"Minister Goebbels!" When Ciano spoke, Goebbels knew that the drama was coming. The Italians would never do anything that Germany would steal all the limelight. When thinking of this, Goebbels shook his head slightly. Comparing the attitudes of General Weygand and Ciano on the same matter, you can see the gap between upstart countries and established powers. Only upstarts like Italy will seize the limelight everywhere. Compared with Italy's current behavior , France’s response was much wiser.
When Goebbels looked down on Italy more and more, Italian Foreign Minister Ciano showed his eloquence in a small way and said, "Dear Minister Goebbels, the situation in Eastern Europe is not the same as that of us in Italy and you in Germany. Not the same! Moreover, the reason why Italy and Germany came together was because of the injustice of the Versailles system. Germany defeated Poland, and Italy is now fighting the United Kingdom. We originally wanted to break the order formed after World War I, so there is no need to be rigid. On the traditional borders of countries like Hungary!”
"Mr. Ciano! Italy has little relationship with Eastern European countries. I think Germany has more reason to arbitrate than Italy!" Ribbentrop was very unimpressed with Ciano's diplomatic rhetoric. This kind of high-sounding rhetoric was ordinary. They are all designed to fool neutral countries and small countries, such as the relationship between Germany and Italy. There is absolutely no need to do this. Now the big bosses of the National Socialist Party are only concerned about how much benefit this arbitration can bring to Germany, not about justice. . As for Italy's behavior of taking over the host's honor, several people were even more angry.
"But now Germany doesn't regard Italy as an ally at all!" Ciano said without giving in, "The military strength of Yugoslavia and Greece is not strong. I don't believe that the German intelligence agency doesn't know that it is now preparing to enter the Balkans. I There is also reason to believe that this arbitration conference was convened by Germany to contain Italy, and Italy certainly has reason to express its anger!"
Now Ciano also saw that the interests of Germany and Italy were not consistent at all in this conference. Germany did not want Italy to intervene in the Balkans, so Ciano's words began to become stiff.
"Sorry, I have to go out now, you continue!" Lin Wei stood up and said in a relaxed tone, but his actions did not mean to make people agree at all. When Zaihua finished speaking, the door of the room also It was pulled open, followed by a heavy slam of the door. Lin Wei disappeared from the eyes of everyone who came. Not to mention that Ciano didn't know what Lin Wei meant by this move. Even Hess and the others were confused and had no idea what Lin Wei was doing now. However, this heavy closing of the door Sheng also reminded everyone that they were still allies and some things should not be taken too far now.
No one knew that Lin Wei left several giant rooms, just turned left and walked to a room not far away. He stepped on the red carpet, but Lin Wei's heart was gloomy. Italy always gave him a hand at critical moments. Germany is causing chaos, so how to appease Italy's emotions is simply the most challenging task for Lin Wei. Whether it is the United States or the Soviet Union, Lin Wei has known each other for several years and formulated corresponding methods. Only Italy has In Lin Wei's eyes, it was an unsolvable problem. In fact, the reason was very simple. He was not afraid of enemies who were like gods, but teammates who were like pigs.
The poor combat effectiveness of the Italian army is not the main problem in Lin Wei's eyes. The problem is that Italy is too enthusiastic about Germany, and Mussolini is too face-saving. He always wants to conquer a country by himself, but in the end he always lets Germany wipe him out. butt. Germany cannot directly refuse Italy's many moves, because Italy is indeed Germany's ally, and Germany also has to save some face for Italy in front of small countries such as Hungary. Just imagine, a country with no military power becomes Germany's ally, and every time it needs Germany's help at critical moments, Germany must help it, which is simply adding a burden to itself.
"Hey..., there will always be a way!" Lin Wei must adjust his emotions now. He can only hope that Germany can successfully kill the Soviet Union in the Soviet-German War, and don't let people in the world see clearly the reality of Italy, or Let Germany's strength cover up the incompetence of the Italian army.
After greeting three waves of guards, Lin Wei came to an inconspicuous room, looked around, and then opened the white jade door. This room is not big. Compared with the room that Lin Wei came out of just now, this room is simply narrow. It is only one-third the size of the room where Hess and the others are. However, for Lin Wei and the people in the room, this room can hold It's more than enough for two people.
"Hello, General Antonescu!" Lin Wei stretched out his hand as soon as he entered. Although Romania and other countries appear more as servant countries to the outside world, Lin Wei knows that national strength cannot be judged by this. , at least historically, it was not just the Germans who followed General Paulus and challenged the Soviets below Stalingrad.
"Hello, General Lampard!" Antonescu looked a little lonely. Maybe he had already guessed the attitudes of Germany and Italy on this matter. No matter who it was, there would be some problems in dealing with this matter of ceding land. There is a feeling of reluctance, and Antonescu is no exception. And it is even more embarrassing precisely because General Antonescu is the leader of the military. Lin Wei had no doubt that if there was no help from Germany behind Hungary, Antonescu would definitely mobilize all Romanian troops to fight Hungary to the death.
When Antonescu was languishing, Lin Wei also had time to secretly observe the Romanian dictator, Hit? Le once said that among all foreign leaders, he only respected Mussolini of Italy, Mannerheim of Finland, and the Romanian dictator General Antonescu in front of him.
Respect for Mussolini can be understood as personal friendship and respect, and Marshal Mannerheim of Finland, at least from Lin Wei's point of view, is definitely an outstanding leader, don't you know Hit? What kind of person is the third person whom I respect, General Antonescu of Romania? On the surface, Antonescu's face is gloomy and majestic, and his hair seems to support the central government in some places. The original thick black hair has begun to turn white. On the surface, Antonescu and Guderian are quite similar. There are some similarities, but Guderian is very masculine and Antonescu's gloomy color is stronger.
In fact, Lin Wei doesn't know, Hit? The reason why Le prefers Romania's Antonescu is not at all how powerful Antonescu is, but entirely because he looks down on the Hungarians and is entirely caused by his own racism. Of course, it does not exclude the intention of supporting Romania, because in this way, it will greatly It strengthened the latter's confrontation with the Hungarians. The confrontation between the two countries is also a good thing for Germany. After all, both countries that are incompatible with each other need German arbitration. This can also allow Germany to always have long-term interests between the two countries. Lin Wei could not imagine this impact. Politically speaking, Lin Wei was still too young.
Is it possible that it is Hit? There are some similarities between Le and Antonescu's experiences, so Hit? Looking at it differently, Antonescu participated in the Second Balkan War in 1913, during which he was awarded the highest honor of the Romanian army at that time: the Order of Michael for Bravery. Antonescu, who was still a junior officer at the time, and Hit, who was also a corporal? Le may have resonated with this.
"General Antonescu, I think you have guessed the purpose of my visit this time!" Lin Wei said, "Romania may sacrifice some territory this time, but please believe us, we do not want to see this situation. !”
"Haha...!" Antonescu said with a lonely smile, "I want to know now, where else will Romania lose this time?"
Lin Wei sighed secretly, "Northern Transylvania must be ceded to Hungary, which was still an area controlled by Hungary before World War I! In addition, Romania will cede South Dobroga to Bulgaria. This area It was Bulgarian territory from 1878 to 1913. You must know that Bulgaria was also an ally of Germany during World War I. We must compensate Germany’s loyal allies!”
"Compensation? Compensation with Romania's interests?" Antonescu said with some frustration, "I didn't want to believe this was true, but the final result was not as expected, Romania was sacrificed!"
"You can't say that, general!" Lin Wei suddenly whispered, "Romania is friendly to Germany, and Germany will never forget it! Although Romania has sacrificed a lot this time, we can make compensation for Romania in the near future!" said When he arrived here, Lin Wei said to himself, "What would happen if the two provinces occupied by the Soviet Union were returned to Romania?"
"What do you mean?" Antonescu seemed to be rejuvenated after hearing Lin Wei's words, but still couldn't believe it, so he confirmed, "If this is the case, Romania will definitely stand firmly on the side of Germany!" Antonescu Ku knows that only Germany in Europe now has the strength to take back the two provinces of Romania occupied by the Soviet Union. Lin Wei's words just now undoubtedly indicate that Germany is ready to take action against the Soviet Union.
Of course Lin Wei couldn't let the news leak now. Once the Soviet Union gets ready, the consequences would be disastrous, so he said, "General, we will talk about these things later, but what I said has been approved by His Majesty, you can rest assured!" Wei's words represent the meaning of William II. In Antonescu's eyes, Lin Wei's guarantee is even more credible.