My Italian: Chapter 641 roman cheer

In Rome Carlo was at the Admiralty while Soult was still engaged in the naval battle.

At the moment, in the Ministry of the Navy, not only the personnel of the Ministry of the Navy, but also the government of the Ministry of the Army are here. Everyone sat together, anxiously waiting for the news.

The wait was long, and all the important ministers waited from the afternoon until the sun went down.

No one wanted to leave at this time, because Italy couldn't afford to lose this naval battle. If it loses, then the original strategic measures will need to be changed, and the manpower and material resources spent in it will be too great, and Italy cannot afford it several times.

"Father, why is there no news yet?"

Waiting for Crown Prince Vittorio, who was a little anxious, looked at Carlo and asked in a low voice.

"As the future king, why are you so impetuous? Do you know how long the naval battle will take, just wait with peace of mind."

The words from his stern father made Crown Prince Vittorio, who was waiting on pins and needles, calm down again.

Of course Carlo knew what his child was thinking, he must be thinking of his wife and children. Yes, Vittorio had a son too, and Carlo's grandson was named Umberto Amedeo Savoy. Now less than two years old, she is a very healthy and active little baby.

Speaking of which, since his son Vittorio got married, he has lived a very happy life with his wife, Kaiser's youngest daughter, Louise. Germany and Italy have always been praised by the media as a match made in heaven, and they are a model of the combination of the two countries.

The photos of the two have always been frequent visitors to newspapers because they are very popular with the public. Thinking about it, how can no one like a handsome man and a beautiful woman, not to mention that the two were born in the famous Savoy family and the Hohenzollern family, which is even more enviable.

But from Carlo's point of view, his child needs experience, how can he be a good king when he lives in a gentle town every day?

So after the war broke out, Carlo arranged various things for him, vowing to change it.

But at present, the effect is there, but there is still a gap. It doesn't matter that Carlo has time and there are ways.

But soon Carlo couldn't care about his son's problems, because a communications officer rushed in with a telegram.

"Lieutenant General Lefer telegraphed that we have won, and His Excellency the Vice Admiral is returning with the fleet."

The communications officer's words made the originally quiet Admiralty building lively, and everyone wanted to know the specific news at the moment.

Admiral Yagier, the Minister of the Navy, understood their thoughts very well, and immediately had people read it aloud after receiving the telegram.

"Admiral Yagier, at your command, our joint fleet engaged the enemy's Mediterranean fleet on January 7, 1914, at the cost of the sinking of the Teghoff, the heavy damage of the Stevan, the Dreadnought, and the Dante, Sink enemy ships Tagu, Collingwood, Centurion, Vanguard, Invincible, Indomitable, and severely damage enemy ships St. Vincent, Neptune, Hercules, etc. Now the enemy ships are covered by the reinforcement fleet Evacuate in a hurry..."

When the specific news was announced, at the cost of the sinking of a battleship, six battleships of the opponent were sunk. This record immediately triggered a bigger wave, and many officers present directly cheered.

Carlo did not blame the officers who cheered wantonly at the scene, but instead walked towards Admiral Yagier. "Admiral, the Navy did a great job with this victory."

"It was the government and the Army that helped us achieve this brilliant victory."

Admiral Yagier's cheeks were flushed as if he was drunk at this moment, which was caused by excitement. Over the years, the Italian navy has become stronger and stronger under his leadership. How can we not be excited now that we are fighting against the world's number one British navy and winning the battle.

"Admiral, the casualties in the navy are not small. When they come back, I will personally award the meritorious personnel. In addition, your navy also needs to pay attention to the repair of damaged warships, and restore the strength of the combined fleet as soon as possible."

Facing the king's instruction, Admiral Argil replied immediately. "Your Majesty, please rest assured that when the United Fleet returns to Hong Kong, our Admiralty will arrange for the damaged warship to be repaired as soon as possible, and will also replenish its personnel to ensure that it will not affect the Tunisia campaign three months later."

Battle of Tunisia?

How did it involve a Tunisian campaign?

Long before the war broke out, the army and navy had a plan to occupy Tunisia. In fact, not only Tunisia, Egypt, the Balkans, the Middle East, East Africa, and even Gibraltar have combat plans. But plans need to have sufficient conditions to implement.

The victory of this naval battle, coupled with the upcoming capture of the island of Malta, brought the Tunisian campaign to the stage of implementation.

Needless to say, Tunisia, whether it is its location or rich natural resources, is indispensable to Italy. Not to mention, Italy will directly obtain the complete Tunis Strait, plus Malta, when a bird flies from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Western Mediterranean, it will need the approval of the Italian Navy.

It can be said that the Mediterranean is completely cut off by Italy, which will play a sufficient role in promoting the direction of the war.

Therefore, long before the naval battle broke out, the navy and army had drawn up the Tunisian combat plan, and they were ready to execute it only after the navy won.

One more thing to say, the commander of the attack on Tunisia this time is Crown Prince Vittorio, of course this is in name. As for the reason, needless to say, as the future king of the kingdom, he doesn't know how to do military affairs, which is an old tradition in Europe. Look at the countries currently participating in the war, which country's adult prince does not go to the battlefield. Carlo is also paving the way for his son to gradually contact the military.

Although we talked about Tunisia, Carlo is more concerned about the navy's next move.

"Admiral Yagier, all four Roman-class warships should be in service this year, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the first Roman will be commissioned in March, and the latest Octavian will be commissioned in December. At that time, with the four Romans, our navy will unite with the army to drive the British warships out of East Asia. Mediterranean."

The warship most urgently needed by the navy at present, the Roman class has condensed the attention of the whole of Italy. The outbreak of the war did not affect the construction of warships of this class, and it can even be said that the construction speed was accelerated because of the arrival of the war. Because the Italian government and the navy gave priority to the construction of various parts of the warship, they did not recruit soldiers from the various parts factories of the warship, but asked them to work overtime to produce equipment.

So this also led to a general increase in the speed of Roman-class warships, making them enter service faster.

As the first battleship to serve with a 380mm main gun, the entry of the Roman class will inevitably lead to the expansion of the Italian Navy's advantage in the Mediterranean Sea. It is not in line with Admiral Yagier's style not to take advantage of the advantage to expand the results of the battle.

In fact, the Ministry of the Navy has formulated a lot of various combat plans after the Roman-class service. Of course, it is still a bit early to say, and it will take at least the second half of the year to implement.

"At that time, I will personally participate in the enlistment of the Roma."

In one sentence, Carlo showed his love for the navy and stood for the navy himself. This is also because the navy plays well, so in order to encourage it to continue to work hard, he doesn't mind showing it.

After chatting with Admiral Yagier for a few more words, Carlo was about to leave with his son, but at this moment, he was stopped by the old foreign minister Bacona.

"Your Majesty, Vienna has sent a telegram, hoping that we can help it attack Serbia."

"we are not…"

Carlo didn't understand it at first, but it wasn't until Bacona handed him a telegram that this was not just a feint before, but one of the main attacks. Because Vienna hopes that Italy can send no less than 180,000 troops to attack Serbia from the south.

"What do the Austro-Hungarians think? Tell them that we can't mobilize troops and supplies now, and can only guarantee the existing 70,000 people at most."

Carlo did not want to intervene too much in the Serbian battlefield, because Italy could not benefit.

Vienna is very wary of Italy in the Balkans, so after gaining the dominance of the war against Serbia, it is very resistant to Italy's involvement.

In fact, Carlo didn't want Italy to be mixed into the land of Serbia at all. The Yugoslav guerrillas in World War II were very famous. These die-hard Serbs want whoever they want, and Italy doesn't have the energy. So Carlo also pushed the boat along the way, and didn't get involved. He just sent tens of thousands of troops in Kosovo morally to contain it.

However, the Austro-Hungarians have high-sightedness and low-handedness, and they failed in two consecutive battles against Serbia, so they hoped that Italy would help. But even though they begged Italy for help, it was pure help, and they didn't give any benefits. Isn't this intimidating? "

Carlo suddenly stopped the old man Bacona.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

"The telegram to Vienna doesn't have to be so blunt. In addition to saying that we can't mobilize troops, you can also suggest that they find Bulgarians."

Carlo's words made Bakona's cloudy eyes brighten. This is a good idea. The half of Macedonia lost by Bulgaria is in the hands of Serbia. If Vienna were more generous, the brave Bulgarian barbarians would be very willing to give Serbian enemies a head-on blow.

After giving advice to the Austro-Hungarians, Carlo didn't care about it, and whether he listened or not depends on what Vienna thinks. Next, he will participate in a parade to let the people feel the joy of victory in the naval battle.

There may be another chapter. If there are enough monthly tickets, there will definitely be another chapter written all night long.

(end of this chapter)

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