On the Marne front, fierce fighting continues. www.biquge.info The main forces of the German 2nd, 3rd and 4th armies had already crossed the Marne and launched an offensive against the Anglo-French positions in depth.

Although, the resistance of the Anglo-French forces was stubborn. However, they were subjected to heavy German shelling and bombardment by warplanes, which caused heavy losses to the Anglo-French forces. Under the attack of the German army, several lines of defense were lost one after another.

At present, the main forces of the Anglo-French army are concentrated in the cities of Champagne-Chalons, Epernay and Château de Dieri to resist the German invasion. The rest of the troops retreated to the rear. In the face of the fierce attack of the German army, the British and French forces were almost unable to hold out.

Champagne Chalon, a large city on the Marne, is under heavy German attack. The German 2nd Army, supported by a large number of artillery and aerial fire, was on the verge of reducing the city to ruins. The French 2nd Army has been crippled. Now, he can only rely on the ruins in the city to resist stubbornly. However, as the German attacks became more and more intense, it was already a matter of time before they were completely driven out of Champagne Chalons. The German 3rd and 4th Army Corps also went smoothly in the attacks at Epernay and Tyreyburg, while the French 4th Army and the British Expeditionary Force's 2nd Army also suffered heavy losses. Even the French 8th and 9th armies, which were subsequently put into the battlefield, suffered heavy losses.

By 8 April, the two sides had been fighting the Marne defence for a week. In this week, the losses of the Anglo-French army have exceeded half a million people. If it weren't for Marshal Xia Fei personally commanding the troops, I'm afraid the troops would have collapsed.

Of course, although the Germans achieved great results, the losses they paid were also not small. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th corps, which were the main forces, all paid losses of varying degrees. The total number of troops lost is almost 100,000. It's just that, compared to the losses of the Anglo-French army, the losses of the German army were much smaller. Therefore, the officers and men of the German army still maintained a high fighting spirit. Unlike the Anglo-French army, which was about to collapse.

Not to mention that the German 5th Army Corps, which was in reserve, had not yet been put into battle. Once these 200,000 people are also engaged in the battle, it will undoubtedly be able to completely change the tide of the war. The reason why Qin Tian didn't put his reserves into battle at the first time was because he was waiting for a more suitable opportunity.

The headquarters of the Anglo-French forces, Marshal Xia Fei was in the office, with a sad face. The losses of the Anglo-French forces were so heavy that they could barely hold out any longer in the middle of the battle.

"Damn, how could the Germans be so powerful in attack? If we continue like this, we won't be able to last long. Seeing that there would be tens of thousands of casualties every day, Marshal Xia Fei's heart felt as if he was dripping blood. These are the young lads of France, the future of France. But they lost their lives in this damn war.

Originally, before the battle began, Marshal Xia Fei was optimistic that they could resist the German attack on the Marne defense line. If you're lucky, you can even inflict heavy damage on the Germans in one fell swoop, so you can launch a counterattack.

However, after the battle began, the Germans used powerful firepower to give the British and French troops a slap in the face, and they were dizzy. Coupled with the strong attack of the German army, the British and French forces were even more exhausted. It can be said that even if they are struggling to support it now, they can't hold on for long.

"Your Excellency Marshal, the 2nd Army has suffered heavy losses, and if you don't give them reinforcements, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on. Once Champagne Chalons were broken by the Germans, the entire Marne defense line would collapse immediately. General Foch, commander of the French 9th Army, said with a serious face.

Marshal Xia Fei nodded: "I know, but do we still have extra troops in our hands?" The 2nd Army, the 4th Army and the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, were under onslaught from the Germans. The 6th, 8th and 9th armies suffered heavy losses in the counterattack against the Germans. Now it is even more important to defend important nodes in the line of defense, to prevent the Germans from continuing to tear our line of defense. So far, we, our troops, have lost more than half a million troops. It can be said that we no longer have any superiority in strength compared to the Germans. And we have been far surpassed by the Germans in terms of armament and morale. This will put us at an even greater disadvantage in this battle. ”

Admiral Foch nodded, indeed, these were the problems they faced. But you can't just do nothing because of that, right? That would only make them fail faster.

"Your Excellency, we may be able to draw troops from elsewhere. Wasn't there also an army group of the British Expeditionary Force and an army group of the French Army in Paris? If we bring them in, then we will be able to secure the front again. There will even be enough troops to fight back. Admiral Foch said.

Marshal Xia Fei shook his head: "The troops in Paris cannot be mobilized. Otherwise, the defenses of Paris would be empty. ”

"Marshal, we are northwest of Paris, and don't we have three more armies? With them, Paris should be safe. Admiral Foch said.

"This is a telegram from Sir French. The German 1st and 8th Army Corps also attacked. The 1st Army of the Expeditionary Force, oppressed by the Germans in Rouen. Sir French had already sent the 3rd Army of the Expeditionary Force and a part of the 1st French Army to reinforce him. However, I estimate that the situation is still not optimistic. Should Sir French and the others fail, this would leave Paris directly threatened by the Germans. Therefore, at this time, we cannot draw troops from Paris, and we must be just in case. Marshal Xia Fei said.

Although, before the start of the war, the Anglo-French army had more than three million troops. But Marshal Xia Fei still feels that the number of troops is too small, and it is not enough at all! Although, their troops are much more than the German army. But unfortunately, with the same number of troops, they could not confront the Germans at all, and could only gather more troops to fight the Germans. In the case of heavy losses in the troops, they could not be replenished in time, which made their forces less and less sufficient.

Even if Marshal Xia Fei tried his best, he was unable to deal with the current complicated situation.