The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the Apennine Peninsula and Sicily, with the narrowest point being only one kilometer wide. +◆, but now, the two sides of the Strait of Messina have become the front line for the confrontation between the Chinese army and the Kingdom of Italy. During the last world war, the Kingdom of Italy was liquidated after the war because it betrayed the Asian-European military alliance, and had to ced Sicily and Sardinia to the Chinese Empire.

The Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Bettino Ricasoli, arrived in the Strait of Messina secretly and contacted the Chinese side. Then, he rode a fishing boat across the Strait of Messina and met General Gu Yun, commander of the Imperial Army's 3rd Army.

"Hello, Your Excellency, General!" After seeing General Gu Yun, Bettino Ricasoli put his posture very low.

"His Excellency Foreign Minister, just say anything." Gu Yun smiled, but seemed a little impatient. His Majesty the Emperor had approved the combat plan for Italy. As the commander-in-chief of Italy, General Gu Yun was very busy. In addition to his own 3rd Army, there were also the 24th Army and the 25th Army that came from the country that needed coordination. In addition, the Marine Corps and Navy fleets also needed integration. These made him very busy. If the Italians were not shameless and had to see him, he would not be willing to waste time.

"God of General, the Kingdom of Italy hopes to join the battle of the Chinese Empire. We have fully realized the mistakes we made before. I hope the Empire of China can forgive us." Nettino Ricasoli said straight to the point. Although he said such words made him blush. However, for the sake of the Kingdom of Italy and for the more than 20 million Italian people, he had to do this!

"Join to our side?" General Gu Yun was stunned. He seemed to have not expected the other party to make such a request. After all, the Kingdom of Italy is an important member of the Holy Alliance! Now he is going to betray the Germans again. These guys are not taking the covenant seriously.

"Yes, General, after our careful consideration, we believe that the Peace Alliance is the party that represents the justice of the world. The Kingdom of Italy also hopes to maintain world peace with your country. In addition, the Kingdom of Italy recognizes the leadership of the Chinese Empire over the world." Bettino Ricasoli continued. If the Kingdom of Italy wants to break away from the Holy Alliance and join the Peace Alliance, it must obtain the support of the Chinese Empire. This is the most important thing. After all, although there are many member states in the entire Peace Alliance, the Chinese Empire is the one who keeps the word.

"Bad! What's for peace? That's just a lie of these guys. Didn't you see that the Holy Alliance suffered heavy losses in the early stage of the war, and it was estimated that the Holy Alliance would lose this war, so you can't wait to jump off the ship of the Holy Alliance? These Italians are really shameless! In the last world war, they betrayed the Asian-European military alliance, so much so that they paid a heavy price. And, in the Istanbul Peace Conference, in order to reduce their losses

Loss, these Italians defected to the Germans. Now they sold the Germans again. Are these Italians used to being betrayers?" General Gu Yun was speechless. Personally, he was very shameless of the shameless behavior of the Italians. Of course, he had to admit that the Italians were very realistic. For their own interests, they betrayed their former friends. However, whether the empire is willing to accept the Italians depends on the opinions of His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers in the court.

"His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs, I need to ask the country for instructions. Please wait a moment." General Gu Yun said.

"Okay, thank you General." Although Bettino Ricasoli saw the disdainful expression flashing across Gu Yun's face, he had no choice. Who said that what the Italian Kingdom did is indeed shameless? Of course, the Italians actually don't want to do this. But who told them to stand in the wrong team from the beginning? Now, for their own interests, they have to act as a betrayer.

General Gu Yun immediately sent a telegram to the country, although it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon at this time. General Liu Zhongming, the Chief of Staff who received the telegram, hurriedly sent the telegram to the palace.

After receiving the telegram, the imperial emperor Long Yufei was speechless: "These Italians are really used to being betrayers, right? Why do they choose to betray every war? Whoever becomes their ally is really a scam."

That's right, these Italians seem to be specifically cheating their teammates. Last time, the Italians cheated the Germans and the entire Asian and European military alliance. This time, the Italians planned to cheat the Germans and the entire Sacred Alliance.

However, this is of great benefit to the empire. After all, if Italy could surrender voluntarily, the empire could fight one less battle, which could save the empire a lot of war supplies and kill a lot of people. No matter how poor the Italians' combat effectiveness was, they had more than two million troops and all of them used German weapons, which was very advanced. If the empire wanted to destroy Italy, they would probably have to fight for two to three months and die tens of thousands of people. If the Italians chose to resist in the northern Alps, the empire would have to pay a greater price. Now, it is a very good way to solve Italy without bloodshed. In addition, the Italian army could also allow them to attack Germany and cause trouble for the Germans.

Although Long Yufei had already made a decision in his heart, he still held an emergency imperial meeting to ask everyone to discuss whether the empire should accept the surrender of the Italian Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing! The Italians take the initiative to surrender to us, so we can take Italy without bloodshed and directly threaten southern Germany. In addition, more than 2 million Italian troops are also a good addition to the alliance." Prime Minister Lin Zihao clearly supported the acceptance of the Italian Kingdom. After all, this would make the war end sooner and the empire could pay a little less, which is exactly what the government hopes to see.

"Hmph! The Italians have no credit at all, they are just villains with two sides. They are willing to surrender to us now, but what if they betray them again?" Army Minister Marshal Sun Hao said dissatisfied. After all, the military is ready to fight this battle, and it is about to start. If the Italians surrender, it is obviously impossible for this battle to continue.

"The Italians should have surrendered this time. After all, the Imperial Army has already gained the upper hand. If the Italians do not want to be buried with the Germans, they will have to surrender to us. So, this time the Italians should have surrendered." Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said.

"Chief of the General Staff, if the Empire accepts Italy's surrender, will it be beneficial for the Empire to end the war as soon as possible?" Long Yufei asked directly.

"Your Majesty, if Italy surrenders, we don't have to launch a battle against Italy, but directly launch an attack on the Ottoman Turkish Empire. In this way, the winter combat plan can be completed as soon as possible. Overall, this is beneficial to the empire." General Liu Zhongming said.

Long Yufei nodded: "Since it is beneficial to the empire, then we should accept the Italian surrender. However, they must pay the price for it. Otherwise, it would be too cheap for them. Let the military use planes to bring the Italian foreign ministers to China, and Lord Wei will negotiate with them."

"Yes, Your Majesty." General Liu Zhongming, Chief of Staff, and Foreign Minister Wei Yuan, both nodded.

When the others saw that Long Yufei had made a decision, they had to stop saying anything. Although the military was still a little dissatisfied, at least there was an Ottoman Turkish Empire that could be attacked, so they no longer cared about it.

After receiving the order from the Emperor of the Empire, the Air Force used a bomber to transport Italian Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli directly from Sicily to the imperial capital Huaxia City. Although the current bomber range is only 800 kilometers. However, the Empire built airports everywhere, and if it was transferred all the way, it took only two days to arrive in the country.

This shocked the Italian Foreign Minister Bettino Ricasoli, and at the same time had a deeper understanding of the strength of the Chinese Empire. He even believed that the Italian Kingdom surrendered to the Chinese Empire, which was definitely the wisest choice. After all, the Chinese had even had such advanced bombers, and the Italian Kingdom did not even have a plane. Fighting with the Chinese Empire would undoubtedly be a dead end! Therefore, in the subsequent negotiations, Bettino Ricasoli also put his attitude very low. As long as the requirements for the Chinese Empire were not too excessive, no objection was raised. This also enabled the negotiations between the two sides to reach an agreement quickly.

The Chinese Empire accepted the surrender of the Kingdom of Italy, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the German Empire and other members of the Holy Alliance. Especially since they were in a disadvantaged position on the battlefield, this would make other members of the Holy Alliance think about protecting themselves. For the unity of the Holy Alliance, it would undoubtedly add insult to injury. Of course, the Kingdom of Italy also paid a lot of price to surrender. (To be continued...)

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