The Third Reich in Desperation

Now he, wearing unlimited honor, commanded the African Army Group farthest from the German mainland, and won the most dazzling victory.

However, extremes must be reversed.

After he entered Egypt and got his marshal's scepter reward, he suddenly and painfully discovered that he had no more battles to fight!

What a blow this is to a professional soldier, just like a craftsman losing his job.

He had already achieved the seemingly distant and unattainable goals planned by the German army to attack Alamein, capture Cairo, and control the Suez Canal.

It seems that nothing is impossible for Rommel, but this time Rommel seems to have really lost his goal.

And without so many targets, Rommel could only look at the boundless desert in front of him, urging his troops to train quickly, but he knew that the training didn't seem to have any substantial effect.

It's just to keep these soldiers from losing their fighting instinct.

The most embarrassing thing for Rommel was that some time ago, the High Command sent a telegram asking him to dig up the pyramid and find some mummies to send to the former Italian Prime Minister Mussolini.

Rommel almost cried and told the people below to get a few mummies, and then really sent them to Italy...

At this time, Rommel had more than 40 troops in his hands, although most of these were Italian servants.

But this is no longer the Italian army before. After Rommel's efforts, these troops from Italy are already very strong.

These Italian troops teamed up with the German expeditionary force to fight beautiful battles in North Africa again and again, and this victory after victory was like salvation again and again for the Italian army, saving them the face that should belong to them.

Sitting on these soldiers who are good at fighting, and many artillery produced by Italy and the United Kingdom, and the troops have sufficient ammunition and have Libyan oil as a solid backing, this army can be said to be extremely powerful.

But they have a fatal weakness, that is, their mobility is not strong, and the only thing restricting them is the damn yellow sand in front of them.

If there is a road in this vast desert, maybe they have already sent tank artillery or their own soldiers to the walls of the British colonial government in New Delhi.

"I know what Mountbatten and Montgomery promised you. We can give you what they can give you." Rommel ended his fantasy, turned around, and said to these people who came from afar but harbored bad intentions. .

The British offered attractive conditions to regions such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, and condoned the people in these regions to strengthen their beliefs, giving them a lot of freedom of thought and life.

This is very tempting for those who have lived under imperialist rule for a long time, for whom nothing is more important than freedom.

Reinhardt, who has seen the chaos of the 21st century, knows what kind of result this kind of excessive indulgence for them will eventually lead to.

It is nothing more than that the entire Middle East is in chaos, and these countries can only rely on selling oil to consolidate their position in the world.

Of course, Reinhardt, as the head of state of Germany, is not a savior. In fact, he is more similar to a more vicious devil.

As the German head of state, Reinhardt also does not want to see a Middle East that is integrated, united, and aimed at the outside world.

What he prefers to see is a Middle East that is easy to control and more conducive to Germany's development, making it easier for him to attack it!

Therefore, Germany's way to deal with the chaos in the Middle East is very simple: no matter what the British promised them, Germany would also agree!And the Germans added a lot of additional preferential conditions to them that the British did not give them.

Therefore, the Arabs are obviously very satisfied with the very generous treatment in Germany. After all, these Arabs who only have money in their eyes do not understand what long-term interests are.

"We are willing to sell arms and other supplies, as long as you choose to stand on the side of Germany instead of flirting with the British." Rommel said bluntly, with his hands behind his back, looking at the Arabs in front of him.

When the translator uttered Rommel's words, especially when the word "sell" was uttered, the Saudi special envoy, Mr. Mohammed, was obviously a little embarrassed.

Because they have no money to pay for these arms!

In fact, in the early days, most countries in the Middle East where Saudi Arabia is located had no conditions worth exchanging except for their geographical location, let alone money.

For them, the cost of paying for arms is simply sky-high.

The country of Saudi Arabia was very poor and closed at that time, and it did not look like the rich and powerful people in later generations.

And the reason is that at this time, no oil has been discovered here!

Oil in the Middle East was discovered and exploited on a large scale only after World War II.During World War II, no oil was produced here.

At this time, the oil-producing areas were only in Iraq and Iran, and these two places are still far away from Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia is still just a desert, and there is nothing special about it.

"Your Excellency, we are not as rich as you imagined. We are very willing to obtain the support of your country, but we don't have that many bargaining chips. In fact, we cannot pay for these munitions."

The Saudi special envoy spoke gloomily, explaining his embarrassment.

In fact, several forces claiming to be countries have been born in this place of Saudi Arabia. The king of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, is now in a state of desperation, dealing with troublesome affairs in his country.

He didn't want his throne to be lost in vain, and it was precisely because of this that their treasury had been basically depleted by continuous wars.

The departure of the British brought chaos here, the entire desert is now full of disputes, and many people are dreaming of becoming the emperor.

However, no matter how chaotic, all the forces have made a wise decision, that is, to please both sides. While flattering the British government-in-exile, they are also flirting with the German Reinhardt government.

And this time, the purpose of the special envoy sent by Saudi Arabia is to obtain a certain amount of support from the Reinhardt government, so that he can restore the rule of the region as soon as possible.

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"You can sell anything, no matter what it is, as long as you are willing to sell it, we are willing to buy it." Rommel tempted like a cunning fox.

"Excuse me, what exactly are you referring to?" The special envoy asked suspiciously as he didn't seem to understand Rommel's words.

"Special envoy, maybe you don't know, our Head of State Reinhard likes your place very much, and many of our businessmen also like your place. You can sell the right to navigate, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf." Rommel continued.

Rommel's request almost scared the special envoy into a cold sweat, because with the right to navigate the Red Sea, German submarines can enter and leave the Indian Ocean. This will save a lot of trouble in transporting goods from Asia to Europe, and Germany will be able to directly send Sending troops to South Asia.

In addition, what Germany also wants is the right of land passage north of Saudi Arabia.After all, Rommel is now thinking about attacking Iraq.

If he can obtain a safe ground corridor, then he can at least have a little more confidence in crossing Jordan and other areas and attacking the British army in Iraq.

Some of the miscellaneous British troops there didn't know what was going on, but they nervously announced that they were going to hang out with the British government in exile in the United States.

Even the Indians dare not do that!

Therefore, Rommel had already received news that Reinhardt wanted him to teach the commanders of the British troops in the Middle East how to behave?

On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is of course very aware of the importance of the Red Sea.

But Saudi Arabia knew at this time that if he agreed to Germany's conditions, it would be tantamount to betraying the British government-in-exile.

There is nothing wrong with betraying the British government in exile. I am afraid that the United States behind the British government will find an opportunity to turn against Saudi Arabia in the future.

But Saudi Arabia itself is also clear that compared to offending Germany, Saudi Arabia would rather offend the United States.

People without thought, he must worry about.The United States is far enough away, but the German Afrika Korps are close at hand!

Saudi Arabia has sold the navigation rights of the Red Sea to many countries before, and naturally there is no reason to reject the German proposal.

But asking Saudi Arabia to give up the northern land passage made the Saudi envoy a little reluctant.

It can be said that the reason for giving up the right of navigation in the Red Sea is because it does not have a navy, and the benefits at sea are handed over, but Saudi Arabia owns the army, so how can it just give up the land?