The outbreak of an armed rebellion in Chania, of course, was unacceptable to the Provisional Government of Crete, which subsequently sent more than 3,000 armed forces to quell the rebellion.

And now that the banner has been raised, Vidad Solari certainly knows that it will lead to his repression. In addition, in order to show its momentum, it is necessary to push back the government forces.

So Vidad took more than 2,000 people recruited from Chania and went out to the Rodri Pass for defense.

Although neither side of Crete had many troops, the battle attracted the attention of all sides.

"Your Majesty, this is the Rodri Pass, a gap in the northern part of the Sitia Mountains. More than 2,000 men are currently stationed under the command of Vidal, the son of President Candido Solari, while the Cretan rebels have sent more than 3,000 men against them, and they are currently confronted outside the mountain pass. ”

An army staff officer is briefing Carlo about the situation in Crete.

Next to Carlo, there are also a number of military bigwigs.

After listening to the staff officer's account, Carlo looked at the marked military map and spoke. "What are your military's plans for this military conflict?"

In response to Carlo's questioning, Admiral Simeone, who was the Minister of War, glanced at Admiral Yagill, the Minister of the Navy, and replied. "Your Majesty, so far we have sent weapons and ammunition to the rebel army of Vidade, and our army has also sent military advisers to help them."

In addition, according to the reports of our intelligence services, the rebels are currently being replenished with arms from Greece after the coup d'état, and they are being assisted by several Greek officers. However, the Greek and British armies did not make any other moves, and our military believed that this was the intervention of the other side to use the Cretan rebels as the main force to destroy the rebellious Vidad led the troops. ”

After listening to Simeone's story, Carlo almost guessed what Britain and Greece were thinking.

First of all, the Greeks must have wanted to unite with Crete, but given the great deterrent power of Italy, they had to have the support of the British.

However, because Britain was jealous of Italy, it did not want to fight for Crete, so it wanted to fight a proxy war. Let the two factions on Crete decide the winner by themselves. Of course, it is also normal to send advisers to support weapons and ammunition, and the same is true for Italy.

Of course, Italy can't help but do something, and you still have to do something, or you will think you're scared.

"In that case, your military must pay close attention to the situation in Crete, and must ensure that the Vidad forces cannot be eliminated, and in addition, the generals will count the Greek ethnic among them, and if the situation changes badly, then these volunteers can help them stop the attack of the Cretan Provisional Government Army. In addition, the navy needs to ensure the safety of the port of Chania and not allow the Vidad forces to block their access to the outside world. ”

The meaning of Carlo's words was already very clear, and the Italian influence could not be driven out of Crete.

In the face of Carlo's words, the military present certainly understood.

And after receiving Carlo's instructions, the Italian military also took action, first on the naval side, a small formation was sent to patrol the western part of Crete.

Although this provoked protests from the Greeks, Italy would listen to the Greeks' opinions. Even if they gain a large territory in the Balkan War and their national strength is greatly enhanced, a small country will eventually become a small country, and when it comes to the confrontation between major powers, their opinions are all barking dogs, and they don't listen.

In addition to the navy, the Italian army also began to gather Greek origin among the generals. There were very few Greeks in the Italian army, less than two thousand after a count. Many of them were recruited from the Southern Twelve Islands.

Truth be told, the South Twelve Islands have also been in Italian hands for more than twenty years. However, due to its small size and small population (more than 100,000 people in total), more important things have little strategic value. So Italy doesn't pay much attention to it. Of course, the Southern Twelve Islands, which are not very concerned, still rely on the take-off of the Italian economy, which has brought huge benefits. The island's fishing and animal husbandry are well developed, making the island's inhabitants generally richer than people from other surrounding countries.

And if it weren't for the support of the troops of the South Twelve Islands, the Italian military would have been able to gather a few hundred men at most.

And these more than 1,000 people were first gathered together by the Italian Army, and then it was up to the results of the battle between the two forces of Crete at the Rodri Pass.

The much-anticipated battle of the Rodri Pass did not take long to start.

The two sides fought fiercely at the pass, losing nearly 100 men on the first day, more than 70 on the second day, and more than 60 on the third day. After a week of fighting, the two sides lost a total of more than 400 people. A week later, the government forces said they couldn't attack and asked for reinforcements.

According to the report of the Italian adviser to the Vidad troops, the battle between the two sides was completely at the level of a weapon fight, with rifles snapping and fighting, and no idea where the bullets were flying, and almost no tactics. In addition, the infantry artillery did not cooperate, and once the artillery on the side of the government army also blew up on their own people.

Come to think of it, neither side is from a military background, and they have not undergone professional training, so it is already very good to be able to play like this. As for why there was no military training, because before the Cretan Republic did not have an army, only the police and armed police, and the training was also to arrest criminals.

However, although the government forces stopped the offensive, Vidad had other ideas. On the advice of the military advisers, in the early morning of the third day after the cessation of fighting, Vidad personally led a thousand men to attack the camp of the government troops at night, at which time the consequences of the lack of military training came, and the attacked government troops immediately exploded. Nearly 3,000 people scattered and fled, and only about 1,000 eventually returned. Of course, this does not mean that more than 1,000 people have been wiped out, and many have fled the army directly.

According to the statistics of Italian military advisers, only more than 600 government troops were killed and captured. However, a large amount of barracks supplies were captured, the most important of which was seven artillery pieces and corresponding ammunition.

Regardless, Vidad made a very good debut, crushing the government offensive.

The victorious Vidad did not stop, and with the advice of his military advisers, he led his army to capture Rethymnon, the third largest town in Crete, and pushed the battle line to the small town of Hilna at the foot of the Ij Mountains. Just climb over this Mount Iji and you will see the capital city of Heraklion.

The victory of the Rodri Pass also had a huge impact on the rebels. First of all, the inhabitants of Crete had a more positive view of it, and not only that, but after the news of this great victory spread, the towns of Castelli, San Rumeli, Paleo Hora and other towns announced their recognition of the Vidad regime.

These towns are located in eastern Crete and are under the influence of the pro-Philistines, but only within their reach. Vidad had contacted them before, but they had all been refused. And now this big win is enough to influence and make them make a decision.

And for the government army that failed in the crusade, this defeat cleared its mind that was carried away by victory.

It then called up more troops, and in view of the poor performance in previous battles, the government army also hired retired Greek officers to retrain the armed forces at their disposal.

As for the rebel forces led by Vidad, they are doing the same thing. Now both sides are actively preparing to lay the groundwork for the next battle.

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