stonecrandall Chapter 271
Chapter 271
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Because there is no naval protection, these ports cannot fly away by themselves, so when facing the attack of the British, they have almost no way. The
British made full use of their advantages, fighting if they can beat them, and leaving if they can’t. They will never let go of those ports with lax defenses and no protection from shore artillery. Basically, they bombed them once, and for those ports with stricter defenses, they looked at them from a distance and withdrew, and chose other targets again!
In one week, 22 port cities in Italy were bombed by the British army, and more than 5,000 people died in the British attack. The whole of Italy was suddenly in a panic, and all kinds of rumors were spread everywhere in society.
Some people said that the bombing of the British was to pave the way for their army to land, and their bombing was to enable the army to land better, so the British army would send the army to invade Italy’s homeland!
Others said that the British army would not only attack Italian ports, but also intercept all ships flying the Italian flag at sea, whether they were civilian ships or military ships.
These two rumors were obviously deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives, so once they appeared, they immediately caused widespread spread in Italy!
In the anxiety and panic of 40 million people in Italy, a voice began to appear in society: It was Mussolini who provoked this war, and it was he who angered the British Empire and Gaul!
It was because he refused to apologize to the British Empire that he provoked the British Empire’s revenge. In order to stop the British Empire’s actions, they had to overthrow Mussolini’s rule and severely punish the warmongers under Mussolini. Only in this way could they gain the British Empire’s forgiveness and regain peace!
This statement quickly spread throughout Italy, and even Mussolini himself heard about it!
“Is this really what the British are planning? Are they really going to arrest me and put me on trial?”
Mussolini was unable to judge the truth of this widely circulated news, and because this news involved himself, he was extremely panicked and was very afraid that he would be arrested!
“Führer, now is not the time to judge whether these rumors are true or false. We must stabilize the internal situation and suppress those dangerous guys inside. They are colluding in private and are planning to launch a coup against you!”
Billucius was anxious. Let’s put aside the matter of the British Empire for the time being. After all, it is not so easy for the British Empire to conquer Italy. It will take at least half a year for them to prepare and send troops. There is no sign that the British Empire has the intention to invade Italy in an all-round way.
So the top priority now is to stabilize their internal situation. Otherwise, they will be finished before the British Empire breaks in!
Under the persuasion of Bellucius, Mussolini also reacted!
Yes, don’t worry about what the British Empire will do. Now we have to stabilize the internal situation and can’t lose our composure because of external problems!
Bellucius was relieved to see that Mussolini accepted his advice.
In fact, this idea was not something he thought of himself, but a suggestion given to him by a stranger, and Bellucius After investigating this person’s background, it was discovered that he had a connection with Hans’ government.
Could it be that this was instructed by Hans’ government?
After Mussolini took action, the situation in Italy quickly stabilized.
According to Vilucius’s suggestion, Mussolini first controlled the newspapers and prohibited all newspapers from reporting news that was unfavorable to Italy. Violators would be severely punished!
Second, a nationwide curfew was imposed, prohibiting people from leaving their homes at night to prevent them from launching actions privately.
Third, gatherings of more than five people were prohibited to avoid those who intended to overthrow his rule from connecting with each other as much as possible!
After these actions were carried out, the chaotic voices in Italy were immediately suppressed.
After large numbers of troops drove to the streets of the city, people were terrified and dared not discuss it casually in private.
And those who intended to launch Because of the policy restrictions and isolation, it was difficult for those who launched the coup to maintain effective communication and connection, and they could not organize enough people to launch the coup. In addition, Mussolini kept sending people to investigate and crack down on them, so these people were quickly suppressed!
After executing this series of combined punches, in less than half a month, Italy was completely stabilized, and the whole society no longer heard any slander or abuse against Mussolini!
Although the Mediterranean Fleet of the Sun Never Sets was still launching attacks on Italy’s coastal cities during this period, these attacks did not cause too much damage, and the newspapers were blocked, so most Italians didn’t know the news at all.
After stabilizing the internal situation, Mussolini immediately began to increase the protection of coastal areas. He ordered A large number of large-caliber mortars were transported to various ports to form temporary artillery positions to counterattack the British who attacked the ports.
After seeing the power of this mortar, the British did not continue to force their way in.
During this period of time, they had been attacking the coastal areas of Italy, causing considerable losses to Italy.
The fleet had been carrying out its mission for almost two months, and the British themselves felt very tired.
They needed a good rest!
It happened that the Italians strengthened the defense of the coastal areas at this time, so after seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, the British retreated!
The retreat of the British meant that the sword of Damocles that had been hanging over the heads of the Italians finally fell. Since the fleet of the British left, their army would definitely not come!
Mussolini, who was relieved, was finally completely relieved!
At least at this time, he could be sure that his regime was saved!
“Bilucius, you should be credited for helping us get through this crisis smoothly this time!”
Mussolini admired Bilucius’s outstanding performance in this operation very much, so after the crisis was over, he immediately prepared to reward him as an encouragement.
Bilucius was very humble. He knew that they were able to get through the crisis not because of his own wisdom, but because they had received guidance from a master. If it weren’t for the guidance of this master hidden behind the scenes, this crisis would probably have defeated them!
Thinking of this, Bilucius finally made up his mind to tell Mussolini the truth of the matter!
“Führer, there is one thing I have never had time to tell you. In fact, it was the Hans who helped us this time!”
Mussolini’s eyes widened, and he was very surprised by what Bilucius said!
“Hans? Didn’t the Hans reject our alliance request? They will help us, are you sure?”
Bilusius shook his head. He was absolutely right!
He had investigated the man’s background in detail. This guy was indeed a Hans. He also admitted that he was asked by others to deliver this information!
After listening to what Belusius said, Mussolini was even more confused. He had not accepted Italy’s alliance request before, but now he was helping Italy. What was the Hans thinking?
“Maybe, it’s because we are going to attack the Balkan Peninsula? So they have common interests with us?”
Bilusius tried to answer. When Italy attacked Alba before, Hans was very cold to them, but when they were going to attack Yugoslavia, Hans’ attitude changed 180 degrees! There must be a reason for this, right?
“In this case, I will go to Berlin to meet Mainz in person!”_Feilu reminds you: Three things to do when reading-