The first thousand two hundred and twenty-eight chapters The turtle in the urn
At 6 a.m. on May 20, at the Caserta Palace, Italian government Prime Minister Giovannigio and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio rushed here in a hurry. Neither of them expected that they had received news that the Chinese army might attack Italy yesterday. As a result, the Chinese had already attacked Rome, this morning.
The capital launched a landing battle! For them, this was a bolt from the blue. The speed of the Chinese army's movement was completely beyond their imagination.
Vittorio.
King Emmanuele II summoned Giovanni with a sleepy look on his face.
Prime Minister Gioliti and Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio, he didn't seem to understand what happened. Over the past few days, he was under great pressure, often insomnia at night, and could only fall asleep in the morning. Therefore, after waking up,
Torrio.
Emmanuele II was in a very bad mood too!
"Your Majesty, the Chinese are fighting. They are now attacking Fiumicino and Lidodi Rome! The 14th Infantry Division is resisting the Chinese attack, but the Chinese attack is too fierce, and the 14th Infantry Division may be difficult to resist.
The Chinese attack!" Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio reported that although he had sent reinforcements to the front line, he was not sure whether the reinforcements of the two infantry divisions could stabilize the situation. Although there were 200,000 troops around Rome, except for these
Apart from the infantry division, the other troops were still some distance away from Rome, and it would take some time to arrive. He only hoped that it would be too late to start gathering troops now!
"What? The Chinese call? How is this possible?" Vittorio.
Emmanuele II widened his eyes, and his original sleepiness disappeared at this moment. The attack of the Chinese army made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart. If he could not resist the attack of the Chinese army
, He may have to be the king of the devastated country!
"Your Majesty, listen, the Chinese warships are pouring shells into our positions!" Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio said.
Although it was more than twenty kilometers apart, the earth-shaking sound could be vaguely heard in Rome when the main gun shells of the battleship exploded. Vittorio.
Emmanuele II didn't care at the beginning, but calmed down and heard clearly.
"It's over, the Chinese really called. What should we do now?" Vittorio.
Emmanuele II asked pale, "He has no idea what to do now. After asking the military generals last night, he already knew that the Italian army's strength could not be resisted at all."
The Chinese attack, especially now that Rome's defense is extremely empty, I'm afraid that Rome's fall is about to fall!
"Your Majesty, I have sent reinforcements to reinforce the front line! And, orders have been issued to other troops, asking them to reinforce Rome! But it will take us a while now!" Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio said.
"General Bardogrio, can we withstand the Chinese attack?" Vittorio.
Emmanuele II looked at Petro with hope.
Admiral Bardoglio.
"Your Majesty, unless our army on the front line can return in time, we cannot resist the attack of the Chinese! According to the report of the 14th Infantry Division, the sea is full of Chinese transport ships, and they have at least dozens of them.
Ten thousand people are going to land, and they are all elite troops drawn by the Chinese from North America." Petro.
Badorio said with a blushing face. He didn't tell Vittorio.
Emmanuele II, if the Chinese army really landed in large numbers, let alone resisting the Chinese army's attack in Rome, even the entire Italy would probably have to be defeated.
Italy will obviously become the second country to be destroyed by China in this war!
After listening to Petro.
After General Bardoglio's words, Vittorio.
Emmanuele II suddenly collapsed on the chair, his eyes were dull, and his whole body seemed to be knocked down by the news!
"Your Majesty, Rome is no longer safe, let's evacuate Rome! Otherwise, when the Chinese call us, we will not be able to leave!" Italian Prime Minister Giovanni.
Gioliti persuaded that the Chinese launched a landing battle directly in Rome, and obviously they wanted to defeat Italy if they wanted to fight. If they continued to stick to Rome, Italy would definitely lose and would not have another chance. They could only evacuate Rome,
Go to northern Italy, where there are millions of troops, and Italy has hope!
"Hmph! I won't leave Rome! Even if I die, I will die in Rome!" Vittorio.
Emmanuele II said stubbornly. The former capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia was Turin. It was not until the Kingdom of Sardinia unified Italy that it occupied Rome with its armed forces and used it as the capital of Italy, and it has been around since then.
It's only forty years. Vittorio.
Emma Laile II didn't want to escape from Rome in shame!
"Your Majesty, we need to make a long-term plan! Only by evacuating Rome and summoning the army of the Kingdom of Italy will we have a chance to win!" Giovanni.
Prime Minister Jolitti persuaded.
"Haha! Prime Minister, are you kidding again? The Chinese are clearly going to destroy Italy. No matter where we escape, it is useless. Italy has been defeated in this war! General Badoglio, I said
Is that right? The Italian army does not have the strength to defeat the Chinese?" Vittorio.
Emmanuele II said.
Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio didn't say a word, but his expression already explained, Vittorio.
Emmanuele II said it completely right. No matter where they escaped, Italy would inevitably be destroyed!
Giovanni.
Prime Minister Gioliti had to continue persuasion, and at this time an officer pointed at Petro.
General Bardoglio reported that the 14th Infantry Division of the Army had been defeated by the Chinese and the Chinese were landing in large quantities.
Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio hurriedly retreated, and he needed to arrange Rome's defense, and Giovanni.
Prime Minister Gioliti continued to persuade the stubborn Vittorio.
Emmanuele II withdrew the Italian royal family and government to northern Italy. In this way, Italy may have a chance. However, we must convince the stubborn Vittorio.
Emmanuele II is not an easy task!
Petro.
Not long after General Badoglio returned to the Army Staff, he received bad news again. The remaining soldiers of the Italian Army's 13th Infantry Division, the 16th Infantry Division and the 14th Infantry Division who were going to reinforce were attacked by Chinese planes.
The bombing suffered heavy losses and had collapsed. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Italian army. You should know that in addition to these infantry divisions, Petro is now.
Admiral Bardoglio had only one infantry division in his hands to garrison Rome.
Petro.
General Bardoglio ordered the 15th Infantry Division stationed in Rome to prepare for combat, and at the same time gathered the defeated soldiers on the front line, and also sent orders to the troops coming to Rome, asking them to speed up and must
Arrive to Rome as soon as possible.
As all this, Petro.
General Bardoglio rushed to the Palace of Caserta again and went with Giovanni.
President Jolitti persuaded Vittorio together.
Emmanuele II gave up Rome. He knew that Rome would fall before reinforcements arrived.
Giovanni.
Prime Minister Gioliti and Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio took a lot of effort to convince Vittorio.
Emmanuele II's evacuation from Rome made the two of them feel relieved, and they quickly asked the royal family and government officials to start preparing for the evacuation. The reason for Vittorio.
Emmanuele II would change his mind, it was Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio's intimidation worked, Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio told Vittorio.
Emmanuele II, the Chinese killed people without blinking. They killed tens of millions of white people in North America, and in southwestern Spain there were two cities slaughtered by the Chinese. If Rome fell,
They are definitely not able to escape!
Vittorio.
Although Emmanuele II did not want to escape from Rome in shame, at the most critical moment, he still believed that saving his life was the most important thing. Anyway, it was to keep the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood! If it were a life
All are gone, then everything is over.
But, when Vittorio.
When Emmanuele II wanted to evacuate Rome, they found that Rome was surrounded! The Chinese army had already appeared in the north and south of Rome, and there were also many Chinese army in the east!
Petro.
Admiral Bardoglio keenly realized that the encirclement of the Chinese army was still relatively weak, so he ordered the 5th Infantry Division to attack north, in an attempt to tear open the encirclement of the Chinese army. However, they were attacked by a 7th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army.
TB' Cheetah, Tank Company and a TP
'Wild Wolf, Tank Company and a Mechanized Infantry Company's attack! Although the Italian Army's 15th Infantry Division had tens of thousands of people, and there were only a few hundred people in China and Canada that attacked them, and less than a thousand people. But facing the invulnerable tanks
And the attack of armored vehicles, the attack of the 5th Infantry Division of the Italian Army lasted less than twenty minutes and was repelled! Then, the carrier-based aircraft units of the Chinese Navy flew to Rome and launched an attack on the 5th Infantry Division of the Italian Army.
The violent bombing completely caused the collapse of the infantry division!
As more and more Chinese troops arrived in Rome, the Chinese army's siege of Rome became increasingly stable. It has become a delusion for the Italian king and senior government officials to escape from Rome!