Chapter 255 (1/2)

Since the position of the French government is to support the current Madrid government, it is of course Mora's enemy!

”If the Spanish army can attack France with us at that time, we welcome it. If the Spanish army remains neutral, we just need to use the Spanish base.”

Hilrick continued, ”I hope you can agree to this condition. When we win the credit of France and Spain, we will remember that Spain's territory will also expand. ”

As a former empire with the sun never setting, Spain and France also had deep contradictions. At the beginning, during the Napoleonic period, they fought a fierce war with Spain and died hundreds of thousands.

Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers, and leaders who don't want to open up territory for their own country are not good leaders. Sure enough, this condition of hilrick is slowly changing Mora's thought.

If the German army is allowed to use Spain as a springboard to attack France, it is actually no different from Spain's own attack on France, and Spain is opposed to France anyway. How is it the same.

His position has been slowly wavering.

”Also, with regard to the control of Gibraltar, we have always believed that Gibraltar is an inalienable territory of Spain and forcibly occupied by the British. We support Spain's just demand. ”

Spain and France have conflicts. They are more and more direct with Britain. This is about the control of the Strait of Gibraltar!

The Strait of Gibraltar is located between the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe and the northwest corner of Africa. It starts from the connecting line between Cape rajerga in Europe and Cape spartel in Africa in the West and ends at the connecting line between Gibraltar and Cape Almina in the East, with a total length of about 48 nautical miles. The Strait is wide in the West and narrow in the East. The widest part is 23 nautical miles and the narrowest part is only 6.5 nautical miles.

The Strait of Gibraltar is the only channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, which can be said to be the ”lifeline” of the West. Especially after the Suez Canal is open to navigation, the Strait of Gibraltar has become a shortcut for shipping between the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean!

From the map, the most convenient way to control the Strait of Gibraltar is a peninsula in the north, called Gibraltar.

It always belonged to Spain, but in 1704, Britain, a newly rising Empire, occupied Gibraltar and established a military fortress. Ten years later, Spain signed a peace treaty with Britain and ceded Gibraltar to Britain in humiliation.

In both world wars, it was an important naval base for Britain. Spain has never given up its claim to Gibraltar. Unfortunately, after decades of litigation in the United Nations, the British just don't let go.

If Germany wants to win World War II, it has a lot of resource requirements, and the demand for oil is extremely huge. Therefore, in Chirac's plan, the Mediterranean must fall under the control of Germany.

Only by controlling the Mediterranean, can oil from Libya be continuously transported to Germany! Germany can carry on the war! In this way, we must seize control of Gibraltar!

Now, there is a good opportunity to encourage Spain to recapture their own territory!

”If general Mora is willing, we can also help the Spanish army when necessary, just like now, to seize the territory of Gibraltar from the British.” Said Shrek.

Hilrick's idea is very correct. After thinking for more than ten minutes, Mora finally made his decision: ”in principle, I can accept these three opinions.”

Mora has no chance of refusing. Moreover, these are also good for Spain.