The Rise of the Empire

In the battles and artillery battles, the French offensive power was gradually consumed. Although the defending Germans also paid a heavy price, they still had the upper hand in terms of exchange ratio. After all, the sacrifices now made for the upcoming offensive. A lot of time. \u003c/p\u003e "We have reorganized the long-range heavy artillery with a range of more than 12 kilometers belonging to each corps into several long-range artillery brigades. Each brigade has between 36 and 48 heavy artillery. We now have 10 such brigades, which can completely suppress the French army in depth." Two days later, Hindenburg reported the preparations to His Royal Highness. \u003c/p\u003e"As for the armored units, apart from the armored units we have to deal with the French, we don't have many left on the northern front. Although it is enough, it may not be enough if we guide the attack alone. In order to make up for this problem, we have The troops below are equipped with a large number of truck guns and towed artillery."\u003c/p\u003e "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, a large number of machine guns have been prepared for the assault troops, which can basically ensure that each combat squad of all Stormtroopers has one machine gun." Schmidt reported the final battle preparations to Prince Ruprecht. \u003c/p\u003e"What about the Air Force?" the prince asked. \u003c/p\u003e "The Air Force can only guarantee support in shallow positions and air superiority over our army. It may be difficult to carry out deep bombing." Schmidt replied. \u003c/p\u003e"Okay, let's get started, we can't wait any longer." The prince thought for a while and said. \u003c/p\u003e "Actually, Chief of Staff Maoqi's opinion is that we can wait a little longer." Caliput said on the side. \u003c/p\u003e"I'm not talking about the Western Front, I'm talking about the Eastern Front!" the prince pinched the telegram he had just received and said. \u003c/p\u003e"Let's begin!" With the issuance of the general attack order, as many as 1,300 howitzers and long-range artillery of various calibers deployed along the Marne River launched a three-hour attack on the French positions on the other side of the river. bombardment! The attack started at dawn. The 105mm and 150mm howitzers located relatively forward first bombarded the discovered French attack starting position. \u003c/p\u003eAccording to the intelligence collected, the French had specially built some assembly positions during the previous battle. The troops would gather here before attacking. When the Germans counterattack, these positions can also be used as Support point usage. \u003c/p\u003eWhen the French were accustomed to their own firepower superiority, accustomed to having a good meal in the assembly area before attacking, and then smoking a few cigarettes to relieve the pressure, the sudden and violent shelling made quite a few people unable to react. It is no longer indistinguishable from the bread in my hand... The fierce shelling directly turned many infantrymen and their weapons, breakfast and other things into a piece of charred land. \u003c/p\u003eThe shelling was so violent that the French received intelligence of being attacked by enemy fire from dozens of kilometers of front lines at the same time. The rising smoke and fire even obscured the rising sun! The entire shallow position was covered by artillery fire. For 3 hours, the entire German artillery group fired nearly 100,000 artillery shells of various calibers! \u003c/p\u003eIt was not just the shallow positions that were attacked. The French heavy artillery companies, depots, and supply depots deployed in the rear were also attacked by K09 cannons with a range of 22 kilometers. The fierce and long artillery bombardment 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, soon, with the help of aviation correction , the numerically superior German long-range counter-artillery company easily suppressed the opponent, and even wiped the entire position off the ground! \u003c/p\u003e"Attack!" After the artillery fire cover,

The first to attack is the Storm Commando. Each division will set up a breakthrough battalion composed of elite infantry. They are equipped with the best equipment, with independent engineering support, and even Hu Feng assault guns and half-track transport vehicles. . They would be the spearhead of the entire division's attack. \u003c/p\u003eFrom an overall perspective, the prince adopted the leapfrog tactic this time. Relatively speaking, this front is still a bit narrow compared with the size of the more than 30 divisions, or the troops cannot be fully deployed at all, and the deployment It would waste a lot of time if the remaining troops wanted to gather together and move on, and the dispersed troops would be a problem both in terms of supply and marching speed. \u003c/p\u003eSo this time all the divisions are divided into three parts. The first echelon of 8 divisions is responsible for clearing the French troops on both fronts together with the defense forces, and then the second echelon of 10 divisions will pass over the first echelon. The opened channels advanced deep into the opponent's side, while the remaining divisions were responsible for supporting and plugging leaks. \u003c/p\u003eWhen the French army that was preparing to attack was stunned by the sudden firepower, the German elite commandos who rushed up almost in time for the last artillery shell collided with the French in the vast wilderness. , there are no systematic bunkers on both sides, and the war is even more bloody under the super modern firepower. \u003c/p\u003eSearch, discover, and destroy form the eternal chain of war. The elite Stormtroopers have gotten rid of the mode of relying on the number of personnel to fight. The 20 general-purpose machine guns deployed in front of a battalion are like the claws of a giant beast, tearing apart all blocking enemies. The engineers and vanguards in the front row continued to advance under the cover of fire, and used signal flares and tracer rounds to mark the opponent's position. Then the accompanying machine gun team and mortar team would destroy the target as quickly as possible. A large number of infantrymen advanced alternately under the cover of heavy weapons. \u003c/p\u003eThree 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 the equipment at hand to kill the opponent like a surgical operation. \u003c/p\u003eIt is obviously not the right approach to use machine gun cover and then a large number of infantry to swarm forward. This approach is too rough, too inefficient, and has too many casualties. Although the Stormtroopers cannot be compared with later generations of special forces, these boys are German The most elite and most dedicated people in the army. Historically, the Germans were able to advance 60 kilometers on a 70-kilometer front in one battle in 1918. It was because of the quality and dedication of these officers and soldiers. Spirit, of course, after these most elite troops have been severely damaged, Germany will no longer be able to launch a threatening attack. \u003c/p\u003e Therefore, the prince is still very cautious about the use of these elite troops. "The officers and soldiers of the commando are the most elite and loyal fighters of the German Empire. Each of them is extremely precious, more precious than any tanks, aircraft and artillery. So we must use them carefully."\u003c/p\u003e Second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e