The driver of the "Great Nomad Tank", having broken through the first line of defense of the Germans, did not immediately pursue. Because according to the order, they had to wait for the British infantry divisions of ordinary equipment to come and occupy and consolidate their positions before they could carry out the next wave of attacks.

Although, according to the previous order, the charioteers in the "MPM armored fighting vehicles" are not allowed to get out of the car to rest. They had to stay in the car so they could move forward and attack.

At this time, since the German soldiers had completely withdrawn from the first line of defense, the German artillery fire became more brazen.

The continuous explosion of shells was as dense as the drums in a ballroom, and shrapnel screeched in a large cloud of black smoke and dust. This shelling alarmed the soldiers of the British commando regiment in the tank, and one by one they jumped from the tank and quickly hid in the nearby trenches.

One by one, the Germans who tightened their necks, but cursed not to bombard them.

"These damn Frenchmen, when are they going to attack, are they just going to use us as targets to attract German fire? Damn the French......"

The forward assault infantry, as well as the British infantry who were moving into the trenches, sent information about the ferocity of German artillery to the brigade chief of staff of the armored brigade, Lieutenant Montgomery. Looking at the casualty figures on the intelligence in front of him, Montgomery's face was hard to look at. He tilted his head and reported the situation to the commander of the 104th Brigade, General Sandy Lands, while adding a personal complaint.

"Frontier Battle Report...... Oh my God, I think the French are unreliable, they did not achieve the agreement to use superior air power to suppress the German artillery fire, so our armor is under strong German fire at the moment! ”

The reality on the battlefield at the moment was that the French were indeed planning to attack.

According to the pre-planned plan, the French would have ten reequipped main divisions after the British had transferred the German reserves. With strong aerial fire and ground artillery fire, the offensive was launched in a continuous wave of attacks until it broke through the main body of the German second and third lines of defense.

In their armored spearheads, although there is no support from the "Great Nomad Tank". However, the number of "MPM armored fighting vehicles" of the brigade was not less than that of the British army, and the number of mortars and 75mm guns accompanying the attack was far more than that of the British army.

But their offensive will still be carried out only after the victory of the air attack. In order to maintain the "suddenness of the battle", which was no longer necessary, the Allied command did not send air forces to seize air supremacy and completely suppress the German artillery before attacking, as was the case in the Battle of Nancy.

They defined the air suppression phase as the time period when the campaign began. Therefore, when the group of "MPM armored fighting vehicles" began to approach the front line, while the German planes were busy engaging British fighters, the French planes poured out.

Their target was the German artillery group, as Xia Fei believed that without the support of artillery, the Germans would not be able to resist the armored spearhead consisting of "MPM armored fighting vehicles".

In the sky, there were three types of aircraft flying over the German lines to attack the German artillery.

One is the "Tomcat" heavy air superiority fighter that opens the road at the front, followed by the "Benlei-type attack plane" of the group. The clouds above them contained a considerable number of bombers. They were intended to attack German ammunition depots, and it seems that the French intended to clean up the German ground support fire at once.

At this time, although the German aircraft fleet had just returned to base in the battle with the British army, it did not affect them from immediately setting off to confront the French group.

This time, due to the larger number of planes dispatched by the French army, not only all the "Fokker Dr.1" of the safari team were dispatched, but even the "Albatross DII-A", which was used as close ground support, was only loaded with machine gun bullets.

As the planes of the two armies of unprecedented scale met in the air, the world's first "thousand-machine fight" began.

The "Albatross DII-A" was slightly less maneuverable than the "Fokker Dr.1", and its function was comparable to that of the British "SE.5" fighter. The wise Germans used these planes to attack the "Benlei" attack aircraft and bomber formations, and the "Fokker Dr.1" played against the "Tomcat" heavy air superiority fighters.

In an instant, the sky was filled with the shrill engine sound of airplanes, and bullets intertwined in the sky to form a web of fire. Fighter jets chasing each other rampaged through the sky, and the scene in front of them was as if a honeycomb had just been stabbed off.

The pilot of the German "Albatross DII-A," who came into contact with the "Benlei-type attack plane," discovered that the ground attack aircraft used by the French army had formidable and ferocious firepower. Moreover, they fly quite fast, especially their maneuverability at low altitudes, which is comparable to that of the Albatross DII-A.

As for the French bombers, they were clumsy and had to form a tight anti-aircraft formation under the cover of fighters, and struggled to support the attack of the German "Albatross DII-A".

The hunters of the German "Safari Fleet", which entangled with the "Tomcat" heavy air superiority fighters flown by the elite "Flying Stork" squadron of the French flying team, found themselves in what kind of agile fighter they were confronting.

Their fighting performance is comparable to, or even better than, that of the British "Camel F.1" fighters that they have just come into contact with. In addition, their flight speed is no slower than that of the British "SE.5" fighters, whether it is "entanglement fighting" or "fast fighting, fast walking" they can be competent and pleasant.

In particular, their sturdy laminate fuselage was even punched by a string of bullets after being bitten by the German "Fokker Dr.1". They still dare to do the same high-intensity maneuver that the Red Baron Richholffen's plane disintegrates.

Fortunately, in technical comparison, German fighter pilots were always in front of the pilots of all countries of the world. As we know history, the records of German fighter pilots in World War I and World War II have always been at the forefront. With their skills, they struggled to support the "Tomcat"-style attacks with all kinds of tricks.

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This continued until the French air assault forces came to the skies over the artillery groups where the Germans were bombarding the British troops.

The Germans were clearly aware of the threat of enemy air power to their own ground support fire. So they managed to put a tighter net of concealment in their artillery, and they also prepared a considerable number of anti-aircraft guns to meet attacks from the air.

The "Benlei" attack planes in the dive, with bullet holes that had just been punched by the "Albatross DII-A", dived and dropped bombs everywhere in the German artillery group.

Clusters of anti-aircraft shells, black smoke from explosions were visible on their sides. Although the "Benlei" attack planes were constantly shot down by anti-aircraft fire, the German artillery group was finally silenced by the attack from the sky.