On the afternoon of 4 July, Li Guang met Yang Weiwu, who had returned from the front. After figuring out Yang Weiwu's combat process, Li Guang also knew that there were some mistakes to blame his cronies, and he encouraged him. After half a year of fighting, Li Guang has a deeper understanding of Yang Weiwu's combat style. Yang Weiwu is very good at fighting small troops, and he is quite good at roundabout outflanking tactical command.

Yang Weiwu was briefly introduced to the "decapitation operation" in charge of Lin Lili, the chief of staff of intelligence, and now Lin Lili has organized a group of telegraph operators to conduct emergency training.

Li Guang demanded that the main battle in Madagascar must be ended by 15 August, so that troops could be freed up and ready to support Ceylon at any time.

That night, Li Guang again had a long talk with Premier Yuan. The old gentleman was very tired after a long journey and the pain of losing his son.

As for the situation in Ceylon, Professor Yuan made new discoveries in his negotiations with the British.

The British paid more attention to Ceylon than Li Guang thought.

With almost no effort, Professor Yuan pulled out a thousand mines, a thousand thousand-pound armor-piercing bombs, 20,000 mines, and 5,000 American-made M1 rifles from the British.

The British had only one condition, asking the Naval Resistance Army to withstand the Japanese attack in Ceylon for three months, giving the British time to transfer troops.

Professor Yuan is a master of negotiation, and he did not rush to agree. Because, even today, Professor Yuan received an official reply from Soviet diplomat Toronov, that the Soviet side had recognized the international status of Haitang and fully agreed to cooperate with Haitang.

This is great news, and its significance is extraordinary.

Professor Yuan comprehensively analyzed that the Soviets had obviously taken into account France's feelings when they made such a move. Although France was defeated, the French still had some influence internationally, and de Gaulle of Free France was lobbying everywhere. Recruitment.

Although Stalin in the Soviet Union did not have a good impression of France itself, and the two worlds between the red* Soviet Union and France were two worlds, the fact that the decision was made at such a speed was enough to show that the situation was very dangerous, and the Soviet Union could no longer think about anything else.

And the actions of the British also illustrate one thing, the situation is critical.

Both Li Guang and Professor Yuan knew that on the Soviet-German battlefield, the German army was attacking step by step and was already approaching Stalingrad. Li Guang even knew that the largest and most brutal defense war in the history of World War II was about to start.

And North Africa. The German star Rommel had just scored a victory - the capture of Tobruk.

Li Guang was a little puzzled, this is not much different from history, why did the Soviet Union and Britain show such urgency?

Is Ceylon so important?

Let's start with the situation on the two battlefields, on the surface, it is similar to history. Not much has changed. But the changes are indeed real, and Li Guang has not personally experienced the battlefield. The pressure on the Soviets was not felt. The fears of the British are also not known.

At the beginning, the Germans bought snorkel technology, and Li Guang attached a message: performance indicators of the Soviet T34 tank. The Germanic nation was a mechanical people, and there was no room for anyone to surpass them in the field of machinery they were good at, and Hitler was a madman, and immediately ordered the development of more powerful tanks.

Germany's tank No. 4. IF WE FOLLOW THE MIDDLE OF THE FORTY-TWO YEARS IN HISTORY, THE BEST IS ONLY THE 75MM 43 TIMES DIAMETER MAIN GUN, BUT NOW ALL THE 75MM 48 TIMES THE DIAMETER OF THE MAIN GUN ARE NOW INSTALLED. That's more than half a year earlier than in history.

Originally on the Soviet-German battlefield, this period. Although the USSR was seriously under-equipped, the T34 gained the upper hand. However, the upgrade of the German No. 4 tank, although it has not yet fully surpassed the power of the T34, has not fallen behind. What's more, the number of German tanks No. 4 surpassed that of the Soviets during this period. Compared to Germany, which was more adept at using armored forces, the pressure on the Soviet Union can be imagined.

Even the Soviet army did not know that the German No. 5 tank, that is, the Panther tank, had also been released, although it was still in a state of experiment, but it had appeared sporadically on the battlefield.

On the battlefield in North Africa, the German army's long-barreled tanks were more powerful, and under the command of Rommel, the British armored forces were almost vulnerable.

Whether it was the Soviet-German battlefield or the North African battlefield, the environment there was different from Ceylon, and the tank was the main weapon that could almost make or break the tide of the war, and now the Soviet Union and Britain are under great pressure.

Historically, the Germans occupied Tobruk, and Churchill was crying to President Roosevelt in the United States: "It's just too embarrassing." ”

Roosevelt generously allocated 300 Sherman tanks and 100 self-propelled guns to Britain, and sent six of America's fastest ships to the North African theater. You must know that this is a Sherman 4 tank that even the US military itself is not equipped with.

However, now Moresby is fighting hard, and although Japan's Type 95 light tank is not as powerful as the American M3 light tank, the Type 97 tank has surpassed the M3 light tank in an all-round way. In addition, the rookies of the US Army are not well-trained opponents of the Japanese army at all. Now Admiral MacArthur is complaining about it.

If Roosevelt dared to give it all to Britain. The public opinion of the American people will make Roosevelt unbearable. Now the British got only half, and the other half was sent to Australia by Roosevelt to support MacArthur.

But Li Guang was not aware of these microscopic changes at all, so he could not judge why Britain and the Soviet Union were in such a hurry.

Lying on the map and looking at it for a long time, Li Guang suddenly patted his head: "Could it be that this is the legendary Axis Middle East Division?" ”

The Germans were attacking Stalingrad and moving south. If the Japanese army enters the Persian Gulf from Ceylon, then goes north. The German-Italian army led by Rommel took Rome and marched eastward. Isn't this the legendary Axis Middle East Division?

Li Guang knew that there was no such thing in history, and he did not believe that the Axis had such power at all. I don't believe that the little devil has such an arrogant capital.

However, the Soviets and British, who were at a disadvantage, were afraid that they really thought so. Otherwise, how could he be so enthusiastic about Haitang Kingdom?

Why did the British evacuate from Ceylon today? The answer is: time.

Rommel occupied Tobruk on June 26, and before London had time to react, the British troops began to withdraw from Ceylon on June 27. Once the general of the defeated army begins to evacuate, it will not be able to stop it at all, let alone Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Indian army, even if Prime Minister Churchill or Her Majesty the Empress orders it, it will not be able to stop the retreat.

When the British understood the situation of the war, they realized that there was a real possibility of an Axis reunion in the Middle East.

Thinking about this section, Li Guang laughed three times: "It turns out that the Soviet Union and Britain were frightened by the posture of the Axis powers. ”

Don't say it, if you look at the map, this paper tiger is really enough to bluff people. Under such circumstances, the military strength of the Haitang Kingdom turned out to be fragrant.

It's all human beings who make mistakes. Li Guang always believed that he lacked strategic vision, but what he did not expect was that the Soviet Union and Britain had miscalculated because their strategic vision was really long-term enough.

Li Guang figured out this, and also figured out why the British army asked the Naval Resistance Army to stay on top of Ceylon for three months.

Britain and the United States are certainly preparing for a North African landing. Although Li Guang did not know the history, he knew that there was a dragon and tiger battle on the battlefield in North Africa. British General Montgomery against the famous German General Rommel.

It is estimated that the British army planned to free up the navy to deal with the Japanese army in Ceylon after landing in North Africa, so it was necessary for the naval resistance army to resist Ceylon for three months.

In that case, then what else is there to be polite. Materials and ammunition, Li Guang wanted. It is also necessary to officially recognize the Haitang Kingdom and exchange credentials. (To be continued......)