589 Middle East Corps

Negotiations began secretly in Cairo on April 2. Both sides have their own ideas and plot their own interests.

"No! Absolutely not! Oil exploitation rights around the Red Sea! We want at least 8 percent or more! If you can't say yes, there's no need to talk about it. The Saudi envoy waved his hand and said to the German diplomats.

"We're talking about oil in Iraq! Now those things are still in the hands of the British! You won't even get a drop! The German diplomat gritted his teeth and snorted.

"Now is now, and the cooperation between the two sides must be based on a win-win situation...... We want to get Iraq's share of oil, and that can't be changed. The Saudi envoy said without giving an inch.

"What are you kidding? Iraq's share of oil, we can give you up to three percent! That's the most concession! The German diplomat slapped his hand on the table and said coldly.

There are serious differences between the two sides in the struggle for regional interests. Germany wants too much, and Saudi Arabia wants too little.

The only headache for the Germans is that the Saudis don't actually have that much dominance in the region, and they have to negotiate with many tribal leaders to make sure they get what they want.

In the negotiations, Germany was the first to win the right to exploit Saudi mineral deposits around the Red Sea. The Saudis are generous in this regard, giving a 40 percent discount.

To put it bluntly, if Germany finds oil in Saudi Arabia, it can take 40 percent for free, and the remaining 60 percent will go to the Saudi king.

After the signing of this agreement, the German exploration team set out, hoping to find oil from Saudi Arabia, as they did in Libya.

Once they find oil in Saudi Arabia, they and the companies behind them, including the Führer, will make a fortune.

You know, the last time the Führer insisted that there was oil in Libya, it turned out that Germany really found oil in Libya.

Now that the head of state has promised to have oil in Saudi Arabia, the probability of finding oil in Saudi Arabia is quite impressive.

As a result, when discussing the distribution of oil in Iraq and the question of the ownership of Iraq and Iran, Germany and many local powers were unable to find a balance between their interests.

The Arabs are very generous with the invisible oil - but Iraq does have oil, which makes poor Saudi Arabia and other regions not take it lightly.

Germany wanted to monopolize Iraq and Iran so that they could become part of the Third Reich.

Then add the Baku oil fields of the USSR to the Caucasus: Germany can build an oil pipeline from land and go directly to Germany!

This oil pipeline in the future will be completely within the territory of the Third Reich and belong to the Third Reich itself!

If Li Le really made this plan, then the future German oil route would be completely in his own hands, and he would no longer be restricted by other countries.

Including Italy, which has always used the Mediterranean Sea as a forbidden country, and Vichy France, which has more and more ghost ideas, will not be able to restrain Germany on the issue of oil and energy.

Unfortunately, countless leaders in the Middle East want a piece of the pie from Iraq and Iran, so the negotiations have not been able to be won for a long time.

"Well, then, since you all think that the Third Reich can tolerate vexatious demands, let's rest for two days!" Amid the noise in the venue, the German diplomat looked at the Saudi envoy and said.

The other party was obviously stunned when he heard this request, because he felt a biting chill! Even though it was in the heat of Cairo, he could still feel the chill that made him shiver.

"Your Excellency......" At this time, he remembered that he was bargaining for a more ferocious and powerful country that had defeated the British Empire......

And this country, having swept through France, crushed England, and is on the way to an expedition to the USSR!

In the face of such a country, the loose guerrilla leaders of the Middle East did not know how to accept what they saw and tried to blackmail a large sum of money.

The other party obviously didn't plan to waste any more time, so he saw the German diplomat wave his hand and sneered: "Just wait two days...... Otherwise, nothing will come of it here. ”

Hearing what the other party said, the Saudi envoy could only keep his mouth shut. If you want the Germans to make a compromise, it is estimated that you must first make the country's army compromise.

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Soon, the German diplomat left the conference room and, with a stack of papers, walked into Rommel's office.

"Who has the time to talk to them about useless things?" In his office, Rommel threw away the papers in his hand and said to the diplomat in charge of the negotiations.

At this moment, he is absent-minded, and lately he has been fantasizing about being able to cross the desert to attack Rommel, who is in Iraq, and he is a little distracted in what he does.

"Your Excellency will definitely be interested in the next thing." The diplomat smiled and pressed a document in front of Rommel.

He let go of his hand, and Rommel saw the text written on the document: "Plan of Attack on Jerusalem."

"The Führer approved?" Seeing this plan, Rommel's eyes lit up, raised his head to look at the diplomat in front of him, and asked with some excitement.

For a general, the happiest thing is to have the opportunity to continue to command battles on the battlefield.

"Sometimes, when we can't get a result from talking, we need to show our strength." The diplomat said to Rommel with a smile.

The diplomat paused, then continued: "The Führer has not only approved your plan of attack, but has expanded it!" ”

"The Führer asked Italy to allocate some supplies and asked Mussolini to give you enough resources...... He needs you to take Jerusalem and Amman in the shortest possible time! ”

After taking all of Egypt and taking the Suez Canal completely, Rommel's offensive was actually very limited.

But now, the Führer has suddenly let go of his hands and feet, and is ready to let Rommel do a big job in the Middle East.

"Great! I'm going to get my troops together...... Jerusalem? I'd like to see who can stop the iron hooves of the Afrika Korps! ”

"Oh! By the way, Your Excellency General, in order to be more appropriate, in the future, your unit will be renamed the German Expeditionary Force - the 'Middle East Army'! The diplomat added with a smile.

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