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Sarajolu knows more than the general public: With the successive victory of the German army in the Middle East battlefield, Germany's control area was directly bordering Turkey. After the German army controlled the island of Cyprus, German planes taking off from the island could conduct air plundering and reconnaissance on Turkey without restraint. Whenever the Turks couldn't help protesting, the other party always smiled and said that the plane would trek and promised not to commit again - that was what they meant before being discovered by the Turks next time.

Theoretically, the Turkish Defense Forces should be very alert to the Germans, but on the contrary, due to many wars with Russia in history, after the Young Turkish Party came to power during the Ottoman Turkish period, Germany and Turkey carried out large-scale exchanges and cooperation, and the relationship between the two militaries was very good. Now Turkey's largest warship, the Yavos, is the battlecruiser of the Goben that Germany gave to Turkey during World War I.

So, when Keitel specifically stated that it was to communicate and communicate with the Turkish military and explain the military aircraft trek, Sarajolu knew that the trouble was coming - it was better not to let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protest at the beginning. What if it was really discovered that the Germans crossed the border? How dare they shoot German planes? Speaking of which, Switzerland, the current neutral country in Europe, dared to take German planes because they had bf-109. However, after the Germans put FW-190a and bf-219 on patrol together and erected K-5 train cannons on the border, the Swiss could only swallow their anger. Not to mention that after the fw-190 and bf-219 were matched, they ate the bf-109 tightly, and just fought for endurance, they fought for bf-109.

On the issue of Switzerland, Hoffmann was more radical than Hitler. He knew that even if he had the EU, Switzerland would not join. Therefore, he had to let the Swiss know Germany's attitude and make them soberly realize the strength of the German army. It is indeed not cost-effective to dispatch ground troops in Switzerland, which is a soldier in the whole country, and it would kill many people. However, if he used planes and train guns, he was sure to turn Switzerland into ruins - to conquer a country, especially Western European countries, may not necessarily occupy it. This is the biggest difference between him and Hitler, and he did not want Switzerland's territory and population. As for the Swiss crossing the border to attack Germany, he would not dare to use the Swiss courage to use the Swiss to do so.

This is also why after Germany occupied Cyprus, the top leaders of Turkey smelled the coming of risks. Germany could attack Turkey unscrupulously from Cyprus, and Turkey had no way to counter it. In terms of the air force, it was not a match for Germany. In terms of the navy, Turkey only had the old Goben. Now, let alone the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean is the world on the axis. In terms of the army, Germany has armored divisions in the Middle East. Besides, once Türkiye crossed the border to fight, the world would be completely in chaos.

You should know that the Bulgarian troops in the axis camp are still complete. The Bulgarians and the Russians belong to the Slavs and will not take action, but will not be ruthless to Turkey. There are also the Greeks, who are subject to the Germans, but may not have no idea about Türkiye.

"You mean, are they here to express their gratitude and apologize?" That night, President Inounu, who had listened to the report from Sarajolu, widened his eyes and looked incredible.

"Yes, that's right." Sarajolu stated the reasons for the Germans: First, when the German fleet passed through the Black Sea Strait, Turkey gave the German fleet convenience; Second, during the Middle East battle, Turkey detained British troops fleeing into Turkey; Third, thanks to Turkey's 26 divisions deployed on the Turkish-Soviet border, which restrained at least 200,000 Russians...

“This is their gift list.”

Looking at the things on the list, Inonu frowned again - there were not too few things on the list, but too many.

Listed on it are: 30,000 rifles; 1,000 light and heavy machine guns; 300 small and medium-caliber artillery and mortars; 24 artillery pieces above 105mm caliber; 60 armored vehicles; 48 No. 3 tanks; 36 BF-109 fighter jets...

The total number of arms is basically enough to arm two infantry divisions, and it is also an infantry division with heavy firepower.

"This is a hot gift." He gently put the list on the table and couldn't help but sigh. President Inonu is not an ordinary person. He is a politician who grew up fighting and growing up completely from the army with Kemal, the founding father of Turkey. He knows what these equipment mean.

If the German simply threatens and induces or promises with his chest, he can be silly and deals with it cleverly, because the Americans also offered $50 million in gifts and $500 million in long-term interest-free loans, the two sides still have room for further negotiation and bargaining. Even if they want to join the axis, they can still strive for better conditions.

But now the Germans have made big money in arms as soon as they come up, and then they just talk about the follow-up foreign policy and political stance without mentioning the subsequent foreign policy and political stance. In addition, Keitel and senior military officers have to "remind the past", things have completely changed. After all, his position as president was due to years of prestige and means, and on the other hand, it was also because he was supported by the army. But if he dared to refuse to accept the good intentions of the Germans, the army would immediately stir up noises and even be disconnected from him. These arms are tempting compared to the US dollar. With US dollars, it may not necessarily be exchanged for arms, and it may not be used on the army, but there is only one place for arms.

"What do you think should be done?"

"What should I do?" Sara Ruolu smiled bitterly, "What can I do? I must accept it, otherwise the army will rebel."

The two of them fell silent at the same time. Once this batch of arms was accepted, Turkey's position in Britain and the United States would immediately shake, which would be misjudged enough and could not be explained. Then the Russians would mobilize targetedly, which in turn would stimulate the nerves of the Turkish army.

After all, the power in the army is basically the figures who have passed the last war. Turkey was beaten so badly in the last war, and they have not been thinking about revenge for a day. There were 12 large-scale wars in history between Russia and Turkey, and they have lost a large area of ​​territory. They are also considering revenge at all times. Only Germany has goodwill in the modern reform of Turkey. From industry to military, there are active Germans everywhere. In the last war, the Germans and the Turks were still comrades in the same trench.

Therefore, it is difficult to imagine that Turkey joins the Allied forces in the same camp as Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. The Americans used to have a whimful idea to allow Turkey to launch 50 divisions to attack Germany. The United States is willing to pay all the costs. Such a naive proposal was ridiculed by the army as soon as it opened its mouth. Americans are not clear about the combat effectiveness of the Germans, will the Turkish officers not know?

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