My Italian Chapter 662

The latest website: Greece and Bulgaria have been wooed by the Entente and Alliance camps respectively. It is still unknown whether these two countries are a blessing or a curse. But for Italy, the Big Three of the Allied Powers, the most well-prepared Tunisian campaign and preparations have now begun.

In Ben Gardan, a small town on the border of Tunisia, there are a large number of soldiers in the town. At the same time, groups of cars and soldiers pass by. From the uniforms of the soldiers, it can be seen that these are Italian soldiers.

That's right, this is the Italian Eighth Army preparing to attack Tunisia. The group army has five infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions, and various other configurations of subsidiary troops, with a total strength of up to 130,000 troops. Since Crown Prince Vittorio served as the nominal commander of the army, the army is also called the Crown Prince's Army.

Since it is the crown prince's army, it is certain that all kinds of materials and equipment must be sufficient. This is indeed the case, the Eighth Army's personnel and equipment have reached the point where they are fully equipped. In addition, the essence of the Eighth Army is its subsidiary troops. New types of units such as armored battalions, independent heavy artillery regiments, airship brigades, and aircraft brigades can all be seen in the Eighth Army.

The current headquarters of the Eighth Army is in Ben Gardan, and Crown Prince Vittorio, who is the commander of the Army, just arrived at his loyal Army headquarters yesterday.

At this time, he was listening to Lieutenant General Brasso, the deputy commander, introducing the current specific situation of the group army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 15th Division of the 13th Corps, the vanguard of our Eighth Army, has already occupied this place after repelling the French Algerian 14th Division stationed in Gabes with the cooperation of the Navy.

At present, according to reports from our country's intelligence agencies, the French army has stationed 240,000 people in Tunisia, mainly to defend the north of Tunisia. There are only four divisions and nearly 50,000 troops in the south. Moreover, most of these troops were mobilized from Algeria. The Tunisian army has more than 70,000 people in six divisions. Among them are three divisions, one in Sha'al, one in Sfax, and one in Luktay, deployed in the south.

In the north, the French army deployed an army in Sousse, and on the line from Abenrus to Tunisia, the main force of the French army was deployed here. It is obvious that the French army here is trying to use the terrain to lengthen our supply line, and use our supply line to make a fuss, so as to achieve the purpose of defeating us. "

Before the start of the battle, the Eighth Army was already in action, and the advance layout was conducive to the next battle.

While the French army was deployed in Tunisia, Lieutenant General Brasso saw through the opponent's intentions at a glance. After all, the French army in Tunisia is basically a colonial army. Although there are as many as 240,000, it is certainly not the opponent of the Eighth Army.

Therefore, appropriate tactics must be adopted, and the situation in which the south of Tunisia is desolate and the north is rich, it is perfect to lure the enemy deep. It is uncertain how many tribal armed forces are hidden in the interior of Tunisia. Although these armed forces cannot face the enemy head-on, they are absolutely good at attacking supply lines.

For the Eighth Army, which is about to launch the Tunisian campaign, the enemy has long been considering the tactics of luring the enemy. And after the intelligence department sent back the enemy's arrangement, the countermeasures had long been in Brasso's mind.

One more thing, the Italian intelligence agency has always been a key area for Tunisia, and they all know the reason.

And Crown Prince Vittorio, who was listening to Lieutenant General Brazo's narration on the sand table, spoke at this time. "So what have we come up with?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander."

Speaking of Lieutenant General Brasso, he talked about the countermeasures. "For the enemy's arrangement, our Eighth Army's Operations Department has formulated a very good plan. That is to use the sea to change the route, so that the enemy has no way to cut off our supplies.

First of all, we need to conquer Kesfax. After obtaining the sea transportation line, we can make our supply line on land irrelevant. Then we relied on this place to conquer Sousse all the way, and then relied on it to continue to approach the city of Tunisia. After the French army in Tunis is eliminated, then we can disperse and sweep other areas. "

Lieutenant General Brasso's method is very simple, that is to rely on the port to supply the Eighth Army, and it can also reduce its deployment of troops on the supply line, so that the Eighth Army can use more troops to participate in the Tunisia campaign .

The tactic mentioned by Lieutenant General Brasso is a bit like the island hopping tactic used by MacArthur during World War II. However, compared with the islands that avoided the enemy's heavy defense in World War II, Lieutenant General Brasso's tactics are more about using port cities as supply bases, using port cities in Tunisia to maximize the use of troops from the Eighth Army .

Of course, the ports that can supply the Eighth Army's consumption are limited. According to the analysis of the staff officers, only a few ports in Sfax, Sousse, and Tunisia are available. After all, the Eighth Army needs 3,000 tons of supplies per day. For most of the ports in Tunisia that are still under manual handling, this is simply impossible.

Although Vittorio is only a nominal commander, he still understands the basic military situation, and he thinks the plan is already very good.

"Lieutenant General Brazo, the plan is very good, and I am very satisfied. Is there anything our army lacks? I can think of a way."

Well, His Excellency the Crown Prince has self-knowledge and knows what he is capable of in terms of combat command, but he also has his own role, which is to ask for materials, all kinds of materials that can help the Eighth Army complete the campaign.

The crown prince's words made all the officers present show a look of joy. The crown prince of my family is really caring. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Army really met a very good crown prince.

As for Lieutenant General Brasso, he knew what cards he would have in his hands since he took up the post of deputy commander of the Eighth Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have enough equipment and materials. The 1,500 trucks of the three car transport regiments are enough for material transfer. In addition, the Navy has also assigned a transport formation to take care of our maritime transport and safety issues, so we are no longer Other supplies are needed."

There is no humanity, from the mouth of Lieutenant General Brasso, the Eighth Army attacked Tunisia this time. All supplies are more than sufficient, and there is no need to take anything.

Think about it, too. At present, the Army has 18 automobile transport regiments, but there are only six automobile regiments mainly equipped with F75 trucks, and half of them are assigned to the Eighth Army.

Some people may be wondering~www.mtlnovel.com~The annual output of Fiat's trucks has reached 30,000, why the Army only has 18 car transport regiments, and the number of trucks is more than 9,000.

This number is correct, because Fiat's trucks were sold all over the world before the war, and almost 30% of the sales in Italy were almost. Moreover, the service life of these early trucks is far less than that of later generations, and Italy also needs trucks, so it is impossible to give them all to the army.

At present, the Italian army has 23,000 trucks, but many of them are assigned to the troops. In addition, the navy has dispatched more than 4,000 vehicles, so the army can have 18 independent regiments, which is already very good.

And after hearing that the Eighth Army doesn't want anything now, His Excellency the Crown Prince has nothing to say.

"Then, let's wait for the battle to begin."

"Crown Prince, please rest assured that the officers and soldiers of our Eighth Army will not disappoint your expectations, and we will surely return Tunisia to our country."

Despite the words of the two, the battle in Tunisia will also begin.

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