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"Boom!" A CV33 tank, under heavy fire from the opposite side, was destroyed!

After losing three or four CV33 tanks one after another, the noodle army couldn't stand it, and the tankers hung up reverse gear and quickly retreated, while the rest of the people also retreated like a tide.

"There are anti-tank guns on the opposite side, there are anti-tank guns! We have already destroyed several tanks, we can't continue to fight like this! "In the command, an Italian officer shouted loudly.

"It's time for our cavalry brothers to launch an attack." Another Italian officer said to the people beside him.

This man was terrible, he was only half a man, one of his arms, one of his legs, one of his eyes, all gone, and at this time, he was sitting in a chair, and the other eye was shining. His other arm and thigh were incomparably strong.

Milan-Asri, the leader of the Moroccan cavalry from Africa, led his cavalry to participate in the attack on Badajoz.

Hearing the words of the Italians, Asri shook his head: "My cavalry is used in field battles, not to attack defensive positions with heavy machine gun firepower. ”

Cavalry has galloped on the European battlefield for thousands of years, but the emergence of the Maxim heavy machine gun has changed all this, and the brutal battles in World War I have proved that a Maxim heavy machine gun can block the attack of an infantry division and a cavalry regiment!

Charging at a heavy machine-gun position, that's not bravery, that's looking for death.

General Royata's face was ugly, a few days ago, he had patted his chest and promised Franco that it would be enough to hand over Badajoz to the Italian army, but now, he had realized that the battle here was definitely not as smooth as he imagined!

Those damn international columns!

"Good news, General!" Just then, a voice came: "Merida has been taken down!" ”

Merida? Roata was stunned for a moment, there is no army to fight Merida, right? Could it be that Franco secretly sent troops? It's impossible, Franco's most combat-ready troops are also attacking Badajoz with his own army.

"Which army took it?" Roata asked.

"It's the Condor Legion."

Condor Legion? They took it down only by bombing?

"The Condor Legion has an armored battalion, and it is they who have attacked Merida. Now, General Franco has received the news that Merida has been taken, and is organizing an army to receive it. ”

Armored battalion! A battalion, take Merida! Royata couldn't help but feel the heat on his face, how did those Germans do it?

However, after Mérida took over, Nabadajoz would have become an isolated city, and it would lose support from Madrid, and it would definitely be defeated by its own side!

Taking Merida is strategically significant!

"General Ciric, you're a genius!" Listening to the sound of praise in his ears, Ciric's face was also full of smiles: "It's just that the Republican Army was caught off guard, and it just so happened that the battle of Badajoz attracted the defenders of Merida, and Merida was empty." ”

In front of Ciric's eyes, Jose, he has almost become a microphone for Franco and Ciric to communicate, and after getting the news of the great victory here, Jose hurried over.

Jose respects Ciric from the bottom of his heart, and the battles fully prove his command genius, such a person does not rely on luck, but on strength!

Although the defenders were drawn over, there were still thousands of troops left! And Ciric's army, which ran hundreds of kilometers and hit Merida directly, did not expect it.

Before coming, even Franco had been complimenting him that Ciric was a natural military strategist!

"Now, Badajoz can't be attacked for a long time, and General Franco wants to ask your armored battalion to help fight Badajoz." José said cautiously.

On the surface, the Condor Legion is under Franco's command, but in reality, the Condor Legion is completely autonomous and does not listen to Franco's orders at all.

Franco had no money, no commitments, Germany sent troops entirely for its own interests, and Italy's intervention army was also paid for by Italy itself, so Franco could only ask.

If Ciric doesn't want to, he can always prevaricate with excuses like lack of ammo.

"Okay, I can give orders." Ciric said: "I don't know when I can sit with General Franco, there are some things, it is better to talk about them in person." ”

And Franco, sit again!

At the beginning, when Ciric first came, Franco came in person, but at that time, it was just a welcome ceremony, and there was no substance.

Now, it's different, Ciric has shown the formidable fighting power of the Condor Legion, which will play an irreplaceable role in the Spanish Civil War!

So, Spain, there must be more sincerity, right? You can't treat your brother from afar!

"Okay, I'll be sure to convey your meaning to General Franco." Jose said.

Ciric nodded, "Okay, if only Franco were like you." ”

Same as yourself? Jose's face changed instantly, and then he recovered: "General Ciric, you really know how to laugh. ”

Ciric watched José leave, and his face changed to a different expression: "Get the heads of Seymour and ROWAK." ”

Although there is nothing to say about the involvement of Germany and Italy in the Spanish Civil War, there is always a fig leaf, at least for the government to get rid of the relationship in the open.

Germany has done an excellent job in this regard.

On August 2 of this year, the day after the company opened, the Spanish-Moroccan transport company, or Seymour Ltd., did its first business: the transport of Moroccan troops to Spain.

The head of this company is Johannes Bernhardt, a German businessman living in Morocco and a member of the Foreign Affairs Department.

Seymour is responsible for transportation, and at the same time, an export company called "Raw Materials and Daily Necessities Purchasing Co., Ltd." was established in Germany, referred to as ROWAK, which specializes in dealing with Seymour in Spain.

In this way, one was responsible for procurement, the other was responsible for transportation, and every shipload of supplies shipped to Franco was handled by these two companies. The head of the ROWAK company, von Jagwitz, also works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.