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"Really? Marina, is this true?"

"Yes! Honey, you're going to be a father, and we've got our wish!"

Russell was so excited that he stepped forward to hold Marlena's face and shook his head continuously.

Malena felt it was difficult to breathe, but she could hold on.

What she had been looking forward to for a long time finally came true.

Eight months had passed since their wedding, and Russell had hardly stopped during that time.

For a while, Malena even wondered if there was something wrong with her body.

Fortunately, I finally got pregnant.

"Boys and girls?"

"I haven't been born yet, and I don't know. Do you like boys and girls?"

Marlena tilted her head and asked with a smile.

"I like them all! Anyway, they are our children."

"Of course, but I still like boys, and the Corleone family needs to spread."

Russell hugged her and sat on the sofa, "Honey, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"No, I like to do anything for you, it's completely voluntary. Do you resent me for doing this, my dear?"

"How could it be? I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it. Having a baby is exhausting."

"I can exercise every day and take good care of my body. My dear, don't worry about me. You should think about your child's name now."

Russell patted his forehead, "Oh! It's my turn to suffer."

During this period, Malena’s life was very fulfilling every day. She planted many flowers in the yard, and when she was free, she sat in the tailor’s room and made clothes for Russell. She also made many children’s clothes and dolls by hand. But she secretly hid it.

This shows how much Marlena wants to have a child.

Russell took out the gift box from his pocket and handed it to Malena.

"Compared to your surprise, my gift is insignificant..."

"No, dear, I like it very much!"

"You haven't opened it yet."

Marina stuck out her tongue playfully, "As long as it's from you, I like it very much."

"Haha, open it and have a look."

Malena opened the gift box and saw the blue gemstone necklace inside.

She opened her eyes wide and exhaled: "Oh! Honey, I really like it very much, this is so beautiful!"

"I'll put it on for you."

Russell put a sapphire necklace on her neck, matched with her appearance, almost dressed Marlena as a lady.

Malena looked in the mirror with a smile on her face.

He turned and threw himself into Russell's arms.

"Honey, I'm ready."

Russell was startled, looked at her belly and said hesitantly, "But you..."

"It's okay, let's lighten it up so we won't disturb it."

After Christmas, we will soon enter February.

This means that the world pattern has undergone tremendous changes. After the surrender of the remnants of the German North Group on the 2nd, the turning point of World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad was completely over.

The Germans were defeated, the Soviets victorious.

This battle started in July last year and ended in early February 7.

The two armies lost a total of about 200 million people, and damaged thousands of tanks, tens of thousands of artillery pieces, and thousands of aircraft!

The German army captured more than [-] soldiers, and only [-] survived and returned to Germany.

When this news came, the morale of the German troops in Sicily was instantly low, because their myth of invincibility was broken, their goals were destroyed, and the Soviet army took the strategic initiative...

Chapter 60 Great retreat, transport aircraft change ship

In February of the same month, the German army also suffered from snobbery in the North African battlefield. The ace division known as the Desert Fox was blocked by the United States and Britain in Kesselring for six days.

However, the U.S. military did not gain much advantage in the battle, and finally suffered an 8:1 battle loss.

Although the German army has suffered repeated defeats, their combat effectiveness is still the strongest in the world.

It's a pity that there are many problems within the command system of the German army, which caused the situation of the German army in North Africa to become worse and worse. The famous German general Rommel had to order a retreat to recuperate.

Russell, who was far away in Sicily, also gave Ankos a retreat order.

In any case, Italy and Germany are all allies at this time. Under the offensive of the US, British and French armed forces, it is only a matter of time before the Tunisian campaign starts.

The chambers of commerce established by Angkos in Tunisia and Tripoli quickly recovered funds and urgently gathered supplies, and transported back more than 2000 people, as well as a large amount of cash, gold, and supplies in [-] ships.

In mid-March, when the last wave of Chamber of Commerce members were retreating, they were bombed by fighter planes. Fortunately, they escaped without any risk, but three people panicked and fell into the sea during the bombing.

The U.S. bombed the port of Tunisia for several days in a row. The originally bustling pier was riddled with holes.

Russell was furious when he heard the news.

"They're a bunch of white pigs with shit in their heads!"

Why scold?Because they blew up Russell's business, even if the war is over, it will take some time to rebuild the pier, and how much money will be lost!

Angkos said in a low voice: "Godfather, the Yankees are asking for trouble by doing this. The German army has no ships to retreat, so they must act like they are sinking their boats and die with them."

Russell knocked on the table and said: "The intention of the Allied forces is already obvious. Once they take Tunisia, their next target is Sicily. We need to prepare early."

"godfather…"

"Before June, let the brothers along the coast of Sicily withdraw, and save their lives if there is a war along the coast."

The purpose of these suffering brothers following him is to have enough food, clothing and warmth to live a good life, and they cannot be abandoned just because of such a small benefit.

Besides, if they died, they would not be able to find anyone who wanted to go to the coast to do business again in the future.

A godfather who is not trusted, is that still a godfather?

"Yes! Godfather, do you want to suspend the passenger transportation and oil business to and from Greece and Turkey?"

Russell shook his head: "No need, Vitini will send a warship to escort at critical moments. That is also the business of conservatives. Without our oil as financial support, can they rise in a short time?"

"Ok."

More than anyone else, Vitini wants to keep the oil route from Catania to Turkey and Greece, which is the basis for the survival of conservatives.

Could Vitigny find so many allies without the financial backing of oil?Can he sit in the Foreign Office and the House of Representatives?

When the news reached his ears, Wittini immediately notified the navy and asked them to send warships to escort them.

At the same time, he also understood that Sicily must not fall into the hands of outsiders, let alone a large-scale war, otherwise the oil road would not only be lost, but he would have to lose his life!

After Russell's reminder, Vitini is plotting major events with his allies.

But Vitini was too slow.

He only reacted after the end of the Tunisian campaign, which was already in mid-May.

In the Battle of Tunisia, more than 23 German and Italian soldiers became prisoners of war. Although most of them were German African troops, the losses of the Italian army were not small.

There were many voices in Italy, and Vitini was too cautious, so that the Allied forces began to attack Sicily, so he was going to meet the king with the elders of the parliament.

After talking with the king for half a day, they quickly went back to make plans and finally found a way.

On the 17th, Mustache visited Italy and met with Mussolini in Villa Venier. Under his persecution, Mussolini expressed that he would fight fiercely to the end.

However, on the morning of the 25th, when Italy held an internal meeting, Mussolini proposed a decision to carry the war to the end, but was booed by many congressmen.

Vittini bluntly scolded at the meeting: "It is because of your dictatorship that the mighty Italy has become what it is today!"

Then the elders of the parliament, at the behest of the king, voted to remove him in accordance with Italian constitutional procedures.

Among them, 19 votes were in favour, 8 against and 1 abstention.

On the day Mussolini stepped down, the highest command of the German army in Sicily, which was fighting the Allies, received an order from Mustache to agree to retreat.

After receiving the telegram, Hu Bei, the supreme commander in Sicily, was very excited, but he was a soldier and had to keep his head calm.

You must know that they and the Allied forces are exchanging fire along the coast. If they retreat and leave, what will happen if the Allied forces press up?

Therefore, Huber deployed five lines of defense in three stages!

Retreat takes time, and of course means of transport is needed.

Now, the German army can only evacuate by boat, but cannot leave by air, because the airspace is already in the hands of Britain, the United States and France. Sicily is an isolated island. The final result of the German army on this island is to be annihilated. They simply cannot wait for support. .

"We want to retreat. According to these three stages, the five lines of defense will slow down the offensive rhythm of the Allied forces and buy us some time to retreat."

"Now, our trouble is that we don't have enough ships. Most of the fighter jets have already taken off, either shot down or returned to the mainland."

"Without air support, the transport plane can't go away at all. There are two options. One is to destroy them and not leave them to the US military, and the other is to sell them in exchange for more ships!"

Everyone in the General Staff looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Hu Bei called his name and said, "Nate, you should have a solution, right?"

Knight was taken aback: "I...I can try, but I'm afraid they don't have many ships."

Someone next to him asked: "They provided us with ships, and if the Allied forces know about them, I'm afraid it will end badly."

Hu Bei said with a sullen face, "Don't think that I don't know your little thoughts. We are retreating, not defeated! Italy is our ally, and they should support it. Besides, those people are civilians, and the Allied forces will not attack civilians." .”

Knight nodded: "Yes, there are nearly 13 civilians on the entire island of Sicily, and the Allied forces will not take action against them."

Hu Bei returned to the topic and said: "One transport plane and two ships, if there is no ship, we can buy it with gold. Our goal is to retreat, and the gold can be charged to the national treasury and used to distribute subsidies to the soldiers."

"Ok."

Knight took the order and drove to find Russell overnight.

At this moment, Russell has been waiting for a long time. He has been waiting for the German army to retreat since the end of the Tunisian campaign.

Vitini also knew his purpose, and once said: Aren't you afraid that the German army will jump over the wall and snatch all your ships?

Russell said: If they dare to snatch the ship, they are waving goodbye to Italy, and the warships at sea will not escort them away.

That's why he has nothing to fear.

Knight and Russell meet in Calta.

After the two met, Knight did not greet each other, but confessed directly.

"We are about to evacuate. There are more than a dozen airports in Sicily, with a total of nine transport planes docked. We want to exchange the transport planes for large ships, or gold!"

"Only the transport plane? Your truck quilts have to be transported back? That will take up a lot of space."

Knight said: "Whatever you want, you can just say it."

He was in a hurry, but Russell wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, every second wasted would kill the Germans.

Chapter 61 Finally making a fortune, the Allies are coming

Russell turned to look at Knight, then lowered his head and picked up two cigars from the table.

"Let's talk slowly, smoke one?"

Knight took it and said urgently: "Thank you, please give me an answer."

Russell exhaled smoke and said, "Where are the nine transport planes?"

"Palermo!"

"What model?"

"ju-52."

"It turned out to be Aunt Junker. It's been a while."

The ju-52 transport aircraft began to be developed in 28 years, finalized and put into production in 32 years, and entered service in 34 years.