Tripoli is known as the pearl of North Africa, and it is not Italians who brag about it. This ancient city that has been around for two thousand years does not disappoint this reputation.

This land was once occupied by the Phoenicians, Romans, Wandals and Byzantine Empires. After the demise of Byzantines, this territory called Terrabruce by the Arabs has been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.

Until twenty-eight years ago, taking advantage of the armed confrontation between Germany and France for the right to belong to Morocco, the Italians suddenly declared war on Ottoman Turkey on the grounds that their interests in North Africa were violated by Turks. In the end, the modern Italian army defeated the corrupt Ottoman Empire and seized the land from the Turks.

However, this was already twenty-eight years ago. The subsequent outbreak of war caused a fundamental change in the colonial situation in North Africa. The defeated Germany was expelled from Africa and the colonies they had were divided by the great powers. After North Africa could restrain France's power disappeared, all the pressure was concentrated on the shoulders of the Italians. The original plan to suck blood from the colonies also stagnated with the sudden European war.

Although the Italian Kingdom gained some of its benefits by turning against each other in the war, the subsequent global economic crisis not only consumed all its dividends, but also lost half of its savings. Italy's industrialization level is not very high compared to the top powers. However, because of its poor local resources, it relies heavily on import and export trade, and the domestic government institutions are bloated and slow to respond, the Italian Kingdom, which should not have been severely affected after the crisis broke out, still suffered heavy losses.

This crisis exposed Italy's fragile political and economic structure to the world. What scared those in power was that the unemployed people caused by the industrial depression and the lower working class were united, and the power of the workers' movement was rapidly increasing. If we did not find a way to suppress it, it was very likely that a revolution would evolve. At that time, the Italian nobles and parliamentarians would be unable to escape. The lessons of the Normanov dynasty were right in front of us.

In order to get rid of domestic difficulties, the Italian fascist movement came into being. Mussolini's rapid rise and power were behind it. The Italian high-level forces were secretly supporting and promoting it. This new century Caesar was just a cover introduced by the original power class. The ultimate goal was to suppress the progressive ideas of the domestic workers' movement and divert the dissatisfaction and contradictions caused by the incompetence and corruption of the traditional imperial forces.

Mussolini is not a fool. He also knows that he must rely on these deeply rooted traditional forces to be in power safely. The interests between the two sides are very conflicted, and Mussolini can personally gain a lot of benefits from it, so he is happy to cooperate with the old powers and powerful people. Of course, the other party generously gave Mussolini a huge reward. The entire Italian power class stood on his side. No one in this country could refuse Mussolini's orders.

"This is Mussolini's order, do you know, it is Mussolini! He doesn't care about our difficulties, he just wants to see the result. The Virgin is above, can't you all touch your brains! I don't want to see any of you being dragged out by a military policeman to be shot. This has happened before." Major Giordano, the head of Italian military intelligence in Tripoli, roared with foam, and the horse whip in his hand whipped hard at the smooth table of the sixteenth-century antique round table in front of him.

"But the major, it was obviously Baron Anthony, he insisted on asking," an intelligence officer wanted to explain to his superiors.

"Don't mention this to me, this is not used to explain your dereliction of duty. Where is Baron Anthony and his elite squad now? Is there something unexpected? Why did the contact be cut off for two days before the person in charge remembered to report to his superiors. Where was the support force originally assigned to them? Don't tell me that all the bastards were drunk again." Giordano threw the horse whip on the table, pointed his finger at the tip of the intelligence officer's nose and asked.

"We have sent a search force, but the clues were interrupted on the border. According to the commander of the local inspection post, a force did pass through their defense under the leadership of a local guide, and he also recognized the photo of Baron Anthony." Another intelligence officer quickly stood up to rescue his colleagues.

"Why did he cross the border? Didn't the original plan wait for the target to enter our controlled area before intercepting it as the situation?" Giordano asked loudly.

"Maybe the situation has changed, and now we lack first-hand information."

"Then check it out. You must find this team. If you are still alive, bring these idiots back. If an accident occurs, you must find their bodies as much as possible. I just hope that the French don't find them first, otherwise we will become very passive." Giordano covered his forehead with his hands, and the explosion in front was too intense. He felt his brain swelling now.

"The French shouldn't have found them yet, otherwise we should protest to us now." The previous intelligence officer raised his opinion.

"Captain Malchimer, in my opinion, this is only a matter of time. We can only expect the search team to find the Baron and his group first. Although Baron Anthony carries a disguised identity document, it is difficult to ensure that he does not carry other sensitive texts with him. If our people can find them in advance, they can also deal with the items that may cause trouble in time. In this way, even if the French pursue it, we can explain the whole thing on the grounds that they accidentally got lost and mistakenly entered the French territory.

On the contrary, if the French discovered them first, then a diplomatic dispute would be triggered, and in the end someone would be thrown out to be responsible for this incident. Anyway, it would not be someone in the Venetian Palace, but one of you and me." Giordano sat down at the table, rubbing his temples on both sides with his hands.

"The search team has crossed the border as a caravan, and the French allegedly have suddenly increased the patrol density on the border line, and they should have noticed something." Malchimer reported.

"The French intelligence departments are not fools, they are also tracking the target. Now I hope the search team can successfully find Baron Anthony, but you also know that this is the Sahara Desert. I don't know how many caravans mysteriously disappeared here every year, leaving no trace afterwards." Another intelligence officer said.

"It would be nice if it's really what you said, Giuliano." Malchimer shrugged.

"Okay, Baron Anthony's problem will be handled first. We have no other way now. Remember to sort out the previous investigation records. If the above really wants to hold the responsibility, we can have a reasonable statement." Major Giordano continued to rub his temples, and he felt much better than before.

"However, Rome's orders must be executed. If they fail again, it will not be possible to get rid of them by a few investigation reports. Our leader will never tolerate failure, especially the matter of his personal intervention. It is really hard to understand that since the task is so important, why is the superior unwilling to support more of our experts, but instead sent an inexperienced young man to come over." Giordano could not hide his depressed mood when he said this.

The intelligence manager sighed secretly that the Italian intelligence agencies had become so decayed from when they did not know when they had become so decayed. Before Giordano joined the Military Intelligence Agency, the Italian Military Intelligence Agency was Europe's leading intelligence agency. It was extremely active in the war and had obtained confidential information from many allied countries. For a period of time, Italian spies were spread all over every corner of the world, and even some small countries in the corners had Italian agents under the guise of trade and diplomacy.

But when the new century Caesar came to power, the situation became worse and worse. A group of Mussolini's confidants were placed in the command post with strong professionalism, and a group of front-line personnel they considered unreliable were fired. The intelligence agencies within the army are now full of backbone of the fascist party. The funds of the Italian Military Intelligence Agency were deducted and misappropriated, overseas institutions were revoked and streamlined, and personnel were recalled or simply dismissed on the spot.

The fundamental reason for these problems is that the top leaders of the Intelligence Agency have changed their ideas. They are trying to please Mussolini, so they must cater to the leader's "strategy", and the world in the eyes of this leader is only on the Mediterranean coast.

You should know that Italy has a long tradition of spying. The Apennines were in a period of coherence between cities and states. A large number of spies of various types emerged in Italy. They unscrupulously stole the political and commercial intelligence of European countries, bribed officials from various countries with money and beauty, and sometimes assassinated some targets that were regarded as threatening by employers.

At that time, the Apennine secret spies and assassins were notorious for having no bottom line. They had no moral integrity in order to complete the task. The industry norms these people followed were to recognize money but not people. They could do whatever they could tolerate for the needs of their employers, even if they met their close relatives and friends.

Although the current Italian military intelligence personnel cannot be compared with the spies of that year, they also follow the concepts of their predecessors. The spies stick to their professional ethics and are loyal to their country and the promises they make. When performing their missions, they are also unconventional and have no bottom line.

"Are we still in the track of the target?" Giordano also knew that it was difficult for his subordinates to interfere with each other, so he turned back to the topic.

"There is no news yet, but according to the original estimate, he should have entered the Libyan border now. We have arranged eyeliners in several important towns on the border and ordered them to report to the headquarters immediately once they find the traces of the target." Malshimmer replied.

"Once the target is discovered, monitor it immediately. Don't act rashly, and don't let the other party notice it. You should prevent the other party from being frightened and destroy the intelligence information you carry. In addition, I plan to dig out some hidden enemies from him. He cannot act alone by relying on the power of one person. There must be a group of accomplices in various places to support him. The same is true for the opinions of Rome. If conditions permit, we can take this opportunity to dig out the network of relationships built by the enemy in the colony. This involves the highest secret. Don't spread it. It is related to everyone's future and destiny. You two must remember this. "Goardano patted the table and stood up.

"I will also go to the headquarters to attend the meeting in the afternoon. You can first make a plan for the specific action, and then leave it to me to sign and approve it."

"As for orders, sir." The intelligence officer stood attentively and saluted the supervisor.

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