On August 27, Lee Haydn ordered a full-scale counterattack to begin on the fourth day after the Italians launched an attack.

The battle began in the Isonzo River area. Marshal Makenson commanded the East Asian Pennine Army group composed of the 12th German Army and the 8th Austro-Hungary Army to assemble in Villach to launch an attack on the Italian 2nd Army from Preto to Tolmino. Although the mountainous terrain of the Isonzo River area is conducive to defense, the Italians only placed 4 divisions of troops on the front line, and the defense forces were very limited and they could not resist the impact of the German and Italian coalition forces. The Italian defense line was quickly broken through.

The German and Austrian coalition forces crossed the Isonzo River in the Capoleto area and marched towards Udinette. The Italian 2nd Army suffered heavy losses and began to retreat in panic.

The 21st Mountain Infantry Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Stier, consisting of three elite Croatian shooter divisions, launched an attack from Gerz. It took only three days to recover Parmanova, threatening the flanks of the Italian Karni cluster defending Udine, forcing the Italian army to abandon Udine and start retreating. The Italian retreat organization was really bad, so the Italian army began to retreat completely on the 300-kilometer front. Due to the chaotic command system, the Italian army had lost control of the troops, and the soldiers gave up all their baggage and heavy weapons, and began to flee in all directions.

Triente (Trento) located in the southern foot of the Alps is a beautifully landscaped mountain city. The Adige River passes through the middle of the city, with less than 20,000 residents in the small town. But with the outbreak of the war, the originally peaceful and peaceful life here was broken by the rumbling sound of cannons.

Recently, a large number of soldiers have poured in here. The city hall has been requisitioned and has become the office of the South Tyro Defense Command, and the city's hotels, schools and other buildings have also become temporary accommodation places for the army. Triente is now overcrowded, and even green military tents are built on the hillside outside the city.

From time to time, rumbling cannons came from time to time. The city hall set up countless antennas and telephone lines, and the sound of telephones and telegraphs continued. The soldiers were rushing, and war horses neighed on the road. The troops transported from the railway line to Innsbrut took off the train from here and then headed to the front line. The entire town was shrouded in the tense atmosphere of war. The residents of the small town were asking for information in private and ready to escape into the deep mountains to the north at any time.

In the conference room on the second floor of the city hall, a group of senior officers were surrounding the huge map hanging on the wall. Several huge red arrows on the map marked the direction and progress of the attack of each unit, facing several blue arrows representing the Italian army.

"The attacks launched by Gilardi commanded the Italian army on the Trentino defense line were actually a defensive strategy, which seemed to launch a full-scale attack, but in fact they only advanced less than 5 kilometers, with the goal of occupying some favorable defensive terrain. His purpose was to interfere with our offensive deployment and even delay our attack time. Currently, only 6 Italian divisions were found on the battlefield, and two-thirds of their troops were retained behind." Major General Schwarzenger, the chief of the Operations Department, stood in front of the big map and introduced the situation on the front line to the senior generals present.

"It's not obvious that the Italians are still very scheming. Unfortunately, they met a fool like Cardona. When we were ready to start a counterattack, they insisted on launching an attack in the Isonzo River District." Bolojevic's expression was relaxed. Now he has nearly 800,000 troops in his hand, and he has enough confidence to capture Padua in one fell swoop and cut off the retreat of the Italian army's main force. The Venice and Lombardy were originally the territory of the Austrian Empire. After the Pakatan Harapan War,

He was forced to ced to the Sardinians, and the Austro-Hungarian army was very familiar with the terrain of this area. "According to the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, once the Battle of Trentino was initiated, it must break through the enemy's defense line as soon as possible and capture Vicenza and Padua. Otherwise, the Italian army may retreat to the south along the railway money. Therefore, after breaking through the Italian army's defense line, each unit must march quickly and not be entangled with the remaining Italian army. The Italian army retreating to several fortress strongholds will be resolved by the follow-up troops."

Li Haidn had high requirements. He broke through the defense line guarded by an Italian army within five days. No one had such experience. South Tyrol and Trentino were mountainous areas, and it took three days to march alone, and the Italians had built fortifications. Bolojevic did not feel embarrassed. The entire battle plan was actually led by him and responsible for implementing the most important steps. The crown prince's intention of the battle was very obvious, which was to annihilate the main force of the Italian army in one fell swoop, causing the Italians to lose their ability to counterattack, and thus quickly resolve the troubles created by the Italians before the Russians launched a counterattack in the spring.

Now, Trentino's counterattack speed is the key to completing the entire battle concept.

For this reason, after the combat meeting, he left the commander of the 20th Army, Grand Duke Carl, who was responsible for the right-road breakthrough mission.

"His Grand Duke, when will the 20th Army arrive at Rovereto's assault position?" Bolotovic asked.

"Today... it should be before dark." Grand Duke Carl said, raining in the mountains of Trentino, which made the march difficult. Due to the Italian attack on the Isonzo River, the entire battle was advanced by a month. It is still in the rainy season. The 20th Army is now following the 6th Army, which is attacking south along the Adige River, and then suddenly turned southeast in Rovereto and went straight to Vicenza. To be on the safe side, Boloevich assigned the 14th Army to the 20th Army as support, and was also under his command.

"Have you arrived yet?" Boloevich frowned with some dissatisfaction. The difficulty of marching in the mountain exceeded their expectations, and the heavy rain increased the difficulty of marching.

A few words were muttering, from the beginning of the battle to the present, the 102nd Army were holding their breath. They were fighting with one hand tied up to fight the Japanese army. With the strength of the 102nd Army, there was no need to retreat so far. The Italians' betrayal of the covenant was a kind of betrayal in the Austrians. Such behavior made even the gentlest Slovenians feel dissatisfied and shouted to teach the Italians a lesson, which made the entire Austro-Hungarian army hold their breath and want to take revenge on the other side.

This is a good thing, at least the officers and soldiers have a strong desire to fight.

"There is no way, this kind of ghost weather! However, I guarantee that the troops will arrive at the designated position before the battle is launched." The young Grand Duke Carl said that the troops were commanded by the Chief of Staff, and his position has certain symbolic significance. In fact, due to the advancement of the battle's initiation time, the 20th Army's actions were already very fast.

"There is only a short rest time. The 20th Army's mission is to intersperse forward. The goal is to capture Padua. After breaking through the Italian defense line, the enemy's strong defense strongholds will be handed over to the 14th Army and the 17th German Army behind you to deal with it." Boloevich said again, and he once again emphasized the focus of the battle.

"We understand." Grand Duke Carl's expression was serious. Whether the 20th Army could occupy Padua in time and to close the retreat of the main force of the Italian army to the south was the key to the success or failure of the entire battle. Li Haidn had emphasized many times before that if the main force of the Italian army could not be encircled and annihilated in the Veneto region, even if the Austrian army completely captured the entire Veneto, the entire battle would be considered a huge failure.

In Trentino's counterattack, the 9th German Army and the 3rd and 8th Austro-Hungary under General Blo was responsible for the task of frontal attack, while the 12th Austro-Hungary attacked southeast along the Brenta River on the left wing, threatening the Italian army's side and rearward direction of the Piave River defense line, making it unable to effectively organize defense on this line.

The Austro-Hungarian 6th Army will go south along the Adige River to prevent the Italians from sending reinforcements from the south.
Chapter completed!