Vol 4 Chapter 121: The biggest incident in history

For the Allies, the Italians finally did a good thing this time. Although the military significance is limited, the political role is too great.
What a good propaganda material, one of the three major powers of the Confederate surrendered
It turned out to be four dozen three, but now it has become four dozen two. I ’m sorry if you ca n’t win.
Anyway bragging and not paying taxes, naturally continue to blow
Last year, everyone said that the war ended in 1917. Few people believed it, but now ordinary people believe it. Four to two makes no sense to lose.
Oh, I'm sorry that other current countries participating in the war have been ignored, but what's the problem with this small country, what qualifications are there to grab the limelight?
Of course, there is one exception. There is also a soy sauce power in Japan in the Allies. Since they have been playing soy sauce, the European media naturally ignored them.
The most direct benefit of Italy's surrender was that the main parties and factions within the Allies were suppressed, even the Russian Empire.
Of course, the main reason for Russia is the purge of Nicholas II. 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 faction will once again Has grown
Now even if the Germans want peace talks, at least the conditions proposed by the prime minister in the original can not be negotiated, unless they have a decisive victory on the western front.
Bulgaria is no exception. Without the command of Ferdinand, the Propaganda Department started to act. As the official royal media, the Bulgarian Daily published the news as quickly as possible.
They directly used a page and published a huge photo, which is undoubtedly the scene of Walcott's acceptance of the Italian surrender.
Of course, the person who surrendered on behalf of the Italian government could not be Vittorio Emanuele III. Besides, Valicote did not dare to let the Italian king himself surrender, and the two sides did not have deep hatred. Why insult others?
The other possible lack of European kings is that there are only many relatives, and they move the whole body, and preferential treatment is necessary.
Therefore, even if Italy defeated and surrendered, the guard of Vittorio Emanuele III was still retained. This was approved by Ferdinand. Naturally, no one restricted his freedom.
There is no doubt that surrendering to the enemy is a chore. The top executives in the Italian government are unavoidable. They suddenly broke their legs, the finance minister was still in a coma, and the foreign minister had just been injured by the assassin
In short, everyone has suddenly had an accident recently. The last one I do n’t know is where they found the bad luck, surrendering on behalf of the Italian government.
Well, it doesn't matter, as long as the Italian is willing to surrender, whoever is his representative
For Valicotte, etiquette matters are not important, it does not matter whether the Italian respects him or not, and the identity of the person sent out is not equal, as long as the result is what he wants.
Is this really what he wants? The answer is no
When the Italians surrendered, Wallicott suddenly appeared. He was touched by the Italians, and he also touched the porcelains of Britain, France, and France.
Now millions of Italians are asking him for food with their mouths open, and the number is still increasing, and he can't let him refuse
Simply put, it is a large group of Italians who voluntarily dropped their weapons and surrendered to the troops of the Allies, and forced surrender.
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 threatened him directly to accept everyone's surrender, if they died
Then the composition of the surrendered people is confused. There are all kinds of people here. From the old to the old, to the newborn baby, everything is here.
And also turned in dazzling weapons, such as: old-fashioned muskets, rifle barrels, kitchen knives, hoes, scissors
There was even an old man who turned in his cane, but it was really difficult to see him move, the soldier had to return it to him again, for which there was a dispute between the two sides.
No matter how they surrender, since the soldiers of the Allies accepted their surrender, in accordance with the rules, they are prisoners of war.
Although Walcott hasn't figured out how to become a prisoner of war until a few months old, is it that the weapon they handed over is the legendary bottle, but now that he has accepted it, he has to hold his nose to recognize it
Obviously, this is an organized large-scale surrender event. The Italian government has long known that there is a shortage of food in the country, but they have no solution, and they do not know who finally came up with such a shameful idea. Allies.
Anyway, now they are all prisoners of war. According to the Geneva Conventions, the Allies must give them the treatment they deserve.
There is no doubt that the Italians are betting that Britain, France, France, and France will not abide by the Geneva Conventions and treat them as prisoners of war in accordance with the Convention.
Obviously, they succeeded in touching porcelain this time. Whether it is England, France or Bulgaria, they now attach great importance to their international image.
Wallicot had to be grateful that he had taken the initiative to take the initiative, otherwise if the time was longer, it would be impossible for all the Italians to surrender.
While Valicotte was worrying about the Italians ’meal, the British Colonial Commander New Winster came over and said with a sad face:" Hi Commander, the Italians are making trouble again. They 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. You can see it. From ordinary soldiers to marshals, the food lists of their officers and soldiers at all levels are listed. "
Walcott took it over and scanned the food list. The average soldier ’s daily food: 4oo grams of bread, 4oo grams of pasta, 4o grams of butter, 4o grams of vegetables, 24o grams of meat, and 3o of fish. Grams, wine: 25o grams, beer: 25o grams, fruits: 3oo grams, snacks: 65 grams
Well, the military officer's Vallette simply ignored it and sneered and said, "Tell the Italians that they are not here to enjoy the blessing. If there is an opinion, I can now announce that the main plot of this war is the Italian government. Have nothing to do with them, all acquitted "
Winster said with a wry smile, "Yes"
Obviously, he is not less annoyed by the Italians. The main reason for him to come to Wallicot is to hope that he can change jobs and guard the Italian captives. This is too hard to do.
At present, Winster has only 80,000 British colonial troops, but he is holding more than 3.5 million Italian "prisoners of war", and this number continues to increase by tens of thousands of people every day.
Of course, his trouble is not to be afraid of the Italian "prisoners of war" running away. In fact, even if they all surrendered, the Allies did not have so many prisons.
Therefore, they were directly arranged to live in the city of Rome. The so-called guards are now working as usual police officers, responsible for maintaining order, and no one will ask if they want to leave.
And the Italians did not realize the slightest awareness of prisoners of war, and they were probably regarded as policemen. Many trivial matters had to be handled by them.
The problem is that the language is inaccessible. Now the translators in the British army dare not go out, and are directly frightened by the horrible workload.
But it doesn't matter. Most of these "prisoners of war" are also in Rome or in the surrounding area. There are still a lot of high-quality talents. They can translate by themselves, and there are many people who can speak English anyway.
Even if this is not the case, Winster can tolerate it. If he can handle it, he can deal with it. If he can't handle it, he will be driven back to the "prison of war camp."
The problem is, because the Italians thought that the standard of abandoning food was too low, they directly pulled up banners and went to the streets to protest and protest against their abuse of prisoners.
This is a headache, and the suppression cannot be suppressed, and it is even more impossible to meet their conditions. Now all soldiers in the Allied Countries do not have this treatment. How can it be provided to prisoners of war?
Winster thinks he has found a suitable reason: "Her commander, can you change us for a job, and always let us guard the Italian captives, the soldiers need to rest?"
Wallicot said with a smile: "You all know that this group of Italian prisoners of war is simply a group of refugees. Apart from the trivial matters of guarding their work, there are no other issues. You don't have to worry about them escaping.
So the soldiers need to rest. You can also take turns. You can also divide the Italians and let them elect the prisoner of war management committee. You are only responsible for coordination.
This is also a problem. The language of your country is very widespread. Except for you, all the troops are not linguistic. Now we ca n’t find so many translations, so you just keep on and wait for your domestic dispatch. When you come to help, you can rotate. "
"Language is inaccessible." This reason is very strong. Winster couldn't refute it. For the first time, he felt that the language was not widespread. It might not be a good thing.
Of course, apart from English, French next door is also widely spread in Europe, especially in the aristocratic circle is almost everyone's knowledge, Italy is no exception, most of their nobles will use this basic language.
However, Winster was not able to let these aristocratic masters come out as translators. People could n’t afford to lose this person. Winster did n’t dare to force them to do this.
After all, the European Big Six is ​​still the world of nobles. He is also a member of vested interest groups and naturally cannot do things that harm his own interests.
Winster said a little distressed: "Sir Commander, shall we increase the food supply for Italian prisoners of war?"
Walcott sighed and said, "You know, our logistics has always been the responsibility of your fleet. If we only supply our coalition, it is more than enough, but now we have added millions of mouths. Why don't you urge the country again? "
Winster can't wait to slap himself, tell you to be cheap, dig a pit and bury yourself, and now the capacity of the Allies is not rich. It increased here, and naturally reduced elsewhere.
Where can the supply of materials be reduced now? Both the western and southern lines are in full swing. The Russians on the eastern line are in need of rejuvenation. Anyway, Winster did not see that any of these areas could reduce the supply of materials.
In fact, it ’s not that the Italians make troubles. In fact, their current food supply is inadequate, and they do not fill their stomachs. Now the daily food supply for each adult is only 2oo grams of flour. One potato can be added every other day
As for meat, I am sorry that even the soldiers of the colonial army only ate twice a week, and each time it was 100 grams. How could they have their share?
Because of food, it is inevitable that Italians cannot eat enough. Of course, if two hundred grams of flour are added with some ingredients, they can still make four or five hundred grams of bread, because they are hungry.
As for the issue of materials, the Italians need to go out and find a solution by themselves. If they can't find it, they will have their own skills. Anyway, the Allied forces cannot control it.
Walcott's troubles have only just begun. Although he captured a batch of food during the occupation of Rome, he could not hold up so many people.
Now that the Allies are limited by capacity, the food provided is limited, and it is impossible to meet the consumption of prisoner of war camps.
Of course, even with sufficient capacity, so much grain cannot be obtained. Due to the World War, almost all the grain exported by the world was consumed by the belligerent countries, and there was no excess grain to supply Italy.
Even if the ration supply is reduced, the current food still won't last long. Eventually, Walcott turned to the quartermaster again and asked, "How much food do we have?"
The quartermaster thought for a while and said, "Together with the two ships that arrived today, our total grain is about 400,000 tons."
Wallcott's face became dark, and it was calculated based on the current consumption, which is more than one month. Even if there is a supplement later, it will last for two or three months at most.
He knew that Rome couldn't stay any longer. It had become a time bomb. Once the food was not available, the Italians would fry the pan.
In the spirit of the dead and the poor, Walicott finally decided to advance to northern Italy in advance to squint the eyes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Logistical supplies could not be shipped directly from France or sent directly to Venice by the navy.
As for the glorious and arduous task of defending Rome, it is natural to turn to Winster. Anyway, now only the British are the most suitable for prisoners, and they cannot be refused.
Walcott's behavior has always been fierce and popular, let alone this time, while Winster is now busy with captives, there is no hidden crisis now, let the matter be dealt with earlier, otherwise he will be reacted once Come here, it will not be easy
At the military conference, Walcott announced carefully: "Today, you are summoned here, mainly because I decided to take the coalition forces to march into northern Italy and go to the abdomen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so as to end the southern battle as soon as possible
Everyone knows the significance of the Southern Front battle to the Allies. Once we win this battle, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will withdraw from the war and enter the countdown.
Without the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even if the remaining Germans were even more powerful, they would be difficult to sustain. Perhaps this war can be ended in the second half of this year.
I now announce: Appoint General Winster as Commander of the Allied Rome Defence, responsible for the detention of Italian prisoners, leaving all Indian colonial divisions in charge of defensive duties.
All the other troops were ready immediately, and two days later, they started to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire. "
Walcott has to admire his wit now, so classic reasons let him find it. It was originally to shake the pot. Now it has been sublimated to end the war as soon as possible.
For this reason, Britain and France will obviously support it. Although he is full of selfishness and puts Bulgaria ’s interests first, it does have a bearing on the direction of this war.
Whether it is the southern or western line ~ EbookFREE.me ~ As long as one party has made a breakthrough, the war will enter the countdown, which is in the overall interest of the Allies, and everyone will not hinder this time.
Winster was hesitant to ask: "Her commander, has your order been approved by the Allied Joint Command?"
Well, this joint command is basically a coordinating relationship. Winster is actually asking Wallicott whether he has been authorized by the London government. After all, he has not been notified.
What's more, Winster was in the heart to resist the hard work of guarding the captives. It should be done well, people will say: What is so difficult about such a simple thing?
If you make a problem, you will still be held accountable. A general of the British Empire can't even do the job of guarding the prisoners.
Walcott knew that he was doing something innocent this time, so he explained patiently: "I have already typed the report and are waiting for instructions. It is still urgent. If there is no accident, no later than tomorrow afternoon There will be results
Any questions? "
The right to speak was all played out. No matter what the Italians surrendered, they were all surrendered by the Allied forces of the Allies. As the general commander, Walrick's influence in the Allies naturally increased.
Allowing the British and French governments to quickly pass this resolution, Walcott has confidence that he can do it.
God of war, after the outbreak of the World War, the efficiency of decision-making in various countries has increased a lot. If it is normal, it may be difficult to pass a resolution without a few months.
But now, it only takes a day or two, or even just a few hours, the government will make a decision. This was forced by the war.
Winster reluctantly replied, "Nothing."
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