On the first day of the month of 812665 81, Accardo's office was greeted with a special group of guests, who were envoys from Turkey, and after finalizing the relationship of interests between Turkey and Germany, they would announce their accession to the Iron and Steel Pact as another new member of the Axis powers.

The reason why Turkey has waited until now is to wait for a victory or defeat between Germany and Britain, and on the other hand, to wait for the price and sell, to compare the various benefits offered by Britain and Germany, and to seek a maximum benefit for its future.

Because of their geographical superiority and strategy, Turkey has been playing a strategy of delay, they covet the Balkans, they are also hostile to the Soviet Union, and of course they also covet the land of the Middle East. As a country with ambition and expansionist strength, Turkey has a reason for its heart toward Germany. Both countries were late rising powers before the First World War, both had their own territorial claims, and both were suppressed by the British - would it be unreasonable not to unite them?

However, because Turkey did not seem to gain much from the First World War, the country was very cautious. They don't want to get involved in a world war, but they want to get a share of their own benefits in a world war, and this is the current situation in Turkey: greedy and unwilling to contribute.

It is a pity that the recent series of German victories has stimulated the nerves of the radicals in Turkey, who are keenly aware that if Turkey does not act quickly, then the interests advocated by Turkey will be divided among the other Axis countries by Germany, such as Italy, which has always had its own views on the Balkans.

Having suddenly heard that the German airborne forces had raided the island of Malta with lightning speed, reaching out to the islands in the Mediterranean, the Turkish bigwigs began to sit still. They feared that Germany would also win a lightning victory in the Balkans, and that the benefits that Germany had promised Turkey would be a thing of the past.

"My Führer, we have come all the way to make a final confirmation, can Germany and Turkey, and even Italy, really achieve an equal division of interests on the Balkan question?" the Turkish diplomat asked Accardo as soon as he sat down.

Accardo glanced at Merkel, then nodded slightly and said: "Of course, Germany has always regarded Turkey as a friendly and cooperative country, and the Steel Agreement has always looked forward to Turkey's accession - in the Balkans, the Greek region has historically been the traditional sphere of influence of the Turkish Empire, and Mussolini has agreed with me, and Germany is also a country that respects history." ”

After he said this, he changed his mind and watched the Turkish diplomats speak, and continued: "But please understand one thing, that is, Germany is not a fool, and will not give its own benefits to others in vain, our meaning is very simple, there is no problem in wanting benefits, but it must fulfill the obligations of an ally." ”

The representatives of Turkey were silent, they naturally knew the specific content of the obligation, and they had been studying the contents of these treaties every day for six months, and carefully weighing whether they could bring benefits to Turkey. Recently they have come to the conclusion that they would not have rushed here. But diplomacy is diplomacy, and bargaining must be made on every condition.

"My Führer, since this is a comprehensive submission of the Covenant, it is only natural that Turkey will fulfill its obligations under the Covenant. The Turkish diplomat carefully bargained over his words: "We will send troops to the Middle East when conditions permit, and disrupt Britain's strategic deployment in the Middle East." We will also launch military deterrence on the borders of the USSR to attract part of the attention of the USSR. ”

"If conditions permit?" Accardo raised his eyebrows, looked at the Turkish diplomat in front of him, and sneered: "Germany swept Poland when conditions permitted? Did it annihilate the Anglo-French forces when conditions permitted? Every battle we fought was a victory won by soldiers with their lives and blood! Waiting for benefits and then following behind to pick up the bargain? Why can't Germany catch up with such a good thing?"

The Italian diplomat who was listening on the sidelines blushed so much that he almost buried his head in his crotch, the Italian army's appearance in France was simply humiliating to the extreme, the mess in North Africa is still making the Germans pay, and the phrase "wait for the good and then follow behind to pick up the bargain" in the mouth of the German head is almost Italy.

However, Italy has done one thing better, that is, although the battlefield table is very ordinary, it does contribute. Italy was one of Germany's earliest allies and a major world country that has always supported Germany internationally. Even Rommel, who was dealing directly with the Italian army, had to admit that in some areas the Italians did what their allies should have done.

Even the Italians, who are thicker than the city walls, feel a little too shameless, if it weren't for the fact that they really didn't have the courage to shoot in the Führer's conference room, they would have wanted to ask why the Turks dared to fight with Italy for the Balkans.

The Italian diplomat asked himself if he really didn't have the courage to slap the table and stare at him in front of Accardo, and he didn't dare to speak out at this time. At least the German Führer has not yet turned the question to Italy's defeat, and it is definitely an unwise choice to come out now.

Thinking that his country had helped him a little, the Italian diplomat hypnotized himself. He sat down in his seat with peace of mind, not looking at the playful eyes of Merkel and the Turks.

"My Führer, Turkey has never been in the habit of getting something for nothing!" replied the Turkish diplomat with a frown, "in two months at most we will be ready to start war in the Middle East, and the Turkish forces will move south, looking for an opportunity to attack the British garrison there." ”

He paused, then said: "To prove that we are sincere, Turkey will declare war on the British government in Iceland in two days!"

Saying that Turkey was thoroughly prepared to board the German chariot, and that the robbery that had been carried out after the declaration of war on the British in Iceland was so righteous and awe-inspiring, Accardo felt that these diplomats should all speak stand-up comedy, or at least their lip service was definitely an unmatched advantage.

The results of the German soldiers' courage and blood can be obtained by spraying them with their mouths, which is the so-called three-inch incorruptible tongue, right? Accardo glanced at Merkel helplessly, and suddenly felt that he was good to have such a person.

Merkel saw Accardo's eyes and knew that it was time for her to step forward, so he decisively stepped forward and became the protagonist of today's alliance meeting between the two countries. Facts have proved that although the level of diplomats is important, the level of national strength is even more important, and Merkel is unmoved in the face of various demands put forward by the Turkish envoys, and the two sides have launched a fierce competition back and forth.

Naturally, the war in the Middle East is not the end of Turkey's dispatch of troops, but if it is simply to send troops to occupy a region, and it is such a distant area, and everyone still sits down to discuss something, isn't it over, and what effort does it take? Therefore, this kind of military dispatch will naturally be accompanied by the distribution of oil interests in the Middle East by the entire iron axis in the future.

In other words, if you send Turkey to the Middle East, you will have to hand over a part of the benefits to Germany and Italy, so that Germany and Italy will recognize Turkey's power in Greece - in fact, it is just a process of buying insurance for each other. Create a community of interests between you and me, and strengthen the covenant power of the steel axis.

The three countries, including Franco's Spain, Pétain's Vichy France, Chamberlain's northern Britain, and the new country of Ireland, all stretched out their knives and forks and began to carve up the Middle East oil fields, which were hitherto areas of Anglo-American interests. The competition for each barrel of oil quota among the representatives of several countries has their own reasons. The greedy appearance of these people reminded Accardo of the Paris Peace Conference, and he felt uncomfortable watching Chinese diplomats watch a group of countries discuss the division of their own country's well-deserved benefits.

After the final benefit distribution is completed, the latest distribution plan is that the United States still accounts for 2 percent of the entire Middle East oil field production, Germany accounts for 3 percent, Turkey can send troops to account for 2 percent, Italy, Spain and France each 1 percent, local forces account for 2 percent, and other countries divide the remaining 1 percent. Everyone said that this distribution was fairer, and it was a result of everyone's happiness.

Later that day, the Turkish diplomats who had secretly arrived in Germany attended a high-profile reception hosted by Krupp, at which the two sides expressed their good intentions for cooperation.

The next morning, diplomats from both sides formalized the alliance at a press conference at the German Foreign Office in Berlin, and Turkey joined the Iron Axis as a new member of this bloc.

The blow was somewhat enormous for the British, and the war in the Mediterranean immediately became even worse. Barton and Montgomery, who were still planning to counterattack Rommel, immediately gave up their plans to counterattack and began to fortify Tobruk.

In the afternoon of the same day, Turkey officially announced its declaration of war on the British government-in-exile in Iceland, which shocked the US government and the public, and US interests in the Middle East were threatened like never before. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt immediately summoned the German ambassador to the United States to ask whether the Axis Bloc's future military plan in the Middle East was aimed at the United States