If you don't die, you won't die, and Maherd apparently ignored the fact that the Tuscan army was ineffective and was pinned down by the Austrian army at the beginning of the battle.

"Give me an attack!"

"Bastard, get up and attack me!"

……

Mahlde angrily scolded that the young officers were very brave, but the soldiers were very Italian.

The slogans were shouted, and the shadows of the enemies were not even seen, and one by one they lay on the ground and pretended to be dead, which had to make people feel infuriated.

There was no doubt that the soldiers at the bottom did not want to fight Austria, and Tuscany was a member of the Holy Roman Empire before the outbreak of the war against France, and their ancestors had owe allegiance to the Habsburgs.

Even now, Austria still has a strong influence in Tuscany, and these influences cannot be eliminated in a short time, and the soldiers have mixed feelings towards Austria.

It is a tragic question that the anti-Austrian movement in Italy was initiated only by the bourgeoisie for its own benefit.

Even if the people were fooled, they didn't feel the pain, and it was okay to shout slogans at ordinary times, just let them sell their lives.

The only people who really wanted to defeat Austria and unify the Italian region were the capitalists, intellectuals, nationalists.

To put it mildly, they have been divided for thousands of years, and everyone has become accustomed to this kind of life.

Otherwise, in 1848, Austria would not have been able to defeat the Italian coalition so easily and rule Venice and Lombardy again.

"General, we are under attack by the main force of the Austrian army, so let's ask our allies for help!" A young officer proposed

It's not that everyone's brains are not clear, even if their brains were in water for a while, after the battle just now, everyone knows to calm down.

The Tuscan expeditionary force is not qualified from top to bottom, the high-level commanders will only talk on paper, and the grassroots officers are all middle and second teenagers, and it is okay to be a daredevil, so forget it about commanding the troops!

"Well, immediately send someone to Marshal Badolio for help, and order the troops to prepare for a strategic transfer!" Maherd made a quick decision

Can a big husband bend and stretch, can't he hide if he can't be provoked? This is also the Italian tradition, if you can't fight, you run, and if you can't run, you surrender.

I don't know if it started hundreds of years ago, or a thousand years ago, the Italians became unreliable in terms of combat effectiveness.

In continental Europe, where mercenaries are prevalent, Italian mercenaries are considered to be the least combat-effective, inversely proportional to their next-door neighbor Switzerland.

……

While the Tuscan army was wounded, General Messer, who was in charge of attacking Trento on the other side, was also in trouble.

Of course, they were the one who took the initiative to attack, and their strength was several times that of the defenders, so that there was no danger of annihilation, but it was impossible to capture Trento.

"General, the enemy's firepower is too fierce, the casualties of the second division are too great, Major General Will asks for support!" The attendant said solemnly

With a "bang", the water cup in Lieutenant General Messer's hand had already flown out.

"Rice buckets, the battle has just begun, and they have suffered heavy losses, have they met the main force of the Austrians?"

No one answered him, but it was certain that the opposite side could not have been the main force of the Austrian army, otherwise the offensive and defensive forces would have been reversed.

"General Messer, it's better to postpone the attack for now, and then we will attack after the heavy artillery troops arrive!" Major General Manstu proposed

In the end, he was still reluctant to consume the precious troops in his hands, and Messer said helplessly: "Okay, slow down the offensive, and wait for the arrival of heavy artillery tomorrow, and then launch a full-scale attack!" ”

……

No reinforcements were sought, but an order was given to postpone the attack, and Major General Will breathed a sigh of relief, having lost nearly a regiment of troops in one morning, and such casualties the Second Division could not withstand.

Looking at the soldiers who kept falling on the charging road, Major General Will was distressed, and reluctantly ordered: "Order the troops to retreat!" ”

The horn of retreat sounded, and a strange scene occurred on the battlefield, and the soldiers of the Kingdom of Sardinia who fell on the way to the charge one by one actually deceived their corpses.

Major General Will, who was still heartbroken, was furious, and if he didn't know what was going on, he wouldn't be worthy of being the commander of the first division.

"Bastards, these damn bastards, I'm going to take them to court-martial!" Major General Will roared

I can't help but be angry, thinking about the heavy loss report that I just submitted to the command, and then looking at the soldiers who are alive and well, this slap in the face came too quickly.

After counting the casualties, Major General Will's heart was bleeding, not because the losses were too large, on the contrary, because the losses were too small.

After attacking for a morning, more than 20 were hung up and more than 70 were wounded, which can also be called a heavy loss? He's a division, not a battalion!

There were not many casualties among the soldiers, but the losses in weapons and equipment were not small at all.

When they ran back, the Austrian army did not forget to put their guns behind their backs, and many soldiers returned empty-handed for safety.

According to preliminary statistics, the Second Division lost more than 1,300 rifles in one morning, and if it weren't for the law, Major General Will would have wanted to surprise this group of bastards.

The result? Well, presumably the enemy's weapons and ammunition were consumed. Didn't enter the enemy's position within 100 meters, there is a Mao result?

"General, most of these soldiers are recruited from the Lombardy region, they are all a bunch of cowards, and this will definitely not be the case with our veterans in the afternoon!" An officer reminded

Major General Will nodded helplessly, he could only hope that the other soldiers would be braver, if everyone learned from the cowards in the morning, this battle would not have to be fought.

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Not only were they depressed, but the Austrian defenders on the opposite side were even more depressed.

Lieutenant Colonel Grigge, who was in charge of defending the first line of defense, was very happy to see the enemy falling to the ground one after another, and he thought that his soldiers had become sharpshooters.

Unexpectedly, it was only noon, and the result changed, and the enemy who died in battle cheated the corpse again, and he was so angry that his face turned pale.

It's just a little bit, the documents for asking for merit and reporting success have been prepared, but fortunately they haven't been submitted, otherwise the charge of lying about war exploits will be enough for him.

Lieutenant Colonel Grigge really couldn't understand what the enemy was doing, so he could only secretly guess: "Is the enemy trying to consume our ammunition?" But this commander is too funny, Trento is not short of weapons and ammunition! ”

"Commander, is there any conspiracy of the enemy? Could it be that they want to lure us out, and then they will take the opportunity to kill us and seize our position? A young officer had a big brainstorm