Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 329: Lunch (Spanish embarrassment)

"Eric, I want to stay alone for a while, and don't let outsiders come to disturb me." Xu Jun turned his back and raised his wrist, motioning the adjutant to wait outside the house.

"Yes, my Führer." Disenhower Finnli slammed the heel of his boots and closed the heavy carved oak door for the Führer as usual.

With the crisp sound of the door lock, Xu Jun dashed through the wide office at a speed of 100 meters and rushed into the side door to the right of the desk.

As mentioned in the previous article, there are two doors at each end of the Prime Minister’s Office. The two doors on the east side are actually common on the outside. They are made into two doors, purely for aesthetics and symmetry, but the two on the west side. On the side door, behind the left one is a dedicated passage leading to the cabinet meeting room that has never been used in history. Behind the right door is the head of state’s private dressing and bathroom. The inside is divided into two rooms with a wooden next door. A side door was opened in the direction of the dedicated aisle and the garden to ensure that the head of state can easily enter this private place.

Two minutes later, the head of the empire with a relieved expression, whistling lightly in his mouth, opened the side door of the bathroom, and walked into the internal aisle dedicated to the head of state.

This time, he almost lost his attitude in public. It can only be said that he is lack of experience. He shouldn't drink so much tea at breakfast, let alone drink two cups of coffee for refreshment. He completely forgot After that, it also has a diuretic effect. It can be said that he did everything by himself, and he can't blame others at all.

At this time, Xu Jun didn’t know his abnormal reaction after the event ended. It has attracted the attention of a large number of interested people. In the eyes of those politicians with amazing brains, every move of the imperial head of state is indicative of European politics. The clouds and rain are overcast and sunny.

Who angered the head of the empire? What exactly did he get angry about? Maybe something happened, or maybe he received some bad news. For a while, undercurrents surging in private, people have different opinions. Unreliable speculations began to spread among the missions of various countries, surpassing the most violent infectious disease at the time.

"Gibraltar has no room for the slightest compromise. The British Empire has never considered this issue." Sitting on the gorgeous velvet sofa in the lounge, Mr. Edward Wood, Viscount of Halifax, gently spoke to the Spanish Ambassador to Germany. Shaking his index finger, he firmly expressed the attitude of the British Empire.

The glorious British Empire will never give up any colony. This is already the consensus of the British government and opposition. Even the Labour Party, which has always been against the tune, dare not provoke the slightest bit of provocation on this issue, because this is the general trend of the British people’s mind. , All those who oppose the tune are traitors struck by lightning.

When the two German infantry regiments entered the fortress of Gibraltar, it indicated that Spain’s armed adventure had completely failed. In theory, they lost the best chance of regaining this lost ground. The Spaniards had never been so close to success. I wonder how frustrated Franco was at that time.

But what can this dictator do? Didn't see the regiment directly under the German head of state, has it spread along the line of the Pyrenees?

Not to mention the Luftwaffe's bomber group, which fought off the edge of Spanish airspace twice in three days. On the contrary, the fighters of the Spanish Air Force did not dare to leapfrog the pond. Although they were also flying Messerschmidt, the model was The difference between B and E is more than just a letter.

As for the combat effectiveness of the Luftwaffe, the Spaniards personally learned during the Civil War. The "Vulture Legion" sent by Germany directly intervened in the Spanish Civil War. The most famous bombing operation was Guernica. Disaster in the town.

Picasso also took the opportunity to drew a picture of "Guernica" and hyped himself up. In fact, this picture was pieced together with some bullfighting drawings he painted a few years ago. The layout of the picture is still Plagiarized a famous oil painting from the 18th century.

In history, this small town was not the so-called peaceful civilian target among the left-wing civilian population. In this town of 5,000 permanent residents, there were not only two thousand republics garrisoned, but also three small arsenals.

The legend has it that German bombers circled the town for three consecutive hours, but from the perspective of equipment and tactics, this statement is full of loopholes. Germany used the JU52/3MG3e type that can carry bombs. It took more than two hours to go back and forth from the base to Guernica.

As for the specific number of deaths, in a batch of literary works, the number ranges from one thousand six to three thousand, but in fact all the dead have records registered by the Spanish Civil Administration at that time as evidence, except for a few corpses that cannot be identified In addition, the other deceased all had names and surnames, and there were only a total of 126 people.

The reason why the number of people has doubled more than tenfold is that the original source was a press release from The Times. It was a deliberately exaggerated report made by British politics for the purpose of combating domestic appeasementists. It is not a new thing for the big media to make fake news, but an inherent skill with historical heritage.

According to the combat records of the Spanish Air Force, the target of the bombing was not the city, but the bridge outside Guernica. As a result, the German pilots were not experienced enough and they were not using professional bombers. In addition, the weather was very harsh on the day. Waiting for reasons, some bombs and incendiary bombs fell into the town.

Because the nearest fire brigade is 30 kilometers away, two hours after they arrived, the fire has already burned 70% of the buildings in this town. So it is accurate to say that this town was burnt down by the fire, not that it was razed to the ground by German bombs as the literature said.

Turning the topic back to the issue of Gibraltar, Franco seems to want to struggle for the last time. He also knows that it is a pipe dream to completely take back this fortress. He just wants the support of Germany and the symbolic stationing of Spanish troops in Gibraltar. Even a squad of infantry can give him an explanation in the country.

The movement of deploying troops in the Gibraltar region was too great, and the current situation embarrassed the dictator.

Franco did not come to Berlin to watch the ceremony in person this time. This is obviously a major diplomatic misstep. If the German side makes a negative interpretation, Spain will be more marginalized by the other side.

Spain's dependence on foreign trade is very strong, the local industrial and mining products are single, the manufacturing industry is weak, and the overseas commodity market is also lacking. The cornerstones of that powerful maritime empire have disappeared, and the damage to the economy caused by the civil war has been delayed. It was able to recover, and there were many ethnic conflicts in various places. Thanks to Franco's personal strength, and the support of the army and big capitalists, this dictatorship was barely maintained.

Spain is rich in iron ore and coal mines, but looking at which country in Europe does not have these two minerals, it could have relied on exporting tungsten sand to collect money, but after the European war, Germany suddenly terminated the import of tungsten sand. Soon afterwards, the purchase was stopped. As a result, the price of Spanish tungsten sand plunged instantly, returning to the price five years ago.

Because of offending the Germans, even if Spain is willing to lower the price, Germany has said that the uncle does not want it. You can sell whoever you want.

According to internal rumors obtained by Spain, Germany has a new source of tungsten ore. In view of Germany’s recent actions in Asia, it can be judged that it should be related to China.

China's tungsten sand exports did occupy the bulk of the world's mining market in the early years~IndoMTL.com~ However, because of the Sino-Japanese war, it began to shrink year by year. At that time, Spain was still secretly happy about it. Now it seems that Germany should have opened up the joints on the Japanese side and regained the import channels of Chinese tungsten sand.

This Spanish ambassador to Germany is General Eugenio Espinosa de los Montros, the first deputy foreign minister appointed by the Franco government, and the Francisco Legion he commanded during the Civil War The first to rush into Madrid, so he also served as the dean of the Spanish War College.

This time Franco sent him to Germany to replace the former ambassador who hated the Nazis, Admiral Anthony Ormagaz. This admiral hates the Nazis for very real reasons, just because he likes to buy and collect Artwork, and the so-called avant-garde works that fascinated him, were classified as decadent artworks by the Nazis, and public exhibitions and sales in Europe were prohibited.

General Montrose was not very disgusted with the Nazis. He also spoke fluent German, so he became the best candidate for ambassador. From the personal point of view of this general, he was successful in the country, and he did not have much interest in this appointment. Only because of his responsibility to the country would he resolutely leave Madrid, which he loves, and try to help Spain get rid of it by his own power. The current dilemma.

However, this general is not a professional diplomat after all. Not only did he choose the wrong person for the conversation, he also chose the wrong topic for the conversation. As a result, Viscount Wood was about to die there, but his grievances were not vented. .

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