Chapter 1072: The Flag Dies
In just six days, Tycho and his Marines easily crushed Mussolini's half-year plan! The world was amazed by the speed of the action and the intensity of the means. The blood and crushing defeat of the Blackshirts made the careerists and forces in Italy aware of their form. As for the criticism of the politicians and the opposition of the people that Tycho began to worry about, it was far less intense than expected, and the former naturally would not be at odds with the navy with swords and guns in his hands, and today Tycho dared to clean up the blackshirts, and it was too easy to use the excuse to pull down these guys who had little hard power. As for the folk? The navy greatly protected the lives and property of civilians during the attack. In addition, it will compensate for the damage caused. What's more, the Blackshirts themselves aren't good birds. For the downfall of this "underworld force" with a political background, the local people still express their support!
"They actually suppressed us, and as a friend, don't your country say anything?" Mussolini could not tolerate years of preparation being in vain. Tycho's decisiveness and naval strength terrified the careerist. He finally realized that he could not change the status quo in Italy by his own strength, let alone ascend to the top!
"I said you were doomed. If Tycho and the Italian navy were as weak as you say, we would not have won the First World War. Ribbentrop said in his heart. How does Germany represent? Are you going to let us offend a government for the sake of a small party, which has less than a quarter of the seats in parliament? We have provided you with a great deal of supplies and personnel to help in this firefight. In total, Germany suffered more than 200 casualties. And we spent tens of millions of marks! What do we gain? Our efforts have not been rewarded at all! Ribbentrop said sharply.
"Remember, the only thing in this world that can help you is Germany. And Germany has a lot of people to choose from, and if the actions of the Black Shirts continue to disappoint us, we don't mind changing the object of support, don't use those political tricks to coax us, in the face of absolute power, a trick is so ridiculous, so. On behalf of Germany, I would like you to carry out the following work in accordance with the feasible plan that we and your party have drawn up. Without waiting for Mussolini to reply, Ribbentrop reprimanded Mussolini like a boss. The latter, after a brief moment of astonishment and anger, soon regained his composure, his face pale but expressionless, and listened patiently to Ribbentrop's words.
For the defeat of the Italian Blackshirts. The German top brass seems indifferent. Only when Mussolini and the Blackshirts realized their weakness and the importance of Germany could they be of use to Germany. And as the dominant party. Germany can't have only one puppet option, it's just that Mussolini is the best, he has political ambitions and some skills. But it is too arrogant and military, and other capabilities are limited. It is very suitable to be a puppet, and if Mussolini is a very mature politician, then it is not easy to control. In this defeat of the Black Shirts, Germany not only taught this arrogant little brother a lesson by Tycho's hand, but also had a more intuitive understanding of the opponents they might face in the future.
"The Italian Marines are a formidable opponent, although they lack a wide range of tanks and tank destroyers. But they were well suited to fighting in Italy, and their infantry weapons were very good. The density of firepower at the grassroots level even exceeded that of the average German front-line troops, and at the same time it had a large number of mobile artillery, and the counter-battery operation was very pure, plus the navy was responsible for transporting and providing the necessary support, and without external forces, it would be difficult to change the current government with the strength of Italy alone. If the German navy had not yet formed a scale in the Mediterranean, it would have been difficult for the Austro-Hungarian navy to develop an advantage over the Italian navy. So we had only two options, one was to wait for the main German naval force to be stationed at bases in the Mediterranean, and the other was to send a certain number of German troops to work together with the opposition forces in Italy. After the war, an internal report of the German army said of their opponents. Obviously, either way, it takes a long time to prepare and plan!
The conflict also attracted the attention of the Entente, and the Allied intelligence agencies, with a keen sense of smell, soon smelled something strange about it. "This is the beginning of the collapse of the Allies, Italy no longer wants to follow Germany, and Germany has drawn a knife against this disobedient little brother!" At an internal intelligence meeting in Britain, a high-ranking official said this happily. The enemy of our enemy is our friend, there was no fundamental conflict between Italy and the Entente, and the strength of the Italian Navy was obvious to all. The Entente was very happy about the addition of such an ally. And it just so happened that the Italian navy did have the idea of easing relations with the Entente. Of course, in the current situation, this kind of détente cannot be done too much, and Tycho is still very jealous of Germany and Austria-Hungary next to it!
Contrary to what most people think, Tycho, who had already won this duel, was not easy, but instead fell into a state of tension. "This is just the beginning, and in this round, we used most of our strength and the opponent only mobilized a pawn. Our victory doesn't mean anything. Tycho wrote in his diary. What he was most worried about was not the sea, before the German Navy was stationed in the Mediterranean, the Italian Navy was the king of the Mediterranean, but the lack of marines was very obvious in this encounter, this time facing the low-combat Black Shirts, but there were no loopholes. But the foreign army that came into contact with it was a wake-up call to Tycho if this time it wasn't a battalion (estimated by the Italian side. But if you add to that the inaction of the Italian Army or simply help some politicians to do it, will the Italian Navy still be victorious? Although Italy is a sea power, whoever can control Rome is the real ruler of Italy.
Tycho was still pessimistic about the future, because he knew that the Italian Navy and Mussolini's Blackshirts were not the decisive forces in determining Italy's internal affairs, and that in the current situation, if the Italian Army and other parties continued to do nothing, the Italian Navy would not be able to change the entire situation once Germany and Austria joined forces. In Europe, the only people who could compete with Germany and Austria were the Entente, so Tycho urgently needed the support of the Entente. Especially when necessary, the support of the army side. But given the previously hostile relationship between the two sides, this contact may take a long time.
On the other hand, Tycho needed to ease the relationship between the navy and the other parties in the country, not only when he was weak, but also when he gained the advantage, and let the other parties come together to divide the blackshirt and leave a legacy.
While actively looking for foreign aid and taking advantage of the favorable opportunity to sweep away the Black Shirts, Tycho also needed to strengthen his Marine Corps, whether it was the assistance of the Allies or domestic allies, if he did do it, he could drop the chain. (Even Tycho thinks that if he does it, his allies at home are more unreliable than the Entente!) So Tycho needs to continue to strengthen the combat effectiveness of this force, especially to improve the level and size of the equipment of this force. In this battle, the table of the fast light armored battalion, which Tycho had high hopes for, was not so good, and it was only half a pound and half a tael in the battle with the Germans. So Tycho thought it was necessary for the force to be equipped with some better protected vehicles.
And if you want to expand the army, the first thing you have to do is to have money, and the annual military expenditure is a certain amount, and when the economic situation is not very good, those factory owners and bankers in the south can not come up with much money, and this qiē will eventually fall on the Entente and Huaxia. For the Entente, Tycho had enough bargaining chips to exchange with the other side, for example, the cooperation between the Italian Naval Design Bureau and the Entente. At the same time, the Entente also needed to make some efforts in order to win over the Italian navy. After all, the Germans gave Mussolini a great help, and it was normal for the Entente to shed some blood!
As for Huaxia? It mainly provides a variety of light and heavy weapons and training related personnel. Prepare for the further expansion of the Italian Marine Corps. In this way, for a full year after the elimination of the Black Shirts, Tycho did not relax, but continued to work hard to expand his power. The whole of Europe has gradually calmed down after a brief period of shock, but how many conspiracies and calculations are brewing and plotting beneath the calm waves of the Mediterranean? No one can say for sure.
In addition to Europe, there is also a person who is paying attention to the situation in Italy, shortly after the launch of the operation in Tycho, Xu Jie once strictly ordered the intelligence department to collect relevant intelligence, especially the role played by Germany in this operation, and finally waited until the information from all aspects was summarized, Xu Jie keenly felt that the situation in Italy was not good! Unlike Tycho's nervousness and somewhat pessimistic feelings, Xu Jie's despair about the future political situation in Italy can be described as completely hopeless! "Tycho is also a talent, but no matter how good he is, he can't face the pressure of Deo alone." As a traverser, Xu Jie came to such a conclusion based on his grasp of the historical trend, although the history of this plane can be described beyond recognition, but some trends will not change!
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