Imperial Overlord

Negotiations began on April 2, secretly in Cairo. Both sides have their own ideas and are planning their own interests.

"No! Absolutely not! Oil exploration rights around the Red Sea! We want at least 80% or more! If we can't agree, we won't talk about it." The Saudi envoy waved his hand and said to the German diplomats.

"We're talking about the oil in Iraq! Now those things are still in the hands of the British! You can't even get a drop!" The German diplomat gritted his teeth and snorted.

"Now is now, the cooperation between the two sides must be based on win-win... We want to get Iraq's share of oil, which cannot be changed." The Saudi envoy said without giving an inch.

"What are you kidding? We can give you 3% of Iraq's oil share at most! This is the most concession!" The German diplomat patted the table with his hands and said coldly.

There are serious differences between the two sides in the competition for regional interests. Germany wants too much and Saudi Arabia wants to give too little.

The only headache for the Germans is that the Saudis don't actually have that much dominance in the region, and they have to negotiate with a lot of tribal leaders to make sure they get what they want.

In the negotiation, Germany first won the right to mine Saudi Arabia's mineral deposits around the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia is very generous on this point, giving a 40% discount.

To put it bluntly, if Germany finds oil in Saudi Arabia, it can take 40% of it for free, and the remaining 60% will belong to the Saudi king.

After the agreement was signed, German exploration teams set off, hoping to find oil from Saudi Arabia, as they did in Libya.

Once they find oil in Saudi Arabia, they and the companies behind them, including the head of state, can make a fortune.

You know, the last time the head of state insisted that there was oil in Libya, and as a result, Germany really found oil in Libya.

Now that the head of state has promised to have oil in Saudi Arabia, the probability of finding oil in Saudi Arabia is quite considerable.

As a result, when discussing the distribution of oil in Iraq and the ownership of Iraq and Iran, Germany and many local forces were unable to find a balance of interests.

For those invisible oil, the Arabs are very generous - but Iraq does have oil, which makes the poor and weak Saudi Arabia and other regions cannot take it lightly.

Germany hopes to annex Iraq and Iran, so that these two places can become part of the Third Reich.

Then add the Baku oil field of the Soviet Union to connect the Caucasus: Germany can build an oil pipeline from the land, directly to Germany!

In the future, this oil pipeline will be entirely within the territory of the Third Reich and belong to the Third Reich itself!

If Li Le really made this plan, then the future German oil route will be completely in his own hands and will no longer be restricted by other countries.

Including Italy, which has always used the Mediterranean as a ban, and Vichy France, which has more and more crazy ideas, they cannot restrain Germany on the issue of oil and energy.

It is a pity that countless leaders in the Middle East want a share of Iraq and Iran, so the negotiations have been delayed.

"Then, since you all think that the Third Reich can tolerate unreasonable demands, let's take a two-day break!" Amidst the noise in the venue, the German diplomat looked at the Saudi envoy and said.

The other party was obviously taken aback when he heard this request, because he felt a biting chill! Although it was in hot Cairo, he still felt the chill that made him shiver.

"Your Excellency..." At this time, he remembered that he was bargaining with a more vicious and powerful country that had defeated the British Empire...

And this country has swept France, defeated England, and is on its way to expedition to the Soviet Union!

In the face of such a country, the leaders of the loose Middle East guerrillas, who don't understand what they don't understand, just accept it, and they even delusionally blackmail a large sum of money.

The other party obviously didn't intend to waste any more time. The German diplomat waved his hand and said with a sneer, "Just wait for two days... otherwise there will be no results here."

Hearing what the other party said, the Saudi envoy could only shut his mouth. To get the Germans to compromise, it is estimated that the country's military must first be compromised.

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Soon, the German diplomat left the conference room and walked into Rommel's office with a stack of documents.

"Who has the time to talk to them about those useless things?" In his office, Rommel dropped the documents in his hand and said to the diplomat in charge of the negotiations.

At this moment, he is absent-minded. Recently, he has been fantasizing about Rommel who can cross the desert and attack Iraq. He is a little distracted by what he does.

"Your Excellency the General will definitely be interested in the next thing." The diplomat smiled and pressed a document in front of Rommel.

He let go of his hand, and Rommel saw the words written on the document: "Operation Plan for the Attack on Jerusalem".

"The head of state approved?" Seeing this plan, Rommel's eyes lit up, raised his head to look at the diplomat in front of him, and asked excitedly.

For a general, it is the happiest thing to have the opportunity to continue to command battles on the battlefield.

"Sometimes, we need to show our strength when we rely on talks and can't talk about results." The diplomat said to Rommel with a smile.

The diplomat paused, then continued to speak: "The Fuhrer not only approved your offensive plan, but also expanded it!"

"The head of state asked Italy to allocate some supplies and asked Mussolini to give you enough resources... He needs you to capture Jerusalem and Oman in the shortest possible time!"

After taking the whole of Egypt and taking the Suez Canal completely, Rommel's attack was actually very limited.

But now, the head of state has suddenly let go of his hands and feet, ready to let Rommel do a big job in the Middle East.

"That's great! I'll get my troops together... Jerusalem? I'll have to see who can stop the Afrikaans!"

"Oh! By the way, Your Excellency General, in order to be more appropriate, your unit will be renamed the German Expeditionary Force - 'Middle East Corps' in the future!" The diplomat added with a smile.

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