Béronte was a little lonely, because of the damned Italian attack, he had to take his army south to strengthen the garrison on the Alpine border, thus missing the opportunity to defend Paris.

And Belante went south with 3 better divisions, which also opened up the defensive forces on the periphery of Paris. The Germans easily routed the French in the north and pounced on Paris.

Now, Marshal Pétain has finally suppressed Chancellor Renault, and with Renault's resignation, the domestic resistance has been wiped out.

The French government desperately submitted an armistice request to Germany through Switzerland, hoping that the two countries could negotiate the issue of saving the war and reach a peace agreement as soon as possible.

The French government, which had made Paris an undefended city and moved to Tours, seemed to be back in operation.

Although they were helpless against the Germans in the north, the fierce-eyed Marshal Pétain pointed out that there was no need to be afraid of the Italian army in the south, and quickly mobilized three of Bironte's divisions to deal with them.

Now, the thought that Paris should have been occupied by the Germans makes Belente sad.

After fighting desperately for so long, in the end, he still failed to hold the capital.

"Damn it!" Belante slammed his fist into the conference table.

Because the south of France has not been subjected to war, the city of Moutier, where the headquarters of Bérante is located, is still quite complete, allowing him to have an empty conference room and all kinds of furnishings in a clean and orderly manner.

However, the comfortable environment did not bring Biranger any relief. On the contrary, his heart is now surprisingly angry.

"Mussolini!" Belante gritted his teeth and chewed on the name, his face pale.

Unlike his admiration for the near-omniscient leadership and command of German Führer Reinhardt, Berangele was contemptuous when the name Mussolini was mentioned.

The confrontation with Germany is all face-to-face, head-to-head. Although he lost in the end, not only Birent, but also veteran generals such as Wei Gang and Petain admitted that France lost this battle unjustly.

The methods of the German army, Belante can be said to have seen the whole process. Their commanders are resourceful and adept at devising tactical plans that are both off-the-beaten-path but incomparably sophisticated; Their soldiers are brave and tenacious, and are capable of high-intensity pursuit missions.

It's not a shame to lose to such an opponent.

However, Italy, which was also at war with France, was different.

They were timid and afraid to take a single step forward. When France was doomed, it couldn't wait to jump out and put on a posture of fighting to the death with the French army.

This cowardly enemy, their shameless leader, Mr. Belonte, is despised in the heart!

However, to say that Italy has won is not necessarily true. In Belante's view, the fighting power of the Italian army seemed to be inversely proportional to their appetite.

"General Bironte, it looks like your men can get some rest." A lieutenant general who was in charge of garrisoning here before the war began said to Belante with a smile: "I just received news that my men have repelled the Italian Army's three-way attack, and our army's defense line has stabilized. ”

Because of the urgency of the situation, the newly formed Second Army led by Blante actually rushed to the Alpine defense line by rail transportation. originally thought that he was about to enter the battle, but he did not expect to find that the situation on the front line was not as bad as he imagined, so Beranger also ordered the troops to repair first and then see the situation.

"Repelled a 3-way attack?" Belant walked to the battlefield sand table in the war conference room and asked thoughtfully: "I remember that the Italian army launched a total of 4 offensives, and what about one more?" ”

Judging from the situation marked on the sand table, the core defense line of the French army in the Alps has hardly been hit by any blows. The all-out offensive of the Italian army also only occupied some areas outside the core line of defense of inconsequential and strategic significance. This situation can be said to be very good.

"Yes, there is also an Italian army, an offensive launched with their 1st Division of the Black Shirts as the main force." The lieutenant general stationed in the defeat introduced to the newcomer Bironte: "Before the start of the war, in the Italian army that confronted us, it was this 1st division of the Blackshirts that rushed to the front. They claim to be the most elite troops in Italy, and they also have a strong will to fight. In fact, the only thing that put pressure on us from these five attacks was the offensive of the 1st Division of the Blackshirts. ”

How arrogant the 1st Division of the Italian Blackshirts was, you can see from their original name. Originally, the name of this division could be called "God's Will". It's all God's will, can it not be awesome?

Of course, because in the Spanish Civil War, the Italian troops were put into battle too early, and Rommel's armored division did not move, which led to heavy losses for the Italian Blackshirts, which led to the reintegration of the 1st Blackshirts Division and the 2nd Blackshirts Division at that time, becoming the current 1st Blackshirts Division.

"What elite? It's just a little bit better at fighting than other Italians. In the final analysis, even if they are the so-called elite, there is still a gap in combat effectiveness compared with our army. "Birente is clearly dismissive of the Italian Army's ace Blackshirts.

Once, before coming to the southern front, Belante had considered abandoning the border defenses if it was really not possible, and ordered his troops to resist in the retreat, just as he had seen Manstein at the Battle of the Buzura River, and to encircle and annihilate the deep Italian army.

However, this thought disappeared without a trace the moment he came to the front line and saw the battle report.

Béronte found himself making a mistake at the beginning, as he inadvertently overestimated the fighting power of the Italian army because of the long period of dealing with such a formidable force as the Germans.

Now it seems that the offensive of the Italian army is so weak that it is very different from the offensive of the German army. Belante believed that if the Germans had launched a surprise attack on the southern front, he was afraid that the reinforcements he led would have been lost before they could arrive.

But now, the opponent is the Italian Army, so it will be much easier.

"These idiots don't even know how to pick up bargains." Belant sneered: "Order the 69th Division, the 72nd Division, and jointly launch an attack on the front of the 1st Division of the Italian Blackshirts." The 77th Division was ordered to slowly compress the enemy's space to the southeast and strive to entangle the enemy. Once the 69th and 72nd Divisions have repelled the 1st Italian Blackshirts, I will be able to combine the three divisions and launch a counteroffensive from west to east! ”