According to the plan, the Third Army selected a total of three breakthrough areas, the most important of which was the middle breakthrough area under the personal command of Ruprecht, this area is located in the middle of the Third Army Group front, the terrain is very open, flat, without obstacles, it belongs to the unobstructed view, the transportation is convenient, it is very suitable for the advance of armored forces and large-scale mechanized troops, and it belongs to the kind of type that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoEspecially at this time when there is no time and materials for fortification, it is obviously the best option for a large corps to break through.

To this end, Ruprecht concentrated the strongest reserves of the 1st Panzer Division and the 3rd Army Group, and the 2 most elite motorized infantry divisions and most of the self-propelled guns were concentrated in the center, preparing to come to a middle flower, and then open the ......way for the rear to fight several infantry divisions.

But Ruprecht can realize this, and so can the French! They naturally knew that this position was easy to attack and difficult to defend, and naturally they also knew that defense alone could not break the stalemate. So, the French were also accumulating strength, the only difference was that the Germans were preparing relatively quickly, and before the French, the armored forces of Bavaria had already launched an attack with a roar.

In order to ensure that he could grasp the situation on the battlefield at the first time, Ruprecht personally went to the front line with the personnel of the command, there was no way, the entire corps relied on armored troops to open the opponent's defensive line, and for this breakthrough position, which concentrated more than half of the mechanized units of the corps, the prince naturally had to personally command.

A radio communication station with a cover of 120 kilometres was erected, through which the armoured battalions could communicate directly with the General Headquarters to report on the situation. Each armored company is equipped with 2 half-tracks equipped with unlimited communications equipment, one is responsible for communicating with other companies, the other is responsible for communicating with superiors, and there are also communication corps to set up telephone lines just in case.

After hours of indiscriminate bombardment of deep and shallow targets by more than 700 guns, the most elite armoured clusters of the whole of Germany, and indeed the whole world, launched a surprise attack, and compared to a large armored battalion on both flanks, this wave of attacks put in almost a complete panzer division! Two armoured battalions armed with 75 tanks and assault guns were followed by a reserve of 55 tanks and assault guns. All kinds of self-propelled guns and towed guns are counted separately!

This was the beginning of the first time in the history of world warfare that a complete armored division was committed in a certain assault direction, but at the same time, this battle was also the first time that the defending side had committed large-scale armored units in a defensive direction. In the dark, the strongest spear of the Allies in World War 1 and the toughest shield of the Entente in World War 1 collided violently!

The two armored battalions formed two wedge-shaped attack formations, the two battalions were not parallel, but orderly in front and back, staggered with each other, the first armored battalion attacking while the second armored battalion provided cover. Subsequently, after the success of the 1st Armored Battalion, it temporarily defended and covered the advance of the 2nd Armored Battalion, which cooperated with each other and covered each other's flanks well.

The troops began to move very smoothly, with hundreds of tanks rushing forward with a roar as they crossed the crater-ridden positions, smashed through destroyed anti-aircraft guns, and ran over dead bodies on the ground. From the air, a group of tanks slapped in a tight formation, forming an unstoppable torrent of steel that crashed through the French breakwaters. The slender muzzle glowed in the sunlight, and the 75mm gun of the Vespa assault gun pointed straight ahead, like a knight's heavy mounted gun. The turret on the cricket tank rotated from time to time, and together with the machine guns, it cleared the targets that were exposed from time to time.

Wild Bee heavy self-propelled howitzers and Weasel self-propelled mortars were located directly behind the two armored battalions. The 150mm heavy howitzer with specialized armor-piercing shells is the most vicious heavy hammer in the entire armored corps, and nine out of ten bunkers will be wiped out by the attack of over-heavy armor-piercing shells.

The self-propelled guns were accompanied by two divisions of mechanized infantry, and these steel corps of half-tracks, truck guns, transport trucks, and towed artillery would be tasked with tearing the rift even wider. And to provide reliable backup for armored divisions.

"General, the Germans have attacked, and they have launched the largest armored assault ever launched, and the center line of the attack is directed at Reims! The commander of the Third Army, General Lüf, is about to launch a counterattack, and he hopes that the base camp reserve armored units will also be put into battle! "The German attack did not hide from the French, and in the presence of aerial reconnaissance, the enemy could clearly know the intention of the attacker as soon as they left the starting position.

"The Germans have also launched an attack in the north, and the general reserve of the base camp cannot be easily mobilized, and Luff already has our largest armored cluster in his hands, so it should not be difficult to repel an attack from the opposite side." Xia Fei touched his chin and said.

"But on the other side is said to be the Bavarian Legion, and the intelligence of the Russians shows that they can throw up to 10 armored battalions in one campaign! And it was very well armed, most of them were Vespa assault guns and cricket tanks, and if they struck hard, General Luff would probably be difficult to reach. Chief of Staff Pétain said.

"However, it is absolutely impossible to have so many tanks in this direction, it will take time for the base camp reserves to be fully mobilized, but we can give him some truck guns, he now has 12 battalions of armored forces in his hands! On the opposite side, there are up to 4 battalions! Three-to-one forces can always stop it, right? Xia Fei said: "There can't be a problem on this front, he must immediately launch a counterattack, we are fighting a national war, we can't stop fighting without reserves, right?" ”

The discussion at the French headquarters did not last long, and the large armored reserves in Reims were far from quenching their thirst, but the French still pulled some vehicles and artillery from other places. This is one of the reasons why Panzer Meier did not run into French Panzer units.

"Well, in that case, let's fight!" Although the headquarters did not fully agree to his request, Lu Fu was also very satisfied with the current situation, he knew that the general armored reserve could not be put into the position of a certain army group from the beginning, and the telegram he sent for help was also with the intention of making as much money as he could. In time, Xia Fei still gave him an additional 2 battalions of truck guns. It's not the FT10 of his dreams, but it's better than nothing.

"The 1st to 5th Panzer Battalions were blocking on the front. The remaining 4 armored battalions made a detour from the flanks. The last three armored battalions took on a support mission, telling the lads that we are making history, and the heavy cuirassiers of Napoleonic France are back in the enemy's nightmare at this moment! Lu Fu said excitedly.

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