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The reason why the French launched the Battle of the Somme was to reduce the pressure on the French army in the direction of Verdun. So far, the French army on the Verdun front has stabilized its front and is preparing for a counterattack. The Battle of the Somme has initially been achieved.
strategic purpose.
After Qin Zhiyuan's battle report was sent in, Foch quickly approved it, not only allowing Qin Zhiyuan to lead his troops to fight at an appropriate time, but also ordered Michelet's Tenth Army to cooperate.
In order to better coordinate the command, Michelet sent a staff officer named Hunter to the Sixth Regiment and organized a joint staff with Pierre.
According to the battle plan given by the staff, Qin Zhiyuan will lead about 2,000 infantrymen from the Kapi area to the vicinity of Elbecourt, waiting for an opportunity to attack Elbecourt.
Elbecourt is not a strategic location, it is just a small village. Yes, during World War I, many battle plans targeted only a small village. Most of the time, thousands of people would be sacrificed for this small village.
It may not be possible to attack it.
In order to cooperate with Qin Zhiyuan's battle, Michelet will send two divisions to launch attacks on the south and north banks of the Somme River to contain the effective forces of the Germans. At the same time, Michelet will also send an artillery brigade to provide fire cover for Qin Zhiyuan's attack.
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In order to test the combat effectiveness of Qin Zhiyuan's troops, Michelet also spent a lot of money.
In this battle plan, in order to attack a small village, the French sent nearly 40,000 people. In World War I, this was the norm.
This was the first attack mission Qin Zhiyuan received. It was neither reinforcement nor defense. It was the first time he launched an attack against a German tactical target.
Qin Zhiyuan has no room for failure.
For this reason, Qin Zhiyuan took Hu Tingfeng and Jin Taihe to Elbecourt for reconnaissance for a week in a row, just to determine the German defense deployment as much as possible.
There are a total of four bunkers in the German trenches. The bunkers are connected by underground passages and cannot be entered from the trenches. In front of the trenches, the Germans dug anti-tank trenches, which are about ten meters long and five meters deep. In front of the anti-tank trenches, there is a line of about two meters.
There are two meters high and one meter wide barbed wire fence behind the anti-tank trenches. After the second barbed wire fence is the German trenches. There are too many Germans there and we have never entered. Hu Tingfeng deserves to be here.
Regular visitor, well aware of the German defense facilities.
War weapons have spurred tactical progress. Although tanks have just appeared on the battlefield, the Germans have already begun to use anti-tank trenches to restrain tanks. It is believed that in a while, perhaps around Christmas, anti-tank guns will be equipped with troops. Hu listen
Feng has made great progress during this period. At least he has a good grasp of military terminology. This former tomb robber has gradually transformed into a qualified officer.
This is both a barbed wire fence and an anti-tank trench. How did you get past it? Qin Zhiyuan observed for a long time with a Zeiss telescope made in Germany, but found no loopholes in the defense. It seemed that he wanted to capture Elbecourt.
It can only be filled with human lives.
Hu Tingfeng made many attacks and obtained not only gold, silver and jewelry, but also a lot of military supplies, including the telescope in Qin Zhiyuan's hand.
At the junction of positions, the Germans are a bit rigid. They arrange the positions in a rigid manner. There must be a gap at the junction between the two armies. Moreover, in order to prevent accidental damage to friendly forces, the Germans generally do not lay mines at the junction of positions. They use this
The joint can penetrate behind the Germans. Hu Tingfeng really has a skill and can find such loopholes.
Let's go and have a look at the junction. It was getting dark. Qin Zhiyuan and the others were wearing raincoats with irregular twigs on their military caps as cover. They were far away from the German positions, so there was no risk of being discovered by the Germans.
When he was at the rear, Qin Zhiyuan's clothing was made of woolen material. When he was at the front, Qin Zhiyuan would use the same cotton material as the soldiers and remove all rank marks, so as to minimize the attention of the Germans.
It's useless. We have passed through the junction too many times, and the Germans have plugged that loophole. Just a few days ago, the Germans laid mines at the junction, and the density was much higher than in other places. Hu Tingfeng was a little bit
Excuse me.
Qin Zhiyuan really wanted to kick him.
But we still have a way. Let's go through the river. There will definitely be no mines there. Hu Tingfeng saw Qin Zhiyuan trying to lift his feet and hurriedly spoke to make amends.
It's October now, the rain in the sky is about to turn into snow, the river is so cold, Qin Zhiyuan still wants to kick him if you want to cross it.
Not from here, from the other side of the river. You can go around the other side of the river, then go around to the back of Elbecourt, and then cross the river from there. You just need to bypass the first line of defense. There are no mines behind. Hu Tingfeng’s homework is done.
It must be quite sufficient.
The German position is three-dimensional. Less than one kilometer behind this line of defense is the second line of defense. Even if there is no minefield in the middle, it is still in the sandwich area of the two lines of defense. If you are not careful, you will cause the Germans to attack.
A pincer attack or even a siege, can you move in place overnight? Qin Zhiyuan thought about it and found that it was indeed feasible.
Yes, the nights here in France are long, at least fifteen or six hours a night, which is enough. As for the two-sided attack, don’t worry about that. We attacked before dawn. By the time the Germans understood what happened, we had already captured
Even if the Germans reacted to the German position, it was too late. Hu Tingfeng was steadfast in his promise.
Have you considered how to cross the river? Qin Zhiyuan basically agreed to Hu Tingfeng's plan.
There is no military plan that is 100% complete. As long as you are 30 to 40% certain, it is worth trying.
Use sheepskin rafts. I have boatmen who have run boats on the Yellow River. They can make sheepskin rafts. They have made five or six. I have tried it. The sheepskin rafts are painted black and are not easy to be found at night. One sheepskin raft can be used at once.
It's not a problem to pass six people. Hu Tingfeng has a lot of talented people at his disposal.
The rubber boat has just been conceptualized, but no actual product has yet appeared, so Qin Zhiyuan and the others have to make their own river crossing tool.
Speed up the production and make at least 20 of them. Qin Zhiyuan is going to send a company behind the German position.
Don't worry, three days is enough time. It is common for Hu Tingfeng to take a detour behind the Germans. You can't let him attack from the front, but he is better at sneak attacks.
After exploring the German positions, Qin Zhiyuan returned to Kapi.
It was already winter, and Qin Zhiyuan and the others were all issued cotton coats. The French cotton coats were very distinctive. They sewed two buttons on the hem of the coat. These two buttons were not used normally, but were used when running fast.
Lift up the hem, fold it back, and then button it up to minimize the obstruction of the hem when running.
After returning to Kapi, Hu Tingfeng and the others were busy with their own affairs, and Qin Zhiyuan wanted to communicate with Hunter.
When Hunter finished listening to Qin Zhiyuan's battle plan, Hunter shook his head repeatedly: No, no, no, this is not good. I don't agree with such a plan.
Why Qin Zhiyuan is very curious? He feels that there are no big loopholes in this plan.
There is no such precedent, and the reason for Huntel's objection is very strange.
