Joining the War (4)

It is impossible for Lieutenant Turner to continue to stay in Company A, although many people look down on the yellow race, but they identify more with the strong, Lieutenant Turner's performance has pushed him close to a dead end, not to mention that Sun Qian can't forgive his behavior, even the soldiers below will not agree with a commander who refuses to admit his mistakes, everything is inseparable from a reason. Lieutenant Turner's behavior was disgusting to everyone, and he did not deserve to be a soldier.

In addition, in the battalion Lieutenant Turner will not have another chance. Not to mention his performance in front of the battalion commander, just because he didn't recognize his strength and organized soldiers to rebel against the orders of his superiors, it was enough to send him to a military court. This is something that no army in the world will allow, and it is still Sun Gan's mercy to return him to his original unit, otherwise Lieutenant Colonel Memphis will definitely send him to a court-martial, otherwise how can he be powerful.

Looking at the dejected Lieutenant Turner, everyone knew that his military career was over. But no one sympathizes with him, that's the reality.

No matter what the others do, Sun Qianliwei's goal has been achieved, but there is still a long way to go to train Company A into an invincible army.

Sun Qian directly corrected the deputy platoon commander of the third platoon, and as for the battalion commander, he believed that the battalion commander would agree.

"Now, go get your equipment, let's do physical training, we have to chase back the time that fell today, hurry up and ......", Sun Qian prepared to start his third armed cross-country.

At the urging of their commanders, the soldiers rushed out of the camp and began their hellish life.

The 10-mile armed cross-country every morning and evening was just an appetizer for Company A, and they tortured everyone how they trained them before: gunsmith assembly training every day without hand cramps, and live ammunition shooting every day. The daily squad platoon company tactical drills, daily combat practice, and even the picnic with different tricks every day (all raw).

Three months later, everyone finally got Sun Gan's approval. And the time to leave the camp for Europe is also approaching.

On April 10, 1917, Sun Qian and his team embarked on a long journey to the European theater, they belonged to the vanguard of the army, and it would take some time for the large army to be formed, although nominally under the leadership of the French army, but they had complete autonomy.

After a month of perilous sailing, storms in the Atlantic, and a siege by German submarines, we finally arrived at the port of Marseille without danger. Later, it was transported by road to the French camp near Paris.

The French army did not pay much attention to their arrival, and a battalion-sized unit could not bring any change to the battlefield in which thousands of soldiers fought, so they were forgotten.

The rest was not long, but it was enough for everyone to go around Paris. Everyone spent the first half of May 1917 happily.

As a result of Germany's strategic adjustments, the German forces on the Western Front had systematically retreated to the greatly shortened and rather fortified Siegfried Line in February-April, and the Anglo-French forces launched what they called "the breakthrough to end the war." But unfortunately, after losing a lot of people, the Anglo-French forces did not make much substantial progress. At this time, they thought of the American introduction to the Memphis battalion, so they transferred them to the front.

From this moment on, the United States really intervened in the war.

In the eyes of the Allied soldiers, the Hindenburg Line was arguably the most formidable defense system of the First World War, stretching from Belgium to northern France, on an unprecedented scale. In general arrangement, the Hindenburg defensive line not only had deep and winding trenches, reinforced protective posts with cement, but also a large barbed wire fence covering the front of the battle line, and the fierce machine-gun points and artillery deployed in the rear were ready to rain bullets on the opponent at any time. More sophisticatedly, the Hindenburg Line was often able to adapt to local conditions, relying on the terrain to conceal key parts of the line, or to cause problems for the enemy through ravines and rivers.

From prosperity to desolation, Sun Qian's people saw the horror of war for the first time, full of deep pits blown out by artillery shells, and countless cemeteries embedded in them, and the cruelty of war can be seen. The closer they got to the front line, the more soldiers there were, and under the devastation were groups of numb soldiers, who had already been tortured by the war like walking corpses, and the best welcome to Sun Gan's arrival was indifference.

Sun Qian: They finally came to the Siegfei Line. The 88-mile Ziegfried Line, under the command of the German Sixth, First, Second and Seventh Armies, was repaired in September 1916 and moved in by troops in March 1917. The Allied forces wanted to destroy the Germans when they had just built a defensive line, but they couldn't spare their hands. The coalition forces plan to take advantage of the fact that the other party's foothold is not stable, try to open a gap, but they don't want to invest in the existing troops, don't look at the current large number of troops, but there are too many trench battles, and they are completely unsuitable for this kind of assault operation.

At the front, everything has to be according to the rules. The headquarters of the coalition forces hoped that Sun Gan's battalion could open a gap so that the large force could break through, but because the battalion had complete autonomy, Lieutenant Colonel Memphis did not directly agree to the order of the coalition command, but only said to observe first.

The coalition command didn't say much, and they didn't believe that a reinforced battalion would do anything to the steel line.

"Mark, tell us to go back for a meeting." , Lieutenant Colonel Memphis asked the adjutant to inform the people, and he himself sat on the map and looked at the situation map.

After a while, all the officers came, and Lieutenant Colonel Memphis was not polite, and directly told the idea of the coalition command.

"Sir, I think this is the coalition forces trying to send us to death, and one of our battalions of troops simply can't do this kind of task." , the company commander of B Company, Captain Lahore, said bluntly.

"Sir, I also feel that this task is impossible, we do not have an advantage in firepower and troops." , Captain Tebron, the company commander of C Company, also chimed in.

"Sir, this is to send us to death, I don't approve of this plan, and we have the right to decide, I think it is better to refuse it outright. We cannot afford such needless casualties. The company commander of D Company did not agree.

"Sun Qian, tell me your opinion." , Looking at Sun Qian, who was frowning and not speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Memphis asked.

"I'm sorry, I just got distracted, I mean can we just observe before deciding, if we don't have the chance, we also have good reasons to deal with the reproach of the coalition command." , Sun Qian put down the thoughts in his heart and said.

"Well, the reconnaissance mission will be placed in your A company, and you have been trained in this area." , Lieutenant Colonel Memphis directly gave Sun Qian a task.

"Yes, sir. However, can you equip me with a few friendly guides and cars, this line of defense is not short, and it is still a little weak to rely on Company A alone. Sun Qian asked Memphis.

"Yes, you can rest first today, and I will go to the coalition headquarters to make a request." , Memphis also readily agreed.

"In addition, several other companies are also ready to respond in the rear, and if something happens, they will support Company A as soon as possible." , Memphis made the arrangement.

"Yes, sir." , everyone replied in unison.