Morning, October 24, 1917.

Preparations for the offensive are ready!

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The German 2nd Army, which was covertly assembled in the Villach area, suddenly launched an artillery bombardment of the Italian army with 1922 artillery pieces and mortars, 1000 poison gas applicators!

The Battle of Caporetto has broken out!

The shells rained down on the Italians in a frenzied manner, and everywhere there were explosions, gunsmoke, blood, and the frightened cries of the Italians could be heard everywhere.

A large number of poison gas bombs were also indifferently and mercilessly thrown at the enemy's position, and in an instant, bursts of yellow smoke floated on the position along with the smoke of gunpowder

It's smoke enough to kill people, it's the most terrible weapon on the battlefield

Human civilization is progressing more and more, and human beings are inventing more and more new weapons.

With tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of casualties, it is no surprise that new weapons are emerging one after another to flood the battlefield. Those veterans who have survived countless wars can still bear it silently, but those recruits who have just stepped onto the battlefield for the first time are easy to collapse under such an attack

Some of them were yelling, some were weeping, and some were even insane

War is the most cruel and helpless war

The Italians' 3,000 guns and mortars were also desperately firing back, but almost three times ahead of the German Italian artillery. The strength of the counterfire sounded so weak

The French will not fight, the Italians are not willing to fight. They love to enjoy and hate war. Their soldiers were reluctant to die. Their officers will only talk rhetorically. Taken together, the combat effectiveness of such officers and men can be imagined.

Six hours, the shelling went on for six hours! What kind of bombardment is this? What a terrible scene is this?

After six hours of artillery preparation, several German-Austrian assault groups launched a large-scale attack on Plezzo and Tormino!

In the history of mankind, the largest mountain warfare since the invention of thermal weapons began

The officers and men of the Skull Commando and the German 62nd Infantry Regiment also endured six hours of shelling, and they felt that their ears were about to be deaf.

When the order to attack was given, everyone was relieved and relieved to charge, albeit dangerously. But it seemed to the commandos that it was much stronger than enduring the terrible sound of artillery

Twelve hundred skeleton commandos attacked an entire Italian division in Tormezzo!

Two A7V tanks burst out of the front, slowly moving towards the enemy position. Four Mark I tanks closely accompanied the commando's main combat weapons.

Trucks with machine guns also began to move unhurriedly, with a large number of commandos. It also appeared around these mechanized equipment

The 62nd Infantry Regiment had never seen a way to attack, Colonel Studra held the binoculars in his hand and stared ahead without blinking, he wanted to see with his own eyes how the skeleton commandos defeated the enemy.

And the first thing that caught his eye was the huge skeleton battle flag!

Those officers and soldiers of the 33rd Italian Infantry Division. It seems that he has not yet recovered from the shelling of Fang Cai. Most of them still hid in their positions with their heads clutched, not daring to move. Only a handful of Italian soldiers had the audacity to raise their heads

They discovered a terrible scene:

The Germans have already begun to attack!

"Attack, attack! The enemy is attacking! ”

"Oh my God, they have tanks!"

"Hell, tank, it's tank!"

Loud cries rang out over the Italian positions, the soldiers were terrified, and the officers had forgotten their duty to direct the resistance of the troops.

The commander of the 33 Infantry Division, Major General Cross, had not forgotten what he had to do.

He had pat his chest in front of General Cador and promised that even if the enemy came a few divisions. You can stay in Tormezo for a few months!

He gave death orders to several of his regimental commanders that they must defend this place at all costs. Don't let the enemy move forward.

Under such urging, Tormezo's Italian army finally had some decency

They picked up their weapons in a haphazard manner and began to fire in an orderly manner. The officers didn't know what orders to give, so let the soldiers do what they were willing to do

A jumble of gunfire began to go out

It's good that the Italians didn't fight back, and a counterattack suddenly attracted retaliatory fire from the skeleton commandos!

The 57-mm guns on the A7V tank were the first to speak, and the two guns used their shells to tell the Italians on the opposite side: the shelling is not over yet

Then, the Maxim heavy machine gun began to spit tongues of fire, desperately suppressing the enemy's fire.

The shells whizzed down in front of the enemy's positions, and although they did little damage, they caused confusion among the Italians.

Hell, the Germans are still firing! The Germans are still firing!

Then there were the bullets of those dense Makqin heavy machine guns, flying in strings, and countless tongues of fire weaved the most brilliant "beauty" in the air

Then, a large number of trucks appeared, and the Maxim heavy machine guns and Madsen light machine guns mounted on them opened fire at the same time, which further demoralized the already chaotic Italians.

The officers were the first to flee

They didn't even give orders to their subordinates, they hurriedly crawled out of their positions and fled to the rear in a hurry, the officers ran away, and the soldiers were still staying in the positions for what they were doing?

As a result, a large number of Italian soldiers threw away their weapons and followed in the footsteps of their commanders

Those who didn't have time to escape simply sat down in the position, raised their hands and shouted: "Hey, Korlachi, what are you doing?" Hell, put down your guns and raise your hands like I did! ”

"Polly, Polly, stop your machine guns for me, it will make those Germans angry and kill us!"

The Italian soldiers, who had wanted to continue fighting, finally gave up the illusion of fighting to the end after hearing the calls of these companions constantly

The German soldiers rushed to the position, and the Italian soldiers who surrendered sat there silently and in an orderly manner.

Now they have to think about their future. Was there delicious bread and butter in the POW camps? This must be clarified, otherwise they will make the most serious protest to the Germans or to those in Austria-Hungary!

Necessary sports activities must also be required, otherwise people will gain weight, you know that you have to exercise, such as playing football or something, when it comes to football, we have to let the Germans provide us with more football

If the German soldiers knew what was going on in the minds of these surrendered Italians, how would they feel?

35 minutes!

Wang Weiyi looked at the time, only 35 minutes had passed since he ordered the attack, and the enemy's forward positions had collapsed on all fronts!

The Skeleton Commando lost one member and wounded two. The two wounded were unfortunate because they rushed too hard and fell into a large crater that had been smashed by a cannonball

Wang Weiyi did not see the attack as a battle.

There really wasn't anything to brag about, and this offensive battle was the easiest battle since the Skeleton Commando was founded, and many of them weren't even sweating yet

A thousand captives were captured, calmed down, and almost every commando captured a prisoner.

The Italians did not die much, and it is no wonder that many of them did not pull the bolts.

"Italians, that's Italians," Rommel snorted disdainfully in his nose.

From the time he participated in the first battle until now, he had never seen such an incompetent unit.

Even if they could put up a little resistance, the skeleton commandos wouldn't have taken it so easily.

On the battlefield, never trust the Italian army, the only thing they can bring to others is one hilarious joke after another

"What shall we do now, Colonel?" Manstein, who was also full of contempt for Italians, came to Wang Weiyi's side.

"Assault, keep assault!" Wang Weiyi's order was given without any hesitation: "Before dark today, assault to Bonosa, from here to Bonosa, as well as the enemy's two lines of defense, order Guderian to replenish fuel, and continue the offensive without any stop!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!"

"Order Colonel Stoldra's 62 Infantry Regiment to take over the existing positions at once!"

"Yes, Colonel, what about these captives?"

"Hell, I don't have the extra troops to watch over them, so I'll leave them here on their own until our men get to their positions."

"Won't they run away, Colonel?"

"Escape? Even if you give them a truck now, they won't run away Moder, lead your people to set off immediately, don't grind there with four knives, what are you doing there? The Italians won't run away, hell, you're a second lieutenant now, not an ordinary soldier, leave it here, leave it here! ”

Ernst. Colonel Bream's voice continued to sound, urging each member of the Skeleton Commando Team to work hard to create their own feats in Italy. (To be continued.) )