Italy has a warm climate with four distinct seasons, and even in the hottest summers, people can feel cool in the shade and indoors, and even at night when they feel a cool breeze.

Spring in Italy is from April to May, while autumn is from October to November.

Originally, on July 22, 1943, when Rommel led a large army to attack Rome, the capital of Italy, it should have been sunny and cloudless.

But for some reason, when Rommel was about to command his army to annihilate all the Italian king's resistance in the city in one fell swoop, or capture them, it suddenly began to rain heavily in the sky.

And this sudden and heavy rain mixed with a storm transformed all the rivers and streams of Rome, Italy into flooding and torrential rivers in just half a day.

Suddenly there are mountains, valleys, and flooded rivers; Stopped the route of Rommel's armoured army, slowing them down.

To this end, Rommel immediately ordered the sappers to erect bridges or pontoon bridges through which trucks, armored vehicles, and tanks could pass.

If that doesn't work, use a landing craft to carry you across the river right away.

Fortunately, however, this stormy situation did not prevent Rommel's army from continuing its large-scale attack on the Italian king's army in Rome.

Because before the storm, Rommel's elite troops had already entered the city of Rome and were engaged in fierce street battles with the Italian king's army.

It's just that the thing that bothers Rommel is that in this storm, he can't immediately send a part of the elite troops to Pompeii to assist the second-class general Wei Tingguov in the battle.

In this regard, he immediately called Chen Yanlong to ask for the other party's opinions and instructions.

And Chen Yanlong's reply came quickly, and it was very simple, that is, he asked him to immediately capture Rome, Italy, and arrest all the Italian kings and other rebels as soon as possible.

As for the battle there of the second-class general Wei Tingguofu, Chen Yanlong had other arrangements.

For Chen Yanlong's quick reply, Rommel's heart and self-esteem were also very lost.

Because he could have captured Rome in Italy and rushed over to assist Second Admiral Weitinggov in annihilating the US 5th Army Group, then his record would have been restored to the same glory as before, and even further.

"It's all these damn Italian kings, and the Italian kings who are standing in my way, I'm going to get rid of them right away! These bastards! ”

After reading Chen Yanlong's reply, Rommel muttered angrily.

Then he gave the order for an all-out attack, and at all costs he was to end the battle in Rome within two hours and capture the Italian king alive.

With his order, a heavy artillery of more than 150 mm and 240 mm began to bombard the city indiscriminately, regardless of the casualties of the Italians in the city.

A total of 500 heavy guns, more than 40,000 shells were fired, and the shelling lasted more than an hour.

But the area that they relentlessly bombarded was bombed beyond recognition, with corpses strewn all over the place, black smoke billowing out, and from a distance, it looked like an area that had been bombarded by countless shells and turned into ruins, which made people feel the shock and impact from the perspective.

"The armored troops, together with the infantry units, attacked me, and annihilated all the resistors, leaving not a single one behind; In addition to the King of Italy, as well as some high-ranking Italian officers. ”

When the artillery was covered, Rommel gave the order for an all-out attack without thinking about it.

With his order, armored vehicles and tanks, followed by a large group of infantry, began to advance in battle sequence, and attack.

At the same time, more than a dozen German bombers were eyeing the sky, patrolling the hidden artillery fire points of the Italian king's troops.

"Miserable! Our casualties are already so severe that we are about to be wiped out, and now that the Germans have begun a large-scale offensive war, shall we surrender immediately, or will we continue to meet them? ”

Seeing the aggressive and ferocious situation of Rommel's army, a captain of the Italian king's army looked in horror at the major who had lost one of his arms and asked.

"Surrender! We no longer have any fighting power, and our King has already left Rome with some important officials, taking advantage of the chaos of the battle, disguised as ordinary civilians, and our mission has been accomplished, so there is no need for us to fight these Germans to the death! ”

The major officer of the Italian King's Army replied, wheezing for breath, endured the sharp pain.

"But we have just resisted so fiercely, will these Germans let us go? Will they accept our surrender? ”

The Italian captain shuddered worriedly.

"May God bless us! I don't know if they'll let us go, but we've done our job of keeping His Majesty out of Rome safely, so I have no regrets even if I die! ”

The major of the Italian King's Army replied with a wry smile.

"I understand, then I'll lead the remaining remnants to surrender to the Germans! Let's hope they don't kill the surrenderers! ”

After listening, the captain of the Italian king's army also hung his head and said.

"Surrender! We surrender to the Germans, you prepare the white flag! ”

Then he commanded his men.

As his order was given, the remaining remnants of the soldiers, who had almost run out of ammunition and had suffered heavy casualties, came out of their hiding areas one after another, responding to the other party's surrender proposal.

Before long, in the areas of resistance that had not yet been covered by German artillery fire and shelled into ruins, self-made white flags continued to appear, or many soldiers were sent out to declare surrender to the German army.

"Field Marshal Rommel! The remnants of the Italian King's Army are now surrendering to us! Do we accept it? ”

While the remnants of the Italian King's Army were about to surrender, a combat staff officer hurried up to Rommel and reported to him sitting in the armored command car.

"Is the King of Italy, and his important officers, and the rebels and traitors in there?"

Rommel asked, with a piercing gaze.

"Not here!"

The operational staff officer confessed.

"The bastard ran away for them!"

When Rommel heard this, he scolded a little unwillingly.

"Shall we accept the surrender of the remnants of these Italian kings?"

The combat staff officer nervously asked again.

"Accept it! It's useless to kill these little minions, and send people to force the King of Italy and Zinoa from these soldiers to flee there! A reward for Italian officers and soldiers who were willing to tell their whereabouts! ”

Rommel was silent for a moment, then said decisively.

"Yes! Marshal! ”

The combat staff officer nodded in agreement.

Subsequently, Rommel led a large army to take over the entire rule of Rome.