The Third Reich in Desperation

It's fun, it's fun!Reinhardt smiled and raised his lips: "Is there any other request from the leader, just ask, and I will agree to them all?"

"Very good, very good, then I will not be polite." Mussolini was delighted.

Next, Mussolini unceremoniously put forward his demands one after another:

Italy needs parts of French colonies in Africa, including French Tunisia.

Italy demanded that France compensate the Italian Navy for 20 warships of various types.

Italy claimed parts of eastern France from Germany.

Italy asked Germany to allow Italian ownership of the Suez Canal.

Italy also demands absolute dominance of the Balkans.

Of course, Mussolini thought that the Kingdom of Italy was very sincere.

In return, Italy would guarantee German interests in the Mediterranean, as well as German dominance in France.

At the same time, Italy will heroically help Germany and eliminate the main force of Britain in Egypt.And it is guaranteed that no more demands will be made until the Balkans are completely occupied.

Text Chapter 435 British Fleet

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Reinhardt now confirmed one thing, Mussolini didn't hear his tone clearly at all!

What he just said clearly was "I agree to everything?" in a rhetorical tone.

But Mussolini seemed to understand it as "I agree to everything!", and took it as an affirmative tone.

In fact, just from the spirit of Mussolini, which I think I want, he is already a good politician.

It can be said that, as a politician, Mussolini's ambition and means are still qualified.

However, after he started to intervene in the military, Italy's weak military foundation made Mussolini's military incompetence even more prominent.

Speaking of which, Mussolini was able to produce the black shirt army, which is already very good.

As Mussolini's direct descendant, the Blackshirt Army was established even earlier than Reinhardt's SS!

It's a pity that the fighting power of contemporary Italians cannot be revived even if the real Caesar is resurrected.

Counting the most powerful military strategists in the history of the Italian army from 1914 to 1940, they would not be able to save the combat effectiveness of the Italian army today.

However, Mussolini, a standard military layman, has now collapsed in front of Reinhardt, saying that he wants to wipe out the British army in Africa.

Reinhardt suddenly got a little tangled, should he agree to Mussolini, or not?

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Standing on the deck of the Royal Navy's Ark Royal aircraft carrier, Sir Forbes had an extremely complicated expression.

He stared at the 4 Hurricane fighters newly added to the aircraft carrier, feeling very uncomfortable.

He witnessed the sinking of the Prince of Wales, the sinking of the Hood, and the main battleships one after another turning into brilliant fireworks on the sea.

Faced with the Royal Navy's defeat after defeat, Sir Forbes has almost lost the confidence to continue fighting. He has become numb to the Royal Navy being teased by the opponent like a bereaved dog.

Even the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal under his feet lost almost all of its Swordfish attack aircraft and most of its Roc fighter jets during the Battle of Beihai, and then managed to return to the British mainland with the remnants of the defeated generals. .

They came back in despair, disappointing too many people.

It is impossible to make up for the loss of battleships in recent years.However, hundreds of naval fighter pilots in the aircraft carrier were lost, and there was no way to replenish them in time.

On the one hand, the production of new fighter jets is completely unable to keep up with the pace of consumption.

On the other hand, the pressure on the air force has been increasing recently. Not to mention the rush to replenish fighter jets, there is no way to spare precious pilots for the navy.

You know, the Germans have now started bombing the British coastline.Although the scale is small, it has succeeded repeatedly, blowing up many bases where secret equipment is being installed.

In this way, the Navy also has to face the next round of German offensives, facing the current German High Seas Fleet that already has morale and strength.

Sir Forbes can only pray to God now, hoping that they will have good luck in the next war, and that the weather of the English Navy will not be suitable for the German aircraft carrier to sail.

The British Royal Navy added 4 aircraft more than nothing, but at the same time it barely added 3 pilots from the Air Force.

Even if all the remaining fighters on the other 3 surviving aircraft carriers are assembled, the combat capability of the Ark Royal aircraft carrier can only be regarded as at most about half of its heyday.

The annihilation of the large main battleship, the heavy loss of the destroyer and the heavy loss of the cruiser, and the carrier-based aircraft cannot be replenished in time...

Sir Forbes really wanted to cry. Facing the next attack of the German navy, what should he do?

Not only Sir Forbes was disheartened, but even the sailors under him gradually became timid subtly.

In the past, the officers and soldiers of the British Royal Navy would rack their brains to apply for assignments on large warships, because this was the best way to advance or save their lives. Compared with destroyers and cruisers, battleships at that time were stronger and less likely to sink.

But it’s different now. Now the officers and soldiers under Forbes are trying their best to increase the number of destroyers or cruisers... because the Germans often concentrate all their strength on bombing the British battleships and aircraft carriers in naval battles.

Before destroying aircraft carriers and battleships, German carrier-based aircraft rarely attacked destroyers or even cruisers.After each battle, only destroyers and a small number of cruisers can come back in a fleet.

As a result, many officers and soldiers who responded quickly began to rely on relationships and ran to serve on the destroyer.

And those poor people who couldn't be transferred stayed on the battleship and aircraft carrier with trepidation, bought a good-quality life jacket for themselves, and went to check the maintenance of the lifeboat when they had nothing to do on weekdays.

However, it won't be long before these courageous soldiers must go to the battlefield again to perform their duties and responsibilities.

Fortunately, this time, their opponent is not the terrifying German High Seas Fleet, but the former French Republic Fleet.

Two days later, Sir Forbes will lead his own fleet, under the cover of night, quietly leave the port and head towards the port of Oran at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.

There, the most powerful main fleet of France is moored.

And Sir Forbes was given the task: to seize the French fleet at all costs, disarm them, and seize them for his own use.If the French navy refuses to obey its orders, it can only resort to force, and it will not hesitate to completely destroy it.

Yes, the only person who can make this decision is the Prime Minister of the British Empire, Mr. Churchill.

It has to be said that Churchill's decision was very cruel. After all, he was attacking the fleet that was an ally a month ago, and it was more or less inevitable to make trouble.

What's more, after Churchill deliberately sent a telegram, declaring that he understood the French navy and promised that he would not be an enemy with it, such a decision was really too lowly.

Knowing to be brothers and sisters, but secretly preparing a knife, hypocrisy, and shameless!

But from the perspective of the national interest of the United Kingdom, what is this?

This is the case with war, where yesterday we were friends and relatives, but today we will treat them as enemies, or even destroy them.In the face of national interests, loyalty is worthless.

Churchill did not have any confidence in Reinhardt's promise that he would not use French warships. He would not believe Reinhardt's promise to Petain.