I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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The major general of the British army said: "General Alexander is a general who loves soldiers like his son. He just wants to bring as many young men as possible back to the UK and bring them to their families. Of course, this does not mean that he dare not Compete with your Excellency.

In fact, if you cooperate, Your Excellency General, General Alexander can give you Iraq and other places 'undamaged'.

The specific method is that our army retreats slowly, and you slowly catch up. Our army transfers the area under our army's control to you peacefully. We will not bleed, and you will not bleed, isn't it great? "

Chen Mingren narrowed his eyes: "How do I know if General Alexander is delaying time and playing tricks with me?"

The major general of the British army shook his head: "We don't need you to give us too much time, you just need to give us the time to take away the troops, weapons and equipment, and supplies together. In exchange, we will take us under control." The place that is left intact to you, without destroying the city, without destroying the infrastructure.

We want to leave, you want to get the city intact, we and you can get what we want!"

Chen Mingren thought for 3 minutes calmly, then nodded: "Tell General Alexander, I agree!"

The major general of the British army saluted Chen Mingren with a happy face: "Thank you!"

After the British major general left, Huang Wei asked Chen Mingren: "Really make this kind of 'deal' with Alexander?"

Chen Mingren smiled and said, "Why not? As the British say, we and they both have what we need!"

"What if it's an English trick?"

"No!" Chen Mingren was very confident, "Alexander has self-knowledge, he knows that fighting us is seeking his own death, so he just wants to leave safely.

Didn't you find out?The British army wants to go to Egypt, and they want to abandon the Arabian Peninsula!" He couldn't help laughing, "Why does this happen every time?In the fight against the Soviet Union, Germany took the lead, and we took advantage of it. When we fought France, Germany took the lead, and we took advantage of it.

Time and time again, I feel embarrassed, and this is too sorry for the Germans!"

"If the British army withdraws to Egypt, they will all go to the German territory. We just sit back and watch? Send 10,000+ British troops all the way to the German territory. This way...although it can save our own troops from bleeding a lot, it can also Let us get Iraq and other places intact, but...isn't it too kind to the German allies?" Huang Wei is a loyal and almost pedantic old man, and he really feels a little bit unbearable.

Chen Mingren laughed: "Soldiers never tire of cheating! How could I really let Alexander go?"

Chapter 652 Capture the Middle East (2)

After the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, more than 25 fully mechanized Nanjing troops invaded the territory of British Iraq from Iran.

This is because Admiral Harold Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the British Army on the Arabian Peninsula, is very "self-aware". He knows that he has no hope of winning, so he only wants to withdraw the army to Egypt as intact as possible, and does not want to be in the Arabian Peninsula. It is irrational to engage in a deadly battle with the Nanjing Army in the territory. For this reason, he even secretly contacted Chen Mingren, the commander of the Nanjing Army's Middle East Expeditionary Force, hoping that the two armies could "complete the peaceful handover of the Arabian Peninsula without interfering with the river." He promised The British army will not destroy the city, will not destroy the infrastructure, will not arm the locals or incite the locals to resist the Nanjing Army. In exchange, the Nanjing Army "chased and did not fight" the retreating British army, and acquiesced to the British army in the Arabian Peninsula The 9th, 10th, and 15th armies can safely withdraw to Egypt (the distribution of the three British armies in the Arabian Peninsula is as follows: the 9th army is in Syria and Lebanon, and the 10th army is in Iraq and Kuwait , the 15th Army is in Oman and Yemen).

Chen Mingren agreed with Alexander's "friendly proposal that both sides will not shed blood" and promised that "as long as the British army abides by the agreement, the Chinese army will not take large-scale military strikes against the British army in the Arabian Peninsula within the time agreed by both parties."

After receiving Chen Mingren's "promise with military honor as a guarantee", Alexander was very happy, and specially sent someone to give Chen Mingren a set of exquisite British black tea tea set as a personal thank you gift. Blue and white porcelain tea set.

Therefore, on the North African battlefield, the German army and the British army fought fiercely. In Syria and Lebanon, the German-Turkish coalition forces and the British army also fought to the death. Only in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the Nanjing army and the British army were " Respect each other as guests."

The British army raced against time to pack their luggage, abandon their positions, and then hurriedly evacuated in cars. The Nanjing army followed behind and took over the territory that the British army had handed over intact.

On April 4, the 1th Division of the Nanjing Army occupied Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The whole division almost never fired a single shot. It started with a military band, and entered the urban area of ​​Baghdad with a triumphant song. Withdrew from the city ahead of time, retreated to the suburbs tens of kilometers away and headed west. The armies of both sides had never met, and the British army handed over Baghdad.

In the process of occupying Baghdad, the Nanjing Army only killed and injured more than 100 people, all of which came from the resistance of the local people.

Standing proudly on the famous Baghdad Pavilion in the city of Baghdad, Xu Yuwei, the commander of the 200th Brigade of the 100th Division of the Nanjing Army, looked down at the foreign city that had fallen into his own hands intact, and accepted the surrender of the Iraqi high-level.

Iraq gained "complete independence" in 1932, but there were still deep-rooted British forces in its territory, and because some high-level officials in Iraq secretly sought aid from Germany and planned a pro-German and anti-British coup, they were subsequently suppressed by force by Britain, causing a large number of The British army entered Iraq again, so Iraq was still essentially a British colony at this time.

After the British army fully retreated, a very small number of Iraqi high-level officials fled with the British army, and most of the high-level officials chose to stay. At this time, they came to make "initial contact" with Xu Yuwei.

The head of this group of high-level Iraqi officials is Prime Minister Nuri Saeed, who belongs to the "moderate faction" in the Iraqi political arena and tends to cooperate with the British. The "pro-Germany and anti-British faction" was the leader who planned the pro-Germany and anti-British coup, but the coup failed, so he fled to Germany and Italy, and is currently in exile in Saudi Arabia.

Standing in front of Xu Yuwei, Nuri Said looked bitter. He knew very well that the Chinese had replaced the British as the new masters of Iraq, and the Chinese were more domineering than the British.

"You are the Prime Minister of Iraq?" Xu Yuwei looked at Nuri Saeed, and after the other party nodded, he smiled, "Master Prime Minister, I believe you have already understood the new situation in Iraq, and you can continue to do it. Prime Minister, as long as you cooperate with us as you used to cooperate with the British.

Listen well, we will bring you a new life of peace, tranquility, and adequate food and clothing, so that you can live better and richer, the only condition is that you must be obedient, you must obey us, and don't try to do irrational things .

You see, the British don't dare to fight us at all, so we have a lot of bullets, understand? "

Nuri Saeed nodded tremblingly.

"Where's your king?" Xu Yuwei looked at the Iraqi senior officials at the scene.

The official title of Iraq at this time is the "Kingdom of Iraq", and its political system is a constitutional monarchy under the rule of the Faisal dynasty. The current king is Faisal II.

Nuri Saeed stepped aside with his head bowed, revealing a timid-looking little boy hiding behind him.

"This is your king? How old is he?" Xu Yuwei laughed dumbfounded. After learning that the other party was only seven years old, he laughed in his heart, "What a perfect puppet! Emperor Han Xian seemed to be 15 years old when he was controlled by Cao Cao, right? This It's smaller, tsk tsk, so it's more convenient for us to 'take the emperor to order the princes', not bad! Not bad!"

Faisal II was indeed later used by Jiang Weiguo as a tool to "hold the emperor to make the princes" in Iraq. It is worth mentioning that because almost all the people in Iraq believe in Islam, they are divided into two major groups: Sunni and Shia. Therefore, Faisal II only announced "belief in Allah" but not "whether he believes in Sunni or Shia" to the outside world, so as to balance the contradictions between the two factions in Iraq.

After the occupation of Iraq, large enterprises such as China National Petroleum Corporation, China Energy Corporation, and China Electric Power Corporation, with Jiang Weiguo as the chairman, immediately entered Iraq to explore for oil, natural gas and other mineral deposits and fully develop them. On the one hand, China has obtained a steady stream On the one hand, Iraq has gained a lot of wealth (China will definitely not buy oil from Iraq at the international market price, but even after a discount, it is much better than when Iraq had no benefits during the British rule ), solidly fed and fattened the Iraqi high-level, and also benefited the Iraqi people more or less, and improved the living standards of the Iraqi people to a certain extent, thereby establishing China’s rule over Iraq and allowing the Chinese government to gain a lot locally The support and support of the Iraqis has greatly eliminated the resistance and obstacles in governing Iraq.

"It doesn't matter whether he believes in Allah, Buddha, or God, as long as he has money, everything will be easy! If it is difficult, the only reason is that there is not enough money.

Money can turn ghosts around! "This is the original words of Jiang Weiguo.

That night, the 150th Division of the Nanjing Army also captured Basra, an important town in southern Iraq and the only large city in southern Iraq, without bloodshed.

According to the "Gentlemen's Agreement" secretly concluded by Alexander and Chen Mingren, the British 10th Army in Iraq and Kuwait gave up Baghdad and Basra as "sincerity", and at the same time withdrew to the three cities in northern Iraq. On the one hand, it assisted the British troops in Syria and Lebanon The Ninth Army resisted the German-Turkish coalition forces, and on the one hand, it was ready to continue to retreat and retreat to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

In addition, the British 10th Army in Oman and Yemen retreated to Egypt through Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia was originally forced to be pro-British, but now it has become more pro-American).

Since the British army had no intention of fighting the Nanjing army, the Nanjing army could be said to have entered the territory of no one in the Arabian Peninsula, and only cared about occupying it all the way.

After occupying the central and southern parts of Iraq, Chen Mingren requested that the Chinese Navy’s 1st Fleet, which was cruising around Sealand Province (Ceylon Island), come to the Arabian Sea to assist the army in occupying the "marginal areas" of the Arabian Peninsula (that is, later Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen).

The Nanjing army will not enter Saudi territory for the time being, so the land route is impassable, and the assistance of the navy is needed.

After receiving Chen Mingren's telegram, Ouyang Sihai, the deputy commander of the Navy's 1st Fleet, said in a bit of a dilemma: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. Taiwan will be restored soon. The second son ordered us to transfer all large warships to Taiwan!"

Chen Mingren said: "There are transport ships and destroyers. Anyway, there are no enemy sea forces here!"

The real reason for Chen Mingren's refusal to send troops into Saudi Arabia for the time being is to paralyze the British army. It is definitely not "abide by international conventions and not destroy Saudi neutrality." In addition, according to the Sino-German agreement, Saudi Arabia was divided For Germany, China was assigned Iraq, Kuwait and "the fringes of the Arabian Peninsula" (as well as Iran).

This allocation plan has been accepted by Chinese and German executives very willingly. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer, with oil reserves of about 400 billion tons (the world's total oil reserves are more than 1800 billion tons), and there are two of the world's three major super oil fields. In Saudi Arabia, Germany basically "wouldn't worry about using oil in 100 years" after getting Saudi Arabia, but China also made a lot of money, because the oil reserves in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other places add up to about 600%. [-] billion tons, which is one and a half times that of Saudi Arabia.

Therefore, attacking Saudi Arabia is the responsibility of the German army, not the responsibility of the Nanjing army.

On April 4, Rommel, the commander of the German "Middle East Army", sent a telegram to Chen Mingren. In the telegram, Rommel first congratulated the Chinese army on "smooth progress and brilliant results", and then "hoped that the Chinese army will continue to work hard and wipe out more British troops." Viable force, together with the German army to achieve the final victory in the war in the Middle East."

Rommel's language is very subtle. He has already noticed that "the Chinese and British armies seem to have a tacit understanding. Although the Chinese army is indeed attacking the city and looting thousands of miles, it has not broken out a large-scale battle with the British army." So he implied Chen Mingren "must be serious with the British army and not do things that will harm the interests of Germany and the friendship between China and Germany."

Rommel was not blind. He could see that the Chinese army on the Middle East battlefield had been busy grabbing territory, but had not fought the British army with real swords and guns.

Chen Mingren replied to Rommel: Please rest assured that the Chinese military will not violate its promises and obligations at any time.

Chen Mingren will definitely not "open the net" to the British army. He will fulfill his responsibilities to Rommel, but he will not do anything against Alexander. Although the British army is the enemy, even the enemy cannot make a statement And untrustworthy things, this is the honor of soldiers.

Chen Mingren didn't put himself in a dilemma because he already had a coping strategy.

Iran, capital Tehran, railway station.

A military train with an unusually heavy load slowly entered the station. The military emblem of the Chinese army was conspicuously painted on the front and carriages.

The Iranians at the railway station are not surprised by this. They all know that the Chinese army, an Iranian ally, is fighting against Britain in the Middle East. Every day and every night, a large number of Chinese soldiers and a large amount of military supplies pass through the railway network in Iran. Go to Iraq and wait for the front line.

The Iranian government has ordered that the railway network in Iran should be used by the Chinese army first, followed by the Iranian army. Basically, all Iranian civilian trains have been requisitioned.

However, for the train used by the Chinese army in front of them, the Iranians at the train station still feel a little different, because the windows of the train compartment are covered by curtains, and the soldiers inside cannot be seen, nor can they see the soldiers inside. The car is ventilated.

"There is nothing to see!" A Chinese army colonel in charge of escorting the train said to the Iranian soldiers on the scene with a serious expression, "The frontline war is tense, and we have no time to waste. We will refill the train with fuel, water, and food within 10 minutes. Then go immediately!"

The Iranian soldiers nodded again and again: "We will take care of it immediately!"

Someone in the curtain of a window in the carriage behind the colonel gently opened a gap, exposing the person's white skin and blue eyes, but the curtain was closed by another person immediately, and then sternly scolded: "What's so good about it?" Yes! You are violating military discipline! It will expose our identities! If the Iranians outside find out, the problem will be troublesome!"

It was a blond military officer who said this. He stood in the aisle of the carriage and looked at the soldiers full of carriages. His voice was stern and his expression was serious: "We are in Iran! It is a Muslim place outside! Things are very sensitive! I will Repeat, don't open the curtains! Don't be spotted by Muslims outside!"

The officers spoke Hebrew, and the soldiers in the carriage were all Jewish and belonged to the Israel Defense Forces.

In the first-class carriage, more than a dozen senior officers of the Nanjing Army were holding a meeting with more than a dozen senior officers of the Israeli Army. A huge map of the Middle East was placed on the conference table.

The Israeli officers are all staring at one place on the map: Palestine.

"We can finally go home!" An Israeli colonel burst into tears because of extreme excitement. He spoke blunt but relatively fluent Chinese.

The Israeli army was established with the full support of the Nanjing Army. The grassroots officers and soldiers were trained by the Nanjing Army instructors, and the middle and high-level officers were trained by the Nanjing Army. Most of them were included in the special training class of the Whampoa Military Academy for further studies. It is very popular in the middle and high levels of the military.

"Well, your long-cherished wish for 2000 years is just around the corner!" Wang Qi, chief of staff of the Nanjing Army's Middle East Expeditionary Force, looked at the senior officers of the Israeli army at the scene and said meaningfully, "We have also fulfilled our original promise to you. However, if a person or a country wants to be self-reliant, it must first become self-reliant.

I believe you have already understood that political and diplomatic means cannot bring you back to the country. Without strength, it is meaningless to talk about it at the negotiating table.

Only through your own bloody battles can you truly have your own place in this world where the weak prey on the strong, and at the same time, only through your bloody battles can you show the world your strength!"

"Yes!" said an Israeli lieutenant colonel, "Before we wandered around, without our own armed forces, and without fighting, no one looked up to us or took us seriously.

If we don’t have our own army and brilliant record, then, not to mention that the Arabs in Palestine will definitely refuse us to go back, the Germans will catch us and even kill us as before!”

"Let's get down to business!" Wang Qi pointed to the map, "At present, the British troops in the Arabian Peninsula have given up Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other places, and retreated to Syria and Lebanon. Prepared to withdraw to Egypt.

It is impossible for us to let Alexander really retreat from the Arabian Peninsula, so you are going to fight.

The purpose of your participation in the war is to intercept the British army on the one hand, and to fight back to your hometown on the other hand.

You will go directly to the Palestine area, hold there, block the escape route of the 9th, 10th, and 15th British armies to Egypt, and at the same time, occupy the area and make it your country!"

"We must complete the task!" All the officers of the Israeli army had tears and fire in their eyes. "2000 years ago, we were forced to leave our hometown. Now, we will never leave our hometown! We will be firmly nailed there, even if the war No one will leave until the last!"

"Okay, let's wait and see, and look forward to the outstanding performance of the Israeli army participating in the war for the first time!" Wang Qi nodded, and then said, "According to the Sino-German agreement, Syria and Lebanon will be divided by Germany to Turkey as Turkey joins the alliance, As a reward for taking refuge in Germany, Iraq belongs to China, and Saudi Arabia belongs to Germany. Therefore, we suggest that you better occupy all of the Palestinian areas, so that your land can border on Iraq controlled by our country, so that you can take care of each other in the future, otherwise , your land is completely surrounded by Arabs, Muslims, Germans, they are not friendly to you, you will be in danger.

Remember, the land is not negotiated, but forged. Only the land bought with steel and blood is the real land.

How many places you conquer and capture now will determine how big your country will be in the future!" (The Palestine area refers to "Israel and Palestine" in later generations, but at this time it also includes Jordan, which also belongs to the Palestine area. The reason for this was caused by the British.

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"We understand!" All the Israeli officers were bright-eyed and full of ambition.

What did an Israeli lieutenant colonel think of? He asked, "In other words, we are going to fight side by side with the Germans? General Wang, but we Jews have a very bad relationship with the Germans. What will we do if the Germans attack us? Can we fight back?"

Wang Qi shook his head: "I can't give an answer to this question, you decide for yourself! You Jews and the Germans are good friends of our Chinese, but unfortunately, the two of you are incompatible!"

This problem is also a problem that Jiang Weiguo has been very distressed. If China wants to develop rapidly, it needs Germans and Jews. China needs help from Germany in technology, industry, military, politics and other aspects. The relationship between the Germans and the Jews is extremely bad, not only that, but at this time there are also Arab factors. China needs oil from the Middle East, so it must deal with the Arabs, but the relationship between the Jews and the Arabs is extremely bad. At the same time, the Arabs Religious issues are also involved. Arabs are almost all Muslims, but Muslims are divided into Sunnis and Shiites. Iran belongs to Shiites, and other places basically belong to Sunnis. There are two factions in Iraq. made the problem more complicated.

Germans, Jews, Arabs, Sunni Muslims, and Shia Muslims all gathered in the Middle East, which is extremely troublesome.

"If you fight tenaciously and show bravery, first, you cooperate with the German army to wipe out the British army in the Arabian Peninsula, which is beneficial to Germany. I think that the German high-level will more or less improve their prejudice against you. Second, , You have achieved results through actual combat, you have demonstrated your dignity, and let the world know that you Jews are not easy to be bullied. I think that the German high-level officials dare not despise you!" Wang Qi said, "You really broke out with the German army. We will mediate in the play.

All in all, in the final analysis, it still depends on your own performance, you need to be hardworking yourself, right? "