Mussolini thought he was already early enough. He became the Prime Minister of Italy at the age of 39 and reached the pinnacle of power in Italy.

However, German Chancellor Reinhardt, who is only in his 30s, has set a new record for him. A 30-year-old prime minister, this is simply earlier than Italy's youngest prime minister, Mussolini, who ascended to this position.

Mussolini, who was a little jealous in his heart, said unpleasantly: "Chancellor Reinhardt from Germany is really young. ”

When he heard the translated sentence, Reinhardt was stunned at first, and Mussolini didn't seem to be satisfied with his adoring gaze.

"I hope Germany will not pay the price for your young age. In the future relations between Germany and the Kingdom of Italy, you would do well to be as calm as I am. Mussolini's tone revealed obvious self-aggrandizement and disparagement of Reinhardt.

Two German interpreters who accompanied Reinhardt translated Mussolini's words as little as possible with emotion. In their opinion, Führer Reinhardt probably could not stand Mussolini's arrogance.

However, after an interpreter relayed Mussolini's words to Reinhardt. The admiration in Reinhardt's eyes intensified.

Reinhardt immediately said, "Leader, you will be my Reinhardt's revolutionary mentor from now on." If there is any instruction, do not hesitate to say to me. The sword comes and goes, and I will never hesitate to follow your teachings. ”

The two translators, who had joined the Gestapo, looked in amazement at the Führer in front of whom they had sworn allegiance. Bowing his head in front of foreign prime ministers with no bottom line, does he still have a sense of glory?!

Although it was a secret meeting that was not public, Reinhardt's actions were not acceptable to the two German interpreters.

Not to mention the Germans, who are rigid and upright by nature, this kind of obscene behavior is unacceptable in any country.

What's more, Reinhardt is also the chancellor of Germany and the head of the Socialist Workers' Party. But this guy doesn't have the slightest shelf, or the slightest consciousness of his identity.

As soon as Reinhardt finished speaking, he tried to get close to Mussolini very well, completely ignoring the disdainful gazes of the group of Italian naval officers around him and the dull eyes of the two German translators.

Reinhardt smiled as if he had been friends with Mussolini for a long time. This time it was like a reunion with Mussolini after a long absence, and the enthusiasm was like fire.

is so shamelessly slut, it really opened the eyes of everyone present. Watching Reinhardt keep forcibly pulling Mussolini's hand and bumping his fist with him, obviously forcibly hugging Mussolini, and even stretching his neck and pouting to try to kiss, it made people's eyelids jump.

How did this shameless man grow up? Such a slut, let alone being the prime minister of a country, can live to this age without being beaten to death, it is already a miracle!

Reinhardt unconsciously continued to boast, "Leader, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not. ”

As a result, without waiting for Mussolini to comment, Reinhardt immediately spoke: "If you want me to say, preparations for war against Ethiopia should be spared." Not to mention the loss of money and labor, it may also lead to oil sanctions from Britain and France. Our Italian oil is inseparable from imports. ”

What about us Italy? Mussolini was a little unaccustomed to Reinhardt's self-acquaintance, but Reinhardt's flattery towards him was quite flattering. If anyone else dared to question his Mussolini strategy, he would be furious. However, Mussolini did not recommend that the young man in front of him, whom he respected as a revolutionary mentor, be instructed more.

"Reinhardt" Mussolini posed as an elder and called Reinhardt by his name. It is obviously impolite to address the prime ministers of other countries in this way, but apart from a group of entourage, Reinhardt and Mussolini are absolutely unaware.

"The conquest of Ethiopia is a strategic objective of Italy, and this must not be changed. Once the conquest of weak Ethiopia was to be made, Italy's two existing colonies, Eritre and Somalia, would be able to work together. This is my first step in rebuilding the glory of the Roman Empire, and I must not let it go! Mussolini began his speech with great enthusiasm.

Glancing at Reinhardt, who was attentively listening to his teachings, Mussolini's interest increased, and he raised his voice and said: "That's a land of 12.2 million square kilometers, the first simple goal of the expansion of the new Roman Empire. After that, give me a few years, and Italy will be able to enrich these 12.2 million square kilometers of land through immigration and use it as a material base for the new Roman Empire. Italy would then be the most powerful power on the Mediterranean. ”

Reinhardt, who was knowledgeable about current affairs, saw that Mussolini's ambitions would not allow him to make suggestions, and turned to a teachable expression and suddenly realized: "I see, a few hundred machine guns in Ethiopia alone cannot stop the Italian army." Defeat a weak enemy, gain so much, and also lay the foundation for a great empire that spans the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. Mr. Leader is indeed far-sighted and wise. I believe that the Mediterranean Sea of the future must belong to Italy. ”

The empathetic Reinhardt began to promise with a solemn oath: "Mentor, you can rest assured. In the event of a war between Italy and Ethiopia, Germany would inevitably be on Italy's side. ”

Mussolini nodded in satisfaction, and cleverly added an insurance policy to Reinhardt's assurance: "In order to ensure a more stable cooperation between Germany and Italy, I propose that the two countries sign a secret cooperation agreement." ”

The goal was accomplished, and Reinhardt smiled imperceptibly. An alliance proposed by Italy could not have been better, and Germany would have to pay much less. After all, it was you, Italy, who invited Germany to form an alliance, and it was not Germany who sought an alliance, so why should Germany come up with a lot of interests to trade.

As a result, an alliance agreement called the Treaty of Amity and Alliance between Germany and Italy was secretly signed in Rome. Rossi, the head of Italy's No. 2 division in charge of the treaty and the head of the Gestapo branch in Italy installed by Germany, added a number of provisions that did not exist in history and were favorable to Germany at Reinhardt's behest.

As in history, the main elements of the German-Italian Treaty of Amity and Alliance were:

1that a State Party will provide political and diplomatic support to the other Party in the event of an external threat to its security or vital interests;

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

3. The Contracting Parties undertake that in the event of a joint battle, such as an armistice agreement or contract, they must be in complete agreement with each other;

4 In order to ensure the fulfilment of the above-mentioned obligations, the two countries decided to strengthen cooperation militarily and economically, and to establish a standing committee.

However, in many details, Rossi has added a lot of changes that did not exist in history.

First, the treaty adds that when one of the contracting parties requests the assistance of the other side to send an expeditionary force, it needs to accept the military deployment regulation arranged by the other side, otherwise the other side has the right not to send the expeditionary force to support.

This seemingly fair addition was actually a preparation for Germany to send an expeditionary force to support Italy in the future. At that time, the historical German Afrika Korps can also make better use of the Italian army in the early stage.

And in the later period, Italy will not have the courage to defy the will of Germany.

In addition, Roth added a supplementary clause that appeared to be redundant: "A Contracting Party shall not use force without notice against a third State with which the other Party has friendly diplomatic relations." ”

This was specifically added by Reinhardt in order to avoid a future Italian invasion of Greece, Germany's quasi-ally. You must know that in history, in order to make up for the holes left by the failure of the Italian invasion of Greece, the original Barbarossa plan was postponed for 5 weeks. This delay, which was widely believed by later generations, was the biggest reason why the Germans failed to occupy Moscow in time.