Chapter 948： Hard to focus (1/2)

Continuing the conscription, Vittorio Emanuele III naturally has no objection. Only enough troops can drive away the French and then revive the Kingdom of Sardinia.

After struggling for so many years, I finally saw the light, and now I can't give up on anything. In order to win the final victory, it is totally worth it to pay a little price.

Moreover, the battle is not for nothing. The Vienna government has long promised that all countries participating in the war will share the spoils with their contributions in the war.

Thanks to the prestige that Franz has managed for so many years, everyone still recognizes this promise.

The French have a lot of business, and if you miss a little, it will be enough for the kingdom of Sardinia. The only prerequisite is: they must have demonstrable merits.

The boss has this attitude, let alone the people below. Hurry up to finish the war and divide the fruit is the kingly way, the other is just a side effect.

In order to get rid of the French as quickly as possible, everyone's performance on the issue of conscription is naturally exceptionally positive.

As for the promises made during the draft, no one cares. We must know that in the past, in order to call the people to get up and drive away the French, the conditions for promising to go out were even more favorable.

Whether they can honor it, I don’t know if they didn’t think about it, or deliberately didn’t think about it, or they were not ready to honor it at all.

This is not important, there is a reward for what you pay. Seeing that the Italians cooperated in this way, Morquez would naturally retaliate. Except for the highest command, all the remaining powers are naturally delegated.

Let a group of idealists, speculators, and talkers take command of a force, and what will happen in the end is nothing to do with Morks.

Although there are many states in the Italian region, the power gap between states is huge. The most economically developed Kingdom of Sardinia can top the total of the small states in the central and southern regions.

From an overall point of view, the best way to stabilize the situation in the Italian region is to balance the strengths of the Italian states and weaken the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Now is the best opportunity to reap the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. No matter what it is, the Sardinian Legion is duty-bound.

Conscription is conscription, but the war cannot end. This bone in Turin is not easy to gnaw, and it is impossible for the Austrians to fill the hole with their own people before the cannon fodder recruitment is completed.

The infantry cannot go, but the artillery can play freely. Coupled with the airships and planes in the sky, the French army in Turin will have a hard time.

For air defense needs, the French command has been moved to the basement. This made the self-respecting Marshal Adrian very shameless.

However, it is no longer a question of face, but whether it can hold Turin and preserve the Italian region.

Regardless of whether the Italian region needs industry without industry, resources without resources, it is like a burden on France. In fact, this place is also the backbone of the French empire, second only to its importance.

From a strategic point of view, if the Italian region is lost, the French navy can only turn around at home, and the hegemony of the Mediterranean has nothing to do with them.

From an economic point of view, the Italian region provides France with a cheap labor and commodity market. Without Italy, France's sluggish manufacturing industry is not far from closing.

The economic strategy has great influence, and the political influence is even more deadly. The current situation is not optimistic, and there is another big defeat, and no one is optimistic about them.

No one is optimistic, no one invests. You must know that the French government is working hard to pull the British into the water. If the Italian region is lost, the British government will not be able to jump into this pit even if it is tough.

Moreover, with the previous series of failures, the domestic situation has become unstable. If the Italian region is lost, who can guarantee that there will be no revolution in the country?

In order to avoid the worst from happening, the Paris government has long ordered the defense of Italy, and Turin is the most important part.

Marshal Adrian asked, ”Are you all ready?”

The middle-aged officer replied confidently: ”Don't worry, Marshal. We are fully prepared. No matter how powerful the enemy's armored forces are, entering the city will be the meat on the chopping board.

Every street, every alley, every building in Turin will become a burial ground for the enemy. ”

In order to hold Turin, the French army also made full preparations. Not only were heavy troops deployed and perfect fortifications built, but also secret weapons prepared by the Paris government.

War is the best driving force to promote the development of military industry. After the outbreak of the European War, the French did not idle. Various new weapons appeared in an endless stream, but they were hidden under the Austrian aircraft and tanks.

Of course, new weapons are not necessarily battlefield weapons, most of the new weapons are the fate of a day trip to the battlefield. Only weapons that have been tested in actual combat can become real battlefield weapons.

Marshal Adrian was not impressed by the assurances of his men. Defending Turin could only ensure that the enemy could not make a quick battle. If the enemy wanted, he could still advance all the way to southern Italy. If you want to win, you still have to take the initiative.

There is no doubt that it is impossible to attack now. Before there is no way to deal with the enemy's armored forces, it is impossible for the French army to send people away.

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