Today's India does not have a population of 1.4 billion, it only has a population of just over 300 million.
With a population of more than 300 million, 20 million people starved to death in one fell swoop. The losses caused by hunger and the virus in India are evident.
Rock was not surprised at all. India is such a weird country. Don’t worry about anything. As long as it has something to do with India, you can’t use common sense to speculate. Now India is still clamoring for independence from Britain. After Gandhi returned to India, he called for
At the same time as "non-violent non-cooperation", the "Quit India Movement" was launched, which was the rhythm of splitting India into countless small countries. Rock really didn't understand why Gandhi thought so. It wouldn't matter if Gandhi was a Dalit.
Well, the problem is that Gandhi received modern higher education in the UK and is a standard elite in India. Even the elites think so——
How else could Rock watch? Sit back and watch!
What makes Rock feel even more amazing is that even though India is in chaos, the Indian troops fighting in Europe do not seem to be affected at all. Those Indians in Europe still need to eat and drink. It may be that they have been training too much recently.
Because of this, my alcohol consumption was higher than usual.
Rock has Winston's secret order in his hand. If there is a problem with the Indian troops, Rock will ensure the stability of the Indian troops at all costs.
Now it seems like there is no need to pay much, just make more wine.
On the Western Front today, alcohol is available in as much quantity as possible. The Allied leaders originally needed to rely on alcohol to maintain the morale of the troops. Now Rock has about 50,000 tons of various white and red wines in his hands, which is enough for each member of the British Expeditionary Force in France.
20kg.
Drink it, let it go and drink whatever you want!
Just as the deployment of the German army could not be hidden from Britain and France, the actions of the British Expeditionary Force could not be hidden from Ludendorff.
Since the German army on the Marne River was completely annihilated, Ludendorff was no longer able to launch an offensive, and the German army fell into complete passivity.
The failure of Michael's plan had a great impact on Ludendorff. Now Ludendorff would sit alone at every turn, not eating, not talking, and not issuing combat orders. The U.S. troops in Belgium have been marching towards the end.
The two fortresses launched an attack, and the German troops in some defensive areas were already out of control.
There were serious problems within the German army. Ludendorff's current mental state was actually no longer suitable to serve as Chief of General Staff, but there was no candidate more suitable than Ludendorff in Germany. William II wanted Hindenburg to succeed Ludendorff.
Although he became the Chief of General Staff of the German Army, Hindenburg wanted to become Prime Minister. He believed that the current problems of the German Army could not be solved by the Chief of General Staff at all. It must be proactively changed from a higher level so that Germany could end the war in a relatively dignified way.
Yes, after the failure of Michael's plan, even the most stubborn Germans had to admit that Germany had no chance of winning.
In mid-May, the German government made a last-ditch effort, hoping to negotiate with the Allies on the basis of the current front.
This proposal was rejected by the Allied Powers. The Allied Powers' conditions have not changed. They have always demanded that Germany surrender unconditionally and let the Allied Powers slaughter it. This condition is unacceptable to the Germans.
The time came on June 1st, and it was time for the British and French forces to launch a full-scale counterattack.
In the morning, with Arras as the center and a 110-mile front, Rock mobilized all artillery pieces to carry out fire strikes on the German positions.
Large-caliber artillery is the main force of fire strikes. The expeditionary force's large-caliber artillery is attached to the second line of defense. In the densest areas, there is a heavy artillery with a caliber of 120 mm or more every ten yards to participate in the artillery attack. It is attached to the front-line mortars.
Artillery and field artillery also played a great role. The German first line of defense was completely destroyed within half an hour. The infantry troops immediately set off towards the German first line of defense under the cover of the armored troops. At this time, the artillery
The troops did not stop shooting, and the barrage began to extend towards the German second line of defense. Just as Rock said, this time the expeditionary force's attack was unrestricted and could go as far as it could go.
The most outstanding performance was still the ace combination of the 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Cavalry Division, and the armored forces commanded by Chen Xie who cooperated with the Muscat Pirates' attack.
Now Hank and Chen Xie were very familiar with each other, and Hank finally returned to his armored command vehicle to direct the attack with Chen Xie.
"Gentlemen, we need to go slower. When the flamethrowers drive the Germans out of the rat holes, can the tanks first carry out firepower on the German second line of defense? Using armored vehicles seems to be more effective -
"Chen Xie left the small cockpit of the tank and was very curious about the armored command vehicle.
The armored command vehicles equipped by the expeditionary force can be equipped with large-caliber machine guns or grenade launchers.
Actual combat has proven that large-caliber machine guns are far less effective than grenade launchers, so more and more armored vehicles are removing large-caliber machine guns and replacing them with more powerful grenade launchers.
Compared with tank guns, grenade launchers fire faster, and their power is actually not much smaller. Today's tanks do not use armor-piercing bullets. When high-explosive bombs are also used, the speed of the grenade launcher is enough to make up for it.
Disadvantages caused by insufficient caliber.
"No, no, no, tanks should go in front. The weak armor on armored vehicles can't even withstand direct fire from heavy machine guns. What's the use of running fast." Hank knew the weaknesses of armored vehicles. In fact, when the expeditionary force's armored vehicles were originally designed, they were mainly
It is used to maintain order in low-intensity war zones and is not used for frontal battlefield assaults at all.
However, in the case where the German army lacked effective counter-weapons, armored vehicles could also play a huge role on the Western Front, especially in maneuvering and dealing with German infantry units. Armored vehicles were actually more useful than tanks.
"Sir, the Elizabeth 2nd Infantry Regiment has opened a gap, and the headquarters ordered us to expand the gap as much as possible." Hank's staff officer received the latest order from the headquarters, and Hank was stunned for a while.
The 2nd Elizabeth Infantry Regiment, like the Muscat Pirates Regiment, is under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Cavalry Division. The two troops are equal in number and have similar combat capabilities. They are both from the Arabian Peninsula. Therefore, the two troops often compete with each other intentionally or unintentionally. Now the 2nd Elizabeth Infantry Regiment is under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Cavalry Division.
The infantry regiment had broken through the German position, but the Muscat pirate regiment was still standing still, which made Hank furious.
"Attack, attack, all-out attack!" Hank would never allow the Muscat Pirate Regiment to fall behind the Elizabeth Second Infantry Regiment.
"Attack, attack, attack with all your strength!" Zhou Li, commander of the Elizabeth Second Infantry Regiment in Opie, seven kilometers away from Vimy Ridge, also issued the same combat order as Hank.
The reason why the German defense line was able to be breached so quickly was related to the fact that a shell luckily hit the arsenal on the German second line of defense. The smoke caused by the violent explosion in the arsenal was as high as a hundred meters, and a huge one appeared directly.
The mushroom cloud, the sound of the explosion could be clearly heard several kilometers away. After the violent explosion, the remaining German troops staggered out of the trenches, their ears and eyes bleeding, and nearly a thousand people had permanent hearing loss.
Seriously damaged.
Compared with those soldiers who were directly killed by the shock wave, they were lucky enough to have only hearing damage.
About five minutes later, the expeditionary force tank troops rushed into the German position. Except for a few infantrymen who were killed by remaining mines, the expeditionary force suffered almost no losses. The Elizabeth Second Infantry Regiment was not responsible for taking in prisoners and crossed the German second line.
The defense line attacked directly towards the German hinterland, and from here to the German territory it was almost a flat plain.
It can be clearly felt that the elite German troops were indeed completely surrounded and annihilated on the banks of the Marne River.
The current German army is almost composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled. Some troops are almost collapsed at the first touch. They have neither a strong will to fight nor sufficient tactical capabilities.
There are also troops who are still loyal to the Kaiser and continue to fight, but their combat effectiveness is doubtful. During the Battle of the Somme, the German army already had quite strong positional defense capabilities. Now it seems that the German army's positional defense capabilities have not improved.
They retreated and their performance was obviously not as good as the German army during the Battle of the Somme.
Shortly after crossing Oppi, the Elizabethan 2nd Infantry Regiment encountered an oncoming German force.
This German unit did not seem to know that Opi had been lost. Post-war interrogation showed that the task of this unit was to support Opi. They were marching towards Opi when they encountered the Elizabethan Second Infantry Regiment, and they did not expect to attack Opi at all.
Later you will encounter Elizabeth's 2nd Infantry Regiment.
The unsuspecting German troops were attacked wildly by the tank troops. The German troops carried anti-tank guns and anti-tank rifles, but they were attacked by the tanks before they could use them. The tanks were driven crazy and completely threw away the infantry troops accompanying the attack.
It ran directly over the panicked German troops with full power. It is unknown how many German soldiers were crushed to pieces. After the battle, statistics showed that there were about 1,200 German soldiers. After only ten minutes of fighting, there were less than 400 prisoners left.
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After the battle, almost all the prisoners were emotionally broken down. Some yelled, some were stunned, and some hugged their heads and cried. Today's scene may remain in their memories forever and will never be forgotten.
After transferring the prisoners to the follow-up troops, the Elizabeth 2nd Infantry Regiment did not stop and continued to advance along the road. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Elizabeth 2nd Infantry Regiment reached Douai in one go. The troops defending Douai were the 1st
The 1st Grenadier Regiment is part of the German Fifth Army. The commander of the Fifth Army is Crown Prince Wilhelm. The 1st Grenadier Regiment is also the guard force of Crown Prince Wilhelm.
Grenadiers are a branch of arms that emerged in the 18th century. They first referred to infantrymen in the army who were specialized in carrying hand grenades. Because grenades at that time were relatively large in size and weight, almost the same as small artillery shells, so it was necessary to choose arm strength among the infantry.
Only outstanding soldiers are qualified to use them. These soldiers who use grenades are called grenadiers.
Nowadays, the title "Grenadier" is mostly used as an honorary title to commend soldiers for their heroic combat performance. Only elite troops can use this title.
