Bulgarian Empire

The fighting during the day surprised the Allied forces, and the courage shown by the Italian soldiers was beyond everyone's expectations.

Walicott asked a little worriedly: "Have the casualties of each unit been counted?"

The chief of staff sighed and replied: "Our side has already counted the casualties of the whole army at 532 people; the French side is still counting, and the staff estimates that their casualties should be between 1500 and 2000. range of thousands."

Walicott asked in surprise, "Why are there so many casualties?"

After finishing speaking, his brows became tighter, and a regiment was reimbursed in a day, and the number of casualties was beyond his expectation.

Although the Italians on the opposite side suffered more casualties, this is Rome! The Italians can pay hundreds of thousands of casualties for their own sake, but the Allied Forces cannot do it!

The Allies had limited troops in Rome and could not accept an unlimited war of attrition. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Walicott knew that the casualty rate that an army could withstand was limited. Even if the casualty rate of an elite army exceeded 30%, it needed to be trimmed to maintain combat effectiveness; if the casualty rate exceeded 60%, Then it may crash at any time.

Although he now has ten infantry divisions in his hands, the total strength before today was only 128,000, and now he has lost another regiment.

It would be fine if it was all Bulgarian regular troops, but unfortunately there are nearly four floors of French cannon fodder troops. Their combat effectiveness is not fundamentally different from that of the explosive Italians, and their desire to fight is very ordinary.

This battle is not easy to fight...

The chief of staff shrugged and said helplessly: "Today the Italians acted like they were crazy, and they desperately attacked our position, and our casualties will naturally be heavy.

However, the casualties of the enemy on the opposite side should be greater, possibly several times, or even ten times, ours! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Although I don't know what makes the Italians so crazy, but I don't think they can continue in this state! "

Valiko nodded. If the current state of the Italian army can continue, as long as their army is trained again, it will become a military power again.

Walicott rubbed his forehead and pondered for a moment, then said: "Deploy three regiments to form a supervisory team to help the French keep an eye on that gun, so that they don't collapse."

...

Compared with Vallicott's headache, the senior officials of the Italian government were dumbfounded when they saw the casualties sent by the front line. They all said "Verdun meat grinder", but the daily casualties of the Italian army fighting in Verdun Less than one-tenth of what it is now!

What can be done? You can't blame the soldiers on the front line for being too brave, they didn't know how to play dead, which caused a huge increase in casualties, right? \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Xiang Xiang asked in horror: "Two divisions were lost in one day, are you sure that your Army Department did not make a mistake in the statistics?"

The Minister of the Army smiled bitterly and said: "I also think that the statistics are wrong, but it is true that two divisions were lost today!

And it was mainly lost in the morning. In the afternoon, the troops on the front line reduced their offensive strength, otherwise the number would be even greater!

The officers on the front line asked us to change the attack time to night. They thought that attacking at night might reduce the number of casualties, and the 6th Army Department has already approved it.

Of course, I personally don't think there is any use in attacking at night. Maybe the casualties can be reduced, but it will be more difficult to achieve results! "

The huge number of casualties made Vittorio Emanuele III start to waver. He didn't know whether to continue the war. If it wasn't about his own interests, he wouldn't mind surrendering now. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The Chancellor of the Exchequer suddenly said: "We can't afford this war,

If we can't regain Rome as soon as possible, maybe we won't even be paid for the military next month! "

The prime minister added: "It's not just the military pay, we are short of all kinds of strategic materials. If we can't drive the enemy into the sea in a short time, we may not even be able to get the weapons and ammunition needed for the army to fight later!"

The pressure on the Minister of the Army suddenly increased. There was no way for the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff and others who could have shared the pressure for him to run too slowly. They have become prisoners of the enemy. It fell on the head of the Army Department.

He suddenly had a thought of regret. He knew it would be like this and he would not run away. Now he doesn't have to worry about it, and he doesn't need to be responsible to the Kingdom of Italy.

Facing the pressure exerted by everyone, the Minister of the Army had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Our army has tried its best. From the battle reports on the front line, it can be seen that all troops are working hard. If we want to kill the enemy in a short time , Sorry, this is beyond our ability!" \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

His answer is very Italian and very rational. If you can't do it, you can't do it. There will never be empty cannons like the Japanese counterparts.

In any case, the war will continue, but they will continue to fight until the hatred in the hearts of the people is reduced.

Vittorio Emanuele III suddenly said: "Perhaps the military can make a breakthrough elsewhere. Don't forget that there is also a British colonial army ravaging our land. You can consider killing them first." !"

Everyone's eyes brightened. As long as this British colonial army is killed, the enemy army in Rome will be alone, and they may be forced to abandon Rome.

The Minister of the Army thought for a while and said: "The Army Department has already formulated a plan to eliminate the British, but because of the problem in Rome, it was put on hold first. There is no problem in starting the plan now, but the time to regain Rome will be postponed. Later."

Vittorio Emanuele III said without hesitation: "Go ahead and do it boldly!"

The persimmon is looking for a soft pinch. Instead of fighting the enemy timidly for Rome, it is better to use this British colonial army. At least one victory must be achieved before the armistice to find a fig leaf for the Kingdom of Italy.

Obviously, Vittorio Emanuele III's expectations in his heart are getting lower and lower. From the beginning, he asked the British for Fiume and Dalmacia, but now he just wants to keep his homeland.

It is even acceptable to pay another sum of war reparations. Obviously, the cruel war has awakened the Italians and made them realize their own strength.

Of course, they don't know yet that no one in the Allied Powers now regards them as members of the great powers, and has already begun to sharpen their swords against them.

Regarding the partition of Italy, the three countries of Britain, France and Bulgaria have conducted secret negotiations many times, but the three parties have not been able to reach an agreement because of their interests.

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