Chapter 669: Dro Alliance
In a secret room in the German Embassy, Hitler was discussing with Foreign Minister Ribbentrop the terms that Eder had said today.
The reason why he chose to be in the embassy is because the German embassy is currently the most comfortable place for Hitler. This matter is too crucial for Germany to be missed.
So in this chamber, apart from Hitler and Ribbentrop, even the ambassadors were not allowed to enter.
I saw Hitler speak to his foreign minister. "Today, when I was talking with Eder about supporting our country in the Czech Sudetai, Eder proposed to contest the former Bulgaria occupied by Greece under the Treaty of Neuilly."
"The Romanians want to get Mediterranean ports."
As soon as Hitler finished speaking, Ribbentrop blurted out.
It is not surprising that Romania's offer to Greece to return the Bulgarian territories occupied by the Peace of Nay must have been for the sake of the port of Thessaloniki. This is the second largest port in Greece and carries the export of people and goods from Thrace and Macedonia, so it is extremely important.
The water depth of the port reached 20 meters, which was fully suitable for Romanian over-standard battleships. And the water area is also good, enough to accommodate the main fleet of Romania at present.
So it's not surprising that Romania has a peep at this, not to mention that they still have Bulgarian excuses. Although the two countries were merged, everything in Bulgaria was inherited by the United Kingdom (in the world, it is generally called Romania), which made Romania's desire to peep into the Mediterranean even higher.
Although both men were aware of Romanian ambitions, the Romanians' desire to tie the Greek and Czech problems together made Hitler somewhat undecided.
Although if he agreed, Germany and Romania would form a close alliance and become much stronger, but this also complicated the problem. Because it will not only be a Czech problem, but also a Greek problem. Although Hitler concluded that Britain and France would not dare to go to war with Germany, if there were too many benefits to be conceded, the public opinion in Britain and France would change.
But the alliance with Romania is indeed full of temptations. Germany could get a good helper not only for the solution of the Czech and even Polish problems, but also for the Soviet Union. Hitler knew very well why Romania was at a staggering end with the Soviet Union. The dispute between the two countries over Ukraine is a dead knot, which will surely run through the focus of the diplomacy of the two countries.
In fact, Hitler was also a little envious of Ukraine, the only black fertile soil in Europe, as well as coal and iron ore and other resources for the development of heavy industry, if Germany was not too far away, plus Germany already had the Ruhr coal and iron mines, then this second high-quality heavy industry base in Europe, he also wanted to intervene. But now he didn't want to arouse the hostility of the two countries, so he didn't have any idea about it.
Thinking of this, Hitler couldn't help but say. "Ribbentrop, what do you think about the proposal to Romania?"
As for Ribbentrop, Hitler placed great trust in the foreign minister, whom he called "Bismarck II". When Hitler was hesitating, he wanted to hear his advice.
In the face of Hitler's inquiry, Ribbentrop knew that this incident had a great impact on Germany, but after some careful consideration, he opened his mouth to make his proposal.
"Führer, I think that an alliance with Romania has a greater advantage, and although there are some risks to be taken now, for the future Romania is an indispensable ally of our country. There is also not much conflict with my country in terms of interests, and I personally feel that there is no more suitable ally than Romania. ”
That's right, the rational analysis of Ribbentrop believes that Romania is the most suitable ally for Germany at the moment, not only to help Germany keep an eye on the Soviet Union, but also to help the Czech Republic and Poland in the future, and even to support Germany's military power in the event of a future war.
Although Germany could also be drawn into the war by Romania, the only threat to Romania was the Soviet Union, but unless the Romanians went mad, it would not be possible for them to attack the Soviet Union without Germany's consent. And the Soviet Union is facing the stronger alliance of Rhodes, and its defense still has time to dare to take the initiative to attack, I am afraid that it is not Stalin who believes in *** and is blessed by Allah.
In the face of Ribbentrop's rational analysis, however, Hitler was still a little unhappy in his heart, because since he became the Führer, he had always benefited from others, which would have expected Eder to blackmail for a while. However, Hitler was a politician in the end, and he was unhappy in his heart, and he was still able to accept what Germany could profit. Although this time it can only be regarded as a mutual benefit from the Romanians, and Germany will also have something to pay, it is indeed very beneficial for Germany to form an alliance with Romania.
Hitler's visit on these days gave him a good idea of Romania's military prowess. For its strength is not much weaker than France, and in some ways stronger than France. With such an additional force, Hitler, who had adjusted his mentality, now wanted to put it in the service of German strategy.
As for the little unpleasantness before, he had long forgotten about it. For the sake of Germany, there is nothing that cannot be abandoned.
Hitler, who figured it out for himself, spoke. "You are right, an alliance with the Romanians is very beneficial to our country. Then it's worth doing, but the Romanians don't want to take advantage of us. ”
As Hitler made up his mind, the pace of negotiations increased.
At the second meeting with Eder, Hitler agreed to Romania's demands in northern Greece, though Romania would also support Germany's demands on the Czech question in exchange.
In addition to this, the two countries are also reaching a consensus on Red Russia. The two countries would form an alliance to jointly deal with a possible threat from the Soviet Union, and if the Soviet Union started a war against one of the two countries, the other side would provide all assistance, including military force, including the declaration of war.
This was a step forward from the previous Romanian League, and it also marked the end of the Romanian League, as the terms of the Romanian League were not worth maintaining compared to the more favorable Rhodes League.
In addition, Poland was completely forgotten in the negotiations between the two countries, and the only place where Poland appeared in this clause was that in the event of a conflict between Germany and Poland, Romania would give priority to the Rhodes League.
With the signing of the terms between Eder and Hitler, the German League was officially formed. In addition to Germany resolving the threat from the east, Romania was able to gather more troops from the Soviet Union to Bulgaria.