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"Baledik is burning!" This was the description of the bombing report from the KG wing that Goltz submitted to Jochen the next day, and the report from the 6th Army also showed that the bombing effect shocked the pilots at the front, but the upper echelons in the rear were more concerned about what to do after the bombing.

"The greatest success of this operation was the destruction of the supply yard in Baledik, which was followed by casualties. According to our assessment, the materials in this yard should be enough to support the combat consumption of the two French armies for at least three months, and the destruction of this yard is of great strategic significance. Goltz said: "Although the special ammunition of the KG wing has a very good lethal effect on the living forces of the French army, it is still not as helpful to the 6th Army as it is to destroy the materiel." ”

"In this way, the French in the Verdun direction will not be able to organize a decent offensive for quite some time." Jochen nodded, then said with a smile: "Of course, it would be better if the French were frightened by the power of our special bombs." ”

Jochen was very satisfied with the lethal effect of the two special shells. In total, the two KG wings dropped 2,560 100-kilogram bombs on Baledik, of which 640 were white phosphorus incendiary bombs, and the rest were all solidified ******.

White phosphorus incendiary bombs actually have no technical content, white phosphorus can spontaneously combust in the air, so it is only necessary to fill a small amount of detonating charge in the body of the bomb to blow up the body at the very beginning and disperse the white phosphorus.

However, there are three problems with this ammunition, one is that it is too expensive; Second, it is inconvenient to store, and white phosphorus is a very unstable chemical; The third is that Jochen is not satisfied with the performance of the current white phosphorus incendiary bomb. Although white phosphorus can spontaneously ignite in the air. However, since it takes a while for white phosphorus to accumulate heat, in order to accelerate this process, later white phosphorus incendiary bombs were mixed with triethyl aluminum as an accelerant.

Jochen, who knew nothing about chemistry, said that there was nothing he could do about it, so after the solidification ****** was completed, all the white phosphorus incendiary bombs were discontinued. The 640 bombs dropped in Baledik this time already account for one-tenth of the total reserve of this ammunition. And since the production was discontinued, white phosphorus incendiary bombs were used with one less one.

Compared with. The solidification ****** is considered to be cheap and sufficient. Because of Jochen's emphasis on oil and his control of a large number of oil fields, the German petrochemical industry developed faster than the Americans. Rockefeller not only faced the competition and suppression of the German Royal Petroleum Company in oil extraction, but also in the petrochemical field, which is the level of oil refining and asphalt. The Germans have made considerable progress in the fields of synthetic lubricants, synthetic vulcanized rubber, and so on. Advances in petrochemical technology have led to an increase in demand for oil, which in turn has stimulated a frenzied increase in Germany's domestic crude oil reserves, which has provided the conditions for the mass production of solidified ******.

However, the initial solidification ****** was also limited by the price problem. Because the thickening of gasoline into a gelatinous form requires the use of a large amount of expensive natural rubber, even if Germany has a considerable rubber production area at this time, it is still unable to effectively reduce prices. It wasn't until the chemists of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences came up with a thickener of naphthenic acid and fatty acids mixed with aluminum soap that solidified ****** Jochen's ideal arson bomb was finally mass-produced.

And this time. The power displayed by the white phosphorus incendiary bombs and the solidified ****** is fully worthy of Jochen's expectations and investment in them.

According to the estimate, the number of people who died directly from the bombing would not have been less than 5,000, and the burning of buildings in Baledik, as well as the chaotic scenes, would have further contributed to the increase in the death toll. The aftermath of both munitions will continue to increase the French death toll.

The number of people choked to death by smoke is incalculable, and white phosphorus is a highly toxic substance, and even if it is not burned, the poison will enter the bloodstream after the skin is burned. Causes acute hemolytic anemia and eventually leads to acute renal failure. And the smoke after the combustion of white phosphorus can also destroy the human respiratory system. Causes bleeding in the trachea and lungs.

Coupled with the fact that it is summer again, and with such a large number of casualties, even if they are lucky enough not to die, in the absence of effective medical treatment, most of the wounded can only wait for death in pain, and this death is more painful than their comrades who were burned to death.

This was indeed a demoralizing blow to the French. The tragic scene will forever be etched in the minds of those who survived, and the scene of the wounded screaming in pain only to die because they could not be effectively treated will irritate the nerves of the French even more. But do you want to make the upper echelons of the French army, who are full of attacks in their minds, afraid?

The French, who had been beaten hard by the 7th Army in Nancy, attacked again just one day later! So Jochen had to admit that in order to relieve the pressure on the 6th Army, the destruction of the material yard was obviously much more effective.

"Yes. It will take time for the French to replenish supplies and set up more dispersed and concealed material yards, and the construction of the airfield in the rear of the 6th Army is going very well, and the subsequent entry of the FFA wing should not have to wait too long, and we can always put pressure on the French in Baledik, which will also greatly delay their progress. ”

"You mean there is no need for the KG wing to continue bombing Baledik?" Jochen frowned, a little unpleasant.

It was true that the main purpose of the bombing was to relieve the pressure on the 6th Army, but the overall strategy of the entire Western Front was to deplete the living forces of the French army. Now that it is possible to continuously reduce the number of French troops and demoralize the French army through bombing, it is obviously not enough to carry out a single bombardment, so what is the reason for stopping the continued bombing of Baledik? That worthless mercy?

Feeling His Majesty's displeasure, Goltz immediately bowed and saluted: "If Your Majesty wishes to completely erase Baledik from the map, then the Army will do its best to carry out your will. But strategically, the use of the KG wing in a more valuable place will make a huge difference to our entire Western Front situation! Completely wipe out Baledik, although it can cause great panic to the enemy, but the enemy is prepared. It's hard to do so much damage like this one. ”

Jochen stared at Goltz, who had his head down, for a moment before asking, "So where are you going to let KG Wing strike next?" ”

"Thule! Your Majesty" Goltz straightened up and immediately said: "General Hindenburg of the 7th Army has indicated to the General Staff several times that the non-stop offensive of the French in the direction of Nancy has put a lot of pressure on him, and the 7th Army is actually in the first place in the list of urgently needed supplies submitted to the General Staff, and the MG90 machine gun is actually in the first place!" Because the soldiers on the front line said that in the face of the non-stop attack of the French army, the MG3 machine gun now in use did not have the ability to fire sustainably. It can be seen that the current situation of the 7th Army is not easy, and the attack on Thule will reduce the frontal pressure of the 7th Army. ”

At the beginning, Jochen joked that if the French could keep sending them to death. In 2 weeks, the 5th Army of the French would have been exhausted. But when the French continued to attack, the 7th Army found that things were far from being as easy as they had imagined.

In order to prevent being overwhelmed by the Germans' artillery, the French artillery positions were more dispersed, and at the same time more layered, and the shelling was more targeted. It was no longer about covering the entire German position, but focusing on several sections of the position, in order to destroy all the points of fire and barbed wire here, and open the way for the infantry to attack. Although the infantry attack was still a man-wave charge, the way of concentrating forces to break through also doubled the pressure on the German front.

And the previous unspoken rule of resting during the day and at night has also been broken. The French organized several night attacks, and at one point stormed the first line of German defense. Although none of the French troops in the tunnels that had entered the first line of defense made it back alive, this situation was also a wake-up call for the Germans.

After that, the 7th Army further strengthened the defensive line in front of the position, but correspondingly, sneaking close to the German position to destroy the barbed wire fence has become a must-have repertoire for the French every night, and the long period of high tension made the 7th Army anxious at this time.

The situation in Nancy was not like that of Verdun, and although the 7th Army was stuck at the three-way junction in Nancy, the lines of communication from Tulle to Nancy remained under the control of the French army. It is simply impossible to reproduce the situation in which the French reinforcements were completely strangled with a few air wings.

At this time, the French still had 2 army groups, and the Germans did not know about them. If the frontal pressure on the 7th Army was not immediately eased, Goltz was also concerned if the French chose to increase their forces in Nancy, which now appeared to be dominated by the French. There is a high probability that the 7th Army will not be able to hold it.

"You have a point." Jochen endorsed Goltz's idea: "Now our main problem is to relieve the pressure on the 7th Army and prepare for a continued stalemate on the Western Front." ”

"Yes, there are only three armies on the Western Front to continue to confront the French army at present, and the officers drawn from the integrated and standing divisions of the 6th and 7th armies are also being reorganized to form a new army group, so that it will be. The deployment of four armies on the Western Front and the rotation of the 6th and 7th armies when the tide of the war slows down will greatly increase our ability to stalemate with the French. Goltz nodded, and then patted His Majesty the Emperor on the back: "Your Majesty, the implicit idea of expanding the army that you proposed at the beginning has begun to show its power at this time, and your long-term vision is admirable." ”

Officers overstaffed in the 6th and 7th armies were drawn out. Some of them were integrated into the 10th Army to help integrate the National Guard into the Wehrmacht's system as quickly as possible, while others had already built the framework of the 11th Army. It did not affect the combat effectiveness of the 6th and 7th armies, but also greatly saved time, and the level of officers in the newly formed units was sufficiently guaranteed. Although Goltz was a sycophant in this regard, he also spoke his heart.

"Haha, I can't talk about the long-term vision, and I had to come up with a last resort in order to be able to completely control the Philippines as soon as possible." Yochen laughed, "I'm just moving my mouth, it's you who can really make it work." It's the same with the KG wing, I proposed to form such a unit, but it's your responsibility to make good use of them. ”

"It is the glory of every German soldier to win victory for His Majesty and for Germany." Goltz straightened his back and said.

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