Chapter 96: Defeated

Vicenza, Marshal Radsky has been on the front line, and when the Trento campaign was launched, 50,000 Austrian reinforcements had arrived here secretly.
"Marshal, the troops are ready to attack the enemy at any time!" Edmond said confidently.
"Is there any movement over the enemy?" Marshal Radsky asked with concern.
War is never unilateral. The victory or defeat of a battle is often the result of the joint efforts of both parties.
A smart commander must always pay attention to the movements of his opponent and take timely measures.
"The enemy stopped offensive and built defensive fortresses in the afternoon yesterday afternoon. According to preliminary judgment, the enemy should change the offensive strategy and turn to defense!" General Edmond replied.
"Go ahead!" Marshal Radsky said with a smile
This is the main attack direction of the Austrian army. The launch of the Battle of Trento is only part of the chess game, the purpose is just to divert the enemy's attention.
Marshal Radsky also did not expect that the battle of Trento would have won so simply. But this is better, the high-level Sardinian army is really misled.
General Messer was assisted by God. His report perfectly covered the secret arrival of the Austrian reinforcements in Vicenza, and the comparison of the strength of the two sides here has reversed.
Ladsky didn't know that Bardario had put the exciting force in his hand into God to guard the main Austrian army from Trento.
Otherwise, he can celebrate with champagne at this time.
The total strength of the Sardinian kingdom into the battlefield of Venice was only 170,000. Three divisions were directly abolished in Trento, and now three divisions have been placed there. This time the battle of Vicenza has no suspense.
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The artillery fire continued. The Sardinian army, which had been under attack, was suddenly counterattacked by the Austrian army and was quickly beaten.
With a bang, a shell fell 30 meters away from Major General Otuz's headquarters, directly taking the lives of three Sardinian soldiers and creating two more wounded.
"What's going on? How did the enemy attack?" Major General Ottos asked in confusion.
No one was able to answer this question, and the sudden attack of the Austrian army showed no signs at all.
As the absolute main force of the Sardinian army, the first division is an ace army. Even after the expansion, the combat effectiveness has decreased, and it is much stronger than other troops.
After being confronted by the enemy, he hesitated for only a few minutes, and Ottoz took action.
"Order the artillery to fight back, and at the same time report the situation we encountered here to the Headquarters, send a sentry for investigation, and find out the enemy's purpose as soon as possible!"
There is nothing wrong with Ottoz's countermeasures. Unfortunately, the gap in strength is not so easy to make up. The weak victory is based on the situation where the opponent makes a mistake.
At present, the Austrian army is completely onslaught. The two sides are fighting for strength, and any conspiracy is not useful here.
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"General, the enemy's fire is too fierce, and the artillery has suffered heavy losses!" Said a young military officer in a panic.
Ottous looked dark, artillery was the of war, and its importance was self-evident. Fighting here is Austria's home field again. It is not surprising that Austria's national strength can mobilize more artillery to appear on the battlefield.
But this was tragedy for the first division of Sardinia, which meant that they were to be beaten passively.
"Order the troops to strengthen the fortifications immediately. After the artillery battle is over, the enemy will launch an attack!"
Ottoz made the most correct judgement. They have been offensive since the outbreak of the war and hit Vicenza all the way.
It was only yesterday afternoon that I received orders from the headquarters to stop the offense and build fortifications, which was too late in time.
At this time, Ottous had no time to think so much, and even simpler fortifications were better than none, even if it was piled in a line of sacks of dirt, it could also block bullets.
Although it is the era of rifles, Ottous is very clear. Since the enemy has launched a counterattack, there must be some certainty.
At this time, it is unwise to take the decisive battle with the enemy. It is the most correct choice to use the position fortification to delay the enemy's attack and wait for the rear reinforcements.
Orthus was a wise man, and the first division of the Sardinian kingdom was barely considered to be elite and took the most corrective measures, but the thirteenth division of the next Sardinian division did not think so.
Major General Kobot seemed to have a strong spirit of bright swords. After the Austrian army launched the attack, they decisively sacrificed volleyball tactics, and a friendly match was held outside Vicenza and the Austrian army.
"Ready, let go!"
"Ready, let go!"
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Meeting the brave on the narrow road, Major General Kobot overestimated the courage of his men and fired a shot from a distance of 100 meters. This kind of pressure is not able to withstand the recruits.
Watching his fellow soldiers fall beside him, the nerves of many Sardinian soldiers have collapsed.
Suddenly, a soldier couldn't stand the pressure. He dropped his gun and turned around, and the fear spread to the whole army in an instant, and the 13th Division lost.
A correspondent shouted eagerly: "The division is bad, our thirteenth division on the right is defeated, and the enemy is taking their position!"
Ortus just felt his head sink, the glass in his hand had fallen to the ground, and the worst thing happened. The thirteenth division was defeated, and the flanks of the first division were exposed to the enemy, and their simple line of defense was definitely untenable.
"After ordering the third regiment to break down, the entire army retreats!" Ortus trembled and ordered.
This is in violation of the military order, but all the people present have no objection and will not be able to leave without leaving.
There will be no restrictions on foreign military orders, this sentence is common in many places. The 13th Division stupidly ran to a decisive battle with the enemy, and they would not make the same mistake again.
During the first division's run, Vicenza's Sardinian army's defense line was completely opened. When the Austrian army saw the opportunity, it immediately jumped up and hit the water dog.
After chasing and escaping, the situation on the battlefield has changed dramatically.
On May 22, the Austrian army recovered Padua, and three Sardinian infantry divisions deployed in the Ara region fell into the Austrian siege.
On May 24, the Austrian army launched an attack on Bergamo. Lieutenant General Messer, who was stationed here, fled without fighting with the troops retreated from Trento.
On May 25, the Austrian army launched the Battle of Brescia. Marshal Bardolio concentrated the remaining main forces of the Sardinian army, trying to stop the Austrian offensive here, and was forced to withdraw to Milan.
On May 27, God ’s Sardinian army failed to break through and surrendered to the Austrian army the next day.
At this point, the Battle of Venice initiated by the Kingdom of Sardinia, which lasted less than a month, ended in total failure.
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