Visconti, of course, was not a dreamer, and during his time in the Albanian garrison, he had already figured out the strength of his opponent's enemy.

On the opposite side of his attack, there was only one 8th Infantry Division under the command of Major General Casimitros, and the West Macedonian Cluster (divisional) and Bandus Regiment were responsible for the support and flank cover tasks, with a total strength of only 30,000 men, and a lack of tanks, howitzers and other heavy weapons, and the air force was basically an ornament.

It can be said that in his eyes, it is effortless to fight Greece, which happens to be a good opportunity for him to accumulate military exploits and prestige.

Moreover, although he patted his chest and said that it was enough to rely on his own army, there would definitely be some reinforcements coming in Italy, and if he couldn't win the battle, then he would be bored and simply retire.

Visconti was very confident, and after Mussolini made the decision, he was even more excited, just waiting for the end of this war, let this old guy get out of the way, and become the chief of the general staff himself!

However, at this moment, an urgent telegram from the German side arrived.

Mussolini, with a complacent smile on his face, opened the telegram, saw what it was, and immediately his smile froze.

"What did the Germans say, party leader?" Mussolini's son-in-law, Ziano, asked.

Mussolini's hands, tearing the telegram into strips, said quietly: "Nothing, the Germans have expressed great support for us, and wish in advance that our actions against Greece will be extremely smooth." ”

Although he spoke without emotion, everyone knew that the true content of the telegram was certainly not like this.

At this time, Mussolini was angry in his heart, this Ciric, it was really not big or small, when Lao Tzu made a revolution, you were still playing with pee cement! Now, dare to curse Lao Tzu!

There were only a few words on that telegram, Italy stopped its military operations against Greece, otherwise it would be completely defeated under the counterattack of Greece!

"If the Italians launch a military attack on Greece, they will definitely suffer defeat." In the wolf's den, after getting the news, Ciric immediately made a judgment.

This Mussolini, what a mess! The Italian army had a few pounds and a few taels, and Ciric knew that if Italy attacked Greece, there would be no good fruit to eat.

"Shall we warn the Italians, then?" Marshal Keitel asked.

"Reminder, send a telegram to the Italians immediately, however, our reminder may not be effective." Ciric said.

He reminded Mussolini not to fight Greece, how would Mussolini react? It's almost as angry as you are, this self-righteous old fellow! It's almost as good as someone else to lead Italy!

"Greece is close to Turkey by the Aegean Sea, and if Greece is occupied, Italy will definitely continue to covet Turkey, which will irritate the Soviets even more." "Mussolini made a bad move. ”

Now, Germany and the Soviet Union have just come out of the brink of war, and Ciric doesn't want any more surprises, but alas, the Italians are adding to the chaos again.

Historically, Hitler had great respect for this revolutionary big brother, and when Italy suffered a defeat in Greece, Mussolini asked Germany for help, and as a result, Hitler immediately attacked Greece.

This blow stubbornly delayed the plan to attack the Soviet Union for more than a month, and if it had not been for this delay, perhaps the Germans would have really been able to fight to Moscow. Wintering in Moscow.

Hitler respected Mussolini, and Ciric didn't have a good impression of Mussolini, so he had the idea of finding someone to replace him.

"Tell the Italians that if they get into a fight with the Greeks, don't come to us for help when the Greeks chase you down!" Ciric continued to say angrily.

Germany will not find this field for Italy, Germany has more important things.

There are some stubborn enemies that must be solved through war, such as Britain and France, such as the Soviet Union and the United States, but some enemies can be surrendered without a fight, and when Germany defeats the Soviet Union, won't the remaining countries in Europe have to enter the arms of Germany?

Greece doesn't have to fight at all, it will have to take the initiative to join Germany in the future, and now Italy is purely looking for a draw.

Ciric's judgment made the Italians unhappy, and Ciric's warning later made Mussolini even more angry, doesn't this look down on Italy?

"Leader, if you are determined to attack Greece, I suggest that we draw some troops from North Africa. Those armies fought with the Germans for some time and were the most combat-ready. Seeing Mussolini's statement, after a long time, Marshal Badogglio finally put forward a compromise proposal.

He was reluctant to fight, because he knew the combat effectiveness of the Italian army deeply, and he knew that the only fighting force in the Italian army was the North African army.

These troops accepted the command of the Germans, and Germany even installed some German instructors in the army, strict discipline, training skills, and combat effectiveness were barely passed, and these troops followed the Germans to the Middle East together.

It's a pity that Marshal Badoglio still miscalculated, he didn't know that now the most tired thing for the party leader was to mention the Germans, and without the Germans, it seemed that he could not do anything.

Drawn from the North African Legion? Of course not! Those armies followed Germany, Germany ate meat, and Italy had to drink soup. If the troops had withdrawn, the Germans would certainly have given nothing to Italy.

"You don't need to be transferred from North Africa, I think it can be drawn from our homeland, yes, the Littoral Combat Brigade and the 3rd Alpine Mountain Division must be mobilized over, and this battle must be fought well!" Mussolini said: "It is the mission of history to restore our former glory of ancient Rome!" ”

Marshal Badogglio wanted to say something, Mussolini had already stood up, looking at the sun outside the window, Mussolini muttered: "God forbid, let us regain the glory of ancient Rome!" ”

Let those Germans see, the Italian army, is not so weak!

With Mussolini's clapping, a huge military operation began, they only had half a month to prepare, they needed to transport a large amount of supplies, they needed to prepare for the war.

Fortunately, all this was concealed from the Greeks, and the Greeks were not afraid of heaven and earth, Italy was threatened with war, and they were still the same as before.

On October 28th, day by day approached.