At this time, the great battle that broke out on the Marne, the German and French armies formed a bull-to-head trend. The French needed to defeat each other before German reinforcements arrived, and the Germans needed to withstand the French attack and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Therefore, the battle on the Marne River became more and more tragic and bloody, and both sides burst out with twelve points of strength, both trying to prevent the other party's intentions from being achieved.

"Boom, boom, boom~"

On both sides of the Marne, heavy artillery fire covered the ground with craters. At this time, the officers and soldiers of the two sides were hiding from the artillery fire in the trenches, and at this moment they were constantly praying for themselves and praying that the shells would not fall on their side.

However, such prayers do not bring practical effect except for comfort, and the shells fall wherever they should be.

Of course, the shelling was short-lived, and more of a battle between soldiers from both sides.

French soldiers often stepped on the point at the end of the shelling and launched an attack on the Germans in their positions. The defending Germans also rushed back to their positions as soon as the shelling was over to meet the French attack.

On both sides of the Marne, bloody battles between soldiers on both sides continued, and the life of a soldier was measured in hours. Why, because the ensuing battle was even more bloody, after the next day's battle, the total number of losses counted by both sides was as high as 120,000.

Such a large casualty was, of course, brought about by high-intensity fighting. In this day, the French army launched more than ten attacks one after another, and often the French army that launched the last offensive was repulsed, and the next wave of French soldiers was already on the way to charge.

Although this kind of continuous offensive will cause a large number of casualties, it will also put great pressure on the defending German troops, because the high-intensity continuous combat will make the German officers and soldiers who are already tired even more uncomfortable.

After repelling a French attack, many German soldiers immediately collapsed into the trenches exhausted and fell asleep, unable to wake anyone up.

Faced with this situation, the officer skillfully kicked them in the ass and told them to hurry up. If this does not wake up, then it can only be dragged back into the anti-artillery hole, after all, the trenches are too dangerous.

The continuous high-intensity offensive of the French army, although it caused heavy casualties at the beginning, was much better in terms of effect.

Because the German officers and soldiers were forced to conduct high-intensity operations on the positions, they consumed little energy. This also led to a weaker and weaker firepower on their positions, and of course worse and worse accuracy.

And this situation allowed the French army to seize a number of front-line positions in succession in the afternoon of the next day. In the face of the non-stop offensive of the French army, Kruger and Billo also sent troops to replace the officers and soldiers of the front-line positions that were about to collapse.

This method was simple and effective, but it was not very effective for the German First and Second Armies. Because the officers and men of the two groups were already exhausted, although the second-line troops were given a little more rest, they still did not recover. On the contrary, it was because the previous rest was more exhausting.

As long as people with continuous high-intensity work experience know that the state of exhaustion is not a beautiful sleep can be recovered, but after a sleep, the whole person will fall into a state of fatigue, which requires two or three rests to make the body really return to an energetic state. The kind of people who can recover after a nap is definitely different from ordinary people.

Therefore, the transfer of second-line troops did not affect the offensive of the French army. Their continued offensive did not give the Germans a respite at all. And the two German commanders also received news of the loss of front-line positions one after another.

If it weren't for the sun setting and the night covering the land, then it would be very likely that the French army would have broken through the German line today.

In fact, the main problem that plagued the German army was that the soldiers were too tired and did not get enough rest. As long as they are given three days of rest, then not to mention defeating the French army on the opposite side, they can at least block the French attack with ease.

However, it was clear that the French would not give this opportunity. In fact, the French army was also relatively tired, and the Fifth Army and the British Expeditionary Force had been chased around like dogs before. It's impossible to say that you're not tired.

But thanks to their vitality, the Seventh Army took the lead, giving the Fifth Army and the British Expeditionary Force more time to rest and regroup.

It doesn't have to be back to its best, just better than the Germans.

It was clear that the results of the battle the next day showed that the Anglo-French forces were right.

On the following third day, the Anglo-French forces continued their offensive against the Germans, at which point the Germans were holding even more difficult, with most of the first-line positions lost and the second-line positions becoming shaky. As for the defensive weapon Makqin, there were only less than 200 in the hands of the two group armies.

You must know that at the beginning, the two group armies were equipped with more than 800 Makqin, but now the two group armies are not even a quarter.

The main reason for this is the attrition on the battlefield, for the Maxim machine gun on the battlefield, the attacking British and French troops regard it as a thorn in their side, and always find a way to eliminate it at the first time they are discovered.

Moreover, in this operation, the French artillery was rarely at a disadvantage, and its artillery number was higher than that of the German army, which also caused more artillery to support the front-line troops. And the German heavy machine guns did not have much room to survive in the face of these directly supported artillery.

In addition, the use of machine guns by the Germans at this time was not very handy, although they obtained the use of machine guns from their ally Italy. However, their own experience needs to be tried on the battlefield to know, so in the tactical use of machine guns, the Germans are not proficient, which also leads to the machine guns they set up are more likely to be hit by artillery.

And after losing most of the machine guns, the Germans were in an even more difficult situation. On the third day of fighting, there was a rare desertion on the German line. Although it was only a dozen people who fled, it showed that the German army on the defensive was approaching the limit of pressure.

Of course, when inflicting great pressure and casualties on the German army, the casualties of the British and French forces will not be small. However, with the advantage of internal combat, they can better obtain supplies and replenishment of troops.

Not to mention, taking a taxi from Paris to the front line of the Marne is definitely a big innovation.

The Anglo-French forces were well replenished, and the defending German forces were also in dire need of replenishment.

For this reason, Kruger and Bilow informed Moltke of the predicament they were facing by telegram.

Moltke Jr., who had received the specific situation, on the one hand sent more troops to reinforce them, and on the other hand, he ordered the Communications Department to ensure that the first reinforcements arrived on time to the Marne.

So where did the reinforcements from Germany arrive at this time?