The Rise of the Empire

"From now on, you will command the second half of the entire campaign. The troops drawn from the First and Second Army Groups and the third Army Group will form the Southern Corps. Under your direct command, Little Mochi will immediately go to Nancy. . He will cooperate with you to complete this pincer-like attack." With the final signing of the offensive order by the Kaiser, the battle codenamed Sickle kicked off!

"I need to remind Your Highness that although we have tried our best to mobilize the best divisions, these units have experienced at least three consecutive days of fighting, and there have been some losses in personnel and equipment. The most important thing is the transportation capacity. We cannot Let these troops advance as fast as they started." Hindenburg, who was in charge of the contact, said to the prince. What he said was the fact that although the elite troops were transferred as much as possible, they have to be said that the state of these troops is not very good, especially the logistics and transportation capabilities, I am afraid that they have dropped drastically.

"So, we will adopt new tactics. We now have 4 days to adjust and supplement. You will get a document from my staff with the minimum equipment and personnel standards for the troops I need. Do what I said." The prince said.

This battle was indeed a challenge for the prince. There were not enough tanks to open the way, and the air force could not have much hope. The situation of the war became infantry machine guns and artillery again. The mobility situation has also become a large number of horses plus a certain number of cars. Even in a smooth situation, the division-level troops are advancing no more than 25 kilometers per day, and the attack speed can be half this, thank God.

Just as the German Army was preparing for the final battle, the forces of more than a dozen divisions transferred from the Men's Front and the remnants of the Third Army were engaged in repeated competitions and contests with the Third Army Group along the Marne River. Although the prince had ordered the troops to be stationed before the arrival of the French army, it was impossible to establish a complete defense system in a hasty, and this time the German army was unable to retreat, because the retreat is the Marne River, if there is no bridgehead. , Then there is no way to talk about this battle.

"We can’t retreat. There is a surging river behind. Under the suppression of the superior French firepower, we and the floating bridge behind us are intermittent. The reinforcements must hurry and pass within 4 hours after the floating bridge is built. During this period of time, the French can discover and mobilize enough artillery to destroy or suppress this pontoon bridge." Brauchich, commander of the 25th Division of the Third Army Group, recalled the situation at the time.

The French organized the remaining armored forces to launch an offensive, but fortunately the scale was not large. The French gathered less than 200 tanks on the two fronts, of which the ft10 tanks had a certain attack capability. Not even half! As for the Renault and his like, the 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun attached with firepower can be penetrated at close range. Or in the middle distance, through continuous shooting to cause internal collapse to kill people.

So in the end, the battle became a battle between infantry and field artillery. The French had not many heavy artillery, and they were not proficient in indirect shooting. They were limited by the range of 75mm rapid-fire guns. The French's main firepower is within 5 kilometers, so the French try to fill as many machine guns and artillery as possible in the front, and this also makes the fighting between the two sides more intense.

"The French are offensive again." Brauchich said, looking at the two rapid-fire gun positions that were spraying flames not far away. During this section of the line, the French gathered two 75mm rapid-fire guns on each of the wings. They advanced the artillery to a distance of about 3,500 meters. At this distance, the mortars could not reach, and they could continue with the infantry. Follow forward.

At the beginning of the battle, Brausich tried to use 77mm rapid-fire guns to attack the French, but unfortunately, the French had an absolute advantage in numbers. When the German artillery company used bait or sneak attack to kill a French artillery company After that, a new artillery company would jump out from somewhere, and then use more than 8 rounds per minute to suppress or destroy the exposed German artillery company. After fighting more than 30% of the artillery in the division, Brausich decisively gave up this tactic, and the remaining artillery could only be temporarily placed in places that the opponent could not hit or behind a solid bunker. The French troops that gained the firepower advantage were even more rampant!

After months of war, although the French still used these rapid-fire guns as large rifles when using artillery, it has to be said that artillery skills have also improved to a certain extent. The rapid-fire artillery positions on both sides of the attacking force formed a cross firepower network, constantly suppressing the firepower of the German positions, and hundreds of artillery shells fell on the positions almost every minute.

The French will first focus their firepower on the exposed support points or suspected firepower points, and then extend the barrage back. When the cleanup is completed, the two artillery companies will have a complex cover, and the other will advance. Before the infantry can charge, they will try to make one of the artillery close to the position.

"We just need to walk over and occupy their positions~www.NovelMTL.com~ We have an absolute firepower advantage. In just half an hour, we tilted dozens of tons of ammunition toward the target! Brothers and Let's go!" The French officer took the lead and jumped out of the trench. Half a battalion of French troops formed a dense wall of people, and the sharp bayonet shone cold in the sun. They straightened their chests and walked to the battlefield calmly like an ancient knight. Even when passing near the artillery position, some people waved their hands to express gratitude to the artillery.

When approaching about 600 meters, the accompanying light machine gun group and the mortar group will choose a suitable place to deploy. They form a new support fire on both sides of the unit, and the shells fired by the mortar cannons across the air. Curve thinks of the trench smashing away, while the light machine gun group blocks the opponent in the horizontal direction.

The dense bullets and barrage almost formed a rolling wall of flames, rolling back and forth on the surface like a hurricane. In the case of serious shortage of heavy weapons, the German soldiers only had to enter the effective killing distance of their own weapons. Can curl up the body in the anti-cannon hole while covering the ears with your hands. Even so, the violent vibration will still cause some people who accidentally approach the wall of the cave to be injured by the shock caused by the explosion. Many soldiers’ ears and noses And blood came out of his mouth.

The platoon leader in the anti-cannon hole diagonally across from Ross clasped the submachine gun in his hand gestured to him, and the falling mud blocked his vision. And the battlefield environment that was countless times noisier than the downtown area and the eardrum that had been shattered made him half-deaf. He could only judge the battlefield situation through the vague expression of the opponent.

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