Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 142: Timing

At first, Xu Jun did not pay much attention to Saudi Arabia. In his concept, it was 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 make extravagances about this issue.

However, with the intelligence returned by Odin’s Eye in the Middle East, Xu Jun realized that he had accidentally fallen into a misunderstanding. Saudi Arabia is indeed an ally of the United States in the future, but now it is 1940. It has not yet entered the sight of the US government.

The United States still maintains a cautious attitude towards the Middle East. It is limited to some private commercial development and does not touch any cooperation and exchanges between governments. This is mainly because of the fear that it will stimulate the British Empire. The sun has set up many puppets and protectors in the Middle East, and it is easy to be attacked by rushing in.

The key thing is that the Middle East is too far away from the United States, and there is no American colony. Domestic isolationism is high. Only fools will offend that traditional "ally" for an Arab country.

As for oil resources, American talents at that time didn't care about that little oil. As the world's largest oil producer at the time, the United States' domestic oil fields could not be fully developed. The United States produced 200 million tons of oil throughout the year. , Like a rich man who has eaten his elbows, he can't even look down on the half bowl of rice in the pot of the village head sha tenant.

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

In history, the United States took advantage of the emergency of the British North African battlefield and began to stretch its tentacles into the Middle East. In order to preserve the Suez Canal, the United Kingdom could only pinch its nose to pretend to be a looting behavior against distant relatives. Invisible.

The U.S.'s comprehensive exploration of Saudi Arabia was carried out at the same time as the U.S. military entered North Africa. There is a clear context on the timeline, showing the development and transformation of U.S. Middle East strategy.

It wasn't until four or three years before the United States began to pay attention to the issue of national strategic resources, especially important energy. Petroleum is regarded as a non-renewable resource, so it is necessary to minimize local exploitation and find new sources of energy overseas. It became a national strategic task. The United States began to send professional exploration teams led by senior geological engineers to all oil producing areas that were not fully developed to measure the oil reserves in those areas, and then decide whether to proceed with the next step according to the reserves. Development.

Saudi Arabia’s oil resources are truly understood by the United States, and that has already happened in 1944. At that time, one of the founders of the National Geological Society of the United States, the famous American geologist Avery Lee De Gorrier, was appointed by the government to lead a resource survey delegation to Saudi Arabia to investigate the local oil production situation and estimate the surrounding Persian Gulf The oil development potential of the region. In the following year, Tgouriel returned to Washington and produced a report with detailed data. The report showed that in the six countries of the Persian Gulf region, the oil reserves that have been explored are about 200 million tons, of which Saudi Arabia Its oil reserves are about 600 million tons. But according to the geological data obtained, De Gaullier estimated that the oil reserves in this area are far more than that. At the time, he predicted that it might be more than 40 billion tons.

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

However, now that Xu Jun has come to this world, these histories cannot be reproduced again, and he will no longer give Americans the opportunity to intervene in the Middle East. At this time, Saudi Arabia still does not have a single backing, but is sitting on such a wealth of oil resources. It is like a child holding gold in a busy city. The Saudi royal family does not know how to hold back and restrains itself. Don't live. There is a so-called God does not take the blame; when the time is too late, you suffer from it. This trip in Germany can be said to be in accordance with the order of the sky and walk the way for the sky, in order to cut the innocent and save the ignorant from danger. , Xu Jun felt that a strong sense of mission rose in his heart. He was not only changing a piece of history, but also changing the destiny of millions of people in future generations.

After the dispatch of the German African Army, Saudi Arabia's fate has become a foregone conclusion, and no one can reverse it, even if the Americans cannot do anything. What's more, the United States will never turn around for a desert tribal group and European hegemony. American energy companies are still rushing to do business with Germany. After the standard spin-off, there will be more than one California Standard Oil Company, formerly Mobil Oil of New York Standard Company. The company is currently doing well in Europe and North Africa. It is believed that Mobil will be happy to be a thug for Germany in order to please the young imperial head of state. Where there is any fellowship among capitalists, there is fierce competition among oil companies. If the California standard unfortunately falls into the well, a bunch of oil companies from other states will throw rocks into the well.

Xu Jun chose an excellent time. Of course, Saudi Arabia itself has to take part of the responsibility. He miscalculated the situation in Europe and underestimated the speed of Britain’s response to such problems. At the same time, he did not expect Germany to take the initiative to intervene. . At this moment, Saudi Arabia does not even know that it is about to face an attack from Europe's number one military power. The fall of the kingdom is only a matter of time.

"I will first summon the representatives of the British and French oil companies in Berlin, and then unite with France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Denmark to hold a European Petroleum Strategy Conference in Berlin to discuss issues in North Africa and the Persian Gulf. The issue of oil development." The German head of state said while blowing smoke.

"This may take a lot of time, my head of state." Brauchich looked up from the map.

"Trust me, they will be very fast, and businessmen can always smell profit." Xu Jun answered with a smile.

"What do you think? Keitel." Brauchich turned his head to look at the chief of staff of the command.

"We need to increase the supply of the African army. The road conditions there are very bad, and the most important thing is that there is still a lack of water sources." Keitel is obviously still on the map.

"I am not asking this, but forget it. The staff has already considered the issues you mentioned. We will use airdrops as much as possible to replenish materials to the front-line units." Brausic said.

"The Air Force will have a heavy burden. How large is the capacity of the nearby airport, what is the service support capability, and the transportation situation. I have not seen relevant intelligence. I need more detailed data." Keitel entered When he got out of the state, he frowned and calculated the difficulty of supply.

"The lead force 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." Keitel tried to recall.

"The battalion commander is Baron Manfried von Wicombe, Major?" Xu Jun looked down at the list.

"I remember him, he was a qualified commander, but his character was a bit awkward. That's the word." Brauchich looked at Keitel.

"Uncomfortable? It seems to be a little bit. He often likes to have a straight face and looks very tough, but he is actually a very polite young man." Keitel also remembered the baron.

"Why do you all know him?" Xu Jun was very surprised. To say that this is only a small major, it is theoretically impossible to contact the commander-in-chief of the army and the chief of staff of the command.

"His father, Colonel Ludwig von Wycombe, worked in the Army Headquarters Office when he was in the Weimar Republic. We have known each other for a long time ~IndoMTL.com~ and were invited to the major's wedding. Keitel replied.

"It turned out to be like this. I am awkward and interesting. Wait a minute. According to your statement, this guy is not a arrogant man." Xu Jun suddenly tapped his hand with his fist.

"Tsundere? What do you mean? It sounds like a foreign language, my head of state." Keitel asked suspiciously.

"Ah sneeze!" As far as Alexandria, Egypt, he was standing on the deck of a transport ship commanding troops to land ashore, Major Von Wycombe, I don't know why he sneezed loudly.

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