The Rise of the Third Reich

Hearing Yamamoto Isoroku's proposal to "open up a Caribbean battlefield," Hessman's brows furrowed.

Opening a battlefield is not the same thing as launching a diversionary feint. Although Germany has now extended its claws into the back garden of the United States by stationing in Guyana and is still considering invading Venezuela by land, it has no plans to bring the war to the Caribbean.

In fact, there are also differences within Germany on whether to have a war with the United States in South America.

Hitler and the Nazi Party tended to reach an agreement with the United States and encircle American power in the New World of America.

Hersman, on the other hand, tends to reduce the United States' sphere of influence in the Americas as much as possible in order to stifle the United States' development potential.

Hessman prepared two specific plans. One was to march into Venezuela from land, have a decisive ground battle with the US military, and then march to Colombia and Ecuador after winning. Then merge Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Guyana to form the Republic of Gran Colombia, using this country to block the United States' access to South America.

Another plan is to pull the plug on Brazil and use oil-rich Venezuela to seduce Brazil, the largest country in South America, while the European Community continues to retain control of Guyana.

As long as Brazil is willing to join the Axis Powers and Germany to fight against the United States, Germany will promote the integration of the "oil poor country" Venezuela into the Brazilian Federation after capturing Venezuela.

Of course, such fertile territory as Venezuela cannot be given to Brazil in vain. This country is now the second largest oil producer in the world after the United States, and it also has relatively scarce coal resources in South America, and of course rich iron ore (Brazil is not lack of), and the territory covers an area of ​​916,000 square kilometers. If Brazil eats it, it will become developed immediately. Brazil will also have to pay certain benefits for this - agreeing to separate the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Clarina and Paraná in southern Brazil. These three states are states where German and Italian immigrants are concentrated, and they have never been in harmony with the Brazilian government in Rio de Janeiro. Moreover, after Vargas came to power, the Brazilian Nazi Party in that area was suppressed again.

So Hessmann wants to separate these three states from Brazil, and then promote the merger of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Clarina, Paraná and Argentina, which is currently very pro-German. If possible, try to merge Uruguay and Paraguay. It was also merged into Argentina, and turned this great Argentine federation into the export destination of Europe's surplus population in the future - and eventually turned into a little Germany in South America! In this way, even if Brazil is unreliable in the end, Germany will still have a German-speaking Argentina to rely on, which is a double insurance.

With the Greater Brazilian Federation and the Greater Argentine Federation, South America has two relatively powerful pro-German countries. As long as these two countries can unite with the support of the European Community, they should be able to block the United States' future flexible expansion into South America.

Among the two plans to support Gran Colombia and to support Greater Brazil (Greater Argentina), Hersman is inclined to implement the second plan, which is to use Greater Brazil to fight against American imperialism. The strength and potential of Brazil, a "BRICS" country, is definitely not as good as that of the United States, but it is still stronger than Gran Colombia.

Moreover, the current Brazilian dictator Vargas has a very good relationship with Schleicher and Hitler, and he also has the idea of ​​​​strengthening Brazil to dominate South America.

Historically, Vargas first supported Germany and then the United States during World War II. This was due to the unfavorable situation of the world war, but his vision was still very accurate. However, in this time and space, the situation of the world war is obviously beneficial to Germany, and Vargas will naturally not turn to the United States.

So supporting Brazil is still a very good option now. Hersmann's confidant, Imperial Security Chief General Stockhausen, frequently visited Rio de Janeiro during this period, secretly negotiating with President Getulio Vargas the conditions for Brazil's entry into the axis.

As for controlling the Caribbean and occupying Panama, they were not part of Hershman's plans. Relying on Brazil, it is one thing to fight the United States on land in South America, but it is another thing to go to the Caribbean to fight a water war with American tycoons.

After the United States lost control of most of the Atlantic Ocean, American tycoons have been strengthening the defense of the Caribbean. Troops and aircraft are stationed on almost all important islands, and the United States has at least five fleet aircraft carriers (two of which are British) available in the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the risk of opening up the Caribbean battlefield is very high. Once the European combined fleet is defeated in the Caribbean, the United States may regain control of the Atlantic Ocean.

In this way, any plan to support the Greater Brazilian Federation or establish Gran Colombia will come to nothing!

"General Yamamoto, regarding the Caribbean battlefield..." Hersman spoke very slowly. He already knew that the hot-headed Mussolini had agreed to open up the Caribbean battlefield. In order to maintain the unity of the Axis powers, he could not deny it completely.

He said: "We believe that the Caribbean battlefield does not exist alone, but is an integral part of the South American battlefield. So the next step we need to open is the South American battlefield, not the Caribbean battlefield."

"Opening a battlefield in South America?" Yamamoto Isoroku seemed to have heard something that excited him, and immediately asked, "Marshal of the Empire, is your country ready to extend its power in South America?"

South America is definitely more important to the United States than Asia. Once the United States and Germany go to war in South America, the pressure on Japan will be greatly reduced. If the United States and Germany are locked in an inextricable fight in South America, Japan might be able to negotiate a separate peace with the United States and then sit back and watch the fight...

"Yes," Herschman replied, "Our goal is to limit the United States to the North American continent... South America should have its own leaders, rather than relying on the United States, the imperialist country in North America."

Are we going to have a fight with the United States? The three Japanese Japs, Tojo, Yamamoto and Tanimasa, felt a burst of joy in their hearts.

At this time, Hitler took over Hessmann's topic. He said urgently and quickly: "This Cairo Conference should come up with a victory plan and at the same time lay the foundation for the post-war world order. Considering that the United States and The Soviet Union is an intercontinental country with a vast territory and a large population, and there is no possibility of complete destruction. Therefore... the victory plan should be to retain the United States and Russia. "

Preserving the United States is certain. Hitler and Hersman never thought about destroying the United States, and they couldn't do it. The idea of ​​retaining Russia is ambiguous. It can be either Soviet Russia or Tsarist Russia. Although Hessmann does not want to restore Tsarist Russia, many big figures in Germany are very interested in it, so Hessmann will do it. Ambiguous. In short, the land of Ukraine and Belarus must be deprived of the Soviet Union (Russia), and a castrated "Gazneft" will be retained.

Hitler stood up, waved his arms a few times, and said in an emphatic tone, "Now is the time to issue a declaration of victory. We must publicly tell everyone our Axis powers' views on victory and the post-war world. Let neutral countries and those who fight against us The people of this country all know what we want to do and what kind of new world order we want to establish, which will help us achieve victory as soon as possible.”

"Declaration of victory?" Tojo asked, "What is the content of the declaration?"

Hitler did not answer, but glanced at Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. The latter immediately handed the document drafted in Japanese and German to Tojo and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, the main content of the declaration is to stipulate the status of the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom after the war, and at the same time determine the strengthening of the League of Nations system after the war. "

Tojo took over the draft of the declaration and read it, which read: "Prime Minister Hitler, Prime Minister Mussolini, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister Darlan, Prime Minister Horthy, Prime Minister Antonescu, Franc The Prince Regent of Colombia, King Boris III, Marshal Mannerheim, together with military and diplomatic advisers from various countries, have held a meeting in Cairo. The meeting has been completed and we hereby issue the following summary statement:

The military personnel of the Axis countries have reached consensus on future combat plans against Britain and the United States. We, the Axis countries, are determined to use unrelenting pressure to impose brutal enemies from all aspects of the sea, land and air. This pressure is already increasing. .

The purpose of our axis countries' war this time is to relieve the oppression and exploitation of the world by the Anglo-American capital group, not to eliminate Britain, the United States and its allied countries themselves. After the oppression of the people of the world by the Anglo-American capital group is lifted, the United States will Remain intact, and all sovereignty will be inviolable; the British Isles, the Dominion of Canada, and the Dominion of Australia will still maintain the status quo, and the status quo of the Indian Empire will remain roughly the same until the British monarch and the local political forces in India reach a new consensus, and all external forces No interference.

The purpose of the Axis countries participating in the war against the Soviet Union, including Germany, France, Croatia-Hungary, and Finland, was to stop and punish the Soviet Union's aggression and oppression. In view of the misfortune suffered by the Ukrainian and Belarusian nations under the rule of the Bolshevik Party in the Soviet Union, the Axis countries that declared war on the Soviet Union unanimously decided to give the people of Ukraine and Belarus the right to choose their future destiny. As for the rest of the Soviet Union, the Axis powers agreed that a government should remain unified and respect the choice of its people.

The Axis countries participating in the war also believed that the League of Nations' intervention in international affairs should be restored and strengthened after the war, in order to maintain peace and prevent war.

Based on the goals identified above, our axis countries will persevere in carrying out their major and long-term war in order to force Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union to admit defeat and abide by the reasonable order of the world. "

The draft of this declaration was written after testing the attitudes of Japan and Italy, so it only mentioned that the mainland United States remained intact - the Hawaiian Islands were not yet mainland, and the Dominion of New Zealand was taken away from the British name. It can be regarded as satisfying Japan's requirements to the greatest extent. As for whether they can hold the Hawaiian Islands and capture New Zealand, it depends on their own abilities.