stonecrandall Chapter 268
Chapter 268
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After finishing the inspection of Messerschmitt, Mainz was in a good mood and went to another large factory in Munich, the Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Plant, also known as BMW, for inspection.
On the other hand, the Italians, who had sent a telegram but received no response, began to get anxious!
“”What is Hans’ attitude? Do they want to cooperate with us?”
Mussolini asked his confidant, Billusius, anxiously. It can be seen that the dual pressure from home and abroad has made Mussolini somewhat at a loss. If he cannot find a strong ally at this time to stimulate the confidence of his own people, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit on the position of head of state for long!
“Uh, Führer, the Hans didn’t respond to us!”
“”What? What do they mean? Do they look down on me, Mussolini, or do they look down on us, Italy?”
Mussolini was not a good-tempered man. He could not sit still after hearing what Bilucius said.
He jumped up from his chair, his face flushed, and he was about to curse!
Bilucius had been scolded a lot in the past few days. Seeing Mussolini’s posture, he understood what this guy was going to do!
So he immediately stood up and persuaded:”Führer, calm down. Things should not have reached that point. Maybe the telegram we sent was not delivered to the hands of Prime Minister Mainz? I heard that he is not in the capital of Hans now, but is inspecting in a southern city, so it is possible that he did not receive our telegram!”
Bilucius’s words calmed Mussolini’s anger a little, and he nodded:”So that’s the case, well, you quickly send him another telegram, make sure it is delivered to him, and let him call us back quickly!”
Mussolini was really anxious. He hoped to form an alliance with Hans as soon as possible to get rid of the current unfavorable situation.
However, after hearing his words, Bilucius’s face changed.
He was a little doubtful about the IQ of his leader. Just now he said that Hans did not receive the telegram, which was obviously an excuse, an excuse he made up at random, but Mussolini took it seriously!
Doesn’t he know the principle of not releasing the eagle before seeing the rabbit?
The Hans people are not puppets in your hands. Why should everything be done according to your wishes? What’s more, in the previous telegram, Mussolini only eagerly expressed his intention to form an alliance with Hans, but did not give Hans any benefits at all.
Daili is in a lot of trouble now, and he is eager to find an ally to relieve his pressure, but Hans doesn’t have such pressure!
Your Italian Daili’s trouble is not our Hans’ trouble. You want to find an ally to share the pressure, but I, Hans, don’t want to be dragged into the water!
So what is the attitude of the Hans people towards the alliance? Billusius has no idea at all. In this case, without knowing the other party’s clear attitude, he unilaterally wants to form an alliance with the other party. I am afraid it is just a daydream!
Of course, Billusius only complained about these things in his heart. If he dared to say it out loud, Mussolini would not only not listen, but might even vent his anger on him and scold him.
After following Mussolini for a long time, Lucius realized that Mussolini was not a guy who liked to reason with others!
So there was no point in reasoning with him. But this matter would most likely fall on his head. After complaining, Mussolini would definitely hand it over to him to deal with. If he couldn’t handle it well, he would inevitably be scolded!
Thinking of this, Lucius carefully considered his tone and words, trying not to irritate Mussolini, and asked tentatively:”Führer, we betrayed Hans during the First World War. If the Hans have a grudge or even hostility towards us because of this, I am afraid they will not ally with us so easily. What do you think?……”
What Bilucius meant was that since Italy had betrayed Hans for its own benefit, if it wanted to reconcile with Hans now, it had to show enough sincerity, at least to eliminate the hostility in Hans’ heart.
“What do you mean?”
Mussolini is not a fool. Although he is unreliable, it does not mean that he is a fool. On the contrary, Mussolini is still good at politics. If not, he would not have seized the opportunity to launch the march to Rome and seize power in one fell swoop to become the head of state of Italy.
So after hearing what Bilucius said, Mussolini immediately became alert.
“Well, I think we should show some sincerity and let the Hans feel our sincerity, then they will be likely to cooperate with us!”
“Sincerity? What sincerity?”
Mussolini asked suspiciously.
Seeing that the other party seemed to be interested, Vilucius struck while the iron was hot and said,”After Hans annexed Odili, South Tyrol, which we had taken from Odili before, became a piece of Hans’ heart. They must want to take it back. If we return South Tyrol to Hans, then Hans will be able to feel our sincerity and may agree to form an alliance with us!”
In the eyes of Bilucius, South Tyrol is a mountainous area under the Alps. It has limited value and a small area. At least compared with the Alba country they occupied, this place is much smaller.
Moreover, South Tyrol was originally the territory of Odili. At this time, Odili merged with Hans. This place is likely to be claimed by Hans, so they are likely to make enemies with Hans because of holding South Tyrol.
In this case, South Tyrol is not only of little significance to them, but will become a hot potato in their hands. If they can form an alliance with Hans through South Tyrol and obtain Hans’ support, then they only need to pay the price of South Tyrol to get more fertile land!
This price is very worthwhile in the eyes of Bilucius!
This sentence actually makes sense, but unfortunately, Mussolini does not want to reason. When he heard Bilucius say that he would return South Tyrol to Hans, Mussolini suddenly became anxious!
“No, absolutely not. South Tyrol was the spoils we won in the First World War. We paid a heavy price of millions of casualties to obtain such a barren land of less than 10,000 square kilometers. The whole country has long been dissatisfied with this result. Now you want us to hand over South Tyrol to Hans. Do you think the people of the country will agree?”
Mussolini was very firm in his attitude, and had no intention of bargaining.
In his opinion, no piece of Italian land could be lost. Although South Tyrol was not their ancestral land, it was the land they had seized by force and the spoils of World War I. If they gave up this spoils, wouldn’t it mean that they had paid such a high price in participating in World War I and gained nothing, and it was meaningless?
Moreover, politically speaking, the people in Italy were already very dissatisfied with Mussolini at this time. If he handed over South Tyrol, he would definitely be regarded as weak and incompetent by the people. At that time, his support would drop faster, and the foundation of his rule would be gone!
So no matter from which perspective, he would never give this place up!
“Don’t mention this matter again. Now think of another feasible solution for me!”
After Mussolini strongly rejected Bilucius’s suggestion, he threw this heavy task on his head!
Bilucius sighed. How could he be so blind to follow such a guy?_Read the ununderlined version of the novel, please download