stonecrandall Chapter 269
Chapter 269
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Fifty thousand armed coalition forces rushed ashore and immediately disarmed the Italians.
The Italians stationed at the port did not receive any telegrams from their country, and they did not know whether they should resist or not. If they did not resist, the port would fall into the hands of the enemy in an instant, but if they resisted, they seemed unable to defeat the British army and the Gaul coalition.
As a result, just when they were hesitating, the British army and the Gaul coalition rushed up decisively and disarmed them.
Well!
The Italian soldiers who had not known how to choose before no longer had to worry about it, because they did not need to make a choice at all, they only needed to care about today.���What dinner was there in the prisoner-of-war camp that night…
The Italian soldiers’ non-resistance at the port quickly spread to the entire Italian army like a plague.
As a result, the British and Gallic coalition forces were invincible along the way, encountering almost no obstruction or resistance, and easily and happily disarmed all 20,000 Italian troops!
The success of this operation was completely beyond the expectations of the British and Gallic governments.
When the two governments received the victory telegram from the front line, they couldn’t believe their eyes!
Is this… over?
Isn’t this a little too smooth?
“It would be great if the enemies we met in Eastern Europe were Italians!”
General Haig was very emotional when he heard this information. At the beginning of the year, they fought a battle with Hans in Eastern Europe, lost the battle and were forced to retreat to Eastern Europe. They planned to return home from Odessa, but Odessa was occupied by the Russians, and they fought with the Russians for more than seven months.
Although the Russians were not as powerful as Hans, their weapons and equipment and the quality of their troops were worse than Hans, but the Russian army was not a pushover either. They had been dealing with the Allied forces for a long time and were very clear about the capabilities of the Allied forces. In addition, under the leadership of Marshal Tukhachevsky, this Russian army immediately became very difficult to deal with. entangled!
The battle surrounding the Odessa region lasted for more than seven months, from February to the end of September. Finally, after the representatives of Gaul and the British Empire secretly went to the Russians and held negotiations with the Russians, the coalition forces were finally safe.
However, this army was now a hostage in the hands of the Russians. As long as Moscow’s negotiations did not go smoothly, they might be attacked at any time. In this case, it was hard to say that their personal safety was guaranteed!
For the old Field Marshal General Haig, this terrible experience was definitely an unforgettable memory that he did not want to look back on. If possible, he would I would rather not participate in this battle, then I wouldn’t have such an unpleasant experience!
When sending troops to the Balkan Peninsula, General Haig was still worried that he would encounter another Eastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula. After all, from the perspective of strength, Italy is at least a regular army supported by an industrial system. They are naturally much more elite than the bears who are short of guns and bullets, at least from this point of view!
Therefore, General Haig was very worried that the British army would be stuck in the quagmire here. After all, the Balkan Peninsula is quite far away from the British mainland. Fighting in such a distant place would put a huge strain on their rear.
For this reason, the old general exhausted himself. He made great efforts and conducted a lot of war games before sending troops. Based on the results of the war games, he formulated very complex and detailed tactics, including how to land, how to expand the beachhead, how to advance inland, and so on.
He even planned that the British army would suffer tens of thousands of casualties and the war would last for more than half a year!
What was the result?
The Italians did not resist at all. They gave up the beachhead, the port, the inland position, and even the entire Alba Kingdom!
The British army achieved their combat objectives without firing a single shot. This result was completely beyond General Haig’s expectations, so he was so moved!
“Italians, it’s really easy to be enemies with them!”
General Haig’s words were unanimously recognized by other British generals. Although they had fought against hundreds of armies from dozens of countries before, they had never encountered an opponent like Italy.
If there was a choice before the battle, I believe that 11 out of 100 British generals would choose Italy as their opponent!
“However, we still cannot take it lightly.
The Italians’ policy of non-resistance at this stage is most likely due to the turbulent situation in their country.
In addition, Mussolini did not give them clear orders.
The Italians on the front line did not receive the order to open fire.
In addition, they encountered us and the Gauls.
When they thought of the terrible strength of our two countries, they did not have the courage to start a war without authorization.
That’s why they surrendered without a fight.
However, this good thing may not happen in the future.
After Mussolini knew about this, he would definitely be furious and give clear orders to the Italian troops on the front line!
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General Haig guessed correctly. When Mussolini learned the news, he was so angry that he cursed for half an hour. After cursing, he withdrew several commanders on the front line in one breath, and appointed his confidant to lead the troops to retake Alba!
However, the Italians who were about to set off encountered a problem: how would they get to Alba?
Alba and Italy are actually separated by the Adriatic Sea, and the distance between the two countries is less than 100 kilometers!
However, such a distance of 100 kilometers is simply a natural chasm for the Italians at this time, an insurmountable natural chasm.
After the failure of the Mediterranean naval battle, the Italian navy had lost the ability to continue fighting and could only hide in the port to lick its wounds for a short time. They lost two battleships, three battleships were damaged, and there were many other damaged battleships.
Before repairing these damaged battleships, they did not have the ability to continue fighting.
Moreover, after the failure of the Mediterranean naval battle, Mussolini had completely lost the support of the navy. If he ordered the navy to continue fighting at this time, I am afraid the navy would directly reject his order.
Without the protection of the navy, the army would have no way to land across the sea. If they dared to go to sea, the combined fleet of the British Empire and Gaul would definitely send them to the bottom of the sea to meet the god of the sea without mercy!
Under the threat of the combined fleet of the British Empire and Gaul, The army could only sigh in despair, so even though they were very close to Alba, they still had no way to cross this narrow strait.
Of course, if Mussolini insisted on taking the risk, the Italian army could also take the risk and give it a try, betting on whether the British Empire and the Gauls would immediately open fire on them after discovering them.
If they won the bet, they could land in Alba, but even after landing, they would have to face the stranglehold of the British Empire and the Gauls, who had already occupied the entire Alba.
And if they lost the bet, the result would be tragic, and most of them would die in the cold sea.
The key is that the Italians have a low chance of winning in such a gamble!
Therefore, even if Mussolini had given the order, the Italian army still couldn’t set off immediately.
“Assholes, if we can’t go by sea, can’t we think of other ways?”
Mussolini urged them several times, but the army was still reluctant to set off, which made him very angry.
“Go around from the north, the Balkan Peninsula!”
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