Reinforcements finally arrived when they were needed most.

Manstein and Guderian were not very familiar with the terrain and took some detours. But in any case, it's always better to be late than never.

Now, the capture of Udine has become something to look forward to.

And when Lieutenant Colonel Stineau saw the tanks and trucks appear, he knew he was done.

Udine - Can't hold it!

There was panic in the eyes of the Italian soldiers, and their military spirit was completely shaken. If someone had taken the lead at this time, Lieutenant Colonel Stineau could have been sure that the battlefield would have collapsed.

"Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Lieutenant Colonel Stineau gave his orders loudly, and he had to stabilize the morale of his troops in this way.

You can't lose it here, you can't lose it!

Once lost, the whole of Udine is completely finished

However, the war will never go according to personal assumptions, and after a little deployment, a new offensive of the Skeleton Commandos begins

The huge tank became the front drive, and the guns on several tanks fired at the same time!

The power of the tank artillery was not inferior to that of so many mortars, and their shells flew out of the chambers one by one, and then fell hard into the Italians.

A loud bang came without stopping, and at the same time, all the machine guns roared for the third time

The shelling did not last long and was very fast. The tanks began to fire, and the infantry emerged from the bunkers, following the tanks towards Udine at a slow pace. But a formidable offense

The soldiers of the Bolza Infantry Regiment fled for the second time

In the successive shelling, their enthusiasm for the battle was completely extinguished, and it was replaced by endless fear. The vast majority of them began to be extremely disgusted with this war!

Fleeing, surrendering, these Italian troops have appeared on the battlefield countless times, and here they are again at this time!

Lieutenant Colonel Stineau did not reprimand his incompetent and humiliating men, and he knew that it was useless. The enemy has artillery, tanks, a large number of machine guns, and none of these Udine.

It's good that the soldiers have been able to hold out so far, it's good

It's just that he has betrayed the trust of Colonel Diego

The tanks continued to move forward, and the German soldiers occupied what should have been a position filled with countless Italian soldiers. But now all they saw were corpses and soldiers surrendering with their hands raised

Major Stineau, who was not willing to fail like this, left behind one of the most trusted companies around him. They also tried to stop the advancing Germans even slightly.

The company cowered in a small position, and with two heavy machine guns, they managed to kill two Germans.

But what they did clearly angered the Germans. The A7V fired terrible shells, and in a burst of "boom", the strafing of the machine guns stopped at once

Then, several Pyros appeared. Flames erupted towards the position

Miserable cries rang out. Several Italians, covered in fire, ran out of the position.

Boncrere sighed and raised his Mauser rifle in his hand, and after a few shots, he helped the Italians to relieve their pain as quickly as possible

Several more German soldiers, under the cover of machine guns, approached the position, took out a lot of grenades and threw them in one go.

After a series of explosions, the battle here ended

The scale of resistance has completely disappeared, with occasional cold shots. But then it will be met with retaliatory fire from countless firepower. Gradually, even the cold gun completely disappeared without a trace.

This is the Bolza Infantry Regiment. It was also the saddest day for Captain Stino

Yes, like any Italian army on the battlefield, they had an absolute numerical superiority, and in the absence of any such superiority on the battlefield.

The German army was like tanks crushing every position held by the Italians, and nothing could stop their advance.

The Bolza infantry regiment was scattered, and Udine was already in front of the eyes of the German soldiers.

The A7V drove in, the Mark I. drove in, the trucks with machine guns drove in, and then the Skull Commandos entered Udine

It's over, it's time for the battle to end here

The Italians in Udine looked at the Germans in horror, and no one dared to come out. Resistance is even more impossible. The only thing they prayed for now was that these Germans would not be too fierce.

Whoever is here is the same

It was possible to see the appearance of Italian soldiers in patches, they did not come to fight, they only came to surrender

Two heavy machine guns are stationed in a medieval-style house in Udine, and despite the defeat of the Italians, the Italian soldiers here are still faithfully carrying out their duties.

Here, is Colonel Diego's headquarters

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Stino, who was standing in front of him, Colonel Diego did not accuse him. The colonel knew very well that this failure was not the fault of his men.

With so many Italian troops defeated, can you put all the blame on one person?

"Colonel, the enemy's fire is really fierce" Lieutenant Colonel Stino looked very reproachful: "They had a lot of mortars, a lot of machine guns, and then the tanks appeared again, and the soldiers behaved quite well, and they did their duty, but our equipment was real"

"Forget it, my dear Stino, don't have to make any more excuses for us." Colonel Diego calmly interrupted his subordinates: "An incompetent government commands an incompetent army, an incompetent officer commands an incompetent war, everyone is at fault, and the responsibility should not be borne by us." I know how well you behaved on the battlefield, even if the enemy's tanks appeared, you still left a company to fight to the end, you did it, but it didn't work. Compared to those front-line troops, you are far more noble than them."

Lieutenant Colonel Stineau was silent: "So what should we do now?" Evacuate here immediately? ”

"No, I don't think I still have the face to go back." Colonel Diego's emotions gradually became a little agitated: "I am different from them, they have failed, they can find all kinds of excuses for themselves, they don't even care about being prisoners!" But I'm different, I can't afford such a shame! No, it's not a shame for me alone, it's a shame for all of Italy! ”

Stino knew who Colonel said "they" were

Colonel Diego sighed and regained his composure: "Okay, Stino, you can leave and tell the soldiers that they are willing to flee or surrender, it is their choice Stino, live well, we will lose this war, but I want you to see the end of the war and tell everyone what kind of sorrow Italy has suffered"

"Colonel, what about you?" Stino seemed to have a vague sense of something.

"I'm tired and I need a break." Colonel Diego smiled: "Get out of here, go and surrender those Germans, Lieutenant Colonel Stino, this is my order!" ”

Stino walked out of the city sadly, knowing what terrible things were about to happen

Colonel Diego sat there for a moment, then took out a pen and paper, and he thought for a moment and wrote:

"My dear wife, today, I have experienced the saddest day of my life, Udine, which I am responsible for defending, has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and I now have two choices, one is to surrender to the Germans, and the other is to commit suicide Of course you know my temper, I will never make the first choice. So I have to end this shame in extreme ways.

Please don't be sad, my dear Cabriella. I can't let myself live like this, that's not what an officer should do. There have been many heroes in the history of Italy, all of whom have died generously for the sake of the country, but after so many years, such heroes have rarely appeared in Italy today, and I wish I could be one of them

Ah, I must beg you, my dear Cabriella, to take care of our farmland, for every autumn I always like to see the golden patch and how our dog Canon is doing? It was a little sick when I went to war, and I hope it's okay now

My dear Cabriella, I have not brought you much joy since we got married, and what I regret most is that we have not had a child now, and now I am going to die, but you can only live alone, and there is no one to accompany you except Canon

It is the greatest honor of my life to be able to marry you, and if there is an afterlife, I hope you will stop looking for a soldier like me as a husband, I think this is my sincere words. Farewell, my dear wife."

He finished writing the letter, then carefully packed it in an envelope and sealed it, then took a piece of paper and wrote a line:

"Dear German commander, please pass this trust letter to my wife, and I will pay you the deepest respect. Your enemy, Diego. ”

Everything that needs to be done is done, and Colonel Diego has nothing to worry about anymore. He took a pistol from the desk drawer and shoved it into his mouth.

The moment the trigger was pulled, the colonel didn't even hesitate. (To be continued.) )