Chapter 952 Lonely

In Turin, thick smoke rose from the roar of artillery fire, and the smoke filled the entire city. The eagle flag fluttering in the wind was already tattered and tattered, and it seemed that it would fall in an instant.

In the ruins of the collapsed buildings, corpses were lying on the ground, and the screams of the wounded were heard from time to time. The bleeding wounds were faintly seen, but no one stepped forward to pay attention.

The thick smell of blood and sweat mixed with each other, filling the air, pungent and unpleasant. The war continued.

The Italian soldiers outside the city had already charged, undulating like waves, and shouting that shook the world.

This is the cry of the soul, and the voices infect and inspire each other, dispelling many inexplicable fears in my heart.

In the fortress, Gatlin was still breathing out his tongue of flame, dragging bullets with a long sound, piercing the clear sky like locusts passing through, and saw soldiers falling to the ground constantly.

However, these hidden firepower did not take long. After the attack was suspended, the shells were quickly vented, leaving only a ruin.

After the artillery fire, the Italian soldiers in the rear attacked again. Heart-piercing screams, frenzied killings, and fiery beacon fires made the soldiers of the two armies go crazy, and the war became more and more intense.

On the airship, Morkes had put down the telescope, as if he could not bear to look directly at the scene in front of him.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Morkes would not have believed that the troops fighting below were Italian soldiers.

Although the scene was a bit chaotic, and it was obviously a lack of training, the Italians showed a will to fight, but he was beyond his expectations.

Heavy casualties did not frighten the Italians. In order to be able to seize the position as soon as possible after the artillery fire, many Italian soldiers lied down and lurked directly 100 meters away.

You must know that the aiming of artillery shells in these years has no high-tech guidance. Even if the coordinates are determined, it is only an approximate position. The hit rate depends entirely on the experience and luck of the artillery. There is a slight deviation, which is 180 meters error.

This means that Italian soldiers who do not retreat will not only face the threat of enemy artillery fire, but also may be killed by their own artillery.

This kind of desperate spirit is completely different from the legendary Italian army who played dead and caught fish on the battlefield.

While being shocked, Morkes also raised his vigilance against Italy in his heart. At this moment, he finally understood why the country opposed the unification of Italy.

There are so many people who are willing to work hard for this country. Once the Italian region is unified, it will not be long before it will become a middle power.

For Austria, which has the French Empire in the west and the Russian Empire in the east, there is really no need for another power to increase military pressure in the south.

Although in the short term, France and Italy will become mortal enemies, but who can say for sure about politics?

After calming down, Admiral Morke ordered: "There's nothing to see, let's go back to the headquarters."

Austria's purpose has been achieved. Using the Italians to consume the French troops will not only increase the hatred between France and Italy, but also increase the difficulty of Italian unification.

Turin is the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Sardinian army is duty-bound to recover the capital. Now the main force of the Italian army on the battlefield is the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The war is cruel. According to the current situation on the battlefield, when this battle is over, the 300,000 Sardinian army will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The strength of the most powerful state in the Italian region was weakened, the power gap between the states narrowed after the war, the Vienna government's regional balance policy was realized, and everything was developing for the better.

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At the French army headquarters, Marshal Adrian asked with a livid face: "Is this the impregnable fortification in your mouth?

And let the Austrians dry their blood? I'm afraid you're going to let the French lads bleed! "

It's not that Marshal Adrian's heart is not strong enough, but the reality is too slapped. Under the heavy artillery attack of the Austrian army, the planned fortification of the city was directly targeted.

Because in the previous battle, the French lost a lot of artillery, so that the defenders of Turin lacked enough heavy firepower, and they could not do it if they wanted to counterattack with artillery fire.

Of course, that's not a big deal. After losing air supremacy, even if the French army had enough heavy artillery, there was no way to exert its own power.

After all, once the artillery positions are exposed, they will encounter enemy air strikes. The heavy artillery was inconvenient to move, and when encountering enemy air strikes, it was impossible to even run.

Scattered and deployed in the fortress, it cannot exert the cluster power of the artillery. After all, the siege only needs to tear a hole. After being broken through anywhere and entering the state of street fighting, the artillery that is difficult to move in the city becomes a decoration.

Lieutenant General Tom, who was in charge of the construction of the city defense, hurriedly explained: "Marshal, we did not expect the enemy's firepower to be so fierce.

Turin’s fortifications are already at the top level in the world, mainly designed with reference to the intensity of the Russian-Prussian war, no one would have thought that the enemy would actually…”

It is impossible to admit that it is impossible to cut corners. This involves a huge network of interests. Once it is involved, everyone will be unable to eat.

In this context, it is only natural for designers to take the blame. Only designers who resist the responsibility can solve this problem.

Before Tom could finish speaking, Marshal Adrian interrupted: "Shut up, I don't want to listen to this nonsense. In short, the problem now is: our city defenses are vulnerable and must be solved immediately.

If the fortifications fail to function, then street fighting will start early. Now the strikers are all Italians, we

Even if the killing is more, Austria will not feel the pain.

Don't expect the enemy to be afraid. Turin City here has nothing to do with Austria. They will not care about the life and death of the people in the city. "

In fact, long before the start of the defense of Turin, the French army considered the issue of transferring the people, but there was a lot of opposition from the people.

From the standpoint of France, Turin is its own territory, and the Italians are required to work hard. Naturally, the French army cannot do too much.

Moreover, transferring people is easy to say, but if it is really done, it cannot be done in a day or two, and the defenders simply don’t have that much time.

Everything has two sides. A large number of civilians stay in the city, which will increase the logistical pressure of the defenders, and at the same time make the enemy throw a rat. After all, this is the European continent, and no one wants to carry the notoriety of slaughtering civilians.

However, the reality is very face-saving. Judging from the enemy's unscrupulous use of artillery to attack the city, Marshal Adrian knew that he had miscalculated.

Today is different from the past. Before the outbreak of the European Continental War, Austria was only one of the European powers. Naturally, we should pay attention to the response of the European world.

But now it's different. Once France is defeated, Austria will dominate. As a continental hegemon, a little gossip is no longer a threat.

Moreover, the main force of the siege was the Sardinian National Independence Army. For political needs, the future Sardinian government will also stand up to endorse Austria and put the dung pot on the head of the French army.

After hesitating for a while, Tom said fiercely: "Marshal, since Austria uses the Italians as cannon fodder, then we can use the cannon fodder against the cannon fodder.

Armed the young men in the whole city, put their families under house arrest and threatened them, forcing them to participate in the defense of the city. "

Recruiting strong men is not a new tactic, it has happened from time to time in history. It's just that with the advent of the era of hot weapons, everyone found that the strong men recruited temporarily could not be of great use.

Coupled with the rise of liberalism, the cost of forcibly recruiting strong men is getting higher and higher, and it is easy to lose popular support. With the increase of population, countries no longer lack soldiers, and the situation of strong men is gradually reduced.

Tom dared to make this suggestion, of course, it was not aimless. What is popular among the people, France has never owned it here, and naturally it can't be said to lose it.

Judging from the current situation, the French army will definitely not be able to stay in Italy for long. The contradiction between France and Italy has been deeply buried, and there will be long-term confrontation after the war. Now forcing the Italians into the battlefield is equivalent to weakening the enemy's strength in advance and reducing the pressure on post-war France.

After a while, Marshal Adrian shook his head: "It's useless, Italians won't be so obedient.

Even if we capture their family members and threaten them on the battlefield, these guys can still make trouble.

Think of the Italian soldiers we recruited earlier, they were outings rather than wars.

The most important thing is that the law does not blame the public. Even if we develop them to be passive, it is impossible to really get rid of their family members.

At this point, we have to think about the postwar. The country is trying to find a way to contact the anti-French alliance. We cannot give the enemy an excuse to increase the difficulty of negotiation. "

It is a tradition in the European world to negotiate without winning. The French government's secret contact with the anti-French alliance was an open secret among high-ranking officers.

Adrian now pierces the window paper, and is actually completely desperate for this war. After all, the enemy army has entered the hinterland of France from Switzerland.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent, and Lieutenant General Tom sighed: "If it doesn't work, then the boys will have to fight with their lives.

With our strength, it is not difficult to support for a period of time. However, the casualties cannot be controlled. "

It can be seen that Lieutenant General Tom is not only showing off, he is really worried about the fate of France.

Making money is making money. As a member of a vested interest group, his interests have long been tied to France.

The tofu dregs project is not entirely his responsibility. From the very beginning, the fortifications of the city of Turin were built to make money, and they did not take into account that they would be attacked by the enemy.

What's more, the European War broke out so suddenly. Building materials must be given priority to the front line. If a real city defense fortification is to be built for Turin, the time will be too late.