The attack of the Italian army in the Nice area was taken very seriously by Admiral Ebert, who was the commander of the French Sixth Army.

The newly appointed Admiral Ebert, who had previously served as a commander in the colonies, later became deputy commander of the 3rd Army with the outbreak of war. After waiting for the commander of the Sixth Army, Colonel-General De Casiterno, to be transferred to the reserve for the loss of the Savoy area, he was appointed as the new commander.

After he took office, it took him one month to find out the situation of various armies and divisions. After ascertaining the situation, Admiral Ebert began his own defense plan, first by drawing three divisions of his troops that had performed well as his reserves, and then by building additional fortifications on the roads leading to Italy.

In his words, it is necessary to ensure that every piece of land in Nice must be defended. To do this, he will split the militia as well as the units of a division. After mixing them, more than a hundred battalions were formed, which were then arranged in various bridges and dangerous places. It was clear that his intention was to use these forces to delay the Italians and buy himself more time.

In addition, he ordered that when it could not withstand the enemy's offensive, every last retreating force should destroy bridges, docks, tunnels and other critical facilities on the road.

It was clear that Admiral Ebert's plan was to resist and wear down the enemy, and then use the advantage of the interior to push the enemy back.

It can be said that this Admiral Ebert has something to offer and looks more capable than the previous Admiral De Casiterno. Of course, any battle plan has shortcomings, and the same is true of Admiral Ebert's.

Admiral Ebert is well aware of the shortcomings of his plan, but in the current situation, this method is already the best choice.

The Italian side also knows something about Admiral Ebert's plan, after all, how can it be possible to hide such a big change, unless the Italian intelligence department recruits blind people.

However, if you want to crack the other party's arrangement, you still have to look at the ability of the front-line troops.

At this time, the battle at the Buro Pass was extremely fierce, and the fighting between the officers and soldiers of the two sides around the north peak never subsided.

"Quick, into the trenches."

A French officer, with a strap in his left hand, brandished a pistol with his only right hand, and gave orders to his soldiers.

At this time, the soldiers in the anti-artillery hole kept running out, and the officer was silently counting in his heart.

thirty-five

thirty-six

thirty-seven

The number of people is correct, consistent with the number after the previous battle.

When everyone came out, I saw the officer say loudly. "I have just received an order from the regimental headquarters that after our 3rd Company has finished this enemy attack, other units will take over our positions, and then we will be withdrawn to Conte for repairs. At least there will be no more fighting until our company is replenished. ”

The officer's words shook the hearts of the soldiers on the battlefield, and their company had only one-fifth left from the full strength before the outbreak of the battle, and such huge casualties were enough to pour cold blood on their hearts.

So at this time, when they heard the news that they could retreat, everyone was very excited. Although they knew that they might not survive this last battle, it was at least the hope of all.

At this time, in the battle of the Buro Pass, although the French army had the advantage of terrain, the Italian army had advantages in numbers and firepower, which made the French officers and soldiers unable to parry. In addition, they faced the elite Italian 11th Army, which was far superior to the defending French army in terms of technology and tactics and other aspects.

Therefore, after several days of fighting, the 11th Army conquered the south peak and the west peak of the mountainside, and only the top of the mountain is currently guarded by the French army. At present, the casualties of the French army on the top of the hill are not small after several attacks.

As for why the casualties are so large, there are no friendly forces to take over?

Because the French troops, except for the immobile ones, have already been rotated.

At this time, the 11 officers and soldiers who attacked were rushing towards the top of the mountain in the dark.

"Rifle shooting."

Amid the shouts of the officers, the soldiers, holding Lebel M1886 rifles, opened fire on the attacking Italian troops. Dense and crisp gunfire rang out from the positions, and dozens of the attacking Italian soldiers fell.

Some people fall and there is no sound, and some people scream in order to make a miserable sound. However, the screams were soon drawn by the medics wearing Red Cross armbands, who were immediately treated with simple medical treatment.

And this casualty was not taken seriously by the attacking officers and soldiers, who continued to attack the enemy's positions. And as a support weapon to follow the infantry attack, of course, it is impossible to see the French officers and soldiers unscrupulously firing at their comrades. So the machine guns and mortars were quickly set up and opened fire on the French positions.

"Da Da Da ......"

"Boom Boom ......"

The intertwined fire of machine guns and mortars knocked the French troops to the point where they could not raise their heads. And the attacking soldiers took advantage of this good opportunity to speed up and run.

"Machine guns, fire to suppress the enemy."

Seeing that the enemy was rushing up unscrupulously, the officer on the position was in a hurry and hurriedly ordered the machine gun to suppress the enemy.

After being attacked by several machine-gun nemesis mortars, the French officers and soldiers also got smarter. They no longer use machine guns to indicate the position of the opponent at the beginning, but try to use the machine gun at the critical time, and even the placement of the machine gun is mainly concealed, after all, the machine guns used by the French army are all heavyweights.

For example, the Saint-Etienne M1907 heavy machine gun, which weighed 26 kg not counting the tripods, was very unfavorable for the transfer of machine guns. Of course, at present, the heavy machine guns in various countries are similar, and they all belong to the heavyweights.

Of course, after being attacked by the Allied army's light machine guns, mortars, and other new weapons, the French army also lowered its arrogant head and stepped up its research and development for reference. However, in view of the occupation of France's two major industrial regions and the fact that it is in the midst of war, some equipment is developed by allies or purchased from other countries.

For example, in the field of light machine guns, the French army purchased the Danish Madsen light machine gun, and even bought a patent to produce it itself. This is unprecedented in history, which shows how much the French army has lost, and when domestic arms manufacturers develop it, they can't wait for it, so they directly buy patents and produce them themselves.

On the side of the position, the machine-gun fire did suppress the attacking Italian troops, but soon the machine-gun fire attracted the mortar attack, and after the continuous attack, the sound of the machine gun on the position was also sparse.

The wave of the offensive was set off again, and the attacking Italian officers and soldiers rushed to the positions despite the casualties.

At this time, in the sky, an airship was cruising slowly in the sky. Above it, four DF-3 aircraft were circling, clearly protecting the airship. As can be seen from its posture, there must be big people in this airship.

That's right, on the airship, Lieutenant General Kavilia, who is the combat commander of the Northern Front and the commander of the 11th Army, is watching the battle in the distance with a pair of high-powered binoculars.

"The North Peak is going to be captured."

At this time, Commander Caviglia returned his gaze from the telescope to the airship, and he looked at the communications staff officer in front of him and spoke. "Give orders to the airship unit and the commando team to make final pre-battle preparations."

After hearing Lieutenant General Cavilia's words, the communications staff officer was shocked in his heart and immediately saluted. "Yes, Commander."

(End of chapter)