My Italian: Chapter 598 The outbreak of war

Although the talks between the three countries in Munich lasted only three days, the promotion of the war was incomparable.

On the second day after the negotiations, Germany and Italy asked France and Russia to cancel their general military mobilization.

Having said that, will Russia and France agree to this request?

Don't even think about it, seeing the opponent sharpen their swords, and canceling the general mobilization at this time, isn't this a joke?

As for Germany and Italy, can they not know that their unreasonable request will be rejected by the other party?

In fact, they know, but sometimes the excuse for declaring war is very important. Germany and Italy can't say that this war is because of helping their allies. Then it must be that the other party has offended the dignity of our country, so that the public can realize that the other party was at fault first, and we are just trying to punish the other party. As for the matter of seizing their interests, just be clear in your heart, and don't say it in public.

In fact, when the two countries asked each other to cancel the military mobilization, the war preparations of the two countries had already entered the countdown.

On the German side, the divisions are advancing to their intended positions according to the Schlieffen plan. Under the command of the German General Staff of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the seven German armies on the Western Front have been formed.

At this time on the Western Front, the 1.4 million German troops had already mobilized, and they had already marched towards various assembly points. Germany's railways, highways, shipping and other transportation have all been taken over by the military. On its means of transportation, full of soldiers rode it to the designated place. In addition, a large amount of ammunition and other military materials are also transported to a storage point under its transportation.

One more thing needs to be said here. At present, the seven German armies on the Western Front all have motor transport regiments. One or two less, ten more. Taking the First Army, which has the heaviest task and the longest distance, there are thirteen motor transport regiments under this army. It is equipped with all Fiat F75 trucks, and each regiment is equipped with 200-300 trucks. These trucks will serve as a powerful supplement to its army's logistics transportation, allowing it to carry more supplies.

That's right, the German military, which is preparing for the war, has purchased more than 20,000 trucks of various types from Fiat, but the main force of the German military's transportation is still not trucks, but carriages consisting of carriages team.

For the militaries of European countries, railways are still the main force of transportation. Of course, where the railway cannot reach, other means of transportation are needed. Although trucks are superior to horse-drawn carriages in all aspects, they are not as good as horse-drawn carriages in one thing, and that is the commuting rate. Horse-drawn carriages can go as long as they are roads, while trucks have requirements for roads and bridges.

Although the roads in Western Europe are well developed, not every road can pass trucks.

When Germany was preparing, Italy, as an ally, certainly did not fall behind. In order to cope with Germany's actions, Italy also gathered troops in Italy and France.

"Everyone get out of the car."

"Hurry up, don't dawdle."

At Turin Railway Station, teams of heavily armed soldiers were walking from the carriages to the platform amidst the officers' greetings. After a while, the platform was full of officers and soldiers getting off the train.

"Quickly report to the whole team."

After driving all the soldiers out of the car, the officer immediately counted the number of people. The officers didn't give the soldiers much time, because they were very tight, and the next train was only at the station for ten minutes. They needed to count the soldiers and take them off the platform within this time, leaving their seats for the next train. train.

As for the orders of the officers, the soldiers are very adaptable, because they are all soldiers who have been in the army for at least one or two years, and they have already adapted to the army system very well.

"one"

"two"

"three"

"Four"

…

After a brief counting, the soldiers, led by the officers, lined up and left the station. After a while, the platform was vacated. Except for the station staff and some military police guarding the station, there was no one else on the platform.

"Woo woo woo..."

Within three minutes of their departure, another train slowly stopped at the platform. However, compared with the stuffy tank carriages of the previous train, this train has two more high-end carriages.

Station staff who are familiar with military trains know that this should be a general arriving with the train.

That's right, this train is carrying Lieutenant General Cosenz, the commander of the 57th Infantry Division. I was wrong, Lieutenant General Cosenz is not only the commander of the 57th Division, but also the deputy commander of the 18th Army.

The 18th Army is a newly formed army of the Army. The army is composed of the 42nd Division, the 57th Division, and the 61st Division. The commander of the army is Lieutenant General Armando Diaz.

At present, the Eighteenth Army has received an order to go to the northern border of Italy and France to join the Third Army under the command of Prince Filiberto.

This Prince Filiberto is the second-generation Duke of Aosta, and his father is Amadeo, who was once the King of Spain, and Carlo's uncle, so Prince Filiberto is considered Carlo's cousin.

And Carlo's cousin is different from his father. He is obsessed with military life and is very talented in combat command. Now he is also a very famous commander in the army. With him leading the third army, Carlo was very relieved.

The Third Army is mainly responsible for operations in the Savoy area, of course, this is when there is an opportunity. Although it is only to contain work, the Italian military must first show its strength, so it has ideas about the homeland of Savoy.

Some people may ask, why not attack the Savoy region, the Nice region whose terrain is more suitable for attacking, why not seize it.

Very good, very good idea, the French think so too. Therefore, it deployed a large number of permanent and semi-permanent fortifications in the Nice area, and Hai also stationed 120,000 French troops in the area. According to the estimates of the Italian General Staff, in order to seize the Nice area from the 12 French troops, Italy needs to prepare 300,000 people and be prepared to lose 80,000 to 130,000 people without increasing the number of French troops.

As for the Savoy region, because it is separated by the Alps, the French army only stationed more than 40,000 people here. If the tactics are used properly, it is possible for the 120,000-strong Third Army to capture the Savoy region.

After all, the Italian royal family is the Savoy family. They gave up their ancestral land for the unification of the kingdom before, but who would want to get it back if there is a chance.

The German and Italian armies are stepping up preparations for war, and the French side can't be clear about such a large-scale military mobilization. For two neighbors with malicious intentions, France is also carrying out military mobilization~www.mtlnovel.com~ And in view of the dangerous situation facing itself, France is mobilizing heavily. This wave of general mobilization orders allowed France to recruit more than 80% of all its young men of the right age. According to the information obtained so far, France has formed 68 divisions, and its total strength is expected to reach 1.3 million.

If only relying on the Italian family, France can easily resist the Italian attack by virtue of the terrain of the Alps.

Of course, if the French attack is the same, Italy can easily resist the French attack.

Of course, the two countries' intensified preparations for war have not forgotten one thing, and that is the issue of declaring war.

On October 3, 1913, Germany and Italy declared war on France.

France also declared war on the two countries, and Russia declared war on Germany, Italy and Austria the next day. The three countries also declared war on Russia, and Austria-Hungary also declared war on France on this day.

At this point, a great war sweeping across Europe kicked off, and all countries were fully armed to carry out a tragic fight.

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