Battle of the Third Reich

At the beginning, Xu Jun did not pay much attention to Saudi Arabia. In his concept, it is the traditional sphere of influence of the United States. At this moment, the relationship between Germany and the United States is rapidly heating up. He is not prepared to take advantage of this issue.

However, with the feedback from Odin’s Eye in the Middle East, Xu Jun realized that he accidentally fell into a misunderstanding. Saudi Arabia is indeed an ally of the United States in the future, but it is now in 1940, and this country has not yet entered. The sight of the US government.

The United States still maintains a cautious attitude towards the Middle East, which is limited to some private commercial developments and does not touch any cooperation and exchanges between governments. This is mainly to worry that it will stimulate the British Empire. As the sun sets in the Middle East, many puppets and protectors are fostered.

The key is that the Middle East is too far away from the United States, and there is no American colony. Domestic isolationism is on the rise. Only the idiots will anger the traditional "ally" for an Arab country.

As for oil resources, American talents at that time did not care about that point of oil. As the world’s largest oil-producing country at that time, the domestic oil fields of the United States could not be fully developed. In 1940, the annual oil production in the United States reached 200 million tons, just like A rich man who has eaten his elbows can't even look at the half bowl of rice in the village's pot.

Besides that California Standard Oil Company, Xu Jun might have some scruples if it was placed in the last century. At that time, Rockefeller’s oil kingdom was at its peak and had almost unlimited resources and political influence. But since Standard Oil was forcibly split by the US government under the antitrust law, the California Standard was only split into an ordinary one of the 34 branches. The company’s own strength is limited, so it will be dragged together with Texas Petroleum. Participate in development.

Historically, the United States took advantage of the anxious British North African battlefield and began to extend its tentacles into the Middle East. In order to protect the Suez Canal, Britain's apparently robbery of distant relatives can only be held invisible by holding its nose.

The comprehensive exploration of Saudi Arabia by the United States was carried out simultaneously with the US military entering North Africa. There is a clear vein on the timeline, which shows the development and transformation of the US Middle East strategy.

It wasn't until four or three years that the United States began to pay attention to the issue of national strategic resources, especially important energy. Oil was regarded as a non-renewable resource, so it was necessary to reduce local exploitation as much as possible and find a new energy source overseas. For a national strategic mission, the United States has sent a professional exploration team led by senior geologic engineers to all undeveloped oil producing areas to estimate the oil reserves in those areas, and then decide whether to proceed with the next development based on the amount of reserves.

Saudi Arabia’s oil resources are truly understood in the United States, which was already a matter of 1944. At the time, one of the founders of the National Geological Society of the United States, the well-known American geologist Avery Lidgorier, was appointed by the government to lead a resource investigation delegation to Saudi Arabia to investigate the local oil production and estimate the surrounding Persian Gulf. The oil development potential of the region. In the second year, De Gauriel returned to Washington and produced a report with detailed data. The report shows that in six countries in the Persian Gulf region, the oil reserves that have been explored and discovered are about 200 million tons, of which Saudi Arabia The oil reserves are about 600 million tons. However, according to the geological data obtained, De Gaullier estimated that the oil reserves in this area are far more than that. At that time, he predicted that it might be more than 40 billion tons.

It was this report that led to the determination of the United States to intervene in the Middle East affairs, and began to use the names of open door and national independence to frequently slap the group of "allies" in old Europe. The United States did not hesitate to join forces with the Soviet Union to take advantage of the Suez Canal crisis and the Israeli founding war and other opportunities to gradually expel old colonial forces such as Britain and France from the Middle East and replace it as the most important ally in the Arab world.

But now Xu Jun has come to this world, and these history can no longer be reproduced, he will not give Americans the opportunity to intervene in the Middle East. At this time, Saudi Arabia still does not have a light pole to rely on, but it is so rich in oil resources. It is like a child holding gold in a busy city. Don't live. There is the so-called "failure to take it, but to bear the blame; when it doesn't work, it's tortured. Germany's trip can be said to be the order of the heavens, the way to the heavens, and the way to cut the way, save the ignorant Li from crisis. Xu Jun felt a strong sense of mission in his heart. He was not only changing a period of history, but also changing the destiny of tens of millions of future generations.

After the German African Army was dispatched, the fate of Saudi Arabia has become a foregone conclusion. No one can reverse it, even if the Americans do. What’s more, the United States will never turn over for a desert tribe group and European hegemons. American energy companies are still eager to do business with Germany. After the standard split, there can be more than one California Standard Oil Company, Mobil Oil, formerly New York Standard Company. The company, which is currently doing business in Europe and North Africa, is very prosperous. I believe that Mobil will be happy to be a thug for Germany to please the young head of empire. Where does the capitalist have a friendship? There is already fierce competition among the oil companies. If the California standard unfortunately falls into the well, there will be a bunch of out-of-state oil companies throwing stones into the well.

Xu Jun chose an excellent opportunity. Of course, Saudi Arabia also has to bear some responsibility. He miscalculated the situation in Europe and underestimated the speed of the British response to such problems. At the same time, he did not expect Germany to take the initiative. At this moment, Saudi Arabia doesn't even know that it will face an attack from Europe's number one military power. The kingdom's destruction is only a matter of time.

"I will first call on representatives of the British and French oil companies in Berlin, and then join forces with France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Denmark to hold a European oil strategy meeting in Berlin to discuss oil development issues in North Africa and the Persian Gulf. "The German head of state said while spraying smoke.

"This may take a lot of time, my head of state." Brahich lifted his head from the map.

"Trust me, their speed will be very fast, and businessmen can always smell the profit." Xu Jun replied with a smile.

"What do you think? Kettle." Brosich turned to look at the chief of staff.

"We need to increase the supply of African troops. The road conditions there are very bad, and the main thing is that there is still a lack of water." Kettle clearly put his mind on the map.

"I'm not asking about this but it's not enough. The staff you have considered have already considered these issues. We will use airdrops as much as possible to supplement supplies to the first-line units." Brausic said.

"The Air Force's burden will be heavy, how big is the capacity of the nearby airport, how about the service support capacity, and the transportation situation. I have not seen the relevant information, I need more detailed data." Kettle entered the state, He frowned to calculate the difficulty of the supply.

"The leader of the African Army should be the third motorized reconnaissance battalion just assigned to them." Xu Jun opened the document at hand.

"I remember that the third motorized reconnaissance battalion should belong to the third armored division." Kettle remembered hard.

"The battalion commander is Baron Manfred von Wicom, Major Army?" Xu Jun looked down at the list.

"I remember him. He is a qualified commander. It's just a character. It's awkward. This is the word." Blauchic looked at Kettle.

"It's awkward? It seems to be a bit, often likes to have a face, and looks very tough. In fact, it is a very polite young man." Kettle also remembered the baron.

"Why do you all know him?" Xu Jun was very surprised, saying that this is just a small major, and it is theoretically impossible to get in touch with the army commander and chief of staff.

"His father, Colonel Ludwig von Wicom, worked in the office of the Army Command in the Weimar Republic. We knew each other for a long time, and we were invited to attend the major's wedding." Kettle replied.

"It turns out that this is the case, the character is awkward and interesting to wait, according to your statement, this guy will not be an arrogant." Xu Jun suddenly knocked his palm with his fist.

"Ao Jiao? What do you mean? It sounds like a foreign language, my head of state." Kettle asked doubtfully.

"Ah sneeze!" Far from Alexandria, Egypt, standing on the deck of the transport ship and commanding the troops to land on the shore of Major von Wicombe, I don't know why a sudden sneeze occurred.

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