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    The sky in Cairo suddenly became much brighter.  [This article comes from]

    The Royal Navy used a terrifying raid to defend its maritime rights in the Mediterranean, completely burying Hitler's possibility of co-opting and using the French fleet.  But the price paid by Britain was also extremely shocking. Not only did the relationship between Britain and France completely split, it even affected the post-war European pattern.  What made Churchill grit his teeth was that in addition to the United Kingdom, the biggest beneficiaries of this victory were actually China and the United States!  First, Yang Qiu took advantage of the opportunity of mediation to devour seventeen French warships in one go, and established an ally with de Gaulle who shared the same hatred. Then the United States actually got involved, taking the battleship Jean Bart into its arms, and decided to send it back.  New York continues to build.

    In fact, everyone knows very well that the United States does not need the Jean Barr at all. Roosevelt¡¯s purpose in doing this is to prevent China and Britain from getting it, and at the same time, he can use this super battleship to win over post-war France.  You must know that after the sinking of the Richelieu, the total of all seventeen warships in Yang Qiu's hands was not as good as the Jean Bart. After all, it was already a symbol of the French navy.

    These two bastards are poaching the British Empire!

    Churchill hid in his study and yelled at Attlee, but he couldn't do anything about the two families now.

    ¡°At least for now, he is relieved. After wiping out the French navy, he can finally get off his chest and see what other tricks Hitler has up his sleeves without a navy!  Of course, he did not relax his vigilance, so he increased the speed of negotiations.  After all, China at this moment is very important to him and the United Kingdom. If an alliance can be formed, it will greatly boost domestic morale.  Therefore, he valued this meeting more than Yang Qiu.  But he also has his own plans. The most important thing is that he must not let go on the Indian issue, and Yang Qiu must also be allowed to clarify his position on Japan, and China must not continue to poach him.  With these thoughts.  On the same day that the Chinese navy took over the Greek and French fleets, he began to hold talks with Yang Qiu. Since it involved many issues such as distribution of post-war interests, the talks declined all reporters and were conducted in a closed-door consultation manner.

    Jiang Baili had already informed Churchill and the British government of Yang Qiu's preliminary opinions, so Churchill did not create any difficulties at all in the command of the Southwest Pacific and Persian Gulf theaters, which Yang Qiu valued very much.  This is because he knows that Britain has lost these places, and it is better to trade them instead of struggling with them without confidence.  In particular, the Southwest Pacific command involves the secret war between China and the United States.  Yang Qiu's takeover means that China and the United States will be in a long-term confrontation in this place after the war, and it may even lead to a hot war, and Britain will be able to profit by that time.  However, he also played a trick, that is, he refused to include Australia in the Southwest Pacific theater.  Because he knows that if the US military wants to enter the Southwest Pacific, it must first enter Australia.  If Australia is included in the war zone, then China will have reason to intervene, disrupt the entry of US troops, and dominate the southwest.

    Yang Qiu also knows that command of the Southwest Pacific theater is a hot potato, and it will definitely become a hot spot for confrontation between China and the United States after the war.  But he didn't care about these. The right to command during wartime was too important. Obtaining it would mean the power of China, Britain and Free France in the region.  All will be under the command of the Beijing General Staff. Even if the US military intervenes in the future, it must obey the command of the Chinese General Staff in the above-mentioned areas.  As for Australia, he doesn't care much, although Australia is rich in resources.  However, there is a serious lack of fresh water and it is not suitable for large-scale immigration and residence.  What's more, the Republic of China and Australia have been cooperating in the resource extraction industry for a long time, as long as they control the southwest Pacific, especially Rabaul.  Australia would not dare to break the contract.  If the treaty is broken, Australia will become the main battlefield in the hot war between China and the United States!  I believe no politician would be that stupid.

    After the command of the three theaters of the Southwest Pacific, Persian Gulf, Caucasus and Central Asia was transferred to China.  Churchill would certainly not let go of command of the Indian Ocean.  India is a good place, but Yang Qiu is not very interested, because it is not suitable to weaken India too much. The unchecked Muslim League will seriously threaten the security of Central Asia, Xinjiang and other places in the future, so it is better to use India to contain the Muslim League.  What's more, even if Britain gets the command, its troops are seriously insufficient, and sooner or later it will need help from China.

    Finally, Churchill also requested that before Britain declares war on the Soviet Union, Yang Qiu must send three fighter groups to London, and the Indian Ocean Fleet must provide effective support to the Mediterranean when Britain needs it.  He also asked both sides to jointly issue a declaration against Japan, and hoped that China would take back the Sakhalin oil field after it expires at the end of August.  The first two requirements were forced out by the sinking of the Hood. Since the Bismarck and Veneto class were both fast battleships of about 30 knots, the British Navy, except for the George V class, were all slow turtles of about 25 knots.  The two Nelsons only had 23 knots. Once the enemy came out to "walk around", they would not be able to catch up.  In addition, Britain has lost three aircraft carriers, so it needs more aircraft carriers.  Because the three naval battles of Andaman, Seychelles and Mirsk Bir have proven that aircraft carriers and aircraft will determine future maritime hegemony, especially the battle of Mirsk Bir a few days ago. If the Swordfish carrier-based aircraft did not hit Riche  Leaving a signal caused it to slow down and rely on fourThere is no way a Queen and Avenger class battleship can defeat each other.  The French warships in China's Indian Ocean Fleet cannot return to Europe to fight, but the three aircraft carriers are exceptions, so he needs a guarantee that the United Kingdom can call at any time until its four Brilliance-class aircraft carriers are fully operational.

    The three fighter groups were also forced, because the destruction of the French navy would definitely anger Hitler, so the German army would definitely take retaliatory actions, and Britain must do its best to obtain enough air power to protect the homeland.  As for the latter two, they are out of consideration to restrict China.  You know, after various countries banned sales to Japan, Japan was unable to obtain the necessary smelting equipment, so the Balikpapan and Palembang oil fields were not repaired.  In addition, Japan has a serious shortage of ocean-going tankers, so it can only covet the huge amount of oil.  On the contrary, the output of the Sakhalin oil field jointly developed by China and Japan has increased to 500,000 tons. According to the original agreement, Japan can get 250,000 tons.  Therefore, once the oil fields are recovered, Japan's already tight oil inventory will inevitably become even more serious.  In this way, Japan will think that China is deliberately suppressing itself. Coupled with the Sino-British declaration on Japan, the probability that the two countries will enter a hot war will become very high.  What's more, he knew that Yang Qiu had always hoped that Britain would declare war on the Soviet Union as soon as possible, so he took advantage of this in exchange.

    Surprisingly, Yang Qiu happily agreed to all the requests.  Because for him, completely breaking the Soviet Union into the hostile camp is far more important than declaring war on Japan!  Due to the lack of mutual trust between the Soviet Union and Germany.  Therefore, it is almost impossible for the two countries to truly cooperate before the failure is revealed, but it can cut off the British retreat, especially by allowing the United States to intervene in advance.  What's more, after China and Britain form an alliance, Japan will also realize that the war between China and Japan is about to begin.

    With each proposal quickly negotiated, China and Britain are just a few steps away from signing the final alliance.

    At this time, another person was also very, very anxious.

    "Mr. President, this is the letter that Mr. Roosevelt asked me to forward to you." After the day's meeting, Hopkins immediately chased Yang Qiu's temporary residence and took out Roosevelt's autographed letter.  Leaders of various countries communicate through personal letters.  In this era, many people thought that this was a good way to promote personal friendship, so Yang Qiu and Roosevelt also wrote to each other many times to explain their positions and resolve disputes.  There is not much content in the letter. Apart from praising China's courage to stand up at the most critical moment, it mainly writes about his beginning to consider providing support to China and Britain.  He also mentioned again that he hopes China can open up the Pacific route as soon as possible.

    Both Churchill and Roosevelt hoped that China would fight on two fronts as soon as possible.  Because with China's national strength, unless it can solve this problem quickly, it will suffer huge losses.  However, since he has agreed to form an alliance with Britain, Yang Qiu has already considered fighting on two fronts, so after reading it, he said: "Thank you Mr. Roosevelt for your support, but I want to know what his strategy with the US government is!" Yang Qiu's tone became colder.  : "Mr. Hopkins. With all due respect, if your country continues to wait and see like this, then we are likely to lose this war! I am not an alarmist, because I have promised Prime Minister Churchill that I will declare war on Japan at the appropriate time." said  To be honest, I don¡¯t want to declare war on Japan immediately, but the situation has reached a very dangerous moment. If I don¡¯t declare war, then France will continue to contact the United Kingdom through the Strait of Malacca, and we and the United Kingdom will fall into separate wars. So! We need a  Glue. Mr. Roosevelt needs to come up with precise strategic goals. If your country continues to stay out of the matter I will not fight a war that is impossible to win!"

    Hopkins was stunned. This can be said to be Yang Qiu¡¯s harshest criticism of the United States so far!  Looking at his serious face, I felt a little nervous for the first time.  "Mr. President, Mr. Roosevelt has submitted the Lend-Lease bill to Congress. I believe that the United States government will not let the Nazi threat go unchecked."

    Yang Qiu said: "Our two countries have a lot in common. The trade volume before the war has exceeded 10 billion yuan, and we have also cooperated on the Philippine issue. But this is not enough. As a country that has emerged from the turmoil  As a country that emerged from China, France has accumulated thirty years of experience in dealing with the double-sided attacks of Japan and the Soviet Union. So please convey my message. I don¡¯t know whether Britain can stop Germany on its own, but if I declare war on Japan, then  I can only continue to attack in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. In this way, the Soviet government is likely to cooperate with the German army in attacking the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Hitler will also continue to bomb the British mainland and even send troops to Spain."

    "We are already doing our best. Mr. Roosevelt hopes you can understand his difficulties. Congress is still very hesitant to send troops." Hopkins said with some frustration.  Because Roosevelt really needed time and external stimulation, he was sent to give China and Britain some sweetness first, hoping that the two countries would continue to support it.

    After the two of them finished talking, Gu Weijun took the initiative to walk Hopkins to the door. After waiting for him to get in the car, he returned to the living room, looked at Yang Qiu and said with a smile: "It seems that Roosevelt can't wait any longer. The Lend-Lease Act  that¡¯s interesting.¡±

    ¡°He was very anxious, but unfortunately, politically??There are too many restrictions.  "

    "Yes." Gu Weijun is very familiar with American politics and said: "Congress is not easy to deal with. After being excluded from the last war, the American people don't want to fight at all, so he can only come up with this Lend-Lease bill first. But wait for you and Churchill  With the signing tomorrow, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan will have to consider forming an alliance. If Roosevelt still can't find a breakthrough, Britain may be finished within half a year."

    Yang Qiu smiled slightly: "It depends on Churchill."

    "Look at him?" Gu Weijun frowned in surprise.

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    PS: I didn¡¯t write it well, so I deleted it, changed it, changed it, deleted it and made a transition.
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