793 Rommel's chances

"This is the Saudi envoy, Mr. Mohammed...... Next to him was Mr. Yemikai from Oman. They will negotiate with us directly on behalf of their own country. The translator introduced it again and again, and bent down respectfully.

Obviously, Germany could no longer tolerate the eyebrows of the Middle Easterners and the Americans, and the aim of this negotiation was to sever them once and for all with the United States and the British government in exile in the United States.

Rommel stood on the edge of the desert and the small oasis, looking at the endless desert in the distance with his back to the oasis, and suddenly felt as if God was playing a not-so-funny joke with him.

At one time, as the top military leader of Germany in North Africa, he was placed in the endless desert by the Führer, which was obviously a very happy thing.

Because he can gallop across the vast desert, without worrying about other people's feelings or thoughts, he can play the most perfect offensive battle in his mind.

He didn't even have to report to the Führer, and he played a good battle first.

It is precisely because of this unrestricted and unfettered battle that he was able to fight all the way from Tobruk to Egypt and win the infinite honor that belongs to him.

It is precisely because of this feeling that he was able to be invincible and omnipotent in Africa, and to acquire large tracts of African land.

Now, wearing infinite honors, he commanded the African Army farthest away from the German mainland, and won the most dazzling victory.

However, the extremes of things must be reversed.

After he entered Egypt and received his marshal's scepter, he suddenly and painfully found that he had no battle to fight!

What a blow this is for a professional soldier, like a craftsman losing his job.

The seemingly distant and unattainable goals planned by the Germans to attack El Alamein, capture Cairo, and control the Suez Canal have all been achieved by him.

It seems that nothing is impossible for Rommel, but this time Rommel seems to have truly lost his goal.

Without so many goals, Rommel could only look at the boundless desert in front of him, urging his troops to train over and over again, but he knew that training did not seem to have any real effect.

It should be just so that these soldiers do not lose their fighting instincts.

What embarrassed Rommel the most was that some time ago, the high command sent a telegram asking him to dig up the pyramids and find a few mummies to send to former Italian Prime Minister Mussolini.

Rommel almost cried out to the people below to get a few mummies, and then really sent them to Italy......

At this time, Rommel had more than 400,000 troops at his disposal, although most of these were Italian servants.

But this is no longer the Italian army before, after Rommel's efforts, these troops from Italy are already very powerful.

These Italian troops joined forces with the German expeditionary force to fight beautiful battles in North Africa again and again, and this victory after victory was like redemption for the Italian army, saving them the face that should have belonged to them.

Armed with these soldiers who can fight well, and a lot of Italian and British artillery, and the troops are well equipped with ammunition and Libyan oil as a solid backing, this force can be said to be extremely combat-effective.

But they have a fatal weakness, that is, they are not very mobile, and the only thing that restricts them is the damn yellow sand in front of them.

If there had been a road in the middle of the desert, perhaps they would have sent their tanks, artillery or their own soldiers under the walls of the British colonial government in New Delhi.

"I know what Mountbatten and Montgomery promised you, and we can give you what they can give you." Rommel put an end to his illusions, turned around, and spoke to these people who had come from afar but had no good intentions.

The British offered attractive terms to Saudi Arabia and Oman, and connived at the people of these regions to consolidate their beliefs, giving them a great deal of freedom of thought and life.

This is extremely tempting for those who have lived under imperialist rule for a long time, for whom nothing is more important than freedom.

Reinhardt, who had seen the chaos of the 21st century, knew what kind of consequences this kind of overindulgence would eventually lead to.

It is nothing more than the whole Middle East in chaos, and these countries can only rely on the sale of oil to strengthen their position in the world.

Of course, Reinhardt, as the head of the German Führer, was not a savior, in fact he was more akin to a more vicious devil.

As the head of Germany, Reinhardt also did not want to see a united, united, and gun-pointing Middle East outside.

What he would like to see is a Middle East that is easier to control, more conducive to Germany's development, and easier for him to shoot at it!

So Germany's solution to the chaos in the Middle East was simple: whatever the British promised them, Germany would do the same! And the Germans also added a lot of preferential conditions to them that the British did not give them.

Therefore, the Arabs are obviously very satisfied with these very generous treatment in Germany, after all, these Arabs who only have money in their eyes do not understand what long-term interests are.

"We are willing to sell arms and other supplies, as long as you choose to be on the side of Germany and not to look at the British." Rommel said bluntly, with his hands behind his back, looking at the Arab in front of him.

When the interpreter said Rommel's words, especially the word sale, the Saudi envoy, Mr. Mohammed, was clearly in a bit of a dilemma.

Because they simply don't have the money to pay for these arms!

In fact, earlier, most of the countries in the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia is located, did not have anything worth exchanging other than their geographical location, let alone money.

For them, the cost of paying for arms is simply sky-high.

Saudi Arabia was a very poor and isolated country at the time, not the rich and oppressive of later generations.

And the reason is that at this time, oil has not yet been found here!

Oil in the Middle East was discovered and exploited on a large scale only after World War II. During World War II, oil was not produced here.

At this time, the oil production areas were only in Iraq and Iran, and these two places are still a long way from Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia is now just a desert, and there is nothing special about it.

"Your Excellency, General, we are not as rich as you think, and we are very willing to get the support of your country, but we don't have that much leverage. In fact, we cannot afford to pay for these arms. ”

The Saudi envoy opened his mouth depressedly and explained his embarrassment.

In fact, Saudi Arabia has given birth to several self-proclaimed state powers, and the king of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, is now in a state of flux and dealing with troublesome affairs within his country.

He didn't want his throne to be lost in vain, and it was because of this that their treasury was largely depleted by the constant war.

The departure of the British has made this place chaotic all at once, and the whole desert is now full of strife, and many people are dreaming of becoming emperors.

However, no matter how chaotic it was, all the forces made a wise decision, which was to curry favor with both sides, flattering the British government-in-exile while also eyeing the German Reinhardt government.

This time, the purpose of the Saudi envoy is to obtain some support from the Reinhardt government, so that he can restore his dominance over the region as soon as possible.