Prussia - HOI4 - Italy and the Entente

25 Jun 1913: That does not look good. In 70 days Italy will join the Entente and we shall be at war with them. Luckily there are the Alps and the Austro-Hungarian between them and us.
Meanwhile this epic struggle continues.
03 Jun 1913: The defenders continue to receive reinforcements....
06 Jun 1913: ….and the British lose another merchant.
There are not almost half a million German losses....
I now commit 5th Army into the battle. Attacking westwards instead of to the south.
09 Jun 1913: I plan the upgrade of the infrastructure in the region to level 9.
The enemy has air superiority over Northern France again. Damn Japanese.
10 Jun 1913: The defenders are nearing the breaking point again. Shall we prevail this time?
16 Jun 1913: Nine divisions defending again but a green '95' is a good sign.
18 Jun 1913: Only 7 days!
19 Jun 1913: Only 3 days and a green '97' - looking good!
23 Jun 1913: The British lose 2 merchants....
….and a third!
Still at 97 - a good sign.
26 Jun 1913: Back to '95' but still at 4 days. Something is moving along that arrow. Movement!
28 Jun 1913: The Qing Dynasty has defeated the Republic of China. I hope they are not friends of the Japanese.
29 Jun 1913: Japan calls Italy into the war. Not funny. I hope the Italians aren't prepared....
Great news, really.
01 Jul 1913: I want one in black too!
07 Jul 1913: Another British merchant is sunk.
Breakthrough!!!! With all those other reports I didn't notice it. The first hurdle has been overcome!
Now we have to cross the River Meuse at Sedan....sound familiar? Bis bald....

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