Chapter 169: Goal, Merida
"Room, rumble." In the middle of the night, the roar of the motor cut through the tranquility of the night sky. With this roar, even the ground was slowly trembling.
"Stop! Command." Seeing the arrival of this armored force from afar, the officers and soldiers of the Condor Legion Base immediately blocked the road, held the submachine gun in their hands and shouted to the opposite side.
This is an armored force!
The tank in front stopped, the hatch of the turret was always open, and a major greeted here: "Correction, sleepless tonight. I am Army Major Von Thomas, we have just arrived from the port."
The command was correct, and the sentry left the road and saluted him: "It's great to see you, Major Thomas, please keep going."
keep going!
Black Panther 2 tanks drove past the sentry, and after the tank passed, it was a wheeled vehicle that the sentry had never seen before, with full armor protection.
During the intervention of the Spanish Civil War, Germany mainly dispatched air forces, and the ground war was dominated by Italy. However, the German army still dispatched an armored force, which was a reinforced armored battalion.
Now, the armored unit led by Major Thoma of the Army finally rushed over from the port. Their main task was not to attack, but to better protect the safety of the base.
It was already late at night.
On one side of the air base, the armored forces stopped and set up camps, while Major Thomas, led by an adjutant of the base, went to ask for the meeting of Cialique.
"What? The battle during the day is really wonderful. Unfortunately, we didn't catch up!" As he walked, he couldn't help but be very envious as he listened to the adjutant talking about the battle during the day.
What a pity, I didn't catch up! If I catch up, I can watch the game without saying anything else, and I can also run to catch the pilot who jumped.
"The battle in Spain will be fought for a long time," said the adjutant: "There will be battles in the future."
After saying that, he came to the outside of a tent and said, "General Cialek, right inside."
"It's so late, will it disturb General Cialis?" Major Thomas suddenly felt very presumptuous.
Just then, a voice came from the tent: "Come in, Major Thomas."
Pulling up the curtain, Major Thomas walked in and saw Cialis who was pondering in front of a Spanish map. There was still a little alcohol in the tent, but Cialis was very sober at this time.
In terms of tactics, Cialis did not pay much attention. After all, Cialis had not flew past, so it was enough to hand it over to these most elite air force pilots. What Cialis needs to pay the most is strategic considerations.
Turning his head, Cialik looked at Major Thomas and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You must be very tired after rushing all night, right?"
Just this sentence moved Major Thomas quite well, and he saluted Cialique: "No, it's all for Germany."
Everything is for Germany! The purpose of their arrival is to test the combat effectiveness of their own equipment in actual combat.
"Tomorrow, the battle against Badajoz will begin." Cialek said to Major Thomas: "Our armored troops must be prepared and enter the battle at any time. As long as they fight, they must fight our German spirit and let those noodle troops see it."
Noodle Army! Everyone laughed when they heard Cyric's words.
Germany mainly dispatched the air force, while Italy mainly provided the army, but the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is now obvious to all.
In the previous battles, Italy used 3 divisions, while the Republican Army had only 1 division. As a result, after fighting for a few days, they were not taken down. Their combat effectiveness was really in line with the consistent level of the Noodle Army.
"Yes!" said Major Thomas, "We are confident of winning this battle! When will we go out and fight Badajoz?"
Badajoz, located on the Spanish border, is an important city. After conquering this place, the rebels from the South and North Roads can be connected together, advance to the east, and attack Madrid.
Cirick shook his head: "The Italians fight against the Italians, we fight against ours. The biggest advantage of our armored soldiers is mobility, so our target is not Badajoz."
Cirik's words made everyone stunned. It's not Badajoz, where is that?
"Merida, in the east of Badajos, this is our goal. When the battle between Badajos is fierce, Merida will be an empty city. Let's conquer Merida!"
Merida, the eastern city of Badajos, is also the only channel for Badajos to connect with Madrid. As long as Merida is built, Badajos can be isolated!
Just now, Cialek was studying the tactics of this offensive, and the Italians beat their own.
Although they are all under Franco's command, in fact, they have their own personalities.
From here to Merida, there is a distance of 100 kilometers, which is just the right way to exercise the troops' blitzkrieg ability!
Looking at the map, Major Thomas nodded seriously. I have to say that General Cialis is quite smart! His eyes were extremely unique, and he could see the weakest part of the enemy at a glance.
"This time, we are practicing our new tactics. Before the tank troops arrive, the air force will eliminate all the few targets of Merida," Cialique continued.
Major Thomas brought not many people, and one reinforced battalion had less than a thousand people. Compared with the Italian army and Franco's army, it is almost negligible. However, this number of people, plus equipment, can exert strong combat power!
For example, raiding Merida.
"Prepare the best condition for the past two days." Cialek said to Major Thomas: "Maintain our tanks to the best condition."
"Yes." Major Thomas replied. He thought that they came here to protect an airport or something. He really didn't expect that he could get such a task!
Major Thomas was a veteran of the past 100,000 troops who participated in World War I. Now, he seemed to smell the familiar smell again, and he was extremely excited.
War! For a soldier, the passionate battlefield is his best destination!
Of course, not everyone thinks so. For those who are forced to enter the battlefield, the battlefield is like Shura hell.
"Boom, boom!" The sound of the large-caliber howitzer made people's eardrums trembled. On the defense line in the outskirts of Badajos, soldiers of the Republican army and soldiers of the International Column were lying in the trenches, feeling this terrifying frenzy.
Chapter completed!