Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuquan's ignorance or even contemptuous attitude made Lieutenant General Barpezi, the commander of the Italian Navy escort fleet who had surrendered, feel very uncomfortable and hurt. He thought that this Chinese had insulted the personality of the Italian general, and he chose the most decent one. The way to stop a disastrous battle deserves to be treated well.

In Lieutenant General Bapezi's view, at least this cold-faced Chinese general should politely invite himself to sit down, and then, drinking champagne, have a relaxed and happy discussion about where to build the prisoner-of-war camp, preferably On the beach with warm weather, the Italian navy soldiers can't stand the harsh environment, and it is best to use an Italian-style prisoner-of-war camp.

Therefore, Qiu Quan's attitude made the Italian vice admiral very dissatisfied, and he secretly slandered: "The Chinese are really ignorant and backward, and they don't even understand the most basic etiquette!" However, in view of his current status as a prisoner of war , He didn't dare to show it, and he couldn't understand Qiuquan's attack order.

Lieutenant General Bapezi couldn't understand the Chinese language, but he could definitely understand the deafening gunfire that sounded immediately. From the position where he was standing, he could clearly see that it was full of tens of thousands of Italian army soldiers The troop convoy was covered by ferocious artillery fire. The shells he had never seen before, like meteors flying all over the sky, plunged into the troop convoy, and then thick columns of water rose up, spreading across the sea. The wreckage of the troop transport and the mangled bodies of soldiers.

In an instant, Lieutenant General Bapezi understood what happened, and he roared: "Damn the Chinese, what are you doing?" Then, he threw himself at Qiuquan.

The two staff officers easily subdued the angry Lieutenant General Bapezi.Qiu Quan turned around and looked at him coldly.Not a word.

Lieutenant General Bapezi struggled and shouted: "You are a criminal act that violates international conventions, and it is a naked massacre. The soldiers of the Italian army have already surrendered, why should you massacre them, you executioner!"

After listening to the translation, Qiu Quan shook his head slightly and said, "I only saw that the Italian army surrendered with a white flag, but I didn't see those troop carriers full of armed soldiers surrendered with a white flag, so they are soldiers on the battlefield. The enemy. It must be destroyed, Mr. Bapezi, do you have any doubts? Besides, whether the enemy has surrendered or not is for me to determine!"

"Uh...!" After listening to the translation, Lieutenant General Bapezi rolled his eyes and fell into a coma. He understood, this cruel Chinese general.Just looking for an excuse to massacre tens of thousands of Italian Army soldiers.

It is true that Qiu Quan did not intend to let these Italian soldiers survive. He deeply interpreted the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli and refused to accept the surrender of the Italian army.Xiaoqiu's meaning is very clear, that is to kill the Italians with fear and fear in the end.As a result, they did not dare to get involved in the war against Japan, using bloody means.Great Mussolini.

Tens of thousands of Italian Army soldiers are the prey of the flag.It is also the price paid by the arrogant and foolish Mussolini for reaching out to Asia. It can also be seen as Tang Qiuli's bloody method and a serious warning to him, which Qiuquan faithfully implemented.

More than an hour later, the devastating shelling ended, and the smoke dispersed with the wind, and there was no longer an Italian troop carrier in sight. On the choppy sea, there were debris from the sunken ship floating, and the Italian soldiers were fragmented. The corpse, this sea area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, was really reddish with blood.

Tang Qiuquan's eyes were cold and calm, and he issued an order: "The first squadron will leave the combat sea area and join the main formation!" Then, he said to the communications officer: "Immediately send a telegram to the division. Our Southern Fleet is in the northwest of Midway Island. In the sea area, they successfully intercepted and killed the Italian troop carrier fleet, wiped out more than [-] people, and captured twelve warships from its escort fleet!"

Tang Qiuli repeatedly played with the telegram sent by Qiuquan. He planned to use this battle of the Southern Fleet in the Eastern Pacific Ocean to write an article. In the First World War, more than [-] Italian troops were wiped out and twelve warships were captured. After thinking for a long time, he picked up the phone and wanted to call the news office, but he called Mei Xue's office, but no one answered, so he called the news office again.

"Ding Lingling" The phone in the office of the News Office rang, and the person who answered the phone was a young female officer, "This is the News Office, where are you?"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "I'm Tang Qiuli. I'm looking for Director Mei. I called her office, but no one answered!"

"Tang Qiuli?" The young female officer repeated, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, she stuttered, "Hi, division commander, hello! Director Mei just left, do you have any orders, do you need me to pass them on?"

"Don't be nervous!" Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Well, when your Director Mei comes back, ask her to call me back!"

Putting down the phone, the female officer was still suffocating with nervousness. Just as her companion came in, she asked strangely, "What's wrong with you? You're so nervous!"

"Tell you!" The female officer said with bright eyes: "I just answered the call from the division commander, and I was so nervous!"

After more than 30 minutes, Mei Xue called Tang Qiuli's office. He answered the phone and said, "Xiaoxue, the staff will send you a battle report of the Southern Fleet later. The battle report is published in the major media as quickly as possible, especially to let the Italians know!"

On the phone, Mei Xue chuckled and joked, "How do I feel, who is going to be unlucky again!"

Rome, the capital of Italy, and the Prime Minister’s Palace, along with a sumptuous breakfast, were delivered to the table of Italian Prime Minister Mussolini, as well as the most famous newspaper in Italy at that time, the Roman Daily, which was Mussolini’s habit. During breakfast, read the newspapers of the day with relish, learn about Italian citizens, their views on his prime minister, and observe public opinion, which is also one of the means for him to control the kingdom of the Apennine Peninsula.

Of course, public opinion is nothing to this dictator and the leader of the Italian Nazi Party. Mussolini picked up the milk, brought it to his mouth, picked up the newspaper and glanced at it. Immediately, his expression froze, and then , Your Excellency the Prime Minister jumped up nervously, threw the milk cup in his hand far away, and because of his excessive movement, he knocked over the dining table, and the food splashed all over him.

The servants of the Prime Minister's Palace, as well as the guards and secretaries, heard His Excellency's frightening cry, "Come on! Come on!"

The secretary and the guards rushed over and saw His Excellency the Prime Minister's pale face, trembling lips, and messy feet, "Quickly, call the General Staff Headquarters, the Navy Headquarters, and the officers from other departments, and hurry up immediately." Come to the prime minister's office as quickly as possible!" Mussolini roared in a sharp voice.

In more than 20 minutes, the Italian party, government and military leaders rushed to the Prime Minister's Palace with sweat on their heads. Mussolini was already waiting for them in the conference room. They didn't know that it was early in the morning. Yes, what's wrong with the Prime Minister?Many people have just woken up, and the drowsiness has not dissipated!

Mussolini's face was frighteningly pale, his thin lips were tightly pressed, he waved his hands nervously, and shouted loudly: "Gentlemen, have you read this morning's newspaper?"

The officials looked at each other, Mussolini became angry, and then shouted sharply: "Gentlemen, something big has happened. We are heading to Asia and Japan. The army troop carrier and an escort fleet are in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. When the Chinese fleet attacked, more than 4 soldiers were killed, and the entire fleet was wiped out. Didn’t you notice such an important event?”

The officials continued to shake their heads, and none of them had the habit of reading newspapers as soon as they woke up, but Admiral Rutini, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, suddenly realized: "Your Excellency, the Navy Commander-in-Chief received a letter from the Commander of the Escort Fleet yesterday afternoon. Officer Bapezi's telegram, so he was attacked by the Chinese fleet, but I have ordered him to resist resolutely!"

"Why didn't you report to me what happened yesterday? This is negligence and a crime!" Mussolini stared at him fiercely and asked.

However, without waiting for the sweaty General Lutini to explain, Mussolini turned around abruptly, his fat body moved quickly, and while waving his fists convulsively, he continued to growl: "The Chinese This action has successfully angered me, this cannot be tolerated! It will never be tolerated! The blood of Italian soldiers will not be shed in vain!"

All the officials thought that His Excellency the Prime Minister was furious, and would definitely react the most violently to the behavior of the Chinese, and even fight with all the power of the whole country. No one would be surprised, and no one wanted to dissuade them. Because it was useless at all, Gan Gang's arbitrary Prime Minister was in a rage and could not hear any objections!

"It must be prevented from happening again! It must be prevented!" Mussolini continued to shout: "I order in the name of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, the leader of the Nazi Party, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Italy..."

All the senior officials listened intently, not daring to omit words related to their responsibilities, otherwise, catastrophe would be imminent, "The troops that have landed in Central America temporarily stop going to Japan, and immediately enter the western part of the United States to receive Japanese troops. The land promised by the people, plant the flag of the Kingdom of Italy on the North American continent!"

"For the troops already in Japan, try to avoid losses, and send most of the troops to receive the Ryukyu Islands and the Hawaiian Islands, which are already Italian territories, and they will be executed immediately. Remember, I must convey my orders to the letter. go down!"

After yelling the last sentence, the obese Mussolini seemed to have been drained of all the strength in his body. He slumped on the chair, his eyes glazed over, and he gasped for breath.

The Italian party, government and military officials were stunned. They did not expect that the Prime Minister would issue such an order after being extremely angry. They knew that the Prime Minister was afraid.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)