Although Leon knew what Mussolini was planning, Mussolini was also one of the founders of the Iron Covenant, and he really couldn't refute it directly.

However, Lyon could never sit back and watch Mussolini take away so much power, not because Lyon was greedy for power, but because he knew the urine nature of the Italian generals, and if they let them dominate the command, the Axis would be finished.

So he glanced at Quisling, who was seated, and motioned for him to refute Mussolini.

Quisling, like in the previous life, only recognized Lyon as the master, and was not afraid of Mussolini's power at all, and immediately scolded Mussolini when he received Leon's eyes.

"Mr. Mussolini, I don't think your list is a good fit." He stood up and said, "Except for a few generals and marshals who really have merit, most of the others I haven't even heard of their names, you wouldn't have said that on purpose to snatch command, right?" ”

"You!" When Mussolini heard this, his face immediately turned red, and he stood up angrily and said angrily to Quisling, "You don't want to spew blood!" I, the dignified Italian leader of Mussolini, would talk nonsense for a little petty profit?! ”

"First of all, the command of the coalition forces is not a trivial benefit, and secondly, I am afraid that I don't need to talk about the achievements of these people you recommend, right?" Quisling shook his head with a smile and said, "Thirdly, a person's position is not indicative of that person's character, right?" ”

"Too much deception!" Mussolini slapped the table hard, "What do you think you are?" It's just a dog from Leon! Hehe, give you the name of Prime Minister of Norway and you will go to heaven? Remember! I, Italy, recognize you as the prime minister, it is to save face for Lyon, otherwise I will destroy you Norway in a minute! ”

Quislin was also enraged, and he sarcastically said: "I remember that someone said before that he would destroy Ethiopia in minutes, and the result?" Everybody's clear, right? ”

"You step on a horse!" Mussolini slashed a swear word, then reached out and touched his waist - there was something there that everyone in the room understood.

Guisling did not show weakness when he saw this, and he used to be a soldier and move faster than Mussolini as a politician, so he took the lead in drawing his pistol and aiming at the other side after Mussolini.

Seeing this, the guards standing around the conference room also took their rifles from their backs, and some of them immediately blocked Lyon with their bodies, while the other surrounded both Guisling and Mussolini - for these fanatical SS soldiers, Lyon was more important than God, let alone Mussolini and Guisling?

The conference room, which had a peaceful atmosphere, suddenly became tense.

"Enough!"

Seeing that he had achieved his intended goal, Leon stood up and slammed the table hard, calming everyone.

Then he pushed away the group of SS soldiers who surrounded him, stepped forward and pretended to be angry and pressed the pistols in the hands of the two of them, and said: "Everyone is a comrade on the same front, why bother with each other's swords?!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Mussolini and continued: "Mr. Mussolini, you are one of the founders of our Iron Covenant, and you are an older generation, so why bother fighting with Mr. Quisling, who has just joined?" Besides, Mr. Quisling used to be a soldier, a soldier! It's inevitable that they are a little arrogant to other excellent peers, and they don't admit defeat! ”

After saying to Mussolini, Leon turned to Quislin again and "accused": "Ghisling, how can you shoot Mr. Mussolini?" He is one of the founders of our Iron Pact, and he is the guide! ”

Quisling opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he was the first to put away his pistol, stretched out his hand to Mussolini, and said: "Mr. Mussolini, this matter is indeed my fault, I apologize to you!" ”

Leon's praise made Mussolini a little more comfortable, and he thought about it and felt that he and Quisling were not of the same magnitude at all, and wasn't it worth it to be angry with him?

So Mussolini snorted coldly, put away his pistol and shook hands with Quisling, and said, "Forget it, it's not a big deal, there are often quarrels between husband and wife, not to mention us comrades who struggle together?" ”

"But Mr. Mussolini, your recommendation is really not appropriate." Seeing that the two shook hands and made peace, Leon said in a timely manner, "As Mr. Prime Minister of Norway said, most of these generals you mentioned really don't have any achievements - of course, I don't mean that these generals are bad, but now that the war has just begun, they haven't had a chance to perform, right?" So in my opinion, we still have to pass a few firsts with a record, and then put the other part of the generals into the assessment list, and after they have achieved excellent results, it is not too late for us to let them enter the command. ”

"But ......," Mussolini wanted to say more.

But Leon immediately walked up to Mussolini, lowered his voice and whispered: "Mr. Mussolini, if you don't do this, I'm afraid it won't be easy to convince the public, you also saw Quisling's reaction......"

"Well, well, that's all there is to it." Mussolini sighed, "Then according to what His Excellency the Führer said, let's arrange a batch first." ”

"Hmm!" León laughed, "I think Marshal Graziani, Marshal Petro Badogglio, General Giovanni Messer and General Italo Garibaldi are a good fit." ”

"I think so!" "Agreed!" Other heads of state nodded in response.

"Are there only a few? Will it be too little......" But Lyon's cutting off most of it at once made Mussolini very dissatisfied.

"And then add Air Marshal Itano Balbo?" Leon touched his chin and said.

"A few more?" Mussolini bargained.

"That's enough, Mr. Mussolini, we only have one general to join." This time it was the turn of other heads of state to be dissatisfied.

"Yes, this is the headquarters of the coalition forces, it can't be all Italians, right?" Leon also said with a smile.

"Well, okay." Mussolini had no choice but to nod.

"Then Italy is done, and then it's our turn to Germany." Leon startled Mussolini as he pulled out a long list from a drawer.

Clearing his throat, Leon began to read: "First of all, the naval side, Field Marshal Erich Raeder, General Karl Dönitz, and General Gonther Lütjans. With the merit of annihilating the Royal Navy in the Atlantic, I would like to recommend them to the command headquarters, everyone has no opinion, right? ”

"Nope!" "We agree!" The people responded one after another.

Even Mussolini raised his hand - he had suffered British losses in the Mediterranean, and he knew how terrifying the strength of the Royal Navy really was, so he was convinced that these three would join the command.

"And then there's the Air Force. First, of course, Air General Albert Kesselring, then Air Force General Ernst Udet and Air Force General Wolfgang von Richthofen. ”

Like the admirals, these air generals have also achieved great results, leading the Luftwaffe to sweep all the way since the beginning of the war, defeating countless fierce opponents, which is convincing, so everyone present also applauded and agreed.

Mussolini, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Up to now, the number of generals in the German Navy and Air Force alone in the headquarters has exceeded the total number of Italian generals.

Therefore, Mussolini made up his mind that he must retaliate with a tooth for a tooth in the army generals and use the excuse of war to suppress Lyon, otherwise this command may really be a German word.

"Finally, the army generals." Leon smiled slyly, "First Army General Alfred Jodl of the Supreme Command, then Army General Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt, Army General Fedor von Bock, General Paul Ludwig Ewald von Cleister Panzer Corps, Army Lieutenant General Fritz Erich von Manstein, Army Lieutenant General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian, Army Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel, ......"

Lyon Barbara said the names of more than twenty army generals before he stopped, and Mussolini almost failed to close his jaw.

And he soon found that he couldn't find a single stain on the record of these men—they had never been defeated......

Reluctantly, Mussolini had no choice but to agree to the joining of these people.

After the personnel were decided, the meeting, which lasted for more than three hours, finally came to an end, and the SS sent elite troops to escort the heads of state back to the accommodation arranged for them in Lyon.

On the way, Mussolini's adjutant couldn't help but say to Mussolini: "Mr. Leader, why do I always feel that Leon's bastard has set us up?" ”

"How could I not know?" Mussolini shook his head and smiled bitterly, "But what can I do?" What they say is completely reasonable...... Alas, in general, it is still our generals, our troops who do not fight! ”

After a pause, he seemed to have made up his mind, and continued: "After I go back, I will immediately send additional troops to the French battlefield to step up the offensive!" If we take Paris before the Germans, then our generals will have enough seniority, and then I will see what tricks Lyon can play! ”

"But we are much farther from Paris than the Germans...... "The adjutant said worriedly.

"But there are many more troops standing in front of the Germans than we do! What's more, there is also a Weygand line over there - the Somme and Aisne rivers are not so easy to cross. Mussolini sneered.

"What if Germany takes advantage of the large number of people in the command now, and does us badly?"

"Want to do something bad to us? Are you a vegetarian when Itano Balbo? Mussolini smiled meaningfully, "Compared to the military, I admit that our generals in the command can't play the Germans, but if you want to play political scheming, Balbo can hang them to fight!" ”

At the same time, Ludwig was talking to Lyon about Balbo.

"Führer, I don't understand why you are proposing to add Balbo to it." Ludwig stood beside Leon and asked suspiciously, "As far as I know, this man is extremely good at scheming, and although we have the advantage in numbers in the Joint Command, our generals may not be able to play him." ”

"He? Hehe......" Leon didn't answer Ludwig's question, just smiled coldly.

Only he from the afterlife knew that this Itano Balbo would not live long, if nothing else, he would have to say goodbye to the world in a little more than a month, and he would die under the anti-aircraft fire of his own battleship!