Germany has lost a chancellor who is like a needle in the sea, and the impact of this incident will not fade so casually. At least the handover of Germany's internal affairs will last for a long time.

Augustus was a very powerful man, and he tried to distract himself from what he wanted to ask during his lifetime. He entrusted Speer with all the industrial matters, and the facts proved that Speer was worthy of being a master of organizing industrial production, and he alone took up the burden of German industrial reorganization and prospered the whole of Europe.

On the diplomatic side, Ribbentrop took over Germany's diplomacy, and then Germany and Britain in the north completed a series of treaty exchanges, including border confirmation and survey, and a series of alliances such as the ownership of North Sea minerals to Germany, and Germany's support for Britain in the north in terms of defense.

In terms of the rest of the domestic affairs, Dominis is also worthy of being a student of Augustus, and from the fact that he took over the work left by Augustus, although the new imperial prime minister is not enough, it can definitely be said that he is more than enough. Therefore, although there are many problems in the handover of internal affairs, there is no panic and there is no unnecessary confusion.

However, now Accardo has no way to rush back to the eastern front, after all, without a Dinghai Shenpin who is sitting in Berlin, Accardo must be in his lair to stabilize the specific situation in the rear. After all, this is a transitional period, and the core lair has Accardo as the head of the state, which can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

One of the most important problems that Augustus left behind was the difference in the diplomatic caliber of the Axis powers. Dominis and Ribbentrop were meeting Accardo at the Führer's mansion because of the matter, and reported this very difficult matter to the Führer.

"My Führer. More than half a month ago, American troops landed in Australia and are now fighting the remnants of the Japanese army in Western Australia...... "Dominis gave a brief account of the situation, which was collected throughout the empire from abroad, some from enemy radios, and some from regular reports from spies.

"The problem is that when the United States landed in Australia, we, as a solid ally of Britain in the north, made our attitude clear on the matter. Ribbentrop was holding in his hand a brief statement made by Accardo in the Wolf's Lair: "The imperial position you made clear at the time was: 'From now on, the war will never end unless American forces leave the territory of the Axis allies!'"

As he spoke, he put down the document in his hand, then picked up another document and said to Accardo: "But my Führer, the leader of Italy, Mussolini, did not indicate Italy's attitude, and they chose to remain silent on this matter, which is not good news. ”

Mussolini...... I really don't see that he still has such a skill!" Accardo sneered, and then continued: "Have you communicated this matter with the Italian embassy?

"The people of the Italian embassy don't know what their leaders are doing, and we have our own people in it, so we can be sure that this kind of diplomatic maneuver was carried out by their own people, and they have not consulted their embassy......" Dominis said with regret: "Now it seems that they may have made a very irrational decision in this matter." ”

After the end of the Balkan Wars, Italy began to show little interest in expansion. They are more interested in developing Libya's oil fields and then reveling in their own annexation of parts of the Balkans. Mussolini was very satisfied with the benefits that Italy had received at this stage, and he was reluctant to engage in high-risk expansion, instead hoping for an early end to the war and turning vested interests into a "fait accompli".

Libya's oil fields had given Italy the backbone of its future economy, and the loss of Italian troops on the front lines and the operational disadvantages had made Italians reluctant to believe in their army's combat prowess. Under these circumstances, Italy had been unilaterally seeking marginalization, and Mussolini felt that it was in Italy's national interest to let Germany fight the United States and the Soviet Union on its own.

So the leader was now less interested in the Axis powers, and he preferred to talk about Italy's economic problems, as well as the longer-term process of colonial development and integration.

Because of this, the Italian Navy's blockade of the Mediterranean Sea could not be carried out for a long time, and the German detachment, which had originally planned to enter the Mediterranean, could only stay in the port of Vichy France because of Italian resistance. The route from Italy to the Black Sea also did not meet the requirements of the Germans to reduce the cost of transportation, which, on the other hand, also dragged down the German plan of action in the Caucasus.

In fact, as early as two months ago, Italy had begun to advocate the armistice and the boxer, and Mussolini's idea was to "lose the expeditionary force, keep Africa, and negotiate peace with the United States." ”

The specific operation process is as follows: here to provide Germany with hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops as insurance money to buy peace, and then consolidate their vested interests in Libya and Egypt, and finally reach an armistice agreement with the United States to completely end this world war. Of course, it is none of Italy's business whether the German side ends it or not, as long as the Italian side ends.

I have to admit that Italy's foreign policy is indeed very attractive, adhering to the core idea that Italy has always fantasized about doing the least and benefiting the most, at least very much to the Italian people's own appetite - to take the whole world for fools, and then Italy alone is smart.

"Mussolini took me for a fool. And President Roosevelt, whom I had never met, took me, the Führer, for a fool. Accardo glanced at Dominis and Ribbentrop, and said slowly: "The SS side has been working out corresponding countermeasures six months ago. Reinhardt suggested that we use subversive means to take out Mussolini if necessary. ”

"The attitude of the Italian king is very ambiguous, and I cannot judge what kind of impact the other side will have on Italy's foreign policy if he regains his power. Ribbentrop sighed and said, "Until there is a designated pro-German heir, I suggest that it is better not to overthrow Mussolini's regime lightly, which would cause problems for ourselves." ”

Accardo nodded, in terms of this kind of international issue, no matter how powerful he is, he can't be as powerful as the geniuses in front of him, so at least in terms of listening to opinions, Accardo is not resistant to the other party giving him more advice. So he came up with an alternative: "In fact, we in Africa have been focusing on the training of the Italian Marshal Garibaldi. Hopefully, he will be able to become the new leader of Italy. ”

This Marshal Garibaldi is the same General Garibaldi who has always partnered with Rommel and served as the Governor of Italy in North Africa and Commander-in-Chief of the Italian forces in North Africa, and he was promoted to marshal because of his merits and became a national hero of Italy. And this marshal also has an unknown super background, that is, he is related to that Giuseppe Garibaldi.

The Marshal Garibaldi had always been the leader of Rommel's horse, was pro-German and believed in the invincibility of German military power. Because of this, he always maintained good relations with the Germans in North Africa, which also made the Germans enjoy dealing with the Italian general.

Rommel was able to organize an offensive and hoard supplies in North Africa with peace of mind, all because of the support of such an Italian backstage. After all, the Germans begged for something under the banner of Garibaldi, and it would be easier for Italy to give some.

"You mean, to make him the Napoleon of Italy, to return to Italy from North Africa, to seize power and become our loyal ally?" Ribbentrop immediately picked up the rhythm of Accardo's words. With the involvement of Fanny, a media mogul, it seems that it is not difficult to create an Italian national hero.

"Once the operation starts, Mussolini knows what we're going to do, it's a last resort, and it's a little bit ...... to take it out now" Dominis thought for a while and said: "We should have the embassy in Italy talk to Mussolini and try to get him to give up the relationship with the United States." ”

"If, I mean if, our final action is forced to begin. My Führer, how sure are your troops that they will be able to accomplish total control of Italy?" Ribbentrop, apparently not as optimistic as Dominis, asked directly the last thing he wanted to know.

Accardo thought for a moment, then replied: "We will do three things at the same time: first, to have the Italian troops in North Africa and the Eastern Front support Marshal Garibaldi and support him in returning to China to seize power; second, General Hult's Army Group J will immediately enter Italy and disarm the Italian troops; third, the SS will wipe out all the Italian high-ranking who obstruct our operations, including Mussolini and the King of Italy if necessary." ”

He paused, then continued: "Disarming Italy is the most complicated thing, but I think overall there is at least a seventy percent chance that we will succeed in controlling all of Italy. ”

Ribbentrop nodded slightly when he heard this. He didn't care about the specific implementation of these plans, but only about the success rate of things. Now that he had the Führer's statement, he thought for a moment and said to Accardo: "I will do my best diplomatic efforts to prevent Italy from withdrawing from the Axis bloc...... A month, you give me a month, and if I fail, do not hesitate to immediately carry out the plan against Italy. ”