Chapter 1070: Confrontation

"My main army is gathering in Bologna and Ferrara, there are more than 20,000 of them, I will go there with Your Excellency, and then take command of the whole situation." Mussolini was not at the headquarters in Bologna before the uprising, but in Milan, on the one hand, because at this time Ribbentrop came to Milan with 100 German advisers and armed men to help the Black Shirts who set out from Milan, and as the leader of the party, Mussolini felt the need to meet in person. so as not to be criticized for "not knowing etiquette." On the other hand, for the sake of safety, Mussolini considered it necessary to "see the limelight first", because not long ago, according to his friends in the government, "the Italian navy was very active, and many warships sailed away from the military port, and it was said that exercises were going to be held!" "And just as the Germans were coming, a telegram came that the battleship Caraccino of the Italian Navy and its escort battleships appeared in Ravenna! And it seems to be carrying a transport ship! With the appearance of this news, fools understand the attitude of the Italian Navy!

"Does this guy from Sicily really dare to do it?" Mussolini cursed. And Limbentrop next to him was also shocked...... Coming from the German Army, he could clearly sense that something was wrong, it was a prelude to military operations, and Mussolini's chosen command center Bologna was too close to the sea, and Ferrara could even be described as leaning against the sea! If the Marines had launched a landing operation from the Adriatic, the Blackshirts located in these two places would have a high probability of being routed. "The success of the Blackshirts' operation does not depend on whether they can stop the attack of the government forces, but on whether the government forces will act! As long as the government forces act firmly and decisively. Even second-rate troops are enough to exterminate these rabble! Afterwards Ribbentrop wrote in his report..........

At this time, however, Ribbentrop thought first of all what to do with the German infantry battalion that Student had brought. This force was stationed on the outskirts of Bologna and was intended to be used if necessary to remove the "nails" of those who dared to resist. Its ability to engage in a modest engagement at best. If you really engage a front-line army with complete firepower. The double inferiority in strength and firepower is destined to lead to huge casualties. This is the elite of the German Army, you can't just die here for no reason!

"Listen, if the Marines intervene, I propose to cancel the operation immediately, they are definitely no match for the elite Italian Marines, with whom I fought alongside them in North Africa. The combat effectiveness of this army is definitely not inferior to the front-line regular troops of our army! "Just when Mussolini was undecided and Ribbentrop was anxious, a German major in charge of the defense immediately said to Ribbentrop." And Ferrara was almost within the range of the ship's guns. The blackshirts don't stand a chance! "Just kidding, let's not say that the Blackshirts have almost no heavy weapons, even if you have divisional artillery, do you still want to play with naval guns? People's secondary guns are much stronger than your 150 howitzers!. …。

"They don't dare to shoot at the city! They don't have the guts! As long as we're in town. They can't help us! Mussolini was also frightened. As Italian. How could he not have known the awesomeness of the Italian marines, who had always thought that Tycho did not have the guts to take the risk of fighting a civil war to suppress the Blackshirts! But he overestimated himself too much, in terms of the strength of the Blackshirts, even if there was a conflict, it could not be called a war, well, at most it was just a riot! Tycho used a knife to kill chickens this time!

"Hurry up and stop, evacuate. YOUR PEOPLE SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO DEAL WITH WEAPONS WITH A CALIBER OF MORE THAN 20MM! They are a rabble, they have no formal military training. There is also no perfect command and logistics system, and it is impossible to confront the army! Ribbentrop looked at the hesitant Mussolini and could not care about anything else, the blackshirts failed when they failed, but the elite of the German Army under Spudent could not die in Italy in vain! To Ribbentrop's surprise, while the two were still struggling with whether to fight or not, Tycho's saber had already slashed at the Blackshirts in Bologna and Ferrara! …。

While the leaders of the Blackshirts were still putting the finishing touches on their brains, and while the propagandists were shouting for the Partisans to take up arms and march to Rome, Bardoglio's troops were already attacking the Blackshirts' assembly sites in battalions. In the face of such a scattered enemy that has not yet been fully gathered, it is naturally the best way to deal with it, if the other party really controls the city, it will be much more troublesome to use the citizens as a threat, and one of the marines happened to rush to a private farm stationed 30 kilometers northeast of Bologna, which was the ......... where Bootent and his subordinates were temporarily hiding.

"Damn, didn't you say that the government forces would not intervene?" Student cursed as he reported the ticket to the blackshirt leader who had been in charge of liaison the other day. "But that damn guy knows to give us enough cars!" Facing the 3rd Assault Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the Italian Marine Corps that appeared in the distance...... Student had no choice but to repel the attack before evacuating, after all, they had brought a lot of things with them this time, including several radio stations, codebooks, and even 2 dumb puzzle machines. Some of these things need to be destroyed. And now the situation is not clear, he doesn't know if this is a private action of a certain army, or a premeditated action of the government, so he also needs to take a look at it now!

The 3rd Assault Battalion of the Italian Marine Corps, which had been fighting junglers all the way, had already wiped out no less than two groups of Blackshirts along the way, and while a company was drawn to clean up the battlefield and collect weapons and place prisoners, they learned from the already small leader that there was a very elite Blackshirt stationed here, and with the intention of catching a big fish, this assault battalion launched an attack on the manor!

"It's definitely the army!" The hapless Italian finally realizes the difference between a monster and a quest boss! The machine guns and mortars deployed in the makeshift bunkers instantly gave the opponent a taste of what it means to be a rain of bullets! The intensity of the protection battle has been directly upgraded from the Franco-Prussian War level to the 1st battle level! (The Blackshirts have weak firepower.) Naturally, the assault battalions could not use heavy firepower, and some even surrendered without a fight, so they naturally could not be called fierce. The Germans easily divided the opposing attack formation with crossfire, and then the mortars began to clear the divided Italian paratroopers one by one, and for a while, the sound of machine gun fire and the scream of shells like tearing strips of cloth instantly resounded throughout the battlefield, and the locust-like bullets swept almost against the ground, and the shrapnel from the grenade explosion bloomed one after another on the open field, completely disintegrating the first wave of the Italian offensive in just a few minutes, and at this time Spudent was far from doing his best to ..........

However, after all, it was the elite troops of Italy, and they did not break up after being hit by sudden and strong firepower. INSTEAD, IT IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO A DEFENSIVE STATE, AND THE TROOPS IMMEDIATELY DISPERSED TO RELY ON THE TERRAIN AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES TO BUILD THE PROPOSED POSITIONS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE ATTACHED 82MM MORTARS ALSO BEGAN TO CLEAN UP THE OPPONENT'S FIRE POINTS EXPOSED IN THE FIRST WAVE, AND OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO THE HEADQUARTERS AND ASK FOR MORE TROOPS TO COME TO SUPPORT. "We caught a big fish." The Italian commander of the front said this in a telegram.

After repelling the Italian attack, Student did not delay and immediately began to prepare for a retreat, and the non-combatants withdrew under the cover of two platoons with classified materials and all documents that had not had time to be destroyed. THE 50MM CANNON BROUGHT BY THE WASTE EFFORT WAS OBVIOUSLY INCONVENIENT TO TAKE WITH HIM, AND STUD THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER TO DESTROY THESE HEAVY THINGS FIRST. And it was at this moment that the roar of the engine, coming from a distance, made him realize how lucky he was to leave these heavy things behind. Of course, this also meant that it was difficult for the second wave to evacuate quickly by road, and the opposing side was a mechanized infantry. And this unit does not seem to appear in the battle sequence of the Italian marines. "Prepare for battle, prepare for a breakthrough at night!" Student ordered. …………。

"THE OTHER SIDE HAS AT LEAST 120MM CALIBER MORTARS AND A LOT OF MACHINE GUN FIRE, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A TEMPORARY STRONGHOLD AND HAS NOT BEEN REINFORCED. There may be anti-armor weapons. "A company commander of an assault battalion reports to Captain Adam of the lightly armored battalion." Damn the guys. "Adam cursed, but he was not in a hurry, as long as the opponent did not have a medium-caliber howitzer, then he would have an absolute advantage in firepower." ORDERED 150MM HEAVY MORTARS AND 75MM HOWITZERS TO PREPARE TO BUILD POSITIONS. DIRECT FIRE SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY ALL ARMORED VEHICLES ARMED WITH 30MM RAPID-FIRE GUNS. ”

Since the other side has not strengthened its position...... THEN IT MEANS THAT THE LEVEL OF DEFENSE OF THE BUNKER WILL NOT BE VERY HIGH, SO IT IS ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE 30MM MACHINE GUN, SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZERS AND MORTARS, WHICH ARE THIN-SKINNED AND FILLED WITH FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, IT IS BETTER TO STAY BEHIND, AND CAPTAIN ADAM BROUGHT ONLY 2 INFANTRY COMPANIES AND 1 FIRE COMPANY PLUS A FEW TEMPORARY SELF-PROPELLED MORTARS. JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, HE DOES NOT HAVE AN ADVANTAGE, AND HAVING A 120MM HEAVY MORTAR IS AT LEAST TO STRENGTHEN THE FIREPOWER OF THE BATTALION. And there are a large number of machine guns, and a machine gun group is at least a squad, if you count it like this, it is very likely that the opponent will have hundreds of people larger!

In the face of such an adversary. Adam also had to be cautious, on the one hand, he immediately reported to his superiors, and on the other hand, he also wanted to touch this opponent to see who he really was! And some of the tactics he learned in Huaxia can finally be tested in actual combat.........

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