Chapter 790: The Battle of Verdun (2)
"What's wrong? What's going on?! ”
After all, the old marshal Galieni was not young, so after a day of inspection, he was also a little sleepy, so he slept very well, but unexpectedly, a loud noise woke him up, and then there was a continuous loud noise, what the hell is going on?
"Oh no! Your Excellency, Marshal! Our ammunition depot was attacked and has been blown up! ”
Soon, a herald came to report the incident, and the matter was ......
"......" Gallieni looked at the flames rising in the distance with the boss's mouth......
What to do? What to do at this point?
Before this battle was fought, his arsenal was destroyed, so how can he still fight it?
And ah, how did it get blown up?
This is impossible, in that direction, the Germans are impossible to fight through, they haven't come from their front......
At this time, west of Verdun, there was only the activity of the German army, which was supposed to be the vanguard, but it did not attack, and it seems that they were a little afraid of the fortifications built by the old marshal.
But now, with such a loud noise and such a fire, then everyone can know, will the Germans not know?
What about this...... Who blew up the ammunition depot? Could it be some mistakes on our part?
This is not possible, anyway, some soldiers are very brainless, they don't have any concept of safety in their hearts at all, and the fire at the ammunition depot or something has not happened.
So now......
"Report Marshal! A large number of German tanks were found in front of our positions! ”
"What?!"
By this time, the old marshal had basically overturned his previous ideas, obviously. The ammunition depot was blown up by the Germans. How else could they have appeared so quickly?
To talk about this. In Gallieni's mind, this is the only plausible explanation, but what is the real situation......
Verdun front-line positions......
"Oops! What a loud voice! ”
"Comrades! Golden opportunity! Let's rush! ”
"Great! Advance! ”
When the ammunition depot of the French army in Verdun was blasted, the German army units that had just arrived here were the tank units that took the lead, the 20th Tank Division and the 85th Infantry Division under Rundstedt. They acted immediately.
Originally, the battle plan was to wait and see if anything would change in Verdun, just like Lille, but now it will be ...... Who can't hear that movement? That big ball of fire, soaring into the sky, seemed to light up the sky.
Therefore, Rundstedt immediately ordered his troops to move forward immediately, regardless of the formation or the number of roads. Anyway, you just rush, the front is a meritorious service!
And so. This armored unit was a direct assault on the Verdun Line, and the tanks were followed by the German Army.
At this time, the mainstream of German tank vehicles is basically the kind of imitation of the Pacific Empire, similar to the T34, which is now called the Type 99 tank, but it has been strengthened in some places, for example, the caliber of the artillery of this tank has been increased, and then the thickness of the armor has been improved, and so many layers of steel plates can be added outside, anyway, it is stronger, and the magic has changed!
But however, this tank has a great advantage, that is, it is easy to produce, it is really simple, similar to a tractor, but this tank, in the past, felt terrible to drive.
Really, that gear, you're hard to hang up, and you don't have the strength on your arm to think about it, so ...... The Germans made a lot of improvements in this area, and the tank at this time had been replaced with a new type of gearbox and a new type of engine.
After all, the German automobile industry is still good, and in this regard, for example, the famous Mr. Karl Benz, his engines are very good......
As a result, the German tank at this time was a T34 with a Mercedes-Benz engine gearbox!
Well, only Li Mengyang knows the truth in the world......
However, this T34 is combined with Mercedes-Benz, and this combat effectiveness level is really rising, soaring!
Whoa...... Whoa......
This speed was very fast, and at this time many of the fortifications of Verdun had not yet been completed, so I did not expect the Germans to come so quickly.
You know, Verdun itself is not a border city, she is still quite far from the Franco-German border, the reason why the reason why the main defense was chosen here, the generalissimo Gallieni came, is because this place can have enough time and space, but I didn't expect it!
The Germans came too fast!
That's right, it's a blitzkrieg, and the German army is now playing this blitzkrieg with ease, and at this time, the real ancestor of this blitzkrieg......
Li Mengyang!
By the way, the emperor of the American Empire is the blitzkrieg he invented!
The most famous example of the war, and the first battle that shocked the world, was the great battle fought outside Washington during the Pacific Empire's Liberation War.
It was a cold winter month, and the soldiers of the United States of America were poorly clothed, and Li Mengyang's side first bombarded with cannons, and after the bombardment, he rushed up, and as soon as the people passed, they were captives.
This method of warfare was not considered to be anything at the beginning of that year, and the Pacific Empire boasted that Li Mengyang was the god of war and invincible, but when many war history research scholars later discovered that this was a very, very classic example of war.
To put it simply, bombarding with artillery, and then charging, the current Germany is just bombarding with artillery, and then getting on tanks, or adding planes, that's it, nothing difficult.
Merely...... Li Mengyang really didn't expect that he would become the grandfather of the blitzkrieg, this is simply ...... Yali Mountain is big!
The key is to be taught by the Germans, which is simply ...... Teach others to kill, this future public opinion, hey~
In any case, the Germans at this time were using a variant of Li Mengyang's tactics, and their iron hooves were crushing the fortifications of Verdun!
Da Da Da ...... Da Da Da ......
Bi Buckle! Bi Buckle!
Rumble! Rumble!
After all, Verdun has an old marshal in charge, and there is indeed a Verdun miracle here, everyone has a certain amount of preparation for war, but they still can't hold it......
"Oops! Run! ”
"Germans! You bastards! ”
"Ahh My leg! Leg! ”
The French army only held out for less than half an hour, the point is that there is really no way to fight at this time, and everyone has heard the loud noise before, and everyone knows that our ammunition will soon run out.
Run! If you have legs, run now!
As a result, many French soldiers came out of the fortifications, but they did not have long to come to the fortifications, because the battle was so sudden, and most of them were still sleeping before.
So after it came out......
"Hit! Shoot! ”
"Don't give these bastards a chance!"
This German tank is shooting non-stop, and the infantry behind it is also let go, and they don't follow the tank at all, just everyone scatters to fight!
Anyway, it's a win!
Among them, there is a tank that is relatively coquettish, and the members of this tank are ......
"Sergeant! Are we going too far? ”
"Afraid of what? Give me a quick start! Come on! ”
Inside this tank, it's just scary, the guy from the commander told everyone to rush forward, and the car drove fast, it was almost going to fly!
Well, if you look at it from the outside, this tank has a drifting posture...... No way, the T34 with the Mercedes-Benz engine hanged, sometimes the position of this tank is so coquettish.
If Li Mengyang saw it, he would definitely be amazed, this is like the tank version of the initial D ah!
And this tank......
"Hahaha! We won! Don't you take advantage of this time to build meritorious deeds? ”
"Well, Comrade Sergeant, I think we'd better not be too aggressive."
"No, no, no, we have to move fast! We're going to stick a steel knife into Verdun's heart, and we're going to annihilate the French before they can do anything to those bridges!" Hahaha! Let them see how good I am Uncle Rommel! ”
Rommel ...... Well, this crazy guy is that Rommel!
Erwin Rommel, at this time, of course, he is not the Desert Fox or Imperial Eagle that Li Mengyang knows, he is now just a young man in his early 20s, a war fanatic, of course, he is also a very smart guy, otherwise he can't be mixed up as a non-commissioned officer at such a young age.
But however, since this guy will become famous for his cunning in the future, of course he will not make any mistakes with low IQ at this time, Captain Rommel, he saw the situation of this battle early on, that is, the German side, which is already a sure victory.
So what are you waiting for? Of course, it is necessary to rush to the forefront, as the sharp knife of the whole German army, so as to achieve the highest feats!
Rommel felt that after this battle, he would at least become a sergeant, but sometimes this person's luck came, and you couldn't stop it.
"Huh? Did you see the car in front of you? ”
"See!"
Rommel saw a car in front of him in the viewing glass, it had just turned out of the alley, and judging by its speed and the way it drove it...... The car is in a hurry, it wants to run!
I had to say that when the war came, everyone would want to run, but Rommel still felt an interesting atmosphere.
"Fire! Knock that car over for me! ”
"Yes!"
Da Da Da ...... Da Da Da ......
The T34 with the Mercedes-Benz engine on it, the machine gun on it fired wildly, and it didn't take long for the car in front of it to be knocked over, and it was really as Rommel said.
And this car is ...... in this
"Ahem...... cough cough ...... "An old man crawled out, this old man's mouth was full of blood, but this old man's military rank was very high, and he was a ...... Marshal!
The old marshal of Gallieni, did not run away......
In this way, the Battle of Verdun has not even begun, and it is over!
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