Chapter 825: The Price of Cabbage

Zhang Yunfei was very satisfied with the trip to Nebunur that there would be the first atomic bomb within a year, and Zhang Yunfei was even more looking forward to it.

Soon after Zhang Yunfei returned to Beijing, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, vice minister of national defense, personally came over to report to Zhang Yunfei on the current situation in Southeast Asia.

At present, that is, in the first half of January, the war in Southeast Asia is basically over, and nearly 2 million Japanese troops in Southeast Asia have been captured and killed, hundreds of thousands of them have been captured, and nearly one million have been killed.

The top brass of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, as well as the top brass of the Japanese military junta in Southeast Asia, were basically wiped out by the Chinese army and annihilated on the spot.

Beginning in October, the Chinese army launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, and now in the first half of January, it has basically only been about three months, and so many Japanese troops have basically disappeared under the blows of the Chinese army.

With the support of the Chinese military, the regimes of Southeast Asian countries have been re-established, and these regimes are basically pro-China, and the top leaders of the regimes have been selected, and in each regime, the Chinese side retains the post of senior adviser.

As for the seized weapons and ammunition, they were basically sold to these newly established regimes at a good price, and these junk weapons, which the Chinese army did not look down on, were regarded as treasures and used to equip their newly established armies.

Zhang Yunfei listened to Zuo Qingquan's report and felt comfortable, in this way, there will be basically no more war in Asia, next. It was to send troops to Europe, and the Chinese army, as a member of the Central Powers, entered the European battlefield and marched to Germany.

At present, the situation in the European theater is developing in favor of the Allies due to the vigorous investment of the United States, a large number of US troops and a large amount of equipment have been invested in the European theater.

In addition, because Germany was pinned down by countries such as Britain and the United States. The Soviet Union finally relented. Those who are preparing to start a strategic counteroffensive may be defeated if this situation continues to develop.

Now, the war in Southeast Asia is basically over. The Germans also began to show defeat. For China. It is to get a good grasp of building our own military bases in the Middle East.

Now is a great opportunity, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries all hope that China will enter the European theater sooner, as long as China attacks Germany in a big way. It will accelerate the demise of Germany, and China's military strength is currently very recognized by many countries in the world.

Since it hopes that China will enter the European theater as soon as possible, China has just used the excuse of selecting a location in the Middle East to build its own military base for supplies, docking of ships, and even maintenance.

If China wants to enter the European theater, since China is far away from Europe, it must build such a large military base close to Europe.

In addition, it is only the early 40s, the value of the Middle East is far from being reflected, many super oil fields have not been discovered, and in the eyes of many countries, the Middle East is basically a barren land, full of deserts and the Gobi, a desolate land.

As a traverser, since Zhang Yunfei knew the importance of the Middle East region, he sent a delegation to the Middle East countries two or three months ago to discuss the construction of military bases.

Although China is already relatively strong and the Indian Ocean Fleet is basically about to be built, it is completely capable of conquering these small countries in the Middle East by force, but in order to establish its own international image, Zhang Yunfei is not ready to do so.

Zhang Yunfei's method is to send delegations to these countries to buy some land near the sea from these countries by means of leasing or buying enough to build military bases.

Which piece of land to buy first, Zhang Yunfei has already set his sights, Zhang Yunfei prefers the entrance to the Persian Gulf, which belongs to a desert in Saudi Arabia.

It is indeed a desert, but the geographical location is very important, located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, and a large amount of oil in and out of the Middle East will pass through here, and the construction of a huge military base here is equivalent to directly strangling the entire Persian Gulf.

More than a month ago, at the end of November last year, the Chinese delegation finally negotiated a lease with the Saudi side, and this desert of more than 200 square kilometers was leased to the Chinese side for 100 years at a price of $1 million a year, and the rent was still paid once a year.

A piece of desert, one million dollars a year, in the eyes of many people, that is simply a sky-high price, many people in the delegation at that time did not understand, even the Saudi side, is also ecstatic, very happy to sign an agreement with the Chinese side.

1 million US dollars a year, a hundred years is 100 million, but Zhang Yunfei knows that this business has been doubled by himself, and at a price of 100 million, he can get the right to use it here for 100 years, which is simply the price of cabbage.

If in another 50 years, in the nineties, you want to lease such a piece of land here, not to say 1 million dollars a year, but 10 billion dollars a year, it will be impossible.

What's more, who can guarantee that there are no large oil fields under this desert, you know, in the Middle East, any oil well can be drilled.

Zhang Yunfei knows that there is one of the largest oil fields in the world, a super large oil field, but this oil field has not yet been discovered.

In later generations, when Zhang Yunfei was still a special forces, he once came to the Middle East to carry out a secret mission, and he was very clear about the location of this large oil field.

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In mid-January, the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

This is a large desert, if it is a normal time, it is sparsely populated and desolate, but now it is in full swing, and many laborers work here.

In order to build this huge military base, hundreds of thousands of free laborers were successively transported from Southeast Asia, and these small Japanese free laborers dressed in uniform labor clothes were working hard under the watchful eye of many armed soldiers.

It has been more than half a month since the construction started here, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers here, and at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, Chinese warships still appear from time to time.

Even large transport fleets are often escorted by warships to transport a large amount of materials, especially some building materials, such as steel bars.

As for cement, it is mainly purchased in the Middle East, where there are also some cement factories, a large number of trucks, often a steady stream of large quantities of cement, construction stone, also mined nearby.

More than 100,000 small Japanese laborers are working hard here, and the project is progressing relatively quickly, and a large military port, a large airport, a large military barracks, and a large warehouse will be built here.

The large military port is naturally one of the military ports of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy in the future, and the airport is also indispensable, not only can domestic long-distance transport planes fly directly from the country, but also a large number of bombers and fighters will be deployed here.

The large military camp is naturally for the purpose of stationing troops here on a large scale in the future, and such an important military base will definitely be stationed with heavy troops in the future.

on a construction site.

A large number of small Japanese sweated like rain, and the soldiers were holding AK-47 assault rifles, patrolling leisurely around, some important positions, and even erected a straight machine gun, under the deterrence of so many weapons, these little Japan were honest and very obedient.

Located near the sea, this is a natural deep-water port, and a large wharf is being built, which is also a priority project for the entire base.

On the edge of the dock, several soldiers were resting and chatting, and not far away, a large number of small Japanese were working honestly.

"Platoon commander! Little Japan is really obedient, and they will do whatever they want. ”

"Of course." A second lieutenant platoon commander took over the conversation, "You know, two days ago, there were a few little Japanese on the construction site who were ready to make trouble, but they were quickly executed on the spot, and now, these little Japanese are much more honest. ”

"I said, little Japan is underbeaten, born to bully the soft and afraid of the hard, cheap bones."

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These people were chatting leisurely here, not far away, a small convoy was slowly driving over, everyone looked at a convoy, stopped one after another, and looked not far away.

After the convoy stopped, several people in charge of the vicinity greeted them, and these soldiers, seeing such a situation, thought in their hearts, could it be that a chief came to inspect.

Sure enough, from a parked car, several chiefs got down, one of whom was still a general, and seeing that the big chief was really coming, these chatting soldiers stood up straight.

Comrade Liu Dazhu, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy, personally came to inspect and inspect the construction situation here, and Zhang Yunfei personally sent a telegram to Liu Dazhu, asking Liu Dazhu to personally come and inspect and then report to Zhang Yunfei.

It can be seen that Zhang Yunfei is very concerned about the construction here, although Zhang Yunfei cannot come in person, but Zhang Yunfei still entrusted Liu Dazhu to come over to check the progress of the construction.

Next to Liu Dazhu, there were several Arabs wearing robes and white turbans, these are members of the Saudi Arabian royal family, and these Arabs personally accompanied Liu Dazhu and his party.

In the eyes of these people, China is their own financier, such an inconspicuous, desolate place is rented out for 1 million US dollars a year, if you have a good relationship with the Chinese side, and rent a few more such places, it will be the best, there is a large amount of rent every year.

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