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The meaning of Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of War, is very obvious, the main force of the Chinese army is now fighting fiercely with the Russians on the Siberian Plain, and it looks like victory is about to be achieved! After that, it was time to fight across the Ural Mountains and the Ural River, enter Europe and grab territory with the Germans. The Germans had already won a decisive victory in the battle on the Western Front, and it was not far from Paris, and the German army captured Paris and completely defeated the Anglo-French army was just around the corner. At that time, the German army, which had ended the operation on the Western Front, would definitely attack the Eastern European Plain in a big way. If China does not want to fulfill the agreement it signed with the Germans and is unwilling to withdraw from Europe, then it must be prepared to confront the Germans in Eastern Europe or even turn the other cheek! In addition, most of the other Allied countries are also pro-German, so China has to deploy at least two million troops in Eastern Europe, plus one and a half million mercenaries! At that time, apart from the garrisons of the Chinese Army in other parts of the world, there will not be many troops that can be used!

"Your Majesty, two marshals, unless the army expands again, we don't have enough troops to support the navy's plan to land in Britain!" Marshal Zhao Bowen said with some regret. Of course, even if we start expanding the army immediately, it seems that it is a little too late.

"Marshal Chiang, what is your opinion?" Wang Yuze looked at Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of National Defense, and wanted to hear his opinion!

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that defeating Britain before the end of the war will be very important for us to gain a solid bridgehead in Europe, and for us to compete with the Germans for world supremacy in the future. Merely. Now we are a little short of troops! But. It's not like there's nothing to be done! Marshal Jiang Xingguo said.

"Oh? Is there any way to do it? Marshal Zhang Cheng immediately asked. He was very optimistic about the three operational plans put forward by the Admiralty this time. Naturally, it was hoped that all three battle plans would be implemented.

"How long will it take us to defeat the Italians? If, after defeating the Italians, we keep a small garrison in Italy, the rest of the troops will immediately board the ships and prepare to land in England. In that case, our forces will be relieved! Marshal Jiang Xingguo said!

Marshal Zhao Bowen immediately began to estimate that although the Italian Army had now expanded to two million, it would never be able to drive out the combined forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany entrenched in northern Italy. At the same time, in order to prevent the German-Austrian army from continuing to advance into the heart of Italy. Italy has deployed most of its forces to northern Italy, which is about 1.2 million troops! The remaining 800,000 men, of which 500,000 were deployed in the southern part of the Apennine Peninsula, defended the squadrons that had captured Sicily. For fear that the squadron would cross the Strait of Messina and land on the Apennine Peninsula. The remaining 300,000 men were stationed in other parts of Italy. There are about 150,000 people around the capital Rome!

"If the German-Austrian army can hold back the main force of the Italians, we will be able to defeat the Italians with about 500,000 troops. And it doesn't take more than a month! Marshal Zhao Bowen said!

"Don't think about it, the Germans are definitely not willing to help us! As soon as we land in Italy, maybe the German-Austrian forces will withdraw directly from Italy! The Germans wish we were in the mire of war in Italy! Wang Yuze said. For this kind of opportunity to be able to create trouble for China. Kaiser Wilhelm II would have been unable to ask for it. Even if Austria-Hungary was somewhat reluctant to give up the territories it occupied, but with the relationship between Germany and Austria-Hungary. Most of them will act with Germany!

"In that case, we'll have to commit more troops. The battle time will also be further extended! Marshal Zhao Bowen said!

"陛xià! Maybe we can raid Rome! Now there are not many warships left in the Italian Navy, and by the time we take Gibraltar, the entire Mediterranean Sea will become our inland sea! The Italians put most of their forces in the north and south of Italy, and the rest of the country was very empty, even the capital Rome only had 150,000 men! It only takes a group of armies to land in Rome, if nothing happens, enough to take Rome in three days! Even if the Italian army comes back to help, it will definitely be too late! If we can catch the King of Italy and the Prime Minister of the government, maybe we can force Italy down. Even if we can't force the surrender of Italy, Rome is close to the sea, and with the fire support of the navy, we will be able to deal with the attack of the Italian army! "Marshal Zhang Cheng said! Although Italy has deployed heavy troops in the Apennine Peninsula, Italy's coastline is long, and Rome is even more on the seashore, completely under the attack of the squadron, under the cover of the navy, the squadron can land in Rome lightly!

"Yes, that's it! The Navy immediately dispatched transport ships, so that the 2nd Army, the 7th Army, and the 8th Army did not have to withdraw to the country, and directly set off from the east coast of the United States to carry out this combat operation in the Mediterranean! Immediately after the Navy ended its campaign to capture Gibraltar, the battle plan to attack Italy was carried out! The battle on the Siberian Plain went very smoothly, and there was no need for these armies to support them! In addition, other army units are also ready to be transferred to Europe as much as possible! Wang Yuze ordered. In fact, the most critical factor restricting the squadron is the transportation problem! Europe is too far away from China, and it will take a lot of time for the squadron to be transferred from China to Europe, not to mention this large-scale transfer of tens of millions of troops! If you send troops from China to Europe, it will take more time!

"Your Majesty, this method is good, we have captured a large number of merchant ships in the United States, these merchant ships are very funny, they are all intact, and they can be used to transport troops! Plus, it's much closer to the Mediterranean from the East Coast of the United States than it is from the mainland! This saves us time! Minister of the Navy Zhang Cheng said with a smile! From the east coast of the United States across the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean, it is only more than 6,000 kilometers, at the speed of merchant ships, at most half a month. And if you transport troops from mainland China, it will take at least a month or more!

"Then, give an order to the troops in North America, except for the necessary troops who remain in North America, the rest of the troops are all assembled on the east coast and ready to participate in this battle plan! Ladies and gentlemen, we need to speed up the battle in Italy as quickly as possible, and when we defeat Italy, the army will immediately attack the British! Wang Yuze said with some excitement. This time, China must complete the layout before preempting Germany, so as to occupy an absolutely advantageous position in the future struggle for world hegemony!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of War, Marshal Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy, and Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of National Defense, all replied loudly!

Emperor Wang Yuze approved the three battle plans of the Admiralty, which made the Admiralty very excited and immediately began to prepare. A large number of troops need to be mobilized, weapons, ammunition and other strategic materials also need to be deployed, and at the same time, the cooperation between the Admiralty and the Army is very cumbersome. At the same time, because these battle plans need to be kept secret, so as not to be detected by the enemy, it makes the combat more difficult!

In fact, during the war, it is also the time when the activities of spy agents in various countries are most frequent. Even though all countries have stepped up their reconnaissance work on these spies, it is undeniable that no matter where they are, there are spies from enemy countries or allies! The same is true in China, because of the close relationship between China and Germany, there are many German academies and engineers and teachers in China, etc., which provide a good identity cover for German spies, even if China's Department of Homeland Security and Military Intelligence have jointly rounded up these spies many times, but they still cannot completely eliminate these spies!

And this time, the three operational plans submitted by the Chinese Navy, although kept secret, were leaked. Of course, only one of the three battle plans was leaked, and that was the first battle plan, and the plan for the Chinese navy to launch an attack on Gibraltar. A German spy got the news and sent it back home. As a result, the Germans, who were unwilling to be lonely, or could not see China's growing strength, began to secretly stumble on China!

"Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened. The main forces of the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet are advancing towards the Strait of Gibraltar and are now almost reaching Sicily. The British had only a small number of battleships in Gibraltar and did not have capital ships. In addition, our intelligence officers in North America also found that the main force of the Chinese Navy also left North America and disappeared, and it is speculated that it entered the Atlantic, and the destination is estimated to be the Mediterranean! "The head of the German intelligence agency, Ludwig. Lieutenant General Heisenberg reported to Kaiser Wilhelm II!

"Gibraltar? Those greedy yellow-skinned monkeys, are they really not going to abide by the original agreement? Gibraltar belongs to Europe, and it should be controlled by Germany! Wilhelm II said angrily. Gibraltar's strategic location is too important to mention, and if Germany controls it, it will be able to choke the way for the Chinese to advance to Europe through the Mediterranean. But now, the Chinese actually attacked here, although the battle has not yet begun, but Wilhelm II knows that the British will not be able to hold Gibraltar!

"Let our people tell the British the news, we can't let the Chinese capture Gibraltar so lightly!" A hint of jealousy flashed in Wilhelm II's eyes! (To be continued......)