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On September 6, the air near Paris was so hot that it was suffocating. After a long and rapid march, the Germans were met with the sun that could scorch everything, the sun was so hot that it scorched people, tormented people with hunger, and the thirst was unbearable, and the exhausted soldiers were covered with a layer of black dust and sweat, like devils, and the horses were tired, but the heavy saddles could not be removed, and the deep scars on the horses' backs were obvious. However, the German First Army, under Moltke's orders, had halted the pursuit, retreated 10 miles (about 16 km), dug trenches and waited for work. Moreover, Moltke Jr. ordered Bülow's Second Army to also retreat 16 kilometers and be in a parallel position on the back of the British Expeditionary Force.

The French Fifth Army was also a tired division, unable to think at all, as if marching in a dream, and the cavalry straightened up so as not to fall from the saddle. The soldiers' tattered uniforms were like rags, and most of them did not have bags of dry rations, and some did not even have guns, and they carried out in agony, leaning on their canes as if they were going to sleep. The retreat of the army between Paris and Verdun took a considerable amount of time to change direction.

The armies of both Germany and France were exhausted, and victory would go to the side that could hold out to the end.

The form that Xia Fei is facing at this time is not optimistic. In addition to returning the British Expeditionary Force to the battlefield, he hoped that the French Fifth Army led by Langlezak would launch an attack on the German Second Army near Saint-Quentin and Guise. However, when Langlezak heard that Xiafei had deprived Gallieni of the command of the Sixth Army, he felt that Xiafei was too despicable and shameless. He refused to attack the Germans on the grounds that the German Second Army had an overwhelming superiority on the left flank.

Hearing that Lang Lezak was reluctant to attack, Xia Fei was furious. He personally drove to the headquarters of the French Fifth Army, where Langlezak was located.

Seeing Langlezak, Xia Fei said bluntly: "I hope you can launch an attack on Bülo's army, this is an order, not a consultation. ”

Ranglezak and Xia Fei were originally friends and had a good personal relationship, but he shook his head and insisted on his opinion. "I will not sacrifice my soldier's life for nothing," he said. ”

Xia Fei took out a black Mauser from his waist, pointed it at Langlezak's temple, and said, "If you refuse to carry out my orders. I'll shoot you! ”

Langlezak didn't expect Xia Fei to be so resolute, thought about it for a while, and said: "In that case, I will send troops to attack the German army." But. You'd better convince the British Expeditionary Force to come with you to support near Guise. ”

Xia Fei said: "Of course. I have already convinced the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Sir French. He agreed to fight alongside our French army! ”

"God willing, may it be." ”

Xia Fei then put his mind at ease and prepared to command the operation of the Sixth Army. As soon as he turned around, Langlezak said, "Please wait, Mr. Chief of Staff." ”

Xia Fei said, "What else is wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing," said Langlezak. I just want to state one thing to you: from this moment on, we are no longer friends. I can't be friends with someone who holds a gun to my head. I'm sorry. ”

Xia Fei stayed for about five seconds, turned around and left without looking back.

Thereupon. Langlezak began an offensive on the German Second Group, but the offensive soon turned into an uphill struggle. Langlezak's judgment was correct. The German Second Army had an overwhelming advantage on the left flank of the French army.

In Guise, thousands of French right-wing troops who had withdrawn from Belgium engaged in fierce battles with the Germans to the sound of the Marseille March. German artillery and machine guns unceremoniously responded to the French. In particular, the Germans fired 600 rounds per minute at the French with machine guns. This time, it was the turn of the Germans to be stunned, and the French were full of corpses, but they were not afraid. Both sides had their own winners and losers, and it was like playing a swing, and it was difficult to assess who was the winner, but the Germans held their positions with difficulty.

At a critical moment, the French army of Louis. Frankie. General Despere saved the French army, riding on a tall horse, brandishing a long sword, holding a regimental flag fluttering in the wind, beckoning the band to play the "Marseille March", leading the soldiers to launch a highly dramatic counter-offensive, with the best strength of the French army to the German trenches, and launched hand-to-hand combat!

The Germans also sent their own elite Prussian 1st Infantry Guard Regiment, which was an elite unit of the German army, which was in no way inferior to any elite unit of the German army. The commander was Prince Eitel of Prussia. Friedrich, the second of Kaiser Wilhelm's six sons, was ordered to take command of the regiment in times of crisis. He personally beat the drums of war and led the regrouped troops to a successful counterattack. In this battle, the casualties of the young officers and men who organized the offensive and defense were very serious. After the war, the prince was still alive, but the son of the commander of the 1st Prussian Infantry Guards Regiment died in battle.

At Guise, Langlezak soon found himself in a bad situation, his flanks were in danger and he had to retreat. Bülo's German Second Army was victorious, albeit suffering heavy casualties. Kluk's First Army, under the command of Moltke the Younger, began to attack the flanks of Langlezak.

In desperation, Langlezak asked Xia Fei to retreat, but Xia Fei did not agree. Langlezak shouted into the microphone Chaoxiafei: "Where are the British ** team you are talking about?" ”

At that time, the telephone signal was not good, and Langlezak almost shouted in his throat. However, without the assistance of the British Expeditionary Force, he lacked the strength to stand firm in front of the Germans. Longlezak had a feeling of being deeply deceived.

The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, French, was apparently stubbornly carrying out the instructions given to him by Kitchener before he left England: to treat the British Expeditionary Force as an independent French army, it must be protected from annihilation, and in fact, the British General Haig had agreed to Langlezac's request to lead his troops to Guise to participate in the battle, but before the action, it was stopped by French. Because French hated Langlezak, in Belgium, when he was attacked by Kluk's First Army, Langlezak retreated to France without assistance, and the British lost more than 8,000 deaths.

The British refused to help, and Chauffy finally agreed to Langlezak's decision to retreat. Moreover, Xia Fei gradually realized what the problem was.

In his report to London, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, French, did not talk about the actions of the British army except for talking about the loss of confidence in the low combat effectiveness of the French, and the British cabinet knew from the French what French had done, such as his refusal to help Xia Fei, and his plan to hide behind Paris, and he considered withdrawing the British army south to the south of the Seine.

British Field Marshal Horatio. Herbert. Kitchener was furious and asked French to explain. French replied arrogantly: "The British Expeditionary Force is not ready for battle, you better trust me and let me adjust the actions of the British army according to the actual situation at the front." ”

Kitchener was furious at this, and he put on the uniform of a generalissimo and crossed the English Channel to Paris overnight in a destroyer.

Both Chauffy and the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, French, went to see Kitchener. Xia Fei told Kitchener that a large number of soldiers were now taking trains from eastern France to support Paris, and that in addition to supporting the Sixth Army, they had formed the Eighth Army. The Germans probably didn't know about them. So as long as the British army assisted the French army in the great counteroffensive, the Germans would have been completely defeated.

Xia Fei also came up with information that surprised Kitchener, which was top-secret information that a beautiful French spy had exchanged for her body. Kitchener then asked French to cooperate with Xia Fei's attack plan.

French finally replied to Kitchener: "If the French do not remove Langlezak, then you will be in charge of the British expeditionary force yourself." ”

Xia Fei also understood at this time that the British refused to send troops because of the conflict between French and Lang Le Zack, so he once again personally came to the headquarters of the French Fifth Army and took his old friend Long Le Zack for a walk.

But at the beginning, the performance of the French Sixth Army was not satisfactory. Germany's Kluke is indeed a fierce general, and although he is also over the age of six, he still charges tirelessly and always maintains confidence in victory. The French Sixth Army attacked his position on the Urk River for three consecutive days, and he commanded a corps to hold it, consuming a large number of French troops. Moreover, he used Moltke the Younger to transfer to him again a legion, which was led by Ferdinand. Feng. Led by Quaster, the Second Army, which had been loaned to Bülow, Quaster routed the French Sixth Group, and the French soldiers fled in all directions.

Quast's legions marched on their way, and between them and Paris there was nothing but 30 miles of unguarded open fields. It was almost a dream come true: to conquer Paris, and the Germans only had to march.

At the same time, the French and British finally launched a major counteroffensive near the Marne, this time with 1.5 million troops on both sides of the war.

The Marne, a tributary of the Seine River in France, an originally beautiful and clear river, Champagne is a place name in the Marne Valley and a world-famous champagne production area. But in just a few days, a great battle rarely seen in the world broke out here, and the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers stained the entire Marne. But all the generals who participated in the command knew that they could not retreat, because what happened here will determine the future of the world!

This time, the French and British launched a powerful attack, more than 1,000 cannons bombarded the German positions like thunder, and the French cavalry charged in turn, wave after wave, overwhelmingly pressing the German army. (To be continued......)