Chapter 904： Canal battle

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The upper hand was on the battlefield, but General Moores was not in a hurry.

In addition to the symbolic attack and constant pressure on the French army, the Austrian army has almost no major moves, allowing the French to dispatch troops.

Looking at the loss of fighter planes every day, the Austrian army did nothing, and Vittorio Emanuele III "looked in his eyes, eagerly in his heart".

As a high-level student graduating from the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst, although he had never taken a soldier, the basic military literacy Vittorio Emanuele III is still indispensable.

But this king, except for his distinguished identity on the surface, has virtually no right to speak.

After repeatedly lobbying Admiral Moores to launch a full-scale offensive to no avail, Vittorio Emanuele III even protested to the Vienna government to change the commander.

There is no doubt that this kind of request is naturally not supported. The Austrian army seems to have the upper hand on the southern front.

The French are not as bully as the kingdom of Sardinia and can be crushed all the way. The complex terrain and poor traffic in the Italian region are all problems faced by the Austrian army.

As long as the front advances several hundred kilometers, the Austrian army's firepower advantage will no longer exist. It is not that the Austrian army's weapons and ammunition are inadequate. The key is that the transportation cannot keep up.

Without the firepower advantage, in the face of the French army occupying favorable terrain, it is necessary to pay a painful price.

This has been proven in the original time and space. After the outbreak of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire easily slammed Italy with only a small amount of troops, but as the front moved forward, it quickly lost to the terrain and logistics and staged the tragedy of winning first and then losing.

The conservative offensive route on the southern line was naturally tossed by Franz. In his view, keeping the French Italian Legion was more valuable than killing them.

Numerous cases have proved that the more the army is, the better. The more army also means the greater consumption. Although France's strength is strong, the maintenance of millions of troops is also dwarfed.

The French increased their presence in Italy, which is exactly what Franz wants to see.

The battlefield in China and Europe needs a lot of troops, the battlefield in Egypt needs a lot of troops, the South Front invests a lot of troops, and Africa needs...

Where did the French government get so many troops? With their more than 30 million people, it is impossible to form so many troops.

To solve the problem of insufficient troops, the French government either armed colonial indigenouss or recruited a large number of Italians into the army.

In either case, the combat effectiveness of the French army will decline, and the more troops that are expanded, the more powerful the combat effectiveness will drop.

In contrast, the anti-French alliance has much greater advantages in this regard. Although the expansion of the military will also reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops, the quality of the soldiers is high!

It can be said that every time the army is expanded, the scale of victory tilts towards the anti-French alliance.

The European continent is not only the two great powers of France and Austria. If the war situation suddenly becomes clear, the interference of various countries will soon be ushered in.

Countries will not watch the Austria split France, or as early as 1815, France will be demolished in a scattered manner, there is no need to wait until now.

A quick battle and a quick decision seem to win a beautiful game, but if you can't really beat France, you will be left with endless troubles.

In addition to winning a nominal victory, Austria simply does not get much benefit. Even reunification of the German region may not be possible.

It's a last resort. No one wants to have another boss on their heads.

Franz wanted a shira empire that everyone was crying and shouting to join, not an empire that was forced to reunify by force, had internal conflicts, and could split again at any time.

As for driving away the French and liberating Italy, it was just a political slogan for the Italians, and it was not the purpose of the Vienna government from beginning to end.

Originally intended to attract the strength of the French army, Vittorio Emanuele III's thoughts were naturally in vain.

...

Suez Canal

Open the map to know that whoever controls the golden waterway will get the initiative of the war.

Since the outbreak of the war, Austria has sent troops from Austrian Sudan, Libya, and the Sinai Peninsula to siege French Egypt.

The roaring artillery fire continued, and the Suez Canal, which had been sailing for thousands of sails, had now been silent.

Without the passage of ships, the port naturally followed the depression. Coupled with the war, a large number of people fled to avoid the war, and Suez Port had the most French soldiers at the moment.

Unlike others, the flexible-minded John did not follow the road, but expanded his tavern.

Soldiers are also humans, and they also need to relax, especially in the war years, they also need a vent channel, and wine is indispensable.

Not only did the business of the tavern not go down because of the war, but it became more and more prosperous, making John happy.

I sincerely hope that this war can continue, it is best to fight a wild age, like a century of war...

The only flaw is that many French soldiers do not have alcohol, and they lose themselves after a few glasses of wine. Fights and fights often occur.

Accidental injury is inevitable. People may be able to avoid it, and the tableware, tables, chairs and benches of the tavern suffer.

Just now, John also dealt with a fight. Said it was dealt with, in essence, all he did was to notify the officer to come and lead.

Unfortunately, this time the client was again a poor ghost, and he searched all over him, and he didn't even have a franc.

No money means no money. In addition to confessing to bad luck and being forced to agree to postpone compensation, John is actually powerless.

It's the front line here, and I'm not sure one day these bad luck eggs will take the lunch box. The dead don't need to pay their debts.

If there are only these losses, John can not care. The wool came out of the sheep, and the price of Suez Port had been skyrocketing because of the war.

What really worried John was the situation on the battlefield. He doesn't need to go out to find out the news. He can analyze the conversation between the drinkers and he will be able to analyze three or five points.

XX troops suffered heavy casualties, XX survived for the rest of the life, XX hapless...

Regardless of the need for confidentiality, a few glasses of wine shook out.

The speaker is unintentional, the listener intentional.

The battle for the Suez Canal continued, and the final victory and defeat of John could not be judged, but the heavy casualties of the French army was an indisputable fact.

The port of Suez is also on the front line. Once the Austrian army regards this as a breakthrough, the business of the tavern will not continue.

Although John loves money, he takes his life even more. The guns on the battlefield are blind, and you will see God if you are not careful.

The Paris government has issued a mobilization order for all people. At the moment of crisis, the Egyptian Governor has the right to call all Frenchmen in the army.

As early as a week ago, the Egyptian governor issued a conscript. According to the regulations, John should have entered the barracks long ago.

But there are exceptions to everything, and privileges are everywhere. With the help of Franc, John successfully escaped from military service on the grounds of his frailty.

It is a pity that you can avoid the fifteenth day, and you may not be able to avoid fifteen. With many years of life experience, John can be sure that once the situation on the battlefield deteriorates, the colonial government will further increase its recruitment.

Maybe even the physical examination step will be saved by then, as long as it is not short of arms and short legs, you have to go to the front line.

This is also the reason why rich people leave Suez Port. Everyone is a person with identity, how can they go to the battlefield to sell their lives?

Despite everyone's confidence in France, that was high hopes for the homeland, not the Egyptian colonial government.

Before John made up his mind, the war spread to Suez Port. The Suez Canal is still too narrow, with a distance of a few hundred meters, it can't escape the cannon's range at all.

As the rumbling sound continued to sound, the shells that fell from the sky began to plunder through this emerging city, like a meteor shower.

Without any hesitation, John joined the fleeing army. Starting tonight, the city has officially become a military port.

...

"Fick, you idiot. I'll let you prepare the boat. Just a few of these junkies. If you put it in the water, you might sink yourself. What's the use?"

A middle-aged officer snarled at his men and could see that he was really angry. Originally prepared to sneak attack on the port of Suez, it turned out that there was no boat at all.

Fick’s young officer hurriedly explained: “Colonel, this can’t blame me. The Suez Canal is too narrow and the enemy’s artillery can be fully covered.

At a distance of several hundred meters, any gunner can hit. The big ship can't hide at all, we can only make use of some rafts.

However, you can rest assured that the large ship opposite the French was also destroyed by us, and there is no need to worry about them launching a sneak attack. "

After listening to this explanation, the middle-aged officer's face became more and more ugly. There are not enough ships, just rely on a pile of rafts to cross the river, the difficulty of which can be imagined.

Unlike other regions, the Sinai Peninsula is not a good place. If it were not for the Vienna government to implement land fallow early, which had displaced the population and curbed the expansion of desertification, it is estimated that even the army’s drinking water could not be provided locally.

Except for the garrisons in several strongholds, the Sinai Peninsula is a no-man's land. No one is there. It is simply impossible to find a solution to the ship problem locally.

As for letting local ships come over, the problem is that they will be destroyed by enemy fire before they can enter the canal.

At a distance of two or three hundred meters, to hit a boat is not too simple. From this point of view, even if there is a boat, crossing the river will not be smooth.

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