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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1246 Mr. President¡¯s Little Calculation

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    Chapter 1246 Mr. President¡¯s Little Calculation The reception room is next to the garden. There is a faint fragrance of flowers in the room. Sitting in this peaceful atmosphere with a cup of tea in front of you is a rare leisure. As a government official  Prime Minister Wang Yongjiang likes this kind of leisure very much, and at such times, he usually holds a newly published newspaper in his hand.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) The headlines of the newspapers are naturally about the development of the current war situation. Yesterday, the ASEAN coalition forces occupied Izmir, which is the most important port on the Asia Minor Peninsula. Controlling this place is tantamount to  It cut off the most important supply line for the Axis powers to mobilize military supplies and replenish personnel to the Asia Minor Peninsula. Under the guns of the Asian Union, the Axis ships no longer dared to approach Izmir, Turkey, which has the largest throughput.  Aegean port.  The Asian Alliance Alliance's occupation of Izmir is certainly a major victory on the southern battlefield, but if compared with the victory achieved by the Asian Alliance Alliance on the northern battlefield, the Battle of Izmir will appear less glorious, because  Just before the end of the Battle of Izmir, the leading force of the Asian Alliance Alliance, an armored reconnaissance detachment from the Chinese National Defense Forces, had entered the city of Uskuldar that had been abandoned by the Axis Army.  The Union flag was planted on the roof of the city hall, and I also looked across the Bosporus to the city of Istanbul on the other side.  The occupation of Uskuldar marked the complete victory of the "Battle of Ankara". This battle not only fully achieved the campaign objectives, but also achieved unexpected gains. Just as the Chinese armored reconnaissance detachment advanced towards the Bosporus  On that day, the "Roma", one of the largest battleships of the Italian Navy, was attacked by Chinese Air Force bombers while sailing in the Sea of ??Marmara between the Bosporus and the Dardanelles Straits. Two bombs directly hit "  The front deck of the "Roma" penetrated the horizontal armor of the warship and exploded near the shell conveying channel between the ammunition depot and the turret. The violent explosion detonated the forward ammunition depot of the "Roma" and did not wait for the Italian sailors to take damage.  Despite the measures taken, the Italian battleship was blown into two pieces by a violent explosion, and completely disappeared from the sea within a few minutes.  The sinking of the "Roma" dealt a heavy blow to the Axis fleets that were showing off their power in the Sea of ??Marmara, the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. This caused the German and Italian navies to begin to re-examine their rules for the use of the fleet, although the Chinese navy is still  It has not entered the Mediterranean and Black Sea operations, but as long as the Chinese Air Force controls the air superiority, the German and Italian naval ships will not be absolutely safe. Unless the air superiority can be regained, the German and Italian navies must recall all their ships cruising in the Black Sea as soon as possible.  Large ships to prevent the Bosporus from being blocked by Chinese artillery.  For this reason, when the Chinese armored reconnaissance detachment entered the city of Usk¨¹dar where German and Turkish soldiers could no longer be seen, there were no large ships of the German and Italian navies on the Black Sea, only some based in Romania and Bulgaria.  Small ships are also active in the Black Sea, providing logistical support for the German and Italian troops who are fighting hard with the Asian Alliance forces in the Ukraine and Caucasus battlefields.  For the ASEAN coalition, this is also the significance of occupying Skudar. Once the Bosporus is blocked, the Black Sea will become a restricted area for the Axis navy, and the stalemate in the Caucasus and Ukrainian battlefields will  The situation will reverse quickly. More importantly, the Asian Alliance forces can also set out from ¨²sk¨¹dar, cross the narrow Bosporus, land in Istanbul, and sweep across Europe from the southeast.  Since Uskuldar is so important, why did the German and Turkish troops take the initiative to abandon this important town guarding the southeastern end of the Bosporus?  Analysts in the newspaper also gave their opinion, that is, due to the rapid advance of the Asian League coalition forces, it is no longer possible to hold Uskudar. If heavy troops are deployed here for a last-ditch battle, the Axis forces are likely to encounter it again.  To the "Defeat of Anatolia", and in that defeat, the German army lost tens of thousands of elite troops, just because a vital railway bridge was occupied by Chinese paratroopers, the German army's return route was cut off, and tens of thousands of elite troops  After running out of ammunition and food, they had no choice but to surrender to the Chinese Army. It was precisely after learning this lesson that the German command issued an order to abandon ¨²sk¨¹dar. The German army would withdraw through the Bosporu together with the Turkish army.  Strait, and hold on to Istanbul, the bridgehead of the strait. As long as that city is held, it will be impossible for the Chinese Army and the Asian Allied Forces to land in Europe.  In addition to the Bosporus, the Dardanelles Strait is also important for the German army to defend the southeastern corner of Europe. As long as these two straits are defended, it is impossible for the Asian Alliance forces to land in Europe from Asia Minor. At present, the entire Asia Minor Peninsula  On the ground, the Axis Forces are also being compressed by the Asian Alliance forces to the northwest corner of the peninsula, where the Dardanelles Strait is. The German General Staff is currently trying to find ways to withdraw those troops who have retreated to the Dardanelles Strait as soon as possible.  Across the strait, the battle there is also present throughout Asia Minor.The most intense situation on the battlefield was that the Asian Alliance forces tried to eat up the hundreds of thousands of retreating Axis troops, while the Axis group tried their best to withdraw those precious land forces back to Europe.  This is the development of the war that China's press and public opinion circles are most concerned about at present. And now, it is these news reports that Wang Yongjiang is reading. As the prime minister of a country, he is always busy with official duties and rarely has time to read newspapers. Usually,  He always takes the time to read newspapers, focusing on the comments above and public opinion. Now, he is indeed relatively free, but it is not that he has nothing to do. He is here on command, sitting in this reception room, waiting for the president to summon him.  A moment later, when Wang Yongjiang was about to change the newspaper page, he heard footsteps, so he took off his glasses and looked up. The adjutant led another person into the reception room, but it was Gu Weijun, the director-general of foreign affairs.  "Shaochuan, why are you here too?" Wang Yongjiang stood up and said hello.  When Gu Weijun saw that the person present was actually his immediate superior, he hurriedly took a few steps to greet him and explained his purpose.  "How dare I not come when the president called me." "What a coincidence, it was the president who called me. I hurried over, but the secretary and adjutant didn't take me to see the president. Listen to what you said.  I'm afraid the president plans to summon us together. Now that you're here, I don't have to read the newspaper to kill time." Wang Yongjiang laughed and gave up his seat to Gu Weijun, and then the two of them sat on the sofa facing each other.  , chatting about the recent work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and passing the time with chatting.  After sitting there chatting like this for a few minutes, a presidential secretary walked into the reception room and invited Wang Yongjiang and Gu Weijun to the presidential office. The two followed the secretary and found that the door of the presidential office was ajar.  There seemed to be voices, so the two of them barged in directly, waiting for the secretary to reply first.  The secretary entered the office and hurried out, telling the two of them to go in and see the president.  Wang Yongjiang and Gu Weijun walked into the president's diamond-shaped office and took a closer look. It turned out that the person talking to the president was the U.S. Ambassador to China. I'm afraid the president had been talking to this person just now.  "Hello, Mr. Prime Minister. Hello, Mr. Commander-in-Chief." After meeting, the U.S. Ambassador was enthusiastic and stood up to say hello in Chinese. Wang Yongjiang and Gu Weijun were full of questions, but they were also polite, wondering about the purpose of the U.S. Ambassador's visit.  .  "Both of you, please sit down. The U.S. government proposed to hold a meeting of allied heads of state. The U.S. ambassador came here to send me a letter of invitation. I thought about it and decided to accept the invitation, so I asked General Gu to come over and discuss the arrangements for the meeting.  , Once I leave the country to attend the meeting, the domestic affairs will be handed over to Premier Wang, so I also invite Premier Wang to come over and discuss it. " Zhao Bei's words made Wang Yongjiang and Gu Weijun suddenly realize.  "I just don't know where the US government recommends holding the meeting?" Gu Weijun's first concern is this issue. Now that the war is in full swing, it is risky for the president to go abroad at this time.  ¡°In Cape Town, South Africa, all heads of state from allied countries will participate in the meeting.¡± The US ambassador was very straightforward.  "Stay far away." Gu Weijun glanced at Wang Yongjiang.  Wang Yongjiang felt the same way and said: "Convening a meeting of various countries at this time is a bit hasty. It is better to wait until the Turkish campaign is over. At that time, we can hold a summit meeting of various countries somewhere in the Middle East." "Specific meetings  The date has not yet been determined, and the meeting location can certainly be negotiated." The US ambassador nodded.  "Well, how about Mr. Ambassador and I go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss specific matters?" Gu Weijun saw the look in Zhao Bei's eyes and understood. He immediately found an excuse to say goodbye to the US Ambassador and left the President's Office.  After Gu Weijun and the US Ambassador left, Wang Yongjiang asked Zhao Bei about the purpose of the US President's proposal to hold an allied summit meeting.  Zhao Bei smiled and said: "The reason is very simple. Since the Asian Alliance entered the war, the decline of the Axis powers has been obvious. Defeat is only a matter of time. The U.S. government intends to negotiate in advance on post-war strategic arrangements. The United States proposes to organize a  The proposal of a united country to replace the functions of the League of Nations is very interesting, and I certainly agree with it, so I decided to participate in this meeting. "What about organizing a united country after the war?" Wang Yongjiang was a little uncomfortable.  untie.  "The Asian League will not be disbanded. If you don't participate in international affairs, others will. Why don't we go and watch the excitement? Even if we don't get the benefits, we can't let others get the benefits." Hearing what Zhao Bei said, Wang Yongjiang immediately  Come to understand, this president is just trying to fish in troubled waters. There are benefits.Just go and make trouble when there is no benefit, which is in line with his usual style.  "In addition, the U.S. government has another plan in convening this allied summit, which is to discuss the next European counterattack plan. Should it attack North Africa first or Eastern Europe first? The United States wants to decide this issue first. I think the United States'  It means that we hope that China will attack the German mainland from Eastern Europe, while the British and American allies will attack Southern Europe from North Africa, and the two allied groups in the east and west will attack together." Zhao Bei added.  Wang Yongjiang nodded and did not interrupt. He had already received a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about assisting the British and American Allied Forces to counterattack Europe. The United States hopes that China will lead the Asian Alliance coalition forces to land in Southeast Europe as soon as possible and sweep the Axis powers from the flanks.  forces to assist the British and American Allied forces in their comprehensive counterattack on the North African battlefield.  However, according to the unreliable information Wang Yongjiang received, the General Staff currently has little interest in launching an immediate European landing operation, and the president is also ambiguous about this. Wang Yongjiang speculates that the president may mean to end the Asia Minor campaign.  Afterwards, the attack will be turned to Egypt, and a counterattack will be launched from the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. After controlling Egypt, we will talk about other things.  Egypt's geographical location is very important. Controlling Egypt means controlling the Suez Canal. Controlling the Suez Canal means controlling the most important maritime communication channel between the East and the West. It is impossible for the central government not to understand this, and the US government is not a fool either.  The reason why they are so eager to counterattack North Africa is Egypt.  This is another secret war between countries. It cannot be brought to the table, but we cannot let the Axis powers take advantage of it now. Therefore, we can only see which side's army takes over Cairo first.  "Will the Japanese issue be discussed?" Wang Yongjiang thought of another thing. Japan and the United States are still fighting inextricably in the Pacific. Due to the jet technology provided by China, Japan has begun to reverse its air inferiority, which makes the United States very  Headache.  "Yes, the US ambassador clearly mentioned this issue. The US government hopes that our country will mediate the war between Japan and the United States." "The United States does not want to fight?" Wang Yongjiang was very surprised. You know, American newspapers were clamoring to bomb Japan.  .  "In my opinion, this may be just a delaying tactic by the United States. According to the current financial situation of Japan, Japan has almost reached the point of being a fool, so the Japanese government may not be fooled." "Then shall we mediate?" Wang Yongjiang asked again  .  "I did not want to mediate, but at the same time I did not reject the US ambassador's suggestion face to face. Instead, I told him to wait for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to come up with its opinions before replying to the US side. Now the Japanese government and military ministry are eager for the US to cease the war, but they have never been able to find one.  For countries that are willing to intervene, if China or the Asian Alliance intervenes, the Japanese government and military will be able to do nothing. With Japan's strength, it is difficult to pose a serious threat to the United States. The current Pacific war situation is in a strategic stage.  There is a stalemate, but Japan can't hold on for much longer. Both sides are a little tired of this Pacific War. Anti-war sentiment is brewing in Japan. The U.S. government's offer of an olive branch at this time is also quite accurate. "  Here, Zhao Bei stood up and opened the curtain on the wall, revealing a map of the Pacific. The current situation in the Pacific can be seen at a glance. The U.S. Navy and Army have abandoned the South Pacific strategy and switched to the North Pacific strategy. They are currently  It competes with the Japanese Navy for air and sea supremacy in the waters near the Aleutian Islands, and this archipelago is currently divided between the two armies. The United States obviously intends to use the archipelago as a base to carry out strategic bombing against Japan, but the Japanese military and government seem to  He also understood this and put the main fleet into this sea area.  "If the war between Japan and the United States ceases, the United States can devote its forces to the North African battlefield. Then, the frontal military pressure on the Asian Alliance coalition forces will be reduced." Wang Yongjiang walked to the map and pointed at it.  "I'm actually not surprised that the United States has invested more military power in North Africa. We have enough power in our hands to end this war." Zhao Bei pointed out that he did not clearly explain what kind of power this power was.  Wang Yongjiang did not ask further questions, but he knew very well what kind of power the president was talking about. As the Prime Minister, he also had the right to know about the atomic bomb. However, he had always opposed the hasty use of this weapon. He believed that this weapon was a  This kind of doomsday weapon should not be used hastily by the party representing justice. Zhao Bei could only laugh at this view. He had his own plans for the rules for the use of atomic bombs. What's more, in his opinion, the atomic bomb alone  It cannot be called a "doomsday weapon". The real "doomsday weapon" is currently being manufactured.  Discussing military issues with Wang Yongjiang, the Prime Minister, felt a bit like playing the lute. Therefore, the meeting in the President's Office quickly turned back to the handling of domestic affairs. Zhao Bei really planned to participate in that meeting.National interests are certainly an important reason for the meeting of allied heads of state, but Zhao Bei also has a bad taste because he thinks of a certain "giant meeting" in another dimension of time and space. If everything goes well, he doesn't mind having a meeting in one place.  He signed his name on the "Cape Town Declaration" or "Cairo Declaration" and planned to leave the pen used when signing it to future generations. This can be regarded as Mr. President's little calculation.
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