Chapter 242 I’m just a little colonel! (First update!) "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, I'm afraid I need to reconsider the cooperation between the two parties. After all, your conditions are still too harsh." With Turkey's rescue, Pahlavi's tone became much tougher. Unlike before, when Ribbentrop slapped him in the face, he still smiled apologetically. Not even a hint of dissatisfaction. But now Pahlavi can even speak loudly. There is no need to look at Ribbentrop's face. It’s just that you can’t offend too harshly. After all, Germany’s strength is still the best in the world. Ribbentrop, on the other hand, looked gloomy. After a brief confusion, he now roughly guessed that there should be British and American influence behind Turkey's sending troops. If they hadn't been behind this, he wouldn't have believed it even to death.
With Turkey’s little strength, can it dare to challenge the Soviet army? Isn’t this courting death? At this moment, he no longer cared about Pahlavi's attitude, but was thinking about the impact of this incident. To know the importance of the Baku oil field to the Soviet army, just look at the oil production it occupied. Without this place, most of the Soviet aircraft and tanks on the Eastern Front would have to hunker down. So don’t think about it, the Soviet army will definitely be furious and even go back with revenge. Then, for the German army, the pressure on the Eastern Front will be greatly reduced. Thinking of this, Ribbentrop's expression softened a lot. At least the interests of the German army were not damaged too much. The only pity is that Persia gave up joining them. The original hope of persuading Türkiye to join seems to have been dashed. In other words, what he gained during this trip was far from what he expected. Originally, what was expected was that the Soviet army would move south and the German army would reach a strategic alliance with Persia. Rommel led the North African Army across the canal and faced the Soviet army head-on. Then Türkiye took the Soviets by surprise and cut off the Soviet army's retreat. Completely destroy the 200,000 Soviet troops moving south. At that time, the German army's influence in this area will reach a new height. After that, Rommel led the Persian and Turkish coalition forces to attack the Caucasus region northward, cooperating with the German forces on the eastern front. The Caucasus region was attacked from the north and the south and the Baku oil field was captured.
Completely cut off the Soviet army’s source of oil. By then the war on the Eastern Front would have basically come to an end. It can be said that the strategic plan that the staff at the base camp came up with is absolutely perfect. Unfortunately! They ignored that Britain and the United States were secretly encouraging Türkiye behind their backs. In fact, Britain and the United States themselves did not expect that Turkey would be so bold as to directly bomb the Baku oil fields. Only Turkey knows that it can hit a snake within seven inches. Since we want to prevent the Soviet army from continuing to move south, it would be more exciting to directly bomb the Baku oil fields. It seems really exciting now. The stimulated Soviet army directly transferred 300,000 main troops from the Far East to the Caucasus. "Your Majesty the King, this covenant has always been valid, and the North African Army will cross the canal at any time." After saying that, Ribbentrop turned and left without saying a word. He now needs to gather information from all parties and then make the latest decision. At the same time, Britain and the United States, who received the news, were also stunned. We want you to do something to prevent the Soviet army from going south. But I didn’t ask you to bomb the Baku oil fields directly. This oil field exploded, so the Soviet army must not go crazy? Can they persuade the crazy Soviet army? "Dear President, how should we deal with this matter?" Fatty Qiu also felt a little troubled, and even temporarily let go of the matter of losing Cairo. After all, Persia is probably more important than Cairo. Moreover, Persia is very close to Tianzhu. Only God knows whether the Soviet army will take advantage of their madness to continue southward and occupy Tianzhu in one fell swoop. They are very aware of the greed of the woolly bears. Had it not been forced by the situation, the two sides would not have been able to reach cooperation. "I didn't expect Turkey. They actually bombed the Baku oil fields directly. According to intelligence, the Soviet army's oil production dropped by at least 30%, or even more." Luo Wheelchair's voice slowly sounded on the other end of the phone. “The winter counterattack they formulated may be greatly compromised.” "Then what should we do now? Continue to increase aid?" Fatty Qiu asked doubtfully. “If the Soviet army can stop moving south and continue to deal with the German army wholeheartedly, the United States can help them replenish the little oil they lack.” “As long as the equipment keeps up, with the output of the Baku oil field, it won’t take long to recover.” Luo Chuchen is not worried about this oil production at all. After all, the United States really has no shortage of oil.
What he wants is to use this war to complete the United States and ascend to the throne of world hegemony. His uncle's unfulfilled ideals were fulfilled by him. That’s why we have never joined the European battlefield. This is also the purpose. I just didn’t expect that the plan would change too quickly. So much so that the United States had to intervene in the European battlefield in advance. “What if the Soviet army refuses?” Fatty Qiu asked again. Hearing this, Wheelchair Luo on the other end of the phone seemed to sigh softly, and it took him a long time to speak. “That will only weaken their assistance. We must let the Soviet army know that without our assistance, they will not be able to hold on for long.” “Your Excellency, the British Empire needs more reinforcements. Cairo was lost not long ago, and all our weapons and equipment were lost. These need to be replenished.” "We must contain the offensive of the North African Army and we must not let them occupy the canal." Fatty Qiu then expressed his thoughts. Hearing this, Luo Wheelchair hummed, and then said lightly. “There is no problem with weapons and equipment, just buy them at market prices.” In an instant, Fatty Qiu’s face fell. money? The treasury of the British Empire was being emptied. Especially the large number of counterfeit pounds sterling appearing on the market has given the finance minister a huge headache. Because this batch of counterfeit pounds is no different from the real ones. That’s why no one noticed it. But there is more money in the market and supplies are limited. As a result, prices soared. Originally, the finance minister believed that the increase in raw materials caused by the war was the reason for the rise in prices. However, after some investigation, it was found that there were many more pounds in the market than they actually issued. Anyone who is not a fool can guess that someone is using fake pounds to mess up the economic system of the British Empire. But the counterfeit banknotes are so realistic. No! To a certain extent, it can be said to be true. The only solution is to abolish the old banknotes and issue new ones. But this is war time, and there is not much hope of issuing new banknotes. Unless the war is won, when the time comes to use the joy of victory in the war to issue new banknotes, it will not attract other people's attention.
Or change the king! In that case, there is also a reason to replace the banknotes with new ones. But it takes a very long time. Since the British intelligence officers knew that counterfeit banknotes were rampant, it was impossible for the US military intelligence officers not to know that a lot of intelligence was shared between the two sides. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the US military to agree to use pounds to purchase weapons and equipment. Then it can only be purchased with gold. but! The British Empire’s gold reserves have long been running low. If you pay with gold. It will affect the credibility of the pound! You know, these days we are all on the gold standard. The pound sterling can be directly exchanged for gold. If the gold reserves are insufficient, the credibility of the pound will be severely reduced. Such a case would cause immeasurable damage to the economic system of the British Empire. Especially those huge colonies all use pounds sterling. Perhaps the person on the other end of the phone knew about his difficulty and spoke very kindly. “As long as the colonial islands, ports, and bases north of 10° south latitude in the Western Hemisphere are abandoned, these equipment will not be a problem.” You must know that before this, Fatty Qiu had already ceded six islands and donated two islands to the United States. The United States used these ports to strengthen the defense of the east coast. But this is not enough! The British Empire had too many colonies to sell. Among other things, Australia, New Zealand, etc., and a series of islands in the Pacific are all available for sale. Now Wheelchair Luo finally showed his fangs, making Fatty Qiu's scalp numb. If these islands are all sold. Then when the war is over, he will definitely be finished. But if it is not sold, it may become a dream for the British Empire to win the war. The war has reached this point. I can only grit my teeth and continue to persevere. Think of this!
Fatty Qiu took a deep breath and then spoke slowly. “I need to consider the conditions you mentioned.” There is no rejection, which means that you may agree. As for how far it can be achieved, you can continue to talk. For a moment, Luo Wheelchair wished the war could continue. Because in that case, the British Empire would cede more islands, bases and ports. And it is just around the corner for the United States to become the new world hegemon. “No problem, the weapons and equipment can be shipped and shipped at any time.” Luo Wheelchair said calmly. “As for the problem of the Soviet army, let them suffer enough in Turkey and Persia, and maybe they will change their mind.” The meaning is obvious, support should be provided to Türkiye and Persia. Let them find a way to make the Soviet army retreat in spite of the difficulties. The Soviet army, which has not benefited by then, may return to the Eastern Front and continue to engage in meat grinder-like consumption with the German army. "I understand." Fatty Qiu sighed inwardly. The meaning was obvious, that is, what should be given must still be given, including some territorial claims previously promised by the British Empire. The last war finally dismembered the Ottoman Empire. Unexpectedly, this time the other party would get back some of its territory. So wasn’t their last war a lonely one? … The last one to receive the news was Cun Yunsheng. He looked at the telegram in his hand and couldn't help but be in a daze for a long time. He really didn’t expect it! Türkiye is so brave! Hundreds of fighter planes were dispatched to directly attack the Baku oil fields. It is estimated that the Soviet army themselves were confused. Türkiye dares to attack them! Are they crazy? “It is worthy of being called Turkey in terms of bravery. No wonder it was later called the Five Constants of Oil Pipeline.” Cun Yunsheng murmured. Only Meng Fangliao didn’t quite understand the relationship. The situation that was originally clear has now become extremely complicated. Obviously they are allies, but they start stabbing each other? Isn’t the war not over yet?
Can't you wait until the beating is over before stabbing? "Do you think it's complicated?" Xu Shi saw the doubts in Meng Fangliao's heart, and Cun Yunsheng said with a chuckle. “Yes, I really don’t understand. I can understand that the Soviet army took it because of the more than 40 billion barrels of oil. But why did Turkey attack the Soviet army? Aren’t they neutral?” “And why are the German fighter planes attacking?” Meng Nuan looked confused. “Also, why haven’t Britain and the United States made any statement so far?” This series of doubts made Meng Fanglia unable to understand them at all. In response to his confusion, Cun Yunsheng gave an answer after thinking for a while. "It's very simple. As I said before, it's nothing more than interests. The current military actions of the Soviet army have harmed the interests of Britain and the United States, so they are silent and even encourage Turkey." “It should be the support of Britain and the United States, and even the German army is involved.” "Yes, that's right. Only in this way can we explain why Türkiye is so brave." “With the support of the three major powers, I would dare to challenge the tiger’s ass.” As he spoke, Cun Yunsheng also figured out why Türkiye dared to be so brave. If these three major powers support him, will the Japanese army dare to speak to him loudly? "It seems that the interests of these three countries are the same in fighting the Soviet army going south. But I am very curious, did the plan to bomb Baku come from the German army?" Cun Yunsheng also looked puzzled. "It shouldn't be. Normally, as long as the Soviet army's retreat southward is cut off, these 200,000 Soviet troops will collapse without a fight. Persia is not a plain area, and supplies are not that convenient." “Forget it, the intelligence is limited and I can’t figure it out, but now the situation has become more chaotic, which is a very good opportunity for us.” After listening to Cun Yunsheng's analysis, Meng Fanglia roughly understood it. The reason behind this incident is simply that the three countries were dissatisfied with the Soviet army's unauthorized march south and harmed the interests of the United States and Britain, so they supported Turkey in sending troops to bomb the Soviet army's Baku oil fields. “Will the Soviet army suffer the loss of being dumb?” Meng Fanglia asked again doubtfully. Who knows? Cun Yunsheng said with a sneer. "How is it possible? The Soviet army will never be able to swallow its anger and will definitely go back with revenge. With the Soviet army's current mobilization capabilities, there will be absolutely no problem in dispatching hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Turkey." “Don’t forget, there are still millions of troops in the Far East. If we deploy half of them, there will be no problem.” "Ah? Don't we need to be on guard against the Japanese army?" Meng Fan asked with a surprised look on his face. "Be prepared? Do you still need to be prepared? Ask the Japanese army if they still dare to go north?" Cun Yunsheng said angrily. “After Nomenkan, the Japanese army suffered from Soviet phobia. Their soldiers did not want to go to Siberia to dig potatoes.” "Okay, these are too far away from us now. We are not qualified to guide the direction of the situation. Let's take Annan while all attention is drawn to Persia." Hearing this, Meng Fangliao clicked his tongue and said. "Master, don't you say this against your will? If I remember correctly, I encouraged the German army to hook up with Persia, but was it your idea?"
“I would never believe it if you said that this matter has nothing to do with you.” Who knows? Cun Yunsheng said lightly. “You can eat randomly, but don’t talk nonsense. I am just a small colonel. How can I guide the direction of the situation?” (End of this chapter)