Mediterranean Hegemony Road

In chaos, the whole world is going to be in chaos!

As Bulgaria began to receive the Dutch government-in-exile, everyone knew that the Eastern European Union and the Western European Union would sooner or later go to war.

This time will not be too long. The only thing that is uncertain now is the melee between the two major alliances, or the one-on-one confrontation between Britain and Bulgaria.

The British Isles are isolated overseas, which is their advantage and also their disadvantage. The navy is strong and the army is weak, and the bias is too serious.

Even if they fail on the European continent, their homeland can still be safe and sound. This is the confidence of the British Empire.

Your Majesty, Belgium is doomed, and the Germans used it on armored forces. It is really surprising! Foreign Minister Coleman sighed

In less than three months, Belgium was destroyed, and it was carried out with the help of the French. The fighting power of the Germans is still shocking! Little Ferdinand said with a sigh

Your Majesty, it's almost time now. We can prepare to end. The German army has already attacked the mainland of France. At this time, we need to help the French contain the British! Chief of Staff Christophe suggested.

Let's mediate the French-Italian war first. The French army was defeated on the Belgian battlefield, with a loss of at least 400,000 troops. At this time, the French can only abandon the Italian battlefield.

We can vouch for their armistice and let the French focus on the Germans.

Make an excuse, I want to block the Suez Canal, and the nail of the Mediterranean Fleet must be pulled out! Little Ferdinand said cautiously.

Italy is still more determined than paper, and with nearly three times the superior force, it attacked the French, and was beaten to almost subjugate the country.

It has fully proved to the outside world that Italians are still the Italy they are familiar with!

Even if he took the Dali pill given by the British, it would only take three seconds for the knight, and he would soon be discouraged.

It's not for nothing that Europe is the least suitable nation to be a soldier!

If the law enforcement team of the Italian army is notarized strictly, there will be no one in the Italian army immediately.

This is a very embarrassing question. Romanticism kills people, and everyone from generals to soldiers are used to this atmosphere.

It is a set of standards published to the public,

Another set of standards is implemented internally.

As long as you don't become a deserter, you are a very good soldier, and the rest are just small things and can be ignored.

The Italian government is very aware of current affairs. It is impossible for them to refuse Bulgaria's proposal at this time.

The negotiations between France and Italy can be said to be in the interests of both of them. If they don't want to continue the fight, they can naturally cease the war.

In contrast, the Mediterranean Fleet is still a big trouble. The area of ​​Sicily is not small. The British have deployed thousands of aircraft on it, and the military facilities are tighter than the mainland.

This is equivalent to a super aircraft carrier on land, and the seven-story aircraft of the Royal Air Force are all deployed here.

In addition to the large number of aircraft, the Mediterranean Fleet also has a large number of submarines. The submarines of the Royal Navy with more than nine floors are deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It can be said that this is a deployment of troops specifically for operations against Bulgaria.

There are a lot of weapons and ammunition stored, and the food can be self-sufficient. In theory, it can continue to fight for three years.

On the contrary, in Egypt, the British lacked confidence. The two sides directly bordered each other. The London government had no confidence in the army and was ready to fail.

According to the British plan, once war breaks out, the main purpose of the Mediterranean Fleet is to destroy and interrupt Bulgaria's maritime material transportation channel.

Then the Royal Navy defeated Bulgaria's Persian Gulf Fleet, locked Bulgaria in the Mediterranean, and then used planes to bomb oil fields and refineries in the Middle East, forcing Bulgaria to admit defeat.

These strategies are all overt schemes, and no one expects to be able to deceive anyone.

The most critical link is Sicily's Mediterranean Fleet. The fleet on the surface is easy to handle, but the trouble is the underwater submarine.

If this nail cannot be pulled out, then Bulgaria will not be able to use the Mediterranean Sea for sea transportation, and it will be completely transported by land, which is really too difficult in this era.

Your Majesty, the staff plans to mobilize the main force of the air force to bomb Sicily, destroy their ports and airports first, and then attack the Mediterranean Fleet! Christopher said.

Have you considered the anti-aircraft firepower of the British? The anti-aircraft weapons on Sicily are the densest area in the world? Ferdinand Jr. asked with concern.

Your Majesty, no matter how strong the anti-aircraft firepower is, there is a limit. As long as we dispatch enough planes to exceed their limit, we can guarantee the completion of the mission! Christopher explained

Little Ferdinand nodded thoughtfully. This tactic is very simple. It is to bully the few with the more. This is the most effective tactic throughout the ages.

The best anti-aircraft weapon in this era is to use planes against planes and intercept them with ground-based anti-aircraft firepower. If they can shoot down 12% of them, that's an incredible record.

After all, the speed of the plane is too fast, and it is not the War of Resistance Against Japan. A bullet can explode an airplane.

Under normal circumstances, ground air defense is dominated by anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns are useless as long as they don't hit vital points.

This is a mechanical problem. Usually, as long as you don’t fly at ultra-low altitude, the power of bullets has been greatly weakened at altitudes of hundreds of meters or thousands of meters. Whether ordinary bullets can be painted off is a question mark.

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On January 5, 1940, France and Italy simultaneously issued the Declaration of Rome that shocked the world.

The two countries announced the end of the war. According to the treaty, the French army began to withdraw from Italy. The border between the two countries was restored to the pre-war state again. The Italian government symbolically paid France 100 million francs in war reparations.

The Franco-Italian War ended so magnificently. The Italians mustered up their courage and mobilized more than 2.8 million troops. The war that lasted for nearly half a year ended like this.

In half a year, the Kingdom of Italy paid millions of casualties and spent billions of pounds in the war, which ended with a compensation of 100 million francs.

(Note: Casualties are not equal to death, they can be calculated cumulatively)

The Kingdom of Italy withdrew, and all British investments were in vain. This was a disaster for the British government that had just taken office.

London

At No. 10 Downing Street, Mr. Churchill, who had finally got down on his political opponent and had not yet firmly secured the throne of prime minister, encountered such a huge problem.

Italy withdrew, and their strategy in the Mediterranean was missing a key link, and Sicily became a strategic island.

According to the original plan, they allowed Germany and Italy to become one, and reserved a channel for reinforcements to Sicily.

This is why Bulgaria provoked conflicts between Italy and Switzerland. The land passage between Germany and Italy was cut off by France, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland.

Once the war broke out, the Kingdom of Italy could not get help from the Germans, which was very detrimental to them.

As a result, the Italians were too confident. They thought they could beat the French, and this channel came out. There was no need to bully Switzerland to waste time.

Otherwise, if Germany and Italy join forces to kill Switzerland first and become one, Italy will not be so miserable now.

Spaghetti backed down. Now that the war has entered the countdown, the Bulgarians can't stand it any longer. They will not give up this opportunity! Prime Minister Churchill roared

Your Excellency, Sicily has become a fortress of war after so many years of our operation, and theoretically it will not be conquered.

Even if there is no Italy now, we have made the worst considerations in advance. The island has stored a large amount of strategic materials and deployed a large number of troops.

In theory, we can persist in fighting for five years without falling. If we can't defeat Bulgaria for such a long time, then the Mediterranean will lose its strategic value to us! Defense Minister Edgarvin thought for a while and said

Oh, this is still good news. But don't forget that wars kill people. Without external supplements, the soldiers on the island will soon be exhausted.

You don't think the Italians on the island are going to help us fight the war? Churchill asked, frowning.

War makes people progress. After experiencing the baptism of the Southeast Asian war, Prime Minister Churchill has made progress. He can still see such a simple flaw at a glance.

In contrast, Minister of Defense Edgarvin is the real military rookie. Before the general election, he was still a lawyer, and he had been in the position of Minister of Defense for less than a month.

Naturally, what other people say is what it is. In order to avoid being held accountable, the bureaucrats below naturally want to fool around at this time.

Historically, Churchill's government was fooled and overestimated its own strength, and the consequences were so miserable!

No matter how much supplies are hoarded, there are only hundreds of thousands of troops deployed on the island. Once the Bulgarians land, they will fall sooner or later.

Without islands as bases, underwater submarines will naturally be useless, not to mention the Royal Navy's plan to use the Sicilian base to block the Mediterranean.

If Sicily falls, we can only implement plan B, join hands with the Germans to force the French to compromise first, and forcibly tie the Spaniards to the chariot.

Then use the strength of the Western European Union to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire and force the Bulgarians to fight us on the European continent.

Taking advantage of the Royal Navy, we can block their sea routes and use the war to drag Bulgaria to death! Agavin said again

What a fucking genius, I really want to know now, that idiot made this strategic plan? Churchill said helplessly

Ai Jiawen shrugged and said: Of course, I also think this plan is not very reliable!

To complete this plan, it is necessary to ensure that the Suez Canal is in our hands, so that we can hold Africa!

With our troops in Egypt, it is very difficult to complete this task, but if we concentrate our troops, there may not be no hope!

As long as you open the map, you will know that Bulgaria straddles Asia, Europe, and Africa. Unless the sea transportation channel can be cut off, the so-called blockade is completely nonsense.

In the hands of the Eastern European Union, it has all the strategic resources and uses its naval superiority to blockade. Is it completely nonsense?

A decisive battle on land?

This is even more nonsense!

Don't forget that the biggest weakness of the British Empire is the army. There is no other reason, it is completely caused by insufficient population and the inability to take care of land and sea.

Forget it, military issues, let's listen to what the generals have to say! Tell your staff to shut up, this is not their specialty! Churchill said angrily

He learned a lot from a pitfall, and as the only one in the cabinet who had fought in battle, he knew that he needed professional personnel in the military.

Just a rough judgment, he knew that the strategic plan proposed by the Minister of Defense was definitely created by a military rookie.

None of the generals would be so idealistic to think about the problem. It is not in their interest to start a world war now. At this time of war with Bulgaria, it is difficult for the Royal Navy to take advantage of it.

Since the main battlefield is on land, the best way is to pull allies, and the ants will kill the elephant!

This is what the predecessor was doing. The previous government did not just win over Germany and Italy. They have allies everywhere in South America and North America.

This is also a force that should not be underestimated. The question now is if the power of the allies is invested in the war with Bulgaria.

These dozen or so countries can casually gather millions of troops. The British Empire still has so many dominions and colonies, and these places also need to mobilize for war.

At that time, relying on the advantages of human resources and relying on a steady stream of cannon fodder and Bulgaria to consume it is the most feasible strategy.

It is not necessary to destroy the Eastern European Union. As long as Bulgaria's military strength can be weakened, they can use political means to disintegrate this military alliance.

Bulgaria alone is not invincible. Taking human lives to fill it up is just like dealing with the Germans in the last world war. Didn't it drag down the enemy alive in the end?

Isn't it nonsense to compete with the Bulgarians for world hegemony just relying on the local military strength? What they want to fight is a group fight, when did they start playing heads-up?

Your Excellency, the military doesn't buy us, they don't take us seriously at all! Ai Jiawen said with a frown

This is the fault of Mr. Churchill. After the Southeast Asian War, he was the public enemy of the army, and the navy and air force did not like him. No one likes a prime minister who loves to point fingers.

It doesn't matter, tell them that we intend to increase the proportion of military expenditure, so that they can come up with a practical combat plan, we have to convince Congress! Churchill said with a sneer

They are making preparations, and the British military is naturally also making preparations. Failure to cooperate is nothing more than a matter of price. As long as the interests are right, there will be no disagreement.

The biggest problem is that someone in the military wants to take advantage of this opportunity to take the lead in the war. In previous wars, the cabinet led.

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Soon Mr. Churchill got rid of the thorns in the military. Under the British system, the military has very little say and has no ability to compete with the cabinet.

Bulgaria is also beginning to prepare for war. Many factories are transforming into military industries, and arsenals have also begun to operate 24 hours a day, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition have been produced.

The government has let go of its hands and feet and collected strategic materials in the international market.

The army, navy and air force all organize reserve training in a tacit understanding, and military exercises are being held all over the country.

The wind and rain are coming!

There is going to be a war!

Everyone knew that this was preparing for war, and there was only one enemy worthy of Bulgaria's serious treatment, and the empire on which the sun never sets did its part.