Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1070

Chapter 1070 Golden Signboard

The next morning

The artillery of the    Allied camp began to launch heavy artillery fire on the last German defense line, sounding the horn of the final attack.

After 8:00, the sky was bright, and the densely packed aircraft group flew over the German defense line on the Somme again, selectively carrying out mid-air bombing, and cooperating with the fierce artillery fire of the artillery group behind the land, blowing up the German third-line positions into a mess.

The 303rd Division (armored tiger cavalry), which was the main attack force, crossed the friendly positions and moved forward, and charged with murderous force towards the German positions 7 kilometers away.

For a time, the battle clouds were dense.

Around 9:20 am

The nearly 300 Fokker fighter jets assembled by Germany suddenly roared from the north and east. The Ocean Empire fighter jets immediately accelerated to meet them, and the bombers dropped their bombs and quickly retreated and returned to their own airspace.

An aerial battle of unprecedented scale kicked off above the Somme.

Long-air aircraft engines roared, and fighter jets from both sides circled and competed. The hit fighter jets pulled out long black smoke and fell one by one from the air.

There are fighter planes from the Ocean Empire, and more are German fighter planes. This is an unprecedented tragic fight.

The Ocean Empire Army Air Force has more than 270 fighter jets, and there are more than 160 fighter jets from Britain and France who came to join the battle group after hearing the news, with a total of about 430 fighter jets.

The German army assembled about 300 fighter jets, and a total of more than 700 fighter jets circled and danced over the Somme. The huge roar resounded in the sky, and planes were beaten down from time to time. The fierce battle lasted for about half an hour.

The German fighters, who were obviously at a disadvantage, lost nearly half of them and had to flee in all directions. The fighters from the Allied countries chased after them, and the air battle came to an end temporarily.

And the battle on the ground has become intensified. The storms of the Ocean Empire have been repelled several times, and the German three-line positions have been bombarded by artillery.

I suffered a big loss before

The German army dug a large number of anti-artillery holes in the third-line defensive positions overnight, many of which were next to the soil platform where the German soldiers fought, and the distance was no more than ten meters.

As a result, the German army was able to retain more of its living strength and repeatedly compete for surface positions with the infantry attacked by the Ocean Empire.

Although the troops attacked by the Empire broke through several times in the fierce battle in the afternoon, they were stubbornly counterattacked by the German army. It was not until night fell, and the hustle and bustle of fighting for a day gradually ceased.

The German army managed to keep the third-line positions under the condition of heavy casualties, but what will happen after dawn?

March 29th, the third day of the full offensive.

1:00 PM

Under the joint strangulation of the air-ground integration tactics, the German 2nd Army finally collapsed across the board. After breaking through the position, the 303rd and 305th Divisions of the Imperial Armoured Forces, like two sharp arrows, began to carry out a large and deep interspersed operation against the German rear.

The torrent of steel rolled in, and the Allied armies launched a full-scale attack on the entire Somme front, but they did not capture much of the main German army, which was shocking.

It turned out that the main force of the German 1st Army had already retreated in great strides for two consecutive nights. Only a small number of troops were left in the forward positions carrying heavy weapons to resist desperately, trying to delay the time as much as possible.

It turned out that the German army played a “golden cicada escape” strategy, at the expense of nearly 300,000 people of the German 2nd Army, abandoning the Somme and Verdun forward positions, and protecting the German 1st Army, 3rd Army, 5th Army and No. The 6th Army retreated in great strides, and the entire line retreated into the German border.

Relying on the inherent solid fortifications on the border between Germany and France, rearranged a new defensive line, and recuperates for the convenience of fighting again.

So far, the unprecedentedly tragic Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in Europe have come to an end one after another.

while on the Eastern Front

The Brusilov assault launched by the Tsarist Russian army achieved considerable results in the early and middle stages. In just over a month, more than 600,000 troops of Austria-Hungary and 210,000 troops of Germany were wiped out.

After Germany dispatched troops from the Western Front to reinforce the Eastern Front, the Tsar’s army fell into a hard battle, losing consecutive battles, losing more than 3.3 million troops successively. Under the strong counterattack of the German army, the war burned to Ukraine and Belarus.

In the face of the plight of Romania and other countries, the Allies, with the strong support of the Ocean Empire, finally freed their hands and began to support the Eastern Front.

On November 24, Falkensen led his army across the Danube.

On December 6, the Allied forces captured Bucharest, and the Romanian government fled to Iasi. At the end of December, General Falkensen led his army to join Romania. After a series of fierce battles, the front stabilized in northeastern Romania.

At the beginning of 17 years, the German army captured Vilnius, and then launched a fierce attack in the direction of Latvia.

At this time, Tsarist Russia was suffering from internal and external troubles, and huge social conflicts were about to break out. More than seven million officers and soldiers on the front line were caught in severe hunger and cold, and they could not even eat black bread mixed with sawdust. confidence to go down.

Britain and France experienced a brutal war on the Western Front, paying a huge price of casualties in the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme, and urgently needed a long rest. Inability to launch a continuous attack into the German mainland.

The Great Ocean Empire Army, which became famous in World War I, had a prosperous military force, but was unwilling to go deep alone, and singled out the German Army, and took advantage of the situation to enter a long period of rest.

Post-war inventory;

The First Army of the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force defeated the Second German Army at the cost of 23,762 casualties (7,121 killed and 16,641 wounded), killing and wounding 182,100 Germans, including 137,600 killed, 44,500 wounded, and 84,300 prisoners. , the entire German 2nd Army was almost wiped out.

The    Expeditionary Force achieved such a brilliant record that it shocked the world.

The mainstream French newspapers excitedly praised the Imperial Expeditionary Force as the “Liberator of France”, and offered many praises. The 2nd Army, which arrived in France later, was warmly welcomed, and many French girls offered kisses.

British “The Times” reported this;

The outstanding performance of the soldiers of the distant Ocean Kingdom in France suppressed the German army across Europe, and joined the British and French troops to expel Germany from the territory of France. This will be a landmark event in the world war.

Unconsciously, the military power of the Ocean Kingdom has grown to a formidable level. The victory of the Battle of the Somme heralded that the German army was lifted from the throne of the strongest land in Europe.

And all this may not be the result that the Europeans want to see.

And regardless of what the British newspapers say, it is an indisputable fact that the mainstream European media rates the final victory of the Somme and the Battle of it highly.

The Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force’s debut in Europe was really amazing. As soon as it came up, it slaughtered the German army under the horse. This heavy record was revealed and became a major factor disturbing the current world situation.

The era of large ships and artillery

Europe is the center of the whole world and the protagonist of the world stage. There is no clear concept of the rise of oceanic empires thousands of miles away.

Just like Fusang and the United States, they are also emerging powers in the world. One is good at military and the other is economical. The mainstream media in Europe also reported a lot. Europeans have a little understanding, but only limited to this.

In the impression of Europeans, the Ocean Empire seems to be slightly stronger than the United States and Japan. It came to the top in the world in terms of economy, and it was also remarkable in terms of military affairs.

But when it comes to understanding, we are basically at a loss.

The Ocean Empire is said to be a white country, but how many whites are there and how many are Chinese? No one cares, and very few people understand.

What religion do you believe in? How vast is the territory? What are the advantageous industries? What is the lingua franca? What are social customs? What kind of constitutional monarchy is an empire? I don’t know about any unique culture and so on, and not many Europeans care about it.

In the minds of most Europeans, American cowboys and Australian shepherds are almost ingrained images, and no one cares whether the industrial field of the Ocean Empire ranks among the world’s first-class, and no one cares about the social structure and other more in-depth issues.

On the one hand, it is due to the traditional pride of Europeans, on the one hand, information is blocked in today’s society, and on the other hand, Europeans are not interested and are unwilling to spend time on these trivial matters.

The outstanding performance of the   Imperial Expeditionary Force in France has made the whole of Europe begin to face up to the shining existence of the Ocean Empire, and has developed a strong interest to learn more about it. This is the best opportunity for Chinese culture to invade Europe.

The powerful image of the German Empire’s invincibility in Europe, like dark clouds covering the sky, has shrouded the entire European sky since the outbreak of the World War in 14 years, and was finally torn to shreds after the Battle of the Somme.

This battle broke the myth of the invincibility of the German army, liberated the ten provinces of northeastern France, and gave the Allied powers full confidence in winning the war, which is of far-reaching significance.

The German 2nd Army, which was responsible for defending the Somme River line, was full of gold. On the first day of the war, it participated in a massacre of the British 3rd Army, killing and wounding more than 60,000 British troops in one day.

Afterwards, due to the increased troops of Britain, France and Germany, Germany increased its number and strength to 41 divisions on the front. The original First Army was split into the current 1st and 2nd Army, which were stationed on the northern and southern defense lines respectively.

The German army fought **** battles with the millions of British and French troops for five and a half months, and they had each other’s offense and defense. On the scene, they did not fall into a disadvantage, but instead took part of the advantage. This is an indisputable fact.

With 300,000 troops, the Imperial Expeditionary Force defended the German army head-on. In three days, they penetrated the 23-kilometer-deep defense line, killed and injured a total of 182,100 German troops and 23,762 casualties themselves. all mouths.

After this war, the high-level officials of the Allied Powers shook, the Allied countries shook, and European countries shook and spread to the whole world. It truly established the golden signboard of the Ocean Empire Royal Army as the world’s top army, and its influence was far-reaching until a hundred years later.

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