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After China warned Germany, Germany seemed to have given up its battle for the Azores and did not continue to put pressure on the Portuguese government, which made the Portuguese government, which has been worried, let go of its new arrival, and China also believes that Germany is facing China.
Pressure once again chose to compromise and give in! After all, similar things have happened countless times in the past few years, and basically every time it was Germany's give in!
However, in order to avoid being raided by the Germans, the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy sent an aircraft carrier battle group to patrol the waters around the Azores to prevent the Germans from launching a sudden attack on the Azores.
Create a fait accompli!
On the morning of May 1, Marshal Falkenhein, the German Secretary of the Army and Chief of General Staff, submitted a combat plan against Portugal to German Emperor William II!
"Your Majesty, this time we plan to use 12 infantry divisions of the Army, a fleet of the Navy, including two battleships, and the Air Force will also dispatch 300 aircraft to strive to defeat the Portuguese army within a week and capture Lisbon!"
Marshal Falkenhain said.
"How is the confidentiality work done? Can we conquer Lisbon before the Chinese intervene?" asked William II. The more than 100,000 troops in Portugal were not taken seriously by him.
What he was worried about was China. If China intervened forcibly, it would be troublesome! Therefore, the German army had to deal with the Portuguese army before the Chinese army reacted and sent Manuel II back to Lisbon.
"Your Majesty, we will secretly send troops to the border between Spain and Portugal in the next half month to launch an attack on Portugal in a sudden attack! However, we need the cooperation of Spain!" Falkenhe
Marshal En said! The German army must get the cooperation of Spain when the streets of Spain are required to attack Portugal. In addition, the Air Force also needs to use Spanish airports!
"Your Majesty, Spain will agree to cooperate with us! In the past two years, there has been a very unpleasant quarrel between Spain and Portugal. In addition, there is also a deep hatred between the Spanish and the Chinese, and their kings and governments are also inclined to us.
!” German Prime Minister Holvig said. In the battle of Gibraltar, China defeated Spain and landed in southwestern Spain, causing heavy losses to the Spanish army. In the end, it had to cede land and pay compensation from China in exchange for China to let them go
!This made Spain's King Alfonso XIII very dissatisfied with China. Since then, Spain began to expand its military preparations, and they mainly purchased German weapons.
"The government has secretly contacted Spain and let them cooperate with us!" said William II. When Spain and China fought in Gibraltar, there was Germany's instigation. In the end, Germany seemed to have achieved its goal.
Spain has turned to Germany!
"Yes, your majesty!" Prime Minister Holvig nodded. He also knew the importance of this action to Germany! This is the first time Germany has exposed its minions to the outside after four years of silence. It must not fail.
Otherwise, this will have a very serious impact on Germany!
Afterwards, Germany and Spain had a secret contact, hoping that the German army could attack Portugal through Spain, and hope that Spain could open several border airports for use by the Luftwaffe! Regarding Germany's request, the Spanish king and government had almost no hesitation, and immediately
Agree. For Spain, overthrowing the current Portuguese regime and establishing a pro-German Portuguese government are also beneficial for Spain! In addition, the Spanish government also agrees very much for strengthening military cooperation with Germany! Spain wants to
China takes revenge to avenge Gibraltar, relying solely on the power of Spain is far from enough. They need the help of allies! And in the world, only Germany has this strength! Plus Germany and
The relationship between China is becoming increasingly tense. At this time, Spain will undoubtedly receive the attention of Germany and gain more benefits from Germany!
The Spanish government told Germany that they can not only assist the German army in transiting Spain, but will also do confidentiality as much as possible and hand over several airports in western Spain to the German army for use! In addition, if the German army needs it, the Spanish Army will also cooperate.
German army fights! The statement of the Spanish government made Germany very satisfied with this! With Spain's full support, the possibility of success in Germany's plan this time will greatly increase! In addition, this will also increase Germany again
An ally!
The German troops stationed in France began to secretly mobilize Spain. These troops took trains to Spain at night, and then hid to the border cities between Spain and Portugal, waiting for subsequent orders! In order to avoid being discovered by Chinese spies, they did not
To transport heavy weapons, there are only some small-caliber field artillery at most! The Luftwaffe will also start the transition the afternoon before the war breaks out!
By May 14, all preparations for Germany were completed! The 12 infantry divisions of the German Army had been secretly deployed to the border between Spain and Portugal. A fleet of the German Navy, dominated by old battleships, was also
Arrived in the western waters of Portugal. The fighter jets of the three Luftwaffe's Wing also transferred to the airport in western Spain!
At 10 a.m. on May 14, the German government held a press conference. At the press conference, German Prime Minister Holvig declared that Germany will send troops to Portugal to help Mann
King Nuel II quelled the rebellion in the country. Portugal King Manuel II also expressed his gratitude to Germany for his help, and at the same time claimed that the government of the Portuguese Republic was illegal and that he was the only rule of Portugal.
Those!
It was at this moment that the 12 infantry divisions of the German Army were divided into two routes, crossing the border between Spain and Portugal and attacking Portugal! The two German troops were composed of 6 infantry divisions respectively, attacking directly on Lisbon.
, and the other way is to sweep the northern region of Portugal!
Faced with the German sudden attack, the Portuguese army had no preparation at all! When the German Army launched an attack, the Luftwaffe fighter jets also dispatched, bombing the Portuguese army's barracks and defensive positions in the border area.
The Portuguese army, who had no preparation at all, was dizzy. Under the bombing of the German Air Force, they suffered heavy losses and many defeated soldiers appeared! Before they could react, the German army had crossed the border.
An attack on their positions!
Within one day, the German army invaded Portugal and defeated the Portuguese border guards. In the first day of the battle, one of the two German troops wiped out more than 20,000 Portuguese troops, and less than two of them were actually killed.
Thousands of people, the rest of them raised their hands obediently when the German army launched an attack, and became prisoners of the German army!
Germany announced its support for the restoration of Manuel II and immediately entered Portugal, which caused an uproar in the world! Everyone knows that Germany clearly had premeditated it. Otherwise, the German government would not have announced it just now.
With this news, the German Army and Air Force launched a strike against Portugal!
At this time, the Portuguese government was also panicked. They originally thought that after China warned Germany, Germany would not attack them again. But they did not expect that Germany's attack would come so suddenly that they did not fight back at all.
force!
Portuguese President Sidonho Bais ordered the Portuguese army to resist the attack of the German troops as much as possible, and at the same time sent people to contact Germany and China to request an opportunity to ease! The Portuguese ambassador to Germany requested Germany to stop attacking them.
As for the issue of the Azores, the Portuguese government is willing to hold negotiations with Germany again! Portuguese ambassador to China Carol directly accused Germany of atrocities to China and asked China to stand up and uphold justice! However, Portugal's military
I still didn't let go of the matter of entering Portugal.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Germans can't help it! I thought they had compromised and retreated again, but I didn't expect that they directly launched an attack on Portugal on the grounds of supporting Manuel II's restoration!"
Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi sighed!
"The Germans had planned it! When their government announced that they would support the restoration of Manuel II, less than five minutes later, the German plane dropped bombs at the Portuguese Army's barracks! However,
The Portuguese's reaction was a little bit rubbish and was easily defeated by the Germans!" Chief of Staff Marshal Cai Yun said disdainfully! If the Chinese army was the case, it would be almost impossible for Germany to attack!
"The Portuguese are vulnerable, they can withstand a week at most!" said Marshal Zhao Bowen, the Minister of Army, as well!
"So, what should we do? There is nothing wrong with the Germans' reasons, and we have no reason to blame Germany!" Wang Yuze asked. In Europe, exiled monarchs rely on foreign help to restore the country. This is very
What a common thing. When the French outbreak broke out, didn’t the Bourbon royal family finally defeat Napoleon and successfully restored the throne?
"Your Majesty, the Germans do this to destroy world peace. We can put pressure on them with this! However, the Germans may not give in this time!" said Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi!
Wang Yuze nodded. The Germans had been suppressed by China before, and this time they probably wouldn't retreat! (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)