One Thousand and Thirty One Invisible Smoke

readx(); At a crossroad of a major Italian road, there is a tall old tree that can be used for shade. And under this old tree, in the knee-high grass, a "sd.kfz. 222" armored reconnaissance vehicle equipped by the vanguard of the German Wehrmacht J Group Army was parked concealedly. And the main task of this car now is not to detect the movement of the Italian defenders, but to guide the congested traffic for the main force passing here.

"The carriages on the left! There are too many things being pulled, and the speed is too slow! Let the infantry get off the road! Let the tanks and armored vehicles pass here first!" A man stood at the intersection holding a sign indicating traffic The captain of the car even lost his helmet on the scout car because of the hot weather.

Groups of German infantrymen carrying their own equipment and luggage on their backs complained loudly and began to jump off the roadbed from the road. After passing the two carriages that were parked on the side of the road and moved slowly because of too much luggage.

The base of the German army's active troops is too large, so huge that it is impossible to fully mechanize this army. Therefore, after the German army is equipped with tens of thousands of tanks and tens of thousands of cars, it still uses a large number of horses. These mules and horses play a very important role in labor in the second-line troops.

Army Group J is obviously not the most powerful elite force of the German army. Although it has been fighting guerrillas all year round, this force has very rich combat experience, but this still cannot change its fate of a serious shortage of equipment. Except for the elite 8th Panzer Corps in this group army and the 10th Panzer Division of the SS, most infantry still rely on horses as their means of mobility.

"There is a fight in the town of Roni in front. I heard that it is the main force of Italy. An armored force crashed into the forward force of the 8th Armored Army and the defense area of ​​two armored battalions." A man riding a tall horse passed by The infantry commander here introduced the news he had just heard to the adjutant who was also riding a horse beside him: "The battle was fierce. This time the Italians can be regarded as a real battle."

Italy recorded in history is indeed not very capable of fighting, at least it has been dragging the Germans back when it has not completed its preparations for war. The Balkans and North Africa are typical examples of Italy's defeat to the north and then pulling Germany into the water, so the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is indeed not strong.

But no matter how weak the army is, there are actually strong troops that can fight. Are the troops of the Southern Song Dynasty very face-to-face? However, he still blocked Menghu who was in full swing in Diaoyu City for thirty years. At this time in Italy, some troops who dared to fight the First World War emerged, and there is actually nothing to be surprised about.

In the small town of Roni in front, an Italian armored brigade attacked the German army frantically. After losing more than 20 tanks, the army gave up the attack and was forced to retreat, but their efforts were not ineffective. At least they killed the first German soldier since they crossed the Italian border.

The battle in Ronnie's Town is actually not that big.

After losing only one truck, 8 German tanks launched a counterattack and repelled the Italians. As time progressed, the Italian Army Group deployed in this direction announced to lay down their weapons 4 hours later, and the German Army Group J The 4 divisions maintain a continuing cooperative relationship.

"I said, relying on our advance speed, it is not an easy task to rush to Rome. The head of state will certainly not only mobilize our army, what about the other troops? Or, our reinforcements What about it?" In the swaying armored command vehicle, General Huott's adjutant asked his superior: "Now that the operation has started, it's not a secret, is it?"

"Yes, it's no longer a secret..." General Huot smiled and answered the questions raised by his subordinates: "In fact, we have never been the main force to incorporate Italy. Our real identity is actually a reinforcement force." That's right."

After finishing speaking, General Huot pointed to the top of his head, and said triumphantly to his adjutant: "The vanguard who entered Italy this time is not our Army Group J, but their...those armored troops who are stronger than us, Advance faster soldiers!"

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In the shaky and dark cabin, German soldiers with painted faces sat next to each other in two rows, holding MP-44 assault rifles and G43 semi-automatic rifles in their arms. Perhaps because they haven't played for a long time, they are a little afraid that the world will forget them, so this time they set off in full gear, preparing to use a new victory to remind their opponents that there are some things that must not be forgotten.

"We're about to arrive at the designated airdrop site, gentlemen! Check your parachutes and weapons. I need everyone to get up and pay attention to your feet and surroundings! Shoot and kill all who seem to have Threat target!" Borol stood up from the last row of soldiers and walked past his men one by one. This time, he still led the soldiers of the battalion, parachuting from high altitude into the field, capturing the airport and controlling all the surrounding Italian military installations.

Inside the dimly lit cabin, the red warning light finally went out, and the green skydiving warning light turned on in time. The weather was excellent, so the visibility was excellent, and the pilots quickly spotted the terrain markers they needed to find, and immediately lit the green jump light.

"Okay! Gentlemen! Jump! Jump! Jump! Let's go down and tell the Italians that they got it all wrong this time!" Boroll pushed open the door of the plane, and then shouted to his men Shouted: "Start jumping! One after the other! Stretch your body! Quick! Quick! Quick!"

The German paratroopers jumped out of the plane one after another in the slightly trembling plane. The parachute ropes hanging in the plane opened the parachutes of these soldiers, and white flowers bloomed one after another in the sky immediately. These small flowers quickly joined together, like dandelions, floating in the wind.

Seeing all his subordinates jump out of the plane, Boroll finally jumped off his plane as well. The familiar wind blew on his cheeks, making him feel the long-lost sense of belonging again.

"Damanhur!" He shouted loudly in the sky, which inspired tens of thousands of German paratroopers. This is the pride of German paratroopers and a proof of their invincibility. Every time he jumped off the plane, he would think of the place full of gunpowder smoke, the North African battlefield, because they knew it all over the world.

"My God! Germans! German paratroopers!" An Italian soldier standing on a sentry post looked at the flying German paratroopers and screamed in fright: "What's going on? Sir! Sir... The Germans! The Germans are coming!"

He hurriedly jumped down from where he was standing guard, and ran towards the officer's office in the camp. A group of Italian soldiers who had just woken up were shaving and washing themselves by the pool. Seeing the sentries running past in a hurry, they all noticed it. In the distant sky, the German paratroopers descended in groups.

An Italian soldier was so frightened that he swallowed all the toothpaste in his mouth. They just received an order this morning to strengthen their guard against possible German invasions. However, this order was ignored by everyone as a joke. After all, the alliance with Germany and slack combat readiness made these Italian defenders have no intention of preparing for battle.

It's a pity that the scene that appeared now made their last fantasy come to naught. The Germans really came over, and when they appeared, it was such a shocking scene that fell from the sky.

"Where's the anti-aircraft artillery position? Why didn't you open fire?" In the office, the officer on duty who got the news angrily called to question the permanent anti-aircraft artillery fortification by the airport. There were 20 anti-aircraft guns there, but none of them fired at the sky. german army.

"What do you mean you didn't get the order to fire? The Germans have invaded! Are you blind? Fire and fight back!" the Italian officer holding the phone shouted angrily when he heard the prevarication on the other side.

It's a pity that his yelling had no effect at all, because there was obviously a different person on the phone. A gentle voice sounded, but it was in German: "Sorry, we have taken over this place. If you understand what I said, please give up unnecessary resistance."

Then the phone over there was hung up, and the mind of the Italian officer here was blank.

Borol was not idle, he hung up the phone in his hand, and then led his people to launch an attack towards the airport. The battle lasted for just a few minutes. After several Italian defenders were hit by bullets, howling After his death, the commander of the Italian garrison at the airport wisely announced his decision to give up resistance.

The German paratroopers all over the sky were like steel knives piercing the heart of the Italian defenders. In this chaotic situation, they played an unparalleled effect. Soon all the important towns in northern Italy were instantly reduced to German occupation areas. Turin, Milan, Brescia, Bolzano, Venice, one city after another changed its flag and became a city controlled by the German army.

That poor border defense line, which claims to be able to stop the German army for 3 to 7 days, has been ironically left far behind by the German paratroopers. And this war between Germany and Italy, compared with the cruel Eastern Front battlefield, is like a military exercise, with no gunpowder in sight.