Chapter 895: The Clouds Are Turbulent (Part 1)

On May 13, the La Plata Group announced two important decisions. One was to announce that Peru, which had just had a coup a few days ago, would be admitted to the La Plata Group; the other was to announce that all countries would recognize the independence of the American Republic and make the country a member of the La Plata Group. Tower Group Observer. As for the specific representative who serves as an observer, it is Frank, the German ambassador to Argentina - Germany is the emperor of the American republic.

There is of course a reason why the La Plata Group is selling so well: on the one hand, the German fleet has shipped a large amount of weapons and equipment to various countries. Although these equipment are outdated in Europe, they are still out-and-out advanced goods in South America. Moreover, Germany also promised to follow Argentina's example in sending military officer corps to train troops for various countries; on the other hand, Germany stated that it would continue to increase its troops to South America to further enhance its strength and assist various countries in fighting the United States. At least everyone does not need to be afraid of this behemoth to the north.

The destruction of the Royal Navy had an immeasurable psychological impact on South American countries: Once upon a time, the British fleet even had warships flying the Union Jack as an invisible deterrent. A few years ago, Britain and the United States chased the Earl of Spey to the sky and into the ground. Germany was forced to sink itself, and now it is Germany who has defeated Britain and the United States and fled. Is it unclear who will win the war? South America has always been about who has the bigger fist and who has the right, and everyone is used to being passive. Now seeing Argentina and the Germans going further and further away from each other, the countries really can't stand it any longer - everyone wants to confiscate the British and American industry in the country. ah.

As for the American Republic, it was even more unbearable. The state was originally a large real estate state, famous for its vast land and sparsely populated farms. After independence, it followed Germany and declared war on Britain and the United States. Naturally, the properties of the two countries were directly confiscated, and the real estate of the fleeing Brazilian residents was also confiscated. It was confiscated and then distributed to the German residents who had no or little land in the state. The other parts were retained by the government and prepared to be awarded to German immigrants who settled in the country in the future. The influence of the glory of a country or nation is actually subtle. In fact, many Germans in the country arrived in Brazil before World War I and even settled in Brazil during the years when Prussia and Austria were competing for supremacy. They have little connection with the Third Reich, similar to Friedrich. There are only a few die-hard National Socialist elements like Ci.

But as the Third Reich gained successive victories in Europe, the German nation's confidence and sense of honor began to swell. Many people even now don't even speak German well, but they still couldn't stop crying when they saw the German troops marching in. At that moment, he was sublimated into a loyal supporter of the Third Reich and the Führer, not to mention when the real estate was launched, the cry of "Long live the Führer" resounded in the sky, and the men who signed up to join the Defense Force lined up from the streets to the alleys, their enthusiasm was not the same. No less than Germany itself.

Since he wants to confuse everyone, Rommel has made a high-profile appearance in the past few days. He wears a brand-new marshal's uniform and a medal of honor. He frequently talks to leaders of various countries. He even greets the British ambassador to Uruguay without hesitation, and is even rude. He joked with the other party without smiling: "Please say hello to Prime Minister Churchill. I have a fate with the British Empire. I have fought in Africa and the Middle East. Sooner or later, I will land in Great Britain. Let him find a good place for me." There are too many pitfalls in Dover..."

The craters in Dover were all created by artillery fire from the K5 railway.

These words frightened the British ambassador to turn pale, and the crowd around him laughed.

Then Rommel visited Buenos Aires and was invited to dance with Mrs. Peron at the ball. His outstanding military exploits and power, as well as his elegant and handsome face, quickly enchanted the Argentine socialite community. In the following days, there were Rumor has it that Marshal Rommel went to spend a night with a certain lady. Otherwise, why couldn't he see anyone in the past few days? So much so that Peron had to personally come forward to "refute the rumors": "Marshal Rommel has returned to the American Republic to train and settle his troops. The marshal loves his wife very much. This kind of scandal is not credible..."

But everyone obviously didn't believe it and responded with good-natured laughter - Argentines "understand" this kind of thing. In fact, Rommel took a naval carrier-based aircraft directly to Crank's flagship Ise early in the morning on May 15, and then prepared to return home. The work in the Americas was fully handed over to Army Lieutenant General Dietrich von Schauken, commander of the Flying Fortress Armored Division.

Shaoken served as the commander of the 4th Armored Division after the start of the Eastern Front War. In January 1942, he was promoted to major general due to merit. Shortly after, he was seriously injured on the battlefield. After recovering from the injury, he served as the "Rapid Force School" in Krapnitz. Principal, during the "troop withdrawal and division expansion" operation, a large number of lieutenant generals and generals were faced with job rotation. He originally thought that he had no chance of getting ahead, but he did not expect that the head of state ordered him to serve as the commander of the "Flying Fortress" armored division. Initially, he was said to be a division. , the actual strength is just over one brigade. Shaoken successfully completed various tasks with a bold and meticulous style. Not only did he quickly cleanse the "Flying Fortress" division of the air force's arrogance, but also the "fast" that he had painstakingly cultivated. The tactical concept of "anti-column" became famous in Africa and won the respect of Guderian and Rommel.

Later, he was promoted to lieutenant general due to his military exploits, and presided over the expansion of the Flying Fortress Division, directly replacing it with the latest Panther tanks and other equipment. This time when he went to fight in Brazil, Hoffman awarded Sauken the rank of general. He formed the Sauken cluster with the forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and promoted the South American strategy with the Manteuffel cluster near the Falkland Islands from the south to the north.

In his opinion, places like South America are not suitable for large-scale combat, but are more similar to the situation in Africa. Only by following the "fast, ruthless, and accurate" style can we achieve victory - which is what Shaoken is good at commanding operations. This is why Eisenhower and Patton found it difficult to fight the Flying Fortress Division. In Shaoken's view, American soldiers have no technical content or aesthetics at all in fighting. They only know how to use superior troops and air power to push forward. Of course, the American tycoon knows this. In Africa, they only engage in strategic airlift. There must be more in South America. There are so many unimaginable tricks waiting for him, but he is not worried about this.

Some are happy and some are sad. In the process of flexing their muscles and making great achievements in various countries in South America, Brazilians only taste bitterness.

Lieutenant General Emmons, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Aviation Staff, was assigned by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to come to Brazil to coordinate operations. He had organized and established various aviation bases in Brazil and was very familiar with the situation in the country. However, what he saw and learned was There was a general demoralization. He couldn't help but feel strange, and after asking the reason, he learned the news that surprised him.

"I heard that the Brazilians are colluding with several countries and trying to make peace with the Germans." Major General Richmond, commander of the Army Aviation in Brazil, complained, "They have no determination to persist to the end."

"How could it be? The Germans occupied their entire state..."

"They don't see the problem that way. To make peace, you only need to lose one state. If you don't make peace, you may have to lose four or more places."

"What are they thinking in their heads?" Emmons said angrily. "Ten tens of thousands of people, a few planes and fleets can force a country as big as almost the entire Western Europe to surrender?"

"Aircraft reconnaissance found that Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay are all secretly mobilizing and sending troops to the Brazilian border, not to mention the rebel states, where there are heavily armed German troops, and the Brazilian troops in neighboring states have been defeated. The Brazilian navy originally only had a small Warships, now the German fleet has almost blocked the entire eastern waters of Brazil, and our military support has been delayed..."

"Didn't I ask you to go bomb?"

Speaking of the bombing, Richmond frowned even more: "The bombing is also unsustainable."

There are five U.S. military aviation bases in Brazil, one in the north, three in the easternmost Recife area, and one in the southern Rio de Janeiro area. These aviation bases were built while Emmons was in charge. Get up. At the beginning, the War Department asked Pan American Airways to come forward and implement an airport development plan in Brazil. It first opened two routes from New York to Rio de Janeiro, and then expanded them in Natal and Belem (Recife). But even the aviation base in Rio de Janeiro is more than 1,100 kilometers away from the southernmost American republic.

Richmond complained: "Although our P-51 fighter jets can provide escort, they can only stay for about 5 minutes after adding the maximum amount of auxiliary fuel tanks. The German fighter jets are very powerful, and the losses of both escort fighters and bombers are very high. In addition, to be honest, the German military bases are very scattered. In addition to farms, there are no industries in the rebel states, and there is nothing to bomb. I think the damage caused is not even worth the bomb. "

Emmons glared: "Then what do you think we should do?"

"First, dispatch the navy as soon as possible to block the German transportation lines. Every German artillery shell and bullet must be transported from Europe. As long as the supply line is blocked, they will be finished; second, dispatch ground troops as soon as possible to launch an attack. At the expense of German lives, the German army has to be transported from Europe thousands of miles away."

Now it was Emmons' turn to sigh: The Navy had just been beaten violently by the Germans, how could it dare to fight? As for the army, it cannot be deployed without naval cover.

"At least the airborne troops are available, right?"

"Are you crazy... deploying airborne troops for the rebel states?" Emmons thought to himself. The use of Ridgway's troops requires special approval from Marshall. Not to mention himself, not even General Arnold is qualified to mobilize. Besides, if airborne troops are needed to fight rebel states, then no matter how many troops the United States has, it won't be enough.

"How about we bring over the Brazilian Expeditionary Force? They seem to have a relatively strong fighting capacity."

The so-called Brazilian Expeditionary Force refers to the ground troops prepared to enter the European battlefield at the request of the United States after Brazil joined the Allied camp, referred to as FEB. According to the initial plan, it would consist of three divisions, which were later streamlined into one division. As a preparatory operation, about 1,000 Brazilian officer corps were first sent to various American bases for training. Now this group of officers has basically completed the training, and the United States has promised to give them Weapons and equipment are also available.

Emmons thought for a while: "Okay, tomorrow I will meet with General Montero, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army, and I will communicate with him."