Chapter 135: Libya is out of oil
Wang Jingwei led a group of clowns to perform the "Inauguration Ceremony of the Nationalist Government" in Nanjing, but as soon as the ceremony began, some people began to sing "If the jackal comes, it will be greeted with a shotgun......
Although Wang Jingwei's puppet Nationalist Government and the Japanese tried their best to cover up the facts and suppress public opinion, this big oolong still spread all over the country in the shortest possible time. And with the news coming out, it seems that the song "My Motherland" that suddenly spread all over China!
A classic is a classic.
The influence of a song that can call out the patriotic feelings of the Chinese from the deepest part of their hearts is beyond doubt. Especially in such an era, its influence is far beyond imagination.
The Japanese-occupied areas were almost a mess.
Faced with such a situation, Japan's major intelligence agencies in China were scolded to the head of the body from the Tokyo base camp.
However, the mood swings of the Chinese people in the occupied areas were only one aspect that the Japanese had to deal with. Because of the instability in the rear, the logistics of their front-line troops were greatly affected, and they had to postpone various military operations. Among them, the Chinese dispatch army led by Nishio Shouzo, affected by this trend, also had to push back the date of the planned battle of Hunan and Jiangxi.
And frequently receiving these good news, Lao Jiang was almost excited.
Striking at Wang Jingwei's arrogance and ruthlessly sweeping the other side's face is only second, and the attack of the 100,000 or 200,000 Japanese has been delayed, which is the most important thing.
Because they had just obtained from the French a batch of ammunition sufficient to equip ten divisions, and among them there were quite a few heavy weapons, including dozens of heavy guns of more than 100 millimeters. It's a pity that this batch of munitions is still on the way, according to the news, just after the Suez Canal. Lao Jiang originally thought that these weapons could not be used on the tip of the knife, but he didn't expect it to be just a song. stopped the iron hooves of the Japanese. According to the intelligence, the Japanese plan may have to be postponed for half a month. Although this time is a bit short, as long as they work harder, it should be enough for them to transport weapons to the front line.
How could Lao Jiang not be happy?
But that's still not the main thing.
The most important thing is the reason why the French are willing to supply weapons...... Libya is out of oil!
When he first received the news, Lao Jiang's eyes were red, and he almost cried in front of He Yingqin and his gang...... Can you not be sad? How many years have passed since he was poor, and now he can finally be free, and it is still at such a critical time, how can he not be sad? And not only him, He Yingqin, Bai Zhengxi, Chen Cheng...... There is no one who is not thrilled by a group of top officers of the Nationalist Government. If it weren't for the big guys, they were used to it. They might just be able to run straight to the road and laugh for eight hours.
You know, Libya's oil is not just oil, not just money...... It's big money! A lot of money!
According to the rough survey, the reserves of the oil field they just explored should be around seven or eight billion barrels. And only more, not less...... According to the prior plan. As soon as it was mined. The exploration team told the French through the embassy in France. As a result, the French reacted in less than half a day, quickly sending their own exploration team. Then, through the results of nearly half a month of exploration, and the fact that the Chinese exploration team drilled nearly 10 oil wells with huge oil production in more than ten days as evidence, the French could no longer sit still. Now the oil pattern in the world is the world of the British and the Americans. At most, there is a Dutchman, and France, as one of the great powers, is not even ranked. Now there is a large oil field in front of you, and the other party is in a posture of wanting to cooperate with you. How could they not be excited? According to the news from the embassy in France, the Frenchman happily almost put on a rooster head and jumped on the wall to crow.
Of course, a great power is a great power. The French government originally wanted to take care of it, but the embassy in France, in accordance with the instructions in advance, put on the posture that if you do not cooperate, we will contact Italy and Germany. As a result, the attitude of the French immediately disappeared without a trace. Germany is just that, there is the Maginot Line, and the French are not very afraid; Italy was not able to do the same, although Mussolini promoted fascism after coming to power, and launched an attack on Albania at the beginning of the month, which succeeded in annexing the country, which appeared aggressive. Judging from the country's consistent performance, France does not take it seriously. But the problem is that lately the two countries seem to have signs of an alliance. In addition, France's biggest concern is that the Chinese government will contact Britain and the United States in addition to Italy and Germany...... And even if Britain and the United States are not contacted, if the means of war are not used, the Germans and Italians will certainly be a huge obstacle to their struggle for Libyan oil fields. Germany, in particular, under the leadership of that mustachioed Hitler, was becoming more and more difficult to control, and they would not have allowed Germany to become strong again if it had not been for the constant hope of directing its spearhead to Soviet Russia. And what is most lacking in Germany? It's oil! It is safe to say that if the mustache knew that the Chinese had oil resources in their hands, and that this oil field was so close to Europe, he would definitely take it at any cost.
So, the French quickly agreed to the Chinese government's conditions. Fifteen divisions of conventional arms and ammunition and two heavy artillery regiments were only conditions attached, in addition to the transfer of 74 million francs. Of course, the French will not let the Chinese government take the money so easily, and most of this money will remain in France for purchases. Among them, the Chinese government is particularly short of various production machinery, medicines and other materials. In addition, the French colonies in Asia would sell 300,000 tons of grain to China at half the market price every year for a period of five years, in gratitude to the Chinese government for not demanding that the French have to supply China with oil rations every year.
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"The French are still too bad to do it, they don't know that Libya has an astonishing amount of oil...... This is just one, Lao Jiang said, there are still nine that have not been mined. "Bai Zhengxi had just returned home from Lao Jiang's office when he heard a report from his subordinates that Li Zongren had arrived. Hurried to the study, he saw Li Zongren sitting in his chair reading, he was not polite, and directly told this old man the news he had just received from Lao Jiang: "I heard that the exploration team has handed over the newly developed oil field to the French, and now it is divided into three, and is heading for the second, third, and fourth oil fields at the same time...... He, Jiang Zhongzheng, is really going to make a fortune this time! ”
"He's blessed!" Why couldn't Li Zongren hear the jealousy in Bai Zhengxi's words? He was also jealous. But no matter how jealous you are, it's useless. They now have the right to have no soldiers! And even the power in his hands is still given by Lao Jiang.
"This 'hacker' is really powerful." Bai Zhenxi sat down and wiped his face, "When I first heard it, I thought it was amazing, but now that I really see it, I know that this is really amazing...... Ten oil fields, ten big oil fields. This is only one, or is it sold cheaply, so the French took out fifteen divisions of weapons and two heavy artillery regiments, plus nearly 100 million francs, almost nearly 100 million dollars, right? There are nine more, nine more...... Even if this anti-Japanese war is fought for another ten years, it will be enough for his old Jiang to toss. Why don't we have such a lucky general? If it had happened earlier, what would have happened to him Lao Jiang? ”
"Yes, although I haven't seen this Qin Wei, it's really powerful." Li Zongren's arm was on the armrest of the chair, "I heard that he made this song "My Motherland", and then scattered it to the territory of the Japanese with the help of the military commander and the Seven Star Company?" ”
Today, Lao Jiang also praised Dai Li in public. I'm about to praise that kid as a flower. Can it be said that he is not greedy for other people's credit? Bai Zhengxi was angry again, "This song is really good, followed by choosing the right time, and again, Ji Lu is wonderful." Wang Zhaoming and the Japanese are like ghosts, and it is impossible to imagine that anyone would engage in such a 'small' trick at the inauguration ceremony they were engaged in. This is not an assassination, and it cannot be prevented. As a result, it hit them with one blow, which was equivalent to slapping them fiercely, directly to the flesh. That's not all, the next scene almost instantly spread the song throughout the occupied area...... What is it called? This is called the old bottom! No matter how wild and fierce the Japanese are, can they move forward with peace of mind in the face of the countless ordinary people in the occupied areas? ”
"That makes sense." Li Zongren nodded slightly, "Nishio Shouzo has suspended the attack on Hunan and Jiangxi, and Okamura Ningji's Eleventh Army has also withdrawn its tentacles stretching to Suixian and Zaoyang...... Who would have thought that it was all because of a song? ”
"Not exactly." Bai Zhenxi sighed again, "After today's meeting, I and He Jingzhi were called by Lao Jiang, saying that Dai Li had received news from the Japanese Mei Agency, and Sakhalin Island had found oil. ”
"No wonder ......," Li Zongren was taken aback, "I said that no matter how powerful a song is, it can't be so powerful that the Japanese will shrink back." The Japanese are planning to do something to the USSR? ”
"I guess it's about the same." Bai Zhenxi's expression was solemn, "This is the real curtain." The Japanese, fearing that in case the attack was unfavorable, lost manpower. After all, if they really want to move towards the Soviet Union, it may not be enough to see only one part of the Kwantung Army. Sufficient reserves must be retained. And that's just secondly, they need the military intelligence of the USSR that we provide...... I guess I don't dare to stimulate us too much at this time. ”
"After all, it's that Qin Wei again." Li Zongren tapped the handrail lightly, thoughtfully.
"This kid has a black heart." Bai Zhenxi sighed, "However, if you can cooperate with it, there will definitely be a lot of benefits. ”
"Lao Jiang will not let such a lucky general out," Li Zongren smiled and shook his head gently, "I dare to say, if you dare to stretch out your hand towards Qin Wei, he will dare to give a 'knife'!" ”
"Who said it was directly wooed? I heard that the kid surnamed Qin recently got together with the Kong family again, as if he was engaged in some kind of business, do you have any spare money in your hands? Why don't we put it together and mix it together? Bai Zhenxi asked. (To be continued......)