The second line of defense of the French Reims Line quickly collapsed under the rapid assault of the German cavalry division, and after the cavalry division broke through, it did not defend the second line of defense and rushed directly to Fort Thierry.

Hitler's Berlin regiment was also ordered by Ludendorff to storm Thieriburg with the cavalry division, but Hitler's Berlin regiment was much behind the cavalry division, because the soldiers of the Berlin regiment needed to be assembled, they needed to wait for transport vehicles, and some tanks were damaged and needed to be repaired before they could go on the road.

However, even if the tanks and cavalry divisions of the Berlin regiment set off at the same time, the Berlin regiment was not as fast as the cavalry division, and the cavalry division could reach fifty or sixty kilometers per hour when charging, and the march could be maintained at more than 20 kilometers per hour in peacetime, while the Berlin regiment was not as fast as the cavalry division, and it could only walk more than ten kilometers in one hour in peacetime.

After occupying the Reims front, Ludendorff personally drew up a battle plan: let one division stay on the Reims front and continue to attack the Reims defense line fiercely, as for the cavalry division's rapid attack on Fort Thierry, trying to capture and break through more fortified forts near Fort Thierry when the enemy was unprepared, and an infantry division marched quickly to keep up with the cavalry division, attack the fortified fortress of Fort Thierry, and prepare for possible street fighting.

The Berlin regiment was in the vicinity of Fort Thierry, attacking enemy reinforcements from Fort Thierry.

Ludendorff's battle plan had a stroke of genius, which was to have an infantry division stay on the Reims line and continue to attack the city of Reims.

In this way, the enemy did not know that the Germans were going to raid Fort Thierry, and as long as the cavalry division quickly concealed, it was impossible for the garrison of Fort Thierry to know that it would be raided.

If the Reims Line were to defend with a little force, and let two infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and the Berlin regiment all storm Fort Thierry, the enemy would be confused and guess where the Germans were going, and in this way, perhaps some clever Frenchmen would have expected the Germans to raid Fort Thierry.

Leaving an infantry division to attack Reims with great fanfare would make the enemy think that the main German forces were attacking Reims, without taking into account that Fort Thierry would be attacked.

Ludendorff's battle plan was a testament to his tactical prowess and command skills, to the delight of those who knew it.

When the Berlin regiment drove to Fort Thierry, Hitler in the tank command car looked at the city of Reims, and ten days earlier Fuisa had written to Hitler saying that she was participating in research at the French Institute of Chemical and Biological Sciences in the city of Reims.

The French Institute of Chemical and Biological Research is a department of the French government specializing in the study of poison gas, bacteria and the development of protective weapons since the German army first used poison gas on the battlefield, including many scientists in France with rich clinical experience.

How could Fuisa, who was just an American nurse, go to a French-owned institute of chemical biology?

Hitler was also puzzled when he read the letter, but soon Fuisa solved his doubts in the letter, which turned out to be because of the "Spanish girl" flu that shook all mankind and caused countless tragedies.

The Spanish flu did not originate in Spain, but broke out in the American military camp, and it was only because of this flu that more than 8 million people in Spain, with a total population of nearly 20 million, were infected with the flu, and the king of Spain was not spared, so it was called the Spanish flu.

The Spanish flu has a very high mortality rate and is extremely contagious, with an average of more than one million people dying from the Spanish flu in a month, and the total number of deaths reached 20 million to 50 million, more than the 15 million deaths in World War I.

In the United States, Spain, and India, which were ravaged by the virus at that time, movie theaters, dance halls, and sports venues were closed for a year. In Philadelphia, USA, the entire hospital seems to have become a morgue. In Ottawa, Canada, the tram is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, schools are all closed, all kinds of entertainment venues are empty, and the arrival of the Spanish girl makes the whole world tremble!

One in five people in the world was infected, more than the Black Death in the European Middle Ages, arguably the worst plague in human history, and even US President Wilson and General MacArthur were infected, but they did not die.

Hitler's comrade-in-arms Weikrich had also been infected with the Spanish flu a few months earlier, and the situation was very serious, and Hitler heard about it, and quickly sent an armed team to the front line to isolate Weikrich first, and then dragged him to the suburbs, and invited the best doctors in Berlin to come and treat him, so that Weikrich was pulled back from God.

The Spanish flu is very rampant, I don't know how long it will spread, and so many people have died, and all countries attach great importance to it, among which the French government has entrusted the burden of developing a drug for the treatment of the Spanish flu to the Institute of Chemical Biology in Reims.

The poison gas of the Germans has caused an indelible tragic impression on the French, so the French Institute of Chemical Biology has a little research on germs and cells, etc., and has a good reputation in the world, Funisa graduated from Nightingale Nursing School, and later studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, which is among the world's first-class, and Funisa is also a doctor, saw so many people die of Spanish flu, and made up her mind to find a drug to treat Spanish flu, so she went to the French Institute of Chemical Biology to participate in the development of drugs.

"I've heard you say you want to travel to Reims before, but this time it's a trip by the way." Looking at the sky on the other side of Reims, Hitler muttered to himself, Reims is a historical city in France, known as the coronation city, and all French kings are crowned at Notre-Dame de Reims, which can be said to have a long history. And the main production area of French champagne is in Reims, Fuisa will drink champagne, presumably after arriving in Reims, Fuisa will drink a few glasses of pure champagne in the countryside.

The tank was running on the flat grass, the interior of the tank command vehicle was uncomfortable, and the violent shaking did not stop Hitler from recalling the memories in his mind - he began to recall his past with Fuisa, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly.

I didn't have a good life in Germany for a few days, and I was in a better mood when I spent time with Fuisa.

I don't know how long it took for the tank brakes to shake Hitler's body and sober him up.

"Fort-Thierry ahead?"

Hitler and the men at the regimental headquarters got out of the tanks and trucks, and moved their stiff bodies in a vegetable field for a while, and thick smoke rose from the sky in front of them, and the sound of gunfire was heard here again and again, Hitler turned his head to observe, and found that in the small forest of more than 500 meters in the distance, there was the artillery position of the Sixth Army, and there were constantly artillery firing powerful artillery at the front.

Ahead is Fort Thierry!

Soon, Ludendorff's order came: Hitler was ordered to command the Berlin regiment and one regiment each of the cavalry and infantry divisions to move towards the rear of Fort Thierry, with the aim of holding back all the enemy that Paris had come to support.

Hitler nodded with satisfaction after reading the order, fortunately Ludendorff did not make a fool, and let the tanks of the Berlin regiment join the attack on Fort Tiere, the tanks are not suitable for fighting in fortresses and cities, especially for the H-type tank of the Berlin regiment, which is eight meters long and 3.5 meters wide, such a behemoth can not be used at all in the fortress city, except for giving the infantry a little fire support, it is completely a live target for the enemy.

The Germans attacked Fort Thierry, and the Allies would definitely send troops to the rescue, one of which was a reserve that had returned from the Reims front to support, and another army that could have been garrisoned in Paris, France.

The reserves that came back from the Reims front did not have to worry about Hitler, Ludendorff made his own arrangements, and Hitler's task was to block reinforcements from the direction of Paris. It is not clear how many Entente troops Hitler has in Paris, but how can it exceed more than 20,000 people, plus most of the British and American expeditionary forces are trained in Paris, how can there be tens of thousands of people, Hitler only has three regiments in his hands, more than 6,000 people, and the pressure is not small.

Originally, there should be more than 3,000 people in an infantry regiment, and 9,000 people in three regiments, but now in the war, the reserve soldiers are insufficient, and many infantry regiments are not full, only more than 2,000 people, plus the Berlin regiment, a total of more than 6,000 people.

Ludendorff must also know that there are at least tens of thousands of people in Paris, and Hitler only has more than 6,000 people, and the disparity in strength is too great, but after Hitler met Ludendorff, he just said this: "I can only give such a few people, no matter what, give me the line of defense, don't put in reinforcements from Paris, I will concentrate on attacking Fort Thierry." Aren't you called one Berlin regiment with three divisions? Okay, there are about 30,000 or 40,000 people in the three divisions, and if you give me 30,000 more, I can conquer Fort Thierry, even if it is Paris. I only ask you to defend the direction of Paris, not too much, right? ”