"We had to separate the German assault clusters, and with the support of heavy artillery and mobile anti-tank guns, the Germans were so strong in armor that they could easily tear apart our lines with their combined firepower, defense, and maneuver. Watermark Advertising TestWatermark Advertising TestThe average army simply cannot build an effective defense with a few battle defense guns. The armored units will be destroyed by the tank destroyers accompanying the opposing side. More importantly, the enemy's heavy artillery units, with the efficient support of long-range artillery, we are very optimistic about supporting the trapped troops. In the end, the entire front was torn apart by the Germans, such losses are meaningless, we must wait for the moment. Xia Fei commented when talking about the battlefield situation.

But how easy is it to separate? The Entente did not have the ability to launch a counterattack to tear apart the German offensive, and in the previous phase of the engagement, the Entente had also tried to organize a counter-charge to divide the opponent, but they were all destroyed by the German armored iron fist. In desperation, the British, French, and Bibi teams could only cover each other and retreat backwards. And it was decided to adopt the tactic of exchanging space for time...... to gradually attrition the German offensive. The reality was indeed very similar to what the Entente had thought, with the lengthening of supply lines and the increasing destruction of infrastructure by the Entente. The German Army's offensive also became sluggish. Coupled with the fact that the troops had already entered the hilly areas of northeastern France, the Germans had to rearrange the route of the march under the fragmentation of the terrain.........

In all fairness, although Germany advanced all the way, the British and French troops were much stronger than the Russians, not to mention that a large number of 75mm rapid-fire guns alone caused a lot of trouble to the Germans. And the biggest trouble was the unforgettable hatred of the French for the Germans. As Bismarck had predicted, the end of the Franco-Prussian War was nothing more than a preparation for the opening of the next, even larger war, and nearly half a century of time did not allow for hours of hatred. The coronation of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles and the cession of Alsace-Lorraine made Franco-German feud! Even the small French forces, which had been scattered, were still looking for opportunities to cause problems for the Germans, and this will and determination to resist was chilling. After solving the Entente ** team of nearly 400,000. The Germans also lost about 200,000 troops, many of which were the most elite German assault forces.

Under the dual effect of combat attrition and logistical supply pressure, the spearhead of the German offensive became weaker and weaker, and according to the plan, the German army would attack Paris like a machete against the coast after occupying the entire territory of Belgium. But with the weakening of forces and the elongation of supply lines. The Germans no longer had enough forces to attack along the coast, and the entire front of the attack was abruptly curtailed. In this way, the blade of the German sickle leaked out of its own right flank! And the front of the sickle was seen in front of the main French forces on the Marne!. …。

In fact, on the front. Against an opponent of a higher level, a head-to-head battle can mean high costs and huge attrition. Originally, the German troops were superior to the French, but after a long period of fighting, and facing the French troops who were waiting for work, the German troops in charge of the assault were now fighting with the two French armies on the frontal defense. You must know that in history, the losses of both sides in the Battle of Verdun were almost 3 to 2, and every time three Allied soldiers were killed, two German soldiers were buried with them. When the Germans hit the Marne. The scythe was already in tatters, and then it ran into the giant shield of the French!

Mackensen and Hindenburg said at the same time that they could not cut it, and asked Kruger behind for heavy artillery support. And Kruger readily said that the heavy artillery was blocked behind, and the engineers were repairing the railway. And said that if Moltke Jr. could solve the transport and road problems, the troops would arrive later! In the end, Moltke said with a big stroke of his pen, you can't walk without a road? Don't we still have a large number of half-tracks? Leave the road and quickly assemble to the front! …。

If the difficulty of war logistics is underestimated in history, then after two years of the quagmire on the Eastern Front, how can the German logistics department estimate what kind of logistical difficulties such a large military operation will bring, but as for the solution? Well, it is impossible to get a cure. But there are still some ......... ways to deal with it.

This method is to equip a large number of half-tracks to form a motorized rapid reaction force! A unit that does not have enough tanks is not suitable for assault, but it is still possible to follow behind the armored forces to fight the autumn wind, and by transporting a large number of infantry and artillery to the front line, the combat effectiveness of the armored forces will undoubtedly be greatly reduced after a long period of fierce fighting. And the idea of the Germans was to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops by replenishing them with a certain amount of motorized infantry. So that the last line of defense of the French can be crushed, and if only one more victory is won, then Paris, the capital of France, is close at hand! Faced with this situation, the French finally wavered, and after some weighing, the French government withdrew from Paris. The fate of the entire Western Front and Europe will be decided at this moment!

The forces of the entire Entente were mobilized...... It's not just France. The Australian and New Zealand units, which were the most combat-ready of the British colonial armies, have been assembled, and even the United States has sent the first formed American army to the front line, although the United States and Germany have not yet declared war, but it does not prevent the American army from participating in the battle! In the face of the scythe of the Germans, the top leaders of the Entente also began to plan for the next battle.

From the intelligence point of view, the German offensive has shown a decline, and the deadly scythe has lost its sharpness after harvesting the lives of a large number of Allied officers and soldiers, but the Germans are also aware of this, and they have begun to shrink the attack surface and turn to a defensive state at the right time to wait for reinforcements and support from the rear. Although the situation of the German armored forces was not good, after repeated war games, the Allied high-level leaders believed that the sharpest edge of the limited Entente forces to attack the opponent was still more than lucky. At the same time, the Allies were also keenly aware of the large number of German elite infantry divisions and baggage rushing to the front line in a large number of vehicles. Now the question is clear, it is the Germans who first complete the supply and reinforcement and then push the French out in one wave. Or did the Entente side block the reinforcements of the German Army from the flanks first, and then deliver a hard left hook to the Germans? This will have a direct bearing on the outcome of the war and the direction of ..........

"It's time for our light cavalry to come out. The Germans' armored forces were pinned down in the first line, and although the flanks and rear were strong, they lacked mobility. We're going to clean them up with the Germans against us! Crush them with the high-speed performance and powerful firepower of wheeled armored vehicles. Given the stakes of this campaign, I hope that General Pershing's U.S. forces will join us in this important battle. "Field Marshal Robert of the British Army finally extended an invitation to the American troops represented by Pershing at a high-level meeting of the Allied powers.

"The British and American teams will attack the flanks of the Germans. Their target will be the fragile flanks of Germany. In order to prevent the German armored forces from coming back, the French Army will launch an attack from the front to contain the German armored forces. If all goes well. The Anglo-American army will succeed in separating at least part of the German army from the whole, and subsequently. We will eat the opponent's armored spearhead before continuing the assault. The second phase of the campaign was to attack the German follow-up forces that had not gained a firm foothold through high-speed maneuvering forces. And then cut the opponent in the same way that they cut our troops. In the end, the top of the Entente developed such a set of battle plans.

At this point, the two sides on the battlefield are like two giants who have been exhausted, although one of them has the initiative and has the advantage. But the advantage didn't translate into a win. Both sides need to take a good rest to regain their strength and plan for the next phase of the operation. The Germans still had a relatively clear understanding of the situation they were facing, although they successfully occupied the whole of Belgium, although they eliminated hundreds of thousands of Entente troops, but this loss was definitely not fatal to Britain and France. The other party trades space for time. The German Army's combat effectiveness was weakened by elongated supply lines and layers of blockades, and the decisive battle between the two sides only began in the real battle on the outskirts of Paris, whether the Germans would take out France in one fell swoop after replenishment, or whether the German armored spearhead would sink under the strong shield of the Entente, the outcome of the battle would be known in a few days. And at this critical juncture, there was a disagreement in the top echelons of the German Army. …………。

Krueger, Mackensen and other front-line officers insisted that Moltke Jr. put the strategic reserve directly under the army into front-line operations. After several tug-of-war battles near the Marne. Kruger and the others could clearly feel that the opponent's resistance was getting stronger and stronger. Several tentative attacks by the armored forces were repelled by intense anti-aircraft artillery fire. At this point in the battle, the Germans no longer had enough troops to bypass the enemy's fortified areas and continue to advance, and there was a serious gap between the pace of the troops' attacks...... The strikers bypassed. The people behind couldn't keep up. In order to ensure that the spearhead that is too deep is not broken. It is necessary to completely eat the French heavy army group in front of you.

But I have to say that the deduction more than ten years ago left too deep an impression on Moltke Jr. Moreover, in his view, the battle was fought almost as a deduction, and although the Germans did their best to avoid it, the Entente blockade and extended supply lines and destroyed infrastructure eventually tied the Germans like ropes. The crisis of the right, which the Germans least want to see, has emerged. A large number of English ** teams have appeared on their right flank. They were about to attack, and the French in front were pinning down the Germans' proud armored spearhead ..........

Therefore, there are two aspects to be done by Moltke Jr. and others, the first is to continue to replenish the front-line troops and prepare for the next frontal attack. And the second is to block the British's left hook and ensure the safety of his right flank! As long as it could block the blow of the British with all their might, then Germany could turn to the French army in front of it, even if it slowly gathered strength! And if it can't be stopped, it will be a catastrophe for the armored troops who fall into the opponent's column, and there will be a strong enemy in front and then chasing the soldiers. How did you let the Germans fight? And the only safety line that could prevent this from happening was the German Army Panzer General Reserve. This is the last hole card left in Moltke's hand!

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