At this time, the 1st Division led by Allen already had 4 artillery battalions and 6 artillery batteries; 7 tank companies, 3 Sherman tank platoons, two infantry regiments are already in the vicinity of the dune beach of Jera's Whiskey; After the landing, they were slowly moving towards the airfield of the Italian army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, it was more than an hour's walk to get to the airport in Italy, and there was a village on the way that they needed to occupy before they could move on.

The Italian troops stationed in this town have also been killed and wounded by the frantic shelling of the British and American air forces, the British and American naval guns, and the paratroopers who have landed; And the rest of them don't have much will to fight anymore and are just waiting to surrender.

It's just that the thing that surprised these Italian troops deeply was that while they were waiting for the arrival of the Anglo-American land forces and preparing to surrender, the German Hermann? Paul, the commander of the Goering division? General Conrat is personally coming to this town with his troops.

However, only half of the soldiers of the army he led now were formed by the original veteran elite, and the rest were some additional recruits that Chen Yanlong had allocated to him.

These recruits were all pulled out of the new B Army Group formed by Chen Yanlong in Berlin.

He did this so that these recruits could learn the actual combat situation on the cruel battlefield, so that they could mature as soon as possible and become veterans with certain combat tests.

Because the time of the war was too tight, Chen Yanlong immediately sent all the recruits who had been recruited back and had been trained for two months to Sicily for actual combat learning.

Moreover, in conjunction with the actual combat training of these recruits, Chen Yanlong also equipped them with 120 Leopard and Tiger tanks.

And the assault rifles used by these new eggs, along with the rest of the veterans, are StG44 assault rifles.

"Quick! Hurry up and build your defensive positions here as soon as possible! And take those Italian defensive positions! ”

"These war-weary guys have completely lost the will to fight, and it's useless to keep them, drive them away together, or give the British and American troops the goods to surrender!"

As soon as you arrive in the town, Commander Paul? General Conrat shouted orders to all the recruits and all the high-ranking officers around him.

For his loud orders, everyone silently carried them out immediately, without the slightest delay or complaint.

Because they all knew that if they did not follow his orders, they would be punished severely, and in the worst case, they would be shot.

With his orders carried out thoroughly, many German soldiers, both new and veterans, were like clockwork, excited and eager to try and prepare to meet and annihilate all the British and American troops they were about to encounter.

At the same time they were in their own defensive positions, or they had taken from the Italian soldiers; Find their own cover, and then put assault rifles, light and heavy machine guns in their hands; and mortars, iron fist rocket artillery and other weapons and equipment, all began to measure and aim, waiting for the arrival of the incoming enemy army, ready to shoot.

For these newly arrived German soldiers how to fight their first battle, division commander Paul? General Conrat and some of his henchmen and operational staff officers, as well as high-ranking officers, also consulted.

There are probably two combat methods they discussed: the first is to directly attack the main forces of Britain and the United States, and engage in a frontal war of attrition and a crushing war.

The second method of warfare is to first let the forward troops of the British and American troops attack, and then close the door and beat the dogs, block the chicken coop and kill the chickens.

After a short discussion, they decided on the second method of fighting to lure the British and American troops into the depths, and then close the door and fight the dogs, and annihilate them one by one.

The reason why this combat method was chosen was because it was one of the combat methods that Chen Yanlong asked them to do all the time, and it was also one of Chen Yanlong's favorite Sun Tzu's art of war.

After being brainwashed by Chen Yanlong for two consecutive months, these German officers also invisibly liked this style of play.

Of course, in this style of play, they also defeated the British and American troops on the island of Pantelleria, and they also had a good record.

So Commander Paul? General Conratt and they made the decision to continue using this style of play in just 8 minutes.

At the same time, they also unanimously fought this battle, and they must be like the Chinese tactics that Chen Yanlong often told them: the annihilation station must use a rapid combat method in the style of a rapid storm, and it must completely annihilate the enemy army in the shortest possible time; Just as if I don't come out, the enemy will not be aware, if I make a move, the enemy will be swept away by my wind, and there will be no leaves left.

As soon as the battle plan came out, all the German soldiers quickly opened all the ammunition boxes around them, and the machine gunners quickly refilled their magazines and checked them for leaks.

As for the riflemen, and the snipers have also aimed their shooting range.

The tank and artillery groups were also very cleverly hidden, ready to give the enemy a surprise attack.

At the same time, the division commander Paul? General Conratt will also Herman? The Goering Division attacked in batches as divisional units, detoured to other directions for covert operations, and aimed at annihilating at least one regiment of the enemy.

However, the troops sent out to fight in a roundabout war were all veterans with rich combat experience.

And the recruit eggs are all left in the town, by the division commander Paul? General Conrat personally commanded the operation.

Of course, the 100 Leopard and Tiger tanks were also left in the town, because the roundabout troops used relatively light weapons and equipment in order to avoid being discovered by the British and American troops.

But the division commander Paul? General Conrat still gave Chen Yanlong to their Iron Fist anti-tank bazookas, and Soviet ZPU-4 anti-aircraft machine guns, as well as Soviet BYB 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine guns were also equipped with them.

Originally, Chen Yanlong wanted to exchange the Type 75 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun, and then all German units were equipped with it, but because this weapon was a weapon from the 80s, there was no way to exchange it.

So Chen Yanlong can only give Herman first? The Goering division exchanged 100 ZPU-4 anti-aircraft machine guns, as well as the BYB 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine gun for temporary use.

In addition, almost 200 М-21 rocket launchers and trucks carrying them were deployed for them to fight.

With these new weapons and equipment to fight, division commander Paul? General Conratt was much more courageous, and he was even more confident in the British and American forces that he was about to deal with.

In Hermann? When Goering's division was up and running like a high-speed machine, all the Italian units in the town were driven to the rear by the Germans and left to fend for themselves.

To this division commander Paul? General Conrat didn't have any psychological burden at all, and he also knew that Chen Yanlong would not blame him.

Because he often heard Chen Yanlong talk about the Italian army, he couldn't help but sigh: "In the history of mankind, the soldiers and people of a country will be defeated by Britain and the United States because of their country, and the only one who happily holds a celebration and sings and dances is Italy, a jaw-dropping country." ”

From this spectacle, it can also be seen that the Italian people were very war-weary in World War II, and like Mussolini, they were as combatant and ruthless as Mussolini, and there were only a few who fought for power and occupied areas.

Therefore, one of the biggest mistakes made by the senior officers of the German and Italian armies in the original historical Battle of Sicily was to replace the defending forces on the Sicilian coast with the majority of Sicilians.

Because they don't know that these Sicilians are war-weary, and because they have been oppressed by the German army for a long time, their hatred of the German army has reached a certain period of collapse, and they will erupt at any time, stab them in the back, and carry out mutiny.

In fact, these Sicilians cannot be blamed, because they know very well that the harder they fight on the battlefield, the less they will be left for their homeland, which is also caused by the persecution of the German army.

Therefore, in the original history, as soon as the British and American troops landed, these Italian defenders would immediately come out in droves to surrender; Either they scattered birds and beasts, or they rebelled against the German army; Of course, there are also many people who fled in terror into the mountains and forests to escape the war in the countryside.

Chen Yanlong still knows very clearly about these rebellious and war-weary mentality of the Italian Sicilians.

So he decided to change the treatment of these Sicilians, and his attitude.

And the moment of change was to collect the defeated Italian troops first, and then treat them and the inhabitants of Sicily with kindness.

For example, they will be given land and land, and given relatively sophisticated weapons and equipment, humane military treatment, and relatively generous military salaries, as well as the treatment of disabled soldiers, and the treatment of those who died in battle.

However, Chen Yanlong did not intend to implement these measures before the outbreak of the Sicilian Campaign, but gradually after the outbreak of the battle.

The reason why he did this was because Chen Yanlong did not want to surprise the British and American troops to find out about his abnormal behavior, so he gave up the Sicilian landing operation.

At the same time, he also had to take out all the moths and traitors in the Italian army; to reorganize these Italian defeated armies and collect them for their own use.

So when the teacher Paul? When General Conrat feigned viciousness and drove away the Italian routs and wounded soldiers; In the shadows, there are troops secretly dispatched by Chen Yanlong, who are monitoring and preparing to deal with these Italian routs.