Rossi, the deputy leader of Italy, may have average other abilities, but his ability to give gifts up and down is very good.

Although theoretically, Rossi had the power to command the temporary army on behalf of Mussolini. But in reality, this power is no different from a false office.

Yes, you Rosie can be a proxy leader. But once you speak, the officers and soldiers under your command may not listen.

After all, Rossi is not a prime minister, and his power is often only determined by Mussolini's whims.

Eventually, however, Rossi moved the Italian fleet, and almost the entire Italian navy.

There were two battleships Veneto and Litorio, which were used by the Italian Navy as the main force.

There are also two dreadnoughts built by Italy in the pre-World War I arms race. That is, not so long ago, the battleships Count Cavor and Giulio Caesar, which had just been modernized.

Of course, three heavy cruisers of the "Zara" class, four light cruisers of the "Jusano" class, and 12 destroyers of various types were also transferred by Rossi.

This can be said to be the main force that even Mussolini himself did not dare to mobilize easily, but it was transferred by Rossi.

The reason why Rossi can do this is very simple, because almost all the admirals at all levels have accepted huge bribes from him, and under the cover of Rossi, they have unscrupulously used their power to carry out all kinds of prohibited transactions.

This is the power transaction, everyone takes the benefits of Rosie on weekdays, and this benefit is quite rich, which leads to everyone wanting to take it all the time.

It's not because of how high Rossi's prestige is that he can mobilize the admirals of the navy. It's about how much benefit he can give, so that these greedy Italian naval commanders are reluctant to let him fall easily.

Thus, there is this drama of the acting leader mobilizing the main force of the navy.

"I suddenly regretted it a little....... For some reason, those generals in the country are so tough today, ready to fight to the death with the British. Sitting in the Balila submarine, Fred picked up the telegram that had been replied to in China with some tears in his eyes.

In fact, it is not easy to contact submarines, and submarines need to use antennas such as buoy antennas or buoyancy antennas in order to reach contact with the country.

However, after Fred had been in contact with the country for a while, an order was sent to them to stay put.

Obviously, the commanders in Italy did not seem to be as weak as Fred had suspected.

After receiving Fred's report about the appearance of the British fleet, the Italian naval top brass did not seem to panic, but immediately showed 120,000 courage and vowed to fight the British fleet to the death.

Major Fred was a little annoyed, why did he tell about the discovery of the British fleet, and pretend not to see it?

Now that the country did not let them go, the fleet commander of the Italian Navy personally ordered that Major Fred lead a submarine to intercept the route of the British fleet's attack, wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, and bite the returning British fleet.

"I didn't expect that the British fleet we encountered this time actually included the main force of the H Fleet they deployed in Gibroxy." Turning his head helplessly, Fred mentioned to his lieutenant with a wry smile.

From the telegram, Fred learned that the reason why the Italian Navy wanted to see this interception battle was, on the one hand, with the mentality of beating the water dogs, to deliver the final blow to the British fleet, which was heavily damaged by the French fleet, and to demonstrate the strength of the Italian Royal Navy.

Didn't the Germans defeat the British Navy in the North Sea?

Well, we in Italy also defeated the British Navy near Orland Bay. Let the world know that what the German Navy can do, the Italian Navy can do too.

At the same time, it can also be publicized to let the world know that the Italian Royal Navy is not worse than the British Royal Navy, and it can even be said to be stronger!

Of course, on the other hand, it was also Italy's national interest to inflict heavy damage on Britain's H Fleet in the Mediterranean.

As long as you don't let go of this British task force, it belongs to the H fleet. Then, it will be much easier for Italy to compete for sea power in the Mediterranean in the future.

"Yes, the boss is so determined this time, which means that there is indeed a reason why we should do it." Fred's lieutenant sat next to him, twisted the kettle, took a sip of the strangely tasted boiling water, and muttered.

In fact, what Fred didn't know was that whether they found traces of the British fleet or not, the country would launch this interception war against the British fleet.

Because Reinhardt would not let the British fleet, which had been far away from the British Isles, return to the mainland, which would become a major obstacle for Germany to land in Britain in the future.

As the German Führer determined to destroy the British fleet, Reinhardt would not miss every opportunity to weaken the British.

Aren't you, England, afraid that the Germans will annex the French fleet and become stronger, threatening the sea supremacy of the English Channel?

Well, then, the empathetic Germany did not use this means to become stronger for the time being, but to weaken the British Royal Navy by provoking the British Navy to engage the French Navy, and the Italian Navy and the British Navy.

Anyway, the effect is the same, if you want to win the landing operation, you don't necessarily have to become stronger, and it is also a kind of ability to weaken the opponent!

In this battle, the Italian fleet belonging to the Central Powers will be killed as a rescue. In this way, the French's favorability towards the Central Powers must have risen in a straight line.

Even if the Italians did not completely annihilate the British fleet, this favor was really delivered.

What's more, although the French fleet was greatly damaged by the British, how could it always inflict a big blow on the British fleet?

Darlan is also a famous French naval general who is deeply supported by his subordinates, and he has lost a thousand himself, how can he not even kill 800 enemies?

In the face of the damaged and exhausted British fleet, the cutting-edge Italian Navy, which has just joined the battlefield, should also win!

At the same time, on the one hand, there was the treacherous, double-stabbed, Axis camp formed by Churchill. On the other hand, it was the Reinhardt Allied camp that had always had a good reputation that came to the rescue.

Which is better or worse, and which side to join, I believe that the French people can easily judge it.

After this battle, the Vichy government of France will inevitably think further about the Allies.

And de Gaulle's Free French government will also fall into the trough and collapse!

Churchill could not have imagined that his well-planned blow to the French fleet would fall into the trap of killing two birds with one stone in Reinhardt, and incidentally further inflicting heavy damage on the British Navy.

Harm others, end up harming yourself!