Chapter 615: Oriole catches mantis, hunter is behind
Although Rossi had been promoted by Mussolini to the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, the second most powerful person after himself. However, he was not grateful at all to Mussolini.
Others may not remember it, but Rossi himself clearly remembers how Mussolini burned the donkey across the river and demolished the bridge.
Rossi, who had been working for Mussolini for four years, was pushed out as a scapegoat by Mussolini without hesitation just because Mussolini wanted to quell domestic opposition.
The most important thing is that Mussolini not only regarded himself as a scapegoat, but also sent the Black Shirt Army to arrest him, which was simply to put Rossi to death.
It is precisely because of this that Rossi later agreed to the Germans' request without hesitation, joined the German Gestapo system, and became the largest German spy leader in Italy.
He wanted revenge. From the moment Mussolini killed him, he no longer had any emotion other than resentment towards Mussolini.
Although Mussolini hypocritically canceled Rossi's arrest warrant afterwards and shot the two people in charge of arresting Rossi, Rossi naturally knew who those people in charge were responsible for.
It was nothing more than Mussolini pushing out two scapegoats again.
The SS who came to Rossi's door were undoubtedly an olive branch from God at that time. The 300 Gestapo members provided by Germany at that time also became Rossi's most private force, integrating them for him.
He formed a detachment of black shirts belonging to him.
After that, Rossi had at least three opportunities to use his power to assassinate Mussolini in revenge.
However, he did not choose to do this.
On the one hand, the Gestapo headquarters in Germany did not allow him to do this and required him to influence the situation of Mussolini and Italy as a "shepherd in the shadow".
On the other hand, what Rossi himself wants is not just the success of revenge.
The opportunity was already in front of him. This was the goal he had endured for many years. As long as Mussolini died, the next person to take his place would be himself, the deputy prime minister.
Some people may think that the appointment of the deputy prime minister must ultimately be decided by the king. But Rossi himself understands that the power he holds in his hands is the guarantee of his future power.
Now Rossi not only has the strong support of the Italian Royal Navy, but also has won over many army generals. The most important thing is that he has Germany as a secret support. Because he works for the Third Reich, the Third Reich is also willing to
Help him gain maximum power in Italy.
Well-trained soldiers with firm beliefs. Sophisticated and advanced weapons with huge quantities. International political support and voice...
As the loyal leader of the Gestapo in Italy, Rossi had no problem getting any reasonable assistance from the Third Reich.
The previous three consecutive questions had convinced Rossi that Mussolini's days were numbered. The next thing to do was to turn everything that once belonged to Mussolini into Rossi's!
It is not difficult to successfully receive the fruits of power transfer.
Originally, there were only two major conspiracies against Mussolini in the Kingdom of Italy.
One of them is the leaders of the Fascist Party, with Grandi and Futai as the backbone, including Ciano. These people were previously attached to Mussolini and had great but limited power.
The other is centered on the Italian General Staff, composed of senior generals with ties to the royal family, including Chief of General Staff General Ambrosio. These people have become their own forces and were previously used by Mussolini, but they are independent
higher.
If we want to talk about the direct planner of the assassination of Mussolini, Rossi can basically confirm that it was Ciano's group.
Because the all-knowing and all-powerful head of state of Germany had already taken the time to meet with Rossi alone after a meeting in Italy to comprehensively analyze the internal situation in Italy.
At that time, Rossi could hardly believe that as a German leader, Reinhardt could understand all the forces within Italy so well.
If it were another person, Rossi would definitely not believe all that. However, the person who told Rossi everything was precisely the head of the Third Reich, the man who was best at predicting and creating miracles in the world.
Moreover, everything Reinhardt said was extremely accurate and was no different from many things Rossi had learned.
From Reinhardt, Rossi learned that there were two newly formed groups within Italy that wanted to oust Mussolini from power. Although the two conspiracy groups were independent of each other, they were actually controlled by someone abroad at the same time.
control.
As the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III was far less incompetent than he seemed.
Behind the scenes, Vittorio Emanuele III, through the palace minister Duke Acquarone, maintained close contact with the people in the two conspiracy groups to provide guidance and instructions.
Of the two major conspiracy groups, the General Staff Group, which is close to the royal family, is naturally hidden deeper and is more trusted by the king.
Perhaps, the Ciano Group was completely unaware of the existence of the General Staff Group, but the General Staff Group learned about the formation of the Ciano Group from the king early on.
When it comes to an important and high-risk operation like assassinating Mussolini, the king will undoubtedly guide the Ciano Group, which is not so close to him, to do it. After the incident is completed, even if the Ciano Group is discovered and destroyed, it will
Just as he intended.
In this way, both the Mussolini Group and the Ciano Group derived from Mussolini were destroyed, and Vittorio Emanuele III could just appoint someone he trusted in the General Staff Group.
Taking office as new Prime Minister.
After that, the power of the Kingdom of Italy will return to his hands. Italy will once again become the Italy of the Italian Royal Family!
Therefore, Rossi could almost conclude that Ciano was probably self-righteous in meeting the king and volunteering to assassinate Mussolini, thereby intending to lend the king's name to gain power. But he was actually used by the king in turn, becoming
A chess piece that is thrown away after use.
However, Vittorio Emanuele III would not have thought that their wonderful plan today would have been discovered and seen clearly by Rossi, who was secretly strengthening the power.
After Mussolini completely died, the one who took over the power was neither the Ciano group, which thought it was smart, nor the General Staff group, which was closer to the king and hid deeper. The only one who could take over the highest power in the Kingdom of Italy was
He is the secret police branch of the Third Reich in Italy led by Rossi!
