Chapter 197: Don't Forget the Tenth Army (Added 2)
The fact that Greece was able to stop it with a mere intimidation already shows how strong Germany is.
The Greeks retreated to the border, and although they were victorious, they were rather speechless by this victory, and the farce of Italy and Rome should have ended.
For several days, gunfire continued to sound in the city of Rome, and the citizens hid in their homes and did not dare to come out.
"If this continues, our Rome will be ruined, at the hands of these seizing power!" In the royal palace, the Duke of Aosta said to the king: "Your Majesty, we must do something to restore order to our country. ”
Emanuele III looked at his most trusted old duke and said, "Then what should we do?" ”
Restoring order, whether it is the appointment of Ziano or Badoglio, will not satisfy the other group, and now that the fighting has become public, one of them must be eliminated.
But now it seems that both groups are equally incompetent, and neither can have the upper hand.
Ziano's guards were strong in combat, but Badoglio's men were outnumbered, the two sides fought hard, and in order to protect the capital, they did not use heavy weapons, and the street fighting was quite time-consuming.
"Outside our city, there is also one of the largest military forces, our Tenth Army that came back from Libya, is now outside the city, and they still have the most important armored forces, as long as they come in, they can stabilize the order of Rome!" Duke Daaosta said to the king.
Yes, the Tenth Army has been standing still for the past few days, and they will not listen to anyone's call, and in the eyes of the old king, of course, they know what they are doing.
Germany has spoken, this is Italy's internal affair, Germany has no right to interfere, and now, Rome is still in turmoil, and the people are already miserable.
"If we are going to command the Tenth Army, who should we appoint as Prime Minister?" Emanuele III said.
"We should take back the power of the country, put it in the hands of you, the king, and limit the power of the prime minister." Duke Aosta said that he was a staunch monarch, and over the years, look at what Mussolini has tossed the country into!
Hearing his words, the king shook his head, this cronie of his own, has not seen the status quo clearly until now.
Italy's army in Africa was already under the control of Germany, so why did the Tenth Army stand still and not listen to anyone's orders? Because they were waiting for orders from the German side!
Perhaps a few years ago, Garibaldi was a loyal Italian officer, but playing with Rommel for so long in Africa and the Middle East was enough to change his heart, and in his eyes, invincible Germany was what he deserved allegiance.
The entire Tenth Army is such a unit, and now in the Tenth Army, there are so many German instructors who firmly control the army!
Now, the Germans have laid a game, Ziano's side and Badoglio's side will continue to fight, and whoever is weak, Germany will support him, and will always beat Rome into ruins and Italy into cripples.
The only way to solve this situation is to reuse Garibaldi and make him the prime minister of Italy, and at the same time, the entire Italian army will become a servant army of Germany, and there is no other possibility.
What should I do?
Think more about the Italian people, if this continues, it is the interests of ordinary people that are damaged, Emanuele III feels that he is old, this country, leave it to the Germans to toss, follow Germany, Italy may be strong.
Thinking of this, Emanuele III had already decided to break the jar.
"I immediately wrote an edict appointing Garibaldi as the new prime minister, asking the Tenth Army to enter Rome and quell the unrest in the city of Rome, and what has become of our capital." Sitting in his chair, Emanuele III spread out the edict.
Tenth Army garrison.
Hiding in his own station, but declaring to the outside world that he is not there, Garibaldi just doesn't want to mix in the mess, there is a possibility on both sides, whoever comes to power, it is not too late for him to be loyal to anyone.
Garibaldi was drinking brandy and chatting with several of his cronies, as well as the head of the German instructors.
General Pietro Maletti poured the wine from his glass into his stomach and said to the others: "Where they call it a battle, they are simply fighting guerrillas, and if my troops go up, they will directly use tank guns and bomb them to slag!" ”
"It's our capital, and it's disrespectful to use tanks there." Another said to him.
"Hmph, it's not His Majesty the King who can lead our Italy to glory, it's Germany, it's Ciric!" General Pietro Maletti said with a grin.
"General Pietro Maletti, you've drunk too much." Garibaldi said, "We didn't hear anything just now. ”
The Italian people, who are still loyal to the King of Italy, are now despising His Majesty the King here, which is not a good thing, and if it gets out, how can they represent justice?
"Marshal, general, His Majesty the King has sent someone, just outside." Just then, a guard ran in and said.
His Majesty the King has sent someone? Garibaldi stood up and looked at the few people present.
"I'll avoid it for a moment." The head of the German instructor said, walking back.
The king's messenger soon came in and read the king's edict to several people.
Appoint yourself prime minister? Garibaldi was also stunned, he was not mentally prepared for this!
When the messenger had finished reading the edict, he went back, leaving behind a stunned crowd.
"Prime Minister Garibaldi, congratulations." The head of the German instructors came out again and congratulated Garibaldi: "What are you waiting for, immediately send out the army, obey the call of His Majesty the King, and enter Rome to maintain order!" ”
After speaking, he said to Pietro Maletti on the side: "Our armored troops must also be dispatched quickly, if we don't start the tank, how can we stabilize the order?" General Pietro Maletti, you have done a lot of work this time, enough to become the new Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom! ”
The words of the German instructor leader, let them quickly nod their heads in agreement, after all, all along, the orders of the German instructor leader have guided them forward.
The entire garrison, after receiving the order, immediately went into action, although many people were acting, but it was in order, and it was completely different from the previous chaotic and miscellaneous troops.
The German instructors in the unit stared at their subordinates.
Well, yes, although it is not enough to reach the elite troops of Germany, but in the Italian army, it is definitely considered a first-class level.
Soon, one tank after another was started.