Chapter 939: Preparing for the Battlefield 2

"Infantry anti-tank, we also have a weapon in hand, we call it a large-caliber anti-tank rifle." A British instructor took out a large rifle with a caliber of 12.7mm and said. "Its power is so great, both for the enemy and the user. Theoretically, the bullets fired from this rifle can penetrate the opponent's side and impact at a distance of 200 meters."

With the help of his companions, the British instructor laboriously operated the rifle, opened the bipod, then pulled the bolt and loaded a 12.7mm*105mm extra-large bullet into the chamber. Then it locked up and aimed at the thin armor plate 150 meters away. After pressing his shoulder against the huge gun butt, the British sergeant pulled the trigger! There was a loud bang, and a cloud of smoke erupted from the muzzle of the gun. Almost at the same time, the 7-inch steel plate in the distance and the 5cm wooden back plate behind were directly smashed! Such a powerful rifle naturally aroused the admiration of the Japanese army who had never seen the world.

Then the British non-commissioned officer began to explain to the Japanese the organization of the anti-tank rifle team and its cooperation with the infantry team. However, the effect does not seem to be good. The Japanese are very uncomfortable with this weapon that weighs more than 20 kilograms and is more than one meter long.

In the end, after some coordination between the two sides, the Japanese Army asked Britain and France to equip them with more powerful grenades and incendiary bombs, as well as flat-fire artillery that was not very heavy. As for how much the Japanese can improve in infantry tactics, infantry-artillery coordination, and dealing with tanks after a short training, it is really difficult to say. Not to mention that the British and French instructors have no idea, and the Japanese have no idea either. ah! ,

"It seems that our friends can only learn war in war." After the last day of training, watching these Japanese soldiers leaving the training ground, they have now become the British liaison officers of the Third Division of the Japanese Army in Europe. Major Wellington looked at the soldiers who were about to enter the battlefield with a worried look.

"Wars are always going to bleed, either from us or from them. In fact, the senior management is still very worried about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese, so all the Japanese troops are assigned to the direction of Somos, which is in the middle of the battle line. In the German salient, part of the German army established a support point after breaking through the Marne River. The Japanese task was to launch an attack here and attract the Germans' attention. Then we and the French launched an attack on the northern front to put The Germans are farther away," a colleague whispered.

"Haha, I hope those Japanese can clearly understand their own weight. This is in Europe, not Asia. It can only be said that they are too lucky and did not encounter the Bavarian Army. Otherwise, they will be even worse!" Welling! Major Dayton said.

The British and French actually still have little trust in the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. After all, Britain and France also had observers during the Russo-Japanese War. According to the French evaluation, a clay-footed giant who was too far away to exert his strength had a fight with a young man whose limbs were more developed than his head and who relied on his passionate blood and blood transfusions from others. Although the French admit that the Japanese army's fighting will is very strong, their tactics are more flexible than if they were given, and they are very aggressive.

However, this mental bonus is still limited on the European battlefield. If we talk about fighting will, the same is true for the French and British troops at the beginning. People who can push artillery and line up to hit machine guns and howitzers, among other things, at least have courage, right? However, it was of no use and the Germans were still pushed from the border to near Paris. The Japanese are even worse equipped, so Britain and France think that maybe the Japanese army will perform well in the future, but now? Forget it, you can't rely on it. I don’t dare to rely on it either.

Therefore, the place arranged by Britain and France for the Japanese belongs to that kind. It is best if they can be defeated. It doesn't matter if they cannot be defeated. If they can attract the attention of the Germans, the task has been completed. However, although strategically they are not very optimistic about the Japanese, they are still very worthy of this little brother tactically. When the French army changed defenses, all the ammunition and supplies that the Japanese army could use were left with the Japanese army, and the troops entered the position. After that, there was no shortage of supplies, which were almost in accordance with the standards of the British colonial army.

There is also a dedicated officer corps to introduce the Japanese army to the basic situation on the opposite position, as well as the German army's troop strength and firepower configuration. Over the course of five days, four Japanese divisions gradually took over the position. As mercenaries hired by Britain and France at a huge price, the Japanese also wanted to "deploy force in all directions" in distant Europe!

And this time, the man who commanded the 4 divisions of Japanese troops was also a celebrity, or he and his brothers were both celebrities. Akiyama Yoshiko, the man known in history as the father of Japanese cavalry, specialized in this dimension The Japanese lieutenant general of cavalry and artillery was responsible for commanding all Japanese troops. He has a younger brother named Akiyama Shinyuki.

Anyone who has participated in large-scale battles and achieved greater success will definitely not be able to win just once by luck. However, Akiyama Yoshiko's performance in the Russo-Japanese War can also be described as outstanding, relying on The light artillery and machine guns carried by the cavalry still achieved victory after victory in the Battle of Liaoyang and the Battle of Fengtian. In particular, the insertion of troops was called a miracle by the Japanese.

Now, after coming to Europe for more than a month, the Japanese Army Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama, who once served as the commander of the Guards Division, has a general understanding of the situation on the entire Western Front.

"The enemy's defense line we are facing is as difficult as a hedgehog full of artillery and machine guns. The defense lines of European powers are very deep, and trenches and fortifications are intertwined with each other. It is really hard for me to believe that Europe People have such strong national power to build such a line of defense in such a short period of time!" Looking at the sand table left by the French and the intelligence provided, Akiyama Yoshiko said with emotion.

Judging from the deployment and equipment of the German army, Akiyama Yoshiko could clearly feel that the enemy on the opposite side was more than one level higher than the Russians he had dealt with before. In Akiyama Yoshiko's view, the Russians were rough and clumsy at the tactical level during the Russo-Japanese War, and the troop attack was simply a surprise artillery attack. The artillery had an advantage in the air, but it used an average number of troops and artillery as reserves. The attack mode of the troops was single, and the commander could not make up his mind at the critical moment. The artillery skills were at a coffee table level, the effective range was very short, and the deployment was so inadequate that Most of the Russian artillery was actually killed by Japanese infantry.

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