My Italy

Although Bulgaria and Italy are under tremendous pressure from various countries, the two countries still need to prioritize solving the battlefield situation. After all, as the saying goes, what you can’t get on the battlefield, you can’t get at the negotiation table.

In Pristina, the most important city in Kosovo, the smoke of war has just dissipated. The 17,000-strong Ottoman garrison surrendered to the Italian army after losing hope.

"Your Excellency, please accept my command knife."

Ottoman, the commander of the garrison at the time, handed over his command knife representing power outside the city gate, and behind him was a row of gray-looking Ottoman officers.

Colonel Kasapa, who was in a good mood, took the command knife with a smile on his face. "Please rest assured that our army will arrange your troops in accordance with the Geneva Convention. As long as they do not violate the treaty, all their living habits and personal and property safety will be protected."

Hearing the assurance given by Colonel Kasapa, the Ottoman commander breathed a sigh of relief. The morale of his side was low, and he was no match for the Italians. It was a helpless move for them to be forced to surrender, and they hoped that Italy would abide by what they said.

Not to mention Colonel Casapa, being able to get the city's defenders to surrender means that Italy has basically taken control of Kosovo.

It was also his luck. As the first Italian army to rush into Kosovo, Colonel Casapa was prepared to fight a bloody battle with the Ottoman army and then defeat the enemy's positions.

Unexpectedly, there were no enemies along the way. After asking around, I found out that the enemies were all concentrated in Pristina. He thought that the Ottoman army would fight him to the death here, but when he arrived here, he did not expect that what greeted his troops was not a hail of bullets, but enemies with white flags.

This opportunity was a complete surprise for him. After meeting the enemy's surrender representatives, Colonel Kasapa, who heard that the other party did not make any excessive demands, made a prompt decision and immediately accepted the enemy's surrender, which is why the scene just happened.

Now that the enemy has surrendered, taking over the city from its hands has become an urgent task. In addition, the enemy also needs to take care of it. These are all important things.

So under his arrangement, the first brigade and the second regiment to which he belonged were responsible for the defense of the city, and the first regiment was responsible for guarding the prisoners. As for the second brigade, they continued to march towards the border. They would be responsible for guarding the border between Kosovo and Serbia after territorial expansion. In case these people are not clear-headed.

Of course, the most important thing is to report the good news to the army commander, General Cadorna. How could Colonel Casapa be negligent? He immediately arranged for a team of messengers to report the good news to him day and night.

Thanks to the efforts of the messenger, the news was known to General Cardorna the next morning. The commander of the Balkan Army, who had just arrived at Sveti Nikolai, 37 kilometers outside Skopje, said happily after seeing the telegram.

"This news is great. It is a heavy blow to the enemy. Immediately inform the entire army of the news to let them know that the enemy is facing collapse."

What makes General Cardolna so happy is not only that Kosovo was quickly resolved, but also the reason why the current battle against Skopje is not going well.

Although Italy's Balkan Army is currently only responsible for containing the enemy, it still needs to attack the enemies who are stationed there. However, the attack was very unsuccessful. The Balkan Army launched several attacks, but was blocked by the Ottoman army and could not obtain any Productive progress.

This made General Cardorna feel shameless, but considering that the number of enemies stationed around Skopje was not less than his own, it was better to wait until other troops arrived before attacking. It would be difficult to defeat the enemy with just one's own strength.

The peaceful settlement of Kosovo is excellent news for him.

Just as General Cadorna, the Italian commander, was happy about this, General Yilmaz, the commander of the Ottoman army in Skopje, was furious.

"They are treason, do you know treason? These cowardly guys will be judged morally and legally when they return to the country in the future. How dare they surrender like this without firing a shot? How dare they..."

In his office, Admiral Cardorna roared, and his roar could still be heard through the heavy door. The other Ottoman officers did not dare to go there at this time, fearing that they would become the target of the angry general, so they could only wait outside.

At this time, the crowd around them suddenly stopped being separated, and a tall middle-aged man with the rank of lieutenant general walked over.

The other officers breathed a sigh of relief.

"The chief of staff is here, that's good."

"Yes, only Lieutenant General Emmanuel can appease the angry lion."

That's right, the person appearing in front of them now is Lieutenant General Emmanuel, the current Chief of Staff of the Macedonian Army. (The Ottoman army in Macedonia was reorganized before. The 1st and 2nd Macedonian Army and other Ottoman armies in Macedonia were all organized into a very large group army.)

"Cadorna, hurry up and open the door. I heard your voice outside the headquarters."

Lieutenant General Emmanuel has such a special way of calling the door, which is why other officers can say that he is the only one who can appease this lion.

Sure enough, the crowd was not disappointed. As Lieutenant General Emmanuel called the door, the roar in the room subsided. Then the door was opened and Lieutenant General Emmanuel walked in.

Seeing the mess in the room as if it had been swept by a typhoon, Lieutenant General Emmanuel couldn't help but ask. "Yo, what's going on?"

Admiral Cardorna sat back in his chair, picked up a cigarette and smoked it and replied. "It's nothing, I was in a bad mood just now."

"For Kosovo?"

"Why else? It's just that I don't know people well."

Having said this, Admiral Cardorna took a deep puff and pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray, as if what he was holding was not a cigarette butt but an Ottoman commander who surrendered in Kosovo.

Faced with Admiral Cardorna's actions, Lieutenant General Emmanuel turned a blind eye and said instead. "None of us want to see this kind of thing, but now that it has happened, we can only accept it. I have said before that the Kosovo area is not suitable for deploying troops, although it makes us look like the area is larger and there is room for maneuver. , but in effect splitting the army into two poorly connected parts."

Faced with the scolding from the chief of staff, Cardorna didn't want to talk about this issue anymore and asked immediately. "Then what should we do next."