The German ambassador came quickly, and he still remembered that a few days ago, the German ambassador asked to see Franco several times, but Franco always refused to see him, and as soon as Rommel sent troops from France, Franco asked him to meet him in a panic.

In fact, at this time, Rommel and the Seventh Panzer Army were still on the train to the Spanish border, and the Seventh Panzer Army had more than 60,000 people, and there were a lot of heavy weapons and equipment.

Even if France's railway system was very developed, it would take three or four days for the Seventh Panzer Army to reach the Spanish border.

Franco urgently summoned the German ambassador in his office, and this was no longer the time to be official, and after Franco invited the German ambassador to take a seat, he asked eagerly:

"Mr. Ambassador, I now lodge a solemn protest with you."

Franco is a veteran politician, he took the lead as soon as he came up, and if the German ambassador did not have rich diplomatic experience, he would probably be bluffed by Franco.

The German ambassador to Spain, however, was carefully chosen by Hitler, because Hitler had high hopes for Spain.

Spain's strategic location is extremely important, as Spanish territory is tightly clamped on the Strait of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean.

It was because of Spain's unrivaled strategic position that at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, Hitler did not hesitate to send the Condor Legion to Spain to participate in the war.

Franco was able to win the Spanish Civil War in the end, almost relying on the support of Germany, and it was precisely because of Hitler's selfless help to Franco that Hitler overestimated his influence on Franco.

Originally, Hitler thought that he could ask Franco to send troops to attack the British fortress of Gibraltar with one request, but to Hitler's surprise, Franco turned his face and refused Hitler's request directly.

The German ambassador had already received a notification that Rommel had sent troops to the Spanish border, and Franco summoned him today, and the German ambassador certainly knew that Franco was anxious about this. He asked unhurriedly:

"Honorable Führer, what are you protesting against?"

The German ambassador also pretended to be stupid and asked knowingly. When Franco saw that his preemptive voice had failed, he immediately raised his voice an octave and began to intimidate:

"What am I protesting for? Mr. Ambassador actually asked me what I was protesting against? Why did you send the extremely offensive and aggressive 7th Panzer Corps to the Spanish border? ”

"So that's what happened! The 7th Panzer Corps may be planning to enter Spain and help you attack the fortress of Gibraltar! ”

Franco was furious, and he shouted at the German ambassador:

"When did I agree to let the German army enter Spain, you are hegemon, you are aggression, I will never agree, never, the dignity of Spain cannot be desecrated, and the territory of Spain cannot be violated."

The German ambassador squinted at Franco, who was thundering, and said the earth-shattering words calmly:

"The dignity of Spain, the dignity of Spain lies in the selfless help of Germany, otherwise there would be no respectable Führer standing here and talking about it."

Franco still refuses to give in, even if the Seventh Panzer Army is powerful, it is only an Armoured Army, Spain has nearly a million troops, even if it uses a heap of people, it will bury the Seventh Panzer Army.

Not only did Franco's voice rise an octave now, but his face was also fierce, and he wanted to draw his gun and shoot the damned German right now.

But Franco didn't dare to do this, Germany was already approaching the city, and Franco dared to mess around, and he was at most violent:

"Mr. Ambassador, don't forget that we in Spain have a million troops attacking and fighting bloody battles, and even a mere Seventh Panzer Army wants to conquer Spain, it is a dream."

Since the German ambassador knew the essence of Franco's fierce voice, he was not afraid of Franco's bravado at all, and continued to say in a faint tone:

"It is true that Spain has a million troops, but Germany also has 500,000 elite troops in France, and they have received orders to assemble on the Spanish border. Do you think you still have a chance of winning? ”

Franco was amused at this time, he opened his mouth and couldn't speak for a long time, Spain's million-strong army against more than 60,000 people in the Seventh Panzer Army, and it can also use crowd tactics, but if Hitler sends 500,000 elite German troops to attack Spain, Franco estimates that Spain will have to surrender after holding out for two weeks.

Franco finally realized after a long time, what kind of person is Hitler! That was the warmonger who was always thinking about expanding his territory, so Franco did not dare to bet that Hitler would not actually send troops to attack Spain.

"Mr. Ambassador, Spain and Germany are two countries with a deep friendship, we must not fight each other, we have a common enemy, that is the damned British, they have occupied our Gibraltar for hundreds of years.

We have always wanted to recover Gibraltar, but Spain has limited national strength, and the British have built extremely strong fortresses in Gibraltar, so Spain cannot recover Gibraltar by itself.

Mr. Maestro, please be sure to convey to the Great Führer that Spain was unable to recover Gibraltar because of its poor overall strength and weapons.

If Germany were willing to give Spain the equipment of an armored corps, as well as 150 150 mm heavy guns, I believe that Spain would be able to recover Gibraltar. ”

According to the German ambassador's words, Franco already knew that Germany was bound to attack Gibraltar this time, and Spain would absolutely not be able to stop Germany's attack, otherwise the German army would probably be destroyed along with Spain.

In that case, why not go with the flow and at the same time ask the Germans for a large amount of favors, Franco really deserves to be an old-school politician.

The German ambassador poked his nose at politicians like Franco, and he continued to say in a calm tone:

"Honorable Führer, we have no intention of sending the Spanish army to attack the Gibraltar fortress, and you can only commit suicide to attack the Gibraltar fortress.

So, what our Führer meant was for the 7th Panzer Army to attack Gibraltar, and Spain just had to get out of the way.

As for the issue of arms assistance, I cannot call the shots on this issue, and you need to go to Berlin and communicate with our Führer personally. ”

The German ambassador did not directly refuse Franco's request, but pushed the matter to Hitler, you Franco want weapons and equipment, ask Hitler directly to ask for it! The German ambassador really can't do that.

Franco's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but there was nothing he could do, a weak country had no diplomacy, this was an iron law, and Spain was no exception.

"Alright! I'll be visiting Germany tomorrow. ”

Franco could only reluctantly accept the reality, the German ambassador smiled confidently, and this meeting fulfilled General Rommel's wish, and the 7th Panzer Army attacked the fortress of Gibraltar.

In fact, Hitler had no intention of really attacking Spain at all, Hitler's eyes had already fallen on the Soviet Union, and Hitler had already made a plan to invade the Soviet Union in Paulus.

(The Führer really misses the Soviet Union!) ）

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