Chapter 792 German-Italian Secret Talks

While other countries were reacting to the agreement between Germany and Italy, there was peace within Germany and Italy.

After the signing of the agreement between Germany and Italy, Hitler was not in a hurry to return to Germany. Instead, he followed Mussolini's invitation and held a high-level meeting between the two heads of state in Venice.

Speaking of which, this should be the second formal private meeting between the heads of state of Germany and Italy.

Even when the two countries signed an agreement before, it was only their respective foreign ministers who came forward, and the heads of state of both parties did not personally take action.

Hitler's ability to be invited to visit Italy in person actually proved that he had given up his previous prejudices about Italy and Mussolini.

Yes, even though Mussolini was Hitler's predecessor in terms of fighting for power and dictatorship, after meeting Mussolini for the first time, Hitler actually had a lot of prejudice against Mussolini.

The reason was that when Hitler was invited to visit Italy for the first time, he was very much looking forward to meeting Mussolini.

Hitler even referred to his meeting with Mussolini as "the great meeting" in private conversations with his subordinates.

But when they met, Hitler was surprised by Mussolini's exaggerated scenes. In order to show his grandeur, Mussolini used a large number of honor guards and people to welcome Hitler.

You know, when the two met, it was the time when the economic crisis was at its worst. Not to mention Italy, even in countries where the economic crisis is relatively less serious, it is absolutely impossible for people to gather together spontaneously to welcome a certain person.

But Mussolini did it, regardless of how he did it. During the next few days when he met with Hitler, he maintained a rather exaggerated pomp and circumstance, which surprised even Hitler, who had already taken control of the German power.

But he was surprised. Hitler would not indulge in such grand ostentation. Instead, he despised Mussolini who loved grand ostentation and vanity.

On the other hand, when Mussolini and Hitler held a private meeting, the excited and anxious Hitler couldn't wait to express his thoughts to what he considered a close "comrade-in-arms."

With his good eloquence and excellent speech skills, Hitler showed Mussolini his grand plan.

But the problem came, because Hitler did not take into account Mussolini's thoughts at all when he was eloquent.

Mussolini, who could not say a word, was very dissatisfied with the actions of his descendant Hitler, so naturally he would not take Hitler's plan to heart.

The two heads of state, who have such a huge gap in their conduct, naturally parted on bad terms when they first met.

This was also the reason why Hitler was biased against Mussolini. If Germany were not currently suffering from huge restrictions, I am afraid that it would have been a long time before Hitler and Mussolini shook hands and made peace.

Venice, second meeting between Mussolini and Hitler.

With the experience and lessons learned from the first time, the two of them were obviously much more sincere the second time. Hitler would also take care of Mussolini's emotions when he spoke. At least the meeting became a real two-party meeting, rather than Hitler's unilateral rhetoric.

However, Mussolini was still shocked by the bold ideas proposed by Hitler.

Not to mention Germany, which currently has only 150,000 troops in total, even Italy, which has experienced multiple military expansions, would not dare to have such a crazy idea at this time.

Because according to Hitler's bold idea, Germany and Italy would carve up the Austrian Empire, Hungary and Poland, becoming the two most powerful countries in Central Europe.

After completely dominating the entire Central Europe, Germany and Italy will move westward and eliminate France, the most powerful enemy on the European continent, and have almost achieved German and Italian European hegemony.

Then there is the crazy idea of ​​annihilating Britain across the ocean and carving up the entire Europe with Italy.

Such a crazy idea shocked Mussolini directly, and he exclaimed that Hitler was a crazy lunatic.

Faced with Mussolini's rude exclamation, Hitler was not angry. After all, he also understood how crazy the plan he proposed was, which almost meant that Germany and Italy were enemies of the whole world.

"Hitler, don't you think your idea is a little too crazy?" After adjusting his mentality slightly, Mussolini asked with some disbelief: "The annexation of Austria and Poland looks wonderful, but it represents our Be enemies with Britain and France.

With all due respect, judging from the current military strength of our two countries, it is obvious that they cannot be Britain's opponent.

What's more, Australasia is also paying close attention to the situation in Europe. Once Europe enters the battlefield, Australasia will serve as a huge supplier of items and become the country that ultimately profits.

I don't think we can win the war with Britain, France and Australia joining forces, unless you can find new powerful allies for us. "

Hearing what Mussolini said, Hitler was not anxious. Instead, he said with pride: "I have already considered all the issues you are worried about. If a war really breaks out in Europe, there will be countries that will hold Australia back for us." Of Greater Asia.

Even if its preliminary preparation plan was successful, Australasia would not be included in the entire war. "

Hitler answered confidently, without any worry about Australasia, the disruptor.

"Are you talking about people from the island country?" Mussolini was not stupid, and he quickly understood the country Hitler was referring to.

In fact, apart from Britain and France, the only country that has the strength to pose a threat to the Australasian mainland is the island country.

The overall strength of the island country may not be the top powers, but it is seriously partial in military affairs, but it does have the military strength of the top powers.

From this perspective, the island nation is indeed the only country in the Pacific that poses a threat to Australasia and can even reach a balance.

As for the preliminary plan of the island country that Hitler mentioned, it is actually the war that the island country is currently engaged in.

If its war can be won, the island country's overall strength will indeed be greatly improved.

By that time, the island country will indeed be a powerful opponent, and there will be no problem in holding Australasia away from intervening in the European war.

With Australasia being held back and the United States already destroyed, even if a war breaks out with Britain and France, it will only be a war within Europe.

In this case, Mussolini was a little relieved. If it were just a European-wide war, it would not be impossible for Germany and Italy to win.

After all, there are not many great powers in Europe, and there are only three truly powerful opponents: Britain, France, and Austria.

Even if Soviet Russia wins the war, it will take a long time to recover. What's more, the Russian army's combat effectiveness has never been very good, and Mussolini didn't take the Russian army very seriously.

In addition, the three countries of Britain, France and Austria actually have their own shortcomings. The British only have a strong navy. If they can gain an advantage on the European continent, the British will have no choice but to block Europe.

Although the French army is strong, it can be seen from various previous actions of France that the French are obviously afraid of war.

Being cowardly before fighting is already half the battle at the military level. What's more, if France didn't have so many allies in World War I, Germany would have defeated France long ago and marched to Paris.

Without the interference of the United States and Australasia this time, Hitler would be very confident even if Germany and Italy challenged the three countries of Britain, France and Austria.

What's more, Germany at this time will definitely not be the Germany of World War I. In Germany during World War I, in the middle of the war, most of the power of William II had been evacuated, and the Junker aristocracy had almost the final say in the army and government.

Now, Hitler relied on the SS, which far outnumbered the army, to firmly control Germany's political and military power. This was something that William II had not been able to do before.

The combat potential that a completely united Germany can unleash is definitely far greater than that during World War I.

Coupled with the fact that Italy's military strength has improved a lot compared to World War I (at least Mussolini thinks so), it is not impossible to complete Hitler's plan to rule the entire Europe.

"Hitler, once the news of our agreement is announced, I am afraid it will arouse the suspicion of Britain and France.

If possible, your country needs to prepare for war as soon as possible and expand the number of troops as much as possible. "The talks between the two sides were very satisfactory, which made Mussolini talk more.

Obviously, Mussolini was more worried about whether the number of German troops would affect the implementation of the German and Italian plans.

Even though the German army once claimed to be the world's largest army, the current number of troops is only 150,000.

Even if it expands to 1 million after the war breaks out, it will definitely be an army composed of new recruits, and its combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.

Only by expanding the army to a normal size before the war and conducting strict training can it be ensured that after the war breaks out, the army can exert excellent combat effectiveness and quickly achieve the strategic goals agreed upon by the two.

"At this point, we still need the support of Italy." Hitler said: "We want to expand the size of the army, and Britain and France will never agree.

But judging from the attitudes of Britain and France, they are absolutely unwilling to break out a war with us. Therefore, we must expand our army with firm determination, even if we do not hesitate to fight Britain and France for this purpose.

I believe that Britain and France will retreat after learning about our attitude, and our army can also be expanded to reasonable numbers. "

The reason why the size of Germany's army has not been expanded is because of the restrictions imposed by Britain and France on Germany.

However, it can be seen from Italy's expansion of the Abyssinian Empire that Britain and France will most likely compromise in this regard.

Britain and France did not want to see a war, so they had to agree to Germany's military expansion.

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