Mediterranean Hegemony Road - v6 Chapter 26

On March 8, 1940, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the withdrawal of its ambassador to Britain and Germany, and publicly issued a declaration of retaliation to the outside world. On the same day, the Standing Council of the Eastern European Union made a decision to impose a material embargo on Britain and Germany.

Everyone knows that the war has entered the countdown. Countries have issued evacuation orders. Smart people have long noticed that the atmosphere is wrong and ran ahead.

At this time, what was left was basically silly and bold. If the war ends in a short time, if it is delayed, just wait to cry!

On March 9, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense issued military exercise notices, preparing for warfare all over the country, and the colonial forces expanded rapidly in the short term.

The institutional advantage of the entire population is now manifested. There is no need to send troops to African colonies at home. Instead, it can recruit local migrants directly.

Weapons and ammunition began to be transported from the country as early as a year ago, and are now available.

With the order of Ferdinand Jr., the African colonies mobilized 500,000 troops. This number is inconspicuous on the European battlefield, but it is amazing on the African continent.

“Your Majesty, the Air Force has assembled more than 3,800 fighters. It plans to take off from home and Libya to bomb Sicily on March 12 and destroy the logistics supply capacity of the Mediterranean fleet in one fell swoop!” Christopher said

“Oh, why not destroy the Mediterranean fleet?” Ferdinand Jr. asked in doubt.

“Your Majesty, our large-scale military operation cannot be hidden from the eyes of the British. The Mediterranean fleet has long been ready and will not wait for us to bomb.

But warships can go, but military ports cannot be moved. As long as these ports are destroyed and the British reserves are blown up, the Mediterranean fleet will have to venture out of the Mediterranean! Christoph explained

“Well, are you ready elsewhere? Once we take military action, war will break out. How are our overseas assets handled?” Ferdinand Little asked with concern.

“Your Majesty, overseas industries are difficult to deal with. Capitalists are looting at this time. Economists suggest that they simply give up these industries first, and then let them spit them out even after the victory of the war!” Prime Minister Tolski Replied

“What does the government mean?” Ferdinand Little asked with a frown.

“Your Majesty, we agree with this view that this war will not last long, and it is too bad to sell the industry now!” Tovsky replied

Ferdinand Little nodded. As long as the war did not last long, not many people dared to pay attention to Bulgaria’s overseas industries.

Even if the food is eaten, after the war, the government exerted diplomatic pressure, and few countries could handle it. When necessary, they could kill chickens and tamarins.

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March 12, 1932, weather: sunny.

“Enemy attack!”

The whistle of the air defense alert awakened the Englishman who was still asleep.

Although they knew that Bulgaria was going to retaliate, no one expected that it would come so fiercely. This was not retaliation.

Who can imagine revenge with thousands of planes?

Sicily’s air defense facilities are very complete, but this is only for the scale of World War I. For example, they have exceeded their air defense limits.

“Order the Air Force to intercept the air, or you won’t be able to fly after a while!” General Cyclops growled.

As a hero of the Southeast Asian War, Lieutenant General Adrian Caton de Viat was clearly not seen by the London government.

No way, he performed very well on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, suppressing the colonial rebellion three times, five times and two, which is embarrassing.

His record borne the incompetence of the Prime Minister, so this **** copy of the Mediterranean Theater fell on his head. Not just after taking office, war broke out.

The area of ​​Sicily is not small, but there are only a few military ports and so many airports. If patronized by the Bulgarian air force, he can only enter the island to fight guerrillas.

“Yes, Your Excellency!”

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The British responded quickly and launched a counterattack, but unfortunately the gap in strength could not be wiped out by reaction.

With the help of anti-aircraft artillery, the British Air Force scored a good score of 1: 1.05 in the first round of confrontation, shooting down 133 Bulgarian fighters at the cost of 127 planes falling.

On the surface, facing the world’s first air force, they can play this record, they are proud of themselves.

But General Cyclops was not happy at all. Looking at the burning ports and cities, he couldn’t find a reason to be happy.

The war has never been based solely on the exchange ratio. Don’t look at the 5 more planes that crashed in Bulgaria, thinking that they are losing money. On the contrary, this strategic bombing will succeed.

Is this the first round? Adrian Caton de Viat didn’t think that since Bulgaria had started, it would only be bombed once.

“Not counted, how many fighters can be launched into the air?” Adrian frowned.

“His Excellency, the 1,387 fighter planes deployed in Sicily dropped 127 in the previous battle and injured 238. Another 23 fighter planes were blown up before they could be launched.

After preliminary maintenance, 28 fighters failed, and currently 987 fighters can maintain their combat effectiveness. Major General Winston replied.

“Hell, that means we lost more than a quarter of our fighting power in the previous battle, right?” Adrian Caton de Viat asked with a frown.

“His Excellency, the enemy ’s losses will only be greater. Such high-intensity operations will require more fighters than we do!

Against the world’s first air force ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ we can hit this level, it is now a world record! Major General Winston explained

General Adrian said helplessly: “Well, Major General, I will not talk to you about the loss. Now the enemy’s second round of bombing is coming again. Your task now is to block them!

The fate of the British Empire is now in your hands, blocking the enemy’s attack, and we can wait for domestic reinforcements.

If you can’t stop it, you can also see the smoke from the port. The Mediterranean fleet is in danger. We can only retreat to the island and fight guerrillas with the Bulgarians! “

The conversation between the two was not over, the air defense alarm sounded again, and obviously the second air strike began again.

There is no need to wait for Adrian’s order, Major General Winston is already preparing for air defense.

It’s just that my mood is not so optimistic now, and one quarter of combat power is reimbursed in one round of fighting. If I try again, will the result be considered?

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