"Mr. Ambassador, allow me to express my deepest gratitude to your Government!" Antoniscu solemnly spoke to the German diplomat in front of him with a solemn expression, and his voice trembled a little with excitement. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He originally thought that Claude's trip was to take advantage of the great victory of the German army in the Polish campaign, and put forward various invasion demands to Romania that would lose power and humiliate the country; However, what he didn't expect at all was that the fascist Germany, which was regarded as a femme fatale by all the small European countries, actually planned to trade with his own side this time, and even sold arms to his own side!

As a central figure at Romania's highest decision-making level, Antoniscu knows all too well the precarious situation facing his country today. Because of this, he also knew that the Germans were throwing a tenacious rope enough to save Romania's fate at the most critical moment when it was about to fall into the abyss of hell. The German arms supply to Romania is secondary, and the key is the clear political intention behind the arms sale: Germany does not intend to carve up Romania as it did with Poland, and it does not want to see Romania disappear from the map of Eastern Europe. For Antoniscu, who has been restless since March this year, fearing that the country will fall into a catastrophe, this is definitely the most exciting harvest in the past six months!

In addition, Romania today is in dire need of a large number of weapons to improve its national defense capabilities. At present, the Soviet Union may advance to the southwest along the thousand-kilometer Soviet-Romanian border line at any time, and with the existing weapons storage of the Romanian army, it is categorically unable to arm a huge reserve army of 40~500,000 people recruited from the reserves. You know, the Romanian military industry can barely be considered a third-rate level: it is not only incomparable with the Czech Republic, but also comparable to Poland, and it is simply too late for temporary production. Without enough guns and ammunition, these reserves would only exist on paper and would not be able to really withstand the Soviet attack.

Although the Germans said that the equipment they were going to sell to Romania was the ribs they had captured from the Polish army, in Antoniscu's eyes, the arms were already a good thing that the Romanian army could not want. As former members of the Little Entente, Poland and Romania's army equipment was basically purchased and copied from French and Czech products. The Romanian army used the weapons of the Poles with complete mastery, and there was hardly any discord due to differences in standards.

In fact, the Poles still have many weapons that the Romanian army is very covetous: before the war, the Polish Army was the fifth largest armored group in Europe, and the number of tanks was second only to the Soviet, German, French and Italian, and it was much higher than the scum of Romania. The imitation Schneider and Skoda heavy artillery equipped by the Polish army are also quite prestigious, and for a long time they were the national heavy weapons that the Poles flaunted in front of the Romanians.

Seeing Antoniscu like this, Claude couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. It is convenient to talk to smart people, and there is no need to use a heavy hammer at all; He had originally prepared a stomach full of threatening and threatening words, but now it seems that there is no need to say them to the other party. Claude glanced at the lieutenant colonel officer beside him, who understood, and then pulled out a memorandum from the briefcase he was carrying, and placed it firmly on the coffee table in front of Antoniscu.

"This is a list of all military items captured by the German Army in the Polish campaign. With the exception of some marked with a special prefix, you may purchase them from us. If you have any doubts about the contents, our Lieutenant Colonel Mantofil will be there for you. Claude smiled and introduced the people around him to Antoniscu. Claude paused, and then said, "However, I need to solemnly remind His Excellency the Admiral. In order to avoid some kind of adverse political effects, this transaction between the two sides should be carried out in complete secrecy. That's why I chose to meet you tonight. Otherwise, if there is a political deviation in the future, your country will have to bear all the consequences and culpability caused by it. ”

Antoniscu nodded slowly. Claude's final words of warning illustrate another attitude of the German government: Germany will not support Romania as much as it does with its allies. If the Soviet Union really moved westward, Romania could only rely on its own strength to resist a strong enemy, and could not expect Germany to intervene in a large-scale and high-profile manner. However, Germany's attitude was far better than Antoniscu's previous expectations, and at least on the question of the fate of Romania, the German-Soviet allies would not reach a completely unanimous decision.

After a few more conversations, Claude, who had completed his mission, got up and took his leave. Before leaving, he left his translator behind to serve as a link between Antoniscu and Mantofil. Antoniscu greeted the German lieutenant colonel with a courtesy greeting, and then turned his attention to the memorandum in front of him, he was already desperate to know what kind of munitions the Germans had prepared for him.

The night was quiet and the lights were shining, and Antoniscu turned the pages of the paper in his hand without changing his face, and a huge wave had already set off in his heart. Rao was already aware that the German Army was killing people on the Eastern Front, and it only took half a month to wipe out the main force of the Polish army with a devastating momentum; However, when I saw the list of captures of the Germans at this moment, I could not help but feel thrilled by the brilliant victory of the other side. Rifles alone add up to more than 800,000 of the main models.

In addition, there is an astonishing number of machine guns, field guns, and a large number of various types of ammunition, and its dazzling array of "containers" makes Antoniscu dizzy. Now he was finally convinced that Germany's claim that 700,000 Polish soldiers had been captured was not groundless: it would have been impossible to capture so many munitions without a formed encirclement and annihilation of the enemy's heavy army groups!

If the Romanian army had been replaced, would this battle have lasted ten days? Antoniscu thought blankly, his palms were already covered with cold sweat before he knew it. Although he knew in his heart that the reason why the Germans provided this list of seizures was not to show Romania the deterrence of muscles; But seeing the shocking long list in front of him, Antoniscu still felt uncontrollable fear and tremors from the bottom of his heart. This kind of combat power is simply exaggerated, and it is not in the same dimension as the world I know. Antoniscu suddenly had the idea that perhaps Romania should change its current diplomatic policy and choose to jump on the German chariot to see if it could get out of the current crisis with the help of the Germans.

"Hey, the number of Czech 35T tanks for sale is 136?" Antoniscu, who had flipped the list back to the first page again, noticed one of the details and couldn't help but speak in surprise. He raised his head quietly and said to Mantofil in front of him: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I remember that the Polish army only has 1 battalion of 35t tanks in total. How did this come from, which is enough to equip 1 regiment? ”

"Honorable Admiral, you are right. In the Polish campaign, our army captured only 19 intact 35t, and the remaining 117 were all prepared to be eliminated by the 1st ~ 4th Light Armored Division. According to the armor rearmament program of our army, all the No. 1 tanks currently in service, as well as the 35t previously confiscated in Czechoslovakia, will be gradually replaced by Bobcat main battle tanks. As a result, the tanks are included in the list of goods that can be sold to your country. Mantofil explained calmly, not at all tactful and evasive about selling the obsolete products of his own army to the other party at a high price. Perhaps in his values, it is already a great honor for a third-rate country like Romania to be able to use old goods that are not used in Germany.

"Even the 35t tank will be eliminated and abandoned?" The corners of Antoniscu's mouth twitched fiercely, and his heart was full of shock and envy for the wayward behavior of the kryptonite player. Among the Romanian army, 127 35t tanks bought from the Czech Republic were served by the officers and soldiers of the 1st Panzer Regiment like their ancestors; A few days ago, because of a training accident that led to the complete destruction of a 35t vehicle, Antoniscu called the regiment commander in front of him and scolded him. And now, with a wave of their hand, the Germans have abandoned the best chariots in the Romanian army, and eliminated more than all the possessions of the Romanian army! Originally, Antoniscu was thinking about whether his army could hold out in front of the Germans for ten days, but now it seems that being able to withstand it for seven days is the result of his own wishful thinking.

But for the Romanian Army, this is a very good thing! Antoniscu quickly adjusted his mindset, from jealousy to ecstasy and excitement. Since the Germans were ready to clear the warehouse, they just ate all the 136 35t vehicles and formed a new tank regiment. Thinking that the Romanian army was about to have an armored division consisting of all 35t tanks, Antoniscu could not help but be intrigued: by that time, in addition to Germany and the Soviet Union, Romania would be the third powerful presence in the world with a complete armored division.

"Wait, the price of this tank is 160,000 marks?" Just as he was looking forward to the future, Antoniscu's eyes suddenly found something, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink violently. He looked Mantofil up and down with ghostly eyes, as if trying to see from the officer whether the Germans were angels or demons; This price also shocked Antoniscu's heart so violently that he had to confirm with the German officer whether the currency unit of the sale price was the mark or the leu! (To be continued.) )