Although the Allies shifted their main attack to the Pacific, various countries in Europe were still suffering from the devastation and destruction of the German army.

At this time, Bulgaria was frightened by the brave Soviet army, directly cut off communication with the German army, and signed an armistice agreement with the Soviet army.

This move made the German army in Eastern Europe dumbfounded, because many plans were made around the Balkans, and now that Bulgaria, the passage connecting the peninsula, withdrew from the Axis powers, how do you let the German army fight the Allies?

From this, it can be seen that at this time, the German army was already standing at the downwind, and the countries that had been bullied by the German army wanted to climb to the upwind and stand with the Allies and pee on the German troops below.

When Russell Corleone, the godfather of Sicily, heard the news, he summoned his subordinates Felisto, Oriotto, Nivino, Nostin and Hencos to a meeting overnight.

The meeting will take place in the reception room of the tobacco company in Catania.

Inside, smoke fills the room.

Russell sat on a spacious, soft sofa with a cigar in his hand.

The others sat on the sofas on the left and right, except Felisto who chose to sit in the chair behind the godfather, and did not have any record of the meeting, as if he were an outsider.

The first was Nivino, who detailed the success of the hospital project and calculated the sales results in five weeks, totaling a gross profit of 3.4 million lire and a net profit of 2.1 million lire.

Of the 18 million lire spent on the construction of hospitals, institutes and training centers, 10 million of which was supported by the Sicilian authorities, while Corleone actually contributed only 8 million.

Moreover, the medical project is completely owned by Corleone, and has nothing to do with the Sicilian government.

But the school project that Oriyatu is in charge of has something to do with the government, even if they only give 20 million lire in support funds, but actually use 90 million lire.

All schools are private, but the Sicilian government occupies 30%, after all, education is the focus of each region or country, and it is not allowed to be sloppy!

The import and export trade that Ancos was responsible for also submitted an answer sheet that was satisfactory to Russell in a short period of time.

Friends in France and Spain accepted Corleone's post-war funding, which promised to help them rebuild their homes after the war ended.

So they gave him two coal mines, three iron mines, and food and textile processing factories as gifts, but Russell would not take them for nothing, and he asked Uncos to bring food to his friends.

"The countries on the western coast of the Mediterranean are in charge of Encos, and in the east they are in charge of Oriatus, and they are responsible for exporting oil."

"Bulgaria has withdrawn from the Axis powers, and here is our chance! When Oriyatu goes to Greece, he has to go up and try to get through the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, they are suffering from war, and they will definitely lack food and clothing, and we will use money and food to buy their minerals or land, understand? ”

"Understood!"

"The situation in Greece is not optimistic, so we will suspend the delivery of food to Greece so that they will be hungry for a while."

With the outbreak of civil war in Greece in December, followed by the abdication of King George II, prices are sure to rise.

"Okay."

"How's the new smelter in Oil Town?"

Northin replied: "Godfather, the smelter has made the first batch of oil, and I have checked some of it, and the quality has been found to be passable. ”

"You have to remember that talent is the primary productive force, and they are not chess pieces on the chessboard."

Nostin was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly: "I understand." ”

"You are in charge of the gas stations in various cities in Sicily, and you give this positive result to Chris, Harvey, Hagen......"

"Okay!"

When the people of Sicily use the gasoline produced and processed by the oil town, they will definitely feel the economic benefits, impress people with the price, make them appreciate the kindness of Corleone, and at the same time be able to beat the oil companies from other places.

As for why there is such an urgency to buy mines and land in the Balkans, the reason is also because Sicily's local oil supply is no longer in demand.

Not only to sell to Turkey, Greece and other countries, but also to supply gasoline at a favorable price to Sicily mainland and the Apennine Peninsula after the smelter was built......

In this way, we can live in peace with the Italian authorities.

Back in town, Russell and Marlena went to the windmill courtyard at the top of the hill.

This reminded Marlena that when she was pregnant with Victoria, they also lived in the windmill courtyard for two months, but now that it is winter, the weather is a little cold, and since she is pregnant, the two of them cannot enjoy themselves in the embrace of nature.

I had to light the fireplace in the room and hug each other to keep warm.

The stinging sensation of the flames made Marlena faint almost a little, and if it hadn't been for Russell's quick draw of firewood, she would have been roasted with a high fever......

On 16 December, the Germans launched a counteroffensive at the Ardennes, known as Project Griffin.

It was also the last German counteroffensive in World War II, which lasted for a month and ended with 120,000 German casualties.

Adolf emptied all his family funds, just to fight hard, but he lost again.

As for the reason? It may have something to do with the suicide of the two German generals, Kruger and Rommel......

At the end of Christmas, at the end of the month, Russell took Marlena to the 'Second Hospital' in Catania, as she was approaching her due date.

Instead of waiting at home, it is better to live comfortably in the hospital.

After all, there are luxurious single ensuite wards, as well as professional nurses and doctors.

Marlena's examinations were all done by the obstetrics professor himself, and no matter how busy she was with her research, she would put down the work at hand, which was a sign of respect for Corleone.

That same night, Russell had just put Victoria to sleep and was about to go to wash.

News from the heavens.

He glanced at the time, 0:00 on January 1, 1945.

[Connected to the world of "The Godfather"]

[Identity: Russell Corleone, 28 years old, at the helm of the Sicilian Corleone family]

[Background: You spent your childhood living in the town of Corleone, Sicily, named after your family's surname. But due to the scarcity of people, it eventually went lonely.

The town of Corleone was controlled by the large landowner Sicioni at the beginning of the 20th century, and in the 20s your father befriended Vito Antonini, with the help of your father, Vito killed Sicio and escaped from Sicily.

Your father took the opportunity to grow the Corleone family, and was driven and slaughtered by Mussolini during World War II, including Brizio, the commander of your father's legion, who fled to New York, USA, after your father's death.

And your development over the years has spread to the United States, and many people know about you, and some of the business partners are Italians from the United States.

But your authority has been challenged, and treacherous Turks are doing hidden things on your turf, under your nose. 】

[Goal: The Sicilians will take revenge and defend the authority of the godfathers!] Kill the Turks and their accomplices who invaded the territory. Help Marlena fulfill her lifelong dream! 】

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Turk?

The Turks in "The Godfather" are only Wells Solasso.

He worked with Jews to grow poppies in Turkey, refine hemp in Sicily, and ship them to the United States, where the Tatakilla family worked with him in New York......

Solaso is a real treacherous villain, unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, and when he confronted Vito in New York, if it wasn't for Vito's fate, he really got his way.

However, there is a condition in the 'goal', which is to kill Solaso and his accomplices.

"You can't startle the snake......"

He got up and walked to the door and beckoned Felisto outside to come in.

"Sicily is flooded with rats, you go check ......"

"Okay."

Instead of leaving the hospital, Felisto let his subordinates give orders and let the intelligence networks of various cities move.

Who is the rat? The godfather didn't say it explicitly, so Felistto asked his subordinates to record all the suspicious people, and then he personally screened and sent them to the godfather.

Russell took the list and scrutinized it, and it recorded his name, place of origin, age, and what he had done, in great detail.

But there is no name for Solazo, and there is no record of hemp production.

"There are no hemp factories in Sicily?"

Felisto was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed, "Godfather, you mean that someone produces hemp on our territory?" You've ordered that no one should be allowed to participate in the refining of the poppy, and we have taken it to heart......"

"Very well, let our people keep an eye on it, if anyone dares to insult Sicily, it is against the Sicilians!"

"Understood!"

Felisto was a typical Sicilian man, and he was so disgusted by the mutilation of his compatriots that he would cut off his limbs and sink to the bottom of the sea if he caught him.

With the intelligence network of the Corleone family, he did not find Solaso's hemp factory in Sicily, which made Russell a little suspicious.

Because of his intelligence network, which covers almost all the cities of Sicily.

Russell asked, "Have the islands off the coast of Sicily been checked?" ”

Felisto was stunned for a moment, bowed his head and replied: "Godfather, there are Allied and German troops on those islands......"

“……”

Russell didn't speak, he just looked at him quietly.

"I see."

Felisto's way of thinking was simple: he believed that the small islands near Sicily did not belong to Sicily, because those small islands were almost uninhabited and were now bases and training grounds and fortresses for the Allies and Germans...... Then it is even less Sicilian.

January 15th.

Marlena was wheeled into the delivery room, and Russell waited anxiously in the hallway.

This time she was pregnant with a dragon and phoenix fetus, and the risk factor was higher than when she gave birth to Victoria.

However, the obstetrics professor personally took over the delivery, which relieved Russell's nervousness a little.

After being pushed into the delivery room, after half an hour of precipitation, Marlena gave birth to a baby boy and a baby girl ten minutes later.

The midwife opened the door to the delivery room, and Russell stepped inside, greeted the professor, glanced at the two crumpled babies, and then walked up to Marlena and kissed her on the cheek.

"Honey, you should have thought of their names ahead of time this time, right?"

Russell stiffened and said, "Marlena, your main task now is to rest, the babies are very healthy, they are under the care of nurses and doctors, there is no need to worry." ”

Marlena blinked with her eyes open, and laughed at his blushing expression.

She knew very well that Russell attached great importance to the names of his children, and it was for this reason that he read many books when his eldest son was born, but in the end he did get the King of Italy to repay Russell's favor, naming his eldest son Victorio and conferring the title of knighthood.

However, the pair of dragons and phoenixes could not be named by the king, because no matter how cheap the king was, in the future, the people would see Corleone as a supporter of the king, which would weaken his prestige in the hearts of the people.

After picking up the lights overnight, meditating.

Eventually, Russell settled on the names of his two children.

"Cachirino and Lily Mansha."

When Marlena heard the names, she was very happy, because these two names symbolized happiness, justice, luck, and health in the eyes of Sicilians......

"Kachi and Mansha, very nice! My dear, you're really good at names. ”

Russell smiled: "This little thing can't bother me." ”

"And when can we be discharged?"

"At least after 30 days."

"How long is it going to take?"

Russell pointed to the nurse at the door and said, "Don't you find it very comfortable here, there is someone to make meals for you every day, which can make your body recover quickly, and Kuchi and Mansha are dragon and phoenix fetuses, they were born with a little small weight, and we can rest assured that there is someone to take care of them in the hospital." ”

Hearing this, Marlena nodded, "When we go back to the town, we have to ask a nanny to watch the children, but Sivina can't see it." ”

"Both Nevino and Felisto's wives are here to take care of the children, and I'm still thinking about it."

"Felisto's wife is a very virtuous woman, and I admire her," said Marlena. ”

"Then let Felisto's wife come over."

"Okay."

During his days in the hospital, Russell listened to the radio in addition to reading newspapers and books every day.

On 2 February, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Malta, attended by Churchill, Roosevelt, Eden, and the United States Secretaries of State, as well as members of the Anglo-American Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The battle plan for the Allied advance towards and crossing the Inn River was discussed, and the future campaign in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and the situation in the Mediterranean were studied.

At the Yalta Conference, they agreed on how to deal with Germany after the war, and studied the follow-up battle plan against Japan, which the United States planned to defeat in two years, and made post-war planning on this premise......

And Roosevelt made a choice at the conference at the expense of () sovereignty.

The basic principles of the organization of the United Nations were then discussed, and it was decided that the Security Council would be composed of five more permanent members and six non-members.

On February 19, the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean began, and Russell returned to the town with Marlena and three children on the same day.

Felisto was very happy because the godfather actually chose his wife to take care of the children, which was an affirmation of him and a recognition of his family!

In the past, his family was poor, and his parents had to live in a leaky house and sleep on collapsed beds.

And now because of the godfather's attention, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes, his life is getting better and better, and the spirit of his parents and wife has also been raised, all of which was given by the godfather.

On the 23rd, Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan.

Immediately afterwards, Syria and Lebanon also declared war on Germany and Japan...

On this day, Felisto came to the sea view room in a little panic.

Russell happened to be in the living room, looked up at him with a frown, and asked, "Is there any news?" ”

Felistto nodded: "Yes!" Godfather, they simply have no bottom line, this is a provocation to us! They want to provoke a war! ”