It was said that the offensive would start the next day, but the plan always failed to catch up with the change.

The next day, the rain intensified, and the planned attack was supposed to be cancelled, but at the insistence of Genjiro Akashi, the battle went ahead as planned.

He is not afraid of rain, and even if it is a knife, Genjiro Akashi will ask to attack according to the original plan.

In the eyes of Genjiro Akashi, this Frenchman is too squeamish to be good at everything, and the Chinese, who could originally be regarded as hard-working, have also become corrupt and degenerate in Europe, and Tie Bei is Qin Zhiyuan......

No, Qin Zhiyuan has already become a French citizen, and now he is considered French, so it is normal for Qin Zhiyuan to be corrupt and degenerate.

Speaking of which, it seems that people who forget their ancestors should be spurned even more!

It seems that after all, it is just seeming, and the reality is that the Sixth Division led by Akashi Genjiro must accept the command of Qin Zhiyuan.

As usual, the war began with shelling.

Due to the weather, the ground conditions were not good, and in order to ensure the effectiveness of the shelling, the artillerymen used more grenade bombs and poison gas bombs to shell the German positions for three hours.

This kind of generosity made Akashi Genjiro dumbfounded.

The Japanese also had artillery, and compared with the "extravagant and wasteful" Chinese artillery and the French artillery, the Japanese artillery was too frugal.

The artillery now equipped in the Japanese army carries a maximum of three or four base shells in each battle, and every shelling is calculated and fired.

Since the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese in the Far East seem to have only one Chinese opponent, but the Beiyang government is not a strong one, and the Beiyang government does not even have many machine guns in the army, let alone artillery.

Therefore, the Japanese in the Far East seem to be really invincible, which also leads to the increasing ambition of the Japanese, they are no longer satisfied with the existing benefits obtained, but are ready to seek greater interests, this time the initiative to send troops to Europe to help the war, is one of the means for Japan to enhance the right to speak.

In fact, the Japanese know better than anyone else that if the Beiyang government does not send troops to Europe, then the Japanese government can also not send troops, because compared with the two, Western countries will still support the Japanese.

However, under the premise that the Beiyang government has already sent troops, the Japanese will not be able to watch the fire from across the strait, and if the Japanese do not do something, the Japanese government may gain nothing when they sit on the ground and divide the spoils after the war.

Fortunately, I came to Europe and was able to personally feel the combat effectiveness of this Chinese army.

When he saw the Chinese artillery firing ten thousand cannons, Akashi Genjiro secretly rejoiced that if this army returned to the Far East, then if the Japanese army collided with this unit on the battlefield without knowing the details......

It's a tremor just to think about!

The continuous shelling seemed to be endless, but the Chinese artillerymen transporting the shells were still on the fly, and the Chinese soldiers who operated the artillery were still acting in a standard manner, and they seemed to be tireless, trying to use the shells to drown the German positions.

Under this intensity of shelling, Genjiro Akashi felt that there were no living people on the German position, and even if he was not killed by the artillery, he would definitely collapse......

No one can survive shelling of this magnitude!

Genjiro Akashi made up his mind to the defending German army, and at the same time, his face became more and more ugly.

Not to mention the accuracy of the Chinese artillerymen, the duration of maintaining this intensity of work alone was already very unsettling to Akashi Genjiro.

This is a well-trained artillery, which in the Far East before, has never appeared.

Although Akashi Genjiro was reluctant to admit it, Akashi Genjiro also knew that in terms of artillery, the Japanese army had lagged behind the Chinese troops, at least behind the Chinese troops in front of them.

"Report, the 1st Artillery Regiment has completed the scheduled artillery bombardment mission!" There are officers who report to the Joint Operations Command.

"Report, the 2nd Artillery Regiment has completed the set artillery mission!"

"Report, the 3rd Artillery Regiment ......"

Akashi Genjiro was numb, and he didn't want to hear the numbers of these troops at all now.

"C06 area, another fire coverage, there is still movement there." News comes back from the front at any time.

The rumbling of artillery rang out again, and Akashi Genjiro initially tried to count the number of shellings in order to guess the combat effectiveness of the Chinese artillery units.

After a while, Akashi gave up the calculation, because the so-called "one more time" of the Chinese artillery was not a calculation at all, but a calculation of time, and the so-called "one more time" was another half an hour of shelling......

What a waste!

Listening to the deafening sound of the cannon, Akashi Genjiro felt that his heart was dripping blood, although he didn't pay for these shells and the wear and tear of the cannons, but Akashi Genjiro still had a heart-rending feeling.

The mainland countries are indeed "ghost animals" who are accustomed to extravagance and waste, and they do not deserve to possess so many natural resources, and if these resources are given to the industrious and thrifty Japanese, the Japanese will certainly be able to lead mankind towards a "global co-prosperity sphere."

Akashi Motojiro complained wildly in his heart.

No matter how long the shelling is, it will always stop, and when the shelling stops, it is when the infantry of the 6th Division is about to depart.

In charge of the offensive were the 23rd and 24th Wings of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division. According to Akashi Genjiro's meaning, only one company of about 3,500 men would be dispatched, but it attracted strong opposition from Bastian and Maxim.

Wu Yuanting lost no time in requesting that a regiment be sent to participate in the attack, but Akashi Motojiro resolutely opposed it, so the 11th Brigade was dispatched to participate in this "marching operation".

Yes, it was "marching operations", in the opinion of Genjiro Akashi, under such a dense and fierce artillery attack, it was simply impossible for the Germans to survive, and the Japanese were not so much attacking as walking.

Hence the phrase "marching and fighting".

Even the division commander thought so, and needless to say, the officers and men of the 11th Brigade Regiment did not giggle, but they also left the starting position loosely, and did not form any formation, and marched towards the German position.

That's right, it's "marching", a word that fully shows the relaxation and optimism of the Japanese.

The Japanese can be optimistic, Bastian and Maxim are dumbfounded, these Japanese are really here to fight?

Maxim couldn't help but ask Qin Zhiyuan questions.

"This ......" Qin Zhiyuan couldn't cry or laugh, and then threw the question to Akashi Genjiro.

"Please rest assured, our Imperial Japanese Army will definitely not take it lightly, especially in the face of the Germans, but in the current situation, with all due respect, I don't think there are still Germans defending on the position, your artillery is really too powerful." Akashi Motojiro babbled a lot, and the meaning was obvious, I am in charge of my battle, and I have the final say on how to fight me.

Since this is the case, Qin Zhiyuan will no longer talk nonsense.

The contradictions of the Japanese are not only reflected in their personalities, but also in their attitude towards learning. I think that at the beginning, the German Army was the teacher of the Japanese, and the Japanese were really better than chicks in front of the Germans, but now seeing that the Germans are drowning in the artillery fire in the sky, they will immediately become a stone.

The sub-line of the mountain wolf, the ambition is rampant.

It's like the Japanese, they are ruthless to their former teachers, the Chinese, and the same is true to the Germans.

Well, Qin Zhiyuan immediately remembered the United States in another time and space, and it would not be surprising if the Japanese would one day treat Americans like this.

To tell the truth, Qin Zhiyuan was also not well-intentioned, and neither arranged infantry and artillery coordination, nor arranged tank troops to cover, so he dug a big hole for the Japanese.

The Japanese were not the slightest precaution, and they jumped down so happily that they couldn't wait.

The Germans didn't care who attacked them, as long as they appeared on the battlefield, there was only one kind of person - the enemy!

So after the Japanese entered the death zone of crossfire, at least forty or fifty fiery snakes swept towards the unguarded Japanese as a red flare rose from the German position.

At this moment, the Germans' machine guns were particularly cheerful.

There is no reason not to be cheerful, since the Battle of the Somme, the Germans have never encountered such a line of troops rushing to their deaths, and it is full of laughter.

But for the Japanese, all self-confidence turns into bitterness.

Including Genjiro Akashi, who was already stunned.

When he found that there was a signal flare rising on the German position, a trace of consternation flashed on Akashi's face, and then there was ecstasy: Okay, the Germans are not dead, so they can have more military merits......

Ideal gave Akashi Genjiro a heavy blow to the head, and when a large area of Japanese was swept away by the German heavy machine guns like wheat cutter, the ecstasy on Akashi Genjiro's face turned into fear.

In such a short period of time, the speed of changing his face is so fast, Akashi Genjiro is really talented in learning Sichuan opera.

But when all the brazen words turned into a slap in the face, what Akashi Genjiro was most worried about was not how many soldiers of the 11th Brigade who were struggling in the rain of bullets, but whether his unashamed words just now would cause Qin Zhiyuan and Bastian to ridicule.

Well, this self-esteem is also bursting.

"It seems that this attack is not counting on again." Bastian sighed faintly.

"Isn't it strange? I didn't have much hope in the first place, so I wasn't too disappointed. Maxim followed up with the mending.

"Mr. Commander, you should have let us go just now, at least we won't go without firing a shot......" Wu Yuanting fell into the ground.

It was really not a single shot, the equipment received by the Japanese in Paris, and then directly transferred to Faironta de Noy, it is estimated that these soldiers were sent to Huangquan Road by Akashi Motojiro before they could seriously hit a target.

What a pity for those brand new M1916 rifles!

(To be continued.) )