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Ever since the first night attack on Chenjiaao after the formation of the army, night raid tactics have become a combat skill that all units of the National Defense Force must master, but I am afraid that no one would have imagined that there would be a day when high-ranking officers would be daylight for days and nights.

Each side of the encirclement triangle is about 70 kilometers long, and it is completely impossible to deploy 20 divisions in daylight, and the only way to delay the other side from discovering its true intentions is to rely on night cover. Judging from the speed of the infantry's movement, the 103rd and 202nd Divisions, which went around the farthest circle at noon yesterday, had a speed of 90 kilometers at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour. Counting the 40 kilometers that need to be detoured, then that means that if it goes well, by the afternoon the two divisions and the 88th Brigade will be able to complete the detour behind the German First Army. But ask Chapter 429 to fight on the Western Front! (10) The problem is that the current radio technology is not mature, the telephone is completely paralyzed under the destruction of the German army, the air force cannot take off, and even the cavalry is not able to travel smoothly at night, you must know that it is impossible for them to get there, let alone control the battle situation in three directions at the same time! Therefore, night battles largely relied on the self-organization of the officers of the brigades. But for the General Command, which was tens of miles away from the rear, the work at night was almost paralyzed.

These were only two infantry divisions, and according to the plan, five more divisions behind them would march along the road carved out by the armored brigade, and eventually spread out all the way through the brigade as a brigade until a large encirclement was formed. This kind of outflanking tactics in peacetime exercises is not unusual, but now no one knows whether the divisions and brigades have arrived at their intended positions. And this is just to outflank the troops, did Rainever's German First Army go south? It is simply unrealistic to quickly knock out an army group without leaving the city! Have the 7 divisions of Zhang Xiaozhun completed the forward deployment of Rainyvale, and where should the last 3 reserve divisions in his hands be thrown? Even the idea that the French locals who led the way would defect and whistle on the road could not be suppressed in Chapter 429 of the Battle of the Western Front! (10) Those who live in it have escaped.

It's just too much pressure! It is simply impossible to control the 14 divisions in the movement without making mistakes, and everyone was even prepared to be knocked out by the enemy last night by one or two divisions!

Therefore, Bai Chongxi felt that it was a mistake to walk into the current Expeditionary Force Operations Staff Office. Not only did it seem like walking into a room that had just been thrown into a smoke bomb, but it was also full of staff officers with red eyes and smoking. There was no hierarchy now, the midshipmen and the major generals were huddled together, and the colonel's staff and guards glared at each other. As for his friend Li Zongren, he simply put one foot on the stool, took off his socks, and rubbed his feet with his fingers.

Remember this guy hasn't washed his feet for seven or eight days, right? Fortunately, I didn't have breakfast.

His appearance immediately caused a commotion, and countless blood-red eyes with excitement and worry in fatigue were staring at his face at the same time, so clearly that "if you don't come up with some news, you will be unlucky", fortunately, he did just receive the telegram. So immediately ran to Yue Peng in the corner: "Report, telegram from Qiu Wenbin and Brigadier General Zhang Xiao!" General Qiu Wenbin reported that the 88th Brigade, the 103rd Division and the 202nd Division had arrived in Vuziye to blow up the bridge and were currently crossing the Aine River towards Atini, 15 kilometers away! Brigadier General Zhang Xiao also reported that his main force had arrived at Charlotte Valley, ten kilometers south of Rainyvale, at 4 o'clock this morning, and the troops were currently deployed! According to reconnaissance, it has been found that 5 German divisions are approaching. There is also a cavalry division, which is expected to engage the enemy in 2 hours at the latest. ”

"Five!"

Before Yue Peng could speak, because of his poor health, Cai Yi, who was resting in the next room in a cotton coat, kicked out the door, and when he finished reading the telegram, he excitedly threw off his padded jacket and shouted like a child: "It's done!" It's done! Ha ha. ”

Indeed, it is done!

The Avila Valley was caught by surprise by a rapid breakthrough, and it was only after it was clear that seven divisions were supported from the right flank and behind before the German First Army poured out of the Rainwell last night. Trying to plug the gap. Although there are still 2 divisions behind, this is already harmless. A total of 11 divisions, 2 of which were crippled during the breakthrough. 2 confronted the French 4th Army at Meronvilles, and 5 left Rainiwell to reach the Charlotte Valley, so in the end, the last 2 alone could not stop the 88th Panzer Brigade and the 103rd and 202nd Divisions that suddenly fell from behind.

Li Zongren's movements were the fastest, and he completed the map homework in the blink of an eye. From the perspective of the expeditionary force, the junction of the German Third Army on the left side of the bottom of the triangular encirclement has been blocked by 5 light infantry divisions led by Su Xiaohu, and the right flank has deployed 5 divisions in last night's rapid advance, which is equivalent to putting five piercing arrows on the waist of the German army! As long as the 88th Brigade, the 103rd Division and the 202nd Division are inserted into Artigny, then the German First Army will be blocked in this triangle south of the Aisne! The Germans arriving from Sedan and Ilsund were certainly not moving quickly because they needed to ensure the safety of both places first. What's more, even if they arrived, they would be blocked out of the battle circle by the river, and even after they crossed the river, the siege battle was over! And the two divisions from Verdun must first deal with them before they can cross Meronvilliers unless the French Fourth Army surrenders without a fight!

"The reconnaissance plane took off immediately! Send a telegram to Zhang Xiaozhun and tell him that I don't need a number of casualties, I want to continue to attack and harass, and make sure that the main German army is dragged in the plains and valleys before Qiu Wenbin takes Atini! ”

"The reserve divisions of the 223rd and 224th divisions immediately set out to support Zhang Xiaozhun. Tell Su Xiaohu that he will hold me for two days if he dies! ”

The crisp and decisive order swept away the dullness, and the staff officers and officers, who had exhausted their physical strength just now, were instantly energetic, and even the wind rose under their feet when they walked. But before the order could be given, an unexpected guest walked into the war room with a solemn face.

"General Foch?"

Wearing the traditional French high hat and neatly dressed, Foch appeared in front of the officers of the expeditionary force together with Lieutenant General Defoe of the French Fourth Army.

In just ten minutes, Cai Ye finished introducing the current situation, and when he learned that Qiu Wenbin actually gave up the opportunity to cross the river to threaten Sedang after arriving in Wujiye, and turned around and inserted Atini, the veteran general who had experienced a hundred battles was also moved, and his fingers trembled lightly and pointed to the triangle encirclement: "You want to defeat Carl Bello?" ”

"It's not defeated, it's surrounded and completely destroyed!"

Yue Peng and Cai Yi glanced at each other, confidently told the whole process from breaking through to luring the enemy to outflanking the enemy, pointed to the map and said, "General Foch." Please contact Lieutenant General Mangran immediately. Our army will launch a full-scale attack on the German First Army in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and I am sure that the Germans will not sit idly by and watch them be surrounded, so when the offensive begins, we will definitely try to draw more troops from the Siegfried Line, this is a good opportunity! It is necessary to immediately abandon the all-out offensive and choose to concentrate on breaking through one or two points. As long as you can break through a little bit and meet us, you can form a right hook of more than 50 divisions and crush any enemy. ”

"I'm sorry."

Faced with an achievable right hook tactic and even the opportunity to completely change the situation on the Western Front, Foch unexpectedly interrupted Yue Peng without any excitement, and turned his head to look at Lieutenant General Defoe with a depressed face, who said with some embarrassment: "General Yue." I'm afraid that Lieutenant General Mangran will not be able to complete your vision. ”

"Why?" Cai Yi's heart trembled, and an ominous omen suddenly rose.

Lieutenant General Defoe told the story as it was. It turned out that after learning that Mount Avila had been broken through yesterday morning, Mangran and Nivelle ordered the 10th Army to attack again for the sake of their personal future, regardless of the fatigue of the troops, and also brought the Sergar Division and 2 Russian divisions, but they didn't expect that first the Senegalese Division was not adapted to the cold weather and hid in the trenches and missed the attack time, and then the 2 Russian divisions were disabled by crazy machine guns and artillery as soon as they were put into the front line, and even took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield regardless of the safety of the 10th Army! As a result, there was a huge gap in the left flank of the French 10th Army. Captured by the Germans, two divisions were mobilized to launch a counter-charge. ”

"How many?" Yue Peng tried to calm himself down, and looked at Di Fu in a deep voice. The latter sighed and said, "We have just received the news that as of yesterday evening, a total of more than 26,000 people have been killed. There are still 60,000 wounded, and the 10th Army has basically lost its combat effectiveness! ”

"I'll fuck you Mangran Ancestor Eight Generations!"

Even if there is self-cultivation, this news makes the officers of the expeditionary force present angry! You must know that the expeditionary force's breakthrough and outflanking this time was completely based on the fact that the three French armies dragged down the 22 German divisions of the Siegfried Line, taking advantage of the gap that the German army did not dare to draw too many troops. Therefore, even if Mangran did nothing, as long as the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops of the three group armies were placed on the front line, Ludendorff would not dare to continue to draw troops after transferring three divisions. But Mangran took the initiative to attack, and the attack was just enough, and he actually lost nearly 100,000 people in one go! As a result, half of the 10th Army was crippled. Coupled with the crippled 5th and 6th armies, the nearly 100-kilometer Siegfried Line could not even gather the strength for a full-scale attack.

You don't need much military knowledge to understand that it is impossible for the German First Army to break away from the city's defensive circle and rush south to support the attack of 14 infantry divisions and nearly 250 tanks and armored vehicles from all sides. No matter how elite the German army was on the Western Front, it was also a tired division of a long battle. Exploits were also based on well-developed defenses, and the German army exposed in the wilderness was not much stronger than the British and French. But now, after the frontal French army was greatly weakened, Ludendorff completely drank coffee and calmly transferred two or three more divisions to attack Bazangkur!

It was less than 40 kilometers from the Siegfried Line north of Reims to Bazangkul, and it was estimated that the vanguard had already reached the periphery. Thinking that Su Xiaohu might be facing 7 to 8 German divisions with heavy artillery cooperation more than expected, everyone hated to immediately arrest Mang Ran and shoot him directly! "Zi'an." Cai Ye also had a fire in his throat. But it is clearer that calm is needed most now! So he suppressed the angry Yue Peng: "Now we have to come up with a way as soon as possible." ”

Although Foch had just arrived, he also understood that if he could not block Bazangkul, let alone destroy the German First Army, the five light infantry divisions sent there would also be lost! He immediately said: "General Yue, Lieutenant General Di Fu has two divisions behind you, and I have ordered them to march towards Bazangkur, and it is expected that they will arrive tomorrow morning." "Tomorrow morning? If only I could make it until tomorrow morning! Yue Peng glanced at Foch, brushed aside Cai's hand and slowly stood up, his posture as straight as a steel nail pierced in the ground, and gave the order that was later considered to be the complete salvation of the entire battle.

"Telegram, plane! Whatever method is used, all troops must be ordered in the shortest possible time, and attack the Shire Valley and Renivale as soon as they receive the order! The 88th Brigade and the 103rd Division were ordered to abandon Atini and move south to participate in the attack, and the 202nd Division intercepted Atini to defend the reinforcements in the direction of Sedang. The telegram ordered everyone to participate in the encirclement of the troops, and they could fight as fast as they could! In this battle, no one is allowed to advance or retreat! The soldier retreats to kill the squad leader, the squad retreats to kill the company commander, and the company retreats to kill the battalion commander! For the 100,000 robes of Bazangkur, I ask everyone to fight to the end! ”……！！！