Isn't it too brutal to use people as shields, tie them to the front, and block bullets for your own side?

In war, victory or defeat is the most crucial thing, and history books are written by the victors, and no one needs to say who is inhumane.

In the First World War, there were troops who did this, but it was the French who tied German prisoners and civilians to charge in front of their chariots, and who held the French responsible?

What wars have nothing to do with civilians, it's all nonsense, everything, based on the principle of victory! And for victory, various means can be employed.

The poison gas bombs of the First World War are an example of this.

And now, in order to hold on, Skorzny had to do everything possible to delay the actions of the French army, he certainly knew what it meant that his troops were in control of the place, he would withstand tenfold, if not a hundred times the French, how could he hold out until reinforcements arrived without some tricks?

With just this human shield, you can block each other for a few hours!

As for the safety of the lives of these shields, the decision rests with the French commander of the opposing side, and it depends on how the other party handles it.

It's definitely a headache.

As the commander-in-chief, Darlang is now in this state, originally he was confident, and the first attack could be beaten down with 100% certainty, but he was beaten back by the ass urine!

The reason is simple, because the Germans actually frantically used civilians and prisoners as shields to block their attacks!

How can this be?

"The Germans, it is too much, this is a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions." Beside Darlan, Pierre, the commander of the Army Reserve Division, shouted almost at the top of his throat and like a rooster.

This is indeed excessive, but now is not the time to discuss the Geneva Conventions, in fact, when there is a real war, when the war is red, any kind of means can be used, and this kind of behavior of the Germans is the most effective for them.

The Germans, what they need is time, delaying time, it is beneficial to the Germans, Darlang knows that he must not fall into the trap of the other party, that is, he must make a decision immediately!

"Ten minutes of shelling." Dar Lang said: "After the artillery is covered, we will attack. ”

Darlang's words immediately stunned the people present.

Artillery fire covered! What does this mean? Most of those human shields will die!

Even from the experience gained from the First World War, before the attack, it is quite necessary to carry out artillery coverage strikes, artillery fire can break the will of the other side and consume the living forces of the other side, especially now, the German airborne troops, who arrived here in a hurry, simply could not effectively arrange all kinds of fortifications.

It's just that Darlang did not order artillery fire to cover the first attack, because he was afraid of accidental injury.

And now, it's going to be injured by mistake!

"General, if we carry out artillery strikes, those hostages who have been captured by the Germans..."Pierre's words did not continue, just now he was only shocked, and now, he has understood.

Instead of letting those hostages be killed in the crossfire, it is better to use artillery now, after all, artillery attacks, without facing each other, do not need to see how those hostages fall under their own guns, which will put a great burden on many people.

Instead of taking out the hostages with bullets, it is better to use artillery.

"Execute the order." "We don't know what the hostages were, but now, we only know, a group of Germans, who have taken control of our vaults, which contain thousands of tons of French gold," Darlan said. ”

There is nothing to hide, to let the warriors know what they are fighting for.

Those people, who were supposed to be the guardians of gold, should have fought bravely and stubbornly against the German attack and died to the last man, and now that they are alive, they will also be court-martial afterwards.

It's better to give them a good ending now, their heroic sacrifice.

As an admiral, as a general who saved the entire French Republic at this critical juncture, Darlan had no choice but to make up his mind!

Now is the time to make sacrifices!

"Carry out the order, I am the supreme commander here." Darlan went on to say that he gave the order, and that he should be held responsible for any accidents that happen in the future.

What is the responsibility, greater than the loss of thousands of tons of gold? As long as the gold is rescued, he has no fault, and if the gold is not recovered, then his best outcome is to die here.

What is the life of a few captives? It can be said that if Darlang was used as a human shield now, he would also order to open fire, if you want to blame, blame their fate!

Darlan's order was given, and after receiving the order, an artillery battalion belonging to the reserve division immediately began to prepare.

In World War II in history, France was purely a soy sauce character, and during the entire war, there was nothing eye-catching, making people think that France was shouting the slogan of the most powerful army on the mainland, but in fact it was nothing.

Of course, this is not the case, France actually still has some good equipment, for example, its artillery.

Let's just say that the ground suppression artillery with a caliber of 65 to 155 mm caliber was the first in World War I and World War II, and no other country can compare.

For example, the M1897 75mm field gun.

From the name, you can know that this kind of artillery was finalized and put into service in 1897, and now it is definitely at the grandfather level.

Moreover, the range and weight of this gun are average, but the rate of fire is against the sky, and no other artillery can compare!

How fast? The rate of fire is from 15 to 18 rounds per minute, so to speak, and bolt-action rifles are not so fast! It was almost 2 times more than the German FK96 type 77 field gun of the same period.

Even now, this rate of fire is very against the sky, and at the same time, this kind of grandfather-level artillery is still active on the battlefield, and the current reserve infantry division is equipped with 18 such artillery, and at the same time, they can only be equipped with this kind of artillery, and other advanced artillery must be given priority to the front-line troops.

After receiving the order, the artillerymen prepared in an intense and orderly manner.

They pushed their 75 mm field gun, slowly pushing forward, this field gun, in fact, is actually a cannon, the ballistic trajectory is straight, the effective range is only 8,500 meters, so it has to push forward a little in order to be able to attack effectively.

They did not know that at this time, opposite, 50-mm tank guns, were aiming at them.

A piece of grapevine, just enough to cover the Panther 2 tank, and some of the leaves in front were cleared, just leaving a clear shooting range, and from the high-magnification sighting system, the tanker could easily see the situation on the opposite side.

"A grenade, load!" The commander shouted.