One Thousand and Forty-Two Situations of the Two Leaders

readx(); In the field on the outskirts of Rome, several men in civilian clothes fled. They seemed to be exhausted, but they still didn't dare to stop. After all, they had just escaped from the city of Rome that was under martial law, and finally came to this relatively safe place.

These guys who complained about the inaction of the Italian soldiers during the resistance, are now beginning to celebrate the inaction of those Italian soldiers. After all, the German army had not yet completely surrounded the city of Rome, and most of the defense had to be handed over to the local Italian troops for help—so after spending a lot of money, Mussolini and a few entourages escaped so easily .

So starting more than an hour ago, running has become the main theme of Mussolini, the colonel, three guards and one entourage. These poor six people ran all the way outside the city of Rome, until now they just had time to catch their breath. Their mouths were parched, but they couldn't even find a sip of water.

You must know that the German forward troops will soon find that Mussolini, an important figure, is missing, and the search and pursuit will begin immediately. At that time, I am afraid that the vicinity will become a dangerous area. Someone will track it down.

"We have to find a car. If we continue running like this, we will definitely be overtaken by the Germans." The person who has the most idea is the army colonel who followed Mussolini. Calmly analyzing the situation in front of him, hoping to find a more suitable way out.

In the current situation, it is not easy for them to find a place to stay, not to mention the unreachable rendezvous with the army that supports them. All that is left is to avoid all the Germans who are looking for them, and live with fear and caution.

"We don't have much money left in our hands. It's definitely not enough to buy bribes with this little money. It shouldn't be a problem to buy a car." The army colonel touched the money he brought out of his body, and said helplessly Mussolini talked about the current situation of this group of people.

Because they escaped too hastily, they didn't arrange any necessary cover-up measures in the underground air defense tunnel, neither burned a few corpses, nor searched for some money. They escaped too hastily, and even the large amount of money they had prepared, Didn't have time to bring it out.

The colonel felt his heart convulse when he thought of the large sum of money still left in Mussolini's safe. I don't know which bastard will get that huge sum of money cheaper in the end. It is estimated that just this one harvest is enough for this lucky guy to enjoy for several lifetimes.

If possible, it's better to buy a car in a reasonable deal to escape more stealthily. He didn't want to snatch it by hand, that would attract the attention of the Germans and point out the direction for the Germans to follow. So although they had several submachine guns purchased from Germany in their hands, they still had no intention of bullying the weak.

He didn't want to disperse and escape, after all, disperse at this time,

It is undoubtedly very safe for a small person like a guard. But if everyone ran away, then Mussolini would probably wait to die in this barren mountain. So the colonel didn't propose to disperse. On the contrary, he preferred to concentrate all his forces so that they could take care of each other.

In the midst of this chaos, Mussolini sat down on a rock in the field. For a high-ranking official, letting him run on his legs for such a long time was considered a super-level performance. Out of breath, he said with difficulty, "I... no... okay... you guys... you better run away..."

Listen carefully, and there is no gunshot behind you at all, which means that either the distance is far enough, or the battle in Rome is completely over. In the direction of Rome, the colonel put the gun in his hand back into the armed belt around his waist, found a random place and sat on the ground: "Everyone, let's rest! I think it's safe here for the time being."

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In the hall of the Rome City Defense Command, a group of German troops with guns on their backs was carrying the killed Italian black shirts out of the room. There are really too many corpses here, some of them were beaten to a bloody mess, and it will take a long time to identify them.

A German special forces officer belonging to the Special Operations Brigade of the 0th Division of the SS was frowning with some bloody corpses behind his back. There was a trace of solemnity on his expression, as if there was something that worried him and troubled his thoughts.

Finally, he turned his head sideways and asked the Wehrmacht officer who was standing by and doing corpse statistics: "Mr. Lieutenant, we were ordered to come here to find Mussolini and arrest him. Now you tell me to let me find these by myself." Corpse, this is such a waste of time!"

"Second lieutenant, I know that you have your duties, but you also, the battle here has just ended, I only know that my men rushed into this building, and then killed all the Italian defenders who fought back... But now you ask me I really can’t tell you who the people who were killed and what their names were.” The lieutenant of the National Defense Forces said while pointing to the blood-stained soldier’s nameplate on the table: “You can look through it yourself. Is there anyone in there who is the guy you're looking for?"

"I'm looking for Mussolini, the original ruler of Italy!" The second lieutenant of the special forces repeated angrily: "Can you give me some advice? As the first brave soldier who rushed here suggestion."

Hearing the flattery in the other party's tone, and knowing that it would not end well to embarrass his colleagues, the lieutenant turned around and pointed to the stairs at the end of the corridor: "That leads to the basement, where we are Killed a lot of people in suits and civilian clothes, maybe his body is there."

Every army has its own pride. Which one of the troops who can join the reconnaissance company in the German armored forces, or have the ability to take the lead in attacking and occupying the enemy's positions, doesn't have their own temper? Even if there is no intrigue behind the scenes, but taking advantage of the lip service is the "fighting method" that everyone likes.

Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, the second lieutenant officer of the special forces nodded, thanked him, and left with his men. These well-equipped teams are indeed better than many regular German troops. Be more aggressive.

After rummaging through some corpses, the second lieutenant finally confirmed what happened after the fierce battle here. He took a long, unknown tunnel leading to the new walkie-talkie from the messenger: "I am Prison 1 group, the city defense command did not find the target, Mussolini ran away, we need to expand the search area!"

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"Ladies and gentlemen! I am honored to stand here and announce good news to everyone." Standing under the light, the head of state in a black SS uniform looked much younger than his actual age, and he was very straight His posture also gives people an illusion-as if time has stopped on him since he took charge of the whole of Germany.

He wore a majestic armed belt, and his figure was still so thin, which set off his tall stature and made him look taller. He pressed one hand on the holster hanging from the side of the armor belt, and the other on the edge of the lecture table. And at this moment, the people facing him under the stage are all celebrities and high-ranking officials.

"The situation in Italy has been completely controlled by us. Except for the traitor Mussolini and a few diehards, Italy is still a solid ally of the Third Reich... and the process of integration between the two countries will also be faster. Push forward." Akado had that iconic smile on his face, which reassured everyone in the audience, because the Führer is a gift from God to the German people, and his smile is enough to prove that everything is still in the empire. In control.

In the past few days, because of the turmoil in Italy, which seriously affected the empire's economy, many people lost half or more of their investment overnight. Real estate in Austria, shipping in Italy and Mediterranean shipping, and even commodity production and exports suffered a severe depression.

The businessmen and consortiums are all waiting for the empire to give them a statement, a statement that will enhance their investment confidence. Many giant plutocrats with deep backgrounds have even begun to put pressure on Akado, because the current Third Reich cannot allow such a serious defeat as losing Italy-once the war becomes stalemate, hundreds of billions of investment will be reduced to nothing. China's economy will also collapse in an instant following the failure of the front line.

"A friend of the empire, Marshal Garibaldi will be in charge of the Italian regime, and the German-Italian alliance is still one of the strongest alliances in the world. Economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, military cooperation, scientific and technological cooperation... and so on will continue, except because Apart from a few local chaos erupted by the war criminal Mussolini, nothing has changed. Please rest assured that everything is under the control of the Third Reich!" Akado raised his arm and saluted with a German hand Ended his speech: "Long live the Third Reich!"

Whether it is because of the profits brought to them by the Third Reich, or because of the power brought to them by the Third Reich, no one will struggle with money and power. As long as this head of state can bring them victory and huge wealth, then they will not be stingy with their support. So all the men and women in dresses and evening gowns in the audience raised their palms above their heads: "Long live the Third Reich! Long live the head of state, Arcador Rudolf!"