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October 12, Odili's German army finally defeated the last foreign army in the territory, an 80,000-strong army composed of Slovenia and Croatia.

This army was originally separated, but the German army's previous military operations scared them. In order to protect their own safety and avoid being defeated by the German army, the two armies quickly moved closer together to keep warm.

And their actions caused a lot of trouble for Colonel Mainz!

After the previous continuous fierce battles, the number of German troops in Mainz has been reduced to more than 45,000, with a reduction of nearly 5,000.

Among them, most of the reductions occurred in the previous battle with Jieke.

Jieke The army's combat effectiveness is indeed much stronger than other armies.

Fortunately, the German army did not engage in positional warfare with them.

If they had fought an upright positional warfare, the German army's casualties would probably be even higher!

Originally, Mainz planned to deal with these two armies before they could react, but they didn't expect them to join forces so quickly!

After the two armies united, their strength increased to 80,000, while Mainz only had 45,000 troops, of which 10,000 were in Model's hands, and only 30,000 were directly under his command. Five thousand people!

The strength gap between the two sides was more than double, so a direct attack would definitely result in heavy casualties. Therefore, Mainz ordered the army to rest and recuperate, and then asked the Odili government to order the surrounding towns to isolate this foreign army.

After receiving the order, the surrounding towns no longer had any contact with this army, and the supplies originally provided to them by the Odili government also began to cease.

The opponent has a strength advantage, but Mainz has a home field advantage. This is Odili after all, and the opponent is just a foreign army. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, not to mention that the opponent is not a strong dragon at all.

Soon, this method worked!

Because of the loss of supplies, the generals of the two armies could not sit still, and various rumors began to spread among the troops.

They understand that if measures are not taken as soon as possible to solve the current situation, then they may be trapped here alive!

So, the two discussed and made a decision!

On October 7, taking advantage of the fact that the main German force was undergoing repairs, the two armies each sent a small force to nearby villages and towns to rob supplies.

Although the nearby villages had their own militia, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and weapons and equipment when facing the regular army. Although these militiamen put up heroic and tenacious resistance, they were eventually defeated!

The towns of Slovenia and Croatia then carried out massive plundering. In their view, since they had already broken their faces, there was no need to restrain themselves. While robbing supplies and property, this The two armies also began to defile women in the city and did some heinous things!

The people who had been attacked were so angry that they ran to Vienna to ask the Odili government and the German army for help, asking the German army to help them deal with this group of bandits!

After receiving this request, he naturally would not refuse. He immediately sent troops to prepare to wipe out these two armies.

Because these two armies have a large number of people and have been reinforcing the fortifications near their own military camps during this period, the military camp has been turned into a small fortress. In this case, if you directly attack the enemy's military camp, you will definitely withstand extreme pressure. Big casualties.

So Mainz decided to adopt sparrow tactics against the enemy, taking advantage of the enemy's most fatal weakness to deal with the enemy!

The biggest weakness of these two armies is that they are in a foreign country, without help and support from the locals, and they also lack supplies. In order to survive, they must go out to rob supplies.

And once they take action, the German army's opportunity will come!

Because the German army had the advantage of the right time, place and people, Mainz was not in a hurry. He dispatched troops to block the southward escape route of the two armies while sending German troops to start attacking the militiamen in nearby villages and towns. Conduct training.

Mainz did not expect these militiamen to go to the battlefield to fight alongside the German army, but he hoped to use these militiamen as local snakes. Relying on their familiarity with the local terrain, he would disperse them around the enemy's military camps and closely monitor the enemy's whereabouts.

If the enemy dispatches troops, send a signal immediately so that other places can prepare in advance.

In normal times, if they encounter lone enemies, they can also take the initiative to attack these people.

This tactic soon bore fruit, as the large number of militias active around the Croatian and Slovenian armies made them sleepless.

Although these militiamen do not have the ability to directly attack their military camps, these militiamen are circling around them like flies. A shot is fired here today, and a cannon is fired somewhere tomorrow. The surroundings of the military camps of the two armies are as lively as a vegetable market. The same thing, and they just don't have a good idea about it!

To say how much damage these militiamen caused to them, it was not true. In one day, they only caused one or two hundred casualties at most. Such casualties were not worth mentioning for an army of 80,000 people.

But if left unchecked, these losses will add up, and they will be consumed sooner or later!

However, if they send troops, these militiamen will be like cunning loaches. They will run away as soon as they see something is wrong and will not confront them head-on!

This situation made the two armies feel very uncomfortable, as if they were punched on cotton, unable to use it at all!

"No, if we continue like this, we will be consumed sooner or later!"

"That's right, we can't continue like this. I found out that the main force of the German army is in the Semmering area in the south. As long as we can completely wipe out the flies that are swirling around us in this German army, there will be nothing to worry about!"

"Is the investigation clear? How many troops does the German army have?"

Croatian commander Maxim asked cautiously. He was deeply impressed by the previous performance of the German army. This army is not that easy to bully!

"Huh, how many can there be? I heard that they only had 50,000 people at the beginning, but now they have to deal with us, the Italians, and the Czechs at the same time. The enemies in the Semmering area are only 20,000 to 30,000 at most. Eighty thousand to twenty thousand, four times the number. With military strength, can we still lose? If I lose, I'll write my name upside down!"

Slovenian commander Malhas said disdainfully, expressing contempt for Maxim's timidity!

"Well, in this case, we will go out tonight!"