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    "How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"

    Chen Shaokuan came to Yue Peng's office and slapped Darlan's telegram on the table: "Chief of the General Staff, look, the French are really bullying others. They actually said they want us to leave Djibouti!"

    The roar caused the passing officers to look around, but when they saw it was the navy commander, everyone immediately put their heads back, covering their mouths and laughing secretly.  Yue Peng felt a headache as he picked up the telegram and pretended to read it, then continued to pack the documents and prepare to go out without saying a word.  Chen Shaokuan was very depressed. What does this mean? He said dissatisfied: "Chief of General Staff, please give me something! You won't let the 22nd Fleet float in the Indian Ocean, right? No, you can't be so biased. You must give me something accurate."  What should I do? Otherwise, I will bomb Djibouti and see what the French can do to me!"

    "It's a good idea, I support it." Yue Peng has a big head, and Chen Shaokuan has come to trouble him a lot recently.  To put it bluntly, the air and land armies are reaping benefits and achievements in the northwest and the Persian Gulf. After the First World War in Central Asia, they were promoted a lot. There are only a dozen major generals, but the navy has nothing to do.  Even he, the commander of the navy, felt that his mouth was empty. Every day he was either inspecting the treasure ships or running to various factories.

    It will naturally explode if you hold it in for a long time, so everyone in the Navy Department is in danger recently. It is said that during the New Year holiday alone, more than a dozen officers were scolded by the commander.  But we can't blame others, because the Navy is really in a hurry.  Seeing Japan's Yamato-class battleships taking shape bit by bit, the Military Intelligence Bureau recently intercepted information that Japan plans to build a super Yamato. Even the important areas in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean have been occupied, so everyone in the navy hopes to start a war immediately.

    But the General Staff and Yang Qiuxian¡¯s strategy for the future cannot be shaken, so they can only use the target ship to vent their frustration, or increase the number of patrols so that all ships can go out for a walk, so as not to stay at home all day long.  Because of this.  Now everyone is deliberately avoiding the navy. After all, no one wants to cause trouble for themselves in the first month.  But today, when Chen Shaokuan came to kill him, Yue Peng naturally had no way to hide, so he had to pat his hat and wave: "Let's go."

    "Where to go?"

    "Presidential Palace."

    "No need, right? By the way, I remembered. There is something else." Chen Shaokuan wanted to escape, but was grabbed by Yue Peng, who had quick eyes and hands, and pulled him into the car.  It wasn't that he was afraid of going to the Presidential Palace, but that Ruiyao suddenly fell seriously ill a few years ago and Yang Qiu had to take care of his family and deal with state affairs. His temper and spirit were very poor, so no one wanted to disturb him.

    It coincides with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.  The red lantern hanging at the entrance of the Presidential Palace looked cheerful.  Miao Luo had people prepare glutinous rice balls early, and immediately brought them to the two of them.  "Thank you, madam. How is the second lady's illness?" Yue Peng took the bowl and asked with concern.

    "She's much better now. I'm going to send her back to Wuhan to rest for a while after the holidays." Miao Luo's expression dimmed slightly when he talked about his senior sister's illness.  It seems I don¡¯t want to mention it more.  Said: "You guys sit down for a while, Chen Hua will come down soon."

    I heard that Ruiyao needed to rest for a long time, and the two of them had lost their appetite.  After sitting for a while, Yang Qiu and Bingwen came down from upstairs. The latter immediately came up to salute when he saw them.

    "When did you come back?"

    "I just arrived and haven't reported to the Navy Department yet. Chief of Staff, Commander, let's talk." Bingwen knew that the three of them had something to discuss in detail.  Just as he was about to avoid Gu Yuwen and knock in, Yang Qiu simply asked the two of them to stay: "You two can sit down and eat here later."

    After a few people sat down, Yang Qiu asked Miao Luo to serve glutinous rice balls to himself and Bingwen, and then he managed to pick up the energy and glance at Chen Shaokuan and Yue Peng: "What? Houfu is bothering you again?"

    "No, no." Chen Shaokuan waved his hands quickly, how dare he add trouble to Yang Qiu at this time.  Besides, he just chattered a few words and did not dare to undermine the country's grand strategy.  Instead, Yue Peng laughed: "It's not because of Darlan's telegram. The 22nd fleet seems to have lost its nest, and Houfu is worried."

    "Actually, Commander Chen, there's no need to worry." Yang Qiu hasn't spoken yet.  Gu Yuwen, who was standing next to him, put down his bowl and interjected: "We have conflicts with France, but not to this extent, so I think this is Churchill's trick to play hard to get! Because the Indian Ocean is not as good as the Mediterranean, the surrounding countries basically have no industrial capacity, and the terminal facilities are simple.  Therefore, only the three seaports of Djibouti, Seychelles and Mumbai can accommodate the fleet and can station it for a long time. As for the Saudi Red Sea shipyard we assisted in building, it is already small in scale and can only build ships of up to 5,000 tons, and all raw materials need to be purchased.  , so he cannot provide support for the capital ships. It was precisely when he saw this that he incited France to drive us away first. The purpose was to tell us that if we want to deploy in the Indian Ocean for a long time, Britain cannot do it without them."

    The article was clear at first glance, and I immediately guessed Churchill¡¯s intention: ¡°So, the UK has already planned to invite us to intervene in India?¡±

    "It should be, otherwise there is no need to offend us for a squadron that cannot pass the Suez Canal." Since Yang Qiu talked to him alone last time, Gu Yuwen's self-confidence was obviously higher, and he calmly analyzed: "He is  We are afraid that we will be open-mouthed when the negotiations begin, so we first use this method to let us know the importance of Britain and lower the price. But my suggestionYes, we should be cold-blooded first. For us, entering India now will do more harm than good.  "

    "Oh? Why is that? India is very fertile." Yue Peng asked with a smile, clearly wanting to consider Gu Yuwen.

    The latter was unmoved, scratched his hair and continued: "First of all, it is the pressure from the army! Our current target is still the Soviet Union. This must not be changed. The Southeast must also reserve strength just in case. Plus the Persian Gulf, there is no  France maintains combat supplies going to India. Secondly, why is the British not worried about Japan's entry? It's because they know that the population here is very ethnically and religiously complex, and the supply distance is too far. Unless Japan devotes all its efforts, it can't really win.  The same is true for the Soviet army. The hundreds of thousands of remnant soldiers can only strengthen the Indian g for the time being. If they want to achieve great things, they must rest for half a year and obtain a stable source of arms. Similarly, even if we help Britain fight this war, I am afraid that there will be nothing but a bunch of promises.  It is also a waste of troops and resources. Because India is different from Nanyang. The Chinese in Nanyang have lived here for thousands of years. Now it is occupied by Japan. If we send troops in the future, it will be liberation. But Nehru and the Congress Party still have a lot of power.  The market, not to mention Britain¡¯s hundreds of years of colonial foundation, is not that easy to dig out.¡±

    "Then the United States." Thinking of the American arms ships, Chen Shaokuan was worried that Roosevelt would intervene in India first.

    But Gu Yuwen shook his head firmly: "Roosevelt is not that stupid. I'm afraid he would rather go to Europe to wade in the muddy waters than go to India. No matter who conquers this place, Britain will have the final say in the future!"

    "According to what you say, we can only watch India being occupied by the British for a long time in vain?" Chen Shaokuan was unwilling to accept any navy that wanted to sail in the Indian Ocean.  Words without India are empty words.

    "That's not the case, didn't Yuwen say? It's still early, at least we have to wait until Nehru and India are in cahoots with each other. Besides, Japan is still making trouble over there. Once the Congress Party gets the support of India and Japan,  With joint support, our strength will inevitably increase greatly. As long as there is even the slightest sign that Europe is not conducive to Britain, I am afraid Nehru will jump out."

    As soon as Yang Qiu finished speaking, Gu Yuwen agreed: "The president is right. Nehru is different from Sood. He nominally stood for the liberation of India, so he would only take action when he saw that Britain was really weak. And he also  Can get the support of many Indians. This is why Churchill couldn't get rid of him even if he tried to kill him. What Churchill is doing now is actually to use us as a backstop to establish evidence that Nehru colluded with Japan and the Soviet Union. So I think we should continue to wait.  Even if we don't get what we want in the end, it will be a worthwhile trip as long as we firmly hold on to the Muslim League."

    "The 22 fleet will have a period of time outside. The cruisers and destroyers can be maintained by the Saudi shipyard, and the main ships will come back temporarily to rest. Withdraw your fists and see what Churchill can do. Anyway, the Liaoning aircraft carrier will be delivered at the end of next month, and it should be able to return to the sea by May.  The Indian Ocean continues to deter Japan and ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and Suez." As the commander of the Second Fleet, Bingwen is not willing to let the fleet wander outside for a long time.  Anyway, the Indian Ocean is fine now, so I simply recommend withdrawing it first.  Chen Shaokuan also agreed to withdraw, but he was very unhappy about not having an independent Indian Ocean base. He cursed and said: "No wonder this old boy Churchill has been so quiet recently. He is just holding back his bad intentions and trying to lower the price."

    "It may not be that he wants to stop." As soon as Chen Shaokuan finished speaking, Jiang Fangzhen's loud voice sounded at the door.  He walked in wearing a loose and casual outfit.  He immediately grabbed Yue Peng glutinous rice balls and drank a few mouthfuls of noodle soup: "I'm starving to death. After all, my age is not forgiving. When I wake up early in the morning, I feel uncomfortable and tight in my stomach if I don't eat."

    "What did you do, skipped eating so early in the morning? Hey, leave two for me." Yue Peng joked with a smile and wanted to grab the bowl.  Jiang Fangzhen quickly blocked it and thrust a telegram into his hand: "Secretary Yan asked me to bring it in. You can read it yourself. I'll take care of my stomach first."

    Yue Peng received the telegram, opened it and immediately frowned.  With this expression, Yang Qiu quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

    "It was sent back from Oslo by Zeng Qi." Yue Peng read to the telegram: "Finland is finished! Yesterday morning local time, Zhukov responded with his own treatment and mobilized 5,000 sled soldiers from behind Viborg.  The retreat was surrounded by 10,000 Finnish soldiers and Swedish volunteers. In the afternoon, the Finnish ambassador in Berlin formally requested the German government to intervene."

    "Vyborg is the throat of the Gulf of Finland. If the entire defense line here is lost, it will collapse!" When studying in Germany, Bingwen had studied in detail the strategic points and passages of European countries, so he knew the significance of the siege of Viborg.  While eating glutinous rice balls, Jiang Fangzhen added: "Previous intelligence analysis showed that Stalin invested a total of 400,000 troops. This time he dispatched 5,000 forwards. The follow-up is estimated to be 50,000. Including the front, I estimate the total Soviet casualties this time.  It should be around 150,000, considering the weather and the terrain there, it¡¯s pretty acceptable.¡±

    Of course I can accept 150,000, but in future generations it will be nearly 500,000!  Yang Qiu muttered something in his heart. Seeing that Yue Peng's eyebrows were still not straightened, he knew something must be wrong. He put down the bowl and joked: "What? The Soviet army turned around faster than you thought?"

    Yue Peng shook his head and handed over the telegram: "Chamberlain resigned as Prime Minister and recommended to George VI that Churchill, the Secretary of the Navy, should take over."

    ?Yang Qiu finally understood why Yue Peng frowned, because Churchill, who had been shouting about taking the initiative to attack all day, took the stage early!  Churchill came to power early, which was a big disadvantage for Hitler. It was also prone to changes for the Republic of China, because he had always hoped to promote the alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union.  Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Yue Peng, but before he could say anything, Jiang Fangzhen, who was next to him, also stood up after finishing his meal: "Zian, don't wait any longer. Let Sun Chuanfang go north immediately and join the Tajik garrison to eat Dushanbe. Then cooperate.  South Kazakhstan and Andiyan surrounded Tashkent together and fully implemented the spring and summer offensive. In addition, Bai Chongxi was asked not to wait for Mossadegh to come to the door, and as planned, he took the road from Baghdad and Kirkuk and penetrated directly into Tabriz to surround Pavlov's  The Persian army is not afraid that the old beard (referring to Mossadegh) will not compromise."

    Yue Peng clasped his hands behind his back and took a few steps: "All the materials for the spring offensive have been transported to the northwest, but the railway will take at least two months. The nearest section from Taraz to Shymkent, Li Liejun told me that it will take at least the middle of next month.  , and the first batch of new recruits won¡¯t be available until May, isn¡¯t it too hasty?¡±

    "Then surround Tashkent and Tehran first! No matter what, you must take action to completely cut off Churchill's thoughts!" After Jiang Fangzhen finished speaking, he turned to look at Yang Qiu and became serious: "President, you should also prepare for an alliance.  matter."
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