Chapter 375: Romania's Choice (3)
The moment of the meeting between Carol II and the ambassador of the Soviet Union was lively.
This interview with the Soviet ambassador was attended not only by Carol II himself, but also by Minister Antonescu, who was actually in charge of Romania, and by Ambassador Leon of Germany, who had nothing to do with the matter.
In fact, he was also really surprised for a moment when the Soviet ambassador met with the German ambassador. After all, he could not think of a reason for the presence of the German ambassador here, let alone whether some kind of accident would happen because of it.
And the German ambassador Leon, when he met with the Soviet ambassador........ Nothing was felt. He even knew in advance what the Soviet ambassador was going to do next, and he didn't just want to annex Romanian land, and what was there to be surprised about, not to occupy German territory.
Speaking of which, the current actions of the Soviets were actually discussed with the German government in advance. Long before the Polish campaign, the two countries had already breathed in each other's future development plans and greeted each other. As for those two provinces of Romania, the USSR has long coveted them.
Thinking of this, Leon was unconsciously a little lucky. Fortunately, Germany is not a small country like Romania, but fortunately Germany is strong enough, even if it is as arrogant as the Soviet Union, it does not dare to point fingers at German land and Romania like they did. They even had to consult Germany for advice, and they had to discuss everything with Germany.
"Dear Mr. Leon, why are you here?" After all, it was a foreign ambassador who was also working in Romania, and the Soviet ambassador had heard of Leon, the German ambassador. When I saw Leon at this time, the first thing I wanted to understand was why the Germans were in this meeting.
Reinhardt revealed the secret Soviet-German deal to the German ambassador to Romania, Leon, but Stalin did not reveal it to the Soviet ambassador to Romania. This caused the Soviet ambassador to worry unnecessarily, fearing that the German ambassador would do his bad work.
Because they are in Romania, the common language that can be communicated between the two sides is Romanian.
"I'm here for some German-Romanian cooperation projects, and you should know about that." Leon also replied in Romanian.
However, when Leon said this, Antonescu, who was standing on the other side, raised his eyebrows slightly. Obviously, he had some idea of the real reason why Leon was here.
"That's good," the Soviet ambassador was relieved when he heard that Leon didn't seem to know about the Soviet Union's annexation of Romanian territory, and even smiled at Leon: "I have something to deal with here, and after I finish dealing with it, Mr. Leon and I may have time to have a meal together." ”
After all, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany is not bad at the moment, especially since the "Peter the Great Incident", almost all the Soviet people know that the battleships jointly developed by Germany and the Soviet Union have made the Soviet Navy stand out in front of Britain and other powers, and at the same time, they are more full of favor towards Germany. Laughing and inviting to have a meal together, it was that the Soviet ambassador was too much for such a friendly country.
However, when he turned around, the Soviet ambassador was not so polite to the Romanian leaders.
"With Mr. Leon present, I have come today to announce a matter to you, and to the world." The Soviet ambassador said to Carol II and Antonescu with a gloomy face: "The Soviet government is very dissatisfied with the ambiguity of the Romanian government, and now formally issues an ultimatum to the Romanian government, limiting your country to withdraw all Romanian troops from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina within four days from June 1, and to hand over these two provinces to Soviet occupation." At the same time, the Romanian government must protect the railways, factories and other facilities in the evacuated areas without missing or damaging them......."
No one spoke, and from the sneer of the Soviet ambassador, the result was already obvious.
Yes, the Soviet ambassador's request was very excessive, and it was not an exaggeration to say that people would not even vomit bones after eating. However, behind him is the huge Soviet Union, and Romania cannot afford to provoke the Soviet Union!
"How?" In the silence, the Soviet ambassador smiled contemptuously: "If there is no objection, I think King Carol can prepare the relevant matters." After all, you only have four days to withdraw your troops, which is really not too much. ”
"Isn't the Soviet ambassador a little too arrogant? Such a big thing was said to be done immediately, and we even ordered our Romanian king to come. Antonescu, who had not spoken, finally couldn't help but say coldly: "You know, you are now on Romanian soil. You'd better be a little more respectful to our king. ”
Although Antonescu did not like His Majesty Carol II very much, he was the king of Romania after all. His personal hate is hated, but in front of outsiders, it is absolutely impossible to look at the nominal supreme leader of his motherland and be insulted!
As he spoke, Antonescu's hand was already on the other pouch at his waist, and his eyes met the Soviet ambassador's eyes coldly.
In the meeting room, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.
Antonescu, the military minister of the Kingdom of Romania, could not be more than the little diplomatic ambassador in front of him. To teach a foreign ambassador a lesson is simply to slaughter a chicken with a knife.
In normal times, if anyone dares to provoke Antonescu's anger, it is estimated that this person will have as many as a hundred options for death in Romania. However, now such a small ambassador from the Soviet Union dares to be so arrogant!
A Soviet ambassador to Romania is, in layman's terms, similar to an envoy in ancient China. An envoy is so awesome that it is easy to be killed.
It's a pity that now standing in front of Antonescu are the envoys of the Soviet Union.
"Oh?" The Soviet ambassador sneered and asked disdainfully: "Your king has not said that he has an opinion, why is your minister in so much trouble." ”
The Soviet ambassador squinted his eyes slightly and slowly walked towards Antonescu: "I don't know where you got the courage to go against me and the Soviet Union, but I think no one in your country can afford this consequence!" ”
Walking in front of Antonescu, the Soviet ambassador stopped leisurely: "Minister Antonescu, please don't forget, behind me is the Soviet Union, a superpower with the largest territory and the largest population in the world!" If any country wants to go against the Soviet Union, it must first weigh whether it is worthy or not?! ”