Chapter 2048： Assault in depth one (1/2)
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”The French reserve is concentrated in the areas of Belo and Fort Thierry. This is also the main material warehouse and transportation hub for the French army. This is the French throat. As long as we can win, the French army on the front At least 70% of the supplies will be lost, and our retreat can block the French army's main backup, advance, and even attack Paris. Our name and achievements will shine through the ages, and our battle examples will become a model for backup learning!” Schmidt Said the admiral.
”So, we have to be fast now, and before the French are ready, we will kill them cleanly! We will act tonight!” As the order was issued, the rolling armored iron continued to penetrate the French army in depth. , The French reserve team is also in intense preparations, and the complex reserve team is from the French Army Secretary General Gallieni!
”General Foch's order is very vague. He only reminds us of the Germans interspersed with troops, but there is no clear instruction. Should we take the initiative to defeat our opponents or let us stick to it? If it is the former, how can we solve the Germans? Armored troops? If it is the latter, the Germans have cut the connection between us and the main force, then what is the point of holding on?” Gallieni was plunged into doubt.
So, the puzzled Gallieni called Foch again (Foch and Petain are on the front line)...
”The Germans have the initiative, and it all depends on the Germans' choice of action tomorrow.” Foch's voice was full of helplessness, and the Germans moved too fast. So much so that the entire French army was unprepared. Therefore, the passive French army can only follow the opponent's actions, but cannot take the initiative.
”If the Germans attack west, then your troops will naturally 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 the German army.” Foch gave a seemingly reasonable decision.
”Your Excellency Commander, this makes us very embarrassed.” Gallieni said dumbfoundedly. If it’s defense, don’t talk about it. All the artillery and heavy weapons are deployed, and then hundreds of thousands of infantrymen are mobilized to dig trenches quickly, and if they want to attack, then quickly find horses and vehicles to immediately install the artillery and materials, and the infantry is ready to advance lightly. . But you have given this order, wait until tomorrow to see the German operations? What about the troops? Thus, time is wasted like this!
If it is on the Eastern Route, one night may not be fatal, because the strategic depth of the Eastern Route is very large, there is room for detours, and the road conditions are also very bad, even if the Germans go overnight, it doesn’t matter, but the problem is , This is on the Western Front, and it is only 100 kilometers from the front of the battle to Paris! Every inch of land is very precious, because behind you is Paris! And, by coincidence, the traffic situation on the West Line is pretty good... So the terrible thing came, the Germans can go far in one night!
If he is a responsible and capable commander at this time, he will definitely gamble based on his own experience and judgment! After all, it must be a loss to wait. But Gallieni is not such a person, his ability is relatively limited, and if this kind of thing related to national luck is wrong, then it is France who catches it! Coupled with the previous series of defeats, he was cautious, so in the end he chose to wait, a choice that seemed to lose, but it was not too much!
However, what Gallieri did not expect was that after the daytime battle, Admiral Schmidt did not choose to dress up. He even abandoned some of the logistics units and follow-up units, and 4 full men abandoned bottles and cans. The elite German divisions rushed another 40 kilometers in one night! When the Germans entered the outskirts of the French position at 3 in the morning, the French didn't know anything about the position of the Germans! In the more than three hours from 3 a.m. to dawn, the German army did not even make a radio contact! This caution provided the Germans with the most important suddenness before the attack!
And before dawn, the telegram that actually contacted the Air Force for support was also sent by the telegraph that had been at the departure point! It can even be said that when a shell falls on the head of the French, they have no idea about the situation they will face!
”Army assault!” Following the command of General Harar, the German Western Air Corps launched the strongest single-wave air strike on the Western Front! In three hours, a total of more than 4,200 various fighters and bombers roared from the airport to take off, and then traversed the battlefield to provide support to Admiral Schmidt. The size of the fleet was so huge that when the first wave When the bomber group dropped bombs and returned home, some bombers just took off behind! The huge fleet of thousands of planes formed a wide corridor in the air, like an air fleet, leaning crazily toward the ground with firepower!