The successful holding of international conferences in more than a dozen countries, including China, and the imposition of economic sanctions dealt Hitler a blow to the head and made him dizzy. He blamed Xiao Weiguo for the unexpectedly serious consequences. Therefore, Germany formally sent a note to the Kingdom of Sweden, demanding that Sweden return to Germany the former German citizens Philip, Messerschmidt and Junkers, and cease all business activities of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex.

In the face of the pressure of the German government, of course, the Swedish government will not do what Hitler wants, because Sweden is not only a neutral country, but now Xiao Weiguo has also become a member of parliament in Sweden, he is a legal citizen of Sweden, if Xiao Weiguo is returned to Germany according to Hitler's demands, then what is the face of the Swedish government, and now that the international community has begun to impose economic sanctions on Germany, it is impossible for Hitler to do whatever he wants.

Between July 9 and 12, Hitler and Mussolini held a secret meeting in Berlin, Germany. Prior to this, the Italian government had proposed to the German government that it would ask for German assistance if Italy attacked Greece, and the German government promised to do its best to provide assistance. Germany also wanted to issue an ultimatum to Sweden, and if the Swedish government did not do what Germany wanted, Germany would have to take military action to protect its own interests.

Mussolini and Hitler hit it off, of course, and of course they were very risky to attack Greece or Sweden. There is a possibility that the international community will intervene, especially Britain, France and the Soviet Union. So Hitler proposed at the meeting that the two countries should reach a non-aggression agreement with the Soviet Union as soon as possible, and as for Britain and France, there was no need to think about it, because Hitler still wanted to attack France after successfully invading Sweden. Of course, now Germany's military strength was not enough to challenge Britain and France, so Hitler was ready to take Sweden. Collect Sweden's Dragon Soul Ordnance Industry to Germany, seize Xiao Weiguo, and force him to develop new weapons for Germany, so that Germany's armament will become the most powerful in the world.

The Swedish government was also aware of the possibility of further action by Germany, and sure enough, the Swedish government soon received an ultimatum from the German government, and Germany demanded that Sweden immediately send Philip and others back to Germany. and dissolve the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, demanding that the Swedish government not export weapons abroad, and the Swedish government will certainly not agree.

So Swedish Defense Minister Anderson visited Hitler, trying to convince him that Sweden wanted to maintain peace and had no intentions for Germany, but Hitler did not express his position on this, but refuted the behavior of Anderson and the Swedish government to accommodate the traitor Xiao Weiguo and others in Germany. and warned the Swedish government that if a satisfactory answer was not received within fifteen days, Germany would have to take military action. to defend Germany's national security.

When the talks broke down, Anderson returned to Sweden and reported to the king and chancellor that Hitler was threatening and that the Swedish government had to prepare for war. Fortunately, in the past two years, the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex has provided the Swedish army with a lot of advanced weapons, such as Weilong jet fighters, self-propelled rocket launchers and various tank armored vehicles, and the Swedish army is even better equipped than the German army. So the Swedish government decided after a meeting to ignore Germany's warnings. If Germany dared to invade Sweden, the Swedish army immediately returned fire. At the same time, the Swedish government also began to send representatives to Britain, France, Britain and the Soviet Union to seek support.

On 15 July, the German Minister to France, Nell, received an order. He was asked to begin negotiations with France, and ordered him to speak directly with Marshal Pétain, and if this was not possible, with Admiral Darlan in any case. Nell was ordered to get France to agree to the following: complete freedom of action for the German troops. Abolish the restrictions imposed by the original Treaty of Versailles. Commanding Nell stated that if the French government agreed to Germany's demands, Germany would sign a peace of friendship with France. But if it refuses, the situation in Europe could change dramatically. He was also ordered to state that, in order to prevent a Swedish preemptive strike, the Germans would begin operations on July 20.

Although Germany repeatedly denied that Germany had any intention to occupy Sweden, Paris and London knew the truth. The Germans were about to attack the Kingdom of Sweden. It was also revealed that Germany was doing this in order to pave the way for an attack on more countries in Europe. At the same time, Sweden also has the strategic resources that Germany needs most to wage war and the military-industrial giant of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Industrial Complex.

In addition to France, Britain, the United States and other countries received German ministers' notes, including China as far east as possible. On 16 July, U.S. Acting Secretary of State Wells told German Minister Facks in Washington that the United States would immediately impose an embargo on any German aggression in northern Europe and take economic and financial measures. The United States has been thinking about such measures for a long time.

The British government immediately responded that if Germany occupied Sweden, Britain was determined to abrogate the trade agreement with Germany and to permanently restrict trade with Germany. Following this reply, British and American officials held consultations in Washington to consider further sanctions to be imposed. U.S. cabinet officials are also discussing the issue, intending to freeze German assets in the U.S. and, in any case, to further restrict oil exports to Germany. However, by 20 July, they had not taken a firm resolution, partly because of disagreement within the ******, and partly because the Admiralty had warned that the imposition of sanctions could mean war with Germany, for which the United States military was not yet prepared.

On July 17, the Chinese government decided to support Sweden, of course, the reason is that Dragon Soul Arms has helped China build a strong military industry, and now Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing China Co., Ltd. has provided China with hundreds of advanced aircraft a year, not only transport aircraft but also fighter jets, including Weilong jet fighters will soon be produced in China.

On 20 July, the British Government informed Washington that it had made a proposal to the Dominion Governments, the Dutch Government and the Free France to freeze German assets. On the afternoon of July 23, Roosevelt made the decision to take such measures, which came into effect on the morning of the 24th. On the evening of the 25th, the news of this action was announced to the press.

On 25 July, the United States, Great Britain and the Dominions of the Commonwealth issued orders freezing German assets in those countries. The Dutch government, not knowing whether trade with Germany was completely banned, made inquiries to Washington, but did not receive a clear answer. The Dutch government was in a dilemma, because if it followed the example of Britain and the United States, Germany might come to invade. If Germany did attack, the Dutch would have to rely on British help. Eventually, however, the Netherlands decided to follow Anglo-American and French leads.

The Soviet Union, on the other hand, signed a non-aggression pact with Germany, and the Soviet Union did not follow the international community, they had their plans.

The Chinese side completely broke with Germany, and the German instructor corps had to leave China entirely. Because now China is on the side of Britain, France, the United States and other countries. (To be continued.) )