Rome, Italy.

Mussolini sat in his hospital room as if he were thinking about something, and at this time he did not know the news of the new defeat of Marshal Graziani, the new governor of North Africa.

He certainly could not have imagined that Marshal Graziani, with an army of 230,000, would be defeated by 60,000 British troops, just as he could not have imagined that his first commander in North Africa, Marshal Balbo, would be killed by his own people.

Outside the ward, it can be said that the sun is shining, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

Under the influence of this good weather, Mussolini's mood naturally became very good. So, he hummed a little tune in the hospital room again.

Mussolini's assistant, seeing that the leader was humming a little song again, immediately had a bad premonition.

Because, it seems, every time Mussolini hums a little tune, something bad happens.

"Leader, what are you doing here? Why did you hum a little song for no reason? The assistant was terrified and wanted to stop Mussolini from humming a ditty.

"I'm in a good mood, I can hum when I want. Why, do you still care if you are a leader? ”

Mussolini was not happy, he did not expect that his interests would also be interfered with by a small assistant.

"No....... No. That's not what I meant, leader. It's been 3 years, and I've been with you for so long, and I've found that every time you hum a little tune, something bad happens. The assistant said bluntly.

With that, he looked at Mussolini timidly.

Sure enough, Mussolini was already in a rage, and the fire in his stomach seemed to be about to erupt.

Seeing this, the assistant hurriedly said, "Leader, my stomach is suddenly a little uncomfortable. Sorry, my subordinates have to go to the toilet......."

After that, the assistant rushed to the door of the ward in three steps and two steps, and hurriedly took the door and ran away.

It can be regarded as relatively familiar and cultivates feelings, Mussolini was quite tolerant of this assistant with a little brain problem, so he did not pursue the other party's faux pas.

However, Mussolini thought about it, as if something had happened to him when he was humming a little song before.

What is ......?

By the way, it was Marshal Balbo who was killed by his own people.

But this kind of nonsense to the point of bizarre things, with the first time, can there be a second time?

Surely it is impossible!

Mussolini, who was comforting himself, quickly regained his peace of mind and continued to hum his own tune.

But before he could hum, a quick knock at the door interrupted his interest in humming a little tune.

Mussolini thought that maybe his assistant had returned, and thought to himself that this guy was really getting bigger and smaller, and he was still knocking so the door.

He said impatiently, "Don't you know that the door is unlocked?" Just come in, why knock so loudly! ”

Immediately after, the door was pushed open. But it was not his little assistant who caught Mussolini's eye, but General Garibaldi.

"Oh? It turned out to be General Garibaldi, do you have something to do with me? ”

When Mussolini saw that it was General Garibaldi, he became serious.

Although he often fooled around, Mussolini, the Italian leader, was quite competitive and serious enough about matters at the national level.

After all, he is also the leader of a country, and he is also the commander-in-chief of Italy's three armies, if he really has no merits at all, he would not be able to sit in this position today.

"Leader, I have come today to report on the battle on the front line and the results of the battle." General Garibaldi did not pinch and hid, and said to Mussolini straight to the point as soon as he came up.

Since it was the general of the army who came to report, it must have been a matter of the army, which Mussolini was not surprised.

He said to Garibaldi: "I have been recuperating in the ward for the past few days, and it is true that I have rarely asked about the fighting on the front. You have come at the right time, tell me about the situation in the North African theater in particular, which is what I am most concerned about. ”

As a result, Garibaldi began to report to Mussolini on the recent battles of the Italian army in North Africa.

Of course, what he said at the beginning was a small breakthrough made by the Italian army in the early stage, and the big defeat in the back was not mentioned. The purpose is also to allow his sick leader to stabilize his mood and prepare for the next blow.

When Graziani launched an all-out attack, Garibaldi swallowed his spit, not knowing where to start.

At this time, Mussolini's assistant opened the door and walked in.

After seeing General Garibaldi, the assistant greeted him, and then immediately found another random reason, took the door and turned to go out.

The assistant thought to himself: "The leader really doesn't have anything good when he hums a little tune, General Garibaldi must have come to report his worries, it's better to slip away first." “

Sure enough, as Mussolini's assistant had expected, General Garibaldi continued: "In the end, our army did not have the upper hand in the confrontation with the British, and was even slightly inferior. ”

"Didn't get the upper hand? Slightly inferior? What do you mean! Defeated? What is he Graziani doing? With an army of 230,000, can you still defeat tens of thousands of British troops? When Mussolini heard the meaning of General Garibaldi's words, he immediately roared in a rage.

"Say it! How many troops were lost? I can bear it, don't pinch it for me to hide. Mussolini continued to ask.

Although the leader thinks that he has a large stomach, it is not in the eyes of others, otherwise how could he lie in the hospital room?

"Since the leader asks so, then I won't hide it." Garibaldi simply reported to Mussolini truthfully: "Just last night, our army and the British army fought fiercely for a day and night in West Dubai Rani, and finally due to the lack of mobility of our army and the unfamiliarity with the terrain, the large army was routed by the British army, losing more than 30,000 soldiers, more than 200 artillery pieces, and more than 300 tanks and armored vehicles. ”

"Finished?" Mussolini asked.

"It's over." Garibaldi nodded.

Seriously, the moment General Garibaldi saw Mussolini's indifferent expression, he immediately erected infinite admiration for Mussolini in his heart.

Before that, he had not guessed that his leader was such a magnanimous person, and he could still show indifference to the huge gains and losses on the battlefield.

But who knows, Mussolini just didn't have a seizure right away, in fact, not long after he finished saying that, he fainted on the hospital bed.

Seeing that something was wrong, Garibaldi hurriedly went to call a doctor.

Finally, after a short treatment by doctors, Mussolini temporarily recovered from his coma.

And the first thing he said when he woke up was: "Give me, remove Graziani from all military posts." Call him, tell him to come back and raise my horses! ”

After this time, Garibaldi's respect for Mussolini has now been lost. It turned out that his leader was just unresponsive, not as calm as he imagined.

Garibaldi, who couldn't stand it, couldn't help but remind Mussolini: "Leader, in fact, although the British army won a small victory in North Africa, our army can still quickly regain the initiative. After all, the British army had a fatal weakness on the African battlefield. ”

"Achilles' heel! What is it? Let's hear about it. As soon as he heard that the British army had an Achilles' heel, Mussolini was instantly interested.