Bulgarian Empire

Luigi Cadorna was in a good mood now, and the morale of his Fifth Army had never been so high since the outbreak of the World War.

Regarding the recovery of Rome, Lieutenant General Luigi Cadorna believed that he had a certain chance of winning. He had figured out the deployment of the Allied Forces in the city, five Bulgarian infantry divisions plus five French colonial divisions, and some artillery units.

Moreover, these ten infantry divisions fought all the way here, and they were all outnumbered before they had time to make up for their losses. The total strength would not exceed 150,000 troops!

On the other hand, there were more than 800,000 Italian troops besieging the city, and they were fighting on the ground. With 5.3 times the superior force to attack the enemy who was on an expedition, there was naturally no reason for failure.

At the same time, Luigi Cadorna also secretly despised his colleagues. More than 200,000 Italian troops defended Rome, but they didn't last even a day. It was a shame to throw it at grandma's house.

He completely ignored that after the Italian government announced its withdrawal from the war, the government immediately held a celebration, which was the "drunk culprit" who lost Rome!

After Italy announced its withdrawal from the war, the Italian garrison in Rome began to take a vacation. How can romantic Italians drink less?

It's been more than a year, and it's a rare opportunity to indulge. Naturally, the officers will go to the dance, and the soldiers will also get drunk.

Then there was no more. Before the Italians could react, the enemy entered the city. In a panic, the government officials ran away in a hurry, handing over Rome to the enemy!

Of course, these things can't be said out loud, and the government's black history must be hidden, of course. So it is enough for everyone to condemn the shameless behavior of the Allied Powers, there is no accountability!

...

Luigi Cadorna is very familiar with the city of Rome. He even has a rough idea of ​​the weak points of the city defense.

The chief of staff said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the 6th Army has issued a combat mission, ordering us to attack on time at 7:20 on September 16!"

After Luigi Cadorna thought about it, he said vigorously: "September 16 is tomorrow, call back to the 6th Army Headquarters and we will attack on time!"

After fighting hard on the western front for more than a year, he hadn't achieved any decent results. Now it's finally his turn to feel proud.

Recovering Rome is not the same as attacking France. The Italian soldiers now have a much stronger will to fight, and he no longer has to worry about the soldiers fighting soy sauce.

You must know that when they were on the Western Front, the Italian army made a lot of jokes. For example, in order to avoid the attack, they shot towards the opposite side and lied about the military situation that the French were attacking.

Or suddenly there was food poisoning in a group of troops, and the group started to have diarrhea, and it still had diarrhea, and the bitter tricks were used very realistically!

More often when attacking, one rushes out and finds a geomantic treasure and dies one after another. Basically, one company is killed every minute, two regiments are killed in an hour, and two divisions are killed in one morning. Trifling, I don't know, do you still think that all the Frenchmen on the opposite side are sharpshooters?

When they were retreating, they resurrected with full blood and climbed up from the ground to return the same way. In short, with their efforts, the casualties of the Italian army were reduced to the lowest point.

In line with the principle that the law does not blame the public, Luigi Cadorna has nothing to do with them. Most of the officers who dared to punish the soldiers for this reason have already been killed by stray bullets on the battlefield.

Now Luigi Cadorna no longer has to worry about this problem. At least he hasn’t heard soldiers exchanging life-saving skills on the battlefield recently, but cursing the shamelessness of the Allied Powers, or discussing how to kill the enemies in the city.

This is a good start. As long as the soldiers have the courage to fight, he believes that the combat effectiveness of the Italian army will not be worse than that of any country!

...

At 7:20 on September 16, as signal bombs shot straight into the sky, the Italian army began to attack.

At this time, the genius just began to shine,

Under the cover of artillery, the brave and fearless Italian soldiers charged with all their courage, and then greeted with a swarm of bullets, the Italian soldiers began to fall one after another on the way to the charge.

Of course, this attracted no one's attention, and to the Italian officers it was such a small scene that it was not worth mentioning at all.

When they were on the Western Front, they had seen one or two divisions killed in battle within an hour, and then ordered to retreat after waiting for a few hours, and then suddenly died and came back to life.

How many people have died now? It's been almost an hour, and the death toll is less than one regiment, what a joke!

Anyway, under the cover of gunfire, they couldn't hear the screams of the soldiers, and there was no way to tell whether it was a real death or a fake death, and the attack continued.

As time went on, the enemy's defense remained solid, but Luigi Cadorna did not have the slightest worry. This was just the beginning.

Luigi Cadorna said calmly: "Send someone to ask, what's going on with the artillery? Haven't you eaten? Why is the hit rate so low today?"

A young staff officer said, "General, I think I should know the answer to this question!"

Luigi Cadorna asked in surprise, "Oh, why?"

The staff officer replied confidently: "General, the opposite is Rome!"

Luigi Cadorna spat out two words in distress: "Damn!"

The reason of "the opposite is Rome" is too powerful, so powerful that he dare not order the artillery to increase the accuracy rate, because there are too many buildings that cannot be attacked.

In case any particularly important building is damaged, whoever gave the order will be held accountable! This is also something that can't be helped. How can one's own family fire unscrupulously?

No wonder the enemy gave up the remote suburbs and fought street fighting in the urban area as soon as the battle started. It was expected that they would be afraid.

Luigi Cadorna frowned and thought about it. On the premise that heavy artillery cannot be used, is there any way to attack?

A staff officer suggested: "General, maybe it is more appropriate for us to attack at night. Now our soldiers are exposed to the enemy's sight, and the casualties will be too great if we fight like this!"

Luigi Cadorna thought for a while and said, "Okay then, it's almost time for lunch, and those idiots on the front line are probably tired, signal them to come back!"

"Yes!" A messenger officer replied, and then he walked out of the headquarters to convey the order.

...

In the afternoon, the Chief of Staff came up and said, "Luigi is in trouble, we're in big trouble!"

Luigi Cadorna, who was taking a lunch break, rubbed his eyes and asked depressedly: "What happened? Can our Chief of Staff make such a fuss?"

The chief of staff said frowningly, "This is the number of casualties calculated today. Our Fifth Army alone has more than 5,000 casualties!"

Luigi Cadorna said in disbelief: "It's impossible! Do you think our army is stupid British guys? More than 5,000 casualties in one morning must be due to the carelessness of the people below. The casualties of a hundred people are against the sky!

Go check it again, I think they may have missed a decimal point! "

It's no wonder that Luigi Cadorna couldn't believe it. He saw such scenes a lot when fighting on the Western Front.

Unless the French took the initiative to attack, as long as the Italian army took the initiative to attack, casualties can usually be well controlled within three digits.

And the famous British Marshal Haig, who was the object of their contempt, could actually set a record of 60,000 casualties in one day. If it were replaced by the Italian army, the casualties could definitely be kept within 600 people.

The chief of staff smiled bitterly and said: "I also think this is a mistake, but unfortunately I have checked the casualty report three times, and I went to the field hospital in person. It is full of people, most of whom were shot by bullets." Hurt!

Our soldiers were so heroic, this time someone actually rushed to the enemy's position, and many wounded were brought back from a distance of 180 meters from the enemy! "

Luigi Cadorna was dumbfounded. When did Italian soldiers become so brave?

You must know that when fighting on the Western Front, a French regiment blocked the attack of the Fifth Army for three days, and when reinforcements came, they beat them back.

In the end, Luigi Cadorna could only nod with a wry smile. The Italian soldiers had indeed become braver, and he was not used to it.

If Italian soldiers had always been this brave, perhaps they were all parading in Paris by now, since at the beginning of the war their allies still had a great advantage.

Unfortunately, it is too late now! Seeing the number of casualties this time, Luigi Cadorna was really not happy. The Fifth Army alone had more than 5,000 casualties in one morning. What if several other groups were added? Maybe the strength of the two divisions has already been exhausted!

After thinking for a while, Luigi Cadorna sighed and said: "We can no longer attack blindly like this. The situation now is different from before, and one bad move will cause heavy casualties!"

The chief of staff also nodded in cooperation. He suddenly realized that soldiers becoming too brave may not be a good thing, at least until they changed their existing tactics.

The chief of staff thought for a while and said: "Let's remind our comrades in arms, if they are negligent, the loss will be great!"

Luigi Cadorna smiled wryly and said: "Well, remind them! By the way, the staff will report the battle situation directly to the 6th Army, and tell them that our Fifth Army has done its best!"

The chief of staff said helplessly: "Okay!"

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