0p0 Third Reich Episode 234
Third Reich Episode 234
While speaking, Antonescu put his hand on the other gun pouch around his waist, and met the Soviet ambassador's eyes coldly.
In the meeting place, it was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop on the ground.
Antonescu, the majestic military minister of the Kingdom of Romania, in terms of status, is much higher than the little diplomatic ambassador in front of him.To teach a foreign ambassador a lesson is simply slaughtering a chicken with a knife.
Normally, if anyone dared to provoke Antonescu into anger, in Romania, it is estimated that this person would have as many as one hundred choices of death.However, it is such a small ambassador from the Soviet Union who dares to be so arrogant!
A Soviet ambassador to Romania is, in layman's terms, similar to an ancient Chinese envoy.An envoy who is so powerful can easily be killed.
It is a pity that it is the envoy of the Soviet Union standing in front of Antonescu now.
"Oh?" The Soviet ambassador sneered, and asked disdainfully, "Your king didn't even say that he had any objections. Why did you, minister, get into so much trouble?"
The Soviet ambassador narrowed his eyes slightly, and walked slowly towards Antonescu: "I don't know where you have the courage to fight against me and the Soviet Union, but I think there is no one in your country Can bear the consequences!"
When he walked in front of Antonescu, the Soviet ambassador stopped leisurely: "Minister Antonescu, please don't forget that behind me is the Soviet Union, a country with the largest territory and the largest population in the world. A superpower! Any country that wants to fight against the Soviet Union must first weigh whether it is worthy or not?!"
Chapter 376 Romania's Choice ([-])
"I think it is necessary for me to correct a misunderstanding of the Soviet ambassador..." A voice came from the lives of Antonescu and the Soviet ambassador.The two looked back and saw that the speaker was the German ambassador Leon who had been staying out of the matter.
Hearing Leon speak, everyone present couldn't help but be surprised.
The German ambassador spoke at this time, could it be that he wanted to protect the Romanians?
"Mr. Leon, why are you..." the Soviet ambassador asked stupidly.
To be honest, although the Soviet ambassador dared to be domineering in front of the king of Romania, he had to put away his arrogant temperament when facing Leon from Germany.
On the one hand, how strong Germany is is no secret throughout Europe.Why did the famous Soviet general Timoshenko, who was unable to attack Poland for a long time, wait until the German army sent troops to end the Polish campaign.To be honest, the Soviet ambassador knew more or less.
On the other hand, his threat to the Romanian government was clearly demanded by the country and backed by the country.But if he offended the German ambassador and incidentally worsened the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany, Stalin might not hesitate to shoot the ambassador to make up for the relationship between the two countries.
Thinking of this, the Soviet ambassador swallowed again, and looked at Leon suspiciously.
"I just want to say that a large population and a large territory do not necessarily mean that the world is invincible. There are many factors that can determine the outcome of a battlefield, including the level of technology, equipment, morale, luck, allies, and training level. ..." Leon said item by item: "In short, a country like ours is no worse than the Soviet Union."
"Huh..." The Soviet ambassador breathed a sigh of relief and regained his strength.
It turned out that the German ambassador felt ashamed of what he had just said about promoting the Soviet Union but inadvertently belittling Germany. Now he wanted to save face, so he interrupted.
Thinking that the Germans would not interfere with his mission, the Soviet ambassador's mood improved a lot, and he smiled very politely from Leon: "That is, that is. Like our country, Germany is also very powerful."
This is the gap. To the weak Romanian leader, the Soviet ambassador was sarcastic and aggressive.But if it was a quasi-ally and powerful ambassador of the Third Reich, the ambassador immediately greeted him with a warm face, and occasionally echoed Leon with a few nice words.
But when the Soviet ambassador was only focused on talking to Leon, he forgot to observe Antonescu's expression.If he looked back at Antonescu's face at this moment, he would definitely have a deep memory of the complex and hopeful expression, and then re-examine what Leon just said.
In fact, the reason why Leon appeared here was not known to the Soviet government, but only because of the oil trade between Germany and Romania.At least, not all because of this.
Leon will contact Antonescu for another cooperation, which is different from economic cooperation such as oil trade, but a real military cooperation and alliance cooperation!
That's right, Reinhardt has already prepared for a rainy day.When the Soviet Union was still making a request to occupy Romanian territory, it had already secretly handed over an alliance plan to Romania.
However, Romania has always been worried, and the partner Antonescu found by Germany does not yet have enough power to agree to Germany's request. Therefore, this secret plan has always been a secret.
But now, the appearance of the Soviet ambassador has become the catalyst for this alliance plan, accelerating Antonescu's determination.
Or look back at what Leon said just now.
The level of technology, the quality of equipment, the level of morale, how much luck, how about allies, the level of training...
technology level?As long as it forms an alliance with Germany, with the technological strength of the Third Reich, it will far surpass the Soviet Union by many times!
Equipment pros and cons?The German head of state, Reinhardt, has secretly announced that once the two countries form a military alliance, Germany will immediately provide Romania with a new research and development tank nicknamed "Weasel Destroyer".
At the same time, Germany will also help Romania establish an original No. 2 tank production line migrated from Germany as a new Weasel tank destroyer production line.
In fact, Reinhardt ordered the transformation of the No. [-] tank into a Weasel destroyer, and the original No. [-] tank turret was installed on some small iron pickup trucks for future combat against guerrillas.
而黄鼠狼歼击车这款在测试中装上75毫米口径炮的新战车，能可以在500米击穿T3坦克的正面，在800米距离也能概率击穿T3坦克。在未来，它完全可以作为仆从国对付苏联T-34坦克的杀手锏。
Although compared to tanks or assault guns, the Weasel Destroyer can only be regarded as a self-propelled anti-tank gun at best, and is not suitable for active combat against tanks. In principle, it is only suitable for passive defensive battles .
But compared to towed anti-tank guns, being able to quickly shift positions is already a very good advantage.
Moreover, the Weasel Destroyer is similar to a kind of "beggar equipment", which is convenient for a large number of German allies with low anti-tank capabilities.Take Romania as an example. If Romania's current anti-tank capability needs to be scored, it is at most a 5-point war scum.Once he has the Weasel Destroyer, his anti-tank ability will quickly reach 60 points, which is considered a pass.
The rest is a matter of morale levels.Fighting in alliance with the hitherto invincible Third Reich, the boost to morale was almost obvious.
How much luck?From occupying the Rhineland, to annexing Austria, annexing Czechoslovakia, blitzing Poland, sending troops to Norway, bypassing Maginot... all the way, the Germans have been lucky!
In Antonescu's view, by forming an alliance with Germany, Romania's national fortune may also be better.
How about allies?With the Third Reich as an ally, there is nothing to say!
training level?The German head of state Reinhardt has made it very clear in his secret plan that once the alliance is formed, Germany will send an officer corps to Romania to help Romania train troops.
As early as three years ago, Antonescu heard that in China, far away in Asia, German weapon masters trained by German officers and German equipment fought a vigorous battle in the Shanghai area.Although Antonescu, who is a European, doesn't know much about the details of that war, he at least knows one interesting result - the Battle of Songhu lasted for more than three months, and directly killed the people who claimed to have conquered China in three months. Japan was slapped in the face.
Now that Germany has agreed to help Romania train the army, why not?
The most important thing is that Antonescu looked at the expression and attitude of the arrogant Soviet ambassador when he was talking to the German ambassador.In particular, what the Soviet ambassador personally admitted: "Germany is as powerful as the Soviet Union", which left a deep impact on Antonescu.
Perhaps, Germany is really Romania's only hope against the Soviet Union!
Chapter 377 Romania's Choice ([-])
No matter how long a meeting is, there will be an end.
What's more, the Soviet ambassador didn't really want to talk to the Romanians.He just came to announce what the Soviet side wanted, and was not prepared to negotiate with the Romanians.
No matter how reluctant Antonescu was, even before Carol II had time to speak, the Soviet ambassador said: "Please hurry up and withdraw the Romanian troops." Then he walked away.
"The Soviets really went too far this time." Seeing the Soviet ambassador leave, Leon walked to Antonescu with a smile and said in a low voice, "How? Mr. Minister of Military Affairs, do you want to consider our proposal?"
Antonescu was taken aback for a moment, then glanced back at Carol II, and then slowly said in a low voice, "Let's talk later."
After all, his immediate boss, Carol II, is still here, and it is somewhat inappropriate to discuss the alliance with Germany on his behalf.Nominally, this kind of matter should still be decided by Carol II, the king of Romania, not him Antonescu.
However, the attitude of the Soviets was too arrogant, which made Antonescu unbearable.
As a general who loves Romania deeply, Antonescu has always regarded Romania's national honor more than life!
He has never been a moderate, otherwise, he would not have sent the entire main force of Romania to the Soviet battlefield, as in history, and regained the lost ground.
It is different from Quisling's traitor who aims at prosperity and wealth and binds the interests of the motherland with the Third Reich.Antonescu, is a true nationalist! (Note: Historically, Antonescu was personally rehabilitated by the Romanian Bucharest District Court in 2006, washing away the title of Romanian traitor since World War II)
After saying goodbye to Carol II, Antonescu politely gestured to Leon and said, "Please come to my office."