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

In his opinion, although British Somalia is also a colony of Britain, its importance is relatively less prominent compared to those core colonies with key strategic significance. Moreover, for himself, taking over British Somalia can also gain certain benefits, such as local resource development and expanding its influence in East Africa.

This not only put forward their demands, but also would not make the German army find it unacceptable, which was a relatively appropriate choice.

"Just here?" Redel widened his eyes and looked at Wang Jun in surprise, with deep surprise in his tone.

In his original expectation, since Wang Jun put forward the request for the management rights of the British colonies, he would at least choose some relatively important, resource-rich or strategically located places. After all, who doesn't want to get more benefits at this time of dividing up the profits?

But he didn't expect that Wang Jun just wanted British Somalia, a place that he thought was "a deserted place", which was really unexpected for him.

"Yes, of course, if you are generous, you can also send some to other places for us." Wang Jun looked at Redel with a smile on his face, with a cunning light in his eyes.

His words seemed to be just a joke, but in fact he was also testing Reder's attitude to see how "generous" the German army could be in the distribution of colonial interests.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Redel was stunned for a moment, and an embarrassed expression instantly appeared on his face.

Are you kidding? Giving away a colony? This is not a small amount. Colonies mean territory, resources, population and many strategic advantages. The German army is not so generous. How could they just give away a colony so easily?

"It seems that you are reluctant to do so." Wang Jun looked at Redel's embarrassed look and couldn't help but joked, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.

The atmosphere at this moment became somewhat subtle and light-hearted because of these conversations about the colony. Amid the teasing, Redel felt that his surprised reaction just now was a bit too obvious, but he was really surprised by this seemingly "simple" request put forward by Wang Jun.

"I wonder what else you want, Your Excellency?" Raeder hesitated. Although he was still reluctant to give away the colony, he thought that after all, the royal army had helped a lot in combat planning and other aspects, and the construction of those warships and other matters also required the other party's assistance. He couldn't let the other party think that he was too stingy.

So, he still asked with a hint of helplessness and temptation in his eyes.

"Are you serious, Marshal?" Wang Jun was quite surprised. He had just wanted to joke with Redel casually to see his reaction, but he had not expected that he would be so generous and actually ask about his other needs. This was a bit beyond his expectations.

"Yes." Raeder nodded firmly. In his opinion, as long as the other party's demands were not too excessive, and were not the kind of conditions that would seriously damage the interests of the German army or put the German army in an extremely passive situation, he could indeed consider agreeing to them.

After all, we are in a cooperative relationship now, and appropriately meeting some of the other party's demands will also help consolidate the cooperation between the two parties.

"Then this place?" Wang Jun thought for a moment, then pointed his finger at a place on the map and said.

"French Somaliland?" Redel looked in the direction of Wang Jun's finger. When he saw clearly that it was French Somaliland, his brows frowned slightly.

He secretly groaned in his heart. He didn't expect that what Wang Jun proposed would involve France's colonies. This was a bit difficult to deal with.

You know, although the German army has controlled the situation in France to a certain extent, it still needs to carefully consider many factors when dealing with France's colonies. After all, this is related to France's attitude and a series of chain reactions that may be triggered in the future. It is not something that can be decided casually.

"It seems that the Marshal is in a dilemma, so forget it." Wang Jun saw this and understood that Redel was indeed having a hard time with the request for the French colony of Somalia. He was just casually testing Redel's attitude, and since he was in such a dilemma, he would not force it. After all, in his opinion, there would be many opportunities for cooperation in the future, and he was not in a hurry to fight for the ownership of this colony at this moment.

"I will report the situation here to my country. I believe they will give you a satisfactory reply." Redel said after thinking for a moment.

He knew very well that this matter was of great importance. After all, it involved the French colonies. He could not agree or reject it on his own. So he decided to report Wang Jun's request in full to the senior officials at home, and let them consider and weigh it from a more comprehensive perspective to see what kind of answer they could give in the end that would satisfy Wang Jun's needs without causing too much trouble to the German army.

Wang Jun didn't say anything more about this.

Everything must be done step by step, and one must eat one bite at a time. The battle plan is the most critical thing now, and it is okay not to rush to resolve the issue of the ownership of the colonies.

The most important thing at the moment is to discuss the details of the combat plans with the German army to ensure that the subsequent military operations can be carried out smoothly and achieve the expected results.

Afterwards, the two men refocused their attention on the battle plan and began to have in-depth and detailed discussions on many details such as troop deployment, attack routes, coordination between various units, and possible enemy resistance, striving to make the entire battle plan more complete and more operational.

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"I wonder how long the Germans can hold out this time." Looking at the telegram sent back by Wang Jun, Lu Yuhua couldn't help but shook his head slightly, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

He knew very well that the challenge facing the German army this time was not small. Although the German army had always been weak in the navy, after a series of measures during this period, such as building new warships, its overall strength should be able to be improved to a higher level than before.

However, when he thought about the German army's next attack on the Royal Fleet in Alexandria, Lu Yuhua couldn't help but frown.

That is the navy of the British Empire, and its powerful strength is well-known throughout the world.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it would be to confront such a powerful fleet head-on and win. I am afraid that the German army will suffer considerable losses as a result.

There is no way, because the British Empire’s navy has a profound foundation and strong combat capabilities.

In Lu Yuhua's opinion, if he wanted to completely eliminate this British fleet, he would have to pay an extremely high price.

According to his own estimate, the German army would probably lose about half of the warships it dispatched this time.

This is by no means a small number, which means that the German naval power will be severely damaged.

Therefore, Lu Yuhua had already made up his mind that he had to continue to speed up the construction of warships. Only by continuously expanding the number of warships could he gradually consume the strength of the British fleet with his numerical advantage in the subsequent confrontation with the British fleet, laying the foundation for the final victory.

Although doing so may consume a lot of resources and time, there seems to be no better way in this cruel war situation.

After all, if you want to gain the upper hand in a naval battle, without a strong enough fleet to support you, everything will be nothing but wishful thinking.

Fortunately, the German North African Corps will be much more relaxed this time, because they can replenish supplies to the German army at any time through base vehicles.

So this time, we have to fight, and I'm afraid it will take a long time.

Of course, before that, there was another thing that gave Lu Yuhua a headache, and that was immigration.

In this wasteland waiting to be developed, Lu Yuhua showed great kindness and support, and provided the refugees with the greatest possible help.

All kinds of practical production tools were provided generously. Tools such as agricultural tools, which were essential for reclaiming wasteland, were supplied in unlimited quantities to ensure that every refugee had tools available to carry out their work smoothly.

As for modern means of transportation, there are also all kinds of cars, tractors, etc. As long as they are useful and helpful to the refugees in reclaiming wasteland, they will be provided without reservation.

This undoubtedly brought great convenience to the production and life of the refugees, and provided them with a more solid material foundation for carrying out construction on this wasteland.

Not only that, there are also troops fully committed to the operation of helping the refugees.

A regiment led by Liu Yi, all officers and soldiers marched into Hanoi in a mighty manner. They shouldered an important mission, which was to help these immigrants wholeheartedly. Whether it was helping the refugees build temporary shelters, helping to carry supplies, guiding the reclamation of wasteland and other matters, they could be seen busy.

In addition, the Annan Independent 1st Division also actively joined the team to help.

They cooperated with Liu Yi's troops and worked together to provide various assistance to the refugees.

It is particularly worth mentioning that all the trucks produced at the base were deployed to transport refugees.

Although the road conditions here are very bad, rugged and bumpy, the transportation efficiency of these trucks is still very high due to their excellent performance.

Trucks shuttled back and forth on the bumpy road, transporting batches of refugees safely and quickly to their destinations, laying a good foundation for the resettlement of the refugees and subsequent development work.

In the northern part of Guangxi Province, there are also comprehensive arrangements. Many people transport vehicles shuttle back and forth, taking on the important task of picking up and dropping off the refugees.

Those who have traveled all the way here can finally eat hot rice porridge and steamed buns and settle down after a long and arduous journey.

Just two days later, they immediately started their transportation work under orderly deployment, helping to move supplies or participating in subsequent resettlement planning. Everyone was full of energy.

All these refugees have a burning hope in their eyes. In their homeland, the hardship and difficulty of life are like a heavy yoke, making it almost impossible for them to survive.

In order to survive, they resolutely embarked on the migration journey, which covered hundreds of kilometers.

Along the way, they overcame countless difficulties and dangers, endured strong winds and rainstorms, and encountered ferocious and terrifying wild beasts, but their yearning for a better life never died out. All they hoped for was to find a place where they could settle down and live a happy life.

"Village chief, are you really going to give us land? I heard that farm tools are free, and there will be no more rich landlords!" A young refugee looked at the village chief expectantly, his eyes filled with eagerness and desire.

In his opinion, owning one's own land and being able to escape the exploitation and oppression of the landlords is simply a dream-like thing.

"It's true. Look at these villages along the road. They are all newly built. It is obvious that they have just been divided!" The village chief took a puff of his pipe leisurely, then slowly raised his hand and pointed to the field beside the road.

At this time, the fields were full of cassava. The cassava plants grew lushly, and the green leaves swayed gently in the breeze.

In some places, rice and other crops are also grown. Looking around, it is a vibrant scene.

Everything they saw undoubtedly made the refugees present more convinced that a beautiful new life was really waiting for them ahead.

"I have never seen cassava grow so well. Look at how it is growing. The cassava must be delicious. Come to think of it, we haven't eaten delicious rice for a long time. I didn't expect to have rice on the first day we came here." An older refugee said with emotion, his eyes revealing satisfaction with the life he had in the past few days.

"Yes, rice with some side dishes is absolutely delicious." The people next to him couldn't help swallowing their saliva after hearing this, as if they could already smell the delicious aroma of the food.

"That's right. Such expensive fragrant rice is actually free. It's really great here. In my hometown, we couldn't eat such good rice before. Even if we could, it would cost a lot of money." Another refugee also echoed, his words full of love for this new place and gratitude for being able to come here.

"I heard that they added a magical medicine into the soil, so the crops grew so well!" A younger refugee said mysteriously, with curiosity gleaming in his eyes.

"What magic medicine? Stop talking nonsense. Let's talk about it after we get to the destination!" A more stable refugee waved his hand, thinking that it was too early to talk about these things now. The most important thing now is to get to the destination first.

In this way, the team soon arrived at the destination while talking all the way.

Although this place is also a wasteland, it is not the kind of desolate mountain with no people. The place where these farmers arrived is located at the foot of another village. (End of this chapter)