When the regiment withdrew to its starting position, the statistics were heartbreaking.

In just one day, the Xiang Ankang Regiment, which had 3,400 soldiers before the war, suffered nearly half of the casualties, of which more than 600 were killed.

Most of these people died under the artillery of the Germans.

Combined with the losses of the 185th and 192nd Regiments of the French Army, as well as the 15th Regiment of the Foreign Legion, the 17th Army lost nearly 3,000 soldiers in vain on this day, and the day's efforts were in vain at the last moment.

It cannot be said that it was in vain, in the daytime battles, the four regiments of the 17th Army killed at least tens of thousands of Germans, of which more than 6,000 Germans were killed in the Xiang Ankang regiment alone.

After a day of fighting, Qin Zhiyuan had a deeper understanding of Ludendorff's "elastic defense" and became more confident in his troops, which can be regarded as laying a good foundation for the next battle.

In the evening, in the combat command room, Qin Zhiyuan summoned all the generals to summarize the day's battles.

"If it weren't for the 185th and 192nd regiments advancing lightly, the 15th regiment would not have left its position to come to the rescue, and my flanks would not have been exposed to the enemy, if we had two regiments that could have been horns for each other, the Germans would not have won so easily." Xiang Ankang, who has been promoted to the rank of colonel, now has enough confidence, because of a series of victories, he also dares to speak out about the mistakes of the French.

The commander of the 15th Regiment of the Foreign Legion named Fan Wenxiong lowered his head since he entered the conference room, and Fan Wenxiong did not dare to face everyone, nor did he dare to face Xiang Ankang. At this time, hearing Xiang Ankang speak for him, Fan Wenxiong finally raised his head and looked at Xiang Ankang gratefully, his eyes were slightly red, and his chest rose and fell violently.

"I admit it was my mistakes that caused the front to collapse. But I did see an opportunity at the time, but unfortunately I didn't take it. "Colonel Hausen, the commander of the 185th Regiment, made a self-criticism, and I could hear that he was unwilling.

"Colonel Hausen, with all due respect, you still do not recognize your mistake. If that's an opportunity, we can go on the attack, but first you should talk to us and not take matters into your own hands. If our four regiments advance at the same time, even if the Germans launch a counterattack, we will at least be able to stabilize the line and not be broken by the Germans individually. Xiang Ankang's anger has not subsided.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that the Chinese Legion directly under Qin Zhiyuan has suffered a defeat.

Xiang Ankang very much dislikes to get this first place in this way.

"Okay, now is not the time to blame each other, now is the time to sum up the lessons learned, and say one by one, what did you gain from today's battle." Qin Zhiyuan stopped the pointless accusations and led the meeting back to the right path.

"You can't take the enemy lightly and rush into ......," Xiang Ankang jumped out with a cold face, word by word.

"We have to do a good job of coordination...... "Haosen reluctantly.

"Equip the attacking troops with enough grenades, if there are enough grenades today, we will not necessarily lose." Pham Van Hung plucked up courage.

"Tank units have to keep up, and it will not be easy for the Germans to conquer positions if they have tanks as defensive support." If it weren't for Qin Zhiyuan glaring at Liu Zizheng with his eyes, Liu Zizheng would definitely be reluctant to speak.

In today's battle, because of the terrain, the tank troops could not keep up in time, and if there were sappers to open the way, the tanks could go up to the position, and it was not easy for the Germans to conquer the positions defended by the Chinese.

Liu Zizheng was very angry at Maxim's behavior of making experiments with the Ankang Group, if it weren't for the fact that Maxim was sent by Qin Zhiyuan's father-in-law, Liu Zizheng would have already torn his face.

"Only large-caliber artillery is not enough, and it is necessary to pay attention to the application of small-caliber artillery, especially small-caliber artillery that accompanies infantry sorties, which have an irreplaceable role as mortars." Zheng Dali still pays attention to the old bank.

Today's battle has exposed the inadequacy of artillery to a certain extent, and if the artillery is more powerful, it can be said that the Ankang regiment will not be able to hold it.

The Germans were not afraid of night battles, and they were more familiar with the terrain, once the superior forces of the Germans touched the position of the Xiang Ankang Regiment with the help of darkness, it is estimated that not many people in the Xiang Ankang Regiment would come back alive.

"The speed of transporting wounded soldiers should be increased, and it is necessary to increase the number of military doctors on the front line, at least to deal with them urgently, so as to increase the chances of survival of the wounded." Mao 18, who was present, made a rare speech.

Mao Eighteen's words were mainly aimed at the troops of Bastian and Annamite, and the Chinese troops did not have this problem. There are more doctors in the Chinese army who have less than half a bottle of swaying, and many people who sell strong pills have joined the Chinese army.

With the speeches one after another, the atmosphere gradually warmed up, and from time to time there would be a dispute because of someone's experience, and the staff officers attending the meeting as observers did not have the opportunity to speak, and they all took small notebooks and remembered quickly, and the heads of the various departments might want to read the minutes of these meetings.

After everyone finished speaking, Qin Zhiyuan immediately moved on to the next topic: "So, tell me how we will fight tomorrow?" ”

Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged, this time did not win, the next time to win back, as long as the spirit of the army is still there, defeat in one battle or two battles is more conducive to the growth of the troops.

That being said, but when he saw the series of numbers on the battle report, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel distressed. The population base of the Chinese is indeed large, but the number of people who came to Europe is so small, and there are only so many more than 30,000 people who have been trained, and they have lost more than 1,000 troops in one battle, and they really can't afford to reduce it.

"Tomorrow is estimated to be more difficult than today, at least it won't be so easy for us to overcome the front-line position." Liu Zizheng's expression was solemn.

The reason why this morning's offensive went so smoothly was that the attacking soldiers went out near the enemy's positions before night, and relied on tactical suddenness to overcome the German front-line positions in one fell swoop. The Germans have suffered a loss today, and tomorrow they will definitely be on guard, and it will be even more difficult to repeat the old tricks.

"It will not be too difficult to conquer the front-line positions, and throughout the last four months, the Germans have always retreated in the early stages of the battle, and if the attacking troops continue to attack, the Germans will wait for their work and launch a counterattack when the attacking troops are exhausted, not only defeating the attacking troops, but also recovering the positions that they voluntarily abandoned at the beginning of the fighting. The advantage of the Germans was that they could launch a counterattack at any time, and our disadvantage was that it was impossible to maintain sufficient attention for a long time. "Maxim, as chief of staff, is still more meticulous in his observations.

It's his job.

"Then strictly control the progress of the attack." Chen Kangjian rarely spoke.

"How can this progress be controlled? The fighters fought hard and rushed over their heads if they were not careful. When the offense is going well, we should be in a hurry, and that's not our style. "Every time Chen Kangjian speaks, only Liu Zizheng dares to choke, and the others are not qualified.

"Tomorrow's attack, I suggest this fight. We still send four regiments or six regiments of troops, after conquering the forward positions of the German army, part of the troops is responsible for building defensive positions, and the other part of the troops continue to attack, if the Germans counterattack, it is good, the troops that launched the attack can return in time, relying on the support of the defensive positions and the Germans stalemate. Bastian thought about it for a long time and came up with such an idea.

In fact, for a modern army with a staff department, no matter how complex the tactics can be designed for you, the main problem is the execution of the soldiers. If the execution is not enough, then no matter how good the tactics are, I am afraid that they will not be able to be implemented, if the execution is enough......

There are few and far between, more than enough troops to execute.

"We're going to launch a positional offensive tomorrow." Qin Zhiyuan coined a new term.

"What is a positional attack?" Maxim wondered that his military career was also colorful, but he had never heard of the term.

"Positional offensive means that we advance step by step when we attack, without greed for merit or rashness, and for every time we occupy a line of defense against the Germans, we will stick to a line of defense. After we have solidified the defense, we will launch the next attack, the Germans will play depth with us, and we will play depth with them, anyway, the War Office does not set a time limit for our attack, we can be more patient. "Qin Zhiyuan is indeed patient.

Throughout all the tactics of ancient and modern times, almost all corresponding examples can be found in the history of Chinese warfare. What Qin Zhiyuan said is a tactic used by a certain party in another time and space when it carried out the fifth encirclement and suppression, it is a little stupid, but it does have an effect, and the effect is very good.

"If this is the case, the attack must be accompanied by sappers, and the speed of delivery of supplies must keep up, and there will be artillery to counter the German artillery." Maximcha fills in the gaps.

In today's battle, artillery countermeasures were hardly effective because the artillery failed to detect the German artillery positions in time.

Qin Zhiyuan is not worried about this, he still has dozens of bombers in his hands, and he may be able to show his skills tomorrow.

In fact, from the day the battle began, the British and French planes had already begun to compete with the German planes for air supremacy, and it had been four whole days now, and the ownership of air supremacy had not yet been determined. During the four days of fighting, 87 British and French planes were shot down, the Germans lost 65 planes, and the Red Baron surpassed 15 planes in the month, becoming the biggest god of war in the air.

The Chinese pilots also performed well, and during the four-day battle, a pilot named Bao Deshui shone brightly, and he single-handedly shot down seven German fighters, becoming the first Chinese ace pilot.

However, this "trump card" has water, the French recorded the results of the battle, so that all those involved would add one down, so the results did not belong to one person, and often the downing of a German plane would add a dozen results to the credit book.

The Germans, on the other hand, went even further, attributing as many downs as possible to a single person, so the German ace pilots often had surprisingly high records.

With or without moisture, this is a good start, and Qin Zhiyuan believes that one day, the Chinese will have their own ace pilots.

(To be continued.) )