There are also not simple.

As expected by the staff of the 1st Division, at 5 p.m. on 4 May, the 7th Army finally advanced to the sniper position set up by the 1st Division at Feron Tadnoy.

Crown Prince William, who had already been holding back the fire in his belly, did not stop to rest and recuperate, and directly launched a fire attack on the positions of the 1st and 32nd Divisions.

Crown Prince William was also a very assertive man.

It is interesting to note that in the First World War, many of the senior commanders were arbitrary.

France has Nivelle, who, some time ago, despite everyone's opposition, insisted on launching an attack on the area of Shermandedam.

Britain has the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, General Haig, this "black brother" is even more arbitrary, he does not even pay attention to the British prime minister, and now that the battle of Arras is not over, Haig proposed to launch an attack on Perandus from the direction of Ypres within this year in order to seize the ports of Belgium. The plan also drew opposition from many, including the new commander-in-chief of the French army, Foch, and the chief of the French army's general staff, Pétain, who reminded Haig that Flanders would enter the rainy season next, and that an attack during the rainy season would be a disaster.

But it seems that Haig doesn't want to listen to other people's opinions.

General Pershing of the United States is also a "man of God", although this general now led the army to Paris, but no matter how French President Raymond and British Prime Minister George pleaded, Pershing had no intention of sending troops to participate in the war, even if the French army now seemed to be scattered, Pershing still insisted on waiting for 3 million troops to launch an attack, and finished the battle.

Well, just three days ago, Pershing asked for the American training camp to be set up in Orleans in the Central District.

Where is Orleans?

In the southwest of Paris.

If Ferenta de Noy is the front line relative to Paris, then Paris is the front line relative to Orleans!

Pershing is using Paris as a meat shield! This practice caused almost everyone's dissatisfaction, and Leothai even once again gave Qin Zhiyuan the share of tanks that were ready to be equipped to the Americans.

Leotah's reason is very sufficient: anyway, the Germans will not be able to hit Orleans for a while and a half, and tanks, which are in short supply, should be loaded with more needed troops first!

If we talk about arbitrariness, we cannot fail to mention the Italian commander-in-chief, Luigi Cardona. Cardona launched the 10th Battle of Isonzo in May, and this guy is simply not a man, he is a beast in uniform. If a unit does not perform to Cardona's satisfaction in battle, Cardona will enforce the "one out of ten" rule in this unit.

The so-called "one out of ten" means that for every ten people, he will shoot one......

It is a miracle that the Italian army, under the command of this beast, did not break out in a mutiny similar to that of France!

From this example, it can be seen that the Italians, who have always been called "pig teammates", are actually quite good, at least in terms of patience and discipline, much better than the French, who "refuse to carry out orders" at every turn.

Crown Prince William is about the same as Niveler, Haig, Pershing, Cardona......

No, you can't add Cardona, this guy is not human.

Well, Crown Prince William is about the same as Niveler, Haig, Pershing, maybe because they are used to giving orders from a high position, these people no longer value other people's opinions, they are extremely conceited and arrogant, they believe that there is nothing in this world that they can't do, as long as they work harder, the enemy on the other side will collapse.

Qin Zhiyuan obviously does not think so, and compared to those "dictators", Qin Zhiyuan is a model of democracy and freedom.

Therefore, when setting up the position, Qin Zhiyuan not only had his own ideas, but also listened to the opinions of the French personnel in the General Staff. Compared with the fledgling First Division, the French's knowledge of artillery can be called masterful.

Therefore, the anti-artillery holes of the 1st and 32nd divisions were still very well repaired.

When Crown Prince Wilhelm sent troops from Reims, he carried more than 400 guns, which ranged in caliber from 77 mm to 150 mm, and it was not uncommon for them to be large, but those guns were inconvenient to move and were not suitable for carrying with the army.

At the moment, self-propelled guns are available only in Russia and France. It can also be said that only France has it, and the Russian one, at best, is a "self-propelled anti-aircraft gun". It can be seen that the military strength of the French was still remarkable during the First World War, but it is a pity that this is also their last glory.

The same weapon, when used by different people, can burst out with different combat effectiveness.

For example, the 77mm gun, given to the French, they can give the whole "ten rounds all off target", but give it to the Germans, the Germans can hit at least six of the ten rounds, and the remaining four rounds will not be too much.

As a result, under the fierce artillery attack, almost all the fortifications and tunnels on the forward positions of the 1st and 32nd Divisions were destroyed, and the achievements of the soldiers under Liu Zizheng's command for a week were all in vain.

It can't be said that all of them, those pillboxes that use steel structures as supports are basically safe and sound, after all, for such pillboxes, it is possible to destroy them directly with the use of large-caliber artillery.

It's just "possible".

The fire blow of the Germans lasted almost half an hour, and then about a regiment of Germans launched a tentative attack.

Until now, when the infantry launched an attack, it no longer used dense formations, but a skirmish line tactic under the coordination of infantry and artillery. The Germans were the inventors of crossfire, and their understanding of crossfire surpassed that of all the armies of their time.

This statement is inaccurate, at least not including Qin Zhiyuan's first division.

Long before the Germans began shelling, Liu Zizheng's troops took refuge in anti-artillery holes on the anti-slope. Only a part of the observation posts remained on the position. The anti-artillery bunkers are well-equipped, and like those steel bunkers, they can provide adequate protection for the fighters unless they are directly hit by large-caliber shells.

This protection is limited to shrapnel kills and is powerless against shock wave and shock damage. Fortunately, the 1st Division received relevant training, and the soldiers were half-squatting in the anti-artillery holes, either with their mouths open, or covering their ears and closing their mouths, so as to avoid being injured by shock waves and shocks to the greatest extent.

Staying in the anti-artillery holes and waiting for the shelling to stop is nothing short of tormenting. It was forbidden to move around freely, to talk to each other, to smoke and eat, not even to go to the toilet, and just stay in the anti-artillery hole where the earth felt like the earth was shaking, waiting for the German shelling to stop.

Fortunately, the Germans were far less prepared than the British and French, and the Germans did not have so many shells to waste, and the shelling lasted only half an hour, and then began to extend to the rear.

At this moment, a sharp whistle sounded, alerting all those who were not dead, that the battle had begun!

(To be continued.) )