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The Germans are known for their rigorous and resolute execution of tactics, in other words, they are dogmatic. The French are known for their rigid and rigid execution of tactics, and they are a perfect match for the Germans.
At the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, the French 6th Army attacked in a weak area of German defense. The German army did not expect that the French army would attack here before the war, so the defense was very weak.
On July 3, the French 6th Army broke through the defensive positions of the German 17th Army with a fierce assault and caused serious casualties to the Germans.
In order to avoid the total destruction of the 17th Army, the German High Command mobilized the reserves of the 2nd Army to take over the defense, and the 17th Army withdrew to the third position to rest and replenish.
However, the German 17th Army retreated in such a hurry that when the 17th Army retreated, the 2nd Army had not yet made up for it. As a result, some positions and support points were undefended, which caused a gap in the German defense front. Gaps and many gaps gave the French army opportunities to take advantage.
On July 4, the advance detachment of the French 35th Army discovered this situation and immediately dispatched, occupying the undefended Barre without any fighting.
At this time, other troops were also preparing to advance towards the Somme River, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to attack to expand the results.
However, Fayol, commander of the French 6th Army, did not agree to do this.
His reason was: According to the gradual action theory of General Foch, commander of the French Northern Army Group, in order to seize a new position, the occupied area must be consolidated. When the second echelon has taken over the battle and at the same time is prepared with powerful artillery fire to provide support, to continue the attack.
As a result, the French army followed this instruction and the troops preparing to attack had to withdraw to their original positions and make preparations again. As a result, the French army was delayed for two days and two nights.
On the battlefield, fighter planes disappear fleetingly.
Just as the French army was preparing for the offensive in accordance with the theory of step-by-step action, the German 2nd Army had discovered the loopholes on the front. They brought in 5 elite divisions from the headquarters to take over the 17th Army's defense and fill it. Every gap was found, the defense system was reorganized, and the gaps were blocked.
Two days later, the French army was ready to resume the attack, but unexpectedly the German army had already invested new forces here. The French army's attack encountered unprecedented fierce resistance and suffered heavy casualties.
The Battle of the Somme has been going on for more than three months, and the French army's command structure is still as rigid.
Artillery Brigade Colonel Demps Gale also had a different opinion: after going around the German defense line, the ambush position was behind the German position. Then, when the artillery fire extended, would it cause accidental hits to friendly forces?
Don't worry about this. In our plan, the artillery fire will not extend. The firepower preparation is mainly to blow up the barbed wire fence at the front of the German position. As long as the barbed wire fence is blown up, our soldiers will rush directly to the Germans along the channel opened by the artillery. On the position, there is no need to worry about other things. Qin Zhiyuan has his own opinions on the use of artillery, which will have to be communicated privately with Demps Gale after the meeting.
Demps Gale shrugged and made an unprecedented helpless expression.
Gentlemen, with the development of weapons, tactics are also constantly evolving. We cannot refuse progress on the grounds that there is no precedent. Please let me finish, sir. Qin Zhiyuan raised his hand to stop Hunter who wanted to speak, and continued his Speech: Half a month ago, the British just used tanks on the battlefield. Now the Germans have dug anti-tank trenches ten meters wide and five meters deep in front of the position. So, do we no longer use tanks? No, we We will continue to use them. We will use blasting tubes, small explosive bags and other things to destroy anti-tank trenches so that our tanks can smoothly rush into the German positions.
Fighting is just like two people competing in martial arts. They just show off their tricks. To put it bluntly, that's what it is.
When tanks appear, do we still need to use linear tactics? The answer is no. Our infantry should accompany the tanks. The infantry should protect the tanks and the tanks should cover the infantry. Then linear tactics will be useless. The answer is still no. When the terrain is not
When it was conducive for the tank troops to deploy, the infantry still had to use linear tactics to continue charging. In order to smoothly implement the plan, Qin Zhiyuan did not mind taking a tactical lesson.
It's interesting. Hunter made a gesture to please continue.
In my country, a great military strategist said something more than 2,000 years ago: Water controls the flow according to the ground, and soldiers win according to the enemy. Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win according to the changes of the enemy are called
God. The translated meaning of this sentence is: Use your troops like mercury pouring down the ground. Make your own tactics according to the enemy's situation. You cannot stick to precedents. I would like to ask, if you refuse to change because there are no precedents, then what are the precedents?
How did it come about? When they were born, was there any precedent? Qin Zhiyuan invited Sun Tzu's Art of War to help.
This is actually a chicken-and-egg problem, and Qin Zhiyuan doesn't have an answer, let alone Hunter.
Well, more than 2,000 years, that is indeed powerful enough. Hunterl can't refute it.
Push forward 2000 years, when Europe was shrouded in the shadow of ancient Rome, and there was no concept of France at that time.
So, forget our precedent, it is also an old precedent. It doesn't matter what method we use, as long as we defeat the Germans, then it is a good idea. In a hundred years, our method will also become a precedent, and you will definitely not want your descendants to do so.
You still use your method to fight war. God knows what the world invented at that time. Maybe you can just ask God for help. Qin Zhiyuan made a real joke.
For people at the beginning of the 20th century, war in the 21st century was a myth. Farmers who went up the mountain with hatchets to cut firewood every day could only imagine that the emperor's hatchets were made of gold.
Well, let's give it a try like this. Hunter reluctantly agreed to Qin Zhiyuan's suggestion. As he said, Qin Zhiyuan's sixth regiment's attack was an experimental operation.
So, what about artillery? How should we use artillery? Dempsey Gale raised his own question, and he was also eager to get some advice from Qin Zhiyuan.
Regarding the use of artillery, I have nothing to say, because if I were to operate it, I would definitely not be able to fire accurately without a soldier wearing the gunner's mark. Qin Zhiyuan was humorous and also made a few suggestions: Regarding firepower preparation,
I have some opinions. Our current fire preparations, once the artillery fire begins to extend, the infantry will launch a charge, and during this charge, the Germans have revived their firepower points. Because our fire preparations have not played their due role.
, the Germans hid in the tunnels, where there were strong anti-gun holes, so they didn't gain much.
Demps Gale nodded repeatedly, knowing this issue well.
So why can't we change our approach and send a battalion of soldiers to cooperate. Whenever the artillery begins to extend, the soldiers will prepare to attack, but will not charge. When the Germans enter the trenches and prepare to revive the firepower points, we will bombard them with artillery again.
It was like playing whack-a-mole. Qin Zhiyuan looked down upon the French artillery. Their quality was indeed good, but their command system was as rigid as their artillery.
