Lin Wei was very unkind. All the artillery of the Wehrmacht was used to support this campaign. Together with the artillery directly under the Gendarmerie Regiment, nearly 300 artillery pieces were assembled. With the artillery shells transported by Goering's air force, This time the shelling was very violent and extended to the railway station area. The military police regiment as an offensive force was already ready to go. They were waiting for the end of their artillery fire suppression. As soon as the suppression was over, they rushed to occupy the Republican Army positions that had been destroyed by their own artillery fire.
The powerful bombardment lasted for a full half hour. Among them, Lin Wei did not forget to suppress the Manzanares River Bridge, while bombarding the Manzanares River Bridge. He concentrated more than a hundred artillery pieces and continued to shell the Independence Square and surrounding areas on the streets of Alcalá controlled by the Republican Army. His purpose for doing this is very clear. Just to prevent the Republican Army from having time to reinforce there from the Independence Square on the streets of Alcalá. This allows your attack to proceed more smoothly.
This time the military police fully learned the lessons from the failure of the previous attack. They did not devote the entire battalion and entire company to these dark streets and buildings. Instead, squads and platoons were used as the core of combat. Multiple simultaneous small-scale penetration tactics. Coupled with the tanks carrying out division and encirclement operations. As a result, the defense system constructed by the Republican Army using landmines, machine guns, and snipers was under attack by the German tactics. It seems very difficult to defend.
War scares us, street fighting scares war.
When war becomes inevitable, street fighting becomes the best choice for the weak to deal with strong soldiers. But everyone has a clear mind: street fighting is really a "meat grinder" and a slaughter. The winner and the loser suffered staggering losses.
Yes, when the whole city is screaming, have you ever heard a more terrifying and heart-rending cry than this
Although the German army had an absolute advantage, facing this street battle, they had superior numbers and firepower, just like a boxer with a strong body facing a ball of plasticine. Every room, every window, every corridor, and even every sewer has become a murderous battlefield.
The well-hidden Spaniards appeared like rats from places where it seemed impossible to ambush, shooting at them with weapons in their hands. Often when an inexplicable gun battle ends, most Germans still don't know that the Spanish are there to attack them. Landmines and various well-hidden explosives can be seen everywhere. Often one bad move will lead to a trap.
There may be Spanish snipers lurking in the dark houses. These sharpshooters can hit moving targets at long distances. The soldiers struggled on the narrow and rubble-strewn terrain. Long rifles and clumsy machine guns were useless here. The two sides relied more on grenades, pistols and daggers to fight.
By now, the gendarmes understood why their leader was so afraid of street fighting, but it didn't matter, we were already prepared. We have a secret weapon, the flamethrower. The German army abandoned flamethrowers after World War I.
The Peace of Paris imposed various harsh restrictions on the military strength and equipment of the defeated Germany, prohibiting the German army from possessing flamethrowers. But starting in 1933, Germany resumed the development of flamethrowers. The following year, the German Army's first flamethrower after World War I, the Type 35 flamethrower, began to be equipped with troops. Different from the cumbersomeness during World War I, the Type 35 flamethrower is a single-soldier flamethrower. Due to the design of the experience of World War I, its total weight is "only" 38 kilograms. The storage tank It is mixed with 11.8 liters of No. 19 fuel and compressed nitrogen, and the injection distance is 25 to 30 meters. The Type 35 flamethrower can inject all the stored oil at one time or perform fifteen short bursts. During short bursts, the fuel flow restriction valve and the ignition signal tube in the liner are opened and closed at the same time to control the amount of fuel injection.
There is still a lot of debate within Germany over the value of this weapon, but when the Italian army used flamethrowers to great effect in the Ethiopian War last year, it immediately prompted the German army to re-equip it.
The close-range attack strength of the flamethrower is unmatched by ordinary weapons. The military police used it to quickly eliminate the armed men in two blocks. However, people say that war is the best teacher for soldiers, and the Republican Army quickly learned it. How to deal with this kind of weapon? Although the flamethrower is much lighter than it was in World War I, it is still very heavy for a soldier and very clumsy to move. The Republican snipers immediately took aim at this new prey, and soon Personnel holding flamethrowers began to die frequently.
The problem that the flamethrower cannot carry out long-distance attacks has also begun to show up. The twenty-meter range is too short. Although it is very powerful, it is useless if it cannot hit anyone. So the military police immediately gave up on it. If they burned down a forest, they might consider it. The tank once again became a weapon in the hands of the military police.
For the gendarmes, this was only a temporary difficulty. Now Madrid is just an isolated city lingering on. There is no place for the republican government in the vast land of Spain. They are facing hundreds of thousands of modern troops. There are only two ways in front of them, either surrender or Insisting on resisting until death, most people choose to fight to the death with the interventionist army, but there are always a few exceptions.
Although the Republican Army's determination caused many armies to pay heavy casualties, the armies were advancing steadily. Everyone knew that Madrid was only in their pocket. Among the several armies, the German army was still the fastest advancing. Even before the attack began, Lin Wei called Göring more than once, asking Göring to ensure the attendance of the Air Force, saying, "The Battle of Madrid will be our last battle in Spain. So far, the Air Force has not been able to prove its existence." value, and because of the frequent accidental injuries to civilians, the empire's face was damaged." Lin Wei's words were harsh and harsh, making Goering, the Air Force Minister, blush and turn white. He vowed to make Lin Wei look good. Of course, Let's perform well in the Battle of Madrid first, and we can't let this brat look down on the Air Force.
Generally speaking, the German army's advancement tactics only have four steps, air strikes, artillery bombardments, tanks, and flamethrowers. After these four steps, it can basically be said that there are no living creatures in the direction of their advance. War is of course cruel, but for the sake of victory, It is perfectly normal for one's own happiness and honor to be based on the suffering of others.
Whether every soldier in Germany survives now is related to the fate of Germany in the future. It's a bit big to say, but it makes sense. Everyone in later generations knows that Germany's defeats in both World Wars were caused by the enemy. If the battle was fair, no country would be its opponent, but fairness does not exist in the world, so the current situation of the Spanish Defense Forces This is a lesson learned from Germany.
Although every Republican soldier is doing what he can to stop the enemy, the weapon gap between them and the intervention forces is too great, and they are often forced to retreat helplessly. So far in the Battle of Madrid, the Republican Army has lost 100,000 people. , now less than half of the troops in the city are still fighting against the interventionist forces. The remaining soldiers have deep feelings for the Republic. They would rather accompany Madrid to destruction, so they continue to fight bloody battles under heavy siege, hoping A miracle occurs.
The fighting continued like this, and both sides paid a heavy price, but for the Republican Army, the situation was getting worse and worse. Although they were fighting on home soil, since Madrid was already surrounded, ammunition and food could not be effectively replenished. Once the ammunition is exhausted, it means that they are not far from the fate of failure. They can persist until now just for the belief in their hearts.
But this belief is not so important in everyone's mind. All the train stations in Madrid's suburbs and urban areas have been captured. Does this mean that the soldiers in the city have no other way out but to fight to the death? No, there is another way out, and that is to surrender.
Although there are still more than 100,000 soldiers fighting for the Republic in the city, everyone who cares understands that a miracle is impossible to happen. General Franco has declared that he will not let go of those who undermine the Spanish order and will use an iron-fisted policy to restore order. Reply to Spanish Order. The fate of the Left Alliance is predictable. Some people had to consider their own retreat. Franco had sent many personnel to persuade the powerful people commanding the army in the city.
Colonel S. Casado, commander of the central defense line of Vila Nova, Spain. If Spain is called the Gate of Europe because of its important geographical location in Europe, then Madrid is its heart. The city is divided into two parts: the new city and the old city. The old city was built in the 15th to 18th centuries with narrow streets; the new city was a newly built urban area in the 20th century with wide and neat streets. The modern high-rise buildings contrast sharply with the ancient pattern of the old city. The north and south of the city are mainly industrial areas and residential areas. (Sorry, I didn’t read the information carefully, and now I know that Madrid is divided into a new city and an old city, sweat!!!!)
The narrow streets of the old city were not conducive to the deployment of tank troops, causing repeated setbacks in the German offensive. General Franco's army and the Italian army attacking the new city were also at a loss under the tight defense of the Republican Army, and the war situation was in a stalemate. Although it would be the Republican Army that would be defeated one day if the situation continued, Franco could no longer wait any longer.
The middle line of defense defended by Colonel S. Casado is close to the old city. If he rebels, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Republican troops who are still resisting the German armored forces in the old city. There will undoubtedly be a ruthless attack on their backs. A hard stab.
Because of this, the Republic will use trustworthy people to take charge here. Colonel S. Casado has always been called a supporter of the Republic. However, when the tragic war came to Madrid, everything developed. It was all beyond his expectation. First, Germany and Italy announced that they would send intervention troops, and then the Soviet Union, which they regarded as their backer, was blocked by Britain and France and had no influence at all in Spain. Finally, Britain and France simply recognized General Franco's government, which meant that he There is no support in the industry. Colonel S. Casado has always believed that he was fighting for his motherland, but when the legitimacy of this motherland was questioned, Colonel S. Casado hesitated.
When Franco's fifth column in the city sent someone to find him, he did not refuse outright as he had thought in his heart. Instead, he quietly listened to the conditions stated by Franco's envoy, and then silently Send him out.
After Franco's envoy left, Colonel S. Casado thought for a long time. He knew that one of his decisions would mean the fate of more than 10,000 soldiers in the middle line of defense that he defended. This was a difficult decision, and Colonel S. Casado didn't know how to decide. He got up and went to the cabinet and took out a bottle of strong volga that he didn't usually drink. He drank it in big gulps, hoping to get drunk quickly.
Colonel S. Casado, who drank to drown his sorrows, did not affect the direction of the war. Franco's National Army and the intervention forces of various countries still attacked without any time interval. Although the Republican Army still resisted tenaciously and shouted "No!" The slogan of "one step beyond the enemy", but smart people know that it can only increase the casualties of the National Army and cannot change the final direction of the war.
Accompanied by huge ones. Gray clouds rose, and Spain's reorganized peripheral defense line was blown to pieces in an instant and became chaotic. The German military police took advantage of the chaos and launched an attack, using submachine guns and grenades. Engineer shovels and flamethrowers can be flexibly inserted into various houses. Go behind the defense line established by the Spanish and hit the opponent hard, or use fixed-point blasting and flamethrowers to clear the way. Along with this tactic, the blockhouses and bunkers set up by the Spaniards before the war were dismantled.
Fierce street fighting turned into bayonets and daggers. In the world of engineers and shovels, in every building and building, accompanied by the dust shaken by bursts of artillery shelling, people on both sides fought with primitive weapons, which even exceeded the bloody level of thermal weapons. One used engineers and shovels. There is definitely a difference between being shot to death and being shot to death with a rifle.
While fighting for the buildings around Independence Square, a large number of SS military policemen approached the surrounding high-rise buildings under the cover of tanks and artillery. The engineering troops at the forefront immediately used high explosives to blast several gaps in the thick walls, and heavily armed grenadiers immediately poured into these gaps. They frantically threw grenades and tear gas inside. Then grenadiers wearing gas masks rushed in again, carrying submachine guns. Fight each other with pistols, daggers and sapper shovels. Although the Spaniards were very brave, the gendarmes commanded by Andre Thomas were even more crazy. Even facing the Spaniards with firm beliefs, they did not fall behind at all, and even gained the upper hand.
Finally, with the huge manpower advantage, the young Waffen SS soldiers gradually took control of the initiative on the battlefield. The Spanish Republican Army gradually began to show fatigue. After another thirty minutes, after fighting for each house, the gradually exhausted Spaniards began to abandon the upper buildings, and the Wehrmacht troops behind the SS Gendarmerie Regiment immediately came up to supplement them. , after fighting house by house, the German army finally annihilated the surrounding Spanish Republican Army. The walls of every house were spattered with shocking blood stains, and people walking on the blood-stained floor made a slapping sound.
At this time, a piece of news came out that made the Spanish Republican Army even more miserable. Colonel S. Casado, who was guarding the middle line of the New City, betrayed the Republic and became a shameful traitor. The situation of the Republican Army in the old city was even worse. The more than 10,000 brothers behind him suddenly became enemies. What is even more frightening is that they will launch an offensive behind him at any time, making him vulnerable from both sides.