Chapter 798: The Germans Don't Care About It
"Good news! The U.S. Congress passed a proposal to increase the power of the Pacific Navy! Pharmacist Tang said to Meng Xiang with a smile.
Together with Rat Er, he is in charge of the intelligence agency of the Vanguard Army, and behind this turmoil in the United States is a lot of ideas for him, the royal master.
Meng Xiang smiled and didn't make a sound. He knew more about this.
All the information related to the base belongs to Rat Er. The Americans have already purchased another completed battleship Montana from the Umbrella and incorporated it into the Pacific Fleet. And these news had already reached Meng Xiang's ears through the information channel of the cloned spies.
This time the promotion of the Americans' strategic adjustment is far wider than the layout of Tang Yaoshi, and even the power of the Pacific Navy is also a driving force in this incident.
The defeat in the Fiji Sea was a humiliating blow to the Pacific Fleet, and they were even more anxious to regain that loss. Many of them were descendants of Roosevelt.
The United States has already accumulated a lot of naval talent, and there will be no shortage of naval talent, and the US government's deep pockets will not lack the support of gold coins, and even shipbuilding factories are not lacking, there are many factories rushing for orders, and the only thing lacking is time.
A series of events forced the Americans to approve the outsourcing plan.
The windfall profits from the sale of two Montana-class battleships under the umbrella are still secondary, and the important thing is that the United States has increased the weight of Asia on the balance of strategy.
In mid-October, the Hawaii, which represents the enthusiasm of the people, and the newly purchased Alaska, after sea trials, formed a new huge formation and headed for the South Pacific.
The American was not approved because it was an outsourced ship, but it was named the Hawaii in honor of the humiliation of Pearl Harbor. This resulted in a new class of battleships, and the newly commissioned Fantasy class was given the state name of the USS Alaska.
The name of the American is also a cautionary tale. Although the Japanese have shifted their center of gravity south. But for the sake of the security of the homeland, an attack was also launched on the Aleutian Islands. In May, they occupied the islands of Atu and Kiska. The same is a shame for the occupation of American territory.
Perhaps both of these are purchased warships. There is also an element of shame. But. Now the American people are pinning their hopes on these two super battleships for Asia.
Before Japan and the United States launched an aircraft carrier war, especially under the influence of the super battleship trend set off by Meng Xiang, in the hearts of the people, the aircraft carrier was still the status of the little brother.
Although there are 6 aircraft carriers on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. However, carrier-based fighters were constrained by the Japanese Zero and Super Zero fighters, making it impossible for aircraft carriers to play their role. It's still unreassuring.
The Iowa-class battleship was defeated by the Yamato-class battleship, which made the rest of the Iowa less confident.
This is also an important reason why the US top brass forbade the Pacific Fleet to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese again.
But with the addition of 2 super battleships, it is already possible to confront the Japanese Yamato-class.
This support fleet sailed slowly. Even if the war situation in Australia is urgent. Still slowly circled around the South Pacific Ocean from Cape Horn.
In addition to the need for the US Navy to familiarize themselves with their new mounts, the 2 Montana-class battleships with a full load displacement of more than 70,000 tons simply could not pass through the Panama Canal.
The slow speed made Meng Xiang feel anxious.
At this time, although the vanguard army did not fight with Japan on a large scale, the daily skirmishes continued to encroach on the Japanese territory, especially the constantly stable positions. and the continuous construction of extended roads behind the army, which made the Japanese unable to hold their breath.
They are deploying troops on the one hand. They brought back the troops that had attacked South Asia, set traps, and prepared to use the advantage of the jungle to defeat the Vanguard, and on the one hand, in order to delay time and confuse the outside world, they also complained to the Germans about the advance of the Vanguard.
However, by this time the Germans could no longer care about the crying Japanese, and they had even weakened their offensive around London on the Western Front.
Because the war on the Eastern Front has reached a critical moment.
In order to allow the Americans to return to the two-front war in Asia and Europe, Meng Xiang weakened his support for the German army in London, and increased his support for the German army and Soviet Russia on the Eastern Front at the same time through umbrella and copycat companies, especially on both sides near Stalingrad. For this support, even the two bases in the Middle East, which have been mainly engaged in oil extraction, refining, and exchange, began to storm weapons and directly transported them across the Black Sea through Iran to support Soviet Russia.
Since China stuck the passage of Siberia and the Far East, the Germans stuck the Baltic Sea, and the Turks stuck the passage of the Black Sea, there are only two channels left for British and American support to Soviet Russia.
One is a route through the Arctic Ocean. This was the most important channel for Soviet Russia to receive foreign aid. Although the German navy also attacked through ports near Norway, the huge losses could not stop the delivery of large quantities of supplies from Britain and the United States.
The British, in particular, were in dire straits, but colonies all over the world were constantly creating wealth and accumulating huge supplies. This part of the material could not be sent to the mainland, but it could support Soviet Russia and alleviate the crisis on the Western Front with the pressure of the Eastern Front.
The Americans even sent a large number of finished products to the port of Murmansk in Soviet Russia, and even did not hesitate to use air transport directly to the front line that was urgently needed.
The main route of the Germans was the British on the Western Front, and the forces to throw into the harsh Arctic Ocean were somewhat insufficient, but on the other channel some results were achieved through diplomacy and other means.
The other passage is through Iran, which is controlled by Britain and the United States, through the Iranian railway, directly to the Caspian ports, and through the Caspian Sea water transport, it can be directly sent to the inland ports on the Volga.
At one time, this passage was the main route for the Allies, but Iran has been neutral since the beginning of the war, thanks to the diplomatic efforts of the Germans.
After Aladdin established the Crescent Kingdom, although he also adhered to the principle of neutrality, he was somewhat biased towards Germany under the instructions of Meng Xiang.
In the process of foreign conquest, it undoubtedly helped the Germans to slowly expel the British and American forces. At this time, in addition to Saudi Arabia, which remained neutral, pro-German forces in Syria and countries such as Jordan and Iraq had gained the upper hand. This also affected the situation in Iran, and several opposition forces in Iran also leaned towards Germany, and even armed themselves with the support of the Germans, and from time to time attacked the Iranian railway corridors in support of Soviet Russia by Britain and the United States.
Of course, there is also the armed forces of the Mengxiang organization, Iran is so big and fat, how can he sit idly by, and there is a passage that kills the throat of Soviet Russia here.
This, combined with the limited capacity of land transportation, has made the line more than half abandoned. The main transport routes of the Allies have been moved to the Arctic Ocean.
However, this does not prevent Meng Xiang from transporting through this route. The adjustment to the sub-base in Iraq is enough to cover the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Since the base upgrade, two sub-bases in the Middle East have also been adjusted, one near Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and even the Arabian Sea to the south.
The other has been moved to the north of Iraq, and the area under its jurisdiction can already reach the Caspian Sea. The weapons produced could be shipped directly to Stalingrad-on-Volga.
The Russians were very happy to trade for cash.
When a large number of factories were occupied by Germany and China, the remaining factories were often bombed, and in the face of a shortage of materials and labor, and it was difficult for foreign aid to arrive smoothly, the Soviet Russians, who had held a large number of gold, silver, diamonds, and hard currency in their hands through the primitive accumulation of the country, were more concerned about these finished weapons.
In the past, the umbrella company only provided weapons, not transportation, but this time it directly provided door-to-door delivery services, which solved the urgent need and made the Soviet Russians happy to pay for it.
Moreover, this time the weapons and supplies sent by the umbrella were on a huge scale. Among them, there are more than 500 tanks alone.
It was the arrival of this batch of weapons, containing 500 tanks, that gave the Russians the confidence to fight the Germans in a counterattack. Otherwise, they'd rather wait for the cold to come their aid.
But the Russians could not wait that long, and Moscow's fate hung by a thread.
More than a million Russian soldiers have fallen around Moscow, but the crisis in Moscow has not been resolved. The Russians could only hold a corner and maintain the dignity of the capital from falling.
But this was difficult to hold out for long, and the Russians had been trying to bring more German troops in through the Battle of Stalingrad.
Half of their purpose was accomplished, with more than 1.5 million German troops concentrated around Stalingrad, but more than 800,000 troops still besieging Moscow.
Winter was beneficial to the Russians in Stalingrad, but fatal for Moscow, which had lost material support from outside.
The Germans have learned the lessons of last winter and are even more prepared this year.
Huaxia's orders for cotton clothes and leather clothes are soft.
Thanks to a year of preparation, Huaxia received orders for winter clothes from the Germans, Italians, and other attached soldiers. Even the cheap and high-quality winter clothes in China conquered the Allies.
Many of the British Coalition armies also wore Chinese-made winter coats. Compared to American products, Huaxia products are cheaper, more affordable, and can be bartered. This was the most suitable for the British, who were spending money like water, causing a shortage of gold and silver hard currency, to exchange the goods of the colonies.
Of course, for the support of the United States, the lion's head was still given to the Americans, but the Americans were eyeing a large number of orders produced in China for Germany.
It was these orders that prepared the Germans well enough to survive the bitter cold in the north.
The Russians, who were not sure, decided to launch a decisive counterattack at Stalingrad in advance after receiving a large amount of support, in order to save Moscow from the crisis.
But they didn't know that the copycat company had given more supplies to the Germans on the other side.