Finally back in Italy!

Thinking of the sands of the Middle East and the desolation of the area where he was stationed, Italo Garibaldi longed for the warmth of Italy, and if he didn't return, he would forget even the taste of authentic spaghetti.

Now, standing outside the city of Rome, he was a little preoccupied.

Behind him, he was followed by a detachment of troops under the Italian Tenth Army, which had just retreated from the Middle East.

Originally, they followed Rommel to conquer the city, and then, when the Germans stopped attacking, they also followed, but now, an order from Mussolini, hastily summoned them back!

The Italian Tenth Army, the main Italian force in Egypt, was at its largest, with more than a dozen infantry divisions under its command.

And now, along with Garibaldi, is the Maletti Panzer Group, the Libyan 1st Division and the 3rd Division of the Black Shirts, with a total strength of 40,000 troops, of which the Panzer Group is the most effective force, which began to be re-established last year, all of them are the most advanced Italian tanks, in the Middle East, once charged with the German tank group.

But now, they have been transferred back to Italy, which undoubtedly shows that something is very wrong in Italy.

"General, shall we go in with you?" This was stated by Garibaldi's subordinate, the commander of the Panzer Group, General Pietro Maletti.

"No, you all stay in the army, I'll just go in alone." Garibaldi said: "If there is a situation, then follow my orders." ”

Garibaldi was in a state of apprehension, and he left his troops outside, and with only a few guards, entered the city of Rome.

There was a bustle in the city, and the scene of returning from the desolate Middle East was like a world away, but Garibal's was in no mood to appreciate it all, and he watched his car drive all the way to the outside of the party leader's residence.

"General Garibaldi, the party leader is waiting for you inside." One of the officers of the residence said to Garibaldi, took him with him, walked along the corridors of the residence, and soon came to the outside of Mussolini's office.

Before he could walk in, Garibaldi heard Mussolini's loud voice.

"The defeat of Greece this time was mainly due to the incompetence of the army command! Someone has to be held accountable for this! Badoglio, you, as the chief of the general staff of the army, cannot escape the responsibility for the defeat. Mussolini was furious.

After Badogglio returned from Germany, he reported to Mussolini, but Germany did not provide any support, and when he heard the news, Mussolini was angry and put all the blame on Badoglio.

"Originally, I asked you to go to Germany, and I also planned that you could move the army from Germany and fight with us, so that you could make up for it, who knows, you can't even complete such a task, what is the use of you staying in the army? I advise you to quit the army immediately! ”

Sure enough, Mussolini put all the blame for the defeat on Badoglio, who turned pale and looked at Mussolini and wanted to argue a few words, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Sure enough, as Führer Ciric said, Mussolini will only shirk responsibility, what has he done during his years in Italy!

"Okay, I can leave the army." After saying that, Badoglio turned around, and when he walked out, he turned his head back with a sharp cold light in his eyes.

For the sake of the Kingdom of Italy, such a man must no longer be allowed to rule Italy, he has no talent to lead Italy at all!

The door opened, and Badoglio left, at which point Garibaldi's shadow appeared in the doorway.

"Garibaldi, you came in, when did you come back to Rome?" Mussolini put on a new face and said to Garibaldi.

Garibaldi hurriedly walked in, saluted Mussolini, and said: "I have just arrived today, and I have been summoned by the party leader, and I have arrived without delay." ”

"Garibaldi, in the Middle East, you have won glory for our Italian army, and after deliberation, I have decided to promote your rank to marshal and, at the same time, appoint you chief of the army's general staff." Mussolini said: "You have to do a good job and don't live up to my expectations of you." ”

As soon as Badoglio kicked him away, Mussolini appointed a new chief of the army's general staff, which was also quite fast.

Since Rommel went to North Africa, the Italian army has changed its old appearance, and under the training of German instructors, they have been built into a steel army, and together with the German army, they have continued to build up their military exploits.

As the commander of the Tenth Army, Garibaldi was also considered the best general, and it is only natural that he is now promoted.

Just thinking about Badoglio, who had just been driven away, Garibaldi felt speechless for a while.

There were a few pounds and a few taels, he himself knew that if it were not for the German army, without Rommel, he would have been in the prisoner of war camp of the British army long ago.

When the Italian army fought against Greece, it did not mobilize the North African legions, after all, Mussolini still wanted to divide some land with Germany, and these troops had to be stationed in the Middle East and North Africa.

But now, the defeat of the Greek war has made Mussolini no longer care so much, and he must clean up Greece first, so it is his necessary choice to mobilize the elite Afrika Korps back.

"Why, don't you want to?" As soon as Garibaldi thought about it, he delayed the incident for a moment, and Mussolini immediately straightened his face.

"Of course not, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." Garibaldi said: "It is a great honor for me to be the Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom Army. It's just that the news came too suddenly, and I wasn't mentally prepared yet. ”

"We're running out of time." Mussolini said to Garibaldi: "The army will be repaired in Rome for a week, and then it will go to Albania, we must conquer Greece, and now let's discuss the tactics in detail, and in order to achieve suddenness, we will start attacking as soon as we land in Rome, how about it?" ”

Hearing that Garibaldi was frightened, he went up and attacked? Are you kidding!

Even the German army, during this kind of national war, it will have to be prepared for several months, and its main force is still waiting in North Africa for the transportation of follow-up ships, the transportation of various supplies or something, if you want the Afrika Korps to fight Greece, it will take at least two months!

"The Greeks are clamoring to land in Italy across the sea, so that he can taste the power of our real elite troops!" Mussolini was already excited again.