On the evening of March 6, 1941, the Italian leader Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara. Bertassi, German Field Marshal Hersmann, and his wife Chloe, boarded the battleship Veneto, the flagship of the Italian Navy, and sailed for Alexandria, Egypt, escorted by several Italian cruisers and destroyers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Now Rommel's Afrika Army had advanced to the west bank of the Suez Canal, Alexandria and Cairo, all of which had fallen into the hands of the German-Italian coalition. Mussolini's Caesar dream was finally realized, although he, Caesar, did not conquer Egypt on his own, but with the help of Germanic barbarians to drive the British east of the Suez Canal.

In addition, there is good news from the Greek side. The Germans had broken through the lines of defense of the Egyptian and British troops on the Isthmus of Corinth. The entire Peloponnese was under German control, and the remnants of the Anglo-Greek army fled to Crete, which became an isolated island after the withdrawal of the main force of the British Mediterranean Fleet, and it was only a matter of time before it was occupied.

So Mussolini will soon become the conqueror of Greece!

Although his conquest of Egypt and Greece was ugly, the victors were not to blame, and the victors were able to write history and cover up all kinds of scandals. Mussolini is now a victor with a smile on his lips.

"Marshal, our descendants of the Roman Empire will never forget your great deeds. As a thank you for all that you have done for the Roman Empire, I have decided to give you the Medici Villa and renamed it the Palace of Suez in honor of your victories in the Mediterranean. ”

In a well-decorated ship's restaurant, the Italian dictator sipped wine and generously gave Hersmann an expensive villa.

"Prime Minister," Hersman smiled and shook his head, politely declining. "As much as I love the Medici Villa, I can't afford such an expensive gift."

"Then ......," Mussolini, who had drunk a little more, scratched his bald head, and then said to Count Ziano, who was with him, "then turn the Medici villa into a memorial to the great deeds of Marshal Hersmann." ”

Mussolini smiled at Hersmann: "You can't take care of this. ”

Hersmann also smiled slightly, which was a response to Mussolini's kindness. However, he was still very suspicious that the future Roman children only knew how their ink sun used their soldiers like gods, and did not know who his Germanic marshal was.

"Chancellor," said Hersmann, taking a sip of his wine and smiling, "according to the agreement you have reached with Monsieur Hitler before, the region west of the Suez Canal and up to ****** North Africa is Italy's sphere of influence. ”

Mussolini nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes, the west of Suez is ours, and the east is German." ”

"And what about the Suez Canal?" Hersman then asked.

"Canals? The canal is ......" Mussolini thought for a moment, "and the canal should be shared by our two countries." ”

"Shared?" Hersman shook his head, "I think the canal belongs to Europe!" Egypt is an African country, so its territory only goes west of the Canal Zone. The entire Canal Zone, including the Sinai Peninsula, belongs to Germany. ”

There's nothing polite about that! The Suez Canal is one of the most important strategic points in the world, and it is only natural that Germany should claim it as its own. And the possession of the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula has the obvious advantage of dividing the Arab world into two parts forever, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula.

In addition, the Sinai Peninsula is also a resource-rich region, with rich manganese ore and oil resources, among which the Dankah Hill oil field is still a developing oil field, although the production is not very large, but it is better than nothing.

"Okay, okay, I agree."

Mussolini and his son-in-law Ziano exchanged glances, and then they said yes - no, yes, now Egypt is in hand, but the Sudan next door to Egypt, the Italian East African Empire next door to Sudan is still in a mess. The British were unable to leave, and the Italian army in East Africa was defeated by the British, who were far outnumbered by them, including the Indian Asans and the Abenesian natives. Without the help of the Germanic barbarians, the Roman Empire would still not be able to defeat others.

"The island of Cyprus should also be under the direct jurisdiction of Germany." Hersmann then made new demands.

According to his plan, the island of Cyprus and the Sinai Peninsula would be important support points for Germany in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, and these two territories would be Germany's own territory, which would be gradually Germanized.

In addition, Hersman plans to establish two small states belonging to the European Community, the State of Israel and the Lebanese Republic, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.

Israel, of course, is dominated by Jews who moved from Europe, and occupies the entire Palestinian area of the Jordan River and the West Bank of the Dead Sea. The Lebanese Republic, on the other hand, is dominated by Maronite Christians.

The hundreds of thousands of MSLs living in Palestine, Lebanon and the Sinai Peninsula will be resettled in Iraq. Of course, Hersman will not let Iraq receive so many MSL brothers for nothing. In return for Iraq's receipt of these MSLs, oil-rich Kuwait would be included in Iraq as one of its provinces.

Moreover, the Iraqi government can also have a much larger share of foreign-developed oil fields than during the period of British "protection". The Iraqi government will be sitting on a large Euromark every year - Middle Eastern oil will of course be priced and traded in Euromarks.

"Okay, the island of Cyprus can be owned by Germany." The Suez Canal was ceded, and Mussolini naturally did not bother with Germany on the island of Cyprus.

"Also, I want to know how Italy will rule Egypt?" Instead of making new territorial claims, Hersman turned the conversation to how to govern the land that had been and would be given.

"The King of Italy will also be the King of Egypt," Mussolini smiled exaggeratedly smug, "Italy, Albania, Greece, Egypt, the East African Empire, Libya and Nice will be ruled by a single monarch, and in the future they will be completely merged into the Roman Empire!" ”

Although Italy has joined the European Customs Union, it is clear that Mussolini has no interest in joining the European Community, and his dream is still to revive the Roman Empire!

"In the future, Italy, Albania, Greece, Egypt, the East African Empire, Libya and Nice will become one country?" Hersman gently turned the wine glass in his hand, "The religion, ethnicity, culture and social development of these countries are very different, and it may not be easy to integrate them." ”

Mussolini seemed to have drunk a little too much, laughed and waved his hand: "This is not difficult for our national fascist party!" We're going to turn all of them into Romans, it's not hard at all! ”

Is it really not that hard? Hersman frowned slightly and said, "Prime Minister, we should not ignore religious and ethnic differences, especially between Christianity and MSL, between Europeans and Arabs, whites and blacks!" ”

"Yes, we Italians know what to do!" Mussolini smiled and said, "In the past, we used to turn a dozen small states into a unified Italy, and it was not easy. Now what we have to do is nothing more than an amplified movement for the unification of Italy, and we have the leadership of the National Fascist Party, so it will be successful. ”

"Then I wish you success in reviving the Roman Empire," Hersman said, raising his glass, "but I have a little suggestion before toasting. ”

"Say it."

Hersman emphatically said, "Egyptians are Egyptians, Arabs are Arabs." If tens of millions of inhabitants from North Africa to the Persian Gulf believe in one Allah, speak the same Arabic language, and identify themselves as Arabs. So the future of our two countries...... The Roman Empire and the European Community will face endless troubles in the Middle East and North Africa! Maybe in 100 years, there will be neither the Roman Empire nor the European Community in the Middle East and North Africa, and only one Arab Empire remains! ”

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After dinner, Hersmann and his wife, Chloe, returned to their cabin, which was the cabin of the former commander of the Italian naval fleet, including the office, reception room, meeting room, dormitory, and bathroom. Nearby, there was a staff cabin for Hersman's lieutenants and guards. When Hersman led his wife into the outermost reception room, his adjutant, Colonel Schnetz, was already waiting for him with a copy of the telegram he had newly received.

"Honey, I'm going to take care of some business." Hersman sent Chloe to take a thalassobath (there were no freshwater baths on the Veneto), and then he and Schnetz went into the office.

"Marshal, the Soviet Red Army entered the Khorasan region of Iran and the Kunduz region of Afghanistan."

"Just into the Khorasan region?"

"Yes."

"Tell Marshal Guderian not to clash with them." Hersman commanded.

Colonel Schnetz immediately pulled out his notebook and jotted down Hersman's orders. Then he went on to report: "Rashid in Iraq. Prime Minister Ali has arrived in Alexandria on our plane. ”

Hersman nodded, Rashid. Ali was the leader of the pro-German faction in Iraq, and at the same time as the German army entered Iraq, he also staged a coup d'état in Baghdad to overthrow the pro-British Nuri. Said, now running to Alexandria to pay homage to the docks.

"Any other news?" Hersman asked again.

"Colonel Schellenberg sent a telegram from the cruise ship Gothenburg that he had arrived safely in the English port of Liverpool."

Colonel Smeltberg, whose full name was Val T. Szelenberg, was a high-ranking agent of the General Security Bureau, and was now on Hirschmann's orders to go to England to meet an important person. (To be continued.) )