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Text Chapter 191 The Italian Abandoned Son

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    The Italian officer felt reluctant to leave Shanghai, was not in high spirits when he arrived at the Yangtze River, and was in no mood when he passed through Anqing. In fact, his mind was not on the war at all, and he had no interest in this mission at all.  , because I decided from the bottom of my heart that this task was too unchallenging.  The same was true for Mussolini, the leader of the Italians.  At the League of Nations meeting, he supported the British in the hope that Italy could join the division of Eastern interests and penetrate its power into Asia.  But there was no response from the French, and the Japanese were extremely opposed.  There is no doubt that China, Britain, France and Italy in the League of Nations are the three giants, but in the Eastern world, the opinions of the Japanese have to be taken seriously. The Japanese opposition made Mussolini almost give up the idea of ????interfering in China.  However, the federal province suddenly expressed its strong dissatisfaction with Italy's attitude, announced the abolition of Italy's privileges, and declared that it would impose heavy taxes on Italian goods.  In Mussolini's view, this was a naked provocation. He was furious and immediately expressed his intention to organize a joint rescue force to rescue the British army.  In fact, Mussolini was really furious. Was he really angry? No, not only was he not angry, he was very happy.  This gave him an excuse to interfere in China. It was the Chinese who provoked themselves first. Now you, Japan, have no excuse to object. And even if you object, there is support from the British. Under the banner of justice to defend Italy's interests, Italy  People don¡¯t need to look at your face.  As a result, Italy sent troops, very high-profile, not only claiming that they would rescue the British army, but also the descendants of the Romans, the Italian warriors, would definitely teach the Chinese a profound lesson.  The Italian army sent troops, and it was also very high-profile. It never concealed its route of action along the way, and there were reporters accompanying the army to broadcast live all the way, where the country's troops were today, and where they would be tomorrow.  Where will they be the day after tomorrow? Wait, wait, etc.  It looks like the Italian army is not going to fight, but like a live travel show. Through the live broadcast in newspapers, there is no doubt that the geographical knowledge of Italians must have increased.  But the U.S. Air Force doesn¡¯t care about these Italian actors, which is a bit of a disgrace.  ¡°What is that?¡± Sailing on the Yangtze River, the Italian war correspondent was playing with the camera.  Suddenly I saw groups of dark things.  After the reporter exclaimed, everyone realized the problem.  "Is it a plane?" an Italian officer said leisurely. At this time, he was sitting on the deck with a table, black tea on the table, and enjoying the sunshine.  Italians like black tea very much.  I heard that during World War II, black tea was an essential military supply.  The Italian army claimed that it could not fight the war without black tea.  Although the Italians saw the plane, they were not surprised and did not make any preparations for war.  Because at this time they did not even know that the United Provinces had a powerful air force. There was no doubt that the British had concealed it from them, but as the army of a big country.  I was so ignorant that I didn't investigate the British failure at all, and I deserved it.  As a result, the first wave of attacks made the Italians panic.  "This is not a British plane!" By the time they reacted, it was already too late.  The bombs fell like rain, hitting the water, splashing water beans and hitting the body, as if being hit by stones.  Huge water flow.  Attacks came from all directions, hitting the Italians directly and making them unable to stand.  The elegant officer suddenly became a drowned rat, and he was not mentally prepared for this situation.  What made the Italians even more unprepared was that the British escort warship, seeing this situation, immediately abandoned the troop transport and ran away.  At this time, there were more than 40,000 Italians on board.  The first wave of bombing was not aimed at the Italians. Li Zongren was not so hopeless as to attack the unprotected troop transport, and the Air Force had no interest in the troop transport.  They knew that last time the naval aviation had hundreds of aircraft, but they were run away by British warships, and only a few troop transports were sunk, which made them laugh.  So as the British warships fled back, the air force kept a close eye on them and followed them with bombings until they still ran out of bombs.  The Italians were dumbfounded. What was going on? They were suddenly attacked by the air force from nowhere. Then their allies abandoned themselves and ran away. Then the other party chased the escaped allies and ignored them.  But this is a good thing, Italians feel very lucky.  But as for what to do next, the Italian army had no idea. They discussed it with the British officers on the troop ship, and they couldn't agree on it.  Some say that we should continue sailing to Jiujiang, because facts have proven that there are Chinese military airfields in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which can take off and bomb troop carriers at any time. The British know very well that unprotected troop carriers are really dangerous when facing the air force.  There is no resistance.  Some suggested returning home immediately, saying that even if they could reach Jiujiang safely, how could they land without escorting warships? Without the cover of naval guns, rushing ashore by men would be a death sentence.  The two sides were at loggerheads,Finally, I decided to ask my superiors for instructions.  As a result, the British military command had no idea at this time. It was Cunningham's idea to deceive the Italians. After Hamilton was besieged in Jiujiang, he became the top commander of other troops. Both the army and the navy obeyed his orders.  But Cunningham didn't know what to do either.  Moreover, the Italian commander has also approached Cunningham. Although the Italian troops have gone to Jiujiang, they still set up a general headquarters in Shanghai.  Cunningham didn¡¯t care about Italian casualties, but the Italian commander couldn¡¯t care less.  Cunningham felt that it was better to continue marching towards Jiujiang. He still held out hope that he could rescue the British army. Even if they could not be rescued temporarily, if these troops arrived in Jiujiang, opened a hole and rushed into Jiujiang City, the British army would have greater hope of resisting.  Big.  However, the Italians believed that they should return to Shanghai immediately at this time. The troop transport ship without any protection itself was a great hidden danger, and allowing them to land would be an act of death.  In the end, both parties reached an agreement that they would not go to Jiujiang, and they could not return to Jiujiang. Going to Jiujiang was dangerous, and returning to Jiujiang would also face dangers.  So orders were given to the British and Italian troops at the same time to land at the nearest shore and wait for rescue.  He was originally here to rescue the British army, but he was about to be rescued before he reached the battlefield.  Of course, after the Italian army lands, they can build fortifications. After they wait for supplies from Shanghai, and with the cooperation of the navy, they can also advance along the coast.  But this situation is what the Allied Provincial Army is most worried about.  If you are worried, how can you be unprepared?  Li Zongren had already built many airports on the north bank. This airport was not large in scale, but it was definitely sufficient for tracking and investigation.  The movements of the Italian army have long been under the control of the Federal Provincial Army.  When the Italians began to land on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Allied Provincial Army immediately grasped this trend.  Needless to say, planes were dispatched and heavy bombing raids were conducted to prevent their landing.  There are 40,000 Italians.  Dozens of troop transport ships alone are needed, and nearly fifty ships are needed to transport supplies, weapons and ammunition. They are spread out over a large area. It will not be possible to land if you want to in a short while.  .  Anqing has an airport of unprecedented scale.  There are a large number of planes, and this place is only about ten kilometers away from Anqing. According to the speed of the plane, even with preparations for takeoff and other preparations, it will not take half an hour, or even ten or twenty minutes to fly here.  So when the Italians began to land and the first ship had not yet completed the landing, a large number of planes came to visit them.  Landing troops.  There are ships near the river bank, cannons just unloaded from the ships, and even war horses and other livestock are still on the river beach.  As a result, there was no way to run away and no place to hide, making the attack effect caused by the Lian Sheng Air Force surprisingly good.  "Especially the dozens of troop transport ships were in bad luck. Originally, if they were on the river, they could barely avoid it, plus the current and power.  The discipline of hitting a moving target will be much worse. This is how the British warship ran away last time, but now, in order to land, they have to get close to the river bank, and this place is just a wilderness, and there are no villages along the way.  .  There is no suitable port anywhere, so their warships are almost half stranded on the beach.  This kind of fixed target is what the United Provincial Air Force likes and is most accustomed to, because isn't this what they usually fight in training.  So after a wave of air strikes.  The British found that more than thirty of their troop transport ships were silent, and only a dozen survived.  The British are quitting. We can't delay. We have to run away quickly. Otherwise, how can we go back if the ship sinks?  As for the Italians, who cares who? Just be happy for yourself.  In the end, after the British selfishly put down the Italian army, their remaining dozen ships ran away before the second wave of air attacks by the Federal Provincial Army came.  The Italians were stunned. Behind them was the unfamiliar river bank, and in front of them were the friendly warships that were gradually getting away. The Italians felt like an abandoned child at this time, and felt a little like crying.  As soon as the British troop transports and transport ships escaped, the headquarters of the two armies in Shanghai knew about it. The Italians once again found Cunningham to protest and asked the troop transports to return to support the Italian army.  However, Cunningham firmly supported his own decision this time, saying that it was impossible to go back. Not only would the troop transports and transport ships not be of any use if they went back, they might be sunk into the river by the Chinese air force.  The Italians believed that the fact that the British had run away was a huge blow to the morale of the Italian army. Even if the British ships were just parked on the shore, it would be a comfort to the army. At least they believed that if the situation changed, they would still have something to offer.  With no chance of escaping on board a ship, they may now feel desperate.  No matter how much the Italians and the British quarrel, the bombing in the United Provinces will not stop.  Needless to say, Li Zongren¡¯s side, the bombing has not stopped, and Jiujiang has also taken action.  When they received the confirmed news, a large number of planes were dispatched.  Jiujiang is different from Anqing. This is the main battlefield. Jiujiang has more planes, while Anqing only has 500 at most.There are 800 aircraft in Jiujiang, and more than 80% of the Air Force's aircraft are currently located in these two places.  However, unlike Anqing, Jiujiang has been equipped with a batch of the latest aircraft. When he returned to Mengzi last time, Zhao Zeyong made the decision to let Dassault start producing several aircraft. They are all the most powerful and optimized streamlined aircraft.  The final result is that the fighter jets work quickly, and the bombers have a long combat range and carry a lot of ammunition.  These latest aircraft should have been given priority to equip the navy, but the navy was blocked in the port and could not do anything at all. Only the front line could be used. So more than 200 aircraft were urgently produced without even passing through.  Actual bombers and more than a hundred fighter jets were dispatched to Jiujiang.  "Then, what plane is that? Why did it come over there!" Suddenly an Italian scout exclaimed. He saw a group of aircraft flying from the west, including a single-engine monoplane with a propeller on the nose.  These were the fighter jets flying at the front, escorting the bombers, but was escort needed at this time? However, the fighter jets were dispatched at the insistence of the air force officer, because no one dared to say that the British planes would not come to support.  The Italian army, which still had not restored order on the beach, was unable to organize an effective defense and could only watch the aircraft show coming from the other direction.  I saw the fighter jet flying at the front, after it reached the sky above them.  Suddenly they collectively lifted up and flew to both sides.  Don¡¯t think that the plane group let go of the Italians, but made way for the denser group of bombers behind.  Almost all the hundreds of aircraft were dispatched, with 3,216 aircraft forming a small formation. Arranged like this, dozens of small formations formed a large formation.  It forms a neat triangular arrow shape in the air and shoots forward.  The Italians saw that these bombers were all large twin-engine aircraft. The engines were on the wings on both sides of the nose. The roar of the propellers spinning rapidly on both sides covered up the sound of water waves, while a dense group of aircraft flew over their heads.  Flying over, it actually blocked the sun.  The fleet flew by, but the gifts were left for them.  "Hidden!" Countless Italian officers woke up.  Immediately order to remind your soldiers, and you will immediately find a place to hide or lie down on the spot.  Like laying eggs, hundreds of large bombers dropped bombs vertically at high altitudes.  It is the simplest and most direct for large ground targets without anti-aircraft firepower or air force protection.  The most effective is this bombing method.  Moreover, large aircraft do not need drafts to aim like small tactical aircraft to ensure the bombing effect.  A large bomber? It must have the style of a large bomber. We just want to use carpet bombing to overturn the enemy and crush the enemy.  There is no need to be so petty and want to see the results of one fight.  Instead, after dropping the bomb, he slowly and elegantly turned back and reloaded to kill the bird.  After the rain of bullets, the casualties of the Italian troops are not yet known.  But the Italians had already seen that the entire river beach was as if it had been turned over. It was beyond recognition. There were huge craters everywhere, and some craters were even covered with craters. As for the living people, they looked as if they had been fished out of the mud.  , as if God had just kneaded a man out of clay.  Even in World War I, the Italian army participated in the war, but they had never seen such abnormal explosion effects. Even though they did not fight well and were beaten severely by the Austro-Hungarian troops, they were not reduced to such a powerless situation.  , at least they couldn't be beaten at that time. They still had their own specialty - escaping, but now, where are they running to? They are unfamiliar with the place. They were brought here by their British friends, but they have to keep their eyes open when they leave.  Running around in the dark? Despair is growing.  The planes from the United Provinces were really merciless. The bombers dropped their bombs and left, but a large number of fighter jets turned around and started to notice that they did not load bombs, and their main weapons were only 12mm large-caliber heavy machine guns.  , these are the things they play with.  Rows of planes rushed down and fired randomly. Now there are targets everywhere on the beach, so there is no need to aim at them.  Each dispersed to look for their target, like hungry wolves with red eyes, releasing their ferocity and demonstrating their cruelty.  But something strange happened at this time. Groups of Italian soldiers did not know how to evade at this time. They stood blankly on the river beach, letting machine guns shoot past them, driving holes one after another and forming a row.  Like a beaded chain, the soldiers who were knocked down had basically no chance of survival. Most of them were smashed immediately, and the soldiers who were not hit continued to stand sluggishly.  For a long time, after all the planes from the United Provinces had left, the Italian soldiers who were still standing there suddenly became lonely. Looking at the corpses on the ground and the vast river, someone suddenly started crying. More people who were infected began to cry bitterly.  , heartbreaking.  When the air force in Anqing came for a bombing, they found that the bombing had no effect. After returning, they gave up the mission and directly targeted the British warships. ???????????????????????As for the people, who cares about them at this time?  Only their so-called commander-in-chief of the joint rescue team kept arguing with Cunningham in the British headquarters, banging the table and shouting, but to no avail.  Cunningham could only express his regrets, and they all admitted that the Italian army had actually failed.  The Italians also know that they have failed, and all they want now is to deal with the aftermath. They hope that the British army will send warships to break through the blockade of the Chinese army and rescue the surviving troops.  However, the British expressed their helplessness. They had no way to break through the Yangtze River under the blockade of the powerful Chinese air force.  It doesn¡¯t matter what the Italians think. They came to rescue the British army. How did they end up in this situation?  They traveled thousands of miles to China to rescue the British army, but the British navy was close at hand but refused to set off from Shanghai to rescue them.  The Italian navy is all large ships, including their troop carriers and transport ships. Many of them are temporarily requisitioned cargo ships and cruise ships, which cannot enter the Yangtze River during the dry season.  Although we are very reluctant to accept it, the remaining Italian troops are essentially a group of abandoned soldiers.  Suddenly the Italian commander very much hoped that the British navy would not escape the Chinese interception and it would be better for them to sink in the Yangtze River forever.  PS: I originally wanted to update only one chapter, but these two chapters are too big, and I found that I can¡¯t write small chapters.  But on the first day, there was another recommendation. I was wondering what to ask for, so I¡¯m sorry if I don¡¯t say it, hehe.  Well, I won¡¯t ask for the monthly pass, I¡¯ll ask for it at the end of the month.  At that time, the great masters will definitely start a monthly ticket battle, thinking that I can be a troublemaker and give them a few chapters.
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