My Italian: Chapter 672 Battle of Nice 1

When Rome decided to execute the Battle of Nice, the Italian army began busy pre-war preparations.

At this time, 18 kilometers away from the front line, Camporosso, which is also a town on the border of Italy, is a lively scene. The small town originally had only a few hundred residents, but now thousands of soldiers have flooded in. This makes the residents feel a little inconvenience, but they all understand that this is because they are fighting to regain the country.

The best thing in the town is a small three-story building. This is the headquarters of the Southern Army Group and the main force of the Battle of Nice. Now it is a busy scene.

"Your department won't be able to arrive until the day after tomorrow... What's the matter? Isn't tomorrow the next deadline in the order... It took two days to repair the bridge that was destroyed by the flood. What did you do long ago? There is no extra time left on the road."

"Hi, I'm the Army Group Command. Your ammunition transport team has arrived. Okay, I'll arrange someone to come over right away."

"Is it the military headquarters of the 15th Army? I have arranged for someone to send you the battle plan. It is expected to arrive tomorrow. You should pay attention to sending someone to take over."

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At this time, the officers in the small building were busy with their feet on the ground, because there were only three days left before the start of the battle, and they were making final preparations at this time.

The officers on the first floor were busy, as were the others. Even the army commander, General Baxter, was receiving his subordinates at this time.

"Lieutenant General Kavilia, you are welcome to join the 11th Army."

In the general's office at this time, he was warmly receiving Lieutenant General Cavillia, the commander of the 11th Army who was newly transferred to their army group.

There is a saying that gold shines everywhere, and this sentence describes Lieutenant General Cavillia very well. Born in Liguria, he entered the Turin Royal Military Academy in 1880 to study artillery. In the war against King Johannes IV of Abyssinia, he performed well and was promoted to captain.

In the intentional war, he served as the artillery battalion commander of the 7th Division, but because he did not participate in major battles, he did not perform well.

Later, he served as military attache stationed in Japan, and also served as military attache watching the Russo-Japanese War. He returned to China in 1908 and served as the commander of the 2nd Division, and later served as the deputy commander and commander of the 11th Army.

Although the 11th Army did not participate in the previous battles, it was held by Rome as a reserve team. At this time, the reserve team was full of talents. In addition to the 11th Army, there were also several veteran troops such as the 3rd Army, the 6th Army, and the 8th Army.

But it's a pity that all fronts are progressing smoothly, so these elites can only watch helplessly as other troops make military exploits.

However, the Battle of Nice was about to begin at this time, and the Alps organized the Italian-French border into a pile of mountains and vertical and horizontal ditches. Therefore, for the battle in this area, it depends more on elite officers and soldiers and abundant firepower.

Therefore, the Southern Front Army, which is the main force of the campaign, needs more elite troops at this time. Facing the needs of the Southern Front Army, Rome transferred the 11th Army. Although the army is not as famous as the 3rd and 6th armies, the combat effectiveness of the 11th army has exploded in the past two years. It has defeated its opponents in many confrontation exercises. The elite who dared to fight were sent to the Southern Front Army.

This is why Admiral Baxter is so enthusiastic when he sees Commander Cavillia. How can he neglect this reinforcement?

"Your Excellency, Commander, our 11th Army is very pleased to be able to join the Southern Front Army. Commander, please leave us with any tasks, and our 11th Army promises to complete them."

Facing the new subordinate who was eager to fight, Admiral Baxter was very happy, and saw him pulling Lieutenant General Cavilia. "Don't worry, you have worked hard all the way here, how about taking a rest?"

"No, I've already rested on the road, and there are only three days before the fight, so I'm impatient."

Seeing that Lieutenant General Cavillia was really unwilling to rest, Baxter pulled him to the battle map and began to explain. "The task of your 11th Army is not light."

As he spoke, he pointed to the location marked by a small green flag on the map. "The task of your 11th Army is to start from Sospere and attack the enemy's Lewang in the middle of the Wa River Valley, so as to ensure that it can be threatened from the flank of Nice. In addition, if you have extra troops, then along the Wa River The river is attacking upstream, and if you can reach Entrevoux upstream, your 11th Army will be the first victory in the Battle of Nice."

Listening to Admiral Baxter's narration, Lieutenant General Cavillia looked at the map and began to think. The task Admiral Baxter gave him was not low in difficulty, although from the map, the straight line from Sospelle to Levan was only 20 kilometers away. But this road is full of river valleys and mountain ridges, and the actual distance is more than 40 kilometers.

There are three small towns along the route on the map alone, and Cavillia has found seven or eight mountain passes and key points along the road. He does not believe that his opponents will not take advantage of these excellent terrains. It is very difficult to fight the enemy here, and it is easy to get into trouble if you are not careful.

"It's not a good fight."

Although Lieutenant General Cavillia and the officers and soldiers of the 11th Army have a strong desire to fight, it is a bit hesitant to rely on his 11th Army alone in this terrible terrain.

Perhaps because he saw Lieutenant General Cavillia's difficulties, General Baxter said at this time. "As long as you take over the offensive mission in the north, just ask me what you need. As long as there is something in the group army, I will give it to you immediately. If there is no one, I will immediately apply and let the army call immediately."

The reason why Admiral Baxter spoke like this is because the northern front is too difficult. Just look at how far Sospelle, which is currently occupied by the Italian army, is from the border between the two countries. It is a full five kilometers.

The border battle has been fought for so long, and it has been fought for five kilometers. How difficult is the northern line. You must know that the French army was defending only one division at the time, and the Southern Front Army assembled two divisions and an artillery regiment to take Sospelle at the cost of over 10,000 casualties.

As for taking the Savoy area, it all relied on sneak attacks and never-before-seen airship air transportation, which allowed the Northern Front Army, whose supplies were not restricted by terrain, to take the area in one fell swoop.

But if you want to capture Nice, a sneak attack is no longer possible. We can only spend our troops and fight one by one.

Lieutenant General Cavillia, who also understood this truth, also expressed his needs at this time.

"I want two squadrons of airships, and a batch of carriages, and a lot of mortars, and..."

From Lieutenant General Kavilia's request ~www.mtlnovel.com~, it can be seen that he has a very clear understanding of mountain warfare. All they need are light weapons, and of course an airship capable of air transport is essential.

"No problem, I agree to all the conditions you said. Now the group army has three airship squadrons, and I will give you two. The logistics department has the number of carriages, and you send someone to pick them out. You can see if there are enough mortars in the military supply depot, and I don't have enough. Let Turin send it, and the ammunition will also be approved for you..."

Facing Lieutenant General Cavillia's series of requests, General Baxter agreed to them all. Sure enough, as he said, some from the group army will be given directly, and those who are not enough will be asked from the rear.

Lieutenant General Kavilia knew the requirements for agreeing to this series of conditions, that is, Levan must be captured, and then he could go down the Wa River to threaten Nice and put enough pressure on the defenders of Nice.

"Thank you very much for the support of the general. Our 11th Army will definitely complete the task."

At this moment, Lieutenant General Cavilia's words made Admiral Baxter smile. "Lieutenant General Cavillia, I am waiting for your good news."

(end of this chapter)

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