belong to North America, right under the noses of the Americans. If the Chinese really get these places, it will really be a mallet in the noses of the Americans.

Seeing the British with a snickering expression of surprise in surprise, Gu Weijun was also very helpless.

As a diplomat, Gu Weijun certainly knows what it means to choose these places in exchange, but Gu Weijun is only a diplomat after all, and decisions in the real sense are still made by the upper echelons of the national government, and Gu Weijun only has the right to execute.

As for Yan Guang?

For Yan Guang, offending the United States?

China's rise itself is offending the United States, and since this is the case, it is better to offend it in advance. At least it is better to be offended now than to be offended in the future.

In fact, Yan Guang also thought about other places, such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Chagos, or something. It's just that India is like the heart and soul of the British, and the British will never exchange these places that threaten India, so Yan Guang has no choice but to die.

To be honest, Yan Guang is actually a little interested in the Maldives, after all, it is a legendary holiday destination.

And since there is no way to do anything in Sri Lanka, Yan Guang has no choice but to go to places such as the Falklands.

Anyway, Yan Guang is more interested in containing the United States, as for India or something...

A divided India does not pose any threat to China at all, especially since India is still an extremely lazy nation, as long as such a nation is under the supervision of the national government, it will be no ――――――problem not to make "harmonious eggs", but in Yan Guang's view, Indians who are entangled in religious contradictions will definitely not have the effort to make "harmonious eggs"...

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Maybe it's because the British have a ghost in their hearts, so when the British and Gu Weijun signed the agreement, they moved very quickly and without a little drag, and they also made concessions as much as possible in some inconsequential details, and the whole agreement signing ceremony was very simple...

It can be said that Gu Weijun has never signed such a simple agreement in his life...

"These Englishmen..."

After the agreement was signed, looking at the back of the British walking away, Gu Weijun smiled bitterly.

Gu Weijun was a smart person after all, so he could figure out why this was happening with a little thought. However, it is precisely because of this that Gu Weijun smiled bitterly, because the British really have the meaning of inviting you into the urn now.

"Why do you have to start a conflict with the Americans..."

After the British left, looking at the sun outside the window, Gu Weijun muttered with a wry smile.

Of course, Gu Weijun does not understand that the conflict between China and the United States is an insoluble matter.

Especially when Britain, France, and Germany, the former leaders of Europe, will be lonely because of this war, even if the Americans don't want to, he has to stand up and become the new leading big brother in the Western world...

The world is so big, and after getting rid of the policy of isolation, China and the United States will inevitably have disputes and conflicts. Therefore, instead of trying to find a way to deal with the Americans at that time, it is better to lay a nail in ambush by the side of the United States now, and when there is a conflict with the United States, ensure that you can gain the upper hand in the conflict...

"President, the agreement has been signed..."

After the British left, Gu Weijun returned to the presidential palace with the agreement he had just signed.

"Is that all..."

Holding the document in his hand, Yan Guang smiled with satisfaction.

The existence of these agreements represents the formal expansion of China's influence into the Western Hemisphere, but it also represents the starting point of the conflict between China and the United States...... Yan Guang can imagine how the United States will react when these agreements are made public.

"Your sister, take the aircraft carrier to cruise in other people's waters all day long, and this time I will also take the aircraft carrier to cruise near your home's sea area!"

Thinking of some things that happened in the afterlife, Yan Guang sneered in his heart.

Although he has been in this world for decades and has become an old man completely, Yan Guang has always remembered some things back then.

Therefore, in exchange for these colonies, of course, it is to prepare for the future containment of the United States, but it is also to breathe a sigh of relief from the bottom of one's heart...

"Prepare first, wait two days before this agreement is announced..."

After carefully flipping through the agreement, Yan Guang said to Gu Weijun.

"Understood..."

After Gu Weijun left with the agreement, he touched the head of the adult husky next to the chair, and Yan Guang said somewhat proudly in his heart.

"I wonder how those Yankees will react when they learn of the existence of this agreement..."

Yan Guang is quite looking forward to the reaction of the Americans...

What reaction?

Upon learning of the existence of this agreement, the reaction of the United States was naturally thunderous...

However, at that time, under the sudden attack of Yamamoto Isoroku, the Americans did not dare to show this reaction in the slightest...