"This is Mr. Mohammed, the special envoy of Saudi Arabia... The person next to him is Mr. Yemichai from Oman. They will negotiate with us directly on behalf of their own country." The translation introduced once, and the introduction was respectful.
Bending over.
Obviously, Germany can no longer tolerate the flirting between the Middle East and the Americans. The purpose of this negotiation is to completely cut off their ties with the United States and the British government in exile in the United States.
Rommel stood on the edge of the desert and a small oasis, with his back to the oasis and looking at the endless desert in the distance. He suddenly felt that God seemed to be playing a not-so-funny joke on him.
Once, as Germany's top military leader in North Africa, he was placed in an endless desert by the head of state. This was obviously a very happy thing.
Because he can gallop across the vast desert without caring about other people's feelings or thoughts, he can carry out the most perfect offensive operations in his mind.
He can even fight a good fight without reporting to the head of state.
It was precisely because of this unrestricted and unrestrained fighting that he fought all the way from Tobruk to Egypt and won the infinite honor that belonged to him.
It is precisely because of this feeling that he was able to be invincible and omnipotent in Africa and acquire large chunks of African land.
Now, wearing infinite honor, he commanded the African Army Group that was farthest from the German mainland and won the most dazzling victory.
However, things must be reversed.
After he entered Egypt and received his marshal's scepter as a reward, he suddenly painfully discovered that he had no battle to fight!
What a huge blow this is to a professional soldier, just like a craftsman losing his job.
The goals planned by the German army before to attack El Alamein, seize Cairo, and control the Suez Canal, which seemed very far away and unattainable, have all been achieved by him one by one.
It seemed that nothing was impossible for Rommel, but this time Rommel seemed to have truly lost his goal.
Without so many goals, Rommel could only look at the boundless desert in front of him, urging his troops to train quickly, but he knew that the training did not seem to have any substantive effect.
It is just to prevent these soldiers from losing their fighting instinct.
What embarrassed Rommel most was that the high command sent a telegram some time ago, asking him to dig up the pyramid and find some mummies to send to former Italian Prime Minister Mussolini.
Rommel almost cried and asked the people below to get a few mummies, and then actually sent them to Italy...
At this time, Rommel had more than 400,000 troops in his hands, although most of them were Italian servants.
But this is no longer the Italian army before. After Rommel's efforts, these Italian troops have become very powerful.
These Italian troops joined forces with the German expeditionary force to fight beautiful battles in North Africa again and again, and these victories were like redemptions for the Italian army, saving the face that should belong to them.
With these capable soldiers and many artillery produced by Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as sufficient ammunition and Libyan oil as a solid backing, this force can be said to have extremely strong combat effectiveness.
But they have a fatal weakness, that is, their mobility is not strong. The only thing that restricts them is the damn yellow sand in front of them.
If there was a road in this vast desert, they might have already sent their tanks, artillery, or their own soldiers under the walls of the British colonial government in New Delhi.
"I know what Mountbatten and Montgomery have promised you, and 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 had no good intentions.
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The British offered attractive conditions to Saudi Arabia, Oman and other regions, and allowed people in these regions to consolidate their beliefs and gave them a lot of freedom of thought and life.
This is extremely tempting for those who have lived under imperialist rule for a long time, for whom nothing is more important than freedom.
Reinhardt, who had seen the chaos of the 21st century, knew what this kind of excessive indulgence would 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, as the head of Germany, Reinhard was not a savior. In fact, he was more similar to a more vicious devil.
As the head of state of Germany, Reinhard also did not want to see a Middle East that was integrated, united, and turned its guns outward.
What he would rather see is a Middle East that is easier to control, more conducive to Germany's development, and easier for him to take action against!
Therefore, Germany's way to deal with the chaos in the Middle East is simple: no matter what the British promised them, Germany agreed to the same! And the Germans also added many additional preferential conditions to them that the British did not give them.
Therefore, the Arabs are obviously very satisfied with Germany's very generous treatment. 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 side with Germany instead of flirting with the British." Rommel said straightforwardly, with his hands behind his back and looking at the Arabs in front of him.
When the translator spoke out Rommel's words, especially when the word "sale" was spoken, the Saudi 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 nothing worth exchanging except geographical location, let alone money.
For them, the cost of paying for arms is simply astronomical.
The country of Saudi Arabia was very poor and isolated at that time, and it was not as wealthy as it would be in later generations.
The reason is that at this time, oil has not 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, there was no oil produced here.
At this time, the oil-producing areas were only in Iraq and Iran, and these two places were still a long way from Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia was still just a desert and there was nothing special about it.
"Your Majesty General, we are not as rich as you think. We are very willing to obtain your country's support, but we do not have that much leverage. In fact, we cannot pay for these arms."
The Saudi envoy spoke depressedly and explained his embarrassment.
In fact, several forces claiming to be countries have been born in Saudi Arabia. The King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, is currently in a state of distress and is dealing with troublesome affairs in his country.
He didn't want his throne to be lost in vain, and precisely because of this, their treasury had been basically depleted by the continuous wars.
The departure of the British suddenly caused chaos here. The entire desert is now full of disputes, and many people are dreaming of becoming emperors.
However, no matter how chaotic it was, all the forces made a wise decision, which was to please both sides. While flattering the British government-in-exile, they were also flirting with the German Reinhardt government.
This time, the purpose of the special envoy sent by Saudi Arabia is to obtain certain support from the Reinhardt government so that he can restore his rule over the region as soon as possible.