Above the clouds, the air is thin and the sun is dazzling. Accompanied by the powerful and powerful engine roar, 16 ik-43t carrier-based bombers in two aviation formations flew south to north under the strict cover of a large group of ir-44t carrier-based fighters. These war eagles with clover logos sprayed with fuselages and wings seemed to be favored by the goddess of luck. They were breezes before flying over the turbulent Otranto Strait, saving a lot of time and fuel. Moreover, after approaching Italy, they were not blocked by Italian fighters, and they could be said to have entered the battle at their best...

Siddlees Doy, who participated in the Battle of the Philippines three years ago, is now a senior non-commissioned officer of the New United Kingdom Navy. He serves as a long-air bomber in a bomber formation composed of ik-43t. Over the past three years, the New United Kingdom Navy Air Force has become increasingly mature in high-altitude bombing tactics with carrier-based bombers and radio-guided bombs. In terms of technology, the more accurate and powerful "Angel Flying Wing" combined with advanced radar sights has completely replaced the first generation of radio-guided bombs nicknamed "One Eye". Coupled with in-depth theoretical research, the practical efficiency of this precise bombing has become even more amazing.

At an altitude of nearly 8,000 meters, Cidles Doy clearly saw the Italian warships through the optical sight. They were like beautifully crafted models, setting up combat arrays on the blue curtains, and the smoke and dust coming out of the ship's chimney formed bands of smoke, which spread over the fleet with the wind.

In the late 1940s, the Italian Navy had a total tonnage of ships of 926,000 tons, second only to Germany, the United States, and Japan. It was an absolute giant. During this period, the Italian fleet had six modern battleships and four combat aircraft carriers, and another six heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers, 49 destroyers and 102 submarines. Benefiting from the developed shipbuilding industry, most of the Italian ships were built for their own country, and the ship design, construction quality and maintenance were first-class. The rigorous and scientific training system made the Italian naval officers and soldiers always at the forefront of Europe.

Unlike the vigorous development trajectory of the Italian Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy was on a decline after the attack of Grand Duke Ferdinand. In the 1920s, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's economy was once dead, and the Austro-Hungarian Navy seized the opportunity to board four Franz-Joseph I-class battleships. However, with the arrival of the economic crisis and the turmoil of the domestic situation, the construction progress of these powerful warships was delayed again and again. It was not until the mid-1930s that all were completed and put into service. The first and only aircraft carrier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire took nearly 6 years from laying the keel to completing the service. The problem of the quality of the troops that had long plagued the Austro-Hungarian Navy was never solved. In this way, the gap between the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the Italian Navy was not only not narrowed, but became wider...

As the fighter jets that provided air cover for the Italian fleet were being held back by Austro-Hungarian aviation forces, the new United Kingdom Navy carrier-based aircraft, which flew more than 400 kilometers away, successfully broke into the Italians' "forbidden zone". In the view of Sidres-Doy, two traditionally direct-based Italian aircraft carriers were flying carrier-based aircraft in the wind. He quickly locked one of them as the target of attack. Although its appearance outline was almost exactly the same as his mothership "St. Patrick", Doy dropped the bomb without hesitation and then used the bombing sight to continuously adjust its flight trajectory.

At this time, the Italian ships on the sea had realized that they were being targeted by the god of death. They opened fire in the air like crazy. The smoke generated by the explosion of anti-aircraft artillery shells and the smoke screens fired by the escort ships could interfere with people's normal sight, making it difficult for optical instruments to play a role, but they could not hinder the radar sight. After 48 seconds of flight, the nearly 700-kilogram "angel wing" fell on the flight deck of the Italian aircraft carrier with huge kinetic energy. It ran through the top deck and the hangar deck, and exploded inside the hull under the action of a delay fuse.

Above the clouds, the explosion sounded like thunder and the air flow surged. Doy in the cabin could not hear the sound from the sea, but the flame light seen from the sight and the mushroom-like smoke that generated made him sure that he had hit the target with one blow, which made a beautiful start for the new United Kingdom-Australia-Hungarian Empire coalition!

At the same time, it was drizzling in Limerick, two thousand kilometers away. In the reception room of the "Forest Palace", a group of Italians were anxiously waiting for the reception of His Majesty Joachim I, the king of the new United Kingdom. The leader was a member of the Italian royal family and the third Duke of Aosta. The middle-aged man with sorrow between his eyebrows was wearing an Italian Field Marshal's uniform, and a golden iron cross and a double sword medal with a red bottom and a red-bottomed and gold-edged double sword medal. The former was the German Empire's Great Cross Red Eagle Medal, which was a commendation for him to serve as a member of the Military Joint Conference of the Western Allies for five consecutive years; the latter was the commemorative medal of the Battle of Azore, which was the honor he received from leading the Italian army to participate in the Battle of Azore.

In this reception room, almost everyone, including Sir Petro, the diplomatic ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy, was worried and rushed. Just a week ago, the "North Tipperary" of the new United Kingdom Navy and the "Archimed" of the Italian Navy had a firefight in the Eastern Mediterranean and both sank. The accident of the accident of the accident did not subside as quickly as the Italians expected, but evolved into a deep fermentation after a storm.

The fuse of the war! In recent days, the new United Kingdom has rarely shown an aggressive attitude, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has also taken the opportunity to attack, which has caused the Italian Kingdom to face the unfavorable situation of two strong attacks. What made the Italians even more crying is that the Germans who dominate the world order not only did not mediate strongly, but also looked like a gloating face, which was clearly looking for an opportunity to liquidate Italy's previous repeated violations of the resolutions of the League of Nations and secretly colluded with the Japanese...

Unlike those self-righteous guys in Italy, Duke Aosta served as the representative of the highest military institution of the Italian military to the Western Allied Powers for many years. He had frequent contacts with generals from European and American countries and participated in joint exercises many times. He had a very clear understanding of the development of military power in European countries. He knew that with the current military strength of the Kingdom of Italy, it would be no problem to fight the Austro-Hungarian Empire alone, but with a new United Kingdom, the situation would be less optimistic.

With the Italians waiting eagerly, His Majesty Joachim I's servant finally came to the reception room and greeted with court etiquette: "His Royal Highness, and the Ambassador, please follow me!"

Duke Aosta turned his head and glanced at the entourage, nodding helplessly. Sir Petro, who was tall and thin, followed behind him, and the rest had to watch them leave the room.

"May God bless Italy!"

An Italian military officer stationed in the new United Kingdom pointed a cross on his forehead and chest.

"I feel that the situation is not very good!" Another senior diplomat murmured in a low voice, "If we really want to fight, we may not lose, but... it is really difficult to win them!"

"Win?" The military officer sighed heavily, everything was silent.

In the king's office not far away, Natsuki and Prime Minister Emon Di Varira stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the window, looking out the window with their own thoughts. Just a quarter of an hour ago, the Embassy of the New United Kingdom in Rome sent a secret telegram, and the ambassador had submitted a prepared declaration of war to the Italian Prime Minister. Whether the Italians accepted it or not, the reality is that the two countries are already in a state of war at this moment.

When the Duke of Aosta and Ambassador Petro entered the office, the two people in front of the window turned around.

Xia Shu said, "Sorry, my old friend, the public opinion, we can do nothing."

"What?" Duke Aosta was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ambassador Petro, "Can we say... our two countries have entered a state of war?"

"I hope this is an extremely short war, and we will return to peace when we wake up." Natsuki replied.

In addition to being shocked, Ambassador Petro asked back: "But we are parties to the Allied Treaty! Does the war between us mean that the great and sacred Allied Treaty has become history?"

"It seems that Mr. Ambassador has not thoroughly studied our Allied Treaty." Prime Minister Emon Di Walila responded slowly, "In fact, the outbreak of war between our two countries will neither lead to the end of the Allied Treaty nor will any third country's provisions to fulfill its obligation to participate in the war."

Ambassador Petro was speechless for a moment, but Duke Aosta argued unwillingly: "However, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were essentially in a state of war. After your country joined the war, Italy was actually attacked by two major powers at the same time. According to the three basic terms of the treaty of the Allied Powers, all contracting parties should fight together!"

Xia Shuying said: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire is indeed a major power, and the new United Kingdom's territory of 100,000 square kilometers and more than 10 million people can only be considered a middle-class country at best."

It is true that except for possessing nuclear weapons, any data of the new United Kingdom is difficult to be classified as a major power, but any data of it can be classified as a powerful country. The Allied Treaty was originally set against Britain, France and Russia. After two world wars, Britain no longer existed, France fell to the forefront, and only Russia still maintained its strong military strength. The Allied Treaty had long lost its original meaning. The so-called three basic clauses were just some pale and powerless words.

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"The declaration of war has been submitted to your government. Based on the huge and continuous destructive power of nuclear weapons, we solemnly promise that nuclear weapons will never be used in war." Xia Shu said word by word.

Duke Aosta took a deep breath and resolutely stretched out his right hand: "So goodbye, your majesty! May we all be favored by fate!"

Natsuki did not refuse to shake hands with him: "I believe we will see you soon!"

"It seems that His Majesty has been prepared for this war and is determined to win."
Chapter completed!