69novels Chapter 1060
Chapter 1060
After Rommel got the permission from the head of state, he immediately mobilized two light divisions and quickly went south. When the British army just left East Africa, he immediately occupied the territory left by the British army.
These areas were originally among the German offensive targets. Even if the British troops stationed here did not retreat, the German army would attack here sooner or later. However, the British army took the initiative to leave at this time, which made it more convenient for the German army, allowing them to easily occupy here without any effort!
East Africa, especially the Sudan area, has a large number of plains. It is located in the middle reaches of the Nile River. Although most of the northern part is desert, a large part of the plains near the south are grasslands with abundant water and grass! Grasslands are not suitable for farming. The land here has a weak bearing capacity. If farming is carried out, the land here will quickly become desertified in a very short time and then become a desert.
Many areas in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, are desertified for this reason. In later generations, the area of the Sahara Desert is increasing rapidly. This largest desert in the world devours hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land every year. At this rate, one day, North Africa and even Central Africa will become a desert!
So the value here does not seem to be very great, at least in the eyes of the British.
For the land of Sudan, the British invested very little energy, and basically did not spend much time and energy to develop it. Their two main colonies in Africa are Aiji and Nanfei in the south and north. In addition to these two places, other places are worthless barren lands in the eyes of the British. Although the area seems to be large, the value is very low!
However, in the eyes of the Third Reich, these areas are of great use!
“The Sudan region, especially the southern Sudan, is rich in oil. After our army occupies this area, Speer, you can select a group of personnel to conduct detailed exploration and find the oil fields with the largest oil reserves for exploitation. Although we do not plan to promote industrialization in Africa, the oil supply of the garrison in Africa is better to be solved locally, and the Red Sea region of Africa will need to establish an imperial naval base in the future.
The navy is a big oil consumer.
A 10,000-ton warship needs hundreds of tons of fuel for a voyage, and a tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers need thousands of tons of fuel for a voyage.
In addition to the consumption of carrier-based aircraft and helicopters, the demand for these fuels will be very large.
If the oil is transported from the empire, it will be time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly.
Therefore, the best way is to solve it locally, either to build a refinery in the Middle East to refine oil, or to build a refinery in Africa!
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Mainz was impressed by Sudan, a region that is currently almost unknown internationally.
In later generations, due to the issue of underground oil in Sudan, the conflict within Sudan was very intense, and even a civil war broke out. Eventually, southern Sudan broke away from Sudan and established an independent country. Due to the turbulent situation in these two countries, the United Nations would send thousands of peacekeeping troops here almost every year to ensure peace here.
It would be hard for Mainz not to remember a country that had a civil war due to the distribution of oil and often became a global hot spot!
“Both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are very important.
Our navy suggests that it is best to establish a naval base in both regions.
In this way, we can control the situation in the relevant regions at any time to avoid unpredictable situations!
“The reason why the Eagle Sauce can become the world hegemon in later generations is mainly because of the Eagle Sauce’s strong military hegemony.
Their military expenditure is the highest in the world.
Not only that, they have more than 100 military bases all over the world, almost covering the seven continents and five oceans in the world.
There are almost always Eagle Sauce military forces in hot spots around the world.
Once a major event happens overseas, the first sentence of the Eagle Sauce President is: Where are our aircraft carriers!
With the existence of more than a dozen aircraft carriers and more than a hundred military bases, the Eagle Sauce can launch a military strike against any country in the world. In the face of such a huge threat, the Eagle Sauce naturally has world hegemony! The
Third Reich’s sphere of influence in the world is much larger than that of the Eagle Sauce. There must be more, so more military bases are definitely needed. Among them, the importance of the army is second, but the importance of the navy is irreplaceable!
As long as they have absolute control of the sea, once a conflict occurs in a hot spot, the German army can immediately dispatch troops from the mainland to overseas military bases, and then launch military operations against the target area from the military bases!
Therefore, the navy is extremely enthusiastic about expanding overseas military bases. Even if the army does not fight for it, they will fight for it!
Hearing what Dönitz said, Mainz thought for a while, then nodded:”The military base in the Red Sea is located here in Djibouti, and the naval base in the Persian Gulf is located on the south bank of the Strait of Hormuz!”
Dönitz’s eyes lit up. The two places mentioned by the head of state are the key points of the two sea areas. If you control here, it is equivalent to controlling this ocean.
So he nodded quickly and said:”Our navy supports the head of state’s wise decision with both hands!”
Seeing that the Führer had already made the decision, Industry Minister Speer had no choice but to nod and respond:”We don’t have enough manpower recently, but since the Führer has already explained the matter, we will definitely send a professional team to Africa to investigate as soon as possible, drill the first oil well as soon as possible, and build an oil refinery, so as to meet the needs of the military’s military operations in Africa as soon as possible!”
After discussing the military base, Mainz looked at Agriculture Minister Arnold Geer and asked:”Does the Ministry of Agriculture have any plans for the development of African agriculture?”
Most of Africa is in the tropics, and the equator passes directly through here, which makes Africa very well cared for. The sufficient care and humid climate conditions make Africa’s species extremely rich. There are a large number of wild animals and plants here. The fruits produced by various plants allow the local Africans to obtain food to feed themselves without much farming.
Therefore, Africa’s agriculture is very backward, but Africa’s fruits are extremely rich.
For the Third Reich, to improve the living standards of the people of the empire, it is necessary not only to provide them with stable jobs and higher income levels, so that they can eat well and wear warm clothes, but also to provide some other services as much as possible to make their living standards better!
Among them, introducing a large number of fruits, enriching people’s diets, and allowing people to obtain more balanced nutrition is obviously also a measure to improve people’s quality of life.