Bulgarian Empire

For the Allies, the Italians finally did a good thing this time! Although the military significance is limited, but the political role is too great!

What a piece of promotional material that one of the three great powers of the Confederate States has surrendered! Doesn't this mean that the Allies are about to end? There must be more publicity!

It used to be four against three, but now it has become four against two. If you can't win, you will be sorry for the audience!

Anyway, bragging and not paying taxes, naturally continue to brag!

Last year, when everyone said that the war would end in 1917, few people really believed it, but now ordinary people believe it, and there is no reason to lose four against two!

Oh, sorry the other active nations at war were left out, but what's wrong with that? What qualifications does a small country have to come out and grab the limelight?

Of course, there is one exception. There is also a soy sauce power in the Allied Powers——Japan. Since they have been making soy sauce all the time, the European media will naturally ignore them!

The most direct benefit of Italy's surrender was that the peace faction within the Allies was suppressed, even the Russian Empire was no exception.

Of course, the main reason for Russia is Nicholas II’s purges. Many officials in the government were involved. Strong!

Now even if the Germans want peace talks, it is difficult, at least the conditions proposed by the prime minister in black cannot be negotiated, unless they have achieved a decisive victory on the Western Front!

Bulgaria was no exception. The Propaganda Department started to act without Ferdinand's instructions. As the official media, the Bulgarian Daily published the news as quickly as possible.

They directly used a page and published a huge photo. There is no doubt that this is the scene of Vallicott accepting the surrender of the Italians.

Of course, the person who surrendered on behalf of the Italian government could not be Vittorio Emanuele III. Besides, Valicot did not dare to let the Italian king surrender in person. There is no deep hatred between the two sides, so why insult him? Woolen cloth?

European kings may lack other things, that is, they have many relatives, and they can affect the whole body. Preferential treatment is a must!

Therefore, even if Italy was defeated and surrendered, Vittorio Emanuele III's guards were still retained. This was approved by Ferdinand, and naturally no one restricted his freedom!

There is no doubt that surrendering to the enemy is a hard job, and the top leaders of the Italian government are avoiding it. The prime minister suddenly broke his leg, the finance minister is still in a coma, and the foreign minister has just been injured by an assassin...

In short, everyone had an accident recently, and the last one, who didn't know where they found the unlucky guy, surrendered on behalf of the Italian government.

Well, it doesn't matter, as long as the Italians are willing to surrender, whoever is his representative?

For Vallicott, it doesn't matter about etiquette. It doesn't matter whether the Italians respect him or not. It doesn't matter whether the identity of the people sent to surrender is equal or not, as long as the result is what he wants.

Is this result really what he wants? the answer is negative!

When the Italians surrendered, Valicot suddenly discovered that he had been touched by the Italians, and he even touched the porcelain of Britain, France and the Three Kingdoms at one time!

Now millions of Italians are begging him for food with their mouths open, and this number is still increasing, and he can't refuse!

To put it simply, a large group of Italians voluntarily put down their weapons and surrendered to the troops of the Allied Powers.

It's a small scene for a soldier to capture a regiment. Now a soldier can capture as many people as he wants!

Even the Allied soldiers who had entered the Italian prisoner-of-war camp before captured a large number of Italian soldiers in the circle. They even directly threatened him to either accept everyone's surrender or die!

Then the composition of those who surrendered became chaotic. There are all kinds of people in it,

From old people who have lost their teeth, to newborn babies, they have everything that one expects to see. Now everyone has come to surrender!

And also handed in dazzling weapons, such as: old-fashioned muskets, rifle barrels, kitchen knives, hoes, scissors...

There was even an old man who handed over his crutches, but seeing that he was really having trouble moving, the soldiers had to give it back to him again, and a dispute arose between the two sides.

No matter how they surrendered, since the soldiers of the Allied Powers accepted their surrender, they would be prisoners of war according to the rules!

Although Walicott has not yet figured out why a baby who is a few months old can become a prisoner of war, is the weapon they handed over the legendary feeding bottle? But now that he has accepted it, he has to hold his nose and admit it!

Obviously this was an organized large-scale surrender incident. The Italian government has long known that there is a shortage of food in the country, but they have no solution, and they don’t know who came up with such a sinister idea in the end, so they just relied on it. Allies.

Anyway, they are all prisoners of war now. According to the provisions of the Geneva Convention, the Allies must give them the treatment they deserve as prisoners of war!

There is no doubt that the Italians are betting on whether Britain, France and the three countries will abide by the Geneva Convention and treat them as prisoners of war in accordance with the convention.

Apparently, they have succeeded in touching porcelain this time. Whether it is Britain, France or Bulgaria, they now value their international image very much.

Walicott had to be thankful that he took the initiative to attack, otherwise, if it took a little longer, maybe the whole of Italy would come to surrender!

When Wallicot was worrying about the problem of the Italians eating, New Winster, the commander-in-chief of the British colonial forces, came over and said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, the Italians are making trouble again. Crowds are gathering to protest our mistreatment of captives!

The Italians demanded that we be treated as they were, and even had a detailed food list! Take a look, from ordinary soldiers to marshals, the food lists of officers and soldiers at all levels are listed! "

Walicott took it over and scanned the food list. The daily food of an ordinary soldier: bread: 400 grams, pasta: 400 grams, butter: 40 grams, vegetables: 400 grams, meat: 240 grams, fish: 3o grams, wine: 25o grams, beer: 25o grams, fruit: 300 grams, snacks: 65 grams

Well, Valitte, the officer, just stopped watching, and said with a sneer: "Tell the Italians that they are not here to enjoy themselves. If you have any objections, I can announce right now: the mastermind of this war is the Italian government. They have nothing to do with them, and they are all acquitted!"

Winston said with a wry smile, "Yes!"

Apparently, he was often annoyed by the Italians. The main reason he came to Valicot was to change his job. The task of guarding the Italian prisoners was really difficult!

Now Winston only has 80,000 British colonial troops in his hands, but he is guarding more than 3.5 million Italian "prisoners of war", and this number is still increasing at a rate of tens of thousands every day.

Of course, his worry was not that the Italian "prisoners of war" would escape. In fact, even if they all surrendered, the Allies did not have so many prisons to detain them.

Therefore, they were directly arranged to live in the city of Rome. The so-called guards are now doing the usual work of the police, responsible for maintaining order, and they will not be asked if they want to leave.

And the Italians didn't have the slightest awareness of the prisoners of war, and they probably regarded them as the police, and they were asked to mediate many trivial matters.

Here comes the problem, the language barrier! Now the translators in the British army are afraid to go out, and they are directly frightened by the horrible workload.

But it doesn't matter, most of these "prisoners of war" are also from Rome or its surrounding areas, and there are still a lot of high-quality talents. They can translate by themselves, and there are quite a few people who can speak English anyway.

That's all for nothing, Winster can bear it, deal with it if he can, and drive them back to the "prisoner of war camp" if he can't deal with it.

But the problem is, because the Italians dislike the low standard of food, they directly put up banners and took to the streets to demonstrate, protesting their mistreatment of prisoners!

This is a headache, and the suppression cannot be suppressed, and it is even more impossible to meet their conditions. Now the soldiers of the Allied Powers do not have this treatment, how can it be possible to provide this treatment to prisoners of war?

Winster thought he had found a suitable reason: "Your Excellency, Commander, can you give us another job, and let us always guard the Italian prisoners, soldiers also need to rest?"

Walicott smiled slightly and said: "You all know that these Italian prisoners of war are basically a group of refugees, and there are no other problems in guarding them except for trivial matters, and you don't have to worry about them escaping.

So the soldiers need to rest, you can also take turns, or you can divide the Italians and let them elect the "Persons of War Management Committee" by themselves, you just take care of the coordination!

There is no way to do this. The language of your country is widely spread. Except for you, the other troops do not understand the language. Now we can't find so many translators, so you should continue to hold on and wait for your domestic dispatch After the reinforcements come, you can take turns! "

"Language barrier", this reason is very strong, and Winster can't refute it at all. For the first time, he feels that the spread of this language is not necessarily a good thing!

Of course, in addition to English, French is also widely spread in Europe, especially in the aristocratic circle, and Italy is no exception. Most of their aristocrats can speak this basic language.

However, Winston can't let these noble gentlemen come out as translators! No one could afford to lose this man, and Winster dared not say that he would force them to do this!

After all, the continent of Europe is still dominated by nobles, and he himself is a member of a vested interest group, so naturally he can't do things that harm his own interests.

Winster said with some embarrassment: "Then, Commander, shall we increase the food supply for the Italian prisoners of war?"

Walicott sighed, and then said: "You know that your country's fleet has always been responsible for our logistics and transportation. It would be more than enough to supply our coalition forces, but now there are so many more mouths, Why don't you urge the country again!"

Winster wished he could slap himself in the face, call you a bitch, and dig a hole to bury himself! Now the capacity of the Allied countries is not rich. If it increases here, other places will naturally decrease.

In what areas can the supply of materials be reduced now? Both the western and southern fronts were fighting in full swing, and the Russians on the eastern front needed to recover. Anyway, Winster didn't see that any of these aspects could reduce the supply of supplies!

In fact, it’s not that the Italians are being unreasonable. In fact, their current food supply is insufficient, and they really can’t fill their stomachs. Now each adult’s daily food supply is only 200 grams of flour, and they can add a potato every other day!

As for the meat, sorry! Even the soldiers of the colonial army usually only get to eat twice a week, and each time is only 100 grams. How could they have their share?

Due to food reasons, it is inevitable that Italians will not have enough to eat! Of course, if two hundred grams of flour are added with more ingredients, four or five hundred grams of bread can still be made, anyway, people will not die of hunger.

As for the issue of materials, the Italians had to go out and find a way on their own. It was up to their own ability to find them. Anyway, the Allied forces were out of their control.

The troubles in Vallicott have just begun. Although they seized a batch of food when they occupied Rome, they still can't stand the consumption of so many people!

Now the Allied Powers are limited by their transportation capacity and the food they provide is limited. It is impossible to meet the consumption of the prisoner-of-war camps!

Of course, even if the transportation capacity is sufficient, so much food cannot be obtained. Due to the world war, almost all the food exported in the world was consumed by the belligerent countries, and there was no surplus food for Italy.

Even if the ration supply is reduced, the current food still won't last long. In the end, Walicott called the quartermaster again and asked, "How much food do we have?"

The quartermaster thought for a while and said, "Including the two shipments of grain delivered today, our current total grain is about 400,000 tons."

Valicot's face became gloomy. Based on the current consumption, that is more than a month's supply. Even if there is a supplement later, it will last for two or three months at most.

He knew that Rome couldn't stay any longer, it had become a ticking time bomb, and once the food couldn't be supplied, the Italians would fry the pot immediately.

In the spirit of being a dead friend and not a poor man, Valikot finally decided to march to northern Italy in advance to stab the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the back. The logistical supplies would be shipped directly from France, or sent directly to Venice by the navy.

As for the glorious and arduous task of guarding Rome, it would naturally be Winster's turn. Anyway, only the British are the most suitable to guard the prisoners now, and they cannot refuse!

Walicott has always acted swiftly and resolutely, not to mention this time, taking advantage of the fact that Winster is busy with the captives and has not discovered this hidden crisis, he has to deal with the matter earlier, otherwise once he reacts Come here, it won't be easy!

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At the military meeting, Wallicot solemnly announced: "The main reason for calling everyone here today is that I decided to lead the coalition forces to march to northern Italy, to stab the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the stomach, so as to end the battle on the southern front as soon as possible!

Compared to everyone who knows the significance of this battle on the southern front to the Allied Powers! Once we win this great war, the countdown will begin for the withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the war!

Without the Austro-Hungarian Empire, no matter how strong the remaining Germans are, they will be unable to support them alone. Perhaps this war can be ended in the second half of this year!

Now I declare: General Winster will be appointed as the garrison commander of Rome of the Allies, responsible for guarding Italian prisoners, leaving all the Indian colonial divisions to be responsible for garrison tasks.

The other troops were all ready immediately, and set off two days later to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire! "

Now Walicott has to admire his own wit. He has found such a classic reason. It was originally intended to throw the pot away, but now it has been sublimated to end this war as soon as possible!

Britain and France will obviously support this reason. Although he is full of selfishness and puts Bulgaria's interests first, it is indeed related to the direction of this war!

Whether it's the southern front or the western front, as long as one side makes a breakthrough, the war will enter the countdown. This is in the overall interest of the Allied Powers, and no one will hold back at this time!

Winster asked with some hesitation: "Your Excellency, Commander, has your order been approved by the Allied Powers Joint Command?"

Well, this joint command is simply a coordination relationship. Winster is actually asking Wallicott if he has been authorized by the London government. After all, he himself has not been notified yet.

What's more, Winster resisted the drudgery of guarding the prisoners from the bottom of his heart. It should be done well, people will say: what is so difficult about such a simple thing?

If you make a problem, you will be held accountable. A general of the British Empire can't even do a good job of guarding the prisoners. Isn't this a black hole for them?

Walicot knew in his heart that what he did this time was a little unreasonable, so he explained patiently: "I have already typed up the report and am waiting for instructions. It is still urgent. If there is no accident, it will be done by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. There will be results!

Are there any questions? "

The right to speak is all played out. No matter why the Italians surrendered, they were all surrendered by the Allied Forces. As the commander-in-chief, Walicott's influence in the Allied Powers naturally increased greatly.

Let the British and French governments pass this resolution as soon as possible, and Walikote is still confident that he can do it!

God of war, after the outbreak of the world war, the decision-making efficiency of all countries has increased a lot. If it is a normal period, it may be difficult to pass a resolution within a few months!

But now, it only takes a day or two, or even a few hours, for the government to make a decision, which was forced out by the war!

Winston replied very reluctantly: "No more!"

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