A glimmer of morning light rose from the far east sky, bringing a little light to the Ardennes under the cover of the dense forest.

On the main mountain road leading to Visoland, it was already a bloody and cruel scene at this moment. The corpses of countless German and French officers and soldiers lay all over the ground, and blood-stained stumps, severed arms, and internal organs and flesh were everywhere. German soldiers armed with Mauser rifles are cleaning up the battlefield and trying to restore the roads to their original appearance.

Not far from the rear, Major General Ollie was looking at the German and French officers and soldiers lying on the ground with a gloomy face, his fists clenched, and he was silent for a long time. In a night of fierce firefighting, the German officers and soldiers finally routed the French in a frontal encounter with the superior firepower of light machine guns and grenades; However, due to the suddenness of the incident and the rugged and complex mountainous terrain provided the French army with good cover and conditions, their own troops still suffered extremely heavy casualties in the fierce attack of the French army. After some counting, thousands of German troops were killed, wounded or missing in this encounter; Fortunately, more than 1,000 corpses of French officers and soldiers were left on the battlefield, and the Germans were finally able to clean up the battlefield and recover military supplies, which was finally beneficial.

"General Ollie, do we still have to carry out the original battle plan and continue to attack the city of Vesorang?" Chief of Staff Lawn, who was dressed in a lieutenant colonel uniform, lifted the crooked military hat on his head and said to Ollie, who was still silent, "After this battle, the strength of our troops, the position and other circumstances have been exposed, and the French can calmly establish a strong defense line in our target area. What's more, it is also very likely that the main French army stationed in Longvi will take advantage of the situation and attack Visoland in the course of our attack. Attack us from the flanks! I recommend. We should spread out a defensive front on the outskirts of the mountains. And send aircraft to reconnoiter the movements of the French army, which is the most foolproof and safe strategy. ”

Ollie glanced at his chief of staff and said, "Lawn, have you carefully summarized tonight's battle?" Lawn was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The French have an extremely tenacious will to attack, and will fight to the death even in extremely unfavorable situations. The reason why we have suffered so many casualties is almost all due to their courageous and resolute will to attack. ”

"Lawn, this is why you can only be a staff officer who makes plans. And the reason why I was able to command the troops and fight independently. Ollie snorted and said lightly, "In Salbull, the French army also launched a fierce attack and impact, but what was the final result? They lost almost two divisions of troops, in exchange for less than a battalion of casualties from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ruprecht. And the reason for this very different phenomenon is that we are on this damn mountain road! ”

"Due to the twists and turns of the road, our machine guns could not perform their due role, and the artillery could not get the firing range to fire. In such close encounters, the firepower superiority of our army, which our army prides itself on, has almost all been rendered useless. Only a handful of MP11 submachine guns and wooden-handled grenades could be used as core support, and this was obviously not enough. Ollie glanced at his chief of staff. "Therefore, we must get out of this mountain forest and go to the plains at the foot of the mountains to form a formation. As for the offense, don't you want to wash away the shame of this extremely humiliating encounter? As long as we have airboats to keep the scout, there is no need to worry about Longvi's French defenders kicking us in the ass while we attack Visoran. Tell the troops, speed up the march, and in two hours we must get out of this damn mountain road! ”

With Ollie's order, the speed of the German officers and soldiers in charge of cleaning the battlefield in front began to speed up suddenly; They collected the guns and ammunition scattered on the battlefield one by one, and then dragged the corpses to the forest to bury nearby. The officers and men in the rear quickened their pace, pushing all kinds of heavy vehicles from the rear to ensure the speed of the march. When the red sun slowly emerged from the mountains and bloomed to its fullest, the German hunters who were in charge of driving ahead rounded a corner and suddenly opened up in front of them.

The flat and open fields have replaced the steep mountain forests, and the dense forests have become green grasses, dotted with wild flowers, and colorful butterflies are flying. Along the way, they did not encounter any resistance. Oli in the rear was overjoyed. At his urging, the entire army quickly passed through the steep mountainous terrain that displeased them.

The wild tent is set up, and the smoke curls up. By the time the sun was rising, nearly 20,000 German troops had set up their barracks at the foot of the mountain: tents were dotted and lanes were stretched in all directions. Firewood was blazing on the cooking cart, and soldiers were struggling to stir a spoon nearly a man tall in an iron pot the size of a water tank. Fascinated by the aroma of potato and beef soup, a long queue formed in front of each of the cooking carts, all of whom looked hungry and tired after a night of fighting. Fat Ollie, whose eyes were bloodshot, did not care about resting, and inspected the entire camp in a command vehicle, directing the troops to dig trenches, build bunkers, set up sentry posts, and select the location of artillery positions.

Under the brilliant sun, in the mid-sky sun, the officers and men of Oli's 135th Division were struggling to wave their shovels in order to perfect their offensive positions and defensive capabilities as much as possible. The French, recovering from the frustration of the mountain battles, launched a number of infantry charges, all of which were fired back by German machine-gun and rifle fire. In the makeshift tent command post, the telegraph is dripping, the battle map is hanging, and Ollie is confidently giving orders to his subordinate troops. Now that the army has come out of the mountains, it is time for the sea to leap with the fish!

"Boom!" The red light exploded in anger, and a ball of red and brilliant fireball burst through the sky like neon. Then there was a roar, and the sound like a thunderous dance resounded throughout the world. After resting, the German officers and men showed their sharp claws and fangs and began to attack the French troops on the outskirts of the town ahead, numbering about two brigades. The roar of the 105-mm howitzer was like a spring thunderbolt, and the vigorous waves of light that frequently exploded from the French positions were so beautiful and inspiring in the eyes of the German officers and soldiers.

Because the French Army's regulations and codes are full of words such as "desperate attack", there is no word of defense at all; While the German 105mm guns opened fire, the French responded with their 75mm guns. However, also because of their field regulations, which did not involve any security, the French artillery positions were poorly constructed and almost unnecessaryly concealed. Under the guidance of observation balloons and lookout posts, German artillery shells fell on the French artillery positions like meteorites, and the waves of fire swept away, blasting French artillery into scrap metal with broken parts. The German artillery positions were either hidden where the French could not see, or they were swaggeringly laid out in places that the French could see but could not attack; In addition, under the role of Qing Ying, a large number of howitzers with high-throw ballistics and huge power were added to the German artillery establishment, which undoubtedly took advantage of the early artillery attack.

After a while, the artillery units of the French army, which numbered about two brigades outside the city, were mostly dumbfounded. The fixed positions were almost completely knocked out by German artillery fire, and the French were forced to disperse their 75-mm cannons in various areas for mobile use. Although this approach can effectively protect the artillery, the support role on the battlefield is sharply reduced. The surviving French artillerymen were furious, claiming that they had just fired a few shots, and that the Germans knew the location of the artillery position as if they had spy, and then suffered a devastating blow. (In the historical Franco-German border battles, the French artillery was completely suppressed by the German counterparts in terms of combat skills, as mentioned above.) After learning that the French artillery fire had been suppressed, Ollie finally let out a bad breath.

As the sun set, the artillery clash ended in a complete German victory. Groups of German soldiers, armed with rifles, then rushed out of the attacking trenches in front of them and charged towards their respective targets. Faced with this situation, the French army, which had always advocated attack and despised defense, and was not even equipped with a few shovels, immediately launched an attack on the attacking German infantry under the spirit of "desperate attack". For a while, there was a lot of gunfire on the outskirts of the city, and the air was full of flying bullets whizzing by. However, it was not long before the French found themselves somewhat unstoppable; There was little artillery support from his side, but the heavy shells of the other side were smashing down on his head like hail. Thunder roared, and even if they were crawling on the ground covered by an earthen wall, a high-powered cannonball that fell from the sky would blow them to pieces!

Artillery fire flew and bullets rained down. Although the French army has the most powerful fighting spirit in this world, the weapons in their hands are too far from the German army in front of them. The Lebel M93 rifle, which entered service in 1886, is still the standard equipment of the French infantry, and its performance is much inferior to that of the Mauser 98K finalized by the German army in 1898, and the reloading speed of the 8-round barrel is even more miserable. In the field of machine guns, the French army was subjectively completely unaware of the power of this automatic weapon, and the machine guns equipped with its troops were world-wide different from those of the German army in terms of quality and quantity.

In the previous battle in the Ardennes Mountains, due to the steep and narrow terrain in the mountainous area, it was difficult for the German machine guns to play, and the high-spirited French army still fought with the German army in a narrow encounter. However, when the Germans launched their firepower in full swing, the French army landed as if they were in a stormy wind and waves, and they were so suppressed by the whirling barrage that they could not raise their heads. Rigorous and meticulous training overwhelmed the vengeful impulse of the desperate attack after all; As night fell, although the gunfire on the battlefield continued, the overall situation was clear. (To be continued......)

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