The Spanish Civil War was fought in a stalemate, and civilians were in dire straits in most areas. People who are precarious yearn for peace and have repeatedly called on the international community to intervene in the hope of bringing about an early armistice between the two sides of the warring in the country.

However, the dictatorial government represented by Jose demanded that the left-wing radical opposition must first unconditionally surrender to the government, while the left-wing forces demanded that the dictatorship of Jose step down immediately.

In the face of the tough statements of both sides, the international observer delegation knew that there was little hope, but it still reluctantly organized a delegation, ready to go through the motions and try their luck in a formality.

It is clear that the international observer team is in the same bed and has different dreams, and does not really take the voice of civilians seriously.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that behind the civil war in Spain was the secret instigation of Britain, the United States, and other countries, and it is obviously impossible for the mediation work to achieve the desired results.

The United Kingdom, the United States and other countries have been keen on such activities in vain, on the one hand, taking the opportunity to flaunt their new norms of international behavior, and on the other hand, looking for unconventional breakthroughs for their own economic recovery. In fact, Germany also began to imitate the practices of Britain and the United States, in addition to controlling the Jose government geopolitically, and wanted to take advantage of the Spanish civil war to extort money.

For the positioning of the BF109 fighter, the German high-level opinions are different, and in the end, Eric Li is out of the crowd, that is, foreign trade. Because compared to the fighters of other countries, the combat performance of this fighter is definitely a big selling point. As for why this fighter is sold as a foreign trade type, Eric is very secretive.

After returning to the United Front Work Department that night, Hoffman reluctantly opened the bag of classified information with three "S's" on the cover. After carefully looking at Fokker's new structure and weapon configuration, Hoffman finally understood Eric's good intentions.

The foreign trade price of the BF109 fighter was initially priced at 200,000 marks per aircraft, at this time, due to the exchange rate between the mark and the US dollar, although the European Union and Spain all took a fancy to the superior performance of this fighter, but such an expensive price made many countries hesitate, especially Spain, and even prepared to cancel all plans to buy this fighter.

In fact, the price of the BF109 fighter supplied to the Air Force of the National Defense Forces at the same time was only 28,900 marks, which is still the price when the domestic production line cannot be produced at full capacity.

Eric kept saying that he wanted to vigorously support José's Spanish government, but he did not pull out a dime in arms sales and military aid, and Franco felt that he was wronged here.

There was speculation that the war in Spain was actually a war of proxies, however, José could only laugh, feeling that he had never represented anyone, and loudly told the unfounded and nonsense news media that the Spanish government army and people were only engaged in a struggle between good and evil, and that victory would always belong only to the government and the people.

Germany has remained silent about Jose's clarification, and the federal government has remained tight-lipped despite repeated questions from the media. In fact, Germany, although it had considered gaining a geographical advantage in the region, could not make a final decision until the turmoil in Spain became clear.

Eric didn't put the treasure on Jose at the end, and he didn't want to create a power vacuum in the area, so he could only make some money while watching the final battle between the two sides of the war.

In the second half of 1930, Mercedesschmidt received a total of 4,200 domestic and foreign purchase orders for BF109 fighters, and if nothing else, it was planned to be delivered in three years. With so many orders, Mercedesschmidt himself was very surprised, and the countries and regions that expressed their intention to buy at the beginning also felt incredible.

A new fighter that has not yet been fully tested in combat can get a large number of orders based on just a few sets of data published in promotional materials, which is actually a high superstition about Germany's powerful military industry.

At this time, the Federal Republic of Germany has been firmly in the position of the world's largest economy for the second year, and it is not Eric's personality if there is no strange movement, after all, Germany now needs the international market, and it also needs the influence and voice of the international stage.

From this point of view, such a high-profile promotion of the BF109 fighter is nothing more than a gimmick for Eric to peddle other military products.

Although there are many successful examples of German arms sales, the BF109 fighter suddenly jammed in Spain, which Eric did not expect.

In an interview with domestic and foreign media, Hermann Goering, who is the technical director of equipment of the German Federal Air Force, first said with a smile that "this is the most reasonable cost performance of the BF109 fighter" and so on, but in the face of endless questions from the media, Goering was very angry and rudely refused the interview.

The scene was suddenly very embarrassing, but fortunately, the director of the Propaganda Office of the Presidential Office, Anata, came forward in time to finally resolve the media crisis, otherwise, not only would Director Goering lose face personally, but even affect the overall image of the Federal Air Force.

Although Germany clearly marked the price of the BF109 at 200,000 marks, Denmark still offered Germany a purchase order for 120 aircraft. With Denmark's size and demand, 120 is not a small number, and there is still a strong human affection in it.

Fortunately, Germany is also well versed in the unspoken rule of reciprocating the peach, and the purchase price of a single machine of 200,000 marks has dropped to 70,000 marks. The rapid evolution of this price made Franco's face really unbearable, red and white for a while, shouting that he had been tricked.

Just when Franco was planning to find another way to purchase P-26 fighters from Boeing, Giller took the initiative to propose that the BF109 provided to Spain would only cost 120,000 marks per aircraft, and the prices of other weapons could also be appropriately reduced. However, there was a condition attached that Franco and José must sign a treaty of long-term military alliance between Germany and Spain.

This "Treaty of Alliance" came into force immediately after Spain won the civil war outright, and it was renewed for 10 years, with Germany having the final say.

This is an obvious overlord clause, and Jose directly refuses without even thinking about it.

The matter seemed to be far from over, and the enraged José simply made a decision to let Franco leave the Germans and find another way, and even treated the observers of all EU member states indiscriminately, and no longer considered arranging the next trip separately.

Germany and Spain parted ways, and the British were secretly happy, but it was too early for everything, and Jose seemed to have already made a plan in his mind, and soon set his sights on the United States on the other side of the ocean.

The United States, which has been tormented by the economic crisis, immediately responded positively to Jose and Franco's embrace like a rain after a long drought. Soon, a large number of arms orders flew like snowflakes into the hands of numerous arms dealers in the United States.

The biggest winner was John Thompson, who received a large order for 200,000 units of the Thompson submachine gun at one time. It was followed by Boeing, where orders for P-26A fighters reached 80 units. At the same time, all previous arms sales contracts with Germany were announced to be temporarily suspended.

Jose's decision undoubtedly "shocked" Eric, and France, which stayed out of the situation, also felt very sudden. Germany, which appeared as an observer, was shirtless and lost face, and the international observer delegation immediately accused Germany of doing one thing in front of Germany and another thing behind it.

Jose and Franco's "rude actions" in exchange for the collective withdrawal of the European Union, but also announced that the news of the "proxy war" from all walks of life is purely false.

Soon after, Zeckert, then German Defense Minister, held a press conference in Berlin for journalists from various countries in Berlin, in which he rightly and sternly criticized the Jose government for not being trustworthy and accused Franco's "breach of the treaty" as a rude and irrational act, which was unforgivable.

Jose and Franco, who were strongly supported by the United States, were busy with the civil war and had been deaf to Zechter's accusations, and no longer paid any attention to Germany except in response to questions from the international community.

Behind the strange actions of many parties, Spain's mediation in the civil war has been directly transformed from a rhetoric on paper into a complete defeat, not only in front of Germany and behind the scenes, but also from the United States to the front of the stage. For the sake of immediate gains, the United States almost ignored Britain's warnings, insisted on going its own way, and even began to become a dog dog with the Jose dictatorship.

The United States has been stealing love in southwestern Europe, and it has been very explicit, and Erik has been uncharacteristically silent all the time, which has made all walks of life in Germany feel very puzzled.

At this time, the international observers also found themselves in an awkward position, and left Spain gloomily without going to Barcelona.