In the first round, the defenders lost.

It can be said that the Soviets are still very witty, and Major General Aresca was ready to eat all the Soviet tank troops that suddenly rushed out, but as a result, the other party actually retracted at a critical time!

This shrinkage has made this good opportunity for its own side, if the two sides are anal just now, then their own side will definitely have losses, after all, their tanks cannot withstand the blow of 76mm tank guns, but the Soviets will be even worse, they will be wiped out.

Under the noses of those defenders, the scene of destroying their tank troops is very conquest when you think about it, but unfortunately, there is no such opportunity now.

The other party retracted.

At the same time, Major General Aresca did not continue to let the tanks advance, and outside the range of the opponent's fire, the tank units stopped.

"General, let's rush in with all our might!" The voice of the commander of the tank in front came over the radio: "We will definitely be able to break through the defensive line." ”

"No, the other side is already prepared, we have to wait for our infantry to arrive." Major General Aresca was cautious.

Their tank units came all the way and threw their infantry dozens of kilometers behind.

The current German army has been completely motorized, and even the infantry divisions are equipped with a large number of cars, and they can be transferred by car without having to walk on Soviet soil on two legs.

And the Italian army was different.

Italy's industrial level is still not as good as Germany's, but Italy's automobile industry is not bad, in the thirties, Italian Fiat cars, almost always exported, even the French Army praised Fiat trucks.

Regardless of ordinary infantry divisions, at least the current armored groups are equipped with enough cars, all of them are the latest Fiat 262s, and the traction is enough to pull tanks.

However, their fuel supplies did not keep up, and after concentrating all the fuel on the tanks, the infantry had to wait for fuel in the back to continue to follow, so they were some distance behind.

Major General Aresca was quite shrewd, and when he was studying in Berlin, he understood that in the field, the charge of tank clusters was the most effective, but if it was to attack the city, the tanks left behind the protection of the infantry were extremely vulnerable.

And now, even if his tanks can penetrate the city, he can't stop the other side from breaking through, because he lacks enough infantry.

In this way, the Italian army did not continue to advance, but remained outside the city, and the two sides temporarily confronted each other.

At this time, the commanders of both sides finally figured out the details of each other.

"It's the Italian army coming?" Next to the railway station in the city, Lukin temporarily set up his headquarters: "Hasn't the combat effectiveness of the Italian army always been very weak? How did you get so strong this time? ”

The first confrontation between the two sides ended in a hurry, and knowing that his tank troops had been forced back without firing a single shot, Lukin knew that he had encountered a difficult opponent.

"Yes, since the Germans took control of Italy, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army has increased." His adjutant said: "Fortunately, we have found a lot of 45mm guns in the arsenal here, and it should be no problem to deal with these Italian tanks." ”

In World War II, German anti-tank guns were famous, what PAK38, PAK40 and the like, in comparison, the USSR was not so famous.

In fact, the Soviet Union also has anti-tank guns, 45mm guns almost throughout World War II, this kind of gun looks very small, just like a toy, and its penetration is just to deal with the thin-skinned panther 2.

The 45mm gun was an all-rounder, not only used in infantry positions, but also in street battles, it could remove points of fire and even fire from the roof of a house to penetrate the top armor of a tank.

With these cannons, their confidence in defense was greatly increased, especially in the face of the Italian army.

"Continue to dig fortifications and push the newly formed troops to the front." Lukin thought for a moment and continued: "Arrange the Supervisor team in the back, and whoever dares to retreat will open fire!" ”

Lukin is not at ease with those defeated soldiers, if in the battle, these defeated soldiers are discouraged, it will bring great problems to their own defense, and now is a special period, so special means must be used.

Anyway, what Lukin did here was enough to shoot him several times, and now he was not afraid of anything, and he dared to do anything in order to protect Shepetovka.

Now, the other side did not attack immediately, which is also good news for Lukin, and he can take advantage of this opportunity to reorganize his troops in a decent manner.

And at the same time, the Italian army, which was outside, was not idle.

It's time to eat, and soon, the smell of noodles wafts from their position.

When it got dark, Fiat cars drove over, and the infantry finally arrived!

In the grove just outside the city, a makeshift tent was set up, and Major General Aresca, holding a stainless steel rice bowl in his left hand and a fork in his right hand, was sucking and eating noodles when several infantry commanders walked in.

"General, we've finally arrived, when will we attack?" Colonel Drisy asked.

"Don't worry, let our fighters eat and rest first, come, and you will each have a noodle." Major General Aresca said, asking the adjutant to prepare cutlery for them.

Although he is a high-ranking commander, in the war, he does not engage in any extravagant atmosphere, not even red wine, only noodles.

Several people looked at each other, each ate a pot, and when they finished eating, wiped their mouths, Major General Aresca finally spoke: "In the past, we have always been called the Noodle Army, saying that we have the worst combat effectiveness, tonight, let them see, the strong combat effectiveness of our Italian army, we sneak attack at night, and go directly to the city!" ”

"However, they have tanks and anti-tank guns on the periphery." Colonel Derisi said: "They will definitely be on guard against us. ”

Looking at the blank expressions of his subordinates, Major General Aresca had a smile on his face: "I didn't say that I wanted to break through from the current defense line." What do you think of us going around to the east side of the city and entering the city from the east? ”

At present, the two sides are facing each other in the northwest of the city, and the defensive line of the defenders is only deployed in the northwest and west areas, and the defensive line they hastily constructed cannot be fully arranged, but can only be arranged by picking up the most important ones.

And now, their eastern part is almost undefended, and their own side is going around in a circle, rushing in from the east, and catching them by surprise!

The commanders present all had smiles on their faces, and after returning from the German training, Major General Aresca's command level has greatly improved.