Vol 4 Chapter 120: Italy Surrender

On the battlefield of Rome, Valicotte was worrying at this time. The Italians swung horizontally during the first week of the counterattack, and his bravery surprised him.
Of course, if this is the case, it is not enough to worry him. Anyway, the braver the Italians, the greater their casualties. If they can continue to maintain this level, it is another Roman version of Verdun ground meat. machine!
It's a pity that he soon discovered that the Italians have returned to normal levels again. It may be that the middle two teenagers who dared to fight and kill are almost dead, and the rest are old fritters.
Well, if Valikote has no ambitions and just wants to mess around, then he is in the best state now. Anyway, he only needs to hold Rome. It is not a problem to increase the ranks after the war.
However, if he wants to have a larger exhibition, then this is not enough. The new generation of officers in the Bulgarian army and the record are also double digits, and it is not easy for him to stand out from the crowd!
The army is the place to talk about its achievements. Unfortunately, because of the limited strength of the Italians, his military exploits have to be discounted. The combat effectiveness rankings of the armed forces of various countries compiled by the Bulgarian Staff are a good reference!
After the outbreak of the World War, the Bulgarian General Staff re-evaluated the combat effectiveness of the six armies of each country based on the performance of the armed forces of each country on the battlefield, all of which were based on their performance as the main criterion.
The full score is 1oo. Simply put, it is based on the performance on the battlefield, based on the record, combined with the morale of the army, weaponry, logistics and other factors.
The Germans still accounted for a total score of 71 points, mainly due to serious deductions in logistics and strategy, which lowered the score.
The Italians continued to be the bottom. The Bulgarian staff gave them a 5 point comically. Since the beginning of the war, they have never won a battle with more than a thousand people. The morale of the army is low, the weapons and equipment are out of order, and the logistics supply is bad.
Comprehensive evaluation given by Ferdinand: The Italian strategy is very clear, but unfortunately there is no ability to implement it!
So Valicotte was a little embarrassed, although he had killed hundreds of thousands of Italian troops, but this record is still unconvincing!
Unless he can stab the Austro-Hungarian Empire after defeating the Italians, it is best to fight all the way to Germany to be recognized as the first of the new generation of the Bulgarian 6th Army!
Of course, this sweet dream can be done while sleeping, unless he can open it, otherwise it is impossible to have it under normal circumstances.
Day by day, the Italians' offensive intensity is getting lower and lower, Valicotte can still stabilize, but his soldiers are already anxious.
Where can I find such a good Italian opponent? What if the Italians suddenly surrendered if they were dragged down?
A young staff member suggested: "General, why don't we fight a decisive battle with the Italians. Now the total strength of the Allied Powers on the Italian peninsula is nearly 300,000. If we gather them all together, we and the Italians may not have the power to fight! "
Under the influence of Ferdinand, the high-ranking officers in the Bulgarian army did not like to continue taking risks and adding variables when the overall situation was determined, and Varikot was no exception.
Valicotte thought for a while and said, "No, we can concentrate our forces, and the Italians will also concentrate their forces! This is their homeland. With the current situation in Italy, they can still concentrate 1.2 million 300 thousand troops.
With 300,000 to more than one million, there are nearly three-quarters of the colonial troops. This risk is too great!
It might as well postpone the time as it is now. At this moment, I am afraid that food panic has begun in Italy, and they will not last long! "
The staff officer said unwillingly: "General, are we just waiting and doing nothing?"
Valicotte said with a smile: "Of course not! Since the Italians are not coming, can't we go to them?"
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Time passed in a hurry, and 1917 entered in a flash, and the world war set off a new page. The Italians finally couldn't hold it, and declared their surrender after Christmas!
Of course, in the military, Italy has little impact on whether it surrenders or not. Anyway, they have only a little power left and cannot affect the course of the world war.
However, the political influence was so great. From the beginning of the war in 1915 to the present, Belgium has been killed by the members of the Allies, while a series of younger brothers have been killed by the Allies. Now even the great power of Italy has surrendered!
Although the Italians announced that they would withdraw from the war last year, everyone knew that they wanted to speculate again. Some even thought that the Italians were asking too high a price.
But no one would have imagined that the Italians declared their surrender so soon! Anyhow, it's also a great power, how can it be so confusing?
Even Ferdinand is a little confused, this time the Italian surrendered too simply, right? Because of the start of the Southern Front, he has not paid attention to the Italian battlefield for a long time.
"What's the matter, why are the Italians surrendering so soon?"
The acting chief of the general staff, Krossf, said gleefully: "Your Majesty, in fact, the Italian government is now announcing its surrender.
In order to counterattack Rome, the Italians have exhausted their final war potential. In just a few months, they have paid at least more than 200,000 casualties. They still did not succeed. The brutal casualties caused the Italian army to collapse. !
In fact, in addition to the amazing courage of the Italians in the first more than a week, they soon returned to their normal level.
On December 2 last year, our troops in Rome launched a sneak attack and accidentally captured a prisoner of an Italian division, twice as many as we did!
General Valikote judged that the morale of the Italians had collapsed, and then gathered all the Allied forces in Italy and engaged in a decisive battle with the Italians. Although the Italians still had several times their strength with us, they still At a disadvantage.
On Christmas Eve, the Italian army had another unexpected mutiny, and the front-line troops seized the opportunity to attack.
Nearly 100,000 Italian soldiers took the initiative to walk into our prisoner of war camp. The only request was that we should give them treatment that matches their status, and some even asked our soldiers for Christmas gifts!
The Italian government now has no choice but to continue the war, because they don't know when the frontline troops will surrender! "
Ferdinand rubbed his forehead. He thought he had misheard. How could such a strange thing happen? But after thinking about Italy in history, Ferdinand felt that it was impossible to be born on them!
In history, a pilot can capture an Italian infantry regiment by parachuting. The British and Italians fought, and the capture of prisoners was counted by acres!
Now that the Italians are beginning to surrender on a large scale, you don't need to think about Ferdinand to guess it, for the following reasons:
1. They are desperate for this war and don't want to fight anymore;
2. There are problems in the supply of logistical materials. For example, the food standard of the soldiers has dropped; (Note: Italian soldiers have high requirements for food, but unfortunately their logistics can't be satisfied. There have been too many soldiers in history because of food. The standard is too low, an event of large-scale surrender to the enemy!)
3. The casualties are too great, they can't stand it!
It seems that these three major iron laws now appear in the Italian army, and surrender seems to be their normal operation.
As for courage, can this be a meal? Except at the beginning, everyone knew that John Bull had been tricked by him and lost Rome. Suddenly he wanted to fight the enemy hard. After calming down, the Italians seemed to have played a very uneconomical war!
For an active defeat of the war, you have to give your life, it is really not worth it!
What if Rome is regained? Still can't change the outcome of this war. Moreover, the use of force to regain Rome will surely smash Rome to ruins. In the end, is it not Italy?
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Why the Italians surrendered is not important, the key is the aftermath. Italy was once a member of the great powers anyhow, and it still has some family background. As a victorious country, it will naturally be divided!
Ferdinand pondered for a moment and said: "Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicate with Britain and France. Let's see what conditions the British will give. We can trade elsewhere on the issue of dividing Italy!"
Obviously, it is impossible for the British to let the Bulgarians and the French easily carve up Italy. Otherwise, how could John Bull gain a foothold in the Mediterranean in the future?
Of course, even if John Bull is so powerful now, it is impossible for the two countries to make concessions easily if they don't exchange the full benefits of real gold!
From the outbreak of the World War to the present, Bulgaria has been eating and supporting it. From the Arabian Peninsula to the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria has already occupied millions of square kilometers of territory. It is time to digest!
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