"Charge..."
Amid cries of battle, the Turin Offensive and Defense Battle began. As a crucial juncture of the Southern Front Campaign, both France and Austria had devoted their utmost attention to it.
The fate of Turin would not only determine the fate of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but also affect who controlled Italy.
The collaborators were all prepared; now it depended on the outcome of the Battle of Turin. If the Austrian army successfully captured Turin, everyone would move together to drive out the French. Otherwise, they would have to think thrice before acting.
To demonstrate their sincerity, these people had already instigated numerous armed uprisings across Italy, tying down at least two hundred thousand French troops.
To facilitate command, Morkes, commander of the Southern Front, had moved his headquarters to the front lines.
He had no choice but to take it seriously. Street fighting was perhaps the French army's best chance to turn the tables, and the French certainly would not give up that opportunity.
Armored forces could sweep unopposed across open battlefields, but cities were different. A few makeshift obstacles were enough to block the road ahead.
Once armored forces were stalled, they became meat on the chopping block. As long as the French were willing to pay in lives, a single satchel charge could settle them.
As products of an era beyond their time, Austria's armored forces could be summed up in one word—expensive. The Austrian military even jokingly called them "land cruisers."
That was no boast. The production cost of a single most advanced tank was already not far off that of the cheapest cruiser.
Even the cheapest armored car cost tens of thousands of Divine Shields, while the most advanced tanks cost more than two hundred thousand Divine Shields each.
Given Austria's resources, the fact