"Leader!" Hearing Mussolini's roll call, the knowledgeable Graziani immediately stepped forward.

The obedience to the leader of Mussolini is the biggest reason why he can now sit on the throne of the Italian marshal. You must know that General Gabala, who was originally the most promising to sit in this position, was sent to the logistics department by Mussolini because he always questioned the leader.

In the Spanish Civil War, General Gamballa led the Italian expeditionary force, which can be regarded as a lot of major military achievements, although it is inferior to the German junior general Rommel, but it is also a war achievement after all. As a result, in the end, because of a quarrel with the leader, he was demoted and punished on the grounds of "excessive casualties among the troops due to improper command"!

How can there be immortals in war? As long as he is still a person with no bad brains, he can see the real reason for Gambala's demotion. Conversely, that was the reason for his Graziani's promotion.

With a bitter gourd-faced face and a thin build, Graziani took off his flat military hat and respectfully waited for Mussolini's instructions.

Bah! This dog who only knows how to shoot people's sycophants. Many of the Italian generals present despised Graziani with disdain.

"The German Führer advised us to threaten the south of France by arming the Alps. What are your thoughts on this? Mussolini asked, dragging a cigar as he walked up to Graziani.

"Everything is according to the leader's arrangement!" Graziani, who had already made up his mind, was now all about how to please Mussolini, and of course he was trying to say it as well as he could.

Mussolini nodded in satisfaction, and Graziani's deferential attitude pleased him. In fact, what he pursues is this kind of feeling of being above one person and under ten thousand people, and a thousand words.

Satisfied with his momentum, Mussolini looked at Graziani with admiration and smiled and signaled: "Don't be so serious, tell me what you think." ”

Of course, he has to express his humble opinion alone, so that he can lead to his own clever and intelligent grand strategy.

Graziani, who understood Mussolini's thoughts, raised his eyebrows slightly, and deliberately pretended to be stupid and analyzed: "The German army is afraid of encountering a two-front battle, so it turned to us Italy for help, hoping that we can deploy troops in southern France for them, and when France attacks northern Germany on a large scale in the future, there will be a knife that can stab the French army in the back." ”

Graziani said superficial things that even ordinary people who were not graduates of military schools could imagine. He chose this simplistic and superficial statement, apparently to satisfy Mussolini's sense of self-presumption that he saw everything, so as to make the leader speak a little more intelligent.

However, his remarks have caused serious dissatisfaction among a group of Italian generals, and this amateur analytical ability is simply a waste of the position of Italian marshal.

"You have a point." Unaware of the displeasure of the other generals, Mussolini, in what he thought was inscrutable, said leisurely: "The Germans dared to start this war, and from the very beginning they relied on the presence of such a powerful ally as our Kingdom of Italy. If you want me to say, the French did not dare to send troops to Germany, in the final analysis, they were not afraid that we Italy would stand up for the Germans, but that Italy's million-strong army would take action to clean them up! ”

"Yes, yes, what you said makes so much sense, why didn't I think of it here?" Graziani sneered and nodded his head as if he had come to his senses.

Bullshit's sudden realization! Several Italian generals who were still trying to nod their faces couldn't hold back the urge to beat him. Although their level is not high, they can clearly feel that Mussolini's self-deception and nonsense just now is unrealistic.

At the beginning, Germany asked Italy to send some troops to "hunt" Poland, and I didn't see the leader so confident and dare to speak loudly. How is it that after the Germans have been bold, they have become the light of the Italian allies?

With such arrogant words, an Italian prime minister and an Italian marshal actually nodded their heads? The somewhat self-aware general has begun to worry about how this Italy can save itself in this coming troubled world. In short, relying on the leader and the marshal will definitely not work!

Unaffected by the contemptuous gaze of a group of generals, Graziani enthusiastically cooperated with Mussolini and asked: "But the question now is, sir, should we follow the wishes of the Germans?" ”

"Yes! Why don't we? Mussolini laughed in amazement: "Isn't this a great time for us in Italy to regain the glory of the Roman Empire?" ”

Then, in the look of a group of people who had seen the hell, Mussolini revealed his well-thought-out grand strategy: "The French army is on the Saarland border in Germany, which shows that the French will soon attack the Germans, and they will be ruthless." I have to say that the French had a wonderful time jam at this time, just when the main German army was deep into Poland and was about to take Warsaw, the capital of Poland. ”

Then Mussolini cleared his throat and said in a louder voice: "The Germans are certainly reluctant to give up Warsaw, the fat that comes to their mouths, so they will take Warsaw first and then turn back to clean up France." Then, with the few men on the western border of Germany, even if they still had a 'Siegfried Line', they would not be able to stop the French attack. ”

Speaking of this, Mussolini paused deliberately. It was only after Graziani had taken the lead in making the generals applaud that he continued to emphasize in a rapid voice: "But! The French forgot that there is another military power on the European continent with a million-strong army like them, and that is our Italy! When they enter the territory of Germany, and an elite unit of our Italian army crosses the Alps and strikes at the south of France, they will be doomed! ”

"Wonderful! He is worthy of the leader. In this way, the Germans entered Poland, the French entered Germany, and we entered France. In this way, among the major powers on the European continent, only our own country in Italy has not been subjected to war. Graziani immediately seized the opportunity and sang and harmonized with Mussolini. Even he himself was surprised by his reaction, with such a good talent, it would be a shame not to be an actor!

A lieutenant general couldn't stand the embarrassment of Mussolini and Graziani, and stepped forward and said in advance: "Since the leader is preparing to send troops, why didn't you tell him when the German Führer called?" Wouldn't that give our German allies some peace of mind? ”

When Mussolini heard this, he stretched out his index finger and shook it, and said lightly: "Of course, I have to look farther than you at this point." The reason why I did not immediately agree to the Germans to transfer troops was because I was sure that they were now asking for us. Without the help of our Italy, the Germans on their own would definitely not be a match for France. Therefore I will not answer them until they come to me. In this way, wouldn't it be possible to take the opportunity to blackmail the Germans and get a benefit? ”

"Oh........ But the German Führer seems to have hung up the phone just now, and he doesn't look like he has a request for us? ”

The lieutenant general's words, like a hot slap in the face, slapped the self-righteous Mussolini in the face.