"Yun Zhi, if the situation changes and our army loses the supply ground on the Iberian Peninsula, how sure can you still land in Britain?"

"Your Majesty......?"

After the happy feast, the marshals and generals, who were full of wine and food, and their military uniforms were full of oil stains, all left Weiyang Palace in a car, or returned to their residences in the imperial capital, or ...... In the Weiqing Pavilion, the wine was not exhausted, gathered at the Handi Hotel, and Qian Zhihao, the governor of Nanyang, was forced to bleed profusely - he was the only colonel in the military meeting, who did not bully him?

Secretary Wu was still in the conference room to help the attendants clean up the mess, and there were only two people in the supreme commander's office, Zhong Yi and Jiang Shuai.

Jiang Yunzhi is famous for having no home, and Wei Qingge is his home in the imperial capital. It also occurred to him that His Majesty had not mentioned the war in the Atlantic in the conference room, and that it must have been a separate conversation with him in the evening.

It's just that I didn't expect His Majesty to talk about the Battle of Britain in this way.

"Your Majesty, is it ...... on the Spanish side?

Although Franco and Mussolini and even Inonu have publicly expressed their welcome for the "dawn of peace", this is only a statement. In international diplomacy, this kind of rhetoric, which is very showy, sometimes does not really mean anything.

Seeing the question on Jiang Yunzhi's face, Zhong Yiyi pursed his lips cutely, and then shook his head again.

The original creator of this action is a female secretary who is still lamenting the changes in life in the conference room, and His Majesty is also good at learning, Jiang Yunzhi couldn't help but laugh, "Fortunately, Your Majesty still has the heart to do things, it seems that the situation is not so bad." ”

"The Spanish side, of course, will not break with us at this time! The multinational forces were defeated by us, with the strength of the Spanish army...... Even if the mustache can support them, does Franco have the guts? ”

His Majesty's words were still very domineering, and Generalissimo Chiang listened very comfortably. The two million troops of the Grand Alliance are stationed in the Galician region of Spain; With the Northern Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet being formed docked at the seaport of Filore in A Coruña and Western Sahara, how bold would Franco be to break with the Allies at this time?

"Then why did we choose a different supply site?"

"The three Shiwen are all in harmony, and the five lakes are good to carry the more Shuxing." Regarding Jiang Yunzhi's question, Zhong Yi did not answer directly, but chanted a sentence in a crepe manner.

"Your Majesty, I know the story of the two peaches killing the three soldiers, but what does this have to do with the war in the Atlantic?"

"Come, Yunzhi, sit!" The female secretary was not there, and no one made tea, and of course, the two of them were never on the tea. The holographic map behind the large desk was pulled apart with a "bang".

Zhong Yi held up a pen and enlarged the Western European part of the holographic map.

"The latest information is that the U.S. military has amassed heavy troops in Iceland, and Eisenhower, who escaped in Morocco, has returned to Iceland to rebuild the U.S. European Command in Reykjavik (the capital of Iceland). In the US Atlantic Fleet, there are as many as eight Essex-class aircraft carriers in the list. With the addition of a larger number of escort carriers, the number of carrier-based aircraft that the US Navy can join the Battle of Britain is expected to reach 700. If you add land-based aircraft taking off in Iceland, that number should double again. ”

Jiang Yunzhi's face became a little dignified, but he was even more puzzled! "Your Majesty, in the 'Overlord' plan, we are prepared for the possible participation of the US military in the war. Although the strength of the US military may be stronger than we expected, in this way, we should carry out Operation 'Overlord' as soon as possible, otherwise once the US forces complete their campaign preparations and land in Britain first, won't our operation become more difficult? ”

"That's right! From a military point of view, we must land in Britain as soon as possible in order to reverse the situation that is unfavorable to us internationally. In the longer term, however, Italy, Spain, and even Turkey are not good allies. Those who ride the wall and swing can be used for a while, and they can't look at each other. If we can win the British campaign before the American army acts, there is a good chance that this will be our decisive battle! There are many things that can be easily solved in war, but in peacetime, they are very difficult! ”

"Your Majesty, that means that you have never actually thought of giving up the 'Overlord' operation?"

"Give up?" Zhong Yi smiled, "I've been thinking, how can I play bigger in the UK!" ”

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The Azores, Portugal's overseas possessions, are also one of the most important supply points on the Atlantic route. The Azores, a group of ten volcanic islands, is about 1,200 kilometers east of Cabo da Roca, Portugal, and more than 1,500 kilometers from Ireland and the British Isles.

There have been those who have used Plato's description of the geographical location as an argument that the Azores are the location of the legendary Atlantis. Since the Azores are located to the west of Gibraltar, using this place as a springboard will make it easy to attack the European continent.

The largest island of the Azores, São Miguel, is surrounded by the outer walls of the crater and has numerous craters, including seven lakes of various sizes, similar to the temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea, surrounded by concentric canals.

Of course, these are only derived from ancient Greek myths and legends, and their unreliability index is not much different from the Jade Emperor and Monkey King in Chinese mythology.

A long history does not mean that it is reliable, and sudden appearance does not mean that it is unreliable.

On May 30, 1943, Salazar, the Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic, who had always chosen neutrality during the war, and Wilson, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Han Empire, announced in Lisbon that Portugal and Han had reached the Azores Agreement after friendly consultations.

The agreement stipulates that the Republic of Grape Asia will allow the Han Empire to station troops on the islands of Terceira and Santa Maria in the Azores, its overseas territory, and to use Santa Maria airfield, Lajes Air Base, and Angra Heroísmo for a fee.

The signing of the Azores Agreement was like a resounding slap in the face of the triumphant head of state. Although subsequently, Germany, Britain and even Spain and other European countries, as well as the United States, expressed doubts about the background of the signing of this agreement, to put it bluntly, they believed that the Han forced Salazar to sign this agreement by force.

This is a betrayal of the "old parchment", a disgrace to the Europeans. Under the manipulation of the German Gestapo, there were even many protests against the "traitorous agreement" in Portugal, and workers' strikes and food riots soon flooded the streets of Lisbon.

It's just that, whether it is the Entente or Germany, they only think about Portugal's tungsten ore and important strategic location, but ignore the "poor harvest disaster" that has just occurred in Portugal.

In this natural disaster, half of Portugal's fields have been cut off or greatly reduced, and the Portuguese dictator and Prime Minister Salazar in the cloak of democracy have "happily" accepted the friendship from the Han in the face of the fact that many Portugal will not have enough to eat or even starve in the second half of the year.

To say that the current Emperor of the Han Dynasty lacks the most thing, it is not wool, but grain.

In the sinkhole left after the Ayers Rock was dug up, the weather controller that bursts out from time to time can send a "timely rain" on the South China continent every month under the huge energy supply of the nuclear power plant.

As a result, with the efforts of meteorological departments and geological experts, the soil conditions in the central and western parts of the South China continent have been greatly improved, and rice, wheat, and corn have ...... Of course, there are more pastures.

Nearly 8 million square kilometers of land, but less than 50 million people, and highly developed industrialization...... If it weren't for the mechanization of agriculture, I am afraid that many, many fertile fields would have been left uncultivated.

Short on food? Look for Hanguo! The fine-wool sheep of the people have long since stopped eating wheat.

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The stepping stone of gratuitous aid to large quantities of food has successfully knocked on the door of Prime Minister Salazar's heart.

Helping to rearm the army and allowing the export of a wide range of Han military equipment to Portugal opened Prime Minister Salazar's long-standing indifference.

In due circumstances, the publication and implementation of the secretly signed Sino-Portuguese Mutual Assistance and Security Agreement led to Prime Minister Salazar's complete surrender.

Three days before the official announcement of the Azores, Wilson had already sent a telegram to Weiyang Palace, and the content of the telegram was only two words: Take it!

In less than two weeks, Jiang Yunzhi, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Theater and Marshal of the Grand Alliance, had already completed the deployment of military forces in the navy and air force under the jurisdiction of the theater.

Terceira Island on Angra Sangra and Lajish Air Base became the all-purpose springboard for the Grand League in the Atlantic. It is also only 3,200 kilometers away from North America, and New York and even Washington are within the bombing range of the Royal Air Force's BH-41 Hloon long-range strategic bombers.

At the same time, it also freed the Grand Alliance from the embarrassing situation of not having military bases in Western Europe.

The mustache was certainly furious because of the Azores Agreement, and even threatened the Portuguese government.

Truman, for his part, called directly and recalled the negotiating delegation that had wasted months in Hawaii. The fat man breathed a long sigh of relief - he was finally gone. But Old Man Cao was a little lost, "No one in Nima has heard of the Tao Te Ching!" ”

The Duke of Windsor, who was almost desperate, also regained his fighting spirit: "Portugal is too stingy, if the Han Emperor needs which overseas island of Britain, what kind of lease will he have?" The old price, one pound per square kilometer! ”

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Well, although in the world, many countries think that the British royal family is a thing of the past, and no one pays attention to the crazy words of the former British king, but Zhong Yi understands, "This goods are fine, people are reminding him that Nanhua was sold to him at such a price when he was in power!" ”

His Majesty immediately sent a telegram back to the Duke of Windsor in Canberra: Since the ancient Han Dynasty, the Han people have been based on faith and promises!

This is a promise to help the British royal family recover the country! The Grand Duke of Windsor, who received the telegram, muttered to himself: "This time, it won't be a thousand gold coins, right?" ”

At this time, when the ocean-going cargo ship carrying the first batch of grain to aid Portugal sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar, around Cape Espichel, and into the port of the Tagus River under the five-clawed golden dragon flag, Wilson was under the Great Maritime Monument in Lisbon, shouting to nearly 10,000 striking Portuguese workers: "The Han Empire is a responsible power, and with the help of the great powers, you will not lose your job, let alone starve...... The Han people make a promise, a promise of a thousand gold! ”