In the north of Italy, the most important city is Milan, or in other words, if you look at the whole of Italy from a strategic point of view, Milan is the first.

What kind of Rome is, in fact, it is mainly a religious status, the Holy See is over there, as for what industry, economy, you have to look at the north, there is really nothing to say over there.

In fact, this matter is quite speechless, because Italy has a good seaport, and a long coastline, obviously can develop shipping, and at this time it is still the Age of Discovery, which should be very prosperous.

But But, Italy, it's really funny!

It should be said that the conditions in Italy are really good, and in the past, the Venetian merchants really left a glorious leaf in the maritime trade, but now, this trade, in the final analysis, depends on the power.

To put it bluntly, there has to be a strong military strength behind it, but what about Italy's military strength?

It can't be said that it is very bad, this must not be said, Italy is also quite good, quite good, but this cow, it depends on who it is compared with.

Is it compared to the UK?

Is it comparable to France?

With Germany?

Austria-Hungary?

Italy was previously controlled by the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

So, this country, hey~

Let's talk about the current war, just outside Milan, this is fighting......

"Ahhh

"No more! Let's retreat! ”

"God forbid! The opponent's artillery is too fierce! ”

Thundered! Thundered!

The Austro-Hungarian artillery was shaking, and the Milan defenders were already about to run.

Why is it so unbearable?

Actually, the Italians can't be blamed too much for this.

To know. At this time in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz I was in power. And now. Because his son died, Rudolph committed suicide, so the crown prince became his younger brother, Grand Duke Maximiliano.

By the way, the relationship between Austria-Hungary and the Pacific Empire is good, and everyone has long formed a helping pair...... Oh, this. It should be said that there are some interactions.

So, when Liszt went to talk to Germany about the export of artillery, how could Austria-Hungary be left behind?

When the artillery of the Pacific Empire was transported to Vienna, Franz I excitedly stroked the new artillery, and the reporters next to him kept taking pictures.

Because, it's really good, this process, this rifling, this cannon tube, Clint over there. Li said it. The artillery of the Pacific Empire, not the coarseest. But it's definitely the most powerful!

As far as the current artillery is concerned, many countries have developed, and they are all very strange, such as Italy, Franz I heard that the Italian side has made a very large artillery, the barrel of this artillery is very thick, but it is also very heavy, it can only be placed on the machine, otherwise it cannot be moved......

"Than artillery! We Italians don't lose either! ”

"That's right! Walk! ”

Finally, the defenders of Milan seemed to think of something, they went to look for something, and not long after, a behemoth was brought out!

It's a ...... It's like a tank, but it's not a tank!

The cannon in front of it must be a cannon, and this running pipe is very thick, but this one is running, there is something under it, this thing is like a tractor, but the whole shape is like some kind of animal, like a dog!

It's really similar, because the middle one is a little thin, and then the four legs, well, that's four wheels, but this wheel, it's not the kind of inflatable rubber wheels, it's not the kind of tracks, it's the tracks separated, piece by piece, like straw sandals inlaid on the wheels.

So, it's really like a 'steel monster'!

Well, really like a dog......

So this thing......

"Get out!"

"Aha! We're going to turn defeat into victory! ”

It has to be said that the Italians are mostly optimists, and the appearance of such a giant cannon makes everyone feel that there seems to be hope for victory over their opponents, but it is not ......

"Reload!"

"Ready!"

"Put!"

With a loud bang, a ball of flames burst out, the cannon was fired, and then ......

Whoa, whoa......

This 'dog', in pieces!

"Oops~"

"Oh my God!"

The Italian soldiers next to this artillery were all injured to varying degrees, this artillery is really too bad!

It's completely obvious that it's a piece of rubbish!

So......

"Are we still fighting?"

"It seems that Austria-Hungary is very strong!"

"We used to be from Austria-Hungary, and now, this ......"

"Then we might as well surrender!"

"Okay, okay......"

"I'm hungry, do you have any noodles to eat?"

The defenders of Milan, Italy, felt that the best option now was to surrender, because after surrendering, they could eat spaghetti with peace of mind......

Thus, Austria-Hungary quickly took the northern part of Italy!

This is definitely a good start, the industrial development on the Italian side, that is, in the north, is not bad, and the south side is much worse.

And the one who commanded this attack was the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, Grand Duke Maximiliano, and after this battle, he really earned enough political capital, at least he could raise his head in the royal family of Austria-Hungary, and he was not a defeated general.

After all, when he was in Mexico, Maximiliano lost badly.

There are many reasons for the fiasco in northern Italy, on the one hand, Austria-Hungary received various weapons from the Pacific Empire, and Austria-Hungary was very well prepared.

For this war, in fact, Austria-Hungary had secretly trained soldiers before, and before the war began, there were at least 500,000 new soldiers!

This matter, of course, is the secret communication between Germany and Austria-Hungary, anyway, everyone is training soldiers.

But more importantly, it's the Italian comics......

It can't be helped, the Italians are sometimes too lazy and careless, and these guys don't take war seriously at all. This is evidenced by the fact that they were hesitant to join that alliance before the war began.

And, ah, since you know you're going to be on that side, why aren't you ready?

Not to mention anything else, the weapon system of the Italian side is not bad, but the update is very slow, and many generals in the world have realized the power of machine guns, but the Italian side is not equipped with this kind of mass killing weapon.

The weapon of the machine gun has actually been well used in the Americas, that is, in the hands of Li Mengyang, but there are many obstacles in Europe.

"It's an immoral weapon!"

"Fight like a warrior!"

"We can't use this kind of stuff because it makes people afraid of war, afraid of charging."

Really, this is what many famous generals in Europe said, and that's what they said, do they know the Willy of the machine gun?

I know, but this thing...... It's better not to use it.

It's an interesting mentality, but the machine gun has actually been used many times in other places, especially in Africa, but there are still many people who resist it in Europe.

O Virgin, why are you so much......

And now, the example of Italy has been put in front of everyone, because the weapons are bad, not as good as Austria-Hungary, so Italy is about to finish, so ......

Hurry up and buy it from the Pacific Empire!

Many small countries in Europe, which do not have an industrial base, have moved on to this because there are several advantages to doing so.

The first one, that is, immediately after Austria-Hungary declared war on Italy, the Pacific Empire declared neutrality!

By the way, we are neutral, you have done a good job, we do not mix.

It should be said that this position is hated by the British, and everyone didn't come to the alliance before?

As soon as there is a fight, you will run away!

But there are good reasons for this neutrality.

You know, Austria-Hungary was the first country to recognize the original American Empire, so we have a deep affection for each other, and now, we are allied with the British Empire, so ......

Of course, we had to help each other, how simple is it?

This truth is laid out, although the British hate, they can only hate it in their hearts, saying that they can't say it, and everyone in the Pacific Empire stands on reason.

The second is that if the small countries have not joined any of the alliances, then of course it is difficult for them to buy weapons from one of the two alliances.

Because whoever buys it is equivalent to which alliance it throws into, that is, it offends the opposing alliance, so it is the best choice to buy from countries other than the two alliances.

Then, there is only one option, the Pacific Empire!

Outside of the European continent, people have also announced that they want to be neutral, how good.

And the third one, that is......

Cheap!

The American region of the Pacific Empire is now one of the regions with the highest industrial level in the world, well, it should be the highest, so of course, people's industrial products have cost advantages, and people have not yet fought a war, of course, they can maintain production.

"It's cheap and there's plenty to do, you deserve it!"

This is a sentence that was broadcast in "The Lord of the Rings 3" not long after the war began, and I don't know what to sell, but it was broadcast anyway.

So, this business ......

Li Mengyang said that the list of these small countries is too small, and Lao Tzu wants to do business with big countries!

Yes!

A small country only has a few dollars and can use as much as it wants, which is simply trivial. And the real big ones are in the big countries, that is, the Anglo-French alliance with the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Russian Empire.

So, what can Li Mengyang sell?

To be honest, it's a bit difficult to organize, because the industrial level of these countries is relatively perfect, and it seems that there is nothing missing. (To be continued.) )

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