Chapter 250： Axis (1/2)
The German soldiers conquered Austria without blood, and this incident also made Hitler's position in the army higher. Although the Prussian soldiers were quite arrogant, they also valued heroes, and Hitler undoubtedly had the qualities of a hero, and Hitler had a keen sense. Strategic insight!
For the conservative officers, conquering Austria has made the German Empire extremely strong, but for Hitler, this is obviously not enough.
Austria, just a platform, conquered Austria, the next one is Czechoslovakia!
While Cyric was enthusiastically discussing with Hitler on how to divide Czechoslovakia step by step and how to stir up hatred between Poland and the Czech Republic, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived.
Mussolini is here.
For Hitler, Mussolini occupies an important position in his life. Mussolini was Hitler’s idol and the revolutionary mentor who led Hitler to victory. At the beginning, Hitler also brought him after the failed coup in the beer hall. With Cyric and others, go to visit Mussolini secretly.
At that time, because of a large amount of gold bribes, Mussolini also kindly agreed to Hitler's request and sold Libya's oil exploration to Hitler.
Up to now, this is a joke. For more than ten years, he has not found anything in the desert of Libya. However, Mussolini also knew in his heart that Hitler wanted the desert of Libya in order to build a secret base. Just research something, Mussolini can tolerate these small movements.
However, in the past few years, Mussolini and Hitler still had a little friction. When Hitler wanted to take action against Austria, Mussolini expressed firm opposition and even sent troops to the border. Now, of course, these are all trivial matters.
After that, the relationship between the two became closer again, thanks to Franco.
In the Spanish Civil War, Franco turned to Italy and Germany for help. The two countries helped Franco together. In this way, they became good brothers and comrades-in-arms.
Moreover, during the Spanish Civil War, the Italian army suddenly discovered the powerful combat effectiveness of the German army, which made them extremely envious. Therefore, in Mussolini's eyes, Hitler's status has gradually risen.
Although Mussolini still looked at Hitler from the position of a mentor, there is no doubt that Hitler was already his best student.
The Spanish Civil War made Mussolini's stance lean towards Germany, and that is the case. Now that Germany and Austria are merged, Mussolini has no intention of intervening.
Just after Germany occupied Austria, why did Mussolini come to Germany so quickly?
With Cyric, Hitler received Mussolini cordially. After reviewing the guard of honor in the capital, Berlin, Mussolini came to the conference room happily.
”Adolf, you are the most outstanding student I have ever met, and you have developed our career very well.” Mussolini said, he still has a superior mentality.
As a result, Hitler could only nod his head: ”Yes, we have been holding the 4d flag high until now.”
”The vertical line between Berlin and Rome is not a barrier, but an axis.” Mussolini said to Hitler: ”We have a common ideal and a common enemy. We should also cooperate closely in more aspects.”