Not to mention the Soviet Union's search for clues to the disappearance of the Eugene all over the world, the two sides that have been replenished in Spain are also preparing for a new round of fighting.

"Dorke, battalion commander"

Toledo, less than 60 kilometres from Rimadria, is the most important stronghold of the National Army in the region. Since Toledo was so important, it was only natural that there were enough troops stationed here, and it just so happened that the Romanian Advisory Corps also had a unit stationed here.

Dork wiped the sweat from his forehead, he didn't expect the Spanish winter to be so warm. He has just finished the maintenance of the tank and is instructing other crews to maintain the tank.

"The maintenance of the guide wheels should not be sloppy, otherwise you will not be able to cry when the tank breaks down on the battlefield. You need to check the axle first, and then ......"

While Dork was explaining, the crew members were listening attentively. The commander also took out a notebook and listened and took notes from time to time.

"Okay, do you remember what I said?"

Seeing the onlookers nodding their heads, Dork went to the side to wash the dirt on his hands.

Don't look at the majesty of the armored soldiers on the battlefield, but they know their hard work every day. Ordinary training and maintenance are very tedious, and it is impossible to do it without good patience and physical strength.

And they are not even equipped with R10 light tanks for less than half a year, and they need to be more skilled.

Speaking of which, the R10 light tank is not small, with a total length of 5.14 meters, a width of 2.67 meters, and a height of 2.51 meters. The total weight reached 17.9 tons, the hull armor was 45 mm front, 35 mm on the sides, 25 mm in the tail, 60 mm in the front of the turret, 45 mm on the sides and 45 mm in the rear.

Armed with a 50mm 42x tank gun and two 7.92mm machine guns. Its engine is a 240 hp ten-cylinder diesel engine with a maximum travel speed of 52 km/h and a maximum range of 260 km.

A fairly good light tank can be called so to speak.

As a newly developed tank, it naturally needs to pass the test of the battlefield. And there is no better place to test the performance of tanks than the Spanish Civil War. Therefore, a large number of new weapons, including the R10 light tank and the R20 medium tank, have been tested on the battlefield in Spain. So for Romania, the Spanish Civil War also had the advantage of testing the performance of the weapons.

Just after Dork had washed his hands, a herald found him.

"The battalion commander asked me to go to the headquarters once?"

"Yes, Captain."

Dorke, who received an answer from the herald, couldn't help but wonder what the battalion commander told him to do, could it be that he was going to battle. Thinking of this, Dorke's heart was on fire. No way, so far, the ground battles, not to mention Dork, and other troops from Romania have not been on the battlefield.

However, unlike the aircraft of the Air Force, the ground forces have not engaged in combat for many reasons. First of all, they are not familiar with the environment, and at present, the smoke of the battlefield has subsided, and both sides are making a new round of preparations. Then there was the head of the advisory group, Lieutenant General Hoffmann, who wanted to show the power of the Romanian army on a weighty battlefield.

Therefore, for a variety of reasons, the ground forces have not yet had a chance to play.

By the time Dork arrived at the battalion headquarters, the more he felt that he was really going to battle, because the other three company commanders were there.

And when the battalion commander saw that everyone had arrived, he spoke. "According to the order sent by the command, our armored battalion will cooperate with the 7th and 11th divisions of the national army to capture Brunette outside Madrid. The terrain here is suitable for our armored troops to fight, but I heard that its defenders are very good, and they have repelled many attacks by the national army. ”

The battalion commander's words did not arouse the attention of Dork and others in his evaluation of the defenders. It's not that they're arrogant, and that's how the National Army fights. According to their private assessment of the current Spanish armies, it should be the Droz army with the highest combat effectiveness, followed by the Soviet army in the international column, then the Italian army, and finally the national army and the republican army.

Since the battalion commander has given a big order, then the company commanders have nothing to say, just abide by it.

Dork was tasked with summoning the rest of his company's crew.

"Just got an order from the battalion commander that we will fight with the National Army in Brunette."

Doldke's words caused the other commanders to show a variety of expressions, and he continued to talk regardless of the expressions of others. "Next, you need to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the tank vehicle, I believe I don't need to teach you."

Dork's question elicited uniform answers from the other commanders. "No, you don't."

"Very well, then let's go and prepare. Say what you lack, don't go to the battlefield and it's too late to regret it. ”

As the day draws closer, a new battle is finally coming.

The armored battalion had left the camp and rushed to Brunette, where it would prepare for an attack on Brunette with the Nationalist Army.

"Woohoo"

Shells swept over the positions of the Republican Brunette, and groups of bombers appeared in the sky. Bombers from Germany, Italy and Rome bombed Brunette indiscriminately, and the position was filled with fire and smoke.

The morale of the defenders was hit hard by the blows from both the ground and the air, because they had no means to fight back against the other side. At present, the sky on the battlefield has been dominated by the Nationalist Army, and the old planes of the Republican Army have been swept away by the new planes from Germany, Italy and Romania, and even the newly developed I-15 and I-16 fighters of the Soviet Union are no match for it.

The Soviet Union, which came to the aid of the Republican Army, felt extremely embarrassed, thinking that its new aircraft would be able to compete with other countries, but did not expect that it would not be its opponent at all. The grappling that he should be proud of is even more difficult to fight under the opponent's high-altitude and high-speed dive. To this end, the Soviet Union has convened major aircraft design bureaus to develop a new generation of aircraft.

However, R&D time takes time, and the situation on the battlefield cannot wait for anyone. So now the sky is already dominated by the side of the National Army supported by Dreuil, and as for the side of the Republican Army, it can only use small formations to fight surprise attacks. But even so, it is still draining the air power of the Republican side.

So now the IRA side is very passive. But what can be done about this, the aid of the two sides is not at the same level at all, and the Spanish Republican Government would be even more uncomfortable now if it had not occupied the government's interests and controlled more resources.

So seeing that the soldiers on the position were enduring blows from the air, their commanders had little other way than to replenish their forces.

As for the existence of anti-aircraft weapons, but I don't know who defended against whom after they were exposed. Because of the insufficient number of anti-aircraft weapons equipped with it, it simply did not dare to open fire at any time.