"Father, how are our negotiations with the Italians going? When will the Italians be able to fulfill their covenant and enter the war? Qin Tian asked. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It has been more than a month since the outbreak of the war, but the Italians have no intention of entering the war at all, and are still neutral. In fact, Qin Tian knew very well that the Italians were waiting for the price to sell, wanting to find a balance between the Entente and the Allies in order to obtain the greatest benefits.

Although Qin Tian knew that in another time and space, the Italians finally chose to betray the Allies and join the Entente to fight. However, Qin Tian didn't know if the Italians would make the same choice in this time and space. After all, in this time and space, the Allies have a greater advantage in the war. If nothing else, the German navy alone inflicted heavy losses on the British navy in naval battles, and the advantage in this regard was enough for the Italians to think about it.

For the Italian kingdom at both ends of the snake and rat, Qin Tian naturally had no good feelings. He even wished that Italy would join the side of the Entente. Although Italy is also one of the great powers, they are ranked low among the great powers in terms of industrial strength and military strength. Their military strength is even worse, whether it is the invasion of Ethiopia or the war with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, it can be clearly seen how incompetent the Italian army is. Therefore, Qin Tian was not worried about the Kingdom of Italy joining the side of the Entente. If the Italians really dared to do that, after Germany won the war, they could take this opportunity to get rid of Italy and remove it from the great powers and become a second-rate country.

In the future, the European continent will be dominated by Germany, and Qin Tian does not want to share the hegemony of Europe with other countries, even if it is his own ally, it will definitely not work.

At the mention of the Kingdom of Italy, Wilhelm II's face became even more ugly. Before the outbreak of the war, Qin Tian had warned Wilhelm II and the German cabinet to be careful of the Italians. Although, at that time, both Wilhelm II and the German cabinet said that they would pay attention to the Italians. But in reality, they weren't too worried. Germany and the Kingdom of Italy, after all, have been allied for many years.

However, what everyone did not expect was that after the outbreak of the war, the Italians really dared to stand still and refuse to fulfill their treaty obligations. The choice of the Italians undoubtedly annoyed both Wilhelm II and the German cabinet. However, due to the tension of the situation, they did not dare to force the Italians too much, for fear of forcing the Italians to join the camp of the Entente.

"The Italians still haven't made their statement clear, and they clearly want to get more benefits." Wilhelm II said.

Qin Tian nodded: "Italians have always been like this, they can renegade on any promise for their own benefit. From the very beginning, the Reich could not trust the Italians. ”

"It's too late to say anything, Falkenhein, once the Italians join the Entente in the fight, will our allies be able to withstand their attack?" Wilhelm II asked.

Originally, the Germans were counting on Italy to fulfill the treaty and declare war on the Entente. If Italy could send a large army over the Alps to attack southern France, it would surely win if the main French army was dragged by the Germans in northern France. At that time, under the attack of Germany and Italy, it may be able to defeat France quickly. It's just that now because of the attitude of the Italians, this strategy seems to have failed again.

Qin Tian has no illusions about Italians from beginning to end. In particular, the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army, notoriously pitted teammates. In World War II, in another time and space, the Italians saw that Germany was about to defeat France, and they couldn't wait to send troops to attack southern France, wanting to grab a piece of big fat. As a result, the meat was not eaten, but was beaten by the French and suffered heavy losses. The French, who had been beaten by the Germans, succeeded in defeating the Italians, who had an absolute superiority in troops, in the south of France with inferior forces. It can be seen how bad the fighting power of the Italians is.

"Your Majesty, if Italy joins the Entente in the war, Austria-Hungary will have to draw troops from the front to guard against the Italians. Otherwise, if the Italians invaded Austria-Hungary from the south, it would inflict great losses on Austria-Hungary. "Feng? Falkenhain said.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, there is no need to worry too much about the Italians. Even if they betrayed the Covenant and joined the Entente, it would not be a big deal. The border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy was mostly mountainous. Austria-Hungary only needed a small number of troops to be able to hold the line. If necessary, we could send two or three infantry divisions into Austria-Hungary to assist them in their battles. I assure you that if the Italians want to break through our defenses, it will be absolutely impossible. Qin Tian's face was confident.

Wilhelm II and von? Falkenhain couldn't help frowning, of course they could hear that Qin Tian was very disdainful of the Italians' combat effectiveness. However, Italy is also one of the great powers! Weapons and equipment are relatively advanced in the world. Their combat effectiveness, even if it is not as good as Germany, is not too far behind.

"Oscar, you look down on the combat effectiveness of the Italian army?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Yes, Father. In my opinion, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is so bad that it can even be described as garbage. This is clear when they invaded Ethiopia and their war with the Ottoman Empire a few years ago. So, for the Italians, there is no need to worry too much about it. Qin Tian said.

Wilhelm II and von? Falkenhain couldn't help but nod. Indeed, the previous performance of the Kingdom of Italy was not quite in keeping with their status as one of the great powers.

"Of course, Father. If the Italians were able to fulfill the Covenant and fight against the Entente, there would still be some benefits for us. For example, the combined Italian and Austro-Hungarian navies were enough to suppress the British Mediterranean Fleet, whose main forces had already been repatriated. In that case, we would have cut off the British routes over the Mediterranean. At the same time, it was possible to bring oil from Cyrenaica back to Germany. Qin Tian said.

After the outbreak of the war, Germany's crude oil reserves were rapidly depleted and urgently needed.

"Okay, I'll get in touch with the Italians in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This time, we're going to take a tougher line. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.