The reinforcements finally arrived when they needed it most.

Manstein and Guderian were not very familiar with the terrain here, and they ended up taking some detours. However, it was always better to be late than not.

Now, seizing Udine has become something to be expected.

And when Lieutenant Colonel Steno saw the tanks and trucks appear, he knew it was done.

Udinette - Can't hold on!

Everyone in the eyes of the Italian soldiers showed panic, and their morale was completely shaken. If anyone took the lead at this time, Lieutenant Colonel Steno could be sure that the battlefield would collapse.

"Stay tightly! Keep the position tightly!" Lieutenant Colonel Steno issued his order loudly, and he must use this method to stabilize the morale of the troops.

It cannot be thrown here, absolutely not!

Once lost, the whole Udine will be completely finished

But the war will never go according to personal ideas. After a little deployment, the new offensive of the Skeleton Commando began.

The huge tank became the front drive, and several cannons on the tanks opened fire at the same time!

The power of tank artillery is no less than that of so many mortars. Their shells flew out of the barrel one by one and then fell into the Italians with force.

One loud noise came over and over again, and at the same time, all machine guns also roared for the third time

The shelling took not long. Soon, the tanks began to start, and the infantry also appeared from the bunker, following the tanks to launch a not-fast but fearful attack on Udinette.

The soldiers of the Borza Infantry Regiment escaped for the second time

In the successive shellings, their enthusiasm for fighting was completely extinguished, replaced by endless fear. Most of them began to hate this war!

Escape and surrender These Italian troops appeared on the battlefield countless times and appeared here again!

Lieutenant Colonel Steno did not scold his incompetent and embarrassing subordinates, and he knew that this was useless. The enemy had cannons, tanks, and a large number of machine guns, but none of these Udine did.

It's been great for the soldiers to persevere until now.

It's just that I failed Colonel Diago's trust

The tanks moved forward unceasingly, and the German soldiers occupied the positions that were originally piled up by countless Italian soldiers. But now they only saw corpses and soldiers who surrendered with their hands high.

Major Steno, who was not willing to fail like this, left behind the most trusted company around him, and even tried to stop the Germans moving forward even if they were slightly blocking them.

The turtle was huddled on a small position and kept firing with two heavy machine guns. They successfully killed two Germans.

But their actions obviously angered the Germans. A7V fired a terrible shell. With a "boom", the sound of the machine gun strafing stopped suddenly.

Then, several fire-breathing soldiers appeared, and flames came out towards the position.

A tragic call rang out, and several Italians covered in fire ran out of the position.

Boncrerere sighed and raised the Mauser rifle in his hand. After a few gunshots, he helped the Italians get rid of their pain as soon as possible.

Several more German soldiers approached the position under the cover of machine guns. They took out a lot of grenades and threw them in.

After the continuous explosion, the battle here ended

The large-scale resistance has completely disappeared, and occasionally a cold gun is fired, but then it will be fired by countless firepower. Gradually, even the cold gun completely disappeared without a trace.

This is the saddest day for the Borza Infantry Regiment and the Stino Commander's Regiment

Yes, just like any Italian army on the battlefield, they have an absolute advantage in numbers, but they cannot be used at all on the battlefield.

The German army crushed every position guarded by the Italians like tanks, and nothing could stop them from moving forward.

The Borza infantry regiment collapsed, and Udine was already present to the eyes of the German soldiers.

A7V drove in, Mark I drove in, those trucks with machine guns drove in, and then the members of the Skeleton Commando also entered Udinette.

It's over, the battle is over here

The Italians in Udine looked at these Germans in horror, and no one dared to come out. Resistance was even more impossible. The only thing they prayed now was that these Germans should not be too fierce.

Everyone is the same here

You can see the emergence of Italian soldiers. They are not here to fight, they are just here to surrender.

In a medieval-style house in Udine, two heavy machine guns were set up there, and despite the failure of the Italians, the Italian soldiers here were still faithfully performing their duties.

This is Colonel Diago's command

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Steno standing in front of him, Colonel Diago did not accuse him. The Colonel knew very well that this failure was not the fault of his subordinates.

So many Italian troops have failed. Can you push all your mistakes to one person?

"Col. The enemy's firepower is really fierce." Lieutenant Colonel Steno seemed to blame himself: "They have a lot of mortars, a lot of machine guns, and then the tanks appeared again. The soldiers performed quite well. They also performed some of the responsibilities they should do, but our equipment is solid."

"Forget it, my dear Steno, don't make any excuses for us." Colonel Diago calmly interrupted his subordinates: "The incompetent government commands the incompetent army, and the incompetent officers command the incompetent war. Everyone has mistakes and we should not bear the responsibility. I know how you perform on the battlefield. Even if the enemy's tanks appear, you still leave a company to fight to the end. You did it, but you just didn't succeed. Compared with those front-line troops, you are far nobler than them."

Lieutenant Colonel Steno was silent: "What should we do now? Will we evacuate here immediately?"

"No, I don't think I still have the face to go back." Colonel Diago's mood gradually became a little excited: "I am different from them. They fail and can find all kinds of excuses for themselves. They don't even care about being prisoners! But I am different, I can't bear such a shame! No, this is not a shame for me alone, but a shame for the whole of Italy!"

Steno knows who the Colonel said "they" was

Colonel Diago sighed and returned to peace: "Well, Steno, you can leave and tell the soldiers that they are willing to escape or surrender, they are their choices, Steno, live well, we will lose this war, but I hope you can see the end of the war and tell everyone what kind of sorrow has Italy encountered before."

"Colin, where are you?" Steno seemed to feel something faintly.

"I'm very tired, I need a rest." Colonel Diago smiled: "Get out of here and surrender to the Germans, Lieutenant Colonel Steno, this is my order!"

Steno walked out sadly, he knew what a terrible thing was going to happen

Colonel Diago sat there for a while, then took out the paper and pen, and he thought for a while and wrote:

"My dear wife, today, I experienced the most sad day in my life. Udinette, whom I was responsible for defending, fell into the hands of the enemy. I now have two choices, one is to surrender to the Germans, and the other is to commit suicide. Of course, you know my temper. I will never make the first choice. So I can only end this shame in extreme ways.

Please don't be sad, my dear Kabrella. I can't let myself live like this, that's not what an officer should do. There have been many heroes in the history of Italy, who have died generously for the country, but so many years have passed, such heroes rarely appear in Italy today. I hope I can be one of them.

Ah, I have to ask you, my dear Kabrella, take good care of our farmland. Every autumn, I always like to see the golden and our dog Karnon, how is it now? When I went to the battlefield, it was a little sick, I hope it has been cured now

My dear Kabrella, I have not brought you much happiness since my marriage, and what I regret the most is that we have never had a child now, and now I am about to die, but you can only live alone, and no one will accompany you except Canon

It is my greatest honor in my life to be able to marry you. If I have a next life, I hope you will stop looking for a soldier like me as a husband. I think this is my truth. Goodbye, my dear wife.”

After he finished writing the letter, he carefully put it in the envelope and sealed it. Then he took another piece of paper and wrote a line of words:

"Dear German Commander, please pass this trustee to my wife, and I will pay the deepest respect to you. Your enemy, Diago."

All the things that should be done were done, and Colonel Diago had nothing to worry about. He took out a pistol from the drawer of his desk and stuffed it into his mouth.
Chapter completed!