-- Berlin

Felix, this is the name obtained by the German army for the attack on the Gibraltar fortress, Germany had the idea of attacking the Gibraltar fortress as early as after the French campaign, but Spain at that time has not agreed, but the German army still sent a large number of people to prepare for the early intelligence work, Calares was responsible for this work, and to this day, the location of every cannon and every machine gun in the Gibraltar fortress has been marked on the map by the Germans, The number and variety of planes in the fortress of Gibraltar is constantly being renewed, the location here is too important, and the defense is too solid to be taken by anyone without the right weapons. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This is the army that the Spanish government is willing to send, most of them are infantry, there are few technical arms, among which we need the most heavy artillery is almost non-existent, but this is also a matter of no way, after all, Spain's military technology is too poor, in addition, this is our proposal and plan for the military Gibraltar Fortress, because the Gibraltar Fortress has at least 100 fighters from our photo intelligence, and considering its possible hidden hangars and other reasons, the number of fighters may be 200 to 300, If not their air force is eliminated in the first place. Our offense will be passive. Franz Halder, the bespectacled chief of the General Staff, reported to Hitler.

Hitler's heart didn't seem to be entirely on the matter, he nodded and said, "Okay, I see, Callaris, I want to know about the situation in the Soviet Union." ”

Franz Halder glanced at Calares, who was standing nearby. Calares immediately stepped forward and said, "Although the Soviet Union continued to increase troops on the border, it did not launch an offensive formation, in addition, the internal purge of the Soviet Union has completely stopped, and many young officers have been newly appointed, but due to the previous purge, these young officers have strengthened the troops not in military technology and literacy, but in political loyalty to Stalin." ”

Hitler took his pencil and said, "A united force is also extremely tricky, how are the preparations for the Barbarossa plan?" How long will it take to launch an offensive against the USSR? ”

The pale-faced Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Walter von Brauchitsch, said: "Report to my Führer, the Army is basically in place and ready to launch an attack on the Soviet Union at any time after April 10." ”

Hitler looked at his pale face and asked with some concern, "Brauchitsch, are you all right?" How do I feel that your face is very bad. ”

Brauchitsch puffed out his chest and said, "Report to the Führer, I have recently had a heart attack, but please rest assured that I can hold on!" ”

In history, Brauchitsch at this time had to resign due to heart disease and intense work, and in this time and space, because the Soviet-German war had not yet begun, he also had more time to protect his body, but he still persevered, but he could also fall at any time.

Hitler was a little worried, he didn't want his plan to happen to anyone else, but he also understood that the Soviet-German war was perhaps the biggest battle launched by Germany, and no soldier or general would want to miss such a grand event, he nodded and continued, "What about the Air Force? ”

Goering, who gained a little more weight, said: "Report to the Führer, the air force is all in place, and the ammunition and fuel stockpiled are enough for us to take Moscow!" ”

Hitler still believed Goering's words, after all the preparation for so long, Hitler stood up and said, "Very good!" It is the glory of all of us that our great cause will bring about a new climax, and I am prepared to make a strategic deception by launching another war against Great Britain before the Barbarossa is planned, and the purpose of this war is the Fortress of Gibraltar! ”

As he spoke, Hitler pointed to the point on the map under Spain and said, "Goebbels!" ”

"In!" The lanky tall Goebbels walked out.

"You have to organize the propaganda work, from the beginning of the assembly of the army and the air force, to send out photos and propaganda videos, so that the whole world knows that our next combat target is Gibraltar." Hitler said with a tilt of his head to Goebbels.

"Yes!"

"I'm going to send our latest artillery and planes to get all eyes on Gibraltar and then launch a surprise attack on the Soviet Union! Everyone, let's do our best!! Hitler's eyes were filled with fire, as if he had seen the surprised expression of Stalin in Moscow.

-- Moscow

"The Germans had begun to enter Spain, the Italian navy had already been assembled, and the Spanish forces had begun to build, and all the intelligence indicated that the main target of the Axis next step was the fortress of Gibraltar." Beria reported to Stalin.

Stalin looked at some of the photos provided by Beria and nodded, and said, "The strategic location of the fortress of Gibraltar is indeed extremely important, and it is worth the Axis powers, but the British have been operating here for hundreds of years, and I am afraid it is not so easy to take, Shaposhnikov, how much do you think the Germans will have to take here?" ”

Shaposhnikov was the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army at this time, this man was mild-mannered, erudite, and deeply respected by Stalin, and he smiled and said: "To put it irreverently, the fortress of Gibraltar is much stronger than our Vladivostok, and its geographical position is so good that if the Italian navy, the German air force and the army, and the Spanish army fight together, I estimate that it will take at least half a year to take it, and at the same time be prepared to bear up to 100,000 casualties." Of course, the German military industry is very powerful, and if they have advanced weapons that have not yet been exposed, it is another matter.

But as far as I know, the German army relies on nothing more than two things, one is a powerful armored force for a quick assault, which has no effect here, and the other is a powerful air force to strike at the opponent's logistics line and headquarters, but unfortunately, in front of this fortress, the logistics are under a thick rock, as for the headquarters, I don't believe that the Germans can bomb it. ”

Stalin took a puff of his cigarette, waved his pipe and said, "Good!" In this way, the German army will not withdraw its hands and feet in a short time, the target of the German army is still Britain, which is completely consistent with our previous analysis, our next step should be on the improvement of the thunderstorm plan, in addition, our new weapons should also speed up the production, although the war does not completely rely on weapons, but advanced weapons can minimize the casualties of our comrades after all. ”

Stalin had not yet noticed that Hitler's eyes had been set on him, he was extremely confident in his own judgment, in his plan, more than five million Red Army would suddenly launch an attack on Germany at the most unexpected time in Germany, and then liberate the whole of Europe in one go, and at this time, it was the time when Germany launched the final decisive battle against Britain, he was very confident that Churchill would not give up resistance, so the decisive battle between Britain and Germany was only a matter of time. Now, all the USSR had to do was wait.

On the other side of the globe, negotiations between the United States and Japan have collapsed.

-- Washington

"This is our ultimatum, if your country does not stop the construction of military bases and the deployment of naval and air forces in Southeast Asia, then our country will impose a complete blockade of your country." Hull said to Japanese Ambassador Nomura.

Hearing this, Nomura couldn't help but sweat, he took out a handkerchief and wiped it, and asked, "May I ask your country, what does the so-called total blockade mean?" ”

Hull said completely unceremoniously, "Freeze all your country's assets in our country, and implement an embargo on all materials in your country." ”

Nomura hurriedly said, "Please give us some time, and I will contact us immediately." ”

-- Tokyo

After the guards got the news, they immediately felt extremely tricky, the military department has recently discussed how to sweep through Southeast Asia, and now if you want to stop, where is it so easy to stop. He immediately held a meeting with the military department to discuss, and Admiral Nagano Shusei directly told him that instead of waiting for the United States to take action, it was better to strike first, and immediately received the support of a large number of generals.

Konoe looked at the excited military department and felt that he had to deal with the land and sea phases first, so he had a secret meeting with the two of them.

"What? Want us to stop building military bases? Konoe-sama, you're not crazy, are you? Hideki Tojo squinted at the guard opposite.

Konoe sighed and said, "Roosevelt's reply to us said that if we continue to build military bases, the United States will impose sanctions on our economy, you know, we don't have many resources, we rely more on American materials in terms of steel, oil, etc., and the United States is too much stronger than us." So my view is to continue to reconcile our differences with the United States through negotiations, and then move on with our Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere project. ”

Hideki Tojo immediately vetoed, "Never!" Negotiations are your government's business, and the construction of military bases is our military department's business, and if we don't do it because the United States is unhappy, then what else can we do? ”

With that, Hideki Tojo stood up and left Konoe to take his leave.

Konoe looked at Hideki Tojo's eyes when he left, and only felt chills all over his body, the Japanese tradition is not a joke, if Hideki Tojo makes it bad, he Konoe will be punished by the thieves on the spot one day.

"Ahem." Ishihara walked out from behind and said to the guard with his head bowed, "Lord Konoe, as I said, the military department will not agree to your request so easily. ”

Konoe turned around and said excitedly, "Ishihara, you know, if the empire really goes to war with the United States, the defeat of the empire may be just around the corner!" Why do we fall into the quagmire of China, isn't it because we have forgotten the phrase that we are eating away step by step?.... Dangerous! It's too dangerous!! ”

Ishihara sighed, "Don't you see? Although you brought him Tojo Hideki into the cabinet, he has now won the favor of His Majesty and no longer needs you. I'm afraid in his eyes, you, Konoe-sama, have become the biggest obstacle for him to go further. ”

The guard only felt chills all over his body, and he clenched his hand and said, "My guard is not easy to bully!" Now Your Majesty is still hesitating, as long as I go and persuade Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will give the order, it will be no problem, but it really can't! I'll quit! ”

Ishihara shook his head, sat down and said, "It's useless, who is Your Majesty?" When the Treaty of the Triple Alliance was signed, His Majesty read the article of less than 1,000 words for a whole day, why? It's not that His Majesty has already deduced that after the Triple Alliance, it will definitely fight with the United States and even the Soviet Union! But His Majesty still agreed, His Majesty has actually made up his mind, and Tojo knows His Majesty's intentions, so he will be so unscrupulous! ”

Konoe glanced at Ishihara Waner in horror, and when he thought about it, isn't that so, but he felt extremely sad in his heart, he thought about it, looked at Ishihara Waner and asked, "If I let you be the Minister of War, how about it?" ”

Ishihara Wan'er hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't don't, Lord Konoe, don't hurt me, I can see it, those people in the military department have been stimulated by the German victory, and they were willing to listen to a word of persuasion and slow down, but now as long as they make peace, they say that they are national thieves.... His Majesty is gradually reluctant to see me, and I am now thinking of retreating. ”

The guard hurriedly said, "No! Ishihara-kun, you are the first person in our strategy, and the empire is in the autumn of survival at this time, you must not be rash! ”

Ishihara shook his head and stopped talking, listening to Ishihara's pessimistic tone, Konoe felt that he could not easily start a war with the United States, and went to see Hirohito the next day, hoping that Hirohito would send a message to order the military department to stop the movement in Southeast Asia, but he didn't even see Hirohito's face, Konoe only felt that his cold hair stood up all over his body - lost the king's favor!

In fact, the reason why Konoe was able to form a cabinet again was, to put it bluntly, that Hirohito and the Japanese military believed that Konoe's set of theories would help Japan's external expansion, that is to say, Konoe's cabinet was based on continuous external expansion, and Konoe could stop wherever he wanted.

Konoe went back and thought about it all night, and wrote a letter of resignation overnight and handed it in, which was a temptation for him, but to his despair, the next day he received the news that the emperor had approved him and that he had been abandoned.

In the Japanese Imperial Palace, Hideki Tojo lowered his head and listened excitedly to Hirohito's encouragement, he had been officially appointed as the new prime minister, which suddenly made him excited, and what made him almost go to heaven was that Hirohito actually let him concurrently serve as prime minister, land minister and interior minister in one breath, almost holding him to the sky.

"Tojo-ki, how can the problems of the United States be solved?" Hirohito asked.

Hideki Tojo immediately said, "The hope of peace is extremely slim, war is coming at any time, and active attack is more effective than defense, please rest assured, Your Majesty, we already have a battle plan." ”

Hirohito sighed, waved his hand and said, "It's best to be able to make peace, you go down." ”

Hideki Tojo nodded and slowly retreated, a liar! If you really want peace, will you replace the guards?

An old man walked out slowly and bowed to Hirohito, who returned the salute and said, "Uncle! ”

This old man is Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace, the first member of the Japanese imperial military family who has been hidden behind Hirohito at this time.

"Your Majesty, the empire has reached the most critical moment, and at this moment, the safety of the royal family is the most important." Prince Zairen of the Idle Courtyard did not shy away from putting forward his own ideas.

Hirohito asked, "Does Uncle Zu have any suggestions?" ”

Prince Zaihito said, "Your Majesty, all orders should come from the military department, not the palace, only in this way, if something happens in the future, the royal family can be saved, and it will not be the same as William." ”

Hirohito was not angry with Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace for being pessimistic about the future, and militarily he was originally defeated before he was victorious, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. ”