"Unexpectedly, the war would end because of an air raid, and the Germans would just accept our suggestion?" In the officers' mess of the Fury, a cocktail party to celebrate victory and the end of the war was going on. ↖TOP↖Point↖Small↖ Said that senior naval officers from various countries were talking about this victory with great interest. In a private room next to the banquet hall, Thomas was communicating quietly with Yang Yonglin. The words were full of emotion and a trace of loss. This was the beginning of an era, and the aircraft , this thing that was regarded as a toy before World War I finally came to dominate the battlefield. The battleship that once represented the glory of an era was about to become an auxiliary force. This made him feel that he had been a battleship commander. Lost and confused.

"Wise choice, they have already won Italy. When we shrink our troops to Naples, the war is over, and the rest is just a battle for face." Yang Yonglin said with a smile.

"Well, we got a decent ending, and we also told the Germans that their technology is mediocre. We suppressed our opponents in terms of comprehensive national strength and technology. I'm afraid William and his general staff may have to spend the whole night Can't sleep?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Thomas' eyes.

"It won't be that easy. After all, Germany is a first-class power. Their technological foundation is still very strong. They learned a lot from this war, and many of our technologies are not yet mature. When attacking Japan, , we have had problems with several of our electronic jammers. We have advantages, but they are relatively limited. In addition, the technical and tactical levels within the Allied Powers are also uneven. Your country is the strongest, followed by the United States. The French are also inferior. Austria-Hungary is stronger. Germany is slightly worse than your country." Yang Yonglin is far less optimistic than Thomas. As a former ally, China or Xu Jie still has a comparison of how high Germany's combat effectiveness and technical level are. Objective knowledge.

Take aviation technology as an example. Before 1943, the German Air Force's fighter technology level was still among the best in the world. Especially in 1942, when the fw190a4 first came out, it caused a small disaster in Europe. As a result, the British The Spitfire 5 had to be upgraded immediately, and it was not until the emergence of the Spitfire 9 that the technical balance was rebalanced. As for the Americans? Well, things like p38 and p40 can only be used in Europe. Fortunately, after the US imperialism, After the P51 was equipped with the British liquid-cooled engine, the P51b finally gained a technical advantage. However, with the advancement of technology on both sides. With the emergence of the fw190d9 and bf109k, these fighters are not as good as the opponent's Spitfire 14 and p51d in terms of performance. (In fact, the p51d is not as good as the p51b in terms of flight performance, and the p51b is still better than the fw190d and bf109k. A very important reason for the decline in the performance of the p51d is the increase in fuel.). But at that time, the Third Reich was already powerless. Damn it. Generally speaking, from a purely technical point of view, the direct gap between the tactical air forces of Germany and the United States and Britain has not been very big. In the early stage, it can occasionally suppress its opponents. In this dimension, Germany is stronger and has more technical power. It is also stronger, so it must not be taken lightly.

"Maybe, but this war did increase the confidence of the Allied Powers. Although the Germans obtained Italy, what they obtained was just a shell. We got the best part of Italy! The Italian navy, technical personnel, and national treasury, etc.

Wait." Thomas said happily.

Thomas is not exaggerating when he says this. The result of this war is not so much that the Germans gained Italy after paying a heavy price, but rather that the Germans and the Allies carved up Italy after paying a heavy price! As early as the war broke out

Before, Tycho had planned to arrange for the transfer of a large number of technical personnel and equipment to various provinces in China, Nanyang, and Britain and Australia. After the war broke out, the entire Italian treasury was emptied, and many in the south were also transferred.

The population also migrated.

According to statistics from relevant departments in China and Italy, in the years after the deterioration of relations between Italy and the Allies and the end of the Italian Civil War, at least 2.7 million young adults in Italy left the country for China and Australia. Many of these people

Most of them are skilled workers and businessmen. Their wealth and power are much higher than the superficial figures. After that,

Italians who couldn't stand Mussolini's tyranny continued to try to flee the country. The loss of the country's foreign exchange reserves and gold reserves put the Mussolini government into a situation of financial scarcity until the beginning of World War II.

Italy's industrial production capacity has not been able to return to pre-war levels. After all, Tycho's behavior is tantamount to directly taking away Italy's decades of accumulation!

Of course, these are things for later, let’s not mention them for now. According to the agreement reached directly by the Allied Powers and the Central Powers, in the next month, the armies of both sides will no longer take hostile actions. Germany can send troops to some non-Allied Powers controlled areas, but at the same time

The Allied Powers can obtain guarantees for the safe evacuation of personnel and materials from the area. After one month, the Allied Forces will evacuate the intended

Italy's mainland, and in two months, the Allied Powers and the Italian government-in-exile supported by Tycho will evacuate from Sicily and Sardinia. At this point, the Italian War will officially come to an end, and the two sides can continue to negotiate the exchange of prisoners of war. Of course, the Allied Powers and

China stated that it will not negotiate with the new Italian government and that the four governments do not recognize the legitimacy of the Mussolini government!

"I will come back one day! I will wash away the humiliation that Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have brought to Italy! I swear!" Tycho roared loudly at Naples in the distance on the Italian Navy flagship Aquila aircraft carrier.

A few minutes later, all the artillery of the entire Italian fleet began to roar, and the violent explosions and flames could be detected on land dozens of kilometers away. As the last warship left the Italian coast, the large-scale five-nation joint fleet

Go their separate ways

From east to west, the American fleet and the British fleet will return directly to the mainland, while the Italian fleet, accompanied by the Chinese fleet, will first go to France for supplies, then go to the United States, and then enter the Pacific through the Panama Canal. As for the French fleet, it will return directly to the southern mainland.

The naval port of London will then be evacuated to the west coast of France. After the fall of Italy, the French navy, except for some submarines and small coastal defense vessels, will withdraw to the mainland. The entire Mediterranean has truly become the inner lake of the Allies.

Just as the Allied Powers withdrew from Italy, the Central Powers were busy distributing the dividends of the war! Facts have proved that the saying that brothers will settle accounts is very correct, not to mention that Germany and Austria are not even brothers, and in this

During the process of dividing the spoils, some problems did arise between the two parties. The first problem was that the Kaiser did not want the Austro-Hungarian Empire to get Italy’s oil fields in North Africa!

"This time our investment was quite large, and the losses were even greater than what we imagined before the war. The war must bring benefits, otherwise no one would fight. Although the war is over, in the foreseeable future, we must continue to

Investment until the Italian government can be self-sufficient. We lost thousands of aircraft in this war and almost wiped out the establishment of three aviation armies. How to compensate for these losses? Rely on the not-so-rich finances? The Italian oil fields are close to

We can use the resources here first if we are close at hand

To make up for the shortfall. Did the Austro-Hungarian Empire conduct a major battle on its own? The Mediterranean naval battle was defeated by the Italian Navy, and the offensive in the north also ended in failure. In the end, we were asked to help. According to their strength and performance,

get italy

The northern region is enough, and the oil fields in the south cannot be given to them!" At a meeting, Richthofen, who had always been obedient to the Kaiser, boldly proposed that the oil fields in North Africa be brought under German control.

His suggestion also received support from the navy and army.

"Isn't this a slap in the face?" The Kaiser's face is the face of Germany, and Richthofen's suggestion was to let William II overturn the original guarantee! William II's expression changed back and forth several times, but he finally endured it

I didn't get angry, and I don't blame Richthofen.

The response was so strong. In this war, the Air Force suffered the greatest losses from beginning to end. Moreover, as Germany re-evaluated the level of the Allied Air Force, the Air Force's original plan almost had to be reset. The fierceness of the Royal Air Force

It made the Germans feel uneasy.

So Richthofen urgently needs to expand his strength. What is needed to expand his strength? Pilots, planes have more fuel! Great pilots are trained by burning gasoline, and even more extreme voices within the German Air Force plan to directly let the Air Force control Libya.

fuel

60%! Of course, when it was actually proposed in the end, Richthofen still saved some face for everyone. The oil fields must be under German control, and the German Air Force must be allocated 40%! If this does not work, Richthofen

Thofen is ready to give up!

As the saying goes, those who are soft are afraid of those who are hard, and those who are hard are afraid of their lives. Richthofen didn’t even want to be the commander of the Luftwaffe. The Kaiser really couldn’t do anything to him! If he leaves, who will lead the Luftwaffe? Scheer and Heich

Pell had many conflicts with the Kaiser after the war, and he remained in the position of naval commander until the end. So Wilhelm II obviously had to make an explanation to Richthofen. The final

The question then became, should we want the Kaiser's face or the Air Marshal! Personally vetoing the original promise would have a very serious impact on Germany's credibility and its relationship with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In desperation, the Kaiser could only

He decided to adjourn the meeting temporarily and discuss it later. He needed to weigh this issue in many aspects. Even if he took it back, he would still have to give some compensation to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Chapter completed!