Chapter 798: Counterattack

In battles and artillery battles, the French offensive power was gradually consumed. Although the defensive Germans also paid a heavy price, they still dominated the exchange ratio. After all, the current sacrifices are fighting for the upcoming offensive. A lot of time.

"We have reorganized the long-range heavy artillery guns of the various armies with a range of more than 12 kilometers into several long-range artillery brigades. Each brigade has between 36 and 48 heavy artillery. We now have 10. Such a brigade can completely suppress the French army in depth." Two days later, Hindenburg reported to His Royal Highness the preparations.

"As for the armored forces, apart from the armored units that deal with the French, we don’t have much left on the northern front. Although it is enough, it might not be enough to direct the attack alone. In order to make up for this problem, we provide the following troops with A lot of truck guns and towed artillery."

"We have prepared a semi-combat ammunition for all troops. In order to ensure that the infantry units have sufficient firepower and continuity, we have re-optimized the transportation system. At the same time, we have prepared a large number of machine guns for the assault troops, which can basically guarantee all storms. Each combat squad of the commando has a machine gun." Schmidt reported to Prince Ruprecht on the preparations for the final battle.

"What about the air force?" the prince asked.

"The air force can only guarantee the support in shallow positions and the air superiority over our army. I am afraid it is a little difficult to bomb deep." Schmidt replied.

"Okay, let's start, we can't wait." The prince thought for a while and said.

"In fact, the opinion of the Chief of Staff Xiaomoqi is that you can wait." Calipute said.

"I'm not talking about the Western Front, I'm talking about the Eastern Front!" The prince squeezed the telegram he had just received.

"Let's start!" With the command of the general offensive, as many as 1,300 howitzers and long-range artillery of various calibers deployed along the Marne River launched a bombardment of up to 3 hours against the French position on the other side of the river! The attack began at dawn, and the 105mm and 150mm howitzers at the front began to bombard the proven French attack starting positions.

According to the information collected, during the previous period of engagement, the French had specially built a number of assembly positions. The troops would be concentrated here before the offensive. When the Germans counterattack, these positions can also be used as support points.

When the French were accustomed to their own firepower advantage and used to eat a good meal in the assembly area before attacking, and then smoked a few cigarettes to relieve the pressure, the sudden violent shelling caused quite a few people to interact with their own hands before they could react. Bread can no longer be separated from each other... The fierce shelling directly turned many infantrymen and their weapons, breakfast and other things into a scorched land.

The bombardment was so violent that the French simultaneously received information about being attacked by enemy fire from a front that was dozens of kilometers long. The rising smoke and fire light even obscured the rising sun! The entire shallow position was covered by artillery fire, and within 3 hours, all German artillery groups fired nearly 100,000 shells of various calibers!

It was not only the shallow positions that were attacked. The heavy artillery company, barracks, and supply stations deployed by the French in the rear were also attacked by the K09 cannon with a range of 22 kilometers. The fierce and prolonged shelling caused the French to lose a large number of personnel, vehicles and horses, and also caused some confusion in the command system. Although the French artillery group tried to counterattack at the beginning, but soon, with the help of aviation correction , The German long-range anti-artillery company, which was dominant in number, easily suppressed the opponent and even wiped the entire position from the ground!

"Offensive!" After the artillery cover, the first to attack was the Storm Commando. Each division would set up a breakthrough battalion composed of elite infantry. They were equipped with the best equipment, independent engineer assistance, and even assigned to Hu Peak assault gun and half-track conveyor. They will be the spearhead of the entire division's attack.

In terms of the overall situation, the prince adopted the leapfrog tactics this time. Relatively speaking, this battle line is still a bit narrow compared to the size of the troops of more than 30 divisions, or the troops cannot be fully deployed at all, and the troops after deployment want It would waste a lot of time to gather and move on, and the scattered troops are a problem in terms of supply and marching speed.

So this time all the divisions are divided into three parts. The first echelon composed of 8 divisions is responsible for clearing the French army on both fronts together with the defense forces, and then the second echelon composed of 10 divisions will cross the channel opened by the first echelon. The opponent advances in depth, while the remaining division is responsible for support and plugging.

When the French army preparing to attack was disoriented by the sudden firepower, the elite German commandos and the French who rushed up almost in the time of the last shell collided together. In the vast field, the two sides failed to achieve The bunker of the system, under the modern super firepower, the war is more bloody.

Search, discovery, and destruction constitute the eternal chain of war. The elite storm commando team has got rid of the mode of relying on the number of personnel to fight~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The 20 general-purpose machine guns deployed in the front of a battalion are like the claws of a giant beast to shred all the enemies that are blocking. The engineers and pioneers in the front row kept advancing under the cover of firepower, and used signal flare and tracer to mark the opponent's position, and then the accompanying machine gun group and mortar group would destroy the target as soon as possible. A large number of infantrymen moved forward alternately under the cover of heavy weapons.

Three mg08 machine guns and two mortars suppressed a company of French troops in a trench. Since there is not enough firepower to completely destroy the entire trench, it is necessary to use tactics and equipment at hand to kill the opponent like a surgical operation.

It is obviously not the right approach to cover with machine guns and then a large number of infantrymen swarming up. This is too rough, too inefficient, and too many casualties. Although the Storm Commando cannot be compared with later special forces, these young men are the most elite in the German army. At the same time, they are also the most dedicated people. In history, the Germans were able to advance 60 kilometers on a 70-kilometer front in a battle in 1918, thanks to the quality and spirit of these officers and soldiers. Of course, After these most elite troops received heavy losses, Germany could no longer fight threatening offensives.

Therefore, the prince is still very cautious about the use of these elite troops. "The officers and soldiers of the commando are the elite and most loyal fighters of the German Empire. Each of them is extremely precious, more precious than any tank, aircraft, or artillery. So we must use it deeply."

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