In the wilderness of the suburbs of Rome, several men in civilian costumes fled in panic. They seemed to be exhausted, but they still dared not stop. After all, they escaped from the martial law city of Rome and finally arrived at this relatively safe place.

These guys who complained about the inaction of the Italian soldiers during the resistance are now beginning to be grateful for the inaction of the Italian soldiers. After all, the German army has not completely surrounded the city of Rome, and most of the defense has to be handed over to the local Italian troops to help. So after spending a lot of money, Mussolini and a few followers escaped easily.

So starting more than an hour ago, running became the main theme of Mussolini, the army colonel, and three guards and one follower. The poor six people ran wildly outside the city of Rome, and they had just had to take a breath. They were dry, but they couldn't even find a sip of water.

You should know that soon the German vanguard troops will find that Mussolini, an important figure, disappeared, and the search and pursuit will be launched immediately. At that time, I am afraid that this nearby will become a dangerous area, and maybe someone will soon follow it.

"We must... we must find a car. If we continue running like this, we will definitely be caught up by the Germans." The most thoughtful person left at the moment was the Army Colonel of Mussolini. He calmly analyzed the situation in front of him, hoping to find a more suitable way out.

In this situation, it is not easy for them to find a place to stay, let alone the unreachable gathering with the army that supports them. The rest is nothing more than avoiding all the Germans who were looking for them and living with fear and caution.

"We don't have much money left. It's definitely not enough to buy bribes with this little money. There should be no problem buying a car." The Army colonel took out the money he brought with him and spoke helplessly to Mussolini about the recent situation of the group of people.

Because they escaped too hastily, they did not arrange any necessary concealment measures in the underground air defense tunnel, neither burned a few bodies nor searched for some money. They escaped too hastily, and even had time to bring out the large amount of money they had prepared.

Think about it and stay" style_txt; the large amount of money in Mussolini's safe, the Army Colonel felt his heart twitching. He didn't know which bastard would be cheaper in the end. It was probably just this time that this lucky guy would enjoy it for several lifetimes.

If possible, it would be more concealed to buy a car to escape if possible. He didn't want to snatch it, as it would attract the attention of the Germans and point out the direction for the Germans' tracking. So although they had several submachine guns purchased from Germany, they still had no idea of ​​bullying the weak.

He did not want to escape in dispersion. After all, it would be very safe for small figures like the guards to disperse at this time. But if everyone ran away, Mussolini would probably be waiting to die in such wilderness. So the colonel did not propose to disperse. On the contrary, he would rather concentrate all his strength and take care of each other at that time.

In this chaos, Mussolini sat on a rock in the wilderness. For a senior official, letting him run on his legs for so long was considered a super level performance. He was so tired that he couldn't breathe, and he said with a hard time: "I... no... okay! You...you should run by yourself..."

After listening carefully, there was no sound of gunfire behind me. This means that either the distance was far enough or the battle in Rome was completely over. Looking at the direction of Rome, the Army Colonel inserted the gun in his hand back to the armed belt at his waist, and found a place to sit on the ground: "Everyone should rest! I think this place is safe for the time being."

...

In the lobby of the Roman City Defense Command, a team of German troops carrying guns were carrying the killed Italian black-shirts from the room to the outside. There were too many corpses here, some of which were beaten to blood and blood, so it took a long time to identify them.

A German special forces, an officer affiliated with the Special Operations Brigade of the SS 0th Division, was frowning behind his back and looking at the bloody corpses. His expression was a little solemn, as if there was something that made him feel at ease, and he was worried about his thoughts.

Finally, he turned his head and asked the Wehrmacht officer who was standing aside doing corpse statistics and said, "Mr. Lieutenant, we are ordered to come here to find Mussolini and arrest him. Now you tell me that I will find these corpses by myself, which is a waste of time!"

"Lieutenant, I know you have your responsibilities, but you have also seen that the battle here has just ended. I only know that my subordinates rushed into this building and killed all the Italian defenders who fought back... But now you ask me, who were the people who were killed and what their names are, I really can't tell you." The lieutenant of the National Defense Force said, pointing to the bloody soldier's nameplate on the table: "You can flip through it yourself to see if there is anyone inside that is the guy you are looking for."

"What I'm looking for is Mussolini, the former ruling Italian!" The lieutenant of the special forces repeated in anger: "Can you give me some advice? The advice of the first brave soldier to rush into here."

Hearing the other party's tone with a little compliment, and knowing that it would be difficult for his colleagues to make trouble, the lieutenant turned around and pointed to the stairs at the end of the corridor: "There is a lead to the basement, where we have killed many people in suits and civilians, maybe his body is there."

Each army has its own pride. It can mingle the reconnaissance company in the German armored forces, or have the ability to launch an attack and capture enemy positions. Which one does not have a temper? Even if it is not intrigue behind the scenes, taking advantage of it is a "way of struggle" that everyone likes.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the second lieutenant of the special forces nodded, then said thank you, and left with his men. These well-equipped squads were indeed more decisive than many regular German troops.

After looking through the bodies, the lieutenant finally confirmed what happened after the fierce battle here. He looked at a long tunnel that didn't know where to go, and took the new walkie-phone issued from the communications soldier: "I am a prison group 1, and the city defense headquarters did not find any target. Mussolini ran away. We need to expand the search range!"

...

"Ladies and gentlemen! I am honored to stand here and announce good news to everyone." Standing under the light, the head of state in black SS uniform looked much younger than his actual age, and his straight figure also gave people the illusion - as if time had stopped on him since he took over the whole of Germany.

He was wearing a majestic armed belt and was still so thin, which highlighted his tall figure and made his whole body look taller. He pressed one hand on the holster hanging on one side of the armed belt and the other on the edge of the speech table. At this moment, all the people facing him under the stage were celebrities and officials.

"The situation in Italy is completely controlled by us. In addition to the traitor Mussolini and a few stubborn members, Italy is still a solid ally of the Third Reich... and the integration process between the two countries will also advance faster." Akado had an iconic smile on his face, which made everyone in the audience feel at ease, because the head of state was a gift from God to the German people, and his smile was enough to prove that everything was still under the control of the empire.

In the past few days, because of the turbulence in Italy, the empire economy has seriously affected, and many people's investment has lost half or even more overnight. Real estate in Austria, transportation in Italy, Mediterranean shipping, and even daily necessities production and export have suffered a severe depression.

Merchants and consortiums were waiting for the Empire to give them an explanation and an argument to enhance their investment confidence. Many giant chaebols with deep backgrounds even began to put pressure on Akado because the current Third Reich could not allow the loss of such a serious failure as Italy. Once the war was in a stalemate, hundreds of billions of investments would be turned into nothingness, and the empire's economy would collapse in an instant with the failure of the frontline.

"Friends of the empire, Marshal Garibaldi will take charge of the Italian regime, and the German-Italian Alliance is still one of the most solid alliances in the world. The economic and trade cooperation, military cooperation, scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries will continue, and there is no change except for the several local chaos that broke out due to the war criminal Mussolini. Please rest assured that everything is under the control of the Third Reich!" Akado raised his arm and ended his speech with a German hand raising ceremony: "Long live the Third Reich!"

No matter whether it is because of the profits brought to them by the Third Reich or the power brought to them by the Third Reich, no one will be unable to get along with money and power. As long as the head of state can still bring them victory and bring them huge wealth, they will not be stingy with their support. So all the men and women in dresses and evening outfits in the audience raised their palms over their heads: "Long live the Third Reich! Long live the Head of State Akado? Rudolph!"
Chapter completed!