Imperial Overlord

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It turns out that the main reason why the UK is unwilling to be the second in command under Germany is because Germany is a European country and is too close to the UK. Geographically, the UK is unwilling to identify with Germany, and would rather follow its big cousin, the United States.

But now, it seems that there is no choice - Germany has defeated the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom can only bow to Germany if it wants to.

Under such a major premise, if obedience to Germany can benefit your own country, you can also benefit yourself... This is of course a very pleasant thing.

"We don't need to pay any other price?" Attlee asked subconsciously while looking at the locations of the oil wells on the map.

With such a sentence, Li Le knew that his method of pulling the current British government into the water was 80% feasible.

"This is the interest of the Axis powers. Of course, there will be obligations of the Axis powers in the future. Europe is the axis of the world, so common development, common defense against the enemy, and unity with the outside world are the obligations of the Axis powers." Li Le said with a smile.

To accept or not to accept, the dilemma lay before Sir Aiden and Prime Minister Attlee.

If the immediate benefits are accepted, then at least they are wearing a pair of pants with Germany. No matter how they explain it in the future, they cannot escape the fact that they are allied with Germany.

It is as if the French Vichy government Marshal Pétain, Laval and Darlan, who have almost accepted their fate, have already boarded the German ship.

Even if it is reluctant to admit it, Vichy France has now recovered a lot of power and has begun to play an important role in the Axis camp.

Whether as a port to help Germany use the Mediterranean, or routine naval patrols to take control of Gibraltar, the French were already involved in the world war.

At this time, if the United Kingdom does not express its position quickly, it is very likely that it will really not be able to divide the fruits of victory after the war.

"100,000 shells. As long as there is no problem with the supply of raw materials, we will produce 100,000 shells and 100,000 aviation bombs to supply the front line and prevent communism from advancing westward." After some struggles, Attlee gave own answer.

Hearing what the Prime Minister said, Sir Aiden knew that this time the British mainland was going to stand in line: "We will immediately mobilize engineers and technicians to rush to Saudi Arabia to start oilfield construction there."

"The safety of the Persian Gulf cannot be guaranteed yet, so I plan to set up an Indian Ocean fleet in the future to ensure the safety of the routes in the Persian Gulf. Do you two have any suggestions?" Li Le asked while looking at the two in front of him.

This question is worth pondering: Where is the threat to set up a fleet for? Naturally, it is a threat to India.

The Indian Ocean Fleet commanded by the British government in exile, that is, two battleships taken by naval commander Phillips, and an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean.

No matter how reluctant to admit it, these warships are indeed the largest naval power in the Indian Ocean.

Germany doesn't have a single warship here at all, except through the Red Sea and the occasional submarine into the Indian Ocean.

Now Germany, the formation of the Mediterranean Fleet, and the formation of the Gibraltar Fleet, have exhausted the Navy's wealth, and have no time to consider the problems in the Indian Ocean.

Therefore, Germany hopes that Italy, France and the United Kingdom can contribute to building a navy to help Germany share the pressure.

It is a pity that France is hesitant now, and Darlan does not seem to be determined to advance and retreat together with Germany.

The Italian Navy has a lot of ideas, and they are also willing to go to the Indian Ocean to make contributions. The only thing that depresses the Italians is that their navy is too short-sighted, resulting in their inability to enter the Indian Ocean for long-range combat.

The reason is very simple: the new Italian battleships are very powerful in all indicators, but the voyage is born with short legs...

Originally, the Italians had a good idea: they would be active in the Mediterranean without a long voyage-but now they won the battle of the Mediterranean, but found that they could not go out to the Mediterranean in a short time...

As a result, the current Italian navy is too high or too low: escorting the Germans cannot trust the Italian navy, and it is too wasteful to use battleships and heavy cruisers to **** them, but they are unqualified when they go out to fight, so they can only lie down in the port and use it as a military garrison in the Mediterranean... …

There are also ships and ocean-going combat experience. The British navy, which was driven out of the Mediterranean only half a year ago, entered the German high-level vision at this time.

Wouldn't it be better to let the British fight the British? This thought appeared in Li Le's mind, and he couldn't get rid of it again.

In Li Le's view, even if the British don't fight the British and let the British-flagged ships enter the Persian Gulf safely, they can save a lot of time in the construction of Saudi oil fields~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The sea freight can be compared with air freight. Ground transportation is too much cheaper...and some large machinery can only be done by sea.

"We can communicate with that government in exile through the United States. As long as it is not a warship, the freedom of navigation for civilian ships should be guaranteed." The first thing that came to mind of the foreign secretary, Sir Aiden, was to avoid the possibility of fighting in the Indian Ocean.

"If you, Head of State, believe in our country's willingness to cooperate, you can negotiate such issues with our naval department after we go back." Attlee thought more than Sir Aiden.

He felt that the opportunity to rearm the British navy was an attractive offer. In addition, he believes that such cooperation can be negotiated.

In the face of the interests of the oil field and the temptation to revive Britain, everything is negotiable, even if it is temporary cooperation with the enemy.

"After I go back, I will communicate this matter with the admiral of the fleet, Admiral Somerville. I think the Navy will seriously consider the Fuhrer's suggestion." He considered his tone and continued.

Of course, Li Le will not give Britain a chance to rearm. What he wants is the British Navy to help the German Navy train cadets, and to form some mine-sweeping fleets to clear the mines in the Atlantic waters.

All they do are auxiliary work, and the tonnage of the warship is strictly limited by Germany.

If Germany is the most powerful in terms of secret development and growth, how could he just sit and watch Britain secretly arm itself like Britain and France watched Germany grow?

Therefore, Attlee thought crooked, not Li Le became stupid and was ready to rearm the British navy.

However, Li Le didn't want to pierce the other side's illusion in person. As long as the other side signed to expand cooperation and ate the delicious bait of the Saudi oil field, then the rest would be for Germany to ask for anything... (Imperial Overlord)