The Third Reich in Desperation

In order to compete for power with the National Army, the Republican government squandered 500 million tons of gold that previous leaders of Spain worked hard to save.That is the century-old savings of the whole of Spain, and it is the cornerstone of Spain's future rise, but it was easily exchanged by the idiots of the republican faction for a bunch of junk that was eliminated by Germany!

The most unbearable thing is that this group of people who only know how to fight for power hides far behind when everyone is doing their best.Compared with the cleverness of the upper echelons of the Republican Army, Franco's top national army leaders are single-mindedly focused on fighting.

If the Republican Army under this leadership can win, then it is really a ghost!

This is a very simple truth.Why was Hitler able to assemble an army of one million in the historical Berlin battle? Why didn't Hitler hide in Austria, where there are relatively abundant troops, or fly to Norway, which is easy to defend but hard to attack and retains an army of 20.

All this is to stabilize morale and maintain the morale of the army.That's right, if Hitler in history chose to leave Berlin, from a military point of view, he would indeed still have the capital of World War I.However, from a political point of view, a government that can easily abandon even the capital completely loses hope of winning.

It's a pity that no one sees this in the current Spanish government.In other words, someone saw it, but chose to turn a blind eye.

But in any case, Francisco's southward troops set off.Francisco made a frontal assault with 3 Republican regular troops, followed by 5 People's Guards. In just 3 days, the main force of the Franco National Army, which was caught off guard, was repelled.

Francisco's strategic goal is very clear: as long as Franco's [-] National Army is defeated, the Romanian Volunteers, Portuguese Volunteers, Irish Volunteers, Moroccan Foreign Legion, etc. attached to the National Army will all collapse and lose their combat effectiveness.In this way, the southern front of the Republic will be safe for a longer period of time.The Republican Army can also take the opportunity to call back the troops scattered on the southern front to strengthen the strength of the northern and central routes.

If the German and Western United Corps in the middle hit Madrid with a bloody head, the Republican Army may even have a chance to come back!

Unfortunately, with the government moving the capital to Valencia, Francisco is not sure whether Madrid's Popular Guard will hold up.All he can do now is to defeat Franco's southern national army as soon as possible and return to the division in time.

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"What are Tremb and the others doing?" A smoking Republican captain was lazily asking the sentry next to the voice: "Although the Germans on the opposite side are unlikely to fight over, as the captain of the patrol team, Nor should Trembeau be so laid back."

The captain was asked to take command of the surrounding 1000 people's guards and was the only regular army officer in this forward position.At the beginning, the captain was very nervous and responsible, and arranged for a double-team patrol mode of 10 people.

However, following the long-term forbearance of the German and Western United Corps on the opposite side, the captain gradually became more relaxed.Since the first attack of the Italian Expeditionary Corps who came with them, it has been waiting until now.Rommel seemed to have never discovered Madrid's fighter planes, and he led 10 coalition troops in obscurity to guard the National Army's defense line that existed before.

The generals of the Republican Army judged more than once that Rommel would make a move, but all guesses fell through without exception.Gradually, rumors spread that Commander Rommel of the German-Spanish Combined Corps was a waste.Gossip about Rommel spread in the major military camps one after another. The image of a young, courageous, inexperienced German general who relied on connections to get ahead remained in the hearts of Republican officers and soldiers.

As a member of the Spanish Republican Army, the captain in charge of one of the many forward positions was no exception.Along with his slack, the patrol team changed from the original two-team uninterrupted patrol to the current single-team patrol in batches.

Many patrol captains who have a good relationship with the captain even slipped away from patrol missions from time to time, resulting in frequent occurrences of unmanned patrols.

At this moment, although Tremb, who was in charge of the patrol, had not returned for a long time, he had not yet arrived as the replacement patrol of the second team.And the words that the captain seemed to reprimand Trumbu did not have the slightest stern tone.

"Hi, Captain! I'm back." In the distance, Trembh, who had been patrolling for a long time, finally came back with a wave.If someone looked carefully, it was actually not difficult to find that there was a small amount of dust on Trembu's People's Guard uniform at the moment.

"Trembu, what are you doing, boy! I came to drink with you in person, but you seem to be conscientious and have gone on patrol seriously. If you love patrol so much, you might as well entrust all future patrol tasks to you," the captain said. Jokingly said: "Hurry up, come down to my tent and find me later."

However, Tremb, who has always been talkative, uncharacteristically did not answer, but just led the team straight to the camp.

The captain who didn't hear the other party's response frowned, and was about to say something...

wrong!The 9 players behind Trembu have problems!Their steps are so neat!Not to mention ordinary members of the People's Guard, even the government forces of the Republic cannot maintain such a neat pace during such an ordinary patrol.

The captain quickly regained his spirits after his long-term lazy eyes.And just as the captain slowly stretched his hand to the gun bag on his waist, Tremb who was opposite suddenly fell to the ground with his head in his arms.Then, a soldier in the uniform of the People's Guard who was walking on Trembux's left quickly aimed his gun at the captain.

Looking at the other eight "patrolling" soldiers who quickly spread out and raised their guns, the interesting Spanish captain chose to withdraw the hand stretched to his waist, and immediately raised his hands.

"I surrender." The captain, who had long been dissatisfied with the government's abandonment of his people, expressed his attitude loudly.

When he finished speaking the last word, the captain clearly saw that the soldier who aimed at him had already put his finger on the trigger.Fortunately, I said it a few tenths of a second earlier, the captain secretly rejoiced.

Text Chapter 95 Endless

Dalachi was originally just a colonel and staff officer of the Spanish Republican Army, and the loser stayed behind to deal with various plans.But with the outbreak of the war, more and more senior officers were transferred away, and Dalachi who stayed behind became a rare candidate for the senior commander of the People's Guard.

Today, Dalachi has been exceptionally promoted to Major General of the Republic, leading the 5 People's Guard.The line of defense that Dalach is in charge of is the second front west of Madrid.This line of defense was established on the Manzanares River, with an average deployment of 5 People's Guards. It is the most promising one among the three lines of defense west of Madrid to block the German-Spanish United Corps.

Just 2 days ago, the German and Western United Corps, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly launched an attack.Not to mention the fall of all the forward positions in the west, Madrid's first line of defense, which bears the brunt of the three lines of defense, also collapsed quickly.As the commander of the second line of defense, Dalach couldn't imagine why the first line of defense, which also had 3 troops, could not last for two days.

However, Dalaki didn't have time to think about it.The first-line defense zone with high hopes has been lost, and only the second and third-line positions are left for Madrid to rely on.And the second line of defense, backed by the Manzanares River, is obviously more reliable than the third line of defense.

Dalach was a little excited, he suddenly found himself in a critical position.Perhaps, his command will be able to determine the outcome of this Madrid defense battle.It was the first time in my life to command troops to fight, and it was such a crucial battle.In the dark, Da Laqi felt that this might be an opportunity left by God for him, an opportunity to leave his name in history!

"Come on!" Da Laqi suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "Organize and gather the retreating soldiers, and I will use them to form a new reserve team."

After thinking about it, Dalach said seriously to the liaison officer who came over: "Also, send a report to the Madrid headquarters for me, and let them try to mobilize reinforcements to my defense line. If possible, deploy the third line of defense Our troops are also fine. After all, our defense line on the Manzanares River is much more valuable than the third line of defense."

While Dalach was immersed in the fantasy of becoming famous in World War I, on the other side of the second line of defense he was in charge of, many black "iron blocks" and dense figures had quietly appeared.

It was 7 o'clock in the evening, and as night fell, many soldiers of the People's Guard had just finished their dinner, and gathered together in twos and threes to brag and chat.The soldiers in charge of sentry were also staring at the dark river with a hint of sleepiness.

In the past two days, too many broken soldiers who had escaped from the front line waded across the river.The soldiers standing guard have also changed from the initial careful interrogation to the current quick interrogation.The front line was defeated so quickly, many people who fled back didn't even know what was going on, so they hurriedly followed the crowd and fled.And the sentry in charge of the investigation quickly got used to the flow of people coming in groups, and didn't bother to get nervous.

They were not formally trained soldiers, although they held guns and ammunition provided by foreign countries and wore fairly formal uniforms.However, they are far from reaching the standard of becoming an army.Neither the remnant soldiers who had fled back from the other side nor the sentries stationed on the Manzanares River had met the quality requirements of a regular army.

An army that can defeat the enemy on the battlefield must have strict discipline, fine traditions, and indomitable will.In addition, flexible and professional command, reliable logistics support, and year-round professional military training are also inseparable.Real army officers and soldiers must be familiar with the use of every weapon and equipment in their hands, and be able to complete the attack and defense tactics assigned by their superiors.An army's intelligence system, command system, and combat units must be integrated.The military attainments of the officers, the individual qualities of the soldiers, and the mutual trust and cooperation must also take a lot of time to develop.

And all of these, none of them are possessed by the so-called People's Guard in front of us.What's even more ridiculous is that their commander, Major General Dalach, also counted on using them to counter Rommel's elite division.Anyone with a little bit of common sense would accuse this of being a fantasy, but Da Laqi, a general who only knows how to talk about wars on paper and was a staff officer, has no self-knowledge at all.

When Dalach fantasized about those temporary militiamen from all walks of life who had never been in contact with military training or even used guns on weekdays, to block the German-Spanish United Corps that Rommel had reorganized for two months, He has already been labeled as talking on paper.Still fantasizing about mobilizing more troops to command him? !Dream it!If it weren't for the emergency, it would be impossible to change generals.The Madrid command had already kicked the "staff general" away.

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On the other side of the upper reaches of the Manzanares River, patches of dark shadows gradually emerged.When the People's Guard soldiers on guard finally drew their attention, the pitch-black steel chariots had pierced through the night, revealing their ferocious fangs.

"Tank!" With a piercing shout, the originally lazy and harmonious People's Guard camp suddenly shrouded in a panic atmosphere.The German No. 2 tanks that rushed out of the night immediately fired fiercely at the unsuspecting People's Guard.

"Zizizizi..." Accompanied by a sound similar to tearing cloth, the MG2 machine gun equipped with the No. 33 tank sprayed out a long series of flames.It took less than a minute for soldiers of the People's Guard to fall to the sound of ugly machine guns.The German No. 1 tank took away a large number of lives like a harvester, leaving blood pools all over the ground.

"Where is the heavy machine gun, hurry up!" Several officers who reacted quickly tried to resist.

"Crackling..." The few machine guns that had been set up by the river bank began to shoot.

"It's useless! We were cheated. The few machine guns the Germans sold us were too small to penetrate their tanks." After seeing the bullets fired by the machine guns, leaving only a spark around the No. 2 tank, No matter how calm the fighter is, it's time for him to collapse.

Those old and old few machine guns sold by the Germans to the People's Guard at a high price cannot penetrate their tank armor even at close range.And grenades and other weapons have long been taken away by the troops going south.In other words, the troops staying in Madrid did not even have weapons that could be used to penetrate German tanks!

What makes the People's Guard even more desperate is that the German tanks are obviously more than just this.In the distance, more and more No. 2 tanks revealed their huge size of more than 4 meters.Gradually, many other low-profile chariots began to appear one after another.

Then the national army soldiers in khaki uniforms began to appear, but that was farther away.

The People's Guard on the east bank of the Manzanares River finally began to collapse on a large scale.Facing the endless stream of German Panzer II tanks and National Army Panzer I destroyers, desperate Volk Guard fighters raised their hands.

Embarrassingly, no soldiers immediately came to accept their surrender.Because the National Army's German armorers, who were the follow-up soldiers, were still slowly approaching here, and Rommel's only three German infantry battalions did not go to battle at all.

Text Chapter 96 "Tank Attack"

"The upper reaches of the Manzanares River were breached, and 8000 garrisons surrendered collectively!"

"The No. 2 logistics station in the Cartier area is occupied!"

"Enemy troops appeared in the southwest direction. The 3000-person guard in charge of defending the 'Paradise Home' Park was defeated and has lost contact!"

"Just received the news that the 2 People's Guard in the middle of the Manzanares River were attacked from behind the defense line and are currently retreating south along the Manzanares River!"

In Dalaki's headquarters, there was no longer the looseness and calmness of the past.As the defeat reports came one after another, the oppressive atmosphere enveloped everyone present.The German general Rommel, who was said to be a waste, does not look like a waste now.