If you don't die, you won't die. Maherd apparently ignored the fact that the Tuscan army was incompetent, and the battle was suppressed by the Austrian army at the beginning.
"Attack me!"
"Bastard, get up and attack me!"
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Maherd scolded angrily, the young officers were very brave, but the soldiers were very Italian.
The slogans were shouting loudly, and the shadows of the enemies were not seen, and they all lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. This had to make people feel angry.
There is no doubt that the soldiers at the bottom did not want to fight Austria. Before the war against France, Tuscany was still a member of the Holy Roman Empire, and their ancestors also gave allegiance to the Habsburg family.
Even now, Austria still has a strong influence in Tuscany. These influences cannot be eliminated in a short time. The soldiers have complicated feelings for Austria.
This is a tragic question, the anti-Austrian movement in the Italian region was only initiated by the bourgeoisie for its own benefit.
Even if the people are fooled, they don't feel any pain. It's okay to shout slogans at ordinary times, but let them die.
Only capitalists, intellectuals, and nationalists really want to defeat Austria and unify the Italian region.
To put it badly, they have been separated for thousands of years, and everyone has become accustomed to this kind of life.
Otherwise, in 1848, Austria would not have easily defeated the Italian Confederation and ruled Venice and Lombardy again.
"General, we were attacked by the main Austrian army, let's ask our allies for help!" a young officer suggested
Not everyone is out of their minds. Even if their brains were flooded for a while, after the battle just now, everyone knew they were calm.
The Tuscan expeditionary force is unqualified from top to bottom. The high-level commanders can only talk about soldiers on paper, and the lower-level officers are all second-year juniors. It’s okay to be a death squad.
"Well, immediately send someone to ask Marshal Badorio for help, and order the troops to prepare for a strategic transfer!" Maherd quickly made a decision
A man can bend and stretch, can't he afford to be provoked or hide? This is also an Italian tradition. If you can't fight, run, if you can't run, surrender.
I don't know whether it started a few hundred years ago, or a thousand and a hundred years ago, the combat effectiveness of the Italians has become unreliable.
In the European continent where mercenaries are prevalent, Italian mercenaries are recognized as having the worst combat effectiveness, which is inversely proportional to their next-door neighbor, Switzerland.
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At the same time that the Tuscan army was wounded, General Messi, who was in charge of attacking Trento on the other side, was also in trouble.
Of course, they are the ones who take the initiative to attack, and their strength is several times that of the defenders. There is no danger of being destroyed, but it is impossible to conquer Trento.
"General, the enemy's firepower is too fierce, and the second division has too many casualties. Major General Will asks for support!" The attendant said solemnly
With a "bang", the water glass in Lieutenant General Messer's hand had already flown out.
"Rice bucket, the battle has just begun, and they have suffered heavy losses. Did they encounter the main force of the Austrians?"
No one answered this question, but it was certain that the opposite could not be the main force of the Austrian army, otherwise the offensive and defensive trend would be reversed.
"General Messer, why don't we suspend the attack first and wait for the heavy artillery troops to arrive before we launch the attack!" Major General Manstu suggested
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 launch a full-scale attack after the heavy artillery arrives tomorrow!"
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No reinforcements were sought, but the order was given to suspend the attack. Major General Will breathed a sigh of relief. He lost nearly a regiment of troops in one morning, and the Second Division could not withstand such casualties.
Looking at the soldiers who kept falling on the charging road, Major General Will felt very distressed and ordered helplessly: "Order the troops to retreat!"
The horn of retreat sounded, and a strange scene happened on the battlefield. The soldiers of the Kingdom of Sardinia who fell on the charge road actually cheated their corpses.
Major General Will, who was still heartbroken, was furious. If he didn't know what happened, he wouldn't deserve to be the leader of a division.
"Bastards, these goddamn bastards, I'm going to send them to court martial!" Major General Will growled
It is impossible for Major General Will not to be angry. Thinking about the heavy loss report just submitted to the headquarters, and seeing the soldiers who are alive and kicking, this is too fast.
After counting the casualties, Major General Will's heart was bleeding, not because the loss was too great, on the contrary, the loss was too small.
After attacking for a whole morning, more than 20 people died, and more than 70 people were injured. Can this be called a heavy loss? He is a division's troops, not a battalion!
The soldiers suffered few casualties, but the loss of weapons and equipment was not small at all.
When they ran back, the Austrian army did not forget to put their guns in the back, and many soldiers returned empty-handed for safety.
Preliminary statistics show that the Second Division lost more than 1,300 rifles in one morning. If it weren't for the law, Major General Will would have wanted to chug these bastards.
Victory? Well, probably consumed the enemy's weapons and ammunition. They didn't even get within 100 meters of the enemy's position, and there was a hairy victory
"General, these soldiers are mostly recruited from the Lombardy region. They are a group of cowards. It will definitely not be like this if we replace our veterans in the afternoon!" an officer reminded
Major General Will nodded helplessly. He can only hope that the other soldiers can be brave. If everyone learns from the cowards in the morning, this battle will not be needed.
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Not only are they depressed, the Austrian defenders on the opposite side are even more depressed.
Lieutenant Colonel Grighi, who was in charge of defending the first line of defense, was very happy to see the enemies who fell one after another. He thought that the soldiers under his command had become sharpshooters.
Unexpectedly, it was only at noon, and the result changed. The enemy who died in battle cheated the corpse again, and his face was ashen with anger.
It's just a little bit closer. The documents to ask for merit and report victory are all ready. Fortunately, they haven't submitted it, otherwise he will be charged with lying about his merits.
Lieutenant Colonel Grighi really couldn't understand what the enemy was doing, so he could only guess secretly: "Does the enemy want to consume our ammunition? But this commander is too funny, Trento has no shortage of weapons and ammunition!"
"Captain, is there any conspiracy by 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?"