Chapter 904： Canal battle (1/2)

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The upper hand was on the battlefield, but General Moores was not in a hurry.

In addition to the symbolic attack and constant pressure on the French army, the Austrian army has almost no major moves, allowing the French to dispatch troops.

Looking at the loss of fighter planes every day, the Austrian army did nothing, and Vittorio Emanuele III ”looked in his eyes, eagerly in his heart”.

As a high-level student graduating from the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst, although he had never taken a soldier, the basic military literacy Vittorio Emanuele III is still indispensable.

But this king, except for his distinguished identity on the surface, has virtually no right to speak.

After repeatedly lobbying Admiral Moores to launch a full-scale offensive to no avail, Vittorio Emanuele III even protested to the Vienna government to change the commander.

There is no doubt that this kind of request is naturally not supported. The Austrian army seems to have the upper hand on the southern front.

The French are not as bully as the kingdom of Sardinia and can be crushed all the way. The complex terrain and poor traffic in the Italian region are all problems faced by the Austrian army.

As long as the front advances several hundred kilometers, the Austrian army's firepower advantage will no longer exist. It is not that the Austrian army's weapons and ammunition are inadequate. The key is that the transportation cannot keep up.

Without the firepower advantage, in the face of the French army occupying favorable terrain, it is necessary to pay a painful price.

This has been proven in the original time and space. After the outbreak of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire easily slammed Italy with only a small amount of troops, but as the front moved forward, it quickly lost to the terrain and logistics and staged the tragedy of winning first and then losing.

The conservative offensive route on the southern line was naturally tossed by Franz. In his view, keeping the French Italian Legion was more valuable than killing them.

Numerous cases have proved that the more the army is, the better. The more army also means the greater consumption. Although France's strength is strong, the maintenance of millions of troops is also dwarfed.

The French increased their presence in Italy, which is exactly what Franz wants to see.

The battlefield in China and Europe needs a lot of troops, the battlefield in Egypt needs a lot of troops, the South Front invests a lot of troops, and Africa needs...

Where did the French government get so many troops? With their more than 30 million people, it is impossible to form so many troops.

To solve the problem of insufficient troops, the French government either armed colonial indigenouss or recruited a large number of Italians into the army.

In either case, the combat effectiveness of the French army will decline, and the more troops that are expanded, the more powerful the combat effectiveness will drop.

In contrast, the anti-French alliance has much greater advantages in this regard. Although the expansion of the military will also reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops, the quality of the soldiers is high!

It can be said that every time the army is expanded, the scale of victory tilts towards the anti-French alliance.

The European continent is not only the two great powers of France and Austria. If the war situation suddenly becomes clear, the interference of various countries will soon be ushered in.

Countries will not watch the Austria split France, or as early as 1815, France will be demolished in a scattered manner, there is no need to wait until now.

A quick battle and a quick decision seem to win a beautiful game, but if you can't really beat France, you will be left with endless troubles.

In addition to winning a nominal victory, Austria simply does not get much benefit. Even reunification of the German region may not be possible.

It's a last resort. No one wants to have another boss on their heads.

Franz wanted a shira empire that everyone was crying and shouting to join, not an empire that was forced to reunify by force, had internal conflicts, and could split again at any time.

As for driving away the French and liberating Italy, it was just a political slogan for the Italians, and it was not the purpose of the Vienna government from beginning to end.

Originally intended to attract the strength of the French army, Vittorio Emanuele III's thoughts were naturally in vain.

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Suez Canal

Open the map to know that whoever controls the golden waterway will get the initiative of the war.

Since the outbreak of the war, Austria has sent troops from Austrian Sudan, Libya, and the Sinai Peninsula to siege French Egypt.

The roaring artillery fire continued, and the Suez Canal, which had been sailing for thousands of sails, had now been silent.

Without the passage of ships, the port naturally followed the depression. Coupled with the war, a large number of people fled to avoid the war, and Suez Port had the most French soldiers at the moment.

Unlike others, the flexible-minded John did not follow the road, but expanded his tavern.

Soldiers are also humans, and they also need to relax, especially in the war years, they also need a vent channel, and wine is indispensable.

Not only did the business of the tavern not go down because of the war, but it became more and more prosperous, making John happy.