The fighting during the day surprised the Allied coalition forces. The courage shown by the Italian soldiers was beyond everyone's expectations.

Walliket asked with some worries: "Are the casualties of the troops counted?"

The chief of staff sighed and replied: "We have already counted 532 people in the army; the French are still counting them. The staff estimates that their casualties should be between 15 and 2 Thousands of ranges. "

Walcott asked in amazement: "Why are there so many casualties?"

With that said, his brow tightened, and he was reimbursed for a regiment in a day. The number of casualties had exceeded his expectations.

Although the Italians on the opposite side have more casualties, this is Rome! The Italians can pay hundreds of thousands of casualties for their capital, but the Allied Coalition cannot do it!

The Allies have limited strength in Rome and cannot accept unlimited wars of attrition.

Wallcott knows that an army can withstand a limited casualty rate. Even if the elite army casualty rate exceeds 30%, it needs to be modified to maintain combat effectiveness. If the casualty rate exceeds 60%, Then it may crash at any time.

Although he now has ten infantry divisions, his total strength before today was only 1.28 million. Now he has lost another regiment.

If it is all Bulgarian regular forces, it is a pity that there are nearly four layers of French cannon fodder troops in them. There is no essential gap between their combat effectiveness and the erupted Italians, and their desire for combat is very ordinary.

This battle is not good ...

The chief of staff shrugged, and said helplessly: "Today the Italians are like crazy, they are desperately attacking our position, and our casualties will naturally increase.

But the enemy on the opposite side should have more casualties, maybe several times ours, even a dozen times!

Although I don't know what makes Italians so crazy, I don't think they can continue this state! "

Wallico nodded his character. If the current status of the Italian army can be sustained, as long as their army is trained again, it will be an army power.

Wallicot rubbed his forehead and pondered for a moment, and said, "Draw the three regiments to form the oversight team, and help the French stare at that *, don't let them collapse."

...

Compared to Wallicotte's headache, senior officials of the Italian government were dumbfounded by the number of casualties sent by the front line, saying "Verdun meat grinder", but the Italian army's battle in Verdun also caused daily casualties. Less than one tenth of the present!

What can I do? You can't blame the frontline soldiers for being too brave, and you don't know how to pretend to be dead, which caused a huge increase in casualties, right?

The Prime Minister asked in horror: "I lost the strength of two divisions in one day. Are you sure the War Department is not wrong?"

The Secretary of the Army said with a bitter smile: "I also think that the statistics are wrong, but today I did lose the strength of the two divisions!

And it was mainly lost in the morning. By the afternoon, the frontline troops had reduced their offensive intensity, otherwise this number would be even greater!

Frontline officers asked us to change the attack time to night. They thought that the night attack might reduce the number of casualties. The War Department has approved it.

Of course, I personally don't think the offense is useful at night, maybe the casualties can come down, but it will be more difficult to get the results! "

The huge number of casualties has shaken Vittorio Emmanuel III. He doesn't know if he should continue the war. If it is not his own interest, he doesn't mind surrendering now.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer suddenly said, "We can't fight this war. If we can't recapture Rome as soon as possible, maybe we won't be able to send out our troops next month!"

The Prime Minister added: "It's not just military puppets, our strategic supplies are all inadequate. If we can't drive the enemy into the sea in a short period of time, we may not be able to get even the weapons and ammunition needed by the army for combat!"

The Secretary of the Army ’s pressure suddenly increased. There was no way for the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of General Staff, and others who could have shared the pressure. He had become a prisoner of the enemy because he was running too slowly. Now all the battle-related matters have fallen. To the head of the army.

He suddenly came up with a regretful idea. He knew he would stop running, and now he doesn't have to worry about it, let alone to the Italian kingdom.

In the face of pressure from the crowd, the Secretary of the Army had to bite the bullet and said, "Our army has done its best, as can be seen from the battle reports on the front line, all the troops are desperate. If you want to kill the enemy in a short time, Sorry this is beyond our capabilities! "

His answer was very Italian, very rational, he couldn't do it if he couldn't do it, and he would definitely not let go of the gun like his Japanese counterparts.

In any case, the war will continue, but they will continue to fight until the hatred of the people is reduced.

Vittorio Emanuele III suddenly said, "Maybe the military can make a breakthrough elsewhere. Don't forget that there is a British colonial army looting on our homeland. You can consider killing them first. ! "

The eyes of everyone were bright. As long as this British colonial army was killed, the enemy forces in Rome would be alone and might force them to abandon Rome.

The Secretary of the Army thought for a while and said, "The Ministry of War has formulated a plan to destroy the British ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ but it has just been put on hold because of Rome. There is no problem in starting the plan now, but the time to regain Rome He will be deferred again. "

Vittorio Emmanuel III did not hesitate to say, "Relax and go!"

Persimmon finds a soft pinch, and instead of dreading and fighting for Rome with the enemy, it is better to operate with this British colonial army. At least one victory is needed before the armistice. Find a cover for the Kingdom of Italy.

Obviously, the expectations of Vittorio Emmanuel III were getting lower and lower. From the beginning, he asked the British to obtain Fumu and Dalmatia, but now he just wants to keep the homeland.

Even paying another war payment is acceptable. Obviously, the brutal war has awakened the Italians and made them realize their strength.

Of course, they don't know yet. No one in the Allies now considers them to be a member of the great powers, and they have already begun to sharpen them.

Regarding the issue of dividing up Italy, the three countries, Britain, France, and Bulgaria, have conducted many secret consultations, but the three parties have not reached an agreement because of their interests. (https: //)