With the glorious results of the annexation of Albania, Italian Foreign Minister Ciano formally submitted his opinion to German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, hoping to redefine the relationship between the two countries in order to deal with the problems that the two countries may encounter in the development of the two countries in the future. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Ziano's suggestion naturally caught the attention of Ribbentrop, and was quickly forwarded to Rudolf Hess, who then summoned his ministers to begin deliberating on the matter.

When Hess told the ministers and marshals what the Italians were thinking, it happened that the military was arguing about the Danzig corridor.

Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the General Staff and Interim Commander of the German High Command, as the highest-ranking officer of the German army other than Rudolf Hess, held the same attitude as most German generals on the issue of the Danzig Corridor, and the German soldiers had the obligation and must retake the Danzig Corridor, which originally belonged to Germany, and only by taking back the Danzig Corridor could Germany be a truly complete country, not a broken empire that had been forcibly divided into national territory.

But the generals knew very well that in just a few months, Germany had annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia, and if the Danzig Corridor was forcibly annexed in the following time, then Britain and France would not sit idly by, and then at that time, war would definitely break out!

If war breaks out, a new German-Italian alliance is bound to have a positive impact on Germany's future wars, even if Italy seems a little weak.

Therefore, the military at this time raised their hands in favor of the opinion put forward by the Italian side!

With the full support of the military, there was basically no suspense about what happened next, and Hess quickly made a decision, agreeing with Ziano and inviting the Italian head of state, Mussolini, to visit Germany to discuss specific matters.

On May 7, at the invitation of German head of state Hess, Mussolini officially began his visit to Germany, and the two sides reached a preliminary agreement.

On May 22, under the auspices of German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Italian Foreign Minister Ziano, the German-Italian Steel Agreement was officially signed.

"1) In the event of an external threat to the security or vital interests of one of the States Parties, the other Party will provide political and diplomatic support;

2) if one side is involved in the war, the other side will give military support by land, sea and air;

3) The Contracting Parties undertake to be in full agreement with each other in the event of an armistice agreement or contract once they are able to fight together;

4) In order to ensure the fulfillment of the above-mentioned obligations, the two countries decided to strengthen cooperation in the military and economic spheres and to establish a standing committee. ”

The signing of the treaty formally transformed Germany and Italy from a political alliance into a complete military alliance.

After the formal conclusion of the treaty between Germany and Italy, England and France were almost instantly on the verge of becoming enemies, and everyone knew that these were two crazy countries, and now these two countries ruled by madmen have changed from a political alliance to a military alliance!

If these two countries really intend to be honest and just to protect themselves, then it is estimated that only a fool will believe it!

Sure enough, just one day after the signing of the Steel Agreement, the German head of state, Rudolf Hess, formally demanded that Poland return the Danzig Corridor, which had belonged to Germany!

Such a thing was naturally rejected by the Polish authorities, and if the Danzig corridor was lost, it would mean that Poland would lose the only access to the sea that it had so hard to get!

But Rudolf Hess's intransigence worried the Polish authorities, who feared that the German government would take the same measures as Austria or Czechoslovakia had done before, and that it would not only annex the Danzig Corridor but might also threaten the national security of Poland as a whole.

Immediately, Poland turned to Britain and France for protection, seeking asylum from both countries.

In response, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain immediately issued a statement: Once Poland falls into war and Poland's territory is invaded, then Britain will definitely use its whole country to provide support to Poland and immediately send troops to punish countries that dare to threaten Poland's security!

This was Chamberlain's first step in his transformation from an appeaser, but it was clear that he was exaggerating this step, not only making such statements, but even demanding that the whole of Britain begin to prepare for war, with bomb shelters being dug and training intensified all over the country.

However, all this did not stop Germany, which is no longer afraid of war, and even somewhat longs for it!

Far from being frightened by the British reaction, they immediately drew up a top-secret battle plan codenamed "White Plan", and this battle plan was aimed at Poland! They are going to take Poland by force!

After reading the plan, the German Führer Rudolf Hess even demanded that the German military must be able to carry out the battle plan immediately at any time after September 1 of that year!

Hess's remarks are tantamount to a clear statement to the German military: the war will start on September 1, and after that day, Germany will become a country with a real full territory!

Although the battle plan was top secret, Germany's preparations for war were not top secret, from the moment Hess decided to launch an attack on Poland, the entire German state apparatus began to move wildly, all the military factories began to produce weapons and equipment at full capacity, and the German army began to intensify training and was ready to go!

Chamberlain obviously did not expect that after his own sternly worded statement, Germany was still rearming the army, so at this time he had to find all other ways to restrain Germany!

Whatever he could do to get Germany to abandon the Danzig Corridor by war, he had to find a way to keep the war away from the British Isles!

At this time, he thought of the USSR in the East!

The only socialist republic in the whole world!

The struggle in the field had been waged from the moment the Comintern was born, and capitalism and socialism were destined to be incompatible! Although Chamberlain knew that he hated the Soviet Union, and even countless capitalist countries regarded the Soviet Union as a thorn in their side, he had to seek the help of the Soviet Union at this time!

Once the Soviet Union agrees to form an alliance with itself, this will not only restrain Germany, but also detonate the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Germany, and solve the two great enemies at once, which is definitely a great good thing for Britain!

However, when Chamberlain made this move, he seemed to forget a question, once, the Soviet Union sought an alliance with Britain countless times, but was ruthlessly rejected by the British government, and at this moment, he went to look for the Soviet Union, with Stalin's temper, would he really agree?