USSR 1941

Therefore, the battles at No. 3 Highland and Milloway City were very smooth.

In the direction of Highland No. 3, the main task of the First Airborne Regiment is to occupy the highland for garrison and block the roads near the highland with firepower.

This task is a standard field subject, and it is actually the job of the infantry, but the infantry cannot parachute to this position like the airborne troops.

In addition, the Germans used an Italian battalion to garrison this No. 3 highland. To be precise, it could not be garrisoned, but the Italian battalion was assigned here to wipe out the guerrillas... The Soviet guerrillas always drilled into the jungle and the highlands , Highland No. 3 happened to be a good place for guerrillas.

The reason why the guerrillas like it is that on the one hand, it has deep forests and many trees, and on the other hand, it is close to roads and railways, and it can be drilled out of the forest from time to time to attack the enemy.

The removal of guerrillas is usually done by the German special operations team, but after the occupation of Milovey, there are so many places to be cleared that the special operations team is not enough. In desperation, the Italian battalion can only be transferred to Height No. 3.

Commanding this Italian battalion was Major Camillo... Italian officers generally have high ranks.

Major Camillo and his battalion lived happily on Height 3, because they belonged to the Italian Expeditionary Force. It might not be possible to fight the Soviets face to face on the battlefield, but it was more than enough to deal with the guerrillas.

But Major Camillo did not expect the task to be completed so quickly.

He said to the adjutant: "If the mission is completed, what will they send us to do? To transport supplies, or to go to the battlefield?"

So the adjutant understood.

Neither are great options.

Transport supplies, then be prepared to be attacked by guerrillas at all times, because there will always be people attacking supply convoys, and sometimes they will be bombed by Russian planes.

Not to mention going to the battlefield.

So, of course, it is much safer and more comfortable to "pretend to clear up" at No. 3 Heights.

As a result, there was always hostility on the No. 3 Heights, and it was impossible to uproot the weeds. The sound of guns and artillery was sometimes very intense. The Germans passing by on the road saluted the Italians on the No. 3 Heights from time to time to express their gratitude.

What the Germans didn't know was that those were actually Italian soldiers hunting game in the forest. Every day they gathered the game they caught and grilled it, and then enjoyed their dinner leisurely with a napkin on and wine.

Until this night, when they were telling jokes and grilling food around the campfire as usual, there was a sound of airplane motors in the sky.

"Enemy plane, put out the fire!" Camilo yelled.

The soldiers moved quickly, taking out the engineering shovel and smacking out the campfire a few times... It is not common for Russian planes to appear at night.

Major Camillo thought it was a Russian bomber, the kind that dropped bombs indiscriminately without a target.

But soon Major Camillo found out that he was wrong... Blossoming white round parachutes appeared in the sky, and they wobbled down.

Major Camillo and the adjutant looked at each other,

Then immediately shouted: "Organize the defense, enemy paratroopers!"

But the so-called organized defense is actually hiding in the trenches, setting up guns, and then discussing how to surrender.

"I hope their goal is not here!" said Major Camillo.

"What if their target is here?" asked the adjutant.

"If so..." Major Camillo replied, "there are too many of them, and there is nothing we can do!"

That's a really good excuse.

In the direction of the city of Milloway, the 291st Infantry Regiment of the German Army successfully reinforced the train station and organized a defense.

The railway station is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is not only because the nearby terrain is open and there is no building for the enemy's cover for a long period of time, but also because the German army pulled down the barbed wire fence and even Walls and machine gun forts were also built... In fact, these walls and machine gun forts were left by the Soviet army. When the German army began to counterattack from Kharkov, the Soviet army retreated so quickly that they had no time to remove these facilities. blow up.

Major Vincent was in command of this regiment. After he had deployed his troops, he looked at his watch and wondered why the enemy hadn't moved yet... It has been two hours since the Russians launched the airborne attack, and their impatient forced march for reinforcements was in vain. When I got here, I was worried about whether it was urgent, but now there is still time left.

Several German soldiers next to them couldn't help joking: "Are the Russians hung on trees by parachutes?"

"No, I think they're hanging on poles!"

Then they laughed.

This is indeed a bit unimaginable for the Germans, because their paratroopers have always moved quickly, and the airborne is accurate and fast. They attack the target almost as soon as they land, before the enemy can react. Some classic battles even It landed very accurately on the enemy's fortress, and it was silent, and the enemies in the fortress didn't even realize that the enemy had entered before they shot.

However, the Russian paratroopers did not attack after two hours.

Major Vincent called Colonel Jason of Special Operations.

"Do you know where they are, Colonel?" Major Vincent asked.

"Are you kidding?" Colonel Jason replied, "They're all over the place, Major!"

"Are you talking about the guerrillas or the paratroopers, Colonel?" Vincent asked.

"Who can tell the difference?" Colonel Jason said, "Why don't you come here and have a look?!"

Speaking of Colonel Jason, he hung up the phone with a "bang".

The war was indeed as Colonel Jason said, the whole of Miloway was full of enemies, and it was hard to tell whether it was guerrillas or airborne troops.

In fact, there are many civilians among them... The transport planes dropped not only airborne soldiers, but also many rifles. They used these rifles to equip a group of civilians in the first place.

However, the whole city was in chaos, only the train station was very quiet. Occasionally, a few guerrillas with guns rushed to this side, but they disappeared soon after being shot dead.

Vincent waited for a while, and then said to himself: "This is not a good phenomenon, I feel that we are surrounded!"

It was Shulka's idea.

He knew that the airborne troops would not be able to stop the German reinforcements at the railway station... The Soviet airborne troops were too slow, it took twenty minutes to get in touch with the command, and it took about an hour to assemble and reach Miloway.

If the attack on the train station was launched from the beginning, the more than 1,000 airborne troops would probably be wiped out by the German defenders in a few charges.

Therefore, Shulka suggested not to attack the train station for the time being, although their goal is the train station.