Somalia, located on the Somali Peninsula in the easternmost part of the African continent, has the longest coastline in Africa. Somalia is located south of the Gulf of Aden in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, and is the only sea route for cargo ships from all over the world to enter and leave the Suez Canal. Historically, due to the continuous civil war in Somalia, the education and social systems have collapsed for many years, and the local people have been practicing piracy since the 20th century. The country's pirates extort an incalculable amount of money from merchant ships every year, so much so that the United Nations launched an investigation and crackdown on the pirate bases in Somalia in later generations.

More than 1700 B.C., the Horn of Africa was the country of "Bont", which was famous for its production of spices. From the 7th century onwards, Arabs and Persians continued to settle here, establishing trading posts and several sultanates along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean coast. Since then, British, Italian, and French colonialists have invaded and carved up Somalia. In 885 Italy began to invade the central part of the country, and by 1925 the entire central and southern part had become Italian colonies. In 1941, Britain took control of all of Somalia. After the Second World War, in 1949 the United Nations resolved to hand over the former Italian occupation areas to Italian trusteeship. Britain and Italy were forced to agree to British Somalia and Italian Somalia in 1960, and the two countries merged to form the Somali Republic on July 1 of the same year.

Somalia's resources include iron, tin, manganese, tungsten, nickel, chromium, magnesium, zinc, aluminum, uranium, quartz, beryl and gypsum. In addition, there is oil and gas. In addition to beryl and gypsum. Most of the mineral deposits are undeveloped. Fishery resources are abundant, and the forest coverage rate is 13%.

For Yan Guang, Somalia may or may not have oil. None of that matters. After owning Iraq, Iran and Kuwait, unless it is a place like Saudi Arabia, Yan Guang has little interest, and Yan Guang really looks at the geographical location of Somalia.

Somalia is located next to the Gulf of Aden, which is the gateway to and from the Suez Canal. If you control Somalia, you can turn the Red Sea into the Dead Sea, and if you control the Gulf of Aden, you will control the whole of Suez.

to Somalia. Yan Guang can be said to be salivating.

In fact, judging from the fame that Somali pirates can create in later generations, you can see how good the position of Somalia is...

"Even if you can't grab Egypt, if you grab Somalia, you can control the Gulf of Aden."

Britain and the United States are clearly well aware of Yan Guang's thoughts. In the same way, they are more aware of the importance of Somalia.

Why, in fact, did Britain occupy the north while the central and southern parts fell into Italian hands? It is because the north has a direct connection with the Gulf of Aden, and the connection between the central and southern parts is not very large, even if it is given to Italy.

But now, China wants all of Somalia.

"Such conditions. We can't say yes..."

In Whitehall, a minister said to Churchill.

Hearing this minister's words, the other ministers also nodded their heads.

Looking at their appearance, Churchill shook his head.

He was unaware of the importance of Somalia. Throw away Somalia, even if the Suez Canal is still in British hands. If it turns against China, I am afraid that Suez will also become 'this way out' from now on.

However, the current situation in Russia is just as important. Because of Stalin's momentary stupidity, one front was dumpled, and only a fairly small part of the forces escaped. Now Moscow is threatened by Maninstein's troops, and if we don't hurry up with a solution, I'm afraid that the fall of Moscow is not out of the question...

Years of war, combined with losses in Barbarossa, now Russia is supported by Moscow's presence, if Moscow is to be occupied. Then the Russian government will have to pull the road behind the Ural Mountains, and I am afraid that Russia will no longer have the strength to compete with Germany at that time. …,

At that time, Germany, without the threat of Russia, will naturally be able to turn all its forces to Britain, and if that time comes, Britain will be in danger...

"What do the Americans say?"

After a moment of silence, Churchill looked to the side.

Hearing Churchill's questioning, Foreign Secretary Robert? Anthony? Aiden hurriedly stepped forward.

Robert? Anthony? Aiden, the first Earl of Ayfen, served as Foreign Minister during World War II and later as British Minister in the 1950s. It is widely believed that he was largely responsible for the Suez Canal crisis of 1956. In 2004, a research institute held a poll in which 139 scholars rated 20th-century British photographs, and Aiden scored the lowest. Similarly, BBC Radio in the UK conducted a similar survey earlier, and Churchill received the most votes, while Aiden received the least.

Incidentally, when the British Labour Party won the 1945 general election, Eden's Conservative Party became the opposition party, and he himself became deputy leader. At the time, many thought that Churchill should retire and let Aiden succeed him as party leader. But on the one hand, Churchill was reluctant to think about it, and on the other hand, Aiden was still very loyal to Churchill, so he did not press Churchill for this. Instead, at this time, although the war was nearing its end, Aiden was devastated by the breakdown of his first marriage and the death of his son.

But none of this matters, the most important thing is that in 1950, Aiden had divorced his first wife, so in 1952 he married Churchill's niece, Clarissa, who was born in 1920? Miss Spencer Churchill ―――――― an exaggerated Catholic.

Of course, at this moment, Churchill did not know that in a few years, Aiden would marry his niece.

"The opinion of the Americans is that Somalia must not be handed over to the Chinese..."

After standing up, Aiden spoke.

"According to the actions of the Chinese in India and other places, it can be seen that the Chinese's ambitions are actually no less than those of Japan and Germany. So if the Chinese get their hands on Somalia that can clamp down on the entire Suez Canal, it will pose a great threat to the post-war free world..."

Why did the Americans acquiesce to China's invasion of India? It is because the United States itself does not want a strong Britain to continue to exist. So after China promised not to encroach on Indian territory. The Americans acquiesced, after all, at that time, the United States still needed China to contribute to the war against Japan.

As for the sphere of influence or something? The whole of South America is the backyard of the United States, and Americans can't say that.

The Suez Canal, however, is just as important as the Indian Ocean. The Suez Canal also has a fairly important impact on the whole world.

India is fine, and if Suez is also placed under Chinese influence, it will be too bad for the United States.

"Is there anything the Americans can do about it?"

Somalia cannot be handed over to the Chinese, and everyone knows that there is no need for the Americans to say this.

But the most important thing now is to solve the chaos in Russia, you must know that the Russians will not last long, if the Russians lose, then it will be too late...

"This..."

Hearing Churchill ask, Aiden only smiled bitterly. And then nothing was said.

Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the capital ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet have been almost completely wiped out, and although the United States has since begun to actively restore its strength, aircraft carriers are not ordinary ships after all. Unless it is an escort aircraft carrier converted from a free ship, if it is an ordinary capital aircraft carrier, it will take at least 43 years for the Americans to restore their original strength.

Therefore, it is not easy to get the Americans to come up with something...

"Ugh..."

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While Churchill and the others were still sighing there, Yan Guang and the others were discussing the affairs of Somalia.

"Great President. The British and the Americans, can really agree on things in Somalia? ”

Sitting next to Yan Guang's left hand, Song Dinghan said with some uncertainty.

The importance of Somalia is well known, although that place is not very rich in resources. But the location is really crucial, so Song Dinghan is really not sure if the British and no one will give up this place.

If they don't let ...

"If they don't let it. The war situation on the Russian side is urgent, and I am afraid it will not drag on for too long..."

Heard Song Dinghan say this. Everyone else nodded.

They naturally know the importance of Somalia, but the situation on the Russian side will only be more anxious than on the Somali side. If the Russians are delayed for the sake of a Somalia, how many events seem to them to be worth the loss...

However, hearing them say this, Yan Guang just smiled.

"Don't worry, I didn't expect them to send Somalia to the door...", Yan Guang said and looked up at the ceiling. It's just a trick to trick them, and it's best if they obediently send Somalia to the door, if not......... Should we send troops or send troops, after all, the matter on the Russian side is important, and Somalia or something will wait for the future..."

Although Yan Guang covets Somalia, the situation on the Russian side cannot be ignored. After all, if the Germans were really allowed to take Moscow first, then even if Somalia was in the end, it would not be something to make Yan Guang happy.

Yan Guang was not afraid of fighting with Germany, although the Germans were very strong, Yan Guang was confident that his Wehrmacht would never lose to the German Wehrmacht.

As for logistics, yes, transporting supplies from the interior to Russia is a more troublesome matter even if there is a Central Asian railway. However, in Central Asia, Yanguang had already built a new industrial base, and the supplies needed to fight the Germans could be sent directly from Central Asia to the Russian front, and oil could also be shipped directly from Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait, and even the Baku oil field in Azerbaijan was a good oil supply base.

The problem was that if you fought the Germans, the losses would probably be very large.

Moreover, the Luftwaffe is not comparable to Japan, and coupled with the 88mm anti-aircraft guns generally equipped by the Germans, whether it is the Air Force or the Army, I am afraid that the effect on the Germans will not be too good.

And most importantly...

After years of construction, the infrastructure from the interior to South Russia is quite developed, and if you look at it by the standards of the game, the part responsible for transportation is definitely level 10.

The problem is that this is not the case on the Russian side...

If there is a war, the headquarters can help the Russians build the road again, right?

"Still. If the British and Americans really say yes, what will happen to the indigenous people of Somalia? ”

Just when Yan Guang was still thinking about Russia's poor infrastructure, a general suddenly spoke.

Between the words, there is a little bit of racial discrimination.

He is not to blame for this. But that's what the world is.

In fact, after the Italian occupation of Ethiopia on the eve of World War II, there was no black country left on the continent.

On the other hand, countries such as the United States are also practicing bad habits such as not allowing blacks to go to school and giving up seats to whites on buses.

So even China, after learning about the actual situation in Africa, has a little contempt for black people.

As for Yan Guang himself? Of course, Yan Guang can't be the same as people in this era, not to mention that he was a member of the discriminated against when he first came.

However, Yan Guang still knows a little about the laziness of black people. Putting aside the fact that they are lazier than the Greeks, the more important thing is Yan Guang's impression of blacks in later generations, cough cough, a large area of black corn in Guangzhou. In addition, in Yan Guang's impression, black people seem to be the most suitable for being sports stars, such as basketball, track and field, etc., and nothing else seems to be .......

"Black Silk?" Yan Guang touched his chin. "It's true..."

At present, China has a population of more than 800 million. Considering that the area currently occupied is basically inhabited by yellow and white people, not a single citizen of China is black.

But...

This does not mean that Yan Guang hopes that there will be black people in China...

In later generations, Yan Guang was impressed by the reproductive ability of black people, and if he married a black man, he could only give birth to a black person. Yan Guang is still a little resistant to the inclusion of blacks.

So...

"If the British and Americans really agree, do you think this is a good job..."

After thinking about it for a moment. Yan Guang looked at Song Dinghan and the others.

"If Britain and the United States agree, they will give each of the Somali millets a sum of money. Then let them go to the neighboring parts of Africa..."

Yan Guang uses regions instead of countries, mainly because Africa has now completely become a European colony, and there is no country on it. But it also saves a lot of trouble, such as vendettas between countries or something.

"A sum of money?"

Hearing Yan Guang say this, the others also nodded after thinking about it for a moment.

These people will not think that Yan Guang's idea is unrealistic, the population of Somalia in later generations is almost 10 million, but in this era, Somalia has a population of just over 1 million.

With a population of more than one million, it is not impossible to move all of them.

In the future, whenever there is a war or something in Africa, won't hundreds of thousands of people flee?

Now it's just a little bigger, not to mention that the national government will give them a settling-in allowance?

If you want to save some money or something, you can simply send out hard currency such as food and clothing.

And there's an upside to that, and that's that Somalia is completely black-free, and when new immigrants arrive, nothing will happen...

On the other hand, Somalia is not a very big country, so as long as it is strict, it can absolutely guarantee that there will be no fish that slips through the net―――――― in fact, it doesn't matter if it is not strict, and when the black people in this country are relocated, even if there are still black people in the future, they can be directly sent out of Somalia in the future.

As for humanitarianism or something? Our Lady or something? Compared with several countries that directly killed all the aborigines, Yan Guang felt that he was still very merciful, after all, he gave money, not directly expelled people by force.

Of course, all this is just an idea, and everything has to wait for the British and American sides to agree, otherwise everything will be just a pipe dream.

Therefore, after a while, everyone turned their attention to the most important things at the moment.

The situation in Russia.

"How long can the Russians hold out?"

"I'm afraid it won't be long..."

Jiang Baili shook his head and said.

Cai Ye has already taken a plane to South Russia, so now he is staying in China.

"The almost total annihilation of a front army is a very big blow to the Russians, although it was not long before Stalin re-established Zhukov as the new commander, just like Barbarossa, but the loss of an entire front, even Zhukov may not be much..."

When he said this, Jiang Baili was somewhat pitiful for Zhukov.

After all, as a fellow soldier, Zhukov's experience was really worse.

And when he thought of this, Jiang Baili was somewhat happy when he looked at Yan Guang.

Although Yan Guang is quite unreliable many times, Yan Guang is not very suspicious of Cai Yi and Jiang Baili and others. At the critical moment, it is also quite refreshing to delegate power―――――― of course, when the matter is over, the action of taking power is more rapid.

However, this is also related to the domestic environment, although Qin Ji Yan Guang's people know very well that Yan Guang's personality is actually very bad, especially in his private life. However, the results of his administration for more than 30 years are well known, and many times Yan Guang is still willing to act according to the system, such as the presidency, the rule that no more than two consecutive terms is set by himself, and he did it―――――― although after two terms, he did the same as the later Putin.

What really makes Jiang Baili, Cai Yi and others happy is that Yan Guang did not wait until the country was founded and the political situation was stable, like those founding monarchs of previous dynasties, to kill those iron buddies who fought the world together at the beginning...

At the same time, he didn't release the military power with a glass of wine like Song Taizu...

This is what Jiang Baili and Cai Ye are most happy about...

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