Chapter 273 Chicken Fly Dog Jump
Just as the Ferdinand was about to attack, the Caesar raised a white flag, which confused the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
With the surrender of the Caesar, other ships also gave up resistance, the Adriatic sea battle ended completely, and the sea power of the Adriatic Sea completely fell into the hands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
At this time, three main battleships of the Italian Navy had been sunk. Now that they had surrendered, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, which had just killed them, began to search for people in the sea.
The threat at sea has been lifted, and the 50,000 troops that have been prepared in the port of Trieste are about to set off. They will be transported to the east coast of Italy along with merchant ships to open up a third battlefield. Together with the troops of the Pope, Take the eastern part of the Kingdom of Italy together.
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Inside the city of Venice.
The sound of artillery fire one after another, it is really difficult for the residents in the city, the **** of death may come at any time, it all depends on luck.
A supply point where the citizens of Venice buy food and daily necessities according to the arrangement of the city government.
Several temporarily hired armed personnel are responsible for maintaining order.
"Mr. Aros, the price of this flour is too high! It's twice as expensive as yesterday."
"You just say whether you want it or not! Now because of the war, the whole city is short of food, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers in the kingdom. Where does the food come from? It's not from the Venice area, but we took the risk to collect the food from the countryside. Aros yelled at the crowd impatiently.
"This is not right! Mr. Aros, the flour of this pizza brand is not our product in Venice, did you also collect it from the countryside of Venice?" A citizen asked, pointing to the cheap flour imported from East Africa.
"Of course this is the previous inventory, so there is only so much left."
"Our Venice is also a port city after all, the sea route has not been cut off, right! There are still ships coming in and out at the pier in the morning, so how could there be a shortage of food?"
"If there is a ship, there is a ship, but it is not a ship for transporting food. Now the sea is fighting, and the enemy doesn't care what you are doing. They will destroy it when they see it, so only the brave dare to take the risk." Aros explained .
In fact, Aros is completely nonsense, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not block the Adriatic Sea at all.
"Mr. Aros, can it be cheaper? After the war broke out, my factory stopped working, and now I don't get any wages."
"Whether you like to buy it or not, you don't buy it, some people buy it. During the war, you can't go wrong with saving some food."
"Mr. Aros! We can pay for it, but the question is why is the price of this pizza brand flour the same as other flour? Usually it is the cheapest!"
Some people in the crowd were still dissatisfied, and Aros was not used to it. He took out a pen and crossed out the original price in full view of the crowd, which increased another 20%.
Aros said arrogantly: "Don't be shameless, the whole city is out of stock now, and you are still picking and choosing. I am announcing that the price will increase every half a day. If you want to spend less money, pay the bill quickly, otherwise After that, there is no chance to regret it.”
As soon as Aros said this, sure enough, everyone couldn't take care of it. It is the right way to grab a batch of food first and store it, and the more the better.
Although the price is very expensive for the residents of Venice, who knows how long this war will last.
Although the sales price given by Aros is very high, it is really "conscience" to the citizens of Venice. This is not because Aros is kind, but because his peers are darker. He only came into contact with this business last year. At that time, East Africa was vigorously promoting the export of cheap grains, and he saw business opportunities, so he vigorously imported cheap grains from East Africa from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then sold them in Italy.
Since the resolution of closing the city was passed at the city government meeting five days ago, the bigwigs of the city government have divided the city of Venice, and then the families and companies behind them have monopolized the interests in their respective regions.
The Aros family is in charge of an urban area in the west. Except for the workers of their own company and the thugs of the Aros family, all residents are managed in this area and their freedom is restricted.
As for the complaints of the citizens, the bigwigs in Venice have long thought of a plan to dump the blame, and the blamer is General Raffaele Cadorna, the supreme commander of the Italian Army.
So they and the citizens of Venice preached like this: Because of the war, General Raffaele Cadorna declared martial law throughout the city, and residents are not allowed to go to the streets at will. They have to wait for the notification from the military or the certificate issued by the government. After obtaining the pass, you can pass freely.
How to get the certificate, you can go to the government website to apply and get approval, but what is the process! It is quite slow, and there is a time limit. Is there a way to quickly obtain a pass? Yes, you can buy it at a designated place with money, and pass immediately when the money is in place.
Without a pass, if they are found, they will be punished as espionage, either pay a fine once, or go to "reform" for a month.
This of course aroused the dissatisfaction of the citizens of Venice, but the citizens also credited this account to the Italian military. As for the city government, were they out of "helplessness"? After all, no matter how powerful the city government is, it is impossible to object to holding hands The will of General Raffaele Cadorna with an army of hundreds of thousands, all of this was ordered by General Raffaele Cadorna.
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Florence.
The Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force launched an attack here three days ago, but with the help of the city wall and the temporary formation of the army to resist, the Emmanuel II government waited until the arrival of reinforcements from the west. Lieutenant General Karl, who could not do anything, led the expeditionary force and left.
However, after the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force attacked Florence, the entire Italian Kingdom is now panicked, and enemies have appeared in the capital. This is not a big blow to the entire Italian Kingdom. There were few heavy weapons, so Florence was not taken, otherwise the war would have ended in the defeat of the Kingdom of Italy in advance.
Because of this incident, Emmanuel II is now more interested in Florence's defense work. The newly mobilized Italian-French border guards are in charge of city defense. As for the border areas, France is not able to protect itself anyway, and there is no need for troops to guard it. .
Where did the Austro-Hungarian expeditionary force that did not capture Florence go?
The answer is the original Kingdom of Sardinia, the basic base of the royal family of the Italian kingdom. Lieutenant General Karl led his troops and began to wantonly destroy the original Kingdom of Sardinia, especially factories and cities. The entire Kingdom of Sardinia was destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force Flying dogs jump, but the Kingdom of Italy is powerless against the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force. They are also afraid that this is a plan by the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Force to divert the tiger away from the mountain. What if the army leaves Florence and they attack again.
(end of this chapter)