Chapter 391

The weather in Belgium at the end of September is still cold, especially for the people in the trenches. All the troops here have put on thick woolen coats. The rainy season and rivers make the surrounding very muddy.

The first, second and third divisions of the U.S. Army, as the three divisions that launched the first attack, have now broken through the enemy's first line of defense and rushed to the second line of defense in the footsteps of the defeated soldiers.

The second defense line of the German army was not prepared at all. They had been shelling in the morning. They had been used to it for a week. They didn't know when they would go to the first defense line, because there would be a large number of casualties after shelling. These things have been used to.

But today looks a little different. The shelling seems to be more intense and a little longer, but it doesn't matter to the soldiers. It's like this every day.

However, the situation soon changed. After the extension of artillery fire, the front-line positions seemed very chaotic, but they could not see or hear. However, soon an order was sent down, ready to fight, and the Americans attacked.

However, when they were not ready, the routed soldiers had come to the second line of defense, and the real mortar attack followed them, then grenades, and then close combat. Everything happened too fast.

The German chief of general staff of Hindenburg, who has just been in office for a year, is still discussing the war between the East and the West with his majesty Emperor William II in Berlin. After all, the British and French coalition forces launched a spring offensive with heavy casualties. If they want to launch a large-scale campaign again, it takes a long time to prepare and accumulate troops. However, the number of Americans has just arrived in Europe, Only hundreds of thousands.

Hindenburg did not expect that the Americans would attack, and the attack was so fast that there was no preparation at all. Wesley used ships to transport materials when the United States just got involved in the war. This situation is easy to be misunderstood. Especially when the American Expeditionary Force just arrived here, it is impossible for spies to transmit information, so the outside world does not know much about materials.

The long-term fixed thinking, carrying after a battle, backward communication means, heavy equipment, slow response, and the U.S. military's light loading have led the German command system to not understand what happened at present. The two-year training of the US military is not for nothing. Even if it has not been on the battlefield, the infantry drill is mature, which is the advantage of the standing force.

"Shoot down the machine gun in front," roared a lieutenant company commander of the first US division.

At his command, the company's 80mm mortars opened up, followed by a roar, and the infantry with the squad as the combat unit in front began to charge. This situation is everywhere. There are too many automatic firepower and small caliber mortars, forming an absolute advantage in the region. This is the effect required by Wesley, and the effect of fire line promotion is also very obvious, Some people unfit for war were sent directly to the rear.

At the beginning of the battle, Wesley picked up the phone and connected to the Paris headquarters. The effect of the old phone was very general, but it was good to talk, "please find marshal bedang. I'm Wesley Gibson, commander of the first echelon of the American Expeditionary Force."

"Hello, general Gibson, what can I do for you?" asked betten. The British and French armies knew nothing at present. Only the troops connected to their defensive positions knew something, and their front-line commander was sending someone to Wesley's headquarters for inquiry.

"Our US military has launched an attack and broke through the enemy's first line of defense. Now I hope the British and French forces can immediately launch artillery attacks on the front-line positions of the enemy, and then be ready for battle."

"What? Are you sure you're not kidding?" betten's voice rose, and his shocked expression was at a glance. Haig was smoking a cigar. He was startled by betten's sudden voice and looked at him in surprise.

"Of course not. We have broken through the enemy's first line of defense and are now attacking the second line of defense. Please be prepared."

"Why don't you say such a big thing in advance? Our materials and soldiers are not ready..."

Wesley didn't wait for him to finish his long speech, but directly interrupted him, "Marshal, please hurry up. It's time to defeat the enemy. I don't want the friendly forces to delay our attack. Shelling doesn't need to be prepared. Isn't it staged every day? When shelling, the troops can be ready to charge. My troops will continue to attack, and you can't participate." Wesley assured the phone.

Wesley, who put down the phone, directly issued an order. The second group army began to take action to protect the right wing of the first group army. He wanted to start defense five kilometers after the right-wing attack. The third and fourth group armies began their own tasks and followed.

The headquarters moved forward and contacted the marine fleet to ask whether all four brigades of the Marine Corps had landed.

When it comes to Blitzkrieg, many people will think of Germany in World War II, but Wesley believes that Blitzkrieg is actually a speed war. Relatively speaking, I just want to be faster than you.

The road is not very good. The engineering brigade began to take action. They paved the prepared soil on the road and then began to roll it. The road roller produced by the company affiliated to Gibson group directly drove up. This is the advantage of Engineering concentration.

The artillery of the division level troops has begun to move forward, and the relatively light artillery is also convenient to move. The division level troops have no heavy burden, but the heavy artillery can move forward slowly.

"Report, the first group army reports that they have broken through the enemy's second line of defense, and the German army is in rout."

"Order them to replace the front-line assault troops, then continue to attack, bite the tail of the routed soldiers and keep attacking. They will meet the Marines in three lines of defense. Three lines of defense are no longer a problem," Wesley said.

"Yes."

Wesley's marines mysteriously appeared in the enemy's rear, which made the German army more unprepared. Their last line of defense was sandwiched between two sides and lost. However, due to the number of people, the U.S. Army could not completely surround the German troops and could only kill them with firepower.

The second group army, the right-wing German army, launched an attack, and it was the enemy of the enemy's second line of defense. Originally, the confrontation between the two sides was a long snake array. The right-wing German army did not understand how the U.S. army suddenly appeared. Their hasty counterattack was weak.

The second group army did not have time to deploy its troops. It could only attack and deploy at the same time. Although it was in a hurry, it was not chaotic. In a week's preparation time, they knew what to do, attacked five kilometers directly, and then began to defend in situ.

Beidang put down the phone, looked at Haig and said, "the Americans have launched an attack. They have broken through a line of defense."

"What? How is it possible? Why do they say it now?"