On the one hand, Tycho began to mobilize troops from the south to prepare to support the United States and France, and on the other hand, after hesitation, decided to mobilize eight fighter squadrons to the theater of operations. By this point, Tycho had exhausted almost all of his land- and sea-based aviation forces, except for the fighter squadrons that served as the fleet's direct guard.

"It's time for the curtain call." Looking at the stars outside the window, Tycho said with a long sigh. The victory on the Northern Front could not hide the decline of Italy and the Entente. At this time, the Allied Powers were approaching the limit of their combat power, and any defeat could turn into a global rout. For example, in the current Battle of Foligno, if the Germans succeed in taking this place, then the tens of thousands of American, French and Italian troops defending the front line of Ancona will definitely die, and then whether they go south to copy the back of the Pescara defenders or directly attack Rome will be fatal. The problem of the narrowness of the east and west of the Italian battlefield was fully exposed at this moment. So much so that the Entente forces simply could no longer build a coherent line of defense!

As soon as the central front collapses, the entire Italian battlefield will be divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese and British armies on the northern front can still be maintained, but the Italian army in the south does not have the ability and morale of the navy, and the chain reaction is likely to cause the collapse of the south. The fall of the capital is more likely to lead to a change in the direction of internal politics. The Italians did not have the consciousness to fight the Battle of Verdun in Rome. If nothing else, Britain and France should have been ready to consider retreating, after all, it is not easy for tens of thousands of troops to evacuate Italy under the tail pursuit of the opposing army and air force. At the same time, the U.S. and French militaries are also considering how to salvage the situation. Tens of thousands of troops turned into prisoners is no joke.

"We don't have enough air support. The Italians had already lost almost all of their aviation power in previous engagements. Even if a little force was put together this time, it wouldn't be of much use. The only thing we can rely on now is our army. Take advantage of the cover of the night to march to the front line. Let's see if we can reopen the passage to the front line. Barton thought for a moment and then said, "If we succeed, then the troops retreating from Ancona will have a chance to withdraw to the west coast of Italy, and Pescara's troops will have to withdraw from the battlefield while the rear route is still cut off." Our battle in Italy is over. ”

"Retreat in the face of the other side's air raids? This is a bit difficult. I can tell you unequivocally that the French air force has been reduced to a very low level, and it is no longer possible to allocate enough aircraft to cover the withdrawal of troops. You know, France, as the closest country to Italy, has already paid a lot in this war. We can't compare with your country, China or even the UK. But we are no less invested than the other three countries! De Gaulle hesitated and decided to settle down.

"Damn it! I would like to know if your Government has informed us and other allies of the situation. We need to move fast. Otherwise, we may be completely annihilated within a week! Barton scolded.

"If there is no change in the original plan, my government will send a note to governments tomorrow at the latest." De Gaulle said expressionlessly.

On the very day of the launch of the operation of the German Airborne Forces. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Government sent a note to the ambassadors of China, the United States, and Britain to France, saying that the time had come to consider how to withdraw from Italy. Of course, there is a premise for this, and that is how to get the army of the four countries safely withdrawn from Italy.

"It's too sudden." Xu Jie shook his head helplessly after throwing Wen Jiàn on the table. Huaxia and the Entente considered the question of how the war would end. According to the original plan. After the British Army and the Chinese Army inflicted heavy losses on the Austro-Hungarian Army in the north, the US and French armies sharpened the Germans again, and finally proposed peace talks and withdrew troops from Italy, but what they did not expect was that the Germans put the US and French armies in the center in a desperate situation with a right hook. The French suddenly unilaterally said they were not playing. And the remaining three countries are not ready to end.

"This must not end like this, we must deter our opponents and let the Germans delay their plans backwards. Time is on our side, and we are willing to pay a price so that the shape of the battlefield is not too much in favor of Germany. At least we have to prove to the Germans that we can get our men out of Italy safely! In a telephone conversation with Roosevelt. Xu Jie decisively said that he could not show weakness, and peace talks were okay, but he definitely couldn't make peace talks in this situation!

"France's national power cannot continue to be supported, Britain has not been mobilized, and it is now close to its limit. And our two countries are too far away from Europe. It is unrealistic to send additional land forces. On the one hand, France had to defend itself against a possible German attack, and on the one hand, it had to make the Spaniards obedient. The size of the British Army has never been too large, and our two countries are far away. The words of the Air Force are also not very significant. Not only because of the losses in the previous section, which were not significant aircraft losses, but as the German Army advanced, we also lost a large number of airfields. The opinion given by the Air Force is that we can transfer 1,000 planes to Europe, but where will our planes land? Roosevelt's calm tone revealed a sense of helplessness.

"We also have aircraft carriers. Concentrate the fleets of our four countries into the Mediterranean Sea and use carrier-based aircraft to guarantee air supremacy in the ports of western Italy. Cover the evacuation of the troops of the four countries from Italy! China still has 3 aircraft carriers in Europe, and the British also have 3 that can be called at any time, if your country can concentrate 3, plus Italy we have 12 aircraft carriers, and the French. Even if we need to face the strength of several German air forces, they will not be able to quickly obtain airfields in Italy, and the aircraft carrier fleet carried in a state of air superiority can fully guarantee air supremacy in the west and cover the withdrawal of troops. Xu Jie came up with his own plan.

"Your plan ......." Xu Jie's plan obviously startled the other party. This almost weighed down more than half of the belongings of the navies of Huaxia and the Entente countries! Use sea-based aviation and land-based troops to make a hard bar! However, theoretically speaking, it is indeed feasible, if the navies of the five countries can really join forces, then the number of aircraft carriers in the fleet will be at least a dozen or more! Each aircraft carrier carries at least 50 fighters. That's 600! Don't look at the German Imperial Air Corps with 1,000 planes in one regiment, but that was before the war, and the number of people who can be on duty until now is only a little more than half, and considering the range and the situation at the front-line airfields, the number of planes that can fly over will shrink again. If you count the fighters, I'm afraid that if you can make up 200 of them, you will burn high incense. In addition, several German air regiments were scattered to the Balkan Peninsula and the vast areas of North Africa, so in the face of a huge sea-based aviation cluster composed of aircraft carriers, the other side really has no advantage.

Moreover, the vast majority of the Allied air forces fighting in Italy are land-based aviation, and the Allied naval aviation has almost no combat missions, so if it is pulled up, it is fully manned. If you confront the German Army Aviation, which has been consumed for some time, you will definitely have a certain advantage.

"You have a good idea, but we have to convince both Britain and France. The British were to confront the mighty German Navy in the North Sea. And the French have already expressed their reluctance to continue to commit troops. And it will take time for us to mobilize the fleet. More importantly, the logistical pressure is too great, and it is estimated that the navies of various countries together have more than 100,000 tons of warships. Roosevelt wiped his sweat and said. The fierce Cheng of Xu Jie's plan is about to exceed the scope of Roosevelt's heart, and this is almost a showdown! The slightest mistake could turn into an all-out confrontation. Although the plan was feasible, the risks involved forced Roosevelt to consider carefully.

Is Xu Jie crazy? Naturally not, Xu Jie did this not only for Italy, nor simply for the Allied countries and the Chinese Army in Italy. The fundamental reason why such a big battle was put on was to deter Germany and prevent Germany from settling accounts with China on the Middle East oil issue after the war! Now that the Entente and China were fighting Germany together in Italy, it was easier for everyone to take action. And what if the war is over? If Germany takes Huaxia's Middle East oil company as a knife, China's energy situation will have an accident! At present, a series of oilfields such as Daqing are being developed, and they are in a period of scarcity, and the Middle East oilfields are also very important for Huaxia. At that time, the economic losses caused by that time may be greater than the losses of China during the Italian War. Now that the two sides have torn their faces, the only thing that can stop Germany from retaliating is to make them afraid! Now it was Huaxia and the Entente who put pressure on Germany. It's better than fighting against the allies alone in the future, right? So this is also the fundamental reason why Xu Jie put forward this opinion!

However, Xu Jie thinks well, but it doesn't mean that Roosevelt will buy it! No country would put its own navy on the table for the benefit of others. On the one hand, Roosevelt said that he would answer Xu Jie's request after listening to the Admiralty's opinions, and on the other hand, he implicitly asked Huaxia to convince Britain that according to the original plan, the Huaxia Fleet and the British Royal Navy would jointly defend the North Sea, but now let the British transfer the main naval force from the mainland and enter the Mediterranean Sea to fight, which may be difficult for the other side to accept. And if the British don't do it, and the French have already said they won't play, then the United States and China alone can't do it!

On the one hand, it is necessary to shirk the need for a parliamentary discussion and decision, and on the other hand, it implies that the price for an Italy is too great?

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