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    The atmosphere in Attini's German First Army headquarters was tense. The sound of leather boots under the high radio antenna was denser than raindrops. Staff officers were shouting loudly to mobilize troops. The phone had been ringing since the morning.

    General Carl von Bello stood in front of the map with a gloomy expression. This 63-year-old infantry general who had experienced the Franco-Prussian War and the Battle of Mazu Lake and had a big beard did not have his brother, the famous German general Otto von Bello.  General Bello was as illustrious as he was, but anyone who slighted him had paid the price.  However, in his nearly 40 years of military career, it has never felt as difficult as it does today.

    Although everyone knows that 400,000 Chinese troops have been added to the opposite side, even after a small fight, everyone still thinks that they are just colonial troops hired by the Entente, and at best they are equivalent to the British Indian Division.  It is precisely because of this negligence that we were accidentally attacked today!  Abandon the entire line of defense and use all your strength to attack one point with intensive firepower. Use superior force to smash the two front-line infantry divisions into pieces and lose unified command. When breaking through in depth, the troops will be divided into multiple channels This is the same as the Brut that shocked the world last year.  What a resemblance to the Silov offensive!  In that super offensive launched by the Russian army, the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost 1.5 million people and the German army lost 350,000!  However, the previously weak Russian army only paid a price of 500,000, and a super offensive of more than 3:1 almost ended the war completely!  If it weren't for the Russian army's poor logistics that led to weak follow-up, Germany might have been forced to sign an armistice agreement.

    There is no doubt that Germany made a big mistake!  The Chinese Expeditionary Force, which is considered to have combat effectiveness equivalent to that of the colonial army, has a master tactician who can rival Brusilov!  This was exactly what he couldn't figure out, in a country where concessions were everywhere before the war.  How could China, which was almost subjugated by Japan more than a decade ago, have such brilliant generals?

    The hard work of the reconnaissance aircraft allowed the staff to keep track of their movements in time. The three arrows on the map extending to Bazancourt-Moronvilliers-Sedan-Renivert and Artini clearly told everyone  , after breaking through the Avila Valley, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has divided into three groups.  As the commander of an elite group army, Lieutenant General Karl, who had participated in the brutal Battle of Verdun, needed to make a judgment on what the enemy's intentions were!

    Is it to cut off Lorraine?  Take Sedan and Ilsund directly and push the front to the Belgian border, or  If the French army was responsible for the attack, they would undoubtedly choose the second strategy.  Because they have long wanted to end the war in the country, but now that they are the Chinese Army, what choice will they make?

    "General! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tells you that the troops from Yerson and Sedan have already set off and will arrive at the Aisne River the day after tomorrow at the latest. In addition, the Chinese ** team has occupied Bazangkur. We have lost Major Bam and his  According to the news from the regiment, the five divisions of the 2nd and 3rd Army will pass through there in the evening to meet us. The reconnaissance plane has also returned, and the French Army in Moronvilliers has not yet shown any signs of movement."

    After learning that 5 divisions were fighting against Bazangkul to protect his right wing, General Karl's gloomy cheeks finally softened a lot. In addition, there were 2 divisions coming behind him, so his beard trembled vigorously: "Very good  , go teach them a lesson and let them leave Europe with their tail between their legs, this is not Qingdao!"

    The staff quickly recorded General Karl's order. After the war, he told reporters: "The general made a choice immediately after learning about the reinforcements. The five infantry divisions coming from Bazangkul gave us full confidence.  Because since the beginning of the war we have always had the upper hand and won the victory when we were outnumbered, I conveyed the order. Four infantry and cavalry divisions from W¨¹rttemberg and Bavaria began to charge head-on towards the enemy at top speed.  The general led 3 Hessian infantry divisions behind him. Everyone thought that the Chinese would retreat when the 5 divisions of the Second and Third Army crossed Bazangkul. But it was not until 72 hours later  . We still haven¡¯t heard from them. It was a frustrating three days and three nights. We paid the price for the three missing days. If it weren¡¯t for Mang Ran¡¯s stupidity, the war might have ended a year earlier.¡±

    General Karl was full of confidence, because the reinforcements were five infantry divisions. However, he forgot one thing at the time. It was only 32 kilometers away from the Avila Valley.  Immediately after breaking through the valley, Yue Peng ordered all available vehicles to be gathered together. Even the convoy transporting ammunition to the French Fourth Army in Dapulong was forcibly detained. In the end, 571 vehicles of various types were put together and dropped into the area.  Send troops, and by the time the sunset fills the sky, 3 of the 5 light infantry divisions tasked with blocking have arrived, and the next two also arrived at 8:00 pm under the urging of the officers.

    Bazangkul, which had 30,000 residents before the war, has become a sand-yellow ocean. Centered on the city, the north and south wings are separated by a narrow defensive line by the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Tens of thousands of soldiers sweat like rain, using engineers provided by Britain and France.  The shovel quickly dug out short trenches about 30 meters long.  When there was too little time, Su Xiaohu (in the previous chapter, it was mistakenly called a small stone building in Russia, sorry) decisively gave up the traditional method of building long trenches and replaced it with this? Stacked irregular short trenches.

    Colonel Grandmaison was immediately attracted to this construction method after arriving, but after pondering for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the function of this seemingly chaotic short trench. In the end, he had to put down his pride and humbly ask for advice, but Su Xiaohu was very interested in this expeditionary force's arrival.  The guy who was picky about his nose and eyes was deeply resentful, and he simply said "Lack of time" to solve the problem. However, Xie Ruyi smiled and pointed out: "Colonel, if you have ever fished, you will understand."

    Fishing?  Colonel Grandmaison initially thought it was a translation error caused by language differences. It was not until the French second lieutenant who came with him drew the fishing net that everyone gradually understood that the layers of short trenches are just mesh holes. If time is insufficient, it will take days or even days to build.  When it took dozens of days to complete the fortifications, the Soviet general chose simpler short trenches. Unless the German infantry could turn into flowing water, these short trenches would become "roadblocks" that they had to overcome as they advanced.  Colonel Grandmaison praised the second lieutenant. Many years later, Xie Ruyi found out that this second lieutenant was called Alphonse Juan.

    Su Xiaohu actually didn¡¯t have time to explain what a sieve trench was, and it was impossible to tell them the tactics of using this trench.  In fact, in addition to the trained 5th and 8th Divisions of the National Defense Force, the other three reserve divisions did not know how to use them. In the end, the 5th Division could only be broken up into platoon units and assigned to the remaining three divisions to garrison trenches. The 8th Division  Act as a general reserve team.

    The organization was completely disrupted, causing quite a bit of chaos. Before the fusion reconnaissance company could wait, the German troops were reported to have appeared 15 kilometers away.  "Colonel Grandmaison, I don't care what method you use! All residents of Bazangkul must evacuate within one hour!" Faced with Su Xiaohu's strict order, Colonel Grandmaison carried out the order without any nonsense this time.  With the efforts of him and the judicial officers, the women who had just been liberated and had not thanked the Chinese soldiers with their warm bodies took the lead in evacuating, soon after the first convoy left.  A violent explosion has come from the west.

    "Zhu An, is this the sound of the 155 heavy artillery? They have repaired the railway?"

    Colonel Grandmaison was surprised that the railway from Avila Mountain to here had long been cut off by the Germans.  Therefore, the troops carry light artillery such as 70's, 75's and mortars. As for the heavy artillery, which often weighs more than ten tons, it is absolutely impossible to deploy it within a few hours without railways.  But the violent explosion in front was clearly the power of the 155 shell after it fell. What happened?

    "Colonel, look!"

    Amidst Alphonse Juan¡¯s shouting, four T2 fire support vehicles puffed out black smoke and struggled to climb a slope, then reversed the front and turned the rear to the west.  Before they knew it, dozens of Chinese artillerymen ran down from the truck parked in the distance. Under their operation, four thick gun barrels were quickly erected at the rear of the armored vehicle.  Bang bang Four black spots in the sunset drew a huge arc and fell into the explosion vortex 6,000 meters away.

    "I need to make a phone call" Colonel Grandmaison's heartbeat was beating faster than the truck engine.  God.  A heavy mortar truck that can maneuver quickly!

    "The artillerymen don't know that a big deal will bring tens of millions of royalties to the country through their actual combat propaganda, but even if they knew it, they would just scold them now.  16 towed and 4 mobile 160mm heavy mortars kicked off the Bazangkul sniper battle.  The power of the 155mm grenade was also beyond the expectations of the German army. The 28th Infantry Division of the German Third Army, which lacked heavy artillery, was instantly overwhelmed and could only use the 75mm guns and mortars it carried to fight back.

    The dull explosions came one after another, although they were not as dense and terrifying as in the Avila Valley.  However, the hope of the German army to quickly pass through Bazangkul was dashed. With its firepower inferior to that of its opponents, the German 28th Division waited for reinforcements from behind while drawing troops away to launch a probing attack towards Bazangkul.  Unlike Britain and France, which still relied on group charge tactics, the skirmisher lines in the German attack were spread out very widely, and companies were used as units to break through and penetrate.

    As soon as the battle began, the battle was concentrated on Zabar Mountain, which is less than 50 meters above sea level in the north of Bazangkul. The highly qualified German artillery quickly organized eight 75-inch mountain guns to blast the mountain top.  Covering a regiment of infantry trying to seize this place.  The German army was full of confidence. They believed that it was impossible for the Chinese Expeditionary Force to establish complete defenses in such a short period of time.  Colonel Grandmaison, who was hiding in the bunker and watching the battle, was also worried because he knew that the fortifications in the direction of Zabar Mountain had not actually been completely repaired. However, when the German infantry charged under the sunset, he fully understood what a mesh trench was.  .

    After the light machine gun in the first short trench fired a series of benchmark fire points, gunfire erupted simultaneously in the seven staggered mesh trenches.  Although the Wehrmacht does not have the luxury of having one heavy machine gun per company like the German Army, each trench has three light machine guns and three grenade launchers per platoon. The seven trenches have 21 light machine guns and one imitation mg8/15  The Han II heavy machine gun can also block a fan-shaped front with a width of 550 meters.  Because the trenches are deployed very cleverly, they can take full advantage of the machine gun's oblique fire.

    No matter how powerful the German tactics areThis was also the period of World War I when squad tactics sprouted. Although they were pressed very low when charging, they were still pinned to the ground and unable to raise their heads after paying the price of more than a hundred people under fire from three sides: left, center and right.  The most surprising thing is that after the battle started, dusty working scenes could still be seen in many short trenches.  After three consecutive unsuccessful attacks, the German 28th Division had to temporarily abandon the hilltop and organize mortars and mountain artillery to blast the short trenches blocking the road.  As night fell, two other German infantry divisions also arrived to the west, and Bazangkul fell into a tug-of-war.

    When the tug-of-war began, the detoured 88th Armored Brigade encountered a frontal interception by the Germans for the first time.

    The battle broke out on the road 10 kilometers northwest of Moronvilliers. Two German A7V tanks and an entire infantry battalion used the villages next to the road to block the advance of the 88th Brigade.  "Up, up, up" Du Zishan quickly jumped out of the car and followed the squad leader to the town.  Their mission this time is not to attack the enemy, but to provide firepower coordinates for the armored vehicles.  Because there is no radio, the armored night combat command is basically indistinguishable, and infantry must be used to organize the attack. This is a method explored during half a year of actual combat training.

    Guided by machine guns, as long as the position where one's own machine gun is aimed can be determined, the heavy machine guns and machine guns on the armored vehicle will pour firepower on the target to cover the occupation of the infantry.  Tried and tested tactics worked during the exercise. The 14 T2 infantry support vehicles of the leading armored company fanned across the field, and the 57mm shells fired by the A7V fell beside them from time to time.  But compared to their bulkier counterparts, infantry support vehicles are much more agile.  You must know that after traveling more than 60 kilometers all the way, the remaining 31 T1 tanks assigned to the 88th Armored Brigade were all lying down!  Only the T2 armored vehicle, which imitates the Cardenloyd transport vehicle of World War II, is famous for its simple structure and high stability. Even after running so far, only 3 vehicles were lost due to mechanical failure. If it were not for the infantry waiting for 7 divisions behind them, 88  The brigade had already gone to the Aisne River 200 kilometers away to drink and bathe the horses.

    Sharp-eyed Du Zishan quickly found the German tank hiding behind the woods, and the machine gunner immediately loaded a full tracer magazine.  This allows the bullets to form a continuous line of fire. Although it is easy to expose, the armored vehicle is not far away. As long as they fire a series of bursts, they will have completed the mission.  Sure enough, shortly after the tracer bullets were brought out of the line of fire, the two 25mm Hornet rapid-fire cannons captured the target. Within a moment, the A7V tank hidden behind the woods was hit by the fuel tank and burned.

    After the second vehicle was destroyed in this way, Xue Yue did not hesitate to fight and directly ordered to bombard the town with heavy mortars to block the infantry. As for the occupation, it was left to the infantry behind to deal with it, because he knew that there would be many people competing for time tonight!

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