Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 475: Inbound

There was no courtesy at all, Mussolini read out the order of understanding on the spot at the station, and a heavily armed military police emerged from the carriage, and the command of the Italian Royal Navy was wiped out. 81『中Δ』文『网

A truck filled with soldiers of the Italian Sixth Army drove into the Taranto Naval Base. Amidst the doubts of the sailors, the colonel who led the team delivered a self-reported order, given that there are still a large number of unfaithful people lurking in the navy In the team, the Taranto base is temporarily under the control of the 6th Army, and all naval personnel will be sent to the Martina Franca 6th Army Base 20 kilometers away, where they will be screened and identified by the national intelligence agency, Mussolini He promises that he will not wrong any innocent person, nor will he spare any country’s enemy.

If naval officers and soldiers think they have a clear conscience, then they should obey the orders of the state. This investigation is only a process for the patriots, and only traitors with ghosts in their hearts will oppose this decision.

Taranto gathered almost 40,000 naval officers and soldiers at this time. Sailors accounted for about three-quarters of the total. In addition to 3,000 officers at all levels, there are many base services without regular military ranks. And security personnel.

At two o’clock in the afternoon, the 6th Army that rushed from the surrounding area to Taranto reached two regular regiments. It is said that there are more black-shirted regiments gathering here, and the navy ashore is like The tiger with its minions removed, together with the disintegration of the army, and the distrust of the officers and soldiers, have lost the chance of the last fight.

Mussolini completely disarmed the main navy fleet of the Kingdom of Italy without expending a single shot. This once extremely deterrent fleet turned into a pile of giant toys at this time. Berthed in the harbor of Taranto.

The Italian navy officers and soldiers were sent to the train station. They will stay at the Martina Franca base for a long time. Perhaps because of their love and responsibility, they betrayed their kingdom at a critical moment. The navy has completely lost the trust of the Italian counterpart. He is willing to destroy this fleet that has cost him a lot of effort, and will not tolerate these traitors to continue to exist in his army.

Mussolini is a wise man who knows the current affairs, otherwise he would not be able to achieve success in history. He has deeply understood what losing power means to him. In just half a day, let him Really tasted the bitterness.

The Italian Minister did not want to encounter another coup. In order to preserve his position and power, he happily chose to bow to the powerful German dictator.

At this time, there is nothing to face, unless he really doesn’t care about his life. In just four days, he has seen too much ugliness. The dictator is finally in Italy. He has so many potentials. enemy.

Even if a part of the soldiers and people at the bottom still stand firmly on his side, he is already all enemies in the upper class, and he has almost become a lonely man in the empire.

His comrades regarded him as an obstacle to climbing, and the royal family who had reused him regarded him as a threat to the state system. The radicals opposed him to provoke Germany. The conservatives were dissatisfied that he declared war on Britain and France. Hostile to his political ideas and opposed to his personal dictatorship, the right wing believes that he compromised with the powerful and did not adhere to the fascist ideals.

In this case, the Italian dictator simply tore his face and made up his mind to fight the bastards. Now he has a German backing him, and in the face of absolutely powerful force, the only thing the conspirators can do is cry and wait for the final settlement.

In order to comfort Mussolini and at the same time strengthen his determination, the Germans did not hesitate to betray the socialists and revolutionaries who wanted to use them. The German Sixth Army took the politicians and guerrillas who were still leading them yesterday. Handed over to the black shirts, and then watched the poor guys being tortured one by one outside the barracks wall.

The Italian black shirts, with the cooperation of German soldiers, were cleaning the cities in the occupied area, sending batches of Italians who had jumped out against Mussolini into concentration camps transformed from prisoner-of-war camps. At the beginning, they were in the German Wehrmacht. Some military officers were worried that such a raid might disturb the stability of Italian social order. As a result, they were completely worrying about it. Not only did they not feel afraid of this, but on the contrary, they were full of enthusiasm for accusing their neighbors.

Northern Italy has fallen into a kind of black horror. Mussolini supporters in black shirts are carrying rifles with bayonets, and trucks with open cargo boxes screaming through the streets, they hit Opening the door of the apartment, amidst the cries and pleadings of women and children, the head of the household who was suspected of being "treasoned" was taken away from the house. Some people will be quietly released in a few days, but many more disappear without a trace. Those who returned refused to disclose to others what happened to them, but everyone knew in their hearts that these people must have betrayed something before they would be released back safely.

The rich and powerful in Italy feel that they have become a rat in a cage. The British, French and German forces are still strictly blocking the Italian border and the surrounding airspace. Without a passport signed by Rome, no one can leave the country for half a step. , Even if you get a visa issued by a foreign government, but you can’t get out of the country, everything is just empty talk.

Mussolini is ready to slowly settle accounts with these forces that betrayed him. He no longer believes in the vows of any nobles, especially his son-in-law, when he knows that Ziano and Badoglio have private After the transaction, he almost blasted the blood vessels in his forehead.

Fortunately, on the day of the coup, Ciano ran fast enough when he saw the chance, otherwise he would not even survive the next day. Mussolini was going to hang the traitor who was ambushing at home with his own hands. Hope to be in the hands of this son-in-law.

But what he did not expect was that in order to save his own life, the foreign minister did not hesitate to throw himself into the arms of the Germans, so he became a member of the conspiracy group and turned into a hero who wanted to expose the conspiracy to allies. Looking at Ciano's shameless face, he really looked like his father-in-law back then.

With the German as a guarantee, Mussolini really couldn’t do anything to this guy, because he had to rely on him to deal with the Germans, so he could only pinch his nose and let this guy continue to be his diplomacy. minister.

It is said that after returning home that day, the grape rack at the Foreign Minister’s house collapsed, but this was a family matter. The German side only expressed a little concern, but Ribbentrop had been in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a long time. .

"All get in the car, each person can only carry one bag, and other personal belongings are left in the base. The Navy 6th team will guard the camp, and no one will steal your things." A captain wearing the 6th Army The uniformed officer stood on a makeshift platform near the square, holding a tin horn and shouting.

"The screening procedure is very simple. You will be able to return to the base soon. Martina Franca has prepared everything for you, so you don’t need to carry too much. This major, please take care of your officers. Everyone must line up, and whoever disturbs order will be punished.” A lieutenant was holding a short staff in his hand, and pacing back and forth in front of the naval officer's queue, seeming to show off his stiff Blue-gray uniform and shiny riding boots on his feet.

"This is Mussolini’s order. We are also performing the task. Don’t make us embarrassed. Anyone who disturbs the order will be regarded as defying the order. To defy the order is to betray this country. I Has the right to use force to correct this behavior." A 6th Army sergeant commanded two 6th Army soldiers to push a strong second-class soldier back into the team.

"You don’t have to tell me so much. When you arrive at Martina Franca, you have time to speak slowly. Maybe you are a loyal naval soldier, but so what, not just you, everyone here now There are all suspicions. To blame, blame your chief for the shameless conspiracy to initiate a coup." A corporal pushed a chattering guy onto the truck beside IndoMTL.com~ This was the last batch sent off that day. Navy personnel, then there will only be a group of auxiliary personnel and some low-level sailors on the ships at the base. The total number is about 500 people. If someone checks the list, it will be found that the positions of these people are all over the fleet and every department of the base. And they are all timid and honest guys in the past, without a soldier or a thorn.

When the last truck left the gate of the base, in a loud whistle, two huge battleships, surrounded by a group of small ships, slowly entered Taranto Port.

The Italian navy personnel waiting on the pier stared dumbly at the two majestic giant ships, which slowly landed on the battleship berth under the traction of a group of port tugboats.

Someone immediately recognized the models of these two ships. One was the Richelieu-class battleship of the French Navy, and the other was the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Navy. They were puzzled by these two ships. On the top of the bridge mast of the battleship, a German Navy white iron cross and black eagle flag waving in the wind.

The scene that surprised them even more immediately appeared. Just now, the 6th Army officers and soldiers who were still chatting with them in fluent Italian, raised their right arms and chanted slogans in German, all for a while. "Hi! Reinhardt!" echoed over the pier.

ps: I finally caught up, so everyone has been waiting a long time. Thank you for your understanding.

In addition, I would like to inform you that the author will go to another place for a few days from tomorrow. The update may not be very stable, but as long as I have free time, I will find a way to write, but the update time will be very late. I hope everyone has a Psychological preparation. If there is really no time to update, I will also find a way to notify in advance.

Thank you for your support. (To be continued.)

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