"Quiet, too quiet." A French veteran poked his head slightly from the trench and observed the German front in the distance. At this time, the sun had risen from the east, and the golden light shone on the horizon, making people a little confused. Last night, the German army broke through some of its positions had spread. From top to bottom, it was said that today would be a war that would determine the outcome. If the French could block the German attack, then the German army that had previously broken through at night would be killed by the French reserve team, the Germans would miss the opportunity, and the two sides would return to an almost balanced situation. If they could not stop it today, the French would be finished. So, both sides were holding their breath and waiting for today's war!

If the situation on the Western Front was before, the German Army had already carried out firepower for several hours before dawn, and anyone who had experienced the Western Front would not forget the shells falling like raindrops, the vibrating earth, the fire and ruins everywhere, and the smoke that went straight into the sky. This is already the habit of both sides of the war, and it seems that it would be uncomfortable if you don't throw hundreds of tons of shells.

As veterans, the Frenchman was obviously familiar with the previous routine. They stayed quietly in the rock mass, eating today's breakfast while waiting for the arrival of German shells. However, before they could wait for the artillery fire on the front line, the first thing they heard was the exchange of fire from the back line. Before the front line started, the concentrated French reserve team had already begun to attack the German troops that had penetrated the rear of the position.

"The Germans are attacking!" The news from the observation post made a group of French troops hiding in the rocks for breakfast. Without fire preparation, the Germans actually attacked... This is not in line with the rules. When the French hurried to the front and looked at the gradually clear tank figures in the distance, they suddenly felt angry-the Germans didn't take themselves seriously!

But then, when the French in the defense line saw the full picture of the German offensive troops coming out of the morning mist, it was quite shocking! On the front of 6 kilometers wide, six huge wedge formations composed of at least 150 or more tanks and self-propelled artillery slowly advanced like a steel wall. Their advance was not fast, and the infantry behind could catch up on foot. An atmosphere of solemn and terrifying gradually dispersed on the battlefield. At this time, the artillery behind the French did not conduct intercepting shooting, and when the Germans were at the city, the battlefield showed unusual silence!

"We have no support, and the artillery group behind us can no longer be expected. They are unable to protect themselves now." When the German tanks approached 1,000 meters, the artillery support that the French soldiers were looking forward to still did not come. The French soldiers at the front line observation post could already see the transport vehicles and cavalry behind the tanks. Without any cover, what a good target they are!

A sense of powerlessness surged into the hearts of the French army. Although the position was equipped with 75mm rapid-fire cannons and mortars, the former was for the fight against tanks. If you wanted to use armor-piercing shells to attack infantry, it would be a waste. As for the mortar troops, although they could also arrive, they also had to cooperate with the anti-tank combat of rapid-fire cannons. They must not expose themselves before the rapid-fire cannon fire!

What should be the situation of normal defense warfare? Howitzer troops attacked the opponent's infantry and light protection targets in addition to the opponent's direct firepower, while the rapid-fire gun had to put the opponent within 500 meters before firing. After the German wolf tank was in service, it was recommended that the frontal shooting distance be narrowed to 300 meters! Now, after the howitzers in the rear were silent, the actual defense of the entire French defense line had actually decreased by about 60% of the combat power, because the French could not expose themselves in advance, so they had to let the Germans sway to their faces!

700 meters! Some German tanks stopped moving forward, using 105mm cannons and 75mm rapid-fire cannons to tilt deadly bullets towards the target. At the same time, the mortars located behind the attacking troops also began to fire, and the rolling barrage extended to the rear of the position, directly clearing a safe passage in the minefields and obstacles in front.

At this time, the wolf-type tanks at the forefront of the offensive team began to accelerate their charges, and they would pass through the last dangerous area as fast as possible under the cover of friendly forces! At this time, the French finally stopped retaining it. At the critical moment, the rapid-fire guns, mortars and machine guns in almost all defensive areas began to shoot wildly! In less than a minute, the entire battlefield was instantly detonated, and countless flames and explosions enveloped the area between the two sides, which was only a few hundred meters.

"The first phase of supporting fire fires! Blow out all the shells!" At this time, the Bavarian Legion's support artillery in the rear finally showed its power. After kicking the French heavy artillery troops out of the battlefield, they could find the target happily, and then kill or suppress the opponent with absolute advantage of fire. The tank troops on the front and the support fire behind formed two rolling barrages to move on the battlefield. The shells on the rear fell almost 200 meters in front of the front-line attacking troops!

The French troops on the second line of defense were covered by several times the Bavarian offensive forces and dense artillery fire in a very short time. The Bavarian Legion destroyed the entire breakthrough position for less than 20 minutes! And just after tearing open the second line of defense of the French army, the German troops who broke through did not pause, but rushed directly towards the third line of defense. At this time, the howitzer group used to suppress the French army's main defense line finally opened fire!

"The Germans' attack speed is very fast, and their pace is beyond our imagination!" The French soon discovered that their previous experience was not enough to deal with today's situation. In theory, the truly effective suppression of artillery will have to wait until dawn. Therefore, the French presumed schedule is like this. The Germans will start shelling at around 6 o'clock, and then last for 45 minutes to 1 hour, and then launch an attack. It takes about 45 minutes for them to break through the first line of defense, and then include the gap between the second line of defense and the main position, and this time is added to 1 hour. Well, in this case, the Germans will arrive at the main line of defense between 2 and a half hours and 3 hours, and then they will start suppressing the main line of defense.

According to the French plan, they would not use long-range firepower before the Germans attacked the French second line of defense, because during this period it was the time for the French reserves to deal with German troops deep in their rears. They did not intend to expose their artillery before the German breakthrough troops were destroyed.

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