During the North African campaign, Rommel was able to equip the German Panzer Divisions and Light Panzer Divisions under his command with a large number of anti-tank guns; as well as the Mark 3, and Mark 4 tanks, plus the famous 88-mm anti-aircraft guns of the German army; He felt that his mechanized troops were invincible in the world.

But now what he is equipped with is the Leopard tank and Tiger tank that Chen Yanlong exchanged for him and equipped it with him; as well as the T-54 medium tank, as well as a large number of 88-mm anti-tank guns; and with the advantages of strong air support, he suddenly felt that the African battles he had fought in the past were simply a complete game, not worth mentioning.

Especially when he thought of the Mark 3 tank, which only had a 37 mm gun, and the biggest weakness was that the front armor was weak at only 30 mm, and the 75 mm gun of the Mark 4 tank, because the gun body was too short, which greatly slowed down the tank's marching speed, he felt even more that the mechanized troops he had now were going to be stronger and more classy.

At the same time, he also felt that if he had been able to have the current mechanized troops and advanced tank types when he went to fight in North Africa, then the African campaign would have been a different ending, and maybe it would have been a different one.

At the very least, he believed that the tank units that had been trained by himself would definitely be able to completely defeat the British and American troops in terms of high mobility and coordination in coordinated operations. And after experiencing the brutal African campaign, he was more confident that his mechanized troops could definitely bleed Montgomery's troops even if they could not defeat the opponent's troops.

"Report! Marshal! The encirclement we have imposed on Rome has been completed, please give new operational instructions! ”

When Rommel looked at the German troops who had completed the encirclement and sighed at the change in the strength of his troops, suddenly a herald hurriedly came to him and respectfully saluted and reported.

"Did the Italian army in Rome surrender immediately?"

Rommel asked faintly.

"Not yet!"

The herald replied without thinking about it.

"Did you have any word for us?"

Rommel continued to ask.

"Neither!"

The herald continued to answer truthfully.

"Did my ultimatum go to King Emanuele III of Italy?"

Rommel frowned and continued to ask.

"The delivery has been successful according to the marshal's instructions, but the other party has not responded! And he also ordered the Italian army in Rome to fight against our garrison! ”

The herald replied suddenly, a little nervously.

"Then pass me the latest battle order and attack the city immediately!"

Rommel waved his hand.

"Yes! Your Excellency, Marshal! ”

The herald immediately replied loudly.

Immediately, he hurriedly sent field calls to the troops to deliver Rommel's battle orders.

As soon as the order was given, the German gunners kept reloading their bombs, aiming at the Italian positions in Rome, and quickly rained down a large number of shells.

For a while, amid the rumbling sound of shelling, incendiary bombs, grenades, smoke bombs, and white phosphorus bombs fiercely bombarded the positions of the Italian troops, blowing up the Italian troops, causing many casualties, and a large number of them fled in panic.

As for the Italian Army's tank Fiat tank group, and the Italian Army's main tank equipment in World War II, the tank M13/40 and its improved M14/41 "medium" tank group, it was also destroyed by German armor-piercing shells, incendiary bombs, and anti-tank guns.

In the face of these Italian tank groups whose performance is far inferior to that of the German tanks III and IV., and the armor is weak, the protection is very poor, and the inclination angle is lacking; The counterattack of the hundreds of Leopard, Tiger and T-54 tank groups commanded by Rommel was simply a helpless lamb to the slaughter.

Therefore, this German-Italian tank battle has not been broken out for long, and there are already many dead or dying Italian tank drivers lying in the entire Roman city, as for the Italian gunners in the tanks, and the Italian soldiers who follow behind the tanks, they are either covered by German artillery fire, or bombed by the artillery fire of the tank group and turned into slag, or burned to black people by incendiary bombs, and black carbon, or blown up beyond recognition on the ground in the thick smoke and flames of war.

The remaining 30 or so Italian tanks directly raised the white flag and surrendered in the face of Rommel's fierce and powerful tank group like a wolf and a tiger.

As for the Italian defenders in Rome, after Rommel's artillery fire that lasted for more than three hours, many Italian soldiers were either killed or wounded, and many of them lost the will to fight and were ready to raise the white flag and surrender.

However, under the orders of the King of Italy to resist harshly, they bravely continued to resist the menacing attack of the German army.

It's just that these Italian units have not been brave for long, and under the massive and indiscriminate bombardment of Kesselring's aviation units, there are no dead Italian soldiers left; More than 70 percent of the soldiers surrendered to the German army that had already invaded the city of Rome.

"Your Majesty is no good! Our army has been defeated, and many of those remaining soldiers have surrendered to the Germans! And those who have not yet surrendered are also trying to retreat while drinking the street battles of the German army! ”

When the Italian troops in Rome were defeated by the Germans, one of the captains of the guard, sweating profusely and pale, ran over to the palace of King Emanuele III of Italy and shouted in fear.

It's just that when he ran all over the Italian royal palace, and couldn't search it all; But there is still no trace of King Emanuele III of Italy, and even Mussolini's son-in-law Ziano is nowhere to be found.

"Huh! What about His Majesty? And the Queen! It's gone! Where did they go? ”

Finally, the captain of the guard shouted loudly in the chaotic palace with a puzzled face.

It's just that now the people of the entire Italian royal palace are busy packing their packages; and something of value to run for his life, so that no one will answer him and pay attention to him.

But at this moment, he suddenly found that the guards under him, as well as the elite guards of King Emanuele III of Italy, had also disappeared from the world, and none of the guards could be found.

"This ...... What's going on here? Why is it that everyone seems to have disappeared from the world? ”

In response to such a strange phenomenon, the captain of the guard muttered even more suspiciously.

However, at this time, Rommel and himself led the troops, in an invincible posture, sitting in a tank command vehicle, and majestically entered the city of Rome with a huge army of tanks and infantry.

The Italian units, which were still in the desperate struggle of resistance in Rome, were attacked, cleared, and shelled by Rommel's most elite troops.