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Chapter 536
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: 0.036s Scan: 0.024sA few years ago, Hans and Italy had a peace agreement. At that time, Italy exchanged the ownership of South Tyrol for peace with Hans. They had also proposed to import various weapons and equipment from Hans, mainly large equipment such as naval warships.
However, due to the restrictions of the Fog City Naval Treaty, this transaction was not successfully completed. However, the relationship between the two countries improved greatly during that contact, and the basis for the next cooperation was determined.
So if the Italians proposed it again at this time, they had great expectations in their hearts, hoping that Hans would agree to their request. When
Mainz heard Mussolini’s words, he began to think in his heart.
As the largest country on the Balkan Peninsula, Yugoslavia was originally in the British Empire and Gaul camp.
Even though they began to turn to Hans, Mainz knew that this country had always been a fence-sitter in history.
Before World War II, they were once close to Hans.
After getting a lot of benefits from Hans, they turned to the Allies, which annoyed Hans and was invaded by Hans.
While resisting Hans’ invasion, Yugoslavia continued to sit on the fence.
They took advantage of their similar system with the Russian Bear and their relationship as Slavs to gain a lot of support from the Russian Bear.
On the other hand, they also relied on their courage to fight side by side with the Allied Powers such as the British Empire and Gaul and their long-term membership in their camp, and received a lot of support from the British Empire.
The benefit of playing both sides was that Yugoslavia was not defeated in the war. Instead, with the strong support of the two major camps, they became more and more courageous. By the end of the war, Yugoslavia’s army was already ranked among the top three in Europe, second only to the Soviet Union and the British Empire, and even stronger than Gaul!
And in terms of contribution to World War II, Yugoslavia’s contribution was undoubtedly much greater than Gaul’s. After all, they never surrendered and fought until the final moment of victory, while Gaul surrendered early and helped the enemy turn a large number of domestic factories into Hans’ arsenals, producing countless aircraft and cannons for Hans!
And after World War II, Yugoslavia continued to sit on the fence, sandwiched between the Eagle Sauce and the Soviet Union, not surrendering to anyone, not offending anyone, making the Soviet Union hate him very much!
With such a dark history, Mainz has no interest in conquering Yugoslavia as a younger brother. This country is impossible to truly surrender to one side. They will always make the most favorable choice for themselves at the most appropriate time. In this regard, even the Italians are ashamed!
The Balkan Peninsula where Yugoslavia is located is of great significance to Hans. Among the three directions where Hans may be threatened, the threat from the Balkan Peninsula is the smallest, but it must be prevented.
Since the Italians intend to invade here, Mainz is happy to see them fight a good fight with Yugoslavia. It would be best if both sides were defeated, and then let Hans take advantage of it!
Unlike the situation faced by the little mustache in history, this has not formed an alliance with Italy, so there is no need to be responsible for Italy’s war behavior, and they have no obligation to help Italy.
So Italy sent troops to Yugoslavia. Fighting is their ability, and if they lose, it is their fault. Hans has no obligation to help them, but can take the opportunity to weaken the two enemies.
Originally, Mainz was still considering how to deal with the Italians in the case of an alliance with Italy.
Italy’s own military strength is not strong. If it really wants to fight seriously, it will definitely be able to conquer it in a month at the latest by sending out three or four armies.
However, Hans’s focus is not on southern Europe at the moment, but on western Europe, that is, attacking the British homeland. In this case, it is not cost-effective to withdraw the main force to attack Italy.
Moreover, with the Russians eyeing him from behind, Hans cannot delay in western Europe for too long. Although Mainz has set up an empty city plan in eastern Europe, it can deter the Russians in a short period of time and prevent them from easily invading the border. However, after a long time, when Starling sees the weakness of Hans’s eastern front, it is difficult to guarantee whether he will send troops!
After all, in history, long before the little mustache formulated the Barbarossa operation against the Russians, the Russians had already formulated a thunderstorm plan to attack the Third Reich!
Therefore, the two countries actually have the same idea, both want to take the initiative and put the other side to death, but the mustache is a little earlier than Starling, and it is launched in advance!
Calculating the time, it takes half a month to mobilize the army, half a month to collect combat supplies, one month to attack, and one month to stabilize the occupied areas. In addition, they have to digest the occupied areas of Gaul and Benelux, and they can’t get away in a short time. Therefore, it is optimistically estimated that it will take at least four months to pacify Italy!
After four months, they will mobilize the army to attack the British mainland. From preparation to combat to the end of the war, at least half a year will pass. In other words, before 1929, Hans will not be able to transfer the main forces of Western Europe to the Eastern Front!
And there is no army stationed on the Eastern Front for a whole year. Even if the Mao Bears are not ready to go to war, facing this almost defenseless temptation, they may find it difficult to hold back, right?
It’s okay to gamble once or twice, but if you keep gambling, it’s like inviting a nuclear attack. You’ll be roasted on a fire pot and will definitely fall over sooner or later.
What’s more, Italy’s location is quite bad. This country is located on the Apennine Peninsula and has tens of thousands of kilometers of coastline. If Hans captures it, if they fail to quickly build a strong navy, they will face a huge threat from the sea.
In order to deal with this threat, Hans must station a large number of troops in important coastal towns to ensure the safety of Italy, which will further weaken Hans’s military strength and make Hans’s military strength wasted here.
The most fatal thing is that Italy is mountainous and lacks natural resources. There is almost nothing. Occupying this place has no benefit for Hans.
So, in general, attacking Italy has more disadvantages than advantages. This place is like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat and a pity to abandon.
It would be better to keep him as a buffer zone, but in order to prevent the Italians from threatening Hans’ own safety, it is necessary to provoke a war between Italy and neighboring countries to keep them busy. Not only can they not attack Hans, but they also have to rely on Hans’ weapons exports and military aid. In this way, Italy will become a thug in Hans’ hands!
With their help, we can defeat all the disobedient countries on the Balkan Peninsula. By then, Hans may have solved the problem of the sun never setting and can free up his hands to clean up the mess!