In July 1917, Niu Kaixuan led the African Front into Libya, which originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire. After the unification of Italy, a sense of colonialism gradually emerged, and the war between Italy and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in 1911 coincided with the Moroccan crisis in July 1911, which provided a favorable opportunity for an Italian attack. On 28 September 1911, the Italian government issued an ultimatum to Turkey on the pretext that its interests in Tripoli and Cyrenaica had been violated, but it refused and declared war on Turkey the following day, after which Turkey was defeated and the Treaty of Lausanne was signed. The treaty granted Italy the territories of Tripoli and Cyrenaica in North Africa, and the coastal areas of North Africa, which had been under the control of the Ottoman Turkish Empire since the mid-16th century, fell into Italian hands.

Since the Italian troops stationed in Libya also participated in the Egyptian campaign and suffered heavy losses, the Italian forces in Libya were severely insufficient at this time. The triumphant African Front quickly defeated a small number of Italian troops and succeeded in capturing the main towns along the Libyan coast in less than a month.

After the occupation of Libya, the African Front continued its offensive against the French colonies of Tunisia and Algeria.

At the same time, on July 16, 1917, a large-scale naval battle broke out again in the Mediterranean between the expeditionary fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy and the combined fleet of the Allied powers. The two sides fought fiercely for a day, and as a result, the Allied Combined Fleet lost 13 battleships with a total tonnage of 400,000 tons. The Italian Navy suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat to its naval bases at home, and the fleets of Britain, the United States, France and other countries were also severely damaged again, and they were forced to withdraw from the Mediterranean, giving up the sea control of the Mediterranean to the Chinese Navy.

On August 1, 1917, the Western Expeditionary Army transferred two group armies, totaling 400,000 troops. Under the cover of the naval fleet and air force, the British island of Malta was captured and landed on the Italian island of Sicily. After three days of fierce fighting, more than 100,000 Italian troops in Sicily surrendered, and the Western Expeditionary Army immediately occupied Sicily.

At the same time, the Western Expeditionary Army and the Northern Route Army passed through the Ottoman Empire and other places, united with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other Allied armies, forming an allied army of 2 million to attack Italy from the north.

On 10 August, Italy, already at the end of its rope, was forced to announce its unconditional surrender to the Central Powers. The Allies then occupied all of Italy and disarmed the Italian army. The Imperial Chinese Naval Expeditionary Fleet took over the remaining Italian navy.

At the same time, in the Pacific Theater, on July 6, 1917, Wang Jing, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, personally led troops to attack Hawaii.

On the North Road, the North Route Army commanded by Wang Weihua also invaded Canada from Alaska after receiving reinforcements.

The Entente army was defeated. The battlefield took a sharp turn, and the countries of Britain, the United States, and France were all shrouded in a gloomy and miserable fog. For the Chinese Empire, it was the exact opposite, with frequent successes on various battlefields. Celebrations of victories at the front are held almost every day throughout the country. The whole country is jubilant, as if it were the New Year.

Beginning with the Opium War in 1840, the British relied on their ships and guns to open the gates of China. In the decades that followed, China was repeatedly invaded by European and American powers, and unequal treaties were made one after another. Either the land is ceded or the compensation is paid, Huaxia can be said to have suffered a lot of humiliation, and the people are even more miserable. It wasn't until later that Emperor Shengwu was born. The establishment of the Chinese Empire, with the continuous rise of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese people gradually regained their long-standing self-esteem. And now the armies of the Chinese Empire have defeated Britain, France, the United States and other countries one after another, which can be described as a bloody shame and a great joy. Today's Chinese people have finally felt the long-lost sense of superiority as nationals of the Celestial Empire. Seeing the invincible European and American powers such as Britain, the United States, and France, trembling at the feet of the Chinese Empire, one can imagine how excited and happy the people were at this time.

Now that Italy has announced its surrender, the Western Expeditionary Army can draw at least two million troops to attack France and assist Germany and Austria-Hungary in defeating France quickly. Once France is defeated, we can then attack Britain further. Britain is only an island country, its hegemony is completely dependent on its powerful navy and huge colonies, and now most of Britain's colonies have been captured by us, after the naval battles of the Gulf of Aden and the Mediterranean naval battles, the strength of the British navy is also seriously damaged. In this way, after the defeat of France, our Chinese Empire can unite with the German Navy to completely destroy the British Navy, and the capture of the British Isles is just around the corner! In this way, only the United States is left, and it is only a matter of time before it falls. It can be said that now that our Chinese Empire has won the victory, if it is a qiē shun lì, Weichen is estimated to be able to completely end this war within a year. Tang Xinghan, the cabinet minister at the imperial meeting, said respectfully.

"What Tang Qing said is extremely true! However, although our army has already won the victory, we cannot be negligent for a day if we do not completely defeat Britain, France, the United States, and other countries. The war has not yet been won, and the secretaries still need to work hard! At this time, Ren Chao was in a good mood, smiling and joking with the cabinet ministers.

"The ministers believe that under the wise leadership of His Majesty, our Chinese Empire will be able to achieve the final victory." The ministers said respectfully.

"I always believe that!" Ren Chao smiled and nodded, "Now that Italy has surrendered, I have sent an order to Zhao Bin, commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, to immediately prepare for the attack on the French mainland and defeat France as much as possible." This war has dragged on long enough, and it's time to end it! ”

"Command!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

"Hmmm! The war in the Pacific should also be accelerated. He ordered Wang Jing, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, to draw up an operational plan for attacking the US mainland. Ren Chao continued.

"Obey the order!" Yang Jichang said respectfully.

"As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend, and if I remember correctly, there are many enemies of the United States in the Americas. Now that we are going to attack the United States, it is best to contact these hostile countries of the United States as much as possible, and let them join our alliance to deal with the United States together, so that we will get twice the result with half the effort. Ren Chao said with a smile. (To be continued......)