Chapter 489： passive defense

"Da da da!"

A fighter jet of the German army is using an aviation machine gun to shoot at an artillery position of the British Expeditionary Force. The bullets are chasing the escaped British artillery.

This kind of condescending attack from the air is generally difficult to escape.

Suddenly, there was a burst of machine gun fire on the ground, and the bullets violently shot at the German fighter jets in the air. The fighter plane was hit, and several holes were punched in the skin on the wing. The frightened fighter immediately pulled up and fled quickly.

The British and French allied forces are not like the Russian army. Facing the German air attack, there is nothing they can do. With the technology of Britain and France, they can easily develop weapons for anti-aircraft shooting. When the German aircraft showed more and more powerful combat capabilities, the British and French allied forces also deployed a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns to the front line as the main weapon to defend against German aircraft. When the fighter planes of Britain and France were unable to confront the German fighter planes, this was the only way to counterattack.

"Damn it, I almost shot down the German plane." A second lieutenant officer of the British army said with some regret.

However, soon he will no longer feel sorry, because the German fighter jet has gone and returned.

After evading the British ground anti-aircraft fire, the German fighters began to counterattack. The order they received was originally to suppress the anti-aircraft firepower of the British and French coalition forces on the ground and provide cover for the bombing of the bombers. Now that the anti-aircraft firepower of the British army has been discovered, it is natural to try our best to destroy it. In this way, it is also possible to ensure that one's own bombers will not be shot down when they drop bombs.

"Da da da!"

The aviation machine guns of the German fighter jets fired, and the dense bullets fired at this anti-aircraft firepower point of the British army.

The bullets hit the shield of the anti-aircraft machine gun, making a tinkling sound, splashing sparks one by one.

Several British machine gunners hid behind the shields, trembling with fright, for fear of being hit.

When the German fighter jets passed over their heads, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when they turned their heads, they screamed in terror. At some point, the second lieutenant officer had already fallen to the ground. His head was even shattered. Obviously, during the German fighter jet attack just now, the second lieutenant officer was hit.

"The chief is dead, what should we do?" A British soldier asked timidly.

"Let's run away, we will flee immediately. The German attack is too strong, we can't resist it at all." Another British soldier suggested.

However, before they finished their discussion, German fighter jets attacked them again. This time, none of these British soldiers could escape. They were hit by the aviation machine gun bullets of the fighter jets and fell into a pool of blood.

Although the ground anti-aircraft firepower of the British and French allied forces fought back frantically, they still suffered heavy losses under the attack of fighter planes from the German air force. One artillery position after another was destroyed by the German air force, causing the artillery fire of the British and French allied forces to suffer a heavy blow.

Although, the battle has only just begun. However, the situation on the entire battlefield was that the British and French allied forces were completely suppressed. Not only did their fortifications suffer heavy losses under the heavy German shelling, but their artillery also suffered heavy losses under the German shelling and air strikes. If this continues, no one knows how long the British and French allied forces can last.

The air force of the German army dispatched more than 200 fighters at a time, taking turns to attack the positions and artillery of the British and French allied forces, further increasing the losses of the British and French allied forces.

In less than half a day, the artillery of the British and French allied forces suffered heavy losses, so that they had to disperse the artillery to avoid greater losses.

The artillery of the British and French allied forces withdrew from the battle with heavy losses, which made the German artillery no worries, and could use all their firepower to attack the fortifications of the British and French allied forces. Under the heavy shelling of the German army, the fortifications of the British and French allied forces were destroyed one after another. At the same time, casualties are also increasing.

Admiral Decasy Terno, the commander of the French 2nd Army, rushed to the headquarters in person to report the loss to Marshal Joffre.

"Your Excellency the Marshal, the 2nd Army suffered heavy losses during the morning's shelling and bombing by the Germans. The fortifications we built in the past six months have lost one-third of the fortifications under the heavy shelling by the Germans. The loss of the artillery is as high as half. What's more terrible is that the German attack is still going on, and there is no meaning of ending at all. No one knows how long they will last. If this continues, there is no need to wait for the Germans to launch Attack, our troops may collapse first." Admiral Decasy Turno said.

Marshal Xiafei frowned tightly: "Is it so serious?"

"Your Excellency, Marshal, it will only be more serious than what I said." Admiral Decasy Turno had a serious expression.

"Okay, General, I understand. But, do we have a way to deal with it now? Our artillery is less than half that of the Germans. Even if we send the artillery of the other two armies to the front, we can only The number of our artillery has reached 75% of the Germans. This still does not count the losses this morning. If the losses are included, I am afraid it is still only half of the Germans. Under such circumstances, we have no It is impossible to engage in artillery battles with the Germans. In that case, our artillery will only be lost faster. Therefore, let the soldiers hide in the anti-aircraft holes! The German bombardment cannot continue forever The shells they need must be transported from the mainland of Germany to the front line. Such a large-scale consumption will definitely not last long." Marshal Xiafei said.

If possible, he certainly hopes that the artillery of the British and French allied forces can launch a counterattack and defeat the German artillery in one fell swoop. But it's a pity that they don't have this ability at all! Instead of letting the artillery and artillery reported by one's own side be lost in the tragic artillery battle, it is better to order the artillery to hide, preserve their strength, and play a greater role at critical moments.

Marshal Joffre believed that the German army would launch a crossing operation soon. At that time, the artillery they have preserved will undoubtedly play a greater role.

Of course, this will have a great impact on the morale of the frontline troops. The enemy's shelling was fierce, but one's own artillery was misfired, which will inevitably bring more pressure to the soldiers.