Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1107

Chapter 1107 Barracks

After checking by the sentry, the jeep drove into the village and stopped at the entrance of the small church that temporarily became the command post of the battalion headquarters.

Several officers from the battalion headquarters greeted them and raised their hands in salute; “Report, sir, the tank battalion is organizing maintenance vehicles, please give instructions?”

“Continue to maintain the vehicle.”

“Yes, sir.”

Major Yu Hongyun got out of the car, stepped in and rubbed his waist. The bump just now was so bad that he almost broke his old waist.

“I brought some dried fruits and spiced beef for you in the bag, and I will give the brothers a share later.” Major Yu Hongyun gave an order, and then went to the inside first, and asked as he walked, “What are the plans for the teacher recently? ”

“Report, sir, the list of retired officers and soldiers of our battalion has just been reported. The division requires that the equipment be well-equipped, ready to attack at any time, and organize daily recovery training.”

“Oh, got it.”

The tank armored battalion is the fist force of the fourth division of Kalimantan. It is customary to ensure a high equipment availability rate and combat readiness level on weekdays.

Came to the office, Yu Hongyun first read the military intelligence briefing issued by the group army, which included the enemy forces in the surrounding areas of the group army, recent battles and orders issued by the superiors, etc., as well as some public news on the western front.

After entering 18 years

Germany and Russia signed the “Brest Contract”, Russia admitted defeat and withdrew from the World War, leaving only the 2nd Army of the Imperial Expedition as a solitary hard nail in the entire Eastern Front, and the situation was relatively clear.

while on the Western Front

The battles were more brutal and frequent. The German command sent a large number of troops from the Eastern Front to join the Western Front, trying to launch an active offensive on the Western Front, which dealt a heavy blow to the Allies.

On March 21, 178 German divisions spread out on the 125-mile western front and launched a massive attack on the junction of the British and French lines south of Saint-Quentin.

This was the largest battle of the World War. Nearly 366 divisions were invested by both sides. The German army destroyed enemy positions with fierce artillery fire and advanced rapidly.

By March 27, he had reached the town of Mondidier, only 32 miles away from Paris. However, the German forces were severely depleted in the offensive and could not further expand the victory.

The gap opened by the German army was soon closed by the 3rd Army of the Ocean Empire. The vanguard suffered a heavy blow, the attack speed dropped sharply, and the two sides fell into a hard battle.

The German High Command, seeing the danger of being “drawn into a war of attrition”, ordered a halt to fighting across the board on 5 April.

In this battle, the Germans gained some victories. However, at the cost of 240,000 casualties, it failed to achieve the intended purpose of the campaign to break through the coalition defense line, divide the British, French and Western armies and annihilate them individually.

On April 9, the German army concentrated 29 divisions, 2,000 artillery pieces and more than 570 aircraft on the offensive front of the La Basset Canal to Olebek, which was about 36 kilometers wide, and launched an attack on the British Expeditionary Force position.

The two sides fought for 20 days. The German army tore open some gaps in the coalition defense line and advanced 18 kilometers. Due to the timely reinforcement of the 3rd Army of the Ocean Empire, it was unable to expand the victory and was forced to retreat with hatred.

The German army lost 86,000 troops, and the goal of defeating the British army and occupying the coastal area was defeated for the second time in a row.

The High Command was not reconciled, and Army Chief Ludendorff said firmly:

“We must maintain the initiative in our own hands and, after the first major assault, carry out a second assault as soon as possible.”

So, from May 27th to June 13th, the German army launched two more attacks on the French positions in Sherman de Dammer and Combi respectively, resulting in casualties and 120,000 people captured, and failed again.

Marshal Hindenburg was dissatisfied with the results of the previous battles, and decided to attack again, and transferred 11 German divisions from the Eastern Front to strengthen the Western Front again.

He sought to free the Germans from the stalemate of positional warfare and win, or to force the Allies to agree to a decent peace.

July 15

The Germans once again launched the Marne assault. However, under the gathering of the Allied forces, the German attack has been greatly reduced.

The    offensive was met with strong sniping by the coalition forces. After only 2 days of fighting, the German troops that forced the Marne River had to retreat northwards and suffered another defeat.

After repeated failures

The German army finally stopped several attacks on the Western Front. In several major battles, nearly one million people were lost, and the German army was exhausted. It needed to replenish 160,000 people every month, but only 60,000 people could be met.

The total power ratio of the Western Front battlefield, the Allies have an absolute advantage, with 262 infantry divisions, two tank divisions and 10 cavalry divisions (about 4.9 million people), 20,000 cannons, more than 7,700 aircraft and 2,700 tanks.

The German army had only 220 infantry divisions (2.6 million people), 18,000 cannons, and 4,100 aircraft, and the strategic initiative passed to the Allies.

July 9th to August 4th

The    Allied Powers launched a large-scale air campaign, bombarding the German positions and the rear material transfer hub, and the two sides broke out in an unprecedented large-scale air battle.

The First and Third Army Groups of the Imperial Expedition, together with the main forces of Britain, France and other countries, launched an attack on the front of the Marne River about 135 kilometers wide, pushing the German army back 55 kilometers again, and had to retreat in embarrassment.

The Allied forces continued to make persistent efforts. In the following month or so, they launched several consecutive battles, stormed the Hindenburg line of defense, and achieved many breakthroughs…

Yu Hongyun holds a military intelligence briefing in his hand, and he can reveal the chilling meaning of the golden iron horse just from the lines, which makes people feel chills on the back.

“Showdown Action” has been going on till now

The Allied troops have suffered more than 400,000 casualties, the Germans have suffered more than 300,000 casualties, and the casualties on both sides have easily reached more than 730,000, which is not far from 1 million.

This is the European war, extremely cruel and bloody, and now an effective breakthrough has been made on the border between Belgium and Germany, and Germany has officially been invaded.

Putting down the military intelligence briefing in his hand, Yu Hongyun estimated that the Western Front campaign would come to an end after a breakthrough was achieved.

The British and French on the front line suffered huge losses, so they had to take a good breath and put on the reserve team in the rear to enter the battlefield and launch the second stage of the attack again.

Until then

The 1st, 3rd and 4th armies on the Western Front could potentially become the main attack force.

Alas, the **** war!

At this time, Major Yu Hongyun no longer had the relaxation and comfort he had when he was on vacation, on the large-scale Western Front battlefield.

A division, an army, or even an army group cannot change the overall situation of the battle. The three major world military powers of Britain, France and the Ocean are besieging the German Empire, and the Germans can still hold on to it. This is too hard-core.

From the bottom of his heart, Yu Hongyun also admired the strength of the Germans, and always kept a courtesy to the captured German officers and soldiers.

“Bingzuo, are you back from vacation?” Deputy battalion commander Major Lei Yong walked in from the door, picked up the large tea jar “Gulu Gulu” on the table next to him, and took a few sips, apparently too thirsty.

Yu Hongyun put down the military intelligence briefing in his hand, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook out one and handed it to Lei Yong. After the two lit the fire, they began to smoke and said, “I’m back, I was in a good mood, After reading these materials issued by the group army, the whole person is not well.”

“This…” Lei Yong pointed at the military intelligence briefing Yu Hongyun had just dropped on the table, shook his head with a wry smile, and said;

“Yingzuo, it seems that this thing can’t sleep well at night, and it’s refreshing.

Don’t talk about planes and cannons, even if the gods come, it won’t work. The war on the Western Front was so **** tragic!

Compared with them, we are a pediatrician!

What is the concept of one or two hundred German divisions?

asked me to say;

Here in Europe, the German army is the most difficult to crack. When we were on the western front in Ukraine, our division broke through the German 151st division head-on. How much effort did it take at that time?

If it weren’t for the pounding of our armored tank battalion, we wouldn’t be able to break the opening no matter what.

If it wasn’t for the superiority of air and artillery fire, it would have taken a lot of effort to defeat a fully loaded German division.

In terms of combat power, this is the German soldier…”

Major Lei Yong raised his thumb without hesitation. No one sympathized with the weak on the battlefield, only respected the strong.

Yu Hongyun nodded with deep sympathy and said, “Speaking of this, I am really glad that our 2nd Army was dispatched to the Eastern Front, and a victory can take half a year.”

“Isn’t that true?” Lei Yong immediately became more energetic, took a big tea jar to the side of the table, took a deep breath and said;

“We are much stronger than our brothers on the western front. We have won the battle. It is estimated that the German troops on the eastern front will not have the energy to provoke us for a while, so we can live a good and stable life.

In the end

This war is a dog-to-dog fight between several major European countries. We don’t have to charge ahead, just follow along to fish.

(end of this chapter)