"Huh?" Major General Yunmo's brows suddenly furrowed. looked at Zhang Cheng suspiciously: "It's already dark, what are you doing with the reserves on the front line?" At this time, I should be ready to rest. ”

Zhang Cheng picked up the steel helmet on the side and buckled it on his head, and responded with a smile, "The Sardinians' attacks all day long look extremely ferocious, but they are just testing the defense system. They are bound to launch a full-scale assault tonight, and I will bring the reserves to the front as soon as possible before they have finished their supper and it is completely dark. ”

"You're saying they're going to attack at night?" Major General Yunmo had a surprised expression on his face, "Night fighting is not a simple matter, can those poor Italian bastards do it?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Cheng nodded with a serious expression, "I've seen Sardinian soldiers fight, and I've fought with them. All are highly trained elite troops! There are absolutely no problems with night raids. Moreover, if you attack at night, you can use the cover of night to reduce the accuracy of artillery support, which is what the Sardinians value the most. ”

"But." Major General Yunmo looked at Zhang Cheng puzzled: "It doesn't matter if it's night or not." There are pre-set shelling coverage coordinates, and it is enough to fire the artillery according to the established shooting elements. What is the difference between dark and not dark? ”

"The Sardinians don't know." Zhang Cheng laughed in response.

"Huh." Major General Yunmo, who reacted, smiled and shook his head: "You are really a natural soldier." This artillery area coverage tactic of yours is definitely going to be taught in the textbook of the Land University. It's like this one. Raising the tactics of naval aviation in his hand, he looked at Zhang Cheng with a smile, his eyes were full of appreciation, "The navy attaches great importance to you, and it also attaches great importance to you." ”

"Thank you." Zhang Cheng smiled and nodded in thanks. After taking out his own gun, he carefully examined it, and said with a smile, "It's all up to the navy tonight." The mercenaries fought brutal night battles with little chance of victory. We can only rely on the persistence of the Marine Corps and the strong artillery support of the fleet, and perhaps we will need to use heavy artillery tonight. ”

Zhang Cheng was very calm about Major General Yunmo's appreciation, because he knew where he got these things. These are not his real materials.

"No problem." Rear Admiral Yunmo stood up and responded with a smile, "The navy will definitely go all out!" ”

"Your Excellency." The chief of staff, who had a telegram in his hand, hurriedly came to the Count of Cavour, shouting loudly: "The artillery unit has arrived!" They are now deploying artillery emplacements and constructing artillery positions. ”

"Great!" Count Cavour took the telegram and read it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction: "They have finally arrived, and they will play a decisive role in the decisive battle tonight." ”

The mobility of the Sardinians is very poor, and the road conditions in the country are unusually poor. The Sardinian army, which mainly used horses as a transport force, had great difficulty transporting large quantities of artillery to the front line.

They only had more than 20 tractors sent by the French with 155 guns to tow heavy artillery, but they were also unable to move quickly because of road problems. There is no other motorized transport force at all. This time, he was able to finally rush to the battlefield under repeated strict orders, which paid a great price.

According to post-war statistics, in order to ensure the smooth passage of artillery along the way. The soldiers who built bridges and paved roads, filled holes and cut down trees, carried them on their shoulders, and even pulled horse-drawn carts with ropes to carry artillery to the front line suffered great losses.

Not only artillery, but many soldiers carried artillery boxes and walked tens or hundreds of kilometers to the front line, and after putting down their things, they fell to the ground. At least hundreds of people died on the road. Most of them were exhausted to death.

After paying a terrible price, the Sardinian artillerymen, who had not eaten dinner, finally completed their pre-battle preparations by ten o'clock in the evening. Because of the rush for time, the so-called artillery positions were simply placed in the artillery positions, and nothing else was done.

And by this time, Zhang Cheng had already gone to the front with two regiments of marines reinforced from Alexandria. During the day, all the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment stationed here retreated to the rear port of Savona to rest. These mercenaries, who have the courage but are not well trained, are not suited to brutal night fighting. That's when the supposedly most elite Marines come into play.

The history of the Marine Corps is not very long, and he is completely a product of discord on land and sea. As an export-oriented navy that is constantly expanding its colonies and plundering vast wealth. The Ming Navy itself could not go ashore to do things with their own hands, which required the help of the army.

Since it is cooperation on an equal footing, there will inevitably be disagreements. What's more, the navy and army still don't look at each other and have a fundamental conflict of interest?

When the colonies in the New World succeeded in independence with the help of various coincidental reasons. After it became the United States. The Navy, which had a large stake in the New World, was furious at the Army's inaction. Coupled with years of grudges, the Navy finally chose to part ways with the Army in a violent outburst.

The Navy established its own Marine Armed Force, which it named the Marine Corps. After years of development, with the support of the Navy, the soldiers of the Marine Corps are all well-trained and well-equipped elite soldiers. Although the number of people is small, the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

Zhang Cheng placed more than 6,000 soldiers from two infantry regiments of the Marine Corps in front-line positions in response to the frantic assault of the Sardinians.

Zhang Cheng knew that the overall strength of the Sardinians was not strong, and it was impossible for them to keep fighting a war of attrition. Tonight is bound to be a decisive assault on an unprecedented scale. If it is done, everything is easy to say, and if it is not successful, it must be a comprehensive retreat. Zhang Cheng asked the naval warship to get ready, even because of this.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the navy will not provide fire support to the army, because the two sides will not be able to pee in the same pot at all.

The reason why I worked so hard this time was mainly for the sake of face. The sinking of the Yancheng was a resounding slap in the face, and the navy's face ached. The embarrassed and angry navy tried their best to save face. If it was just the army that was defeated, there would be no such thing as the Yancheng. The navy was definitely carrying a small bench and holding a teacup to watch the excitement.

Zhang Cheng can guess some of the mentality of the navy, but he doesn't care. Why not? And it's still fighting for the country in a bright and bright way!

On the commanding heights of more than 200 meters outside the port of Savona, there was a battalion of more than 800 marines stationed here. Zhang Cheng's front-line headquarters was set up here. This position was the highest point of the entire defensive line, and below the hillside of the position was the main road in and out of the port of Savona. Heavy machine guns and artillery in concealed positions could completely block the Sardinians' offensive path. So, this is the place that the Sardinians are bound to conquer.

'Smack. After entering the command headquarters, Zhang Cheng casually put his rifle on the table, unbuttoned the wind and discipline buckle around his neck, shook his head to look at the navy major on the side, and said with a smile, "Battalion Commander Luo, this position cannot be lost today no matter what." I'm here to stay, you can think of it as a warlord. Before the Sardinians were repulsed, I would kill anyone who dared to leave the position, and if I took the initiative to escape, you would kill me. Do you understand? ”

"Sir, don't worry." Major Luo, who looked to be in his early thirties, was not half dissatisfied with a young man in his twenties becoming his boss. Squinting his eyes, his words were full of pride and pride, "We're Marines!" ”

At half past eleven o'clock in the evening, in the semi-buried bunker on the main position of the 207th Heights, Zhang Cheng was sitting on a chair looking at his mobile phone. In the few months since he came to this era, the most useful thing for Zhang Cheng is the mobile phone in his hand.

It's not that the games, music, movies, books and anything saved in the mobile phone can bring comfort to the lonely Zhang Cheng. What's more, Zhang Cheng accidentally discovered that his mobile phone could be connected to the Internet some time ago. At that time, Zhang Cheng thought that he had encountered a supernatural event. Of course, it's supernatural enough that he can cross over. After careful research, it was indeed possible to access the Internet in an era when there was no even computer theory.

"Could it be that some magical mutation happened when you traveled through time and space?" Zhang Cheng didn't know why, but he knew that it was definitely a great thing for him.

After fiddling with it for a night, Zhang Cheng confirmed that he could consult all kinds of information on the Internet, but nothing else could be done. Zhang Cheng's mood suddenly improved. The manufacturing process of the mortar, the materials and drawings of depth charges, and the book on naval aviation tactics were all copied down by Zhang Cheng from his mobile phone. This magical ability is definitely a helper for Zhang Cheng at this time.

"When others cross, they have all kinds of treasures, even the Red Police base. Lao Tzu can be regarded as having benefits. This is the truest thought in the heart of Zhang Cheng, who was excited all night and had not slept all night.

At this time, Zhang Cheng was flipping through the information about the night battle. As a person who has not gone to a military school and has only been a senior soldier in PLA for two years, Zhang Cheng can only enrich himself as much as possible at this time. That sentence is really not wrong, knowledge changes fate.

Because it was night, strict lighting control was being imposed on the position. Compared with the Army, the Marine Corps, which is under the command of the Navy, is more strictly enforced. The whole position was dark, except for the soldiers smoking in the anti-artillery holes at the back of the position, and the faint light flickered like fireflies.

The soldiers and officers in the command headquarters looked at Zhang Cheng in the corner from time to time. The small box glowing in Zhang Cheng's hand was very eye-catching in the dark night. It's just that as the highest-ranking officer, no one will come forward to inquire about it. The military is the most hierarchical place, especially in wartime.

The cold wind of the winter night blew, and the soldiers hiding in the trenches all tightened their thick military coats. Some idle and bored soldiers began to chat and fart, "Those poor Italian ghosts don't seem to even be able to afford to wear military coats, how can they fight on such a cold day?" ”

"Hey, who knows. The colonel of the army's reserves, said that the poor Italians would definitely launch a general attack tonight, and that we soldiers would just follow orders. ”

"Really, it's so cold in here. Originally, when I was in Alexandria, it was time for the holiday today, and I had already made an appointment with the girl to go to the movies. Now he has come here to drink the wind. It's really depressing. ”

"Okay, isn't that what it is like to be a soldier? When you were paid by the imperial court, you were asked to travel? ”

"I'm really sleepy, it's almost twelve o'clock. When the night wind rises, people are about to freeze to death, so let's take turns to sleep. ”

"Just you're sleepy, who isn't the same? One or two are used to enjoying it, and now they can't bear the hardships? Remember, it's a war now! ”

"Actually, let me tell you, those poor Italian devils are not crazy. Who would attack at night on such a cold day? Don't talk about this kind of weather."

Before the soldier could finish his words, the originally dim position of the distant Sardinians suddenly became brighter.

The Marines in the trenches all poked their heads out in surprise and looked over, and suddenly a series of red flares rose from the horizon in the distance!

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