"Did you hear that?" On the deck of a Ming troop carrier flying the golden dragon flag of the sun and moon off the coast of Capri, two Ming sailors leaned on the railing and smoked and chatted: "The army has eaten all the Germans in those encirclements." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info," a sailor with a cyan stubble on his chin bit a cigarette in his mouth, and smacked, "That's 200,000 people." The army can be regarded as developed this time. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Another sailor lay on the railing on the side of the ship, raised his head slightly to look at the twinkling stars in the dark night, and said, "After winning such a big battle, the army doesn't know how much reward to get this time." There will definitely be a large group of people who will get promoted. ”

"The army over there will be fine, and the next thing is to rest with wine and beauty." The sailor who was leaning on the railing turned around with a smile, looked around at the dense fleet of ships that could not be seen at a glance, and said with a light sigh, "As for what kind of battlefield these armies will face, no one knows. ”

This troop carrier took part in the Salerno landing some time ago. The two sailors also watched the brutal battle scene of the German counterattack. When their troop carriers were filled with officers and men and the soldiers set sail again, no one knew what was waiting for them at the unknown landing site ahead.

When the Ming army was unable to break the defensive line built by the Germans on Cassino Peak, Zhang Cheng soon after the high-level meeting ordered the General Staff to immediately come up with a plan to land between the city of Rome and Cassino, so as to enter Rome to coerce the Kingdom of Italy to surrender, and at the same time cut off the retreat of Rommel's armored corps and the supply line.

It is not that Rommel's corps can be wiped out just by cutting off his back route. In fact, Rommel's legions, which were mainly located behind Cassino in the central mountains of Italy, could retreat to the north or east. It's just that Rommel took several armored divisions as the main force in this sortie. There are more than 10,000 of these gas-drinking monsters, including tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, jeeps, transporters, and other motor vehicles.

With so many oil tigers cut off logistical supply lines, it is simply impossible to leave the central mountains of Italy in a short period of time. Even if you escape, you will inevitably have to leave behind a lot of heavy equipment. This was an absolute blow to Rommel and the German Panzer Corps.

The safe of the General Staff of the Ming Army locked several operational plans for landing near Rome. After careful analysis and study by the elites of the General Staff, the target of the landing was finally chosen as the small fishing port of Anzio, about 45 kilometers south of the city of Rome. Operational codename, Sunflower.

Anzio, a small fishing port on the coast with beautiful scenery. Not far from Rome, this small town with its crystal clear sandy beaches and surrounded by tall trees was invested by Ming merchants before the outbreak of war to build their seaside villas and roads to Rome. Every weekend, a large number of high-ranking officials and nobles from the city of Rome, wealthy families bring their wives or lovers to spend a pleasant weekend. Even after the outbreak of war, the holiday did not stop much. After all, for dignitaries and nobles, war is not important, and leisure and entertainment are absolutely indispensable.

However, as the Ming offensive gradually advanced back to Europe, especially after the Ming army landed in Salerno. This town, which had been unusually prosperous and prosperous at a time when the economy of the entire Kingdom of Italy was crumbling due to deformed consumption, was truly in decline.

Without the presence of dignitaries, bars, nightclubs, various performance stages, and numerous beach houses have all lost business. The beautiful Italian girls who came from all over the country soon lost their source of livelihood and had to wait for the return of the big financiers in this city that was in decline in an instant.

What all the people who begged for a living in Anzio didn't expect was that they didn't wait for the big money lords who came to Rome, but ushered in a huge Ming army!

After discussion, the General Staff of the Ming Army believed that the German reinforcements in northern Italy were gathering very quickly, and there were already signs of imminent southward movement. The Ming army could not wait to send troops to encircle and annihilate the German forces in the southern encirclement, and they directly called in the reserves of the North African theater of operations and Sicily, and the Navy's Mediterranean Fleet sent a powerful fleet to escort the two infantry divisions of the first attack wave and some of them. Nearly 50,000 officers and soldiers were sent to the beaches of Anzio. The convoy then returned to the sea, transporting the troops of the second attack wave.

For this escort mission, the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Navy dispatched almost all the mobile forces that it could mobilize. Because the intelligence services reported that there was an anomaly in the French navy, it was possible to strike after the landing was launched.

At this time, the French navy still maintained a strong force, with a number of capital ships and aircraft carriers. Of course, there are also a lot of other types of ships. Its strength is not much weaker than that of the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Navy. When it was learned that the French fleet might attack, it was naturally impossible for the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Navy to remain indifferent.

In reality, the French navy received a request for assistance from the Germans, but they did not have the slightest intention of helping the Germans. The French, who had lost all the benefits they had taken from the Ming after the war, and who were in danger of being attacked by the Ming even on their own territory, would never have risked their precious fleet for the sake of their so-called allies.

For the French, strength in their own hands is more important than anything else. They are absolutely not going to take a huge risk for the sake of their allies on their doorstep.

In the early hours of January 28, 1942, a fleet of more than 350 ships of various types appeared off the coast of Anzio. At this time, there was only one coast guard of the Kingdom of Italy in charge of defense in Anzio, with a total strength of no more than 1,000 people. And most of them sleep in the barracks or in the technical institute. As for the sentinels, there was not a single figure on the sentry.

The Daming landing fleet successfully arrived at the transfer sea area, and immediately began to transfer to small landing vehicles such as landing craft to assault and seize the beach. At the same time, on the battlefield near Cassino Peak, which had been silent for a while, in order to prepare for the landing operation of Angelo, a large number of Ming troops launched a fierce attack on the German defense line to divert the attention and strength of the Germans.

In fact, Rommel was not unprepared for a possible landing of the Ming army on the rear route. Just three days ago, about two battalions of German infantry troops were stationed at Anzio. It's just that Rommel's forces in his hands have been used to the limit at this moment, and in the face of the ferocious attack of the Ming army, the entire Cassino defense line has been crumbling. Rommel had to draw troops from all over the world to reinforce near Cassino. Two infantry battalions stationed in Anzio had also been redeployed three days earlier.

Rommel, who was lucky, believed that the Ming army was conducting two large-scale combat operations at the same time on Cassino and southern Italy, and that it was impossible for them to be able to carry out another large-scale landing operation in a short period of time. And by the time the Ming army in southern Italy freed up, reinforcements that had already begun to move south from northern Italy arrived. But the time difference between this was only two or three days, but it was keenly caught by the Ming army. Thus stabbing the Germans in the back.

The landing operation went surprisingly smoothly, and the first wave of thousands of Ming officers and soldiers encountered almost no decent resistance. The first to spot them were locals who headed to the beach early in the morning to go sea fishing. The difference in the will to fight of the Italian army was nothing short of spectacular. The Ming officers and soldiers who were originally preparing for a brutal landing operation occupied this coastal town almost bloodlessly.

Twelve hours later, nearly 40,000 officers and men and a large amount of equipment had been sent ashore. And firmly controlled the beach and the town of Anzio. During this whole day, the Italian troops stationed nearby turned a blind eye to the landing Ming troops as if they were blind, and did not have the slightest idea or plan to take the initiative to drive all the Ming troops into the sea.

Rommel, who received the news, sat on the chair with his ass in his head, and his eyes were distracted and did not make a sound.

The timing of the landing chosen by the Ming army was as accurate as if it had been discussed with him. It was the time when the garrison near Rome was at its emptiest, and only for two or three days. As long as they hold on a little longer, reinforcements from the north and south will soon arrive. But it's too late to say that at all.

Although the political IQ is not high, Rommel is definitely a very intelligent man. Recently, the Italians have been making small moves, and he is also aware of them. But because the Ming army on the front line gave him too much pressure, he had to make a risky move. Now that he was punched in the soft underbelly by the Ming army, Rommel knew that the matter was big.

After a great loss in his heart, Rommel quickly recovered from shock, anger and panic. He quickly did two things, one was to immediately begin to prepare for the retreat of the front-line troops. The second was to send a telegram to Kesselring, who was in Rome, asking him to stabilize the situation in Rome no matter what, and wait for reinforcements from the north to move south quickly.

As early as a few decades ago, the Ming Dynasty had already bought various kingdoms and independence in Italy. The right to build and operate railways in the city-state. The Ming Dynasty built many railways in Italy, and controlled the Italian economy through the railways, while making huge profits.

The Italians took these railways after entering the war, but these railways were no secret to the Ming Dynasty. Because they were all built by the Ming Dynasty. The cave tunnels and bridge routes everywhere are completely familiar to the Ming army. Under these circumstances, in the face of the fierce air raids of the Ming Army and Air Force, it was very difficult for the Germans to mobilize their troops. (To be continued.) )