Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2324 Hit me if you have the ability
Before the outbreak of the Volgograd Battle, Mustache did not trust the combat effectiveness of the Italian army.

This can’t be blamed on Mustache. After the outbreak of World War II, there were few bright spots in Italy. In the Abyssinian Empire, it still fought like that with its absolute superiority. After the southern African army joined the war, the Italian army collapsed quickly, and all the East African colonies were lost.

During the Battle of Greece, the performance of the Italian army was even more jaw-dropping. It was actually defeated by the Greeks. If the Germans hadn't helped, the Italians might have been pushed into the sea by the Greeks.

Needless to say in North Africa, Rommel never looked squarely at the Italians, and even thought the Italian army was a burden.

The Italians also gave up on themselves. Rommel did not send the Italian army as the main force. The Italian generals were not only not angry but very happy. Anyway, it was not the Italians who died.

Based on the performance of the Italian army after the outbreak of the war, Moustache seriously doubts the combat effectiveness of the Italian army. On the Russian battlefield, the Italian army is more responsible for maintaining the German logistics supply line and defending the secondary positions on the flanks.

Everyone does not think that the Italian army can perform well on the battlefield.

Even the Italians think so.

Anyway, if you can't fight, you will surrender. Italian soldiers may not be able to cooperate with each other, and the surrender action is definitely very skilled.

Already determined to lie down, the Italians absolutely did not expect that all the previous enemies of the Russians and Italians were different.

The Russo-German war has broken out for a whole year, and Russian prisoners have been brutally abused by the German army.

There is absolutely no word "compromise" in the character of the bearded man. How the Germans abused the Russian prisoners of war, the Russians will retaliate against the Axis prisoners of war.

When the Battle of Volgograd first broke out, an Italian army transporting ammunition for the main German army was ambushed by Russian troops.

According to the Russians, the Italian army was wiped out and took no prisoners.

This is amazing.

The Italian army, which surrendered in various fancy ways in Africa and Greece, suddenly became stronger when it arrived in Russia?

This is simply not possible.

So the truth should be that there are absolutely Italian officers and soldiers who surrendered and were executed collectively by the Russians.

Afterwards, the Italian generals resumed the game. The reason why the Italian army was completely annihilated was of course the main reason for the ruthlessness of the Russians. The German army's squeeze on the Italian army was also one of the reasons.

Italy's strength is actually not weak. After all, it is one of the five permanent members of the League of Nations. Even if North Africa has restrained most of Italy's energy, the nine divisions sent by Italy to Russia are still quite well equipped and fully staffed.

What caught the Italians off guard was that after these Italian troops arrived in Russia, the artillery, armored vehicles, and even trucks equipped by the troops were requisitioned by the German army. This caused the Italian troops transporting ammunition to use only horse-drawn carts. , the transport troops had no time to escape.

Can't run away.

Surrender and you will be executed.

The Italians were surprised to find that their living environment in Russia was extremely harsh, and it was simply a desperate situation.

Under such circumstances, the Italians finally broke out with strong combat effectiveness. On the 24th of last month, the Italian army defending the Volgograd flank on the Don River was attacked by the Russian army.

The defending Italians stubbornly repelled the attack of the Russian tank units.

In this battle, the Italian army killed about 1500 people, captured more than 1700 Soviet soldiers, and captured many weapons including more than ten tanks.

These tanks are "Stuart" light tanks aided by the United States to Russia.

The "Stuart" has a total combat weight of only 12.5 tons, an armor thickness of 25-44 mm, is equipped with a 37 mm cannon, 2 machine guns, a maximum speed of 58 kilometers per hour, a maximum travel distance of 312 kilometers, and a crew of 4 people.

This kind of tank was first put into battle in the Philippines. A small number of tanks participated in the battle on the Bataan Peninsula. The British army also used it in North Africa, but the evaluation of "Stuart" is not high.

After the United States decided to increase its aid to Russia, a large number of "Stuarts" were sent to the Russians as aid.

Russian tankers also don't like "Stuart", but it's better to use it than to have nothing, not to mention that it doesn't cost money, don't want it for nothing.

The Italian generals are still very satisfied with "Stuart". After all, it is impossible for the Germans to give the number four to the Italians. With the help of tanks, the Italian army's defense line will be more stable.

What the Italian generals didn't expect was that after the Germans knew about this situation, they immediately demanded that the Italians hand over the captured "Stuart" to supplement the German troops that suffered heavy losses in Volgograd.

The Italians succumbed again, and this time the Germans had to leave even a small number of anti-tank guns, and the Italians could only rely on themselves.

A week earlier, the Italian "Savoy" cavalry regiment launched a surprise attack on the Russian army's flank.

The Russians were caught off guard, and they never expected that the Italians would dare to take the initiative.

This time, the Italians won a big victory again. The cavalry defeated two battalions of the Russians with sabers, wiped out one battalion, captured about 500 Russian officers and soldiers, and captured 50 machine guns, 10 mortars, and 4 howitzer.

The performance of the Italians in Russia fully proves that people have unlimited potential in a desperate situation. In order to survive, the Italians also began to work hard.

So here comes the problem.

If the Allied forces attack the Italian mainland, how much price is Rock prepared to pay to defeat the desperate Italians?
The Italians fighting at home and the Italians fighting away are definitely two completely different armies.

"If the Italians can be withdrawn from the war in a peaceful way, it is worthwhile to give the Italians some benefits." Rock likes the Italians in the Abyssinian Empire, but he doesn't like the Italians in Russia.

So a peace-loving country, can't it pursue art, food, luxury goods, and football? Why take up arms and fight with the allies and do things that you are not good at.

However, there is still one problem to be solved in order to instigate against Italy.

The fat bald head hopes that southern Africa can guarantee its own power after the war.

This is wishful thinking, not to mention power, it would be good if the fat bald head can save his own life after the war, even if the Allies do not hold the fat bald head accountable, the fat bald head's opponents in Italy will not allow the fat bald head to live.

In terms of war, the Italians may have completely lost the bloodiness of the Romans.

In terms of liquidation, the Italians are still very good at it.

"So, shall we agree to Benito's request?" Alvin has no psychological barriers. To him, the fat and bald head is no different from George II, just the leader of a strange country.

Since southern Africa can accept Greeks, it can naturally also accept Italians.

Among other things, the Italians are at least better than the British in terms of cooking skills and aesthetics.

"Let's talk about it first. Don't easily agree to anyone's request. Things that are easily obtained are often not cherished." Rock will not agree easily. Written by the victors.

Fat bald head is the best example.

It was not difficult for the fat bald head to gain the right to rule Italy. It did not go through a bloody battle, nor did it cost much. At that time, Italy needed a fat bald head, and the fat bald head happened to appear, so everything was logical.

In politics, being fat and bald is a bit naive.

If Rock is more careful, even if he agrees to the fat bald head's request now, there are ways to overturn it at any time after the war, and he will not leave any excuses.

With Rock's instructions, it will be easy for Alvin to deal with Tony Piola next.

Tony Piola is now in Pretoria, enjoying the treatment befitting his status.

Tony Piola is a prisoner with the rank of lieutenant general. In Pretoria, he is subject to certain restrictions on freedom, and his living conditions are exactly the same as those of generals in southern Africa. He has a special car to pick him up when he goes out.

Tony Piola is not in a hurry. Negotiations cannot be completed in a day or two. Tony Piola's task is to maintain contact with the federal government of southern Africa. The direction of the negotiations depends entirely on Russia The direction of the battlefield.

If Russia wins, there is nothing to say. Italy will surrender immediately. Whether it is unconditional or not depends on how badly the Germans lost.

If the Germans are victorious, then we have to move on.

As mentioned in the previous chapter, there are only two countries in the world that are invincible, so even if Germany wipes out Europe, it has to discuss with Southern Africa and the United States how to rule the world.

Before coming to Pretoria, Tony Piola thought Italy was the best country in the world.

After arriving in Pretoria, Tony Piola felt that Italy still had room for improvement.

Regardless of the war, Italy is indeed very good in Europe. The warm and pleasant Mediterranean climate attracts countless Europeans to Italy for vacation every year.

Italian food is also good, and the French are the only people in Europe that can be compared with Italy, while the UK is a food desert.

Italians love art from the bottom of their hearts. Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and the three masters of the Renaissance all came from Italy. All kinds of jewelry produced in southern Africa are mainly sold to Italians in Europe.

To Tony Piola's surprise, compared with Italy, although Tony Piola didn't want to admit it, Southern Africa seemed to be better.

Compared with Italy, the humanistic atmosphere in southern Africa is no less. This can be seen from the museums, libraries, concert halls, theaters and cinemas that can be seen everywhere in Pretoria.

Pretoria is positioned as a cultural center, and cultural facilities must be indispensable. There are more than 20 public and private museums in Pretoria, and there are as many as four under the name of Stoudemire. .

However, the combined size of these four museums is not as large as the National Museum of Southern Africa donated by Roque.

Tony Piola spent his first week in Southern Africa visiting the National Museum of Southern Africa.

A week later, Tony Piola was surprised to find that he had only visited three exhibition halls, and there were four more waiting for him to take a look.

This is only the exhibition part. Through the introduction of the guide, Tony Piola learned that the collections eligible for exhibition only account for about one percent of the collections of the National Museum.

The National Museum has a total of 1.7 collections on display.

This number completely shocked Tony Piola.

You must know that the collection of the Louvre in France is only 40 pieces.

The Louvre was built in 1204.

People in southern Africa were still playing with mud in 1204, and the Dutch invaded southern Africa in 1652.

What makes Tony Piola angry is that there are a large number of Italian Renaissance artworks in the National Museum of Southern Africa, many of which can be called Italian national treasures.

Just kidding, it is not a treasure and is not eligible to be exhibited in the National Museum.

"Don't be angry, the way we obtain handicrafts in southern Africa is different from your Europeans. We all bought them with money, and you all robbed them—" Alvin treated Tony Piola very casually.

Tony Piola was not angry. If Alvin had kept his principles, Tony Piola would never have had the chance to visit the Rijksmuseum.

"Nonsense, the British and the French are the robbers, and we are the victims," ​​retorted Tony Piola, apparently thinking that the way in which these works of art were obtained in southern Africa was not as noble as Alvin said.

Both are actually right.

The way Southern Africa got these works of art was not robbing.

But at the very least, it's taking advantage of the fire.

And it is not an individual behavior, but the collective consciousness of the entire country.

After the outbreak of the last world war, southern Africa almost received tens of millions of artworks from Europe, and Italy was also one of the victims.

After the end of the World War I, it is not known how many European artworks will be lost to southern Africa, and Europe may be evacuated.

"Far East, Eastern Europe, North Africa, East Africa—you Italians have the nerve to say that you are innocent?" Alvin sneered. Europeans have colonized the world for hundreds of years, and no country has been innocent.

"We in Italy also need to expand our living environment. Haven't you been doing this all the time?" Tony Piola quibbled, everyone is a black crow, don't blame anyone.

"No, no, we are fundamentally different from you. We have never imposed our will on the people of other countries and forced them to obey us. Since its establishment, Southern Africa has never actively provoked any War." Alvin has enough arguments, you are a notorious old colonial empire, and you are not qualified to be compared with the "beacon of civilization" in the future world.

"Yes, you don't take the initiative to start a war, but you will use other methods to force other countries into a state of war, so how much nobler can you be than us?" Tony Piola was very depressed, this is the real standing and standing.

If you really want to love peace, Madagascar has no chance to join Southern Africa, Brazil has no chance to join the Southern African Union, and Italy will not lose East Africa.

Alvin smiled, even if he bullied you, he still has to accuse you from a moral height.

Hit me if you have the ability.

(End of this chapter)