Battle of the Third Reich

"I'm a little tired, and I'll leave the rest to you, Your Excellency." The king stood up from the sofa and said indifferently.

It seemed that the scene just happened was a trivial thing in the eyes of the monarch. Badoglio quickly made a flattered look and respectfully laid down his life.

They all know that this is a transaction. At this time, they only need to play their roles. The plan has just taken the first step, and it is not time for them to share their interests.

Mussolini’s autocratic ambitions instead gave these coups a chance. He ingested most of the cabinet’s posts by himself, so if he was detained alone, the entire government cabinet would have fallen into the hands of the coup, and the rest Several insignificant ministerial posts are either not threatening the political situation or have been bought by coups.

Badoglio believes that at this time, he only needs to issue orders in the name of the king, and the new cabinet will soon take over all the forces in the hands of the dictator. Badogrio has a group of partners, such as Luigi Fidelzoni and Giovanni Giuliati, two former founders of the fascist regime, because some conflicts with Mussolini's ideas are now out of favor For example, the ambitious Dino Grandi and the sly Ivano Bonomi, who have long been dissatisfied with Italy’s participation in the war, have always planned to overthrow that leader.

The Marshal of the Army has drawn so many allies, so he is confident of taking over the Italian regime, because he only needs to arrange these people in the cabinet according to the previously agreed conditions, and this new cabinet will be built immediately. .

The coups have even prepared government announcements, and just waiting for the coup to be completed, immediately announce this news to all Italian people through radio. The leader of the Fascist National Party has resigned and the government will form a new cabinet and negotiate with Germany to end. This **** war. I believe this is what the Italian people hope for the most. I believe that public opinion will definitely stand on the side of the new cabinet.

Of course, there can be no denying that there are still a large number of people loyal to Mussolini at this time, but by then it has already become a boat, coupled with the external pressure of the Germans, those people will not be able to make waves anyway.

To be honest, Badogrio’s coup plan was not very exciting, but he fully took into account the interests and ideas of the military and political parties at the time. He even cooperated with the German aggressor, and even the possible reaction of the German head of state was He counted in the plan and had to say that the army marshal's political skills were much stronger than his military capabilities.

But the plan is always a plan. The reality is not as simple as imagined. The first step of the coup is going smoothly. The proud Mussolini is caught, but at this time, Badogrio, who is proud of himself, will never think of the incident. Development is rapidly deviating from the planned orbit.

Quirinale Palace used to be the Pope's palace. The internal facilities were very complete. In the era of betrayal and conspiracy, of course, there were indispensable rooms for prisoners in the palace. Mussolini was dragged by several guards and descended down the ancient stone spiral staircase to the basement of the palace.

Generally, European-style palaces will have similar basements for storing food, wine, and weapons, but apparently the previous owners have given this basement other missions, which can be seen from the neat cells and thick iron doors on both sides.

The Italian royal family has been keeping up with the times, with electric lights in the dungeons, but there are still iron lanterns and torch sockets on the walls, silently telling visitors the dark and dirty history, I don’t know how many The prominent figures are kept secretly here and spend the rest of their lives in these sturdy cells.

When Mussolini was thrown into the cell, he had no strength to struggle. The two strong men who held him along the way let him eat a few times. He believed that his ribs had cracked.

The Italian leader's hands were tortured behind his back, and his feet were tied with thick ropes by the guards. At this moment, he could only creep on a cold and rough brick floor like a large worm.

Mussolini still had the sock in his mouth. I didn’t know where it came from. At this time, he was completely saturated with saliva. Mussolini felt like vomiting, and his breathing became more and more difficult. Then he was frightened. I found that if I didn't take out this sock, I might be suffocated in this cell.

The leader is bitter in his heart, but the leader does not say no, this is a fateful thing.

Mussolini tossed and turned for a long time, and he couldn't stand up, so he could move to the iron gate like a big bug, and hit the iron gate with his head hard. Hope this will attract the attention of the guards outside the door.

Maybe God really heard Mussolini's plea. Before the leader's head hit the bag, the door lock of the iron door finally rang. After a bit of sour metal friction, the steel door opened outward. Then, a pair of polished court leather shoes appeared in front of Mussolini's eyes.

"Oh, what happened, how did the great Mussolini make it look like this." Mussolini recognized the voice, the baron Pitro who had just led him above.

"Move the chair in and lift him up. Who asked you to tie his feet? Untie the rope." Pitro ordered to the guard, and Mussolini felt two strong pair of hands hold himself. Lifted from the ground. A guard cut off the rope on Mussolini's feet with a knife. The other two dragged him to the middle of the cell and placed it on a rough wooden backrest chair.

"Give me the key to the handcuffs." Pitleau said to a guard, who handed a bunch of keys to the baron's hand respectfully.

"The few of you looked outside and closed the door." the baron ordered.

The guards looked at each other, then turned and left the room, closing the iron door.

"Okay, now you and I are the only one here, Mr. Mussolini." Pitleau motioned for Mussolini to stand up, and the dictator did.

"Turn around, I will help you open the handcuffs." The baron stretched out his fingers and circled.

"I don't know which one, we can start with the smallest one. It seems that you are in luck."

Pitló opened Mussolini's handcuffs. The leader's first thing was to pull out the sock from his mouth, then bent down and began to cough violently and vomited. Baron Pitleau looked light and bleak, watching the former prime minister's tears coughing in front of him. When Mussolini eased back a little, he took a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over.

"Thank you." Mussolini took the handkerchief and wiped his face.

The guards searched thoroughly. They took the two pistols he carried with him, and at the same time took away his watch and wallet, as well as the handkerchief that Betasi gave him.

"Take a hand, please sit down, Mr. Mussolini, I have something to talk to you about." Pitleau opened his hand gracefully, and motioned Mussolini to sit down.

"What else is there to talk about? What else did Emanuele III want from me? He has got everything he wants, isn't he? Sooner or later, this faint prince will regret what happened today, he He even collaborated with the conspirators and murdered his most loyal courtier, the Prime Minister of Italy, the leader of the Fascist National Party.

The conspiracy you have will always be the day when the truth becomes clear, when all Italian people will spurn you, history will prove that only I Mussolini can save Italy, you ruined the last chance of this country, Italy is over, you too "

Mussolini complained loudly in an underground cell in the Quirinale Palace.

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Go to dinner first, there is a second chapter later.

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