After the Battle of Volga, the situation of the Axis powers became worse and worse, and Mustache was very worried.
Probably after the Battle of Moscow, Mustache's mental disorder began. He could not listen to any persuasion, was self-willed, was skeptical of everyone and everything, and appeared in public less and less.
In the eyes of Mustache, the situation of fat and bald people is obviously more serious.
The fat bald man did not realize that after returning to Italy from Germany, the fat bald man took the initiative to visit Victor Emmanuel III, hoping to get greater support from the king.
What the fat bald man didn’t know was that Victor Emmanuel III had already reached an agreement with General Ambrosio, the Italian Chief of Staff, and the Duke of Aquilona, and was preparing to replace the fat bald man with Marshal Pietro Badoglio.
Become the new flag of Italy.
What prompted Victor Emmanuel III to make his decision was Mustache's attitude towards Italy.
Mustache made it clear that Italy should show the performance of the Russians on the battlefield and turn Italian cities into tombs of the Allies.
This request was collectively opposed by the Italians, who just wanted to follow the Germans and take advantage, and did not want to risk everything for the German cause.
The requirements for a mustache don’t end there.
Accompanying the fat bald man to meet Ambrosio with the mustache, hoping that the fat bald man can get more help from the mustache.
The fat bald man didn't know why, but he didn't make this request to the mustache.
This made Ambrosio completely disappointed with Fat Bald. When Fat Bald and Ambrosio returned to Italy, Badoglio suggested to Victor Emmanuel III to arrest Fat Bald in the palace and put Fat Bald in prison.
Under house arrest with a bald head, this will ensure the so-called "decency" in Italy.
Victor Emmanuel III adopted Badoglio's advice and made preparations in advance when the fat bald man came to the audience.
After the conquest of the Abyssinian Empire, Pietro Badoglio was created Duke of Addis Ababa and continued to serve as Chief of Staff of Italy.
In the first stage of the Greek campaign, the Italian army suffered a disastrous defeat. Badoglio was dismissed as a scapegoat and kicked out of the General Staff.
The time for Fat Bald to meet the king is on the 26th. Before that, on the 24th, the National Party where Fat Bald belongs will hold a grand committee meeting. This is another conspiracy against Fat Bald.
The person who proposed convening this meeting was Dino Grandi, a founder of the National Party, former foreign minister and ambassador to the UK. He did not agree with Italy's declaration of war on Britain, and he had the support of his fat bald son-in-law Ciano.
Even his son-in-law is opposed to the fat bald man, which shows how precarious the fat bald man's status in Italy has become.
The meeting was held at five o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th at the Palazzo Venezia. It was the police who were responsible for security, not the Fat Bald's private guard rifle regiment. This was a very dangerous signal, but it still did not attract the Fat Bald's attention.
Grandi first launched an attack, asking Fat Baldy to return more power to the king so that the king could assume the responsibilities he should bear.
Only then did the fat bald man realize that the situation was not good, and he instructed National Party Secretary Skrza to try to delay the meeting until the next day to buy himself more time.
Grandi was well prepared and did not give Fat Bald a chance to counterattack. He said firmly: We must solve this problem today, no matter how late it is.
It was already two o'clock in the middle of the night, nine hours had passed since the meeting started, and the big committee members who attended the meeting were hungry, thirsty, and exhausted.
In the final vote, 19 voted in favor of returning more power to the king, 7 voted against and 2 abstained, giving Grandi a resounding victory.
In the next two days, undercurrents surged in Rome, rumors spread, and everyone realized that something big was about to happen.
The most obvious changes were in the police station and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Staff members loyal to Fat Bald were arrested and examined, and the telephone switching station was taken over by people loyal to the king. Fat Bald had lost his channels for external communication. He knew nothing about it. Prepare a speech for an audience with the king.
On the 25th, Rome was bombed again by the Southern African Air Force.
The fat bald man came to the palace in advance to meet the king.
At this time, the fat bald man was still full of confidence. He believed that he would definitely get the support of the king, so that the fat bald man could use the king's influence to regain control of the National Party.
Different from the past, the palace today is extremely heavily guarded. In the past, the police were responsible for the peripheral security of the palace, but now they are all replaced by military police.
This is also understandable. Rome has been bombed by the Allied forces for many days. It is normal for Victor Emmanuel III to strengthen the security measures of the palace based on concerns about safety.
Emmanuel III, wearing the uniform of a marshal, stood at the gate of the palace to greet the fat bald man and gave him sufficient courtesy.
After greeting each other, the two walked into the palace together. Emmanuel III was very worried.
"My dear leader, the situation is very bad now. It has reached the most critical moment. Italy is about to fall apart. The morale of the troops has plummeted. We have lost Sicily. This is an unprecedented blow to the confidence of the people." Emmanuel III. With a serious expression on his face, he had decided to take back the power he had personally granted to the fat bald man.
"The vote of the Grand Council is too terrible. At this moment, you are the most hated person in Italy. You only have me as a friend, and I can guarantee your safety. You don't have to worry. I decided to let Marshal Badoglio temporarily serve as your After the situation calms down, you still have a chance to come back." Emmanuel III gave the fat bald man a blank check, and the fat bald man's expression was filled with shock.
Before entering the palace, the fat bald man dreamed of regrouping and uniting Italians, just like he did 21 years ago.
The king's words directly decided the fate of the fat bald man. Power is illusory, and the power granted by the king can be withdrawn at any time. At this time, the fat bald man recalled Mustache's words and regretted it.
After Mustache came to power, the first thing he did was to amend the constitution to permanently legalize his power. The German president was completely ignored and became a mascot in the palace.
The power of the fat bald man came too easily. It only took five years from being a veteran in 1917 to being appointed by Emmanuel III to form a cabinet.
Even after forming the cabinet, the fat bald man never really took control of Italy, or even completely controlled the National Party.
When everything is going smoothly, everyone is flattering you, and when you look down from the trees, all you see are smiling faces.
Once the building is about to collapse, the tree will fall and the monkeys will scatter. Even his own son-in-law will join the hostile camp, and the fat bald man's life will eventually end in tragedy.
Of course, the coffin has not yet been finalized at this time, so Fat Baldhead thinks he can still save the life.
"You are making a wrong decision. Many people now believe that as long as someone is dismissed, then all this will end and peace will come. This is also wrong. This will have an extremely serious blow to the morale of the army -
"The fat bald man tried to struggle.
"You don't have to worry about this. Marshal Badoglio will control the army. He is a talented man." Emmanuel III abandoned the fat and bald head like worn shoes. He has now forgotten that when he summoned the fat and bald man to form the cabinet, he
, also said the same thing.
At this time, the fat bald man saw Marshal Badoglio, who was also wearing the uniform of a generalissimo, sitting on a single sofa in the center of the living room.
In the past, when the fat bald man had an audience with Emmanuel III, this single sofa was where the fat bald man often sat. As long as the fat bald man was present, no one would dare to grab this sofa.
Now Marshal Badoglio obviously has no intention of giving up the sofa.
He didn't even get up, he sat quietly on the sofa and looked at the fat bald head with a smile.
Only then did the fat bald man realize that everything was irreversible.
The situation was extremely embarrassing, and the fat bald man took the initiative to say goodbye.
At this time Badoglio finally got up, and together with Emmanuel III, he sent the fat bald man to the entrance of the palace.
The fat bald man walked towards the car he came in from.
Suddenly, a captain stopped the fat bald man.
"His Majesty the King has sent me to protect your personal safety -" the captain said with a serious smile.
The fat bald man was so distracted that he didn't notice the captain and continued walking to his car.
"No, no, no, we want to take this one." The captain pointed to an ambulance next to him.
The fat bald man frowned. When he looked back, Emmanuel III and Badoglio had disappeared at the entrance of the palace.
"Does it have to be like this?" The fat bald man didn't want to take an ambulance. An ambulance is not as comfortable as a specially customized high-end car.
"Yes, it must be like this," the captain insisted.
The fat bald man sighed deeply and walked into the ambulance with his secretary.
In addition to the captain, there was also a lieutenant, three gendarmes, and two officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the ambulance. The ambulance was crowded, and the gendarme's gun was right next to the fat bald head, and it seemed that it was pointed at the fat bald head intentionally or unintentionally.
"Hey, put this away a little bit," Fat Bald reminded, worried that the rifle would go off.
The military policeman remained unmoved and stared at the fat bald head with serious eyes.
The ambulance drove at lightning speed, and two days later, Fat Bald was sent to Pengcha Island.
Later on the 25th, Emmanuel III ordered Marshal Badoglio to organize a new cabinet including military and civilian officials. That night, Marshal Badoglio announced the news to the public.
When the news reached North Africa, both Alvin and Leonard Capet were surprised.
The Italians were finally very efficient for once, but it was against their own people. It seems that the Italians' toughness is directed internally but not externally.
"Marshal Badoglio's personal representative has arrived at St. Peter's Basilica. The Italians hope to withdraw from the war in a dignified way. For example, if we send a division to parachute to Rome, Marshal Badoglio will cooperate with us."
Nader Capet was very happy. If Italy withdrew from the war, it would be another major victory for the Allies.
No, it should be the greatest victory of the Allies since the outbreak of the war.
Compared with Italy's withdrawal from the war, victories of this level in the Defense of Moscow and the Battle of Volgograd obviously pale in comparison.
In particular, this victory was promoted by Free France and Southern Africa, which is particularly important to Leonard Capet, as it will be political capital for future political competition.
"It's not our turn to make the decision. The way Italy withdraws from the war must be unconditional surrender, all troops lay down their weapons, dissolve the National Party, and hold all war criminals accountable." Alvin did not give the Italians a chance to bargain, and sent a division to airborne.
If you go to Rome, you might become a hostage of the Italians.
"This is unlikely. If all war criminals are to be held accountable, then Emmanuel III is also shouldering the responsibility." Leonard Capet felt that Alvin's requirements were too harsh.
"Then the king will be held accountable, and no one will be able to escape justice." Alvin is welcome. This is also Rock's request.
The Allies in another time and space were not thorough in their pursuit of responsibility after the war. The dismembered Germany conducted deep introspection after the war, but the other Axis powers did not pay their due price. To put it bluntly, many damn people did not die. As
In the victorious countries, the interests of some countries are regarded as victims of interest exchange.
In this time and space, Rock will never allow this to happen. Even the king should bear his due responsibilities, otherwise it will be a betrayal of those who died in the war.
"This may make the relationship between Italy and Germany stronger." Leonard Capet was in a bad mood, and the duck he got was about to fly away.
"Then let them perish together." Alvin doesn't care about political capital, but cares more about the national interests of southern Africa.
The easiest and most effective way for Southern Africa to expand its influence in Europe is to tear down and rebuild.
In these European countries, whether France or Italy, if after the war, the country is still ruled by this group of vested interests, then everything will be back to where it was without any change.
There are too many benefits to tearing down and rebuilding. In this process, Southern Africa can maximize its influence, cultivate its own interest spokespersons, and support a new interest group to take over. This is more in line with Southern Africa's interests.
For example, Marshal Badoglio.
If there is a chance, Alvin would like to talk to Marshal Badoglio in person.
Being the Prime Minister is not as comfortable as being the President directly.
The power of the prime minister comes from the king. Look at the fate of the fat bald man. The king can grant power to the prime minister and can take it back at any time.
If we depose the king and change the method, everything will be completely different. Everyone takes turns to be the president, which is equivalent to taking turns to be the king. Except for the king who is unhappy, everyone else will be happy.
If Badoglio agrees to this, then every subsequent president of Italy must first obtain the approval of certain interest groups in southern Africa before having the opportunity to compete for the presidential position.
The same goes for Leonard Capet.
After the war, Free France and Vichy France merged into one. It remains to be seen whether the Free French group will be the dominant force or the old forces of Vichy France will be the dominant force.
At present, it seems that the Free French side has greater hope.
However, it is not without variables. It depends on who the other allies, mainly southern Africa, support.
Roque and Pétain are also strangers. Although their relationship is not as good as Roque and Leonard Capet, when it comes to national interests, anything can happen.