"Calm down, Lampard!" Although Goebbels was also very angry, he did not forget to remind Lin Wei of his gaffe. Goebbels touched his nose and asked, "Ribbentrop, you and Molotov are not at odds, are you?"
"Not yet, I am a diplomat, not a lumberjack from Bavaria!" Ribbentrop said angrily.
The four of them were silent together, as if they were considering the pros and cons of this. Even the delicious snacks on the table could not arouse their interest now. No one likes to be in danger all the time. The four of them are all important figures in Germany, so of course they don't like this. But what's helpless is that the people who threaten them now don't even have the means to deal with them.
Sigh..., Goebbels sighed and said helplessly, "You can't break up with the Soviet Union now, Ribbentrop, you have to find a way to divert Molotov's attention, even if you lie to him, at least Germany’s security must be guaranteed within one year!”
"You don't need to tell me, I know it!" Ribbentrop stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "I'm going to report to His Majesty the situation in the Soviet Union now. I'm leaving first!" After saying that, he walked out of Yangge. The villa disappeared into the night in an instant.
"It seems that the mediation work in the Balkans must start as soon as possible. The later it is, the harder it will be!" Hess said gloomily, "I don't know what method Ribbentrop used to deceive the Soviets, but we have accelerated our actions!"
Goebbels nodded and agreed with Hess, "The meeting must start within a week! I originally wanted to wait until there was good progress in the British war, and we could speak more forcefully. Now it seems that the earlier plan It’s going to fail!”
"I'll leave these matters to you. I'm going to Munich in the next two days!" Lin Wei said feebly, "There are many things that still need to be solved. I want to permanently solve the Jewish problem within this year. In the war next year, Our concentration camps should not hold anyone but prisoners of war!”
After some discussion, Goebbels and others stood up to say goodbye. Today was a sleepless night for many people. Molotov may not have known that his arrival would cause such a big disturbance. But he didn't want to know that the two countries, which had always been very supportive of each other, were now about to fight to the death. Because this means that the field of diplomacy can no longer solve the problems between the two countries. This is a great failure for Molotov.
After bidding farewell to the three of them, the servants began to tidy up the somewhat messy living room. Lin Wei crept up the stairs, sticking to the door as if he were a thief. After listening for a while, he gently twisted the door as slowly as possible. Opening the door, he got in like a loach. Making sure not to wake up the sleeping Linda, Lin Wei took off his clothes as fast as he could in his life, lying on the other side of his body, his movements were like a martial arts master. Holding his breath to make sure he didn't disturb Linda, Lin Wei slowly relaxed and fell asleep.
On the other side of the bed, Linda, who seemed to be sleeping soundly, suddenly opened her eyes, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face. After Di Linwei fell asleep, he got up and covered his husband with a quilt, and then left enough space before falling into a deep sleep again.
Early the next morning, Lin Wei, who was already used to going to bed early and getting up early, finished breakfast, left a note for his wife who was still sleeping, and walked out of the villa. At this time, Lin Wei's car was already waiting outside the villa. .
"Good morning, leader, where are we going now?" The driver was as respectful as ever.
"Station, I'm going to Munich now!" Lin Wei said briefly, then leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to rest. Lin Wei's adjutant, Robert C. Crawford, now led a group of people out of the SS headquarters and rushed to the station.
After a group of people met at the station, they immediately boarded the train to Munich. At the same time, Goebbels, in the name of the German Propaganda Minister, sent telegrams to political parties in various European countries. As long as the country has a centralized party like the German National Socialist Party, no matter how weak the party is, it can receive the National Socialist Party. invitation to attend the Vienna Congress. Except for the British Fascist Party, which was still at war and did not receive an invitation, all parties stated that they would participate when the time comes.
Now only Ribbentrop, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, is still relatively free, but Ribbentrop himself may not think so.
Faced with the veteran Molotov, Ribbentrop would rather not be the foreign minister. He visited Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria for negotiations, and the total time spent in negotiations with Molotov was not as long as the negotiations with Molotov alone. . In Ribbentrop's view, Molotov should not be a diplomat because he did not make any compromises at all, but should be a charging soldier.
But even if he was helpless and wanted to eat the other party, Ribbentrop still sat in front of the negotiation table. Now Germany imports many supplies from the Soviet Union. Although the ocean route has been reopened, it still needs to Time has recovered, and the United States now has many export trade restrictions on Germany. Germany cannot get what it wants. At this time, the Soviet Union's Siberian Railway becomes very important, because it is the main road for Germany to obtain supplies.
This time Ribbentrop was much calmer than when he came in a hurry yesterday, because last night, he had received permission from William II to be fully responsible for the negotiations with Molotov, except for Finland and Apart from the fact that Romania's territory could no longer be sacrificed, Ribbentrop got almost everything he needed, and he also prepared a gift for Molotov.
Ribbentrop broke Molotov's illusions at the beginning and said without courtesy, "Mr. Molotov, except for the issues of Finland and Romania, we can talk about everything! And I am already ready for the Soviet Union." A gift!"
Although Molotov was disappointed, he still asked, "I don't know what gifts you have prepared to heal the wounds of the Soviet Union. I hope you will remember that when the German armored clusters were rampaging across Europe, they were burning Soviet oil." . While your men were fighting on the battlefield, it was Soviet food that fed the Germans, but your country always made decisions that harmed relations between the two countries, which deeply hurt the Soviet people!" Molotov To say this is nothing more than to condemn Ribbentrop from the moral high ground. However, morality is a dispensable thing for all members of the German National Socialist Party.
Ribbentrop smiled his humblest smile ever and took out a draft. He took out a draft agreement from his pocket, which essentially turned the Three-Power Treaty into a Four-Power Treaty, with Russia as the fourth member state.
"Your Excellency Molotov, I know that your country has long been dissatisfied with Japan's actions! Your country's actions towards Japan are all just. If your country agrees to the four-nation contract, we in Germany are willing to discuss with France and Italy and accept it. In the Soviet Union!" Ribbentrop said sincerely. Now Germany is doing the same thing as Britain and France, which is to divert trouble to the east. It would be better for the Soviet Union and Japan to fight to the death. Although Ribbentrop did not think that Japan was the Soviet Union's opponent, it could contain the energy of the Soviet Union and win a battle for Germany. The time of year couldn't have been better.
Before Molotov could refuse, Ribbentrop immediately began to read the draft. The core of the agreement is Article 2. In this article, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Soviet Union pledged to "respect each other's natural spheres of influence." Any disputes between them must be resolved amicably. Germany, France and Italy agreed to recognize the extent of territory currently held by the Soviet Union and to respect it. All four countries agreed in Article 3 not to participate in or support any coalition against one of the four countries.
Ribbentrop suggested that the agreement itself should be published, but not of course its secret protocols, which he then read. The most important secret protocol spelled out each country's territorial claims. Russia's demands should be concentrated south of the Soviet Union, in the direction of the Indian Ocean. Because it was a British colonial area. As for the threat from Japan in the east, Germany was willing to ensure the security of the Soviet Union's western borders, and revealed that Germany would disarm after the Battle of Britain and prepare to send an expeditionary force into Africa to accept British colonies.
Molotov didn't take the bait. The proposed treaty was clearly an attempt to divert Russia from her usual push westward along the Baltic Sea into the Balkans and through the Straits into the Mediterranean, where she would inevitably come into conflict with the rapacious ambitions of Germany and Italy. . The Soviet Union, at least for now, had no interest in the distant Indian Ocean.
Thinking he had guessed Ribbentrop's thoughts, Molotov said, "The Soviet Union is more interested in Europe. If possible, the Soviet Union hopes to get access to the Mediterranean! The issues that the Soviet Union is interested in are not only related to to Turkey, and also to Bulgaria?? However, the fate of Romania and Hungary was also of concern to the Soviet Union and could not be unimportant to it under any circumstances. The Soviet government also wanted to know about the Axis powers' influence on Yugoslavia and Greece What are the plans? Likewise, what are Germany's plans for Poland?? The Soviet government is also interested in the issue of Swedish neutrality?? In addition, there is also the issue of passage from the Baltic Sea??" The words are very clear, The Soviet Union also wanted Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary, and all of Eastern Europe.
Even Ribbentrop did not expect that Molotov even mentioned Turkey. This shows that the Soviet Union still has ambitions for Turkey and even wants to enter the Mediterranean. If the Soviet Union is given this, what will be left in Europe? Concealing his unnatural expression, Ribbentrop said, "As long as the Soviet Union joins the Four-Power Alliance, these are not problems, but the top priority now is to defeat Britain! My most loyal friend, Mr. Molotov, I hope you can hand over this draft to Mr. Stalin. This is a very important matter for both our countries. You must know that many Western European countries do not welcome the Soviet Union. If Germany were not also socialist, France and Italy would not at all. Accept the Soviet Union!" At the critical moment, Ribbentrop even began to misunderstand his own party. In his opinion, there is nothing more important than stabilizing the Soviet Union.
After a burst of competition from Ribbentrop, Molotov agreed to deliver the draft to Stalin as soon as possible. Then the two talked some useless nonsense, and Ribbentrop left.
After leaving the Soviet Embassy, Ribbentrop wiped away the smile on his face. He motioned for his assistant to come over and said, "Give France and Italy the documents for today's conversation. Remember, in the document for Italy , must indicate the possibility of the Soviet Union annexing Turkey and entering the Mediterranean!"
"Understood, Your Excellency Minister!" the assistant said.
Ribbentrop secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the Soviet Embassy, and secretly said, your ambition will eventually bury you, we will see.