"It seems that we are ahead of the Allies." Lin Yongsheng handed the intelligence to Tycho and continued: "Germany is going to take action, and this time it will involve Austria-Hungary." Although he did not get much information, but

Taking into account this two-king summit and the subsequent news of large-scale transfers of several German air force wings, Lin Yongsheng can feel that the war is approaching. Although it is not clear when exactly the war will start, it will not be too far away.

"The two aircraft carriers Skyhawk and Eagle that we built ourselves are almost completed. The Flying Eagle that your country built for us can also be put into the battlefield at any time. By then we will have three aircraft carriers. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has the most

We can only have three in wartime, two of which are medium-sized aircraft carriers. We have an advantage in terms of aviation. But if we consider the fleet that Germany may send and the aviation base group in the Balkans, we are still at a disadvantage." Tycho thought.

He thought about it and said.

"So, our final action should be before the German squadron enters the Mediterranean. Once the Germans come, we cannot even guarantee the advantage of mobile forces. In the future, according to your plan, the Italian fleet can only use Sicily as its base.

Base, with Messina as the forward base and Sicily as the rear. But is it really okay to abandon the north like this?" Lin Yongsheng looked at the map and asked. In Tycho's layout, the Adriatic Sea

Except for submarines and torpedo boats, there will be no large surface ships. The Italian Navy will concentrate on Sicily and Sicily. On the one hand, it can avoid the opponent's air attacks. On the other hand, this is the home base of the Italian Navy, and it can also obtain

Libya's oil is a very good base.

"There is no way. The Army has been slow to express its position on our suggestions, and there are some people who are in secret collusion with the Allies and Mussolini. With our current manpower, it is difficult for us to establish a complete front. But you

Don't worry. Once the action begins, I will mine the major port cities on the Adriatic coast as soon as possible under the cover of the air force. At the same time, the aviation force will also organize the other party's shipping. Of course, if the army promised by the Allied Powers can arrive, we will

We can still fight the other side in the north, although the number may only be tens of thousands." Tycho said with a bitter smile.

Tycho's opinion is more clear: it is difficult to hold the Italian mainland, and all actions are just delaying time. To buy time for the transfer of the remaining personnel and materials, all transport ships will transport personnel and materials to the French soil.

London, and then transported by rail to ports on the Atlantic coast. Then set off for China. When all transportation work is completed, the Italian navy can retreat. Of course, before leaving, Tycho still wants to take action on those traitors and then shout

One sentence: "I will come back one day!"

"Two months before you take action, you need to inform us. We will send a fleet to visit Italy. Once Germany and Austria intervene, our fleet can help you deal with those black shirt gangsters in the name of evacuation.

If Germany and Austria don't open their eyes, China doesn't mind fighting a small-scale battle first. Even if the Italian Navy loses its entire fleet in the end, we will still send you to China, no matter what method is used and what price is paid." In the end.

Lin Yongsheng gave Tycho a promise, which relieved him from worries.

At the same time, while the Chinese and Italian navies are making intensive preparations, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France must also fulfill their obligations. The United Kingdom is busy preparing its own fleet and strengthening its local aviation power so that it can work with the Chinese fleet when necessary.

The German High Seas Fleet is blocked in the North Sea. At the same time, it has also begun to build new logistics facilities to supply the Chinese fleet from afar. The Americans and French are responsible for providing ground troops that enter Italy in the name of "volunteers". In the United States and France,

There are also two celebrities among the troops that the country is preparing to dispatch. One is named Patton, and the other is named De Gaulle! In order to ensure the support of the Allied Powers to Italy, France expressed its willingness to open Toulon and Corsica as material distribution bases.

"From now on, we must complete preparations for war by 20+11. If the time is delayed too late, I am afraid that Germany and Austria will take action first." Lin Yongsheng said based on all aspects of intelligence.

"When will the Allied Powers be able to launch a large-scale war?" Tycho was still a little unwilling. If the Allied Powers could be delayed until their national strength was restored, Italy would really be able to escape this disaster.

"At least before 20+14, the Allies had no idea of ​​going to war. And I feel that Germany can fully recover in 20+12. We cannot wait until this time. And even by this time, Germany's naval bases in the Mediterranean should

It's almost completed? How long can the Italian Navy last in the face of the full blow of the German and Austrian Navy? And the entire Mediterranean is a closed area, so what if the British and American fleets are strong? If Germany strengthens Spain, the western gate, it wants to break through this

The base is quite difficult." Lin Yongsheng paused and continued.

"The result is certain. No matter when we take action, Italy will not be an opponent of the Allies. Although it is cruel, we can only do our best. The biggest advantage now is that the German fleet is still in the North Sea. We can limit it to the North Sea.

The current strength of Germany and Austria is limited, we can delay it for a longer time. At the same time, the most important thing is that we can catch the opponent off guard first. This first-mover advantage is obvious. Of course, I am not encouraging Italy to actively provoke Germany and Austria. The Italian Air Force is too

If it is weak, its ability to attack Deao is very limited." Lin Yongsheng said helplessly.

In this dimension, the total number of various military aircraft in Italy is only over 1,700. The navy has 170 carrier-based aircraft for the use of two aircraft carriers, and more than 300 land-based aircraft are placed in various bases. There are also

There are probably more than 100 aircraft in the fleet in Libya and the East African colonies. Apart from these numbers, there are still about 1,000 aircraft. It is difficult to say how many of these military aircraft belonging to the Italian Air Force can be used once a war begins, and more importantly, these

Old aircraft account for a large proportion of the aircraft, and the number of twin-engine bombers is also relatively low, only about 20%. Proactively provoking Germany and Austria on such a scale will not only have little impact, but will anger the opponent even more, so China gives

The result of the Italian Air Force's positioning is that it only needs to contain the opponent's air strikes, and as for sea and ground attacks, it will do its best.

"But your country agreed to provide 300 aircraft of various types at the beginning of the war, as well as carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS Flying Eagle, plus the assistance of no less than 200 aircraft per month in the future. Isn't this enough to suppress Germany?

What about the Austrian Air Force?" Tycho asked in surprise. In his opinion, although it cannot be compared with the total strength of the German and Austrian Air Force, Germany needs to deal with the British and French air forces at the same time. Most of the naval aviation will not participate in the Mediterranean direction.

In the battle, maybe when China and Britain are ready to fight in the North Sea, the German naval aviation will have to deal with the pressure from the North Sea. Italy, which has received a lot of support in the Mediterranean, should have the upper hand.

"You don't understand. You don't know how huge a first-class powerful country can be once it mobilizes its energy. To be honest, I started to have the same idea as you, but your teacher told me that I must abide by this. I understand.

You must abide by it even if you don’t understand it. In short, you must not overly irritate Germany and Austria." Lin Yongsheng said with a bitter smile. He remembered that before he left, Xu Jie repeated it at least three times when seeing him off at the airport. Lin Yongsheng still said it

Decided to implement Xu Jie's order. As he said, you must obey even if you don't understand!

People in this dimension don’t know how big the military production capacity will be in the case of World War II, but Xu Jie knows that in terms of efficiency in history, the German Second Reich under the Kaiser’s rule would completely overwhelm the Mustache German Third Reich. And this

Germany on this plane is more powerful than Germany during World War II. Historically, Germany produced more than 40,000 aircraft of various types under the heavy bombing in 1944. Of course, you cannot ask that Germany now be as good as 1944 in later generations.

Years of industrial capacity, it cannot be said that Germany today can carry out such a deep mobilization. But don’t forget that today’s aircraft are far less complex than those in 1944 in history, and Germany itself will not be subject to strategic bombing by the United States and Britain.

, the Germans are not as short of oil as they were in history. More importantly, even if this number is cut in half, it will still be a production capacity of nearly 2,000 aircraft a month. This does not include Germany alone, not counting the Austro-Hungarian Empire. China provides

The 200 aircraft are a drop in the bucket.

So Xu Jie's meaning is very simple. He can delay it as long as he can and take away everything he can. The other meanings are enough. Xu Jie has no intention of competing with the Allies in the Mediterranean. It seems that he has given a lot of advice.

However, once there is a war with the enraged Germany and Austria, these things are really not enough. And now when Daqing, Tyumen and other large oil fields are still under construction, China really cannot do without the oil from the Middle East.

"By the way, can Italy's gold reserves be guaranteed to be shipped out?" Lin Yongsheng finally asked with some worry. That is thousands of tons of various gold and silver. (The author really doesn't know how much gold reserves Italy has, so I just made a visual inspection.

According to statistics, the gold reserves shipped to the United States after France's defeat in World War II were probably more than 2,000 tons. The author estimates based on the proportion of national strength--!) If it can be placed in China, it will definitely be of great benefit to China's future development.

The cooperation between China, the Allied Powers and the Italian Navy is in full swing. At this time, another major event has happened in the world's naval community, but this time, it seems to be good news for China, the Allied Powers and the Italian side. The German Navy Minister Sche

Marshal Hipper passed away! This is not over yet. As Scheer’s best friend during his lifetime, Marshal Hipper did not attend the entire funeral, but showed his face and left. This made the outside world doubt the German

Doubts arose about the health of the Navy veteran!
Chapter completed!