"What a pity!" On the terrace of Neuschwanstein Castle, Josie sighed and put down the newspaper in his hand.
The content in the newspaper was the news of nuclear barbecue activities held in six cities.
The six cities are Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kyoto, Kokura, Shinto, and Nagoya.
There is no Edo.
This is why Josie sighs.
But he had no choice but to increase the number of nuclear bombs dropped to six, which was the best he could do using his connections.
Due to U.S. self-interest and political considerations, Edo is still excluded from nuclear bombing.
However, the situation in Edo is not better than the original situation, because before the Weimar Conference, the famous barbecue master Li Mei, as in the original time and space, dedicated an exquisite and delicious barbecue to Edo City
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Because the European War ended early, it was convenient for the Allies to deploy more air power to the Pacific region.
Therefore, the scale of the barbecue is larger than in the original time and space.
Although the temperature of the stove fire is much lower, it is still around a thousand degrees.
Many acquaintances expressed their happiness.
Even after recruiting boys, they still couldn't enjoy this experience, which made Qiao Xi feel very regretful.
But it doesn't matter, he is just a recruiting boy. As one of the leaders of Hydra, Josie said that he did not believe that this guy's life could be harder than Roosevelt and Melody, and there would always be a chance in the future.
Anyway, this is the Marvel Universe. Even Manhattan can be bombed by aliens and almost has a nuclear barbecue event. Why can't Edo do it more often?
Throwing the newspaper aside, Qiao Xi stood up and walked to the tower, looking down. The wonderful scenery among the mountains and forests made him feel relaxed and happy.
In the castle courtyard, there is a group of workers working enthusiastically.
He came here three days ago.
It has to be said that as long as there are enough manpower and materials, and the workers are given a thought, the work efficiency will be incredible. In less than half a year, Neuschwanstein Castle has been half completed.
This efficiency is much better than the labor efficiency of workers who were constantly on strike during the Ludwig II era and the grinding labor efficiency of later generations.
Basically, next year I can take Margot and the two older kids over for vacation.
On the opposite side of the mountain, the (old) Hohenschwangau Castle has been renovated and completed a long time ago. After all, the Hohenschwangau Castle is not as big as Neuschwanstein Castle and is more complete, so the time required for renovation is naturally shorter.
"Boss, it's done!" Just as Josie looked down at his territory, Ophelia ran up excitedly.
"Has the furry bear agreed to our terms?" Qiao Xi turned around and asked.
"Yes, as long as they get complete technical information, they will acquiesce in our actual control over Slovenia!" Ofelia replied excitedly.
"That's really a good thing!" Hearing this, Qiao Xi also had a bright smile on his face.
Although almost half a year has passed since the European part of World War II ended, it does not mean that all disputes are over.
The Cold War confrontation between the two major camps of the East and the West has led to many small countries still fighting.
Among them, Yugoslavia in the Balkans is one of them.
Like many countries, during World War II, Yugoslavia was divided into the Motherland Army faction that supported the exiled government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the Federal faction headed by the famous Iron Emperor.
In the original time and space, at the beginning of the end of World War II, the Motherland Army led by Draza Mikhailovich tried to surrender to the British and American occupying forces in Italy and Austria, which were just around the corner, in order to preserve the existence of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
But it is a pity that the military power of the Austrian bear in the original time and space was extremely strong. Countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States did not want to stroke the beard of the ferocious bear because of the mere Motherland Army, so they directly sold the Motherland Army.
As a result, the Motherland Army headed by Mikhailovich was directly sold out by the Allies. The Motherland Army was completely trapped in the encirclement of Mao Xiong and Iron Emperor, becoming a lone army.
It was completely wiped out in 1946.
However, just after World War II in this world, when the Hydra Legion in Yugoslavia had not yet been completely eliminated, the Austrian army took the lead one step ahead of the Iron Emperor and contacted the Motherland Army and King Peter II of Yugoslavia who was living in the UK.
He expressed his willingness to accept them and help them re-establish the Kingdom of Yugoslavia - of course, it would definitely not be a complete kingdom. Josie was not crazy enough to go to war with the Iron Emperor and the Woolly Bear because of this matter.
However, it is still possible to establish a small Yugoslav Kingdom in some areas such as Slovenia.
And this matter also received the tacit approval of Meiguo.
There is no doubt that this is a risky behavior that will anger the Iron Emperor and cause dissatisfaction from the Mao Xiong.
But this risk is worth taking for Josie, Austria, and the United States.
Why? Because of the entrance to the sea.
Everyone with some common sense knows the importance of the estuary to a country.
Austria was originally a landlocked country.
Bavaria is also a landlocked region.
After the merger of the two places, although the national power will inevitably increase significantly, the lack of an entrance to the sea will obviously greatly hinder the development of New Austria.
If Austria wants to enter the sea, it can only expand to the south.
There are only two countries to its south, one is Yugoslavia and the other is Italy.
There is no doubt that Italy, which surrendered to the Allied forces earlier than Austria, now holds the Americans tightly, and Austria has no way to make a move.
In this case, the only thing left is Yugoslavia, and Slovenia and Western Croatia have become the top priority.
It just so happened that the existence of the Motherland Army gave Austria and the United States an excuse to take action. In order to get the support of the United States, Austria also went all out and agreed to the United States. After the matter was completed, the United States would be assigned a garrison port. Anyway, this was Yugoslavia. Austria
It doesn’t hurt to sell either.
As for the original owners of this area, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Motherland Army - do they have a choice?
absolutely not.
Emperor Tie was very tyrannical towards them, and he would kill them immediately if caught.
On the Austrian and American sides, they will lose at most control over their territory.
But when it fell into the hands of Emperor Tie, he couldn't even save his life.
It was also because of this incident that at the Weimar Conference, representatives from Mao Xiong and the Iron Emperor once had a quarrel with the United States and Austria and broke up.
Ophelia even had a private fight with a representative of the Bear, who was also a woman.
According to Ophelia's description, it's hard for Josie not to connect the woman she calls Claire Wayan with the Black Widow - it's just the first generation of Black Widow, shouldn't it be Dottie Underwood?
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In addition, there was a serious confrontation between the armies of both sides in the Croatian region - but it was mainly the confrontation between the Austrian army and the Iron Emperor's army, and the Mao Xiong and the United States did not end directly.
After all, World War II has just ended, and the United States is doing fine. However, Mao Xiong is far from recovering at this time.
However, all this situation changed when six American children went to the Foot Pot Chicken for a barbecue party.
There is no doubt that Mao Xiong is a little anxious now, so much so that he even sold the Iron Emperor and agreed to Qiao Xi's conditions in order to obtain information on nuclear weapons.
Of course, Emperor Iron probably wouldn't compromise so easily. After all, this was the first leader in the Mao Xiong camp who dared to confront Mao Xiong.
However, as long as there is no support from Mao Xiong, Iron Emperor alone cannot turn over the storm.
Anyway, even if Josie doesn't interfere, Yugoslavia will inevitably disintegrate in a few decades. This land might as well be cheap for Josie.
"Prepare the plane immediately, I'm going to see Eisenhower!" Qiao Xi was very happy about Bear's retreat, so he immediately prepared to take action, but instead of rushing to send materials to Bear, he was planning to buy a warship.
With an entrance to the sea, it is natural to have a navy.
It’s just that Austria, as a landlocked country, doesn’t have much of a shipbuilding industry—if you don’t count the small shipyards used on inland rivers.
However, while in Hamburg, Qiao Xi had quietly obtained a good shipyard, but building a warship was not that simple. It cost money, effort, technology, and most importantly, time.
So he could only buy it from the beginning, and naturally Qiaoxi's first target was the German fleet that had just been carved up by the Allies.
Of course, the German fleet itself didn't have many ships, so Qiao Xi didn't have much choice.
But there is one battleship that is easy to get, and that is the auspicious ship assigned to the U.S. Navy, the Prinz Eugen.
Although the relationship between Qiao Xi and the U.S. Navy was not very good, buying a warship did not require a nod from the Department of the Navy. He could just go to Eisenhower directly.
What's more, a non-US military ship like the Prinz Eugen is of little significance to the US Navy - otherwise, how could it be used as a target ship for nuclear bombs in the second year after the war ended?