Vol 4 Chapter 121: , The biggest event in history

For the Allies, the Italians finally did a good thing this time! Although its military significance is limited, its political role is too great!
What a good propaganda material, one of the three major powers of the Allied Powers surrendered! Doesn't this mean that the Allies are about to die? Must increase publicity!
It turned out to be four-on-three, but now it's four-on-two. I'm sorry for the audience if you can't win!
Anyway, bragging and not taxing, naturally continue to brag!
Last year, when everyone said that the war would end in 1917, few people really believed it, but now ordinary people believe it. Four-on-two makes no sense and loses!
Oh, I'm sorry that the other current countries that participated in the war were ignored, but what's the problem? What qualifications does a small country have to come out and grab the limelight?
Of course, there is one exception. There is also a soy sauce power in the Allied Powers-Japan. Since they have been playing soy sauce, the European media naturally ignored them!
The most direct benefit brought about by Italy's surrender was that the proprietors and factions within the Allied Powers were suppressed, even the Russian Empire was no exception.
Of course, the main reason for Russia is Nicholas II's great purge. Many officials in the government have been involved. In the new round of power distribution, the military has a greater say in power, and the main combatants will naturally again Going strong!
Now it is difficult even for the Germans to want peace talks, at least it turned out that the conditions proposed by the black prime minister were impossible to negotiate unless they achieved a decisive victory on the Western Front!
Bulgaria is no exception. Without Ferdinand’s orders, the Ministry of Propaganda took action. As the official official media, the Bulgarian Daily published the news as quickly as possible.
They directly used a page and published a huge photo. There is no doubt that this is the scene of Valicotte accepting the Italian surrender.
Of course, the person who surrendered on behalf of the Italian government could not be Vittorio Emmanuele III. Besides, Valicote did not dare to let the King of Italy surrender himself. The two sides did not have deep hatred, so why insult others? What?
Other European kings may lack, that is, there are only a lot of relatives, which affects the whole body, preferential treatment is necessary!
Therefore, even if Italy was defeated and surrendered, Vittorio Emanuele III's guard was still retained. This was approved by Ferdinand, and naturally no one would restrict his freedom!
There is no doubt that surrendering to the enemy is a chore. The high level of the Italian government was evasive. Xiang suddenly broke his leg. The chancellor is still in a coma. The minister of foreign affairs has just been injured by the assassin...
In short, recently everyone has had an accident. The last one who didn't know where they got it was the hapless guy who surrendered on behalf of the Italian government.
Well, it doesn't matter, as long as the Italian is willing to surrender, who is the representative?
For Valicot, the issue of etiquette does not matter. It does not matter whether the Italians respect him or not. It does not matter if the person sent to surrender is equal or not equal, as long as the result is what he wants.
Is this result really what he wants? the answer is negative!
When the Italians surrendered, Valicotte suddenly realized that he had been touched by the Italians, and he also touched the porcelain of the three countries of Britain, France and Bulgaria at one time!
Millions of Italians are now begging him for food with their mouths open, and this number is still increasing, so he cannot refuse!
To put it simply, a large group of Italians took the initiative to put down their weapons and surrendered to the forces of the Allied Powers, and it was a forced surrender, so it won't work if you don't accept it!
A soldier captures a regiment, this is a small scene, now a soldier can capture as many people as he wants!
Even the Allied soldiers who entered the Italian prisoner of war camp before captured a large number of Italian soldiers in the Mongolian circle, and they even directly threatened him to accept everyone's surrender or die!
Then the people who surrender are confused. There are all kinds of people, from the old and the old, to the newborn baby, everything is now coming to surrender!
And also handed in dazzling weapons, such as: old muskets, rifle barrels, kitchen knives, hoes, scissors...
There was even an old man who handed in his crutches, but seeing that he was really difficult to move, the soldiers had to return it to him again, and there was a dispute between the two sides.
No matter how they surrendered, since the soldiers of the Allied Powers accepted their surrender, they were prisoners of war according to the rules!
Although Walikot hasn't figured out why a few months old baby can become a prisoner of war, is it that the weapon they handed over is the legendary baby bottle? But now that he has accepted it, he has to pinch his nose to recognize it!
Obviously this was an organized large-scale surrender. The Italian government had long known that there was a shortage of food in the country, but they had no solution, and they did not know who came up with such a damaging idea and directly relied on it. Allies.
Anyway, they are now prisoners of war. According to the provisions of the Geneva Convention, the Allied Powers must treat them as prisoners of war!
There is no doubt that the Italians are betting that the three parliaments of Britain and France will not abide by the Geneva Convention and treat them as prisoners of war in accordance with the Convention.
Obviously they succeeded in their encounter with porcelain this time. Whether it is Britain, France or Bulgaria, they now value their international image very much.
Valikte had to be thankful that he took the initiative to attack, otherwise if the time is longer, everyone in Italy might come to surrender!
When Valicotte was worrying about the Italian food, the commander-in-chief of the British colonial forces, New Winster, came over and said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, the Italians are making trouble again. They People are gathering to protest our abuse of prisoners!
The Italians asked us to give them treatment that matched their status, and even listed a detailed food list! Take a look, from ordinary soldiers to marshals, the food lists of their officers and soldiers at all levels are listed! "
Valicotte took it and scanned the food list. The daily food for ordinary soldiers: 4oog bread, 4oog pasta, 4og, vegetables: 4oog, meat: 24og, fish: 3o Grams, wine: 25o grams, beer: 25o grams, fruit: 3oo grams, snacks: 65 grams
Well, the officer's Valitet just ignored it, and said with a sneer: "Tell the Italians that they are not here to enjoy the blessings. If there are any opinions, I can declare now: The mastermind of this war is the Italian government. It has nothing to do with them, all are acquitted!"
Winster smiled bitterly and said, "Yes!"
Obviously, he is not often annoyed by Italians. The main reason why he came to Valikot is to change his job. It is too difficult to do the job of guarding Italian prisoners!
Now Winster has only 80,000 British colonial troops in his hands, but he holds more than 3.5 million Italian "prisoners of war", and this number continues to increase by tens of thousands every day.
Of course, his trouble was not that he was afraid of the escape of the Italian "prisoners of war". In fact, even if they all surrendered, the Entente did not have so many prisons to detain them.
Therefore, they were directly arranged to live in the city of Rome. The so-called guards are now doing the work of the usual policemen, responsible for maintaining order, and they will not be asked if they want to leave.
The Italians did not have the slightest sense of prisoners of war. They probably regarded them as police officers, and they were required to mediate many trivial matters.
The problem is coming, the language is not working! Now the translators in the British army are afraid to go out, and are directly frightened by the horrible workload.
But it doesn't matter, most of these "prisoners of war" are also from Rome or from the surrounding areas. There are still a lot of high-quality talents. They can translate by themselves, and there are many people who can speak English anyway.
It doesn't matter if they are alone, Winster can bear it, and if he can deal with it, he will send them all back to the "prisoner of war camp."
But the problem is that because the Italians think that the food standard is too low, they directly pulled up banners and took to the streets to protest against their abuse of prisoners!
This is a headache. Suppression cannot be suppressed, and it is even more impossible to meet their conditions. Now that the soldiers of the Allied Powers do not have this treatment, how can it be provided to prisoners of war?
Winster thought he had found a suitable reason: "Your Excellency Commander, can you change jobs for us, always let us guard the Italian prisoners, the soldiers also need to rest?"
Valicote smiled slightly and said: "You all know that these Italian prisoners of war are basically refugees. Apart from the trivial matters, there are no other problems in guarding them. You don't have to worry about them running away.
So the soldiers need to rest. You can also take turns. You can also separate the Italians and let them elect the ‘Prisoner of War Management Committee’. You just need to coordinate!
There is no alternative. Your language is widely spread. Except for you, no other troops can speak the language. Now we can’t find so many translations, so you should continue to hold on and wait for your domestic dispatch. After the reinforcements come, you can rotate! "
"The language is impassable", this reason is so powerful that Winster couldn't refute it at all. For the first time, he felt that the spread of the language was not necessarily a good thing!
Of course, besides English, French, which is next to English, is also widely circulated in Europe, especially in the aristocratic circle, which is almost universally known. Italy is no exception. Most of their aristocrats speak this basic language.
However, Winster cannot let these noble lords come out as translators! No one can afford to lose this person, and Winster dare not say to force them to do this!
After all, the European Big 6 is still the world of nobility, and he himself is also a member of vested interest groups, so naturally he cannot do things that harm his own interest class.
Winster said embarrassedly: "Then Commander, are we going to increase the food supply for the Italian prisoners of war?"
Valikote sighed, and then said: "You know, our logistics and transportation have always been the responsibility of your country’s fleet. It would be more than enough to supply our coalition forces, but now we have added millions of mouths. How about you urge the country again!"
Winster could not wait to slap himself in the face to make you cheat, dig a hole and bury himself! Now the transport capacity of the Allied countries is not rich either. If it increases here, it will naturally decrease in other places.
Where can the supply of materials be reduced now? Both the Western and Southern Fronts are playing in full swing. The Russians on the Eastern Front are in need of rejuvenation. Winster did not see that any aspect of this could reduce the supply of supplies!
In fact, it's not that Italians are making trouble for no reason. In fact, their current food supply is insufficient, and they really can't fill their stomachs. Now each adult's daily food supply is only 2oo grams of flour. You can add a potato every other day!
As for meat, sorry! Even the soldiers of the colonial troops usually only eat twice a week, and each time it is only 100 grams. How can they have their share?
Due to food, it is inevitable that Italians will not have enough food! Of course, if two hundred grams of flour are added with some ingredients, four or five hundred grams of bread can still be made. Anyway, people will not die from starvation.
As for the issue of materials, this requires the Italians to go out and find a way on their own. If they can not find it, they will have their own ability. Anyway, the Allied forces cannot control it.
Valikte’s troubles have just begun. Even though a batch of food was seized during the occupation of Rome, it could not stand the consumption of so many people!
Now that the Allies are limited by their transportation capacity and the food they provide is limited, it is impossible to meet the consumption of the prisoners of war camp!
Of course, even if the transportation capacity is sufficient, it is impossible to get so much food. Due to the world war, almost all the food exported from the world has been consumed by the belligerents, and there is no surplus food for Italy.
Even if the ration supply was cut, the current food still wouldn't last long. In the end, Walicot called the quartermaster again and asked, "How much food do we have?"
The quartermaster thought for a while and said: "Adding the two ships of grain shipped today, our current total grain is about 400,000 tons."
Valikote's face grew gloomy, and calculated based on the current consumption, which is more than a month's amount. Even if there are supplements later, it will last two or three months at most.
He knew that Rome could not stay any longer. It had become a time bomb. Once the food was not available, the Italians would soon fry.
In the spirit of the deadly fellows, Valikote finally decided to advance to northern Italy to pierce the eyes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Logistic supplies could be transported directly from France, or the navy could be sent directly to Venice.
As for the glorious and arduous task of guarding Rome, it is naturally Winster's turn. Anyway, now only the British are the most suitable for holding prisoners, and they cannot be rejected!
Valicotte has always acted vigorously, not to mention this time, taking advantage of Winster's work with the prisoners now, the hidden crisis that has not yet been discovered, get things done sooner, otherwise once let him react. Come here, it won't be easy!
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At the military meeting, Valikote cautiously announced: "To summon everyone here today, the main reason is that I decided to take the coalition forces into northern Italy and stab the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the abdomen, so as to end the southern battle as soon as possible!
Compared with everyone knows the significance of this Southern Front Campaign for the Allied Powers! Once we have won this war, the countdown to the withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the war will begin!
Without the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the remaining Germans, no matter how strong they are, will be hard to support. Perhaps this war can be ended in the second half of this year!
Now I announce: appoint General Winster as the garrison commander of the Allied Powers in Rome, responsible for the detention of Italian prisoners, leaving behind all the Indian colonial divisions, responsible for garrison tasks.
All the other troops were immediately ready to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire two days later! "
Valikte now has to admire his wit, and he has found such a classic reason. It was originally for throwing the pot away, but now it has been sublimated to end this war as soon as possible!
This reason is obviously supported by Britain and France. Although he is full of selfishness and put Bulgaria's interests first, it is indeed related to the direction of this war!
Regardless of whether it is the southern or western line, as long as one side has made a breakthrough, the war will enter the countdown. This is in the overall interests of the Allied Powers. At this time, everyone will not be hindered!
Winster asked hesitantly: "Your Excellency Commander, did your order get the consent of the Allied Powers Joint Command?"
Well, this joint command is basically the existence of coordinating relations. Winster is actually asking if Walikot has been authorized by the London government. After all, he himself has not been notified.
In addition, Winst resisted from the heart of the drudgery of guarding prisoners. It should be done well, people will say: What is the difficulty of such a simple thing?
If you make a problem, you will be held accountable. A general of the British Empire can't even do a good job of guarding the prisoners. Isn't this blaming them?
Valikte knew that what he did this time was a bit unnatural, so he explained patiently: "I have already posted the report, and I am waiting for instructions. It is urgent. If there is no accident, I will be at the latest tomorrow afternoon. There will be results!
Any questions? "
The right to speak is played out. No matter what the Italians surrendered, they were all beaten and surrendered by the Allied forces. As the commander-in-chief, Valikote's influence in the Allies naturally increased.
Let the British and French governments pass this resolution soon, Valikote is confident that he can do it!
Binggui, after the outbreak of the World War, the decision-making efficiency of all countries has increased a lot. If it is a normal period, it may be difficult to pass a resolution without a few months of wrestling!
But now, it only takes a day or two, or even a few hours, before the government will make a decision. This is forced by the war!
Winster replied very reluctantly: "No more!"
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