Chapter 3: The New Front (Revision)

"Fuck, I'm going to completely transform this place into a new front in such a short period of time, do I have enough time?"

Falkenhayn cursed in his heart, it is true that there are no days to prepare now, and it is true that after getting this information, it really took too much time from reaching the front line to completing those red tape.

"Record ......!"

Falkenhein did not take his eyes off his telescope, as if he were opposite his beloved lover.

"The requirements for the reinforcement of the fortifications are, first of all, for the infantry to extend the battle line forward from the reinforced concrete pillboxes they now use, to dig diagonal communication trenches forward, and to build field fortifications with sandbags and individual bunkers!"

The pen in the adjutant's hand was writing quickly on the paper, but in his heart he didn't take this order very seriously.

"My beloved general, such an order from you will make the infantrymen love you to death!"

Also, the fortifications are well-equipped, with field kitchens, laundry rooms, field hospitals, etc., and abundant ammunition and food are stocked. The tunnel network is illuminated by electric lights and powered by dedicated diesel generators. Electric light was a rare luxury at the time, and it was not yet widely used among the common people.

“…… Modify those bunkers as soon as possible so that our cannons can get in and fight smoothly! ”

This time the deputy couldn't help it, after all, the difficulty of the cannon into the cement bunker was not ordinary, and it would take a lot of time to widen those firing ports just now. The adjutant cautiously proposed, although the commander was very concerned about the situation on the front, which was a good thing, but such a big change was really difficult for a strong man.

"General, that will take too much time! Are we ......"

"Yes, you're telling the truth, but young man, it's better to expend some effort now than to lose your life on the battlefield, or to be defeated by the enemy! If any officer has any objection, ask him to appeal directly to His Majesty the Emperor himself, for my appointment is derived from a direct grant from His Majesty! Also, if you don't feel enough time, find a way, otherwise you don't have to sleep and get the task done! ”

The adjutant was silent, and it seemed that the general was the kind of person who made people have to obey his orders.

The fortified villages, the deep underground shelters under the limestone, the barricades crisscrossed by iron piles and barbed wire, the basements, the underground single bunkers and passages, all made the Somme section "one of the strongest and most well-fortified in the world".

Only by placing small-caliber cannons or anti-aircraft guns of the same nature in the foremost cement-reinforced fortifications at the forefront could it be possible to give the infantry sufficient fire intensity at close range to resist the armored spearhead of a whole regiment of the British and French divisions.

NOT TO MENTION THAT THE BRITISH ARMY STILL HAS 150 TANKS, AND THE FRENCH ARMY IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF 75MM SELF-PROPELLED GUNS AND LARGE-CALIBER MORTARS. If the Germans wanted to defend themselves against the British and French attacks, it was unthinkable to do so without close artillery support.

"In addition, we also need to place mines made of artillery shells (a method used by the Eighth Route Army to oppose Japanese tanks) at the front line. The infantry platoon resistance hubs were to be equipped with small-caliber mortars and sufficient machine guns and flamethrowers. Also, the rockets they use to attack the balloons from the flying squad are to be equipped with the weapons that we are working on at the front according to the drawings I brought......"

While the adjutant was taking notes, he was crying out for the troops below, and it seemed that no one would want to sleep in front of the new commander for a while.

"Also, we have to prepare a lot of bottles, fill them with gasoline and install the fuses and detonators of grenades, if there are not so many bottles, then prepare some roulette wheels, and we will burn the magnet ......!"

As far as Tang Yunyang himself could not imagine, what kind of state would it be if there were really nearly 1,000 armored combat vehicles, supported by sufficient artillery and air power, at this time the forward of a German army group would be deployed. Therefore, he contributed all the anti-tank tricks he could think of.

There is the above-mentioned method that seems somewhat unbelievable in the eyes of Falkenhein's adjutant.

"Airplanes, in addition to mobilizing as many flying teams as possible from the direction of Verdun, we must also urge the country to send new planes to the front line as soon as possible......!"

Regarding this item, it has nothing to do with Tang Yunyang, the "villain" who holds the two families in one hand. Prince William, who had suffered a great loss at Nancy last time and had completely wiped out three divisions, including a considerable cavalry unit, made a special request to his father to increase the production and quantity of aircraft as much as possible.

Thus, the Germans massed almost 700 aircraft in the direction of the Somme this time, and Focke. The E.III monoplane has been completely phased out. Now the front line includes the Albatross "DII-A" and the "Fokker Dr.1" single-engine, single-seat triplane fighters in addition to the "Albatross D-A".

Like the British camel, this aircraft is worth introducing. Both famous aircraft are known for their maneuverability, and the triplane has a truncated wing, so it is very maneuverable, and it does not have the defect that the British "camel" can not change out of the dangerous tail spin at every turn. Even the best pilots, including the Red Baron Richthofen, were their last resting aircraft.

This three-wing fighter is equipped with an Obavocaire UR.II air-cooled engine, with a maximum power of 110 horsepower, aircraft dimensions of 7.785x5.77x2.95 meters (width, length, height), wing area of 18.66 square meters, dead weight of 405kg, maximum speed of 185km/h, ceiling of 6100m, weapons: two 7.92 mm Shepondo machine guns.

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Now, bomb-loading pylons were also installed on their bellies, and as a result of this, the plaintiff's engine horsepower was increased to 130 horsepower. Due to their greater maneuverability than the Albatross D-A, they were "overrun" by Red Baron Richthofen's hunting squad.

As for the Albatross DII-A, because of its slightly inferior fighting performance, it is mainly used as an attack aircraft, or it is more appropriate to call it a combat attack aircraft.

When almost everything that needed to be changed was accounted for, Falkenhayne gave his lieutenant a final order.

"Contact the Commander of the Imperial Navy Fleet as soon as possible, and tell them that if they are ready for combat operations, ask them to start fighting as soon as possible, and I wish them great success in their combat operations!"

"Yes General!"

The adjutant suddenly felt that the order in his hand was so heavy that he almost fell to the ground, because the battle, even though it was a soldier who had come out of the sea of blood in the corpses of the First World War, had to shudder and a more brutal battle began.

By this time, the course of the war had reached the point where it was to be rewritten. Just as the Verdun meat grinder did not achieve its goal, then the battle at the Somme would rewrite the course of the war.

If the process changes, will the result change?