Attack, attack!

P26 heavy tanks were speeding across the field, and on the radio antennas of the tanks, the Italian military situation was blowing in the wind.

This is an Italian army, the Maleti Panzer Group, during the civil strife in Rome, they first marched into the city of Rome, pacified the order, and became one of the most meritorious units in the Royal Italian Army, after that, this force was also expanded, and now has more than 200 tanks, a large mechanized force with a total of more than 40,000 people.

Historically, the Noodle Army had a very poor combat effectiveness, but now it is different, their troops have been rigorously trained by German instructors and have become a powerful unit second only to the German army.

When the German invasion of the Soviet Union began, Italy mobilized the whole country, and with the support of Garibal, Italy sent a total of 300,000 troops, who followed the German ass all the way.

The current Maletti Panzer Group is the fastest, and after crossing Belarus, they finally caught up with the German army, and it happened that the German army lacked troops at hand, so they sent them over to fight a small Shepetovka, there is no problem, right?

According to the information that has been obtained, Shepetovka has become an empty city, there are no formed troops to garrison, and the Italian army of more than 40,000 people should be able to capture a small city, and the occupation of this important railway junction can also cause problems for Smolensk.

In the middle of the troops, on a P26 heavy tank, the commander, Major General Aresca, was half-exposed, looking at the city in front of him, and he felt that he had won the battle.

This tank is an advanced tank produced by Italy according to the production drawings of Germany's Leopard 2, and thousands of units have been produced so far.

Although it cannot be compared with the advanced German tanks, and it has been changed to a gasoline engine, compared to the previous CV35 of the Italian army, the performance has been completely changed, and their task is not to fight against the tank forces of the Soviets, but to recover a city that has lost its defensive strength, it is even easier.

Major General Aresca's binoculars kept sweeping the perimeter of the city, and suddenly, his face changed: "Attention, change the battle formation, there is a defensive line constructed by the defenders in front!" ”

Damn, the intelligence says that this is an empty city, how can the troops come out to defend? Regardless of them, even if they have defensive strength, they must be conquered in one fell swoop with their own powerful attack power!

Under the strict training of German instructors, the whole unit was completely new, and after receiving the order of Major General Aresca, the tank units in front immediately began to change formation on the march.

The tanks in front slowed down, and the tanks behind came up quickly, changing from the marching column of the long snake to a triangular attacking formation.

How do you see that the opponent is defensive? Major General Aresca didn't actually see anything in the telescope, and it was this anomaly that convinced him that the opponent was on the defensive.

Generally speaking, if there is no order inside, then when your own troops are attacking, the opponent's city will definitely be in chaos, and now, you can see the edge of the city from this side, there are no figures, there is no panicked scene, doesn't this explain the problem? There must be precautions ahead!

Major General Aresca remembered that when he was studying at the Military Academy in Berlin, it was the most famous Guderian who taught them a lesson, and Guderian said that as a commander, you must be careful, do not let go of any small link, and see the big from the small.

Now, relying on this clue, he determined that the other party must have an ambush.

Seeing the opposing tank troops change formation, Colonel Shore who was guarding here couldn't help sighing, just saw these tanks moving in a big way, without any defense, he was also going to sneak attack, but now, the other side has changed into a battle formation, and his side can only use the most conventional way of playing.

There was a rumbling sound from behind, and Shore turned around to see that it was his own tank.

They now have only one 116th Tank Regiment on hand, if it is an ordinary guard, they will definitely keep these tank regiments at hand and be the last reserve, but General Lukin is definitely not an ordinary person, he sent out the tank regiment in the first time, and made a good start first.

Alexander, the commander of the tank regiment, looked across through the narrow viewing hole.

Those tanks, on the outside, looked very similar to the Panther 3, but they were a little different, and the feeling was indescribable, and it was only when the tank troops continued to move and the distance between the two sides was shortened that Alexander reacted.

The barrel of the other party's tank is a little thin and short, not an 88 mm tank gun, nor a 75 mm one, but more like a 50 mm tank gun.

Not bad, this is the Panther 2 tank used by the second-line troops of the Germans, right?

Thinking of this, he came to confidence, Black Panther 2 and Black Panther 3, they look similar, but in fact, there is a big gap in the firepower and armor of both sides.

In its own tank unit, there are more than a dozen T-34 tanks, which are completely inferior to the German Panther 2 tank in terms of performance!

Almost at the same time, the tank troops on the opposite side also saw clearly the Soviet tank troops attacking in front, and suddenly they changed formations.

"Attention, avoid the center and quickly surround from both sides!"

One by one, the P26 tanks, with black smoke coming out of their tails, and the triangular formation, suddenly turned and maneuvered towards the wings.

The Italian tank crews also knew that their tank guns were a bit difficult to deal with the T-34, so they simply bypassed, avoided the front, attacked from both sides, and relied on the outstanding mobility of their tanks to go around to the side of the attack!

If it was the former Noodle Army, they would just rush up and wait until the first tank in front was destroyed, and immediately scattered, and now, although the tanks are not as good as the German army, they are skillfully used tactically.

Before entering the distance of the exchange, the Soviet tank crews were in a difficult situation.

The number of Soviet tanks was small.

Now, the Noodle Army is separated and surrounds them, but they can't be separated to both sides, there are only more than 20 vehicles, and if they are separated, it will soon become a situation of being surrounded and beaten.

They can't move on, and it's easy to get surrounded by each other.

Sensing this crisis, Alexander, who had not fired a single shot, immediately made a decision: "Retreat, all withdraw to the defensive line!" ”

He can't take risks, his tank force is the most powerful force, even if it is a fixed battery on the defensive line, it can bring huge casualties to the opposing attacking tank troops, he can't be wiped out by a flank attack, that would be more than worth the loss.