"Your Excellency Ambassador, Gibraltar is the inherent territory of Kingdom of Spain. Therefore, it is natural for Kingdom of Spain to regain Gibraltar. No country has the right to accuse Kingdom of Spain on this issue, or to blackmail Kingdom of Spain. Related Unfortunately, Kingdom of Spain cannot accept your request to rent Gibraltar. Gibraltar is also of great use to Kingdom of Spain," said Alfonso XIII König.
German Ambassador seemed a little unbelievable that Spain people dared to reject German the Empire's Demand, and was stunned for a moment. After all, German Empire is the world's most powerful country that just defeated World War. And Spain is a country that has already declined. Although, it can barely be regarded as a second-rate power. However, Germany can easily crush such a country to death. In front of the powerful German Empire, Spain couldn't even fight back.
But now, the Spain people unexpectedly rejected the German the Empire's Demand. This is obviously beyond everyone's expectations.
After a while, German Ambassador came back to his senses. "Okay, His Majesty the King, now that you have made your choice. Then, I hope you and your country can withstand the anger of the German Empire. May God bless you and your country. I hope that next time we meet, His Majesty the King will have such courage."
After German Ambassador finished speaking, he turned and left.
Alfonso XIII, his face was ashen. German Ambassador's attitude is really too arrogant. This made him very angry.
"Order our most elite troops to station Gibraltar. If the Germany people launch an attack, they must resist their attack!" Alfonso XIII ordered.
The attitude of Germany made Alfonso XIII very angry. This made him almost blinded by anger. If the scale of the war is limited to Gibraltar, Alfonso XIII still has the courage to fight Germany. Of course, this is mainly due to the assurance from the ambassadors of Britain and the United States that if the scale of the war exceeds the scope of Gibraltar, they will mediate. Britain and Germany are still in a state of war and will not participate in mediation. However, United States is different! They are a powerful country second only to Germany. Even if Germany is the world hegemon, he still has to give United States some face.
If you can't beat it, just admit defeat. The worst thing is, accept the conditions of Germany people and rent Gibraltar to them. In this case, he would have an explanation both internally and externally.
Therefore, Alfonso XIII can be considered confident.
Of course, this is entirely what Alfonso XIII thinks. Will the situation develop in the direction they expected?
Berlin, Royal Palace. Oscar and Military and Political Ministers and German Empire were all stunned at this moment.
"God! What did the Spain people do? Did their König and those ministers have their brains kicked by donkeys? They actually rejected Empire's kindness!" Imperial Prime Minister Bülow exclaimed.
Originally, German Empire's important ministers almost all thought that Kingdom of Spain would compromise under the pressure of Germany. They will agree to Germany's request and rent Gibraltar to Germany. In this case, it will give both parties a step down. This time, the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that the courage of Spain people exceeded everyone's expectations. They sternly rejected the German the Empire's Demand. This made the situation even more serious. This is not only related to Germany's strategic deployment, but also related to Germany's face. Spain's behavior undoubtedly slapped Germany in the face.
"It seems that we were too optimistic before. We thought that after the Empire became the world's overlord, he could command the world. However, even in Iberian Peninsula, which is so close to the Empire, there are people who dare not give Empire face!" Oscar's face was also very ugly. In his opinion, Spain's behavior was clearly a provocation to the German Empire and to him, the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Spain people dare to do this, I'm afraid there is someone behind it. Our people discovered that British Ambassador to Spain and United States ambassadors to Spain secretly visited the palace. As for what they talked about, we still don't know." Director of the Intelligence Bureau reported.
"It is obvious now that Britain and United States must be supporting the Spain people, so they dare to be so arrogant." Foreign Minister Wachth said.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then we no longer need to place our hopes on diplomatic negotiations. Let's take action directly against Spain." Minister of War and Chief of Staff Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
Although, World War has just ended, the reform of German military has also begun. However, this does not mean that German military has no ability to attack. It is relatively easy for Germany to deal with countries like Spain.
Oscar nodded. At this point, using other methods would obviously not be effective. Sending out the army and winning a clean victory is more effective than anything else.
"Army and navy, let's join forces to prepare for this battle! We have two operational goals. One is to capture Gibraltar. The other is to humiliate Spain. Don't expand the war unless it is absolutely necessary." Oscar said.
Although, Germany is certainly capable of defeating Spain, and even occupying the entire territory of Spain. But Oscar doesn't want to start another war when the smell of gunpowder from World War has not dissipated. In this case, it will have a big impact on Germany. At the same time, it will also make the world situation tense again. What Germany needs now is peace in order to digest the benefits they gained from the war.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn and Reinhard Admiral Scheer replied.
"Your Majesty, if we only capture Gibraltar, it would be enough to dispatch one Marine Division and Mediterranean Fleet. If Spain ren Indomitable surrenders, we may have to mobilize more troops, even if it is just a pretense of force deterrence," said Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn.
"Well, you can figure it out!" Oscar said.
Oscar doesn't care about conquering a small country like Kingdom of Spain. He believed that with Germany's military strength, it would be easy to solve this problem. If even Kingdom of Spain can't handle it, then Germany will have such powerful force for nothing.