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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1253 Cairo Conference (Part 1)

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    Chapter 1253 Cairo Conference (Part 1) In 1945 AD, this was a time when war was raging. Since Asian countries joined the war in 1944, after more than half a year of all-out war, the expansion momentum of the Axis Powers group was severely suppressed.  Containment, the balance of the war quickly tilted towards the Allies. Although it seemed that the war was still far from being truly over, at least the decline of the Axis powers was clearly revealed.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Online Reading Novel) With the loss of the Asia Minor Peninsula, the Axis Powers group has completely lost the bridgehead to attack Asia, and has to directly face the threat of force from Asia. This is not the most terrible thing. For the Axis Powers  For the Heartland Group, the most fatal strategic failure was the loss of the Caucasus region. After the Asia Minor Campaign, the Asian Alliance forces quickly launched two crucial large-scale campaigns, one was the Caucasus Campaign and the other was the Egyptian Campaign.  , and both battles achieved their strategic intentions, especially the successful conclusion of the Caucasus Campaign. The Asian Alliance forces not only seized control of the Volga and Don River regions, but also eliminated all German and Italian troops in the entire North Caucasus region.  , and pursued the victory, pushing the front line to the Crimean Peninsula, and the Crimean Campaign was launched immediately.  The Axis Powers' loss of the Caucasus region means the loss of a very important energy base. Without the oil from the Caspian Sea region, relying solely on oil from Europe, the Axis Powers' war machine has begun to stall.  There were signs that without oil, German tanks and aircraft would not be able to fight. However, due to the smooth progress in the early stages of the war, Germany's industrial policy made mistakes again. The large-scale man-made oil factory that was once planned has remained at the drawing stage.  Only a small number of chemical companies can process coal into artificial gasoline. As a result, after losing the oil fields on the Caspian Sea coast in the Caucasus, Germany's oil reserves and oil supplies immediately fell into a state of total chaos. Although the Nazi German government ended the Caucasus War  A series of emergency measures have been taken to solve the problem of oil supply difficulties. However, even the most optimistic view can only wait until the end of 1945 to basically complete the construction of coal-to-oil factories, and this does not take into account the strategic air strikes of the Allied Air Force.  ideal state under the premise.  There is no doubt that without the Caucasus, the war machines of Germany and Italy have lost their powerful power. Attack is no longer possible and they can only retreat to defense.  The failure of the Caucasus campaign was only part of the strategic failure for Germany and Italy. In Africa, with the end of the Egyptian campaign, the German Afrika Korps and the Italian Afrika Korps were also defeated and were conquered by the Asian Alliance, British and American Allied Forces.  Egypt was driven to Libya, but had not yet gained a foothold in Libya. The Allied offensive was launched again. The German and Italian troops could only withdraw all the way to the west, and finally retreated to Algeria before they could gain a foothold. Relying on the help of the Spanish army, the German and Italian troops established a stronghold in the coastal areas of Algeria.  A solid line of defense was set up to confront the tracking Allied troops on the ground. On the surface, the battle situation seemed to be temporarily stable, but in fact, with a little analysis, it can be found that the German and Italian army's defense line was fragile.  Yes, as long as the Allied forces advance to the North African region, the Allied strategic air force based in the North African region will soon appear. By then, the Axis ships sailing on the Mediterranean route will be subject to more violent air attacks. Then  The German and Italian troops in the North African battlefield should not expect that their logistical support will be as adequate as before. A large amount of tanks and oil transported from Europe to the North African front line will sink to the bottom of the sea.  In addition to the defeat on the frontal battlefield, what is even more troublesome for the Axis group is the ubiquitous underground resistance. Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland, Norway, England, Scotlandthe guerrillas of these occupied countries are showing signs of  There is an increasingly active trend. Light, heavy and special weapons from China and the United States are making the resistance of these occupied countries stronger and stronger, and the guerrillas are becoming more and more confident, and are ordered to  The commanders of the German and Italian troops who were encircling and suppressing the guerrillas and resistance forces suddenly discovered that they had more and more enemies, and their tactics became more and more diverse, ranging from the simplest stealing arsenals and destroying roads to more complex assassinations,  Blasting, in Yugoslavia and Greece, almost every new German officer who arrived in the war zone was specifically told by his superiors not to go out alone on the streets unless necessary, and never to trust any local puppet government officials, because they were likely to be  People who serve the guerrillas may not agree with the political opinions of the left-wing or right-wing resistance organizations, but they are afraid of being threatened. Their families have actually become the best hostages of the guerrillas. They either choose to fight with the guerrillas.  Cooperate, or you have to bear the consequences of your whole family being killed by the guerrillas.  The situation in the occupied countries was not peaceful, and the backyard of the Axis powers was equally unstable. Starting from the early summer of 1945, the situation in Spain began to undergo changes that worried the German government very much. Spain, which was hit hard in the Spanish Civil War,The left-wing forces in Spain have begun to revive. According to investigative reports by the Spanish secret police, more and more left-wing fighters are infiltrating from West Africa into the Spanish mainland and carrying out violent activities against Franco's rule. Among these people, absolutely  Most of them are Trotskyists, and there are various signs that the Trotskyists are about to start a revolution in Spain.  Although the Spanish Franco government used strong methods to suppress the activities of the Trotskyites, no one can guarantee how long this high-pressure situation can last. After all, the German Afrika Korps and the Italian Afrika Korps are retreating on the African battlefield.  , and as an important member of the Axis group, Spain is also being attacked head-on by the Allied forces in the African battlefield. Currently, the Spanish Afrika Korps has been driven across the Niger River by the British and American Allied forces and is retreating to North Africa, while the Allied forces are  Submarines are also sinking more Spanish merchant ships. Spain's national economy is much more fragile than Germany and Italy. If you want to ask what the weakest link is among all the important members of the Axis, Turkey ranks first.  , Spain is undoubtedly ranked second. If the Spanish national economy falls into chaos, then do not expect the Spanish people to continue to support the conservative government in ruling this southern European country.  The above is the situation in Europe and North Africa after the arrival of the autumn of 1945.  As for other corners of the world, like Europe and North Africa, they are also in the midst of a raging war.  In the Pacific, Japan continues to compete with the United States for sea control. Since the United States Navy has abandoned its South Pacific strategy and implemented a North Pacific strategy, the main battlefield of the Pacific War has shifted from the South Pacific Islands to the North Pacific since the beginning of 1945.  The islands, specifically, were moved to the waters of the Aleutian Islands. The Japanese Navy and the U.S. Navy are still fighting to the death for control of the islands. The results of several large-scale naval battles are enough to demonstrate the determination of both warring parties to control the Aleutian Islands.  , the United States hopes to use the archipelago as a base to carry out strategic bombing of the Japanese mainland with long-range bombers, while Japan desperately wants to avoid this happening. Both sides invested a lot of energy in the North Pacific naval battle, and the war was extremely tragic.  The U.S. government had hoped to acquire an air force base from the Far East Republic or China, but the problem is that these two countries are members of the Asian Association and are bound by the relevant treaties of the Asian Association. It is impossible to provide the United States with an air base to attack another Asian country.  military base, then under this situation, the United States can only place its hope on seizing the Aleutian Islands. Moreover, the United States also hopes that after occupying the Aleutian Islands, it can further seize the Kuril Islands under Japanese control.  This is the direction of the Pacific Ocean, and in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean, the war is equally fierce. Several countries in South America have chosen their own camps to fight each other. Argentina and Uruguay not only use their armies to fight Brazil and Chile, but also use their navies to fight the United States.  , Britain is fighting, the war situation is complicated, and the United States is concentrating its forces on the African battlefield, and the battlefield in South America is still in a stalemate.  As international commentators said, by the autumn of 1945, the entire world was still in an "absurd" atmosphere. On the one hand, many countries united to deal with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and achieved gratifying results.  victory, but on the other hand, on the issue of Japan, these countries that jointly fought against Nazi Germany and fascist Italy showed completely different positions. Asian countries generally showed apathy towards the Pacific War, while European and American governments headed by the United States and  The government-in-exile is eager for Asian countries to join the war against militaristic Japan, instead of just caring about how to transfer more surplus populations to New Zealand and Australia under Japanese occupation.  But will Asian countries comply with the calls of European and American countries?  Most political commentators have expressed strong skepticism about this. They all agree that since the establishment of the Asian Union, although Asia cannot be said to be a whole, at least Asia is no longer the former colony that followed the lead of Europe and the United States.  , as long as China does not nod, it is impossible for the Asian Alliance to attack an Asian country, even if the country is controlled by a militarist group.  It was under this international situation that an important allied meeting was held. The meeting was once scheduled to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. However, under the strong suggestions of China and the Asian League, the meeting was finally held.  The venue of the meeting was changed to Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The changes in this venue alone seem to indicate Asia's great ambitions.  This international conference is the "Cairo Conference". All the heads of government of the allied countries attended the conference. The conference was hosted by the new Egyptian government, which has officially signed the treaty, joined the Asian Union, and is a member of the Security Council. Of course, for this  The recognition of the new Egyptian government and the US government is very reluctant.
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