Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 536 Formation of the Axis Powers
Hitler was a little nervous, and he thanked him with a substandard salute.Then he came down the gangway and shook hands with the person he was so eager to see.

The two are not as harmonious and united as they are in ordinary diplomatic occasions. They have expressions of embarrassment and teasing on their faces, because Mussolini still looks down on Hitler now.

After the courtesies, Mussolini led Hitler to review his army. Hitler seemed a little at a loss since he came to power. This was his first foreign visit, and his knowledge of diplomatic etiquette was far from enough.

After inspecting the army, Mussolini and Hitler rushed to the hotel where Hitler would stay in Venice by yacht.

When they checked into the hotel to prepare for bilateral negotiations, Hitler scolded his subordinates: "Why is it that I am arranged to wear such a plainclothes for such a grand foreign event? Look at how luxuriously Mussolini is dressed!"

With this complicated mood, Hitler was taken the initiative when he first talked with Mussolini.

It is very likely that Mussolini deliberately teased Hitler. During the negotiation and discussion, he always used some seemingly unintelligible German, which made Hitler unable to understand.In turn, Mussolini misunderstood a lot of Hitler's Austro-German, unceremoniously and arrogantly.

Facing Mussolini sitting on the chair, Hitler gave full play to his talent as a "grand strategist", talking eloquently and eloquently.Mussolini just listened icily and rarely interrupted.However, his entourage, Guzzoni, Deputy Chief of Staff, seemed very active.This diminutive figure, wearing a wig and begging for mercy, flattered Hitler's eloquence.Only Mussolini refused to admit that Hitler had a natural talent, because his jealousy almost drove him crazy.

"Even if the United States entered the war, I don't think it would pose much danger. The much greater danger is the big guy, Communism. Although we have a very favorable military and economic agreement with the Soviet Union, I would rather rely on what I have powerful means." Hitler used his signature gesture to increase the appeal of his words.

In general, the leader of the Communist Party expressed satisfaction with this meeting, and what made him especially happy was Hitler's strong anti-Russian sentiment. The fly in the ointment was that his attitude towards how to deal with Britain in the future was not very clear.However, he realized that the other party was no longer planning to land in the UK.

Hitler deliberately explained: "This move is very difficult. If it fails for the first time, it will not be able to do it again. Britain is now afraid of the loaded pistol of the Germans; It's just an empty gun."

The next day, the two dictators were reviewing the Communist troops in the Piazza del Marco.

On the eve of the review, the two army soldiers to be reviewed had an argument over who should walk right in front of the reviewing stand. The two sides refused to give in to each other and almost fought.

The inspection time has come, and the two teams of soldiers who refused to give in to each other moved forward at the same time, and formally walked through the reviewing platform together.

The marching band began to play, but the music was strange and uncomfortable.The marching team is also not neat, and the soldiers' pace has not been practiced yet.

Hitler obviously had doubts about the style of the Italian army, so he asked Weidmann, the Italian adjutant beside him: "How valuable is such an army?"

Weidmann replied: "Führer, the military value and combat effectiveness have nothing to do with the troops being paraded."

Hitler didn't respond to these words. He suddenly stood on the reviewing stand and looked out the window. The scene left him dumbfounded. Two warships were moored on the sea. A variety of shirts and.Hitler rubbed his nose habitually, and now he completely looked down on Mussolini's fighting power.

In the afternoon, the two sides had their last meeting, and both sides knew that this meeting was the most valuable.

Hitler said bluntly: "There are 300 million Germans living in Czechoslovakia. The policy towards the Germans is very unfriendly. The government has decided to bring them under the command of Germany."

Mussolini just nodded, looking at the German head of state with a half-smile.

Hitler also said: "Austria and Germany are inseparable. The bad thing is that Austria has become red. In this case, it is necessary for us to bring it under the jurisdiction of Germany. It's a good thing."

Mussolini was no longer silent: "Hopefully this will not harm Italian interests."

Hitler raised his eyebrows twice, and said: "Of course not. *** and *** are allies of steel. We have a common enemy. Britain, France, and the red country, the Soviet Union. We don't want to see the Soviet Union turn socialism brought the plague to Europe."

"Yes, *** and *** are eternal allies, and we have a common enemy, but don't forget, Your Excellency, there is another country to the south of the Soviet Union. Will this country cause obstacles to our unification process? Italy does not want to be an enemy of this country."

"You mean China?"

Mussolini nodded.

Hitler didn't speak for a while, and his eloquent tongue suddenly became dull. He took a glass of martini from the secretary, took a sip to moisten his dry throat, and then said: "What do you think and what do you think?" It’s the same, the biggest enemies of Germany are only the Jews and communism, as for China, we are not ready to fight against him yet, I think that is also a stupid decision.” But Hitler put down his glass suddenly, his eyes twinkled With vicious eyes moving: "But as long as China hinders China's interests, China's plow and sword will ruthlessly eradicate any enemies on the way forward."

"I hope so. As far as I know, in the era of William II, China and Germany were staunch allies. Will ** continue this friendship?" Mussolini seems to be very interested in the relationship between China and Germany .

"No!" Hitler resolutely made a cross-cutting gesture with his right arm in front of his chest, "The Chinese emperor is a cunning and ambitious monarch, even surpassing any monarch in the world. People played tricks and faithfully acted as a stepping stone for China's rise. Of course, the most disgusting thing is Hindenburg. He even ignored the arrogance of the Germans and begged for mercy from the Chinese emperor, so they are all very sad.* *In the face of the interests of the empire, no one else will compromise, even if the opponent is a powerful China." Speaking of this, he glanced at Mussolini: "I don't know what your Excellency the leader thinks of this big eastern country?"

"Of course, to a large extent, our views are the same," Mussolini just woke up from his contemplation, "From all indications, the Chinese emperor has no good opinion of us, and the Chinese are too cunning and powerful. A lion with the wisdom of a fox is an extremely terrible opponent for any country. What is even more disgusting is that after World War I, China made a fortune, and even implemented Eastern The aid plan, this is obviously taking advantage of the fire. Now China is the biggest creditor of Europa. Except for Germany, every major European country owes China a huge debt, and it seems that this debt will be difficult to repay for a long time in the future. China is A greedy vampire, **** must not let this go on."

Hitler smiled brightly. He already understood why Mussolini hated China so much. The huge sum owed by Italy was simply unable to repay. He also did not want the former Roman Empire to live in the shadow of China. "What are you going to do?"

Mussolini gritted his teeth and said: "As long as this never-ending arrears can be erased, *** would rather be an enemy of China, but like ***, *** also needs friends." Look at Hitler.

"I have said a long time ago that only by becoming the enemy of the world first, then can you finally become the master of the world. As long as your Excellency is willing, ** is willing to form an alliance with **. Only when we unite can we conquer the world, so I think we should reach a steel treaty as soon as possible." Hitler seized the opportunity and explained his thoughts.

"That's what I want to see, Your Excellency the Führer."

The two looked at each other and smiled.Hitler added: "The Munich Conference is coming soon. I hope that after this meeting, we can reach an agreement. In addition, *** has also expressed to me his willingness to form an alliance many times. At that time, our three countries will sign the alliance treaty together." , Asia belongs to Germany and Italy, and Europe belongs to Germany and Italy, this is the most perfect alliance concept."

Mussolini agreed, "but I am afraid that Britain and France will express a strong position in Munich."

"No! Britain and France are now busy with chaotic economic restructuring. After the trauma of the First World War, no one wants to endure the baptism of war anymore. They only fear the Communist Party and the Communist Party." Hitler expressed firmly .

Not long after the two men met, Germany annexed Austria without firing a shot, and set its sights on Czechoslovakia, its next target.There are more than 300 million Germans in the Czech Sudeten area near the German-Czech border.Hitler clamored that he could not tolerate the "bullying" of Germans outside Germany, threatened to launch a war against Czechoslovakia, and mobilized large-scale troops to the border of Czechoslovakia, drawing up a "green plan", and the Czech Republic also strengthened its border combat forces.The two armies confront each other, and the war seems to be imminent.

At this critical moment, the leaders of Britain, France and other countries are the most troublesome. British Prime Minister Chamberlain stays up all night.

On February 2, Hitler received an urgent telegram from Chamberlain.The message read: "Because the situation is getting worse, I intend to come to see you in order to find a peaceful solution.

Of course Hitler knew that after the First World War, the Czech Republic had restored its sovereignty under the protection of Britain and France, and had signed mutual assistance and alliance treaties with Britain and France.If the German army attacks the Czech Republic, Britain and France will inevitably be involved in the war against Germany according to the treaty, but at this time, Britain and France are unwilling to restart the war.

Chamberlain was extremely nervous, and French Prime Minister Daladier was also terrified. Daladier telegraphed Chamberlain, urging him to see Hitler, asking him to "get the best possible results."

Berlin, Germany.

The negotiations between Hitler and Chamberlain were conducted in secret in a back room.As soon as Hitler came up, he threatened murderously: "No matter what method is used, this time we must solve the problem of the 300 million Germans in the Czech Republic. Even if we fight a world war for this, we will not hesitate."

Chamberlain, who was deeply afraid of the flames of war, quickly retorted: "If the head of state decides to use force, then why do we need to negotiate?"

Hitler suddenly asked: "Does Britain agree to cede the Sudetenland?" At this time, Hitler was no longer talking about the autonomy of the Sudeten Germans, but nakedly demanded that the region be ceded to Germany.

This issue did not surprise Chamberlain. Before he came to negotiate, he had agreed with France that the two countries would never help the Czech Republic in the war, and he was determined to sacrifice the interests of Czechoslovakia in order to compromise with Hitler. He said slowly: " It does not matter in principle to me whether the Germans in the Sudetenland are inside or outside Germany." This implied that he agreed to the cession of the Sudetenland to Germany.

After returning to London, Chamberlain convened a cabinet meeting that night, advocating that only by ceding the Sudetenland to Germany could Hitler be prevented from invading the entire Czech Republic.Daladier also rushed to London with a sad face.After some secret planning, Britain and France concocted a plan to sell the Czech Republic: "All the territories in the Sudeten area with more than 50% of the Germanic residents are directly transferred to the German Empire."

On February 2, Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain and Daladier held the Munich Conference in the "Führer" in Munich.In fact, there is no new content in this meeting, it is just a supplementary procedure for the deal that has already been reached.

At 3:1 am the next day, the four countries signed the "Munich Agreement".According to the agreement, the Czech Republic must hand over the Sudetenland area and all its ancillary equipment to Germany free of charge within ten days from March [-].Two representatives from the Czech Republic had arrived before the talks, but they were not allowed to participate in the talks. They could only wait for the judgment of the four major powers in the next room outside the meeting room.

The Czech Republic fell victim to this meeting.

After the Munich Conference, Hitler struck while the iron was hot and signed the "Germany, Italy and Japan Triple Alliance Treaty" with Mussolini and the Emperor Hirohito who had just arrived in Berlin (Emperor Meiji had just died of uremia). Due space is a prerequisite for any lasting peace, and it is decided to assist and cooperate with each other in working on the regions of Greater East Asia and Europe, with the primary purpose of establishing and maintaining a new order of things in each region, with a view to promoting peace among the peoples concerned. Shared prosperity and welfare.In the treaty, the leadership of Germany and Italy in establishing a new order in Europe was recognized and respected.Germany and Italy recognize and respect leadership in establishing a new order in Greater East Asia.The three countries agree that if one of the three contracting states is attacked by a country that is not currently involved in the European war or the Sino-Japanese conflict, it shall provide assistance by all political, economic and military means.

This Agreement shall enter into force immediately upon signature and shall remain in force for ten years from the date of its entry into force.

Thus, the Axis Powers of World War II were officially established!
(End of this chapter)