Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 422: Military Observer (Part 2)
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"Then finally ask what new news?"
Bart put the wine bottle on the corner of the table while talking, and then moved the plate with the meat in front of Weber. The ouzo produced in Greece is generally above 45 degrees, which is stronger than similar sweet wines produced in France. Many.
"[Filana] The 47th Infantry Regiment under the Infantry Division, from their marching route, the target of the 23rd Infantry Division is Ioannina. They want to open a route to eastern Greece Passages in the plains. The terrain of the northern border is not conducive to their troops spreading out to the two wings. If the Italians are allowed to jump out of this mountainous area, it will be difficult for the Greek defenders to stop the Italians with armored forces in the wide plains. As for military issues, Lieutenant Weber's mood began to improve. He was a professional officer with high professionalism, and regarded his career as his life.
"There is only one road from the border to Ioannina. They cannot go in other directions, otherwise they cannot guarantee the smooth flow of the supply line. The mountain roads here are generally not suitable for mechanized vehicles." Bart twisted his fingers. A piece of bacon signifies the steepness of the mountains and rivers.
"So their team was stretched very long. The two infantry regiments of [Ferrana] couldn't move forward at all. In the evening, I called Ralph and they found that the 48th infantry regiment had stopped advancing and seemed to be turning around and withdrawing. Signs. Do you know why? The Greek defenders blasted off the bridges and roads that followed the mountain road, and the Italians did not assign engineers to the vanguard." At this point, Webber finally showed a smile on his face.
"This is really a tragedy." Bart moved the bottle back to its original position in a calm manner.
"Who said no? Now they can only turn around and go back and follow the 47th Regiment again. Then the whole forward sequence will be disrupted. I have encountered this kind of thing on the front line in France. It was a farce, a lot of troops were crowded on a narrow road and could not move. If you encounter an air attack at that time, you can only watch yourself being blown into the sky."
"The responsible commander should be severely punished for this." Bart took a sip of his wine, which is really strong.
"As far as I know, the lieutenant colonel was killed in the subsequent battle, so no one will pursue it anymore."
"It may be a good thing for him, to the lieutenant colonel, by the way, what is his name?"
"Ryder is still Reid, I don't remember clearly. My mountain row happened to pass by at the time. The chaotic scene at that time was really tsk tsk tsk..." Webber shook his head and tapped his tongue.
"Well, to the unknown lieutenant colonel." Bart poured another half glass of wine, which was really good.
"These Italian soldiers have no idea about the strategic intentions of their superiors, but they naively believe that Italy will win. I really don’t know where they gained this confidence. This is the map carried by the sergeant, and I originally thought I want to show it to you." Weber took out a folded map from the pocket of his uniform hung on the back of his chair and placed it on the table.
"Wait a minute." Bart stood up and walked to the side of his marching bed. He lifted the army blanket to reveal the concealed materials underneath, and found a map drawn by the Greek military from the inside.
The two officers moved the food and wine to the edge of the table, and then spread the two maps on the table and checked them against each other.
The current progress of the Italian Sixth Army is very smooth. The Twenty-Fifth Army Command thinks so. Although the offensive forces have encountered some "small troubles", they are not a problem at all in the face of the powerful Italian Sixth Army. , This is just a little noise in the course of this great battle, it is the last struggle and wailing of the Greeks before they die.
The leader is watching this war. He is looking forward to a great victory. He will not tolerate any "bad news". Pesca, the commander of the Twenty-Fifth Army, also pinned his personal ambitions in this war. He wanted to rely on his exploits to enter the core of Rome's command, so he deliberately ignored all information that was unfavorable to the war.
The continuous autumn rain made the already bad road system more difficult to pass. The Greeks had no armored forces, so the road standards were set relatively low. Near the border there were large areas of hilly and mountainous areas, which led to Italy The mechanized equipment and heavy vehicles attached to the army were stranded on the narrow mountain roads and muddy roads. In order to accomplish the headquarters' set goals, the rushing troops had to choose to abandon these burdens on both sides of the road.
The [Ferrana] infantry division that rushed to the forefront has all become pure infantry units. They carry only two days of supplies and a small amount of ammunition. The artillery unit has only one handy sixty. The five-millimeter mountain artillery company can act together.
However, the Italian Army Command still holds a blindly optimistic attitude, or the Italians’ arrogance and consistent contempt for the Greeks made it overlook the possibility of danger.
From the map, the twenty-third [Firana] rushed to the forefront, and the forward pointed directly at Karpaki, an important town in northern Greece, followed by the 131st [Sagittarius] Armored Division. This armored division, which claims to have one hundred and sixty-three tanks, is actually only 90 of them still in normal use, and with the current road conditions, I don't know how many will be able to keep up with [Ferrana] in the end.
The fifty-first [Siena] Infantry Division. This is a standard infantry division of nine thousand two hundred people. The equipment level is similar to [Ferrana]. At the same time, the soldiers of [Siena] are also a group of soldiers. A rookie with no combat experience, and is now blocked by [Sagittarius].
The difference in history is that the 41st [Florence] Infantry Division has already arrived in Albania at this time. This unit has participated in alpine operations and has retained a group of veterans with a certain amount of experience in mountain combat. It's just that the morale of this infantry division is a bit poor, because the troops have been carrying out combat missions for four consecutive months, and the troops are full of war exhaustion and complaints against someone in Rome. It is said that the 33rd [Aquila] Infantry Division is also on the way to the front line. This is also an infantry division with combat experience. Although it was beaten badly by the French, it cannot be denied that they did participate in actual combat.
Because of the bad weather conditions, all the Italian Air Force units that were prepared were on standby at the ground airport. Although the brave Italian pilots had been asking for battle with their superiors, the command headquarters refused to dispatch any flying units in this climate. Even if a reconnaissance plane is dispatched in this kind of weather, it is impossible to gain anything in the vast mountains. On the contrary, it may cause unnecessary accident losses because of the unfamiliarity with the flying environment.
So far, the Italian military still knows nothing about the military deployment of Greece. They judged from the scattered reports of firefights that the Greeks seemed to have abandoned their border defenses, and some of the stubbornly resisting border guards were vulnerable to Italian artillery fire, and there was nothing to stop them in the eyes of the officers. The march of the Italian army.
The plan made by the Roman High Command was extremely crude. In fact, even Mussolini himself didn't know where the army should stop. He also knew that with the current strength of Italy, it was impossible to occupy the entire territory of Greece.
What Mussolini wanted was a German-style victory, to force the Greeks to sign a surrender agreement with Italy. The leader was very envious of the golden boy's success and wanted to replicate it in his dreams.
"Look here, they can only choose the village of Basil. Regardless of whether the villagers resist or not, the Italians will find a way to occupy it. This is the last node between Visani and Limnia. If you want to maintain this If there is a supply line, they would have to build a military station here. These Italians would never have thought that if they continued further south for five kilometers, they would hit the Kalmas River defense line." Bart marked on the map with a red pencil. Out of the location of the village.
"Speaking of which, we are a bit unsafe here." Webber licked his greasy fingers, then pointed to their location on the map, and rowed between the village of Basil in the explosive ambush. A connection.
"The straight-line distance is only 1,200 meters, and there is only a ridge between the two villages. It is indeed dangerous to be perceived by the Italians~IndoMTL.com~ But you see, the Italian map does not include this The village is marked, indicating that they don’t know that this village exists."
"Mountain road, they will search the surrounding area along the mountain road. If it were I would definitely arrange it like this."
"Do you think Italians are so diligent, Eugene?"
"It's hard to say, we can't pin our safety on the enemy's slack."
"You are right, so we can set up ambushes, dig traps, and lay mines on the surrounding mountain roads, making them think that there is a small-scale Greek guerrilla in action nearby. When the battle ahead starts, they will not Let us take care of us." Bart said triumphantly, then raised his cup and took a big sip.
"Then let the non-combatants move first, so that women and children can temporarily hide in the mountains to the east."
"We still need more landmines and ammunition. It's best to let them send a commando team. If the battle starts, the role of this military station will become extremely important, if we can get rid of it."
"The supply of Italian troops fighting on the Kalmas River front line will be cut off if the Greeks take the opportunity to attack."
"This will be a glorious victory." Bart put the cup heavily on the table.
"Well, are you interested in gambling this with me, Mr. Weber." Bart raised his chin at Weber.
"It's my pleasure, Mr. Bart." Webber bowed his head and stroked his chest to make a court ceremony to Bart.
The two German officers looked at each other for a moment, then burst into laughter together.
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