The Battle of Reims-Soisson, which took place on 6 April 1917, was the last war the French wanted to face.

During this month's war, the French lost more than 100,000 troops.

That's a staggering number.

The French army suffered 100,000 casualties and received nothing, which was the greatest humiliation in the history of the French army.

All German positions stood still!

At the Cinoshi position, the Skeleton Commandos had been fighting since the first day of the battle, and for a month, they could not count how many enemy attacks they had repelled, let alone accurately calculate how many enemies they had killed.

They only know one thing:

Cinohi, still in his own hands!

That's enough

However, the price paid by the Skeleton Commandos was also enormous, and more than 380 members of the team fell forever to their positions, and they never saw victory again

This is the price that must be paid for victory

The French army will not launch a new offensive, and the German counteroffensive is coming!

It was at this time that something that made the French military top brass even more frightened finally happened:

The heavy casualties made the French soldiers seriously dissatisfied, and the incompetence of the military top brass caused all this! Anger is growing, discontent is spreading!

On May 3, French soldiers on the front line mutinied!

The soldiers involved in the mutiny seized their officers and demanded negotiations with the military leadership. Severely punish the perpetrators and bring all the high-ranking officials who formulated this spring offensive to court-martial!

This was the greatest crisis facing France since the outbreak of the First World War, and countless defeats on the battlefield were bearable. But the mutiny will seriously shake the determination of the army and the people to resist to the end!

The top military officers decided to suppress the mutiny at all costs. They first agreed to negotiate, and then, while the mutinous soldiers were on alert, they suddenly attacked, rescued the detained officers, and then issued the mutinous soldiers with a final ultimatum asking them to end the mutiny!

The mutiny was supposed to take place without organization, and the soldiers involved had no purpose and no organization. Just trying to get an explanation for myself.

As soon as the government showed its hideous face, they quickly became frightened, and in less than an hour after the ultimatum was issued. All the soldiers who participated in the mutiny laid down their weapons and gave up resistance

The mutiny did not subside, and there were no casualties, but this sent a dangerous signal to France:

The confidence of the army is crumbling!

And. This made the morale of the already sluggish even more depressed. No one wants to take up arms anymore and go to war

At this point, the spring offensive organized by the French army was a complete failure, and those troops on the front received the same order to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner

These situations were sent to Wang Weiyi's hands as soon as possible

"The 21st Infantry Division and the 79th Infantry Brigade are retreating sharply, and now the remnants of the 79th Infantry Brigade with a battalion of French troops are on the front line of Lanl" Rommel pointed to the map and said: "Once our army launches a large-scale counterattack, Lanll will become the first line of defense of the French Ernst, how about it?" ”

The officers on the side knew what Rommel meant by "how". Rommel and Ernst also. Bram has also become a little "crazy". He wants to take Lanl at this time!

Manstein cautiously said: "A month of fighting has caused us a lot of casualties. At the same time the soldiers were very tired, and we did not receive orders from our superiors"

Wang Weiyi looked around. Indeed, the soldiers were very tired after a month of war.

His eyes fell on the map, looked at it carefully, and after a long time he raised his head and said: "Laner is very advantageous to the defenders, if the French complete the retreat and re-strengthen the position, then our counterattack will encounter a very big obstacle"

He called all the soldiers to his side and said what Rommel had proposed about the assault:

"Actually, this has nothing to do with us, we are only responsible for defense, and the counterattack will be done by other troops, but unfortunately, I can imagine that if the Lanl position is allowed to be strengthened, then countless German soldiers will fall in the same way as the French."

His gaze slowly swept over the mountain of officers and soldiers:

"We have done our defensive duty beautifully, and now we can withdraw from here with pride and glory, and no one can blame us. Of course, this is the first option"

His words became a little muffled: "We have a second choice, while the French are busy retreating and in chaos, resolutely counterattack ahead of most of them, and firmly hold Laner in our hands, but in this counterattack, some of you will survive the defense of Zinohi, but you will die in the Laner attack." I, as your officer, cannot help you make a choice in this matter, because your task has been accomplished, and the decision is in your own hands."

The surviving team members were silent

"Lieutenant Colonel, I'm following you, I haven't killed enough of those French!" Steck's voice was the first to break the silence.

"Count me in." Boncrere followed suit.

Guo Yunfeng looked up at Wang Weiyi, then smiled, he didn't say anything, more than him, wherever the lieutenant colonel goes, he will follow

"Lieutenant Colonel, go up" "Lieutenant Colonel, hell, if I die, I'll curse you" "Lieutenant Colonel, what are you waiting for?" Could it be that the morally determined soldiers could not easily eliminate the timid and incompetent French? ”

One by one, the voices rang out, and one by one the soldiers grabbed the weapons that they no longer had to grab

Wang Weiyi let out a long sigh: "The French have suffered a crushing defeat, and all they are thinking about now is how to leave this place quickly, so although our numbers are small, we still have great hope of victory Heinz, how many tanks do we still have to use?" ”

"Two, but there's not much ammunition." Guderian immediately replied: "There are two more that cannot be repaired." ”

"Concentrate all the ammunition on one tank, under your personal command." Wang Weiyi issued his own order: "All detachments are temporarily canceled, all are under my unified command, follow behind the tanks to launch a surprise attack on the French army!" ”

The team members listened calmly to these orders.

"Lieutenant Colonel, phone, call from General Garvetz in person."

When the order was given, Hitler's voice came.

"Alright, let's all go and prepare, and attack in an hour!" Wang Weiyi came to the phone: "General Galwitz, I'm Ernst. ”

"Lieutenant Colonel Ernst, you and your troops have done a great job, you have held your positions for a whole month, this is a remarkable achievement, and the Second Army congratulates you."

"Thank you, General."

"Lieutenant Colonel Ernst, now that the mission of the Skeleton Commando has been completed, you can leave Zinoshi with honor."

"General, I have an idea" Wang Weiyi calmed down his emotions: "I decided to lead my troops and make a surprise attack on Lan'er"!

"What? Lieutenant Colonel Ernst, are you ready for a assault? ”

"Yes, General, I have already consulted with my men, we will rush to the enemy before they have perfected their positions, in order to cooperate with the great counteroffensive"

"Lieutenant Colonel, I have infinite admiration for your courage, but your troops have held out for so long and suffered so many casualties, is it appropriate to counterattack at this time? I am well aware of the importance of Langl, and it would be of great help to our counteroffensive if we could indeed capture it before the French could perfect it, but"

"We are confident that we will capture Lan'er!" Wang Weiyi's answer did not hesitate: "The French are in a rout, and they have just mutinied, their morale has reached the lowest point, and we will plant our battle flag in Laner!" ”

General Galwitz on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Ernst, I must admit that I have never met a better officer than you, and you will bring supreme pride to the 2nd Army." Your combat request has been approved, what kind of assistance do you need? ”

"General, I need to concentrate all the artillery fire in an hour and carry out a fierce artillery bombardment with Laner as the center! The shelling must not be less than twenty minutes, and in the meantime, the skeleton commandos will all be dispatched! ”

"I will order the artillery to do exactly what you command, and at the same time, I will also order the air force to sort! Good luck, Lieutenant Colonel Ernst! ”

"Xie Lu Xie, General!"

Wang Weiyi calmly put down the phone.

The soldiers were actively preparing, and the wounded were left on the ground. The members of the team who participate in the operation, they must endure extreme exhaustion and plunge into a new offensive operation.

And Erwin, who proposed this battle plan. Rommel, who seemed very calm, was there constantly directing the soldiers what to do.

Soon, he would grow into one of the finest officers in the German army.

Elena came to Wang Weiyi's side and shook his hand: "Ernst, you will become the greatest soldier in German history." ”

She didn't compliment, she said it very seriously.

And this, not many Germans will doubt:

Someday, Ernst. Bram will become the greatest military man in German history! (To be continued.) )