Chapter 147, people are not afraid of death
The most brutal scene of the world war appeared, on the German position, panting old men were fighting to the death with weapons and the Allied forces.
They didn't seem to know what death was, no one surrendered, no one fled, and even if they fought to the last man, they still held on to their posts.
Whenever the Allied tanks rushed up, some people would bravely rush forward with explosives bags on their backs and die with the enemy.
The Allied command was shocked, it was the first time they had seen such a fierce enemy, and Dante Christophe slowly lowered his binoculars.
The scene in front of him really made him unbelievable, the Germans blocked the offensive of the coalition forces with this group of old men, and it can be said that the combat effectiveness they showed in defense was not much worse than that of the main force of the German army!
The war had come to this point, and Dante Kristof could not afford to back down, and he could not care about the casualties of his soldiers now.
Although he didn't know why the Germans on the other side were so desperate, he knew that only by defeating the enemy's morale could the battle be easy to fight, otherwise he would be ready to lose both!
Dante Kristof's face was so gloomy and terrible, like a frost-beaten eggplant, black and purple, that he said in a cold tone: "Order all the troops to give me a hard blow, and the warlords will give me a beating, and all the military law will be carried out if the enemy is not afraid of the enemy!" ”
He admired the bravery of the enemy, but this still could not change Dante Kristoff's determination, since they were not afraid of death, then take human lives and consume them, anyway, the Entente had enough manpower advantage, and the first ones who could not support it would still be the Germans!
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The changes in the German positions have to start from a week ago, since Field Marshal Leopold made a decision, he personally served as the commander-in-chief of this "elderly death squad".
The matter was completely in his information, no one wanted to die, and when he gave this order, the Germans exploded and almost mutinied, but when he went to give a speech in person, everyone's anger disappeared!
The following is the content of the presentation:
"Soldiers, be quiet, and delay you for a few minutes, I am your Marshal Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, you may call me Leopold, or the old immortal.
I gave the order to form an elderly death squad this time, and I came up with the idea!
Now you should be scolding me, cursing me, and even trying to shoot me, and that's right, because I'm the one who brought you to this dead end!
I know that everyone doesn't want to die, and I don't want to die, and I'm the same as you all in this war, and I'm passively involved! At this point, there is no need for us to investigate the rights and wrongs of this war!
Now the enemy has reached our doorstep, and Germany is behind us, maybe your home is behind, or maybe your home is still far away, but as long as we retreat, the enemy will still fight it!
They will destroy our cities, their farms, they will enslave our families, the great German Reich will cease to exist, we will have no choice!
The future of the country should be left to the minds of the damned politicians, or let the people who survived the war have a headache!
Having come here and putting on military uniforms, we now have only one mission - to defend our homeland!
Some people may ask, why should you be sent to death?
The truth of this question is cruel, but I still tell you, the reason is very simple, you include me, we are all old men, and we are no longer useful to this country!
If we don't die, we're going to have to go up to the lads next door, they're still very young, most of them fifteen or sixteen years old!
Although it is very unfair, as your marshal, I still have to say: leave the opportunity to live to the children!
They are still very young, they have a long way to go, they are the future of the German Empire, this country can do without us, but not without them! When we're all dead, let them go on again!
This time, I, Leopold, can't stand you, but for the sake of the future of this country, I still want to take you to death today!
Now I announce the formation of the German Imperial Death Squad, and those over fifty who still consider themselves to be men should come to me, the captain, and sign up!
If you're between forty and fifty years old, go to Admiral Porto and sign up, and when we're all dead, it's your turn!
As for the rest of the young people, you are safe for the time being, but when we are dead, I hope you can still follow this rule and leave the chance of survival to the children!
Finally, if anyone wants to settle accounts with me, let's meet in heaven, and of course we may meet in hell, who knows? ”
It was this death-minded speech of Field Marshal Leopold that aroused the fighting spirit of this group of veterans, who voluntarily went to the battlefield for the sake of the future of this country!
"Leave the opportunity to the children!" "Everyone's grievances have been dispelled, and the most important thing is that the marshal has personally acted as the captain of the death squad, although everyone is still cursing him in their mouths, but they already have infinite admiration in their hearts!
As a prince-born marshal, he could not have participated in this operation at all, and no one would accuse him, after all, he was the supreme commander of the Southern Front, and he had enough reasons to live!
Even whether this war was won or lost, he was a high prince and marshal, even without the German Empire, he could still continue to live a rich life, but he chose to die with everyone!
He was joined by one hundred and twenty-four noble officers, including eight generals, most of whom were retired officers, who had put on their uniforms again due to the world war, and they made the same choice!
Although for the honor of the nobility, they were forced to choose this path!
But in the eyes of ordinary people, the actions of these people are undoubtedly great, they are exchanging their sacrifices for the future of the country, and they are dying generously for the sake of the country!
With the fame of the "elderly death squads" in World War I, they were also praised on the altar and became the highest code of conduct for soldiers!
And Marshal Leopold, who created all this, became a new generation of military gods, he led the largest death squad in the history of mankind, dragged the Allied forces for 20 days, and bought time for the Germans to fight on the Western Front!
Although they were not able to change the outcome of the world war, their actions shook the world and forced the Entente to cancel their plan to carve up the Germans!
Of course, only France and Russia are actually interested in this plan, and if Belgium is counted, it can also be counted as three countries!
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On the battlefield in South Germany, the two armies were still fighting, and the troops of one or two divisions of the Allied forces rushed to the German positions, and then were driven down by the Germans.
The most terrifying thing is that many Germans are fighting with explosives bags on their backs, and once they rush into the crowd, they will choose to detonate them!
In this battle, the most injured were undoubtedly the tank troops of the Entente, they seemed to have encountered natural enemies, and had to be cautious, even if they saw the corpses on the ground, the soldiers sitting on the tank had to make up for two shots, this was not suspicious, but in exchange for a lesson in blood.
No one knows if it is the members of the enemy death squad who are disguised as dead corpses, waiting for them to take the bait!
As for the trenches, they are even more terrified when they see them, and no one knows when a dead soldier will emerge and die with them!
In the end, Dante Kristof had to give the order to withdraw them from this war, after all, the tanks of this era are really not very good, and they are really not good in the face of an army of dead soldiers!
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In the evening, the Allied Allied Command Headquarters was brightly lit, and the entire conference room was filled with tension, and the smiles had long since disappeared, leaving only a tense face.
More than half a month has passed since the offensive was launched, but the enemy is still holding the line, especially in the last week, when the casualties of the Allied forces have increased significantly.
On average, a crippled division of troops a day really doesn't contain a little moisture! In the face of the enemy who will die at every turn, everyone is helpless!
They could order the soldiers to fight, but there was no way to make the soldiers as fierce as the enemy, and in the face of such a crazy enemy, the morale of the Allied forces had now dropped to freezing.
Dante Kristof glanced at the audience, and then said in a very cold tone: "Everyone knows the situation on the battlefield, the enemy is desperate!"
But this is also the last dying struggle of the enemy, and now the main forces of the Germans are concentrated on the Western Front, and everyone has learned what the troops are in the South German region!
But the result is really shameful, we didn't even win a group of old men who were about to die, and it is estimated that now we have all become the laughing stock of the world!
Of course, I'm not accusing you, what can people do if they are not afraid of death?
I can't blame you all for what is happening, the enemy on the other side is a group of dead soldiers, and I can't think of any way to deal with them except to kill them all!
However, in any case, our coalition forces also have an absolute superiority in numbers, and the enemy's dead soldiers cannot be infinite, since Austria cannot fight, then we will attack from somewhere else!
Therefore, I decided to divide my forces to ignite the war in the Czech region, penetrate into the heart of the Germans, and launch an attack on the areas of Valsadessen, Adov, Georgetown, and Zitto.
I don't believe that the Germans still have so many troops that they can defend in all directions, and if it is not possible in the Czech region, I will attack from Poland! ”
Conrad thought for a while and said, "Your Excellency, the Czech region is surrounded by the Shšava Mountains, the Czech Grove Mountains, and the Erz Mountains, which may not be conducive to the operation of the army!" ”
As the chief of the general staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was well aware of the terrain of the Czech region, so he was not optimistic about launching an attack from the Czech region.
Dante Kristof calmly explained: "I know that the Czech region is mountainous, but the mountains are not high, and many areas bordering the Germans are not dangerous!"
Besides, we don't need to concentrate too many troops in one place, we can completely bloom more, as long as there are one or two divisions of troops in each place, as long as a breakthrough is made in any place, the surrounding troops can rush in.
It didn't take much, as long as two or three divisions of troops broke through the line, the Germans would no longer have a way to close the gap.
Besides, now that the Germans are very short of domestic troops, I don't think they can put hundreds of thousands of troops in the Czech region to defend! ”
Dante Kristof dared to do this, because the terrain of the Czech Republic is nothing compared to the Balkans!
The army born in Bulgaria can basically be regarded as mountain soldiers, even if they are not born in the mountains, but when they are trained, they are indispensable for mountain combat.
Moreover, they also had the experience of fighting over mountains and mountains, and it was completely feasible to use small forces to attack central Germany.
Even if it fails, it can be retreated, anyway, now the Germans can't come up with an army to counterattack!
One of the biggest benefits was that after the defeat of the Germans, it was convenient for the Bulgarian army to take over more cities, so as to gain a greater voice after the war!
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