Ludendorff's defense system, if translated into Chinese, would have two words: avoid its sharp edge and lure the enemy deeper.
Don't think this tactic is simple. In France, where there is no room for detours, it is not easy for Ludendorff to come up with this method.
Ludendorff's tactics are called elastic defense. Niveller was defeated first by this tactic, then Haig, then the Russian commander-in-chief Breshilov, and now Pakistan is added to this list.
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After receiving the news from Colonel Hausen asking for help, Bastian immediately sent reinforcements, and Qin Zhiyuan also ordered Ruan Juncai's troops who were closer to the 185th Regiment and 192nd Regiment to go to support.
When Qin Zhiyuan ordered Ruan Juncai's 15th Regiment of the Foreign Legion to go to support the 185th and 192nd Regiments, Qin Zhiyuan felt something was wrong in his heart.
Before Qin Zhiyuan could figure out what was wrong, another battle report came in. Colonel Henry of the 192nd Regiment was killed in action.
The German attack was extremely violent.
There was a faint sound of fierce shelling in the distance, which was the German artillery firing. They had never responded when the 17th Army's artillery attacked before, and they were just waiting to take effect now.
Colonel Howson is in dire straits.
Almost in an instant, the Germans appeared from all directions, bombarding the German soldiers with sharp bayonets and charging with crossfire.
The 185th Regiment suffered heavy losses. Hausen's chief of staff was killed in the shelling. Two of the three battalion commanders were killed and one was seriously injured. Hausen's own left arm was also scratched by shrapnel. Fortunately, Hausen was still conscious and he immediately
The troops were organized to defend on the spot. On the one hand, they resisted the German attack. On the other hand, they asked for help from the rear. At the same time, they ordered the troops to move closer to the 192nd Regiment.
The 185th Regiment was still able to organize resistance, but the 192nd Regiment was already in chaos.
Henry, the commander of the 192th Regiment, was killed in the first round of German artillery fire. The regiment's chief of staff was seriously injured. One of the three battalion commanders was confirmed dead, one is missing, and one had an arm blown off, but he still insisted on commanding
fighting.
The situation was urgent, and the battalion commander whose arm was blown off took the initiative to lead his team to break up the rear and asked Colonel Howson to retreat immediately.
The German attack was extremely fierce and there was no time for politeness. Colonel Hausen only had time to offer a military salute before leading the remaining soldiers of the 185th and 192nd regiments to retreat.
In order to advance lightly, the 185th Regiment and the 192nd Regiment did not carry heavy weapons. In addition to rifles, the soldiers only had grenades. Such a sparse firepower density could not stop the Germans. So after all the grenades were thrown away, the two sides fell into brutal hand-to-hand combat.
Hand-to-hand combat is one of the cruelest methods of combat. When casualties are counted after the war, there are often one-on-one situations, which shows how tragic the battle situation is.
The soldiers at the rear did not have an advantage in numbers. Fortunately, they did not lose their courage and all fought until the last moment. Unfortunately, their number was too small and they did not delay the Germans for long. There were too many in the troops led by Colonel Hausen.
Many soldiers were injured, and they were overtaken by the Germans before they could return to the enemy's forward positions they had occupied.
So it was another brutal hand-to-hand battle. This time, almost all of the people left behind were wounded soldiers.
When the Germans caught up with Colonel Hausen for the third time, the 15th Regiment of the Foreign Legion had already arrived to rescue him.
Most of the Annan people were new soldiers. This was their first time on the battlefield. Although some Chinese veterans gave them some advice, they still couldn't help but get confused when facing the Germans' crazy charge.
Still couldn't stand it.
The Germans pursued them all the way to the Xiang Ankang Regiment's position, and then they really encountered a tough enemy.
Xiang Ankang has always been cautious. When he set up the position, he not only had a complete set of light and heavy machine guns, but also dragged up two Miss 75s.
In order to prevent the front from being broken up by the defeated troops, Xiang Ankang opened a safe passage in the position, and allowed the defeated troops of the 185th Regiment, 192nd Regiment and the 15th Regiment of the Foreign Legion to pass through, becoming the last line of defense on the battlefield.
Facing the swarming Germans, Xiang Ankang did not panic. When the Germans entered the death zone, Xiang Ankang ordered his troops to open fire.
It was another sniper attack that was close to a massacre. The Germans dropped at least two thousand corpses before they withdrew from the battlefield in disgrace.
When the Germans launched their attack again, it was already an hour later. Within this hour, they replenished the Ankang Regiment with enough grenades and bullets, and established contact with the artillery in the rear, waiting to meet the German attack.
At this time, the Germans were not simply attacking from the front, but attacking the Ministry of Ankang's position from three sides.
Covering the front line to Sashi, the frontal defense line is about six kilometers. If it is defended by four regiments, even if the defenders cannot cover the entire defense line, they can at least be the horns of each other.
But now there is only one regiment towards Ankang, so the Germans can calmly attack the defensive positions towards Ankang from three directions.
As usual, infantry attacks are preceded by covering fire.
The German artillery must have calculated the shooting points in advance, and the artillery bombardment was carried out extremely accurately. In an hour of artillery strikes, the Ankang Regiment lost nearly one-third of its troops.
In fact, Qin Zhiyuan at this time already wanted to withdraw the Xiang Ankang Regiment, but Maxim insisted on a fight to measure the combat effectiveness of the German and Chinese troops, so the battle began under extremely unfavorable circumstances for the Xiang Ankang Regiment.
After all, the Xiang Ankang Regiment had been tempered in the Battle of Ferenta de Noir. The soldiers cooperated with each other tacitly and were skilled in tactical movements. The officers knew what responses should be made in various situations.
So the Germans were in trouble.
From eleven o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon, the Germans launched three attacks. Except for the first artillery bombardment, which achieved many results, the remaining two achieved nothing.
In contrast, each attack resulted in thousands of casualties, and due to the hidden damage to the Xiang Ankang Regiment, far more people were injured than killed. Even in the second attack, because there were too many injured soldiers, in order to
While rescuing the wounded, the infantry was defeated before reaching the death zone formed by crossfire.
The Germans were also making progress during the war, and their infantry and artillery coordination became more and more proficient. During the third attack, when the artillery began to extend, the infantry was only about 150 meters away from the Ankang Regiment's position, which was almost a hot spot.
Rush forward.
It took some trouble to repel the Germans' third attack. It took a full hour of fierce fighting before the Germans were driven out of their position.
In this battle, the Xiang Ankang Regiment's casualties increased significantly.
The Germans have also learned to be smart. They no longer fight head-on, but use the terrain and features to attack in waves. Whenever someone charges, there will be precise shooters who use the craters and gravel cover all over the mountains and the ground.
Defending soldiers shoot at each other.
The quality of individual soldiers of the Germans is actually quite good, especially their precision shooters. I don’t know whether it’s because of their superb shooting skills or because of the bonus of the scope. Anyway, the soldiers who are injured or killed in the defensive position are basically precision shooters.
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After repelling the third siege of the Germans, Qin Zhiyuan resolutely withdrew his troops from the front line despite Maxim's strong opposition.
Qin Zhiyuan has finally seen through it. All the soldiers in this era are almost the same as Nivele Manking. They ignore life, are stubborn and will never give up until they achieve their goals.
In order to achieve their goals, even if they have to sacrifice their own lives, they will not hesitate at all, and the lives of soldiers are as nothing to them.
