Chapter 691 Turkey enters the war

"Don't let go of a single message!" Meng Xiang instructed again.

The rise of China in this time and space has caused a lot of changes. It's just that under Meng Xiang's intentional or unintentional correction through many shadow companies such as cottages, umbrellas and Skynets, the world war ignited by the accumulated contradictions in the original world is slowly changing along the original traces.

But the victory of the German army in the Battle of Kiev this time was too strong, and it has already caused a backlash from all sides. Many places have begun to be very different from Meng Xiang's time and space history. This is also the news that Meng Xiang has repeatedly told to collect in order to grasp some unpredictable changes in advance.

However, at the end of August, one unexpected news after another made him feel that the world pattern has undergone a lot of changes.

"Turkey is at war?" The news that Meng Xiang heard at the end of August was nothing more than this one shocked him.

In that time, Turkey did not surrender to the Allies until the final stages of the 45-year war and declared war on Germany.

Kemal died on the eve of World War II, and although he was replaced as the new president by his main aide Inonu, the political situation in the country was unstable.

This is normal, when the giant falls, there will always be some "chaos" and "chaos" under the "yin" shadow he covers. Coupled with the fact that Kemal's reforms have not yet been completely completed, and the distribution of various benefits needs to be readjusted, Turkey is busy stabilizing its internal affairs. Externally, it firmly implements Kemal's legacy, maintains a neutral position, and does not mix with the frontal fighting of the great powers for the time being.

However, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Central Asia are all inseparable from its existence, and its special position has allowed the two major powers to woo it and use various means to shake its neutral position.

The Germans helped Turkey build roads and railways in exchange for the import of Turkish chrome ore and thus maintained the passage of oil to the Middle East. The British, on the other hand, helped Turkey build ports and airports in an attempt to set up pedals in Turkey and squeeze out the Germans.

The two countries competed to offer various concessions, but Turkey acquiesced in the rivalry between the two countries at home, and increased the export of chrome and copper ore in exchange for advanced weaponry to arm its 50 brigades. In the harsh environment of the ancient Anatolian plateau, 800,000 "elite" soldiers were created, which is not inferior to any army in Europe.

In the case of Turkey's quest for neutrality, no country can easily offend and push it on its enemies.

"Butterfly wings have finally taken a storm!" After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Xiang figured out the reason for the change in Turkey, which in the final analysis still has something to do with him.

Turkey was the only exporter of chrome ore to the Germans, and they were worried about the German tanks that had advanced to Greece, so they never stopped exporting chrome ore from Germany. For the Germans, chromium was an essential material for alloy steel, indispensable for the production of guns and other weapons. German Production Minister Speer has said that if the supply of chrome ore is cut off, it will lead to a 10-month interruption of German arms production.

However, since Mengxiang laid out the whole world and set up sub-bases, the mining problem of the Germans has also been solved.

When the sub-bases in various places are mining resources, there is not a huge price difference, and the minerals with the right "sex" price ratio will not be sold to the base. In particular, the scarce resources on the earth are not abundant, and these are directly sent to the ore "refining" refinery to be refined into "refined" ore to prevent use.

China has always lacked chrome ore, and even in later generations, the stock is still scarce, and chrome ore is also the key "refining" mineral collected by the base.

The continuous production and refining of chrome ore in South Africa, India, Antarctica and other places has gradually exceeded the amount used in China. Even if part of it is taken as a strategic reserve, there is still a surplus. The endless accumulation of strategic minerals is also a kind of "waste" fee, and Meng Xiang relies on the black gold company and copycat company, which have become the world's largest miners, to sell "refined" chrome ore to the Germans. Another chrome ore resource was opened up for the Germans.

In addition, the Black Gold Company has acquired large mineral exploration rights from the Albanian region through the cooperation of copycats and the Italian arms trade.

Albania had just begun to mine chrome ore on the eve of World War II, and even the Italians who occupied it did not know that Albania was rich in chrome ore resources, second only to the undeveloped Finland in Europe, and its production volume was the second largest in the world for a long time. In later generations, Huaxia had provided him with free assistance for a long time, and Huaxia was in short supply of chrome ore, and it was also imported from it.

Albania's chrome mines cannot be controlled by black gold companies alone. Huaxia is a little beyond the reach of the whip, and with the reserves of the base in South Africa, India and other places, Meng Xiang's strategic deployment of chrome ore here has been reduced to inferior.

When the Italians, who continued to discover chrome ore resources and regretted the sale of those chrome ore mining areas, kept disturbing them, Meng Xiang directly dragged the Germans in, and in a cooperative way, there was an opportunity for Chinese people to participate in mining and learn experience, and by the way, they enriched their pockets.

The Germans also had a third chrome channel, and with the exploration and exploitation of Algerian mines, Turkey's chrome resources were less important.

The layout of Mengxiang in the Middle East and the rise of Aladdin in the Middle East have increased the amount of oil exported to Germany. After the German control of the Balkans and the occupation of Crete, the British navy was greatly weakened and the German navy was strengthened, and the oil transportation routes in the Mediterranean Sea were much safer.

Turkey's position in the eyes of the Germans was further weakened.

The copycat company provided the Germans with a large number of weapons and the invisible alliance of Huaxia, which made the Germans much stronger. In particular, the war in the east of Soviet Russia made the Germans begin to be confident that the final victory would belong to them after all.

This time, the sound of the battle of Kyiv made the self-confident Germans look into the wider distance of the world, and they were a little dissatisfied with Turkey's attitude.

Lao Xi's eyes are not only in Europe, but also in the Middle East and even Central Asia and India, and the Germans want to follow in the footsteps of the British. Not long ago, in order to make Turkey neutral in good faith, the Americans have included Turkey in the list of recipients of the concession bill. As a result, Turkey, which has a somewhat ambiguous attitude, has developed the ability to step on the tightrope in the cracks of the great powers, and it is a little unsuitable for the strength of the Germans in this time and space.

Moreover, Turkey, like Portugal, has a pro-British tradition. This made the Germans a little uneasy, and some people proposed to use Turkey to attack the Baku oil fields on both sides, which made the Germans' attitude a little tougher.

"We don't have much choice, Germany or England!" After three years, Inonu has consolidated his position, and at this time, he has the confidence to consider foreign wars.

"Alatürk once said that the British have not lost in the war for two hundred years, and following the British will eventually achieve the final victory!" Turkey's pro-British tradition was revealed, and the words of Kemal, who had been given to Alatürk by Congress, were immediately brought out, attracting the support of many people.

Inonu's heart was "gloomy", no leader wanted to be blocked from the "shadow" of the previous leader, and after three years of consolidation, he began to want to break Kemal's huge influence. However, Kemal's exploits are incomparable, and the only way to surpass them is to make immortal military exploits, and the restoration of the glory of Austria-Hungary is still "excited" and "swaying" in the hearts of every Turk.

Knowing that Turkey's strength is insufficient, Inonu has not "lost" his position, and there are already great powers such as Britain and Germany in the original territory of Austria-Hungary in the Middle East, which is not something that Turkey can attack now, and he can't help but turn his attention to the Caucasus.

Turkey and Russia have been fighting in the Caucasus for more than 300 years, and they are also very interested in these northern territories, especially when the Baku oil field becomes one of the world's super oil fields at this time, it seems that this land isolated by the Caucasus Mountains makes Turkey even more tempted.

"The border of Tusu should be the legendary Caucasus Mountains of the gods!" Inonu muttered to herself.

There were many people who held the idea of reunification with him, and some immediately jumped out in support of leaning towards Germany.

The great victory of the Germans in Soviet Russia, as well as the expansion of China in the east of Soviet Russia, "provoked" every country on the verge of Soviet Russia. Even in Iran, there are people who are clamoring for expansion to the north. If it weren't for the control of Britain and the United States and other countries in Iran, it might have really stirred up a lot of trouble.

At this time, neighboring Turkey naturally couldn't hold its breath. Inonu was also willing to use external wars to vent the many contradictions caused by Turkic, Kurdish and other national issues, as well as internal Kemalist reforms. So this time the theme began to move in the direction he expected.

"The Chinese also attacked Soviet Russia, but they have not yet allied with the Germans!" Someone threw out this proposal, "We can also do the same, only against Soviet Russia, and independently settle some territorial disputes in the north." ”

The crowd agreed, and the plan was finally approved.

In fact, everyone understands that under the struggle between major powers, it is difficult to have a gap. However, due to the coercion of Britain and the United States, and the fact that the British and Soviet Russia did not have a formal alliance, the Turks also took advantage of this to pretend to be confused, like emulating China.

Soviet Russia is under the attack of Germany and China, and no one is optimistic about its future.

At the end of August, after a tragic incident occurred on the Turkish-Soviet border, Turkey came to collect debts from Soviet Russia as a victim.

History has once again turned an arc.

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