Fang Minghao took a train to Rome, and was then picked up by a car to the Chinese Embassy on Bruscheres Street.
Rome was cold and humid in December, and the sky was shrouded under a large cloud of gloomy clouds. There were obviously fewer pedestrians on the streets, and there were few cars on the streets of Rome. This country, which was plagued by the economy, still failed to get from 1929.
Come out of the Great Depression.
In his own office of the embassy, the secretary of the military officers handed him a large package and a very bulging envelope. After he opened it, two things fell on the table, these were two with Jiahe.
The border is decorated with a black eaves of a golden star and two golden eaves of the Golden Glory, the eaves of the Major General of the Republic and eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves of the eaves
The envelope also contained a promotion order issued by the Military Commission and a letter of appointment for his new position.
Major General Fang Minghao:
In view of your outstanding performance during your work in Italy and have successfully completed all tasks, you have specially appointed you as the deputy director of the ** Observation Group of the Republican Army garrison and issued this order.
Supreme Military Commission
1939 year 2012 month
There is also a text message below the appointment letter: Also, after you receive the order, please rush to Berlin as soon as possible to report to General Yang Jie.
"Congratulations, General!" the secretary said to him with a smile.
"Thank you, Ambassador Liu is back?" Fang Minghao asked.
"Not yet, I will inform you when he comes back." The young secretary continued: "There will be a party at the Prime Minister's residence in the evening. I will put the invitation letter on you on the table. Please try whether the new dress is suitable or not.
What are you asking me to call me again?"
Fang Minghao came to Mussolini's Prime Minister's Mansion for the first time. The luxuriously decorated Venetian Palace was paved with a luxurious red carpet. The well-dressed Italian Foreign Minister Ziano stood in front of the gate to greet his father-in-law.
Fang Minghao handed the invitation letter to a black-shirt officer wearing the uniform of the Head of State Security Office. After registering his name, the officer said to a waiter behind him: "The Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of China to Italy, General Liu Yongqing. He is stationed in Italy.
General Fang Minghao, the head of the Central ** Observation Group."
The waiter slowly guided the two guests from China toward the gate with a habitual smile on his face.
Fang Minghao has seen Ziano several times before. The Italian foreign minister greeted every invited guest with a flattering smile on his face.
"You are welcome to attend the party held by the leader, thank you very much." The foreign minister said habitually, and then recognized Fang Minghao: "Congratulations on being promoted to general!"
"Thank you!" Fang Minghao said: "It is a great honor to be invited by the Head of State."
Most of the people who came to attend the party took their wives, but Fang Minghao was alone, which seemed a bit special. The Italian Foreign Minister obviously noticed this. After Fang Minghao entered the hall, Ziano said something to a staff member beside him.
Ju. The staff member nodded and left quickly.
Half an hour later, the guests were all here, and Mussolini appeared at the entrance of the hall decorated with four white marble cylinders, which caused a small commotion among the Italians attending the party. The Italian
The only C man walked in with a gorgeous imperial marshal's uniform.
Mussolini is not tall, but she looks better than the German head of state. From the appearance, he looks very gentle, with some of the unique savvy and philanthropy in his eyes. This gives people
It feels very strange that the first impression given by this supreme ruler of Italy is like a speculator.
The Italian leader walked through the hall, greeted acquaintances on both sides at will, then climbed to the podium inside the hall, and delivered a peace speech calling on all parties to negotiate.
After Hitler completed the division of Poland, he kept waving his olive branches to the West, while Roosevelt and Churchill refused without hesitation. In his speech, the Italian Prime Minister began to accuse Britain and the United States of trying to drag the entire Europe into war.
And dressed himself up as a peace envoy, completely forgetting that he had sent troops to invade Abyssinia before and conquered the entire Albania.
After half of the party, Mussolini left the hall. Fang Minghao followed Ambassador Liu Yongqing and left behind Ziano. Ziano led the two through a corridor.
I followed the stairs to the third floor and came to a gorgeous study room.
Mussolini waited for them inside, and then arbitrarily asked the waiter to bring each of them a cup of black tea.
Fang Minghao sat in an armchair not far from Mussolini, and could see that the ruler had some gray hair on his head. He seemed very enthusiastic and polite to the two messengers from Republican China.
They casually talked about some of the recent successful rescue process of the Republican Navy in African waters. Fang Minghao told Mussolini some of the details he knew. The Italian leader listened very seriously.
When the Republican Navy defeated the British Royal Navy by two against six, he showed an envious look in his eyes.
"Hitler told me that if they did not agree to peace, he would attack France!" Mussolini suddenly spoke, and his words surprised everyone present.
"I'm saying it's true, Hitler wants us to join in and says that if we don't act, then Italy won't get any trophy after he wins," Mussolini said. "I can't be sure now, Germany
Can people really defeat France? And the British have begun to send troops to France."
"According to our inference, the Germans will win in three months!" Fang Minghao said, "The Germans will bypass the Maginot line and then give the French a fatal blow from the side."
"You mean they will break the Neutral Treaty?" Mussolini said.
"This is for sure," Ambassador Liu said.
Mussolini pondered for a moment, his face heavy, and after a while he spoke, "What would happen if we also start attacking France after the Germans launched an attack?"
"Not good." Ambassador Liu Yongqing said: "The Italian army was not ready at all. The French built strong fortifications on the French-Italy border, and these fortresses are difficult to conquer! Italy's fundamental interests are in North Africa, if you agree to us use
If you have a port in Somaliland, after defeating the British, we will hand over the management of the Suez Canal to you. In addition, we can help you re-arm and train all the troops in East Africa."
This is a great temptation. If the maritime passage with China is opened, Italy will receive a lot of military aid. In addition, control of the Suez Canal is what the European powers have always pursued.
Mussolini thought for a while before saying, "I will send Foreign Minister Ziano to Beijing for detailed discussions on the cooperation between the two countries."