While Xu Sheng and others were setting up defensive positions, the Germans had been waiting for the Seventeenth Army to continue their attack.
Soon, Admiral Hutier discovered that the situation he least wanted to see happened.
The French and the Chinese did not continue to launch attacks. Instead, they made a temporary stop. They made a little progress and then stagnated. They set up positions on the spot and pretended to be unwilling to leave.
It has to be said that Qin Zhiyuan really grasped the weakness of the Germans.
This is what elastic defense fears most.
If the elastic defense is compared to a rubber band, then when the pressure on the rubber band is greater, the rebound force will be greater; if the pressure is not enough, the rebound force of the rubber band will be very small, or even not at all.
strength.
The place where Xu Sheng and the others stayed was undoubtedly the most uncomfortable position for the Germans. If they attacked directly, there would still be some distance; if they did not attack, the forward position would be lost.
Before Hutier could make a decision, Xu Sheng and Fu Lehe had already completed their position layout, and the French 32nd Division randomly launched an attack.
Although he saw the French continuing to attack, Hutier was still not happy, because Hutier found that only part of the French launched the attack, and the other part of the Chinese stayed in the position they had just set up, and started fighting honestly
positional warfare.
Hu Dier was deeply impressed by the Chinese unit yesterday. Although they finally drove the Chinese unit out of the forward position, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese unit was chilling. In just four hours, a reorganized division responsible for the attack
They were basically crippled, and 80% of the soldiers in one brigade were killed. After the war, less than a hundred people were able to walk independently.
If the combat effectiveness of these two Chinese troops is similar to that of that Chinese troop,
Hutier's heart had sunk to the bottom, because Hutier discovered that there were tanks on the Chinese position to help.
This is troublesome. If the combat effectiveness of a position without tanks to assist defense is one, then with tanks it is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two, but one times one.
Well, it's not just one multiplied by one. Hu Tier was so confused that he would make mistakes in simple arithmetic.
Although Qin Zhiyuan won a great victory in Ferenta de Noir, some people from Crown Prince William's troops finally escaped. According to what Hutier learned, when facing a position with tanks to assist in defense, it is best to
Do not attack frontally, even if you have superior troops, it will never play a decisive role.
Because the only thing that can play a decisive role is the tank force.
To be honest, Hutier didn't pay much attention to the ongoing French army. Hutier's whole mind was on the two Chinese positions with tanks to assist in defense.
The battle process was exactly as Hutier expected.
With almost no setbacks, the attacking French troops were defeated, and then when the Germans pursued them to the two Chinese positions where they were waiting, the German offensive was stopped.
Stopping is not very accurate, it should be defeated.
These two Chinese troops were so proficient in using crossfire that Hutier suspected that they were two German troops who had mutinied and surrendered to the enemy. Their fighting will was very tenacious, no less than that of the German troops; at the same time, their fighting methods were very flexible. If
If the German soldiers are too far away, they will use single-shot bursts from their rifles, and the hit rate is surprisingly high; if the German soldiers launch a charge, there will be a large number of heavy machine guns on the position, so many that people will mistakenly think that they are two divisions, not two divisions.
Two groups.
When the second attack was repulsed, Hutier readjusted his assessment of the density of heavy machine guns in the Chinese troops. According to the proportion of heavy machine guns equipped by the German army, this was definitely not two divisions, but four divisions or even more.
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So an imminent question was placed in front of Hutier, whether to fight or not to fight. If he fought, he might suffer greater losses. If he didn't fight, the German army would be forced to retreat to the third line of defense.
The second line of defense is too close to the first line of defense, only less than two kilometers. If the tanks on the Chinese position go down the mountain, they can capture the second line of defense with just one impact, and the losses will be even more severe by then.
So after careful consideration, Hutier decided to continue the attack.
The German attack routine was actually the same as the French. Before the attack, there was a long period of firepower preparation, and then the infantry swarmed forward.
Hutier also planned to attack in this way.
But Hutier soon regretted it.
The rapid fire attack lasted less than half an hour when Hutier heard the buzzing sound of engines coming from the horizon, and then a big-bellied bomber flying over that covered the sky and the sun.
Although there were only a few dozen bombers, the momentum of the formation flying still shocked Hutier.
This was almost the first time bombers appeared on the battlefield in an organized form.
In fact, no matter what the object is, from humans to locusts, as long as there are many of them, it will always shock people.
The same goes for airplanes.
There are many differences between Qin Zhiyuan's bomber force and the bombers at this time. Although the wingspans are quite large, the metal skin on the wings of Qin Zhiyuan's bombers and the fairings on the engines are very conspicuous, not to mention the unique enclosed cabin.
, as well as the oversized Foreign Legion logo on the bottom of the wing, clearly indicate the pedigree of this bomber team.
When he first saw the bomber formation, Hutier did not realize that they were bombers.
When these planes flew in formation over the German artillery positions and opened the belly doors, Hutier realized that something was wrong.
Sure enough, those planes couldn't wait to drop a series of bombs, and then they flapped their wings and increased their power and flew away at high speed.
The German artillery positions were already in flames.
There is no need to count the casualties. The continuous explosions and earth-shattering explosions have fully demonstrated the effect of the bombing.
Even when the last group of five or six planes flew over, they circled around and found no valuable targets, so they simply dropped their bombs into the German camp.
Hutier didn't know whether to cry or laugh. The German troops in the camp had already left the camp and were preparing to attack the Chinese positions. There were no people in the camp, so there were not too many casualties. However, the violent explosion affected the piles of people piled in the camp.
The ammunition inside caused a series of explosions, and the reserves of three entire divisions were wiped out.
In the era of hot weapons, logistics is all about fighting. Without bullets, a rifle is worse than a spear. Due to the shortage of supplies, Germany has had difficulty supplying logistics. Now that all the supplies in reserve have been wiped out, how can we fight?
There was no time to feel sorry for ourselves, because the troops attacking the Chinese positions were defeated again, and Hutier had to prepare for the next attack.
However, an attack without artillery cover would be tantamount to asking German soldiers to commit suicide.
Hutier was in a dilemma.
At this time, Qin Zhiyuan still didn't know the effect of the bombing, and he was feeling sorry for the bomber unit.
The reason why the bomber force was able to succeed was because the British and French fighter jets had just lured the German fighter jets away, and thus they succeeded with an unexpected strike.
However, such a big change occurred in the German position, and even the ammunition stored in the camp exploded. The German pilots in the sky naturally knew what happened, so the bombers who completed the mission were unlucky.
In fact, theoretically speaking, bombers have certain advantages when facing fighters.
Compared with fighter jets, bombers have some advantages in terms of range, altitude and speed, but if a fighter jet and bomber collide head-on, the bomber will have no advantage at all.
Today's fighter jets are all single-engine. The power provided by a single engine is definitely not as good as the two engines of a bomber. However, bombers are too heavy and inflexible, so they basically can only take a beating in front of bombers.
The group of bombers returning home after completing their mission ran head-on into German fighter jets that were coming for revenge.
In just one encounter, fifteen of the 60 bombers were shot down, three of which were hit in their fuel tanks. The aircraft exploded in the air and disintegrated in the air.
The losses were really heavy, especially when Qin Zhiyuan learned that a plane disintegrated in the air and that all the crew members were Chinese. Even though he knew that it was impossible to fight without killing people, he still felt inexplicably sad and angry.
As a commander, he must abandon all personal emotions when directing battles. Qin Zhiyuan turned a blind eye to the numbers in the battle reports that kept coming, and hardened his heart to arrange the rotation of troops.
It is indeed necessary to rotate. The six infantry regiments of the Chinese army have nearly 20,000 people. Although their records are brilliant, they actually do not have much experience against the enemy. It is rare to have an opportunity to gain experience. It is best to go up and practice.
In fact, the main reason is that now is not the time to attack, because the armored forces cannot be counted on for the time being, and Qin Zhiyuan does not want to risk his life to build up his record.
The miniaturization of radios has basically been completed and is currently in the experimental stage. Qin Zhiyuan can't wait to request that all tanks be equipped with radios, even if they are only first-generation experimental products.
Battlefield communication is so important to armored forces that it cannot be overemphasized. Relying only on small flags and lights to convey messages is neither efficient nor easy to cause casualties to tank crews. It is precisely because of communication problems that there is no
Solved, so the armored forces are now simply unable to exert their full combat effectiveness.
Qin Zhiyuan did not intend to launch an attack until all tanks were equipped with radios. He would just let the Germans bleed slowly.
Almost three regiments were divided into one batch, and all the infantry regiments had to take turns to go into battle. At least they had to defend their positions for half a day and withstand two waves of German attacks before they could withdraw.
Each batch will have a Chinese group defending in the center, and the left and right wings will be Annan troops or French troops. The position is like a nail, nailed to the German position, and the German 18th Group Army will continue to defend it.
bloodletting.
The plans are perfect, but the reality is always cruel.
Hutier was not mediocre either. After attacking for two consecutive days, he saw heavy casualties and little effect.
Hutier took the initiative to change his tactics, and finally, one night at the end of August, he captured the right wing of the Chinese position, which was defended by the French 223rd Regiment.
