November 15, 1936, 2777 AD, Hanking.
"President Wen, our volunteers from the People's Revolutionary League have safely arrived in Barcelona, Spain today," Chief of General Staff Xin Jie reported to Wen Desi.
"Very good, then let them act according to the original plan."
Wen Desi nodded and said with a smile: "Tell Yang Ning that their main task this time is to test weapons and tactics and advertise our weapons, isn't it?
Go work for the Spaniards.
We must control the pace of the war and don't go too far.
Those guys from the Republican Party are all useless people.
We are paid to do things, not volunteers."
"Yes, Mr.
Wen, our main purpose this time is to make money, hahaha," Xin Jie said with a smile.
Spain in this dimension is also a country that never stops.
Since the beginning of this century, Spain's long-standing monarchy has begun to falter.
The Republicans have continued to make troubles.
King Alfonso XIII has tried to reform and achieved certain results.
During World War I, Alfonso XIII remained neutral and prevented Spain from being implicated in the war.
Later, he began to support the dictatorship of General Miguel Primo de Rivera.
As a result, the declining Spain finally broke out in revolution and was unable to maintain it.
Alfonso XIII had no choice but to abdicate on May 5, 1931 and fled to Italy.
After Alfonso XIII abdicated, the Republicans came to power and the Second Spanish Republic was established in the same year.
But this new government was doomed from the beginning not to last long.
Because this government did not have a basic concept that everyone agreed with from the beginning, Spanish society at that time was divided into two major groups: the left and the right.
The left favored public ownership and the right favored private ownership.
The left was more tolerant of regional autonomy, while the right demanded a "unified Spain"; Catholicism It is an object abandoned by the left, but it is part of the life of the right.
The extreme left has anarchic tendencies, while the right demands social order.
And it divided the people half and half.
After the republican government came to power in 1931, it began to carry out drastic changes in society, including land reform and religious reform.
Spain is a Catholic country, and almost all schools are missionary schools.
These schools have been forced to dissolve.
They also implemented disarmament, closed military schools, restricted religious groups from preaching, and other actions that strongly interfered with Catholicism.
These measures aroused the dissatisfaction of landlords and military generals, and also laid the foundation for the civil war.
Subsequent right-wing riots against Catalan autonomy were suppressed by the left-wing government.
The land policy was ineffective, and the anarchist farmers in the south announced the establishment of communist communes, which were also suppressed.
Political divisions within the Spanish republic are growing wider and more polarized, while centrist parties are declining amid scandals and power struggles.
In 1933, the left-wing United Front collapsed before the election, and the right-wing alliance won the election.
So the right wing began to counterattack and calculate, and there was another excitement.
At this time, the contradiction between the left and right forces in Spain was completely irreconcilable.
No matter which side came to power, they completely denied the other side.
Basically, "I support whatever the other party opposes, and I oppose whatever the other party supports."
This year, the Popular Front organized by the Spanish Communist Party, the Republican Party, the Socialist Party and the General Confederation of Workers won the election.
Domestic political conflicts have intensified, with fighting, assassinations, and strikes occurring one after another every day.
It is more difficult for left-wing governments to control unrest than for right-wing governments that emphasize order.
So the right-wing parties asked the former Prime Minister to declare martial law and not hand over the power to prevent the country from entering anarchy.
Military strongman General Franco also advocated nationwide martial law, but the former prime minister rejected it.
After the right-wing government obeyed the election results and handed over power to the left in accordance with the procedures, the situation out of control did indeed occur.
The problem lies with the left.
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The people demand that the government implement more leftist policies, and if they are not satisfied, they will "leave alone".
However, it is difficult for the left-wing government to make the determination to severely suppress the people who brought it to power.
Prison riots broke out, and the impotent government granted amnesty to rioting prisoners without parliamentary approval, adding to the unrest on the streets.
The land was divided up by farmers through looting, but the government issued a special announcement to recognize it.
As a result, right-wing people formed Falang mass organizations one after another to confront left-wing civil organizations, and the situation also got out of control.
Only four months after the left-wing government came to power, it was recorded that "161 churches were burned down, 2 people died, 1,287 people were injured, 213 people were murdered, 113 general strikes, 228 partial strikes, and 146 bombs were thrown."
After the right-wing and left-wing elements have been at each other's throats for several years, they now feel that petty quarrels are no longer enough, and the problem cannot be solved without a serious fight.
The mutual attacks between the left and right wing elements, the failure of government reforms, and the dissatisfaction of the old-force soldiers and religious figures have turned the confrontation into armed struggle in the long run.
Finally, under the planning of the right-wing soldiers, the Spanish Civil War finally broke out in mid-May this year.
Time and space were two months early, and this was also a general outbreak of various social conflicts in Spain.
On May 5, 1936, the Spanish colonial troops stationed in Morocco and the Canary Islands launched a rebellion under the instigation of Franco, Emilio Mora and other generals.
The riots quickly spread to large and medium-sized cities such as Cadiz, Seville, Zaragoza, and Burgos, and right-wing parties responded one after another.
Most of the army and air force, some 120,000 men, and the Moroccan "Foreign Legion" participated in the rebellion.
The rebels took advantage of the government's hesitation and quickly occupied Spanish Morocco, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and the northern and southwestern provinces of mainland Spain.
On May 20, they established a "National Defense Executive Council" in Burgos in an attempt to attack Madrid from the north to the south. , and then seize national power.
At this time, the international community's response to the Spanish Civil War was divided into three groups.
Germany, Italy, and Portugal supported Franco, while the Soviet Union, Hungary and other countries supported the republican government. intervention forces and provided a large amount of financial and military assistance to the forces they supported.
The last remaining countries are the United States, Britain, France and other countries.
They are dealing with the domestic economic depression and are not interested in paying attention to this matter.
However, these are not neutral countries.
They are also biased.
The difference between them and the Soviet Union and Germany is that they are just There was no direct exit.
For example, the United States is selling supplies and arms to both warring parties at the same time, making a fortune from the war.
China did not favor one side at the beginning.
It only called on other countries in the League of Nations to remain neutral and tried to mediate the various forces in Spain, but the results were extremely low.
Well, this was just a superficial effort to gain reputation, but Wen Desi had already seen through everything.
He knew that this civil war would not stop until one side was completely defeated.
Privately, they are still selling supplies and arms, making money from the left and the right.
However, after seeing the end of Germany and the Soviet Union, China no longer remained neutral and began to provide assistance to the republican government.
According to Mr.
Wen’s standards, Spain’s Republican government is just a collection of left-wingers.
These people are all ultra-left lunatics who kill their own people more ruthlessly than their enemies.
The most important thing is that they still do not forget to fight among themselves despite the current situation of a powerful enemy.
If he followed his own wishes, it would be impossible to help them.
But let’s not forget that Mr.
Wen is also a businessman.
"Yes, the Spanish Republican government is a bunch of leftists.
I hate leftists, but I don't hate leftists' gold.
This is just business."
Wen Desi had a meaningful smile on his face.
The biggest advantage of the Republican government during the civil war was that they had the national gold reserves in their hands, and Spain was the sixth largest gold reserve country in the world, with a total of more than 800 tons.
In other words, the Republican government has more than 800 tons of gold in its hands.
This does not include the private gold they seized when they beheaded right-wingers and ransacked their homes, as well as during internal fighting.
The most conservative estimate is that there are thousands of tons.
In the history of the original time and space, more than half of such a large amount of gold was stolen by the Soviet Union.
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Stalin was not an idealist.
He was similar to Wen Dessi in that they were both very realistic people.
He will aid the republican government not for the sake of any doctrine, but for the sake of gold.
This can be seen from the fact that the Soviet Union required full payment of gold as payment for the weapons and supplies sold to the Spanish government.
There is another reason that is inconvenient to explain clearly, which is to send those leftists in the Soviet Union to Spain to be consumed.
Yes, Stalin was also a person who hated leftists very much.
During his time in power, leftists could not get ahead, either in labor camps or in labor camps.
Of course, China has the same purpose, it’s all business.
Such a large amount of gold is too enviable, and Mr.
Wen is not willing to let Big Beard get too much, so easily.
So at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in this plane, China opened its arms to the republican government and also required the other party to pay for the goods in gold.
So far, with various weapons, medicines and supplies, China has earned 87 tons of gold from Spain.
This money can already build three magic-modified Yamato-class ships.
However, this small amount of income cannot satisfy Mr.
Wen.
You must know that the Soviet Union in the original time and space earned a full 400 tons of gold during the Spanish Civil War.
But if you want to earn more gold, you have to play it yourself.
The Soviet Union also had to go into battle naked to get the Spanish gold reserves.
Although the Spanish Republican government is a bunch of leftists, there are no fools.
If China does not show clear support, how can they be willing to hand over the gold?
As a result, China began to unequivocally support the Spanish republican government, and also promised to send a volunteer army of no less than 50,000 people to help the republican government suppress the rebellion.
After this expression, the Spanish government was happy.
In September, they happily secretly transported 320 tons of gold to China.
On the one hand, it was used as payment for the purchase of weapons and supplies, and on the other hand, it was entrusted for safekeeping during the war.
Of course, they did not put all the gold in China.
The Soviet Union received 180 tons, and the United Kingdom and France also received 30 tons each.
Of course, the Chinese volunteer army is not really there to help.
The main purpose is to conduct actual combat tests of some new weapons and to advertise some export versions of weapons through actual combat.
In other words, Spain is used as a weapons testing ground and advertising shooting site.
How could Mr.
Wen miss such a good thing that someone else pays him to test weapons?
November 18, Barcelona.
Barcelona was still in the hands of the National Army led by Franco a few months ago, but they were kicked out before their butts got hot.
After the right-wing rebellion broke out, the Spanish left-wing masses immediately responded to the call of the Popular Front and took up arms to defend the regime.
Within two days, a total of 300,000 people signed up to join the militia organization Popular Guard.
Rebellions in large and medium-sized cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Malaga, and Bilbao were quickly put down.
The right-wing National Army only controlled Andalusia in the south and economically backward provinces such as Galicia, Navarre, and Old Castile in the north.
The left-wing Republican Army controlled all industrial and political centers, major ports, transportation trunks, and important agricultural areas.
At the same time, they are a legitimate government and have thousands of tons of national gold reserves.
If it looks like this, the republican government completely occupies an overwhelming advantage.
It has the territory, money, and righteousness.
It seems that it is impossible to lose.
But in the history of the original time and space, they just lost, losing to Franco who had no money, no territory, and no reputation.
With a hand full of good cards but losing their underwear, you can imagine how useless this group of people is.
However, at least for now it seems they have the upper hand.
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At this time, in the headquarters of the People's Revolutionary League Volunteer Army, a group of People's Revolutionary League officers were discussing the current situation in Spain.
"Everyone, I think we can go back in three months at most."
Major General Yamashita Fengfumi, a senior officer of the Volunteer Army from Japan, seemed very confident.
He said in Chinese with a slight accent: "The Republican government has an absolute advantage, and the National Army has no fundamental advantage."
No chance."
"General Yamashita, I'm afraid that's not the case."
Brigadier General Ilhan from Turkey did not agree.
He frowned and said: "Based on what I have learned in the past few days, I think the quality of the Republican Army is worrying.
They are not so much an army.
It would be better if they were civilians who took up arms, and even the militiamen were stronger than them.
What's more, now that Germany and Italy are also increasing their aid to Franco, I am sure this war may last a year."
As soon as these two started, everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and the conference room suddenly burst into Chinese with various accents.
Of course, the volunteers sent by China this time will not just go by themselves.
At this time, if there are no younger brothers, so many younger brothers will be in vain.
Let’s not talk about the combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the officers and soldiers in this volunteer army include all countries in the People's Revolutionary League, and everyone gathers members according to the strength of the country and the distance.
Japan, the strongest among the younger brothers, dispatched a brigade equivalent to that of China, Turkey, the nearest one, dispatched a brigade, Belarus and Iran dispatched two regiments, Afghanistan, Siam, Nepal and Arabia each dispatched a regiment.
Kurds, Armenia, Chile and Paraguay each sent a battalion.
Bhutan and Sikkim were too small, so they sent some logistics personnel.
As the leader of the alliance, China naturally produced the most people, a whole division.
The Ninth Mechanized Infantry Division all changed their skins and became a volunteer army.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Yang Ning, was naturally the commander-in-chief of this coalition.
Seeing the quarrel among the younger brothers, Yang Ning knocked on the table and said: "Everyone, you seem to have made a mistake.
We are here mainly to do our own things, not necessarily to help them win. , the Spaniards will fight for as long as they want without caring about our affairs
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