I don't know if it was because of the "Declaration of the Liberator" that made Mussolini unhappy. This time the Italian leader did not arrange a grand welcome ceremony. However, this was a good thing for Hessman and Hitler. Mussolini liked speeches in particular. If there were crowd welcome ceremony and military parades, he would have talked endlessly for several hours.

However, Mussolini also served a banquet for visiting Hitler and Hessman at the Palace of Venice. The Italian leader wore a brown suit and a gray-blue tie, bald head without a hat, and looked like a bank manager. He was accompanied by his beautiful son-in-law, Earl Ziano and his more beautiful lover Clara Betassi Hessman suddenly discovered that in the original history, most of the people in this luxurious restaurant would die!

"Why didn't Chloe come?" Mussolini suddenly asked Hessman's wife Chloe. He was deeply impressed by that beautiful, plump and noble woman.

"She's pregnant," said Hessman, "it's not easy for her age, so I let her recuperate at home."

Chloe did what she said and got pregnant again. Although she was an elderly mother, considering her physical condition, there was actually no danger. Otherwise, Hessman would not have let her get pregnant again.

"Oh," Mussolini said with a smile, "then congratulations." He looked at Hitler again, "Prime Minister, should you consider starting a family and having a baby?"

"When Germany won the war, I will get married and then quit politics." Hitler said seriously.

Unfortunately, he married Eva in history on the eve of the defeat of Germany, and Hessman thought sadly.

"I think this day will come soon, right?" Mussolini asked.

"France can be defeated in 6-12 months," Hitler said in a serious tone. "We now have 1,000 heavy bombers (actually not even 100), and can drop 10,000 tons of bombs in Paris every time! If we defeat the British and French fighter forces, the bombing will begin immediately."

Under the operation of the German strategic deception, the world (including most Germans) now believes that large-scale ground wars will not happen again. Germany will defeat France with bombers, and then use submarines and aircraft to cut off British transportation lines, forcing tens of millions of British people to fall into famine.

“It will take 24-36 months to defeat Britain, and it will be a long and lasting battle,” Hessman added. “If the United States does not interfere with force, we will win before the arrival of 1943. Leader, you will join us, are you?”

"Join the war to liberate all mankind?" Mussolini's smile disappeared, showing an exaggerated and angry expression. Obviously, the Italian leader still did not understand that "liberation" is actually a paid item.

Hessman shrugged, "Britain and France have such colonies that need to be liberated, and it is impossible to accomplish by our and the Soviet Union alone, so we hope that Italy can join this glorious and great cause."

"What about Abinesia?" Mussolini asked, "Are you going to liberate the people of Abinesia?"

Hessman looked at Mussolini and looked sympathetic. After a while, he said seriously: "In our understanding and Stalin, the colonies should be places for plundering wealth rather than places for consuming wealth. It is either a collection of cheap raw materials; a dumping place for high-priced industrial products; or a sparsely populated and fertile land, which can arrange the overpopular population in the country. And you have spent billions and tens of billions of lira in recent years, most of which are used for various infrastructure construction.

To be honest, I seriously doubt that the money you spend there will be reasonable returns, because Abyssia is the poorest place in the world and there is really no oil and water. So Italy’s behavior in Abyssia is definitely not an invasion, but selflessly helping poor and backward African countries. It is liberating the people of Abyssia!”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hitler said, "Italy is liberating the people of Abyssians, and the blacks there will always be grateful for Italy's selflessness and fraternity."

Although this sounds ridiculous, it is indeed true! If Italy could colonize Abnesia for decades, the Abnesian people would definitely miss Mussolini.

Mussolini frowned. Italy's spending in Abyssia was indeed a bit large! But there was nothing wrong with it? The wealthy territory had long been stolen, and the places left for Italy were all places without any fuel.

"I think the people of Egypt and Algeria must now envy Abyssia very much and look forward to Italy's liberation of them." Hessman said slowly.

Mussolini's expression did not change much, as if he had no interest in Hessman's proposal.

"You can join after France is defeated!" Hitler issued the conditions, "If France is defeated, Algeria will be liberated, Italy should liberate them, and the Egyptian people also have the need to be liberated. Considering that Egypt and Algeria are both homelands of the Roman Empire, Italy, which inherited the Roman heritage, also has the obligation to liberation there."

"Oh, that's right." The Italian leader's face looked much better.

The Germans exchanged Algeria for Italy to participate in the war, but the Germans had quite generous conditions. Mussolini would not treat Egypt as Germany's bid. Because the Germans asked Italy to join after France's defeat. If France was defeated, Algeria would naturally be the land that Germany could dominate. Egypt is now the British protector, and Italy must defeat Britain if it wants to get it!

"Okay, you can consider your conditions." Mussolini nodded and said.

Hitler and Hessman looked at each other, and Hessman said: "Leader, we have requirements for Italy, too."

"Request?" Mussolini thought for a while, "What do you want?"

"We want Italy to be prepared!" Hessman said, "Firstly, Italy must reserve at least enough oil for one year in wartime; secondly, Italy must form a tactical air force that can complete air excellence in the Mediterranean, attack ships and attack ground forces, etc.; thirdly, Italy should establish an African legion composed of an armored division and a motorized infantry division that can fight in desert areas. The tanks and armored vehicles equipped by the legion must meet Germany's requirements, and Germany can provide it if Italy cannot produce it; fourthly, Italy must complete the above three preparations by July 1940."

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Mussolini fully agreed to the conditions proposed by Hessman, but considering the efficiency of the Italians, it would be good to be able to achieve 50%. However, even though Italy is still the same noodles as in history, Hessman is not worried about the future Mediterranean and Middle East battlefields. Because the British Empire is not a particularly stubborn role, the reason why it was not defeated in history was entirely because Hitler did not find the right British life.

What really worries Hessman now is of course the lighthouse of freedom across the ocean America!

When Hessman left Berlin, he knew that there must be something behind the British merchant ship assembly in New York, so it was so open and naturally for the German agents to see.

"Marson, the emergency telegram from the headquarters!" After leaving the Palace of Venice and returning to the German Embassy in Rome, Major Schnett, an adjutant of Hessman, brought a emergency telegram from the General Staff.

Hessman took the telegram and looked at it while walking. When he walked into the room he was staying, his brows were already twisted.

"Ludwig," Hitler also followed in, and asked when he saw Hessman frowning, "What's going on in the front line?"

"The submarine discovered that the US ship was escorting the British fleet in the Atlantic Ocean!"

"What?" Hitler took a breath, "Is the United States interfering?"

"I think so!" Hessman snorted softly, "It's earlier than I thought!"

In history, the United States had to wait until France was defeated before escorting Britain secretly. The public escort activities were carried out after the release of the Atlantic Charter (there was no war declared at that time).

"Did the submarine attack?" Hitler asked.

"No," said Hessman, "the Navy had expected this to happen, so every submarine captain and first mate knew how to deal with it and would not provoke a conflict."

How can we deal with it if we can't provoke conflict? Of course, we took photos and evidence and left in shame. It is not the time to break up with the United States. Before Germany defeated Britain and controlled the large oil fields in the Middle East, we must avoid war with the United States.

"Ludwig, it seems that President Roosevelt is the puppet of the American Jewish financial oligarch!" Hitler walked around the room with his hands behind his back, looking a little nervous. "He will definitely drag the United States into the war against Germany step by step!"

"He will," said Hessman, "but isolationism still prevails in the United States and will not go to the point of starting a war in the short term." He thought for a while, "if we do not break up with the Soviet Union, the possibility of the United States launching a war on its own initiative is extremely low."

"But we still have to consider the possibility of confronting the United States!" Hitler looked at Hessman, "Is Japan an ally that can restrain American power?"

"I think so!" Hessman nodded, "The Japanese Navy is very powerful and indeed a force that can be relied on." He thought for a while, "If we defeat France, Japan will be able to join the war."

"Do they dare to confront the United States?" Adolf Hitler asked.
Chapter completed!