Chapter 599

Khrushchev and voroshlov are now very sad. Apart from the fact that some local simple arms factories can produce and replenish some light weapons and ammunition, they have no ability to repair or produce heavy weapons. The destruction that this bombing brought to the crimson Peninsula almost killed both of them.

About 100 anti-aircraft guns were destroyed, most of them were large-scale anti-aircraft guns of 85mm caliber, which directly broke and collapsed the high-altitude air defense network of crimson. From this day on, the vicinity of Sevastopol became a frequent place for German bombers. This time, because of operational needs, the large-scale butcher strategic bomber was replaced by the outdated medium range bomber do-217, which has a very good range and is economical.

Khrushchev and voroshlov had not many families. Their only self-sufficient industrial base was in Sevastopol and Akaike. Now one of them has become a ruin, and the fire has not been completely put out even two days later. It is conceivable that the bombing has caused great losses to the forces controlled by the two people.

Everyone thought that the German army would start the battle of the crimson Peninsula immediately after the bombing, but the German army did not appear in the possible position as scheduled, the whole Soviet German temporary control line was still calm, and even the German army did not even have the idea of a small-scale attack. On the fourth day, when everyone felt that the German bombing was just a large-scale retaliation against the shelling of the Soviet Navy's Black Sea fleet, German bombers once again swept across the entire crimson area.

No one doubted the target of the German attack any more. The Soviet command estimated that the German attack would start within 24 hours. After the US intelligence analysis department got the news, it also predicted that a large-scale battle would break out in crimson. The massive bombing of crimson for five consecutive days has never happened since the London air war.

However, what makes people laugh and cry is that just after the bombing of Sevastopol lasted for five days, the war in the crimson Peninsula did not break out. On the contrary, the war in the Balkans suddenly broke out. Turkey launched an all-round invasion of Bulgaria without declaring war. 400000 Turkish Infantry crossed the Bulgarian border line and began to attack the north.

Two hours later, Romania joined in the massive war of partition. It declared war on Bulgaria. The army entered the northern part of Bulgaria and began to seize the territory of Bulgaria. The war went very smoothly. Because of the restriction of the German forces, Bulgaria's Defense Center was in the northwest, and the other main forces were in the south to guard against Turkey. Therefore, Romania achieved amazing results of advancing 30 kilometers after the war.

About four hours later, Italy arrived late and declared war on all the countries in the Balkans. Then the Italian troops could not wait to enter the Croatian area and had a fierce battle with the local defenders.

The fighting was very fierce. For the first time, the Italians showed their true knowledge. After a long time of brewing, Italy made full preparations in terms of logistics and morale. This attack can be described as crushing and decaying. Italy only put 900 artillery into the attack, bringing down the Yugoslavian army on the border.

It can be seen from this that the Italian troops have a certain combat effectiveness when they are fully prepared and determined to fight. At least Italy's main forces are not as good as they are said to be. They are definitely powerful forces that can fight. If we evaluate the combat effectiveness of Italy's army when everything is ready, it is at least similar to that of Japan. However, in most cases, Italians lack the courage to fight to death and are not as aggressive as Japan.

However, although the Italians played well, they did not achieve any decent results. Several Yugoslavian divisions relied on solid defense lines on the border to prevent the Italians from attacking. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they still did not yield to any land. After a day and a night of fighting, the positions were still under the control of the Yugoslavian soldiers, The Italian forces have achieved only minor results in some areas.

Akkado doesn't want to throw the main force of the German army into the rotten pit of the Balkans and entangle with the guerrillas. This is the powder keg of European war. The war caused by ethnic disputes is almost the history of large-scale war in Europe. No one will be too comfortable in this area. At least there will be no real peace here until the ethnic issues are completely solved.

Therefore, the German army is only prepared to control part of the area, and most of the hot potato will be thrown to Turkey, Italy and Romania. What the German army really wants is Crete. Once it wins here, the German army will get a permanent military base in the Mediterranean. In the partition meeting held by several invading countries in the Balkans, akado chose not to participate in the struggle of the Balkans as much as possible, which satisfied Turkey and Italy. Therefore, Turkey blocked the Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait in spite of the Soviet Union's protest.

The next day, at a time of fierce fighting in the Balkans, the German army declared war on Bulgaria, and the whole Balkan campaign was in full swing. The Bulgarian government then surrendered to the German army and Romania, ceding almost a third of its territory to Turkey. So Turkey gained the land border with Greece on July 30, 1938.

On July 31, 1938, Turkey declared war on Greece. On the same day, Mussolini visited Germany. In a hurry, he flew to the wolf's den to meet akado, hoping to get the support of the German team in the Balkan War. Because he could see that if akado left, two-thirds of the whole Balkan region might fall into the hands of Turkey, which is strong and well prepared, and Italy's interests would be threatened“ My head of state, please consider the unbreakable alliance between Germany and Italy in Europe. If Turkey controls all the Balkans, it is not in Germany's fundamental interests. " As soon as we meet, Mussolini can't wait to sow discord. He must ask acardo to help Italy win enough benefits in the war to keep his leadership position in Italy. After all, he is different from Ricardo. Mussolini has a nominal leader on his head, that is, his Majesty the king of Italy“ Mr. great leader of Italy, Germany is conscientiously implementing all the alliance treaties between Germany and Italy. In North Africa, the Germans are fighting for the expansion of the Italian colony. In the Balkans, the Italian attack is also supported by the German foreign department. Isn't that enough? " Knowing that Mussolini was coming, akado deliberately prepared a conference room with a map of the eastern line of the Soviet Union to meet Mussolini. Akado even took general Manstein, chief of the general staff, in order to get more benefits. Manstein is a traditional soldier. His duty is to obey orders. Akado orders him to act according to the script, so there is not a word of truth about the eastern battlefield. He pointed to the map and gave Mussolini a half-hour military course: "the German army is preparing for the summer offensive and the autumn decisive battle. The main force will launch a fierce assault in several areas, and finally encircle Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, and end the war on the eastern front once and for all." In a word, the German chief of general staff, under the direction of the head of state, took the old version of the babarosa plan as a matter of fact and confused Mussolini. In his words, the German army will launch at least four large-scale attacks in the future, using more than 6000 tanks and sending out air forces, accounting for more than 70% of the German air force. Mussolini felt very happy to listen to such a huge plan. But then came the fatal question. If such a large battle plan was forced to be suspended because of Italy's reasons, what would Italy have to offer to make up for the losses suffered by the German army? If Germany insists that it will lose the war if its campaign deployment is disrupted, Italy can't afford it. Mussolini clenched his teeth and begged acardo to send troops to help him. He didn't know how many times he had scolded his generals and those troops who couldn't do it. He wanted Italy to regain the glory of the Roman Empire, but he answered the old Chinese saying: heart is higher than heaven, life is thinner than paper. His plans were frustrated again and again, and the Roman Empire, which surrounded the Mediterranean Sea as an inner lake in his mind, was further and further away from him. But this is the wolf's den of the third empire. No one has pity on Miss Mussolini's body and the servant girl's life. Akado said to Mussolini helplessly: "if the whole plan is forced to stop, the German army will be preempted by the Soviet Union in the winter, and the Empire will suffer heavy losses - you know, if we have problems in the East, then everything will be finished."“ My head of state, if you help me this time, Italy is willing to take out 200000 expeditionary troops on the eastern front to help Germany resist the invasion of the Soviet Union in winter! " Mussolini clenched his teeth and threw out his chips: "some of the marginal colonies in Africa, Italy is willing to give up part of them as the price for Germany and France to send troops! How about it? "“ 400000! Rest assured, I only need 100000 Italian troops to participate in front-line operations, and I will put the rest in the rear to stabilize the supply line. " Akado stretched out his four fingers and bargained, "so we can make up for the loss and give an account to the supporters of the third empire."