Amid the "sharpening of knives" on both sides of the war, the night passed quickly, and the dawn of June 10 arrived.

The Air Force is always the first to step into the battlefield.

Soviet Air Force reconnaissance planes flew over the Debrecen area to detect whether there had been any changes in the arrangement of the Italian positions.

The bomber group flew directly over the city of Debrecen and, guided by ground forces, bombed the Italian-controlled city.

Artillery school firing planes also roamed the sky to guide the artillery units to their targets.

German, Italian and Hungarian air force fighters then arrived to stop all actions of the Soviet air force.

The Air Force of the Four Nations, hundreds of warplanes fought in the sky over the Debrecen area.

On the ground, the Soviet Army was also unwilling to cede the leading role on the battlefield to the Air Force.

With the order of the headquarters of the Southwestern Front, the Soviet artillery fired thousands of cannons, and more than 3,000 cannons of various types and calibers smashed countless shells onto the positions of the Eighth Army of the Italian Army, and the shells fell on the positions of the Italian troops like meteor rains, and a cloud of miniature mushrooms of secret numbness shrouded the heads of the Italian soldiers.

To the south of Debrexen, two Soviet infantry divisions, under the cover of artillery fire, attacked again, but the thunder was loud and the rain was small.

With the support of the 40th Tank Division, both infantry divisions were helpless against the German positions, and without the support of the 40th Tank Division, it would be more difficult for only two infantry divisions to break through the Italian positions than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.

Admiral Kirponos had a clear understanding of this, and only ordered the troops south of the city to launch a feint attack to contain the defenders south of the city.

In the north of the city, the positions of the Italian Second Infantry Corps were bombarded by Soviet artillery for a long time, which lasted for a whole morning, quite a retro feeling of artillery preparation before the attack was launched in World War I.

One day after the Soviet artillery bombardment began, the Italian Second Infantry Corps could not endure the endless shelling of the Soviet troops, and the three subordinate artillery regiments and the artillery attached to the army immediately opened fire and returned fire on the Soviet positions on the opposite side. conAd1();

For a whole morning, the battle in the north of the city was spent in the artillery bombardment of both sides.

The real fighting took place within the city of Debrexen.

After the preparation of artillery fire organized by the joint organization of the Soviet Air Force and artillery units. The infantry of the 97th Infantry Division of the Soviet Army once again launched an attack on the city.

More than forty KV1 and KV2 tracks ran through the streets, aggressively guiding the infantry towards the Italian-controlled neighborhood.

Starting in the center of the city and extending northeast to the suburbs, Semsonia Strasse is one of the city's four main thoroughfares.

Along Semsoni Street, a KV2 drove straight ahead along the middle of the street, in front of it. On each side of the street, four or five infantrymen were responsible for exploring the way.

It's behind. A platoon of infantry dodged and sneaky, using the cover of two- and three-story buildings on both sides of the road, as well as trees and shrubs in the buildings, and followed the KV2 forward.

After walking about 40 meters away, a series of explosions suddenly broke out under the feet of the infantry who were in charge of exploring the road in front, and nine infantry soldiers immediately fell to both sides of the street.

The explosion sounded like the whistle of the referee announcing the beginning of the killing, in the windows of houses, in the corners of buildings, behind dark bushes. Bullets flew out one by one, and four or five more Soviet infantrymen fell to the ground in convulsions, blood gushing out of the bullet holes and staining the road beneath them.

The other Soviet infantrymen were startled at first, and then dispersed with great experience, either lying on the ground or hiding under the corner. Return fire in the direction where the bullets are coming.

Gunshots, explosions, and shouts rang out, and the otherwise peaceful streets instantly turned into Shura hell.

The huge 152-mm howitzer on the KV2 tank swings its muzzle and is aimed at the second floor of a small two-story building in front left, and a machine gun is firing out of the window on the second floor. conAd2();

The muzzle of the gun stopped swinging one second ago. In the next second, the overwhelming sound of cannon shook the ears of every soldier in the nearby street.

The second floor of the opposite building was cut in half, and the upper part of the first floor was also broken, and bricks and rubble splashed into the street, obscuring the building with dust and smoke.

The arrogance of KV2 did not last long, taking advantage of the moment when the Soviet infantry was suppressed, on the right side of the street. An Italian soldier jumped out of the hidden bushes, hurried to the corner of the building directly to the right of KV2, and threw out the anti-tank grenade in his hand.

Unexpectedly, the burning time of the fuse was not calculated, and the grenade fell on the power compartment of the tank without exploding, and the local bullet fell to the left side of the body with a bang.

A loud bang sounded from the left side of the KV2's body, and seeing the KV2's still rotating turret, the Italian soldier didn't have time to get annoyed, ran back to the bushes behind him in three steps and two steps, and plunged into it to hide.

KV2 fired another shot, taking out an Italian firepower point on the right side of the street, unaware that the infantry around him had been routed by the Italians.

Another Italian infantryman leaped out from the left side of the street and threw Molotov cocktails in his hand.

Molotov cocktails smashed into pieces on the tail compartment of the tank, and flames and black smoke rose quickly.

Soon, the tankmen endured the flames, opened the hatch and fled, and were later hit by bullets in the streets.

After taking out the KV2 tank, the Soviet infantry lost a strong heavy fire support on Semsoni Street, and the attack came to an end.

On the south side of Semsoni Street, on a path of about 100 meters, the battle of the Italian infantry to intercept and kill another heavy tank did not go well.

The Soviet infantry guarding the tank stubbornly guarded the tank, and any Italian troops who tried to approach the KV1 tank were knocked to the ground.

The tankers of the KV1 tank operated the tank, using artillery and machine guns to suppress the fire of nearby Italian troops and provide support to the infantry. conAd3();

In cooperation with each other, the KV1 forcibly demolished the houses all the way, accompanied by the infantry, and drove towards the center of the city until it encountered an invisible killer.

Six Italian gunners rushed to the ground with an anti-tank gun, sweating profusely, hiding the 75-mm anti-tank gun on the right side of the street, in the corner of the west wall of a building, with the muzzle facing the corner of the street where KV1 was about to appear.

Soon, the Italian gunners saw two Soviet infantry turn the corner, and the tremors on the ground became more and more intense.

After three more Soviet infantrymen turned the corner, the strong body of the KV1 turned the street and appeared in the scope of the anti-tank gun.

The KV1 tank was lassoed with a scope, and the armor-piercing bullet was thrust into the chamber with a thud.

With a crisp thud, the shell flew out of the muzzle and swirled through the chest of a Soviet infantryman.

The inertia of the shell's rotation tossed the rain of blood, flesh, and Bai Sensen's sternum in all directions, and then crashed headlong into the KV1's gun shield and was ejected.

The tankmen of the KV1 did not wait to perceive the position of the anti-tank gun. The second shell flew in the blink of an eye, hit the KV1 driver's observation hole, and then burrowed into the tank, and screams rang out.

A third armor-piercing bullet then flew in, drilling a hole in the right side of the observation hole, completely destroying the KV1

The Italian infantry was not idle, still firing around the streets. Pin down the infantry of the Soviet army.

Without the support of tanks, the Soviet infantry's ability to break through was sharply reduced. Had to slow down and concentrate on the surrounding Italian infantry.

Garrisoned in the city of Debrecen was the 9th Italian Motorized Division "Pasubio", with two regiments of infantry and one regiment of "Black Shirts".

It was this regiment of the "Black Shirts" that defended the vicinity of Semsoni Street, and with its fearless style and skillful combat skills, took advantage of the complex terrain of the city to build an impregnable wall in front of the Soviet troops, and the Soviets had to pay a terrible price for every meter they advanced and every house they occupied.

It was not until noon that the attack of the 97th Infantry Division came to an end. After two days of fierce street fighting, almost half of the division's infantry was consumed, and the division commander begged the military headquarters to send more infantry and tanks, but was flatly refused, and then ordered to continue the attack, regardless of casualties, until dark.

At noon, after a short break and adjustment. The 97th Infantry Division once again engaged in a bloody "rat war" with the soldiers of the "Pasubio" Motorized Division.

Soldiers on both sides bobbed through the bushes, streets, houses and even sewers, shooting at each other, throwing grenades and even hand-to-hand combat.

The battles inside the city were extremely bloody, and the battles outside the city had nothing to do with the word civilization.

To the north of the city, after a morning of shelling, followed by a brief ceasefire at noon, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The 40th and 43rd Tank Divisions dispatched more than 150 tanks to attack the positions of the 2nd Italian Infantry Division under the cover of infantry.

Despite the lack of powerful anti-tank weapons, the soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division, relying on the support of powerful artillery behind them, fought stubbornly for four angles before being repulsed by the Soviets and had to abandon the first line of defense and retreat to the second-line positions.

The Großdeutsche Division then arrived to meet the Italian retreat. and repelled the pursuing Soviet tanks and assisted the 2nd Infantry Division in stabilizing the front in the second line positions.

Calling for the support of artillery and aviation, the Soviets launched two successive attacks on the positions of the 2nd Infantry Division, leaving behind the wreckage of more than 30 tanks and thousands of corpses, and had to retreat to a safe distance to prepare for the night.

After a day of fighting, the front in the south of the city basically stood still, the front in the city advanced about three hundred meters to the west, and the front in the north of the city only advanced two kilometers on the position of the Second Infantry Division of the Italian Army, so it can be said that there was no progress, but in the headquarters of the Southwestern Front, there was a slight cheer.

Kirponos excitedly said to Marshal Budyonny: "The Germans have won the tactical victory, but they have lost the strategy, and we are the real victors in this fight."

In the vicinity of the city of Debrecen, both inside and outside the city, all the comrades who participated in the battle did not die in vain, they paid the price of blood for our victory in this battle, succeeded in attracting the main forces of the Italian Eighth Army here, and bought us precious time to destroy them. After the victory of the campaign, we must not forget their contributions. ”

Marshal Budyonny nodded and said: "The killing of the Italian Eighth Army is the best tribute to the fallen comrades." ”

"We can't be careless, the more we win, the more cautious we have to be. The Italians and Germans must also be aware of the crisis on the left, and we want to prevent them from taking advantage of this evening to escape, and I think there is a need for a night war. ”

"You are the commander of the front, just give orders according to your intuition, don't care too much about my existence."

At ten o'clock that night, south of Debrecen, outside the headquarters of the Eighth Army, Admiral Messer climbed onto the body of a Type 139 tank and looked out at the night sky in the Debrecen area to the east.

I saw white flares blooming in the sky like festive fireworks.

On the ground, hemispherical fires rose one after another, mixed with dense gunfire in between.

After watching quietly for a while, Admiral Messer jumped out of the tank, walked up to Chen Dao and said: "The behavior of the Soviets is very strange and somewhat unreasonable. Although they made some progress in the battle during the day, they suffered heavy losses, and it was really impossible to judge by common sense that they even launched an attack overnight. ”

Chen Dao twisted the stubble on his chin, rolled his eyes and pondered for a few seconds before saying, "They may be planning some kind of conspiracy." Even if their lives were no longer valuable, their commanders would not launch such a suicidal attack, they must have some kind of conspiracy. ”

"Even if they have any conspiracy, they will be defeated by our absolute strength. In today's battle, they are the losers, both tactically and strategically. We've bought enough time, and tomorrow will be the moment of their big collapse, and I'll wait to see the weeping faces of their commanders. ”

Chen Dao smiled and said, "General Messey, I'll leave for the military headquarters immediately." Early tomorrow morning, I will launch a counteroffensive on time. From the start of the counteroffensive to the breakthrough, it will take at least one and a half to two days, and I ask you to hold on for two days anyway. ”

Admiral Messer heard the distrust hidden in Chen Dao's kind words, and felt a slight pain in his heart, but he pretended to be very optimistic and said: "Once the counteroffensive starts, the Soviets will definitely be busy fighting fires." If I don't go to their trouble, they will be glad that they will not have the energy to trouble me again, you can rest assured. ”

"Well, we'll see you after victory." Chen Dao said.

In the course of one night, taking advantage of the cover of night, the 1st Tank Battalion of the Imperial Marshal's Panzer Division withdrew from the jungle south of the city.

The Greater German Motorized Rifle Division left the tank destroyer battalion to assist the Italian army in the battle, and the main force quietly withdrew from the front line and quietly moved south with the 1st Tank Battalion.

When the troops passed through the town of Boslot, Chen Dao quietly joined the team with his lieutenants and orderlies, marched with the Great German Division, and moved to the Kaulcao area, twenty kilometers southwest of Boslo.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the military department, Chen Dao saw a short figure.

"Hasuo, long time no see." Chen Dao enthusiastically opened his arms to Mandol.

"I'm late, and I seem to have missed a lot of big scenes." Mandolfil said.

"It doesn't matter, you will play the leading role in the most exciting scene." Chen Dao said with a smile.

Mantofil shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I heard that the Great German Division is doing a good job with the Italians, and I believe that the Imperial Marshal will not lose to them, and I can't wait for dawn." ”

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