Li Guang arrived in Vladivostok, Madagascar, on 1 July.

The situation in South America has changed dramatically in the past 42 years. If the Three Kingdoms War in Peru, Chile, and Bolivia on the Pacific coast is only a small battlefield in the world war, it is difficult to affect the overall situation. And some of the recent changes have affected the world.

Argentina made a territorial claim to the Foxen Islands (Malvinas) to Britain back at the beginning of the year. The British, however, temporarily expressed their relenting through diplomatic means, saying that now that the European war is going on, the British cannot evacuate the Fuxen Islands, and asked the Argentine authorities to put aside the dispute for the time being from a humanitarian point of view. The British Empire's diplomatic methods were mature and its ability to deceive was outstanding, and Argentina was actually drunk with a few words.

At this moment, the Argentine authorities have a big face, and the empire on which the sun never sets is soft to Argentina, which is not easy and exciting.

After the excitement, it was a little fluttery. It just so happened that Chile abandoned its old grudge with Argentina and asked Argentina to send troops to help Chile deal with Peru and Bolivia.

Argentina is gaining a lot of momentum from the British Empire, so it wants to exert its influence as a regional power after Chile's request. I didn't know how to discuss the division of interests with Chile, so I excitedly organized two divisions of the army and sent troops to Bolivia.

This move directly stimulated Brazil, another large country in South America. Between the three major powers of South America, Chile and Brazil, Argentina has always been somewhat similar to the confrontation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Now Chile and Argentina have joined forces, which is a red flag for Brazil. Brazil reacted immediately and began to implicitly support Peru and Bolivia.

Although the direct conflict between Brazil and Argentina has not yet broken out, it is already in smoke.

And Uruguay, which is most concerned about the interests of the Naval Resistance Army, has been calm so far, and the role of playing soy sauce has reappeared. Neutrality was declared again.

It is still difficult to judge whether a full-scale intracontinental war will break out in South America, whether it is Britain, the United States, Japan, or Germany. The United States and Britain want to maintain the situation as much as possible, and the war will not expand, and it is better for the war to subside. Japan and Germany, on the other hand, were fanning the flames, hoping for the outbreak of a major war to contain the military strength of the United States and Britain. Thus fishing in troubled waters.

Since the beginning of the strategy of contraction, the Haitang Kingdom has now withdrawn some projects from Uruguay, such as tank building. Some of Uruguay's business projects, especially in the real estate sector, are now in the payback period. The profit for four years is about one million dollars. The war of '42 was more intense, and the number of immigrants was greater. Presumably, the profits will be even more impressive. I just don't know if there is a big war in South America, whether it will affect the income of real estate.

In the trade between Haitang and Uruguay, the purchase of agricultural products is already the largest in terms of value. In other parts of South America, exports of agricultural and mineral products have begun to shrink due to the impact of the war, with the United Kingdom being the most affected. To know. The largest customer of supplies in South America is now not the United States, but the United Kingdom. A significant proportion of the British Isles depend on supplies from South America.

The turmoil in South America directly affected Britain's supplies. Coupled with the Japanese occupation of Ceylon, the British supply channels were cut off from two extremely important sources at once.

The British Empire speaks softly to countries like Argentina. Is it easy? Churchill even wrote several handwritten letters to the Argentine head of state for this purpose, and the Nobel Prize winner in literature is still quite strong in writing, and Argentina does not take advantage of the fire to rob.

With regard to the changes in the situation in South America, the Naval Resistance Forces are now powerless to intervene, and interference is not at all in the interests of the Naval Resistance Forces. Even if it is to interfere, Premier Yuan will need to return to Madagascar to discuss before it can be decided.

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As far as Li Guang is concerned, considering the situation in South America now, it is a bit unscrupulous. At this time, both the war in Madagascar and Ceylon had reached a fever pitch.

However, before Li Guang returned to Madagascar, the series of orders he issued were not instructions on combat, but to readjust the air force.

All the air power of the Naval Resistance Army was divided into three parts by Li Guang.

First, the Strategic Air Force. Or the Air Force, which will be on a par with the Navy and the Army, which will be an independent service.

Liu Guobang will serve as the lieutenant colonel captain. Liu Kejin is the deputy captain of the major. The main combat strength of this is twelve B17 bombers, supplemented by twenty-four P40 fighters.

Second, naval aviation. This is the largest number of pilots and fighters occupied by the Maritime Resistance Army. Including the USS Indian Ocean, the USS PJP seaplane carrier, and even the USS Atlantic. For the time being, one hundred and twenty-four aircraft of various types are equipped. Among them, Major Liu Gensheng and Captain Shao Fuxuan served as the captain and deputy captain of the Indian Ocean aircraft carrier, respectively.

Thirdly, the Army Aviation, whose main task is to assist the Army in combat, will become part of the Army. For the time being, twenty-four P40 fighters, twelve water reconnaissance aircraft, twelve transport-bombers were included. Tu Yuanchao, the first ace pilot of the Naval Resistance Army, served as the captain of the major. And this air force also has a small airborne force, which for the time being has only one company establishment.

Air Force recruits all stay on Stone Statue Island until they complete their six-month basic training. After completing six months of training, he was mainly responsible for the vigilance around the island of Madagascar, mainly equipped with old and new water reconnaissance aircraft. Responsible for the replenishment of the pilots of the three main forces.

In this adjustment, several standards for pilots of the Maritime Resistance Force have been changed. Some of the most elite pilots are now largely the lead officers of each squadron or squad. In addition, all flight hours of more than 150 hours are included in the various units.

The so-called recruits have about sixty or seventy flight hours of training in half a year. The rookie who is responsible for the defense of Madagascar will complete the training subjects while carrying out the mission. This part of the force will be under the direct command of the General Staff of the Maritime Resistance Army.

This was Li Guang's deliberate decision. In the Battle of Midway, the Japanese army's elite aviation was completely lost, and this result was a heavy blow to the Japanese army. If the same thing happened to the Maritime Resistance Army, it would be an unbearable loss. Previously, the Naval Resistance Army arranged all the elite pilots on the aircraft carrier, which was a mistake. After the Battle of Midway, Li Guang realized that all the elites could not be deployed on the aircraft carrier.

In doing so, of course, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier has been enhanced, but the soldiers are in danger of fighting, and once they are lost, the naval resistance force will not be able to regain its combat effectiveness for a year or two. In modern warfare, in which the air force is becoming increasingly important, if the air force lacks two years, more than half of the armed forces of the naval resistance force will be abolished, and it will not be able to have any impact on the war.

In short, the pilots of the Maritime Resistance Force are too few, and the source of troops is also seriously limited, and they will definitely not be able to withstand a fatal blow.

Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Naval Resistance Force had 60 elite personnel, with a total of less than 300 pilots. But half a year later, there are still less than 300 pilots. Within a few months, the Navy lost nearly 60 pilots.

Most of the pilots lost are rookies, and if there are elite pilots as the backbone, the number of killed will definitely drop a lot. And the rookies will grow faster.

Li Guang has made a plan, but it will take time to implement. But the shelves were built first.

The plan is good and there is support from everyone. But there was no time to wait for everything to be ready, and the fighting in Ceylon and Madagascar had reached a fever pitch. (To be continued......)