“panzervor！” The Imperial Führer stood in the commander's command tower with great interest, and swung his arm forward twice vigorously.

The powerful Maybach engine began to roar, the exhaust pipe of the engine spewed out a pungent cyan smoke, and the huge steel hull shook in place before slowly moving forward.

"I don't think it's a good idea, General." The chief of staff of the High Command whispered to Weierle, who was now standing in the stands of the weapons test site with a group of commanders, saluting the Führer's new toy.

"But the Führer looked pleased, so there was no problem at all." Wehrle raised his arms with a relaxed smile on his face.

"The Great Peace Parade in Berlin, where the nations of Europe send their most elite honor guards to gather in the imperial capital. This is the stage to show the world the great power of the Greater German Reich, and I ask all the troops participating to do their best, because the dignity of the German nation is at stake. Brauchitsch stroked his freshly grown mustache, and the commander-in-chief of the army thought it would look more imposing.

"But the Führer should stand on the rostrum and receive the salute from all the visitors, and not stand in the conning tower of a tank, which is a bit undignified." Keitel had a worried look on his face.

"Your Excellency, I do not agree with this statement of yours? How does it look undignified to stand on a tank. Guderian felt that Keitel's words were a bit harsh, which was tantamount to a blow to a large number of tank commanders.

"You know I didn't mean that, General Guderian." Keitel glanced coldly at the thorn.

"The Führer's exclusive tank regiment is all going to be of a similar modification? Is it in time? "Kluge thinks about things from a realistic perspective.

"Rheinmetall is working overtime to produce the parts, and they promise to get everything done within a week." Wehrle turned back to Kluger.

"In addition, the Führer just wants to take a test ride in his car, and as for how to arrange the parade, there is no exact plan so far, so it is too early for you to say this. And I can assure you that the Führer will not like to hear what he has just said, and I hope you will pay attention to your words, Your Excellency the Marshal. Wehrle turned to Keitel and said.

"The Führer is the supreme leader of the Empire, and every decision he makes is thoughtful and well thought out, so don't try to sway the Führer's thoughts, Your Excellency Chief of Staff." Rundstead reminded.

"You all know that I didn't mean that, how could I want to influence the Führer's decision, and you can't question my loyalty to the Führer on this basis." Keitel just casually expressed his thoughts, not understanding why he was being blamed by his colleagues.

The chief of staff was in the limelight in the Italian campaign, and for a time the popularity of the people was faintly overwhelmed by Brauchitsch's, and after being hyped by the media, Keitel felt a little self-aggrandizing in the high command, and his foundation was not very strong, which of course caused the dissatisfaction of his surrounding colleagues. Otherwise, just a gossip, even if it involves the head of the empire, it will not be besieged by a group of people.

"How's it going over there? Doggett! Xu Jun held the bakelite shell of the headset and shouted loudly to the Daogan in the turret.

"The situation is good, my Führer." Dogen sat in the communications seat, clutching the frame of the radio station on the side.

"Let's do one more lap." Xu Jun ordered.

"Yes, my Führer." Randolph replied loudly.

"Randolph, full speed ahead! panzer，vor！ Xu shouted happily.

"Yes, my Führer!" Randolph happily stepped on the gas.

Xu Da Fu grabbed the cold iron handrail next to the conning tower, and the No. 4 improved tank equipped with chrome mirror armor began to rush forward at full speed.

The Hydra army finally left the Spanish border, which made the Spanish dictator really breathe a sigh of relief, this kind of real pressure is not something ordinary people can bear, and Franco had to rely on sleeping pills to sleep some time ago.

It was so torturous, the Germans neither declared war nor retreated, and the powerful tank clusters circled the border every day, and every now and then they would conduct a live-fire exercise, as if they were rich and did not care how much fuel and shells were wasted.

How could Spain stand this, Franco hurriedly sent envoys to negotiate, the Spanish diplomats almost said all the good things, but the corps commander Moder was still unmoved, claiming that the legion was operating on French territory and had nothing to do with Spain, and besides, this was the decision of the Imperial High Command, if there was any problem, he went to the High Command to complain, he was just carrying out the orders of the Führer of the Third Reich.

Franco had no choice but to continue to send reinforcements to the north, and almost all of the elite forces of the Falangists in Madrid were transferred to the northern border, but the more troops were invested, the more the sense of crisis in the hearts of the Spaniards became more serious.

When Germany declared war on Italy, the Spanish government and the opposition suddenly fell into a panic, Italy is Spain's closest ally, military strength and equipment, all far more than Spain, but such a powerful Italian three armies, sitting on the easy to defend and difficult to attack Alpine defense line, in the face of the attack of the German Wehrmacht, the Spanish generals think that the Spanish army is the defense, and it will definitely not be much better.

By this time two infantry regiments of the German Army had landed in the port of Gibraltar and began to assist the British defenders there in strengthening the fortifications, and the opportunity to storm the fort from land had been lost, and it was impossible for Spain to retake the territory by force.

Franco realized that the time had come to take sides, otherwise Spain would be isolated from the whole of Europe, and if he did not know what to choose, by the time the Wehrmacht arrived in Madrid, it would be too late to say anything.

What bothers Franco even more is that the dictator of Portugal, Antonio. De Oliveira. Salazar completely threw away the festival, didn't even say hello, and threw himself directly into the arms of Germany.

The "great Portuguese" threw away the pretense of neutrality and sent a diplomatic envoy to Berlin to sign a package of cooperation agreements with Germany, while at the same time joining the new German-led European order on behalf of the Portuguese government. Portugal opened its naval ports and bases to the British, French, and German navies, and the warships of the three countries could not only dock at the Portuguese ports at will, but also obtain the necessary supplies and repairs in any Portuguese colony.

Portugal has also placed orders with British shipyards for four of the latest Cleopatra-class air defense cruisers, two of which will be produced in Plymouth, England, and two will be assembled at domestic shipyards.

At the same time, Portugal's army was rapidly being Germanized, and Spanish intelligence had discovered that part of the Portuguese army had already been replaced with German-made M40 steel helmets. During the week, three large convoys of transports sailed into the port of Lisbon, loaded with infantry weapons and ammunition of German production.

Franco suddenly realized that he might be in danger of being attacked on his back, and this time he had no African colonies to back him up. The port of Ceuta and Melilla had fallen under the control of France, and it was generally impossible to get it back without the means of war, but everyone knew the consequences of starting a war, and no one would be stupid enough to go to war with France.

Franco knew that he had cheated the Germans, especially in the trade of rare minerals, and that he had robbed the Germans almost openly, and that the Germans would not forget these things, that Spain would pay the price for his greed, and that he would have to be prepared to hemorrhage. The new German Führer was now far more dangerous than Hitler, and his style was more cunning and insidious, and if he was not careful, the fate of Italy next door would be a lesson from the past.

The so-called Italian army of the German army attacked and killed the German observers, Franco did not believe even a word, although Mussolini was an idiot, but he had many people who understood, such old-fashioned tricks, thanks to Staddel's ability to play over and over again.

Franco was a prime example of cunning and cunning, and on the same day that the French broke through the northern Italian border to occupy Genana, Franco sent a special mission to Berlin, and the Spanish envoy brought with him a letter he wrote to the German Führer, which was said to contain the most flattering words, which was seen as a symbol of the dictator's submission to the German Führer.

Although the Spaniards have an unruly personality, they are not stupid people who do not know how to advance and retreat, that kind of stupid person has long died in the civil war, and almost all those who remain now are human spirits. They all knew that it would be more beneficial for Spain to defect to the Germans at such times, so no one from top politicians or the general public stood up against Franco's decision.

By agreeing to join the new European order and recognizing Germany's absolute leadership, Xu Jun accomplished an unprecedented feat in which the young Führer was able to unify the European states in some form in just five months.

For the first time, a new and powerful European Union appeared in its entirety before the eyes of Europeans. (To be continued.) )