Although it was only a tentative attack, the Germans did it meticulously.

By the time the fighters of the 1st Division rushed through the anti-artillery holes along the underground passage into the pillboxes, the Germans had already rushed through the first barbed wire.

The tanks of the Germans are still in the research institute, and Liu Zizheng simply did not bother to dig anti-tank trenches. Although anti-tank trenches also have a defensive effect on the infantry, they also provide a natural large bunker for the infantry.

Before the infantry entered the pillbox, the tanks assigned to Liu Zizheng's troops had already opened their positions, and these tanks were equipped with heavy machine guns with a caliber of 12.7 mm, which could be used not only to defend against combat vehicles, but also to defend against infantry.

It was these large-caliber machine guns that were fired first.

Nearly 13 mm thick, thicker than an adult's thumb, this caliber is the same as the "cannon" in the game in another time and space.

Although the large-caliber machine gun in reality is not as perverted as the cannon in the game that kills the hair, it will definitely lose its combat effectiveness if it is fired against. If the arm is hit, then the arm will be broken; If it is hit in the thigh, then the thigh will also be broken; If the torso is hit, the body will be broken in two......

What is a "killer weapon"?

It's called a killer!

And such a big killing weapon, there are 10 on the position, and all of them are mobile and can evade their own defenses, which can be called super big killing weapons compared to the infantry.

So when the large-caliber machine guns were fired, the Germans, who were desperately trying to destroy the second barbed wire, became tragic.

To describe the chain of bullets composed of warheads, it can be a fire sickle, a fire dragon, or a metal storm, but none of them are suitable to describe the chain of large-caliber machine guns. Strictly speaking, large-caliber machine guns do not have a bullet chain, because the firing speed is not as fast as that of small-caliber machine guns, so large-caliber machine guns are incoherent, intermittent, and even have a feeling of being out of breath.

Boom...... Knock knock knock...... Knock Knock...... Knock Knock......

At such an irregular rhythm, warheads the size of grapes flew towards the front of the position, destroying everything they touched. Human bodies, guns, steel helmets, rocks, and even the wooden stakes supporting the barbed wire fence were all shattered in front of the large-caliber machine guns, turning into small bits and pieces that flew in the sky and could not be seen in their original shape......

Although the Germans had already been issued with M1917-type armor, the armor was like papier-mâché in front of the bullets of large-caliber machine guns and did not play any defensive role.

Some soldiers were smarter and knew how to add a steel plate to a key point to strengthen their defenses. This method may be useful in the face of small-caliber firearms, but in the face of large-caliber machine guns, it does not make any sense. After the bullet hits the steel plate, even if the kinetic energy fails and cannot penetrate, it will push the person directly away from the place, and the steel plate will still hit the human body with huge kinetic energy, until the ribs are broken and the sternum is broken......

Most of them died on the spot, and a small number of people could not die for a while, so they could only wail helplessly, rolling, and gradually becoming lifeless.

Truth be told, it's better to die!

Although the large-caliber machine guns are powerful, they are small in number, and when faced with hundreds or thousands of German soldiers, it is inevitable that they will not be able to catch them. But when the defenders entered the bunker, the situation changed completely.

The heavy machine guns did not move out of the pillboxes at all for the sake of easy shooting, and the shooters could start firing as soon as they entered the trenches.

"Tom tom tom ......" This is the sound of the MG08 heavy machine gun.

"Quack...... This is the sound of the Louis cannon, which was once called the "Belgian Sidewinder" by the Germans because it was so weird. Now the Lewis machine guns of the 1st Division, really, like rattlesnakes, unscrupulously began to harvest the lives of the Germans.

Compared with the intermittent chain of large-caliber machine guns, the Makqin MG08 and Lewis can be called fire sickles, or even fire dragons, and the metal storm composed of warheads is like a scythe to cut through it, crazy and tyrannical, endless.

The Germans' will to fight was still very strong, they roared wildly, let out a desperate howl like a wild beast before they died, they attacked without fear of death, as long as they still had a breath, even if they climbed, they had to continue to advance, even if they threw their bodies on the barbed wire as a stepping stone to advance, they had to contribute the last strength.

Almost ten months ago, when the British and French launched the Battle of the Somme, they were met with German heavy machine guns, and now, the attack and defense are out of position, the heavy machine guns are still roaring, and life is still so vulnerable in the face of the rain of steel bullets.

Like the British nine months earlier, the Germans were caught in a trap of blood and fire, like moths to a fire, knowing that there was a trap of death in front of them or rushing forward one after another.

The first row of Germans had all been reduced to pieces of meat in front of large-caliber machine guns, and the second row of Germans continued to destroy the second barbed wire in the rain of bullets, then the third row of Germans, and the third row of barbed wire......

By the time they reached the fourth barbed wire, the last German soldier was knocked out.

Annihilated.

The tragedy of 10 months ago is repeating itself.

But the soldiers of the 3rd regiment did not have time to sigh, because the whistle had already sounded, and at the same time someone was shouting: "Shelling, shelling, all withdraw from the positions......"

Another reincarnation.

Qin Zhiyuan and Bastian in the joint command couldn't see the nervousness, at least not on the surface.

"Report that at the end of the first attack, our troops killed nearly 1,000 German soldiers, the third regiment killed 39 and wounded 112, the pillbox was destroyed by German artillery fire three times, tank No. 304 engine failed and was dragged to the second front for repair. The 215th Regiment lost 157 killed and 401 wounded, and Colonel Christopher had been sent to the reserves. In addition, only two barbed wire fences in front of the 3rd Regiment's position were intact, and only the last one was left in front of the 215th Regiment's position. "Pierre is serious.

"Send it, let Geng Xinmin prepare the barbed wire fence and send it immediately." Qin Zhiyuan gave what he wanted.

Geng Xinmin is the quartermaster of the 1st Division, he is Qin Zhiyuan's hometown, the village of the two people is not far away, and he also came to France in the same batch as Qin Zhiyuan.

"Yes." Pierre saluted and turned to leave.

"Qin, your troops are better able to fight." Basti is convinced.

As early as when Kapi was around, Bastian knew that Qin Zhiyuan's men could fight, but Bastian was never convinced. Bastian was born in a regular military academy, and he received a systematic education like this, but he actually didn't look down on a monk like Qin Zhiyuan, who became a monk halfway.

Bastian has always believed that Qin Zhiyuan's subordinates can fight only because of their excellent own quality and super individual combat ability. Such a combination may be very effective in small-scale operations, but once it is time for a large corps to fight, such a combination may not be able to do a good job of the regular army, after all, the battle of a large corps is a test of the overall combat capability and the coordination between troops, or even between multiple arms.

But after this battle, Bastian was completely convinced. In Pierre's report, although there is no clear count of how many Germans were killed by the 3rd Regiment and how many Germans were killed by the 215th Regiment, it can be seen from the distance of the German advance and the number of casualties on their own side that there is still a clear gap between the 215th Regiment and the 3rd Regiment.

What is certain is that Qin Zhiyuan's first division will convince many people this time.

(To be continued.) )