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Text Chapter 429 Fighting on the Western Front!  (ten)

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    Since the first night attack on Chenjia'ao after the formation of the army, night attack tactics have become a combat skill that all units of the National Defense Force must master. However, no one would have thought that one day, high-ranking officers would wait for days and nights.  It's all daylight.

    Each side of the encircling triangle is about 70 kilometers long. It is completely impossible to deploy 20 divisions in the daytime. The only way to delay the other party's true intention is to rely on night cover.  Judging from the speed of infantry movement, starting from the departure of the 103rd and 202nd divisions that circled the farthest at noon yesterday, the marching speed is 90 kilometers at 5 kilometers per hour.  Counting the extra 40 kilometers required for the roundabout, that is to say, if everything goes well, by the afternoon the two divisions and the 88th Brigade will be able to complete the roundabout and penetrate behind the German First Army.  But the problem is that the current radio technology is not mature. The telephone was completely paralyzed due to the destruction of the German army. The air force was unable to take off. The cavalry company was not able to travel smoothly at night. It was impossible to know where they had arrived, let alone control three people at the same time.  The battle situation in each direction!  Therefore, night fighting largely depends on the organization of the brigade officers themselves.  But for the general headquarters, which is dozens of miles away in the rear, work at night is almost paralyzed.

    These are only two infantry divisions. According to the plan, there are five divisions behind them that will advance along the road opened by the armored brigade. In the end, like pulling out a carrot to reveal a hole, the brigade will be used as a unit to go all the way.  , until a large surrounding circle is formed.  This outflanking and roundabout tactic is not surprising in normal exercises, but now no one knows whether the divisions and brigades have reached their scheduled positions.  And this was just an outflanking force. Did Reniwell's German First Army move south?  It is simply unrealistic to quickly defeat an army without leaving the city!  Have Zhang Xiaozhun's seven main divisions completed their forward deployment against Reniwell? Where should the last three reserve divisions in his hands be directed?  Even the thought of whether the French locals leading the way would rebel and report could not be suppressed.

    The pressure is too great!  It is impossible to control the 14 divisions in motion without making mistakes. Everyone was even prepared to lose one or two divisions to the enemy last night!

    Therefore, Bai Chongxi felt that it was a mistake to enter the current expeditionary force operational staff room.  Not only did it feel like walking into a room where smoke bombs had just been thrown into, but all I could see were staff officers with red eyes and smoking.  Everyone has no sense of hierarchy now. Cadet officers and major generals are huddled together, and colonels, staff officers, and guards are glaring at each other.  As for his friend Li Zongren, he simply put one foot on the stool, took off his socks and rubbed his feet violently with his fingers.

    Remember, this guy hasn¡¯t washed his feet for seven or eight days, right?  Fortunately, I didn¡¯t have breakfast.

    His appearance immediately caused a commotion, and countless tired and blood-red eyes with excitement and worry stared at his face at the same time. That clearly said, "If you don't come up with some information, you will be in big trouble." Fortunately, he had just received it.  telegraph.  So he immediately ran to Yue Peng in the corner: "Report, telegram from Brigadier General Qiu Wenbin and Zhang Xiao! General Qiu Wenbin reported that the 88th Brigade, 103rd Division and 202nd Division have arrived at Wuziye to blow up the bridge and are currently along the Aisne River.  Intrude into Atini, 15 kilometers away! Brigadier General Zhang Xiao also reported that his main force has arrived at the Shiloh Valley, ten kilometers south of Riniwell, at 4 o'clock this morning. The troops are currently deploying! According to investigation, 5 people have been found  A German division number is approaching. There is also a cavalry division among them, and it is expected to engage the enemy in 2 hours at the latest."

    "5!"

    Before Yue Peng could make a sound, Cai E, who was resting in the next room wearing a cotton-padded coat because of his poor health, kicked the door out. After reading the telegram, he threw off the padded-padded jacket excitedly and shouted like a child:  "It's done! It's done! Haha"

    It is indeed done!

    The Avila Valley was caught off guard due to the rapid breakthrough. It was not until it was clear that it received support from the right wing and rear of 7 divisions that the German First Army rushed south from Rinivert last night.  Try to plug the gap.  Although there are still two divisions behind, this is no big deal.  There were 11 divisions in total, 2 were disabled during the breakthrough.  Two of them faced off against the French Fourth Army at Moronvilliers, and all five of them left Rignivere and arrived at the Charlot Valley. In the end, the last two alone could not stop the 88 who suddenly came down from behind.  The Armored Brigade and the 103rd and 202nd Divisions followed.

    Li Zongren moved the fastest and completed the map work in the blink of an eye.  From the perspective of the expeditionary force, the junction of the German Third Army's defense zones on the left side at the bottom of the triangular encirclement circle has been blocked by 5 light infantry divisions led by Su Xiaohu. The right wing deployed 5 divisions in the rapid advance last night, which is equivalent to  Five heart-piercing arrows hit the waist of the German army!  As long as the 88th Brigade, 103rd Division and 202nd Division penetrate across to Artigny, the German First Army will be blocked in the triangle area south of the Aisne River!  The German troops coming from Sedan and Irsun needed to ensure the safety of the two places first, so they would definitely not move quickly.  What's more, even if they arrive, they will be blocked by the river and the siege will be over by the time they cross the river!  And the two divisions coming from Verdun Unless the French Fourth Army surrenders without a fight, otherwise it willThey must be dealt with before crossing Moronvilliers!

    "The reconnaissance plane takes off immediately! Send a telegram to Zhang Xiaozhun and tell him I don't need casualty figures. What I want is continuous attacks and harassment. We must ensure that Qiu Wenbin captures Artini before  The main force of the German army is dragged down in the plains and valleys and cannot move!"

    "The reserve divisions of the 223rd and 224th Divisions will set off immediately to support Zhang Xiaozhun. Tell Su Xiaohuhe will be held back for two days even if he dies!"

    The crisp and decisive orders swept away the dullness, and the staff officers and officers, who had exhausted their energy just now, instantly became energetic, and there was even wind under their feet when they walked.  But before the order could be issued, an unexpected guest walked into the war room with a solemn face.

    "General Foch?"

    Wearing a traditional tall hat of the French army and neatly dressed in military uniform, Foch appeared in front of the officers of the expeditionary force together with Lieutenant General Defoe of the French Fourth Army. After receiving the news the day before yesterday, he came overnight. In order to seize the time, he also used an airplane for the first time.  After another night of riding in a truck, we finally arrived at Pulong at the most critical moment.

    In just ten minutes, Cai E introduced all the current situation. When he learned that Qiu Wenbin had given up the opportunity to cross the river to threaten Sedan after arriving in Wujie, and turned around to attack Atini, this veteran  The experienced general was also moved. He pointed at the triangular encirclement with trembling fingers: "Do you want to defeat Carl Bello?"

    "It's not about defeating, it's about surrounding and completely annihilating them!"

    Yue Peng and Cai E looked at each other and confidently told the entire process from breaking through to lure the enemy to outflanking them. They pointed at the map and said: "General Foch. Please contact Lieutenant General Mangran immediately. Our army will send troops to the enemy early tomorrow morning."  The German First Army launched an all-out attack. I believe that the German army will not sit back and watch them be surrounded, so after the attack begins, they will definitely try to draw more troops from the Siegfried Line. This is a good opportunity! They should immediately give up the all-out attack and choose to concentrate instead.  The strength breaks through one or two points. As long as we can break through one point and join us, we can form a right hook of more than 50 divisions and defeat any enemy"

    "Feel sorry."

    Faced with an achievable right hook tactic that could even completely change the situation on the Western Front, Foch was not excited at all. He accidentally interrupted Yue Peng and turned to look at Lieutenant General Defoe, who had a slumped expression on his face.  He said awkwardly: "General Yue. I'm afraid Lieutenant General Mang Ran is no longer able to complete your idea."

    "Why?" Cai E's heart trembled, and an ominous omen suddenly rose.

    Lieutenant General Defoe told the story exactly.  It turned out that after learning that Mount Avila had been breached yesterday morning, Mangan and Niweiler ordered the 10th Army to attack again, regardless of the fatigue of the troops, for the sake of their personal future. They also brought the Sergal Division and two Russian divisions with them, but they failed.  Unexpectedly, first the Senegalese division was not used to the cold weather and hid in the trenches and missed the attack time. Then the two Russian divisions were maimed by crazy machine guns and artillery as soon as they entered the front line. They even withdrew from the battlefield first regardless of the safety of the 10th Army!  Eventually, a huge gap appeared on the left wing of the French 10th Army.  Captured by the Germans, two divisions were mobilized to launch a counterattack.  "

    "How many people?" Yue Peng tried hard to calm down and looked at Defoe in a low voice.  The latter sighed and said: "We have just received the news that as of yesterday evening, more than 26,000 people have died in total. There are still 60,000 injured. The 10th Group Army has basically lost its combat effectiveness!"

    "I'll fuck you, Mangran, for eight generations!"

    No matter how restrained they were, this news made the officers of the expeditionary force present furious!  You must know that the expeditionary force's breakthrough and outflanking was entirely based on the three French armies holding back the 22 German divisions on the Siegfried Line, taking advantage of the gap where the Germans did not dare to deploy too many troops.  Therefore, even if Mang Ran did nothing, as long as the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops from the three group armies were placed on the front line, Ludendorff would not dare to continue to draw troops after deploying three divisions.  But Mang Ran took the initiative to launch an attack. The attack was just that, but he actually lost nearly 100,000 people in one breath!  As a result, half of the 10th Army was disabled.  Coupled with the disabled 5th and 6th armies, the nearly 100 kilometers of Siegfried Line could not even muster the strength for a full-scale attack.

    It doesn¡¯t take much military knowledge to understand that the German First Army, which broke away from the city¡¯s defense circle and hurried south, would not be able to sustain 14 infantry divisions and nearly 250 tanks and armored vehicles attacking from all directions.  No matter how elite the German army on the Western Front is, it is still a tired army that has been fighting for a long time.  Their merits are all based on having complete defense facilities. The German army exposed in the wild is not much stronger than the British and French.  But now, after the French army on the front has been greatly weakened, Ludendorff drank coffee and calmly dispatched two to three divisions to attack Bazangkul!

    It is less than 40 kilometers from the Siegfried Line north of Reims to Bazangkur. It is estimated that the leading troops have already reached the periphery.  When they thought that Su Xiaohu might be facing 7 to 8 more German divisions with heavy artillery than expected, everyone wanted to arrest Mang Ran immediately.Just shoot him!  "Zian" Cai E's voice was also filled with anger.  But it is clearer that calmness is most needed now!  So he suppressed the furious Yue Peng and said: "Now we must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

    Although Foch had just arrived, he also understood that if Bazangkur could not be blocked, not to mention destroying the German First Army, all five light infantry divisions sent there would be lost!  Immediately said: "General Yue, Lieutenant General Defoe has two divisions behind you. I have ordered them to march towards Bazangkul and are expected to arrive tomorrow morning." Tomorrow morning?  If only I could hold on until tomorrow morning!  Yue Peng glanced sideways at Foch, pushed away Cai E's hand, stood up slowly, his posture as straight as a steel nail driven into the ground, and issued the order that was later considered to have completely saved the entire battle.

    "Telegrams, planes! No matter what method is used, all troops must be ordered as soon as possible to attack the Shire Valley and Riniver immediately upon receiving the order! Order the 88th Brigade and the 103rd Division to abandon Attini and go south to participate in the attack.  The 202nd Division intercepted the reinforcements in the direction of Sedan in defense of Atini. Telegraphs were sent to all participating troops to fight as fast as they could! No one is allowed to advance in this battle! The soldiers retreated and killed the squad leader, the squad retreated and killed the company commander, and the company retreated  Kill the battalion commander! For Bazangkul's hundred thousand robes, I ask everyoneto fight to the end!"

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