In the Tirana City Defense Headquarters, Lieutenant General Javad Pasha was listening to a report by Major General Hasham, commander of the 16th Division.

"Lieutenant General, the defense we are currently arranging in Tirana is mainly divided into two parts, one part is deployed on the two key passes of the Dinara Mountains in Vola and Vachari, which is mainly in the responsibility of my 16th Division, and the other part is deployed in Tirana as a mobile force, which is in the responsibility of Major General Halder's 31st Division, ready to reinforce at any time."

As Major General Hasham spoke, he couldn't help but glance at His Excellency the Lieutenant General, and after seeing that he had no objections, he continued to speak.

"The reason for this arrangement is that although the Dinara Mountains are not high and not very wide, only about five kilometers, because the mountains only have small paths, they cannot pass heavy weapons such as artillery at all, so we only need to send a small number of troops to monitor."

Afterwards, Major General Hasham explained the weapons and ammunition reserves of the garrison in Tirana, as well as the training of recruits.

With his briefing on these situations, Lieutenant General Javad Pasha, who is the Supreme Commander of Albania, has a preliminary understanding of the situation in Tirana.

"Very well, you guys are doing a great job."

After praising the two, Javad Pasha continued. "Now you need to think about the arrangements for retreat in the future when the war goes badly."

Lieutenant General Javad Pasha's direct words made the two look at each other.

In fact, Lieutenant General Javad Pasha said this out of necessity.

Early this morning, after receiving the news that Major General Ataturk had returned with the 21st Division, Javad Pasha was shocked by the huge casualty figures.

There were more than 10,000 casualties, and only more than 6,000 people returned, how could he not be surprised by such a large casualty.

Although there were reasons why Durras was located by the sea, which was not conducive to defense, such a large number of casualties made Lieutenant General Javad Pasha feel that he could not fight like this anymore.

Facing the words of the top boss, the two of them were very moved in their hearts. Who wants to see their opponents suffer heavy casualties, and as generals, they also know that Tirana where they are stationed is not a place to stay for long.

So after hearing the words of their boss, the two nodded at the same time after a short silence.

And after seeing the actions of the two, Javad Pasha was also satisfied? As long as the two of them can make the troops lose little? This will be very beneficial for the subsequent defense of the Dinara Mountains.

Just as Javad Pasha wanted to continue chatting with the two, an announcement came from outside the door. "Your Excellency, Commander? Major General Atatürk has arrived. ”

Now that the person the boss is going to summon has arrived? Naturally, the two of them would not be without eyesight, so they immediately chose a reason to slip away.

When you walk out the door and bump into Atatürk? He also stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

And after Atatürk took a deep breath? Stand in the doorway and say aloud. "Report? The commander of the 21st Division, Atatuk, came to report. ”

"Come in."

The tone was noticeably different from the previous two division commanders.

And in the face of such a situation, Ataturk could only walk in.

"Do you know why I called you here at once?"

Javad Pasha, who was sitting motionless in his chair, asked him in a flat tone.

In the face of Javad Pasha's inquiry, Atatürk replied apologetically with his head bowed. "Yes."

"Why is that?"

"I didn't take the troops with me this time."

Words in the face of Atatürk? Javad Pasha stood up at once? He threw the document on the side. Covered in scattered papers, Atatürk stood still, not daring to move.

"Atatürk, you are a good skill, have I taught you before, do you want to be so desperate in Durrës, and be clever when the terrain is at a disadvantage? Get out early. How did you lead the 21st Division, with such heavy casualties. ”

Faced with Javad Pasha's scolding? Atatürk was ashamed. "Teacher, I was wrong."

That's right? Javad Pasha was the former commander of the 21st Division, but that was a few years ago? But how to say? There is still such a thing as feelings. See the troops you brought before? was beaten and half-crippled, and it was inevitable to get angry.

As for Atatürk, although he was scolded by his superiors, he was much more at peace in his heart. As long as he is scolded, it is better than being polite, this is not treating himself as an outsider, but still treating him as a confidant.

Sure enough, the henchmen were different, and after some scolding, after Javad Pasha was angry, he spoke. "Next, you take the 21st Division to retreat to Prilep, and I will let the new batch of reinforcements draw 6,000 people, and give priority to replenishing the 21st Division, and the same is true for weapons and equipment."

Prilep is already in the North Macedonian region, and it can be said that the next 21st Division only needs to recover its combat effectiveness as soon as possible, because they are already about to withdraw from the Albanian region.

This is the treatment of making up as you go, if you let the miscellaneous army of the Anti-Japanese War in later generations see it, you don't know what the eyeballs will be red into.

But after taking the benefits, you still have to do things, and then Javad Pasha said. "This time to replenish your troops and equipment, you have to train these recruits within a month, ready to be recruited back by me at any time, by that time, if the combat effectiveness of the 21st Division does not improve, I think you, the division commander, will not do it."

Give a sweet date and ring the alarm bell, Javad Pasha has the key to employing people.

And in the face of his knocking and encouraging words, Atatürk stood up and made up his mind as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. "Please rest assured, teacher, if this will go wrong, I don't need you to speak, I took off this military uniform myself."

"Very good, I see your determination, and then it's up to you to perform."

Javad Pasha, who put on a pleasant expression, then pulled Major General Atatürk down and sat down. "At the moment the 21st Division is the only unit that has fought against the Italian army, and you can tell me what it was like to fight the Italian army."

In the face of the teacher's inquiry, Atatürk certainly knew why. Although the situation of the Italian army has long been known from the information, from the paper and the actual experience are two different concepts, it is clear that Javad Pasha needs information about him.

So about the specific situation of the Italian army, Atatürk told his superiors from his own feelings. This was said for more than half an hour, and most of the time he was speaking, and Javad Pasha was listening and remembering, and sometimes he would plan his words and ask questions of interest to him.

When Atatürk had finished, Javad Pasha said to him. "You haven't slept all day, and you're probably tired, so go take a break."

After sending Atatürk away, Javad Pasha summed it up. In total, Atatürk said a few points, firstly, the Italian army was well armed and equipped, and the Italian soldiers had a higher shooting hit rate than them at medium and long distances.

Second, the Italian army has very good tactical coordination and likes to use interspersed tactics.

Thirdly, the Italian army's will to fight and morale were very good, similar to that of the 21st Division, and it was often able to launch an offensive even after more than half of the casualties.

Of course, there are a few other points that are total, but the points that Javad Pasha considers himself to have summarized are the main factors.

Of course, he also learned from Atatürk that the 8th Division of the Italian Army fought against him, and this time he knew that the unit was considered elite in the Italian army, so the state of the other troops, according to the above situation, was slightly reduced, that is, the strength of the Italian Army.

And after feeling the bottom of it, Javad Pasha felt that he needed to make corresponding arrangements according to the characteristics of the Italian army.