Bulgarian Empire

Sicily Allied Forces Command, Lieutenant General Valikot is holding a security management meeting, preparing to attack the unstable elements in the occupied area.

Recently, the Mafia in Sicily has become a little restless. There is something in the secret connection. Obviously, this is something that the occupying forces cannot tolerate. Lieutenant General Valikot has decided to act first.

As for whether you made a mistake? He didn't have time to analyze the intentions of the Italians, anyway, any changes were suppressed, and they were unlucky if they were wronged!

Suddenly a staff officer ran in and said, "General, domestic telegraph."

After receiving the telegram, Lieutenant General Valicotte read the content of the telegram and said: “The country has ordered us to occupy Sardinia within two months and make the decision to land in Italy. It has been coordinated, and I will continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of this operation.

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

"No!" the two answered almost in unison

In the Battle of Sicily, everyone had already cooperated and got along well. Although they represent Britain and France respectively, it is a pity that the troops they command are all colonial divisions. The status of the cannon fodder troops is naturally not much higher, and it is impossible to fight for command.

Valikote nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well, everyone will act according to plan. Before attacking Sardinia, everyone will clean Sicily first."

The Allied Powers have formulated a number of combat plans long ago, and the specific implementation needs to be decided based on actual conditions. Now the Italian navy has recovered a bit, but it is still huddled in the port.

To launch a landing operation, the French navy is indispensable, and specific actions need to be communicated.

Of course, Valicotte is not worried about the French cooperation. When it comes to fighting against Italy, the French have always been the most positive.

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

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

As for the fighting power of the Italians, this does not need to be considered. Even if Rome cannot be occupied, as long as the troops that can force the Italians to be transferred back to the front line are strategically successful.

If the Western Front does not have an army of millions of Italians, the Germans will have to send their own troops to fill the vacancies. At this stage of the gap, it will create favorable opportunities for the British and French coalition forces.

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Time flies by, Ferdinand is handing over his sons to practice calligraphy in the Sofia Palace. This is also nothing to do, and he can't do anything else!

In order to keep his great image in the minds of children, he can only teach them to practice calligraphy in addition to teaching them "Emperor Thick Black Studies", although the Bulgarian language does not require high writing requirements!

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Metjeev hurried over from the outside and said: "Your Majesty, something has happened on the Eastern Front. The Russian North Front Army failed to block the Germans' offensive, and was broken through the defense line. Now it has been lazily cut off by the Germans. Up!

If nothing else, the Russians would have lost the Eastern Front War. The Tsarist government just sent us a telegram for help, and the Russians can't hold it! "

Ferdinand trembled slightly and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Haven't we already provided them with a batch of ammunition? How can the Russians last for another month or two?"

Medev said in a voice that hates iron but not steel: "The Russians have a terrible logistics management system. So far, this batch of ammunition has not been able to be fully distributed to the troops, especially the northern front. They are the farthest distance. This batch of ammunition only arrived at their headquarters, and there was no time to distribute them to the soldiers on the front!"

Ferdinand was a little speechless. If it were normal times, it would be understandable to issue weapons and ammunition from top to bottom. If the frontline troops had sufficient ammunition, it would not be a big deal.

But now is the time of war, and the front-line ammunition is in short supply. Why not just send it to the troops? During the war, every minute of time is precious. One less transit means less logistic transportation.

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

The result is now that most of the troops of the North Front have not received ammunition. It is no wonder that they will not be able to stop the Germans from attacking. How to fight with fire sticks in their hands?

In fact, the performance of the Russians this time has been beyond the level. At least the Southwest Front and the Western Front have basically fired their ammunition. At their past speed, they may not be able to achieve the current level in a few months. .

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Tell the Russians to let them hold on. We will end the war in Asia Minor as soon as possible and launch an offensive against the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Meteve was taken aback for a moment. Isn't this a bad check? God knows how long the war in Asia Minor will last?

After hesitating, Metjeev said again: "Your Majesty, isn't this too unkind? After all, everyone has always been allies?"

Ferdinand nodded graciously, and then said: "Well, I really can't say that! Let's tell Russia that we will launch an attack on the Western Front with Britain and France to force the Germans to withdraw from the Eastern Front, and at the same time attack in the Balkans. !"

It will be Medev's turn to be surprised. This is not your Majesty's style at all? If it were so selfless, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be over long ago, and the Russians would chase the Germans!

Medev said nervously: "Your Majesty, to change our established strategy, should we discuss with the military?"

He was really scared. Ferdinand went to help Russia fill the hole when he got hot. After all, it is not in Bulgaria's interest to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Ferdinand laughed, and explained: "Just your mind! When did I say to change the strategy?

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

Anyway, as soon as we attack the Italian mainland, the Italian army will definitely retreat, and these lines of defense will need to be divided by the Germans. These troops that were supposed to reinforce the Eastern Front were not constrained.

As for us, let the frontline troops launch a feint attack. The Air Force sends out to bomb the enemy's positions. By the way, it also supports the Russian troops in Romania and helps them control the air.

The cannon also rang for me, to build up the momentum for the Russians to see, we really did our best. "

Metev has a new understanding of Ferdinand's pitting ability. Once the Russians believe it, the result is self-evident.

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

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