Some time ago, because the French wanted to hold sports games in Spain to compete with the Berlin Olympics, Lin Wei had no choice but to let Heydrich plan a subversion plan. The subversion plan was just an episode in Spain's long-term turmoil. Even if there was no subversion plan, sooner or later, Spain would They will also kill each other, and a situation out of control will happen sooner or later.
After the right-wing parties handed over power, the situation got out of control. The problem lies with the left side. The people demand that the government implement more leftist policies, and if they are not satisfied, they go their own way. It is difficult for the new government to resolve to severely crack down on the people who brought it to power. Prison rapes occurred, and the incompetent government granted amnesty to prisoners without parliamentary approval, adding to the unrest on the streets. The land was divided up by farmers through looting, but the government issued a special announcement to recognize it. Right-wing people have established mass organizations of the Falang Party to confront left-wing civil organizations, and they have also lost control. Only four months after the left-wing government came to power, it was recorded that "161 churches were burned, 269 people died, 1,287 were injured, 213 were murdered, 113 general strikes, 228 partial strikes, and 146 bombs were thrown." In view of the experience of the Soviet Union, the rightists are even more afraid that they will be eliminated. The Soviet Union is the international backer of the Spanish left-wing government.
At a tense moment, a junior left-wing officer was assassinated by right-wing extremists, prompting left-wing retaliation and the right-wing congressman Sotero was kidnapped and killed. Sotelo is the right's leading spokesman in Congress. The killing of legislators is a major blow to the republic itself, and it also makes the right wing have no confidence in expressing itself through due process. Parliament adjourned for a week. Right-wing people held a huge funeral procession, but the police opened fire on the funeral procession, killing two more people on the spot.
The Spanish are martial, and it is regarded as a glorious tradition for soldiers to intervene in politics in times of crisis. Three days later, on July 17, 1936, General Mora and General Franco made a "declaration," which is the traditional way for soldiers to announce their takeover of power. The Spanish Civil War begins.
Since the Olympics were being held in Berlin at the time, ordinary people did not seem to care about this neighbor. Besides, Germany and Spain were not bordering each other, so it was the French who should be worried.
However, Hitler seemed to have an extraordinary interest in this matter, and Lin Wei also understood that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He could use it as an experimental base for Germany's current weapons, allowing German soldiers to gain valuable practical experience.
"Okay, elites of the empire, now that everyone knows the situation in Spain, I want to hear your opinions." In the Chancellery in Berlin, Hitler glanced at a group of his confidants, as if waiting for their shocking move.
"Führer, this is a good opportunity. Everything lies with the Air Force." An arrogant voice sounded. Needless to say, this was Air Force Minister Göring.
, except that he did not yell so loudly in front of Hitler to show his extraordinary friendship with the Führer.
"Okay, Hermann, let's listen to everyone's opinions first," Hitler said expressionlessly. Now is not the time for nonsense. Hitler has no time to play house with Göring.
Lin Wei saw that Goering had been rejected, and he could not speak out, so he winked at Heydrich. Heydrich saw Lin Wei's look and had to stand up and said: "Führer, now the army led by Moroccan General Franco We are already at a disadvantage, what should we do?"
After hearing Heydrich's words, Hitler's face improved a little. Someone finally said something serious. Although it was still nonsense, Hitler still replied, "Heydrich, I want to know about Franco now."
"Yes, Head of State." Heydrich casually pulled out the information he carried with him: "Franco was born on December 4, 1892, in an officer's family in El Ferrol. He entered the Infantry Academy in 1907. In 1912, he went to Morocco to participate in the Spanish Colonial War. .Promoted to major in 1915. Promoted to brigadier general in 1926. During the military dictatorship of JA Primo de Rivera, he served as director of the Military Academy of Zaragoza. After the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, he was disqualified from active service. . In 1933, conservative forces took control of the Republic and was re-employed. In 1934, he was promoted to Major General. In 1935, he was appointed Chief of Army Staff." After a pause, he continued, "Franco has always emphasized the need to use an iron fist to maintain order. In the end, We can't bear to see the chaotic situation in society. However, the military uprising itself is an act of rebellion, and failure will lead to failure. Therefore, all military rebellions will involve mass killings. And Franco has always believed that as long as the ultimate goal is to "restorate order," in the process The killing is only a necessary means. That's why the fighting in Spain is very cruel now."
"What is the situation in Spain now? Who do people support?" Hitler asked again.
Heydrich answered Hitler's question without thinking, "No, Führer, it doesn't matter who you support in Spain now? In Spain now, the law as a social convention has disappeared. The constraints disappeared in an instant, and people got what they had not obtained for a long time. The feeling of liberation, the despicable cruelty of human nature that had been hidden and suppressed in the heart, surged out. People found that people they once envied, hated, disliked, and even people who held their IOUs could punish their "enemies" Killings are arbitrarily committed under the pretext of killing. Murder is no longer punishable by law, but is still a "just act." Both sides have seen a peak of indiscriminate killing of innocent people. The famous poet Lorca died inexplicably among the right-wing people. The radicals on the other side also have the same characteristics. The left-wing side has almost killed all intellectuals related to Catholicism. So it still depends on who is stronger, and there is no question of who supports whom."
"It's really complicated." Hitler rubbed his forehead fiercely. Suddenly he raised his head and asked with stern eyes, "Which countries have begun to intervene in the situation now?"
"Führer, according to the information we intercepted, as soon as the war began, the Madrid government immediately requested support from the Soviet Union and the Third International. The Soviet Union's assistance was to sell weapons to the Spanish government through third-country trade," Lin Wei handed Heydrich over. The document was handed over to Hitler, and he added: "The reason why the current left-wing Republican military government is able to suppress General Franco is because the Spanish national gold reserves are in their hands."
"What, the Soviets are involved? This is really not good news." Hitler felt a headache about the Soviets' participation, "But this is also our opportunity, isn't it? Gentlemen?" In a blink of an eye, Hitler became indifferent again. .
"Yes, head of state, the joining of the Soviets will definitely panic our neighbors (Britain and France). Their joining means that Britain and France will never prevent the joining of hostile forces. This is also our opportunity." The person who has been listening Propaganda Minister Goebbels spoke at a critical moment.
"Yes, yes, you said it very well, Goebbels," Hitler praised, "The British and the French are afraid of the Soviet interference in Spain. They are afraid of the emergence of a Soviet-style government in Spain. If we send troops to say Maybe we will get convenience and support from them.”
"Führer, your analysis is so thorough," Göring said, flattering him at the right time.
"Haha, then now we have to have a good chat with the generals of the Wehrmacht," Hitler said as he straightened his clothes.
"Führer, if we are going to send troops, I hope the SS can also send some troops," Lin Wei requested.
"This is a small problem," Hitler replied confidently, "Go to the Army Staff" Hitler shouted to the door.
"Yes, Head of State, everything is ready," the secretary outside the door replied loudly.
The forces of evil are often more united than the forces of good. Perhaps the evil forces know that they are weaker than the forces of justice, and only if they unite can they compete with the loose forces of justice. Germany and Italy tried their best to support Spanish fascism, but the Soviet Union did not want to provoke Germany and Italy too much for the Spanish left-wing government. Other countries remained neutral, established an international non-intervention committee, and withdrew the International Brigade from Spain.
The forces of evil are often stronger than the forces of good. Perhaps the evil forces know that they can only use strong methods to deter some weak righteous forces.
The negotiations between Hitler and the Wehrmacht were extremely smooth. I wonder if it was because Germany had not been in combat for a long time, so the bosses of these officer corps were very concerned about this and personally ordered the selection of elite troops from the Wehrmacht to form the Vulture Legion.
After discussion, Hitler decided to set the number of troops to be around 50,000, and to fight in the name of volunteers. In fact, as early as the eve of the Olympic Games, Hitler secretly supported Göring and sent Air Force Junkers transport planes to transport Franco's troops. Even if Lin Wei and others did not agree, Hitler would send troops, but fortunately Lin Wei accepted it. test.
After discussing with Heydrich and Louis, Lin Wei decided to draw 5,000 people from elites from all over the country to form a regiment (Hey! The strengthened regiment only has 3,000 people). Lin Wei called him the "gendarme" regiment. You can see De Linwei has a good impression of the word military police.
Someone must have good equipment. How many tanks should be equipped with the five thousand-man armored regiment Lin Wei specially put together has become a problem. The five-thousand-man armored regiment is absolutely unprecedented. Lin Wei vaguely remembers that in later generations, the armored regiment will be equipped with a large number of tanks. In a famous country, an armored division is equipped with 322 tanks. Lin Wei added, subtracted, multiplied and divided on the table and decided to equip his SS Gendarmerie Regiment with 144 tanks. After looking at it, Lin Wei still felt awkward, as if something was missing, so he added twenty-four Krupp 150mm heavy howitzers, and this unprecedented and unprecedented weird military police regiment was established.