On January 20, 1936, the Italians created a lot of friction on the border. With Italy's subversive ambitions clearly revealed, a group of angry Abyssinians attacked the Italian consulate in Gondar. The Italians did not care at all.
Give Abyssinia a chance to apologize.
In the evening of that day, Mussolini delivered a demagogic speech to the fascists on the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia, announcing that "the shame of Adua has been wiped out" and that now "not only 300,000 soldiers are marching, but also 40 million Italians."
We are also marching together to eradicate the injustices of the past and win for Italy its place in the sun.”
At the same time, a declaration of war was declared on Abyssinia, and Italian troops began to march across the Eritrean border towards Abyssinia.
Under the command of General De Bono, the cheerful Italian soldiers crossed the Mareb River, the boundary between Eritrea and Abyssinia, and entered the Tigray region. The local road conditions were very bad, and the soldiers could only get off the car and walk, but this did not affect them at all.
Their morale: Some Tigrayans also joined the Italian soldiers, who sang and danced, eager to join the Europeans in overthrowing the "tyranny of the Shoa people." On the first day of the offensive, Italian planes also bombed
Having already formulated a strategy to abandon the Tigray region, the Italians initially encountered little resistance. Haile Selassie knew he could not defeat Italy, which had a huge advantage in equipment and supplies.
Troops, retreat can effectively prove that Italy is the aggressor, so that Abyssinia is expected to receive foreign aid. Even if it does not receive foreign aid, at least the enemy's supply line will be stretched and it will become vulnerable to attack.
Abyssinia was attacked, and Qin immediately announced that the Italians were the invaders, while the League of Nations had an unclear attitude. The British obviously supported the Italians, while the French were a little ambiguous. Their relationship with the British was already relatively bad.
They are mortal enemies with Germany, and they don’t want to offend the Italians again. Although this country is not very good, the French don’t want Britain and Italy to take over.
After retreating, the Afghan army used the method of luring the enemy deep into the country. On the 21st, it mobilized 100,000 troops equipped with Qin army weapons and fully trained by the Qin army. On the advice of the Qin army's advisers, it surrounded part of Italy and adopted the method of encirclement and reinforcements.
The method was to consume Italian soldiers, and the Italian aircraft were dealt with by the Albanian air force. At this time, the Italian air force in East Africa was not very large, and their domestic troops and air force had not been mobilized.
The war lasted for more than a week. In the face of Qin's military tactics and the brave soldiers of the Afghan army who fought with all their strength, more than 30,000 Italian troops were wiped out, and nearly 10,000 people were made prisoners. The Italian invading army was wiped out.
, the whole country of Abyssinia celebrated. This was something they had never dared to think of before. Unexpectedly, they wiped out the Italian army in more than a week, and there were still 50,000 soldiers.
The news spread to the world, and all countries were shocked. It was no secret that the Qin people helped Abyssinia train soldiers and served as consultants in the Abyssinian army. They had already experienced or seen the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, but they also trained other armies.
Such combat effectiveness surprised them. It seems that the Qin army did not defeat the British army just by luck.
After this battle, the Qin Army has a tendency to become the world's largest army. All combat plans for this battle were formulated by Qin Army's consultants. They have stayed in Abyssinia for several years and are very familiar with the environment here.
The battle plan is very detailed
The victory in Abyssinia was so exciting. Although the Italian army was not a big deal in Europe, the Italians were still a big country in Europe. The Abyssinian army, trained by the Qin people, wiped out 50,000 troops in just over a week.
, no one can accept this
When they looked at the Abyssinian army, they had to look again at the combat effectiveness of the Qin army and the national strength of the Qin State. It was so shocking that Mussolini strongly protested to the Qin State and asked the Qin State to withdraw all troops from Abyssinia.
Military expert, but obviously rejected
The huge victory in Abyssinia made people all over Africa rejoice. This was Africa's third victory against white Europeans. The first was Hannibal in the Roman era, and the second was the resistance led by Emperor Menelik to Italy.
struggle
Because of the independence of Turks and Pakistan, they vigorously promoted national independence in the Middle East and Africa. Coupled with the war between the Qin Dynasty and the British in the last century, the sensitivity of the independent movement in these two regions was awakened in advance. People from all over the world supported Afghanistan in their own way.
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Germany, the United States, and Japan, whose attitudes were unclear, all condemned Italy as an aggressor. The reason why these countries strongly supported Abyssinia was because of their interests here. Although the Qin State gained control of Abyssinia,
Trust, but there are not many interests here, and there is no tendency to compete with these countries. Wang Jiuling supports Abyssinia not from the perspective of economic interests, but from the perspective of national strategy. Anyway, Abyssinia will give
Money, and Abyssinia also likes the Qin people’s equal diplomacy method
After losing 50,000 troops, Mussolini was unable to step down. Italy was not rich in resources. It cost a lot to equip 50,000 troops. The East African Army was the most powerful force in Italy. Now it is gone.
The people in Italy were furious and demanded to send troops to fight again. Naturally, they didn’t need to say anything about Mussolini. If he gave up, he would really step down. Italy reorganized its troops and purchased various supplies from various countries.
While the League of Nations kept saying that it "supported the just struggle of the Abyssinian people", the Soviet government's pragmatism at this time surprised the whole world, because even Japan participated in the sanctions against Italy after the outbreak of the war, for various reasons.
, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirota Koki once ordered the ambassador to Italy to inform Rome that Japan does not recognize Italy's right to freely dispose of Abyssinia; North Korean Governor-General Ugaki Issinari even more strongly requested Tokyo to send arms assistance to Abyssinia.
Ugaki's remarks excited the Italian public. An Italian newspaper said that Japan was obsessed with Abyssinia, "firstly because of commercial relations, and secondly because of racial relations, the latter of which was particularly serious, given that Japan has repeatedly regarded Abyssinia as a white country over the past fifty years."
The enemy, this support for Abyssinia is nothing more than gaining political prestige in Africa and Asia. In order to maintain the dignity of the white race, Italy should strictly resist this..."
As for the performance of Soviet Russia, it has offended all the people, especially the national independent people in Africa and the Middle East. Originally, many people were optimistic about Soviet Russia and believed in communism, but the performance of Soviet Russia really disappointed them, so these
They all turned their attention to Qin, a newly rising country. They had the same experience as other countries and were oppressed by all countries. However, this country miraculously took over and defeated Britain in just a few years and became a world power.
The key is that this country is not powerful. It helps neighboring ethnic groups gain independence, and even helps Abyssinia fight against Italy. It does not ask for any benefits or rights like other countries. Independent people of various oppressed ethnic groups feel that Qin is their country.
Imitation is the goal, so many people began to study Qin's culture and watch Qin's movies, hoping to find a way to save the country, and capable people went to Qin to study