Chapter 215 Everything can be rubbed? (Second update!)
The second person to receive the telegram was Admiral Wavell, who had originally planned to send a telegram to Montgomery requesting reinforcements.
After all, if India was gone, it would be useless even if we won the Battle of El Alamein.
As a result, before he could figure out how to write the telegram.
The telegram sent by Montgomery completely stunned him.
All the warships in Alexandria were destroyed?
Admiral Kanan Ning is in a coma.
The North African Corps is on the offensive.
Four navies unite to attack Alexandria?
Admiral Wavell was dizzy from the bombshell news.
If it weren't for Montgomery's signature on it, he would have suspected it was fake.
Even so, he read the telegram over and over again.
Finally determined this to be true.
In an instant, Admiral Wavell's face looked unhappy.
He was not a fool and naturally knew that this meant that the Eastern Mediterranean would be out of the control of the Allies from then on.
Without the Suez Canal, India would be doomed.
The Japanese army will even increase its troops significantly.
By then, India will inevitably fall.
Admiral Wavell broke out in a cold sweat at the thought.
He knew something big was going to happen.
Losing control of the Suez Canal will have a chain reaction.
The first to be affected are some colonies, and they will definitely rebel.
Before, they didn't dare to rebel because the Royal Fleet was spread all over the world.
It’s different now. The Suez Canal is in the hands of the enemy, so they will have other ideas.
However, he couldn't care less about so many things now and had to find a way to solve Tianzhu's problem.
Thinking of this, Admiral Wavell called Stilwell again.
I failed the first time.
Stilwell's adjutant said that Stilwell had gone to inspect the front-line positions.
He didn't believe it and called again.
In the end, he still didn't come back.
If it was the former Admiral Wavell, he would definitely curse directly.
But now he is no longer qualified to curse.
So, he patiently called again.
This time Stilwell's voice rang out.
Hearing the lazy voice from the other side, Admiral Wavell suppressed his inner anger and spoke in a friendly manner.
"General Stilwell, we need the help of our ally America."
Hearing this, Stilwell was a little confused.
I don't quite understand what it means.
He didn't want to answer the call at first, but the other party called three times, which meant that there must be something going on.
As a result, Admiral Wavell was stunned as soon as he opened his mouth.
Why did you change your personality again?
Didn't you ask him to wait before?
Why do you need his help now?
"General Stilwell, I have bad news for you. Alexandria Port was just attacked. Our Mediterranean Fleet was completely wiped out, and Admiral Cunningham is in a coma." Admiral Wavell's words stunned Stilwell.
Before he could finish his words, his adjutant rushed in with a telegram in his hand. He ignored Stilwell's phone call and spoke quickly.
"General Stilwell, the White House sent a telegram saying that Alexandria was attacked and the British Mediterranean Fleet suffered heavy losses. At the same time, the German troops of the North African Corps also launched an attack. The current offensive is extremely fierce and it is expected that they will soon be unable to hold on."
Stilwell looked at the adjutant in front of him with a dull expression.
Admiral Wavell on the other end of the phone had a look of grief on his face.
If we lose Tianzhu again, we will be completely finished.
No one expected that the four countries would form a joint fleet to attack the port of Alexandria.
The key is that their intelligence agencies did not receive any news.
"Oh my God, what a joke!" Stilwell said in disbelief, completely ignoring Admiral Wavell on the other end of the phone.
"I'm sorry, I also hope this is a joke from God, but it's obviously not. The British army has been defeated miserably, and they may have to retreat to Cairo." The adjutant spread his hands, expressing helplessness.
After hearing this news, Stilwell finally understood why Admiral Wavell was so polite.
The last time we lost a task force and an elite infantry division.
This time, the entire Mediterranean Fleet and a large number of elite troops were directly lost.
Even the Suez Canal will be lost.
The British Empire would certainly not be able to withstand such a huge loss.
If Tianzhu is occupied by the Japanese army again, the situation will become extremely bad.
Originally he was somewhat ecstatic about the situation gradually improving, but now he finds that the so-called advantages are nothing.
The choice he now faced was to either stop advancing southward and transfer troops westward to help the British army deal with the Japanese army.
Or they could ignore it and continue moving south to attack the Japanese troops in Southeast Asia.
But the Japanese army currently has such a great advantage that they may even give up some territory.
After all, compared with India, the resources in Southeast Asia are still somewhat inferior.
Thinking of this, Stilwell's face did not look very good.
He had originally been thinking about laughing at Admiral Wavell's joke, but now, he might end up laughing at himself.
"General Stilwell, the British Empire is now facing a test of life and death. If India is lost, then we may consider ending the war in a dignified manner." Admiral Wavell said.
"I'm afraid you'll have to continue fighting on your own then."
It has to be said that Admiral Wavell had a grasp of Stilwell's mind this time.
If the British Empire surrendered, there would be no point in fighting.
How do they open up a second front?
Do we really have to cooperate with that bear in the north?
Thinking of this, Stilwell spoke.
"I need to think about it."
Hearing this, Admiral Wavell expressed his understanding, but he just hoped that Stilwell would send troops as soon as possible.
After hanging up the phone, Stilwell's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't expect that the Japanese Navy would actually go to the Mediterranean.
This would also explain why the task force led by Vice Admiral Wipper encountered the Japanese fleet last time.
"General Stilwell, what should we do now?" asked the adjutant.
"Send this information to the Sichuan Army Corps, and also ask the New First Army to stop moving south. I need to think it over carefully." Stilwell said helplessly.
The original intention was to support the New First Army to curb the development of the Sichuan Army.
Now it seems that we have to rely on the Sichuan Army again.
Or transfer the Sichuan Army to Tianzhu?
Let the New First Army continue to move south?
For a moment, Stilwell fell into deep thought, not knowing how to solve the problem.
On the other side, Cun Yunsheng, who was recruiting talents, was a little confused when he received the telegram.
I didn't expect that they would actually do it.
"Damn it, he actually did it." Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but curse.
"Is this true?" Meng Fanle was a little bit unbelieving.
They actually took Alexandria and also seized the Suez Canal. This is simply outrageous.
But seeing that the telegram was sent by Stilwell, it means it is true.
For a moment, Meng Fanle and Cun Yunsheng looked at each other.
They really didn't expect that this was actually true.
"William is a great guy. He actually facilitated the union of the four countries' navies. This will give the Allied forces a headache." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.
"Commander, you seem quite happy. Just because the Allies are in trouble, doesn't that mean we will be in trouble too?" Meng Fan asked in confusion.
"No, the more headaches the Allies have, the better it is for us. The Japanese army is doing well in India and has occupied a large area. Now the British army has lost the Suez Canal, and their supply will be affected. If I were the Japanese army, I would definitely take advantage of this time to dispatch more troops to India."
"India is much easier to deal with than China, and its resources are quite abundant," Cun Yunsheng joked.
There is another thing he didn't say, that sometimes in the summer there will be seizures, with the temperature reaching 50 or 60 degrees.
"No way, don't their natives know how to resist?" Meng Fan asked in confusion.
"Resist? Why resist? Have you forgotten how Wang Xuance destroyed an entire country alone? For them, resistance is impossible." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.
"So, what you mean is that the Japanese army will send a large number of troops to India next?" Meng Fanle immediately understood what Cun Yunsheng meant.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely need to send more troops. This is indeed a good opportunity for us." Cun Yunsheng nodded.
"It's a good opportunity to deal with Siam first, take down Siam's navy, and then attack the French army."
"But before that, tell Long Wenjian to speed up and get the person back to me first. It won't be long before Alberts from Persia comes looking for us."
"This will cause a series of chain reactions. We must take advantage of this opportunity to expand arms trade."
"No, we have to contact William and ask him to deliver the equipment to me as soon as possible. With those equipment, our development speed will be accelerated." Cun Yunsheng did not expect that the attack on Alexandria Port was actually completed.
This was indeed beyond his expectations.
Similarly, the Sichuan Army will gain countless benefits from this.
Use the intelligence you know to exchange for the German army's sophisticated equipment and secretly accumulate some industrial strength, so that you will be more confident by then.
At least we are no longer penniless.
"Have you sent a telegram to Long Wenjian? Urge him to speed up." Originally, Cun Yunsheng was not in a hurry at all, but now he has to be anxious.
The loss of the Suez Canal will definitely trigger a series of chain reactions.
That will be the best time to fish in troubled waters.
Apart from anything else, Persia would definitely be the first one to not be able to hold back and jump out.
There is no doubt that they will come to buy weapons soon.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we should set off." Meng Fanle said.
Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded, hoping that this guy could find Fetig.
Whether we can manage our own industrial system depends on this guy.
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"The commander is going to cause trouble for me and ask me to take people to find a foreigner? How would I know what a foreigner is?" Long Wenjian looked at the telegram in his hand, speechless.
Originally he was reorganizing his troops in Yangon, but because of Zhao Yi's banner, countless natives came to Yangon to surrender every day.
So, Long Wenjian began to reorganize these natives and train them at the same time.
As a result, halfway through the training, he was asked to take his men to Mindanao to find someone.
"The commander naturally trusts you, which is why he lets you carry out this mission." Zhao Yi said with a smile.
Compared with Sun Yunfei before, Zhao Yi’s advantage is that he can recognize himself and adjust his attitude.
As for military matters, leave it all to Long Wenjian and do not interfere at all.
Therefore, the two people cooperated very well.
"What do you mean this person looks like me? Could it be that he, like me, has also pretended to be a superior?" Long Wenjian complained.
But despite all his complaints, he still carried out his mission obediently, taking more than 20 subordinates from the special forces company and boarding a ship bound for Hong Kong.
As the Japanese Third Fleet headed for the Mediterranean, the intensity of Japanese patrols in this area decreased.
Similarly, this means that smuggling has also increased.
In the past, smuggling ships operated secretly, but now they operate openly.
Not long after, Long Wenjian brought his men to Mindanao.
This place has long been occupied by the Japanese army. In order to deal with the natives on the island, the Japanese army also spent a lot of energy to encircle and suppress these natives.
So far, the results are pretty good.
But the Japanese army also suffered heavy casualties.
If there were no rubber here, the Japanese army probably would not have been interested at all.
Fortunately, with the help of gold bars, Long Wenjian's actions went very smoothly.
As for the so-called Fetig, Long Wenjian couldn't find him after searching for a long time.
Until one day, he rescued a man from a tribe and learned from the man that there was indeed an American nearby.
This made Long Wenjian a little overjoyed.
As a result, when he came to a swamp, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he saw the crocodiles in front of him.
"Damn, why are there so many crocodiles here?" Not only did Long Wenjian's scalp tingle, but his subordinates beside him were also sweating coldly.
"Who are you? Why did you break into this swamp?" Just as Long Wenjian was hesitating whether to shoot and kill these crocodiles, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Fortunately, some of the people he brought this time could speak English.
"Are you Fetig?" Long Wenjian asked uncertainly.
"Who are you?" The unshaven Fettig looked at the group of people in front of him with vigilance.
"We are the Sichuan Army, and we are here to rescue you." When Long Wenjian saw that it was the person he was looking for, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
Damn it, I've suffered a lot during this period, but I didn't expect to finally find it for him.
"Sichuan Army? What kind of army is it? Are you indigenous?" Fetig asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"No, we are a direct Allied force, and our commander is General Stilwell." Long Wenjian thought about it and brought up Stilwell.
Who knew that when the other party heard it was Stilwell, the expression on his face suddenly became much colder.
"Is it that stubborn old man?" Fetig said with a sneer.
"You guys go back. I want to continue fighting the Japanese here."
"How can you fight the Japanese without a gun? You're all alone?" Long Wenjian didn't understand what the other party was doing with Stilwell, but he was curious about the other party's idea of staying here to fight the Japanese.
"Who told you there is no gun?" Fetig said with disdain on his face, and then took out a rifle he had just made.
"This is a rifle I made by hand using simple materials. Unfortunately, there is no file. If there was a file, the accuracy would be higher."
Hearing this, Long Wenjian's eyelids twitched wildly. He suddenly understood why Cun Yunsheng had asked him to come all the way here to bring this man back.
"Can the mortar be made?" Long Wenjian continued to ask.
"Of course, it's not that difficult," Fettig said proudly.
After hearing this, Long Wenjian confirmed that this guy was a military genius. No wonder Cun Yunsheng asked him to bring him back at all costs.
Thinking of this, Long Wenjian asked again.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with us?"
"Of course, I will stay here and resist the invading Japanese troops." Fettig said proudly.
Hearing this, Long Wenjian nodded, then gave a wink to his subordinates.
Before Fettig could react, he was knocked unconscious by a knife strike.
Then put it neatly into a sack.
(End of this chapter)