Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1068

Chapter 1068 Lungs exploded

on the battlefield

“Quick, move the heavy machine gun position.” A German lieutenant shouted, instructing his soldiers to dismantle the Maxin heavy machine gun and prepare to move quickly.

After the    firepower is exposed, it will soon be hit by direct fire from tank artillery, or precise mortar shells.

After fighting for more than two hours, these German officers and soldiers truly understood the difficulty of their opponents. They were not slippery in the fight, the artillery fire counterattack was very accurate, and the guns and guns bit the flesh.

The British and the French are simply stupid compared to them.

Especially hitting the British is the most fun, it’s like row after row of wooden stakes, sweeping down one piece after another, sweeping down one piece after another, and hitting the Germans can’t take it anymore, the British are still being beaten. The commander of his own drove the charge, and the heavy machine gun was slammed hard.

France is much cheaper, and the line of attack is more spread out. As soon as there is a heavy machine gun fire, he immediately falls down, not as stupid as the British.

The soldiers of the Ocean Empire are different from them. When attacking, they use squads and platoons as units to cover each other and advance. Some people attack with guns, while the rest squat down and hold guns to guard. When encountering German troops in the trenches Immediately fight back.

And the marksmanship within five or six hundred meters is very accurate.

Thus

The Germans in the trenches could not aim carefully and shoot calmly, but when the German heavy machine gun rang, everyone on the other side immediately fell to cover, and within ten seconds, the mortar shells came over, tearing the heavy machine gun together with the gunner into pieces. Fragments.

The soldiers of these ocean empires are skilled in combat. They all hide behind steel armored vehicles and follow them to attack. Even if the bullets pass, most of them are covered by tanks and armored vehicles. It is not easy to hit one. slip.

Several German heavy machine gunners were busy dismantling the Maxine heavy machine gun. The German lieutenant heard a sharp voice, shouted “Bombardment” in a panic, and quickly turned around and lay down.

“Boom” after the explosion

The heavy machine gun just now and several German heavy machine gunners were all overturned to the ground, and the surrounding area of ​​the explosion was filled with smoke and dust, and the pungent **** smell became more intense.

The German lieutenant stood up in dismay. The Maxine heavy machine gun weighing more than 60 kilograms had been blown up. There were three or four dead German soldiers scattered nearby, and the wounded were moaning in pain.

The German lieutenant shook his head with a livid face and stood up, looking up at the enemy fighter jets passing through the sky in the sky. From time to time, he fluttered his wings and dropped bombs, and the ground near the bombed trenches shook.

He spit out a mouthful of saliva, feeling really hopeless in his heart.

This kind of battle that can’t be beaten only by being beaten is really very embarrassing. Although the German soldiers in the trenches fought hard, they were still restrained everywhere. Under the combined strangulation of the enemy’s ground tanks and aerial bombardment, the losses were quite heavy.

At this moment

There was a roar of shaking the ground in the distance. Because the German lieutenant had just escaped the shelling, there was some uncontrollable “humming” in the head of the melon seeds, and his response was a bit slower.

He just turned his head subconsciously, and saw countless black dots in the sky filled with gunpowder magnifying in his pupils, this is…

“Full-scale shelling…”

I don’t know who was screaming and screaming. The German soldiers who were fighting in the trenches looked up. The timid man’s face changed with fear. Run in the direction of the Tibetan Soldier Cave.

Most people didn’t have time to react at all. The rain-like shells had already slammed into the German second-line positions, like rolling thunder in the sky, and the large exploding fire and smoke formed a 10-kilometer-long smoke dragon. All the German troops were mercilessly shrouded in it.

The violent explosions generated by the large and medium-caliber artillery shells formed an instant strong pressure, almost overturning all the German troops in the trenches to the ground, and the shells that fell in the trenches exploded, forming rounds of **** storms. Exploded stumps and broken arms fly all over the sky.

this moment

The ground was trembling, thick smoke and dust filled the air, and the German troops entangled in it seemed to be swaying back and forth in a 12-level gust of wind. The violent explosion was like a heavy hammer hitting the chest. Can’t hear, even the least sense of direction is lost.

2nd Army Headquarters

see this scene

Admiral    Galvitz was so frightened that the telescope in his hand fell to the ground with a “bang”, and there was an incredible look in his eyes, revealing heartache, fear and worry, and he couldn’t say anything.

He never expected that while the two sides were fighting fiercely, the heavy artillery positions of the Anglo-French coalition forces in the rear dared to open fire across the board, hitting just three inches on the Germans’ vital point.

He was not afraid of the artillery shelling on weekdays. According to the law of combat in the past, as long as the British and French allied forces were repelled, shelling would follow.

The Germans are already very experienced in dealing with them. As soon as the enemy retreats, they will immediately enter the anti-artillery hole. The entire front is empty, leaving only a few observation posts. They use periscopes to monitor the enemy’s movements. Inside the cannon.

As long as the anti-artillery holes are not collapsed and the German officers and soldiers are buried in it, there will be basically no major casualties.

But this…

The two sides were in a fierce battle. Suddenly, the German soldiers in the trenches full of pits and valleys suffered heavy losses.

From the sound of the shaking of the ground and the sound of the cannons, to the time when the shells slammed hard, it was only three or four seconds in the middle. Most of the German soldiers did not have time to hide in the anti-gun holes.

If you don’t do it well, you will lose 20-30% of your troops at once.

In the trenches facing the enemy’s artillery fire, the Germans who were killed and injured on the spot were not counted, and there were not a few who were deafened. Most officers and soldiers took several minutes to recover. If the enemy took advantage of the situation to attack…

Suffered such a big loss again, and Admiral Galvitz turned blue with anger, and slammed a fist on the window sill; “These **** enemies are simply impossible to guard against.”

“Your Excellency Commander, do you need reinforcements to the front line?” Chief of Staff Edgar von Manstein asked with a worried expression.

At any time

The German commander will hold a part of the reserve force in his hand, and the same is true for the 2nd Army. It lost 4 German divisions on the first line. Now there are 5 German divisions piled up on the second line that is under heavy attack. The 2nd Army is on the third line. There are also reserves of 4 German divisions in the positions and the rear, as well as a central logistics force of thousands of people in the army headquarters to meet unexpected needs.

The Germans are by no means soft persimmons, otherwise it would be impossible for the British and French forces to entangle with the front line for more than half a year, only to retreat more than a hundred square kilometers.

Admiral Galvitz looked at the distance with a livid face, where the artillery fire rumbled and exploded with smoke and smoke. After thinking for a long time, he slowly shook his head and said;

“Call the Imperial High Command;

The current enemy of our 2nd German Army has completely occupied the air superiority. Over the past few days, the indiscriminate bombardment has destroyed more than 70% of the artillery firepower attached to our department, and the frontline troops suffered heavy losses.

On the first day of the    infantry’s attack, they broke through our army’s garrisoned front-line positions. The tactics they used were extremely sharp and effective. The air strangulation and the armored tanks cooperated tacitly, causing a lot of damage to our troops.

Especially in the fierce battle, the whole line was shelled suddenly, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers who fought bravely on the second-line positions, and the situation was in critical condition.

Although my 2nd Army fought with all its strength, it lost nearly half of it under continuous heavy blows, and I may not be able to maintain the Somme Front. ”

Speaking of this

Admiral Galvitz’s tone was extremely difficult, he paused for a while before continuing to say dryly; “Two or three days as early as possible, four or five days later, without reinforcements, the 2nd Army may not be able to support it, so please do it as soon as possible. decision.”

The German officer of the staff recorded the telegram, and after a silent salute, he turned around and left quickly.

Admiral Galwitz turned his face and looked at Chief of Staff Edgar von Manstein with gloomy eyes and said;

“We have lost all our air power, over 70% of our artillery, and no tanks, armored and infantry mortars that can compete with our opponents. We are at a disadvantage in firepower and equipment across the board.

These Ocean Empire officers and soldiers are much more difficult to deal with than the British and French, and their combat effectiveness is also stronger. Various tactics and tactics emerge in an endless stream, which is the main reason why we are currently in deep trouble.

In this situation

I don’t think the 2nd Army can hold out for a few days without strong reinforcements. We need planes, artillery, more troops and equipment, including tanks and armour to compete with the enemy, which is obviously impossible.

It’s time to admit defeat, losing to such a powerful enemy is a glorious defeat. ”

Chief of Staff Edgar von Manstein was very aware of the current battle situation. He frowned as he watched the “Rumble” shelling in the distance, and a look of pain appeared on his face.

on that front

There are as many as 70,000 German officers and soldiers, many of which were recruited from other directions last night to strengthen the frontal defense of the attack.

The reinforcements at the rear were blocked by artillery fire, and the internal mobilization of the German 2nd Army was not seriously affected, and the troops could be transported forward through the extending trenches.

Now they are all buried in the fire, whether it is 20%, 30% or 40%, the specific loss is difficult to know.

According to the experience of being subjected to large-scale shelling in the past, the surviving German soldiers suffered a lot of shock injuries, including deafness, internal injuries, loss of sense of direction, headache and tinnitus, which seriously affected their combat effectiveness.

“Your Excellency Commander, the top priority is to reinforce the second-line defending enemy. We cannot let them easily overwhelm us. Can we launch a local counterattack and engage in close combat with the enemy’s infantry?”

“This plan is not advisable. The enemy’s tank and armored troops are not decorations, nor do they have the rigid tactics of the British and French, and rushing up is just a one-sided slaughter.”

“Then…what about gas bombs?”

“As far as I know, all officers and soldiers of the Ocean Empire are equipped with gas masks, even the tank armored troops and logistics transport troops are no exception. The combat personnel have one, which is higher than the equipment ratio of our front-line troops. Gas bombs are useless to them. .”

“This big dog is really bullying people.” In desperation, Chief of Staff Edgar von Manstein also scolded.

Those effective methods to deal with the British and French coalition forces did not seem to work in front of the soldiers of the Ocean Empire.

When did the German army across the Continent suffer from this kind of cowardice?

(end of this chapter)