In Italy, in the leader's office, Mussolini sat face to face with several people in suits, sitting next to him, his close staff member sitting, as if discussing something, and a personal secretary responsible for recording the content of the meeting. Of course, there was also an interpreter, and it was obvious that the language of both parties seemed to have certain communication barriers.

Several of them here are spies from the United States, including the translator, who are also crew members of this secret spy mission. They have been in Italy for several months and are responsible for unilateral contact with Mussolini in an attempt to bring Italy to the United States in this war.

They took the risk of contacting the Italian government directly, and the result was very satisfying. The Italians did not hand over these spies to German allies, and even invited these spies from the hostile country, the United States, to have a hearty Italian meal.

Then they easily met Mussolini, and even stationed in an independent villa deliberately protected by Italians, and set up a radio station that could directly contact the United States. Compared with the original embassy, ​​it is not inferior in function, and it can be regarded as a small American embassy in Italy.

Of course, the main purpose of Mussolini's support for these American spies, or American diplomats, is to gain greater benefits for Italy at critical moments.

The cooperation with Germany has not achieved the benefits it originally expected for various reasons, and Mussolini blamed all this on the insidious and cunning of the German head of state Acardo.

In terms of French interests, Italy did not gain any benefits because it took action too late; on the Balkans, it also caused a heavy failure because it took action too quickly; in the distant North Africa, the Italian troops had completely become vassals of the German army, so that after capturing Cairo, Italy was not ashamed to discuss with Germany on the issue of Egypt's ownership.

As a result, Italy's expansion in Europe was very limited, and even compromised with Turkey on the Balkans. And its expansion in North Africa was divided by the Germans because of the amount of effort it made. As a result, Italy's current expansion is far from the "New Roman Empire" claimed by the leader Mussolini.

On the other hand, Mussolini looked down on the rigorous and cold manner of the German team. He felt that Germany relied on its own powerful force to rely on sacrifice to win the war. He felt that Italy should have more choices than Germany.

Mussolini, the Italian leader who advocates wisdom, hopes to rely on diplomatic mediation to fight for Italy's own interests...or he has lost hope for his country's army anyway, no matter what the reason is, Mussolini is now more willing to believe in the politicians under his command than in the generals who have lost every battle.

However, it is not easy to make Mussolini surrender to the United States wholeheartedly. After all, the Third Reich is at its peak now, and it still takes great courage to announce the change of flags and flags on the premise of bordering.

The bait thrown by the Americans made Mussolini very moved. Once the two sides signed an agreement, the United States will ensure the stability of Italy's current vested border and recognize Italy's "leadership" over the Balkans and North Africa.

"You know! This is the most sincere compromise between the United States. Mr. Mussolini... I believe you also know that it is not easy to make such a huge concession." A diplomat representing the United States sat on the sofa, tasting the red wine in his hand, and said to Mussolini.

When saying this, the diplomat obviously had the confidence and capital to say so. The United States took out many benefits that Acardo did not give Italy, including the entire Balkans, and Egypt occupied by Germany. Not to mention anything else, just the interests of the Suez Canal are enough for Italy to salivate.

This is also the last benefit distribution plan proposed by the United States after repeated negotiations. Italy, Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union divided Germany after the war, Italy gained actual control of the Mediterranean, Britain gained the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, and the Soviet Union gained the entire Eastern Europe...

Look at how efficient the Americans are. The war is still in the stage of retreating step by step. They start to pull up allies and potential allies, and start to divide up the delicious cake after victory. The cleverness is that the cake is painted huge and delicious enough, which makes people feel the urge to stop when they see it.

"Mr. Jennifer, you have to know that no matter how good the money is, you have to have your life to spend it." The confidant aide sitting beside Mussolini bargained: "The conditions you promised us were all after Germany was defeated, but now we still can't see any sign of Germany's defeat. Betrayal at this time is not in Italy's best interests."

This is also the main point of disagreement between the two sides in negotiations. After all, Germany has been advancing rapidly since the war started, defeating countless countries. There are countless powerful countries that fall under the tank tracks of the Third Reich of Germany. Even if Mussolini is arrogant, he will not be crazy and believe that his army can stop Germany from sweeping away the betrayed Italy.

The great leader Mussolini and all his aides knew that the Italian army could not defeat the German army, and even the German army on the second line could not defeat it. So he and his aides adopted a delay tactic, hoping to let Italy place bets when they see the victory or defeat.

Unfortunately, the situation of the war has taken a sharp turn and the Americans can't wait. The ultimate goal of the United States giving up countless interests is to let Italy restrain some of Germany's troops and save the collapsed Soviet-German frontline. If Italy only makes a judgment based on the results, would it take this effort?

Time is not on the side of the Allies. Once the Soviet-German front collapses, Italy will become an optional dead chess, and the result will no longer be important. Therefore, the United States must encourage Italy to withdraw from the war as soon as possible, and it is best to turn against Germany.

The best result was that the Italian troops on the front line fought with the German armies, and the Soviet army took the opportunity to consolidate their positions and finally turned the tables. Then the United States seized Gibraltar, landed easily in Italy, bypassed the solid Atlantic barriers, and opened up a second battlefield for combat against Germany.

"It's a pity that the situation of the war cannot be waited, the great leader Mr. Mussolini." The American diplomat waved his hand regretfully and confessed to Mussolini: "We don't have to talk about those interests and results repeatedly. The problem now is that if the Germans win the Soviet-German War, then Italy will have no chance to re-take the team!"

"..." This is also the most depressing thing for Mussolini. Although he has indeed gained a lot of benefits after following Germany to the black side, he has always been in the position of his younger brother in the axis, which makes Mussolini, who is used to dictatorship, very dissatisfied.

"But, you know, there is a huge German Balkan combat cluster in northern and western Italy. This cluster is commanded by General **** and has very high combat power." Mussolini took out some of his only strategic talents and began to tell his own problems: "The Italian troops cannot fight against this German army alone."

While he said, he pointed on the map spread out on the coffee table, helplessly admitting that Italy's actual combat effectiveness is indeed not as good as Germany. Of course, people on earth know that there is still a certain gap between them and their own admission: "At most a week, within a week at most, Rome will be occupied by the German army. At that time, everything will be over, and Italy will disappear from this world... I dare not take this risk."

"The United States does not want Italy to become an ally to fight the German invasion." The American diplomat thought for a while and replied: "We have a plan, which is to use Iceland bombing to cover our real attempt and attack Norway in the north, but the main force went south to force it to land in Italy. At that time, you will have 10,000 US troops and there will be more reinforcements in the future. I believe the German army does not have the ability to deploy another group of troops in Italy, right?"

Mussolini is not an idiot. He still waved his hand and rejected the instigation of American diplomats: "During the North African War, Rommel's 50,000 people were still chasing you more than 10,000 American soldiers? Now there is a cluster of hundreds of thousands of people in Germany. How can 10,000 American soldiers be enough..."

"Isn't this the worst plan... Most of our plans are actually based on the premise that when Italy announced its withdrawal from the war and withdrew from the Axis powers, the German army used force. However, the evaluation report shows that the possibility of the German army using force is only 3% at most, which is not worth worrying." American diplomats quickly followed.

After saying that, he added his thoughts: "Mr. Leader, please seize the last time. This is your last chance! Once you lose this opportunity, the Germans will still be troops south to annex Italy, but the United States will not have the power to help you and your country again!"

Recently, some pro-German Italian parties and some civilians have often made terrible arguments about the unification of Greater Europe. This is another reason why Mussolini is eager to negotiate frequently with American diplomats. He is afraid of losing the power in his hands, and even more afraid that the Germans will eventually swallow Italy.
Chapter completed!