One Hundred and Twenty One Franco's Chips
"Mr. Special Envoy." Accardo smiled and sat on the sofa, took a cup of hot coffee from Anna, and said with a smile to the Spaniard in front of him: "War, you have to rely on us, so I suggest you go to kick it. Football is more developed."
"The head of state...Sir." The Spanish envoy looked a little displeased, but he still pleaded: "Spain fired the first shot against the Comintern for the Western world! As one of the leaders of the capitalist countries, Germany should On Spain's side! Isn't it?" Obviously, the Spanish envoy didn't understand Accardo's "humour" about football.
"Your words make me very happy, but we should see the situation clearly." Akado waved his hand, put the coffee in the other hand on the coffee table in front of him, and continued with a smile: "First, the anti-communist first A shot was fired more than ten years ago; secondly, Germany is far from being arrogant. Germany is the recognized anti-communist pioneer in the world! Mr. Special Envoy! When Germany executed 500 Communists, The Spaniards are still voting for the Communist Party."
As he spoke, he walked to the desk, picked up an economic document on the desk and flicked the corner, and clacked the document: "Look! The Ford company in the United States is preparing to build a building in Germany. 3 car factories to compete with Mercedes-Benz for market share in the whole of Europe."
Then he threw the document back on the table and picked up another one: "Romania hopes to import my country's export 38T tanks. This order was originally for Czechoslovakia, but it has now been passed on to me. "
Looking at some unknown Spanish envoys, Accardo continued: "Now Germany has just taken back the Eastern Province, as well as the Sudeten Province and the Slovak Province, we have too many things to digest, too many things. It needs to be improved, and without a necessary reason, Germany does not want to complicate the situation in Europe at this stage."
What Accardo is saying is that if there is no necessary reason, the words that entered the ears of the Spanish envoy automatically understood as "if there is a necessary reason, then Germany will intervene."
So the Spanish envoy immediately said: "Yuan is born first! Our leader Franco promises you that under his rule, Spain will firmly support Germany's diplomatic proposition."
"This kind of commitment doesn't even need children to fight, Mr. Special Envoy." Akado laughed and said, "You know that you can support me for your interests today, and then you will betray me for your interests tomorrow. What I need is a share. A real interest guarantee treaty, Mr. Special Envoy!"
"This..." To be honest, Franco sent this envoy to Germany to seek assistance, which was a last resort, because the traditional powers who won the war were not interested in participating in the Spanish Civil War because of the economic crisis.
Both the British government and the French government have clearly expressed their position of non-intervention. Although Chencang secretly supported Franco with a lot of weapons and ammunition, on the bright side, they were still an detached mediator.
The U.S. government was outnumbered by other powers, so there was no major response to the Spanish Civil War. So now the only thing Franco can count on is the original backup plan, which is Italy, which has not improved since the Roman Empire, and Germany, which has just lost the war and has little influence.
"Then, please ask Yuan to make a list first, and if we can accept it, we will immediately start a comprehensive cooperation." For this reason, the Spanish envoy also simply went to the bachelor once, and pushed the problem to Akka. There is a lot of talk, and there is a posture of talking if you can talk, and not talking if you can't talk.
"You know, I came from the National Defense Forces, and this time I still have to rely on the National Defense Forces to contribute, so I have to ask for some benefits for the National Defense Forces, some tangible benefits." With a smile, he just said with a serious face: "Then let's talk about the conditions of the military first."
"Yuan Xiansheng, I know that Germany has always hoped to have a naval base in the Mediterranean Sea. Spain is willing to provide such a port and lease this port to Germany for 99 years at a price of 1 mark." The Spanish envoy knew that not showing any so-called sincerity would be Nope, so I generously said my price.
"In the Atlantic direction, I want 3 ports; in the Mediterranean, I want 2 ports, also in the form of leases, but the infrastructure needs to be built by Spain." Accardo stretched out five fingers: "Five Port! This is my condition!"
"Three! We can rent up to three of you! And Spain must be allowed to set up customs on these three ports!" The Spanish envoy gritted his teeth and stretched out three fingers.
"Okay! Two in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Mediterranean!" Arcado nodded: "But we need Spain to import 15 million barrels of oil from France and the United Kingdom, which will cost Germany, but must be purchased in the name of Spain! Understood! Is it?"
"In addition, I still represent the interests of many German consortiums, and they have elected me as their spokesperson. I can't be dereliction of duty. Are you right, Mr. Special Envoy?" After Accardo asked a question, he did not wait for the Spanish envoy to answer. Then he said directly: "So I want Spain to lower the tariff of 30% of German goods and allow Germans to invest in any aspect in Spain."
"The tariff can only be reduced by 10% at most! Otherwise, we will not be able to explain to countries such as the United Kingdom and France!" The special envoy waved his hand and said.
"Twenty percent!" Arkado snorted coldly, "It can't be any less."
"If that's all, I agree to your terms on behalf of our leader, Mr. Franco." The Spanish envoy took out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and replied with some strength.
"Only these? How is this possible?" Arcado waved his hand: "Spain must sign an agreement to formally become an ally with Germany and Italy, allowing German troops to deploy troops in necessary areas when fighting a common enemy."
"How can this work?" The Spanish envoy tensed up all of a sudden: "It is absolutely impossible to deploy troops on our territory! Spain can't sign such an alliance agreement. If it is known by its own people, We will immediately lose popular support."
"Of course it's a secret agreement! And this agreement is only to prevent the hostile countries of Germany from destroying German facilities in Spain, not to deploy troops in Spain all the time. You can draft the terms!" Arcardo hopes This can dispel the concerns of the Spanish envoy.
"Even so, I think Germany's demands are too many." The Spanish envoy's tone was full of dissatisfaction.
"You have no choice! Mr. Special Envoy! Accurate information I got, just a day ago, General Franco lost his defense! Cordoba has been occupied by the Republicans! Now the troops of the Republicans are attacking Sevi Leah pushes forward, if Franco can't get a lot of arms and assistance, then you can go back a few days later and guard his body!"
"This... the price we paid is too great! Yuan Xiansheng! I hope you can make some kind of concessions." The Spanish envoy sighed helplessly, and said in a tone that was similar to pleading.
"Concessions cannot be accepted by all walks of life in Germany. However, do you want to listen to what Spain can get?" Accardo asked with a smile: "Or, do you want to listen to the future leader of Spain, Franco What can I get, brother?"
"What?" The Spanish envoy was taken aback, and then asked subconsciously.
"Germany will send a 500-man officer corps, Mr. Tifranco will train his army, and at the same time we will send a troop of more than 2,000 to Spain to fully take over the local command of the Spanish army and help Spain win Civil war!" Accardo handed the Spanish envoy a document: "If the war situation changes, we will send additional troops, which can exceed 30,000 at most."
Arcardo walked to the front of the map and pointed to the Spanish envoy to see the route: "After passing through northern Italy, boarding a transport ship, the best aircraft and tanks in the world produced by Germany will be transported to the Spanish battlefield. These weapons and equipment will help Mr. Franco defeat his opponents with ease."
"Yuan Xiansheng, can you guarantee that the army is the most elite? Are the weapons and equipment the best?" The Spanish envoy frowned and asked: "The weapons and equipment we need are those being used by the German Wehrmacht, not obsolete garbage."
"If you don't mind the trouble, and you like second-hand goods." As the negotiation came to an end, Arkado joked in a good mood: "I don't mind you picking it up at our Wehrmacht's garrison!"
"These materials still have personnel, when will they be in place?" The Spanish envoy anxiously asked the question he most wanted to know.
Accardo was also very generous and immediately provided his most satisfactory answer: "Mr. Special Envoy, the first transport ship is already loaded with bullets and artillery shells, and can be rushed from Italy to Spain at any time."
"We need a lot of guns and ammunition, but what we need most are machine guns, a lot of light machine guns... Of course, we are also in short supply of aircraft and cannons." The Spanish envoy immediately became energetic when he heard this.
"Go to my foreign minister, Merkel, as long as you sign the agreement. These things can be shipped immediately." Akado said with a smile, like a successful fox: "I will sponsor more amicably and lend it to you. A new type of fighter jet, it's a good thing, I promise you it can beat any enemy plane! But the rent is extra, don't look at me with that kind of resentment, this plane has just entered service in our Germany, I But I did my best to convince General Catherine to come up with 50..."
On September 17, 1934, Germany and Spain signed a secret covenant. The German navy obtained a secret base south of the English Channel, and the Franco army, which received reinforcements, began a frantic counterattack, and moved back to the disadvantage in one breath, allowing capitalism. The country once again saw hope of defeating the Bolsheviks in the Spanish Civil War.
Under the protection of the Italian Navy, the German transport ships were almost connected in a straight line in the Mediterranean Sea, and a large number of weapons, equipment and personnel were transported to Spain to do their part in order to overthrow the international communism. Thanks to this aid, the Czechoslovakian industry, which was not very prosperous, has come to life in the hands of the head of state.
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