One Hundred and Thirty-One Opponents' Progress

boom! A cannonball landed not far from the position, bringing up a large area of ​​wet soil. In a huge city not far away, billowing smoke obscured the sky, one of the most important battles in the Spanish Civil War "Barcelona". The battle" is in full swing.

With the support of Germany, the Spanish National Army has been victorious, has firmly grasped the northern region of Spain, and is frantically attacking eastward with the goal of cutting off the border between the Spanish Republican Army and France.

In the actual combat, the German armored division's attack in the field was very effective. It took Salamanca, one of the main cities in central Spain, and wiped out the two main columns of the Republican Army surrounded by Salamanca. Successfully split the area under the control of the Republican Army in two. Then the National Army expanded this victory, and in the second month, it won the important town of Leon in northern Spain, and opened up the upper supply line to A Coruña.

Immediately following in the Burgos area, the largest battle of armored forces in the civil war broke out between the two sides. The two sides mobilized more than 400 tanks to conduct a confrontation here. Gus, the IRA was forced to retreat across the board after losing more than 100 tanks.

In the process, the Air Force of the Spanish National Army, like gods, shot down 192 aircraft of various types of the Republican Army, and only lost 31 of them. This ratio was never expected by anyone who participated in the war. The pilots of the Luftwaffe secretly entered Spain with the excellent performance of the super fighter me-109, and even achieved an impressive record of shooting down 77 enemy planes and losing only two planes.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that the landing gear of the me-109 fighter jet was too small, causing a fighter jet to roll over and crash when it landed at the airport, then this ratio could be even more disparate. The pilot who flipped over had a broken body, and he boarded the ship returning to China with his wounded medal on it. The coffin of another, and the only unlucky guy in the Air Force, accompanied him back to his country for recuperation.

This unfortunate pilot's name is Albert Hart Heffert. He is a pilot of a he51 fighter jet. Because of the service and brilliance of the me-109, the he51 fighter jet has been completely reduced to the use of ground attack aircraft, and the mission has become more and more Monotonous boring.

When this Eberhart Heffert returned from his ground-bombing mission, he performed a stunt over the city of Victoria. As a result, the unfortunate fellow's engine suddenly stopped, like a bird that lost its soul. Falling to the ground, he became the first German pilot killed in the entire Spanish Civil War.

Well, let's get down to business, then in Zaragoza, the leader of the national army, General Franco, personally oversaw the battle, and took the city after paying a heavy price. Because of the total collapse of the front, the Republican army in the north was forced to abandon the military town. Huesca, this decision allowed the National Army to see the dawn of victory. If Barcelona can be won, the transport ship from Italy to Spain will be shortened by nearly a factor.

Since this attack is of such high strategic importance,

Then there is no reason for it to be arbitrarily abandoned by both sides, so except for Madrid, which has become a front line, any area where the Republican army has assembled near Barcelona exceeds the strength. The two sides are at each other's throats in the Barcelona area, throwing all the strength they can to fight for this important northern city.

In the muddy trench, a German sniper stared at his new teammate with a puzzled expression: "What is this, you're wearing this funny thing."

The teammate patted the weird vest on his chest and explained: "This is the tactical vest that was distributed to us. I heard that it was well received and respected by the soldiers during the domestic military exercise."

"Damn things, that group of recruits know shit! Does it work if we have the experience of using real knives and real guns here?" While wiping his sniper rifle, he complained: "With that shit, it's better to study how to get rid of it. This gun has been changed to semi-automatic! One shot and pulled the bolt, no matter how big the movement is, it is difficult to re-fire."

The comrade-in-arms smiled, revealing the front teeth: "Then you can report these requirements, everyone is waiting to correct these problems."

As he said, he pointed to the new tactical vest on his chest: "This thing is easier to use than the Y-shaped strap. I walked and tested it, and it is indeed a good thing! It's just a little hot to wear."

"En! Looking at so many pockets, you know that you can hold a lot of odds and ends. In fact, it's quite heart-warming to look at these gadgets. At least the big guys still want to make us feel more comfortable. It's not easy."

"Don't brag, this thing also has a fault, it was reminded by the person who was sent to guide its use..." The comrade in arms pointed to some buttons on the tactical vest and said, "These things cut corners and are not sewed securely. , we have to make up a few stitches ourselves."

"Okay..." The sniper smiled and waved his hand very casually: "Except for the first batch of Mauser 98k rifles, the butt holes for chain guns have been cancelled. In order to save costs, those ** **What can't you do? It works, that's it!"

"The enemy is attacking!" In the distance, a National Army officer shouted loudly in Spanish: "The machine gunners are on the ground! All are there, ready to fight!"

"Damn it! Don't they eat lunch? Those damned Republicans!" The sniper threw the new tactical vest aside, sorted out his guns, and walked out of the bunker with the soldier wearing the new tactical vest , climbed to the sniper position disguised as a dirt bag not far away.

The Republicans are very smart now. They are no longer easily the target of German snipers. Many times they are more willing to send their own snipers to play a game of cat and mouse with German snipers, rather than just coming to Spain. When the last record came every day, today's German snipers can only kill a few Republican soldiers a day.

After waiting for a few minutes, still no target came up to die. The German sniper and his comrades retreated into their trenches. Obviously, they did not play a big role in head-on combat, so this situation is generally left to The National Army will deal with it by itself. But today the two of them had just retreated to their starting point, and they deeply realized the bloody and cruel side of the war.

The National Army machine gunner on the position just now was hit in the head by a Republican sniper. Fortunately, the machine gunner who was replaced was only injured in his right hand. The bullet hit his right finger and jumped into his shoulder. He was so "lucky" that he must I am going to amputate my arm to save my life.

"My people suffered heavy losses. 27 soldiers were shot just now, and two were killed by shelling." In the afternoon, a Spanish officer who knew German drama called several nearby German sniper squads to return Some observers held a meeting: "I ask you to disrupt the actions of some of the opposing snipers more actively."

He took a bloody rifle from his deputy: "In the attack just now, our army accidentally killed a Soviet sniper, wearing a painted cloak and being very careful, after we found him and killed him Before that, he fired at least seven shots."

The German sniper took the rifle from the Spanish officer. "This is the Mossingana rifle! But there have been many changes, so it should be a new model. The workmanship is getting better and better, and I have to admire the Soviets for advanced technology. absorption level."

"We have to take this gun! We have to report it to the top." Another German took the rifle and looked at it carefully for a long time before asking, "What about the corpse of the Soviet sniper? There is a lot of useful information on it. Show us? Especially the painted cape."

"Cloak? I don't know where that thing has gone!" The Spanish officer said regretfully: "I guess I can't find it."

In just a few short months, an improved version of the Soviet fighter i-16 has appeared on the battlefield. Although the performance of this aircraft is still not as good as that of the German super me-109 fighter, it can barely fly to the original level. Can't get high, make up for it...

The problem of insufficient ceiling for open-cockpit fighters.

Soviet snipers also began to appear in the Republic's forces. These people used improved Mosingganer rifles. The performance was comparable to the German Mauser 98k. These snipers also wore homemade camouflage. It became extremely professional within a month, and still achieved good results under the oppression of the German sniper team.

There is also the t-26 tank that made the German armored troops very depressed. Without the help of German technology, the Soviet Union even completed the replacement of armored vehicles by itself. The appearance of this Soviet tank made the German p-2 tank slightly less. It is outdated. If most of the German armored troops have already used tanks, they may have been taught a lesson by their Soviet counterparts in Spain.

If you count the large battleships that the Soviet navy is building and the submarines on board, it can be said that when Germany got rid of the poverty cap brought by World War I, the Soviets did not stand still and waited, they tore them off faster than the Germans. He took the label of being backward and poor, and appeared in front of his German friends with a stronger gesture than imagined.

Everyone knows at this moment that the Germans are not as weak as they appear. They hide most of their strength and seem to be ready to take revenge. Take the most ferocious blow.

But the interesting thing is that they met for the first time in Spain. The strength of the Germans surprised the Soviets, and the unimaginableness of the Soviets scared the Germans - they all impressed their opponents, they all Handed over his most satisfactory answer sheet on the battlefield.

"Our opponents are also making progress." The German officer said staring at the horizon in the distance. In the distance, a round of sunset slowly fell. Everyone knew that after the dark night, there would be another round of rising sun.