Italy's territory is like a boot inserted into the Mediterranean. This also gives the Italian Kingdom a tortuous coastline and a smooth sea route. The Roman Empire in history established a huge empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. However, after the demise of the Roman Empire, the entire Apennine Peninsula entered a state of division.

In the early stage of the last world war, the Italian Kingdom finally completed unification. However, they were very sad. They were originally in the ranks of victories, but because of the stubbornness of King Vittorio Emanuele II, they became betrayers. They betrayed the Asian-European military alliance and joined the North Atlantic military alliance. However, the North Atlantic military alliance lost the war, making the Italian Kingdom a defeated country. As a defeated country and a betrayer at the same time, this made the Italian Kingdom very difficult. At the Istanbul Peace Conference, they were even crazy suppressed and bullied by the victorious countries.

If it weren't for the critical moment that Prime Minister Gafur saw the internal contradictions between the Asian and European military alliances, and turned to the German Empire at the critical moment, thus saving the country. Perhaps the unified Italian Kingdom would no longer exist. Even so, Sardinia and Sicily, which originally belonged to the Italian Kingdom, would have become part of the Mediterranean province of the Chinese Empire.

After the last crushing defeat, the Kingdom of Italy was also determined to take revenge. However, it was almost impossible to take revenge by relying solely on their own strength. Therefore, they could only rely on the strength of their allies. In the provisions of the Istanbul Peace Treaty, the Kingdom of Italy was no longer allowed to have a navy, and the size of the army was greatly restricted. However, this was not a big problem, and it only needed to change the name. Especially with the intentional support of the German Empire, the expansion of the Kingdom of Italy was very smooth.

Before the war broke out, the size of the Italian Kingdom's army expanded to one million. Of course, most of them existed under another name, such as police forces, National Guards, etc. But in fact, they were no different from the regular army of the Italian Army using German equipment. However, the Italian Kingdom itself faced a great disadvantage, that is, their coastline was too long. In the case of the Mediterranean Sea, which had a long coastline, the Italian Kingdom, which had a long coastline, was undoubtedly easily attacked by the enemy. Especially the narrowest part of the Strait of Messina is less than two kilometers. If the Chinese army is willing, they can easily cross the strait to attack the Italian Kingdom.

This forced the Kingdom of Italy to deploy heavy troops at home to fight against the attacks of the enemy that might be encountered. Although, with the support of the German Empire, after the expansion of the army, the total strength of the army would be increased to more than two million. However, the Kingdom of Italy had no intention of sending its troops abroad to fight. In their opinion, two million troops could almost defend the long coastline. Once the army was sent abroad, if the country was attacked, there would be no time to return to aid.

In the Italian capital Rome, in the palace, the Italian king Vittorio Emmanuele II, the Prime Minister Earl Gafure, the Army Minister Pilimonte, and the Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli are discussing the current situation.

"Your Majesty. The German Empire has once again asked us to send troops to attack the Spanish Kingdom to relieve their pressure on the Western Front." Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli said. The German army's defeat in northern Belgium lost hundreds of thousands of troops, which shocked all the members of the Holy Alliance. After all, the German Empire is their boss! Even the boss has lost troops in Belgium. The other brothers will naturally be in lingering fear. Originally, the Italian king was the king.

The country also planned to send an army of about 500,000 people across the Alps and attack the territory that originally belonged to the French Mediterranean. However, the German defeat was like a scoop of cold water pouring on their heads, which immediately calmed down. The senior military leaders, led by the Minister of Army Pilimont, immediately refused the plan to send troops. They claimed that the Italian Kingdom only needed to stick to its homeland. If it wanted to send troops abroad, it would have to wait until the situation became clearer.

The practice of the Kingdom of Italy undoubtedly made the German Empire very dissatisfied. In the last war, the Kingdom of Italy acted as a shameful betrayer. This made the German Empire be wary of them while supporting the Kingdom of Italy. Especially now, the German army's war is not going well, which has exacerbated this possibility. Therefore, the German Empire's ambassador to the Kingdom of Italy almost every day to protest to the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Bertino Ricasoli and Prime Minister Gafur, demanding that they fulfill the covenant.

"Everyone, how should we reply to the Germans?" King Vittorio Emanuele II was also a little worried. After all, before the war began, he originally thought that the Holy Alliance would have a great chance of winning. But now it seems that the situation is not very good! He was originally a person with a weak will. Under such circumstances, he vaguely wanted to give up.

"Your Majesty, we must never send troops abroad. Our mobilization has not been completed yet. There are only more than one million troops in the country now. If 500,000 troops are sent abroad, this will make the domestic troops empty. If the enemy takes advantage of the loopholes, the consequences will be unimaginable. After all, ensuring the security of Italy is the most important thing." Army Minister Pilimont said immediately.

Vittorio Emmanuele II nodded, then looked at Count Caful, hoping to hear his opinion. The last war caused the king Vittorio Emmanuele II to continue to decline in Italy. Count Caful was supported by the Italians because of his correct foresight. Therefore, even if Vittorio Emmanuele II agreed with Pilimonte's view, he would not make a statement until Count Caful had not made a formal statement.

"Your Majesty, we have a covenant with the German Empire. If we refuse to fulfill the covenant, it is very likely to be considered another betrayal. This will have a great impact on the Kingdom of Italy." Earl Cafur said.

Vittorio Emanuele II's face turned a little red. He believed that this was Count Cafre's allusion to his betrayal in the last world war. In fact, his choice in the last world war was also regarded as a great humiliation by him. If the Italian Kingdom had not betrayed the Asian-European military alliance at the time, the situation in Italy might be completely different now.

"But, what if we send troops abroad, what should we do in the country?" asked Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Earl of Cafur was a little disappointed, and Vittorio Emanuele II had really healed his scar and forgot the pain.

"Your Majesty, we are allies with the German Empire. If the Holy Alliance loses the war, then the Kingdom of Italy will never be able to survive. The Peace Alliance will easily crush us. If the Kingdom of Italy wants to have a future, it must win the war. Otherwise, what is waiting for the Kingdom of Italy will be another judgment. This time, without the German Empire supporting us again, a unified Kingdom of Italy is likely to no longer exist." Earl of Cafur said pessimistically.

King Vittorio Emanuele II was silent. He was able to become a king, which meant that he was not a fool. He also knew that what Earl Cafre said was correct. However, he was really unsure of wanting him to send his limited troops abroad to fight for the Germans! Especially when the Italian Kingdom was also prone to attack by the enemy, he believed that the army should stay in the country.

However, the Holy Alliance is a whole. If the Holy Alliance loses the war, the Kingdom of Italy will not have a good end. This is obvious. Even if the Kingdom of Italy wants to betray the Holy Alliance and join the Alliance of Peace, it seems impossible. The Chinese Empire, the boss of the Peace Alliance, seems to have always been hostile to the Kingdom of Italy. This made Vittorio, Emmanue II and others a little confused, and they didn't know where they offended the Empire of China.

This is actually because the emperor of the Chinese Empire, Long Yufei, was afraid of being cheated by the pig teammate of the Kingdom of Italy. He would rather have a god-like opponent than a pig-like teammate! There is no doubt that in Long Yufei's mind, the Kingdom of Italy is such a pig teammate who specializes in cheating teammates.

"Well, the Kingdom of Italy is a member of the Holy Alliance. We should fulfill the treaty and help the Holy Alliance win this war. This is also for the future of the Kingdom of Italy!" King Vittorio Emanuele II finally made the decision.

However, just as the Kingdom of Italy was dispatching troops and preparing to send troops to fight abroad, the decisive battle between the Spanish Navy and the Ottoman Turkish Empire Navy was decided. The Ottoman Turkish Empire Navy was defeated and the Spanish Navy won the victory. This made the sea control of the entire Mediterranean already controlled by the Kingdom of Spain, that is, the Peace Alliance.

Vittorio Emanuele II was immediately frightened, and he immediately returned, ordering the army to hold on to the Italian coastline and firmly disagreeing with sending troops to fight abroad. (To be continued)

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