Early in the morning.

Eastern Front.

Ninety-seventh Roman Division, position of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Regiment.

"Jimmy."

At the shouts of the battalion commander, Jimmy, the commander of the second company, crawled out of the trench and yawned.

They were stationed at the very front, only one hundred and thirty kilometers from Mosco, which had just been captured not long ago, and the camp facilities were not yet perfect, so the troops slept directly in the positions.

"Company commander."

Jimmy straightened the P40 submachine gun in his forehand and saluted.

"You lead the team to the No. 5 high ground on the left flank of the offensive position, and set off in two hours, and the regimental artillery battalion will provide you with fire support."

The battalion commander said.

"Yes."

Jimmy saluted.

At the end of the order, Jimmy immediately assembled his infantry company, a total of one hundred and forty men, and because they were all stationed in the position, the assembly was very fast, and in less than ten minutes, the whole company was assembled.

Looking at the company in front of him, Jimmy was very satisfied.

This is a powerful infantry company, well-trained, advanced in weapons and high morale.

Since last June, the Roman army has been restructured, imitating the formation of German units, and at the same time fully equipped with German-produced weapons and trained by German instructors.

At the beginning, it was generally equipped with Mauser rifles, P40 submachine guns, MG42 general-purpose machine guns, G34 mortars, 75 short-barreled mountain guns, 105 howitzers and other weapons that the Germans had eliminated, and even the main armored vehicles such as tanks No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4, and No. 3 assault guns.

Although it was a obsolete weapon, the strength of the Roman army soared.

After that, together with the Germans, they counterattacked the enemy and won a great victory, destroying more than 4,000 enemy tanks and more than 10,000 artillery pieces, sweeping away the haze of last year's defeat for a whole year.

There has been a big boost in morale.

Then, two months later, in August of last year, the situation changed again.

The troops were redressed again.

This time, the whole army is uniformly equipped with the latest German weapons, rifles and machine guns, although the submachine guns have not been replaced, but they are the latest production, the quality has been greatly improved, the artillery is also, the latest 81 mortars, 120 mortars, 105 howitzers, 150 howitzers are also equipped, compared with the previous accuracy and range, the tanks are all replaced with the latest No. 4 tank, the performance is much better than the previous tank, and even the logistics troops are generally equipped with half-track transporters.

Numerically, it is no different from the Germans.

The military salary was also directly issued by the Germans, and they were given Deutsche marks, and the logistics supplies were also directly connected by the logistics department and the Germans, with enough fuel, shells, and bullets.

Since then, the combat effectiveness of the troops has been able to engage the enemy's elite divisions without falling behind.

Again, morale has risen.

"Go eat."

Jimmy looked at his watch and said.

There are still two hours before departure, eat a meal, rest for half an hour, and arrive at the front line to prepare for the attack, there is enough time.

"Yes."

Quan Lian's tone was very loud, and everyone stood up, their faces solemn.

Obviously, the unit was in high morale and enthusiastic about the battle that followed.

"Disbanded."

Jimmy's face grew more satisfied.

The high morale of the infantry companies under his command was the result of many factors.

And not only because of the successive victories, but also because the troops were equipped with German-style ordnance.

There is one more important factor.

While changing the equipment of their own troops, the Germans also came to the aid of the country.

A large amount of grain, cotton, sugar and other daily necessities were supplied to the country, as well as fuel, medicines and other military control materials, which were also transported to the country by train, and the Germans asked for these materials at a very low price, it is said that only one-fifth of the pre-war price, and the mandatory selling price, these can even be heard on the radio.

As a result, soaring domestic prices have been alleviated, not just back to pre-war levels, but even halved from pre-war levels.

At the same time, a large number of orders came from the side of the Germans.

With orders, factories began to recruit people, people in industry got jobs again, wages were good, and the quality of life of people was greatly improved, several times better than before the war.

These orders have not only greatly increased the government's fiscal revenue, but also left a large surplus after the easy payment of aid supplies, which can be used to build basic domestic facilities and increase investment in education.

The country got better all of a sudden.

The voices that had been complaining, the voices of anti-war, gradually faded away, but there were concerns that the Germans would stop material aid.

At this time, the two countries signed a treaty of commerce.

The treaty stipulates that Germany must provide Romeria with cheap grain, fuel, steel bar, cement and other basic materials on time and in quantity, the specific price needs to be negotiated between the two parties, and stipulates the limit of price increases, and also needs to provide Romeria with a certain amount of orders, clothing, mainly animal husbandry, etc., of course, Romeria also needs to purchase German cars, trucks and other goods.

The amount fluctuates according to the economic situation of both parties.

This treaty is regarded by the Chinese people as the most equal treaty in history.

Despite their strength, the Germans treated Rome as equals, and according to the official Germans, these were the respects that the Roman army had earned by fighting on the front lines.

This is a great encouragement for the country.

It also greatly encouraged the army.

With the signing of the treaty, by the beginning of this year, those voices against the war gradually disappeared, and even the few that were later found to be enemy spies.

And the people in the country, because of the gradual improvement of life and the treaty, began to vigorously support the war, and people enthusiastically joined the army.

Jimmy also began to become brave from the beginning of his life in the army, because the more heroic he was at the front, the more dignity the country would gain, and of course, it had something to do with his monthly salary of 150 marks, and the better life of his family in his country.

It is said that several other German allies were treated in the same way, and the same changes took place, as the troops fought bravely on the front lines, gained the respect of the Germans, and enthusiastically joined the army at home.

The recent explosion of allied armies, as well as the steeply rising morale, are proof of this.

The Germans call this treaty the Great European Union Economic Treaty, which intends to establish economic integration in Europe, promote the economic development of all countries, and improve the living standards of the people of all countries.

Jimmy didn't know it at this point.

The Great EU Economic Treaty sowed the seeds of hatred in Europe.

After the war, the economic treaties were forced to expire, the domestic economies of various countries were very miserable, and the people's hatred for Britain and the United States and the bear was great, and this hatred lasted for hundreds of years, and the political circles of various countries under the coercion of public opinion were also extremely hateful to Europe and the United States.

After the disbandment, Jimmy also went to dinner with the troops.

Because of the huge amount of training, the troops are full of enthusiasm for dry meals, and the food on the front line is good, and the catering trucks have delivered white bread, cheese, beef, and chicken, which are sufficient.

After dinner, with an hour's rest, Jimmy set off with his troops.

Jimmy's unit is an elite, veteran unit, which came out to fight very early, and today's attack is also very smooth, with the strength of one company, attacking a small high ground where only two platoons of the enemy are stationed, it is easy.

After a bombardment of the regiment's 120 mortars and battalion's 82 mortars, a tank sent by the armored regiment of the division headquarters took the position at the cost of only one minor injury, and the enemy retreated.

After the battle, Jimmy, who was leading the troops to dig positions, received another order.

"To the Western Front?"

He looked at his regimental commander, who had just returned from the division headquarters.

"Yes."

Teamfight nodded:

"Tomorrow the position will be handed over to the 57th Division, and our whole division will take the train to the Western Front to fight with the British and the Americans, and our troops, and there will be five divisions that will pass together."

"Anglo-American brute."

Jimmy's tone was excited, and his eyes flashed with murder.

Why were their lives so bad before? The domestic economy is not improving? Why did the great economic crisis happen fifteen years ago, and so many people were in business? Isn't it because of the exploitation of the British and American animals?

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Eastern Front.

One hundred and twenty kilometers outside the city of Mosco.

The 5th Company of the 7th Regiment of the 292nd Infantry Division was in a forward position, on a small high ground.

Boom Boom...

Suddenly, heavy artillery fire fell, and the remaining two platoons of fighters hid in the anti-artillery holes.

"This artillery fire."

On the position, listening to the sound of artillery, the company commander swallowed his saliva enviously.

Experienced he heard that this was the sound of 120 mortars and 82 mortars, and four 120 mortars and six 82 mortars, which was much stronger than the firepower of one of their regiments.

They also had a regiment of only two 120 mortars at most.

Ten minutes later.

"Company commander, the enemy is coming!"

Hearing the sound, the company commander raised his binoculars and looked over, only to see about a company's strength gradually advancing towards their small high ground position under the cover of two tanks.

"It's the Roman troops."

The deputy company commander on the side said.

"Damn it."

The company commander scolded:

"Is it so good to be a slave to the German devils?"

"We need to retreat."

The deputy company commander on the side said.

"Hmm."

The company commander nodded.

Although the attack was carried out by Roman troops, the servant army of the Germans.

But now it is different from the past, these servant troops are not only equipped with German weapons, but their morale has also risen, and their combat effectiveness is not weak at all, and they are not the troops that they used to deal with casually.

They were only a company, and a crippled company, with serious attrition in the previous battles, only two companies.

And there are no anti-tank weapons.

Fighting can only be sent to death.

It has long been said above that it is possible to retreat, but this position must not be defended.

In less than 10 minutes of the battle, when the enemy's tanks were close to the position at a distance of 300 meters, the company commander slipped away with his troops.

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Meanwhile.

West.

Cherbourg, the central position.

“gogogo····”

On the orders of the commander, a group of American GIs drove the Sherman tank towards a destroyed air defense tower on top in the distance.

In appearance, it appears to be a super-giant anti-aircraft tower, one of the three largest in the Cherbourg area, equipped with twin 305 naval guns and four 128 twin-mounted high-level guns.

At this time, the Anglo-American hooligans finally took one.

and so on two kilometers closer to the air defense tower.

"God!"

The American tank soldier in the front row looked at the scene outside the air defense tower and couldn't help but call out to God.

I saw that around this super huge anti-aircraft tower, there were hundreds of tank wreckage, most of them were Sherman tanks, only a few were No. 4 tanks, and this was only a scene seen from one direction.

Although this side is the main direction of attack, there will definitely be tank cover on the flanks, and you can imagine how many casualties the Allies paid in order to take this anti-aircraft tower.

Between the wreckage of the tank, there were also dense fragments of parts, which, as can be seen from the wings and the star engines, were the wreckage of the aircraft, although it was no longer possible to quickly count the number, but at least a hundred.

As for the corpses, they exist everywhere in various postures, even forms.

"God."

"God!"

In the communication channel, a series of God's cries rang out.

And on the flanks of the anti-aircraft tower, in those firing windows, there were still fires shining from time to time, indicating that the anti-aircraft tower was still in the hands of the Germans. Many of the surrounding tanks are still burning, which proves that there has been fighting here.

"Attack, keep attacking."

In the channel, the order from the division commander forced the tankers to push the throttle and continue the front line with a tingling sensation in their scalps.

Boom...

As soon as it started, a tank was destroyed.

"Be careful, eighty-eight cannons!"

All tank commanders were on high alert while silently praying in their hearts.

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Also on the Eastern Front.

A position of five hundred kilometers from the front line, a certain supply transit station.

"This is the latest tank?"

An armored corps commander looked at the new tank in front of him and frowned:

"Isn't this the Black Panther?"

At this time, the tank transported from the board car was the No. 5 Panther tank.

According to the order of the General Staff, their three armored divisions were to come here to replace with new tanks, and as for the original No. 4 tank, they were all handed over to the newly formed servant army.

Because of the transport capacity of the railway, their armored regiment was the first of the three divisions.

Before coming, the regiment commander had been thinking in his heart what kind of tank he would retool.

But I didn't expect that it was actually the No. 5 tank that was reloaded.

He'd used it.

The use of inclined armor, 70 mm tank guns with 75 times the body barrel, ultra-wide tracks, protection, firepower is indeed not a little bit stronger than the fourth tank, but if he were asked to choose a tank for his armored regiment, he would not hesitate to choose the current diesel fourth tank.

One hour to drive a tank, four hours to repair a tank.

This mantra of the armored corps to the No. 5 tank fully illustrates the problem of the No. 5 tank, the mechanical performance is too unreliable - especially the engine, which is the largest head, often catches fire and strikes.

And in the fully prepared state, after adding fuel and shells, the weight of more than forty-six tons is too heavy, so that the wide track passability is not so good.

Tank No. 5 is indeed advanced, but it is really not suitable for large corps operations, and it is much worse than the existing new No. 4 tank.

"This is the latest No. 5 tank, with a huge improvement in performance and reliability."

Seeing the regiment commander's concern, the logistics officer in charge of the escort introduced:

"The use of the latest 600 horsepower diesel engine, and the diesel engine of the new No. 4 tank has the same technology and reliability."

The first sentence made the regiment commander's eyes light up.

Why does the new No. 4 make all the armored soldiers love it? It is because of that almost perfect engine, its failure rate is simply a miracle, and any tank in the world is reliable.

There is almost no need to worry about breaking down on the battlefield.

Now the No. 5 tank also has the same type of engine.

"The track is still a wide track, but it has been changed to a single-sided load wheel, which reduces weight and improves reliability while not reducing passability, and the off-road performance is also improved because of the increase in engine torque."

"The gun is still 70 times the diameter, but the weight has been reduced."

“····”

"The overall weight was reduced to forty-one tons."

"Great."

Hearing the end, the regimental commander's eyes lit up.

This is simply the perfect tank five.

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Rice country.

Port.

More than 50,000 American GIs, or three divisions, were assembled here, and at the port, ten troop cruise ships were docking.

"Remember Pearl Harbor, remember Manhattan, remember Oak Ridge, remember the University of Chicago..."

At the forefront, an American general was whining at the top of his voice.

The names of the places he spoke of were all pains of America, and they were places that had been bombed and attacked by the enemy.

At each location, the hatred and morale of the American GIs in the harbor were aroused, and many of them held their heads high, holding a standard military salute in their right hands, and their hearts were looking forward to war on the European continent.

"We are not only for revenge, but also for the freedom of the people of the world, for the democracy of the people of the world, and for the people of the world to enjoy peace and ·····"

Slogans are loud all over the sky, and cowhides are flying all over the sky.

"We'll see you in Berlin."

"See you in Berlin!"

Below, tens of thousands of people roared in unison.

"Board the ship."

The general waved his hand.

Three divisions of American GIs began to board ships and then crossed the Atlantic and into Europe.

At the same time, in other ports, more American GIs took ships across the Atlantic to the European theater.

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