Chen Zhongwen, commander of the First Army, received a telegram and airship scouts discovered a large-scale troop mobilization on the Holy Cross defense line of the Kingdom of France.
The main force of the French Kingdom's army has left the Holy Cross defense line.
When Chen Zhongwen saw this telegram, he clenched his fists and shouted excitedly: "Great, notify all major artillery regiments to fire immediately."
He finally waited for the news he had longed for.
The fortresses of the Kingdom of France were not garrisoned with a large number of troops.
They were unable to withstand the artillery fire of the First Army.
When soldiers launch a charge, casualties will be much smaller.
Chen Zhongwen's order was issued, and the First Army of the Royal Army immediately responded quickly.
The artillery chief of staff had already planned to shoot Zhu Yuan.
In accordance with the tasks assigned before the war, they began to attack the Holy Cross defense line of the Kingdom of France.
First Army Commander Chen Zhongwen and Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao stood at a high place and used binoculars to look at the Holy Cross defense line in the distance.
The artillery of the First Army took advantage of the darkness to attack.
Most artillery is fired blindly.
The battlefield has already been divided into pieces by the artillery staff. The artillery only needs to adjust the parameters of the artillery according to the shooting elements.
But among ordinary artillery shells, there are also thermite bombs.
Thermite bombs can destroy more than just enemy steel fortresses.
The strong light emitted by thermite bombs can also illuminate the battlefield, allowing the artillery staff to adjust the artillery firing parameters at any time.
Chen Zhongwen and other generals could also use the light of thermite bombs to observe the situation on the battlefield.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao paid attention to the fort at the front of the Holy Cross defense line.
The Kingdom of France does not have machine guns, and their muskets are still the most primitive percussion guns with a very slow rate of fire.
Only the artillery on the fort can fire a large number of grapeshots, which can cause great damage to the attacking soldiers.
Thermite bombs lit up the entire sky, and Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao could clearly see the scene of the French Kingdom's Holy Cross defense line fort being attacked by heavy artillery.
A shell from a 150mm heavy artillery hit the fort at high speed.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao originally thought that the solid reinforced concrete fort would bounce the shells away.
During this war, they experienced many European fortifications.
The reinforced concrete fortifications spread from the empire to Europe were extremely troublesome for them.
To defeat this kind of fortification, in addition to using a large number of artillery and water grinding efforts.
That is, the defenders inside could not bear it any longer and took the initiative to surrender.
But the situation of the Holy Cross Defense Line Fort made him stare wide-eyed and couldn't believe it for a long time.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao saw with his own eyes that the shell directly penetrated the fort that looked like paper and exploded inside the fort.
Through the light of thermite bombs, he saw the thick barrels in the fort being blown into the sky by powerful shells.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao put down his telescope, pointed at the fort, and said in surprise: "Old Chen, take a look."
Commander Chen Zhongwen followed the direction of Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao's finger and took a look at the situation of the fort.
He couldn't help but cursed: "I'm such a big fool, I was blocked by such crappy fortifications for several days.
If I had known that the Holy Cross defense line of the Kingdom of France was like this, I would have launched an attack immediately when I arrived here.
Why are you waiting for the naval guns to arrive? There is no need to store a large number of shells."
When Commander Chen Zhongwen saw the results of the artillery, he was really angry.
He, a famous general on the battlefield, was actually frightened by a paper tiger.
When this incident spread, he became a joke among his colleagues for the rest of his life.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao looked at Army Commander Chen Zhongwen with red eyes.
He was also reflecting on whether the First Army's combat style was too conservative?
It’s no wonder they were so angry. Who could have imagined that a country that tried its best to build fortifications to defend its capital turned out to be a shoddy project.
He looked at the situation on the battlefield, the fortress of the Holy Cross Defense Line of the Kingdom of France.
According to empirical calculations, they can withstand hundreds of shells before being destroyed.
These fortresses can now be destroyed with just a few cannonballs.
They conducted tests before the war, but did not find that the Holy Cross defense line was so fragile. This was entirely their dereliction of duty.
Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao could only comfort him: "The Holy Cross Defense Line is a shoddy project, which is also conducive to our army's offensive.
Not to mention the seven days given to us by Commander Lu Chenyang, today we can break through the Holy Cross defense line and occupy Paris, the capital of the Kingdom of France."
Commander Chen Zhongwen sighed and said: "Things have already happened, so we can only think about his benefits.
There is no need to test, give the army the order for a general attack, and seize the Holy Cross defense line as soon as possible to prevent any mistakes."
Commander Chen Zhongwen immediately called the correspondent and asked him to send reports to various units, and all units of the First Army immediately launched a general offensive.
Orders were issued at the speed of light, and the First Army, as the ace force of the Royal Army, responded extremely quickly.
Each artillery regiment first fired a salvo, and then began to extend the artillery fire.
When the army departments extended their artillery fire in the artillery regiment, they took explosive packages and mortars and began to rush towards the Holy Cross defense line.
In the Kingdom of France, the defenders of the Holy Cross Defense Line were in panic because their generals had withdrawn with their elite troops.
There are rumors in the army that the kingdom's elite have left and are being used as cannon fodder.
When the morale of the army was low, they encountered intensive shelling by the Han army.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of France have never experienced the feeling of shells falling like hailstones.
People with higher status hide in the fortress.
They thought they could escape, but they saw that the fortress was very fragile. The enemy's cannons destroyed the fortress and they were buried in the fortress.
People of lower status, especially the young men captured from near Paris, trembled and hid in the trenches.
Except for very unlucky people, the shells landed directly in the trenches, or landed nearby and were killed by the shock wave.
Most of the people in the trenches, which were not the main areas of artillery attack, escaped this crisis.
The French soldiers in the trenches heard the sound of cannons receding and thought they had survived the crisis.
They then heard footsteps coming from outside the trench, indicating that the enemy was approaching the trench.
But their morale was very low. Except for a few who took up guns to resist and were quickly killed by the enemy, most of them chose to surrender.
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Commander Chen Zhongwen saw that the elite of the First Army had planted the imperial dragon flag on the Holy Cross defense line.
They initially controlled the forward areas of the Holy Cross Defense Line.
This kind of defense line composed of fortresses and trenches, as long as the forward position is broken through, the entire defense line will be quickly conquered by the army.
Commander Chen Zhongwen asked Chief of Staff Song Yunqiao to stay and coordinate and command various ministries.
He led the guards to the Holy Cross Defense Line.
Commander Chen Zhongwen took a car and soon came to the ruins of the Holy Cross Defense Line.
He looked at the forts and forts that had been destroyed by cannonballs.
Some of the cement for these forts has been ground into powder, which means the cement produced is substandard.
He saw the dilapidated fort. Inside, instead of steel bars as thick as a thumb, were iron wires as thin as a hair.
Commander Chen Zhongwen walked up to the iron wire and gently broke it with his hands, and the iron wire was pulled out from under the cement block.
He gently bent it with his fingers, and the wire was immediately rolled into a ring.
Commander Chen Zhongwen lamented: “Every country has rat rats, but the rat rats in the Kingdom of France are too crazy.
They were afraid that the Kingdom of France would not be destroyed, so they pushed it with all their strength.
No wonder these fortresses can only withstand a few cannonballs.
Instead of putting such a thin wire in the concrete, it would be better to put a few pieces of bamboo, which might make it stronger."
Commander Chen Zhongwen called the correspondent and ordered: "Ask the Third Division if they can open up the road to the Holy Cross Defense Line."
After the correspondent finished sending and receiving the telegram, he immediately came to Commander Chen Zhongwen to report.
"Master Commander, I have received a report from the Third Division that they are clearing the mines laid by the Kingdom of France.
Now a road has been initially opened for vehicle traffic."
After Commander Chen Zhongwen learned about the situation, he immediately issued an order.
"Send a report to each division. The first division is responsible for dealing with the enemies in and around Paris. The second division quickly rushes to the remaining defense lines to help friendly forces break through the defense lines of the Kingdom of France.
The third division was left to handle the Holy Cross defenses.
After we finish dealing with it here, we will march towards southern France and occupy the strategic arteries."
After Chen Zhongwen issued the order, he quickly arrived at the assembled first division.
He waved his hand and told the First Division to set off as soon as possible to control the situation in Paris before dawn.
Soldiers from the 3rd Division have already boarded the vehicles.
The roar of cars sounded, and the convoy moved forward slowly.
At the front of the convoy is a heavily armored tracked vehicle, which also tows a steel roller behind it.
This is a specialized minesweeper vehicle in the military that prevents enemy mines from blasting through armored vehicles that have little protection.
Behind the minesweeper was a self-propelled artillery regiment, followed by a personnel carrier.
The purpose of the 1st Division was to capture Paris. It did not carry a tank regiment, so it was of little use in sieges and street fighting.
Commander Chen Zhongwen was in a great mood. The occupation of Paris was the last battle of the Royal Army.
After the fall of the Kingdom of France, the Royal Army had few large-scale battles.
When he gets this mission, he must let the Royal Army fight the final battle perfectly.
Commander Chen Zhongwen took out his pocket watch and glanced at the current time.
It is now close to 4:30 in the morning and dawn is about to begin.
They are also approaching Paris and are about to capture the capital of the Kingdom of France.
Commander Chen Zhongwen noticed that the convoy ahead had stopped.
He quickly waited for a report from the front, reported by someone who claimed to be from the Military Intelligence Bureau.
They have captured a city gate, and Paris is empty.
Their main force encountered the army of the Kingdom of France near the Palace of Versailles, and King Louis XIV of France was also near the Palace of Versailles.
When Commander Chen Zhongwen heard the news, it completely matched the contents of the telegram deciphered by the Royal Army.
He asked the First Army to send a brigade of soldiers to capture the city of Paris.
Even if this person is telling lies, with the strength of the First Army, there is no problem in taking over the chaotic Paris.
The main force of the First Division went to the vicinity of the Palace of Versailles to destroy the troops leaving the Holy Cross defense line.
If he could capture or eliminate King Louis XIV of France, it would be considered a very important achievement.
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King Louis XIV panicked and hid under the protection of his guards to prevent the rebels from discovering his traces.
After Volker burned the Palace of Versailles, his self-confidence was extremely expanded and he believed that he would become the master of the Kingdom of France.
He raised his gun and cheered, ordering his men to search for King Louis XIV of France.
While they were searching across the mountains and plains, time passed slowly.
Walker did not notice that Wickham took advantage of the search to quietly leave with his men and return to the city gate they occupied.
"Lord Walker, we seem to have found traces of His Majesty the King."
Walker immediately reprimanded: "Your Majesty, from today on, Louis XIV is no longer the king of France, and I no longer recognize him as the king.
Where is this guy? Take me to arrest him quickly."
Walker did not notice that some fires had appeared around the Palace of Versailles.
Viscount Hutt led the army to Versailles Palace as quickly as possible to rescue him.
When the army discovered the traitor, they were immediately excited.
The heads of these traitors can at least be exchanged for knighthood.
They were suppressed and beaten by the Han army, and they were already very angry.
Encountering these armies with few muskets, the French army immediately regained its confidence.
Viscount Hutt immediately asked the army to attack.
After they attacked, they discovered that the rebels were much stronger than they imagined and had caused a lot of casualties to the army.
The army suffered too many casualties and almost collapsed.
When King Louis XIV saw the army coming, he took the initiative to come over and promised to give all soldiers knighthoods after victory.
This mobilized the enthusiasm of the army and allowed the army to continue to encircle and suppress the rebels.
They were about to eliminate the rebels when they heard the roar of a car engine in the distance.
When Viscount Hutt heard this voice, his expression changed drastically.
"How come the Han army came so fast?"
His original idea was to rescue King Louis XIV, escort the king to the south, and wait for the opportunity for the kingdom to turn around.
Now this idea is completely shattered, the Holy Cross defense line has no effect at all, and the Han army has surrounded him.
Fierce machine gunfire and artillery fire sounded on the battlefield.
The French army came under intense artillery fire.
Without fortresses and trenches for defense, they simply could not withstand such heavy casualties and immediately chose to kneel down and surrender.
Commander Chen Zhongwen saw the French army and surrendered after just one attack under their attack.
He received a report from the front line that the young king of France, Louis XIV, had been captured alive.
Commander Chen Zhongwen left part of his army to clean up the battlefield, and he immediately led the main force into Paris to maintain order.
That's right, they only need to drive the car into Paris, not attack the city.
People from the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau have occupied a city gate in Paris and sent people to guard the city gate until the Royal Army arrived.
The First Army now controls the city gate and some neighborhoods near the city gate.
The Royal Army does not need to attack Paris at all, it can directly enter Paris, resolve the riots in the city, and complete the occupation of Paris.
The car in which Commander Chen Zhongwen was riding entered the city of Paris through the open city gate.
He looked at the flames of Paris soaring into the sky, and in the distance there was the sound of gunfire from the First Army suppressing all forces in Paris.
The city of Paris seems to have been basically destroyed now.
But the symbolism of occupying him is great enough.
Paris also has the last remaining elite of the Kingdom of France.
The occupation of Paris by the Royal Army marked the basic end of the war in Europe.
