In Turin, billowing smoke rose from the roaring artillery fire, and the smoke filled the city. The eagle banner that hunted in the wind was already tattered and ragged, and it seemed that it would fall in an instant.

In the ruins of the collapsed buildings, dead bodies lay on the ground, and from time to time the screams of the wounded sounded, and the bleeding wounds were faintly visible, but no one stepped forward to pay attention.

The thick smell of blood and sweat mixed with each other, filling the air, pungent and unpleasant. The war, but it continues.

The Italian soldiers outside the city had already charged, undulating like waves, and their mouths were uttering a cry that shook the heavens and the earth.

This is the cry of the soul, the voices infect each other, inspire each other, and dissipate many inexplicable fears in the heart.

In the fortress, Gatling was still spitting tongues of fire, dragging long bullets, cutting through the clear sky like locusts crossing the border, only to see the soldiers fall to the ground.

However, the hidden firepower did not last long, and after the attack was suspended, the shells were quickly vented, leaving only a ruin.

After the artillery fire, the Italian soldiers in the rear attacked again. The heart-rending screams, the crazy killings, and the blazing beacon fire made the soldiers of the two armies go crazy, and the war became more and more intense.

On the airship, Morkes had already lowered his binoculars, as if he couldn't bear to look directly at the scene in front of him.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Morkes simply didn't believe that the troops fighting below were Italian soldiers.

Although the scene was chaotic and obviously untrained, the Italians showed a willingness to fight that he did not expect.

Heavy casualties, which did not frighten the Italians. In order to be able to seize the position as soon as possible after the artillery fire, many Italian soldiers lay down and lurked directly 100 meters away.

You must know that the aiming of artillery shells in these years has no high-tech guidance, even if the coordinates are determined, it is only an approximate position, and the hit rate depends on the experience and luck of the artillery, and the slightest deviation is an error of 180 meters.

This meant that the Italian soldiers who did not retreat would not only face the threat of enemy fire, but also risk being killed by their own artillery.

This desperate spirit, and the legendary Italian army that pretended to be dead on the battlefield and fished, are not the same species at all.

While being shocked, Moulks also raised his vigilance against Italy in his heart, and at this moment he finally understood why the country would oppose the unification of Italy.

With so many people willing to work hard for this country, once the Italian region is united, it will not be long before it becomes a medium power.

For Austria, which had the French Empire to the west and the Russian Empire to the east, there was really no need for another great power to add military pressure to itself.

Although France and Italy will become mortal enemies in the short term, who can say for sure about politics?

After relieving himself, Admiral Molk ordered: "Nothing to see, land back to the headquarters." ”

Austria's purpose had been achieved, and the use of the Italians to consume the French forces not only increased the hatred between France and Italy, but also increased the difficulty of Italian unification.

Turin was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Sardinian army was responsible for this capital reconquest. The main force of the Italian army on the battlefield now is dominated by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The war was brutal, and according to the current situation on the battlefield, by the end of this campaign, the 300,000 Sardinian troops would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The most powerful states in the Italian region were weakened, the power gap between the states narrowed after the war, and the Vienna government's policy of regional balance was realized, and everything was going for the better.

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At the headquarters of the French army, Marshal Adrien asked with a pale face: "This is the impregnable fortifications in your mouth?"

And let the Austrians drain their blood? I'm afraid you're going to let the French lads drain their blood! ”

It's not that Marshal Adrien is not strong enough in his heart, it's that reality is too slap in the face. Under the heavy artillery attack of the Austrian army, the planned fortifications of the city directly became a target.

Because the French lost a large amount of artillery in the previous battle, the defenders of Turin lacked enough heavy firepower to carry out an artillery counterattack.

Of course, this is not a big deal. After losing air supremacy, the French army could not exert its own power even if it had enough heavy artillery.

After all, once the artillery positions are exposed, they will encounter the enemy's air strikes. The heavy artillery was inconvenient to move, and when it encountered enemy air raids, it was impossible to run.

Scattered and deployed in fortresses, but unable to exert the power of artillery clusters, after all, the siege only needs to tear a hole. After any place is broken through and enters a state of street fighting, the artillery that is difficult to move in the city becomes an ornament.

Lieutenant General Tom, who was in charge of the construction of the fortifications of the city, hurriedly explained: "Marshal, we did not expect in advance that the enemy's fire would be so fierce.

Turin's fortifications are already the best in the world, mainly designed with reference to the intensity of the Russo-Prussian War, and no one thought that the enemy would actually ......"

Admitting that cutting corners is impossible, it involves a huge network of interests, and once it is involved, everyone will not be able to eat and walk around.

In this context, it is natural that the designer can only carry the black pot. Only if the designer resists the responsibility can the problem be revealed.

Before Tom could finish speaking, Marshal Adrien interrupted, "Shut up, I don't want to hear this nonsense. In short, the problem now is that our fortifications are vulnerable and must be solved immediately.

If the fortifications of the city do not work, then the street fighting will begin early. Now it's all Italians who play in the strikers, and even if we kill more, Austria won't feel the pain.

Don't expect the enemy to be afraid, the city of Turin has nothing to do with Austria, and they don't care if the people in the city live or die. ”

In fact, long before the start of the Battle of Turin, the French army had considered the issue of moving the people, but there was a lot of opposition from the people.

From the position of France, Turin is its own territory, and it needs the Italians to work hard, so the French army naturally cannot do too much.

Besides, moving the people is easy to say, but if it is really done and it cannot be done in a day or two, the defenders simply do not have that much time.

There are two sides to everything, and a large number of civilians are stranded in the city, which will increase the logistical pressure on the defenders and make the enemy throw a mouse. After all, this is the European continent, and no one wants to be saddled with the infamy of slaughtering civilians.

However, the reality is very slap in the face. Judging by the enemy's unscrupulous use of artillery to siege the city, Marshal Adrien knew that he had miscalculated.

Today, unlike in the past, before the outbreak of the European War, Austria was only one of the European powers, so it was 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 the hegemon of the European continent, a little gossip is no longer a threat.

What's more, the main force of the siege was still the Sardinian National Independence Army. For the sake of political needs, the future Sardinian government also stood up and endorsed Austria and put the pot on the head of the French army.

After hesitating for a moment, Tom said fiercely: "Marshal, since Austria uses the Italians as cannon fodder, then we can use cannon fodder against cannon fodder.

Armed the young men of the city, put their families under house arrest as a threat, and forced them to participate in the defense of the city. ”

Forcibly recruiting strong men is not a new tactic, and it has happened from time to time in history. It's just that with the advent of the era of thermal weapons, everyone found that the strong men who were temporarily recruited were not of great use.

Coupled with the rise of liberalism, the cost of forced conscription of strong men is getting higher and higher, it is easy to lose the support of the people, and the population increases, and there is no shortage of soldiers in various countries, and the situation of forced conscription of strong men is gradually decreasing.

Tom dared to make this suggestion, and it was naturally not untargeted. The people are in a hurry, and France has never had it here, and naturally it cannot be lost.

Judging by the current situation, the French army will definitely not stay in the Italian area for long. The contradictions between France and Italy have been deeply buried, and there will definitely be a long-term confrontation after the war, and now the forced conscription of the Italians into the battlefield is equivalent to weakening the enemy's strength in advance and relieving the pressure on France after the war.

After a while, Marshal Adrien shook his head: "It's useless, the Italians won't be so obedient."

Even if we arrest their families and threaten them into battle, these guys will have a way to cause trouble.

If you think about the Italian soldiers we recruited earlier, it is not so much that they are fighting a war as they are going on an outing.

The most important thing is that the law does not hold the public accountable, and even if we develop them to be passive and sabotage, it is impossible to really deal with their families.

At this point, we have to think about the post-war period. Domestically, we are trying to find ways to engage with the anti-French alliance, and we cannot give the enemy an excuse to make negotiations more difficult. ”

Negotiation if you can't win is a tradition in the European world. The secret contacts of the French Government with the anti-French alliance were an open secret among high-ranking officers.

Adrien is now piercing the window paper, in fact, he is also completely desperate for this war, after all, the enemy army has entered the heart of France from Switzerland.

The atmosphere in the room fell silent for a moment, and Lieutenant General Tom sighed, "If it doesn't work, then the boys will have to fight for their lives."

With our troops, it will not be difficult to hold on for a while. But there is no way to control the casualties. ”

It can be seen that Lieutenant General Tom is not just putting on a show, he is really worried about the fate of France.

As a member of a vested interest group, his interests have long been tied to France.

The tofu scum project is not entirely his responsibility. From the very beginning, the fortifications of Turin were built in order to make money, without any consideration of the possibility of enemy attack.

What's more, the European War broke out so suddenly. Priority was given to the supply of building materials to the front line, and it was too late to build a real fortification for Turin.