Chapter 169: Target, Merida (Subscription Requested)

"Boom, boom. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info"In the middle of the night, the roar of the motor pierced the silence of the night sky, and with this roar, even the ground slowly trembled.

"Stop! Password. From afar, seeing the arrival of this armored unit, the officers and soldiers of the base of the Condor Legion immediately blocked the road, held the submachine gun in their hands, and shouted to the opposite side.

This is an armored force!

The tank in front stopped, the hatch of the turret was always open, and above, a major beckoned to this side: "Password, no sleep tonight." I'm Army Major von Thoma, and we've just arrived from the harbor. ”

With the command correct, the sentry left the road and saluted him: "It is a great pleasure to see you, Major Thoma, please go ahead." ”

Keep moving!

One by one, the Panther 2 tanks drove past the Sentinel, and after the tank drove by, it was a wheeled vehicle that the Sentinel had never seen before, fully armored and protected.

In the intervention of the Spanish Civil War, Germany mainly dispatched the air force, and the ground war was led by Italy, but in this way, the German army still dispatched an armored force, which was the size of a reinforced armored battalion.

Now, this armored unit, led by Major Thoma of the Army, has finally arrived from the port, and the main task of their arrival is not to attack, but to better protect the security of the base.

At this point, it was already late at night.

On one side of the airbase, the armored units stopped and set up camp, while Major Toma, led by a base adjutant, went to see Ciric.

"What? The battle during the day was really exciting, but unfortunately, we didn't catch up! As he walked, he listened to the adjutant's eyebrows fluttering and recounting the day's battles, and he couldn't help but be quite envious.

It's a pity that I didn't catch up! If you catch up, you can watch the battle, and you can run to catch the parachuting pilot.

"The Spanish battle will be fought for a long time." The adjutant said: "There will be battles in the future. ”

After saying that, he came to the outside of a tent, and he said, "General Shirek, it's inside." ”

"Is it going to disturb General Ciric at such a late hour?" Major Thoma suddenly felt that he was presumptuous.

Just then, a voice came from inside the tent: "Come in, Major Thoma." ”

Lifting the curtain, Major Thoma walked in, and saw Ciric meditating in front of a map of Spain, there was still a bit of alcohol in the tent, but Ciric was very sober at this time.

In terms of tactics, Ciric didn't pay much attention, after all, Ciric didn't fly, and it was enough to hand it over to these most elite air force pilots, and what Ciric needed to pay attention to the most was strategic considerations.

Turning his head, Ciric looked at Major Thoma and said, "It's hard work, you must be very tired from traveling all night, right?" ”

This sentence touched Major Thoma quite a lot, and he saluted Ciric: "Don't be tired, everything is for Germany." ”

Everything is for Germany! The purpose of their arrival is to test the combat effectiveness of their own equipment in actual combat.

"Tomorrow, the battle against Badajoz will begin." Ciric said to Major Thoma: "Our armored troops, be ready to enter the battle at any time. As long as we fight, we must play our German spirit and let those noodle armies see. ”

Noodle Army! Hearing Ciric's words, everyone laughed.

Germany mainly dispatched the air force, while Italy, mainly provided the army, however, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is now obvious to all.

In the first few battles, Italy used 3 divisions, while the Republican Army only had 1 division, and as a result, after fighting for several days, they did not take it down, and their combat effectiveness really met the consistent level of the Noodle Army.

"Yes!" Major Thoma said: "We are confident that we can win this battle!" When are we going to go out and fight Badajoth? ”

Badajoz, located on the Spanish border, was an important city, and the rebels on the south and north roads could join together and advance east to attack Madrid.

Ciric shook his head: "The Italians fight the Italians, let's fight ours." The biggest advantage of our armored troops is mobility, so our goal is not Badajoth. ”

Ciric's words made everyone stunned, it wasn't Badajoth, where was that?

"The eastern part of Badajoz, Merida, this is our goal, when the battle in Badajoz is fierce, Merida will be an empty city, let's take Merida!"

MΓ©rida, the eastern city of Badajoz, is also the only way to connect Badajoz and Madrid, as long as Merida is laid, Badajoz can be isolated!

Just now, Ciric was studying the tactics of this attack, the Italians fought theirs, and they fought their own.

Although nominally, they were all under Franco's command, but in reality, each had their own independence.

From here to Merida, there is a distance of a hundred kilometers, which is just the right time to exercise the ability of the troops in blitzkrieg!

Looking at the map, Major Thoma nodded seriously, I have to say that General Shirek is quite shrewd! His gaze is incomparably unique, and he can see at a glance where the enemy is weakest.

"This time, we are practicing our new tactics, and before the tank troops arrive, the air force will destroy the few targets in Merida." Ciric continued.

Major Thoma brought not many people, a reinforced battalion, less than a thousand people, compared to the Italian army and Franco's army, it is almost negligible, but this point, plus equipment, can exert a strong combat effectiveness!

For example, the raid on Merida.

"In the past two days, hurry up and trim." Ciric said to Major Thoma: "Maintain our tanks to the best they can be." ”

"Yes." Major Thoma replied, I thought that they had come here to protect an airport or something, but I really didn't expect that they would be able to get such a mission!

Major Thoma, a veteran of the First World War who had been left behind in the 100,000 Army, seemed to smell the familiar smell again, and his heart was extremely excited.

War! For a soldier, the bloody battlefield is his best destination!

Of course, not everyone thinks so, and for those who are forced into the battlefield, the battlefield is like Shura hell.

"Boom, boom!" The sound of large-caliber howitzers made people's eardrums tremble, and on the defense line on the outskirts of Badajoz, the soldiers of the Republican Army and the soldiers of the international column lay in the trenches, feeling this terrifying frenzy.