The news of the capture of the Italian king made Yang Feng feel like the world in front of him was unreal. To be honest, when he gave the Germans this idea, it was just a gamble. Anyway, the money was not his, so he took it all
It's just a pastime. If it works, it's great. If it doesn't, tens of thousands of Germans will die.
But even in his most ideal design, he did not include the capture of the King of Italy. It was just a talk at the beginning. When you think about it, you will know how incredible this is. But what he did not expect was that the Germans actually turned it into a
reality.
"God's will, this is God's will!" Emperor Yang said nonchalantly.
Of course, God's will or a blind cat encountering a dead mouse, the current situation is that the King of Italy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army have both become prisoners of the Germans. This news does not even feel true to Yang Feng, let alone that Europe is at war.
After the news spread, all the monarchs, prime ministers, presidents and prime ministers were all dumbfounded. The first reaction was that this was a rumor, especially France and the United Kingdom, which immediately denounced such irresponsible rumors.
In fact, this news has not been confirmed. The source is just the battle report that the Germans couldn't wait to publish. Because of their position, their battle report was definitely not accurate. Yang Feng knew it because he had someone in Bologna. When the Germans were escorting Emanuele
When III's motorcade returned to this city, the employees of the Yang Consortium stationed here immediately sent a telegram to Beijing, but then the Italians surrounded Bologna.
An army that rushed back by train from the front line in Padua directly blocked the German army that was preparing to retreat eastward to join the main force led by Lieutenant General Bello in this city. In fact, even the Italians on the front line were
He didn't know that his king and commander-in-chief had become prisoners of the Germans. Even the commander of the support army did not know this until an attendant of Emanuele III came to him with a personal letter from His Majesty the King.
of.
The commander of the Italian army was very smart. He knew that once the news spread, it would have a heavy blow to the morale of the front line. So he immediately ordered the news to be blocked, and at the same time surrounded Bologna, claiming that His Majesty the King had moved to Florence. At present,
Still on the way.
At this time, the main force of the German army led by Lieutenant General Bello, who came for reinforcements in a forced march, also began to exchange fire with the Italian army on the periphery. But also that night, the second Italian army also rushed back from the front line, and both sides suddenly
The two sides entered a stalemate, and Lieutenant General Bello was unable to open the Italian encirclement on the outside. The Italians inside were also unable to break into Bologna to rescue their king, and the two sides entered a brief stalemate.
Although the German troops trapped in the city were cut off from the main force, they had mountains of weapons and ammunition abandoned by the Italians to use. They did not worry about supply problems at all. Moreover, the Italians who surrounded them did not worry about their own city and the king inside.
Dare to use heavy weapons, not even shelling, so the German army can defend very calmly.
But the problem is that they are blocked at this railway hub, which is fatal to the nearly two million Italian troops who are struggling to resist the German-Austrian coalition forces on the front line. With so many people, they consume almost hundreds of millions of ammunition a day, even if the railway is open
When there is no obstruction, there is often a shortage of ammunition supply, let alone now that it is being directly pinched. Although it is possible to bypass the Apennine Mountains and transport it to the front line from the northwest railway network. But it will take time, until the Germans land.
The next morning, the Italians on the front line had already begun to run out of ammunition supplies, and at this time, the second batch of landing troops also arrived. Now it was no longer a problem of ammunition, but that Italy needed to face attacks from both front and back.
The Padua front line, which was already shaky, collapsed immediately. Countless Italian soldiers fled their positions and retreated westward. The German and Austrian forces that broke through the defense line immediately went south and attacked Bologna. The Italian army that originally wanted to rescue the king also
The city had to be abandoned and retreated south to Florence.
In front of countless reporters from various countries who rushed to Bologna, Lieutenant General Bello, the first German general to enter the city, met with His Majesty the King of Italy with a smile on his face. This news that had been making a fuss in the media around the world was finally confirmed.
The British Foreign Secretary, who was still blushing and thick-necked, denounced those rumors, immediately stopped.
The news that the king and the commander-in-chief of the army were captured caused the morale of the Italian army to fall to the bottom instantly. In the following battle, the Italians, who were defeated to the west, could no longer organize any effective defense.
Surrendering, the advancing German army drove the Italians into Milan with ease. At this point, the original Kingdom of Lombardy-Venecia was all returned to Austrian hands.
The Italians, on the other hand, completely gave up the defense in the north, and all remaining troops retreated to the Apennine Mountains, where they organized a defense line based on the terrain advantages. Of course, the Germans had lost interest in them at this time. After occupying Milan, the Italian battlefield
The supreme commander, General Crook, immediately redistributed his forces. The tenth and eleventh Austro-Hungarian armies moved south to contain the Italians, while the remaining three armies rolled over westward like a steamroller.
By now the real goal of the German-Austrian Allied Forces has been revealed. It is obvious that they want to attack France from the Alps. Now the entire Western Front is in chaos. The French government is going crazy. They are not unaware of this situation.
Psychological preparation, but the problem is that it comes too suddenly. In the view of the French General Staff, the Italians are absolutely capable of blocking the German army before the British reinforcements arrive. And once the two British armies join the Italian battlefield, then the German and Austrian forces will
These five armies could no longer pose a threat to their rear, but no one expected that the Italians would lose all their territory in the north in less than a month, and even the king would be captured.
This time the French were in trouble.
Where will they mobilize troops to defend their rear? Now almost all the French who can fight are on the Marne River defense line. If they want to withdraw, they have to ask if the more than one million German troops on the opposite side agree. As for recruiting more troops, where can they recruit them?
?France has a total population of 30 million, but only 5 million can be mobilized. Almost 3 million people have been killed or wounded. More than 2 million people have gone to the battlefield. There is almost no young and middle-aged man, old and weak women and children in the rear.
As for working in the factory, we can't arm them too, right?
The only thing that can save them now is their allies. The Russians are beyond their reach. Of course, Nicholas can launch an offensive on the eastern front to relieve the pressure here, but it mainly depends on the British. The French immediately made demands to the British.
The two formed armies ignored Italy and quickly landed in Marseille and went to the French border to set up defenses. However, Italy refused. Litini clearly told the British that if the British army did not help them in Italy, then Italy would negotiate peace with Germany.
, anyway, they have broken the pot now.
The poor Englishman is in dire straits now.
Just when the three of them were entangled, the German 14th Army finally reached Turin, but here they encountered truly tenacious resistance. Of course, it was not from the Italians, but from the French and Czech troops who had retreated here.
Legion, plus an urgently arrived French division. In order to buy time for their rear, this weak army tenaciously resisted the German attack in Turin. In the end, almost the entire army was wiped out, and only less than 5,000 people retreated to the Alps.
Mountainous areas.
However, their sacrifices did not gain much value. Although they blocked the Germans for a whole week, during this week, Britain and France only added one British division and two troops to the crucial Seny Hill defense line.
The French division, one of which was just put together, was old, weak, sick and disabled, and many of them were veterans who had retired due to injuries. This shows that the French have indeed run out of gas.
After weighing the pros and cons, the British finally separated their two newly formed armies. One of the armies that was first completed was to reinforce France, and the other was to reinforce Italy. In addition, in order to increase the confidence of the Italians and increase the threat, the British also
The Mediterranean Fleet was dispatched to the Toulon naval port in France, where it was ready to use naval guns to block the narrow passage from Italy along the coast into France. Of course, they also knew that the Germans would not do this.
"Your Majesty, the Argentinians have agreed to join the Allied Powers." Attendant Yuan said to His Majesty the Emperor with joy. He knew that Emperor Yang was behind such a big drama. To put it bluntly, it was just for this news.
The Argentines finally failed to stand up to the Germans' deception. Of course, the main reason was that the current development of the situation in Europe had made the entire world determine the winner of this war. It was indeed time to place a bet. Not only was Argentina prepared
To join the Allies, even Montenegro, which had just recovered, was preparing to join. During this period, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been lobbying this small country and promised to give them a piece of land from Serbia after the war. Although Montenegro was small, it
There is still no pressure to gather tens of thousands of people. In the last Balkan War, their losses were minimal.
In addition to Montenegro, even Greece is already considering this issue. Germany and Austria have promised to give Italy's Somaliland colony in Africa to Greece, on the condition that Greece sends at least two armies to participate in the war. Although Greece has had a bad relationship with France before, it has always had a bad relationship with France.
Russia is also a faith, but friendship and faith are no longer important at this time.
"Very good, very good. They have all jumped out now. It's good to jump out. The more people jump out, the better. Next we should consider how to help the French reverse the current situation." Emperor Yang said sinisterly.
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