It turns out that the main reason why Britain is reluctant to be the second-in-command under Germany is because Germany is a European country, too close to Britain, and geographically Britain is unwilling to identify with Germany, preferring to follow its big cousin the United States.

But now, it seems that there is no choice - Germany has defeated Britain, and Britain can only bow to Germany if it wants to.

Under such a premise, if obedience to Germany can benefit one's own country, it can also benefit oneself...... It's certainly a very pleasant thing.

"Don't we have to pay any other price?" Attlee looked at the location of the oil wells on the map and subconsciously asked.

With such a sentence, Li Le knew that his means of pulling the current British government into the water would work.

"This is the interest of the Axis powers, and of course, there will be obligations of the Axis powers in the future. Europe is the axis of this world, so it is the duty of the Axis countries to develop together, to defend themselves against the enemy, and to unite with the outside world. Li Le said with a smile.

To accept or not to accept, the conundrum is before Sir Eden, and Prime Minister Attlee.

If the immediate benefits are accepted, then at least they will wear the same pants with Germany. No matter how they explain it in the future, they will not escape the fact that they are allied with Germany.

It was as if Marshal Petain, Marshal Petain, who had now almost resigned himself to his fate, and Reival and Darlan, had already boarded the German ship.

Even if they no longer want to admit it, Vichy France has now regained a lot of strength and has begun to play an important role in the camp of the Axis powers.

Whether it was as a port to help Germany use the Mediterranean, or a routine naval patrol that took control of Gibraltar, the French side was already involved in the world war.

At this time, if Britain did not quickly express its position, it was likely that it would not be able to share the fruits of victory after the war.

"100,000 shells, as long as there are no problems with the supply of raw materials, we will produce 100,000 shells, and 100,000 aerial bombs, to supply the front line and stop the westward advance of communism." After some struggle, Attlee gave her own answer.

Hearing what the Prime Minister said, Sir Aiden knew that this time the British mainland was going to take sides: "We will immediately mobilize engineers and technicians to rush to Saudi Arabia to start the construction of oil fields there." ”

"The security of the Persian Gulf cannot be guaranteed at the moment, so I plan to set up an Indian Ocean fleet in the future to ensure the safety of shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf, do you have any suggestions?" Li Le asked as he looked at the two in front of him.

The question is worth asking: where is the threat of forming a fleet? Naturally, it was a threat from the Indian side.

The Indian Ocean Fleet under the command of the British government-in-exile, that is, two battleships taken away by Naval Commander Phillips, as well as an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean.

No matter how reluctant you may be to admit it, these warships are indeed the largest naval force in the Indian Ocean.

Germany did not have a single battleship here at all, except for the passage through the Red Sea, with the occasional submarine into the Indian Ocean.

At present, Germany, with the formation of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Gibraltar Fleet, has exhausted the little resources of its navy, and has no time to think about problems in the Indian Ocean.

Therefore, Germany hopes that Italy, France and Britain will help build a navy to help Germany share the pressure.

It is a pity that France is still hesitating, and Darlan does not seem to have decided to advance and retreat with Germany.

The Italian Navy is very thoughtful, and they are willing to go to the Indian Ocean to make a difference. The only thing that makes the Italians depressed is that their own navy is too short-sighted, resulting in their own ability to enter the Indian Ocean for long-range operations.

The reason is simple: the new Italian battleships are powerful in all indicators, but they are born with short legs in range......

Originally, the Italians had a good idea: they would be on the Mediterranean without a long voyage - but now that they have won the battle in the Mediterranean, they find that they will not be able to go out of the Mediterranean for a short time......

As a result, the current Italian Navy is not high or low: the escort Germans can't trust the Italian Navy, and it's too wasteful to escort battleships and heavy cruisers, but they are not qualified to go out to fight, so they can only lie on their stomachs in the harbor and serve as a military garrison in the Mediterranean......

The British Navy, which had ships and experience in ocean-going warfare, had been driven out of the Mediterranean only half a year earlier, and at this time entered the field of vision of the German top brass.

Wouldn't it be better to let the British go and fight the British? This thought appeared in Li Le's mind, and it could no longer be dissipated.

In Li Le's view, even if the British did not fight the British, allowing ships flying the British flag to enter the Persian Gulf safely would save a lot of time in the construction of Saudi oil fields.

Sea freight is much cheaper than air freight and ground transportation...... And some large machinery, only by sea.

"We can communicate with that government-in-exile through the United States that as long as it's not a warship, it should guarantee the freedom of navigation of civilian vessels." The first thing that came to Foreign Secretary's mind, Sir Eden, was to avoid the possibility of war in the Indian Ocean.

"If you believe in the spirit of cooperation in our country, you can wait for us to return and consult with our naval department on such issues." Attlee thought more than Sir Aiden.

He felt that the opportunity to rearm the British navy was a very tempting condition. In addition, he believed that such cooperation was negotiable.

Everything is negotiable in the face of the interests of the oil fields, in the face of the temptation to revitalize Britain, even if it is temporary cooperation with the enemy.

"When I get back, I'll communicate this with Admiral Somerville, the commander of the fleet. I think the Navy will seriously consider the Führer's proposal. He pondered his tone for a moment and continued.

Of course, Li Le would not give Britain a chance to rearm, he wanted the British Navy to help the German Navy train cadets, and form some minesweeping fleets to clear the mines in the Atlantic Sea.

All the auxiliary work was done, and the tonnage of the battleships was strictly limited by Germany.

If Germany is the most powerful when it comes to sneaky development and growth, how can he sit back and watch Britain secretly arm itself, just as Britain and France sat back and watched Germany grow?

Therefore, Attlee thought crookedly, not that Li Le became stupid and prepared to rearm the British Navy.

However, Li Le didn't want to puncture the other party's illusions in person, as long as the other party signed to expand cooperation and ate the delicious bait of the Saudi oil field, then the rest of the matter was for the German side to take what it wanted......