To the disappointment of all the German soldiers, they simply could not get close to the opposing tanks, as they were just approaching their own line. A large number of infantrymen with strange-looking, small, light, but very fast-firing "hand-held machine guns" jumped from their armored vehicles and poured into the trenches, opening their way with heavy fire.

And those steel behemoths were zigzag in front of the position, constantly using their long-barreled artillery to bombard the fire points they had discovered into the sky.

In the face of the attack of tank clusters and armored infantry fighting vehicles forming armored spearheads, the German soldiers were extremely frightened.

Although this had happened in Verdun, it had happened in the dark of night, and no one knew what they were facing, and that attack was on a cluster of armored fighting vehicles.

Although the armored forces had begun to appear on the battlefield, it was still the infantry in the trenches that would eventually settle the battle, but this time it was clearly not the case.

On this armored vehicle, a cannon modified from the French 37-mm anti-aircraft gun was installed. Not only is the firing range longer and the muzzle velocity is higher, but against ordinary civil fortifications, if it hits, it is basically a one-shot shot.

The German front-line commander also ordered his men to use explosives, flamethrowers and other weapons to counterattack. However, the large-caliber machine guns on the armored combat vehicles, which accompanied the tanks, fired intensive fire. The assault infantry equipped with "box guns", "shotguns" and "submachine guns" on their vehicles also made these efforts of the German infantry completely unsuccessful.

As for the German artillery fire in the face of the onslaught of this group of steel behemoths, it did not show the effect of their application. The army-level heavy artillery is still moving slowly on the road behind, and the artillery of various calibers under the division has been hit by the planes, and there is no place for them to bombard smoothly. In addition, the German artillerymen, who had had enough of the hardships of the planes in the sky, looked at the "Benlei-type attack aircraft" that had been hovering there in the sky, and directly rejected the request of the forward commander for artillery support.

Originally, the German forward commanders were still looking forward to anti-infantry mines and barbed wire in front of them. Disappointingly, these defenses did not hinder these steel behemoths in the slightest.

The ability of infantry mines to explode is simply not enough to penetrate the bottom of tanks and armored fighting vehicles. The fragments of those anti-personnel could only startle the members of the tank.

Under the rapid attack of the tank troops, the positions of the German troops were dominated by large-caliber machine guns and rapid-fire 35-mm guns. Groups of Chinese ground soldiers in the trenches quickly cleared the trenches with their light weapons with intensive firepower.

"Surrender the gun, don't kill, give preferential treatment to the prisoners!"

Such a purely oriental persuasion to surrender somewhat amused the German soldiers when it was shouted in German. As soldiers, they have fulfilled their duty, and there is no need to be persuaded to surrender at this time.

Faced with the armored vehicles and tanks on the position, the German soldiers who did not have time to retreat knew that they had no hope of leaving here safely. Crowded in the trenches, they raised their hands one by one and came out of the trenches, surrendering to the mercenaries of Thunder International who were holding automatic weapons in their hands.

Strings of German prisoners were escorted to makeshift prisoner camps. At this time, some Chinese soldiers who were wounded and killed in the battle were carried down from the battlefield by men with red crosses on their helmets.

Although it is completely a weapon of two eras, although it is a method of warfare of two eras. But the battlefield is a battlefield after all, where there is only iron and death, and the only thing that is not there is romance.

Tang Yunyang was in his forward command headquarters, of course, when the attack began, he did not stay in the command army, but in a slightly higher place, watching the battle ahead with a telescope.

After only an hour of fighting, the first line of defense of the German army immediately collapsed. In his line of sight, the tanks of the Tiger Battalion were providing cover, and the infantry of the Horse Battalion were boarding one after another, and they were about to continue to advance.

Batches of four-wheel drive jeeps loaded with his infantry "mountains". They will immediately take over the position and clean up the battlefield, guard the prisoners, and so on.

The progress was satisfactory, Tang Yunyang put down the telescope in his hand, and suddenly resented his current work, these things made him unable to fly above the blue sky. Even if it's Rheu. Neither is Louberry's position in commanding air combat in the air.

"Sir!"

Marianne came to Tang Yunyang's side, and she rushed to report to Tang Yunyang about the situation of the follow-up troops.

"I have already contacted the French infantry divisions and they are ready as planned......"

Without Marianne's report, Tang Yunyang knew that everything on the battlefield was going smoothly according to the pre-war plan.

In front were armored spearheads breaking through the German lines, followed by engineer battalions equipped with rolling minesweepers, who quickly lined up to clear the roads with mines. Subsequently, his own "big mountain" troops took over the defense.

Behind them were the mighty French infantry divisions, which were in horse-drawn trailers, which were the components of the so-called rapid front, except for the soldiers.

The French infantry would rely on the favorable terrain on both sides of the passage opened by the armoured spearhead to build a group of pillboxes based on the fortifications of the rapid front. Two infantry battalions could easily control a large area, and with the help of the bulldozers mounted on tank chassis of the engineer battalion, the work was not slow.

At the same time, the 75mm guns and mortars of the French infantry divisions will also be quickly put into position to provide these French infantry with divisional artillery support. As for the empty wagons that sent them to their destination, they had to take on the task of transporting them again at this moment.

Bring the captured German equipment on the battlefield back to the warehouse of Thunder International. After completing this task, the wagon would set off again for the battlefield, carrying another French unit.

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"Well, tell the commander of the mountain unit that not even a single bullet can be left behind of all the captured materials on the position. Hawkeye commands the artillery and the iron wings to clear the way for the armored spearhead. The armored spearheads in front should also act quickly to advance into the enemy's second line of defense. ”

Like all the mercenaries of Thunder International, Marianne, the Minister of Intelligence, wears many hats. In Tang Yunyang's command post, she was also a capable liaison officer, using various command equipment of the headquarters to pass Tang Yunyang's orders to the troops in front one by one.

The first assault, which was of a somewhat surprise and experimental nature, was carried out entirely without artillery fire and aerial fire support. It can be seen that the experiment was completely successful. In the face of this situation of equipment and tactical organization decades later, the elite will not be able to resist even if it is like the German army.

With the success of the offensive, the second line of German defense, as the next target, was placed ahead of the armored spearhead of Thunder International.

The defense here is stronger than the first line of defense, and the battle ahead gives them enough time to prepare. So when the armored cluster came into view, the Germans were all ready for battle.