Two hundred and twenty-two. shelling
"Ready-ready-ready-"
A shrill whistle sounded sharply, followed by an angry roar from the mortar in front of the Italian soldiers in Udine.
German-made mortars and Italian-made mortars echoed each other and smashed out shells overwhelmingly.
The Italians were cracking in the ground, shells were constantly smashing in, and there were rumbling explosions everywhere inside and outside the positions.
Debris and dirt kept flying out, and the Italian soldiers lay dead in their positions, and no one dared to raise their heads.
And at the same time as the mortars roared, a large number of machine guns also let out a roar of joy.
Countless tongues of fire drilled into the opposite direction, and countless bullets spewed out of the muzzle of the gun as if they didn't want money.
This kind of blow is something that the Italians have never seen before. Now there are only two words flashing in the heart of every Italian:
Terrible!
Terrible fire attack, terrible war!
Lieutenant Colonel Stino's mood was also extremely bad, he really did not expect that the enemy would have such heavy firepower.
And he, however, did not even have the means to fight back
He had only two pitiful mortars, which could not hold the enemy down at all. On the contrary, it will only become the object of the enemy's brilliance
The enemy can launch as much as he wants, and fight as long as he wants!
These Lieutenant Colonels Stino can endure them, but the only thing that makes him wonder is that the Italian army is always a loser on the battlefield
The enemy had no intention of attacking, but continued to wear down the confidence and morale of the Italians with shells and bullets. And they did.
It's not just soldiers on the front lines. Even the civilians that Colonel Diego had managed to mobilize were like.
They were supposed to be sent to reinforce the Bolza regiment, but as soon as the Germans fired so fiercely, the ranks of civilians exploded. He turned around and ran back towards Udine
Crying and crying and shouting war are the affairs of the army, what does it have to do with them?
Colonel Diego, who heard the news, was not angry, in his opinion, the people's willingness to participate in the battle was their patriotic enthusiasm, and there was nothing to blame for the reluctance to participate in the battle
His only hope now was that Lieutenant Colonel Stineau would be able to withstand the enemy's attack
The shelling and machine-gun fire finally stopped, and the Italian soldiers seemed to not believe it, and they waited in the position for a long time before they dared to raise their heads
The casualties were not significant. As long as a suitable hiding position can be found, the shelling will not cause great damage to the soldiers. Machine gun fire is also more of a deterrent.
It's just that the hard-built positions were almost destroyed by the shells, and the soldiers were unwilling to rebuild their positions, no matter how urged by their officers.
What's the use of renovations? The enemy can come back with another round of shelling. Then the position that had been worked so hard to get it was gone
A heavy machine gun was not well hidden during the shelling, and the machine gunner next to it was blown to pieces, much to the distress of Lieutenant Colonel Stino, who was checking the position.
Originally, there were not many machine guns in the Borza regiment, and now another one has been destroyed. To make matters worse, the Italian army in Udine was not replenished at all
"Can it still be repaired?"
Seeing the sergeant major shook his head. Lieutenant Principal Stino sighed and picked up his binoculars to look ahead, where the Germans were busy.
It seems that a new round of shelling is coming soon.
In fact, Lieutenant Colonel Stino did not know that in this first round of shelling, more than half of the German shells had been used. Their supplies have not yet reached the battlefield.
Wang Weiyi's idea was very simple, that is, to use such artillery and machine gun fire to completely destroy the Italians' defensive determination and make the subsequent offensive battle easier.
And this has clearly paid off.
"The shells are barely enough to sustain an artillery bombardment." Rommel reported the situation to him.
"Break for thirty minutes. Give the Italians a little respite. Wang Weiyi calmly looked at the opposite position: "Thirty minutes later, all the shells will be smashed out!" ”
"Our supplies haven't arrived yet." Rommel did not forget to remind.
Wang Weiyi picked up the binoculars. Looking at the opposite position, those Italians didn't have any intention of repairing the position at all, and a large number of hungry people were huddled in the position and didn't dare to move, which made Wang Weiyi laugh: "Erwin, this army is actually quite good, and it hasn't broken up." But their morale has been shaken, and if my judgment is correct, after the second shelling, the positions there will be ours"
Rommel shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, but he must admit that his judgment never seemed to have been wrong since he had known Ernst
How so? It seems that there is a powerful force in Ernst's body that can foresee the future
Half an hour later, the German shelling began on time!
The frightened Italians had to face the horror again. The shells, as before, continued to fall on the position, repeating the terrible scene that only the Italians had experienced.
How many shells did the Germans really have? How long are they going to fight? No one was able to answer this question from the Italians
The machine guns also began to strafe again, and the intensity seemed to be even more intense than the last time.
Now, what little confidence the Italians have had is beginning to fade rapidly. The vast majority of them have already developed the idea of running away under such a terrible attack
Lieutenant Colonel Stineau knew that his troops were about to collapse.
The terrible thing is that the enemy did not even commit an infantry attack, and only relied on mortars and machine guns to discourage his troops.
This shelling was shorter than the last, but the already fragmented positions were even more dilapidated.
Some of the corpses that had not been well dodged and had been hit by the shells were lying on the ground in pieces, blood flowing all over the ground, and severed limbs were everywhere, which also added to the horror of the battlefield
Suddenly, the sound of artillery and machine guns stopped at the same time
The Italians lay on the ground, quietly looking at each other at a young soldier, and suddenly there was a howl of "wow".
He was young, about twenty years old, and he had never experienced anything like it before, and Lieutenant Colonel Stino kept telling the soldiers what a great thing it was to fight for his country, but it didn't seem to be the case at all.
War is bloody, it kills
The young soldier stood up suddenly, crying and running in the direction of Udine, unwilling to stay even a second longer on this terrible battlefield
His commander also stood up, it was a corporal, and everyone thought that he was going to chase the shameful deserter, but what they didn't expect was that the corporal fled in the direction of Udine without saying a word
The chain reaction happened
Countless Italian soldiers rose from their positions and ran for Udine desperately. Get out of this horrible place and get out of this horrible place as soon as possible! That's the only thought in their minds!
No one knows when the third shelling by the Germans will come.
Lieutenant Colonel Stino was powerless to stop this from happening, but the Italians of the Bolza Infantry Regiment were far better than the soldiers in Tormezo
At least, they did not escape in the first round of shelling
Wang Weiyi and his team members shared two rounds of artillery shelling and machine gun strafing, and easily seized the front-line position. The Italians had all run back to the second line of positions, and as long as they broke through there, Udine would have nothing to stop the Germans.
But the most serious problem in front of Wang Weiyi now is that all his shells are consumed! But the damn supply convoys and tanks haven't arrived yet!
Night crept down, and darkness covered the land.
The victory didn't bring much joy to Wang, and he now thinks about what will happen if he doesn't capture Udine soon.
Despite the fact that Colonel Diego was isolated, what if the Italians really had reinforcements arriving? No matter how brave and good the members of the Skeleton Commando are, they can't win under a few attacks.
The only thing not to worry about is a night attack, and those Italians who have lost their fighting spirit will not carry out night attacks under any circumstances
Little by little, the unbearable darkness dissipated, and the morning sun spread back into Udine.
The Italians were still cowering in their unfortified positions, waiting in fear for a new German offensive, not knowing that the Germans were running out of shells.
Wang Weiyi and Rommel were also anxiously waiting, if they delayed the attack, the Italians would see something.
Mortars that have been emptied of shells, erected there as if intimidating, machine guns that consume a lot of ammunition, and there is actually some helplessness under the majesty.
And at this moment, the earth shuddered a little
All the Germans raised their heads and looked to the rear.
A steel monster with a huge body has appeared, and with an unstoppable momentum, it is slowly driving here, it is a German tank!
——A7V!
Then another one, and then, a Mark I tank and a large number of trucks appeared!
Wang Weiyi's heart finally let go, damn it, he still arrived at the battlefield when he needed them the most! (To be continued.) )