Chapter 494: The Archipelago
Jiang Cheng and Hill re-entered the command room, Jiang Cheng took out a cigar and handed it to Hill, Hill took it with thanks, Jiang Cheng took out a lighter and lit it for the two of them and said, "Since you have made a decision, we will be our own people in the future, General Hill, now let me talk about our future plans." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Hill looked at Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng continued, "If I'm not mistaken, you brought a lot of special potatoes, right?" ”
Hill was shocked, then smiled and spit out a smoke ring and said, "Jiang, you surprised me again, I didn't expect you to know such a secret... So did the Germans know about it too? At first, Hill thought about secretly hiding the gold and taking it out and sending it back to France when the time was ripe, but he didn't expect Jiang Cheng to already know about it.
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "You can say you know, you can also say you don't know, this is the second time you have transported gold, the Germans know that you transport gold, but I didn't expect you to transport it twice, otherwise, the Germans will not default to you becoming my mercenaries." ”
"I said too... So this gold..."Hill looked at Jiang Cheng worriedly, after all, this is more than two hundred tons of gold, and everyone will be red-eyed, Hill is actually very worried that Jiang Cheng will swallow this gold. - He wasn't wrong.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, how much is more than two hundred tons of gold?" You will know later, for me, more than 200 tons is really nothing, but I really want to use your gold now, in addition, I can hand over more than 200 tons of gold to you for safekeeping, I will not interfere, but if you want to use this gold, you must get my permission, this is our gentleman's agreement... What do you think? ”
Hill thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I promise." ”
Jiang Cheng let out a long breath in his heart, this gold has reached his own territory, and it is not up to him to use it, but he really has no idea of using this gold in a short period of time, after all, in Europe, Chen Nan is collecting a large number of antique cultural relics, and these things are enough to squander them for a period of time when they are transported to modern times, Jiang Cheng patted Hill and said, "Okay, since we have made everything clear, it will be easy to do, and next, let's go to the United States together." Prepare for a trip to Washington with me. ”
"Washington? Are we going to see the U.S. government? Hill asked, confused.
Jiang Cheng smiled silently, and already had a plan in his heart.
-- Washington
Roosevelt stamped the paper, shook his head and said, "French Admiral Hill came to our United States with a fleet?" What do they want to do? ”
Hoover said to Roosevelt, "According to our intelligence, this detachment is likely to carry a large amount of gold, and the total amount may be in the hundreds of tons. ”
"So much gold?" Hull next to him said in disbelief.
Hoover nodded and said, "That's right, according to intelligence, the French secretly transferred most of their gold overseas, all of which were transported by the navy, and I guess they must have come this time for this gold." ”
"Are they going to put this gold in our United States?" Herl said.
Roosevelt shook his head and said, "Possibly, let's meet them first." Hull, I'll leave this matter to you. ”
Hull took the paper, nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. President." ”
Hill and the others were in a high-end hotel at this time, Jiang Cheng sat opposite them and ate hot pot and said, "Come on, come on, let go and eat, this is our Chinese food, it tastes very good." ”
Hill held the chopsticks awkwardly, only feeling that this thing was more difficult to manipulate than a battleship, many people had a chopstick in one hand, and Zhang Ye next to him couldn't help laughing.
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Zhang Ye, you teach them, it's uncomfortable." ”
Zhang Ye walked over to help Hill and the others eat Chinese food, a guard came in and whispered a few words to Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye walked up to Jiang Cheng and said, "Boss, U.S. Secretary of State Hull has expressed his willingness to meet with General Hill." ”
Jiang Cheng's eyes narrowed and said, "Okay, after they finish eating, let Hull also come here, let's go to the back, let Hill talk to him, if Hill is more difficult and British shameless, the US government must come forward to mediate the relationship between the British government and Hill's fleet." ”
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "Yes!" ”
When night fell, Hull returned to the White House, and Roosevelt was waiting for him, and he came to Roosevelt and sat down and said, "Mr. President, I'm back, I've seen General Hill, and it's really him, not only him, but also several senior officers of their fleet, and they're still very sincere." ”
Roosevelt hummed and asked, "Why are they here?" ”
Hull sighed and said, "Yes, they want us to mediate the dispute between them and the British, although they returned to the Vichy French naval sequence because of the government order, they also did not want to return to France, which was occupied by the Germans, so he decided to go to the governor of a colony who was friendly with him, and then semi-independent there..."
Roosevelt squinted his eyes and said, "I see, they don't want to be in the same league as Vichy France, nor do they want to join the side of the British, who attacked the French navy, so they want to find a colony and semi-independent, hehe, it's also very thoughtful, we do so much for them, what are they willing to pay?" ”
Hull scratched his head and said, "This is what I am most puzzling about, he said that he is willing to hold back the Japanese at a critical moment, what does this Japanese have to do with France?" Although we have gradually developed a conflict of interest with Japan, it has not reached the point of war, so what do you want them to hold on? ”
Roosevelt, arguably one of the most brilliant strategists of World War II, thought for a moment and asked, "Was the place he chose to be on an island in the Pacific Ocean?" ”
Hull nodded, "Yes, they chose Polynesia. ”
Roosevelt was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "It's a good place, this archipelago is not small, the location is not bad, and if we really have any conflict with Japan, it is indeed a good place for us to resupply." ”
French Polynesia is made up of four archipelagos, most of which are smaller, but there are indigenous people on the large islands, with a population of about 100,000 and a total area of about 4,000 square kilometers, which is about two-thirds the size of Shanghai. In the event of a conflict between the United States and Japan, this place will become a barrier to protect South America.
Roosevelt thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but when they go to fight for Polynesia, let's not speak, just tell Britain secretly that this fleet is not actually on the German side, and besides, secretly through some of our secret lines, find a way to let the Germans know about it." ”
Hull nodded in understanding, and then said, "In addition, General Hill asked us about the arms deal, and I think he is likely to be ready to use the more than two hundred tons of gold to recruit troops, just like Kolchak did back then." ”
Kolchak, this is a name that has shocked the world, he is also from the navy like Hill, after the October Revolution, he became the representative of the White Russian army against the Soviet Union, and it is said that the reason why he was able to pull out a unit that could wrestle with the Soviet Red Army so quickly was the intervention of Western countries on the one hand, and on the other hand, he mastered the massive amount of gold left by Tsarist Russia, and even after his fall, there were gold legends in the world.
Roosevelt was actually a little greedy for the two hundred tons of gold, and he immediately said, "Just follow our neutrality bill, as long as they can transport it back themselves, they will sell it!" ”
"And what about the warships they want?" Hull asked again.
"Battleship? What battleship? Battleship? Roosevelt asked, this battleship is like the nuclear weapons of later generations, but it cannot be sold with money.
"He didn't say, it looks like he's just here to find out the wind now." Hull said.
Roosevelt closed his eyes and weighed for a while and said, "Whoever can master the ocean can control the world, he buys one, we can build two, although our American industry is strong, but if you can save a little, you can save a little!" All for sale, except for battleships and aircraft carriers, as well as battlecruisers! ”
On the other side, Hill, Jiang Cheng and others were rushing to the beach, preparing to return to the ship and turn to Polynesia, Hill said, "Jiang, although there are not many French troops in Polynesia, there are still a few hundred people, and those people are afraid that they will not let us occupy any place, will there be a war then?" ”
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "I will let the Vichy government give an order, let you take over the defense, and let the original French army go back to the mainland, so that there will be no conflict, are you at ease?" ”
Hill hurriedly smiled and nodded, "That's the best, thank you Jiang." ”
Zhang Ye reminded beside him, "General Hill, you should be called the owner." ”
Hill was stunned for a moment, and stammered a little in Chinese, "East... Landlord? ”
Jiang Cheng smiled and looked at Zhang Ye, who slowly corrected Hill's pronunciation, but his heart had already flown to Europe, and now Europe has calmed down a little, and there is also China, I don't know what the situation is.
-- Berlin, Germany
At this time, the Germans can be said to be complacent, the old enemy France was defeated weakly, and the British were also driven back to the British Isles, at this time, the entire Atlantic coast from Norway in the north to Spain in the south has been controlled by Germany, and Britain has changed from a blockade to a blockade in an instant, and the situation is precarious.
"Führer, our request for peace talks with Churchill has been rejected again, this is the third time, and I think Churchill really has no sincerity. Let's get started as soon as possible. Göring, who had been preparing for a long time, came to Hitler's presence and said to him.
Hitler stood up with a swipe, spun around a few times and waved his hand and said, "Okay, start the Sea Lion Project immediately, Goering, you must blow Churchill's bones off with your Air Force!" With that, Hitler took out an order from the drawer, wrote it down and handed it to Hitler.
The corners of Goering's mouth curled slightly, and he saluted Hitler and said, "Don't worry, I promise to complete the task!" ”
Goering has the capital of self-confidence, at this time Britain has 1,300 aircraft of all kinds, and Goering has concentrated 3 air force groups for this operation, with 2,669 combat aircraft and 13 divisions, and Goering's air force is even more advanced than the British Air Force, Goering is already fantasizing about the scene of Churchill having to surrender because of his own air force, and when he thinks of Churchill crying to himself not to bomb him, Goering feels a word - cool!!
After Goering walked out, Dönitz walked in, saluted Hitler with a report, "Hi! Hitler! ”
Hitler smiled and nodded at Dönitz and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”
Dönitz stretched out his hand and handed over the document and said, "Führer, this is our plan for the expansion of our navy, and besides, I propose that submarine warfare be carried out against Britain at once and that they be cut off from the colonies." ”
Hitler took it and looked at it, and asked as he looked at it, "I heard that Jiang wants to buy submarines?" What does he want to do? ”
Dönitz swallowed his saliva and said, "Jiang said that he wants to plan for China's future and wants to build a navy, but I personally doubt that he is for China or for himself, but I believe that he has no ill will towards the empire." ”
Hitler hummed and said, "Give him eight, this is the limit, don't give it at once, give him two or two, he also bought a lot of French battleships, where is he going to put these ships now?" ”
Dönitz replied, "According to the telegram he sent to Darlan, they were going to Polynesia. ”
"Polynesia?" Hitler stroked his beard and said, "That's an archipelago in the Pacific, well.... Let the French deal with the affairs of France, you pay attention to the affairs of Jiang, and if there is any change, report to me at any time. ”
"Yes!" Dönitz nodded.
"Huh? Do you propose to stop the construction of the Zeppelin? Hitler asked, confused, "What did Raeder say?" ”
Dönitz immediately said, "Marshal Raeder still asks to continue to build aircraft carriers, but he believes that our enemy is Britain, and we don't need aircraft carriers to attack Britain at all, and building aircraft carriers can be said to be just a waste of the Empire's financial and material resources, if it is not for the fact that I can't find a home, I simply want to suggest selling this aircraft carrier." ”
Hitler closed his eyes and thought for a long time before he said, "All right, you go down." ”
In a room in Berlin, a young woman with brown-red hair and big green eyes was smoking a cigarette, while a slightly ugly man next to her was panting and looking at the young woman next to her with fascination.
The young woman looked at the man, blew a cigarette on him, threw the cigarette into the ashtray next to him, lay on the man's body, and said, "My dear, you really fascinate me, you are such a hero. ”
The man hugged the young woman and said, "I'm going to leave in a few days, and I can't bear you." ”
The young woman gently bit the man's shoulder and asked, "Then where are you going?" ”
The man sighed, "Go to France, and then prepare to go to England, the British are too, peace talks are peace talks, you have to insist on fighting, now it's okay, Goering is here, the British are miserable, don't talk about this, baby, let's do it again!" ”
The young woman smiled and closed her eyes and let the man do something to her, and a day later, a piece of information lay on Churchill's table, and Churchill smoked a cigar and looked at the information and asked, "Is it accurate?" ”
"It was provided by our ace Cynthia, absolutely accurate!"
"Well, let's all turn on our radars and get ready for war." Churchill threw the information away.
(To be continued.) )