The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1184

Divide and rule is a means, but how to use this means well is a question that needs to be seriously considered.

Mainz studied the map, and Heinrich did not dare to speak on the side, for fear of interrupting the head of state’s thinking.

He has studied the map of the bear many times, and it can be said that he is familiar with it.

In the Second World War in history, three cities of the bear were extremely important.

One was Leningrad in the north.

This is the largest city in the bear country and the former capital of the bear country.

It has a large population, a developed economy, and a strong cultural atmosphere.

It is the base camp of the enlightened and progressive factions in the bear country.

The capital Moscow is the most important city in the bear country.

It ranks second in population and economic scale, but because it is the capital, its political status is extremely high.

This place has been the capital of the bear country for a long time, so a large number of old nobles took root here in the Tsarist era.

The rise of the Red Bear destroyed these old nobles to a great extent, but many of them chose political speculation and joined the Red Bear team after changing their identities. There were quite a few of them, and after joining, they clung to each other for warmth, making the political atmosphere in Moscow conservative.

As for the industrial city of Stalingrad in the south, the importance of this place is mainly reflected in the industrial and strategic levels.

The area where the Don River and the Volga River meet has fertile land and flat terrain, and is close to the Black Sea, which is one of the few ice-free ports in the Bear.

Therefore, the economy here is very developed and has convenient conditions for sea transportation, allowing them to export and import various products from here, making trade exchanges here much more convenient than other places.

Benefiting from the favorable geographical location and the rare ice-free ports in the Bear country, the importance of the Caucasus region in the south is one of the best in the Bear country.

Since the 17th century, the Russians have fought wars with the Turkish people in the south many times. Although they fought under the banner of revenge for the Byzantine Empire, rebuilding the Third Rome, returning to the old capital, and recovering Constantinople.

But they actually just want to seize the Black Sea’s outlet to the Mediterranean Sea, that is, to seize control of the two straits in the south.

These two straits are located at the key position of the waterway and are under the control of the Turkish people. For the Russians, it is like a thorn in the throat.

Without the control of these two straits, the Black Sea is actually an inland sea and cannot be effectively connected with the outside world.

Their ships have to look at the faces of the Turkish people to enter the Mediterranean. If the Turkish people do not allow them to pass, they will not be able to go out to sea from here.

If they cannot go out to sea, their previous investments will be completely wasted, so from this perspective, they must fight with the Turkish people and must seize the outlet of the Black Sea from the Turkish people.

However, all the efforts of the Russians have failed.

The Mao Bears once had such a great advantage, but they were still defeated by the joint attack of the British Empire, Gaul and Turkey.

However, although they failed to win, the long-term war dragged down Turkey, making Turkey’s national strength gradually weakened and unable to fight against the Mao Bears. Therefore, even if the Mao Bears failed to take these straits, when their ships passed through the straits and entered the Mediterranean, the Turkey people did not dare to do anything too extreme.

After all, this waterway is very important to the Mao Bears. If they dare to cut off the waterway, it is actually declaring war on the Mao Bears.

The Mao Bears are brave and aggressive, and they have always been unhappy with them. If they do this, it is equivalent to running into the muzzle of the Mao Bears’ guns, and the Mao Bears will definitely be very happy to declare war on them!

The result of Turkey not daring to block the strait is that the Mao Bears won a limited right to go to sea, at least the civilian aspect will not be subject to too much restriction, which has enabled the industry and economy of the South to begin to develop rapidly.

At this time, the economic construction of the bear in the southwest and Caucasus was far less developed than in the World War II period in history, but the bear still built a lot of factories around Stalingrad.

Most of the equipment of these factories was imported from Europe, and the main source of imports was the Third Reich.

When the Third Reich was targeted and isolated by the Allies, it once huddled together with the bear in the east, which was also isolated.

The Third Reich provided funds, equipment and professional talents to help the bear develop industry and build factories.

The bear provided a large amount of food, means of production and a large amount of natural resources, allowing the Third Reich to obtain the raw materials needed to meet its own industrial production at a very low cost.

This kind of cooperation is a win-win situation for both parties. The Third Reich saved its own industry and persevered in the most difficult times.

The bear also recovered from the collective blockade and suppression of the Allies after the war, and gradually established its own industrial system.

However, just when their industrial system began to show results and was about to enter the fast lane of industrial development, the army of the Third Reich came.

Now, the fruits that the bears had worked so hard for before were all taken away by the German army.

Considering that the empire wants to build the Eastern European region into a model display area, it is necessary to develop a strong enough industry here.

Industry can solve the employment problem of residents, and it can also boost the economy and increase tax revenue, so it is indispensable.

The geographical location of the Stalingrad region is very convenient. If it is combined with Ukraine and the Caucasus, it can form an economic belt around the Black Sea.

Once the imperial army controls the native chickens in the future, and the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles are under its control, it will no longer be a problem to restrict the southern route of the bears to the Mediterranean.

In this case, the southern region of the bears will even have greater potential for economic development than the eastern region that is closer to the empire’s homeland.

After all, the Black Sea can directly lead to the Mediterranean, and the Mediterranean coast is full of West Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe. These regions have rich resources, a large population and a vast market.

As long as they are connected in series, they can solve all the production, manufacturing, transportation and sales processes in all links!

The convenient shipping conditions and low shipping costs will reduce the industrial costs of these regions and greatly improve the competitiveness of products.

Compared with inland areas that lack seaports and can only be transported by rail, these advantages are naturally very obvious!

Therefore, the Stalingrad region cannot be separated.