The battle for the Nice area was very important for Italy, but the battle for the Nice area was not all of Italy.

At this time, as the brain of the kingdom, the city of Rome was unusually busy, and all departments in the city were busy without touching the ground. At this time, one law after another was sent from Rome to various places, and Italy, which commanded the behemoth, fought in this great war.

"This document is handed over to the Ministry of Education."

"Yes."

A plan for improving the patriotic curriculum and military training in primary and secondary schools was thus submitted from the War Department to the Ministry of Education. As long as the Ministry of Education feels that there is no problem, then the schools will implement this plan.

"Give this report to the Ministry of the Interior."

This is a plan for the Ministry of Education to organize a patriotic march of students to ask for the protection of the interior, and I believe that the Ministry of the Interior will not refuse, even if the Ministry of the Interior is now busy like a dog.

The war has brought the military and government departments together like cogs, pushing the Italian chariot to fight on the stage. And the person who controls this chariot, without consideration, is King Carlo, whose prestige is in full swing in the kingdom.

At this time, in the royal palace, which is the core of politics, Carlo is meeting someone special at this time.

"Tell me about your feelings about fighting in Tunisia."

Carlo sat behind his desk and asked his son, Crown Prince Vittorio. At this time, he was still very satisfied with his son, although the battle was mainly commanded by his deputy, Lieutenant General Brasso, but also quite Vittorio also corrected his attitude and made the logistics good, so that the Eighth Army would not have to worry about logistics when it attacked Tunisia.

The Eighth Army, which had priority firepower in front of it and was advancing step by step, the Tunisian Army Group of Lieutenant General Achino of the French Army was defeated one after another, and soon it could only rely on the city walls for defense. However, it is a pity that in the face of the unrivaled superior artillery of the Eighth Army, the buildings of the Tunisian civil structure simply could not withstand the blow.

Therefore, at the end of May, the French army could not withstand the blow, and more than 50,000 French troops surrendered, but most of them were recruited from the colonies, and the French army had only a few thousand native officers and soldiers.

The Tunisian army of more than 200,000 people was only 50,000 men after two months of fighting, and one can imagine the combat effectiveness of its colonial army.

Faced with his father's inquiry, Vittorio spoke out about his feelings. "Although I have participated in this battle very little, I still feel that it is not easy, and the logistics must not be sloppy at all, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. In addition, I commanded a regimental battle, and seeing the soldiers shed blood and die in the battle, I felt a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. It is not at all easy to keep a soldier alive in battle as much as possible. I think I'm still a long way from being a qualified officer, and that's something I need to keep trying. ”

His son's words made Carlo feel very gratified, the battlefield is not a big refining furnace, even if he is not on the front line, he still makes his son's character strong, this is the character of a future monarch.

Thinking of this, Carlo looked at him and said with a hint of warmth. "Yes, a lot of progress has been made, and I'm very happy. When the Egyptian campaign breaks out, I'm still waiting for your Eighth Army to perform well. ”

"Father, don't worry, I will show you the performance of the Eighth Army." After saying that, the crown prince gave a standard military salute and declared that what he said was not a lie, but a promise.

"I believe in you."

Carlo said and patted the crown prince on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

At this time, in the face of his father's words of encouragement, Vittorio showed a bright smile.

Facing his son's smile, Carlo reflected a little at this time, was he too harsh on him?

But he quickly dispelled this idea, if he was an ordinary person, even a prince, he would not be so harsh. But he is the future king, and the responsibilities he needs to take on are too great, so he can't let up the slack.

"Okay, let's go see your mother, wife and children. You've been gone for more than two months, and they've missed you so much. ”

"Good father, I'll go see them first."

Vittorio knew that his father had a lot of things to do at this time, so he didn't bother, and to be honest, he really missed his mother, wife, and children.

When Vittorio walked out of his father's office, he saw his mother, wife and children watching him.

Looking at his family waiting for him, Vittorio said with moist eyes. "I'm back."

The reunion of his son with his family, but Carlo missed it because of many affairs.

At this time, as soon as the son left, the guards informed the ministers of the navy and the army to ask for a meeting.

The two military leaders must have come together, there must have been something very important, so Carlo immediately let the two in.

Sure enough, after the two of them came in and saluted, Admiral Yagill, the Minister of the Admiralty, spoke. "Your Majesty, this is our plan to attack Egypt."

As he spoke, he put a thick battle plan in front of Carlo.

Carlo opened it and looked at it, while the two military bigwigs waited silently.

The military's plan was a well-planned plan for the Navy to first dispatch a combined fleet to seize sea power in the Eastern Mediterranean. The army then marched from the coast, capturing Alexandria, the home port of the Allied Combined Mediterranean Fleet, and then Cairo, the Suez Canal, and the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt had been the object of long-awaited prayer for Italy, and now Italy was finally reaching out to take it.

In terms of planning, this is similar to the plan of the German-Italian alliance in World War II, which is to go to the coastal area.

There is no way around it, as the land route from Libya to Egypt is only along the coast, otherwise it would have to cross the Sahara Desert, which is made up of yellow sand. Is this a few hundred thousand that can pass?

And there is another advantage of going to the coastal area, that is, you can get supplies from the sea. This is a great benefit, think about how much material consumption you need for hundreds of thousands of troops, the demand for water alone needs nearly a thousand tons per day, not to mention food and other supplies.

From Egypt to Libya, there are only dirt roads, and the transportation conditions are worrisome, and supplies from the sea are inseparable.

In view of the desolate lack of ports on the eastern coast of Egypt, the navy formulated a special supply plan, that is, to use landing craft to complete the last section of the supply plan from sea to land.

The use of landing craft to complete the transportation from the last leg of the sea can be said to be quite useful.

Of course, all this can only be carried out by the navy to suppress the navy of the Entente, and the navy has full confidence in whether it can suppress the enemy.

In terms of the current Combined Fleet, the strength of 13 battleships and 5 cruisers is far stronger than the 12 battleships and 3 cruisers of the Combined Fleet of the Entente Powers.

Not to mention the quality, the two Roman-class battleships (Rome and Empire) are even more overwhelming. Although the two Roman-class battleships have only been in service for less than half a year, and the newest Imperial has only been in service for less than a month (the paint has not yet dried), its 380 mm main guns and armor that can defend against 350 mm shells will definitely make it a well-deserved heavy cavalry in naval warfare, and no one can stop its attack.

As long as there is an advantage in naval warfare, then the supply lines on land are unimpeded.

After reading this battle plan, Carlo looked up at the two military bigwigs and said. "I am satisfied with this plan, so let's follow the plan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, the Egyptian campaign was in the preparatory stage, and the next step was to draw troops from all over the country and deliver enough supplies. If you want to start the Egyptian campaign, it is impossible in three or four months, and this is still when the military has already transported a lot of personnel and materials in half a year.

Of course, to start the Egyptian campaign, the other battlefields need to be ended, and fighting two major battles at the same time is difficult for the Italian military industry to afford.

(End of chapter)