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Mussolini was so confident in his actions that he had already begun to draw up a list of ministers in his cabinet after his seizure of power, and in the last weeks before the operation, Mussolini was busy meeting with branch chiefs and military and political dignitaries everywhere and using his provocative language to cheer up his subordinates and political allies, convincing them that if they dared to come out, no one could stop them! "Imagine, at least 50,000 people, with guns in their hands, and countless democracies behind them to help and support, and no army dares to shoot at us! Of course, if a few young people dare to do it, we will destroy it directly! I will personally lead the charge on the front line. Mussolini said this more than once.

And just as Mussolini and his blackshirts were preparing...... Preparations had already been made for the naval forces within Tycho and Italian politics, and Badogglio had overfulfilled Tycho's assignment by mobilizing a division and a regiment to concentrate in the port of Taranto in southern Italy, and to make arrangements for the next move. It has to be said that the intelligence department within the Italian Navy still has two ideas, of course, there is also the reason why the opponent's level is too low, after a period of reconnaissance, they have a clear understanding of the formation of the regiment involved in the operation of the Black Shirts, the area of departure and the command headquarters and so on, and now it is finally time to close the net, Tycho personally went to Genoa in the name of inspecting the fleet to listen to the report of the naval fleet and Badoglio, and to conduct the final research ......... on the heartbeat plan.

"There are four legions on the other side, and according to their internal documents, each legion has about 10,000 men. But according to our intelligence, it would be nice to have 7,000 real young men in each legion. At most, only ordinary people have weapons, and their weapons are far from very complicated, such as the army's standard rifles. There were also Mauser rifles from Germany, and even the Mosin Nagan from the Russians. They may have some machine guns and mortars, but there will be absolutely no heavy weapons. If you talk about quality. I think it's probably worse than the chieftaincy armies in Africa, because just a few days ago they might have been law-abiding citizens. It's just a parade for us. Badoglio said very relaxedly.

"Their forward headquarters are in Bologna. Here they concentrated one of the most elite legions. The remaining three legions were to be assembled from Milan, Verona, and Ferrara, and when they were in place, Mussolini of the Blackshirts would personally direct his army along the railway line towards Rome. As you might expect. The garrisons and police along the route reacted very lukewarmly to their build-up. So once a conflict does break out, we will have to rely on our own strength. Speaking of this, Badoglio's words revealed a wave of dissatisfaction and anger, "Is the political struggle between countries more important than the security and stability of the country? I really don't know what those guys think. ”。 …。

"Bologna and Ferrara are very close, if the intelligence is correct. They're going to have half of their forces and command here, and I'm going to give you a fast and light armored battalion to accompany your operations, and I'm going to wipe out the Blackshirts and their leadership!" Tycho looked at the map and pondered for a moment. He was tired of this endless political struggle, and since the other side decided to solve it by military means, then Tycho also wanted to take this opportunity to solve the problem once and for all!

"Light armored battalion?" Badoglio was a little confused, he had never heard of such an establishment in the unit of the Italian Navy. There is a tank regiment in the Marine Corps, but this unit doesn't seem to be lightly armored, does it? …。

"This was established with the help of Huaxia to deal with emergency affairs, and the equipment of this unit was purchased from Huaxia, and even the funds were prepared by Mr. Xu himself. So you can't see it either in terms of budget or in terms of preparation. Tycho said with some smugness.

"Prepare a lightly armored battalion at your own expense? Then your teacher is really rich, even if he is the supreme ruler of China. Badoglio said in surprise. Maybe. For him, the money is just a number, and he really doesn't know how to spend it, so, as an old friend of Italy. Helping us build an emergency force would have helped him out. Tycho didn't say ..........

Xu Jie also hoped that Italy would be able to lean toward China in future wars, or at least remain neutral. And in order to achieve this, it was necessary for the neutrals and the navy to retain their dominance in Italy. But what does the country of Italy say? Historically, Mussolini seized power in the country almost without blood...... This makes Xu Jie very unconfident in the current Italian regime, what if someone in this plane comes out like this again with the support of foreign countries?

"Tycho had the guts to do it. Then I'll give him a sharp sword! With this in mind, Xu Jie decided to help Tycho build a rapid reaction force. Although the Italian navy is strong, it is because of the geographical environment. Its land was not comparable to other European powers in terms of equipment or personnel, and the terrain in Italy was not suitable for the mobility of heavy troops. Therefore, the creation of a force capable of rapid reaction and fierce firepower has become the best option.

The greatest strength of this unit is its speed of action, and its ability to counter-infantry and light bunkers is outstanding. All infantry can be called wheeled armored vehicles and half-tracks for rapid maneuvering, and there is a ** car company responsible for transporting various supplies. In terms of firepower, in addition to being equipped with various portable and self-propelled mortars from 60mm to 60mm, it is also specially equipped with a short-barreled 30mm rapid-fire gun, although the muzzle velocity is not high. The armor-piercing ability is poor, but the shell charge is large and can be used as a grenade launcher. And against the possible solid bunkers. Wheeled armored vehicles are mostly equipped with 75mm howitzers and heavy mortars, as well as 30mm machine guns. The unit also has an assault gun company, and 15 assault guns equipped with 75mmL38 guns are ready to attack. By the way, this battalion is an overstaffed battalion, and in addition to various support units, the pure combat unit has 3 infantry companies on half-tracks and 3 fire support companies equipped with wheeled armored vehicles, as well as 1 assault artillery company ..........

And the money for the purchase of equipment for this army is indeed Xu Outstanding, you must know that the most important thing Xu Jie lacks now may be power and money, not to mention the former, as for the latter, a considerable part of the weapons used by the Huaxia Army have to pay patent fees to all the design bureaus of Xu Jie, and Xu Jie also has shares in large enterprise groups and design institutes. That's a lot of money.

And just when Tycho and Mussolini were preparing for action. Ribbentrop and Germany behind him were not to be left alone. "This guy's operation is bound to fail, but we can't let him go to jail or be killed, it's not in our interest. We need to let him know where he should be, but also to preserve him and his organization as much as possible. And we also need to show the strength of Germany and show the Italians that the German team can exert a significant influence even at home. In Ribbentrop's report, he advised the German government.

This was hotly debated at the German leadership, with the opposing side arguing that such a move would inevitably lead to a complete rupture between Italy and Germany. It is really a thing to have a head-on conflict with the current government of a large country for the sake of a guy whose political future is uncertain and who has low eyes. And in doing so, it would even push Italy over the side of the Entente. This would have a very negative impact on the future deployment of the Allies in the Mediterranean. In addition, it is not long before the incident unfolds, and even if Germany participates in the operation, it will not be very well prepared, so Germany should not directly intervene in either strategically or tactically. …………。

The supporters believe that whether Germany participates in the operation this time or not, it is inevitable that Italy and Germany will be separated, and the reason why Germany copied Mussolini is to pull Italy to its side, which means that sooner or later the two sides will have to face each other! From a tactical point of view, Germany's operation this time was not to fully intervene in this conflict, but only to ensure the safety of key people. Therefore, the use of force will be restrained as much as possible...... Moreover, Germany has specially trained a number of personnel for this similar operation, who are very proficient in Italian, and some of them have Italian nationality. So even if it is discovered, it can be shirked. Most of the weapons used were weapons seized from Russia to aid Denikin, so that the personnel and materials would not be exposed. And there is also experience to be gained from this operation. So it's better to act than not to act.

After some arguments. In the end, it was the Kaiser who decided to intervene in the operation, and he wanted to send an elite team to participate in the operation. The Kaiser's will must be obeyed, and the Army Staff quickly mobilized an elite infantry battalion of 600 men under the command of Spudent to Italy, and these veterans selected from the former German Army Storm Commandos were to enter Italy with a variety of weapons obtained from other countries to protect Mussolini and his important personnel. At the same time, the German War Ministry was concerned about the lack of firepower of this unit. So specially prepared for them a recoilless gun that Germany had just developed. (Historically, recoilless guns appeared at the end of World War 1.) As support fire. At this point, the countdown to the whole operation has begun, and in three weeks, that is, on April 7, 20 plus 6, Mussolini's march into Rome will officially begin! …。

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 and the book friend hukkaka for the tip~~~. (To be continued).