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.    Chapter 412: Hundred Days of Fighting (Part 2)

    After Yan Youbing put down the phone, the two artillery sergeants who had just been transferred from the National Defense University for internship were as surprised as the French liaison officers on the front line, because they found that these old officers had directly canceled the artillery preparation step in the first battle!  .

    Doing this would not have caused much concern two years ago, because at that time the Wehrmacht's long-range firepower and infantry squad firepower were stronger than its opponents, but nowa standard German platoon has three squads and one rifle  Maxim heavy machine guns and 3 grenades, supplemented by 1 80 mm mortar. Each company is equipped with 2 37 mm combat anti-cannons. After arriving at the camp, there are 6 75 rapid-fire guns and 4 80 mortars.  It has artillery assistance, so its firepower is slightly stronger than that of the expeditionary force.

    It has been more than three months since I came to France. I am no longer a rookie and a passionate novice when I set out. I can deduce how important the time and intensity of artillery preparation are by looking at the artillery consumption figures in each battle on the Western Front!   Without artillery preparations, how can we destroy these firepower points?

    Yan Youbing did not answer the cadet's confusion. Anyone who is familiar with him knows that this young artillery colonel is definitely a monster of ice and fire!  The calmness in training and combat, and the fanaticism of artillery doctrine are all reflected in him.  And he was known to be one of the early officers who received specialized instruction from the Commander-in-Chief.  For so many years, I have never asked other officers to take the initiative to explain tactics unless necessary. Instead, I let everyone experience it for themselves. They will not explain in detail unless they really don¡¯t understand. Of course, this also means that the artillery officer who accepts the explanation will be severely punished.  Copy the tactical sheet hundreds of times.  So the two young cadets immediately squeezed into the middle of the staff and carefully looked at the homework chart to search for the answers they needed.

    Their performance made Yan Youbing raise the corners of his mouth slightly.  As early as the pre-Qing Dynasty, taking advantage of the Westernization Movement, military academies across the country offered courses such as cardinal algebra and geometry. After more than ten years of training, Chinese military officers were not much worse than their Western counterparts in mathematics, but in application and  There was a much lower understanding. The main reason for this was the unbridgeable gap in equipment and tactics. It was not until the commander-in-chief spent more than a year writing a tactical firing list that this situation began to slowly reverse.

    However, you cannot become a qualified officer simply by memorizing it by rote!  Yan Youbing took a deep breath, and when he saw the pocket watch reaching the last position, he nodded to the staff officer.  .

    Fire the gun!

    With a roar, the 120 203mm, 155mm and 105mm howitzers of the two heavy artillery brigades spread 5 kilometers apart suddenly exploded and rolled 10 kilometers away like a hurricane sweeping across the Atlantic Ocean!  The division artillery regiment of the 8th Division and the artillery battalions of each brigade that were responsible for the offensive mission at the same time also sang in unison. The dense artillery shells gathered together and extended toward the enemy. At the same time, a long-range cannon composed of 12 105 and 12 155 long-range cannons  The firepower began to suppress the German position that Xue Muhua had just discovered, and the mortars were tasked with suppressing the supporting points of the German trenches.

    The attack with a total of nearly 400 artillery pieces of various types looked absolutely chaotic to outsiders, but the two French liaison observers who had been following the infantry operations of the 8th Division frowned fiercely.

    "Pete, is this?"

    "They combined the three tactics of barrage advance, support point destruction and follow-up cover!" The French second lieutenant named Peter clenched his fist hard, his face turned red and he said excitedly: "God, Yassen! How did they do it?"  Do it? This requires complex calculations and an artillery firing table accurate to the meter!"

    "Lookthey attacked without preparation!" The officer named Yassen's eyes widened even more, because he saw that the infantry launched an attack as soon as the artillery started, and these Chinese soldiers wearing military uniforms closer to the surface color  The soldiers' skirmish line was very wide, with everyone separated by about 35 meters, which was nearly twice as wide as the French army's standard skirmish line!  With such a big gaphow to take advantage of firepower?  As doubts arose in their minds, the German artillery shells on the opposite side also tilted down.

    Without artillery preparationsare you going to see a massacre?  !

    When the French observers and liaison officers at various observation points had this doubt, two joyful shouts came from Yan Youbing's artillery command center: "I know, I know!"

    "Tell me about it." Yan Youbing looked at the cadet student who was four or five years younger than him.

    The two little guys looked at each other. After the black-faced guy on the left, who was obviously a few years older, saluted, he clenched his fists hard and ran to the big map and said his answer: "Abandon the artillery fire, prepare to start with the barrage, and directly cover the infantry."  Stop shelling for 20 minutes after reaching the first trench, and then extend to the second trench at a speed of 100 meters every three minutes. When reaching the second trench, stop firing. At this time, the infantry should have entered the first trench.  Artillery fire can block support from the second line! Follow-up artillery fire depends on the speed of the infantry attack. It is expected that the infantry can complete the clearing of the first trench within 2 hours and then advance to the second trench. Therefore, after the infantry completes the clearing, the artillery fire will extend to the third line again.  By analogy, gradually pressReducing until the occupation of the second trench is completed, it is quickly changed to blocking artillery fire on the enemy's flanks and rear. At this time, the main infantry force follows up and quickly completes the penetration in depth, completing the occupation of the target area!  "

    "That's good, but you didn't say why you didn't prepare for artillery fire."

    "Report, because of inertia!" Faced with Yan Youbing's questioning look, the cadet not only did not flinch but held up his chest: "Since the beginning of the war, both Britain, France and Germany will launch long-term artillery preparations before attacking, from half an hour to several days  It happens several nights. After two years, they have developed the habit of retreating to the second and third line solid bunkers when encountering enemy artillery fire and waiting for it to end before entering the position! This cannot be solved by tactics, but is determined by the inertia of thinking! Because of this inertia,  They will think that we are just preparing for artillery fire, so the first trench is the emptiest at this moment! Even if there are enemies stationed, most of them are hiding in the sortie bunker and waiting for the artillery fire to end. When our infantry arrives  .They are ill-prepared! This way our infantry can quickly take the front line and gain a foothold!"

    Yan Youbing nodded happily. Although the little guy said it simply and did not consider the physical strength and speed of the infantry, the artillery part was all mentioned!  So he smiled and waved to the guards: "Send them to the front line to observe the infantry operations! Rememberprotect them!" After speaking, he turned his eyes and warned: "The core of infantry tactics is not artillery, but artillery.  Infantry! A good artillery commander needs to understand the tactics and capabilities of the infantry you are covering."

    "yes!"

    When the two little guys put on helmets and gas masks and quickly rushed to the truck outside, the fierce battle ahead had already begun!

    "Follow up"

    "Pay attention to distance and speed"

    "Slow downI'm falling behind!"

    Along the entire assault line, officers' shouts, whistles and explosions were heard one after another. The three regiments responsible for the assault formed a battalion-shaped ladder across the 5-kilometer-long front. Hundreds of infantrymen wore gas masks.  Bend over and lower your head to follow the cannonball and advance slowly.  As the two young cadets said, the German army did not expect that the 8th Division would jump away from the artillery fire to prepare for this step, so when the artillery shells fell, they naturally hid in the solid second and third line bunkers and waited for the artillery fire to end before entering the fighting position. So they realized  Seeing the danger, they rushed forward, but at this time the artillery shells of the two artillery brigades had blocked it, and the dense artillery fire instantly caused heavy casualties to the German troops who were desperately moving forward.

    In Du Zishan¡¯s eyes, the second line of trenches was already in flames, but his target was the first line of trenches!  He was breathing hard, and he could clearly hear his violent heartbeat under the gas mask. Because it needed to be sudden, the assault distance needed to be three times longer than normal!  It¡¯s such an uncomfortable feeling to be suffocated in a mask despite the huge physical exertion!  But he didn't dare to take it away because no one wanted to be poisoned by the poisonous gas that might appear at any time.  Seeing that he was still 300 meters away from the first German trench, flames suddenly erupted in front of him, which made him fall to the ground subconsciously. The butt of the newly issued Winchester 1912 shotgun in his hand left a mark in the mud.  .

    The bullet flew past the scalp, but the hit was not too high, because almost all the comrades behind him were lying on the ground.  He took the opportunity of crawling to take a few deep breaths to regain his strength, then pulled the bolt up and continued to climb forward.  He likes this new gun very much, because the 16.83mm bullet of this gun contains 36 lead particles, and four or five people will be unlucky after one shot!  The only regret is that the range is too short and can only hit 40 meters, so it can only be issued to trench commandos.

    The squad's light machine gun opened fire, and then the grenade launchers began to suppress the enemy's machine guns, but the most powerful ones were the company's two 12.7mm Venom Fang heavy machine guns. This heavy machine gun, which requires five people to operate with a tripod, is definitely a weapon for suppression.  !  They can strafe opponents beyond the Maxim range, even if the enemy is hidden in infantry fortifications.

    Sure enough, Maxim, who was blocking the road under the suppression of the Poison Fang heavy machine gun, was quickly killed. Seeing a gap in the enemy's firepower, Du Zishan jumped up and ran continuously. When he saw the trench was in front, he quickly threw out the grenade he had prepared.  Then the smoke cover rushed to the edge like a sword.

    at this time!  Two German soldiers suddenly appeared in his eyes. Without thinking, he fired a bullet from the shotgun in his hand. He rolled on the spot a few times and then pulled out his left hand to fire out the second shot.

    The two German soldiers fell down covered in blood. He also took the opportunity to roll to the edge of the trench. However, he did not stand up directly and jump in. Instead, he followed the tactical action and "rolled in" with his left hand.  Several German soldiers in the trench obviously did not expect that he would use this action to come in. The muzzle of the newly raised gun was immediately pressed down, but the shotgun had already fired!  The tubular 5+1 magazine could not withstand a battle that was too intense. However, because the German second-line infantry was blocked, there were not many soldiers in the front-line trenches. With one shot, the German soldiers gathered together fell down.  .

    Because of the short range, the trenches areThe jagged shape can almost ignore accidental injuries when using submachine guns, so when the comrades came in with shotguns, everyone cooperated with each other like "big brooms" to sweep the curved trenches over and over again. The dense lead made the German army miserable.  Regardless of whether it is scratched or hit, you will basically lose your combat effectiveness!  Under the terrifying close-range power of the shotgun, Du Zishan and his companions advanced along the trenches to attack the two wings without any difficulty. As more and more comrades rushed in, the first trench was quickly occupied.

    "Machine gunfast!"

    "The second echelon is preparing to attack the second trench!" While the second trench of the German army was still suffering from artillery fire, rows of Venomous machine guns and mortars were already aimed at that side, and the second echelon had also used artillery to block it and overcome the difficulty.  The smallest first trench began to penetrate in depth.

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