At the Geneva Peace Conference in June 1940, not all representatives were busy with good offices and deals. At least one country's delegation behaved very dullly, and upon arrival in Geneva, they moved directly into their consulate general in Geneva and became otaku collectively. Except for the congress held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, which was obligatory, there were basically no visitors, let alone any good offices and deals. It's as if they're here to make soy sauce in Geneva.

But the countries they represent should be important participants in the Geneva Peace Conference, and they are the delegation of the Republic of Turkey.

"Leader, marshal," said the German ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, von Murray. On June 17, Papen told Hitler and Hersmann, "Turkish Prime Minister Refik. The reason why Sedam Hudam personally led the delegation to Geneva was not to reach any agreement, but to reach nothing. He was mainly worried that the Turkish diplomats would be deceived by us and do something that would undermine Turkey's neutral status in Geneva, so he personally led the team. ”

"Marshal," Adolf. Hitler looked straight at Hersmann with deep, sunken gray-blue eyes, "You always thought that Turkey was the key to our victory in the war?" ”

"That's right," Hirschman said, "they are a key factor!" Turkey guards our gateway to the Middle East by land. If Turkey agrees to the passage of our troops, at most one month, our troops will be able to occupy the Suez Canal and bring Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and British Kuwait under imperial protection. And these four countries have abundant oil resources, enough to meet the demand for oil in the whole of Europe. ”

Iraq and Iran are now the main sources of British oil, while Saudi Arabia and British Kuwait do not produce oil on a large scale, but as early as 1937 and 1938, oil reserves were found in the deserts of both countries that were abundant and easily exploited.

Moreover, Iraq and Iran, two countries, have been oppressed by Britain for a long time, so they regard Germany, the enemy of Britain, as a savior, and are very pro-German. If Turkey could develop the passage, there would be no difficulty for German troops to enter Iraq and Iran.

In addition, the French Syrian authorities are now subordinate to the Pétain government. If German troops could pass through Turkey, they could immediately take over French military facilities and regime in Syria, turning it into a large German stronghold in the Middle East.

If historically, Rommel's armored forces were sent south from Syria, and oil was supplied by Iraq and Iran. The British, even if they had three heads and six arms, could not hold the Suez Canal.

And if the Suez Canal is lost, then Britain's sea power in the eastern Mediterranean will be over, and Britain's presence in the western Mediterranean will not last for a few days. Because Britain only has a large stronghold on the west coast of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar, it is very easy to be blocked and monitored.

Because of Turkey's pivotal position, after the outbreak of World War II, Germany, Britain and France both tried to win over Turkey.

Of course, the requirements of both sides for Turkey are not the same. The Anglo-French, or more precisely, the Anglo-American demand for Turkey was now neutrality, sealing the German passage south to the Middle East with neutrality and Turkey's mountainous terrain.

Germany, for its part, hoped that Turkey would become a staunch ally of Germany, as it had been in the last world war. In return, Germany would help Turkey partially restore its lost empire. The abrogation of the Treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne at the Geneva Peace Conference was intended to be a clear message of German goodwill to the Turkish Government.

But Turkey, the empire that once terrified the Christian civilization of Europe, has lost its ambition and wants to live a peaceful life on its own peninsula in Asia Minor.

"Mr. Prime Minister, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule." Colonel Donovan seems to be a powerful figure, or the Wall Street plutocrats behind him are powerful enough, in short, he has now met the Turkish prime minister hiding in the consulate general as an otaku.

Dressed in a well-cut suit, wearing dark wood-rimmed glasses, and looking very European. Prime Minister Sedam Hussein looks like an old-fashioned European politician, cunning and watertight.

He smiled at the visiting Donovan and spoke fluent English: "Colonel, I'm not busy at all, because the things to be discussed at the Geneva Peace Conference have little to do with Turkey. ”

"Doesn't matter?" Donovan was stunned, "Aren't you Turkey a party to the Treaty of Lausanne?" ”

"Yes, we are a party to the Treaty of Lausanne." Refik. Saddam said.

"But now the Germans want to abrogate the treaty."

"Turkey has no problem with this," Refik. "We in Turkey have always adhered to international law and the League of Nations. ”

Donovan was taken aback by the Turkish Prime Minister's statement, "Are you going to side with Germany?" ”

Refik. Prime Minister Sedam shook his head and said, "Colonel, why do you have such an opinion? Do you think there is a necessary link between the abrogation of the Treaty of Lausanne and Turkey's entry into the war? ”

"Isn't it?" Donovan asked, "Once the Treaty of Lausanne is abrogated, won't Turkey be able to recover the territory of the Arab region and the island of Cyprus?" ”

Refik. Prime Minister Sedam looked at Donovan in surprise: "Ah, that's how you Americans view international law?" Do you think that the division of territory is as simple as the sale and purchase of land, and that if the sale and purchase contract is invalid, the land can be recovered? ”

"This ......," Donovan looked at the Turkish Prime Minister in front of him, "you mean that Turkey does not intend to reclaim the territory of the Arab region?" ”

Refik. Prime Minister Sedam Hussein laughed and said: "The territory of the Arab region does not belong to Turkey, it is the territory of the Ottoman Sultan as a caliphate. Turkey expelled the Ottoman Sultan and abolished the caliphate twenty years ago. So the Arab region has nothing to do with Turkey! ”

This is obviously a reversal of black and white, but it is a soft nail that makes it difficult for Germany to object.

"But what about public opinion in Turkey?" Donovan was still uneasy, "You know, the Germans are very good at stirring up radical sentiments. ”

"There is no radicalism in Turkey," Refik. Prime Minister Sedam Hussein smiled and said, "Turkey has only Kemalism, we are neither pan-YSLIST nor pan-Turkic, Turkey is Turkey!" ”

Unlike the tumultuous Yugoslavia, Turkey has a powerful ruling group, the Republican People's Party of Turkey, founded by Kemal. Although the party did not conform to the aesthetics of Britain and the United States, its existence saved Britain from destruction in 1940. Because the Republican People's Party has enough power to suppress the nationalists in the country, and at the same time, it will not be confused to be cannon fodder for Britain and the United States because it loves democracy and freedom.

"So, can you guarantee that Turkey will not stand with Germany against the free world in the future?"

Refik. Prime Minister Sedam shook his head and said: "Colonel, I don't know what will happen in the future, and the future is not in the hands of a country like Turkey, it is you the United States who will decide the future." Now everyone in Europe knows that Germany is likely to lose only if the United States enters the war. And Turkey, in any case, can no longer stand with the losers. We don't want to gain anything, but we don't want to lose what we have, and in order to keep what we have, we will have to cooperate with the devil when necessary! ”

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"I don't want to gain anything, I don't want to lose anything, that's where Turkey stands!" German Ambassador to Turkey von Von Murray. Papen also mentioned Turkey's attitude towards world war at this time. "I want to ...... They're going to stay out of it! ”

"This is actually helping the British, as the Turks have always done, and are good at exploiting the contradictions between us Europeans to achieve expansion......" Hitler concluded, and then he asked Hersmann, "Marshal, should we consider invading Turkey?" ”

"Leader," said Hersman, shaking his head, "the terrain of Turkey is unfavorable to the invaders, and we are likely to be bogged down in Asia Minor. ”

"So what are we going to do?" In a calm, cold tone, Hitler asked, "Is it possible that we, the German Empire, have been fooled casually by the Turks like this?" ”

"Leaders, they will pay the price in the future for rejecting our kindness."

Field Marshal Hersmann said to Hitler: "But now, what we are going to do is not to invade. Rather, it was to tell Turkey unequivocally that we would soon defeat the British fleet in the Mediterranean, and then Turkey would be of no value to us! If they want to keep what is in front of them, and want to gain something, they should stand with us before the defeat of the British Mediterranean fleet. ”

Although he said so, both Hitler and Papen knew that Turkey was actually valuable! Even in the event that Britain lost the Mediterranean, because Turkey's surrender would have ensured that Germany would have access to Iran and Iraq before the Soviet Union.

Moreover, Turkey's mountainous terrain and fierce and warlike national temperament can also become a barrier to prevent the Soviet Union from moving south to the Middle East in the future.

"I see!" Hitler stood up, took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then said to von Hitler. "Go and tell the Turkish prime minister that my bottom line is that the Suez Canal is controlled by us or by the Italians," Papen said. By that time Turkey must immediately stand with us, otherwise Germany will retake Constantinople!

We will not take the mountainous Asia Minor, but we can easily take Constantinople! If the Turks still want to have there after the war, they will be our allies as soon as we seize the Suez Canal...... This is the last chance! (To be continued.) )