Chapter 832 Funny Italy

"The Germans are bound to bomb us. They cannot get through the straits blocked by the Royal Navy. Air combat is the easiest and quickest way to win,

They will do everything they can to break our confidence, but the British people will never compromise, never surrender, never..."

At the joint meeting of the British Chiefs of Staff, the British side made predictions and preventive discussions on the upcoming war.

After this meeting, the War Cabinet approved a war plan to effectively strengthen various defense measures.

First of all, the war cabinet established the Aircraft Manufacturing Department, with Beaver as the minister, and vigorously strengthened the manufacturing speed and model ratio of aircraft.

Under the integration of production capacity by the Aircraft Manufacturing Department, the monthly output of British aircraft has rapidly increased from 700 to 1,000, and this is not the final figure.

At the same time, uniformly adjust and deploy air defense forces across the country, focusing on strengthening the air defense capabilities in the London area, and establishing a combat training force.

Under the authorization of the cabinet, establish multiple training schools across the country, and seize every time and opportunity to train air and ground personnel.

According to the military's estimate, they can add 200 pilots to the army every month.

As for how much power these pilots can exert in wartime, it has to be verified by the facts. Now they have no time to worry about these issues.

At the same time, the British side has also signed a large number of overseas orders, including aircraft, ships, various weapons, missiles, ammunition and military supplies.

The power of the British colonies was also being mobilized. Canada, the nearest country, began to prepare for war, and various industries developed rapidly from scratch.

Orders delivered to the United States accounted for 30% of the British overseas orders, which is a big business.

All companies in the United States are about to fight for these orders.

The closer the war got, the busier the cruise ships and planes between the United States and London became.

It's just that the danger here is not small, and news of cruise ships and plane crashes can be seen in newspapers almost every week.

The CGT newly sold to the British side was also incorporated by the Ministry of the Navy and became an important production plant for manufacturing ships.

However, these have nothing to do with Li Zitao.

After handing over the CGT and munitions to the British side, he began to receive his own "remuneration," and the most eye-catching place was naturally Windsor Castle.

Even in the heat of war, the news sparked massive debate in places like Britain and Europe.

Fortunately, the announcement was given to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, otherwise Li Zitao might be torn to pieces by angry British citizens, and he would never return safely.

When Gulfstream One took off from the UK and returned to the mainland of the United States under the escort of four 'Lightnings', everyone who knew about his trip breathed a sigh of relief.

"Honey." As soon as he got off the plane, Li Zitao was hugged by Mary.

She was the one who was most worried about this trip. If it wasn't for the fact that this matter was too important, she would never have allowed Li Zitao to take the risk himself.

Now there are battles in the sky every day, and German, French, and British planes come and go unscrupulously in the sky.

Once they encounter non-national aircraft, they will not hesitate to open fire and attack.

In order to avoid danger, Li Zitao's crew made a special trip to bypass the area where wars were most frequently developed, and returned to the United States safe and sound.

"Don't worry, no one can take me away from you, God is looking after me..." Li Zitao pointed to the sky jokingly, making Mary smile from worry.

"The French are fighting among themselves. They can't last long. The good news is that mother has finally decided to leave and go to London to run the affairs of state."

Hearing that his mother-in-law was leaving early, Li Zitao was happy for Mary, and of course he included himself.

After all, seeing his wife in fear every day made his life not so easy.

Li Zitao also had a general understanding of the internal strife among the French. They talked about it during their second short meeting with Churchill before leaving.

As Under Secretary of State for Defense and War,

The representative responsible for coordinating the actions of the French and British troops, de Gaulle, has frequently met with Churchill in recent days.

He wanted to persuade Churchill's government to continue sending more troops to France, both on the ground and in the air.

Especially after learning that the British had acquired a large number of new aircraft, de Gaulle's request for British support became more urgent.

However, these were rejected by Churchill.

"We urgently need a victory now to break people's fear of FXS. The French battlefield has been reduced to a quagmire.

With the strength Britain has now, it will only be dragged down in the mud, and we can no longer take such risks. "

Churchill's worries were justified. The German army had opened up the road to Paris and controlled the surrounding traffic.

The defeat of the French is a foregone conclusion. The only thing Churchill wants them to do now is to last longer and create more preparation time for Britain.

Moreover, within the French government, calls for peace talks are getting louder and louder, and the French are no longer in the mood to continue fighting.

On the third day after Li Zitao returned to the mainland of the United States, that is, on June 14, the German army officially entered Paris.

But at this time, Italy, which had declared war on France for less than 4 days, came a piece of ironic news.

Mussolini, who saw the Germans defeating France with ease, also wanted a share of the war.

So on the 10th, after the French government fled Paris, it declared war on France.

During this period, Germany has won an overwhelming victory and began to secretly support the peace talks headed by Pétain to form a new government.

With the support of the Germans, Italy will naturally get a share of the benefits, and France is willing to give up part of the border area to Italy unconditionally.

But Mussolini was not satisfied with this, and when the Petain government was too busy to fulfill its promise, it brazenly launched an attack on France.

The 325,000 Italian troops stationed on standby at the border advanced towards France and launched an attack.

On the opposite side of them are 5 divisions with about 90,000 troops. In Mussolini's view, his army can easily defeat the opponent.

But in fact, the "Little Maginot Line," guarded by France's most elite troops, the Alpine Division, gave Italy a big surprise.

The 325,000 troops lacking heavy firepower were unable to break through the line of defense at all. Instead, they were violently counterattacked by the French army, causing thousands of casualties and fleeing in embarrassment.

This incident aroused great repercussions and public opinion internationally, making Mussolini and the Italian army a laughing stock.

There is even a joke that "if Italy is neutral, Germany will have 10 more divisions, if Italy joins the Allied Powers, Germany will have 20 more divisions, if Italy goes to the battlefield, Germany will send 50 divisions to protect them".