Chapter 952： lonely (2/2)
It is impossible to admit that it is impossible to cut corners. This involves a huge network of interests. Once it is involved, everyone will not be able to eat.
In this context, naturally, designers can only be blamed. Only when the designer resists responsibility can this problem be exposed.
Before Tom could finish, Marshal Adrian interrupted: ”Shut up, I don't want to listen to these nonsense. In short, the problem now is: Our city defenses are vulnerable and must be resolved immediately.
If the fortifications are not effective, the street fighting will begin ahead of schedule. Now the forwards are all Italians. Even if we kill more, Austria will not feel pain.
Don't expect the enemy to be jealous. Turin has nothing to do with Austria. They don't care about the life and death of the people in the city. ”
In fact, before the start of the Turin defense, the French army had considered the transfer of people, but there was a lot of opposition from the people.
From the standpoint of France, Turin is its own territory, and it needs Italians to work hard. Naturally, the French army cannot do too much.
Moreover, the transfer of people is simple to say, but if it is not done in a day or two, the defenders will not have so much time.
Everything has two sides. A large number of civilians are stranded in the city. While increasing the logistical pressure on the defenders, it will also make the enemy throw a rat-pocket. After all, this is the European continent, and no one wants to bear the notoriety of killing civilians.
However, the reality is very slapped. Judging from the enemy's unscrupulous use of artillery to attack the city, Marshal Adrian knew 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 it is natural to pay attention to the reaction of the European world.
But now it is different. Once France is defeated, Austria will be the only one. As a European hegemon, a little rumors are no longer a threat.
Moreover, the main force of the siege was the Sardinian National Independence Army. For political needs, the future Sardinian government will also stand up and endorsed by Austria and buckle the **** on the head of the French army.
After hesitating for a while, Tom said fiercely: ”Marshal, since Austria uses the Italians as cannon fodder, then we can use cannon fodder against cannon fodder.
Armed the young people in the city, threatened their families under house arrest and forced them to participate in the defense of the city. ”
Conquering the strong is not a new tactic, and it happens from time to time in history. It's just that with the advent of the era of thermal weapons, everyone found that the temporary recruits could not be used.
Coupled with the rise of liberalism, the cost of recruiting strong men is getting higher and higher, it is easy to lose popular support, and the population increases. Countries no longer lack soldiers, and the situation of recruiting strong men is gradually reduced.
Tom dared to make this suggestion, naturally it was not aimless. The people's heart is amazing, France has never had it here, and naturally there is no loss.
Judging from the current situation, the French army must not stay long in Italy. The contradiction between France and Italy has been deeply buried, and there will definitely be long-term confrontations after the war. Now forcing the Italians on 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 Adrian shook his head: ”It's useless, Italians are not so obedient.
Even if we arrested their family members and threatened them on the battlefield, these guys can still make trouble.
Thinking about the Italian soldiers we recruited before, we know that they were outings rather than fighting.
The most important thing is that the law does not blame the public. Even if we develop their passiveness, it is impossible to really dispose of their family members.
At this point, we must consider the post-war period. The country is trying to get in touch with the anti-French alliance. We cannot give the enemy an excuse to increase the difficulty of negotiations. ”
It is a tradition in the European world to negotiate if you can't win. The secret contact between the French government and the anti-French alliance was originally an open secret among high-ranking military officers.
Adrian now pierced the window paper, in fact he was completely desperate for this war, after all, the enemy had already entered the French hinterland from Switzerland.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell silent, and Lieutenant General Tom sighed: ”If it doesn't work, then the lads will have to fight for their lives.
With our military strength, it is not difficult to support for a period of time. But there is no way to control the casualties. ”
It can be seen that Lieutenant General Tom is not only making a show, he is really worried about the fate of France.
Making money goes to making money. As a member of a vested interest group, his interests have long been tied to France.
The tofu project is not entirely his responsibility. From the very beginning, the fortifications of Turin were built to make money, without considering the enemy's attack.
What's more, the European War broke out so suddenly. Priority should be given to the supply of construction materials to the front lines. If it were to build authentic fortifications for Turin, there would be no time.
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