At a time when Germany, Italy, and Romania were clearly providing a large amount of support to the Nationalist Army, the Republican government, which was its opponent, naturally needed to find help. Although the Soviet Union had given a batch of aid, it had been largely depleted in the civil war.

Unlike the original plane, the rise of Romania made the external environment of the Soviet Union even worse, so the need for allies was even more desired. At present, the Spanish republican government is the only country in Europe that has been helped by the Soviet Union.

So although Stalin was no longer pursuing his own revolution, he was still very urgent for the country that could share his own pressure. So after the outbreak of the Civil War, the Soviet Union secretly came to Spain's aid. A week after the outbreak of the civil war, a shipment of 40 million rubles worth of arms was loaded from Leningrad to Valencia, which was still under the control of the republican government.

And in addition to this, the Soviet Union also sent a military advisory group of more than 3,000 people. Mainly the air force, armor, artillery and other technical officers, in order to strengthen the Spanish republican government.

However, with the arrival of the stalemate phase, the material resources of the three countries continued to flow into the Nationalist Army, and the republican government immediately felt the pressure, so they could only put their hopes on the Soviet Union. To this end, a heavyweight official of the republican government personally went to the Soviet Union, intending to ask Comrade Iron for help.

Dolores Ibaruli, one of the founders of the Spanish Communist Party who was received by Lenin, was the representative in charge of appealing to the Soviet Union for help.

And Stalin, as the head of the Soviet Union, was no stranger to Ibaroli, the female leader of the Spanish Communist Party. For in 1932 she attended the thirteenth enlarged meeting of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, at which she spoke.

"Dear Comrade Stalin, the rebel army, with the support of the evil forces of Germany, Italy and Romania, has grown sharply. Although the sons and daughters of the Communist Party in Spain were not afraid of sacrifice, the flame of revolution was facing the consequences of being extinguished by imperialism, so we wanted the help of the Soviet Union. ”

Looking at the cry of the Iba Luli in front of him, Stalin comforted the other party. "Rest assured, Comrade Ibaraluli. The Soviet Union absolutely could not allow Spain to be invaded by *** and imperialism, and we will send more fighters loyal to the revolution to help Spain.

However, the Soviet Union is now in the process of economic construction, and there is still a certain gap between the national strength of the Soviet Union and the three countries of Derogyi, and the assistance it can provide is far from being comparable with it. But as Big Brother, the USSR will do everything it can to help you. Of course, if you have other options, you can also try. ”

In fact, before Stalin met with Ibaraluli, the question of aid to Spain had been discussed within the Soviet Union. Among them, there are mainly two opinions, one is to increase the aid to keep the Spanish Republican Government. The other is that Spain can be properly assisted, but it is still necessary to give priority to ensuring the Soviet Union itself.

These two attitudes were also manifestations of the Soviet Union's hesitant attitude towards Spain. Because after the outbreak of the civil war, the rebels only supported the three Deroglies, and their combined strength was completely above that of the Soviet Union. Not to mention the three-country country of the United States, Britain and France, which have a partial attitude, these three remain neutral on the surface, but they are still secretly leaning towards the rebels. Otherwise, how could the three countries of Drogyi change to support the rebels so openly.

On the other hand, if the Soviet Union, as the big brother of communism, does not support the Spanish Republican government, which favors itself, then this will bring great prestige damage to the Soviet Union in the world, and this damage is also something that the Soviet Union does not want to see. After all, many of the working class now regard the Soviet Union as their second motherland, and it is they who keep governments hostile to the Soviet Union.

After all, the Soviet Union, which is still in an alien position, must survive in this world, so in addition to the growth of its own national strength, it also needs help from other aspects. And the working class of all countries was the best object for the Soviet Union.

So in the face of such a situation, the Soviet Union really did not take a stand.

In the past, the result of the Soviet Union's negotiations was that the aid to Spain must continue, but it was mainly supplemented by personnel and equipment, and Spain needed to buy weapons on its own.

That's right, the USSR intended to make up a wave before bleeding. Although the Spanish Empire is long gone, there are still 3,000 nails in the broken ship, and there are still some in the Spanish family. Especially since the republican government now controls more than 500 tons of gold in the Spanish treasury, which will at least reduce Soviet spending.

That's why Stalin said such a thing when confronted with Ms. Ibaruli.

And for Ms. Iba Luli, who is still young in political ability, she is certainly not Stalin's opponent, and soon the rhythm of the conversation is completely mastered by Stalin.

"For the help of the Soviet government, the Spanish people will remember this kindness. If you want to wear weapons, we can buy them. ”

Hearing the words of Ms. Iba Luli, Stalin was also relieved. Because it is best to say this from the mouth of the Spanish Republican Government, if the Soviet Union proposes it, it may be said that it is taking advantage of the opportunity.

"Then I'll let the people below negotiate with your country and need to buy those equipment."

Having obtained the desired result, Stalin summoned government officials to consult with Ms. Ibaruli about the purchase of weapons.

The next talks went smoothly on both sides, because this time the Soviet Union was open to supplying its own ordnance and equipment to Spain, and as long as the Soviet Union was willing to provide Spain, including many new weapons that had just been finalized.

This is also the attitude of the Soviet Union in order to show the world, and the Soviet Union has always been generous to its friends.

And these dazzling weapons and equipment dazzled the republican government, and in the end, the republican government selected guns and artillery and other equipment that could equip 150,000 people. The main reason for this is the large number of recruits in the republican government. Since the military rebellion, the republican government has been short of enough troops. Although the working class joined the army enthusiastically, training them required a lot of weaponry and ammunition.

In addition, the republican government also procured a lot of aircraft and anti-aircraft weapons against the Drorian Air Force, which was abusive to the Spanish people.

Of course, in addition to these, there were also military supplies such as raincoats, tents, telephone lines, rain boots, etc., which were enough to fit more than a dozen ships.

Faced with an urgent need in Spain, Stalin decided to release the materials before the gold could be shipped. In the face of Stalin's empathy for the republican government, Ms. Ibaraluli and the republican government wept with gratitude.

So, after a successful outcome, the Spanish republican government began to prepare for the future transportation of gold.