Chapter 84: Selling Teammates
Chapter 84: Selling Teammates
Late at night, there was a lot of wailing in the Sardinian army camp.
Lying about military intelligence is punishable by military law, since it says that there are heavy losses.
No poison, no mercy, to be able to climb to this position, Major General Will naturally will not be any kind of soft-hearted generation.
In order to give an explanation to the above, Major General Will had to strengthen the attack in the afternoon.
The veterans of the Sardinian Kingdom are still very heroic, their sense of belonging to the country, much stronger than the Lombards, the afternoon battle is much more tragic.
Counting the casualties, Major General Will waved his hand and added all the battle losses to the morning battle, more than three hundred dead and more than eight hundred wounded, which could barely be considered as heavy casualties.
Major General Will, headed by the top officers of the Second Division, can account for the past, but military morale has also been reduced to the extreme.
No comparison, no harm. The Italians are good learners, especially the veterans in the army, and they quickly learned the advanced experience of their peers.
Don’t try to keep secrets when there are too many people, the “Battlefield Survival Manual” spread in the Sardinian Kingdom army with a fast speed.
Perhaps the commercialized atmosphere was too thick, these soldiers quickly and happily accepted this battlefield life preservation manual.
Together with Franz pounding out oddball theories, it was also widely recognized. I don’t know when a voice appeared in the Sardinian Kingdom army – don’t sell your life for the capitalists.
Italy has been divided for so long that the general population has forgotten that they are Italians and replaced them with Sardinians, Genoese, and Lombards ……
What did reunification do for them? It seems that the ones who profited the most were the capitalists, a unified Italy gave them a bigger market to exploit, while they, the bloodied soldiers who fought and died for unification, got nothing!
The nationalism of the Kingdom of Sardinia awakened, and the same chaotic thoughts also arose, the Italians are good thinkers, and when they think a lot, they start to plan for themselves.
Without realizing it, the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia had undergone a metamorphosis, and the valor of the warriors began to leave them.
This is also an Italian tradition, the so-called “three-minute fever”, once they see the bloodshed, their passion is quenched, and the “Battlefield Survival Handbook” only gives them a reason to convince themselves.
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At the general headquarters of the Sardinian army in Venice, Marshal Badoglio does not know that the army under his command is undergoing a magnificent transformation, and that he is now suffering from a headache because of the letter from the Tuscans asking for help.
He still appreciates the positive performance of the Tuscan army, the war against Austria needs such activists as cannon fodder.
“Frontline battle report, the Tuscan army encountered the Austrian main force attack, and asked us for help, what do you think should be done well?”
A middle-aged officer frowned and said, “Your Excellency Marshal, the Tuscans are about thirty kilometers away from us, and if we count the time of the delivery of the letter, the battle should have happened half a day ago.
If we send out troops immediately, the earliest we can reach the battlefield would be a day thick. Regardless of whether we can make it in time or not, if we break our military deployment, the battle behind us will not be easy to fight!”
Obviously, he was not prepared to rescue the Tuscans.
Aren’t allies meant to be betrayed?
Besides, when was the Sardinian Kingdom a true ally with Tuscany?
As long as Sardinia wants to unify Italy, it will be necessary for the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Sardinia to fight each other sooner or later, so isn’t asking for help at this time an act of betrayal?
“Jackson, this isn’t too good! If we don’t send troops to rescue the Tuscans, it will cause very serious diplomatic troubles, and the Papal States and Naples will also feel the rabbit’s death, and we’ll be alone in this war!” Another middle-aged officer objected
“Cansandos, this war is supposed to be our home turf, these allies can’t be relied upon.
It’s true that the Kingdom of Naples has sent 40,000 troops, but where are these 40,000 troops? The advance guard they sent over, is there a single regiment?
The Tuscans are indeed very aggressive, but we all understand that their commander is a self-righteous fool who doesn’t even have the slightest bit of military common sense.
What can be expected from such pigmies, except to add to the chaos?
There’s also that one division from the Papal States, in fact, we all know very well that they only have more than 7,000 men, and they’ve been dilly-dallying all along the way, so where’s the intention to fight?” Jackson’s middle-aged officer objected
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Marshal Badorio nodded, militarily it was impossible to count on allies, Austria’s influence in the Italian states was too great, even if they used public opinion to force the countries to send troops, everyone was still out of work.
Now that the Italian region has changed again, the Papal States and the conservatives in Naples are in the process of restoration, it is not likely that at some point, these allies will withdraw.
“All of you have a point, how about this send someone to tell the Tuscans to hold on and wait for reinforcements, we will send reinforcements as soon as possible!”
There was no doubt that Marshal Badorio was selling out his teammates. Send reinforcements as soon as possible, when exactly?
If they really wanted to rescue the Tuscans, they should be traveling by night and day right now, not stalling here.
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On the front line, Tuscany’s commander-in-chief, General Maherd, is no longer in the same mood as in the past, and is now making a “strategic move” with his soldiers in a grimace.
Tuscany’s army was not strong enough to fight, and the enemy army was twice as strong as theirs. After a few hours of fighting, the Tuscany army was crushed.
Maherd took some of the remnants of the defeated generals, turned around and ran away without looking back. The war is lost, lost to the Austrians is not ashamed, he did not want to stay as a prisoner.
As a thorn in the king’s side, a thorn in the flesh, if it falls into the hands of the Austrians, maybe the two sides to carry out a py trade, he was clicked, Maherd did not dare to test the king’s modesty.
“General Maherd, Marshal Badorio told us to hold on and wait for reinforcements, they will send troops as soon as possible!” A young officer said in surprise
“Did you receive the letter of request for help enough that the Sardinian army was immediately sent out?” Maherd asked with concern
“No, they had a military meeting for an hour and then said they would send troops as soon as possible, they probably might have left by this time?” The young officer said uncertainly
Maherd’s face changed greatly, then he reacted and ordered, “Order the troops to speed up, our allies are about to arrive, everyone meet them at the front!”
Allies? There’s a f*cking ally, such a perfunctory reply could fool these middle-aged teenagers, but not to an old fart like Mahld.
Soldiers are precious, saving people is like putting out a fire, where is the slow discussion?
Since there were no allies coming over, of course they had to run faster. A little morale boost is also essential.
(End of chapter)