Mediterranean Hegemony Road

At the command of the Allied forces in Sicily, Lieutenant General Wallicot is holding a security management meeting, preparing to attack the unstable elements in the occupied area.

Recently, the mafia in Sicily have become a little restless. What are they secretly connecting with? Obviously, this cannot be tolerated by the occupying forces. Lieutenant General Wallicot has decided to strike first.

As for whether it will be wrong? He didn't have time to analyze the Italians' intentions. Anyway, if there were any changes to be suppressed, it would only count them as unlucky if they were wronged!

Suddenly a staff officer came in and said, "General, domestic telegram."

He took the telegram, and after a while, Lieutenant General Wallicot read the telegram and said, "The country ordered us to occupy Sardinia within two months and make a decision to land on the mainland of Italy. It has been coordinated, and I continue to be the commander-in-chief of this operation.

Major General James and Major General Winston will also participate in this operation. The order will be conveyed to you later. Is there any problem? "

"No!" The two answered almost in unison

In the Battle of Sicily, everyone had already cooperated, and they got along pretty well. Although they represented Britain and France respectively, it was a pity that the troops they commanded were all colonial divisions, and the status of the cannon fodder troops was naturally not that high, and it was impossible to compete for command.

Wallicot nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, everyone will follow the plan. Before attacking Sardinia, everyone should clean up Sicily."

The Allied countries have already formulated several sets of combat plans, and how to implement them depends on the actual situation. Now the Italian Navy has recovered somewhat, but it is still huddled in the port.

In order to launch the landing operation, the cooperation of the French Navy is indispensable, and the specific actions also need to be communicated.

Of course, Wallycott is not worried about the cooperation of the French,

The French have always been the most positive when it comes to fighting against Italy.

After all, as long as a war breaks out in mainland Italy, the Italians must draw troops from the front line, which will reduce the military pressure on mainland France.

The trouble is the attitude of the British. John Bull also hopes to consume the strength of the French. He is not active in the battle plan of landing in Italy. However, the main military forces of the Entente in the Mediterranean region are the two countries, as long as the two countries reach an agreement. You can act.

As for the combat effectiveness of the Italians, this does not need to be considered. Even if Rome cannot be occupied, as long as the army can force the Italians to return to the front line, it will be a strategic success.

If there is no Italian army of millions on the Western Front, the Germans will have to send their own troops to fill the vacancy.

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Time flies, and in the palace of Sofia, Ferdinand is paying several sons to practice calligraphy. This is also something that can't be helped, and he can't do anything else!

In order to keep his great image in the minds of the children, he can only teach them to practice calligraphy in addition to teaching them the "imperial thick black school", although Bulgarian does not have high requirements for writing!

Foreign Minister Metev hurried over from the outside and said, "Your Majesty, something has happened on the Eastern Front. The Russian Northern Front was unable to stop the Germans' attack, it broke through the defense line, and now it has been cut off by the Germans lazily. !

If nothing else, the Russians have already failed in this war on the Eastern Front. The tsarist government has just sent us a telegram for help, and the Russians can't hold it anymore! "

Ferdinand trembled slightly, and asked suspiciously: "What's going on? Didn't we already provide them with a batch of ammunition? How can the Russians support it for another month or two?"

Metev said in a tone of hatred for iron and steel: "The Russians' poor logistics management system, when this batch of ammunition has not been fully distributed to all troops, especially the Northern Front, which has the longest distance, This batch of ammunition has only arrived at their headquarters, and they have not had time to distribute it to the soldiers on the front line!"

Ferdinand was a little speechless. In normal times, weapons and ammunition are issued step by step from top to bottom.

But now is the time of war, and the front-line ammunition is in short supply, so why not send it directly to the troops? Every minute of time during the war is precious. If one transit is missing, the logistics and transportation will be saved by hundreds of miles!

I don't know what the Russians thought. According to the calculations of the Bulgarian staff, they should have distributed all the ammunition to the troops a week ago, and they are now shopping with the German-Austrian coalition.

As a result, most of the troops of the Northern Front have not received ammunition. It is no wonder that they could not stop the German attack. How to fight with fire sticks in their hands?

In fact, the performance of the Russians this time has already exceeded the level of performance. At least the Southwest Front Army and the Western Front Army have basically issued ammunition. According to their previous speed, they may not be able to achieve this level in a month or so. .

After thinking about it, Ferdinand said: "Tell the Russians to let them hold on. We will end the war in Asia Minor as soon as possible and attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Metev was slightly taken aback, isn't this a blank check? Who knows how long the war in Asia Minor will last?

After hesitating, Metev said again: "Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too inhumane, after all, everyone has always been allies?"

Ferdinand nodded graciously, then said: "Well, you can't really say that! Well, tell Russia that we will attack with Britain and France on the western front to force the Germans to withdraw from the eastern front, and also launch an attack in the Balkans. !"

It will be Metev's turn to be surprised. This is not His Majesty's style at all, is it? If it was really so selfless, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would have ended long ago, and the Russians would be chasing after the Germans!

Metev said nervously: "Your Majesty, if we want to change our established strategy, should we discuss it with the military?"

He was really afraid, Ferdinand went to help Russia fill the hole as soon as he was hot. After all, it was not in Bulgaria's interest to launch an attack on the Austria-Hungary Empire now.

Ferdinand laughed and explained, "You're just thinking too much! When did I say I would change my strategy?

Don't we have an army on the western front? Let's feint the Germans with Britain and France. You don't think Britain and France will really launch a full-scale attack on the Germans now, do you?

Anyway, as soon as we attack the Italian mainland, the Italian army will definitely retreat, and these lines of defense will need the Germans to divide their troops to defend them. These troops, who were supposed to reinforce the Eastern Front, were not restrained.

As for us, let the front-line troops launch a feint attack, the air force will be sent out to bomb enemy positions, and by the way, they will also support the Russian army in Romania and help them gain air supremacy.

The cannons also sounded to me, and we made a sound for the Russians to see. We really did our best. "

Metev has a new understanding of Ferdinand's ability to deceive people. Once the Russians believe it, the results are self-evident.

The most important thing is that even if they are pitted, the Russians don't know! After all, on the surface, Bulgaria has really tried its best.

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