My Italian: Chapter 658 Deo\'s plea for help

The Russian offensive that made General Maoqi so nervous was actually unnecessary.

Because the focus of the Russian attack this time is the Austro-Hungarian army, speaking of which the Russians are also bullying the weak and fearing the hard. For the German Eastern Front, he only sent a group army of hundreds of thousands of people. As for the Austro-Hungarian front line, Russia's action is three group armies, with a strength of nearly 400,000 troops, which can be called bold.

As for why this is so, it is very simple, because the German army on the eastern front is currently under the leadership of several strong men, and its combat effectiveness is beyond the charts. In a series of battles such as the Battle of Tannenberg, the Battle of Masurian Lake, and the Battle of Lodz, the Russians showed that although Germany has fewer troops on the Eastern Front, it is still no problem to beat you Russians.

That being the case, it is not the style of the Russians who have been repeatedly taught a lesson to continue hitting the south wall. So the soft persimmon Austria-Hungary suffered a disaster. When it was discovered that the Russians were coming at them again, the Austro-Hungarian front in Galicia was broken through by the Russians again.

At this time, the Austrians habitually asked for help from Germany, which made it impossible for the little Maoqi to mobilize some troops from the east to support the Battle of Paris.

Speaking of which, there are several reasons for the poor combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army. The first is that in the Battle of Galicia, Austria-Hungary lost too many veterans and junior officers, which led to a major decline in the organizational capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian army.

On the other hand, there are ethnic issues in Austria-Hungary. After all, not everyone can master eleven languages ​​like the Austrian Emperor. Many ethnic groups have been recruited into the army. It is a big problem just to let them understand the words of the officers.

This is also an important factor why the Austro-Hungarian army had good combat effectiveness on a small scale, but quickly collapsed after large-scale mobilization. However, the high-level Austria-Hungary used the large-scale mobilized army as a small-scale Austrian-dominated army. How could this not fail.

Another aspect is that Austria-Hungary is still involved in Serbia. The previous two consecutive attacks were defeated. When preparing for the third time, it directly encountered the Russian attack and ended without a problem, which made Vienna quite speechless. Who can blame this, the Austro-Hungarians obviously overestimated their abilities, which made this impossible and that impossible.

This Austria-Hungary is also big-hearted, and they can also take the initiative to attack when they are also facing a two-front battle.

At this time, Austria-Hungary could only send the troops used in the Serbian campaign to Galicia, but Vienna was a little unwilling, so it also focused on its allies in the south.

Facing the request for help from Germany and Austria at this time, Carlo immediately held a military meeting to discuss the issue of aid to Germany and Austria.

"Everyone, I think we need to look at Deo's request separately."

The first one to speak was the chief of staff, Admiral Dalkion, who continued to speak. "At present, our Italian troops are limited. Germany's request can be implemented through the Tunisian campaign, and Austria-Hungary's request should be rejected directly. We deploy troops to help Austria-Hungary fight Serbia. I am angry that the chief of staff cannot issue this order. .”

As the second-in-command of the Army, Admiral Dalkion obviously started from a military point of view, and he believed that doing so was more in line with military needs.

However, some people have different opinions on Admiral Dalkion's words.

I saw Foreign Minister Bacona speak. "If you do this, it's a bit unfair, and we will have to deal with Austria-Hungary in the future. Is this not good?"

As far as the military only considers military needs, the government obviously has more considerations.

"But we can't sacrifice our army for the sake of politics. Isn't the life of our soldiers life life?"

Obviously Admiral Dalkion didn't agree with Bacona's words.

"How could I be sacrificing the lives of soldiers? There is no such thing as an immortal in war. And it's not that our government doesn't care about soldiers. Didn't you see that our government is now fully serving you?"

In the face of Admiral Dalkion's accusation, Bacona certainly did not agree, it was all for the sake of the Kingdom of Italy, how could he accuse himself so much.

"you……"

"uh-huh."

The sound of this sound made the two important ministers who were about to quarrel immediately silent. It was the king's cough warning them. At this moment, the tension in the air dissipated, as if the two important ministers had never had a quarrel, which showed the king's control over both the military and the government.

"I think what both of you said makes sense. Why not make a change? We can not send troops and resolve the problem with Vienna."

Speaking of which, Carlo pointed to the location of Bulgaria on the map. Although he didn't say anything, whoever was not smart at the scene immediately understood what Carlo meant. This is to win over Bulgaria and let it replace Italy and Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia.

The reason why Bulgaria was chosen is very simple, because as long as the Macedonian region is used as its reward, the Bulgarians simply cannot refuse this temptation.

As for why Italy is unwilling to cooperate with Austria-Hungary, it is also because there is no interest. As Austria-Hungary, which regards the Balkans as its core interests, Italy's involvement in Albania is already the limit of patience.

If Italy is to expand its influence in the Balkans, Vienna will have to jump. Whether this alliance can continue by then will be a big question.

The Italian side is also well aware of this, and the interests in other places are so attractive, and they have no intention of competing with Russia and Austria for that interest in the Balkans, so they have always been very restrained.

Even after the outbreak of the war, even if Austria-Hungary did not give a little benefit to the Italian army to cooperate with the attack, Rome did not have any dissatisfaction. Of course, there must not be many troops to cooperate with the attack.

As for Austria-Hungary wanting Italy to work in Baigan, send more troops to assist it in conquering Serbia. I'm sorry for thinking too much, but the Italian army will definitely make trouble here.

Because although the number of armies has increased, their combat effectiveness varies. At present, the combat-capable troops of the Italian army are all mobilized before the war and in the first wave, and these troops have basically been allocated to various fronts and exist as a general reserve, and there are not many deployments to the Kosovo area. So Carlo's proposal is very suitable for the current situation.

"Your Majesty's idea is very good. It not only relieves us of pressure, but also calms Vienna so that they can't say anything wrong."

At this time, the senior military and political officials present all praised Carlo's method as a good one.

Now that the most controversial Austro-Hungarian request has been resolved, it will be easy for Germany.

As the most helpful ally to Italy at present, it should help the German army in Paris to share the pressure no matter what. Otherwise, without the Germans carrying most of the Allied forces, how would Italy complete its layout in the Mediterranean.

So nothing to say, the battle of Tunisia must be fought, and the battle of Nice-Corsica also needs to be carried out at the same time.

Needless to say the Tunisian campaign, Italy has been preparing for it for many years. The Battle of Nice-Corsica is a plan that has only existed in the past few years. This is also the battle plan formulated by the military after Italy's national strength gradually caught up.

Of course, as for when to implement it, it needs to be arranged according to the battle situation.

And now is this not the best time?

So this meeting decided that Italy has two battles that need to be fought at the same time, and the time is tight and the tasks are heavy. However, the military believes that there is no problem for the Italian army to have two battles at the same time.

After the meeting, Carlo called the Crown Prince over.

"Vittorio, prepare yourself, and leave for Libya in three days."

"Can Father ask why so I can tell Victoria."

Hearing this, Carlo burst into anger~www.mtlnovel.com~Because the battle in Tunisia is about to begin, how could you, the commander in name, not be on the battlefield. Vittorio, you are the crown prince, care more about the kingdom, don't give all your attention to your wife. "

"Father, I see."

"If you know it, do it instead of talking to me here."

After kicking his son out, the idea of ​​practicing a trumpet in Carlo's mind was pushed down again.

It doesn't matter that he is a man like a son, but he has a tendency to only listen to his wife, so how can he take the position of king well. Although Carlo didn't have high expectations for his son, and it must be a constitutional monarchy when he ascends the throne. But at present, the constitutional monarchy worries Carlo.

If this uneasy son of his family continues to behave like this, then Carlo really needs to consider other monarchs. Even if it bears the testimony of the alliance between Italy and Germany, sometimes it can't be taken care of.

(end of this chapter)

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