In addition to Romania and Hungary, there are four countries to choose from in southeastern Europe: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. But a little consideration reveals that Germany also has no political basis for arms sales to them at present.

As an important member of the "Little Entente", the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was the Balkan state that Hitler distrusted the most. This was not only because of its long-standing pro-British and French policies, but also because the multi-ethnic state was dominated by Serbs – it was Serbia's intolerance and belligerence that ignited the fuse of the world war and eventually led to the collapse of the German Empire. Now that more than 20 years have passed since this feud, all Germans who have suffered the humiliation and pain of the Treaty of Versailles will not forget the source of all this.

If it is just an old grudge with Germany, it is nothing, and Italy, which stabbed Germany in the back back in the past, can still become a close comrade-in-arms of the former. As long as the Serbs could "come to their senses," Hitler would not refuse the attachment of a regional power with an area of nearly 250,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 15 million. However, the uniqueness of the Serbs lies in the fact that they have in their blood a stronger tenacity and tenacity than the British in 1940, and dare to fight against any powerful enemy in order to protect their beliefs.

Long before the Serbs gained independence, their rebellion was the most intractable trouble for Ottoman rule in the Balkans. After the founding of the country, the Serbs were not afraid to face the two behemoths of Austria-Hungary and Ottomans, which made them regarded by the chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff Hezendorff as a thorn in the side and vowed to get rid of them as soon as possible. In World War I, Serbia was also particularly tenacious, and it could be called the Balkan hegemon, if it were not for Germany sending a large army south to support Austria-Hungary, I am afraid that the latter would never be able to conquer this country.

After the end of the war, in order to repay Serbia's heroic battles, but also to support their own forces to fill the gap in the Balkan power caused by the collapse of Austria-Hungary, Britain and France did not hesitate to treat Serbia - Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia, which originally belonged to Austria-Hungary, were allocated to Serbia in one go, plus Montenegro obtained in the war, so that Serbia's territory increased from 88,000 square kilometers in 1914 to 247,000 square kilometers. Since then, Serbia has been grateful to Britain and France, and its loyalty is higher than that of Romania, who has also been favored by Britain and France, but has been riding the wall.

Today, although most of the people in the Belgrade government have been frightened by the brilliant victory of Germany and believe that they should immediately move closer to Germany to save themselves, in the eyes of ordinary Serbians, Britain and France are like heroes in tragic stories, which is extremely regrettable, sad and sympathetic. The Serbs were even eager to fight Germany in order to defend their justice. This impulsive thinking was especially marketable within the Yugoslav army, which was inexplicably unafraid of war and the German army that swept through Western Europe.

In this case, Germany would have sold tanks to Yugoslavia, unless it was kicked in the head by a donkey. Hitler had already decided that Germany would dismember the regional power, regardless of whether the Belgrade government could control the situation and join the Axis. At present, in Yugoslavia, the Croats, the second largest ethnic group, who own more than half of the country's bank capital, are fighting for independence. Slovenia, which borders Austria, is also in the position of annexing Germany, which accounts for only one-twelfth of Yugoslavia and has nearly 60 percent of the country's industry. As long as these two regions were separated, Yugoslavia would no longer have to worry about it.

Equally untrustworthy is Bulgaria to the east of Yugoslavia. It was through the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 that the country gained independence from Ottoman slavery with the support of Russia, and the gratitude of the Bulgarian people for this reinvention was so strong that even today, when Russia has long been red, it cannot weaken the admiration in their hearts. Even though Bulgaria sided with Germany in World War I, it only targeted Serbia and Romania, and never acted hostilely against Russian benefactors.

With the current German-Soviet relations, it is clear that Germany cannot supply weapons to Bulgaria. Sell the tank today, just afraid that tomorrow the opposite side will become Stalin's accomplice and beat himself in turn, who would dare to do this kind of business?

Turkey, which had a deep enmity with Bulgaria, was also too strategically sensitive to be attacked by Germany at this time. In the event of any disturbance in Turkey, which is guarding the Black Sea straits, Russia will definitely be the first to jump up, and Germany will be even more angry with Moscow than it is now to Romania. In addition, Turkey itself has become extremely cautious in betting on the great power game because of the crushing defeat in World War I, and this kind of arms sales implied by political exports, fearing that they will refuse to accept it first.

As for Greece, this small country has little need for tanks, and politically it has long been the younger brother of Britain and France, second only to Yugoslavia in terms of unreliability. Unless Greece declares its entry into the axis and opens its resources and its country to Germany, any form of arms export is exempt from Hitler's discussion.

Hearing Fang Yan exclude the customers he envisioned one by one, Guderian's face became more and more pale and ugly. He found that he had thought things too simply, and any analysis of the young man in front of him was an area that he had never touched, shattering the originally beautiful wishful thinking. Guderian's expression changed, and then he spoke again as if struggling: "What about Spain?" Spain should be able to digest a lot of this equipment, right? ”

Fang Yan shrugged his shoulders and said, "According to my estimate, the possibility of Spain taking over this batch of French tanks is also very small. Less than a year and a half after the end of the civil war, the country's dilapidated and depressed economy has left it impossible to maintain a Continental Army, and until now, Spain owes Italy more than 7 billion lira. Moreover, due to the defeat of France, Spain already had no threat from land, so they did not need these equipment at all. ”

Guderian fell silent. After a while, he sighed and said, "It seems that I am too greedy." In fact, in this Western Front campaign, the captured materials obtained by the armored corps are far more than the 1,850 French tanks, more than 100,000 cars and 80,000 motorcycles have been received by the armored corps, and there is no need to worry about transportation if the 10 divisions are expanded. I had planned to earn back another 10 armored regiments from captured tanks, but now I have no illusions. ”

"10 armored regiments are out of the question, 2~3 may still be hopeful." Fang Yan paused and said thoughtfully. Guderian's eyes lit up, and then a look of surprise and hope appeared on his face. Fang Yanmo rubbed his pointed chin and slowly spoke as he paced: "Maybe we all ignored the lovely Italian allies. They are the customers who are most in demand for these captured tanks, and even other legal equipment. ”

"Three months ago, I went to Italy with Colonel Zeitzler of the General Staff of the Army to inspect its army. The results showed that the Italian army was unbelievably poorly equipped: only about 12 divisions were fully armed, and more than half of the divisions were short, accounting for 60% of their establishment. Recalling Zeitzler's angry and frustrated face at that time, Fang Yan couldn't help but show a funny smile.

"In addition, the Italian army's own tanks are also extremely poor, not to mention compared with the Czechs, even the Swedish L-60 and Poland and 7TP are far behind. Even if the French tanks of all types are seriously anti-human single-player turrets, their combat effectiveness is definitely several levels higher than that of the CV-33 and CV-35 series. Now that Italy is at war with Britain in North Africa, its army has a huge need for equipment, including tanks, and if we can provide them with these equipment, we will get a satisfactory return. In the end, Fang Yan was already full of certainty.

Guderian's expression became grim, and he snorted: "I know the situation of the Italian army, but where do they have an urgent need for equipment now?" In half a month at most, Britain will give in to us, and then there will be no more war around the Mediterranean, and Italy will be able to put their army in order. Fang Yan smiled, but did not make any explanation: "Anyway, you just wait for my good news." ”

Guderian's eyes suddenly converged. With a direct personality, he was very disgusted with this kind of betrayal behavior, not to mention this kind of major event involving many weapons and equipment, but considering that he still had to rely on this young man to lobby Walter, he could only endure it. Looking at Guderian, who was uncertain, Fang Yan once again realized that the other party was not easy to get along with. Just as he was about to give in and explain one or two, Fang Yan suddenly sensed that something was wrong, frowned and said, "That's right." Shouldn't the Army Command give feedback to the Führer, and then the Führer orders the Ministry of Economy to coordinate and resolve the matter? Why is it up to you to come forward now? ”

As soon as these words came out, Guderian, who was still angry just now, immediately retreated in momentum. I saw that he was a little cramped and embarrassed, and he said after a long time: "I want to let the armored soldiers get more benefits." If the Army Command had intervened, at least half of the equipment would have been distributed to the infantry, and if I could reach a direct agreement with His Excellency the Minister of Economy, none of the proceeds would have been lost. ”

Fang Yan looked at Guderian with strange eyes, and he found that this armored warrior had really brought too many surprises to himself today. It is true that the greatest hero of the French campaign was Guderian and the tank corps he formed, but the exploits of other units are also absolutely indelible; Now that you turn around and want to eat alone, won't your conscience hurt? Speaking of which, most of these tanks were captured by infantry!