In the evening, the "H-boat" gradually rose into the air. On the edge of the huge black shadow, there were some bright lights. In particular, the letters composed of many small light bulbs under the pod at the front end of the airship make it possible for people on the ground to see clearly the words "made by MPM Military Industrial Group" in the night night without using binoculars.

Zhu Binhou looked at the huge plane that took off and said to himself in his heart. He who was familiar with Tang Yunyang knew that this was a person who was not easy to compromise with others, unless his strength was so different that he could not resist, he would definitely make the other party feel painful.

And his conflict with Xia Fei is bound to have serious consequences, depending on the situation, this serious consequence will start to appear in a week at most.

"I'm afraid it would be a wise choice for him to leave here before this big war!"

But before he could finish sighing, another person sitting in the car on the side had already begun to urge him.

"Zhu, I'm afraid we'll have to hurry, if it's too late, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up!"

Next to him was Nita who was at a good age, because of Patton's interaction with Zhu Binhou, this Chinese who liked children quickly became familiar with Nita. As for the discrimination against people of color that comes with Barton's former Southern lineage. At least not the Chinese in the castle of Nancy were not discriminated against him and his sister.

As far as he knows, sees, and imagines, the direction of the development of the Thunder International Army will now represent the direction that all countries in the world will follow. And even to some extent, such an army can already influence the wars that are now taking place in Europe.

Discriminating against the strong? This is not a habit of Americans!

With this fact at the bottom, then the development of his sister's relationship with Zhu Binhou has become a reasonable matter.

Compared to wars, which often killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, these are just small episodes. And the turn of the war situation began in the night after 12.00 because of an electric wave.

"To each his own thing! What does this mean, can't my Royal Highness the Prince just focus on his own jurisdiction? ”

Falkenhein sighed loudly at the map he had slapped on the table.

The front was broken through by the British and French forces in the evening, and the fighting at the breach had now ceased. After a day of fierce fighting, both sides were indifferently licking their wounds, trying their best to regain their strength in order to achieve victory in tomorrow's battle.

"Say, three gentlemen, what do you think should be done?"

Looking at the sad face of the commander-in-chief after losing his temper, young Erwin. Rommel moved his lips. Although he understood that his troops might be able to plug the gaps in the front if they were used to fill the front now.

However, in this way, their attacking ability will be exhausted in the face of the attacks of the British and French forces, and the kind of battles that they have been longing for for thousands of miles will be in vain. So he moved his lips and never spoke.

"Sir, our Armored Assault Brigade is ready for battle, but I don't think we should use the Armored Assault Brigade to fill the gap, because that's not what they're good at. If we had to do this, we would have suffered a lot and would not have been able to do what we should! ”

"So, what do you think? Can we just let the whole front break through us? Is it not as useful as a whole front than a new unit whose combat effectiveness has not yet been proven? ”

When Falkenhayne questioned, his heart was filled with pain. Now this was the only force in his hands, and although the other reinforcements were rushing forward night and night, their distance showed that they would definitely not be able to make it here before the battle line collapsed. But realistically, if this power is used in this way now, then the future victory .......

The dawn of the victorious end of the war, which he had once seen, dimmed in his eyes again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a question, 'To each his own thing!' What does that mean? His Royal Highness the Prince said this, I think there should be a reason for him......! ”

Manstein, as chief of staff of the armored assault brigade, recalled that sentence and had a clear view of the current situation in his heart. Since the German defense line was breached, there were only two ways to solve it.

One is to use this assault force to restore the front and draw troops from other defense areas to fill the hole. But the evil effect of this is that the other fronts will become weak and easily breached, and the strength of this assault force will be depleted to the point where it will not be enough to launch a large-scale offensive.

In addition, it is to shorten the front. Although the Somme line could be temporarily stabilized, there would be gaps in the vicinity of the other fronts that could be exploited by the British, French, and allied forces. If the British and French forces had enough troops, they could have dealt a devastating blow to the Germans on the Western Front from those gaps.

Manstein said this only to get the attention of others. Eyes The German line of defense has not reached the point of complete collapse, then there is still a place for things to be done.

"Sir, I'd like to explain my thoughts, though they may be a little ...... Somewhat dangerous, or rather dangerous! ”

Falkenhain knew that the young Manstein in front of him was a staff officer, and what he said must have been reasonable considerations. He let out a long sigh and relaxed the heartstrings that had been clenched for 15 days.

"Speak up and listen, maybe we can do something else!"

"I think we can ignore the British and French attacks and, according to the original plan, dispatch the rapid attack clusters of our armored brigades directly from the flanks. As for the infantry, they must keep the flank supply line of this fast column, and our goal is in the direction of Compiègne! ”

"In the direction of Compiègne?!"

Compiègne was located on the southern side of the salient formed by the Somme offensive launched by the British and French forces, and was also the area where the German 2nd Army defense line was defended by the 17th Infantry Army. So far, no excessively heavy fighting has broken out there, and the 17th Infantry Corps has withstood the auxiliary offensive launched by the British and French forces.

"Yes, sir, it is in that direction, to quickly assault the flanks of the British and French army groups with our rapid clusters, and if Compiègne can be taken, then Paris will open its doors to us. Then, we need a lot of quick reinforcements, such as infantry divisions equipped with bicycles. If there were supplies and reinforcements, I don't think anyone would be able to stop us! ”

"Is this your idea, this idea ......"

Launch a powerful counterattack from the flank of the enemy's attack, but avoid the enemy's heavy grouping and do not strike, but deliver a deep assault to their flank.

From the beginning of the First World War, such a far-reaching rapid assault had already proven to be something unfeasible, as was demonstrated in the Battle of the Marne. So isn't it too risky to bring it up again now?

Falkenhein's gaze turned to Guderian, an enthusiastic officer who had now shown some flair for war.

"General, this is our opinion after deliberation. But I would like to remind you that we will need a lot of fuel and ammunition and assault guns, so we should prepare a repair shop in our rear and deliver the newly produced tanks to us in time! ”

"Hmm!"

Falkenhein only replied in a low voice, as a German with a strong ability to think logically, although they were a little dogmatic. But they did it with precision and method.

These things, which Guderian feared, had been planned before planning this operation. Behind them there is not only a complete repair shop, but also a special transportation to ensure their supplies. The reason why this matter was raised at this time was only to attract the attention of the commander-in-chief of the Second Army.

Falkenhain lowered his head and thought for a moment, I am afraid that the solution proposed by Manstein is the only way to solve the immediate crisis. That is, if their attack was successful, the British and French forces would begin to worry about their rear supply lines and the safety of Paris, and they would not be able to stop attacking the Somme.

"All right, young man, go ahead. Direction Compiègne, and I will use all our strength to pull support for you. Especially since the air power is always ready to respond to your requests! ”

Guderian, as the founder of the German armored forces in the world, was very serious about the preparation for battle. When the hands of the wall clock on the wall reached the specified time, the whole attack began.

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At midnight, the French line was very silent, and it was not the Germans who should be worried about the situation of the war?

In the darkness of the night, the battle to expand the breakthrough was still fiercely carried out with the support of rumbling artillery fire. Obviously, the German pillbox lines on the high ground were quite difficult to defend because of the attacks from the flanks. According to the battle report from the French military headquarters, because of the resistance to the attack, it is possible that troops will be drawn from various fronts to participate in the attack.

This arrangement did not make the French soldiers nervous, and it was very likely that they would die if they went to the front anyway, so it was not a big deal to relax now.

"Shouldn't we take this opportunity to rest?"

Wouldn't it be as brilliant as life in peacetime if it weren't for the rather brilliant midnight cannonade, if it weren't for the incessant rumbling of cannonballs, if there were no flashes of shells exploding?

Now that the French army has the initiative on the battlefield, the soldiers on the French side are quite idle, except for the attacking troops.

On a summer night, listening to the sound of the river murmuring and chewing on a leaf of grass that is rare on the battlefield, what a pleasant production it must be!

It's a pity that the Germans, whose line was broken through, did not rest, and apparently they did not intend to let others rest either.