Before the outbreak of the current world war, Mussolini was envious of the Donghua Empire's friendly relations with Germany and Japan. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The expansion of industrial production capacity and the upgrading of military technology in Germany and Japan are inseparable from the support of Donghua.

It can be said that if there is any country in this world that can clearly understand the war potential of Germany and Japan, it must be the Donghua Empire!

Judging from the military conflict in which the Donghua Empire recovered the former British Hong Kong Island from the Japanese, it is obvious that the Donghua Empire did not take Japan seriously.

With decades of bitter hatred between the Chinese and the Japanese, the Donghua Empire should have every reason to declare war on Japan, but why would Donghua go to the distance to fight Africa?

There has always been a rumor in the international community that China is a forbidden place for the Donghua Empire, and by the way, most of Southeast Asia has also become a forbidden area that the Donghua Empire cannot touch.

Mussolini did not believe this rumor at all. But the current facts made him have to suspect that this rumor is likely to be true.

The strategy of long-distance communication and close attack is a great strategy invented by the Chinese in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has been learned and applied by other countries in the world. But why did the Donghua Empire do the opposite?

Could it be that the East China Empire was already planning its African strategy when it was seeking British colonies such as the Chagos Archipelago, Maldives, Seychelles, and Mauritius Islands?

Mussolini got up and walked to the world map hanging on the east wall, and looked at the Sulawesi Islands, Java Islands, Sumatra Islands, Andaman Islands, Chagos Islands, Seychelles Islands, and Mauritius Islands on the map, which were now connected by the Donghua Empire and turned into faces, and felt a chill in his heart for no reason.

It turned out that after the end of the Eastern Australian War, the youngest emperor in the world of the Donghua Empire was planning for the interests of the Indian Ocean and Africa.

Judging from the strategic layout of the Donghua Empire, it is clear that they intend to turn the entire southern hemisphere into the sphere of influence of the Donghua Empire.

This can also prove that the Donghua Empire really has no interest in the Asian territory belonging to the northern hemisphere, so it will take the road of east-west expansion. It seems that sooner or later, the countries south of the equator in South America will also have to be included in the territory of the Donghua Empire.

Since the British could use their interests in Asia to provoke tensions between the Donghua Empire and Japan, Italy could also use Somalia, Sudan, and Kenya, which were originally British colonies, to divide the relationship between the Donghua Empire and the British.

Britain and the Donghua Empire were already in a hostile relationship. If it weren't for the Second World Outbreak, the British would not have been able to take Australia and New Zealand away from the East Chinese so easily.

This kind of contradiction in colonial contention, which involves the fundamental interests of the state, is absolutely an irreconcilable and hostile contradiction.

Mussolini had every reason to believe that sooner or later Britain and the Donghua Empire would have to break out into war.

Thinking of this, Mussolini let out a long breath, looked at Badolio, and asked with an extremely solemn expression: "If we abandon the interests of Somalia, Kenya and Sudan, concentrate on Libya and Ethiopia, and take the Anglo-American allies in Egypt as the main purpose of the war, can we win?" ”

"Yes! I can vouch for my rank and honour as a field marshal, and the soldiers of the Kingdom of Italy will never disappoint the royal family and the Cabinet! Badolio did not hesitate, and replied solemnly, in a very resolute and resolute tone.

"Your guarantee is useless, I want to know exactly, if we really fight, we have a chance of winning!" Mussolini asked, shaking his head.

"This ......" Badolio hesitated for a moment, and replied in a tone that was not very affirmative: "If we can ensure that the Donghua Empire does not continue to attack us, and concentrate all the forces of the Afrika Korps to deal with the Anglo-American allies in Egypt, I think there is at least an eighty percent chance of victory!" ”

"Eighty percent? If there were eighty percent, you would have ordered the Afrika Korps to march to Cairo a long time ago. Mussolini glared angrily at the field marshal in front of him.

"This ......" Bardolio squeezed out a trace of an embarrassed smile on his face, and said hesitantly: "There is no eighty percent, and there is seventy percent certainty!" ”

Mussolini sighed and shook his head, he actually understood Bardolio's thoughts.

"Actually, there's only a fifty percent chance of winning." Badolio no longer circled with the Prime Minister, and said: "With the brilliant results of the Afrika Korps in the North African theater before, I believe that even if we have only a fifty percent chance of victory, we can completely drive the British and Americans out of Egypt to the sea!" ”

Mussolini stared deeply at Bardolio for about a minute, thinking that the words of the chief of the Italian Army General Staff should no longer have water.

"Mr. Prime Minister, no matter what you think, I think the kingdom and the army must do something to give an account to the people of the country." Badolio said solemnly: "Under the fierce attack of the German army, the British are already at the end of their power.

As long as we join forces with the Germans to completely defeat the Allies in North Africa, it will be enough to lay the pattern of strategic victory in the entire European theater. If we do not take advantage of the fact that Donghua has not yet made it clear that it wants to turn to the Allies, it will be very difficult for us to organize such a large-scale strategic counteroffensive in the future. ”

"I understand what you're saying."

Mussolini sat down again and sighed: "As head of state, I have to think about it all." I feel that at the same time that we have decided to attack the Allies in Egypt, we must ask the Japanese to exert greater war pressure on the United States, and we must not allow the United States to send any more reinforcements to Africa! ”

"I agree with your point of view!" Bardolio nodded without hesitation and said, "I don't think the Japanese have fulfilled their responsibilities and obligations at all!" At the time of our attack on the Soviet Union, the Japanese army did not launch an offensive in the Far East, which allowed the Soviet Union to reinforce the Western Front from the Far East.

Japan's resumption of the war against China not only did not win the slightest benefit for the Axis Alliance, but on the contrary, it completely offended both China and Donghua. With the Japanese army's ability to sweep through the British and French armies in Asia at the beginning of the war, how could they not even be able to defeat the Chinese army and the American army? ”

"Perhaps, the Japanese are hiding their strength in case the Donghua Empire declares war on them." Mussolini said thoughtfully: "In any case, it is time for the Japanese to fulfill their obligations as allies." The armies of the Donghua Empire have already fought against us, and the Japanese must be allowed to show their true strength to drag down the United States! ”

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think you can put pressure on the Japanese government together with Mr. Hitler!" Bardolio looked at Mussolini very seriously and said: "We must force the Japanese to end the Philippine campaign as soon as possible, and then let the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy appear on the west coast of the United States!" ”

"What do you suggest about Somalia?" Mussolini asked, seemingly casually and casually.

"Send a negotiation delegation to negotiate a settlement with the Donghua Empire by political means." Badolio obviously had an idea, and Zhengse said: "The Donghua Empire has always liked to use the banner of maintaining world peace, and we proposed a peaceful negotiation to resolve the military conflict between Italy and the East, and they have no reason to reject our goodwill!" ”

"Then you are solely responsible for this negotiation!" Mussoli stood up and decided: "My bottom line is to keep Ethiopia and Libya!" You can do the rest. ”

(To be continued.) )