"What did you get?" Spanish company commander asked two Germans in crude German. Two Germans cracked their mouths and laughed. The black face set off white teeth. Two snipers didn’t speak. They mashed potatoes in the soup with a spoon. One pointed to the sky while drinking soup.
IRA retaliated with artillery fire, and a dozen shells fell from the position hundreds of meters away. You can tell from the sound that the caliber is not small. Two German snipers were also hit by a shell just now, and smoke billowed from their hiding place.
"Seventeen shells! The officer is not small, he is a company commander. "The Spanish soldier said to himself, and then he pointed to the hot soup and walked out." You continue to drink soup, and I will come back after a meeting at the battalion headquarters. "No matter whether the two Germans understood it or not, they left their headquarters.
Two German snipers ate some hot potatoes and cabbage, patted their bellies, got up and picked up the sniper rifle from the wall. The older snipers snorted. "The Spaniards are good for the soup kitchen. Which one are we?"
"Today’s third" young sniper echoed with a smile "Fuehrer said they can play football! Anyway, I didn’t see it. I heard that they were badly won by us. "
"Hurry up and hear that those monsters who have been trained in the Soviet Union have come to many places. We can’t be too much worse than them." The old sniper got out with a cat around his waist, and even the young people at the headquarters nodded and followed.
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"Sir! In the past three days, we have lost 179 frontline commanders. Yesterday, I was forced to kill a battalion commander, four company commanders and a full 52 platoon leaders. "A major general of the IRA, Nai, reported to our company that" this kind of broken war made us very uncomfortable. "
"Our army’s attack near Granada was stopped by rebels," said another officer with a full face of frustration. "There we were stubbornly resisted by a well-trained army, and they even fought back. We lost more than a dozen tanks and about four soldiers were killed."
"They are fighting back in the direction of Cordoba," a staff officer pointed to the map and said, "Here they have made about 20 new tanks. According to the analysis of the intelligence department and the comparison of the pictures in the Soviet Union, it is certain that this is the German No.2 tank equipped with a 2 mm caliber rapid-fire gun."
"We have already lost the position on the outskirts of Cordoba. If we lose this newly regained city, it will have a great impact on our morale," said Major General Kou. "It seems that the Germans have joined the war."
"Just like there are many Soviet comrades in our army, they also found help! The Germans have entered the rebels, which is not good news for us! "
"It’s really not a good news! Gentlemen! " A staff officer walked into the conference room and put an information on the table. "Just got the news that a new fighter plane appeared in Cordoba. This new plane was very fast. It hit one of our reconnaissance planes, but the pilot succeeded in parachuting from our position. We got this precious information."
He paused and then continued, "The offensive and defensive war in Cordoba was covered by rebel German tanks an hour ago and entered the city. Our army fought back tenaciously in the city, but the situation was not optimistic because we lost a lot with the help of Germans."
"That also can’t give up Cordoba! We must stay there until the last minute! If there is a loophole in our defense, "Major General said with a frown.
"Command! Mobilization can mobilize all forces to arm the militia! Contact Soviet allies, we need more tanks and fighter planes, and ask them to send people to fight in person to help us win the system. The top lieutenant general thought for a long time and finally reached the order, "All troops hold their positions! Waiting for reinforcements. "
Chapter 123 123 First Battle of Cordoba
"ding!" Beating the stone and splashing a cloud of dust, the machine gun kept shooting in the distance, and I didn’t know where it was, and I could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers who were not dead in the distance.
Behind the barricade, a row of IRA soldiers were blazing, and the National Army soldiers opposite them were dodging bullets and getting closer to their targets, while two German snipers in a building not far away were loading bullets into their rifles.
They are very skilled. They stick their guns out of the window and aim at the barricade not far away. The IRA soldier gently pulls the trigger, and then the gun goes off and flies out. They drill into the IRA soldier’s head and then the impact force takes the soldier back.
Once again, repeatedly pull the bolt to aim, gently pull the trigger, the gun rings again, the bullet flies to the target again, and finally falls with blood and a body.
Artillery support finally came, and the IRA kept spraying flames. A huge cloud of black smoke, rubble and stones flew everywhere, mixed with broken bodies and broken military uniforms. The machine gun twisted and fell not far away, and the machine gun position was no longer breathing.
"Crash, crash …" A p2 tank ran over the street gravel and slowly leaned out from the other end of the block. The turret also turned in the direction of the barricade while adjusting the angle of the 2 mm caliber main gun.
The tank was followed by a group of Spanish soldiers with helmets. They were hunched and armed, and the tank carefully covered themselves. The tank slowly moved forward, and the corner of the tank showed the turret position and stopped. Then the 2 mm gun spewed flames.
"Boom!" A big hole was punched in the barricade of the Spanish Republican Army, and the soldiers were blown to the east and west, but in the distance, a group of soldiers braved the gunfire to support them. Their various weapons fired dazzling sparks at the tank body.
"reverse the car!" Tanqueray controlled the turret, and the German tank commander ordered him to let people around him quickly load the 2 mm gun while shooting wildly at the turret machine gun.
As soon as the tank shook slightly, it retreated, revealing that it was followed by tanks and Spanish infantry, which were quickly knocked down by flying bombs. Two remaining people hurriedly followed the tank back.
However, less than half a meter back, the German tank once again rushed out of the corner. This time, it didn’t show half of its body, but once again rushed to the middle of the street. The 2 mm gun once again sprayed flames and followed the machine gun, which was also crazy. The fire of the IRA was suppressed.
A German sniper on the roof a hundred meters away once again shot and killed an IRA soldier who replaced the dead machine gunner, and then the two men moved their positions together with rifles. This is a tactical requirement. Although the opponent’s anti-sniper tactics are quite imperfect, all German hunting teams participating in the war are required to strictly follow the provisions of the tactical manual.
Facts have also proved that this tactic of moving after the fight is reasonable and efficient. More than once, snipers responded. One minute or several minutes after they left the sniper position, their original position was attacked by retaliatory fire from the other side. Many sniper teams will strictly follow the sniper tactical manual drawn up by the Fuehrer himself, although most of this manual comes from the magazine article "Sniper Training Course" at the end of the 21st century.
And the barricade on that side finally collapsed under another shell attack, and went to p2 tank to cover the infantry and rushed to the ruins of the barricade in one breath. Spanish National Army soldiers were busy setting up machine guns around the barricade, and the guns gradually subsided, while the guns in the distance continued.
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"General Pavilion, we have occupied three quarters of downtown Cordoba. Although the IRA still relies on the terrain to resist, it is expected that we will completely occupy Cordoba in the afternoon." An officer wearing a German general proudly pointed to the map and introduced Franco to the current situation. "In the wild, my armored division has advanced to the south bank of the Guaiana River."
As he introduced it, he pointed to the map next to the Portuguese border area and then said, "Our army has taken control of the IRA troops in badajoz and voluntarily gave up there because of the situation. It is no problem for the follow-up troops to follow up. In the week, our troops will encircle the central city of caceres."
Franco nodded. He was very satisfied with the German performance. In front of him was Lieutenant General Bok, the chief of staff of the German Defence Force. His calm command made Franco’s army regain its disadvantage and gradually gained a foothold and showed a counterattack posture.
The 2nd SS Panzer Division, reinforced from Germany, performed brilliantly in the counterattack against Có rdoba. They broke down the IRA line on the periphery of Có rdoba as quickly as possible and led Franco’s defeated troops back to the city center. Although the casualties of Franco’s army made others chill, after all, the war situation was excellent.
And the armored division of the Wehrmacht marched all the way to the south bank of the Guaiana River in one breath, which greatly played the role of caceres, an important town in central Spain. Once Franco’s army in caceres was taken, it could be connected together to completely remove the embarrassing situation of division.
Judging from the results, the performance of supporting Franco’s German Defence Force is much better than that of supporting the international column and the Republican Army, and the Soviet Red Army. Up to now, Germans have joined the battlefield, and they have not been defeated. They have triumphed all the way and are invincible.
"General Bok to where will you put the main direction? Is it near the Guaiana River or Cordoba? "Franco looked at the map for a long time and finally asked curiously.
"My attack direction is drawn up by the German staff headquarters and even by the Fuehrer himself. I know that the Fuehrer is interested in caceres for the time being, so I will capture caceres as soon as possible with my armored force in my hand and give it to the Fuehrer for his 36th birthday."
"I didn’t expect Mr. Fuehrer to be so young!" Franco seems to be very interested in arcado. "He is a few years younger than me, but he has become the whole German head of state. Even generals like you who are older than him admire him."
"The Fuhrer’s prestige has passed the test of several victories, and we will not question his decision," Bok sighed with admiration. "He is like a gift from the emperor to the German people, bringing hope to our suffering nation."
"I must meet your Fuhrer when I have the chance," Franco nodded and said, "I will meet your Fuhrer when Spain ends the war and becomes a powerful and free country."
"Very welcome! Franco, "said General Bok, nodding his head.
"There’s another question I want to ask General Bok." Franco seemed to think of something again and asked casually, "An experienced general like you should be a very high-level general in Germany, right?"
"Thank you for affirming General Franco to me," Bok replied with a smile. "We have many famous generals, such as the commander of the National Defence Force, General Blauchich. Although he is young, it is indeed the Fuehrer’s adult who found a capable general. Of course, there are many people who are better at commanding wars than me."
Speaking of this, Bok paused intentionally and then made a joke. "The Fuehrer told me before I left that he saw that my old bones was about to retire and gave me this opportunity to get more pension."
"Ha-ha" Franco smiled twice and then patted Bok on the shoulder. "You are a humorous person, unlike many stuffy Germans. It seems that there is nothing for you to deal with personally. Why don’t we go for a whisky later?"
"It’s no problem to have a drink, General Franco, but according to the Fuehrer’s Code of Conduct for Frontlines, I can drink at most three alcoholic drinks a day. Of course, I heard that Cheng Defence Force will relax this ban to four." Bok said with a smile.
"Then if you become a marshal, you can drink half a bottle." Franco was in a good mood because of the stable and increasingly favorable situation at the front line. "It’s really interesting for you Germans to limit the amount of drinking."
"Long live the Fuehrer!" At this time, an intelligence officer came in and saluted Bok with his right arm. Then he said, "The general just confirmed the news from the military commander Dick School. At about 3: 30 this afternoon, Spanish friendly troops lost three he51d export fighters."
"conclusion?" Bok frowned and stared at the intelligence officer and asked
"The army analyzed the course of the war and confirmed the fact that the skills of IRA fighter pilots have greatly increased." The intelligence officer glanced at the report and replied, "Dick’s school speculated that the other side of the war was Soviet pilots instead of IRA rookies, and the plane was the latest i16 fighter developed by the Soviet Union."
"Is there any countermeasure at Dick School?" After bok wanted to think, he asked
"Dick suggested that our pilots can try it if conditions permit." It took a while to find Dick’s suggestion in the intelligence officer’s report. "He also said that once the guarantee system is determined, he will use the military secret weapon."
"Tell him I approved! Let him do it himself! " Bok handed the information to the intelligence officer and ordered