Hutier did not have an impressive record in World War I, but Hutier's tactics were well known.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't know when Hu Tier formed this tactical idea, but in the battle of Reims, Hu Tier did use this tactic of small-scale infantry penetration and heavy infantry follow-up, and achieved great success.
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Perhaps Hutier was inspired by Qin Zhiyuan to come up with and perfect this tactic, because Qin Zhiyuan also used similar tactics in the Battle of Ferenta de Noir and won a complete victory.
The initial stage of Hutier's tactics was a short and fierce artillery bombardment. Due to the tight logistics of the German army, the artillery bombardment was not intended to destroy the enemy's positions, but only to suppress them.
Then, elite infantry units called storm troops were dispatched. These storm troops penetrated into the opponent's positions through the enemy's position joints, and used signal flares and signal rockets to guide the opponent's artillery positions to attack, or to attack the enemy's artillery positions.
Conduct a direct attack on the enemy's headquarters.
Stormtroopers are the core of Hutier's tactics.
Unlike ordinary infantry, the members of these storm troops are well-equipped. They are equipped with grenades, daggers, engineer shovels, and if they are sergeants, they are also equipped with light machine guns, grenade launchers, and light mortars. The soldiers' main weapons are no longer rifles, but
Berkman MP18 submachine gun, which greatly enhances the firepower continuity of the unit. A detachment has good firepower output and can complete combat missions of a certain scale.
After the storm troops complete their mission, the heavy infantry equipped with heavy machine guns, flamethrowers, heavy mortars, and light artillery will continue to bypass those enemy strongholds, penetrate directly behind the enemy strongholds, cut off the enemy's retreat, and at the same time prevent
The enemy continues to reinforce.
Finally, ordinary infantry cleared these isolated strongholds.
When Houtier came up with Houtier's tactics, the French 223rd Regiment was caught off guard. The regiment headquarters was knocked out by the storm troops sent by Houtier. The French army's command system fell into chaos and was unable to organize an effective counterattack. As a result, the position was destroyed.
Occupied by the Germans, about 500 soldiers were killed and 1,700 were captured.
Compared with the Germans, the French seemed to lack the will to fight to the end. Of course, when the Germans were in dire straits, their performance was not much better.
The establishment of the French army is different from that of Qin Zhiyuan. Each infantry regiment only has about 2,250 people, which is more than a thousand fewer than Qin Zhiyuan's infantry regiment. This loss of more than a thousand people may seem inconsequential, but when it comes to defending positions
, perhaps one battalion of reserves will be missing, causing the position to be unable to hold until reinforcements arrive.
After the news of the annihilation of the 223rd Regiment reached the headquarters, almost the entire headquarters fell into silence.
This was the first major loss suffered by the 17th Army after the Battle of Reims began.
If magnified to the entire front, the loss of one regiment would be negligible, but for the 17th Army, it was enough to sound the alarm.
Tell Harrison that if the position cannot be regained before dawn, I will send him to court martial. Bastian is furious.
The 17th Group Army has always maintained a situation of three regiments defending side by side, a Chinese regiment, an Annan regiment, and a French regiment. This is a bit of competition with each other, and it depends on who can't hold on first.
As a result, the French 223rd Regiment was defeated first, which really made Bastian lose his face.
If the pure French army could not compare with Qin Zhiyuan's troops, Bastian would admit it. But now that they cannot even compare with the Annan people, Bastian really couldn't swallow this sigh of relief.
As the commander of the 35th Army, when Bastian is angry, his men will be unlucky, so Harrison, the commander of the 56th Division who lost his position, must be responsible for this defeat.
In principle, Qin Zhiyuan did not interfere with Bastian's combat arrangements. After all, Bastian also wanted to maintain his prestige in the army. If Bastian wanted to send troops to attack, then go ahead. Anyway, the people who died were not Chinese.
But now Qin Zhiyuan has to intervene.
The human resources of every regiment are important, and may be related to the final outcome. Qin Zhiyuan promptly stopped Bastian's behavior of ordering the troops to line up to commit suicide: Wait, send out scouts first to see what happened there.
What, and then formulate the next battle plan.
I don't have this type of scout in my army. Bastian is worried.
I have. Qin Zhiyuan takes care of everything.
Taking action rashly without knowing clearly the reality of the German army was tantamount to giving away food. Qin Zhiyuan did not want to make such a low-level mistake, although this was a normal phenomenon in the early 20th century.
At the junction of the positions of the original 223rd Regiment of the French Army and the 9th Regiment of the Foreign Legion in Forliny, a small team of more than ten people wearing German uniforms was advancing in a skirmish line through the mountains.
The leader, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was an imposing figure. He was Liu Shuangxi, the sergeant major of the military scouts directly under the command of Qin Zhiyuan.
Liu Shuangxi, who received the rank of Grand Officer, was originally eligible for promotion, but Liu Shuangxi refused the opportunity to attend a military academy for short-term training, even though the invitation came from the world-famous Saint-Cyr Military Academy, and stayed in the army quietly.
His sergeant major.
It is not common for a sergeant major to receive the rank of senior officer. Liu Shuangxi has become the idol of all soldiers of the Allied Powers, and to some extent is more famous than Qin Zhiyuan. After all, for ordinary soldiers, Qin Zhiyuan has entered the ranks of senior generals.
It's really too far away from them.
Living legend Liu Shuangxi touched the spear point on his military helmet, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Maybe Yang Feiyi will like it. He practices Iron Tou Kung Fu, so adding this thing will make it even more powerful.
Liu Shuangxi couldn't help but complain.
Yang Feiyi is a scout under Liu Shuangxi. He is responsible for operating the Lewis machine gun in the team. Other machine gunners need ammunition handlers to carry 10 ammunition trays. Yang Feiyi carries the Lewis machine gun alone and can carry 15 ammunition in the backpack on his back.
plate.
This is the humanoid arsenal.
Brother, don't you feel awkward? Ever since I put on this Laoshizi helmet, I felt like I was hit by an arrow in the head. Wang Wenchang came to Liu Shuangxi and muttered.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, the soldier in front obviously heard it and nodded hurriedly. The tip of the gun on his head was swinging back and forth, which was very conspicuous.
Yes, the soldiers behind him echoed the words, touching the tip of the gun on his helmet and having the urge to pull it off.
Silenced, Liu Shuangxi suddenly made a gesture and ducked to the side of the road.
No one spoke, but everyone moved neatly and hid on both sides of the road. The shotguns in their hands were raised, the shell guns were opened, and the Lewis cannons were opened.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the place directly in front of them, where there was also a troop making the same movements as them.
Who is it? Liu Shuangxi tried to ask in German with only a few sentences.
Poof, even though they were so far away, Liu Shuangxi could still hear the sound of heavy breathing over there.
One soldier ventured to turn on the flashlight in his hand.
A white beam of light hit the opponent, wearing a ship-shaped military helmet and a blue-gray military uniform.
Poof, Liu Shuangxi also let out a sigh of relief, this is one of his own.
Since you are one of your own, don't turn on the lights so as not to attract the enemy's attention.
Someone on the other side also turned on a flashlight, and it flashed away.
Hey, what did you find? Someone asked in French.
Everything is normal and nothing has been discovered so far. Liu Shuangxi put the shotgun on his back, stood up and walked towards the other party.
Yes, everything is fine, God bless. The person who answered the question also stood up and walked towards this side, looking dazed, followed by a dozen people.
Have you arrived in front of their position? Why did you come back so quickly? The other party seemed to be chatting casually.
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Liu Shuangxi suddenly shuddered in his heart. They were the first batch of scouts sent out. Before them, no one had gone to reconnoitre the German positions.
So, who are those people opposite?
The answer made Liu Shuangxi shudder.
The defense was very tight, and there was no chance. Liu Shuangxi took off the military shovel behind him, and shook it towards Wang Wenchang behind him in a covert manner.
Just as they were talking, the distance between the two people was only a little over one meter, a distance that they could reach with their hands.
Have a smoke. Thank you for your hard work. The other party held a cigarette in his hand and handed it to me.
Thank you. Liu Shuangxi reached out and suddenly reached out like lightning halfway, grabbed the opponent's wrist that was obviously smoke and had a dagger hidden in his hand, swung the engineer shovel and chopped off the opponent's head with all his strength.
A spark flashed through the air, and two engineer shovels smashed into the air.
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They all have evil intentions.
Fuck Liu Shuangxi roared angrily, raised his leg to block the opponent's black kick that was coming towards him silently, and slashed at the opponent's neck with his backhand.
If this chop is done firmly, the opponent's neck can be cut off directly.
The opponent rolled up, bumped into Liu Shuangxi's arms, bent his elbow and hit Liu Shuangxi in the face.
Liu Shuangxi's helmeted head suddenly hit the opponent's face, which was as ferocious as a demon, and the opponent's body suddenly leaned back to avoid it.
Liu Shuangxi hooked his foot and tripped the other person to the ground. The two of them rolled into a ball on the ground.
In just a few words, the two groups of people had already bumped into each other and started fighting.
Because they were performing infiltration missions, they would not shoot when forced. Both sides would use cold weapons or fight with bare hands.
Miserable grunts, low growls, low-pitched curses, the muffled sound of punches hitting the flesh, the sparks of weapons clashing, the thud of sharp blades entering the body, the thud of engineers' shovels cutting through limbs, the unconscious whooshing sound before death.
All the sounds come together to form a symphony of death.
The hand-to-hand combat was indeed cruel. In less than a minute, all thirteen members of the German Stormtroopers were killed; three of Liu Shuangxi's scouts were killed and three wounded.
Not all Germans are as proficient in fighting as their captain, but almost all scouts have practiced martial arts since childhood like Liu Shuangxi.
A little advantage is insignificant, but when all the little advantages come together, it is enough to change the entire situation of the battle.
