Chapter 255: Tied to the German chariot
Since the position of the French government is to support the current government of Madrid, it is of course an enemy of Mora!
"If the Spanish army can join us in attacking France at that time, then we are quite welcome, and if the Spanish army remains neutral, then we will only have to use the Spanish base. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Ciric continued: "I hope you will agree to this condition. When we take the credit of France and Spain, we will remember, and Spain's territory will also expand. ”
As the empire on which the sun never sets, Spain and France also have deep contradictions, at the beginning of the Napoleonic period, but fought a tragic war with Spain, hundreds of thousands of deaths.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a leader who doesn't want to open up territory for his country is not a good leader.
If it is agreed that the German army will use Spain as a springboard to attack France, then it will be no different from Spain fighting France itself, and Spain will be opposed to France anyway, no matter what.
His position has been slowly wavering.
"Also, with regard to the control of Gibraltar, we have always believed that Gibraltar was an inalienable territory of Spain, which had been forcibly occupied by the British. We support Spain's legitimate request. ”
Spain and France have contradictions, and Britain has more, and more directly, this is about the control of the Strait of Gibraltar!
The Strait of Gibraltar is located between the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe and the northwest corner of Africa, from the line between Cape Lajerga in the west and Cape Sbatel in Africa, to the line between the city of Gibraltar and Cape Almina in the east, with a total length of about 48 nautical miles. The strait is wide in the west and narrow in the east, with a maximum width of 23 nautical miles and a narrowest point of only 6.5 nautical miles.
The Strait of Gibraltar is the only channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and can be said to be the "lifeline" of the West. Especially after the opening of the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar has become a shortcut to shipping between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean!
From the map, the most convenient way to control the Strait of Gibraltar is a peninsula to the north called Gibraltar.
It had always been part of Spain, but in 1704, the newly enlisted British Empire occupied Gibraltar and established a military fortress. Ten years later, Spain signed a peace treaty with Great Britain, humiliatingly ceding Gibraltar to Britain.
In both world wars, it was an important British naval base. And Spain has never given up its claim to Gibraltar, but unfortunately, after decades of litigation in the United Nations, the British just won't let go.
If Germany wants to win World War II, it has a lot of resource requirements, and the demand for oil is incomparably huge, so in Ciric's plan, the Mediterranean must fall under German control.
Only by controlling the Mediterranean, oil from Libya can be transported to Germany in a steady stream! Germany will be able to carry on the war! In this way, it is necessary to seize control of Gibraltar!
And now, there is a good opportunity to agitate Spain and reclaim the territory that belongs to them!
"If General Mora wishes, if necessary, we can also help the Spanish army, as we do now, to take the territory of Gibraltar from the British." Ciric said.
Ciric's idea was very correct, and after thinking for more than ten minutes, Mora finally made his decision: "I can accept these three opinions in principle. ”
Mora had no chance of refusing. Moreover, these are also beneficial for Spain.
Ciric was happy in his heart, in this way, Spain was tied to the German chariot, and when the time came, obediently fight World War II with Spain!
Historically, Franco has always remained neutral, and the ungrateful white-eyed wolf forgot about the help of Germany and Italy during the Civil War!
Now, Ciric has completely rewritten the course of the Spanish Civil War! General Mora has been more cooperative so far, and since this is the case, there is no need to waste time on the Spanish Civil War!
If Mora wants to regret it in the future, then he still has a trick to deal with him, as for now, then end this war first!
"General Ciric, when do you think it is appropriate for us to attack Madrid?" Mora asked Ciric that now, Mora is also very eager to take Madrid, so that the rest of the place will belong to a small force of resistance, and the whole of Spain will fall under his control.
"Not now, just wait a few days." Ciric said.
Wait a few days? This is not in Shirek's style! Mora looked at Ciric in confusion and heard Ciric's explanation: "Wait a few days, if we don't have to fight, there will be civil strife in Madrid, and when the time comes, we will attack again, and it will be easy to enter." ”
Mora was still puzzled.
"Today, we deliberately put in a group of men and horses who had come all the way from Moscow, and their goal was to extend the purge to the international columns, to Spain, and to kill all the Trotskyists and anarchists in it." Ciric could only continue to explain.
The whole of Madrid is surrounded, how can those few people burst through the valley? Of course, it is the result of their own deliberate release of water! Now, just wait for the civil strife inside!
When it comes to intelligence work, Reinhardt is really an expert!
Before Ciric came to Madrid, this information was gathered in Ciric's hands, and Ciric immediately gave instructions to put these lovely people in!
Now that the Soviet purges in the country are in full swing, this trend will of course be extended to Madrid!
The Trotskyists, that is a thorn in Stalin's side, hunted them down all over the world, Stalin definitely spared no effort!
As for the anarchists, they are the original cancer of Spain, and they are also in serious conflict with the beliefs of the Third International, and it is better to eliminate them together!
At the same time, in a deeper sense, Ciric seems to see it.
Stalin already knew that the situation of the Spanish Civil War was irreversible, that he had not benefited in the first place, and that a large city like Barcelona had fallen, and that the Republican Army would eventually fail.
Therefore, before failing, he simply raised the butcher's knife and killed all the people who should be killed, and they did not come in vain.
In this era, where is there any justice and morality! In the dark ages, it is more ruthless than anyone! Now, it is getting late, and I don't know if the massacre inside Madrid has begun.