General Ebert, the commander of the French Sixth Army, paid great attention to the Italian army's attack on the Nice area.
The newly appointed General Ebbett had previously served as a commander in the colonies. Later, with the outbreak of the war, he became the deputy commander of the 3rd Army. He was waiting for the commander of the Sixth Army, General Deca Siterno, to lose his ambush.
After being transferred to the reserves depending on the area, he was appointed as the new commander.
After he took office, he spent a month to find out the situation of each army and division. After finding out the situation, General Ebbett started his own defense plan. First, he transferred out the troops with good combat performance.
Three divisions, as his own reserves, he then built additional fortifications on the various roads leading to Italy.
In his words, it was to ensure that every piece of land in Nice was defended. To this end, he split the militia and a division of troops. After mixing them, he formed more than a hundred battalions, and then
They were placed at strategic locations on various bridges. It was obvious that his intention was to use these troops to delay the Italians and buy himself more time.
In addition, he also ordered that when unable to withstand the enemy's offensive, every last retreating unit should destroy key road facilities such as bridges, docks, and tunnels.
It is obvious that Admiral Ebbett's plan is to resist and wear down the enemy, and then use the inside advantage to push back the enemy.
It can be said that this Admiral Ebert has something special and looks more capable than the previous General Deka Siterno. Of course, any combat plan has shortcomings, and the same is true for Admiral Ebert's plan.
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Admiral Ebbett is also fully aware of the shortcomings in his plan, but under the current circumstances, this method is already the best choice.
The Italian side is also aware of Admiral Ebbett's plan. After all, if such a big change is to be concealed, how is this possible, unless the Italian intelligence department recruits blind people.
However, if you want to crack the opponent's arrangement, you still need to look at the capabilities of the frontline troops.
At this time, the fighting at Bulo Pass was extremely fierce, and the fighting between the officers and soldiers of the two sides around the North Peak never subsided.
"Quick, get into the trenches."
A French officer, with his left hand hanging by a strap, brandished a pistol with his only good right hand, giving orders to his soldiers.
At this time, the soldiers in the shell-proof cave kept running out, while the officer was counting silently in his heart.
Thirty-five
thirty six
Thirty-seven
The number of people is correct and consistent with the number after the previous battle.
After everyone came out, the officer said loudly. "I just received an order from the regiment headquarters. After our 3rd company defeats this enemy attack, other troops will take over our position. Then we will
It will be withdrawn to Conte for repairs. At least until our company is replenished, there will be no more fighting."
The officer's words shocked the hearts of the soldiers on the position. Their company had gone from full strength before the battle to only one-fifth of them. Such huge casualties were enough to turn their blood cold.
So when they heard the news that they could retreat, everyone was very excited. Although they knew that they might not survive this last battle, this was at least everyone's hope.
At this time, in the battle of the Bro Pass, although the French army had a terrain advantage, the Italian army had advantages in numbers, firepower, etc., which made the French officers and soldiers unable to resist. In addition, they faced the elite 11th Italian Army, regardless of their technical skills.
Tactically and in other aspects, they were far superior to the defensive French army.
Therefore, after several days of fighting, the 11th Army successively conquered the south peak and the west peak. Currently, only the top of the mountain is guarded by the French army. The French casualties on the top of the mountain have suffered considerable losses after suffering several attacks.
As for why there are so many casualties and no friendly forces have come to take over?
Because the French army's troops, except for those that cannot move, have all taken turns.
At this time, the attacking 11 officers and soldiers were rushing towards the top of the mountain in a dark and heavy manner.
"Rifle shot."
Amid the shouts of the officers, the soldiers held up Lebel M1886 rifles and opened fire at the attacking Italian army. Dense and crisp gunshots rang out from the position, and dozens of the attacking Italian soldiers fell.
Some people fell silent and some screamed. However, these screams quickly attracted medical soldiers wearing red cross armbands, and these wounded soldiers received simple treatment immediately.
However, these casualties were not noticed by the attacking officers and soldiers at all. They continued to attack the enemy positions. As a support weapon following the infantry attack, it was of course impossible to see the French officers and soldiers firing at their comrades unscrupulously. Therefore, machine guns and mortars
The guns were quickly set up and opened fire on the French positions.
"Da da da..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The intertwined firepower of machine guns and mortars prevented the French army from raising its head. The attacking soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to speed up and run.
"Machine gun, fire to suppress the enemy."
Seeing the enemy charging forward unscrupulously, the officers on the position hurriedly ordered machine guns to suppress the enemy.
After being attacked by machine gun mortars many times, the French officers and soldiers also became smarter. They no longer used machine guns to indicate the opponent's position at the beginning, but tried to use the machine guns at critical times, and even the placement of the machine guns was different.
The main focus is concealment. After all, the machine guns currently used by the French army are heavyweights.
Take the Saint-Etienne M1907 heavy machine gun, which is the most encountered by the Italian army, as an example. It weighs 26 kilograms not including the tripod, which is very detrimental to the transfer of the machine gun. Of course, the heavy machine guns of various countries are similar at present, and they are all heavyweights.
Of course, after being hit by new weapons such as light machine guns and mortars from the Allied forces, the French army has lowered its proud head and is stepping up research and development. However, currently, in view of the occupation of France's two major industrial areas and being caught in the flames of war, there are some equipment
The research and development relies on allies or purchases from other countries.
For example, when it comes to light machine guns, the French army purchased the Danish Madsen light machine gun, and even bought the patent to produce it themselves. This is unprecedented in history. This shows how much the French army has suffered, and it can't wait for domestic arms manufacturers to develop it.
Yes, just buy the patent and produce it yourself.
On the position side, the firing of machine guns indeed suppressed the attacking Italian troops, but the machine guns that soon opened fire attracted mortar attacks. After the continuous attacks, the sound of machine guns on the position became sparse.
The wave of attack started again, and the attacking Italian officers and soldiers rushed to the position despite their casualties.
At this time, in the sky, an airship was cruising slowly in the sky. Above it, four DF-3 aircraft were circling, which was obviously protecting the airship. It can be seen from its posture that the airship
There must be some big shots.
That's right, on the airship, Lieutenant General Caviglia, the commander of the Northern Front and the commander of the 11th Army, was watching the battle in the distance with a pair of high-power binoculars.
"Beifeng is about to be captured."
At this time, Commander Caviglia turned his gaze from the telescope back to the airship. He looked at the communications staff officer in front of him and said, "Give orders to the airship troops and commandos to make final pre-war preparations."
After hearing Lieutenant General Caviglia's words, the communications staff officer was shocked, and then saluted. "Yes, Commander."
