Bunona is an agricultural town of less than 30,000 inhabitants in the Spanish colonies, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and flanked by small plains suitable for farming. This topography makes it one of several choke points connecting the eastern and western parts of the colony, and it is of great strategic importance. Therefore, as soon as the rebellion was launched, Franco sent troops to control the place.

The Hutao River in the south of the town is nearly 150 meters wide, the deepest part of the river center is 12 meters, the flow direction is from east to west, the water is turbulent and not suitable for forced crossing, and the mountain in the south of the town is a steep lonely peak, even monkeys can not climb it. If such a terrain were to be attacked only by ground forces, the soldiers would have to charge from the open with their heads in the open.

At this time, the Nationalist Army deployed here was a 5,500-strong motorized infantry brigade, with no armored units and large-caliber heavy artillery in terms of heavy weapons, only some towed guns of caliber below 75mm. But there is an airfield 25 kilometers east of town, where a German BF109 squadron is stationed, and the other party can arrive at the scene within five minutes after being notified, and the Soviet aid I-15 and I-16 are no match for these "Nazi Flying Eagles".

"If we charge from this position, we must have sufficient fire support, and preferably air supremacy, so that the gunboats in the air can shoot close above the enemy's head, otherwise we will not be able to rush at all."

In a bush on the plain west of Bunona, Rezenov and a Spanish officer were observing the enemy's disposition. On the entire 2.5-kilometer defensive line west of Burnona, the Nationalist army built a total of 20 solid-looking cement pillboxes, connected by trenches and covered with camouflage nets.

"But the Colonel. We had only one battalion of mountain artillery, two gunboats, and without escort fighters, they could easily have been destroyed by the German planes. ”

"That's why I was against this stupid × battle plan from the beginning!"

In order to recapture Bunona this time, the Republican Army sent a total of 2 "pure infantry divisions", 1 mountain artillery battalion, 2 armed gunboats and Rezenov's armored detachment, and the ratio of troops between the two sides was 4:1, and the number of artillery was basically the same. At first glance, this battle may seem like a big deal, but it is not.

First of all, the width of the battlefield of less than 3 kilometers severely limited the total number of troops that could be committed to an attack, and the strong bunkers of the rebels were simply not capable of destroying 47mm handholds and 75mm mountain guns. If you don't unplug these points of fire first, there's no difference between charging head-on and sending you to death!

Secondly, there is also a big difference in the number of soldiers on both sides, and the two divisions on the Republican side are almost all new recruits, and even the middle and lower-level officers cannot guarantee that all of them are veterans. On the other hand, this brigade of the National Army was previously expanded from an infantry regiment of the Spanish "Afrika Korps". This colonial legion was well-trained and well-equipped. It was one of the most capable troops of Spain before the war, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined!

Observed for a long time. Rezenov felt a deep powerlessness at this "iron bucket array". But because of the military orders, he had to fight this battle if he didn't want to!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dragovich's tactic is to play a "big game" in order to prove his skills to Stalin. In order to win the support of the Soviet Union, the republican government went so far as to issue an order to the colonies to completely hand over the command of the counterinsurgency forces to the Soviet army advisory group. Dragovich suddenly became the supreme commander of the 600,000 troops.

"Meow a mi! If it doesn't work, drag it out, and wait for the friendly forces on both flanks to fight before making a move, which should be smoother. ”

With such thoughts, Rezenov returned to the command post, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw a guy who was extremely disgusting to him sitting there. And his favorite subordinate, Chrisgaard, was reluctantly pouring tea for his grandson. When the other party saw that Rezenov was back, he immediately greeted him with a hypocritical smile.

"Haha! I heard that Victor, you personally went to the front line to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, how is the situation? When can you go on the offensive? ”

"The situation is not optimistic, the enemy's frontal defense line is arranged like an iron barrel, and it is almost impossible to break through head-on. My plan is to wait for the friendly forces on both flanks to break through, and then join forces to take this place. ”

Although he felt ten thousand unhappy in his heart, Rezenov recounted the situation in a businesslike manner, and Dragovich shook his head with a finger in his heart.

"Colonel Rezenov, Burona must be taken down as much as possible, this will be the first place where the whole battle will start, if you don't move, the other troops will not be able to start attacking. Comrade Rezenov, I hope you understand that in the dictionary of a Red Army soldier there should be no word 'cowardice'! ”

"Really? If Comrade Major General is willing to take the lead, we will also sacrifice our lives to accompany ...... How is it? ”

"Uh...... My task is to be in charge of the overall situation, and the command post is where my battlefield is. ”

“…… (it!) ）”

Glaring at Dragovich with disdain, the other party's words sounded high-sounding, but the core idea was that he was not planted on the front line. But what made Rezenov's teeth itch with hatred was that this grandson was not well nested in his general headquarters, and he actually came to his side. It is clear that he is going to come to "supervise the war", so as to urge these dissidents to die quickly!

At this moment, Rezenov had the urge to pull out a gun and kill this bastard.

Seeing Rezenov gritting his teeth and glaring at him, Dragovich smiled treacherously and ordered the surrounding staff officers to go out and let him talk to Comrade Rezenov alone. Soon all of them left, leaving only Rezenov and Dragovich in the tent, who suddenly smiled at Rezenov.

"Okay, old friend, don't look at me so bitterly and hatefully, we used to be fellow countrymen, classmates, and comrades-in-arms who enlisted together, we should have been iron buddies! Look at you, you're almost making me an enemy now! ”

"Dragovich, unless my soul is taken away by the devil, the two of us won't be able to become iron buddies!"

"Hah! That's a pity! ”

"Speak up, you devil! What do you have to do to give these children a way to live? ”

"Haha! You're not very good! Old friend, my request is actually very simple, my direct unit is currently short of personnel, and needs a few, or one good armored pilot. I could have done the appointment in writing, but I knew it wouldn't be easy to do in front of you. So you see, I'm here to meet with you now, isn't it very sincere? ”

Looking at Dragovich's evil smile, at this moment, Rezhnov really pulled out his gun! (To be continued......)

PS: Dragovich ...... Must die!