Beiyang reactionaries

"The current situation in Iran is also complicated."

Wang Jingwei spoke.

Said: "Since the British beat away the pro-German Iranian King Reza Khan, his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi succeeded to the throne. Although Pahlavi changed his father's pro-German policy , to support Britain instead. But the British used the army to drive away their father. After all, it is not a glorious thing. For the Iranian royal family, this is a shameful thing. It is impossible for Pahlavi to really like Britain , deep down, probably hates Britain very much."

Wang Jingwei is getting busier.

In fact, it is because China is completely unprepared for the current situation, and the current situation is completely beyond the expectations of China's top leaders.Before the outbreak of the Second World War, even Duan Xun did not expect the current result.At that time, the goal of Duan Xun and the Chinese political leaders was how to restore China's position in Asia.Taking advantage of World War II to make China a major power in Asia again was our original goal.But I didn't expect China to have the opportunity to buy so many assets overseas.In desperation, the Overseas Investment Bureau can only be established to manage these assets.When the Overseas Investment Bureau was established, there was an extreme shortage of talents in China, so they didn't dare to take too big a step.

Now there is even an opportunity to reach into the Middle East, which is something that was unimaginable before the war.

So in this respect China has many deficiencies.

Over the years, China has cultivated foreign talents who are familiar with the United States, Europe, and the Soviet Union, and even trained many who are familiar with Southeast Asian countries.But there is not much talent in the Arab world.

Suddenly wanting to intervene in the Arab world, China is also in a hurry.This is particularly the case with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to be the first to go forward to investigate the situation in the Middle East for the country, but they themselves lack talents who understand the Middle East, and even lack talents who understand Arabic.

It was under such difficult circumstances that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began its work in the Middle East.

Among them, Iran is the top priority, because Iran is a big country in the Middle East, and it is also the place where Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union compete most intensely.

"After the war broke out, the Soviet army entered Iran like the British army. The excuse was to guard against Germany. At present, the Soviet army is in northern Iran. Therefore, Iran now has Soviet forces, British forces, and the Shah of Iran. Forces, all kinds of forces are entangled together."

Wang Jingwei briefly introduced the situation in Iran to let everyone understand.

"It seems we shouldn't get too involved."

Looking at the map Duan Xun is a pity.

What a wonderful place Iran is, if it is controlled here, it can have a say in the entire Middle East.It's a pity that the British occupied this place early, and there happened to be the Soviet Union to the north.The Soviet Union and Iran are directly bordering each other. How could the Soviet Union watch other major powers control Iran and threaten its own security.From the perspective of geo-security, the Soviet Union will not allow any world power to use Iran as a springboard.Therefore, the Soviet Union will inevitably continue to pay attention to the situation in Iran in the future, and the Soviet Union will definitely continue to exert influence in Iran.

The same is true for the United States.

Iran is such an important country in the Middle East, it is impossible for the United States to give up.Especially after the Middle East becomes an oil base in the future, it is even more impossible for the United States to abandon Iran.And now is also the best time for the United States to intervene in Iran.

Iran does not like Britain as a colonial country.This is not something that Britain can solve by destroying a pro-German king. On the contrary, Britain used force to expel the Shah of Iran, which made Iran dislike Britain even more.Needless to say, the Soviet Union is a socialist country, Britain and France are worried, and Pahlavi is even less likely to like the Soviet Union.Pahlavi and the others are most afraid of domestic revolution, and the Soviet Union is the biggest supporter of this revolution.Therefore, the countries that Pahlavi can turn to now are limited, among which the United States is the best choice.

Therefore, in the future, this place will inevitably be a site for the three countries of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union to compete for.

Although Duan Xun is greedy, he also knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how much he is.It is okay for China to occasionally gain some benefits in the Middle East, but it is not qualified to intervene in the affairs of the Middle East.Now China still needs to stabilize the territory of East Asia and Southeast Asia.Therefore, Duan Xun said: "We only make money here and do not interfere in political affairs. The problems here will be considered after we cooperate with Pakistan established by Mohammad Jinnah. With Pakistan, we can Can be qualified to pass through Pakistan and influence these areas. Vice Chairman Wang, let our diplomats be careful not to get involved in the political turmoil in Iran and not to be used by the British, American and Soviet countries. We will be honest behind the British Just do business and make money.”

"Yes."

In order to get support from China, especially ammunition and logistical materials, the UK will sell its shares in the oil company to China. The result of this negotiation is that the UK will cede 22% of the shares.This is a very good asset. The British-Iranian Oil Company currently monopolizes Iranian oil exploration, transportation, and sales, with an annual profit of more than 3000 million US dollars.When Iran's oil production continues to increase in the future, profits will continue to rise.Historically, around 1960, the company's annual profit was around US$10 billion.This is the case when China does not participate in world oil imports.

In the next 20 years, China's industrialization will continue, and the demand for oil will inevitably increase significantly.If we take Asian countries to develop industries together, the demand for oil will be even greater.At that time, it may directly support the world oil price, and it may not be impossible to make a profit of 20 billion US dollars a year.Since Britain wants to transfer such excellent assets, Duan Xun will of course accept it.

If the UK were not in a hurry now, it would be impossible for them to cede the shares of this company.One of the best ways for the United Kingdom to stabilize the morale of the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina is to ensure their food, drink and entertainment.

The more this time, the more the United Kingdom wants to feed the British and Indian troops well.Even ordered a large number of cigarettes, drinks and other things, all to stabilize these big men.

"Not only Iran, but our diplomats in Afghanistan must also pay attention. Afghanistan's strategic location is very important. It used to be a place where Britain and Russia competed fiercely. It is estimated that it will not be stable in the future."

"Graveyard of Empires" Afghanistan.

What a broken place.

But who makes his location good.Of course, it can be said to be good, but it can also be said to be a disaster.For Afghanistan, this strategic location is a disaster.To the north of Afghanistan is Central Asia, which is now the territory of the Soviet Union.To the south is British India, to the east is China, and to the west is Iran.

All big countries.

No one wants Afghanistan to be controlled by other great powers, with the result that there is little stability in Afghanistan.When conflicts arise among major powers, Afghanistan will be the first to suffer.Once there are any problems between China and the Soviet Union in the future, Afghanistan may be the place where the conflicts between the two countries gather.Similarly, if the United States wants to suppress China and the Soviet Union in the future, it will also find a way in Afghanistan.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of a small country that cannot decide its own destiny at all.What did Afghanistan do wrong? Because it is in such a geographical location, it has become the target of hunting by big powers.

"Our diplomats in Afghanistan must be careful not to conflict with the Soviet Union. Afghanistan is very important to the Soviet Union, but not so important to our country now. We have already controlled Lake Balkhash in Xinjiang, and a dagger has been inserted into the Central Asia. If you want to control Afghanistan again, you will inevitably have a major conflict with the Soviet Union. Not only the Soviet Union, but even the United Kingdom and the United States will not agree with us to control Afghanistan. We will cooperate with Pakistan in the future. We must be able to take the initiative. So at this stage, we should not take too many actions in Afghanistan."

"I see."

"The more sensitive the area is, the more cautious we must be at this stage. Now we are stepping on a tightrope, and we must not casually participate in the competition for these sensitive areas."

"Yes."

"Chairman, Chief of Staff Xu handed it over."

In the middle of the Supreme Council meeting, it is not easy to disturb other people.Therefore, they quietly sent someone to contact Chen Bulei, the director of the Supreme Council's office.If it was an ordinary matter, Chen Bulei would block it.Only important matters would be reported by Chen Bulei in the middle of the meeting.

Duan Xun took the telegram list handed over by Chen Bulei, and his eyes widened after just a glance.Immediately handed the telegram in his hand to Dai Kan below, and then said to Chen Bulei: "Let him in."

"Yes."

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"Chairman."

Xu Yongchang walked in.

He first greeted the people present, and then consciously sat aside.Duan Xun turned his head and said to Xu Yongchang: "Cichen (Xu Yongchang), tell me what's going on. The Japanese air raid on the Panama Canal is mentioned here. What's going on?"

The telegram came out of nowhere.

It even surprised a few people present.Because it was written in the telegram that the Panama Canal was attacked by the Japanese army.This is totally unbelievable.If anyone tells that Japan is going to attack the Panama Canal, everyone will definitely regard him as a lunatic.

Because how is it possible that Japan has the strength to attack the Panama Canal.

It is not easy for Japan to attack the Hawaiian Islands, and it is even more difficult to attack the Panama Canal.Duan Xun himself never thought that Japan could attack the Panama Canal.

No matter what the result is, Duan Xun admires this kind of courage alone.

"We also just got the news. Japan used an aircraft carrier to attack the Panama Canal. It sank many ships in the Panama Canal and blew up the locks of the Panama Canal."

"How did their aircraft carrier avoid the United States?"

Duan Xun didn't understand very much.

The distance from Japan to the Panama Canal is tens of thousands of kilometers. Even if it starts from the Marshall Islands, it is nearly [-] kilometers.Of course, Japan now occupies many Pacific islands, and it may also start from these islands.

But even from these islands, there are thousands of kilometers away.With such a long distance, Japan wants to attack the Panama Canal. It is impossible for those aircraft carriers to launch an attack without sailing for a few days.Although Japan has an advantage in the Pacific Ocean, the United States has operated the Pacific Ocean for so many years.And how many American ships are sailing in the Pacific Ocean, how do Japanese aircraft carriers avoid them.

After all, mobilizing an aircraft carrier to participate in the attack, the target is not small, how to avoid the detection of the United States.

"The Japanese army assembled a large force some time ago. We all judged that Japan will attack Pearl Harbor again this time, and will annihilate the US Pacific Fleet again. However, judging from the current situation, Japan is a perfect strategic deception. It is a cover-up. The Japanese Navy After the main force attracted the attention of the US Pacific Fleet, they secretly dispatched troops to circle around and bomb the Panama Canal."

The strength of the Japanese navy is not bad.

Of course, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the casualties of the Japanese navy were also very large.After all, the U.S. Pacific Fleet is not passively attacked, and the many aircraft deployed by the U.S. in the Pacific are not a joke.Moreover, although the submarine warfare of the United States is not as powerful as that of Germany, Japan's anti-submarine capabilities are also not as good as that of the United Kingdom, so the results of American submarine warfare are still very brilliant.As a result, the loss of warships on the Japanese side was also very large.

Fortunately, the Japanese supplement is not too bad.