Holy Roman Empire

In Turin, thick smoke rose from the roar of gunfire, and gunpowder smoke filled the entire city.The eagle flag that was hunting and fluttering in the wind was already broken and ragged, and seemed to fall in an instant.

Among the ruins of the collapsed buildings were dead bodies lying on the ground. From time to time, the screams of the wounded screamed, and bleeding wounds were vaguely visible, but no one came forward to pay attention.

The strong smell of blood and sweat are mixed with each other, filling the air, pungent and unpleasant.The war still continues.

The Italian soldiers outside the city have already charged, ups and downs like waves, and their mouths uttered shouts that shook the world.

This is the cry of the soul, and the voices are contagious and inspiring each other, dispelling many inexplicable fears in the heart.

Gatling in the fortress was still vomiting tongues of fire, dragging the long-sounding bullets, cutting through the clear sky like locusts passing by, and saw soldiers falling to the ground continuously.

However, the hidden firepower did not last long. After the offensive was suspended, the artillery shells quickly vented, leaving nothing but ruins.

After the artillery fire, Italian soldiers in the rear attacked again.Heartbreaking screams, crazy killings, and fiery beacon fire made the soldiers of the two armies crazy, and the war became more intense.

On the airship, Morks had put down the telescope, as if he couldn't bear to look directly at the scene in front of him.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Morquez would not believe that the troops fighting below were Italian soldiers.

Although the scene was a little chaotic and it was obviously lack of training, the fighting will shown by the Italians exceeded his expectations.

The heavy casualties did not frighten the Italians.In order to be able to seize the position immediately after the artillery fire, many Italian soldiers lie down and hide directly from a hundred meters away.

You should know that there is no high-tech guidance for the aiming of artillery shells these days. Even if the coordinates are determined, it is only an approximate position. The hit rate depends on the experience and luck of the artillery. There is a slight deviation, which is 100 and 80 meters. Error.

This means that Italian soldiers who have not retreated will not only face the threat of enemy fire, but they may also be killed by their own artillery.

This kind of desperate spirit, and the legendary Italian army that pretended to be dead and fished on the battlefield, is not a species at all.

While being shocked, Morquez deepened his vigilance towards Italy. At this moment, he finally understood why the country would oppose the unification of the Italian region.

With so many people who are willing to work hard for this country, once the Italian region is unified, it will not be long before it will become a medium power.

For Austria, which has the French Empire in the west and the Russian Empire in the east, there is really no need for another great power in the south to increase its military pressure.

Although in a short period of time, France and Italy will become a deadly enemy, but who can say about politics?

After slowing down, Admiral Mork ordered: "There is nothing to look at, land back to the headquarters."

Austria's goal has been achieved. The use of Italians to consume French forces not only increased the hatred between France and Italy, but also increased the difficulty of Italian unification.

Turin is the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Sardinian army is duty-bound to regain the capital.The main force of the Italian army on the battlefield is dominated by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The war is cruel. According to the current situation on the battlefield, when this battle is over, the 300,000 Sardinian troops will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The power of the most powerful states in the Italian region was weakened, the power gap between the states after the war narrowed, the regional balance policy of the Vienna government was realized, and everything was developing for the better.

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In the French army command, Marshal Adrian asked with a green face: "This is the fortifications of the impregnable city in your mouth?

Let the Austrians drain the blood?You are probably going to let the boys of France drain the blood!"

It wasn't that Marshal Adrian was not strong enough in his heart, but that the reality was too slapped.Under the heavy artillery attack of the Austrian army, the planned city defense fortifications became a direct target.

In the previous battle, the French army lost a lot of artillery, so that the Turin garrison lacked enough heavy firepower to carry out an artillery counterattack.

Of course, this is not a big problem.After losing air supremacy, even if the French army had enough heavy artillery, there was no way to exert its power.

After all, once the artillery positions are exposed, they will encounter enemy air strikes.The heavy artillery was inconvenient to move, and it was unable to even run because of enemy air attack.

Distributed to the fortress, and unable to exert the power of the artillery cluster, after all, siege only needs to tear a hole.When any place is breached and enters the state of street fighting, the artillery that is difficult to move in the city becomes a decoration.

Lieutenant General Tom, who was in charge of the construction of the city defense fortifications, hurriedly explained: "Marshal, we did not expect the enemy's firepower to be so fierce.

Turin’s fortifications are already at the top level in the world. They are mainly designed with reference to the intensity of the Russian-Prussian War. No one thought that the enemy would actually...

It is impossible to admit that it is impossible to cut corners. This involves a huge network of interests. Once it is involved, everyone will not be able to eat.

In this context, naturally, designers can only be blamed.Only when the designer resists responsibility can this problem be exposed.

Before Tom could finish, Marshal Adrian interrupted: "Shut up, I don't want to listen to these nonsense. In short, the problem now is: our city defenses are vulnerable and must be resolved immediately.

If the fortifications are not effective, the street fighting will begin ahead of schedule.Now the forwards are all Italians. Even if we kill more, Austria will not feel pain.

Don't expect the enemy to be jealous. Turin has nothing to do with Austria. They don't care about the life and death of the people in the city."

In fact, before the start of the Turin defense, the French army had considered the transfer of people, but there was a lot of opposition from the people.

From the standpoint of France, Turin is its own territory, and it needs Italians to work hard. Naturally, the French army cannot do too much.

Moreover, the transfer of people is simple to say, but if it is not done in a day or two, the defenders will not have so much time.

Everything has two sides. A large number of civilians are stranded in the city. While increasing the logistical pressure on the defenders, it will also make the enemy throw a rat-pocket.After all, this is the European continent, and no one wants to bear the notoriety of killing civilians.

However, the reality is very slapped.Judging from the enemy's unscrupulous use of artillery to attack the city, Marshal Adrian knew he had miscalculated.

Today is different from the past. Before the outbreak of the European War, Austria was only one of the European powers, so it is natural to pay attention to the reaction of the European world.

But now it is different. Once France is defeated, Austria will be the only one.As a European hegemon, a little rumors are no longer a threat.

Moreover, the main force of the siege was the Sardinian National Independence Army.For political needs, the future Sardinian government will also stand up and endorsed by Austria and buckle the poop on the head of the French army.

After hesitating for a while, Tom said fiercely: "Marshal, since Austria uses the Italians as cannon fodder, then we can use cannon fodder against cannon fodder.

Armed the young people in the city, threatened their families under house arrest and forced them to participate in the defense of the city."

Conquering the strong is not a new tactic, and it happens from time to time in history.It's just that with the advent of the era of thermal weapons, everyone found that the temporary recruits could not be used.

Coupled with the rise of liberalism, the cost of recruiting strong men is getting higher and higher, it is easy to lose popular support, and the population increases. Countries no longer lack soldiers, and the situation of recruiting strong men is gradually reduced.

Tom dared to make this suggestion, naturally it was not aimless.The people's heart is amazing, France has never had it here, and naturally there is no loss.

Judging from the current situation, the French army must not stay long in Italy.The contradiction between France and Italy has been deeply buried, and there will definitely be long-term confrontations after the war. Now forcing the Italians on the battlefield is equivalent to weakening the enemy's strength in advance and reducing the pressure on France after the war.

After a while, Marshal Adrian shook his head: "It's useless, Italians are not so obedient.

Even if we arrested their family members and threatened them on the battlefield, these guys can still make trouble.

Thinking about the Italian soldiers we recruited before, we know that they were outings rather than fighting.

The most important thing is that the law does not blame the public. Even if we develop their passiveness, it is impossible to really dispose of their family members.

At this point, we must consider the post-war period.The country is trying to get in touch with the anti-French alliance. We cannot give the enemy an excuse to increase the difficulty of negotiations."

It is a tradition in the European world to negotiate if you can't win.The secret contact between the French government and the anti-French alliance was originally an open secret among high-ranking military officers.

Adrian now pierced the window paper, in fact he was completely desperate for this war, after all, the enemy had already entered the French hinterland from Switzerland.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent, and Lieutenant General Tom sighed: "If it doesn't work, then the boys will have to fight for their lives.

With our military strength, it is not difficult to support for a period of time.But there is no way to control the casualties."

It can be seen that Lieutenant General Tom is not only making a show, he is really worried about the fate of France.

Making money goes to making money. As a member of a vested interest group, his interests have long been tied to France.

The tofu project is not entirely his responsibility.From the very beginning, the fortifications of Turin were built to make money, without considering the enemy's attack.

What's more, the European War broke out so suddenly.Priority should be given to the supply of construction materials to the front lines. If it were to build authentic fortifications for Turin, there would be no time.