Chapter four hundred and fifty first pie from the sky
Mussolini, who was far away in Berlin, had just received the battle report of the Battle of Oran at this time.
It can be said that he is in a good mood now.
During the afternoon negotiation, Reinhard readily agreed to a series of his requests. Although it was different from what he expected, in general, Mussolini still got what he wanted.
The first was 40% of the currency of France's reparations. Taking advantage of Mussolini being kept in the dark, Reinhard shamelessly gave this mere 40 francs as a huge favor and gave it to the unsuspecting Mussolini.
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Moreover, Reinhard also asked for a delay in payment in order to expose the truth later.
At the same time, Reinhard also promised that after Italy occupied Egypt, it would not interfere with the ownership of the Suez Canal. This made Mussolini, who thought he could occupy Egypt and defeat the British army in Africa, very happy and thought that he had won for nothing.
A big bargain.
On another point, regarding Italy's request for French African colonies, Reinhard nodded in agreement and promised to give it.
However, what Reinhard gave was not Tunisia, but the free French colonies that surrendered to Britain.
In other words, Italy will eventually need to use rifles and artillery shells to claim these territories on its own.
As for the 49% stake in the large oil field that Mussolini demanded, Reinhard really decided to give it to him.
However, what he gave was only 49% of the shares in the oil fields currently discovered in France, not all the oil fields in Algeria. In other words, what Mussolini got was just the tip of the iceberg.
To illustrate with data, Mussolini has obtained 49% of the shares in the currently initially discovered oil fields. However, after the surrounding oil fields are gradually developed in the future, this share will definitely not exceed 10% of Algeria's total oil field shares.
Even so, this share is not given in vain. Italy needs to destroy the British H Fleet in the Mediterranean before it is eligible to receive it.
During the delivery process, the payment will also be given gradually in the form of installment payments, and it is planned to be completely paid off around 1955.
As a result, if Italy wants to get all the benefits, it must stay in the same camp as Germany, at least throughout World War II and for the 10 years after the war.
There is another point that Reinhardt did not make plain. This is because Algeria’s oil reserves are not the 30 billion barrels that were deliberately exaggerated, but about 12.2 billion barrels.
By 1955, many of the small oil wells initially explored would have been abandoned for a long time, and the remaining ones would have been exhausted.
By then, even if Italy takes up all the profit shares brought by these small oil wells in the early stage, it is estimated that there will not be much left.
As for the French warships requested by Mussolini, Reinhardt based his impression on the battleships Brittany and Provence that were sunk during Operation Ballista, as well as the battlecruiser "Dunker" that was damaged.
"K" and other ships were promised to Mussolini.
Anyway, they are all heavy and hurt.
At that time, Mussolini might even happily thank the Germans for giving him so many ships to salvage and repair.
Salvaging sunken ships and repairing broken ships can also lead to an increase in job opportunities in Italy, right?
All in all, Reinhardt's replies to Mussolini were not unpleasant, but they were all treacherous replies.
After all, between countries, as Churchill said, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.
Since Mussolini had the nerve to raise prices, Reinhardt didn't mind telling lies with him.
It’s not that Reinhard doesn’t have a sense of the overall situation, or that he doesn’t know that countries should not mess around.
But every time he saw Mussolini, a bald man, he couldn't help but want to hit him.
If you don’t slap it anywhere else, just slap it in the face!
The key is to fight but not fight, others will still be the leaders of a country.
That's fine, let's deal with it as a son.
Judging from Mussolini's idiotic and arrogant character, Reinhardt might not be able to help but find someone to kill him one day.
Therefore, it seems that there is really no need to have a good relationship with Mussolini.
Of course, when this negotiation is over, in the end, Mussolini can only be mute and eat yellow lotus, unable to express his suffering.
After all, Reinhardt logically does not know which French warships were bombed and sunk.
Mussolini was negotiating, and Reinhardt was sitting opposite him.
Under such circumstances, no one knew the casualties in the Battle of Oran that occurred at the same time.
As for why the warships named by Reinhard were all sunk or damaged, there is no other explanation other than coincidence.
Of course, if Mussolini was willing to admit that Reinhard was an omniscient and omnipotent God, then he might still suspect that he had been deceived.
But with Mussolini’s pride, how could he possibly believe such a thing?
What a joke! Even if there really is an omniscient and omnipotent God in the world, it should be Mussolini.
Regardless of what will happen in the future, at least for now, Mussolini is very happy.
"This Reinhard is quite sensible." Sitting on the plane returning to Italy, Mussolini said to his subordinates with a dissatisfied smile.
The German head of state agreed to almost all of his demands and conditions in one breath. Whoever it was, he should have hesitated for a while.
After waving the battle report in his hand, Mussolini smiled even brighter: "The German submarine force, in cooperation with our Italian fleet, defeated the British main task force that attacked France in one fell swoop. Then, they took the captured British warships
, everything is delivered to our hands.”
If the benefits promised by the Germans cannot be seen yet, then this telegram sent from China can truly confirm it!
An aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal, a wounded battleship, and four other new British destroyers, these are the wonderful trophies of the Italian Navy.
It can be said that this is the largest formal surrender in the history of the British Royal Navy.
The direct beneficiary of the British surrender this time was the Italian navy that rushed to pick up the leak.
What satisfied Mussolini the most was that the captured aircraft carrier Ark Royal was only slightly damaged. With a little repair, it can be used as an Italian aircraft carrier immediately!
This will be the first aircraft carrier of the Italian Navy!
A high-end aircraft carrier picked up for free!
Even in the British Navy, HMS Ark Royal is the most advanced aircraft carrier.
For Italy, which has always been limited by its national strength and lack of knowledge and has not built an aircraft carrier, suddenly possessing a large aircraft carrier that is considered to be of excellent quality in the contemporary era is tantamount to giving timely help.
From preparing funds, to building an aircraft carrier, to launching sea trials, this requires countless manpower, material resources, financial resources and a lot of time and running-in.
But now everything is saved. Sir Forbes, the commander of the British Navy, directly packaged the completed ship and sent it to the Italian Navy.
