Mediterranean Hegemony Road

On March 8, 1940, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the withdrawal of its ambassador to Britain and Germany, and publicly issued a declaration of retaliation to the outside world. On the same day, the Permanent Council of the Eastern European Union made a decision to impose a material embargo on Britain and Germany.

Everyone knows that the war has entered the countdown, and countries have issued evacuation orders one after another. Smart people have already noticed that the atmosphere is not right, and ran away early.

At this time, what is left is basically stupid and bold. It’s okay if the war ends in a short period of time, but if it drags on, just wait and cry!

On March 9, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense issued a notice of military exercises. All parts of the country were preparing for war, and the troops in the colonies expanded rapidly in a short period of time.

The advantage of the system that all the people are soldiers is now reflected. There is no need to send more troops to the African colonies in China, and it is enough to recruit directly from the local immigrants.

Weapons and ammunition have been transported from the country as early as a year ago, and they are already in place now.

With Ferdinand's order, the African colonies mobilized 500,000 troops. This number is insignificant on the European battlefield, but it is astonishing on the African continent.

Your Majesty, the Air Force has assembled more than 3,800 fighter planes, planning to take off from the mainland and Libya to bomb Sicily on March 12, destroying the logistical supply capabilities of the Mediterranean Fleet in one fell swoop! Christophe said.

Oh, why not destroy the Mediterranean Fleet? Ferdinand asked suspiciously

Your Majesty, our large-scale military operation cannot be hidden from the eyes of the British. The Mediterranean Fleet has already been prepared and will not wait for us to bomb.

However, warships can go, but military ports cannot be moved. As long as these ports are destroyed and the British material reserves are blown up, the Mediterranean Fleet will have to risk rushing out of the Mediterranean! ’ Christopher explained

Well, are other places ready? Once we take military action, war will break out. How are our overseas assets handled? Little Ferdinand asked with concern

Your Majesty, overseas industries are difficult to deal with. The capitalists are taking advantage of the fire at this time. Economists suggest that these industries should be abandoned first. After the war is won, let them spit out their capital and profits! Prime Minister Tolsky replied

What does the government mean? Little Ferdinand asked with a frown

Your Majesty, we agree with this point of view. This war will not last for too long. It would be too bad to sell the property now! Tuovsky replied

Little Ferdinand nodded,

As long as the war does not last long, not many people dare to pay attention to Bulgaria's overseas industries.

Even if it is eaten, few countries can withstand the diplomatic pressure imposed by the post-war government, and they can kill chickens and monkeys when necessary.

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March 12, 1932, weather: sunny.

Enemy attack!

The whining of the air defense siren woke up the British who were still sleeping.

Although they knew that Bulgaria was going to retaliate, no one thought that it would be so intense. This is not revenge.

Who can imagine using thousands of planes to retaliate?

Sicily's air defense facilities are very complete, but this is only for the scale of World War I. For example, now, it has exceeded their air defense limits.

Order the Air Force to take off to intercept immediately, or you won't be able to fly if you want to fly later! General Cyclops roared

As a hero of the Southeast Asian War, Lieutenant General Adrian Caton de Viat was obviously not welcomed by the London government.

No way, he performed so well on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, he suppressed the colonial rebellion in threes and fives, which was embarrassing.

His record depends on the prime minister's incompetence, so the hell copy of the Mediterranean theater fell on his head. This is not just taking office, the war broke out.

The area of ​​Sicily is indeed not small, but there are only a few military ports and so many airports. If he is patronized by the Bulgarian Air Force, he can only enter the island to fight guerrillas.

Yes, Your Excellency the General!

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The British reacted quickly and quickly launched a counterattack. Unfortunately, the gap in strength cannot be smoothed out by reaction.

With the help of anti-aircraft artillery, the British Air Force scored a good score of 1:1.05 in the first round of the confrontation, shooting down 133 Bulgarian fighters at the cost of falling 127 planes themselves.

On the surface, facing the world's number one air force, they are proud of being able to achieve this record.

But General Cyclops couldn't be happy at all. Looking at the burning port and city, he couldn't find any reason to be happy.

Wars have never been based solely on exchange ratios. Don’t think that Bulgaria has suffered a loss because five more planes crashed in Bulgaria. On the contrary, this strategic bombing is about to succeed.

This is the first round? Adrian Caton de Viat doesn't think that since Bulgaria has done it, it will only bomb once and it will be over.

Has it been counted, how many fighters can take off? Adrian asked with a frown

Your Excellency, of the 1,387 fighter planes deployed in Sicily, 127 crashed in the battle just now, 238 were injured, and 23 fighter planes were blown up before they could take off.

After preliminary overhaul, there are still 28 fighters malfunctioning, and 987 fighters are currently able to maintain combat effectiveness. ’ replied Major General Winston, Commander of the Air Force.

Hell, that means we lost more than a quarter of our combat power in the battle just now, right? Adrian Caton de Viat asked with a frown

Your Excellency, the enemy's losses will only be greater. In such a high-intensity battle, they will only need more fighters to overhaul than us!

Against the world's No. 1 Air Force, our ability to play at this level is already the current world record! ' Major General Winston explained

General Adrian said helplessly: Okay, major general, I won't talk about losses with you, now the enemy's second round of bombing is coming soon, your task now is to block them!

The fate of the British Empire is now in your hands. With the enemy's attack blocked, we can still wait for domestic reinforcements.

If you can't stop it, you can also see the gunpowder smoke in the port, the Mediterranean Fleet will be in danger, and we have to retreat to the island to fight guerrillas with the Bulgarians!

The conversation between the two was not over yet, the air defense siren sounded again, apparently the second air strike started again.

Without waiting for Adrian's order, Major General Winston has already gone to prepare for air defense.

It's just that the mood is not so optimistic now, a quarter of the combat power has been reimbursed in one round of battle, if it happens again, is the result still worth considering?

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