Chapter 443: The 9th Century Chicken War

Chapter 443: The Chicken War of the Nineteenth Century

In fact, large-scale battles in Europe have been going on all the time.

German Crown Prince Friedrich personally led the Fifth Army of 125 million people to attack the Verdun fortress, and the battle lasted for half a year.

The two sides have fired 60 million artillery shells at each other, causing more than casualties, and the fighting is still going on.

Both Germany and France demonstrated their full industrial level in Verdun. Each side had more than 3,000 steam tractors involved in transportation, continuously filling this meat grinder with the lives of young soldiers from Britain, France and Germany.

"In order to relieve the pressure on Verdun, the British and French forces opened a second battlefield in the west on the Somme River. Both sides mobilized more than one million people and fierce fighting has begun."

Shao Quanzhong raised his thumb and said, "It's really amazing. A decisive battle involving more than four million people on two battlefields is unprecedented."

"Fight, come on, don't stop!"

Not counting the loss of life, how much money would it cost to feed and drink these four million people every day? Weapons, equipment, shells, bullets, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every day.

Britain and France have strong industrial capabilities and can produce their own guns, artillery and bullets, but they have to import bullet belts, gun belts, military uniforms, bedding, compressed biscuits, canned food and so on.

Germany had a stronger production capacity, but fighting on both the east and west fronts had a lot of losses, and its production capacity was already insufficient. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was even worse off. Italy, Greece, Russia and other participating countries had to import most of their war resources.

Countless transport ships are sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. The two huge production bases of China and America are constantly sucking the blood of the combatants.

"Report to the Marshal, Princess Sissi called."

"Shao, I haven't seen you for a long time. Is the Marshal still as charming as ever?"

"Italy rebelled and fought with our Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Dolomites. We were suddenly blocked by snowy mountains and urgently needed to form a skiing team. We needed skis, ice axes, ropes, snow suits, cold weather suits and glacier goggles."

"The front line is in a state of emergency. We need 5,000 sets of the above materials in the first phase. Only Daxia has this emergency production capacity. Please help."

"By the way, I have received Ping'er's gift. The days in Qiao Garden are the most relaxing and happy days for me. I hope the war will end soon. Then I will take Mary to Qiao Garden to meet Ji Si. Are you welcome?"

The mother-in-law brought business to the door, and Shao Quanzhong laughed, "Come here, pass the list of goods to Yongxian and let him arrange it first."

"Report, the Italian ambassador called and urgently requested 5,000 sets of ski troop equipment to be airlifted to the Dolomites front by airship."

"No problem. Let Yongxian arrange all 10,000 sets of tasks. Work in shifts 24 hours a day without taking a day off on Sundays. Overtime pay will be doubled. Get it done as soon as possible."

"Tell the shopkeeper Wen who is in charge of foreign trade that the expedited fee will be quadrupled according to the quantity of goods, and the air freight fee will be charged separately."

"Um--does Princess Sissi charge the same for her goods?"

"Of course. By the way, when shipping, give it to Austria-Hungary two hours earlier."

The Planning Committee under Wang Yongxian controlled all the production resources of ten provinces. The tasks directly assigned by Shao Quanzhong were given first-level priority and were quickly broken down by the planning and scheduling personnel.

Half an hour later, factories across ten provinces received telegrams arranging production plan adjustments.

The national system has played an unparalleled advantage in this tense situation where overtime work is required.

In the past, it took four months to half a year to receive imported goods.

This time, since there was no need for negotiation or bidding, the dispatch order was issued directly by the Planning Commission. Factories across the country obeyed the order, and the supervisors boosted morale, encouraged overtime work, and provided sufficient overtime pay.

Ten days later, fifty airships from various places took off.

December 12th, Dolomites.

In the snow-covered valley, the sound of gunfire continued.

In the Italian camp, there was a fierce exchange of fire in the front, and in the rear, a large number of logistics engineers were building slides to pull the field gun along the 80-degree slope to the top of the mountain with great effort.

The huge rocks on the top of the mountain became natural shelters. Machine guns and rapid-fire cannons from both sides fired at the rocks, causing sparks and flying stone chips.

The Italian soldiers lay down behind rocks, occasionally poking their heads out to fire a shot, and then they would gasp for air. The altitude here was nearly three thousand meters, and everyone had just climbed to the top of the mountain with great effort, and they were already having some altitude sickness.

Italy defected because Britain agreed to lend Italy 400 million pounds. Another reason was that it was eyeing the Austro-Hungarian territory on the edge of the Adriatic Sea. This territory next to Venice should belong to Italy. Unfortunately, this territory targeted by Italy was mountainous like the Gallipoli Peninsula, and it was a high mountain like the Alps. Hundreds of thousands of Italians began a difficult mountain war.

After much difficulty, the field artillery was finally pulled to the top of the mountain, and the artillerymen protested.

The mountains are undulating and the target of the artillery fire is hiding behind the hilltops, making it impossible to observe it, which means that the artillery cannot be fired.

The officer was furious, "Open with your eyes covered!"

This problem was not only faced by Italy, but also by the other side. The artillery of both sides fired blindly, with the cannons rumbling but no one knew where the shells flew.

"Take that hill!"

"Report to the commander, the distance to that mountain is all covered with snow."

"Damn, when is our ski gear going to arrive?"

"Based on past experience, the fastest it will take is three months."

"Huh? What is that?"

The eastern sky was dark and twenty-five huge airships were slowly approaching. On each airship were two huge Chinese characters "Wenshi".

The Italian soldiers cheered. Hahahaha, it's great to have money from the British big brother. We have plenty of money. The goods were sent by air express and arrived so quickly.

However, we could see the airships descending and dropping supplies to the hill over there. Hey, hey! This is the buyer, we paid for it.

Two hours later, another fleet of twenty-five airships arrived, and this time, packages of ski troop equipment finally arrived by intercontinental express.

"Brother, there's Princess Sissi on the other side. If that woman gives us a look, how can Marshal Shao not give us priority? We're only two hours late, which is already pretty good."

"Why did I hear that they are relatives?"

"What's wrong with the in-laws? I think this is not just a problem with the in-laws."

"Come on, there's no point in being envious. Anyway, you won't get a share of Princess Sissi. Hurry up, the order has come down, hurry up and pick up the equipment."

The chicken war began in the 19th century. Both sides received airdropped supplies, and soon, 10,000 ski troopers were armed.

Almost at the same time, they rushed towards the commanding heights surrounded by snow.

The Italians hurried forward, but were a step too slow and saw the enemy about to reach the top of the hill.

The ski unit commander kept cursing, "Don't we have any beauties in Italy? Send a hundred or eighty to deal with Marshal Shao."

The soldiers nearby said sarcastically, "Even if you send a thousand people, they can't match Princess Sissi. Let's retreat. We can't seize the hilltop anymore."

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the snow-capped mountain suddenly cracked.

The blind artillery battle between the two sides barely hit anyone, and the constant bombardment loosened the snow on the mountain, causing an avalanche.

Soldiers on both sides were all terrified and tried their best to slide their sleds to avoid the attack. However, who could resist the might of heaven and earth? A huge amount of snow fell from half of the mountain, and all 10,000 soldiers on both sides were buried in the valley.

The Italian commander was not sad, "Fortunately, the enemy did not seize the commanding heights."

"Signalman, send a message to the rear. We need another 5,000 sets of ski equipment. We must place the order before the Austro-Hungarians do. I suggest sending Countess Rosa to contact Marshal Shao in person."

"Hey, Commander, Countess Rosa is already forty-two, okay?"

"Haven't you heard that Shao likes the Holy Mother Queen? In order for us to win the battle on the front line, would His Majesty the King like to make some sacrifices and temporarily abdicate?"

(End of this chapter)