Chapter 1264 Night Attack

This improvement, of course, is relative to the past. In the past, the commander of the Italian army would only order soldiers to charge in swarms without any complicated tactical command at all.

In fact, even complex ones are useless, because Italian soldiers will not take orders seriously, and for an army that wants to run away when it sees the enemy's tanks charging, there is simply no ability to carry out complex operations.

It is different now. The situation of the current Italian army has greatly improved. Just after Major General Aresca issued the order, the grass-roots commander can quickly understand Major General Aresca's intention and execute it according to his plan.

Half of the tank troops will continue to stay in place and launch a feint attack to attract the attention of the defenders. At the same time, the other half of the tank troops, as well as a large number of infantry, will take advantage of the darkness to touch the other side of the city. , At this time, the eastern part of the city must have been neglected, and the infantry accompanied by the tanks rushed into the city in one go.

At the same time, which tank unit, which street to attack, and which infantry unit accompanies, has all carried out detailed plans, and their actions are almost methodically copying the training plan of the German instructors.

After planning for more than half an hour, the night was completely dark.

"Boom, boom, boom!" A huge roar sounded from the rear of the Italian position. It was the artillery that belonged to their armored group, and opened fire violently towards the position of the Soviet army!

No wonder the Italian army did not attack, it has been delayed until now, it turns out that they were waiting for their artillery!

The ground shook, and the large-caliber grenade exploded on the ground, creating a huge pit in an instant. The faces of the Soviet soldiers hiding in the fortifications were ugly.

The scene of this shelling was enough to make the recruits wet their pants with fright, especially those who had just organized the rout, there were already signs of instability in the army.

"The German artillery shells have a small charge, and under the same caliber, they can't compare with our artillery." In the trenches, the company commander Boris spoke in a loud voice. His words really attracted those who had already wanted to retreat. soldier.

"Back then, on the Polish battlefield, we killed hundreds of Polish cavalry with one shot. Later, we ate horse meat for half a month. Now, the smell of horse meat turns our stomachs. You kid, laugh What! Don't think about eating horse meat, if you really want to eat it, you can only eat our commander's horse."

"However, when it comes to eating, everyone should be thankful that we have a whole box of canned fish in the warehouse at our railway station. These days, we don't have to worry about it, we can eat canned food every day."

"When the artillery fire is over, the cans should be brought up later."

Boris's ease infected everyone, and the organized rout gradually lost their fear. They looked at the traffic ditch dug just in the afternoon behind them, hoping to bring canned food from the rear.

Sure enough, in the fierce artillery fire, footsteps came from the traffic trench behind him.

"Dinner is here, canned food, everyone has it, don't worry." The person dressed as a citizen shouted while bending over.

In a short period of time, Lu Jin not only reorganized the defeated troops, but also organized the citizens, relying on these citizens to send food to the front line.

The battle is about to start. Lu Jin knows that this will be a tragic offensive and defensive battle, and a large number of soldiers will be sacrificed in this battle. Therefore, he is not stingy. Anyway, if it is lost here, all the supplies will be cheaper in Germany. People, it is better to give it to the army now.

Canned food for everyone!

Most of those who came spontaneously were young people who, under the leadership of the old Bolsheviks, brought food to the front line under fire.

Holding the can, even Boris' eyes lit up. When did he eat canned food last month? Like half a year ago, right? After the exercise was over, the cans were distributed.

This time, everyone has it.

Picking up the bayonet and picking up the can, Boris was about to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth when he felt the ground tremble.

not good!

After the artillery fire, sure enough, the opponent's troops came up.

"Attention, the enemy's tanks are coming up, the demolition team, get ready!"

Hearing his order, several young soldiers agreed and picked up the bundles of grenades.

The night is actually beneficial to the defenders. During the day, tanks can fire from a few hundred meters away, hitting various firepower points. The infantry only gets beaten, but it is different at night.

Not to mention the anti-tank guns on your side and the tanks that are scattered, even your own infantry can pop out with grenades and crawl over to bomb the opponent's tanks. The darkness will cover them quite well.

"Don't worry, eat first!" Boris looked at his soldiers and said.

It's easy to open a meat dish, let's eat it first.

Suddenly, the sky was bright, and several flares cut through the darkness of the night sky. Under the illumination of the flares, the anti-tank gunners of the defending army opened fire first.

The 45mm armor-piercing projectile roared towards the opposite side, but in the dark, their target head was not very high, and there was almost no victory.

Mercedes-Benz's opponent's tank is also firing, and trying to eliminate these firepower points is almost equally ineffective. In the dark, no one can hit particularly accurately.

However, I still saw the large numbers of infantry soldiers following behind the opponent's tank.

"Demolition team, go!" Boris gave the order.

As the opponent's tanks continued to approach, the fierce battle began.

Inside the city, Lu Jin was looking at the city defense map hanging on the wall. The enemy's attack made him a little puzzled.

If it was an attack at night, why would there be such a massive shelling? It is said that the night attack should be a sneak attack!

Moreover, the time of the night attack was not right. They should have waited for a few more hours. By the early morning, that is the time when the defenders are the most sleepy and the most tired. At that time, the sneak attack is the highest.

Now, the intelligence quotient of the opposing commander seems to have dropped, so he actually launched such a night attack?

"Commander, the enemy's attack was repelled by us." At this moment, the adjutant came in and said to him: "Now, the enthusiasm of the front-line soldiers is very high."

Those defeated soldiers were organized, and they were afraid that they would retreat. As a result, the enemy's attack was repelled, and those defeated soldiers were even more excited. After a few battles like this, the morale of the army will definitely be greatly encouraged.

Lu Jin nodded, such a mighty attack, he retreated after a little touch, this is definitely a feint, then, where is their main attack? His eyes, looking to the east of the city, suddenly changed his face: "Quick, gather the reserve team!"