Chapter 91 The Wealth of Africa
The Ukrainian defense line built by the German army obviously learned from the French Maginot Line, or the two Maginot Lines are superimposed on each other, and can defend against attacks in front and behind.
In other words, the way to attack the back is not feasible.
This line of defense is vast, starting from Estonia in the north, passing through Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, along the western coast of the Black Sea, and at the southern end is Bulgaria, bordering the Turkish capital Istanbul.
Hitra hoarded his elite troops in Estonia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, and put on a desperate stance to defend himself.
Even so, Hitra was still worried. He had no confidence in the strength of the Iron-blooded Power Army. Instead, there was a trapped beast that was forced into the corner, just fighting back dyingly.
The Iron-blooded Power Army is about to start working with the German army.
The United States is obviously happy to see this scene. As the saying goes, the fisherman will benefit from the battle between snipes and clams. The war will not affect the American continent in a short period of time. The more Lin Qiang and Hitra fight, the happier the United States will be. In order to add fuel to the fire, Truman instructed Dai Gaole to suspend the resistance activities, so that Hitra has no worries and can prepare for the war with all his might.
Generals such as Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, and Zhang Dabiao were ordered to station in Moscow and Istanbul, practicing day and night, and live-fire exercises, as if they could attack at any time.
The long border line was shrouded in the dark clouds of war, and many civilians began to leave and flock to other areas.
"Commander, our army has been prepared. I will just wait for your order. I promise to break through the German defense line within one day." Li Yunlong asked to hand over the main attack mission to him.
Chu Yunfei and Zhang Dabiao and other generals did not say anything, but looked at Lin Qiang expectantly and waited for the order to attack.
Lin Qiang smiled slightly: "No, we won't hit them." As he said that, the combat staff pulled the big map on the wall away, and Lin Qiang pointed at an area on the big map with his command pole, "Let's hit here!"
"Africa?" Li Yunlong was stunned, and the generals were also confused. What is the best place in Africa where birds do not shit?
During World War II, only three African countries were independent countries recognized by the world, namely Liberia, Ethiopia, and Egypt. These three countries were all in the north of Africa, and the battle mainly broke out in North Africa.
Ethiopia was mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, with a weak industrial foundation and was invaded by Italy during World War II.
Egypt declared independence in name but was actually controlled by British colonial control. Therefore, the only independent country in the true sense was Liberia.
European and American powers accumulated bloody wealth by selling black slaves on the African continent, but did not find real wealth.
In this world, only Lin Qiang, a time traveler, knows what the real wealth of the African continent is.
The African continent, with about 30 million square kilometers (excluding nearby islands), accounts for about 202 of the world's total land area, second to Asia and is the second largest continent in the world.
The African continent is shaped like a huge unequal san corner, narrow in the south and wide in the north. There are not many coastal islands around the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The largest island is Madagascar. On the 30.29 million square kilometers of land in Africa, there are about 700 million residents of different skin colors, including blacks, whites, and yellows, among which blacks account for about two-thirds of the total population. There are more than 700 ethnic groups and tribes in Africa. Their language is very complex, and there are about 1,500 people including dialects and local languages.
The full name of Africa is "Africa". "Africa" means "sunshine" in Latin, and it also means "the western continent of India" in Sanskrit, and it also means "a rich and fertile fruit land" in Phoenician.
Africa is generally a small plateau with small ups and downs. The equator runs across the central part of the continent. The average annual temperature in three quarters of the region is above 20 degrees Celsius. Almost all year round is summer, so it is called the "tropical continent". The Sahara Desert located in northern Africa covers an area of 9.45 million square kilometers, accounting for about one-third of the total area of the African continent. It is the largest desert in the world.
The Nile River, the largest river in Africa, is also the world's longest river. It flows from south to north for more than 6,600 kilometers from south to north and pours into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River Basin is one of the cradles that nurtures ancient civilizations in the world.
Mount Kilimanjaro, standing at the junction of Kenya and Tanzania, is 5,895 meters above sea level. It is the highest mountain in Africa. It has snow all year round and is known as the "Snow White on the Equator".
The East African crack is more than 6,400 kilometers long and runs across eastern Africa. It is the world's largest fault sinking zone.
Lake Victoria, embedded in the East African Plateau, is beautiful and is the second largest freshwater lake in the world.
Africa is rich in minerals, hydraulics, agricultural and forestry resources. Africa is not short of the 50 most important minerals in the world, and at least 17 of them rank first in the world. According to recent international mining statistics, the reserves of platinum, manganese, chromium, ruthenium, iridium and other minerals in Africa account for more than 80% of the world's total reserves, and minerals such as phosphate, palladium, gold, diamonds, germanium, cobalt and vanadium account for more than half, and minerals such as uranium, tantalum, cesium, bauxite, fluorostone, zirconium, graphite and hafnium also account for more than 30%.
The Sahara Desert, known as the "barren land", is a huge energy treasure house. It contains a large amount of oil available for mining underground. Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Nigeria are all important oil exporters around it. The average daily oil production volume of Libya is as high as 1.5 million barrels.
South Africa is the world's largest gold producer and exporter. So far, it has produced more than 40,000 tons of gold, accounting for two-fifths of the total gold production in human history. Zambian copper reserves more than 900 million tons, accounting for about 15% of the world's average copper production in the past 360,000 tons, and is known as the "country of copper mines".
After the base is upgraded to level 7, the gold coins required are astronomical. Lin Qiang has established many mining bases in Asia, but it can no longer keep up with the speed. Africa happens to be a good mining continent.
In addition, Africa, which was divided and colonized by European and American powers, has few independent countries, and it is much less difficult to unify the entire continent than other continents. Lin Qiang naturally would not miss this opportunity to collect a large number of loyal younger brothers.
Chapter completed!