In the following two days, Hitler met with Mussolini, Horthy, and other foreign leaders. Compared with the old and cautious Petain, these people were a notch lower in combat effectiveness, and they had little power to stop Hitler, who had taken advantage of the grandeur of the Nuremberg Party Congress. After several encounters, they handed over to Hitler everything the latter wanted, and even gave him many unexpected rights.

According to the agreement reached between Germany and Italy, the Italian armies would fully cooperate with Germany and plunge into the war to destroy Britain. This meant that as soon as the Strait of Gibraltar was cleared, Italy's most powerful fleet would sail westward to the ocean, completely crushing the naval situation that the British had struggled to support. It was true that this was Italy's duty as a member of the Axis powers, but Hitler took advantage of Mussolini's eagerness to catch the last train of the victors and his vanity to succeed in making no strings attaching to the fleet's westward expedition.

For Mussolini, nothing was more embarrassing than Italy's post-war experience. The Italians made no progress on the French border, and there was no feats at sea to boast of – the British Mediterranean Fleet had withdrawn to its homeland, leaving only a few submarines to harass and sabotage, and the huge Italian navy had shelled the island of Malta only once so far, and was anchored in the port of Taranto. And in North Africa, the Italian troops with 2 armies on paper were equally quiet and quiet, and because of the serious lack of preparation for the war, even today, more than two months after the declaration of war, the Italian army in North Africa has not begun to carry out the order to attack Egypt.

If the Italian leader is replaced by Franco, he will wake up with a smile in the face of this win-like situation! Italy dominated the entire Mediterranean Rim without paying any price, and even if Egypt remained in British hands for a short time, as long as Britain was defeated, the fruit would automatically ripen and fall. Mussolini, however, had a unique obsession. He always wanted to prove himself on the battlefield, to prove that the Italians were the glorious descendants of Julius Caesar, and more importantly, he did not want to become a vassal of Hitler, and without military merits, his voice could not be heard at all!

Therefore, when Hitler seduced a little, pointing out that burying Britain with a fleet was a "great feat" that would change the world, and that the war would end in another six months at most, Mussolini was completely moved. Now that we are in the final stages of the war, if we do not act decisively, we will no longer have such an opportunity to make a name for ourselves and reverse the unfavorable political environment in the Axis camp. Although the younger Chiano was not as good-looking as Mussolini, he witnessed the opening ceremony of the party congress and completely shattered his old understanding of Hitler's Germany; This is a fabulously invincible country, and Italy will never be wrong to put its chips on its chariot!

In order to further strengthen Italy's voice and show its status as a "great power", Mussolini also boldly agreed to pressure Spain to make Franco compromise on the most critical transit issue. During the Spanish Civil War, Franco's hardest support was Mussolini, and the Spanish dictator not only owed the latter more favors than Hitler, but also owed a war debt of up to 7 billion lira (about 380 million US dollars). If Mussolini had intervened, Franco would have much less room to return: it doesn't matter if he can't pay back the money for the time being, then there shouldn't be any unwarranted conditions attached to the opening of the country, right?

Compared to buying the treacherous Franco, it was obviously much easier for Hitler to pay Mussolini. Germany would recognize the Italian occupation of Egypt and promise North Sudan to the other side, linking the Italian colonies in North and East Africa. Mussolini's heart was overjoyed, and he immediately patted his chest and took a big bag, saying that he would make Franco, the little brother of the *** camp, obey the arrangement of the eldest brother.

Although on the surface, Germany's abandonment of the occupation of Egypt was a big loss, Hitler knew very well in his heart that this was the cost that Germany had to pay in the loss-making deal of eliminating the British war government. Egypt is too far away from Germany, and once Britain is defeated, Italy will definitely be the first to get closer to the water, and if Germany insists on Egypt, it will only seriously damage German-Italian relations, which will do more harm than good to the overall situation of the southern front. Since it could not be obtained horizontally or vertically, it would be better to be generous to others, in exchange for Italy's full maritime support for German operations in the Middle East.

In order to justify the title of conqueror of Egypt, Mussolini even saved the equipment that Hitler had intended to give him. According to the report of the commander of the Libyan army, Graziani, his troops are nearing completion of rearmament and will be ready to launch an offensive against Egypt in one week. Considering the absolute strength and naval superiority of the Italian army, Mussolini really couldn't pull his face and ask for help. The defeat in the face of the remnants of the French army three months ago has made Italy lose face, and if even a small British army in Egypt cannot be taken independently, how can Italy be ashamed?

In addition to Italy, its main ally, Germany has also benefited greatly from the two small eastern states.

A few days earlier, Hitler had just arbitrated the territorial dispute over Transylvania in Vienna, much to the delight of the Hungarians, who enthusiastically praised the "impartiality and wisdom" of the German Führer. The Hungarians have not forgotten how they regained their land step by step and regained their glory: in November 1938, Hungary received nearly 20,000 square kilometers of northern territory from Czechoslovakia, and in March of the following year, it recovered Lucinia of a similar size from the northeast, and both of these were friendly benefits from Germany to Hungary in the process of annexing the Czech Republic!

Rao is the Hungarian regent Horti was born in an old aristocratic general, and he looked down on this Bohemian corporal who was more than 20 years younger than him, but under the bombardment of this successive "red envelopes", the old guy could not escape the law of true fragrance, and gradually became enthusiastic about Hitler, who continued to give him benefits. Especially after Germany won an epic victory on the Western Front and demonstrated its mythical unity to the world through the party congress, Horthy's original "coordinated diplomacy", that is, the policy of relying on its own strength to change the existing unreasonable national borders, was suddenly completely thrown to the Emirate of Mauris.

The attitude of the UK? What's that? Indeed, for the past 20 years, Horthy has been afraid of the Entente led by Britain and France, for fear that Hungary will be liquidated because it is too close to Germany, but today Britain has become a lost dog, and Hungary has nothing to fear!

Holty was also quite aware of Hitler's intention to frequently woo him. Hungarian food and resources were very limited, and the only thing that Germany could look at was the Hungarian lines of communication and the army that had taken 20 years to build. Hitler must have intended to use Hungary as a pawn to help him charge in the Balkans and even in the East. However, Horthy does not reject this: what does it matter if Germany can fully benefit itself from the dream of the revival of Greater Hungary, as it has done before?

Driven by this mentality, Horthy almost completely agreed to Hitler's demands. Hungary agreed to the entry and stationing of German troops, and at the same time allowed Germany to use all lines of communication within its borders; The raw materials produced in Hungary are all supplied to Germany at a low price, except for the part that satisfies its own use. Seeing that Horthy was so interested, Hitler naturally reciprocated: Germany would provide industrial technical support to the Hungarian Army to help it improve its equipment as soon as possible.

As Hungary's sworn enemy, the Romanians could not sit still when they learned that their long-cherished enemy was in a hot war with Germany and that a number of military agreements had been reached. At present, Germany is the only straw for Romania to resist the invasion of the Soviet Union, if Germany is doing everything towards Hungary, how can it live? The Romanians, who had no choice but to curry favor with Hitler with even more humble attitudes, begged the other side to give them enough care.

At the beginning of the talks, Admiral Antonescu, who had just come to power, was still under the illusion of trying to please Hitler by playing the role of the vanguard of the anti-hesitation; But Hitler was clearly not Mussolini, and he wanted only real benefits. In the face of Hitler's cold admonition, Antonescu had no choice but to submit. The only thing that reassures him is that he has far more hole cards than Hungary. Romania had the grain and oil that Germany was keen on, and although the army was less elite, it was superior in numbers, and its potential as a thug was quite outstanding.

After some closed-door negotiations, Antonescu signed the final agreement with bitterness. Romania will hire German experts to manage its economic sector, while reducing the value of its currency against the mark in order to accommodate Germany's large-scale sweeps. This meant that the entire Romanian economy would fall into German hands, becoming a veritable vassal of the latter's cows. Militarily, Hitler also did not let go of his control over the country: the entire territory of Romania was immediately open to the Germans, and German advisers were to enter every unit of the Romanian army.

Despite the extreme pain, Antonescu got what he wanted. Germany formally guaranteed the security of Romania's existing territory, while at the same time supporting the new government headed by him to take control of the situation and suppress the increasingly rampant ** party in Romania, the Iron Guard. For Antonescu, these two guarantees, one outside and one inside, are enough to keep him in the turbulent country and wait for the times to change.

There is no doubt that this series of German moves in southeastern Europe clearly harmed the interests of the Soviet Union, but it was not September 1939, and Hitler had no fear of wrestling with Stalin head-on. Hitler made up his mind that every bamboo bar that Stalin had robbed and knocked on at the beginning would now be recouped with interest!