Imperial Elite

Chapter 174 This has nothing to do with me

For Old Joe, inviting His Majesty the Emperor to be a guest was both simple and incredibly difficult.

To put it simply, because the Teutonic Emperor was so bothered by the reporters after the start of the war, he is no longer living in his mansion in Zurich, but in a suburban estate. As long as they are fast enough, no one will notice.

As for the difficulties, there are far too many.

The most basic questions are: how did they go there, and how did they return?

In terms of distance, regardless of the means they use, they would have to pass through France, Italy, or even the Teutonic Kingdom to get there.

Besides the dangers of the road, the more troublesome problem is that the area is a mountainous region, and a typical one at that, with valleys and hillsides, and very few places where planes can land except for a very few spots.

However, nowadays, Old Joe no longer needs to worry about things like this. After carrying out Operation Paris Express, the 7th Truck Transport Company is very familiar with this kind of infiltration mission.

So Old Joe confidently handed the task over to the Seventh Truck Transport Company, and then, before Charles left, he went over it one last time with him to confirm what Charles would be doing in Free Gaul for the next period of time, and the help Old Joe could provide him.

After rescuing the prisoners of war, the Free Gauls were now a strong and well-equipped force. Apart from a few wounded soldiers, the rescued prisoners of war all said that they had something to say to the Teutons.

However, since the Teutons did not understand Gaulish, they chose to use guns, the universal language of the world, to express their feelings to the Teutons.

Since morale is so high, Charles's idea is to go to the Dark Continent, seize those Gallic colonies, and then use the manpower and resources of the colonies to continue to strengthen himself before returning to the Old Continent to join Old Joe in making great strides together.

Old Joe fully agreed with Charles's idea, but felt that the part about Charles returning to the Dark Continent could be slightly modified.

That means that instead of taking his troops back to the north, the Charr would first help the Bunitania defeat the Teutonic Dark Continent Legion in the northern Dark Continent after reorganizing his troops.

Then we should try to land in Italy. Since the guerrillas in northern Italy are willing to take their aid and fight against their great leader, the gangs in the south will surely be willing to do something as well. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the north and south could advance together?
Moreover, from another perspective, if the entire Italian army combined cannot break through the dozen or so divisions on the Gallic border, then if Charles can muster a dozen or so divisions, wouldn't he be able to beat the entire Italian army?

Charles felt there was a slight problem with Old Joe's hope that he could beat the entire Italian army, namely that he would have to beat the Italian navy and air force as well.

Buntania naturally welcomed the impending arrival of the Free Gauls' army on the Dark Continent.

At this point, facing the Teutonic Dark Continent Legion, Britannia had already been thoroughly defeated.

Although the Buntanians attempted to use strategic deception to make the Teutonic Dark Continent Legion overestimate their size, thus delaying their operation and giving them more time to regroup their forces.

However, the Teutons were not buying it, although judging from the deployment of the Teutonic Dark Continent Legion, they were indeed very wary of those non-existent ghost legions.

However, this did not restrain the Teutonic Dark Continent Legion; on the contrary, it made the Dark Continent Legion's actions even more aggressive.

Even with tens of thousands of Bunitanias surrounded from the rear, their vanguard still charged eastward with great force.

To make matters worse, the local area was governed by a mandate, and the king who carried out the mandate was somewhat incompetent.

Therefore, the locals not only had grievances against their king, but also against the Bunitania people.

This opinion was so strong that they made contact with the Teutons on their eastward march and launched an uprising when the Teutons reached the vicinity of Alexandria.

Although these insurgents were poorly trained, they fought back and forth with the local police and the Bunitania gendarmerie after the uprising.

However, the Buntanian troops outside the city, already traumatized by the Teutons, didn't care about that. With the Teutons having taken a long detour and now attacking Cairo, and the Buntanian troops about to be surrounded, the army collapsed.

Many troops spontaneously withdrew towards Cairo.

Although many troops chose to hold their positions, everything came to an end in the chaos when the Teutonic light armored divisions arrived in Alexandria.

The Teutons now have more direct access to support from their homeland, and are just one step away from the Suez Canal.

In this situation, let alone the Free Gallic Legion, which was capable of annihilating the Teutons in Poland, even if it were a curry-flavored army from the Far East, the Bunitas would still be rushing towards Cairo.

However, unlike the army which was brutally beaten by the Teutons in the desert, the Bunitania navy launched a powerful attack on the sea.

They intercepted Italian transport fleets heading to Alexandria twice in succession, and even engaged in a major battle with the main Italian naval fleet outside Alexandria.

As with most battles against the Italian army, the Italian naval flagship Veneto performed exceptionally well in this naval battle, even when outnumbered two to five, in a fight in which almost both sides committed their entire forces.

Before being severely damaged herself, HMS Veneto had already inflicted heavy damage on three Royal Navy Elizabeth-class battleships, forcing them to withdraw from the battle.

However, while the Veneto was fighting hard, many auxiliary ships in the Italian Navy chose to slack off, disappearing after two rounds of fighting, or seemingly sleepwalking the entire time.

Meanwhile, because of the air superiority of the Buntania outside Alexandria, the Royal Navy's air squadrons continued to strike the Italian fleet even when pursued by the Teutonic Air Force.

Ultimately, the Italian navy withdrew from the battlefield after suffering heavy losses, failing to successfully resupply the Dark Continent Legion.

So when the time came to the battlefield in the Northern Dark Continent in 1941, both sides were exhausted.

Both sides have almost exhausted all available resources. Whoever can obtain supplies first and launch a new offensive will gain the upper hand on the battlefield.

In order to regain its dominance in the northern Dark Continent, Buntania was even willing to give up some interests in the Far East, such as a certain jewel in the crown of Buntania. Winston was even willing to negotiate on the issue of autonomy, as long as they were willing to join the Buntanian army.

Even when their own military supplies were not sufficient, they provided as much support as they could to the Free Gallic Legion, which was aggressively attacking the Gallic colonies after arriving on the Dark Continent, hoping that they could quickly secure a stable rear in the colonies and then go to the Northern Dark Continent to defend Cairo and prevent the Teutons from taking over the Suez Canal.

Unlike the Britannia, who are focusing all their efforts on protecting the canal, the Führer, now fighting on three fronts, is struggling with the dilemma of where to deploy his limited troops. Looking at the various battlefields, the most likely to win is the Northern Dark Continent battlefield, where the Dark Continent legions are practically dominating the Britannians.

However, the problem here is that even if they capture Alexandria, the Italian navy will not be able to gain control of the sea, making it difficult for them to send reinforcements and supplies to the Dark Continent Legion.

In addition, the Lucia military government, which was no longer willing to wait, was now eager to eliminate the People's Revolutionary Alliance.

After all, the long-term low-intensity war was quite stressful for the People's Revolutionary League. However, the League was able to distribute the success of industrialization through its left-wing members. Although the overall wealth of society was not too much, it was a tremendous change for the poor and serfs who had nothing in the past.

In addition, even the children of high-ranking Politburo officials serve in the military and some even have frontline combat experience. After retiring from the military, they can become minor leaders in factories or collective farms.

The People's Revolutionary League (PRL) did not resist this long, low-intensity war much; on the contrary, after the Battle of Warsaw, a wave of enthusiasm for joining the army emerged within the PRL.

Countless young people want to plant the red flag all over the world.

However, the situation of the Russian military government was quite different. Although it occupied the fertile Balkans and controlled oil fields, its economic situation was much better than that of the People's Revolutionary Union.

However, during the Lucia military government's northern expedition, the excessive corruption was so severe that even sailors had to find work on ships, a practice considered a tradition of the Royal Navy. Bonitania sent auditors to investigate the corruption situation there.

A government that makes frontline commanders roar, "Marshal! President! Where are my ammunition?!"

In this low-intensity war, although there was military cooperation with the Teutons, it can be said that they were modeled after the Teutons in terms of training and equipment.

However, there is a small problem here: for the nobles who support the Lucia military government, the national treasury is their wallet and the army is their servant.

So even though low-intensity warfare continues, it doesn't stop them from making money, and they're making even more than before.

Solid silver, why not grab it? That's a sin!

The local Balkan people were already dissatisfied with the Russians ruling them, and now that a group of vampires had arrived, their discontent only intensified.

However, the Lucia military government had a way to deal with this discontent: first, it won over local nobles and influential figures to its government, and then lavishly bribed religious institutions.

You may disregard the president of the human world, but you can't disregard the one above you, can you? The Patriarch tells you to obey, so tell me whether you obey or not.

This approach can be maintained when the economic environment is good.

However, as the Great Depression continued, this system seemed increasingly unsustainable.

As internal pressures continued to increase, the options left for the Lucia military government became fewer and fewer. When the Teutons achieved military victories on the Old World, the Lucia military government naturally prepared to use traditional crafts to solve the problem.

Although the offensive originally scheduled for 1940 was postponed due to the Battle of Warsaw, the Lucia military government's patience was running out as 1941 approached.

This forced the Führer to respond to his increasingly impatient ally, since although almost the entire world now knew that the Lucia military government was an ally of the Teutons, as long as the Lucia military government had not yet intervened.

The Lucia military government still has the power to choose.

If the Lucia military government had chosen to turn against the Teutons at this time, the Führer could only imagine how happy Old Joe in Prague and Winston in London would have been.

Therefore, the head of state must assist the Lucia military government in launching an offensive this year, no matter what, because he has no other choice.

Even though Old Joe has now laid nails all over their fuel transport routes, this large-scale military mobilization certainly can't be kept secret from him; he'll have to grit his teeth and get through it.

Finally, the most troublesome place is the north.

Things have come to this point that the Führer has almost given up on seizing that worthless northern region.

However, the leader could not withdraw his troops from there, because doing so would severely damage his prestige.

So, after angrily rebuking his allies in the headquarters for not being able to give him any peace of mind, the leader ordered reinforcements to the eastern front and tried again to send support to the Dark Continent Legion. He then asked Holtz, "How is His Majesty doing lately?"

Has anyone else delivered it to Old Joe?
How is Your Majesty doing lately? This is a question with endless possibilities.

According to the intelligence agents' surveillance, the late emperor's estate received a large amount of fresh food every day. Even considering the presence of mercenaries, His Majesty was well-fed and soundly asleep.

Even knowing the late emperor's whereabouts, the Armed Guard and Abbotwell believed that a well-equipped commando team would suffice to solve the problem.

However, there is a small problem here: which unit should be assigned to carry out this mission?

Normally, for missions like this, you should look for paratroopers; they are the Teutonic troops closest to the Wagnerian commandos.

However, from a security standpoint, the Air Force is still not very trusted.

Therefore, they could only find people from within the Armed Guard. However, although the Armed Guard was full of talented people, ever since the head of state allowed the Armed Guard to expand, and even openly and covertly indicated that the size of the Armed Guard could be comparable to that of the National Defense Force.

The armed guard recruits mostly muscle-bound brains who only know how to charge and fight.

Furthermore, the Armed Guard would still want to save face if this were exposed, so Holtz is now trying to persuade the National Army to form such a unit.

Even if there are problems, they will be the responsibility of the National Defense Force, not the Armed Guard.

(End of this chapter)