Chapter 605 Battle of Carragher Pass (Part 2)

The Italian paratroopers dropped behind the mountain pass, which was undoubtedly a rather shocking news for the French army.

Because this will mean that the very important pass of Carragher Pass will fall into a situation of being attacked by the enemy on both sides. And if the mountain pass is lost, the Italian army will continue to enter the Savoy area through here.

This is definitely not good news for the French army. So on the day of getting the news, a regiment of the 39th Division of the French Army stationed in Modana rushed over.

I want to drive away the Italian paratroopers who fell from the sky.

At this time, the Vasco Slope, an important location, was already occupied by Italian paratroopers. The heroic paratroopers used this **** to deal with the incoming French army.

“Boom, bang, bang…”

The French infantry regiment, which came with artillery, pushed the proud 75mm rapid-fire gun and launched artillery fire at the Italian paratroopers who were stuck on the Vasco slope.

However, the distance of the shelling was very subtle, and it was three kilometers away from the position. This can’t hit the French’s most lethal grenade, because the paratroopers stationed in the Vasco **** also have their own artillery, that is, the 81mm mortar.

Although this gun can’t compare with Miss 75 at all, it can at least prevent the approaching fire of French artillery.

That’s right, the French army’s 75mm rapid-fire gun stunt is to shoot at close range, using a super high rate of fire to shred the enemy at a distance of one kilometer from the enemy.

Although these cowards did not dare to fight with the heroic French soldiers, it did not mean that the French had no way to take them.

Of course, the biggest role of the 75mm artillery now is to clear the most deterrent machine gun in the hands of the paratroopers who stick to the position.

That’s right, for the French army who currently advocates the bayonet charge, the power of the machine gun has long been experienced. For the French army, there is also a way to solve the machine gun as a fire support point, that is to call it by virtue of the advantages of artillery.

This trick is still very effective for the heavy machine guns headed by Maxim. After all, a Mark Qin heavy machine gun weighs nearly 100 pounds, and the rain of bullets it fires is enough to make the bravest soldiers feel terrified.

Therefore, the French artillery needs to first remove the machine guns that block the soldiers’ charge, and then other targets.

So this explains why the French artillery will give priority to the fire point of the machine gun.

Of course, Miss 75 is essentially a cannon, and it also has the characteristics of a cannon. Its advantage is that it has a straight trajectory and a long range, which is also destined to have a poor ability to attack trenches.

Therefore, after the artillery attack, there were not many machine guns on the position.

“Let one battalion attack.”

Seeing that the artillery was useless to wash the ground, Lieutenant Colonel Millerpi who led the team could only let the infantry attack. As for why only one battalion is deployed to attack, the reason is very simple that the width of the battlefield is not enough, only one battalion can be placed, and too much is a waste.

Following his order, the black French soldiers strode, leaning their bodies and trotting all the way to the position.

“Fire.”

The paratroopers stationed at the position, under the order of the officer, lay on the position and shot at the attacking French soldiers.

“Bah…”

The small-caliber m88 Carcano lance emits a crisp gunshot. Although this Carcano lance is shorter than the rifle, its accuracy has not been reduced much. In addition, the small-caliber ballistic is relatively straight, although Weak in lethality, but still a very good gun.

In addition, the paratroopers are trained by elite soldiers from various units, and their marksmanship is generally good. , not to mention the shooting of the Levyli light machine gun and the Maxim heavy machine gun along the way.

This also resulted in the attacking French officers and soldiers suffering heavy casualties during the charge. By the time the charge reached 200 meters, a battalion of the attacking French had already suffered more than half of their casualties.

Suffering such huge casualties, the attacking French soldiers couldn’t bear it. They ignored the officers’ reprimands and retreated directly.

In fact, the officers who led the team were not much better. It can even be said that under the precise marksmanship of the paratroopers, the casualties of officers were higher than that of soldiers, so after pretending to scold, the officers also retreated.

Looking at the returning soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Millepey’s face was gloomy.

“Order the second battalion to attack, the third battalion prepares, and immediately attack when the second battalion retreats, and the first battalion is ready to take over the second battalion’s attack.”

Lieutenant Colonel Millerpei’s words surprised the deputy head of the regiment on the side.

“Captain Miller, it’s easy to cause a backlash from the soldiers.”

As a person who knows soldiers, how could Lieutenant Colonel Millepey not know that it will make him unhappy that the soldiers are constantly attacking in turns, but now he has to do it.

“I know the soldiers who were cited are dissatisfied, but we have no time to waste. The Italians have spent so much effort blocking the Carragher Pass from us in order to take the pass. If we can’t get through to the Carragher Pass today contact, then the Italians will definitely cross the pass, and then we will be blamed by our superiors.”

Although Lieutenant Colonel Millerpey did not elaborate, the deputy head of the regiment knew what he meant. If they don’t work hard today, then the charge of ineffective rescue and sitting by while their friendly forces are surrounded and wiped out will most likely fall on the two of them.

In order to prevent the enemy from breaking through the mountain pass, and also for their rank, they must work hard. Even if they lose, they can confidently say that they have done their best.

Lieutenant Colonel Millepey and others can do their best, but for Colonel Bielsa, the commander of the Carragher Pass garrison, trying their best can’t describe the current situation of his department, it must be described as despair.

Yes, for the defenders of Carragher Pass, today is really a desperate day. The troops of a division in the front are taking turns to attack them. The continuous offensive put a lot of pressure on the French army defending the mountain pass.

However, the front can be described as pressure, then the attack from the back must be described as despair.

More than a thousand Italian soldiers somehow bypassed the mountain pass and appeared behind them. In the face of the sudden enemy, the defenders were caught by them and captured many fortifications behind them.

In addition to the enemies that appeared before and after, there were several airships constantly circling overhead at any time over the mountain pass today. The bombs and the rain of bullets it dropped made the defending French officers and soldiers terrified. No one could ignore the threat above and concentrate on dealing with the incoming enemy.

This combination of ground and air combat made the French defenders of the Carragher Pass do not know what to do. Even if you are attacked by the enemy on your back, there are also machine guns and bombs on your head. How can you let the officers and soldiers on the defense stand it.

Faced with this situation, let alone ordinary officers and soldiers, even Colonel Bielsa, the position commander, was also at a loss. He could only order the soldiers to resist desperately while sending out a rescue telegram.

However, the external distress telegrams did not bring good news. The first is Modana, which is the closest. The defenders stationed there have come to them, but they have been blocked by the Italian army on the Vasco slope, and there is no way to get close.

As for the 39th Infantry Division, stationed at Grenoble, they were asked to hold out for two days.

As far as the current Italian army is fighting to its death, let alone two days, it can last a day in the four-sided siege, and it is all the officers and soldiers of the position who are fighting for their lives.

After all, the defending officers and soldiers are not Rambos, and they can hit the enemy stably without changing their face in the hail of bullets from the enemy. When there are enemies in front and back, mountains that are difficult to climb on both sides, and airships attacking overhead, it is too embarrassing to let everyone respond calmly.

In such a desperate situation, it is normal for officers and soldiers to panic.

So in the end, at four o’clock in the afternoon, the defending officers and soldiers couldn’t stand it anymore. Under the pressure of these officers and soldiers, Colonel Bielsa, the commander of the position, surrendered to him with more than a thousand French officers and soldiers after the Italian side promised to abide by the Geneva Convention. .

That’s right, there are only over a thousand of these French defenders now, but there were still three thousand of them yesterday. In less than a day, its losses were more than half.

But if the French army in Yamaguchi knew that for them, the Italian army was prepared, then they should be proud.

In order to take the mountain pass by surprise, the Italian military prepared tens of thousands of troops and thousands of tons of ammunition. In addition, most of the most elite paratroopers came, with more than 80 airships. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

In addition to preparations, in order to capture the mountain pass, the Italian army suffered a lot of losses. There were 1,537 dead, 2,976 wounded, and 49 missing.

It can be seen from the casualty comparison that even if the Italian army has a sufficient advantage, the battle against Yamaguchi is far greater than the loss of the defenders.

This also fully shows that in such a dangerous place, if you don’t want some new methods, it is useless to rely on manpower consumption.

After receiving the news of the surrender of the defenders, Lieutenant General Pascal, commander of the 9th Army, who was in charge of the attack, immediately reported the good news to the commander of the army, Prince Filiberto.

Of course, in addition to reporting the news, Lieutenant General Pascal immediately ordered the 21st Division, which was about to take over the attack, to immediately cross the mountain pass and head towards Modana. He wanted to preemptively occupy the first stronghold in the Savoy area for the Italian army before the enemy could react.

And his order was actually very timely. When the 21st Division crossed the Carragh Pass and marched towards Modana, it first defeated most of the French regiments that were attacking the Vasco slopes in one fell swoop.

Immediately afterwards, the division organized an elite force to rush towards Modana overnight. Finally arrived at Modana at dawn the next day, and then wiped out the remaining French troops in the town in one fell swoop.

After the division occupied Modana, the vanguard of the French 39th Division appeared on the outskirts of Modana.

With the Italian flag flying at Modana, the 39th Division immediately retreated after a tentative attack.

Obviously, the commander of the 39th Division was very cautious and did not want to take advantage of the moment when the Italian army was not firmly established to retake Modana.

Of course, no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the tentacles of the Italian army extended to the Savoy area.

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