Mussolini was so confident in his actions that he had already begun drawing 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. And use his inflammatory language to cheer up his subordinates and allies, and make them believe that as long as they dare to come out, then no one can 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 just destroy it! I will personally lead the charge on the front line. Mussolini said this more than once.

While Mussolini and his blackshirts were preparing, Tycho and the naval forces within Italian politics had already completed their preparations, and Badogglio overfulfilled the task arranged by Tycho, and he mobilized a whole division and a regiment to concentrate on the port of Taranto in southern Italy, and made 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 and other information, 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 study of the heartbeat plan.

"The other side has a total of 4 legions, and according to their internal text, 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. There were standard rifles from the army, Mauser rifles from Germany, and even Mosinagan from the Russians. They may have some machine guns and mortars, but there will be absolutely no heavy weapons. If I talk about suzhì, I think it may be worse than the chieftaincy armies in Africa, after all, they may have been law-abiding citizens just a few days ago. It's just a parade for us. Badoglio said very relaxedly.

"Their forward headquarters are in Bologna. Here they concentrated one of their most elite legions, while the remaining three legions were to be assembled here 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 really breaks out. We're on our own. 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 their command here. I will assign you another battalion of fast light armor to cooperate with your operation, and you must wipe out the Blackshirts and their leading organs! 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 emergencies, and the equipment of this unit was purchased from Huaxia. Even the funds were prepared by Mr. Xu himself, so both in terms of budget and preparation. You can't see it. 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. Perhaps, 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 so.

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? In history, Mussolini seized the power of this country almost bloodlessly, which made Xu Jie very unconfident in the current Italian regime.

"Tycho has the guts to do it, so I'll give him a sharp sword!" Based on this purpose, Xu Jie decided to help Tycho build a rapid reaction force, although the Italian navy is strong, but because of the geographical environment, its army cannot be compared with other European powers in terms of equipment and personnel, and the terrain of Italy is 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 armoured vehicles and half-tracks for rapid maneuvering, and there is a separate car company responsible for transporting various supplies. IN TERMS OF FIREPOWER, IN ADDITION TO BEING EQUIPPED WITH A VARIETY OF PORTABLE AND SELF-PROPELLED MORTARS FROM 60MM TO 150MM, 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 VERY POOR, BUT THE SHELL CHARGE IS VERY LARGE, AND IT CAN BE USED AS A GRENADE LAUNCHER. And against the possible solid bunkers. WHEELED ARMORED VEHICLES ARE MOSTLY EQUIPPED WITH 75MM HOWITZERS AND 150MM HEAVY MATARS, AS AS WELL 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 purely 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 while Tycho and Mussolini were preparing for action, Ribbentrop and Germany behind him were not willing 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 power of Germany, to let the Italians know that even within their own borders, the German army can exert heavy influence. In Ribbentrop's report, he built 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. For the sake of a guy whose political future is uncertain and who has low eyes and has low hands, and has a head-on conflict with the current government of a big country, this is really a thing that outweighs the losses. 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, and 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 debate, the Kaiser finally decided to intervene in the operation, and sent 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 Department was also worried about the lack of firepower of this unit, so it specially prepared a recoilless gun that Germany had just developed for them. (Historically, recoilless guns appeared at the end of World War 1.) As support fire. At this point, the whole operation has entered the countdown, 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 hukaikaka for the tip~~~. (To be continued......)