Chapter 227 The Lesson of Blood
Go, go! In the fire of battle, test your loyalty!
One after another, the tanks were launched, lined up in a line, and started to move forward.
This is a long snake, not a horizontal line of attack, because the front is already a mountainous area!
It can be said that Madrid is located in the plateau of central Spain, out of Madrid, surrounded by mountains!
The battles over the past few days are inspiring them. As proud tank soldiers, they are invincible!
They don't know that from peak to trough, it's actually just a momentary thing, falling down, in the blink of an eye.
And now, they are heading towards a trough.
On both sides, there are high mountain peaks. In the middle of the valley, Pavlov's tank troops are rumbling through. The commander of each tank is exposing half of his body and pointing at him. Alpine in Spain commented.
"Boom!" A sudden cannon sound from the side brought them back to reality, and the PAK36 anti-tank guns ambushed on the side of the hillside opened fire!
With a fierce whistling, the 37mm blunt armor-piercing projectile hit a T-26 tank directly in front!
"Boom!" The gasoline engine was ignited in an instant, and the entire tank was burning violently! Those refilled fuels are now life-threatening fuels!
In an instant, Pavlov was stunned, and he shouted loudly: "Attention, there is an ambush at nine o'clock!"
He retracted his body, got into the tank, and quickly turned the tank's turret to kill the opponent, kill the opponent!
"Boom!" At this moment, the tank at the end of the formation was also blown up!
Both ends were blown up, and the tank troops were isolated in the middle. They didn't have any room to maneuver, and could only stay there passively, becoming targets one after another!
On the hillside, an APK36 anti-tank gun is firing violently! Jose personally came to the front line to supervise the battle, this was his most important battle!
"Fire, fire!" Jose loudly ordered, now, those tanks are iron coffins, waiting for their own bombardment!
More than 20 anti-tank guns are fighting against each other!
"Boom!" With the bombardment of anti-tank guns, another tank was destroyed!
"Boom!" Pavlov felt the violent vibration of the car body, and then, an extremely hot flame jumped in, and the engine compartment at the rear was blown up!
"Brigade commander, get out!" his loader called out to Pavlov as he opened the top hatch and pushed Pavlov out with both hands, supporting Pavlov's feet.
Pavlov got out of the turret. The clothes on his back were already on fire. He quickly rolled on the ground a few times, extinguishing the flames on his clothes, and wanted to save his loader. Too late!
The entire turret was surrounded by fire, the loader screamed in the fire, and the body was twisted. This scene was deeply engraved in Pavlov's mind and became the scene of his nightmares in the future.
Failed!
The weak armor can't stand the blow of the opponent's anti-tank guns! The queue lined up just happened to be the target of the opponent! Pavlov's tanks were destroyed one by one! And the opponent's angle is very tricky, and the tank guns of their own can't be raised at that angle!
hateful!
His infantry, still far behind, did not keep up!
In Pavlov's heart, he suddenly understood something.
It is absolutely wrong to use tanks in a concentrated manner! Tanks should be dispersed among the infantry! The first few times his victories were not focused on the use of tanks, but the synergy of the tanks! Now, if he still has infantry in his hand, he can launch a charge!
Damn it, it's a blood lesson!
Just half an hour after being ambushed, the infantry came in a hurry, they launched a violent counterattack, and finally rescued the tankers in the encirclement, and these tanks were all destroyed.
Jose won a victory and successfully completed the task assigned by Franco. When he came to see Franco with the joy of victory, he did not see how happy Franco was.
"Barcelona, taken down by the Condor Legion." Franco said: "This time, we can't be behind!"
After Zaragoza was defeated, the 1st Armored Division was already in front of it. After three days of rushing, they arrived at Barcelona. With little effort, they took down Barcelona with a single charge!
The victory of Barcelona has a more important significance. Barcelona has always been an important port controlled by the Republican Army. The assistance of the Soviet Union to the Republican Army was almost all from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and then unloaded in Barcelona!
And now, the Northern Army has won one victory after another. Along the offensive route of the 1st Armored Division, the Northern Army is constantly stationing its troops and occupying these cities. It can be said that they are all the territory of the Northern Army!
General Mora, who also gained great prestige, made Franco angry.
Can't be left behind! Franco stood up suddenly: "I'm going to Barcelona! I'm going to tell the Falangists there that I'm the leader of the Falange!"
If it is not expected, Mora will definitely go to Barcelona and continue to give speeches there, and then in the hearts of the people there, Mora is the national hero of Spain, and there is nothing without him Franco!
How can this be!
What is even more terrifying is that Moura has always used the state of war as an excuse to appoint local magistrates. Especially after the last assassination failed, Moura started this matter more recklessly.
Franco will never watch such a thing happen, he has to take the initiative!
"Cesis, prepare a plane for me!" Franco said, "I'm going to Barcelona."
Hearing Franco's words, Kexiston was stunned for a moment: "General, now it's all the territory controlled by Mora, and we can't guarantee your safety."
Franco's eyes glared at Kexis: "Follow my order! If I don't go, it will really become a territory controlled by Mora!"
Franco is very clear in his heart that now, Barcelona has just been beaten, and Moura must not be there yet. This is his only chance, and he can't continue to watch Moura sit up!
What are you afraid of? When he decided to do it, he knew that there were dangers everywhere. As a soldier, facing danger is his basic quality!
"Yes, I understand." Kexis said, "I will use all my strength to protect your safety."
Kexis went out to prepare to go. He knew the great responsibility of his own. Only Jose was still there.
"José, you go back to the troops immediately and prepare to organize the next attack! The battle in Barcelona was beautiful, and we must also play the battle in Madrid beautifully!" Franco said.