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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3156 Hitler¡¯s Attitude

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    On the North American battlefield, all Italian organic divisions have become synonymous with trouble and unreliability. Those Italian soldiers who are like young masters, in addition to being lazy and lacking in military discipline, spend most of their time picking up women and bragging.  , even guarding logistics warehouses and maintaining transportation lines, tasks that ordinary militiamen can do, they also failed miserably.

    The most speechless time for Marshal Rommel was that in Hot Springs on the south bank of the Arkansas River, there was a large munitions warehouse of the 49th Army, which stocked a large amount of weapons, equipment, ammunition, and military supplies. The 136th "Fascist Youth" of the Italian Army  "The motorized infantry division was guarded by an entire regiment, equipped with tanks and artillery, and it was in the rear far away from the battlefield, more than 300 kilometers away.

    Even the smell of gunpowder smoke from the battlefield could not drift here with the favorable wind. In the end, something happened. The Americans only sent a team of more than fifty people, sneaked into the warehouse in broad daylight, and quickly defeated the Italians.  After a motorized regiment burned all the military supplies, they kicked the Italian soldiers on the buttocks, beat them severely, and then fled in style.

    When Marshal Rommel received the report, he was so angry that he had a headache for most of the day. Many times, he really realized that commanding the Italian army was not as smooth as commanding the Mexican army. Now, the Italians finally got out and touched stones.  Now, my whole body feels indescribably relaxed.

    After Rommel smiled for a while, he looked at the January sunshine in North America, which was brighter than usual. He ordered his adjutant, "Send a telegram to the General Staff immediately. All Italian troops on the North American battlefield are mobilized. Go to Japan in Asia and help Japan."  People have gone to fight against Tang Qiuli's troops. What attitude should the South American Army Group take in this regard? Can the General Staff give a clear order? "

    Rommel certainly knew what the attitude of the Head of State would be. Otherwise, he would not have dared to make the decision without authorization. He agreed to Feisald's request and sent a telegram, which was just a routine matter.  Your Excellency the Head of State should be very happy to see this result.

    On January 9, 1942, General Feisalde, commander of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force, led all the Italian troops originally on the North American battlefield to attack San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newport and other places on the west coast of the United States.  Board the ship at the port and head to Japan with high spirits.

    The Japanese reinforcements under the command of General Feisald included the 136th "Fascist Youth" Motorized Rifle Division, the 52nd "Torino" Motorized Rifle Division, and the 17th "Pavia" Infantry Division.  The 25th "Bologna" Infantry Division, the 27th "Brescia" Infantry Division, the 134th "Arrow" Armored Division, the 23rd "Blade" Motorized Infantry Division.  The 64th "Taranto" Infantry Division, as well as the 124th Artillery Brigade, the 18th Heavy Artillery Brigade and other units.  A total of about 120,000 troops.

    In addition, there are more than 40 warships of various sizes collected.  Forming a convoy fleet and an air force wing, there are approximately more than 300 combat aircraft.  This is the entire lineup that Mussolini wants to carry the burden for the Japanese. The number of troops left on the North American battlefield is only more than 10,000, guarding the stalls that have been obtained.

    Regardless of the Italian armies, the names are loud and majestic. Most of the divisions are named after the gods and mythical heroes of ancient Rome. However, only God knows the actual combat effectiveness. Mussolini certainly does not know. Confidence  Admiral Feisald, who was leading the expedition, didn't know either.

    As for the hundreds of thousands of Italian officers and soldiers, they are even less clear. They only know that the people they are going to fight this time are Asian Chinese who are still using rifles to fight. Then there is no pressure or fear. What they think of is probably  A relaxing trip to Asia?

    In Hitler's office at the head of state in Berlin, the German Chief of General Staff, Marshal Strongs, handed Rommel's telegram to Hitler. After reading it, Hitler first smiled bitterly, and then a strange look appeared on his face.  But he said nothing.

    Strongs could not see through the expression of the head of state, what it meant, so he emphasized: "Marshal Rommel is waiting for your next order from the head of state!"

    Hitler did not continue with this topic, but shook his head repeatedly and said: "Dear Strongs, I really can't understand why my old friend Mussolini would do such a stupid thing?"

    "My head of state, do you need Germany to come forward and remind the Italians? After all, they are our allies!" Strongs suggested.

    "No, no, no!" Hitler denied without hesitation, "This is a matter decided by the Italians themselves. My old friend has been stunned by the force and needs blood. Let him wake up!"

    "Besides, the Italian army staying in the North American battlefield will give us not help, but trouble. I don't want the German team to allocate part of their energy to take care of them. The stalemate in the North American war situation has put pressure on Germany and put pressure on Germany."  RommelIn reply to the telegram, my attitude towards this matter is to ignore it!  "

    Strongs smiled knowingly. He knew the intention of His Excellency the F¨¹hrer. It would be a good idea to let the Italians suffer. He was about to leave when he was stopped by Hitler again. He ordered with a strange expression: "Dear Strongs  , your general staff must report this matter to my old Chinese friend Tang Qiuli immediately, and the content must be detailed!"

    Strongs hesitated for a moment, wondering what it was, but in the end he did not speak. Instead, he silently saluted the Nazi military salute, turned and left. Hitler walked to the window and looked at Berlin under the January sky, with the cold wind howling by.  On the street, I thought to myself: "Is it ignorance or fearlessness, greed or inflated self-confidence?"

    In Busan, the southernmost part of the Korean Peninsula, where the division commander is located, Major General Chen Feng, director of the communications department of the division commander, walked into Tang Qiuli's office with a cold air, took out a telegram from the folder and said: "Commander  , I just received a routine war report from the German General Staff, but the content of today's report is related to the Italians!" As he said this, he handed the telegram to Tang Qiuli.

    "Italian?" Tang Qiuli couldn't help but frown slightly, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. After reading the telegram, his face showed anger and extreme contempt, and he picked up the phone.  "Yuhe, come to my place!"

    A few minutes later, Lieutenant General Zhao Yuhe, the division chief of staff, hurried in, glanced at Chen Feng, and asked, "Commander, what's the matter?"

    "Look at this telegram!" With that, Tang Qiuli handed the telegram to Zhao Yuhe.

    Zhao Yuhe quickly read the telegram, with a strange expression on his face, and said, "Commander, I can't think of a reason why the Italian army would help the Japanese?"

    "Reason!" Tang Qiuli sneered and said, "That Mussolini doesn't need a reason. As long as the Japanese give him enough benefits, he will wade into this muddy water. If he wants to help the Japanese, he has to look at it.  Do you have the capital! The Italians are looking for death!¡±

    "Yuhe, where is the Southern Fleet now? Can it reach the waters around the Aleutian Islands within five days?"

    Zhao Yuhe immediately understood the division commander's intention. He wanted to change the mission of the Southern Fleet and kill all the Italian escort fleets and troop transport fleets that were unsure whether they were alive or dead in the waters around the Aleutian Islands!

    Zhao Yuhe shook his head and replied: "Commander, Commander Tang's Southern Fleet is currently located in the waters north of the Marshall Islands. It is still at least seven days away from the waters of the Ogasawara Islands where it was originally planned to attack. If it reaches the Aleutian Islands,  At sea, it will take about three weeks at the earliest. At present, we cannot prevent the Italian army from entering Japan! "

    "Forget it! The Southern Fleet will not change its established mission!" Tang Qiuli said without any hint of disappointment: "The Italian army with only a few hundred thousand people cannot change the fate of the Japanese. One will be beaten, and two will be beaten.  It¡¯s just a matter of wasting more ammunition and capturing more prisoners!¡±

    If the hundreds of thousands of people who reinforced Japan were German soldiers, Tang Qiuli would definitely not be as relaxed and careless as he is now. The performance of the Italian army on the battlefield during World War II in history can be summed up in the word "wonderful".

    In the Libyan battlefield in North Africa, during the Battle of Tobruk, the Allied forces used one armored division and one infantry division, with a strength of only more than 16,000 troops, to attack the city of Tobruk, which was defended by more than 40,000 Italian soldiers. The result of the battle was  , the Italian army relying on fortifications was defeated. More than 15,000 people were killed, nearly 25,000 were captured, and 208 large-caliber artillery and 87 intact tanks were left to the Allies.  .

    The price paid by the Allied troops for this was a total of more than 400 casualties. Therefore, Tang Qiuli did not feel the slightest pressure on the Italian army, the famous pig teammate on the battlefield of World War II in history. He was just surprised that Italian Prime Minister Mussori  Ni, how dare you dare to get involved in the war? The only way to explain it is "The ignorant are fearless!"

    Tang Qiuli, a man of two generations, knew the virtues of the Italian army, so of course he would not feel any pressure, but Zhao Yuhe didn't know that the hundreds of thousands of Italian reinforcements were enough to make him feel heavy and put great pressure.

    Seeing that the division commander was completely unconcerned, Zhao Yuhe hurriedly reminded: "Commander, the Italian army cannot be underestimated. On the Australian battlefield, looking at the Italian weapons equipped by the Japanese army, we can infer that its combat effectiveness is very powerful!"

    "Now, the Italians are helping the Japanese fight against us, which means that they must be the most elite troops. The battlefield situation has changed. Should the division commander adjust the campaign plan to attack the Japanese mainland? This new opponent has emerged.  , we must pay attention!¡±

    "No need!" Tang Qiuli shook his head contemptuously and said: "The Japanese's homeland defense war, with the participation of the Italian army, will only fail faster."The same teammates, hum!  This time, the Japanese are asking for trouble. Don¡¯t ask me why, just look at the results!  "

    Tang Qiuli had no intention of telling Zhao Yuhe the reason, and he wouldn't believe it if he told her, so he might as well leave it in suspense.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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