Now, the prospects of Germany and Italy are in jeopardy, and it is difficult for them to adjust in time from the blows they have suffered in many places.
Of course, it is not that there is no good news at all. The strong performance of the Chinese in North Africa has given them a shot in the arm.
The crisis in Sicily1 not only made Mussolini feel the crisis, but even the Germans also felt a strong crisis. Once Sicily cannot be defended, not only will Germany and Italy be put into passive1, but Mussolini is very likely to
Step down 1 Then this will be the speech that the Germans least want to see.
Now, something must be done...
After the Chinese warned the Germans that the Allied forces would land in Sicily, but were not adopted by the Germans, they issued another warning1. Once Mussolini is overthrown, his successor may be Badoglio1
He will be the new Italian leader most likely to cooperate secretly with the Allies.
Now, the Germans have begun to attach great importance to the Chinese intelligence.
In Berlin, a secret meeting was taking place. In addition to the German head of state, Adolf Hitler, and senior German military figures, attending the meeting was also an intelligence chief who came specially from China:
Dai Li!
Obviously, Hitler no longer dares to neglect the information provided by the Chinese, especially since Dai Li gave him a high evaluation in the telegram from Chinese President Wang Hengyue.
Hitler seemed very polite when he spoke: "Have you been to Sicily?"
Dai Li nodded: "Yes, Head of State 1. I have been there and had a meeting with General Roata, commander of the Italian Sixth Army in Sicily. In addition to many other things, he also told me that he was very concerned about the defense of Sicily."
The island did not have much confidence. He claimed that his forces were very weak and that his army lacked good equipment. On top of that, he had only one motorized division; the rest of his troops were non-mobile. The British tried their best every day
force, shelling the locomotives of the various railways in Sicily, because they knew very well that transporting materials for repairs was almost impossible1 or impossible. I crossed the sea from Jovanni to Messina, and the impression I gained along the way was
: During this short journey, almost all traffic has virtually come to a standstill. There were, I think, six ferries there, but now there is only one left. This one is treated like a museum piece.
; it is said that this vessel is retained for a better purpose."
"Purpose?" Hitler and his men were a little curious: "What is a 'better purpose'?"
Dai Li paused there, "Head of State 1. Some Italians explained, 'What will happen by the end of the war...' Others said, 'You never know what will happen next. 1. This is the purpose of the Italians.
, they don’t care about the outcome of the war, they only care about how they will live after the war is over.”
At this time, the German Chief of General Staff Keitel said: "Führer, I have to regret to say that our German army in Sicily has undoubtedly become unpopular. This is easy to explain, because Sicily
The people of Sicily believe that we brought the war to their country. First we devoured them, and now we have brought the English here, although I must emphasize this, the peasants of Sicily were
They really didn't care that the British were coming. They thought it would end their suffering. The general view of all people in southern Italy was that the war would end when the British came, and the German presence here was just prolonging the war.
Go down."
Hitler looked very angry, and Dai Li could see that the German head of state was trying to control his emotions: "Has the Italian government taken any action to deal with this attitude?"
"No." Dai Li quickly responded: "As far as I know, the local officials who are still here have not taken much action against this situation. Several times I heard that German military officers brought
They paid attention to this and complained that when German soldiers were cursed in the street, they said that because it represented public opinion, they did not know how to deal with it. They also said that this is the mood of the people. If you are unpopular, it is your own fault.
Caused; you requisitioned all kinds of things1 and ate up all the chicken mouths, but1 I do think that those local officials can make greater efforts to deal with serious cases and set an example."
Hitler became increasingly angry: "Don't they want to take action?"
"Very difficult" Very difficult!"
Dai Li shook his head and continued: "They just don't take action. The temperament of Sicilian people is different from that of people in northern Italy. But as far as the whole situation is concerned, they take a natural attitude toward things, which is very unpleasant."
"What about the military situation?" Hitler asked the question to his chief of general staff.
Keitel smiled bitterly: "The threat to Sicily from the enemy's air force is extremely serious.
Nowadays, the Italian fascist army is working hard day by day. It is not only short of soldiers, scattered, but also very rustic. The 47 divisions responsible for domestic defense have very poor combat effectiveness. Years of wars, huge military expenditures, and many industrial centers have been destroyed by the Allied forces.
It was razed to the ground under increasingly fierce air raids, bringing Italy's economy to the brink of collapse. In 1943, the country's industrial and agricultural production dropped by 3% and 2% respectively compared with before the war. The country's budget deficit was as high as 8.7 billion lire.
, the income is only 36x of the expenditure.
The rise in prices, the shortage of food1 and the numerous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes1 have deepened the dissatisfaction of the Italian people. Under the leadership and influence of Italian opposition organizations, strikes and anti-war waves violently impacted Mussolini's shaky rule.
"
"Those guys who deserve to be damned!" Hitler finally burst out with his emotions: "Every one of them should be sent to a concentration camp!"
"Head of State." Dai Li said calmly at this time: "After intelligence analysis, we believe that once the war situation in Sicily continues to deteriorate, Mussolini's regime will likely be eventually overthrown."
Hitler and German officials were not surprised by this statement, and German intelligence personnel thought so too.
"Control Italy as soon as possible to prevent the war situation from developing in a direction beneficial to the Allies." Dai Li said slowly: "We have deployed about 1,200 agents and intelligence personnel to Italy to spy on and stabilize the situation in Italy.
.”
"The German army must provide all-out assistance!" Hitler's answer was very firm: "Italy cannot be allowed to fall to the Allies under any circumstances. At the same time, yesterday I sent a telegram to our ally, your president, requesting China to **
The team intervened in the European war in the shortest possible time. Now that the Americans have taken direct action, we must give them the heaviest and most terrible blow to make the world war situation move in our favor!"
This was an extremely confidential meeting. At this meeting, Sino-German intelligence cooperation was fully upgraded.
Now the focus of the focus is only one place: Italy!
As Hitler said, once Mussolini collapses and the Italians turn to the Allies, they will be very passive for the Axis Powers.
Now the Chinese ** troops are in full force on the North African battlefield, having dealt a huge blow to the Allied Forces 1 and successfully killed their heroes:
Bernard Law, Montgomery, and Allied morale had suffered a serious setback.
However, the situation in Italy is not optimistic. The Chinese Army is actively transferring troops to Europe through Russia and other places. 1 But this takes time, and all time must be won by the Germans.
The Chinese vanguard troops of 11 divisions were rapidly reinforcing Europe. At the same time, on June 1, 1943, the first flying group of the Chinese Air Force finally joined the bombing of Britain, and immediately assumed the responsibility of defending the skies over Paolin.
Task.
All these actions mark that China has completely intervened in the European war.
In the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, President Wang Hengyue was also paying close attention to the war situation in Europe. The huge victory in the North African War did not bring him much joy, it was an expected victory in itself.
"When will the second batch of troops enter Europe?" Wang Hengyue asked this question with a solemn expression.
"At the end of 1943." Zhang Xiaohuai quickly replied: "According to our analysis, the Germans were completely able to block the Allied offensive even without the assistance of the Italians, and caused their offensive to suffer a great setback."
This also buys us more time to mobilize our troops."
A smile appeared on Wang Hengyue's face.
Yes, the Germans can definitely buy more time for China, because they no longer need to worry about the threat of Red Russia, and they no longer need to start the cursed "Barbarossa" plan!
The only thing they have to do now is to use all their strength to block the waves of Allied attacks!
And this, everything is created by one's own hands.
"It's time to put some pressure on the United States." Wang Hengyue said suddenly: "This country's geographical advantages are very superior, but when they put all their attention on the European battlefield, they should be distracted and have to pay attention to the coming
A challenge in your own backyard.”
Zhang Xiaohuai also smiled slightly.
Sending troops to Europe is just a military choice, and a heavy blow to the United States is also carried out together. While everyone is focusing on Sicily and Italy, another major operation is also quietly underway.
With.
And this is also an action that can change the destiny of the world!
Now, everything has quietly started to move! (To be continued