The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 405

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: 0.058s Scan: 0.073sIt is precisely because they think that the strength of the foot basin is very strong that the bear side is very worried.

If their strength can crush the foot basin, then the bear will not have any concerns, and will definitely push the Kwantung Army with a million troops like at the end of World War II and wipe out the Kwantung Army!

But now, their own strength is still not enough, so they dare not be so unrestrained.

However, all this is completely different after Hans’s Foreign Minister Ribbentrop arrived!

“Chairman Starling, these are the words that President Mainz asked me to convey to you. I hope you will seriously consider it!”

Ribbentrop had been on the airship for more than ten hours. He did not care about being tired. After arriving in Moscow, he asked to see Starling overnight.

Starling also gave face. After learning about the visit of Foreign Minister Hans at more than four o’clock in the morning, he hurriedly got up from the bed and met Ribbentrop with dark circles under his eyes.

But after listening to Ribbentrop’s words, Starling’s face looked a little ugly!

In fact, he understood this truth. There is an old saying in China: The lips are gone and the teeth are cold!

Starling may not have heard of this saying, but he definitely understands this truth!

It’s just that Hans said this kind of words in front of him, which made him a little embarrassed, and he was naturally not very happy in his heart!

“Ahem, Foreign Minister Ribin, you must be very tired after the journey. We have prepared a hotel for you. Why don’t you go back and have a rest first? We can talk about it tomorrow morning, okay?”

Motolov saw that the atmosphere was a little strange, so he immediately stood up and persuaded Ribbentrop to leave.

Ribbentrop also noticed that there was something wrong with Starling’s expression, so he did not insist. When Starling had some opinions about him, what he said would probably be ignored by Starling!

After Ribbentrop left, Starling snorted heavily:”The Hans are too arrogant. Do they need to teach us what to do? Are we, the great giant pandas, their vassal state?”

The reason why Starlin was angry was that the other party did not respect him as the head of the Russian bear country. In his opinion, Hans had no right to point fingers at the Russian bear.

After all, he, Hans, was a traditional great power in Europe. Am I not the Russian bear?

Speaking of which, Hans was almost destroyed by the Borese and Gauls, and it was the Russian bears who saved them many times. If there were no Russian bears, it would be hard to say whether Hans would still exist in the world!

As a result, less than two hundred years had passed, and Hans was so rampant that he dared to point fingers at the Russian bear. This made the former European gendarmerie, known as the largest country in Europe, the Russian bear, feel very unhappy! There are not many countries in the world that can convince the Russian bear. The British Empire is one, and Gaul is another.

These two countries have defeated the Russian bear on the battlefield, and they are old powers in Europe.

In the early nineteenth century, there was Gaul with Napoleon, and in the mid-nineteenth century, there was Crimea. The British Empire, which won the war, taught the Soviet Union, the European gendarme, a profound lesson.

And the Soviet Union got its revenge in the end.

They wiped out Napoleon’s 500,000-strong army.

Although they were defeated in Crimea, they refused to cede territory or pay compensation, leaving the British Empire helpless.

It is precisely because of this history that the Soviet Union looks up to the British Empire and Gaul and recognizes their status as powerful countries.

However, for Hans, a country that was once dependent on them and had always relied on them for protection, the Soviet Union is not so convinced!

Although the Soviet Union was destroyed by Hans in World War I, the Soviet Union felt that it was because the Tsar was stupid and incompetent, so this did not represent their true strength. Before they fought Hans squarely and defeated him, they would never recognize Hans’ status as a powerful country!

It is precisely because of this kind of great power chauvinism that Starling reacted so strongly to Ribbentrop’s words.

“Chairman, please calm down. I think the reason why Ribbentrop spoke without thinking is because they are completely confused. The Fengtian warlords in the Celestial Empire have a close relationship with them, so when they saw the foot basin people sent troops to attack the Celestial Empire, they were completely confused. In this case, it is not surprising that they said anything!”

Motoloff said confidently, he thought he had seen through Hans’s nature!

“Well, what you said makes sense. If not, it would be hard to explain why Hans was so happy to transfer the casting technology of the tank turret to us. It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the northeastern region of the Celestial Empire!”

Hearing Motolov’s words, Starling nodded.

Since Hans cares so much about the Celestial Empire, can they use this to make a fuss and threaten Hans?

Although the Russian Bear does not admit that Hans is strong, there is one thing that cannot be denied, that is, Hans’s industrial technology and scientific and technological strength are really strong, which Starling envies very much!

The Russian Bear used to have many top scientists, but with the continued war and turmoil in the country, these scientists left the Russian Bear one after another. At this time, the Russian Bear is facing the dilemma of talent withering and no one is available.

Hans is completely different. At this time, the best institutions of higher learning are in Hans, and most of the best and top scientists are in Hans. Moreover, Hans’ industrial scale is the second largest in the world. The combination of scientists and industrial systems has led to Hans’s The technological strength is very strong!

This can be reflected from their weapons. It is said that the turret of the main gun of Hans’ Bismarck-class battleship weighs less than 1,500 tons. This tonnage, coupled with a 406mm caliber cannon, seems impossible, but the Hans did it!

These are the embodiment of top technology!

Everyone says that the weapons and equipment of the Russian bear are stupid, big, black and rough. Let me ask, if the Russian bear really has a way to make the weapons and equipment better, then how could they not try, but make the weapons and equipment look stupid, big, black and rough?

Although Starling also knows that it is not possible to turn the Russian bear into Hans overnight, it is still no problem to get more technology from Hans in a short period of time, and then use Hans’ technology to develop their own equipment.

“Well, you will talk to Ribbentrop tomorrow morning and see if you can get more from Hans. Remember, we don’t want products, we want production machinery and production technology. I will ask my secretary to make a list for you. All of the technologies on it are the technologies we need most at the moment. If possible, let Hans transfer these technologies to us!”

Starling thought he had found Hans’s weakness, so he planned to blackmail Hans.

But who knew that Ribbentrop was well prepared. Mainz reminded him before he set off that the Russians were greedy and would definitely use this opportunity to ask for more things, and the more Hans gave in, the more they would push their luck. So in the face of the Russians’ demands, they had to refuse them outright without leaving any room for negotiation!

So, when Motoloff found Ribbentrop the next day and tried to blackmail him, Ribbentrop glanced at him coldly:”I’m sorry, we can’t do what your country asks for!”

Motlov was not surprised by Ribbentrop’s rejection. Bargaining is always like this. One party asks for a high price, and the other party pays low. No deal can be finalized in one go. It always takes a long tug-of-war to reach terms acceptable to both parties little by little, and then the deal is completed!

“Haha, Foreign Minister Ribbentrop is planning to leave China to die without any help?”

So, in order to warn Hans and Ribbentrop, Motlov smiled and brought up the matter of rescuing China, trying to force Hans to submit.

But unfortunately, Ribbentrop turned a deaf ear to his threat and did not take it seriously at all!

“Whether to save the Celestial Empire or not is your business. We have provided the best possible help, and the Celestial Empire has paid the corresponding compensation. Whether the Celestial Empire can hold on is not our concern. As for whether your country will send troops to help the Celestial Empire, we can only give suggestions. For your sake, I suggest that you send troops as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the troops are sent, the situation will be difficult to handle!”

Motoloff stared at Ribbentrop’s face for a long time. The other party did not look like he was joking!

This made Motoloff’s heart start to beat: Could it be that the Hans really don’t care about the life and death of the Celestial Empire? Don’t they care about their interests in the Celestial Empire?

“Aren’t you afraid that your assets in China will be swallowed up by the imperial court?”

“”The Foot Basin has no grudge against us in the past, and no grudge against us in the present, so why do you want to do this? If the Foot Basin really occupies the northeast of China, we can just continue to cooperate with the Foot Basin and jointly develop these mines. We can even sell these mines to the Foot Basin, which is not impossible!”

This time, Motolov himself panicked!

What the Hans said made sense, and they could indeed deal with it this way, but if the Hans did this, what would the Russian Bear do?