"Your Excellency Marshal, under the heavy shelling of the Germans, even the strong anti-artillery holes we built have been damaged to varying degrees, and some of them have even collapsed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It is precisely because of this that our losses are getting bigger and bigger. In addition, if the German shelling continues, our fortifications will soon be lost. When the time comes, what will we use to fend off the attack of the Germans? "Decasssy? Admiral Terno looked aggrieved.

"General, even without the fortifications, we can still withstand the German attack. Although the Marne River is not wide, I believe it will become an insurmountable barrier for the Germans. When the time comes, we can use this trench to make the Germans bleed. "Marshal Xia Fei is not so convincing either. Of course, if he could, he would naturally like to be able to send more support to the front. But unfortunately, he can't do anything at all now!

"Well, marshal, we'll do our best. But the planes of the Germans were too nasty, why didn't our planes take off to meet the enemy? If the Germans had been shooting or dropping bombs over our heads while the Germans were attacking, I could not have assured that my soldiers would have been able to defend themselves in the trenches against the Germans. "Decasssy? Admiral Terno continued.

Marshal Xia Fei suddenly frowned, the Germans' planes were very strong, which was not surprising to him. In fact, in the second half of last year, the German planes were unable to deal with the British and French air forces. It's just that at that time, the number of German aircraft was still very small, and their role was limited, and it did not have much impact on the war situation.

But now, the Germans are massively using aircraft to bomb their lines, destroy their fortifications, and damage their personnel. Under such circumstances, Marshal Xia Fei naturally needs to pay attention to it.

"I will immediately order our air force to take off to meet the Germans. Let's hope that our air force will be able to withstand them! Marshal Xia Fei said.

Since its formation, the number of aircraft owned by the French Air Force has also been rising. At the same time, the British Expeditionary Force also sent a lot of fighters to France to help in the war. Now the total number of aircraft that the Anglo-French forces are able to make sorties is more than two thousand. Moreover, these two thousand aircraft, all fighters. It's just that, compared with the fighters of the Luftwaffe, the Falmont F.20 fighter equipped by the French Air Force and the F.E.2b fighter equipped by the British Air Force have very poor performance.

These two aircraft, with a propulsion design, have two seats in the front and rear, with the pilot in the back seat and the observer-shooter in the front seat, and are generally equipped with one or two machine guns. However, although the propulsion design of the aircraft is convenient for installing weapons and shooting, it is not maneuverable and often cannot deal with the more agile pull-in aircraft.

When the Anglo-French forces were sad in the face of the heavy shelling and bombardment of the German army, the German generals were smiling happily one by one.

"Your Highness, the fortifications of the Anglo-French army have been badly damaged by our shelling and bombardment. By the end of the afternoon assault, there would probably be no one in their fortifications. Then our infantry will be able to cross the Marne very easily. Admiral Bilow smiled.

Although, large-scale shelling and bombardment, a lot of war materiel was consumed. This makes the logistical pressure on the troops very great. But if it can effectively reduce the casualties of the troops, it will undoubtedly be worth it.

"Well, what can be solved with shells and bombs, it is absolutely not for the soldiers to fight hard. The life of every German soldier is extremely precious. We also hope to use these soldiers to occupy France, England, all of Europe, and the whole world! Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Your Highness is right, our soldiers are the best soldiers in the world, and we need to minimize their casualties as much as possible." Admiral Hausen chimed in.

In the eyes of these generals, a commander who cherishes the lives of soldiers is an excellent commander, and they can be regarded as understanding why Qin Tian has such a high prestige in the army. It can be clearly seen from the fact that his subordinate arms company has developed a large number of advanced weapons, as well as his command concept when fighting.

"Tomorrow morning, when the troops launch the river crossing operation, let the air force also provide support. When the time comes, it will be possible to inflict further blows on the Anglo-French forces and reduce the morning of the troops. Qin Tian said.

For the Germans, the biggest problem in launching this campaign was undoubtedly crossing the Marne. It was also the battle that most likely caused the Germans the greatest casualties. This made Qin Tian have to think of all kinds of ways to reduce the casualties of his troops in the river crossing battle.

"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Manstein nodded, and he was responsible for sending Qin Tian's orders to all departments.

"Also, let the air force pay attention to the fact that if there are British and French planes in the sky, they must be beaten down. From the beginning to the end of this battle, this piece of sky belongs to the German Empire! Qin Tian specially instructed.

In this era, perhaps no one cares more about the struggle for air supremacy than Qin Tian. Although, compared with the performance of aircraft in this era, there is still a world of difference compared with later generations. However, the importance of air supremacy has not changed at all. With air supremacy, not only can you use powerful air power to launch an attack on the enemy, but even the enemy's troop movements and logistical supplies are all in your own eyes.

The side that has air supremacy will undoubtedly be able to deploy troops more flexibly and use more reasonable tactics to deal with the enemy.

Therefore, when Qin Tian commanded his troops to fight, he often regarded the struggle for air supremacy as the first priority of his troops.

"Yes, Your Highness. The air team, on its part, is ready. As soon as you spot the Anglo-French aircraft, you can attack immediately! Major General Manstein replied.

On the afternoon of March 31, German shelling and bombardment continued. Although the intensity of the attack was not as strong as before, the target of the attack was more clear. With the help of the reconnaissance planes of the air force and the observation balloons of the artillery, the artillery was able to attack the fortifications or firing points of the British and French forces that had not been destroyed in the previous shelling.

This kind of artillery bombardment, which resembled precision strikes, caused even more damage to the fortifications of the British and French forces. A large number of surviving fortifications and firing points were destroyed in the shelling and bombardment.