"Discovered? What a pity, you are still a little slow." Tycho looked at the telegram in his hand and said proudly. The Germans finally started to prepare, but this time time was obviously on his side. The Chinese fleet will be in

Pass through the Suez Canal tomorrow, and will take action tonight. The secretly dispatched squad has already conducted reconnaissance on the hideouts of the Black Shirts across Italy, and tonight these nodes will be struck one by one. The Italian fleet has already

Traveling to Sicily in the name of training, here is the intention

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, and as many as 400 various aircraft on the island provide protective umbrellas (including aircraft supported by China and the Allied Powers).

Coupled with the Chinese fleet that will arrive in a few days, Tycho even thinks that he can consider destroying the Allied Mediterranean Fleet in one pot! After all, based on the current situation, although the Allied fleet will not suffer on paper, in fact not all of them have been done.

So ready for battle!

"Today I still need to meet with the big guys from the government and the military. It's really troublesome to use precious gold and silver to make them at least not hostile to me." Tycho shook his head and opened the door. And here he was.

At that time, the clearing operation in northern Italy had been launched. Under the leadership of naval agents, the French, Americans and Italian Marines began to attack the secret stronghold of the Black Shirt Party! The Apennine Storm finally broke out!

Nearly five years have passed, and many changes have taken place in the world. For example, the equipment of the so-called Black Shirt Army is better than before. They are all inferior weapons. However, their combat capabilities and fighting will are better than they were five years ago.

It’s a lot different. Five years ago, there were still some people who were really working for a certain person.

They fought for an ideal, but now the Blackshirt Party and the Blackshirt Army under him have completely degenerated into German puppets. They are a group of hooligans and gangsters. It is okay to let them rob homes and bully the weak. But facing the Allied Allied Forces, it is completely

It can be described as breaking down at the first touch!

"My men are desperately resisting the other side's strangulation! What is your country doing? Where is the assistance you promised? Where is your army?" Looking at the marks on the map that indicate the loss of contact, Mussolini asked him

Ribbentrop beside him.

"To be honest, we are not ready yet. This time they are in the lead." Ribbentrop waved his hand as if to drive away a nasty fly in front of him. "Even if all your men are lost, as long as Germany has

Launch support then nothing is a problem. The only problem now is that you

What price are you willing to pay for the power you are about to gain?" Ribbentrop said as he handed an agreement to Mussolini. "Because this operation requires heavy reliance on the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So you

You have to pay some price. Of course, it’s up to you to decide whether to sign or not.”

Just as Ribbentrop was forcing Mussolini to sign a series of agreements, the German top brass was also making final war preparations. "Give me another four days. Only then will Crete be able to ensure sufficient aviation power."

, and the airborne troops under Major General Student and the landing force under General Falkenhorst can barely reach their destination." Red Baron Richthofen said. In this operation, it is not the German Army who is responsible for overall control.

Not the German Navy, but the German Air Force

The reason is very simple. The key to the success of this operation is the cover and cooperation of the air force. If air superiority can be successfully obtained, then a large number of German land forces can cross the Adriatic under the escort of the Austro-Hungarian Navy coastal defense fleet.

When Asia Sea enters Italy, airborne troops can also be directly used to seize key points everywhere. To suppress the Italian Navy, it is definitely not enough to rely on the Allied fleet. Therefore, if the Allied navy wants to take major actions, it must also obtain the cooperation of the air force.

"I can only give you 3 days! Start bombing Italian ports first." William II said with a stern face. On the second day after the Italian navy launched a clearing operation, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that the personal and property safety of German expatriates had been seriously affected.

The Italian military was asked to stop its operations in the north on the grounds of threat. It also asked the Italian government to allow the German and Austrian troops to enter in order to evacuate the expatriates. Of course, such a request was naturally rejected, and the rest will fall into place. Since we can't reach an agreement, just go ahead and

Start filming!

At the same time, as staunch supporters of the Italian Navy, China, the United States, the United Kingdom and France issued statements one after another. First of all, each country stated that this matter was entirely Italy's internal affairs and that the Italian military had the right to suppress domestic rebel forces. Secondly, each country stated that this matter was entirely Italy's internal affairs.

, expressed opposition to Germany and Austria and other countries using force as a backing. And stated that in order to ensure the safety and freedom of navigation in the Mediterranean and the safety of their own nationals in Italy, the four countries will take joint actions to fight against all actions that "impede the interests of the four countries"!

As the strongest 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. All threats to Chinese expatriates or

Any attack on the port or area where the fleet is located will be resolutely counterattacked." The U.S. government started with Spain, claiming that if Spain

If the actions in the Strait of Gibraltar cause American personal or property losses, then it is equivalent to a declaration of war against the United States! Why is the United States so active this time? And specifically targeting Spain? There are Chinese and British fleets blocking the German High Seas Fleet, and Germany

When Austria is devoting all its strength to deal with Italy, it happens to be a great opportunity for the United States to solve the Cuban problem! Why not take advantage of such good conditions?

"We have finally become enemies." After looking at the ultimatum sent by the Chinese ambassador to Germany, William II said expressionlessly. "Because of your country's unfriendly actions, your country's oil fields in the Mesopotamia may have been threatened recently.

There will be some trouble."

"If this is the case, then Your Majesty and your empire will receive a war ultimatum. Since we dare to do this, we have already considered various consequences." The Chinese ambassador to Germany said. As for this diplomat

William II did not answer directly. However, he knew very well that now is definitely not the time to start a war with China. It is true that cutting off China's fuel supply is a way of revenge.

But it is a pity that the German navy is trapped in the North Sea and the Mediterranean. There is no strong corps in the Middle East, and China still has half of its naval power. The British also have forward bases in Iran. In the Indian Ocean, the Allies do not have the power to fight against China and China at the same time.

Britain's cooperation not only cuts off supply, but also indicates that German shipping in the Indian Ocean will be cut off, not to mention a large number of German-owned enterprises in China.

"Both sides in this battle will not give their all, and everyone is competing within a strict framework. Because the cost of wantonly expanding the scale of the conflict is unbearable for both sides, although sooner or later the swords will meet, but this

The time is definitely not now." Afterwards, William II wrote in his diary.

However, like China, it is obviously not the time for a formal showdown between powerful countries, but it is different for weak countries. After the Italian government rejected the German request, in less than ten hours, Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Turkish Empire

They declared war on Italy one after another. Mussolini then announced the establishment of a new government in northern Italy, and less than six hours later, the three Allied Powers announced their recognition of Mussolini’s government!

It stands to reason that there are now 5 allies, as well as the new Russian government and the Spanish, but the former is a bit far away, and Germany and Austria do not want them to get a share of the pie, so Russia did not declare war. As for the Spanish? The Spanish do want to move,

But after discovering the French-Spanish border

After the sudden appearance of no less than 4 armies of the French Army and the ultimatum issued by China and the Allied Powers on the safe navigation of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Spaniards decisively gave in! It was not that they were incompetent, but that the other side was too strong. For Spain and Germany, which had difficulties,

People can only express acceptance!

"Something is wrong!" The intensity of the reaction of the Allies exceeded the expectations of China, the Allied Powers and the Italian Navy. According to the original idea, the Allies should gradually intervene in the Italian Civil War at the beginning of the war, but who could have imagined that when William II made the decision

After making the decision, the three countries directly declared war! "William II is so much cleaner than the mustache!" Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh.

Xi Dao. Historically, Mustache also had a limited intervention during the Spanish Civil War. This aspect is better, as the Allies directly entered a state of war. Originally, they planned to take advantage of Germany's slow heat to delay it for a while, but now it seems that it is not possible at all.

It's necessary! "Tell Lin Yongsheng and Tycho that they don't have to hold back. They can hit them as hard as they can," Xu Jie said to the confidential secretary.

"It seems that we need to send more volunteers!" After receiving the choice of the three Allied Powers against China, Marshal Pétain and the U.S. Ambassador to France Marshall's first sentence after meeting was to ask for additional troops. If the Allies this time

If it takes over a complete Italy, then the most unlucky Allied country is France. France has to allocate a considerable part of its air force to defend the southern coast.

The maritime area and direct transportation with Algeria will also be completely under the threat of the Allies. In addition, a part of the precious army will be allocated to block the Italian army coming from the southeast in the future. Therefore, the French are also very concerned about this incident.

"Either Italy holds its ground, or it turns into a scorched earth," Marshal Pétain said unabashedly when he met Marshall.

"If this is the case, we can only choose the second option. I hope our two armies can have a happy cooperation in Italy!" Marshall said with a wry smile.
Chapter completed!