"I feel that it is necessary for me to correct a misunderstanding of the Soviet ambassador......." a voice came from the life of Antonescu and the Soviet ambassador. The two looked back and saw that it was the German ambassador Leon, who had been staying out of the way, who had been talking.

Hearing Leon speak, everyone present couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts.

When the German ambassador spoke at this time, did he want to protect the Romanians?

"Mr. Leon, how do you ......?" asked the Soviet ambassador stupidly.

To tell the truth, although the Soviet ambassador dared to fly in front of the king of Romania, he had to put away his arrogant temperament in the face of Leon from Germany.

On the one hand, it is no secret how strong Germany is throughout Europe. Why did a generation of famous Soviet generals Timoshenko fail to attack Poland for a long time, and waited until the German army sent troops to end the Polish campaign. To tell the truth, the Soviet ambassador also knew something in his heart.

On the other hand, he threatened the Romanian government with the support of the state. But if he offended the German ambassador and incidentally worsened Soviet-German relations, Stalin might not hesitate to shoot him, the ambassador, to make up for the relationship between the two countries.

Thinking of this, the Soviet ambassador swallowed again and looked at Leon suspiciously.

"I just want to say that a large population and a wide territory do not necessarily mean that the world is invincible. There are many factors that can determine the victory or defeat on the battlefield, including the level of science and technology, the quality of equipment, the level of morale, the amount of luck, the level of allies, and the level of training....... "Leon said one by one: "In short, a country like our Germany is no worse than the Soviet Union. ”

"Whew......." The Soviet ambassador breathed a sigh of relief and relieved himself.

It turned out that the German ambassador had lost face with his words that had just elevated the Soviet Union but inadvertently belittled Germany, and now he wanted to regain face, so he interjected and interrupted.

Thinking that the Germans would not interfere with their mission, the Soviet ambassador was also in a much better mood, and smiled very politely from Leon: "That's, that's." Like our country, Germany is also very strong. ”

This is the gap, cynical and aggressive to the weak Romanian leader, the Soviet ambassador. can be replaced by a quasi-ally, at the same time a powerful ambassador of the Third Reich, this ambassador immediately changed to a warm face, and from time to time echoed a few nice words from Leon.

However, while the Soviet ambassador was only talking to Leon, he forgot to observe Antonescu's expression. If he had looked back at Antonescu's face at this moment, he would have been impressed by that intricately complex and hopeful expression, and then revisited what Leon had just said.

In fact, the reason for Leon's appearance here was not known to the Soviet government, but simply because of the oil trade between Germany and Romania. At least, not all because of this.

León will be in contact with Antonescu for another cooperation, different from economic cooperation such as oil trade, but real military cooperation, alliance cooperation!

That's right, Reinhardt had already planned for a rainy day. Even when the Soviet Union was still making a request to occupy Romanian territory, it had secretly handed Romania a plan for an alliance.

It's just that the Romanian side has always been worried, and Antonescu, the partner found by Germany, does not have enough power to agree to the German demand for the time being, so this secret plan has always been just a secret.

But now, the appearance of the Soviet ambassador has become the catalyst for this alliance plan, which has accelerated Antonescu's determination.

Or turn around and look at what Leon just said.

The level of technology, the quality of equipment, the level of morale, the amount of luck, the allies, the level of training.......

The level of technology? As long as it forms an alliance with Germany, with the scientific and technological strength of the Third Reich, it will far exceed the Soviet Union I don't know how many times!

What is the equipment? German Führer Reinhardt had secretly announced that once the two countries formed a military alliance, Germany would immediately provide Romania with a newly developed combat vehicle nicknamed the "Weasel Destroyer".

At the same time, Germany will also help Romania to build a new Weasel tank destroyer production line that was relocated from Germany to the former No. 2 tank destroyer line.

In fact, Reinhardt ordered the No. 2 tank to be converted into a weasel destroyer, and the original No. 2 turret was attached to some small iron trucks for future fights against the guerrillas.

The Weasel Destroyer, a new vehicle equipped with a 75 mm gun, can penetrate the front of the T3 tank at 500 meters and the T3 tank at a distance of 800 meters. In the future, it could well serve as a killer weapon for the client state against the Soviet T-34 tanks.

Although compared to combat vehicles or assault guns, the Weasel Destroyer can only be regarded as a self-propelled anti-tank gun at best, and is not suitable for active combat against vehicles, and in principle, it is only suitable for passive defensive combat.

But compared to the towed anti-tank gun, the ability to quickly shift positions is already a very good advantage.

Moreover, the Weasel Destroyer resembled a kind of "beggar's equipment", which was convenient for large quantities to be installed in large quantities for German allies with low anti-tank capabilities. Take Romania as an example, if Romania's current anti-tank capabilities are to be scored, it is at most a 5-point battle scum. Once you have the Weasel Destroyer, you can quickly score 60 points in your anti-tank ability, which is considered a passing grade.

The rest is a matter of morale. Fighting in alliance with the hitherto invincible Third Reich was an almost obvious morale boost.

How much luck? The Germans went from occupying the Rhineland, to annexing Austria, annexing Czechoslovakia, blitzkriegizing Poland, sending troops to Norway, and making a detour through Maginot ....... Along the way, the luck was nothing short of spectacular!

In Antonescu's view, an alliance with Germany might make Romania's national fortunes even better.

What about allies? With the Third Reich as an ally, there is simply nothing to say!

How much training? German Führer Reinhardt had already made it clear in his secret plan that in the event of an alliance, Germany would send an officer corps to Romania to help Romania train troops.

As early as three years ago, Antonescu heard that China, far away in Asia, had fought a vigorous Battle of Songhu in the vicinity of Shanghai by using German officers and German equipment trained by German armourers. Although Antonescu, a European, did not know much about the details of the war, he knew at least one interesting result - the Battle of Songhu lasted for more than three months, and directly slapped Japan, which claimed to have conquered China in three months, in the face.

Now that Germany has promised to help Romania train its troops, what reason should it not agree?

The most important thing is that the arrogant Soviet ambassador, when talking to the German ambassador, Antonescu looked at the expression and attitude. In particular, the Soviet ambassador personally admitted that "Germany is as strong as the Soviet Union", which left a profound impact on Antonescu.

Perhaps, Germany really was the only hope that Romania had against the USSR!