Fifteen minutes after the German artillery fire was covered, the situation on the entire battlefield changed dramatically.

Front-line telephone reports from Patton's various units: "The tank groups of the Germans have appeared!" ”

"Their number of tanks is eight...... 15 cars...... 28 cars...... 53 cars...... Oh, my God! It's more than 90 cars, no! O my God! It's an armored division! ”

"McGogh, show me clearly! There is not only one armored division, but 7 armored divisions! Behind them are a large number of SS troops! ”

At the same time, many front-line scouts were exclaiming to calculate the number of armored vehicles in the German army, including the number of tanks.

It was only when they watched the loud sound of the rumbling steel torrent that they were quickly frightened by the sudden appearance of the German armored units of seven armored divisions.

Like a group of monsters devouring their prey, the tank groups shelled the artillery positions and reconnaissance positions of the front-line troops of Patton, and pounced on them to attack.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Boom ......"

It didn't take a while for the T-100 tanks, armed with 54 mm guns, to begin intensive bombardment.

One after another, the earth-shattering bombardment broke out.

The 1st Panzer Corps under the command of Patton and Omar Bradley was based on the formally formed 7th Army of the U.S. Army, with a total of 13 divisions (including 10 infantry divisions, 1 armored division, and 2 airborne divisions) and 3 independent brigades, as well as a number of artillery units, as well as troops of the British 1st Airborne Brigade.

As for the reorganized Third Army, it is still stationed in Palermo, the capital of Sicily, and has not followed Patton to the ancient city of Modica to carry out shelling.

After seeing the menacing torrent of German steel, Major Martin, commander of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion of the US Army on the front line, quickly reported to the various units.

At the same time, he also gave an order to the company commanders under him: "The commander has an order to let the German tank group in, and the left and right flanks of our armored forces will carry out a flanking attack."

"When the German tank group enters our encirclement, we aim at their infantry, and we must hit all the fire on the German infantry and let them know what the consequences of attacking our artillery will be!"

It's just that after the sortie of the German tank groups and armored units, the infantry behind them were grenadiers, not ordinary infantry.

Moreover, the grenadiers did not immediately follow the battle, but waited for Mandolfel's new orders before attacking.

Because now the artillery bombardment and attack of the German armored and tank groups are also just being launched.

Amid the dust and sand and gravel of the German steel torrent, the ferocious shelling of the German tank group was mixed with the rumbling mechanical sound of their tank group as it moved.

Powerful tank shells whistled as if they didn't want money, bombarding the artillery positions of the American army and the positions of the reconnaissance battalions.

"Boom! Boom Rumble ......"

Suddenly, the sound of explosions occurred one after another on all the frontline positions of the US army, resounding in the sky.

And after the smoke of gunpowder, there were terrible wails and miserable howls.

Including the American officers and soldiers who were still a little excited, waiting for the German tank group to enter their encirclement.

In particular, Major Martin, commander of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion of the US Army, who had just finished issuing the order, was also injured in the left arm and gritted his teeth in pain.

For a time, the air in the entire front-line battlefield was dull and suffocating, and the earth was trembling with the sound of artillery bombardment and marching of German tank and armored groups, as if it were an earthquake.

"Damn the Germans! Hold on, everyone, and our panzers are about to go into battle to take on these damn German tank units, and their panzers! ”

"Remember that our target is the infantry behind the German tank group, and we must not let them rush into our rear!"

The battalion commander, Major Martin, looked at the increasingly oppressive battlefield, and he continued to give orders to his troops with a painful expression on his face.

It's a pity that there are fewer and fewer officers and soldiers who answer him.

In this regard, full of doubts, he immediately checked his troops.

I don't know if I don't see it, but when I see it, I immediately startle him.

Because he never dreamed that the German steel torrent had just been shelled, more than half of his reconnaissance battalion would be reimbursed, and the scene was full of officers and soldiers with heavy casualties, or bloody corpses that had lost their breath of life.

Seeing such a terrifying scene in front of him, the battalion commander, Major Martin, suddenly trembled in pain, and was speechless for a while.