Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Luigi Cadorna is in a good mood right now, and the morale of his Fifth Army has never been higher since the outbreak of the World War.

For the recovery of Rome, Lieutenant General Luigi Cadorna believed that the victory was in hand. He had already figured out the deployment of the Allied forces in the city, five Bulgarian infantry divisions plus five French colonial divisions, as well as some artillery units.

And these ten infantry divisions have come all the way, and they have not had time to supplement the losses, they are all dissatisfied, and the total strength will not exceed 150,000!

The Italian army besieging the city has more than 800,000 troops, and it is fighting on the mainland. It is natural to have no reason to fail to attack the enemy of the labor division expedition with a superior force of 5.3 times.

At the same time, Luigi Cadorna also secretly despised some of his colleagues. More than 200,000 Italian troops were defending Rome, and they didn't hold on for even a day.

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

After Italy announced its withdrawal from the war, the Italian garrison in Rome began to take a self-holiday. As a romantic Italian, how could it be without wine?

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

And then there was nothing, the Italians didn't react, and the enemy entered the city. In a panic, the government Gaodu was busy running away, handing over Rome to the enemy!

Of course, these things can't be said, and the government's black history must be hidden. Therefore, it is enough for everyone to condemn the shameless behavior of the Allied Powers, and there is no need to hold them accountable!

...

He is all too familiar with Luigi Cadorna in the city of Rome, and even he knows the weak points of the city defense.

The chief of staff said solemnly: "Your Excellency Commander, the War Department has issued a combat mission and ordered us to launch an attack on time at 7:20 on September 16!"

After thinking about it, Luigi Cadorna said with high spirits: "September 16th is tomorrow, call the War Department and we will launch the attack on time!"

After fighting hard on the Western Front for more than a year, he has not achieved any decent results, and now it is finally his turn to raise his eyebrows.

Recovering Rome is different from attacking France. Now the Italian soldiers have a much stronger will to fight, and he no longer has to worry about the soldiers playing soy sauce.

Know that when you are on the Western Front,

The Italian army made a lot of jokes. For example, in order to avoid the attack, it shot towards the opposite side, and also lied to the military intelligence that the French were attacking.

Or suddenly there was a sudden attack of food poisoning in a unit, and the group started to have diarrhea, and it was still really diarrhea. The bitter meat strategy was very realistic!

More often, when an attack is launched, one rushes out and finds a feng shui treasure, and they are killed in battle. Basically, one company is killed every minute, two regiments are killed every hour, and two divisions are killed in the morning. Little thing, I don't know, do you think that the French people on the opposite side are all sharpshooters?

When they were retreating, one by one, they climbed up from the ground and returned to the original road. In short, with their efforts, the casualties of the Italian army were reduced to a minimum.

In line with the principle of not blaming the public, Luigi Cadorna did nothing to them, and most of the officers who dared to punish the soldiers on this ground have already been killed by stray bullets on the battlefield.

Now Luigi Cadorna no longer has to worry about this problem. At least he has not heard the soldiers exchange life-saving skills on the battlefield recently. Instead, he is cursing the shamelessness of the Allies, 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 other country!

...

At 7:20 on September 16, the Italian army began to attack as a flare shot into the sky.

At this time, the genius just started to shine. Under the cover of artillery, the brave and fearless Italian soldiers took out the courage of their lives to launch a charge, and then ushered in a shuttle of bullets, and the Italian soldiers began to fall one after another. on the way.

Of course, this didn't attract anyone's attention, and for the Italian officers, it was a small scene, not worth mentioning at all.

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

How many people have been killed now? It's been almost an hour, and the number of casualties is less than one regiment, which is trivial!

Anyway, under the cover of gunfire, they couldn't hear the screams of the soldiers. 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 line of defense remained as stable as Mount Tai, but Luigi Cadorna had no worries, and this was just the beginning.

Luigi Cadorna said calmly: "Send someone to ask, what's going on with the artillery? Haven't eaten yet, 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 replied confidently: "General, opposite is Rome!"

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

The reason "the opposite is Rome" is so powerful that he dares not order the artillery to improve the accuracy. There are too many buildings that cannot be attacked.

In case of damage to any particularly important building, whoever gave the order will be held responsible! This is also something that can't be helped. How can the capital of my own family fire unscrupulously?

It is no wonder that at the beginning of the battle, the enemy directly abandoned the remote suburbs and fought street battles in the urban area. It was expected that they would be afraid.

Luigi Cadorna pondered frowningly, how can he attack without using heavy artillery?

A staff officer suggested: "General, perhaps it is more suitable for us to attack at night. Now our soldiers are all exposed to the enemy's line of sight, so the casualties are too great!"

Luigi Cadorna thought about it and said, "Well, it's almost time for lunch now, and the idiots on the front line are probably tired. Send a signal to let them come back!"

"Yes!" A staff officer replied, and after speaking, he walked out of the headquarters to convey the order.

...

In the afternoon, the chief of staff came over and said, "Luigi's situation is very bad, we are in big trouble!"

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

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

Luigi Cadorna said in disbelief: "It's impossible! Do you think our army is stupid British? More than 5,000 casualties in one morning must be caused by the carelessness of the people below. Hundreds of casualties are sky-high!

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

No wonder Luigi Cadorna couldn't believe it, he saw it a lot while fighting on the Western Front.

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

And the famous British army marshal Haig, who they despised, could actually set a record of 60,000 casualties a day. If it were replaced by the Italian army, the casualties could definitely be controlled to less than 600 people.

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

Our soldiers are too heroic. This time someone 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 arrived, they beat them back.

In the end, Luigi Cadorna could only nod with a wry smile. The Italian soldiers really became brave, and he was not used to it.

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

Unfortunately, it's too late now! Seeing the casualty figures this time, Luigi Cadorna is really not happy. The Fifth Army has lost more than 5,000 casualties in one morning. What if several other groups are added? Maybe the strength of the two divisions is already over!

After thinking about it, Luigi Cadorna sighed and said: "We can no longer attack blindly like this. The situation is not the same as before. If it is bad, there will be heavy casualties!"

The chief of staff also nodded in cooperation, and he suddenly realized that soldiers becoming too brave might 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 huge!"

Luigi Cadorna said with a wry smile: "Well, remind them! By the way, the staff will count the battle situation, report it directly to the War Department, and tell them that our Fifth Army has done its best!"

The chief of staff said helplessly: "Okay!" ()