Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 427: Advance

A genius remembers this site address in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! The battle that took place in Brennero on the morning of the 21st broke out on the long border between Austria and Italy The largest of all the battles, from the engagement to the surrender of the Italian defenders, the entire combat process lasted more than two hours. By about three in the morning, this small border town had completely fallen into the control of the German Wehrmacht.

In this battle, the performance of both sides did not exceed the initial estimate of the staff. The only thing they didn't expect was that the group of black shirts insisted on fighting until the last person.

The rabble in the eyes of these Germans showed surprising bravery and tenacity in the battle against the Germans. At the same time, the number of automatic weapons they equipped with exceeded the expectations of the Germans, so that when the two sides started close combat At that time, the submachine gunners gathered in the black shirts once suppressed the firepower of the German assault infantry.

But the rise of the black shirts in this battle that was doomed to fail from the beginning can only be a flash in the pan. Then they were flanked by German infantry and paratroopers from two directions. Two companies of black shirts The army quickly lost everything in a one-sided battle. In the end, the few remaining officers hid in the position shelter and refused to surrender. The paratroopers immediately burned them all to ashes with the "fire fist".

The bravery performance of the Brennero Black Shirts shocked the German soldiers present, but this will not shake their confidence in winning the war, and soon the soldiers will no longer have time to think about these issues. , The assault battalion began to regroup and regroup. The soldiers lined up to receive supplies and ammunition, ready to march toward the next city.

Until a long time later, some elderly Italian citizens still remember that magical night. The night sky of Brunello was illuminated by ground lights and various types of flares like daylight, almost every tens of seconds. A string of dazzling colorful signal flare slowly rises from the ground, colorful like fireworks set off on a holiday. Italian citizens and their families tremblingly hid behind the curtains of their respective rooms, watching with fear and curiosity the strange scenery that had never been seen before.

At this moment, I turned my sights to Rome temporarily. While the German army was advancing, the chiefs of staff of the Roman command headquarters were holding an emergency military meeting overnight. Judging from the meeting minutes after the engagement, the Roman High Command made a serious misjudgment on the actions of the German army. The generals believed that it was impossible for the Germans to launch a full-scale attack on Italy within 24 hours after the declaration of war.

The Italian High Command has long known that Germany has concentrated a very powerful force in Austria, but according to normal procedures, they estimate that the Germans will spend at least three to four days to mobilize troops, and the real It will take about a week to complete preparations for war.

Although the slogan of the German head of state was loudly chanted, the Italian High Command was more willing to believe that this was another bluff and malicious intimidation, as Hitler used to do back then. On this issue, Rome’s politicians held the same view as the military. They also did not see the strategic significance of Germany’s attack on Italy, or that Italy’s defeat would not benefit Germany at all.

Is the apostle of God really just trying to avenge the dead? No one would really believe this reason. Leaving aside the attack that he said is completely fictional at present, even if it did happen, no one would use this kind of thing to launch a war against allies. This is too absurd.

The Roman High Command issued a comprehensive preparation order on the afternoon of the 20th, but after nightfall, the attitudes of those politicians began to become hesitant. At this time war with Germany, in Rome, I am afraid that only lunatics can believe that Italy will win, but how to deal with a war that is doomed to fail will be a battle for personal wisdom and politics for those old Italian nobles and political interest groups. A huge test of ability.

Italy is a country with a tradition of spy politics. The powerful and powerful have buried close secret lines in various European countries. Soon some of them were given clear warnings. This time the German head of state is serious and he wants Use military means to solve Italy's problems once and for all. And the ultimate goal of this head of state is actually only one, that is, Prime Minister Mussolini of the kingdom. The German head of state is tired of this prime minister's repeated betrayals and provocations, and he will get rid of this **** at war.

The Italian aristocrats were immediately confused. This is considered to be a private use of public tools. I have heard that the two of them have conflicts in private, but if you can't bear it, you can find a place where no one is going to fight. We have long since Seeing that the big chin is not pleasing to the eye, if the German head of state can beat Mussolini to death, we must raise our limbs and shout for you.

Furthermore, forcing the prime minister to step down can be resolved in private. As far as the war is going, it is not the people of the two countries who will suffer in the end. Speaking of the Germans, there was no clear-headed person who stepped forward to stop him. Sure enough, the barbarians are barbarians, and the whole country is a group of war fanatics.

Now that they have a bottom in their hearts, these nobles and politicians are no longer anxious. What they are now thinking about is no longer how to resist foreign enemies, but how to keep their power and earn more in this war. Interests.

Until 5 a.m. the next day, the meeting of the Roman High Command was over. From beginning to end, no one reminded these generals. They had their own goals and watched indifferently at Bagdoglio and his staff. The so-called "correct judgment".

At this time, the vanguard of the German f assault group has easily occupied Vipiteno, and proceeded along the road and railway together, and successively captured Campo di Terrance, Moules, Fortezza, and cloth. Lixen and other important towns. The German Army only took five hours to reach nearly a hundred kilometers, and the vanguard of the assault group has reached the outskirts of Bolzano, an important town in Italy.

This is an important node connecting the Alpine transportation network. The control of the surrounding area spreads along the road radiation. Starting from Bolzano, the terrain has gradually become open and flat, and the mountain valleys are spacious and flat, which is convenient for the German army. The mechanized troops formed a formation. It can be said that from here to the Po River Plain, there are no obstacles that can stop the German army from advancing.

The German army marched very smoothly along the way, thanks to the hesitation of the Italians. The Italians can completely blow up the bridges and highways standing on the dangerous terrain after the war broke out, and block the German assault troops in the Alps. This would be a very effective tactic, and the Germans could not find a way to crack it in a short time.

So this has become a problem that the Germans are very worried about. The only countermeasure is to parachute down special squads at some important locations in advance. The task of these special forces is to prevent the Italians at all costs after the war broke out. Sabotage. It is only because of the concealment of the operation that the force of the airdrop unit is limited, so whether the plan can be successful, this really can only be blessed by God.

As a result, the Italians solved the problem for the Germans themselves, because they had no intention of destroying the road at all. In order for the reinforcements transferred from the south to rush to the border as soon as possible, some local officials are also preparing to organize road maintenance personnel to repair the previous damage.

No one dared to propose to blow up the mountain roads, because a large number of villages and towns in the mountainous areas rely on these mountain roads to transport their living supplies. At this time, most of October has passed, and winter is coming soon. Once the villages and towns cannot store enough supplies for the winter before the snow-covered mountains, there has been a tragedy of starvation of the whole village in history.

The German railway transport unit is equipped with a special armored car made in Austria. This 70-horsepower diesel trolley is equipped with a 15 mm thick armored shell. A machine gun turret of the No. 1 tank is installed on the top. There is enough space to fit the soldiers of an infantry squad, as well as all the equipment and supplies they carry.

The speed of this armored vehicle on the railway is not very fast, but its advantage is that it is not large, maneuvering and flexible, and it travels much quieter than trains. It is very suitable for performing alert tasks along the railway, and at the same time. A reconnaissance search is carried out in front of the military train. If it performs well in this war, the German army is ready to give this car an official military number and include it in the German equipment manual.

In the early morning assault, the German reconnaissance platoon rode this armored vehicle along the railway all the way close to check the safety of the road and surrounding areas for the follow-up troops. This kind of thing takes a big risk, because once the Italians have done anything on the road, they may fall into the deep valley with this car. But the scouts are not afraid of this. This is their duty and job, and they are proud to be in the forefront of all troops.

In the few towns and villages after Brennero, the German army encountered little resistance. These towns had no garrisons at all, at most there were only a few lightly armed police, and some places even had no police, only a few The villagers carried two shotguns and stood watching on the high church bell tower. Because of the declaration of war, many Italians stayed up all night~IndoMTL.com~ and they just witnessed the fall of their villages and towns.

Just after five o'clock in the morning on the 21st, a German armored army train with white eagles on the armor plates on both sides of the front of the train roared into the station outside Bolzano, Italy, waiting for the shift The railway clerk Tullio looked out from the window of the duty room in a daze, and then opened the registration book at hand to record the arrival time of the train.

"5:08, there is no record, is it a special car?" The attendant yawned, got up and walked to the door, and took off his big hat button from the coat rack behind the door On his head, he picked up the registration book on the table and pushed open the door and walked out of the duty room.

"Marko, where did this train come from? It's not on the registration book. You can't let it stop here. The Bordino shuttle bus will arrive in half an hour. Are all the guys in the dispatch room asleep? You should find someone to take care of this kind of thing, they will only cause us trouble." Tullio complained loudly to the signalman Marco who was standing on the platform, while bowing his head and buttoning his uniform coat. buckle.

"Hey, Marco, why don't you speak, why are you raising your hands, man, it looks silly like this." The attendant stepped forward and gently pushed a colleague who raised his hands.

"Ask you, which train is this, don't make faces with me, do you want to switch to a pantomime? Honestly, you still lack some charm, you should be a god." Turio learned The colleague raised his hands high.

"Don't tell the guys who are walking behind me now that they are Germans. Hell, why didn't you tell me earlier, you are such a bastard." The attendant whispered to Marco gritted his teeth.

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