Chapter 75:
December 31, 1939
Northern Italy, Südtirol (Trentino-Alto Adige)
The Italian Army saw the German Military's defense line, with its poorly constructed, attack-friendly salients and flimsy weak points exposed here and there, and inwardly cheered.
It seemed clear that those German bastards, in their hasty preparations for a retreat, had failed to establish a proper defense line.
The Italian Army's High Command thought so and ordered the offensive, but it didn't take long for them to realize it was a delusion.
The salient, which at first glance seemed easy to attack, contained a network of fire far denser than the Italian Army's imagination, literally grinding up the approaching military force like meat.
Unable to watch any longer, the Italian Army's High Command instead led with an armored unit and began an attack on the defense line that was loosely woven and easy to penetrate.
But what they heard, while waiting for good news, was an unbelievable situation report.
“E-Enemy tank to the front! Aaargh!”