"You say Italy wants another batch of supplies?"

Eder, who had just returned to Bucharest, was shocked by the news brought by the prime minister and a group of ministers.

There is no way, Romania is not a good church, and it supports Italy casually. Besides, Romania is still at war, how can it afford to support neutral Italy.

Just as Edel was about to refuse, he suddenly stopped.

"Italy is asking for supplies at this time, is it planning to enter the war?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from Your Majesty. It is true that Italy intends to join us, but Prime Minister Mussolini has demanded that a quantity of supplies be provided to them. Because Italy was not well prepared, there was a shortage of many supplies. ”

The Prime Minister's words made Edel finally let go of his worried heart. Mussolini is finally ready to play, and as long as Italy is gone, then Romania and Germany will get a good help.

True, this was not only what Eder thought, but also what Hitler thought. It's just that Romania has a higher demand for Italy than Germany, so the cunning Hitler will co-opt Italy, and Romania will do the work. In order to better coordinate the interests of the two countries in the Mediterranean.

As for the proximity of Romania to Italy, Hitler did not care about it now, because Germany was naturally stronger than the two countries, but what he did would inevitably make relations between the two countries better. Moreover, with France on the side of Germany's great enemy, he did not have the spare energy to take care of these things.

Eder, who understood this, spoke immediately. "How much do our Italian friends want this time?"

Eder's question went unanswered, which made him feel a little strange.

"Your Majesty, let's see for yourself."

Prime Minister Mihalakai took out a list and put it in front of Eder.

Edel stepped forward to see. "There are 310 tanks of various types, 40,000 tons of artillery shells of various types, 312 artillery pieces of various calibers, 841 anti-aircraft guns, and 1,000 engines of various types. A total of 3,000 tons of hydrochloric acid, potassium, sulfuric acid and other chemical products, 200,000 tons of ordinary steel, 15,000 tons of high-quality armor steel, and 2,000 machines of various types. ”

This list of varied lists made Eder not know what to say, feeling that this Mussolini had come to eat big. Don't underestimate the list of these supplies, which are worth more than $300 million.

No wonder the prime minister and others did not dare to speak, such a list must be opened for themselves.

Eder's first thought was to negotiate with Italy to lower the number on the list. It's just that as soon as this thought appeared in his mind, he dispelled it. There's no way that others don't know the strength of the Italian Army, can he not know.

This good-looking army was exposed as soon as it met the British army, and was beaten by the British army, which rebuilt the morale of the British army. And that's not what Eder wants to see. He needed the Italian army, which had been able to contain the British for the time being, even if only to Romania in preparation for the landing.

So after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said. "We can give these supplies to Italy's request."

And Eder's words immediately shocked the prime minister and others, and Foreign Minister Kostel couldn't help but speak. "Your Majesty, just like that."

Edel nodded in reply. "Yes, just say yes."

In Eder, it was better to say yes now than to bargain. This shortened the preparation time for Romania, because Eder intended to take advantage of the lack of the British navy in the eastern Mediterranean to cause a Romanian landing in the Middle East as soon as possible, so the help of the Italian navy was needed to contain the French navy.

Don't look at the history of the French Navy in World War II silently, but it still has a navy of more than 700,000 gross tonnage, including 1 aircraft carrier, 5 battleships and 7 heavy cruisers. Its Risseliu-class battleships (2 ships) and Alsace-class battleships (2 ships) were the backbone of the Italian Navy.

AMONG THEM, THE PREMATURELY BORN RICERAUEL-CLASS BATTLESHIPS WERE TWO 380MM CALIBER BATTLESHIPS BUILT IN A NAVAL COMPETITION WITH ITALY. AS FOR THE ALSACE-CLASS BATTLESHIPS, IT WAS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH, AND LATER ITALY BUILT 3 406MM CALIBER EMPEROR CLASS SHIPS.

The battleship is equipped with 3 3 406 mm guns, with a standard 44,000 tons and a full load of 53,125 tons. The class has a total length of 251 meters, a width of 35.5 meters, and a speed of 30 knots.

That's why Eder needs to pull Italy into the camp. Because the increase in the strength of the Romanian Navy will naturally affect the shipbuilding of other countries. Not to mention that after Italy obtained Libyan oil, it couldn't wait to build a ship, which gave birth to a different type of Rissere. As for the Alsace class in the back, it is also because of the response made by France after Italy obtained the 406 caliber main gun.

Therefore, in the face of the Anglo-French navy, which has increased in strength, the Romanian navy must have allies. There is no better ally than Italy, and Eder must pull Italy into the water before he can attack the Middle East. The two complement each other, for the sake of the future industrial blood, what does it matter if Eder is atmospheric for a while, anyway, Italy will know that the benefits of Romania are not so easy to take, and they are still very hot.

It's just that Eder knows this, but the government doesn't. When the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary heard Eder's words, they thought that their king was from Italy, if they did not know that their king was from Germany. His Majesty is being very good to Italy, and this is the first time that supplies have been given.

It's just that it was Eder who made the decision, and they couldn't oppose it even if they objected, so they could only acquiesce to Eder's decision. Although I can't oppose it, I still want Your Majesty to know my attitude.

Seeing that his prime minister and others were silent, Eder felt that it was better to open up their way, after all, they were the pillars of the government.

"Prime Minister, are you confused about my decision?"

Eder is nominally the prime minister, but who knows that this also includes himself.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Italians were so greedy that they always demanded too much and did not fulfill their duties as allies at all. ”

In response to Eder's questioning, Mihalakai bluntly pointed out his grievances.

"That's right, the Italians are not trustworthy."

At this time, Deputy Prime Minister Kersteff also spoke in agreement.

The words of the two prime ministers made everyone else nod secretly.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Edel knew that not convincing them would have a bad impact on the rest of the work, so he immediately spoke. "I know that people are unhappy with the Italian requests for supplies, but I am not happy either."

Eder's words made the people present feel incredible, didn't His Majesty nod and agree to the aid?

Eder was very satisfied, and the performance of the top brass was seen to continue. "But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and this is a time of war, and we must put away all these emotions. In order to defeat Britain and France and seize enough benefits, we cannot push Italy to the side of Britain and France. Everyone knows the course of the last war, and naturally knows how important Italy is to us. ”

Although Eder's remarks did not dispel their dissatisfaction, at least it did not affect the rest of the work.

Mussolini's preparations were quickened after Eder agreed to provide material aid to Italy, and now the Italian government is mobilizing militarily in addition to collecting all kinds of supplies.

Britain and France, on the other hand, were alarmed by Italy's mobilization, and on more than one occasion asked their ambassadors to test the tone of the Italian government. The Italian government's excuse is that in response to the current tensions in Europe, Italy must have a military force sufficient to deter the enemy.

Although Britain and France did not say it, it is an indisputable fact that France has increased its troops on the border between the two countries. Not only that, Britain and France are also speeding up the deployment of troops to Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Tanzania and other places.

But none of this could stop Italy's determination, and by October 30, Italy had officially declared its entry into the Axis camp and declared war on Britain and France.

From then on, the European battlefield will become even more confusing.