Chapter 305 Huge Sensation!
"Did they really find oil?" Mussolini couldn't help but utter a word when he heard the report from his subordinates.

Deep down in his heart, he actually didn't believe that oil could be found.

You know, it's an endless desert with a harsh environment.

Moreover, they have occupied the colonies there for many decades.

What was the result? We spent so much effort but failed to find oil, but now others have found oil.

Isn't this a big joke?
However, at the same time, he had a secret hope in his heart that oil could really be struck.

That’s tens of billions of barrels of oil!

It can be said that during this period of time, Mussolini has been suffering from this kind of anxiety and fear of loss.

Now, everything has finally settled down and oil has really been discovered.

"Yes, according to preliminary estimates, there are about tens of billions of barrels of oil. Follow-up, there will be at least tens of billions of barrels. As for the exact number, we need to send more engineers to conduct exploration, but it should be similar to the data provided by the other party." Ziano tried hard to hold back the excitement that was about to burst out in his heart, and began to describe the situation of the oil field in as much detail as possible.

In any case, one thing that is certain now is that the oil field does exist.

Thirty billion barrels of oil!
Even if they can only get 15 billion barrels in the end, the families involved will get rich.

Even if they can only get a small part of it, it will undoubtedly be an astronomical figure.

After all, these days, owning 100,000 pounds can be considered a wealthy person, and billionaires are even rarer.

"Thirty billion barrels of oil! This is really a big deal. I never expected the other party to be so bold." Mussolini couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"According to the current oil price, it is worth tens of billions of pounds. This is a huge fortune, enough to increase our national defense strength several times over."

"But next, we must immediately increase the number of troops stationed in the colony and strengthen the military there. We must also increase the construction of infrastructure and put the oil fields into production as soon as possible."

"Only in this way can we truly hold this huge wealth firmly in our hands and provide solid support for the country's development and strength." Mussolini's eyes were firm, as if he had already seen the glorious future of the country's rise because of this oil field.

"Yes." Ziano responded quickly.

Deep down, he still admired Mussolini's ideas.

But it would be even better if my family could also make some fortune.

Because he was not the only one who thought this way.

Many people hold this view.

Because these families have already purchased a lot of refining equipment.

The refining equipment on the market was basically sold out, and they even purchased a batch of equipment from Germany.

The purpose is to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

As for what Mussolini said, just listen to it, because the biggest buyer is his family.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, there is another problem. There is no oil refining equipment on the market anymore."

When Mussolini heard Ciano's words, he was stunned at first, and then looked at him in disbelief.

He naturally knew what this sentence meant, but he didn't expect that these people under him didn't care about the national interest at all and only thought about themselves.

Taking a deep breath, Mussolini said in a cold tone.

"Then we should go to other powers to buy equipment. No matter what, we must put the oil field into production in the shortest possible time."

"Yes." Ziano wanted to say something, but didn't dare to continue, so he could only nod in agreement.

But he knew that this purchase would be a long way off.

Because the benefits this time are so huge, the families behind these people will definitely not give up such a big piece of cake.

On the other hand, Germany was also ecstatic when it learned about such a large oil field.

They didn't expect it to be true.

Even William, who provided the information, was rewarded.

Permissions have also been increased.

William took this opportunity to ask about the plan for the super bomb.

"How do you know about the super bomb?" When Field Marshal Keitel heard William's words, his first reaction was that someone had leaked the secret.

Otherwise, how could an intelligence officer know such a top-secret plan?
Looking at Marshal Keitel's expression, William's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the plan was real.

Otherwise it wouldn't be this expression.

Thinking of this, William felt that Cun Yunsheng was really terrifying.

Do not!
Or maybe he felt a little terrified by the organization behind it.

The other party actually knew about this plan that only a few people knew about.

"I learned this from a person." William briefly recounted what Cun Yunsheng had said to him.

Upon hearing this, Marshal Keitel remained silent. He did not expect that the other party, who was far away in the Far East, would know about the super bomb plan.

"Are you sure it's true?" Marshal Keitel asked after a long time.

"It's true. The coordinates of the oil this time are provided by the other party, otherwise..." William said with a wry smile.

Hearing this, Marshal Keitel fell completely silent and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Marshal Keitel, this plan..." William asked cautiously.

"It's true." Marshal Keitel nodded and then said again.

"According to the physicists, even if we don't destroy a whole city, we can destroy half of it. However, this research is too expensive and it will take some time to complete."

"According to what you said, America's research progress is definitely faster than ours. They have accepted many of our physicists."

Marshal Keitel did not say the rest, but his meaning was clear.

"Go find that Cun again and ask him to provide more detailed information. As for the price he requires, you can agree to it as long as it is not too excessive. Now it seems that it is possible for us to cooperate with him." Marshal Keitel spoke again.

"Yes." William did not expect that this so-called super bomb plan would be so serious.

While the super bomb plan was still under discussion, the discovery of an oil field in the desert once again shocked the world.

The first of these was the British Empire.

The first reaction was that it was impossible.

This is a scam.

How is that possible? An oil field has just been discovered in Persia.

Then oil fields appeared in the desert of North Africa?

This is definitely a trap.

But it soon became clear that this was not really a trap.

Because Germany and Italy sent a large number of engineers and workers, and purchased refining equipment from everywhere.

In particular, the oil refining equipment in Vichy France was directly packed up.

Not only that, the refining equipment of other neutral countries was also packaged.

Now the British Empire completely believed that all this was true.

At the same time, the news of oil being discovered in North Africa was like a thunderclap in their hearts, triggering a series of complex and profound thoughts. For Britain, this was undoubtedly a worrying piece of bad news.

They were well aware of the strength of Germany's military. Once they had sufficient oil resources, Germany's planes, tanks and warships would be able to roam the battlefield more unscrupulously.

Britain is worried that Germany will use this advantage to increase its influence on continental Europe, posing a greater threat to its allies.

Especially the Soviet troops on the Eastern Front, they are now in a stalemate with the German army.

Now with the oil fields, the German army's potential became even greater.

Fatty Qiu was anxiously thinking about how to deal with the situation.

At present, the only way for the British army to deal with the situation is to continue to contain the German army.

But the British army's means is the navy.

If external containment is unavailable, then the only option is to increase investment in one's own military industry and strive to achieve new breakthroughs in weapons and equipment to make up for possible strategic disadvantages.

In that case, military spending will have to increase.

Military expenditures are now huge, and the emergence of a large amount of counterfeit currency has put their economy on the brink of collapse.

Continuing to increase military spending may cause a larger chain reaction.

However, without increasing military spending, the German army became stronger.

The war dragged on.

How is this played?
Continue to sell your father's land?

Seek close cooperation with other allied countries to jointly formulate more effective strategic deployment to curb Germany's expansion momentum?

It seems like this is the only way to do it.

Now only the US military has this strength.

Thinking of this, Fatty Qiu made up his mind to continue selling the land.

Isn't it just selling land?

What a big deal!

The British Empire, with its vast wealth and power, doesn't care about these things.

On the other side of the ocean, America was equally shocked upon hearing the news.

You know, at that time, America was definitely the strongest industrial power.

At the same time, they are also well aware of the decisive role of oil in war.

They realized that Germany's discovery of oil could prolong the war and increase its cruelty and uncertainty.

"Therefore, we must now adjust the direction and intensity of our aid." This is the opinion put forward by Marshall.

His views are shared by many people.

Because they all knew that once Germany recovered, the war would continue.

Therefore, they must increase their assistance to the European battlefield, including providing more weapons and equipment, material resources and military personnel.

"Yeah, you're right." Luo, who was sitting in the middle seat, agreed.

"Not only that, our industrial production must also be accelerated to meet the huge material needs of our allies in the fight against Germany."

After hearing this, everyone was worried, because they all knew that Germany had discovered oil, which would be like the sky falling.

"We should transfer the entire Atlantic Fleet to the Mediterranean," someone suggested.

"In that case, how can the German submarines be contained?"

This made everyone silent again.

Because German submarines were very rampant.

"There are still not enough warships. We must speed up again. The losses in the Pacific battlefield are also very heavy, and warships are needed everywhere." Marshall said again.

"Didn't Stilwell do a good job in Indochina? Let him find ways to continue to expand the results of the war in Southeast Asia and delay Japan. We may have to change some strategic directions. We must never let the German army expand its influence on the European continent." Luo said in a wheelchair.

"Yes."

The company has re-examined its global strategic layout and invested more attention and strength in the European battlefield to maintain world peace and stability.

In other words, if the German army is allowed to continue to expand its influence on the European continent, it will affect their post-war situation.

To put it bluntly, the little bit of interest in the Far East battlefield is nothing to America.

Everyone in the conference room was worried at this moment because they were all America's elites.

They also knew that oil was the "lifeline" of modern warfare. Germany's discovery of oil fields meant that its war machine would gain more powerful power.

With oil, Germany will use its abundant oil resources to further strengthen its air force and launch more intense bombings on the British Isles.

This would put a lot of pressure on the British army, and they might just give up and surrender.

This is absolutely not allowed!
America would never allow the British Empire to surrender.

Because if that's the case, how can we fight?
At the same time, Germany's army armored forces may become more unscrupulous due to the abundant supply of oil and completely wipe out the Soviet army on the Eastern Front.

The Soviet army is now barely holding on because of the support of the US military.

Although they were far away from the direct threat of the European battlefield, they were also clearly aware of the serious consequences of Germany's possession of oil.

This could slow down the Allied advance in Europe and increase the cost and risk of U.S. military participation in the war.

They feared that Germany would use its new oil resources to strengthen its submarine force, threatening Atlantic shipping routes and cutting off supplies to its European allies.

"A call from Fatty Qiu?" Luo Wheelchair was stunned when he heard the report from his subordinates, then he picked up the phone.

"Please rest assured, we will expand the scale of the Lend-Lease Act, and our supplies will be supplied to Europe first. Yes, the British Empire must persevere, and the final victory will definitely belong to us."

Luo Wheelchair knew that he had to boost morale and give Fatty Qiu some confidence at this time, otherwise, the other side might really give up.

"Find a way to transfer three divisions, no less than five infantry divisions and two armored divisions to the British Isles. We must help them boost their morale. They must not surrender." Luo Wheelchair gave the order immediately after hanging up the phone.

Everyone knew that the British Empire must not surrender at this time, otherwise it would be really finished.

So no one was dissatisfied with the other party's decision.

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"Oil has really been discovered." Cun Yunsheng looked at the information sent to him and shook his head. The speed was really fast.

This is the foundation of the great powers.

If it were him, he wouldn't know where to get the equipment or set up an exploration team.

"Sir, will this have a huge impact?" Meng Fanle naturally knew that the coordinates of the oil field must have been given by Cun Yunsheng, otherwise how could the German army have such a huge oil field.

"What impact? It's nothing more than prolonging the life of the German army." Cun Yunsheng sneered.

In addition to industrial strength, the next factor is population size, which is also a measure of war potential.

At this moment, the German army's human resources are almost reaching their limit.

If the fighting continues, even production in the rear will be affected.

(End of this chapter)