The magic troops of the Chinese reinforcements descended from the sky, which made Archduke Ferdinand, who led less than 100,000 Austro-His Allied Forces trapped in Budapest and prepared to fight the Italians here, almost cried. The crown prince is currently in the midst of internal and external troubles, except for Italy.
In addition to the 500,000-strong army approaching like a steamroller, the internal situation in Austria-Hungary is also very delicate. {There have been more than 5 million casualties in the battle, especially the basis for the Habsburg family to maintain its rule. Those German elites are on the battlefield.
After all the losses, this empire that was originally tied together showed signs of falling apart. Just look at the unstoppable power of the Italians in the south.
There was no resistance at all in places like Bosnia, Croatia, and Dalmatia. The Italians occupied these places with basically no bloodshed. Even now, even the Hungarians are no longer willing to continue fighting. The Hungarian government is even negotiating with the Allies.
The Italians actually attacked Budapest, and even he himself didn't know what choice the Hungarian government would make. Seeing that the main force he used to defend Budapest was actually Greek, it had to be said that it was very funny.
But now, the Chinese are here. Although there is only one army, it means that the Chinese have officially entered the battlefield in Europe. This alone is enough. This super empire in the far east will be like a dose of heroin.
This instantly lifted the spirit of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire.
And the facts were indeed as he expected. On the fifth day after arriving in Budapest, the Third Army of the First Group Army of the Chinese Aid to Europe launched a counterattack against the Italians who attacked Budapest.
"Your Excellency Viscount, is this too risky? The current total strength of the Italian Second Army is not less than 200,000, and it also has a tank brigade. Although your army is an army, it does not have heavy artillery or even combat defenses.
Artillery, in this case, leaving a strong fortress for field combat. Moreover, it is an offensive battle, and I am afraid it is easy to suffer heavy casualties." Archduke Ferdinand kindly reminded Mi Zhenbiao, the commander of this army.
"Your Highness, what we need most now is to boost the confidence of the people of Budapest, so we must have a victory that is enough to promote. Even if the city defense battle achieves certain results, it cannot really be called a victory for the people, because the artillery shells will still be
It falls on them. Only by defeating the enemy in the field can the spirit of the people be truly inspired. Although this will bring some casualties, it is necessary." Mi Zhenbiao said with a sacred look.
"Your Majesty the Viscount, thank you so much!" Archduke Ferdinand said deeply moved.
"Your Highness, we are friends, and friends should be selfless." Mi Zhenbiao said. In fact, this guy is just showing off. He does not have heavy artillery, but he does have 105mm recoilless rifles and 100mm recoilless rifles.
Seven-millimeter rocket launchers, these are the special artillery regiments that came from China with the second batch of airship reinforcements. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he can get air support from a hundred airships, and he just came from
A group of Eagle fighter-bombers flying from Sofia will provide him with air strikes against the Italian heavy artillery. Under such all-round and meticulous care, if he cannot defeat an Italian army that has come out twenty kilometers away from Budapest, then he will
Just find a place to crash and kill him.
As for the Italian tank brigade, this thing is a complete joke in front of the 105mm recoilless rifle and individual rocket launcher.
The battle took place five hours later. When they arrived at the outskirts of the Budapest defense circle, General Bartini, commander of the Sixth Army of the Italian Second Army, who was busy building heavy artillery positions, heard that three Chinese infantry divisions were coming toward him.
The whole person couldn't help but feel confused. He really didn't understand why these Chinese people abandoned their strong fortress and insisted on running out to play with him in the wild? This is unscientific.
But the general soon realized that this was an opportunity for him to make a name for himself. General Bartini, who was so excited by the recent overwhelming attack, had long forgotten his fear of the Chinese, and then ordered two of his subordinates to
The division defended with the heavy artillery position as the core, while the tank brigade and another division accompanying him were hidden in a nearby dense forest on standby. Once the Chinese were bruised and bloody outside the heavy artillery position and exhausted and had to retreat, this
Two elite generals suddenly came out and used the speed advantage of the chariot brigade to attack the opponent from the flanks to disrupt them. Then the two divisions responsible for the defense counterattacked.
It should be said that his plan was pretty good, but it was a pity that he didn't know that his next opponents would not only be on land.
"When will the airship arrive?" Mi Zhenbiao, who was sitting on a military off-road vehicle, looked at his watch and asked the communications soldier behind him who was carrying a radio on his back.
"Twenty minutes more! Because they were worried that the Italians would be alert in advance, they made a circle and came from the direction of Budapest," the signal soldier said hurriedly.
"Very good, notify the field airport in Budapest that the fighter-bombers are on board!" Mi Zhenbiao said with satisfaction, and then at the Austro-Hungarian military airport in Budapest, dozens of Eagle fighter-bombers began to take off one after another. The distance was too close.
, almost as soon as they took off, they appeared above the Italians before they even had time to climb to a high altitude.
"Fire, fire quickly!" Following a series of screams, more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns and more than twenty anti-aircraft machine guns around the Italian heavy artillery positions spurted flames instantly. What they didn't know was that these anti-aircraft firepower points were these Eagle fighter-bombers.
The real target, after luring the Italians to fire, the giant eagles in the sky immediately swooped down, and then one after another fifty kilogram aerial bombs hit these air defense positions, and with the explosion of fireballs one by one
One after another, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were turned into parts and flew into the sky.
The Italians' anti-aircraft guns were supported by Britain and France. The anti-aircraft machine guns were copied from Chinese goods in the hands of the Russians. Because the material performance was insufficient, the rate of fire was less than half of the former. Even these things could be used against those of the Austro-Hungarians.
Fighters with a speed of less than 200 per hour are a bit difficult, let alone an Eagle with a speed of 400 per hour. However, Italy was lucky. They damaged one, but because the airport was too close, the pilot followed closely.
We turned around and landed at the airport.
After this round of bombing, the Italian air defense force was completely gone. Then a huge bombing formation of a hundred airships flew over in a swaggering manner. When he saw the aerial beasts appearing in the sky, General Bartini was very worried.
Crying, in his sad and angry eyes, countless coagulated qi decoys fell like raindrops, and his entire defense line directly turned into a sea of fire. Those poor Italian soldiers were struggling and wailing in pain in the hell fire.
then turned into piles of curling ashes. This round of bombing alone caused more than half of the Italian casualties.
More importantly, all their heavy artillery was gone.
The airship returned contentedly after completing its rampage. While the remaining fire on the ground was still burning, the Chinese attack began.
"Quickly, order the chariot brigade to attack!" General Bartini shouted anxiously. He knew very well that the defeated generals in his hands could not even block a charge from the enemy. In fact, the remaining Italians on the position at this time
The soldiers were running away. Even the whips of the supervising team could not stop them. The poor idiots were frightened by this cruel war. They would never forget how their compatriots who were ignited by the coagulation bombs died in despair.
Yes, those inextinguishable flames are indeed only found in hell.
The 150 British-made Vickers light tanks of the tank brigade hidden in the dense forest in the distance immediately started to move. These tanks, which were manufactured using Chinese engines and gearboxes, only weighed nine tons, but were fast and could reach speeds of thirty per hour.
kilometers, of course, if you go cross-country, it will only be 20 kilometers at most.
"Commander, the Italian chariots are dispatched!" The communications soldier quickly reminded Mi Zhenbiao that General Bartini's little trick was just a joke in front of the planes in the sky.
"Then give them a greeting first!" Mi Zhenbiao said with a smile, and then waved towards the rocket launcher position beside him. Twenty-four twelve-tube 107mm rocket launchers immediately followed the reconnaissance of the Italian army's hiding place.
Nearly three hundred rounds of artillery shells poured through the coordinates in an instant, and then the soldiers next to them reloaded as quickly as possible.
The Italian tank brigade was scattered and hiding in the woods, and there was no order at all. At this time, it had just started to start. Suddenly, countless flames came down on the head with a weird roar. In an instant, everyone fell on their backs. If the 107mm artillery shell hit the center
It is easy to smash this small tank into parts. Even if there is an explosion next to it, it can easily overturn the tank. Moreover, the broken trees are crisscrossed in the woods, making many surviving tanks unable to move. In short,
Less than half of the tanks could be driven out after one round of shelling, and immediately after the second round of shelling, the half inside had no hope of being driven out.
However, the chariot brigade commander was very brave, which actually aroused his ferocity. Moreover, at this time, the Chinese had already set foot on General Bartini's position. If they were unable to turn the tide, it would obviously be a disastrous defeat. With the small number of infantrymen who dared to attack,
Under cover, seventy tanks bravely charged against the Chinese.
At this moment, military off-road vehicles drove out from among the Chinese soldiers. Each vehicle had a large thick pipe. Before the Italians could figure out what these pipes were, those pipe mouths were already spraying out one after another.
The 105mm recoilless rifle is too cruel for this small tank. In fact, even without shaped charges, simply hitting the grenade is enough to destroy them. Using shaped charges
After the warhead, it would be very inhumane. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!