The sun shines brightly and the warm breeze blows. After a short but rapid artillery bombardment, the French immediately launched a charge on the German line in front.

Simon looked intently, only to see countless French officers and soldiers in blue shirts and bright red trousers suddenly emerging from the field, like a swarm of sweeping jungle ants, trying to devour all the enemies in front of them in an instant. The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and the French cavalry wearing helmets rushed out in groups, the cold light of the armor flickered, and the steel knives were dense like a forest. In a short time, the red and blue stars converged into a continuous sea, covering all areas of the German frontal line; Roughly calculated, there are at least 100,000 enemies!

"Bang!" A blood-red flare rose into the air, and it looked so dazzling in the blue sky. The French army began to run forward like a wave, and the marching band that followed the army played the majestic "La Marseillaise". A few minutes later, the tidal wave of the French army was like a wave splitting, gradually condensing into a phalanx like the spearhead of the attack; The banners were swept and the dust was flying, and even the earth began to tremble slightly under this almost uniform vastness of charge. A wave of brave martial spirit that regarded death as if it were home broke out from the body of every French officer and soldier, converging into a majestic and sharp monstrous battle intent, rolling up to the sky.

Seeing this magnificent scene of thousands of troops galloping, the war gene in Simon's heart was also stimulated bit by bit, and a trace of itching and restlessness suddenly rose from his abdomen, crawled through his throat, mouth and nose, and reached his brain, roaring. His eyes were faintly red, and a hint of beastly killing intent appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly shouted, "Brothers, hold on to the weapons in your hands. Let's tear these Gallic weak chickens to shreds! ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Simon's voice just fell. A series of thunderous roars erupted from the German artillery positions; Clusters of fiery red red glow burst out suddenly. Arcs of different arcs streaked across the sky, slamming into the advancing crowd of French troops. In an instant, there was a thunderstorm and a burst of fire, and hundreds of people were suddenly swallowed up by the violent explosion of high temperatures, with severed limbs dancing and flesh flying. Shrapnel was everywhere, the scorching waves were rushing, and the surrounding French officers and soldiers were not pierced by the splinters and fell to the ground screaming. It was thrown high by the terrifying waves, and the whole body burst into flames. As soon as the wind blew, the air was already filled with gunsmoke, scorched human bodies, and the cruel smell of blood.

The bullets rained down, setting off bursts of bloody rain among the charging French crowd. Between the thunder and explosion, the flesh and blood sprayed, and countless French officers and soldiers didn't even have time to snort before they were pierced through their bodies by an unstoppable force, and they died on the spot. However, the will of the French army is still as solid as a rock, and the "Marseillaise" is still high-pitched and loud, rushing forward with an unwavering and death-defying momentum. "Idealistic. The sword in hand" has been deeply immersed in the bone marrow of the French officers and soldiers, and has made them extremely fierce and convinced of it; Just launch an indomitable desperate attack. You will be able to crush all the resistance of the German devils and win the final victory!

There was a loud bang, the scorching wind was blowing, and the French 75-mm cannon once again let out a thunderous roar that resounded through the sky, and the shells fell on the German positions with a roar, and the flames were surging. However, due to the suitability of this gun for field warfare, even if the German officers and soldiers drilled out of the defense station, it was difficult to pose any threat to the German troops who were in the trenches and protected by the breastwork. Thanks to the carefully selected and constructed artillery positions in advance, the German artillery was able to pour out its anger on the charging French officers and soldiers. In particular, several heavy howitzers with a caliber of 210 mm will roll up more than ten meters high in the French attack queue with a roar like spring thunder; Countless attacking officers and soldiers were devoured and torn apart, and then the severed limbs and flesh were combined with shrapnel and flew into the sky like a storm.

"Bang! Bang! "Along with the rapid advance of the French army, the German mortar units also participated in this blocking battle. Although it fires shells much less loudly than regular cannons, its silent appearance implies a great power far superior to cannons of the same caliber or even howitzers: because the mortar has a lower discharge speed, the requirements for the strength of the shell are smaller, and the saved space can be filled with more explosives in the shell! In addition to the 60-mm mortars commonly installed at the battalion level, the larger-caliber 80-mm and 120-mm mortars have begun to be thrown and fired from their own reserved pit positions; For a while, an indescribable storm of flesh and blood was set off in the French army's attacking ranks, and flying shrapnel and scorching waves of air were harvesting their lives at an extremely rapid speed!

"Well done, blow all these French into corpses!" Simon in the trenches saw the blood-colored waves bursting from the French charge, and the passion and pleasure in his chest had reached its peak, and he roared loudly to vent his inner emotions. Now he was already extremely envious of those artillery units in his heart, who could inflict the heaviest blow on the incoming enemy troops with the artillery fire of the heavenly fire and thunder a few kilometers away!

Artillery fire roared, blood rained. After the collapse of countless robes, the French, instead of forming an extremely dense phalanx and striding forward with their heads held high, as they had done at the beginning of the charge, dispersed the ranks of their own accord and rushed forward with their waists bent and prostrate. At this moment, the offensive spirit of the French officers and soldiers was still fierce and strong, and the large number of casualties did not bring them the slightest fear, but on the contrary, they ignited a strong flame of revenge in their hearts. Now there is only one thought in the minds of the French officers and soldiers, and that is to quickly rush through this offensive distance, and then start a close field battle to kill all these evil Germans!

After a short time, the red and blue waves of French soldiers finally rushed to the barbed wire fence hundreds of meters away from the German front-line position. For the French officers and soldiers, the dense barbed wire swarm, which was nearly two meters high and had a large number of sharp barbs, was unprecedented, and some people tried to tear it with their bare hands, but only to stab their hands with blood. Seeing this scene, the corners of Simon's mouth hooked up a sneer, and he shouted: "Heavy machine gun platoon, fire immediately!" ”

"Da da da ......" Simon's defense line suddenly resounded with a piercing scream, and the fire dragon composed of countless steel bullets shot out of the dark muzzles of the four MG-08 Maxim heavy machine guns, and spun at a speed of more than 900m/s to kill the French troops. Sparks flickered, dust flew, and dozens of French soldiers who were struggling to cut the barbed wire with bayonets fell to the ground in an instant; As the muzzle of the gun turned, more than a dozen people on the other side were suddenly knocked over, and the warm blood flowing from Bobo stained the green lawn under him.

"Mortar platoon, fire suppression in enemy rear!" Simon let out another roar, still clearly audible amid the roar of the heavy machine guns. The officers and men in the rear responded loudly, immediately confirmed the distance with the scope, and adjusted the pitch angle of the 60-mm battalion mortar. The gunners held a shell with a round head and a round tail and a stable wing on the muzzle, paused for a moment, and let go and slided off; I only heard a loud bang, white smoke curled, and a cannonball was thrown into the air dozens of meters high at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then fell down, and after contact with the ground, it exploded into a blazing fire. More than a dozen French officers and soldiers had no time to react, and they were blown up to the point of blurred flesh and blood, and they flew upside down; Several people's heads exploded like watermelons, and red and white brains splashed all over the ground.

Gunfire was dense and artillery fire was rumbling. Soon after Simon gave the order to open fire, all the infantry battalions of the German front-line defense turned over their two hole cards of heavy machine guns and mortars, and exported to the French army, which was blocked by barbed wire hundreds of meters away and had become the best target. At this distance, the German officers and soldiers also stretched out the muzzle of the 98K rifle from the hole of the chest wall of the trench and fired continuously at the French officers and soldiers. Every time they aimed at an enemy and pulled the trigger, almost all another blood hole appeared on the target at the same time, and the dense network of fire made it impossible for the French officers and soldiers to stay in front of the barbed wire for more than 10 seconds. The artillery fire smashed down, setting off an overwhelming wind of death in the red and blue attacking ranks. In the face of the steel frenzy of German heavy artillery, mortars, machine guns and rifles, the lives of a large number of French officers and soldiers were brutally devoured every moment!

"Attack! Offensive! Outside the tall barbed wire, a French officer shouted wildly, his blue eyes turning red. Seeing that countless of his soldiers were stained with blood in front of this barbed wire, he was furious in his heart, and he suddenly clenched the command knife with both hands, and slashed towards the barbed wire with all his might. With a loud bang, the officer's entire right hand was stiffened, and the tiger's mouth cracked, and several wires were also cut off by his slam blow, shaking violently in the air. The officer took a deep breath and bent the broken wires into a gaping hole for man to move forward; Just as he was about to slash again, a sharp pain suddenly came from his chest.

The officer's body shook violently, and he wanted to shout in pain, but a fishy sweetness involuntarily surged up from his throat, and the cry turned into a blood mist sprayed all over the sky. He raised the command knife with the most powerful strength, and his arms, thighs, and shoulder blades suddenly seemed to be devoured by his mouthparts, and the pain was uncontrollable; In an instant, the tall body suddenly lost its strength and support, and staggered to the ground. The body was weakened, the eyelids were heavy, and the officer gradually lost the pain of several wounds on his body; His lips twitched, and he trembled and gave the last military order of his life: "Attack!" ”

"This is not a war, but a brutal one-sided massacre. Thousands of French soldiers died in droves in front of the machine guns and artillery of the Germans, and I smelled as if the devil devoured the living with blood...... Merciful God, stop this calamity from continuing! An American war correspondent crouched in a German trench and recorded the situation with a trembling pen. (To be continued......)