In Turin, thick smoke rose from the roaring cannon fire, and the smoke filled the entire city. The eagle flag that was roaring in the wind was already broken and ragged, and seemed to fall in an instant.

There were dead bodies lying on the ground in the ruins of the collapsed buildings, and from time to time, the wounded screamed, and bloody wounds could be seen, but no one came forward to pay attention to it.

The strong smell of blood and sweat are mixed with each other, filling the air, making it pungent and unpleasant. The war continues.

The Italian soldiers outside the city had already charged, rising and falling like waves, and they heard shouts that shocked the world.

This is the cry of the soul, the voices are transmitted and inspired each other, and the many inexplicable fears in the heart have faded.

In the fortress, Gatlin was still sucking fire tongues, dragging long bullets, and cutting through the clear sky like locusts passing through the border, and soldiers kept falling to the ground.

However, these hidden firepower were not proud for long. After the attack was suspended, the shells were quickly released, leaving only a piece of ruins.

After the artillery fire, the Italian soldiers behind launched an attack again. The heart-wrenching screams, crazy killings, and hot beacons made the soldiers of the two armies crazy and the war became more and more intense.

On the airship, Morks had already put down his telescope, as if he couldn't bear to look at the scene in front of him.

If it weren't for seeing it with your own eyes, Morks wouldn't believe that the troops fighting below were Italian soldiers.

Although the scene was a bit chaotic and obviously lacked training, the Italians showed their fighting will to be beyond his expectations.

The heavy casualties did not scare the Italians. In order to seize the position as soon as possible after artillery fire, many Italian soldiers lie down and lurk 100 meters away.

You should know that the aiming of shells these days is not very high-tech guidance. Even if the coordinates are determined, it is only an approximate position. The hit rate depends entirely on the artillery's experience and luck. If there is a slight deviation, it will be an error of 180 meters.

This means that Italian soldiers who have not retreated will not only face the threat of enemy artillery fire, but may also be killed by their own artillery.

This desperate spirit is not the same species as the legendary Italian army that pretended to be dead and fished on the battlefield.

While being shocked, Morks also raised his vigilance towards Italy deep in his heart. At this moment, he finally understood why the country opposed the unification of the Italian region.

With so many people who are willing to fight for this country, once the Italian region is unified, it will not take long before it will become a medium-sized power again.

For Austria, where there is the French Empire in the west and the Russian Empire in the east, there is no need for another great power to increase military pressure on itself in the south.

Although in a short period of time, France and Italy will become mortal enemies, who can say that politics is accurate?

After recovering from his senses, General Molk ordered: "There is nothing good to look at, land back to the command center."

Austria's goal has been achieved. Using the Italians to consume the French troops not only increases the hatred between France and Italy, but also increases the difficulty of Italian unification.

Turin is the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The Sardinian army has the responsibility to regain the capital. The main force of the Italian army on the battlefield is the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The war is cruel. According to the current situation on the battlefield, when the battle ends, the 300,000 Sardinian troops will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The strength of the most powerful states in Italy was weakened, the strength gap between states after the war narrowed, and the regional balance policy of the Vienna government was realized, and everything was developing in a positive direction.

...

At the French command, Marshal Adrien asked with a pale face: "Is this the impregnable city defense fortification you mentioned?

And let the Austrians bleed into the blood? You are probably planning to let the young French men bleed into the blood!"

It’s not that Marshal Adrien is not strong enough in his heart, but that it is really too slap in the face. Under the attack of the Austrian army’s heavy artillery, the planned city defense fortifications became the target.

Because the French army lost a large number of artillery in the previous battle, the Turin defenders lacked enough heavy firepower and could not even be able to counterattack the artillery fire.

Of course, this is not a big problem. After losing air supremacy, even if the French army had enough heavy artillery, they could not exert their own power.

After all, once the artillery position is exposed, it will encounter an enemy's air strike. It is inconvenient to move heavy artillery and encounter enemy air strikes, and there is no way to run.

It is deployed scattered into the fortress, but it cannot exert the power of the cluster power of the artillery. After all, it only requires tearing a hole to be opened. After any place is broken through and entered a street fighting state, the artillery that is difficult to move in the city becomes a decoration.

Lieutenant General Tom, who was responsible for the construction of the city defense fortifications, hurriedly explained: "Marson, we did not expect the enemy's firepower to be so strong in advance.

The fortifications in Turin are already at the top of the world. They are mainly designed with reference to the strength of the Prussian War. No one expected that the enemy would actually..."

It is impossible to admit that cutting corners is involved, which involves a huge network of interests, and once it is involved, everyone will be unable to afford it.

In this context, the designer can only take the blame. Only when the designer resists the responsibility can this problem be exposed.

Before Tom finished speaking, Marshal Adrien interrupted: "Shut up, I don't want to listen to these nonsense. In short, the problem now is: our city defense fortifications are vulnerable and must be solved immediately.

If the city defense fortifications cannot work, then the street fighting will start early. Now the strikers are all Italians, and even if we kill more, Austria will not feel hurt.

Don’t expect the enemy to be afraid. The city of Turin here has nothing to do with Austria. They will not care about the lives and deaths of the people in the city.”

In fact, the French army had considered the issue of migrating the people long before the war of defense in Turin, but the public objections were heard.

From France's standpoint, Turin is its own territory and requires the Italians to work hard, so the French army naturally cannot do it too much.

Besides, it is simple to say that the immigrants are, but if they are really done, they cannot be completed in a day or two. The defenders don’t have that much time at all.

Everything has two sides. A large number of civilians are stranded in the city. While increasing the logistics pressure of the defenders, it will also make the enemy suspicious. After all, this is the European continent, and no one is willing to bear the reputation of massacring civilians.

However, reality is very slap in the face. Judging from the enemy's unscrupulous use of artillery to attack the city, Marshal Adrien knew that he had miscalculated.

Today is different from the past. Before the outbreak of the European War, Austria was only one of the European powers, so naturally we must pay attention to the reaction of the European world.

But now it is different. Once France is defeated, Austria will become the dominant one. As the overlord of the European continent, some rumors are no longer a threat.

What's more, the main force of the siege was the Sardinian National Independence Army. For political needs, the future Sardinian government also stood up to endorse Austria and put the shit on the French army.

After hesitating for a while, Tom said fiercely: "Marson, since Austria uses Italians as cannon fodder, then we can use cannon fodder to counter cannon fodder.

Armour the whole city’s young and strong people, put their families under house arrest as a threat, and force them to participate in defending the city.”

Forced recruitment of strong men is not a new tactic, it has happened frequently in history. However, with the advent of the Age of Hot Weapons, everyone found that temporary recruitment of strong men is useless.

With the rise of liberalism, the cost of recruiting strong men is getting higher and higher, and it is easy to lose the people's hearts. As the population increases, countries no longer lack soldiers, so the situation of recruiting strong men is gradually decreasing.

Tom dared to make this suggestion, naturally it was not aimless. The people's hearts and minds were so hard that France had never had it, so naturally there was no way to lose it.

Judging from the current situation, the French army will definitely not be able to stay in the Italian region for a long time. The contradiction between France and Italy has been buried deep, and there will definitely be a long-term confrontation after the war. Now, forcing the Italians to go to the battlefield is equivalent to weakening the enemy's strength in advance and reducing the pressure for France after the war.

After a while, Marshal Adrien shook his head: "It's useless, Italians are not so obedient.

Even if we arrested their families and threatened them to go to the battlefield, these guys would have a way to make trouble.

Think about the Italian soldiers we recruited before, you will know that it is better to say that they are on an outing than saying that they are fighting.

The most important thing is that the law does not punish the masses. Even if we develop passive and slacking off, we cannot really deal with all their families.

At this point, we must consider the post-war period. The country is trying to find ways to contact the anti-French alliance. We cannot provide excuses for the enemy and increase the difficulty of negotiations."

Negotiation is a tradition in the European world. The French government has secretly contacted the anti-French alliance, which is an open secret among senior officers.

Adrien now pierced the window paper, which was actually completely desperate for the war. After all, the enemy had already entered the heart of France from Switzerland.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became silent, and Lieutenant General Tom sighed: "If it doesn't work, then the young men can only fight for their lives.

With our troops, it is not difficult to support it for a period of time. However, there is no way to control the casualties."

It can be seen that Lieutenant General Tom is not only making a show, but he is really worried about France's fate.

He made money and made money. As a member of the vested interest group, his interests have long been tied to France.

The tofu project is not entirely his responsibility. From the beginning, it was built fortifications in Turin to make money, and there was no consideration that it would be attacked by the enemy.

What's more, the outbreak of the European War was so sudden. Building materials should be given priority to supply the frontlines. If real urban defense fortifications were built fortifications for Torino, there would be no time to go.
Chapter completed!