Since the outbreak of World War II, Qiao Yu's attitude has been very clear, China can send people, things, and even shed blood and sacrifice. But it must pay a sufficient price, and China will definitely not make a move without enough benefits, especially after basically eliminating the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

Britain wants China to send aircraft carriers to fight in Europe, there is no problem at all, Qiao Yu has appointed Shen Honglie as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary fleet, and the latest two large aircraft carriers Pingyuan and Anyuan have been marked out, ready to set sail for Europe to fight. But all this comes at a small price for the British, and that is the shipping route over the Indian Ocean.

China wants a few small areas, including the island of Sri Lanka, Khatseb at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, and Kuwait.

It's three small areas, but if you look at them on a map, you will see how terrible these three points are, China has already occupied the Andaman Islands, Diego Garcia, and Abyssinian in East Africa has defeated Italy with the support of China.

After expelling the Italian army, the Argentine army advanced into Somalia and Eritrea, and in this move, Abyssinia was transformed from a landlocked country in East Africa into a powerful empire that held the exit to the Red Sea.

There is no doubt that Abyssinia has fully turned to China, China has a foothold in East Africa, China has made various layouts, has had strategic support points in the east, west and south of the Indian Ocean, and now China has extended its hand to the north.

Therefore, Sri Lanka is an important link in the Indian Ocean shipping route. Khaseb is an enclave in Oman, located right at the outlet of the Persian Gulf, and as long as it is guarded, it can cut off the Persian Gulf from the outside world at any time.

As for the importance of Kuwait, it is even more self-evident. Now the oil resources in the Middle East have attracted the attention of all parties. Although the UK is currently the dominant player in these regions. But the rest of the great powers have already had a different mind. It was inevitable that Britain would surrender world hegemony.

In fact, the United States and the Soviet Union were holding back to re-divide the world after the war, and many people thought that the end of World War II was the Cold War, but in fact this was a wrong concept, after the end of World War II. The United States and the Soviet Union tacitly pointed the finger at Britain, and the new world master must take over the world, and the old hegemon must withdraw.

During this time, events such as the partition of India and Pakistan took place. In the First Middle East War and the Second Middle East War, Britain's overseas sphere of influence was basically lost, and the United States and the Soviet Union began a formal Cold War after the partition of the world. Britain also resisted, of course, they did not have the ability to play hard, but instigated the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, such as Churchill's Iron Curtain speech is the best example.

Both the United States and the Soviet Union have long noticed the value of the Middle East, but the United States is beyond the reach of the Indian Ocean region, while the Soviet Union is weak, and they focus all their energy on the Germans.

These two countries have no energy. It doesn't mean that China doesn't have kung fu, Qiao Yu asked the UK. The three concessions were given to China for ninety-nine years. Once China acquires these areas, China's capacity in the Indian Ocean will be greatly increased, and the Chinese navy will be able to pass through here and cross the Suez Canal to assist Britain in the war in Europe. It was able to send more supplies to Europe, and it was also able to transport supplies directly to the Caspian Sea region of the Soviet Union through the Middle East to support the Eastern European theater.

This reason is above board, if Britain does not agree, it is simply a drag on the anti-fascist forces, after Qiao Yu put forward this request, to everyone's expectations, the most fierce reaction was the Soviet Union.

China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain have already established a communication mechanism to communicate with each other in a timely manner on any major matter, and the Soviet Union, upon learning of China's demand, immediately issued an initiative to Britain, hoping that Britain would agree.

The Soviet Union was fighting to the death with Germany at Stalingrad, and the Soviet Union had successfully fended off the German attack and dragged the war into a war of attrition. Stalin proposed that China's supplies to the Soviet Union should originally be transported by the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the transportation of the railway has reached a limit, and the distance from the front line is relatively far, and the loss on land is very large. If it can go ashore from the Persian Gulf and then transport it to the Caspian region, it can directly assist the Caucasus of the Soviet Union, which is very strategic.

China and the Soviet Union are both high-sounding on the surface, but what is the actual situation, everyone has an account in their hearts, not long ago Qiao Yu and Stalin met, and the proposed deal is here.

Just a few months after China intervened in the Middle East to help the Soviet Union annex Turkey and Greece, words are still ringing in my ears. Stalin also did not expect Qiao Yu to be able to implement this plan so quickly, and now it seems that China's ability to seize the moment is truly unparalleled.

The Americans can see China's expansion of power in the Indian Ocean very clearly, but they can only look at it now, and the key is that the United States does not have enough strength to intervene for the time being. Moreover, China did not take advantage of the fact that the US Navy was weak and frantically grabbed islands in the Pacific Ocean, which was already very face-saving to the United States, so Roosevelt could not say anything.

In this way, Britain has once again been collectively betrayed by everyone, so let's cut the flesh to survive!

Churchill is particularly depressed now, although he is also one of the giants, but whether it is facing a ferocious polar bear, or a rich cougar, or a cunning Chinese dragon, Britain is a full disadvantaged character. Moreover, Lao Qiu also saw through that on the issue of weakening and carving up Britain, these three countries are not fundamentally different from Germany.

This is the sorrow of a small country, no matter who you follow, you will be slaughtered. Churchill knew that the glory of the British Empire had gradually come to an end in his hands, and that this great empire that had stomped the world was really declining, and even if he was unwilling, Lao Qiu also played the role of the gravedigger of the British Empire.

However, Lao Qiu also knows that he has no right to choose, China is just cutting meat with a knife, and Germany directly raises the machete and wants to slaughter cattle and eat meat.

Britain had no choice but to agree to China's offer to lease three to China, but Churchill reduced the lease to 30 years instead of the 99 years China demanded.

Qiao Yu did not object again, first rented it and then said, as long as China's power is enough, and it is really necessary, China can continue to extend. In any case, after taking these three places, China's layout in the Indian Ocean is basically complete.

Starting from the Strait of Malacca or the Kra Canal, passing through the Andaman Islands and Sri Lanka in turn, the Persian Gulf to the north, and Somalia to the west, it is like a string of pearls to control the Indian Ocean in their own hands.

After the Sino-British exchange agreement was reached, the aircraft carriers Anyuan and Pingyuan passed through the Strait of Malacca and headed directly for Europe. The battle on Chinese land also entered the final stage, and the Japanese defenders in the port of Pusan, after being exhausted, announced their surrender, and 140,000 Japanese soldiers became prisoners.

Such a large-scale surrender is also unique in Japanese history, so the impact on Japan is also very huge, the Japanese base camp had to lie again, saying that these soldiers were all killed in battle, and the news released by China was just someone else's pretense, and the real Japanese warriors had all been shattered.

The Japanese base camp says this, but the Japanese people don't necessarily believe it, because they have other sources of information. World War II was an all-out contest of national strength, and in addition to the military confrontation that can be seen on the table, there were also constant confrontations in various other fields, and the competition for the position of public opinion was the most intense.

The original purpose of the famous Voice of America was established at this time, and the original purpose was to launch radio propaganda against Japan and break Japan's determination to resist, but it was only after the start of the Cold War that the aspect changed, of course, there is one thing that is very interesting, that is, the United States itself cannot hear the voice of the United States, and it seems that the United States also knows that it can't deceive its own people!

China has also taken action for a long time, and has also set up a radio station aimed at Japan, which is called Voice of China.

Less than twenty days after the Battle of the Ryukyus, the Voice of China welcomed a new announcer, an old Japanese lady.

"Compatriots in Japan, relatives and friends, my name is Haruko Tagawa, and I am from Sendai. At this special moment, I just want to tell my own story to all the Japanese people. In my early years, I traveled with my father to Europe and the United States, and also to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places in China. Later, I got married, had children, and moved to North Korea, where I took care of the household like an ordinary Japanese woman. It was this war that completely changed my family, my eldest son was drafted to serve in Nanyang, and my second son served in the Korean battlefield.

I saw my flesh and blood gone, and just three months later, my eldest son died in the Philippines. Less than three days after receiving the news of his death, Japan's Korean defense line was breached by China, and my second son was missing, and I think he probably became cannon fodder. The dead are cannon fodder, the living are waiting to be cannon fodder, we are all poor cannon fodder! The old lady wept bitterly.

Haruko Tagawa spoke to Japan in the most authentic Japanese, and at this time, a considerable number of families in Shishima were secretly listening to the radio, they no longer believed in the government's propaganda that the battle must be won, and they were eager to get the real news.

"I'm sorry everyone, I'm so excited. Just after my two sons were killed in battle, Japanese officers came to my house and requisitioned my two daughters-in-law away, and they became the tools of the beasts. Later, I was also drafted to help the Japanese army cook, and my two grandsons were abandoned at home, and they no longer knew whether they were alive or dead.

I have dried my tears now, I just want to say that Japan will be defeated, not to mention others, our family is finished, as a Japanese, I should probably unconditionally obey the emperor's assignment, but as a human being, I curse the emperor! Whoever encroaches on someone else's land will have their land occupied; Whoever makes someone else's child a cannon fodder will lose all his loved ones; Whoever turns a woman into a military prostitute will also suffer ten times more retribution! (To be continued.) )