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    Artillery fire rumbled in Mount Avila, and a river of blood flowed in front of the German Siegfried Line a hundred kilometers away.

    Since the April offensive has begun, anyone who is not a fool can understand that victory is completely impossible.  The pre-war lofty words of "advance to Belgium in May and end the war in October" were shattered in front of a pile of 150,000 cold corpses higher than the hill. The only thing everyone wants to know now is whether Niweiler and Niweiler who made these big words are the same.  When will his loyal lackey Mang Ran stop?

    In front of the French Army Headquarters, Major El from Provence took out cigarettes from the pocket of his wrinkled military uniform. The cigarette box was printed with the pattern of "Phoenix" and large characters, and below it was a line of small English words "Made in the Republic of China", which aroused the curiosity of his companions: "  Chinese cigarettes?" Major El lit up the cigarette and pointed to the phoenix on the cigarette box: "The phoenix is ??exactly the same as the one my father saw in the Chinese palace fifteen years ago. This was also what he sent to me from Marseille.  And starting from next month, everyone can draw it every day, because the Chinese asked the idiots above us to include it as a military supply."

    "These damn Chinese really know how to do business." The partner smiled bitterly as he smoked.  If China had not joined the Entente and if 400,000 troops had not come to the Western Front, no one would have believed that Phoenix could fly into the mainstream European market.  In fact, there have been a lot more military supplies coming from China recently, from brushes made of pig bristles to compact compasses, from socks on the feet to pigskin military boots, from the silk parachutes that have been equipped for Allied pilots since the beginning of the month to life-saving luncheon meat.  Unknowingly, the words "Made in the Republic of China" have been quietly included in the ranks of "military supplies" by the Allied Countries.  In fact, he also admires the Chinese people.  At least the parachutes, mortars, aircraft, submachine guns, light machine guns, etc. they provide are all very good designs, and several of them have become standard equipment in various countries!  Of course, now add Phoenix cigarettes to the mix God knows!  When millions of Allied soldiers retired smoking this cigarette.  How many loyal buyers will be born.

    Of course, El and everyone else will not care about this. Compared with the hundreds of billions of francs in military expenditures every year, spending billions to purchase Chinese "military supplies" is not harmful at all. Defeating Germany and driving the enemy out of French territory is the most important thing.  !  So there was one thing he wanted to know: "Tomir, what do you think those guys did."

    "The Avila Valley is not a good target. Although the road after crossing the valley is flat and there are railway lines that can be used. But the son-of-a-bitch German bastard deployed two divisions there, with at least 100 artillery to assist." Partner shook  Shaking his head, he took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "It's less than five hours. If we can't break through before tonightthen the German bastards will mobilize at least three more infantry divisions to block the front!"

    "Don't you think there is no hope? Didn't Colonel Grandmaison come the day before yesterday to say that there was a chance to complete a breakthrough?"

    "Grandmaison? That arrogant guy!" Although the partner did not say it directly, his rather disdainful tone clearly showed that he did not believe Grandmaison's description of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.  But Major El always felt that it was not that simple. He knew Grandmaison, who was indeed an arrogant and rude guy, but such a person praised the offensive tactics of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. This in itself was a strange thing.  But just as he was about to continue chatting.  A familiar guy suddenly rushed out of the telegraph room next door.  It knocked him so hard that he staggered a few steps before he regained his balance.

    "Buson, don't you damn have eyes?"

    "Sorry El! Oh my god, you won't believe it. The Chinesethe Chinese broke through the Avila Mountain defense line! The German bastards' 53rd and 72nd Divisions have been defeated and now they are divided into two groups  , march towards Bazangkur and the Aisne River!"

    "What!"

    Just as he stood firm, El almost fell down again.  As for his partner, his eyes widened even as he dropped half of his cigarette to the ground. His eyes darted back and forth between the back of the running communications officer and his pocket watch.  In less than 5 hours In less than 5 hours, they broke through the Avila Mountain defense line, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. There were 2 German divisions and nearly 40,000 people stationed there?  !  Is this the biggest joke in the world?  After looking at each other, the two of them started chasing after him almost at the same time.  A moment later, when the news spread throughout the French frontline headquarters, there were no cheers. Instead, there were expressions of surprise, daze, and doubt.

    Mang Ran stood in front of the map.  My cheeks are burning and uncomfortable!  Yue Peng's plans and warnings still linger to this day. He has just sent a telegram to General Niweiler demanding severe punishment of the Chinese Communist Party.  They slapped themselves hard with a lightning-fast breakthrough!  Five armies were mobilized, totaling 1.5 million French troops, 120,000 colonial troops and Russian troops. They had nearly 7,000 artillery pieces of various types and as many as 2,800 heavy artillery pieces. They used 11 million artillery shells and nearly 500 tanks to achieve a few shallow victories.  In the salient, the Chinese Expeditionary Force had only 22 divisions with 400,000 troops, an artillery force less than the size of a French army, and only half the ammunition reserves. It was considered easy to defend when it relied solely on the artillery of the Fourth Army to break through.  The difficult defense line of Mount Avila!  Andit only took four and a half hours.

    " said Colonel Grandmaison, who??The width of the breakthrough front has been stabilized at 5 kilometers. The seven divisions of the First Assault Group are advancing across the valley to the northeast of Moronvilliers. They are expected to cross the Aisne from Wuziers tomorrow night and attack Sedan three days later.  .  The five light infantry divisions of the second group are advancing towards Bazangkul, 20 kilometers northwest, and are expected to arrive in three hours.  The 10 divisions of the main force group are expanding their positions and will launch an attack on the main force of the German First Army in Renivel and Artini after the interception group arrives in Bazangkur.  In addition, they requestedthat command of the Fourth Army be handed over to them!  "

    The officer reported loudly, seemingly immersed in the joy of breaking through the Hindenburg Line, but after waiting for a long time, he heard an extremely cold groan: "They are happy too early! Go tell them that I have no right to decide the Fourth Army.  The command authority!" Mang Ran gritted his teeth and his eyes were cold. He wanted the command authority of the Fourth Army just after he broke through the defense line?  These Chinese people have gone too far!  Don't they know this is France?  The German First Army occupying Rinivert and Artigny has 210,000 men and thousands of cannons, and is supported by the Third Army. Moreover, Ludendorff must have learned that the position has been breached at this time, and will definitely attack Aisne.  Mobilize more fresh troops north of the river to intercept!  Giving them a group army before establishing a complete defense system is not a waste of time!  So after he decisively vetoed it, he ordered: "Gather the troops immediately, with the 10th Army as the main force. I have already sensed that the enemy's position is in panic, and I need to launch a new attack immediately to completely break through this defense line!"

    Still want a breakthrough?  God, don't you see the 150,000 corpses?  The impulsive El immediately walked out without even being pulled by his companions. He walked up to everyone and said bluntly: "General! We have no more fresh troops. All the troops are exhausted! I think we should rest immediately, even if we have to choose  The attack should also be concentrated in the direction of Mount Pronvira, from there along the path opened by the Chinese"

    "It is precisely because the Chinese have broken through that we need to continue attacking to contain the German 3rd and 7th armies. The Germans must have panicked. This is a good opportunity to end the war!" Mang Ran interrupted unceremoniously, his eyes half-squinted.  Senhan's eyes were fixed on Major El: "Major El, your job is to immediately coordinate the attack of the 10th Army. Do you need me to tell you how to do it?! In addition, let them bring the Russians, they will be a  A great helper!¡±

    Facing the tyrant-like appearance, Major El finally had no choice but to salute and angrily went to convey the order and coordinate the attack.

    Although Mang Ran¡¯s decision to continue the attack and bring the Russian army to help was later considered a very wrong decision, he was right about one thing. Because the Avila Mountain defense line was breached, the German army suddenly became nervous.  While the French army was redeploying and continuing the offensive, Ludendorff had ordered the remaining 7 divisions of the First Army (and 2 to confront the French Fourth Army at Moronvilliers) and 1 cavalry division to attack Avila.  Shan launched an offensive, and at the same time deployed 2 divisions from the Third Army to advance towards Bazangkul for support.  When the front-line troops were actively mobilized, a total of three elite infantry divisions from the directions of Irsson and Sedan moved south of the Aisne River. At the same time, the Fifth Army as far away as Verdun and Saint-Mihiel also sent two divisions to attack westward.  Moronvilliers.  Coupled with the three divisions of the Second Army that had already set off from Cambrai and would arrive one day later, Ludendorff and his staff moved towards Bazangcourt-Artini-Moronvilliers in just a few hours.  There are 15 infantry divisions and 1 cavalry division gathered in the triangle area, and the total strength suddenly exceeds 350,000!  Become a terrifying cluster with 3,000 cannons (including 1,100 mortars), 60,000 war horses, 200 aircraft, 180 tanks, and 4,000 vehicles of various types!

    The intelligence brought back by the reconnaissance plane made both Yue Peng and Cai E a little nervous.  The gathering of so many troops in the triangle area was somewhat beyond their expectations. In addition to showing that the Hindenburg Line of Defense indeed had the advantages of careful deployment and rapid mobilization of reserve forces, it also showed that Ludendorff was a truly excellent tactician!  After sensing the threat from the Chinese Expeditionary Force, they did not hesitate to dispatch troops to solve the problem in one fell swoop.  Compared with the desperate mobilization of the German army, Mang Ran, who is also a front-line commander, has never changed his hostile attitude. Not only did the two men's hope of taking command of the French Fourth Army come to nothing, but it also made everyone worry about the subsequent supply of ammunition.

    ¡°It¡¯s impossible to eat them all!¡±

    Cai E pointed at the map, even the wrinkles were completely gone on his tight cheeks. He glanced at Yue Peng and analyzed: "The German army is slightly stronger than us when fighting in large corps. Our advantage lies in brigade-level tactics.  So now it depends on whether Shi Xiaolou's 5 light infantry divisions can block the 5 divisions approaching the German Third Army and the Second Army. As long as they can block it for 2 days, Qiu Wenbin and the others can complete the insertion and use Aina  With the advantage of the river and sky, the two divisions coming out of Sedan Yersong were blocked on the other side of the river, and then they and Zhang Xiaozhun's main force completely surrounded the main force of the German First Army. If that didn't work they could only let Qiu Wenbin turn around and continue heading north to eat.  The main force of the two divisions from Sedan and Irsson moved eastward to encircle and annihilate the two divisions of the German Fifth Army, and finally withdrew from Moronvilliers."

      "I've waited for so long, and I don't want to do it in vain!" Looking at the semicircular movement trajectory drawn by Cai E with the German defense line as the baseline, Yue Peng stamped his foot hard.

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