Chapter 2048: Deep Assault 1

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"The French reserves are concentrated in the Bello and Chateau Thierry areas. This is also the main material warehouse and transportation hub for the French front line. This is the throat of the French. As long as we can win, then the French army on the front line will We will lose at least 70% of our supplies, and if we retreat, we can block the French army's main backup, and if we advance, we can even attack Paris. Our name and achievements will shine through the ages, and our battle examples will also become a model for the reserve forces to learn from!" Schmidt the admiral said.

"So, we must be quick now and kill the French cleanly before they are ready! We will take action tonight!" As the order was issued, the rolling armored iron stream continued to penetrate deeply into the French army. At this time , the French army reserve is also in the process of intense preparations, and the complex reserve is from the French Minister of Army, General Galieni!

"General Foch's order was very vague. He just told us to pay attention to the Germans' intersecting troops, but there was no clear instruction. Should we take the initiative to defeat the opponent, or should we hold on? If it is the former, how can we deal with the Germans? Armored forces? If it's the latter, the Germans have cut off our connection with the main force, so what's the point of holding on?" Gallieni was confused.

So, the confused Gallieni called Foch again (Foch and Pétain were at the front)...

"The Germans have taken the initiative. It all depends on the Germans' choice of actions tomorrow." Foch's voice was full of helplessness. The Germans moved too fast. So that the entire French army was defenseless. Therefore, the French army, which is now passive, can only follow the opponent's actions, but cannot take the initiative.

"If the Germans attack westward, then your troops will naturally have to defend. And if the Germans choose to attack the flanks of the main force, then your troops should cooperate with the main force to encircle and destroy this German army." Foch gave a seemingly reasonable decision.

"Your Excellency, Commander, this makes us very embarrassed." Gallieni said, somewhat dumbfounded. If you want to defend, forget about it. All artillery and heavy weapons are deployed, and then mobilize hundreds of thousands of infantry to dig trenches quickly. If you want to attack, then quickly find horses and vehicles to load the artillery and supplies immediately, and the infantry is ready to advance lightly. . However, you issued this order and waited until tomorrow to see the German actions? What about the troops? So, time is wasted like this!

If it is on the Eastern Front, one night may not be fatal, because the strategic depth of the Eastern Front is very large, there is room for roundabout retreat, and the road conditions are also very bad. Even if the Germans walk all night, it will not matter, but the problem is , this is on the Western Front, and the total distance from the front line at the beginning of the battle to Paris is only about 100 kilometers! Every inch of land is very precious, because behind you is Paris! And coincidentally, the traffic situation on the west line is good... Then the fatal thing happened, the Germans could travel very far in one night!

If he is a responsible and capable commander at this time, then he will definitely take a gamble based on his own experience and judgment! After all, it will definitely be a loss if you wait. But Gallieni is not such a person, his abilities are relatively limited, and once the bet on something related to the national destiny is wrong, France will be caught! In addition, a series of previous defeats made him cautious, so in the end he chose to wait, a choice that seemed to result in losses, but not much!

However, what Gallieni did not expect was that after the day's battle, General Schmidt did not choose to repair. He even abandoned some logistics units and follow-up troops. Four full personnel abandoned bottles and cans. The elite German division once again advanced about 40 kilometers in one night! When the Germans entered the periphery of the French position at 3 o'clock in the morning, the French still knew nothing about the location of the German army! And in the more than three hours from 3 a.m. to dawn,

The Germans did not even make a single radio contact! This caution provided the Germans with the most important surprise before attacking!

And before dawn arrived, the actual telegram to contact the Air Force for support was sent by the telegraph machine that had been left at the starting point! It can even be said that when a shell fell on the heads of the French, they had no idea what they were about to face!

"All-army assault!" Following General Haller's order, the German Western Front Aviation Corps launched the strongest single wave of air strikes on the Western Front! For up to 3 hours, a total of more than 4,200 fighter jets and bombers of various types roared off from the airport, and then crossed the battlefield to provide support for General Schmidt. The size of the fleet was so huge that when the first wave When the bombers dropped their bombs and returned home, there were bombers behind them that had just taken off! A huge fleet of thousands of aircraft formed a wide corridor in the sky, like an air fleet, tilting its firepower crazily toward the ground!

"God, what did I see?" When thousands of German bombers flew over the heads of the Allied forces, everyone was shocked. The roar of thousands of aircraft engines sounded like thunder from the sky. It was heard that the exhaust gas emitted by the engine formed obvious traces in the air. The huge formation of German bombers flew unscrupulously from an altitude of 1,500 meters. Almost all the officers and soldiers of the Allied Powers saw this frightening scene!

"Where is our plane?" The commander panicked and used unlimited hotlines and telephone calls to contact his superiors. The soldiers, led by junior officers, hid in trenches and bunkers and prayed that the target was not themselves. A few were brave. They tried to use anti-aircraft guns to fight back, but they were immediately stopped by the officer next to them. This behavior can no longer be called brave but stupid!

However, what gave the British and French troops on the front a sigh of relief was that the target of this continuous torrent of bomber troops was not them, but pointed to the rear! At this time, Foch and Pétain looked at the map with gloomy faces after receiving the news. They finally knew the Germans' choice! This is to destroy the French Army in one battle!

"Tell Gallieni to defend himself with all his strength, and God bless France," Foch prayed.

"Your Excellency, Commander. A telegram from General Galieni." At this moment, an officer came forward and said.

"What's the situation?" Foch thought that his mental endurance was enough. However, when he saw the telegram, he was still frightened!

"What's wrong?" asked Petain next to him.

"The Germans have begun to attack Galieni." In an instant, Foch seemed to have been drained of all his energy.

"It's over!" In an instant, Petain said blankly.

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