"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 have finally begun to prepare, but this time the time is obviously on his side, the Chinese fleet will open the Guò Suez Canal tomorrow, and he will 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!

"It's really troublesome to meet with the bigwigs of the government and the military today, and 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 of changes have taken place in the world, for example, the equipment of the so-called Black Shirts is better than the original, and they are all German weapons. But the ability to fight and the will to fight are much worse than they were 5 years ago. Five years ago, there were still people who really fought for a certain ideal, but now the blackshirts, who have completely degenerated into German puppets, and the blackshirts under him are a group of ruffians and gangsters, and they can rob houses 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 it will not be a problem. The only question now is what price you are 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 4 more days. Crete was able to ensure sufficient air force, while Major General Student's airborne troops and the landing force under General Falkenhorst were barely 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 simple. The key to the success of this operation was the cover and coordination of the Air Force. If air supremacy can be won along the way, then a large number of German land forces can cross the Adriatic Sea into Italy under the escort of the Austro-Hungarian naval coastal defense fleet, and the airborne troops can also be directly used to seize points everywhere. In order to suppress the Italian navy, it is certainly not enough to rely on the Allied fleet, so if the Allied navy wants to take a big action, it must also obtain 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 stop its operations in the north on the grounds that the safety of German nationals was seriously threatened. At the same time, the Italian government was asked to allow German and Austrian troops to enter in order to evacuate the expatriates. Of course, such a request is naturally refused, and then the rest will fall into place. Since you can't talk about it, let's just start 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. Second, it expressed its opposition to 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 20KM 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. The U.S. government, on the other hand, started with Spain, claiming that if Spain's actions in the Strait of Gibraltar caused damage to American life or property, it would be tantamount to a declaration of war against 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! If there are such good conditions, why not take advantage of them?

"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 this is 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 wantonly expanding the scale of the conflict is unbearable for both sides, although sooner or later it will be necessary to meet each other, but 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 beyond what 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 was fine, and the Allies directly entered 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! "Sue Lin Yongsheng and Tycho, you don't have to keep your hands, you can fight as much as you 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 Central Powers against China, the first thing Marshal Petain said after meeting with Marshall, the US military representative in France, was to ask for additional troops, and if the Central Powers 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. Therefore, the French are also very concerned about this incident. "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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