Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 121 What do they want?
One person makes a team; three make a tiger.

No one might believe what one person says, but if three people say it, you have to believe it.

If only Liu Hu said this, the Japanese army would never believe it given their cunningness.

But if everyone says so, then I will definitely believe it.

As expected, Liu Hu felt his scalp tingling after hearing Long Wenjian's plan.

If I really agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to turn back.

"What? You still want to go back? Continue to be a dog for the Japanese?" Long Wenjian saw Liu Hu's hesitation and sneered.

"What's wrong with being a dog? At least you can have enough food to eat and don't have to go hungry." Liu Hu couldn't help but retort.

"You bastard, you still want to be a traitor." Milong next to him roared angrily and started punching and kicking him again.

After beating him for nearly ten minutes, Liu Hu looked at Milong with fear in his eyes and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"You bastard, I can't kill you." Milong cursed while shaking his hands.

"You deserve a beating."

"Can you cooperate well this time?" Long Wenjian asked.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Hu said hurriedly. He was indeed scared of being beaten.

Especially since Milong spared no effort when he attacked, and looked like he would not give up until he beat him to death, he was really scared.

"Okay, write down the list you know. If you dare to lie to me, you know the consequences." Long Wenjian said fiercely.

"Yes, yes, absolutely not." Liu Hu shook his head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Long Wenjian nodded with satisfaction, then gave a few more instructions and turned away, leaving this place in the hands of Long Wenjian.

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On the other side, at the border of Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, a group of refugees was moving slowly forward.

In order to completely disrupt the various war zones in China, the Japanese army increased the number of refugees created.

Originally, they simply drove the people living near the border between the two sides to the other side, but later they found that the effect was minimal, so they began to drive people from other places to the war zone controlled by China.

As the number of refugees increases, the effects begin to unfold slowly.

Some war zones were extremely short of food, and could only barely supply the soldiers with food.

Faced with refugees, they could only grit their teeth and squeeze out food rations to provide them with relief.

But as more and more refugees arrived, there was no more food available.

People were starving to death. In order to survive, some refugees chose to kneel in front of the military camp, hoping to be accepted as soldiers.

The purpose is also to survive, and more refugees choose to go to other places in the hope of surviving.

In order to survive, some of them returned to the Japanese-occupied areas and chose to serve the Japanese army as dogs.

"Mr. Li, I'm afraid we can't go to Hunan Province." At this time, a young man in the team spoke up.

"Why?" The old man called Mr. Li looked at the other party with confusion.

"Don't you want to join the army in Changsha? They are fighting the Japanese army there. With your ability, you should be able to stay there."

The young man's name was Jiang Daya. He was the adopted son of the second master of Ruitai Mizhuang in Lanqiaobu. When he was preparing to marry Han Chunyun, the Japanese devils entered the village.

Then the entire village was burned down, and those who resisted were massacred.

The rest were driven westward.

"There are too many refugees heading towards Hunan Province. I'm afraid that by the time we arrive, there will be little food left. It's better to take a detour to Guangxi Province." Jiang Daya said worriedly, pointing at several teams of refugees heading towards Hunan Province in the distance.

Hearing this, Mr. Li couldn't help but look at Jiang Daya with a higher opinion.

"Well, you are right. With so many refugees arriving, I am afraid that Hunan Province really does not have enough food. Then I will listen to you and go through Guangxi Province."

"Yeah." Jiang Daya responded and returned to the team with a heavy heart. Soon the team moved towards Guangxi Province.

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Paris, with the surrender of the French army, the German army officially occupied France, and the shock it caused became very great.

Especially Spain, which is adjacent to France.

Soon the news in Gibraltar reached Franco's ears.

"What? France declared surrender? Maintain the establishment of France?"

When Franco heard the news, his first reaction was disbelief.

It's just too fast.

In less than a month.

Defeat France.

Millions of coalition troops were surrounded.

"Anything else besides these?" Franco asked.

"Not long ago, Italy also declared war on France and sent troops to attack France, but it did not achieve any results and instead suffered heavy casualties." The adjutant said quickly.

Hearing this, Franco was silent for a while.

He didn't expect Italy to be so poor, it was really beyond his expectations.

"General, what do you think Germany's next strategy will be?" the adjutant asked doubtfully.

"Will there be an attack on the Strait of Gibraltar?"

Hearing this, Franco fell silent again.

Before this, Spain had just won.

Although he won the war, he also lost a lot.

In particular, several tungsten mines lost control.

Not only that, but the gold that originally belonged to Spain was also gone.

As for the islands in the Atlantic Ocean, they are gone too.

There was no way, it was because his subordinates were incompetent. If it weren't for the German army, he would never have won the war.

There are gains and losses.

Franco's mentality was pretty good, but now seeing the German army defeat the French army so easily, it also caused a ripple in his heart.

Perhaps, he can take advantage of the opportunity to seize the interests that originally belonged to Spain.

"Your Excellency General, I think this is a very good opportunity and the best time for us to retake the Strait of Gibraltar." The adjutant suggested.

"Attack Gibraltar? What can we use to attack? The British Empire's H Fleet is there. They will definitely not sit idly by and watch us attack the Strait of Gibraltar." Franco thought about it and shook his head.

He also felt that this was a great opportunity, but he still hesitated, mainly because he did not want to offend the British Empire.

After all, at that time the British Empire was still the world hegemon and had a powerful navy.

Even if they lose the land battle, as long as they have a strong navy, they still have a chance to turn the tables.

"It would be great if the German army could attack the Strait of Gibraltar. Then we can cooperate with them to attack the Strait of Gibraltar." The adjutant said somewhat unwillingly.

Franco nodded at his adjutant's words, indicating that they made sense.

After a moment of silence, he thought that they could give it a try. As long as the German army attacked the Strait of Gibraltar, they would indeed have a chance to try it.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the Strait of Gibraltar and learn about the British army's movements."

"Yes." The adjutant responded quickly.

"Also, ask the German ambassador to come over and tell him that I have something to discuss with them."

Although Franco wanted to remain neutral, if the German army really captured Gibraltar, it would be impossible for him to remain neutral.

"Yes." After the adjutant left, Franco hesitated again.

If the Germans really wanted to attack the Strait of Gibraltar, they would also mean declaring war on the British Empire.

But the adjutant's words never ceased to ring in my ears.

It used to be our territory, but it was occupied by the hateful British army. We must take it back.

Or rather, that's what everyone thinks.

However, he was still hesitant because it was too risky for him.

He just wanted to remain neutral.

After thinking for a while, Franco still couldn't give up such a tempting proposal, so he decided to contact the other party's ambassador Eberhard von Stoller first to see what the other party meant.

After all, on one side is the British Empire and on the other side is Germany.

He couldn't afford to offend anyone.

Soon, Ambassador to Spain Eberhard von Stoller arrived at Franco's residence.

After a brief chat, Stoller understood what the other party meant.

"Want Gibraltar?"

"It's not impossible, but how does General Franco plan to view this war?"

Want benefits?

It’s not impossible!
First, see how the other party views this war, and then decide on the content of the next conversation.

As for the other party wanting to completely take back the Strait of Gibraltar?

It's not that easy to take down.

After all, why did the British army occupy the Strait of Gibraltar? Wasn’t it to station troops and control the entire Mediterranean?
Therefore, if the German army occupied the Strait of Gibraltar, they might also station troops there.

Maybe it can belong to the other side in name, but the German warships must be able to be stationed there.

So it is not so easy to get something for nothing.

Want to take it without paying anything?
Is it possible?
And Stoller had long wanted to give this fence-sitter a warning.

"We don't have any opinion on this war. We just want to get our territory back." General Franco said cleverly.

Hearing this, Stoller was not angry at all. He knew that the other party was such a fence-sitter, so he spoke calmly.

"General Franco, this is not a simple war. If we lose, even if you take back Gibraltar, you will still have to give it away in the end."

Hearing this, Franco fell silent. This was what he was worried about.

Even if we get it now, we may not be able to keep it.

When the war is over and the German army loses the war, the British Empire will definitely come to settle accounts.

The happier you are now, the more miserable you will be then.

This is also why he hesitated.

"So I suggest that General Franco stand with us," Ambassador Stoller said temptingly.

Hearing this, Franco did not answer but remained silent.

Ambassador Stoller was not surprised by this and continued.

"Spain once had an invincible fleet, but it was defeated by the British Empire."

"Don't you want to restore the glory of Spain?"

"Are you willing to watch Spain decline like this?"

"If you are willing to join us in declaring war on Britain, then after we take back Gibraltar, we can return it to your country. All we need is the right to station warships. Compared with the British Empire's plundering, our conditions are very lenient."

Franco was indeed tempted by Stoller's proposal. Compared with the British Empire's plundering, what the German army offered was indeed very generous.

"General, you don't want to offend us or the British Empire, but you want to take back Gibraltar. There is no such good thing in the world."

"Your Excellency should make a decision as soon as possible."

"You know, our armored forces have defeated France and can go south and flatten the entire Spain at any time." Stoller said very domineeringly.

In fact, since the German army defeated the French army, it has become completely arrogant.

In their eyes, there is no army that they cannot defeat.

Stoller's words carried a hint of threat and warning.

After hearing his words, Franco fell completely silent.

Yes!

Want to take back Gibraltar without paying a price?

how can that be possible?
Or maybe I just thought it was too simple.

Or, as Stoller said, he just wanted to be a fence-sitter.

At this time, Franco sighed and asked softly.

"Mr. Stoller, why should we believe that you can help us take back the Strait of Gibraltar?"

"If you want to tie us to your chariot with just a few simple promises, I think it is not realistic. We need to see sincerity."

Although Franco was very cowardly, Ambassador Stoller was speechless after hearing these words.

"Although Germany's army is very strong, its navy is still lacking."

"Without a strong navy, I don't believe you can help us take back the Strait of Gibraltar."

"You are right. I will convey your meaning to the country." Stoller thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. He simply conveyed Franco's meaning back. As for whether they agree or not, it depends on the country.

"Okay, if you can show sincerity, we are willing to fight alongside you again." Franco smiled.

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"They want us to help them retake the Strait of Gibraltar?" At this moment, the German army was completely at a loss after defeating the French army. They didn't know what the next strategy would be.

In other words, we don’t know who the next target to attack will be.

Should we continue to attack westwards, or land on the British Isles?

Or in other words, turn around and attack the Soviet army.

Several plans were debated, but in the end no one could convince the other.

Now that we have received Franco's telegram, we naturally bring up this matter for discussion.

"It is not easy to retake the Strait of Gibraltar. It is impossible without a strong navy. There is still a big gap between our naval strength and that of the Royal Fleet." Marshal Raeder was the first to oppose the attack on the Strait of Gibraltar.

Normally, no fleet would be willing to mess with a port that has complete fortifications.

Especially when there are coastal defense artillery.

That's why Redel's reaction was so big.

"Marshal Raeder, don't be nervous. I actually have some good news. Do you want to hear it?" Keitel stepped forward and said at the right time.

"What news?" Redel frowned slightly, not knowing what this meant.

"Not long ago, someone contacted us and said that they still have more than ten warships, including several battleships." Keitel's words made Marshal Raeder stand up suddenly.

"What does the other party want?"

No wonder he was so nervous, it was really exciting.

If several battleships were really obtained, the strength of the German high seas fleet would be taken to a new level.

"The request is very simple, just a batch of French military equipment." Keitel said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)