Chapter 160 is the same

The turmoil caused by the arrogance of the Germans, although the Wehrmacht did not deliberately publicize it, went out in private. The 10th, 11th, and 12th divisions were the troops participating in the exercise, and the three division commanders, Li Qianyu, Ouyang Wu, and Shen Tongwu, belonged to different factions, but the righteous indignation in their hearts was the same.

The Germans did not say anything about China's withdrawal from the refereeing team, and only Minister Hahausen expressed regret. It's a pity that Mr. Minister's regret was quickly washed away by Waldeck's words. "In fact, as long as there are 3,000 German troops, you can withstand 30,000 squadrons." These words were said by Waldeck to all the officers of the Sino-German coalition forces who participated in the exercise, and the anger in the eyes of the lieutenants present at the time was blazing, if it wasn't for being in the army, Lu Ren could go up and be this old guy.

On the eve of the exercise, the commanders of the Chinese troops gathered at the Chinese headquarters, and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese side of the exercise was Cai Yi. Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the general staff of the National Defense Bureau, provided tactical guidance. In addition to the three divisions, there are also three heavy artillery regiments and two tank brigades.

Fang Jianxiong did not attend the meeting, Jiang Fangzhen and Cai Yi walked into the war room with a calm face, and the two rows of officers stood up.

"Everyone knows what happened in the afternoon, right? I won't talk nonsense, the Germans despise our army, and that's because the Germans think they are the best in the world. What we had to do was to give the Germans a little bit of color. After Jiang Fangzhen finished speaking, he sat down, and Cai Yi stood up with the baton, walked to the map and pointed.

"Look here, 3,000 German troops are deployed on this section of the position with a front of about one kilometer and a depth of about two kilometers. Tomorrow's drills. The main direction of attack was the positions where the Germans were stationed. I ordered Li Qianyu's division to be the main attacker, two heavy artillery regiments to suppress the artillery, one heavy artillery regiment and three divisional artillery regiments to cover the fire, and then two tank brigades to use the assault arrows, and the infantry to follow, and pay attention to keeping a distance between the tank and the infantry. Let the Germans see what it means to be barrage, what is a torrent of steel, and what is a team of four. Cai Yi's words were murderous. Don't talk about him, all of you here, who doesn't hold back a fire in their hearts. The German army was indeed strong, and the Wehrmacht was not vegetarian.

During the meeting, Fang Jianxiong met Ludendorff and Bob in his residence, the commander of the coalition forces, who was not in his command post, but came to visit at night, what was the purpose?

"Your Excellency, Marshal. Bob told me the truth and showed me the fake battle map. Ludendorff got straight to the point. Speak without waiting to be seated. Fang Jianxiong glanced at Bob speechlessly, this brother had a meaningless expression.

"General Ludendorff, I didn't give Bob anything." Fang Jianxiong snorted stupidly, resolutely refusing to admit it. Ludendorff shrugged helplessly: "It seems that there is a problem with the direction of communication between us, okay, let's put it this way, can we discuss the tactical problems under the new equipment?"

Fang Jianxiong glared at Bob viciously, with the intention of being angry. In fact, it was just a gesture, and the brothers talked freely day and night before. Fang Jianxiong talked a lot about the tactics that might be derived from trench warfare, what barrage Xu Jin, short assault and so on. The relationship between Germany and France is quite sad, the country is too small, there is no strategic depth, and things like big detour tactics are not something that can be played between these two countries. These two countries are next to each other, and they can only fight in a stubborn battle. Don't even think about sports warfare. This is the Western Front. But the Eastern Front was different, East Prussia's opponent was Russia, and there was plenty of strategic room for maneuver in this place. Fang Jianxiong naturally peddled a handful to Bob on how to take advantage of the favorable terrain once he fought the Russian army in East Prussia. A trick to encircle and annihilate the main forces of the German army in the movement. These tricks were all played by Ludendorff during World War I, and as soon as Bob told him, this guy fell in love, which is called the hero's vision. Ludendorff, who was well acquainted with the terrain of East Prussia, gave birth to a kind of rush that was similar to that seen by heroes. Immediately pulled Bob over overnight, just to discuss.

Fang Jianxiong shamelessly used Ludendorff's proud work to seduce him, which can be said to be what he liked. Marshal Fang, who had done his homework before, naturally grasped the initiative in the conversation, starting from the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, and then specific to the terrain of the battlefield, and preparing tactics in a very targeted manner. After completing the tactical deduction of the total annihilation of a certain prominent part of the Russian army on the map, Fang Jianxiong sighed with regret: "Actually, I don't want to see this scene."

Bob was puzzled, "Why?" Ludendorff felt like a confidant, nodded and sighed: "Yes, if you need to fight a war of annihilation against Russia on the Eastern Front, it means that Germany has lost strategically. This was based on the premise that France could not be defeated quickly on the Western Front, and by that time Britain and France had enough time to organize their defenses, and the war potential of these two countries was much stronger than that of Germany. Despite the heroism of the German army, as a soldier, I still do not want to see Germany blocked on the Western Front and turn to the Eastern Front. Russia is too big and has enough strategic depth to force Russia to surrender in the short term. ”

Fang Jianxiong showed a sympathetic expression and said: "Yes, unless there is civil strife in Russia, with the strong support of Britain and France, Russia's war potential is still very large. With the support of a huge land area, it was easy to defeat Russia for a while, but it was difficult to force Russia to abandon the war. ”

"The key is still the Western Front, and how to defeat France before the Russians are ready at the beginning of the war is the key to victory." Ludendorff quietly turned the topic back to the Western Front, and Fang Jianxiong seemed defenseless and nodded in agreement.

"That's my opinion, time is too precious for Germany. Therefore, it is necessary to bypass the two Belgian fortresses on the border with Germany, otherwise it will be difficult for the superior forces of the German army to be deployed in that long and narrow terrain. ”

The conversation between the three men continued into the night, and Ludendorff said goodbye unsatisfied, and there was still a drill to be held tomorrow.

"Your Excellency, if it weren't for tomorrow's exercise, I really hope to talk to you for three days and three nights. I learned a lot from talking to you. This time, I heard Major Bob say that you will use new tactics, and I am curious, what are the new tactics?" Before leaving, Ludendorff held Fang Jianxiong's hand and asked reluctantly.

"You'll know when the drill starts tomorrow. Now aside, I think you'll feel more when you see it with your own eyes. ”

"Your Excellency, on my own behalf, I would like to express my deep regret for the rudeness of Governor Waldeck. You are an outstanding military strategist, and your troops must also have excellent combat effectiveness. Ludendorff said with a solemn face, bowed deeply, and turned to get into the car. Fang Jianxiong watched Ludendorff's car disappear into the night, and felt a little regretful in his heart that the current chief of the General Staff was not Hindenburg. If Moltke had not been so aggressive about the Schlieffen project, perhaps the course of world history would have changed. Of course, this is quite a small odds. The combat effectiveness of France was not much worse than that of Germany. Before the advent of armored cluster assault tactics, it would have been difficult for the Germans to defeat France in a short time. In real history, the Germans had a chance to fight Paris, but what if they did? France may not have surrendered, and the British will not let the French surrender lightly.

What Fang Jianxiong is doing now is nothing more than a purpose, to make the European war more tragic.

The night passed, and shortly after dawn, a roar sounded in the sky, and two planes of the Wehrmacht aviation group appeared in the sky. It was an all-new biplane that continued the Curtiss design style, with one hundred and fifty horsepower. Feng Ru genius solved the problem of the firing coordinator and installed a Maxim machine gun on the nose. This is a fighter in the truest sense of the word. Fang Jianxiong is not an expert in airplanes, but his thinking before a shoe gave inspiration to Feng Ru and Zhou Xiangyu, two geniuses. The intelligence and wisdom of the Chinese have always been excellent geniuses in aircraft design.

The well-funded aeronautical design and research institute has recruited more than a dozen talents in engine manufacturing from the United States. This led to the creation of a completely new engine and the production of this aircraft, codenamed "Thunder". Well, Fang Jianxiong plagiarized again

Shortly after the plane disappeared into the far reaches of the sky, the earth let out a dull roar. The exercises began, and the artillery units of the Wehrmacht began fire preparation. Not to be outdone, the artillery of the Sino-German coalition army returned fire forcefully in less than 10 minutes. The Wehrmacht's suppressive artillery came much faster than the German artillery, and two planes in the sky quickly discovered the German artillery positions.

The attacking side has a strong force, which is the scheduled rhythm of the exercise, and everything is expected. Despite reluctance, after an hour of artillery fighting, the referee team, led by Waldeck, was forced to decide that a German artillery regiment was incapacitated.

As a result, Waldeck sat calmly in front of the huge map, waiting for the squadron to launch an infantry assault. The fortifications of the Sino-German coalition were built with the help of German designers, and some of the fortified fortresses could withstand a direct hit of the 105 heavy guns. According to the outline of the exercises, the squadron had only one regiment of 150 howitzers, and the other two heavy artillery regiments were 105. In this way, the threat of the fortifications of the coalition forces is not too great.

"Oh my God," exclaimed a German staff officer, who was observing the battlefield with a gunscope. It immediately attracted everyone's attention. "Look, the squadron's artillery fire is stretching, like a wall neatly pushing forward."

After successfully using the reconnaissance advantage of the aircraft to suppress the German artillery, the Wehrmacht 150 Heavy Artillery Regiment stopped firing as a surveillance suppressor artillery fire, and the other five artillery regiments opened a wall in front of the German defensive section.

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