Chapter 2036： Into the night

"The Germans' attack speed is beyond our imagination, and this is still in the case of the other party deliberately limiting the attack speed. The Germans almost completely stopped advancing by 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and their artillery was still blocking our traffic. The troops began to prepare for the night. Even if the speed slowed down slightly afterwards, the Germans could completely penetrate our positions within 3 to 4 days." Petain said after integrating all aspects of intelligence.

"It seems that the crown prince Ruprecht was not dazzled by the huge advantage. The steady advance of the Germans made our chance of success very low." Foch said helplessly.

"Then shall we continue to fight?" Petain asked.

"Of course we have to fight. There are not many troops on the front. Our main force still has no reason to yield. And don’t forget, if we finally decide to give in, if the British reserve in our hands is still there, Then we might have to fight the British, so, as expected, we might as well consume the troops the British gave us first, and then consider the rest." Foch said rather dark-bellied.

You know, behind the French position, there are more than 200,000 British Commonwealth troops. Although they have been allocated to the French army, the command and supplies of this force are relatively independent. If the French candidates are succumbing at this time, then this What will the British Army do? Would it be a joke to want to disarm the British army that has more than 200,000 armed to the teeth? Totally impossible! So conflict is inevitable! Under this circumstance, Foch decisively believes that the only way to spend some of the British reinforcements is to talk about it! If you block the German offensive, everyone is happy, if you can't block it, then at least the troubles of the French will be saved!

"So what about our counterattack tonight?" Petain asked.

"Of course we must continue. With the Germans occupying overwhelming firepower and air superiority, the night battle is the only possible chance for us to achieve results. At night, our transfer is safer, and the German firepower advantage will be lost. Weakened, the only pity is that the Germans did not leak too much weakness this time!" Foch said with regret.

When night fell over the land again, the German army spent the first night on the newly occupied position. At this time, all the commandos had been deeply wedged into the French position. In one day, the Germans The legion's advancement ranged from 9 to 12 kilometers, which was almost unimaginable in the past. After all, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in previous battles. After fighting for a long time, the position only moved a few hundred meters.

The front-line offensive has stopped, but it does not mean that the Germans are sleeping at night. In places far away from the front-line, the engineering troops are racing against the clock. They need to open up a strip of trucks in the integrated ravine. the way. Hundreds of bulldozers and excavators went into battle together. They filled the trenches, threw a large number of bundles of firewood in the trenches and then covered them with mud and wooden planks to allow large load-bearing vehicles to pass. The construction was brightly lit. At the scene, simple roads are rapidly extending far away. In some key areas, the Germans will also transport ash and lay them on the road, and then use a road roller to roll it over and over again.

Then, on both sides of the paved simple road, the Germans began to set up military depots and supply depots, a large number of materials were stacked in suitable places, and camouflage nets and materials obtained on-site were used for camouflage. The fleet of cars also began to transport a large number of troops, equipment and supplies to the front, and on several high-standard highways, they were used to transport tanks and heavy towed artillery. The German's idea is very simple, at least before the French conduct a field decisive battle, the 210MM heavy howitzer and 150MM heavy cannon must keep up with the advancing troops! Even if the frontline stopped fighting, the strength of the frontline German army has been growing!

The busy day and night of the Germans naturally caused the French to feel uneasy. Not long after nightfall, the remaining artillery of the French began to carry out suppression attacks. However, the number of artillery that can still be used for the front has been torn open by dozens of kilometers of defense. It’s too little to say, and soon, the German anti-artillery force relying on sound positioning immediately called for stronger firepower to implement anti-suppression. In the night, the accuracy of the two sides was not high, and the French wanted to execute some Special tasks, so they did not put all their artillery into the attack on the construction unit behind.

A night battle in the area where the two sides are facing each other is also brewing. Using the cover of night, the French transported a large number of people to the front through trenches and roads. To ensure safety, the French convoy also processed the lights. In addition to a large number of infantry and remaining artillery, the French also drove a small number of armored units from the shelter to join the counterattack.

The French also adopted commando tactics similar to those of the Germans. The commando, carrying a large number of Shaosha machine guns, blasting equipment and light artillery, concentrated along the remaining trenches towards the offensive zone The artillery weight is too big, no Infantry can be carried, so they mainly carry small-caliber infantry guns and mortars. A 37MM light infantry gun produced by Schneider has become the favorite of the French assault squad. This weapon can't be used against machine gun shelters. As for the possible tanks and assault guns? It was handed over to the San Mengsha heavy armored destroyer at the rear. This weapon, known as the armored nemesis in the Eastern Mediterranean, is not much in the French battle sequence because it weighs nearly 20 tons and is equipped The weapon production cost of the 105MM cannon is a bit high!

"Remember, when our cannons started firing half an hour later, we are launching an offensive. The armored forces will help us fight those steel monsters. We can deal with infantry." A French officer looked at the German position 500 meters away. Said his subordinates. And when it was 11 o'clock in the evening, the counterattack brewed by the French finally kicked off!

Although the losses in the daytime battle were heavy, this time, the French night attack still concentrated about 800 artillery pieces of various calibers. These remaining artillery pieces extended long barrels from the reinforced bunker, tens of thousands. The planned French soldiers were busy in front of these big guys. The French still valued this raid. The two 520MM super-heavy train guns that had been hidden in the jungle in the previous battles were also horrifying. The fangs, and then finally completed the final debugging after 3 and a half hours of busy, and now, the reason why the French set the time at 11 pm is largely to wait for this big guy turn up!

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