"Can you tolerate it from the Führer's position and perspective? The Führer spared no effort to export industry, technology, and equipment to Italy, in order to enable Italy to better cooperate with Germany, and not to be used by the leaders as capital to fight Germany. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info What's more, the Führer was not thin on Italy. Assault gun No. 3, given; The BF-109 production line, gave; The production line of the fourth tank, also grieving; Even the Tiger tanks and jets coveted by the leader have been given, but we can't pick them up for the time being, but we can take our time in the future. In terms of materials, crude oil, coal, minerals, everything that can help us coordinate has been coordinated, and we have not been treated badly on the turf, and the territory that the leader wants has been obtained, and even Serbia, which he did not expect, was given to us by the Führer. Henchman Moreau spoke eloquently in front of Ziano.

Moreau was also an Italian nobleman, lower in rank than the Ziano family, but an ally with whom he had a close relationship throughout history. Moreau realized the unpromising future of Ziano when he became director of the Press and Publications Bureau, and now he is the director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, six years younger than Ziano, and he is also a leader of the younger generation.

"To put it mildly, what happened to us? In fact, the territory was all won by the Germans, the navy and air force barely made a little effort, and the army was basically a joke in North Africa, and its performance on the Eastern Front was mediocre. Moreau said bitterly, "The head of state has given Italy the second voting right with an eye on the future of the European Union, although Britain and France are defeated countries, but in all fairness, Italy can't beat any of them alone, isn't it enough to press on Britain and France now?" Still want to grab the position of Führer? If the leader complains in private, and even puts his hand in the Führer's pocket and wants to take the state of São Paulo, it will anger the Führer, and many people in Germany are dissatisfied with the Führer's over-accommodating leader......"

He complained that the leader only cares about pleasure and women, and does not do the right thing at all, which has a very bad impact...... Finally, the sentence "I wish I would help the leader to take on his responsibilities" came ...... cold sweat on my back at that time," Ziano described without exaggeration how he felt, "I felt as if I was standing in front of a huge beast that had devoured Schleicher, Rohm, Goering and more than a dozen generals and marshals......"

"Now that the Eastern Front is over, millions of German troops are going home, what if ......," Moreau gestured from north to south, "who do you think will help us, Britain, France, Romania, Hungary, or Spain?" It's good not to look at jokes. ”

This is what Ziano fears the most, but he also has concerns: what if it is just a misunderstanding? What if Mussolini's influence is too bad and he becomes a scapegoat? What if Hitler was looking for an excuse to make a move against Italy? What if you do it yourself and end up being by someone else instead of holding power?

"You have no reassurance from Italy, only from Germany, and I am sure that any new Italian leader will not be able to sit in a secure position without the approval of the Führer, and I am sure that all the elders of Fascist will understand this." Moreau pondered for a long time, "Because you are not only the heir chosen by the leader, but also his son-in-law, we must not use violence or other drastic means, which are not conducive to your election, and it is better if the leader suffers from some kind of temporary inability to govern, so that according to the original political arrangement, you are a worthy new generation of Italian leaders." As for the leader himself, he will still be able to eat, drink and be merry after he retires...... Doesn't he like that? ”

The phone rang suddenly, and the butler reported that he was looking for the Earl, and Ziano took it and only said a few words, and his expression became nervous, and he hurriedly said: "Good, good, where, where, welcome, welcome." Then he quickly hung up

Moreau saw that his face was not right and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ziano sat down on the couch and squeezed out a sentence in pain: "Marshal Albert Kesselring will come tomorrow and will visit me by name." ”

"This is a red flag, indicating that the Führer's idea has been implemented and is ready to be executed, and I bet that the Gestapo must be ready to do so, except for Marshal Kesselring on the surface."

Morrow's sense of smell was undoubtedly acute, and he guessed the truth and the truth. Although the Gestapo had many problems, in Italy they were no less infiltrated than in Germany itself, and their efficiency and results were undoubtedly outstanding -- Italian people who had betrayed information were constantly being arrested, and moles lurking in the Italian government and army were constantly being uncovered. Originally, Italy's local intelligence agencies expressed disgust at the Gestapo's sideways intervention, but at least they were genuine. Now it is becoming more and more difficult for Britain and the United States to obtain information on the dispatch of naval forces in Italian ports, and in many cases the intelligence officers are one-time - sending intelligence means the end of it.

"Let me think, let me think about it......," Ziano sighed, "although the leader has many faults, at least he is very generous to me. He gave me everything, just because he hasn't been doing well lately, and I'm going to get rid of him if he doesn't satisfy the Germans, and I can't do it. ”

"Only by doing so can you save the leader's status, prestige, and life." Moreau persuaded, "The Führer still has feelings for the leader, they are like-minded friends, strictly speaking, the Führer is still the leader's student, and now the student has become the world hegemon, but the teacher is still not in the right position, and wants to rely on the old man to teach the student, even in Sicily, such a godfather is also in trouble......"

Sicily is a paradise for the mafia, and the same thing is not uncommon in the mafia - the younger brother will take off the position of the eldest brother when he grows up, and if the eldest brother is interested, he can also be a spiritual leader.

"Why is the Führer so sure that he will eat me?" This is where Ziano is puzzled, it stands to reason that he has this relationship with the leader, and the Führer should find someone else, but he is looking for himself.

He would never have known that it was he who led the coup d'état to remove Mussolini from Mussolini and achieved the truce - a decent end for Italy, so Hoffman thought of him immediately. It is a pity that Ziano himself later died at the hands of Mussolini.

"You have to think about it, but ......," Moreau reminded, "you can't tell Madame the slightest rumor, or it will reach the ears of the leader, and have you forgotten how Marshal Balbo died?" ”

The outside world has always said that Marshal Balbo was shot down by his own anti-aircraft guns and died, but those who are familiar with the inside story scoff at this: at the level of the Italian anti-aircraft artillery unit, it would be nice to have such an accurate air defense effect......

Just when Ziano was still hesitating whether to do it, Churchill, who could no longer delay time, finally made up his mind.

On the evening of 17 June, convinced that the Soviet-German peace was close to peace and having received news of a coup d'état in Brazil, the British Parliament decided to convene a discussion on the future of the British Empire. The meeting called Churchill to make a statement on behalf of the Cabinet, and also called for a vote of confidence in the Cabinet, once the result of which was opposed, Churchill's premiership could have come to an end.

The grimace of everyone in the meeting was gloomy, and the situation was now clear: Germany had rapidly deployed forces to Iceland, with at least 60,000 German troops and 400 planes on board, and the number of troops was growing.

Now that the British Empire was facing a blockade from the east, south, and north, it was not easy for the West, which had a slight way to go, through the Submarine Circle of Attack and the Azores that Germany had painstakingly managed. The scarcity of industrial raw materials and energy makes it difficult to sustain local production, especially when fuel is at a point where jet fuel can only support a large-scale operation for ten days. The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy were forced to halt all training courses for new pilots, and only used fuel to support the most critical combat-ready duty units, but even that was pointless.

As the Red Army continued to withdraw from its existing positions, the Germans began to receive them one after another, and then the units that were scheduled to go to the Eastern Front to change their defenses received orders to halt their advances. In a month, three months at the latest, the Germans would transfer the main forces back from the Eastern Front - that would mean at least 5,000 aircraft, 2 million German troops.

According to the Soviet-German agreement, the drawdown of the Red Army was carried out simultaneously with the withdrawal of German troops: before the end of 1944, the Red Army would first retreat to the defense zone demarcated by the treaty, and at the same time reduce the size to less than 4 million, and the German army would reduce its troops to 2 million at the same time; By the end of June 1945, the size of the Red Army was to be reduced to 2 million, and the Germans had again withdrawn 1 million troops.

No matter how hard it struggled, the British Empire could not find a way to break the blockade.

There is only one way to solve the problem by military means: drag it out until the end of this month, and wait for the US aircraft carrier group and the Royal Navy aircraft carrier group to recapture Iceland after they are barely put into service, but how easy is this to say?

And even this life-saving straw now seems to be impossible to grasp, because Brazil is once again in a situation, according to the temper of the Americans and the utilitarian attitude of Truman towards aid to Britain and the Soviet Union after he came to power, even the most optimistic Prime Minister Churchill himself did not dare to say such childish words as "the Americans will come to save us".

But he had to make a report, a necessary procedure, and then await the judgment of fate: not a vote of parliamentarians, but the Einsatzgruppen and the 2nd Infantry Division of the United States Army stationed in London, the old infantry division that was the first to be reformed, was intended to be the vanguard of the European counteroffensive, but now it has become the vanguard of another operation.

Churchill stepped up to the podium and habitually glanced at the crowd before giving a speech.

He had just said, "Distinguished parliamentarians and gentlemen......"

Someone squeezed to Marshal Brooke's side and whispered, "Marshal, the rat is out of the hole." ”

"How many?"

"About 300 of them, and the 2nd Division of the Army is being mobilized under the pretext of exercises."

"Got it......" Brooke nodded in unison after exchanging views with Pound and Portal, and then a large number of mid-level officers began to act, and as for the three army leaders, they had to witness the big scene in the venue......