Chapter 169： Target, Merida

"Rumble, rumbling." In the middle of the night, the roar of the motor cut through the tranquility of the night sky, and with this roar, even the ground was slowly trembling.

"Stop! Password." From a distance, seeing the arrival of this armored unit, the officers and soldiers of the Vulture Corps base immediately blocked the road, holding the submachine gun in their hands, and shouted to the other side.

This is an armored force!

The tank in front stopped. The hatch of the turret was always open. Above, a major greeted this side: "Password, sleepless tonight. I am Army Major von Thomas. We just came over from the port."

With the correct password, the sentry left the road and saluted him: "It's very nice to see you, Major Thomas, please keep going."

Keep going!

One by one, Panther 2 tanks passed by the sentry, and after the tanks passed, it was a wheeled vehicle that the sentry had never seen before, fully armored.

In the intervention in the Spanish Civil War, Germany mainly deployed the air force, and the ground war was dominated by Italy. However, in this case, the German Army deployed an armored force, which was a reinforced armored battalion.

Now, this armored unit led by the Army’s Major Thomas has finally rushed over from the port. Their main mission is not to attack, but to better protect the security of the base.

At this time, it was already late at night.

On the side of the air base, the armored units stopped and set up camp, while Major Thomas, led by an adjutant of the base, went to see Cyric.

"What? The battle during the day was really exciting. Unfortunately, we didn't catch up!" As he walked, he listened to the adjutant narrating the battle during the day with joy, and he couldn't help being quite envious.

What a pity, I missed it! If you catch up, you can watch the battle and catch the parachuting pilot.

"Spain will fight for a long time." The adjutant said: "There will be battles in the future."

After speaking, he came to the outside of a tent and said: "General Cyric, right inside."

"It's so late, will you disturb General Cyric?" Major Thomas suddenly felt very presumptuous.

At this moment, a voice came from the tent: "Come in, Major Thomas."

Lifting the curtain, Major Thomas walked in and saw Cyrek who was meditating in front of a map of Spain. The tent still smelled of alcohol, but Cyrek was sober at this time.

In terms of tactics, Cyric did not pay much attention. After all, Cyric has not flown. It is enough to hand it over to the most elite Air Force pilots. The most important thing Cyric needs to pay attention to is strategic considerations.

Turning his head, Cyric looked at Major Thomas and said, "Thanks for your hard work. You must be very tired if you are on the road overnight?"

This sentence made Major Thomas quite moved. He saluted Cyric: "Not tired, everything is for Germany."

Everything is for Germany! The purpose of their arrival is to test the combat effectiveness of their own equipment in actual combat.

"Tomorrow, the battle against Badajoz will begin." Cyric said to Major Thomas: "Our armored forces must be prepared to enter the battle at any time. As long as we fight, we must strike out our German spirit. Come, let the noodle army take a look."

Noodle Army! Hearing what Cyric said, everyone laughed.

Germany mainly dispatched the air force, while Italy mainly provided the army. However, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is now obvious to all.

In the previous few battles, Italy used 3 divisions, while the Republican Army only had 1 division. As a result, after a few days of fighting, they did not take it down. Their combat effectiveness really met the standard of the Noodle Army.

"Yes!" Major Thomas said: "We are confident to win this battle! When shall we be dispatched to fight Badajoz?"

Badajoz, located on the Spanish border, is an important city. Once here, the rebels on the South Road and the North Road can be united to advance to the east and attack Madrid.

Cyric shook his head: "The Italians fought the Italians, we fought ours. Our armored soldiers, the biggest advantage is mobility, so our goal is not Badajoz."

Cyric's words stunned everyone, not Badajoz, where is that?

"The eastern part of Badajoz, Merida, this is our goal. When the battle in Badajoz is fierce, Merida will be an empty city. Let's take down Merida!"

Merida, the eastern city of Badajoz, is also the only channel between Badajoz and Madrid. As long as Merida is taken down, Badajoz can be isolated!

Just now, Cyric was studying the tactics of this attack. The Italians fought them and fought their own.

Although nominally, they are all under Franco's command, but in fact, each has its own independence.

From here to Merida, there is a distance of one hundred kilometers, just to exercise the blitzkrieg ability of the troops!

Looking at the map, Major Thomas nodded seriously. I have to say that General Cyric is quite shrewd! His eyes were so unique that he saw the weakest part of the enemy at a glance.

"This time, we are just rehearsing our new tactics. Before the tank troops arrive, the air force will eliminate Merida's few targets." Cyric continued.

Major Toma brought few people. A reinforced battalion was less than a thousand people. Compared with the Italian army and Franco's army, it was almost negligible But, this number of people , Plus equipment, you can play a strong combat power!

For example, the raid on Merida.

"In these two days, hurry up and fix it." Cyric said to Major Thomas: "Maintain our tank to its best condition."

"Yes." Major Thomas replied, thinking that they came here to protect an airport or something. I really didn't expect to be able to get such a task!

Major Thomas, who was a veteran of the 100,000 army and a veteran who participated in World War I, now seemed to smell the familiar smell again and was extremely excited.

war! For a soldier, the **** battlefield is his best home!

Of course, not everyone thinks so. For those who are forced to enter the battlefield, the battlefield is like Shura hell.

"Boom, boom!" The sound of the large-caliber howitzer made people's eardrums tremble. On the outskirts of Badajoz, the soldiers of the Republican Army and the soldiers of the International Column were lying in the trenches, feeling this. A frightening frenzy.