Chapter 733 Civil War 4

Southern Europe, Spain.

The crazy actions of Germany and Italy undoubtedly show how firm their support for Franco is.

Portugal followed suit and provided Franco with a large amount of war supplies.

This worsened the situation facing the Spanish Republic, but the follow-up support of the army that Italy had originally agreed to was delayed.

In the Ethiopian region, the rearmed guerrillas dealt a heavy blow to the Italian army.

Two arsenals were blown up, a tank battalion was destroyed by a suicide attack, and they looked like rats hiding in a dirty ditch.

Whenever you want to find them and kill them, these guys will disappear completely. When you are not paying attention, they will sneak out to do some damage.

Because of this, General Bono's hair turned gray.

The war, which was originally expected to end in 10 months, has been fought for a year and a half. The Italian army seems to have fallen into a quagmire, and the more they struggle, the deeper they sink.

Mussolini couldn't accept the outcome of failure, so he sent more soldiers, tanks and planes to Eritrea, and launched an offensive against the Egyptian army full of anger.

But all this is in vain.

The Italian army in Ethiopia has no fighting spirit, and the daily attacks and harassment have exhausted them physically and mentally.

Now they just want to go home early, those damn rats are too hard to catch.

These guerrillas are spread all over the territory of Ethiopia, and every time they wipe out one strand, countless strands will split off.

Residents on the outskirts of the city will provide them with help, someone is providing them with weapons, and any woman who walks casually on the street may be the guerrilla's eyeliner.

This feeling is too bad.

Compared with Italy, which was mired in the quagmire, the support of the German army arrived.

Based on the air force, with a strength of 16,000, the support force nicknamed the "Vulture Legion" arrived in Portugal in early December and joined the already chaotic Western Front.

They also brought a large number of advanced weapons from Germany to support Franco's rebel forces, and recorded the data performance of weapons in actual combat.

The Spanish battlefield is no longer just a rebellion issue within the country, it has also become a German training ground, military academy, and weapons testing ground.

The front line where Western capitalism, FSXism, and communism ideology collide.

In order to ensure that Spain becomes the FXSist front, the little man increased the financial aid to Franco to 2 billion marks,

The Soviet Union, which saw Germany's direct participation in the war, also increased its support for the Spanish Republican government, and the President of the Republic also sent representatives to actively run around.

At this time, the attitudes of Britain and France changed instead.

Originally wanting to support the government of the republic, the poor Frenchman who was about to sell his pants felt like he was being attacked, and he felt restless, and declared his 'neutral' position again.

The United Kingdom became anxious. The performance of the weapons supported by Germany on the battlefield and the rampant actions of the German and Italian FXS made them truly feel the threat.

Therefore, at the end of 1936, the United Kingdom officially announced that the Strait of Gibraltar will be under control from today, and no armed forces will be allowed to pass through it.

The British naval fleet stationed in the port of Gibraltar set off, no longer acting idle.

Facing the threat of German and Italian destroyers and battleships, they sailed out of the port from south to north, completely blocking the Strait of Gibraltar.

However, due to the power of Germany and Italy, as well as domestic anti-war thinking, the mess in India, and the relationship with the Communist International, Britain once again rejected Spain's request for assistance.

At the same time, in Madrid, the capital of Spain, volunteers from all over the world formed the first anti-FXS volunteer army, the International Column.

These people come from different countries, are proletarian and freedom-loving people, and they jointly formed the International Column and signed their names under the oath.

"I have come here voluntarily to save the liberty of Spain and the world,

I will give my last drop of blood if need be. "

There are many Chinese laborers living in Europe, America and other countries, or members of the Communist Party.

For this reason, Hua Guo also sent a pennant, which read, "People of Hua Guo unite and defeat the public enemy of mankind, FXS." '

The arrival of these people made the government of the Spanish Republic both gratified and helpless, because from this moment on, they had been completely abandoned by Western countries.

From the initial wait-and-see, to sympathetic assistance, to later indifference, until now after the establishment of the International Brigades, the attitude of Western countries has changed to 'encouragement. '

They are more afraid of the red ideas of the Communist International than the FXS doctrine of Germany and Italy.

In order to completely kill this idea, Western countries would rather sit back and watch FXS grow stronger, even if they will pay a price for it.

Now, the signs of future wars have become increasingly clear.

Every country is buying itself time, a more favorable environment, and delaying the speed at which war comes.

Except for the French, who can't even stabilize the government, it's completely abolished.

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Morocco, Fort Segil.

A war started suddenly and ended quickly.

The rebels stationed at Fort Segil did not expect the enemy to come from behind.

Franco reached a formal cooperation agreement with Germany. He had just returned from Germany when he received the bad news that the 6,000-man army in Fort Segil was defeated.

The stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and food were all engulfed by the fire, and nothing was spared.

The death toll reached more than 3,000, and the rest of the soldiers were either injured or escaped.

The bad news followed one after another. The second batch of funds aided by Germany, up to 500 million marks in gold, was snatched near the capital of Morocco.

The plane assisted by Germany was destroyed by a mysterious person in the middle of the night, and the engine was damaged. It will take at least 20 days to repair it.

A small group of rebel forces appeared in Morocco, sneaking attacks on their transport vehicles and companies and enterprises that provided assistance to the rebels.

"Where are the dead bodies of the enemy? Couldn't anyone recognize them?" Franco became more and more imposing as his authority increased.

When he was angry, he was like a violent grizzly bear, no one dared to tease his edge.

"Those people's methods are cruel. The corpses left at the scene were burned directly, and the faces were damaged beyond recognition. They are professionals."

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Franco took out his pistol and bang.

The deputy fell to the ground, and the people around shrank their necks and lowered their heads, and took a few steps back tremblingly.

"Let me tell you what a profession is. Even if they are ghosts and ghosts from hell, they will die if they are hit by bullets." Franco said in a gloomy tone.

"Ten days, if these people still exist, there is no need for you to exist." Franco put the pistol back into the holster indifferently, and walked out without turning his head.

Now he was going to the other side, personally commanding the battle in southern Spain.

As long as Spain can be won, he can free his hands at any time to clean up the little mice in Morocco. Franco knows very well which is more important.