Chapter 216 Tito

Joseph Broz Tito, the man who ruled Yugoslavia for half a century in history, is now a middle-aged man in his forties.

On May 25, 1892, Tito was born into a poor peasant family in the village of Kumrovets, Croatia.

In 1913, Tito was drafted into the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and won the runner-up in the army fencing competition. He was a strong young man with first-rate military qualities.

In 1915, Tito accompanied the army to fight with the Russian army, was wounded and captured and arrived in Russia. As a result, he was baptized by the Russian October Revolution and had a new faith.

After that, Tito returned to Yugoslavia and served as member of the Southern Communist Party Committee, secretary of the Zagreb Hardware Union and secretary of the Zagreb Municipal Party Committee. In 1920 Tito was arrested by the authorities and imprisoned.

Until his release in 1934, he was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the Southern Communist Party Central Committee and engaged in secret party work. At the beginning of the second year, he went to Moscow as a member of the Balkan Secretariat of the Comintern and a rapporteur for Yugoslavia.

In December 1937, Tito began to preside over the work of the Central Committee of the Southern Communist Party.

Tito's resume does not mention his fighting in the Spanish Civil War, but in fact, Tito did participate in the Spanish Civil War.

For Tito, coming to Spain is actually to gain experience and qualifications. As long as he stays in Spain for a period of time, after he returns, he will properly become the chief person in charge of the Yugoslav Party.

It's a pity that Tito had a bad chance. Originally, it was impossible for him to go to Madrid. There, there is a possibility of glory at any time. Tito came to the field airport in the rear, and took a team of Yugoslav troops to participate in the defense of the airport. task. After a while, Tito will be able to return to Yugoslavia with honor.

As a result, the Germans attacked the airport and Tito was beaten.

Hiding in the forest near Torija, Tito felt extremely depressed.

"Any news?" Tito asked in a cave to his deputy, Ivan Goshniak, who had just returned.

There was excitement on Ivan's face: "Yes, there is news that after our air base was captured, the German Condor Legion was stationed here. Although the leader used a pseudonym, I still knew him. His real name is Cyric, the infamous German!"

After Ivan went out, he inquired about the news of the nearby air force base. This news made everyone very excited.

"If we go in and stealthily kill that Cyric, we'll do a great job!" Tito said.

Merit! Tito really wants to prove that he is definitely not a vase through a beautiful battle, but he is here to fight!

Ivan shook his head: "No, they are too heavily defended! These Germans have submachine guns in their hands, and there are also tanks, guarding the periphery of the airport, and there are even military dogs in every corner, we can't touch it. ."

It is not easy to get in. The Germans made a sneak attack because the vigilance of the Republican Army was too low. In contrast, the Germans were already prepared and their vigilance was quite high.

"We have to find more people!" Tito said: "It wasn't just us who were scattered that night, there must be more people. We have to gather more people to have hope. We still have to find Informant, if you can wait until this Cyric is out and ambushed him on the road, it will be easier to succeed."

Tito gritted his teeth, ambushed Cyric, and killed Cyric on the Spanish battlefield. This idea is his current goal!

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"Buzz, buzz." The motorcyclist twisted the accelerator, and at the same time, his legs lifted up, and water splashed below.

The Huelva River, a small river near Muel, is in the dry season, and the water is so shallow that a motorbike can pass without much effort!

On the motorcycle, Adenauer's eyes looked ahead vigilantly. As scouts, they must discover possible enemy situations as soon as possible!

However, the front is very calm, small village, wisps of smoke, calm and peaceful.

"No problem, we can move forward," Adenauer said.

Behind them, a few kilometers away, tanks rumbled up, their tracks rolled over the water of the small river and reached the opposite side smoothly.

The mountains, finally passed, in front, a horse and plain!

The hatch of a Leopard 2 tank was opened, and Guderian got out from it. He looked at the fields in the distance and was extremely excited.

Already out!

"Master, let's just go all out and rush across the Ebro tonight." Kurt suggested to Guderian.

Guderian nodded: "How is our fuel consumption?"

For long-distance raids, the most important thing to pay attention to is fuel! Mechanized troops must have sufficient fuel!

Therefore, the 1st Armored Division is equipped with a large number of 10-ton Ford all-wheel drive trucks, which will provide a steady stream of logistical supplies when their own charge is on.

After the last replenishment, the truck returned and reloaded with fuel, and as the distance continued to increase, so did the round-trip time.

"Don't worry, we have enough fuel to get us back to Zaragoza in circles," Kurt said.

Using a diesel engine as the fuel of the tank greatly increases the range of the tank! Can run hundreds of kilometers away!

And this time, for the long-distance march, all Panther tanks have two additional fuel tanks at the rear to further increase the fuel carrying capacity.

"Okay, tonight, cross the Ebro River!" Guderian said: "Tomorrow, we will recover Zaragoza!"

Rush, Rush, Rush! The essence of blitzkrieg is to use the mobility of mechanized equipment to travel long distances and appear in places that the enemy does not expect!

In particular, to the plains, it is simply a paradise for tanks!

In the history of the Spanish Civil War, the famous Battle of Jinto broke out here, and it is also a place of repeated competition and battle.

But now, Jinto is an undefended place, and there is not even an army stationed here!

All the troops in the vicinity of Zaragoza were mobilized to the other side of the valley, ready to ambushed the German armored forces, they were ready to fight, but did not expect the Germans to appear from their rear.

Their rear is very empty!

"Crench!" Conrad stepped on the brakes, and rushed to the other side of the bridge in one breath, and Adenauer jumped down with a quick stride on the sidecar.

The Ebro River is the second longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the longest river entirely in Spain. Now it has reached the lower reaches, the river is open, and it is difficult to cross the mechanized forces without occupying the bridge.

"Quick, protect the bridge!" Right here, the leading reconnaissance troop, one after another, drove over. They quickly established a bridgehead position and waited for the passage of the follow-up troops.