Chapter 947： Turin offense and defense (1/2)

”charge……”

Amidst the shouts of killing, the Turin offensive and defensive battle started. As a key node in the battle on the southern front, France and Austria both invested twelve points of energy.

The ownership of Turin not only determines the ownership of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but also affects the ownership of the Italian region.

The leading parties are ready to see the outcome of the Turin battle. If the Austrian army successfully wins Turin, then everyone will work together to drive away the French, otherwise everyone will think twice.

In order to show their sincerity, these guys have instigated a number of armed uprisings in Italy, containing at least 200,000 French troops.

In order to facilitate the command, the southern line commander of Morks has moved the headquarters to the front line.

Don't pay attention to it, street fighting may be the most chance for the French army to come back, and the French will definitely not give up this opportunity.

In the wild, armored forces can compete against each other in the sand, but it's different in the city. Any obstacle can block the way forward.

The armored unit that has dropped anchor, then the meat on the chopping board, as long as the French are willing to work hard, an explosive pack will be done.

As a product of the cross-epoch, Austria’s armored forces are just one word—expensive. For this reason, they are also dubbed ”land cruisers” by the Austrian military.

This is not bragging. The production cost of a most advanced tank is almost the same as that of the cheapest cruiser.

The cheapest armored vehicles cost tens of thousands of Aegis, and the most advanced tanks cost more than 200,000 Aegis.

With the Austrian family background, there are only four tank divisions and eight armored divisions, which is enough to explain all the problems.

In fact, even these twelve divisions were dissatisfied. Because there is no need for air defense for the time being, the air defense artillery regiment is omitted, and the motorized mechanized infantry regiment is even less visible.

The number of tanks is also seriously inadequate. The number of tanks in each division is between 150 and 260; the armored divisions are better, and the armored vehicles in each division are almost between 220 and 300.

This is only theoretical. In fact, there are only fewer tanks and armored vehicles that can be used by each division. After all, there are damages on the battlefield.

However, the failure rate of tanks and armored vehicles this year is high. Many times after a battle, one-third of the armored tanks have fallen down, and the rest must be overhauled.

This is also the reason why the French were able to gather troops and re-establish the defense line. It's not that the Austrian army does not want to pursue the victory. The key is that the armored force as a killer does not have the ability to carry out blitzkrieg.

The current status of the Austrian armored forces is: nominally a division, the force that can be pulled out is often only one regiment, and the rest are undergoing equipment maintenance.

The French were confused by the torrent of steel, which does not mean that their combat effectiveness is gone. In fact, the fighting strength and fighting will shown by the French army is still the top of this era.

Of course, the French can regain their strength, which is also directly related to the order of the Vienna government. To minimize the French on the battlefield, it is natural to give them hope.

If it really defeated the main force of the French army, at most hundreds of thousands of French troops would be killed, and then there would be no more.

Lost the hope of winning, even if Napoleon IV did not want to surrender, someone would make the decision for him.

Active surrender and defeated surrender are completely two concepts. If the former is not obtained, the problem must be resolved at the negotiating table; the latter has already created established facts, and only a contract to clarify the legal principles.

There are so many countries that do not want the French to die. If Austria wants to achieve its own strategic goals, it must enter France before the French surrender.

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Austria is clearly qualified to be valued by the French by adopting any attitude against any enemy. After the outbreak of the European War, the French commander-in-chief Adrian ordered the strengthening of the city defense immediately.

As an important place with multiple attributes such as strategy, transportation, politics, and economy, Turin is naturally the focus of care. The fortresses rose from the ground, and matched the buildings in the city, they became war monsters.

Against the roaring artillery, Captain Adler was leading his third company to charge. No, it should be said to be creeping forward.

The bullet flew over Adler's head, and a hapless man raised his head too high and happened to be hit by the flying bullet. Only in time to let out a scream, he went to see God.

The dead on the battlefield couldn't be more normal. Up to now, the soldiers of the third company have been replaced by three-quarters, and the company commander Adler is the fifth.

Of course, it's not that the four guys in front of him all received the box lunch. Except for one hapless person who saw God, the other three were alive and well. One of them was promoted, and two were recuperating in the hospital.

The battlefield is so ice and fire. Grassroots officers die fast and rise fast. As long as they survive a few battles, promotion is a matter of course.

There is no need to worry about being blocked by the boss, because they either got promoted, or went to the hospital, or they went to see God. In short, the location is vacant.

Here, from a soldier counterattack to a general is no longer a myth. As long as the war lasts longer, everything is possible.

Captain Adler is not a military academy and has no background. He became a company commander less than a year after the outbreak of the war.

In addition to a flexible mind and strong military literacy, luck is more important. If it were not for both parents, family harmony, and lack of face-slapped villains, he would be a bit like the son of luck.

Although there are many reserve officers in Austria, they are at most equipped to the company platoon level. In the context of the expansion of the army, Adler, a veteran, directly serves as the squad leader.

This is nothing. Adler's company suffered heavy losses the first time he participated in the battle. The platoon leader and deputy platoon leader directly under him either saw God or went to the hospital.

Before the battle was over, Adler was already acting platoon leader. It has nothing to do with promotion, because the platoon in which he was in a higher rank left the battlefield, and it was his turn to command according to the rules of the Austrian army.