Ten days passed in a hurry in a quiet and busy life, and such "calm" days on the battlefield did not last long.

In July of 1916, when the summer was at its peak, the final battle on the battlefield of the Somme was imminent. After the redeployment, the armored combat vehicles lost by the French army in the early stage were repaired and replenished.

Moreover, an agreement has been reached with the British army, and not only is it equipped with a considerable number of "nomad tanks", but the method of attack has also changed slightly.

It is still advancing under the cover of Benlei attack aircraft, and behind the armored vehicles and tanks, some infantry will follow. While this slows down tanks and armored vehicles, it will prevent them from being counterattacked by German infantry.

In the last attack, although the anti-aircraft guns in the pillboxes made the armored vehicles suffer. But the rockets and incendiary bottles of the infantry also took a toll on the French armoured fighting vehicles, especially when they had just broken through the line of enemy trenches.

The infantry, especially when they were also armed with submachine guns, the advantage of the assault infantry was not there, and the combat vehicles were hit very badly.

In addition, the direction of attack of the British and French forces was also adjusted. This time, we will no longer engage in any tricks of attacking first, attacking later, and attacking together. In this attack, the British and French armies will launch at the same time. Under the cover of artillery, attack aircraft, and poison gas bombs, they will break through the German lines and then carry out the battle encirclement.

"The goal of the operation is to eat a part of the German 2nd Army, collapse the German Somme defense line, and then use the combined armor and British cavalry units to quickly assault the depth of the German defense line, cut off the main supply channel of the German army, and force the German army to sue for peace."

Xia Fei in the direction of Douglas. As Haig discussed his plans, he was as passionate and sworn as ever. According to Douglas. Haig speculated that this was probably the reason for the romance and passion of the French.

In the Xia Fei gushing about his plan is that Douglas. Haig was silent. But his policy was that if he did not feel any calamity coming, it would be expedient in France to obey the will of the French commander.

Therefore, he did not raise any objections, and as a result, a battle plan for a life-and-death battle in France was simply finalized.

Send off the silent Douglas. After Hagrid, Xia Fei pushed open the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky. He stroked his walrus-like beard, and outlined a bright future for himself.

"As long as this operation can be successful...... That kid will give in, he's a trade-off! ”

Although he will lose a considerable amount of money at the same time due to the backlog of MPM military industrial group's tank inventory, Tang Yunyang will lose the trust of those shareholders in the company.

As a Chinese businessman who suddenly rose to prominence, it was very easy to make him lose such prestige. If he loses his prestige, then he will become powerless.

"Then I'm going to have a private army, and I'm going to have a lot of money, but when should I go to the elections? Will we take advantage of this victory, or will we wait for me to lead the war to victory? …… One day, I will lead this country in a new direction! ”

From here, it can be seen that Xia Fei's restraining of Tang Yunsuo was not only for the interests of France, but also for the sake of the lives of French soldiers not to be buried here, and to sell arms to the warring parties. His goals are even more ambitious, and as he has always believed, he will be the hope of France's future.

On July 4, 1916, while the Americans were celebrating their National Day, the British and French forces attacked simultaneously in two directions of attack on the French Somme Line.

This attack was timed at dawn, and neither the British nor the French had as much luck as the previous battle. Waiting for the armored forces to capture the enemy trenches is to step forward to take over, this time they must attack with tanks and armored vehicles.

At 7:30 a.m., the officers blew their whistles and the troops began to leave their trenches.

At this time, the scorching sun of one day has just begun to emerge in the sky, and the morning breeze is refreshing, the kind of breeze that can be used to sleep in. Unfortunately, the soldiers had to stagger behind tanks and armored vehicles, and had to face the Germans.

They were distressed at first, and each soldier had a burden of sixty-six pounds, including two sandbags, two hundred and twenty rounds of ammunition, a rifle, two bombs, and other things, including gas masks, which weighed more than the weight of a fully armed march.

Many were also loaded with additional tools such as field telephone equipment, pickaxes, shovels, and boxes containing communication pigeons.

Armored strikers, air cover, and a barrage of inroads are all standard combat methods that would only appear in World War II. Even more advantageous, at this time, gas shells, as a weapon of mass destruction, had not yet been banned.

Therefore, when the barrage of Xu Jin entered the range of the German positions, clouds of yellow smoke rose up.

Contrary to the British and French soldiers, the German soldiers, who had been suffering for 15 days under continuous saturation shelling, had just breathed a sigh of relief, but chemical shells immediately fell on their heads.

"Gas bombs! Attention, all personnel are equipped with gas masks! ”

Forty feet underground, the shelling shook like an earthquake. The German commander immediately sent a notice to all the soldiers at the ground observation post.

Deep in the tunnels, well equipped with broadcasting equipment, the soldiers who heard the news put gas masks on their heads. Then push the anti-aircraft gun forward to the firing port and prepare for battle.

The pillboxes of the ground positions on the German lines, after 15 days of continuous bombardment, had already been destroyed by 60%. However, when the artillery was shelled by the British and French forces, it was deeply hidden in the depths of the cave, so it did not suffer too much damage.

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The only pity is that the anti-tank mines at the front never had a chance to be laid. Most of the former ones have been destroyed by the Xu Jin barrage, so that the German defense line has become relatively weak.

"Oh my God, they're crazy!"

It was the sigh of the German soldiers at the forefront, and it was a hellish scene before their eyes.

Behind a large number of armored fighting vehicles of all kinds were French infantry dodging and dodging.

This time, Xia Fei was obviously desperate, accompanied not only by the armored spearhead but also by ten divisions of infantry. This huge formation has the potential to flatten the German positions at once.

When the news reached the commander of the German front, he recalled it with some concern. The former Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Falken gave them orders.

"Stick to it for 15 days, no matter what, hold on for 15 days, and within 15 days, you are absolutely not allowed to take a step back......"