Chapter 251: Return to Spain

The Spanish Civil War has been fought for a long time in history, from 36 years to 39 years, including several attacks on Madrid, Franco experienced several defeats before realizing that it is not possible to fight Madrid directly, and must first take down the northern territories and cut off Madrid's back road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Even, there were several Republican counteroffensives, and they almost knocked down the base areas of the National Army.

But now, the situation is very different from history.

Relying on the rapid impact of the armored corps, Ciric hit Barcelona from Madrid at once, controlled the important port of Madrid, and the entire north fell into the hands of the national army, and the situation was quite unfavorable for the Republican army.

On the other hand, of course, there is the question of Soviet aid.

Historically, the Soviet Union obtained 600 tons of gold from Spain, provided a lot of support to Spain, and sent hundreds of planes. But what about now?

The gold has been stolen halfway, and after more than half a year of war of words, the Soviet Union could not get this batch of gold out of the hands of the British, and the British looked quite innocent, as if there was something else hidden in it.

Without this batch of gold, the USSR would have no stamina, after all, the USSR was also poor, and it costs money to fight!

Therefore, the Spanish Civil War, by now, has seen the dawn of victory, as long as Madrid is defeated in one go, General Mora can be safe and sound.

However, this last battle was too long, and the defenders of Madrid repelled more than a dozen attacks, which hurt the Italian army. Madrid stands tall!

Therefore, Mussolini came to Germany, on the one hand, to start a plan for cooperation between the two sides, and on the other hand, of course, to urge Germany to work harder, especially to send the invincible Ciric over, which will definitely be conquered in one fell swoop!

Mussolini still remembers meeting Ciric more than ten years ago, and at that time, Mussolini had a very good impression of Ciric, and over the years, Cirek has grown into the number two person in Germany, which also confirms his judgment.

It's just that, for Hitler, he no longer wants to let Ciric go.

At the beginning, it was Hitler who sent Ciric to Spain, also in order to accumulate qualifications for Ciric, and now, Germany is constantly trying to expand outward, and Ciric is indispensable to give advice from it, especially how to solve the problems of Czechoslovakia and Poland in the next stage, Hitler needs Cirek very much.

It's just that since Mussolini brought it up, Hitler couldn't save face, so he personally came to ask Ciric.

If Ciric is willing, let Ciric return to the battlefields of Spain.

And now, what Ciric is thinking about is not the question of whether he should return to the battlefield, but the Spanish Civil War, should it continue to fight, or should it be over quickly?

The Spanish Civil War, if it continues, can let Mora know that it is not easy to unify Spain, and be more grateful for Germany's help, so that in the future World War II, firmly stand on Germany's position.

If Spain ends the civil war now, then the minerals in various parts of Spain can be mined more quickly, after all, it is easier to have a peaceful environment than to have troubled times. In this way, the resources that Germany needs can be transported to Germany more quickly.

In contrast, how to choose?

Now, since Mussolini is urging, then you might as well change history!

When Fu Mora took the throne, he had already left his back hand, not afraid that Mora would be disobedient in the future, and at the same time, now that the civil war is over, it can not only resume the mining of ore, but also curry favor with Mussolini, killing multiple birds with one stone.

Yes, it is to curry favor with Mussolini, now Germany's economy has already taken off, and its military power is growing by leaps and bounds, but in terms of political status, Germany is still a short man, and Germany needs the support of Italy.

It was a good start to send troops together with Italy, which supported Germany on the Austrian issue, and now it is in the interest of both sides to continue to work closely with Italy.

Thinking of this, Ciric said: "I am willing to go back to Spain, when I was the commander of the Condor Army, I had already made up my mind that I must put down the Spanish Civil War as soon as possible, and this time I will go back, I will attack Madrid within a month." ”

Attacking Madrid within a month, Mussolini was delighted, as long as Madrid was captured, it almost meant the end of the Spanish Civil War!

"That's great!" Mussolini patted himself on the thigh and said, "In this way, we can get out of Italy." ”

After saying that, Mussolini felt embarrassed again, how could he behave so uncultivated in front of his students? He coughed and continued, "Does that mean Germany needs more troops?" ”

When the German Waffen-SS 1st Panzer Division returned, they were replaced by a new infantry division, which had little to show its superiority when it arrived on the battlefield.

At the same time, there is also an independent armored battalion, only, as before, mainly protects their air bases and does not participate much in front-line battles.

Now, Mussolini felt that these German troops were too few, and wanted to enter Madrid, how could he do without such an ace unit as the 1st Panzer Division?

Ciric shook his head: "No, the existing forces are enough." ”

Existing, enough? Mussolini was stunned again, he remembered the complaints of his subordinates.

After Mora became the commander-in-chief, he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he was unwilling to consume his original northern army and deliberately preserve his strength, which was also a big reason why he couldn't attack for a long time.

Only a meritorious general like Ciric can coordinate the relationship with Mora and let Mora show his real skills to attack.

Is that so?

Mussolini waited for Ciric's answer, and only to hear what Ciric said made him question his own intelligence.

"Actually, it's very simple to fight Madrid, the army in Madrid is not compatible at all, what we have to do is not to defeat them on the frontal battlefield, but to provoke their infighting, it just so happens that the Soviet Union's purge has been extended to the army, so that this wind will affect Madrid, and the defenders of Madrid will definitely collapse without a fight!"

This is a plan that Ciric has come up with for a long time, and now, letting Mussolini know his plan will definitely impress him, which will also be good for the future!

"Ciric, you're a genius!" Mussolini said firmly.