Zhao Shouhong nodded and said: "The loss of the three aircraft carriers is a loss. Anyway, they are old-style Nanyuan-class aircraft carriers, so it doesn't hurt the navy at all."

"But the current situation in the Eastern Ocean is not optimistic. According to our information, the White Eagle has 21 Essex-class aircraft carriers and [-] battleships of various types in the Eastern Ocean, while we only have six Ningjiang-class aircraft carriers. , three Nanyuan-class aircraft carriers, six Beihua-class battleships and one Zhongchuan-class battleship." Xiao Jinguang replied.

His words caused everyone present to fall into silence. Originally, after the White Eagle Kingdom switched to the wartime system, the country frantically invested in military production, and the warships were quickly launched one after another. It had already tied the Hualan Kingdom a year ago. China's naval strength and began to overtake.

Now the Hualan Navy has suffered heavy losses in the Yokosuka Naval Port. Although they are all old warships, they can be regarded as the main battleships that can be used in the world.Now that it is lost at this critical juncture, the confidence of the Hualan Navy appears to be insufficient, because the disadvantage in numbers is already quite obvious.

"Would it be possible to consider transferring part of the Zhainiyang Fleet to the Eastern Ocean to participate in the war." Zhang Aiping, commander of the Eastern Ocean Fleet, asked.Since Liu Chuanshou and Xiao Jinguang served as the chief and deputy ministers of the Ministry of the Navy, he has become the commander of the Eastern Ocean Fleet. He did not expect such a big disturbance before he made any achievements.

If it is in other countries, senior military officers will not turn to other troops for their own face.However, the atmosphere in the Hualan National Army has always been to help each other. They all take the interests of the country as the most important core and never care about personal gains and losses. This has created an atmosphere of unity and cooperation within the army.

Zhang Aiping took the initiative to invite the Zhai Niyang Fleet to enter the Eastern Ocean to fight, because he was completely considering the national interests. As for whether he would lose face because of this, it was not in his consideration.Minister of the Navy Liu Chuanshou looked at Su Zhenhua, the commander of the Zeinian Fleet, who was hesitant to speak, and said: "No, the Storm Ocean Fleet of the White Eagle Kingdom is also huge. The Zeinian Fleet will defend South Africa and the Suez Canal. It’s not considered rich. You must rely on your existing forces to resist the attack of the White Eagle Kingdom.”

Hearing Liu Chuanshou's words, everyone present was silent. The navy is a military branch that relies heavily on weapons and equipment.The huge gap in the number of ships between the Hualan Kingdom and the White Eagle Kingdom is difficult to bridge, which makes them feel very difficult. Most of the generals have begun to think about how to get back to the disadvantage.

Chapter 340 Assault on the Canal District

"Don't worry too much, everyone. I can tell you that work on larger aircraft carriers and escort ships has already started at the shipyard." Seeing the dull atmosphere, Zhao Shouhong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

"A bigger aircraft carrier?" The generals became excited again. Now the Hualan Navy is no longer in the era of big ships and cannons. The aircraft carrier winning faction has occupied the main leadership position of the navy, so they are very concerned about the aircraft carrier.

Zhao Shouhong pressed his hands down, and the generals who were whispering immediately shut their mouths.He looked around and said, "However, it will take at least a year for these new warships to be built, and it will take half a year of trials before they can join active service. Now I ask you to persist for a year and a half. During this period, use your own forces to be flexible." Strike the enemy and create the best war situation. When the new warships enter active service, we can counterattack."

"Understood." Now that there is hope, the generals' spirits have come again. They know that as long as they keep the enemy out of the country and rely on the country's strong industrial manufacturing capabilities, there will be no shortage of naval equipment.The Ministry of the Navy immediately began to formulate a counter-offensive plan. The navy is an offensive service. They will not sit still and passively defend. Active offense is the best defense. They must fight out to weaken the White Eagle Navy in a more violent way.

The Navy is a branch of the military that requires long-term war preparations. It is impossible to achieve revenge within three months. What they need to do now is to formulate detailed plans and mobilize materials for all battle preparations.It was the army that really had to bear the greatest pressure at the beginning of the war.

When the country began to transition to a wartime economic system, a large number of reservists enlisted in the army, and the navy began to prepare for a counterattack, the Hualan dispatched army in the southern part of the New World first broke out with the White Eagle Army.After arriving in Colombia, Su Jiye and Chen Shijun did not stay idle. They inspected most of Colombia, assigned theaters from the perspective of actual combat, and made detailed assessments of all coastal areas to formulate how to deal with the situation without the help of the navy. In response to the landing of the White Eagle Country.

Their work was detailed, and the troops had made careful arrangements, and all they had been waiting for was this day.Because of the satellite relay, they had already received the news when the Yokosuka Naval Port was attacked by air.The Hualan Dispatch Army, which was always on alert, was immediately mobilized. Su Jiye led the first army and entered the position half an hour later, bombarding the White Eagle Kingdom's garrison in Panama with fierce artillery fire.

The White Eagle Kingdom's garrison in Panama had plans to attack Hualan Kingdom, but their attack was delayed due to poor communication between the army and navy.Unexpectedly, the White Eagle Army's offensive has not yet begun, and the Hualan dispatched army has already begun to counterattack.

Su Jiye, who had already learned about the gathering place of the White Eagle Army through the inside line, commanded decisively, and immediately ordered the main force to enter the border position, and the heavy artillery unit set up a position in the open space in the rainforest.According to the data obtained by the scouts on the enemy's assembly area, it was still within the range of the heavy artillery, and soon the artillery launched intensive bombardment of the White Eagle Army with two hundred 150mm caliber howitzers.

The blasting bombs using Hessokin charges are extremely powerful, nearly twice as powerful as the TNT charges that have just become popular in various countries. How can such a power be handled by the White Eagle Army.The White Eagle Army didn't know that the Hualan Army's heavy artillery with concave bottom shells could reach a range of 35 kilometers, but it suffered a big loss as soon as it came up.

At this time, the consequences of large-scale military expansion became apparent. Faced with the sudden shelling, the commander of the White Eagle Army was helpless. He could only order the soldiers to evade and wait for the shelling to end.Dodging on their own is equivalent to disintegrating the army. Those officers who have just been promoted lack experience and do not have the ability to control the army. The soldiers have just joined the army and have not even completed their recruit training. They do not know how to regroup after avoiding shelling stand up.

Su Jiye didn't intend to give the opponent a chance to regroup at all. Just after the shelling ended, more than 300 Benlang 2A light tanks jumped out of the jungle, broke through the border of Panama, and arrived at the Panama Canal in just half an hour.

The panicked Panamanian garrison was unable to organize an effective resistance. After being surrounded by Hualan's dispatched troops, the commander Colonel Hall announced his surrender. The surviving [-] White Eagle Army officers and soldiers put down their weapons and walked into the prisoner camp.Before the White Eagle government could react, the Panamanian garrison had been wiped out, and the troops preparing to attack Colombia were still two days away by sea.

Su Jiye was well aware of the possible reinforcements from the White Eagle Kingdom and the current situation in the New World.He is very clear that Panama is surrounded by sea on both sides, and the land in the middle is narrow, so it is easy to be covered by naval guns from the sea.Such a place is a place that cannot be defended by the Hualan dispatched army without naval support.

Being unable to defend does not mean giving up directly. Su Jiye's main purpose is to slow down the White Eagle Kingdom's offensive pace as much as possible, and to prevent Panama from becoming a springboard for the White Eagle Kingdom to attack Colombia and a way to use troops against Hualan Kingdom.

After fully occupying Panama, the first thing Su Jiye had to do was to damage the locks of the Panama Canal, making it difficult for them to function again, which would take at least two or three months to repair.However, Su Jiye will not be satisfied if he only blocks the transportation and troop mobilization of the White Eagle Kingdom for two or three months. He will also be stranded in the canal. Even if it is not a year in peacetime, it will be difficult to clear the damage to the waterway.

After completely blocking the Panama Canal, Su Jiye started to communicate with the two forces through the inside line.The first force is the local tribe of Panama. This country was established in 1903 because of the armed instigation of the White Eagle Army. It was originally separated from Colombia.However, since independence, the local tribes in Panama have been brutally exploited and squeezed by the White Eagle State. The Panama Canal, which should have been profitable, has been completely controlled by the White Eagle State Company. below the poverty line.

The leaders of the various tribes were very dissatisfied with this. Seeing that a large amount of benefits were taken away by the White Eagle Kingdom, they were also unconvinced.Su Jiye used this resentment to help the Panamanians form a new government and guerrillas, so that they had the capital to fight against the White Eagle Army.In order to strengthen their combat effectiveness, Su Jiye also allocated some of the weapons seized from the White Eagle Army to support them.At the same time, Su Jiye promised in the name of Hualan that as long as the White Eagle was defeated and driven away, the Hualan Congress would support Panama to take back the canal.

The first thousand and 340 chapters of the second chapter of the Eastern Continent Freedom Alliance

This kind of temptation is not insignificant, not to mention that now Hualan country is also one of the best big countries, and it is very hopeful to fight against the White Eagle country.The new Panamanian government has decided to cooperate with the Hualan Army, relying on the support of the Columbia region, to fight against the upcoming White Eagle Army.

Panama's terrain is too narrow and long. Without the help of the navy, it is difficult to fight against the White Eagle Kingdom purely on land. Once Colombia's support is blocked, there must be emergency measures. This is another force that Su Jiye wants to contact , the People's Vanguard Party of Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is located in the middle of the New World and has a land border with Panama. Once Colombia's support is cut off, this hidden logistics line will become crucial.In fact, the People's Vanguard Party of Costa Rica has a deep relationship with Hualan. As early as 1931, when the Communist Party of Costa Rica, the predecessor of the People's Vanguard Party, was formed, it was funded by Zhao Shouhong, and the relationship between the two parties is very close.

The Communist Party of Costa Rica is very envious of the Hualan Communist Party's status in the country, and agrees with the advanced ideas of the Hualan Vanguard Party. For this reason, they took the initiative to change the name of the party to the People's Vanguard Party, and copied most of the Hualan Vanguard Party's ideas. The party constitution was used as their own party constitution. From this point of view, they were not considered the mainstream utopian parties in the world at that time.

Three years ago, with the support of Zhao Shouhong, the People's Vanguard Party won the domestic election and became the ruling party in Costa Rica.In order to support this little brother of the New World, Zhao Shouhong, in the name of the Hollywood consortium, invested a large number of industrial and infrastructure projects in Costa Rica, which tripled the GDP of this small country in just three years and became the veritable No. [-] country in the central part of the New World. A powerful country.

Today, Costa Rica not only implements a domestic political system similar to that of Hualan, but also industrially produces products with the characteristics of Hualan. Even the weapons and clothing of the army are almost the same as those of Hualan, making it look like a small Hualan.However, in order to protect itself, after the start of the world war, Costa Rica declared it a permanent neutral country and would not participate in any international disputes.

If such a neutral country can slightly favor and finance the guerrillas of the local tribes in Panama, the effect must be very good.It is precisely because of such a close relationship that after Su Jiye secretly contacted Costa Rica, the People's Vanguard Party naturally agreed to the request for logistical support.

After doing all this, Su Jiye destroyed the local White Eagle Army military base, and immediately withdrew the White Eagle Army prisoners back to Colombia.All of this was completed within one day, and when the reinforcements from the White Eagle Kingdom hurriedly landed on the beach the next day, the Hualan dispatched troops had already disappeared.

Roosevelt was very angry at the results of the Panama Canal Zone being preempted and the canal being destroyed, but he had no choice. Now that the White Eagle Kingdom had declared war first, he had no room for repentance.The Hualan Country and the White Eagle Country are separated by the Eastern Ocean, which means that once a war breaks out between the two countries, the key to the real outcome will be at sea, and threats on land are only minor details.

Because of this, the White Eagle Army seemed unhurried in attacking Colombia, allowing Su Jiye to seize the opportunity.Although the interruption of the Panama Canal has made it much more difficult for the White Eagle Kingdom's two-ocean fleet to communicate, it has little impact on the offensive after all, especially Admiral Jin, the Minister of the White Eagle Kingdom's Navy, believes that the White Eagle Kingdom's Eastern Ocean Fleet has already occupied With an absolute advantage, it is very easy to defeat the Hualan Kingdom's navy and rule the Eastern Ocean on this basis.Of course, in order to prevent the reinforcement of the Zhaini Ocean Fleet of the Hualan Kingdom, the Storm Ocean Fleet of the White Eagle Kingdom moved southward, intimidating the South African region to attract the opponent's attention.

If one wanted to attack Hualan, the attack on its maritime territories would bear the brunt, especially the New Guinea Islands.

The New Guinea Islands are located in the north of the Southern Cross Islands, and are the main traffic routes connecting the Southern Cross Islands, the Eastern Zhaini Islands and the Indochina Peninsula. It can also cut off the connection between Southern Cross Island and other parts of Hualan Kingdom in one fell swoop, greatly widening the defense of Hualan Army.

Such an important strategic node is naturally the place Hualan must defend. Not only has the country operated here for many years, many important ports have set up large-scale forts, and the islands also have their own torpedo boat formations and airports. The defense force should not be underestimated. .

After dispatching the Third Fleet of the Ocean of Storms as the core to cover the [-] White Eagle Army to support the White Eagle Army that landed in Panama in advance, the White Eagle Army focused all its energy on this landing operation, and even the air strikes on the Western Continent. weakened a lot.

The extremely depressing Teutonic country has no strategic bombers. These days, they have been passively resisting the strategic bombing of the White Eagle Kingdom and the Saar Empire, and they are really suffocated.The separation of the Saar Strait makes it difficult for the most powerful army of the Teutonic Kingdom to perform. The submarine warfare at sea is suppressed by a large number of White Eagle National water patrol aircraft, making it difficult to play a big role. In addition to China, most of the western continent has entered the territory of the Teutonic State, which makes the Teutonic Army feel powerful and powerless.

After the war between Hualan and White Eagle, Hissler sent his Foreign Minister Ribbentrop to Beihua City to discuss the possibility of Hualan joining the Axis group.What Ribbentrop did not expect was that Hualan Kingdom announced the establishment of the Eastern Continent Freedom Alliance on the day he arrived.This organization is composed of the Hualan Kingdom, the Raksha Empire, the Annan Kingdom, the Wa Kingdom, the Zaini Kingdom, the Sman Kingdom, and the Koryo Kingdom, and cooperates as a military group with comprehensive strategic cooperation.

The establishment of this military alliance organization, called ASEAN for short, completely cut off Ribbentrop's ideas. He could only retreat to the next best thing and discuss the alliance between the Axis powers and ASEAN.Of course, among them, Ribbentrop has selfish intentions. He especially took a fancy to the fiercely fighting Columbia region, hoping that the Teutonic Kingdom could use this as a springboard to attack the central part of the New World in the north, and then threaten the White Eagle Kingdom itself.In this way, the Teutonic Army will have room to display.

The Hualan government of the Teutonic state is naturally clear about it. Gu Weijun, the foreign minister of the Hualan state who received him, made it very clear that the two sides can cooperate to fight against the White Eagle state and the Allied Alliance, but it is limited to fighting separately.The cooperation between the two parties is limited to the mutual trade and support of minerals and materials. Hualan Kingdom can fully open the sale of various strategic rare minerals and weapons, and the price is half of the market price, but military cooperation is not sensitive.

The first thousand and 340 chapters and three annexation of Sweden

Although they share common interests with the Teutonic Kingdom, Zhao Shouhong made a conclusion for them very early on.The Teutonic state is a wild wolf. When they have a common goal, the wild wolves can unite and cooperate to fight for victory.Once the target is lost, wild wolves will pounce on their own kind in order to satisfy their hunger.For comrades who are like time bombs like this, unless they can occupy a leadership position, Hualan Kingdom can avoid it as long as it can.

After a series of negotiations, the Hualan Kingdom still refused to allow the Teutonic Kingdom to enter the ASEAN sphere of influence to fight against the White Eagle Kingdom.In Gu Weijun's words, it means that the Hualan army has the ability and confidence to destroy the invading enemy and does not need the help of the Teutonic army.The Western Continent needs the support of the Teutonic Army even more. That is the vast land where the Teutonic Kingdom can do a lot. Of course, if the Head of State Hissler is willing, the Southern Continent is also a good place.

Gu Weijun's meaning is very clear. The Roman state has almost become a vassal of the Teutonic state. After defeating the allied forces, it is the Hualan state and the Teutonic state that will divide the world.In this case, the Hualan Kingdom wanted the Eastern Continent and the New Continent, while the Western Continent belonged to the Teutonic Kingdom. If Hessler wanted it, he could also discuss the control over the Southern Continent.

Of course, this division is not absolute. If the Teutonic navy is capable of expeditions across oceans, it is not impossible to attack distant new continents.Gu Weijun's proposal is tantamount to saying that if the Teutonic state had a strong navy, the Saar Empire would have ceased to exist long ago, so why should they endure the strategic bombing of the other side day and night.

The goal of Hualan Kingdom is world hegemony, which has been determined since the time of Zhao Shouhong, and there is absolutely no possibility of sharing it with other countries.This is a matter of the survival of the country and the nation, and there is absolutely no room for compromise. The previous cooperation with the Teutonic State can be said to be a win-win situation, and it is the result of the common development of the two countries.And from now on, it's time to show off your talents.

With the current national strength of the Teutonic Kingdom, it is impossible to be inferior to the Hualan Kingdom, so it is necessary for the Hualan Kingdom to form its own power and become an important pole in the world.This is the general trend and an irreversible direction of historical development, so Ribbentrop's disappointment in this trip has already been doomed.

Although no comprehensive military cooperation has been reached, Hissler is already very satisfied with being able to purchase cheap weapons and minerals from Hualan.The entry of a large amount of cheap minerals is very beneficial to the expansion of military industrial enterprises, so that the Teutonic state's dependence on Swedish iron ore has been greatly reduced.With no chance of being cut off, Hissler set out to prepare for the invasion of Sweden.

It is not as good as having others in your own hands. If you put rich mineral resources in your own hands, you will not be afraid of being stuck by others. Hissler firmly believes in this.In today's world, except for the resource-rich Southern Continent, which is in chaos, the territory has almost been divided up.

Although Hualan State occupied a large amount of territory and abundant resources, making Hissler envious, they knew that they could not provoke Hualan State now.This is not just a matter of coordinating against the White Eagles and the Allied Powers. Even if it is one-on-one, he does not think that the Teutonic Kingdom has the strength to defeat the Hualan Kingdom.

Under such circumstances, the development space of the Teutonic state was restricted, and the land with resources became very scarce. Hissler had to seize every opportunity.After the strategic bombing of the White Eagle Kingdom slowed down, Hissler suddenly sent a fleet across the Kattegat Strait and landed in Gothenburg.

At the same time, the Teutonic troops stationed in Finland and Norway also crossed the border and attacked Sweden.Although it was already October at this time, the Teutonic Army had complete anti-cold equipment and was not afraid of the severe cold in Scandinavia.When the Teutonic army came up from all directions, the Swedes seemed at a loss. At this time, they realized how stupid it was to condone Hissler's aggression and send him high-quality iron ore.

The saying that raising tigers is a threat is vividly expressed by the Swedes. Under the attack of the powerful Teutonic army, the Swedish army with a small number and backward equipment retreated steadily, without any resistance at all.The Teutonic Army was victorious, and the Swedes could only do their best to resist, but such resistance was doomed to be meaningless. When the Teutonic paratroopers parachuted into the empty capital Stockholm, all resistance stopped, and the Swedish government announced its surrender.

After the annexation of Sweden, the Teutonic state had its own stable source of high-quality iron ore, which greatly encouraged the domestic steel companies that were troubled by the sulfur-containing iron ore in the Teutonic state. Krupp and other steel companies began to figure out the way to expand production. possible.

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