"Your Excellency, Commander, the new du gas bombs are ready." At an artillery position on the Isere River defense line, an officer said to General Foch solemnly.
Foch, the commander of the Savoy Theater in France, who was promoted from major general to general during the war, continued to look at the distant mountains with an expressionless face, his expression melancholy and numb.
On those snow-capped peaks, the thick smoke created by the Germans is still shrouded, as if the snow is also burning. The artillery shells fired from the Alc River Valley are whizzing past these peaks and then exploding on the French positions.
, the artillery shells fired back by the French army also kept flying by, and the smoke dispersed by the artillery shells could even be seen in the sky.
And just opposite him at the exit of the Alc River Valley, hundreds of giant airships were floating in the sky like demons, and solidified qi decoys were roaring down. The French position holding this most important exit instantly turned into a sea of fire.
, the rising flames were like lava erupting from a volcano. Even from a distance of two kilometers, General Foch could feel the scorching heat and hear the desperate screams of the soldiers struggling in the sea of fire.
On the west bank of the Isere River, nearly a hundred anti-aircraft guns were shooting at the airship. The shells equipped with time fuses exploded one fireball after another in the sky. However, these anti-aircraft guns, which were standing firm during the German shelling, were shooting at diagonal distances.
It is difficult to pose any threat to the airship at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Most of the artillery shells explode below the airship. Because of the sophisticated bombing technology and the fact that this kind of carpet bombing does not require much precision at all, the other is Zeiss.
With the help of special aiming devices, German airships at this time rarely used dangerous low-altitude bombings. After all, the Allied air defense capabilities had been increasing.
The real threat to these airships is the French fighter jets. Hundreds of German and French aircraft are fighting in the sky. After understanding the significance of this battle to France, the French pilots are completely desperate, even though their
The performance of the aircraft was not as good as that of the Germans, but those brave pilots still rushed towards the enemy like crazy, using the machine guns in their hands to pour out their anger on the invaders. Some were even lucky enough to break away from the interception of German fighter jets and shoot at those giant airships.
, at the same time, the self-defense large-caliber machine guns on the airship were also firing at the French fighter jets.
However, the airship at this time is no longer so easy to shoot down. Even if it is hit, it is difficult to cause a fire or explosion. The airbags are no longer filled with pure hydrogen, but with a mixture of hydrogen and helium, because of the addition of inert gases.
Hitting the air bag with a white phosphorus bullet will not cause an explosion. As for the wound, it is not worth mentioning on the huge airship.
Of course, the efforts of the French pilots were not in vain. Soon in Admiral Foch's sight, a German airship crashed due to too many bullets. But at the same time, the French fighter jet that shot down the airship also
A German fighter jet was attacked from behind and burst into flames.
Seeing the fighter jet falling with its body covered in flames, General Foch couldn't help but sigh and said: "Get ready to launch!"
On the artillery position next to him, twenty specially-made extended-range 150-heavy mortar guns pointed diagonally at the sky. Next to each gun were twenty artillery shells painted red. After receiving Foch's order,
, the gunners picked up ordinary artillery shells one after another and placed them at the muzzle of the gun, waiting for the next order, while the artillery commander next to them looked at their commander.
Foch couldn't help but sigh. France, once the second most powerful country in the world, now wants to pin its destiny on the charity of a Chinese. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness, but it is sad or not sad.
, all he needs to do now is to pray that this kind of artillery shell can really turn the tide of the war as the Chinese said, otherwise France will have to bear the humiliation of defeat again.
"Fire!" he said with a wry smile.
The shells fell from the hands of twenty artillerymen at the same time, followed by a huge muzzle, and the shells spurted out with flames, then roared over the mountains in front and hit the German troops who were waiting to launch the attack in the Alk Valley.
, and soon exploded in the target area.
And those German soldiers who were waiting for the French troops in front to be burned to death, and then easily occupied the mountain pass, looked at the shells exploding nearby casually, and did not realize that the god of death would come next. In fact, such shelling
It has been ongoing. The mountainous terrain determines that the mortar pao is the most effective weapon. Both the German and French troops mainly used mortar pao for bombardment during this period. After the repair of the Seny Mountain Tunnel, the German army even used super-large-caliber howitzers.
Transported by train, these Skoda cannons are now firing at the French anti-aircraft artillery positions from an artillery position not far away.
The same is true for the French. The 240 howitzers specially manufactured by the Schneider Arsenal have opened fire long ago, and huge shells have been exploding in the middle of the German army. However, the effect of this kind of shelling from across the mountain is limited, especially for about one person waiting to launch the attack.
The German soldiers in the brigade had already dug a large number of foxholes, and they all huddled in the holes. Unless they were unlucky enough to be hit by artillery shells at close range, they would not cause any harm at all.
But the second round of shells dropped by the French immediately made them feel a little abnormal.
"What shell?" The German brigade commander lying in the command post looked at the weak explosion not far away in astonishment, and then looked at each other with the staff officer beside him. The power of this explosion was at most equivalent to a grenade, but it was very powerful.
It was like a poison gas bomb exploding, but no poisonous mist rose. It was obviously not poison gas.
"Maybe it's a stink bomb that got wet?" the staff officer said cautiously.
"All stink bombs?" the brigade commander glared at him.
The staff officer looked at the shells exploding one after another and immediately fell silent. But at this moment, a sudden aroma penetrated his nostrils.
"Where did the apple smell come from? There are no orchards in this area?" As soon as he finished saying this, he immediately felt a tightness in his chest, followed by a feeling of nausea and vomiting. At the same time, his vision began to blur, and soon he looked at the brigade commander next to him.
A double image had already appeared, and at this time the brigade commander had fallen down, foaming at the corners of his mouth and twitching on the ground. The staff officer staggered to the telephone and touched the phone with vague consciousness, not knowing where he was going.
Someone yelled hoarsely: "Gas bombs!"
But then he lost consciousness, and less than two minutes had passed since he smelled the fragrance.
One hundred shrapnel shells almost wiped out a brigade of German troops preparing to attack. The soldiers hiding in the foxholes did not even have time to crawl out. Not only that, many of the poisoned German troops even
They didn't realize that they had been poisoned, and the headquarters at the rear didn't receive any warning. It wasn't until they discovered that after the attack time had passed that there was no attack from the front, and the angry commander sent people to the front to arrest the brigade commander, they didn't know
Almost half of the soldiers in this brigade died on the battlefield, and the people sent immediately afterwards also showed symptoms of poisoning. Only then did they realize that the French used a new type of colorless du gas, and it was far more powerful than mustard gas.
, faster results, higher mortality rate.
While the Germans were in shock, they were carrying out the dead bodies of soldiers from foxholes and bunkers, and carrying away the wounded who were wailing in pain, the French scouts hiding nearby were using the new gas guns as quickly as possible.
The effect was notified to Foch. When he learned that his 100 du gas bombs had poisoned and injured more than 5,000 German troops, Foch sent a telegram to Lyon without hesitation. The content of the telegram was simple: France was saved.
Luban, who was negotiating in Beijing, also signed his name on the Sino-French Beijing Treaty without hesitation after receiving the domestic telegram. In this treaty, France officially transferred the protection rights of Laos and Khmer to
The price of 10 million Chinese dollars was sold to China. Of course, this was only stated in the treaty to fool domestic public opinion. In fact, China did not need to give them a penny. Not only that, the French were also able to purchase new poison gas bombs from China at a high price.
"Your Majesty the Marquis, when will we get the first batch of goods soon?" Lu Ban said anxiously after signing.
He was really anxious. After the Germans were severely damaged by shalins, because they didn't know how much of this thing the French had in their hands, in line with their rigorous style, they suspended their attack on the Isère Valley before they could study it clearly.
, but it was obvious that they could not stop for a few days. The casualties of one brigade were of no consequence to the German army. If they launched an attack again, it would be over if Foch could not defend Foch without gas bombs. It would have been like that without this thing before.
Now that I know there is, it’s not crazy to get it as quickly as possible.
"It's easy to say here. Although the output is not large, it is no problem to give you two tons of the first batch immediately. But at best, we can send you to Singapore by airship, and it will not work any further." Yuan Shikai put on the face of a monopoly capitalist.
said.
This is definitely not possible. What the French hope is that China can use airships to send them directly to Europe. This will only take three or four days at most, but it will take at least half a month to send them to Singapore and then ship them back by sea. And now the Mediterranean has already
It is beyond their control. If it is intercepted by the Austro-Hungarian fleet halfway, France will really be doomed.
"It is absolutely impossible to send airships to Europe, but I have a faster plan here. Our troops stationed in America also have a batch of these things, but they belong to the Ministry of War." Attendant Yuan said with a smile, that
The meaning is very clear, then you have to take care of it from top to bottom, from the Army Department to the Golden State Military District Headquarters to the Puerto Rico Military District Headquarters and even the warehouse administrator.
"Your Majesty the Marquis, we are offering twice the price. If the goods arrive within four days, we can offer three times the price." Lu Ban was not in the mood to argue with him. It was just a price increase. He understood this, so he simply made it clear.
"Okay, let me contact you. They still have to give me face. Anyway, send it to France as soon as possible." Yuan Shikai said with a smile. r1152