"Discovered? It's a pity that you're still a beat slower. Tycho looked at the telegram in his hand and said proudly, the Germans had finally begun to prepare, but this time the time was obviously on his side, the Chinese fleet would pass through the Suez Canal tomorrow, and he would act this evening. Secretly sent detachments have already carried out reconnaissance of the hideouts of the blackshirts throughout Italy, and tonight these nodes will be struck one by one, the Italian fleet has already gone to Sicily in the name of training, where there is almost all the elite of the Italian Navy, three aircraft carriers, three battleships and five cruisers, as well as a large number of destroyers and submarines, With as many as 400 aircraft of various kinds on the island to provide umbrellas (including those supported by the Chinese and Allied powers), plus the Chinese fleet, which was about to arrive in a few days, Tycho even thought that he could consider destroying the Allied Mediterranean Fleet! After all, judging by the current situation, although on paper the Allied fleet does not suffer, in reality it is not all ready for battle!

"I still need to meet with the bigwigs of the government and the military today...... It's a hassle to use precious gold and silver to make them at least not hostile to themselves. Tycho shook his head and opened the door. And at this time, the clearance operation in northern Italy had begun, and the French, Americans and Italian marines, led by naval agents, began to attack the secret stronghold of the Blackshirts! The Apennine storm has finally broken out! …。

Nearly 5 years have passed, and a lot has changed in the world, for example, the so-called black shirts are better equipped than before. They are all the virtues of the water. But the ability and will to fight are much worse than five years ago, when there were still people who really fought for a certain ideal, and now the Black Shirts, who have completely degenerated into German puppets, and the Black Shirts under him are a collection of ruffians and gangsters. It's okay to let them rob homes and bully the weak. But in the face of the combined forces of the Entente, it can be described as a one-touch collapse!

"My men are desperately resisting the other party's strangulation! What is your country doing? What about the aid you promised? What about your army? Looking at the markers on the map that signaled the loss of contact, Mussolini questioned Ribbentrop beside him.

"To be honest, we weren't ready, and this time they were ahead of the curve." Ribbentrop waved his hand as if to drive away a pesky fly in front of him. "Even if all your men are lost, as long as there is German support, then everything will not be a problem. Now the only problem is. What price are you willing to pay for the power that is about to come your way. Ribbentrop said as he handed a copy of the agreement to Mussolini. Because this operation required a strong reliance on the forces of Austria-Hungary. So you have to pay some price. Of course. It's up to you to decide whether to sign or not. ”。 …。

At the same time that Ribbentrop forced Mussolini to sign a series of agreements, the German top brass was also making final preparations for war. "Give me four more days before Crete can guarantee sufficient air force, and Major General Student's airborne troops and the landing force under General Falkenhorst can barely be in place." Red Baron Richthofen said. In this operation. It was not the German Army or the German Navy that was responsible for the overall control, but the Luftwaffe. The reason is very simple, the key to the success of this operation is the cover and cooperation of the air force, if the air supremacy can be successfully obtained, then under the escort of the Austro-Hungarian Navy coastal defense fleet, a large number of German land forces can cross the Adriatic Sea into Italy, and the airborne troops can also be directly used to seize points everywhere. And if you want to suppress the Italian Navy, the Allied fleet alone is definitely not enough, so. If the Allied Navy wanted to take big action, it had to get the cooperation of the air force. …。

"I can only give you 3 days! Let's start with the bombing of Italian ports. Wilhelm II said with a grim face. The day after the Italian Navy launched the purge operation, the German Foreign Office demanded that the Italian military cease its operations in the north on the grounds that the safety of German nationals was seriously threatened, and at the same time demanded that the Italian government allow German and Austrian troops to enter in order to evacuate the nationals. Of course, such a request was naturally refused. Then the rest of the things will fall into place, since you can't talk about it, let's just open the film!. …。

At the same time, as staunch supporters of the Italian navy, China, the United States, Britain and France have issued statements one after another, first of all, the countries said that this matter is entirely Italy's internal affair, and the Italian military has the right to eliminate the rebel forces in the country. Secondly. They oppose the use of force by Germany and Austria and other countries. And said that in order to ensure the safety and freedom of navigation in the Mediterranean Sea and the safety of their own nationals in Italy, the four countries will take joint action against all acts that "hinder the interests of the four countries"!

As the most powerful of the four countries, China and the United States have also put forward more detailed requirements. "All aircraft or warships that appear within 20 km of the Chinese fleet or fleet will be regarded as a threat to China. Any attack on the port or area where the Chinese expatriates or fleets are located will be resolutely counterattacked. "And the U.S. government started with the belly of the fish. Claims if Spain's actions in the Strait of Gibraltar caused damage to the lives or property of the United States...... Then it is equivalent to a declaration of war on the United States! In other words, why is the United States so active this time? And specifically for Spain? With the Chinese and British fleets blocking the German High Seas Fleet, and Germany and Austria doing their best to deal with Italy, it was a great time for the United States to solve the Cuban problem! Why not take advantage of such good conditions? …。

"We're finally enemies." Looking at the ultimatum sent by the Chinese ambassador to Germany, Wilhelm II said expressionlessly. "Between the unfriendly actions of your country. Your country's oil fields in the Two Rivers basin may have some trouble recently. ”

"If that's the case. Then Your Majesty and your empire will receive an ultimatum to war, and since we dare to do so, we have already considered the consequences. Huaxia's ambassador to Germany said. And to the diplomat's words, Wilhelm II did not give a positive answer. However, he knows very well that now is definitely not the time to start a war with China, it is true that cutting off Huaxia's fuel supply is a way to retaliate, but it is a pity that the German Navy is trapped in the North Sea and the Mediterranean, and there is no strong corps in the Middle East, and Huaxia still has half of the naval force in its hands, and the British also have an advance base in Iran, in the Indian Ocean, the Allies have no strength to resist the joint forces of China and Britain at the same time, and the cut off is a supply at the same time, but also indicates that German shipping in the Indian Ocean is cut off, Not to mention the large number of German-funded enterprises in China.

"It's a game where both sides don't give it their all, everyone is fighting within a strict framework. Because the cost of wanton expansion of the scale of the conflict is too much for both sides to bear. Although sooner or later we will have to meet each other, this point in time is definitely not now. Afterwards, Wilhelm II wrote in his diary..........

However, as in China, a formal showdown between the powerful countries was clearly not the time, but it was not the same for the weaker countries, and in less than ten hours, Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Turkish Empire declared war on Italy after the Italian government rejected the Germans' demands. Mussolini then announced the formation of a new government in northern Italy, and less than 6 hours later, the three Central Powers announced their recognition of Mussolini's government!

It stands to reason that there are now 5 Central Powers, as well as the new Russian government and the Spaniards, but the former is a bit far away, and Germany and Austria do not want them to get a piece of the pie, so Russia did not declare war. As for the Spaniards? The Spaniards wanted to move, but after discovering the ultimatum of the French Army, the Chinese and the Entente for the safe navigation of the Strait of Gibraltar, which had suddenly appeared on the Franco-Spanish border, the Spaniards decisively! It's not that they don't give it their strength, it's that the other party is too strong, and for Spain, which has a hard time, the Germans can only accept it! …。

"That's not right!" The reaction of the Central Powers was somewhat more intense than the Chinese, the Entente, and the Italian Navy had envisioned. According to the original assumption, the Allies should gradually intervene in the Italian Civil War at the beginning of the war, but who would have thought that when Wilhelm II made up his mind, the Three Kingdoms would directly declare war! "Wilhelm II is more crisp than a mustache!" Xu Jie couldn't help sighing. Historically, the mustache also had limited involvement during the Spanish Civil War, and this plane is good...... The Allies went directly into a state of war. Originally, I planned to take advantage of the slow heat in Germany to delay for a while, but now it seems that it is completely unnecessary! "Tell Lin Yongsheng and Tycho that they don't have to keep their hands, they can fight as much as they can, and beat hard." Xu Jie said to the confidential secretary..........

"Looks like we need to send more volunteers!" After receiving the choice of the three Allied countries on China. The first thing Marshal Pétain said after meeting with Marshall, the U.S. representative to France, was to ask for additional troops, and if the Allies took over a complete Italy this time, then the most unfortunate Entente country would be France. France would have to allocate a considerable part of its air force to defend the southern coast, and direct transport with Algeria would be entirely under the threat of the Allies. Moreover, a part of the precious army will have to be divided to hold off the Italian army that will come from the southeast in the future. So for this thing. The French are also very attentive. "Italy will either hold on or it will become a scorched earth." Marshal Petain said unabashedly when he saw Marshall.

"If that's the case, we'll have to choose the second option. I hope that our two armies will have a happy cooperation in Italy! Marshall smiled wryly.

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