Of course, the interim government of Crete could not accept the outbreak of armed rebellion in Chania. Subsequently, the interim government sent more than 3,000 armed forces to counter the rebellion.
And now that he has raised the banner, Vidad Solari certainly knows that it will lead to repression. In addition, in order to show his momentum, he must repel the government troops.
So Wydad took more than 2,000 people recruited from Chania and went to Rodri Pass to defend.
Although the two parties in Crete did not have many troops, this battle attracted the attention of all parties.
"Your Majesty, please see, this is the Rodri Pass, located in a gap in the northern part of the Sitia Mountains. Currently, more than 2,000 people are stationed by Vidad, the son of President Candido Solari, while the Cretan rebels have sent
More than 3,000 people are attacking them, and they are currently confronting them outside the mountain pass."
An army staff officer was explaining the situation in Crete to Carlo.
Beside Carlo, there were many military bosses.
After listening to the staff officer's story, Carlo looked at the marked military map and said, "What are your military's plans for this military conflict?"
Facing Carlo's question, General Simeone, as the Minister of War, glanced at the Minister of Navy, Admiral Yagir, and replied. "Your Majesty, we have already sent the rebels to Wydad."
Weapons and ammunition, and our army also sent military advisors to help them."
In addition, according to reports from our intelligence department, the rebels after the coup have received arms supplies from Greece, and several Greek officers are helping them. However, neither the Greek nor the British army has taken any other actions. Our military believes that this is due to the other party's concerns.
Our intervention is intended to use the Cretan rebels as the main force to destroy the team led by the revolting Vidad."
After listening to Simeone's story, Carlo almost guessed what Britain and Greece were thinking.
First of all, the Greeks definitely want to merge with Crete, but in view of Italy's huge deterrent power, they must get British support.
However, because Britain is afraid of Italy, it does not want to go to war for Crete, so it wants to fight a proxy war. Let the two factions on Crete decide the winner. Of course, it will send advisers to support weapons and ammunition.
This is also a normal operation, isn’t it the same in Italy?
Of course, Italy has to do something. It needs some action, otherwise it will think you are afraid.
"In this case, your military must pay close attention to the situation in Crete and ensure that the Wydad armed forces cannot be eliminated. In addition, the generals will conduct statistics on Greeks. If the situation changes in any bad way, then these volunteers can
Help it block the attack of the Cretan Provisional Government Army. In addition, the Navy needs to ensure the security of Chania Port and not allow the external channels of the Wydad Armed Forces to be blocked."
Carlo's words made it very clear that Italian influence could not be driven out of Crete.
Of course, the military present would understand when facing Carlo.
After receiving Carlo's instructions, the Italian military also took action. First of all, the navy, a small formation was sent to patrol the western part of Crete.
Although this has attracted protests from the Greeks, will Italy listen to the Greeks' opinions? Even if it gained a large territory in the Balkan War and its national power was greatly improved, a small country will eventually be a small country. When it comes to confrontation between big powers, they will
All the opinions are barking, so don’t listen.
In addition to the navy, the Italian Army has also begun to recruit Greeks among its generals. There are very few Greeks in the Italian army, and after an inventory, there are less than 2,000 people. Many of them are recruited from the Dodeca Austral Islands.
Come.
To be honest, the Southern Twelve Islands have been in the hands of Italy for more than 20 years. However, due to its small area and small population (more than 100,000 people in total), more importantly, it has little strategic value. Therefore, Italy is not very interested in it.
Of course, the Southern Twelve Islands, which are not too concerned about it, still rely on the economic boom of Italy, which has brought huge benefits. The fishery and animal husbandry of the islands have developed well, making the residents of the islands generally richer than people in other surrounding countries.
rich.
And if it weren't for the support of soldiers from the Southern Twelve Islands, the Italian military could gather only a few hundred people at most.
These more than a thousand people were first called together by the Italian Army, and the next step would depend on the outcome of the battle between the two forces in Crete at Rodri Pass.
The much-anticipated battle at Rodri Pass broke out not long after.
The two sides fought a fierce battle at the mountain pass. On the first day, the armed forces of the two sides lost nearly a hundred people. On the second day, they lost more than 70 people. On the third day, they lost more than 60 people.
In one week, the two sides suffered a total loss of more than 400 people. A week later, the government forces stated that they could no longer attack and asked for reinforcements.
According to the report of the Italian consultants in Vidad, the battle between the two sides was completely at the level of armed fighting. The rifles were firing randomly, and it was unclear where the bullets were flying. There were almost no tactics. In addition, the rifles and artillery did not cooperate. On one occasion
The artillery fire from the government forces even hit their own people.
Think about it, neither of them are soldiers and have not received professional training. It is already very good to be able to perform like this. As for why there is no military training, because there was no army in the Republic of Crete before, only police and armed police, and the training was also to arrest
Prisoner.
However, although the government forces stopped attacking, Wydad had other ideas. On the advice of military advisers, in the early morning of the third day after the fighting stopped, Wydad personally led a thousand people to attack the government army camp at night.
, the consequences of the lack of military training came at this time, and the government troops who were attacked immediately exploded. Nearly 3,000 people fled in all directions, and only more than 1,000 people returned in the end. Of course, this does not mean that more than 1,000 people were wiped out.
, many people fled the army directly.
According to statistics from Italian military advisers, only more than 600 government troops were killed or captured. However, a large amount of military camp supplies were seized by them, the most important of which were 7 artillery pieces and corresponding ammunition.
But in any case, Wydad's first appearance was very good, defeating the attack of the government troops.
The victorious Wydad did not stop. With the advice of his military advisers, he led his army to capture Rethymnon, the third largest town in Crete, and pushed the front to Hill at the foot of Mount Idi.
The small town of Na. As long as you climb over the Yiji Mountain, you can see the capital Heraklion.
The victory at Rodri Pass also had a huge impact on the rebel army. First of all, the residents of Crete became more positive about it. Not only that, after the news of this great victory spread, Castelli, St.
Rumeli, Paleohora and other towns have announced their recognition of the Wydad regime.
These towns are all located in eastern Crete and are within the scope of the pro-Italian influence, but the influence is limited. Wydad sent people to contact them before, but they were rejected. Now this great victory is enough.
Add enough influence for them to make a decision.
For the government forces that failed in the crusade, this defeat sobered up their minds that had been overwhelmed by victory.
It immediately recruited more troops, and in view of its poor performance in previous battles, the government army also hired retired Greek officers to retrain the armed forces under its control.
As for the rebels led by Wydad, they are also doing the same thing. Now both parties are actively preparing to lay the foundation for the next battle.
