Yes, Italy could not wait to enter the war, Mussolini declared war on Britain and France in one go, and directly concentrated 35 divisions of troops and crossed the French border with a crushing force.

Italy's Mussolini had long ago begged Accardo to postpone the start of the war until 1940 or even 1942. In this way, his Italy could really prepare for war and help Germany contain the British Navy and the French Army.

However, Accardo ignored the Italian leader's kind reminders and insisted on starting a war in late 1937. And in January 1938, a good situation was played without defeat.

Around October 1937, Germany and the Soviet Union carved up Poland, the largest power in Eastern Europe, and it took only 20 days to completely destroy the country. Then lightning strikes on the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and all these countries in one go.

Now that the German armored forces are approaching Paris, France, with a vigorous attitude, seeing that France is about to withdraw from the war and will never be able to turn over, hundreds of thousands of French troops and hundreds of thousands of British troops will be wiped out in one fell swoop -- Mussolini naturally has his own ideas and considerations in his eyes.

It seems that the army of France, the largest army power in Europe, is not very effective! This is the conclusion that Mussolini came to . So he urged his generals several times to hurry up and get the benefits that Italy deserved before the Germans could get rid of it.

Just after the Battle of the English Channel, Italy could not wait any longer. The British Navy had completely collapsed, and the Italian Navy would be able to dominate this beautiful part of the Mediterranean as long as it could take out the weak British Mediterranean Fleet, a temptation that made Mussolini forget that his preparations for war were even worse than those of Britain and France.

Don't be in a hurry, because after all, the British Navy has already lost, and now it is seeing that France is also going to be defeated. If he didn't make a move, he would no longer be able to raise his head in front of the German Führer Accardo, and the so-called Iron Axis alliance would become a complete joke.

You said that you had formed an alliance, made an alliance, and said that you would fight together and share the spoils, but in the end you didn't contribute...... Besides, if people don't share the spoils with you, you don't dare to rob them, then you are a fierce man who fights several times, and you can't beat them, right? Now Italy has encountered such a situation.

So Italy declared war in a vague way, and without even mobilization for war and other preparations, it declared war on France and Britain like a child's play. The seizure of a British oil tanker and the sinking of a British destroyer cruising in the Mediterranean Sea can be regarded as a certificate of surrender and a greeting gift.

Mussolini personally flew to Berlin to meet with the German Führer Accardo, who showed him Italy's previous difficulties and current expectations. He was willing to cede some Balkan interests in exchange for Germany to win over Turkey and demand that Germany get a share of the Italian pie in France.

At first, Accardo was not interested in Italy's participation in the war, firstly, because his experience in his previous life showed that even if Italy declared war on France, it would not play a role, and secondly, Accardo's current strength was already a sure thing to defeat France alone, and he did not need Italy's help.

Accardo, who is familiar with the original history of World War II, knows that although Germany in the previous life started a war in advance and pitted Italy once, Italy, an ally, has a good geographical location and can provide all kinds of resources that Germany needs most in many cases, but when it comes to fighting a war, this Italy can be described as a face.

It's completely the kind of thing that can't help.,Often dragging its feet.,And from time to time do something to mess up or betray friends.。 Therefore, Accardo, the head of the empire who is now turning his hands into clouds and rain in Germany, really looks down on the little "sincerity" that Italy has shown.

In the end, Augustus, the scheming Chancellor, and Merkel pulled the feel-good Führer Accardo Rudolph back to reality from the boundless YY li. They agreed to Italy's request to carve up France, so that they could appease Italy and have enough leverage to bring Turkey in.

"My Führer. Germany needs allies, and even if we don't need Italy's help, we can't monopolize France and push Italy over the side of Britain. These are the exact words of Augustus to Accardo.

German Foreign Minister Angela Merkel said something about the same: "My Führer. Germany needed to use the Balkans as a bargaining chip to win over Turkey, which would be better done now that Italy was willing to cede most of its interests in the Balkans. ”

"The army is not sure of defeating France completely, and the essence of this army power has not yet been fully realized, so I think it is very necessary and reasonable for Italy to disperse the French forces in the north. "The Chief of the Army General Staff, Brauchitsch, also advised Accardo to consider Mussolini's request.

After the persuasion of so many people, if Accardo no longer knew what to do, he would not be worthy of being the German Führer. At the banquet the second day, the head of the great Third Reich changed his indifferent attitude and reaffirmed the "Greater European Co-Prosperity Sphere" and reaffirmed the strong friendship between Germany and Italy.

Mussolini, of course, stepped down on this momentum, readily acknowledging the leadership of the German Führer Accardo's position in the German-Italian Covenant, and declaring that the great "Holy Great German Third Reich" would always be a friend of the "new Roman Empire." With this good foundation of cooperation, the next thing seems to be much simpler.

At the banquet, Accardo took Merkel and Mussolini to meet with the Turkish ambassador to Germany. The three countries held friendly consultations on the situation in the Balkan Peninsula and divided the main Balkan countries into each other without changing their faces and hearts.

But Turkey did not rush to join, and the reason is very simple, that is, Germany and Turkey were partners once in the First World War, and then Turkey did its best but got almost nothing benefit, so this time Turkey made up its mind to see the limelight, so the two sides reached a verbal agreement, that is, if Germany can kill France and drag down Britain, Turkey will join Germany's plan behind.

Of course, as compensation, Turkey would immediately provide Germany with 1.1 million troops, as well as military bases and air airfields that could threaten the Middle East, as soon as it joined. With this guarantee, Accardo roughly calculated that if he really needed to face the Soviet Union in the future, he would have almost 2 million more chips in his hand than Hitler had back then.

"Mussolini lost his wife this time, and he lost his army. Accardo proudly said to Merkel beside him: "He feels that he has the chance to win, and the sneak attack on France is just a matter of course, but unfortunately this time he has to miscalculate again!"

"Miscalculation?" Merkel, who was following the Führer, was stunned for a moment, then bowed her head and asked: "My Führer, do you expect that the Italians will not be able to defeat those remnants of the French army?"

"Let's see, as long as the French can draw a few divisions on the Maginot Line, and find some reserves to cobble together 15 divisions, it will be enough to beat Mussolini's 35 divisions into dogs. Accardo smiled and predicted to Merkel: "As long as the French can afford to make up 15 divisions, Italy will lose." ”

"Then what is Mussolini doing here? Isn't this even the last benefit of his own in the Balkans?" Merkel asked, frowning, never doubting Accardo's open mouth.

"How do I know? Probably...... He's here to be funny......" Accardo said with a smile as he spread his hands.

"Führer, I'm more interested in your sentence of losing your wife and breaking your army, what kind of allusion?" Acado asked Augustus, who was on crutches, "Where did you come from?"

"Oh, this is an allusion from a Chinese book, and the story is probably like this......" Accardo had to satisfy Augustus's curiosity and told the allusion of Zhuge Liang's three qi Zhou Yu.

"The Führer really has a wide range of knowledge, even a book on the Far East. Augustus smiled even more in his eyes: "It seems that the Führer is very interested in the ancient Republic of China, and has laid a big chess game for Japan for the situation in the Far East." ”

"Of course, the reason why I became the head of Germany was because I came across a book called China. Accardo smiled and explained to Augustus: "This book is very profound, so I have a good impression of China." ”

"I really admire your erudition and wisdom more and more. Augustus nodded and said, "I've read this book too, but I haven't seen that it has a section that guides modern warfare." ”

"Mr. Augustus was modest. Accardo laughed, looking at Augustus with a hint of smugness in his eyes: You want to dig my bottom? I can let you know how many pounds and taels I have, then I'm still a fart? I said that Sun Tzu's Art of War depends on Sun Tzu's Art of War? You can see what Sun Tzu can see in Sun Tzu's Art of War, I know before I graduated from high school!

"Isn't that the phrase 'the good attacker moves above the nine heavens' our Imperial Air Force?" Accardo laughed dryly twice, and then said, "Our armored forces are also because of the phrase 'Invasion is like fire, immobile like a mountain'. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Augustus: Sample, I studied the Art of War, but I was one of the best in my university, and even the old professor who loved to play chess in the shade praised me for my success in studying the Art of War - you foreigner, can you talk nonsense about this book to talk nonsense about me?

Augustus raised his eyebrows, as if he had some understanding, and then nodded with a happy heart: "The Führer is really a genius in the sky, and there is really a person in this world who can understand everything once he is enlightened." Presumably, those wise and wise masters who know the rise and fall of a hundred years after death are like the Führer......"

Accardo couldn't help but blush, and quickly laughed at himself: "It turns out that I'm also here to be funny!"