Although the republic was successfully established without bloodshed, the republicans did not really control the country. In the first real election of the republic, there were more than 30,000 anti-monarchy city councilors, while there were more than 30,000 city councilors in favor of the monarchy.
More than 400,000 people, it can be seen from this that the Republic has not really been accepted by the Spanish people.
From 1933 to the outbreak of the civil war, the political situation in Spain became increasingly chaotic. At one time, the conservative faction prevailed, and at another time, the right wing prevailed. The two sides fought for each other and refused to give up an inch of territory. As a result, after Spain entered the republic, it
It did not develop as smoothly as originally imagined, but in some aspects it was worse than when the king was on the throne. This also made the Spanish people who did not believe in the republic even more confused.
What is even more tragic is that neither the left nor the right faction can convince the other side in the mutual struggle, so they both resorted to the method of massacre. Assassinations, gun battles, and kidnappings occurred one after another on both sides. As the conflict escalated, the former Spanish Finance Minister
,conservative leader,Congressman Jose
Calvo Sodro was taken away by several policemen at home and shot dead on the way. Just the day before, during a debate in Congress, ** Congressman Dolores Ibaruli had accused
Sodro was a fascist and swore that this would be Sodlo's last speech to Congress.
Sodro's murder shocked the whole of Spain and even Europe. Countries condemned the Republicans' actions as too extreme and unconstitutional. In early July 1936, the Spanish "Foreign Legion" and "Moorish Legion" announced in Spanish Morocco
Opposed the government of the Republic and elected General San Juljo, who was in exile in Portugal, as its leader. He issued a mobilization order to the entire Spanish army and used life-long pensions as bait to mobilize officers to purge the army of unreliable elements.
These rebels imprisoned the commander-in-chief General Gomez and executed the commander of the Eastern Route Army General Manuel Moslaris. At this time, General Franco, who was the military governor of the Canary Islands, also flew on an Italian plane
He rushed to Morocco and served as the commander of the rebel army, calling this army the National Army.
On that day, armed uprisings broke out in many places across Spain. In cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Pamplona, battles broke out between the national army and workers' armed forces loyal to the republican government. 80% of the regular army consisted of about 120,000 people.
Everyone turned to the people
In addition, there are also right-wing armed forces, such as the Carlist "Volunteers". Most of them are composed of farmers, holding black powder matchlocks. Under the leadership of priests, they shout "For God"
"Fight with the King" against the republican forces.
Facing the National Army, which was mainly composed of regular troops and farmers, the Republicans only had the "Assault Guard Army" they established themselves. Although this army was all brave and determined republican youths, the number was too small. So the Republicans launched an attack on the workers.
The class launched a call, and soon more than 200,000 workers from all over the country began to flock to the "King of Qin" in Madrid.
At the beginning of the war, the Italian army was already involved. Their warships and planes transported the national army from Morocco to the Spanish mainland, and also provided a large amount of weapons and equipment.
Beard will definitely not let go of this opportunity to attack the Japanese. Germany also sent planes and troops from Italy directly into Spain to help Franco's National Army. This is how the civil war began.
By the time Liu Fu returned to the South China Sea Federation, the Spanish Civil War was already in full swing. The National Army was well-trained and had sufficient weapons. Although the workers' armed forces and police forces were backward in weapons and equipment, and the Republican government was also subject to an arms embargo, they still had large numbers.
Hot-blooded passion. The two sides are temporarily tied, and the national
The army controls Morocco, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, the Guadarrama Mountains and the area north of the Ebro River, while the republican government occupies the eastern coast, the Basque Country, Catalonia and other areas.
And cut off the north-south connection of the National Army, the capitals Madrid and Barcelona are also under the control of the republican government.
According to this situation, Spain's overseas territories and the northwest of the country are all occupied by the National Army, while the capital and southeastern coastal areas are still in the hands of the Republican government. Now neither side can do anything about the other, and both are asking the international community
He extended his hands to help, but the treatment received by both sides was completely different.
European countries have long disliked Spain's socialist republican government. In Europe, where capitalism is the mainstream, a red Soviet Union has emerged. However, most of that huge country is in Asia, and its territory is also on the edge of Europe.
The corners are not too conspicuous.
But Spain is different. It borders France and Italy, and across the sea is the United Kingdom. It is completely in the heart of Europe. In addition, Spain also guards the Strait of Gibraltar, the maritime lifeline of Europe. If this country becomes a red country, then Britain and France will
Life will be difficult for other countries, and it is hard to say whether it will cause changes in the political systems of other countries. Therefore, this sign must be nipped in. In this case, it is conceivable whether the republican government can receive assistance from other countries.
Got it.
Liu Fu summoned the heads of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He took a large pile of information on the Spanish Civil War and discussed it for a day on the map. However, he could not find a breakthrough suitable for the South China Sea Federation to fish in troubled waters. The first was the South China Sea Federation.
It has nothing to do with Spain as a country and has no intersection. Whether it is the Republican government or the National Army, the South China Sea Federation is a stranger. This is like holding a pig's head and cannot find the temple gate.
Secondly, where is the European continent, next to France and not far from the United Kingdom, the South China Sea Federation has no influence at all there, and Britain and France will not watch the South China Sea Federation come all the way to interfere with European affairs. The most troublesome thing is
The only thing is that Spain is guarding the north side of the Strait of Gibraltar, which is a strategic point. Wherever the British have troops stationed, they will definitely not agree to the South China Sea Federation messing around on Spanish soil.
Finally, the international community is emphasizing the embargo on arms to the Spanish government. In fact, they are all biased. These capitalist countries have long disliked the Spanish Republican government. There is already a Red Soviet Union in the north of Europe. If in Europe
If another socialist government emerges in the south, what will happen to the shape of Europe?
The style was too bad. So during this war, European countries shouted for an arms embargo while watching Italy and Germany transport guns and food to the National Army, and even sent troops without saying a word.
Clearly, we would rather let Italy and Germany take advantage than defeat this republican government.
Although the Soviet Union has lodged a protest, Spain is too far away from the Soviet Union. They are too anxious to put in the effort. Even if the Soviet Union can help the republican government, Liu Fu and many federal officials are not optimistic about the republican government because the Soviet government is not very wealthy now.
, has just completed the country's industrialization layout. Although it is much stronger than when the Soviet government was first established, it is still far from the stage of capital export.
So isn't it possible to sell some equipment to the National Army through Italy and Germany? This is a terrible idea. Although it is called the Spanish Civil War, there are only hundreds of thousands of people fighting. The scale of the war is not large, and the cost is not much.
, relying on the assistance of Italy and Germany alone is more than enough. If the Federation has to travel so far to take advantage of that small advantage, Italy and Germany will probably give the Federation this face, but it is not cost-effective. It has to be shipped thousands of miles away.
Tens of thousands of rifles are not enough for gas.
And there is another problem, that is, the National Army has now received assistance from Germany and Italy, which is strategically better than the Republican government without any foreign aid. If the South China Sea Federation assists the National Army at this time, then the war will be
Stop fighting. The republican government will collapse in a few months and the war will end.
So fast, who will provide follow-up assistance? According to the structure of the federal government, a small fight is not worth showing up. A big country must have the demeanor of a big country. If it doesn’t make a real splash, and if it doesn’t take three to five years, it will die.
With millions of people, is it worthy of intervention by the world’s top powers? (To be continued...)
