"...This is the most important battle in modern Chinese history! During this expedition to Europe, our expeditionary army officers and soldiers deeply experienced the discrimination between Western countries and our country and their contempt for our army... Today, the counterattack of the First Division will not only show the style of the Chinese team through one battle, but will also maintain the dignity of China..."

In the trenches, hundreds of officers stood on ammunition boxes and read the telegram from the Expeditionary Force commander. The soldiers were quietly listening to the commander's instructions with rifles. In the command of the command, the two words "dignity" and "honor". In fact, almost from the day they entered France, they were no longer "grain" in the traditional Chinese sense, nor the "grain" that had eaten the dead, but a group of soldiers in the country who knew why they fought.

"...This will be the first time that the Chinese team has demonstrated China's military power on a foreign battlefield. We are so lucky to have experienced this battle. You may not imagine what impact everything that will come will have on history. If we win, then China, our motherland, will once again become a world power, and Western countries will no longer dare to underestimate our country..."

As the officers read out, the trench became quieter and quieter. Finally, with the officers' "...Cai E, the commander of the Expeditionary Force...", the soldiers looked at their company platoon leader, and the officers also looked at the soldiers. Everyone looked very solemn. They looked at their subordinate Liu Zishan stuffed the telegram into their pockets, and then said seriously.

"As it said, I won't force you to do anything I can't do. I will be the first to charge, I hope you..."

Suddenly, Liu Zishan stopped talking and smiled slightly.

"See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow, sir!"

The originally tense emotions were relieved, and the soldiers in the third row smiled knowingly. This sentence already represents everything, both victory and life. If you are lucky, they will live.

"The division commander is here!"

Suddenly, there were waves of commotion in the trenches. He Sui, wearing a steel helmet, had already taken off his dress and changed into a uniform uniform that was the same as ordinary soldiers. Only the generals on the collar still flashed under the flares. A submachine gun was hung on his left shoulder. In the trenches, He Sui would stop and talk to the soldiers or officers every few steps. He had a confident smile on his face, as if he was here to taste victory.

Walking to a soldier, He Sui patted his shoulder and asked with concern.

"How is it? Are you nervous?"

"No...no nervous!"

But his trembling hands betrayed his true reaction.

"It would be strange if you are not nervous, I am also nervous!"

With a long sigh, He Sui looked at the soldiers around him and said.

"I'm nervous. I'm afraid, I'm afraid that we can't bear this burden for the first time. I'm afraid that if we lose, this foreigner will have more reason to laugh at us and look down on us..."

He Sui's mouth was spit out of He Sui's mouth with a strong Fujian accent. However, his confession brought him closer to his relationship with the soldiers. The soldiers kept nodding his confession. In this trench, He Sui began to teach soldiers and state lessons to the soldiers, and began to tell them why foreigners bully China and look down on the Chinese. Just like any political mobilization job, successful mobilization is often emotional mobilization.

He succeeded!

In other words, the discrimination of the French made him unable to persuade the soldiers to fight for the country, the nation, and the seemingly nothingness that they once did not understand but have now deeply realized. For...

"...Brothers, I will attack with you and attack the Germans together. Okay, brothers, you know me now!"

The division commander's joking determination made the soldiers' chests feel hot. At this moment, they understood many things. They understood that they could only win in this battle, not lose!

"Half an hour left."

Li Guohui also looked at his watch with a little anxious look. These watches were given to them by the Prime Minister at the farewell banquet before the Expeditionary Force went to war. They were basically the same as the "Expedition Memorial Watch" of the middle and lower-level officers, and they also had two words "Triumph" engraved on it! At this time, the corners of his mouth were pursed into a hard line. Now, the division commander wants to attack with the troops, and he, the chief of staff, has to watch the house at home.

Because he wanted to fight with the German army, no one was sure of what the First Division could be like! He Sui went against the opposition and came up with a very special attack plan. Given that the German army was weak in front of him, he decided to use a small number of front-line troops to launch an assault, and not prepare for firepower! In order to ensure the greatest suddenness of the battle.

According to the commonly used fighting style of Europeans, it is often only after a few hours or even a few days of artillery attacks. However, this tactic is not applicable on the Western Front. Artillery attacks cannot destroy all neatness, but will expose the assault troops. In the end, the assault infantry will suffer losses on the battlefield!

During the Battle of Jiaoao, the Jiangsu Army had tried an assault tactic, which was to use infantry to attack in the night. When seizing the enemy's front line, artillery fire suppression was implemented on the rear of the enemy's front line, thereby cutting off the enemy's reinforcements, which could minimize the casualties of the troops.

If everything goes well, the German army's reaction will slow down by one beat and a half beat. On the battlefield, that beat and a half beat are changing rapidly, and then the German army may be passive! And this time, we chose several strong attack points instead of the British and French allied forces using full-line assaults. As long as we tear a few holes on the German defense line and then decisively put into the reserve team, we can force the German army to fight with the expeditionary force with troops rather than firepower. As long as we persist until the French army takes over this position, the expeditionary force will win this small battle and will not lose too many people.

"Notify the front line of all assault keys and rear gun groups to test communication line assault clusters to begin preparations. Wait for the order!"

Suddenly, Li Guohui from the command center ordered the communications officer behind him.

After receiving the order, the artillery group in the rear slowly raised its guns. The artillery that cooperated with the attack operations of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was divided into two levels. The first level was that the artillery group that directly supported the infantry attack was mainly composed of artillery groups composed of divisions and three regiment artillery groups. In several assault points, multiple wired communication networks were provided, and there were even wireless communication stations. The artillery fire guided officers directly commanded artillery support by the front line. The second level was a huge suppression artillery group composed of thirty artillery battalions assigned to them by the French Army Command, and could also be supported by heavy artillery controlled by the artillery command at any time.

In the eyes of the French, although the attack without artillery fire was undoubtedly an adventure according to the Chinese plan, the tactics of directing artillery attacks by the officers in front were somewhat refreshing. They were also happy to use the Chinese team to conduct an artillery test.

Boxes of shells have long been transported from the ammunition storage to the rear of the artillery position. The shells that wiped off the protective oil layer have been loaded with different fuses. In addition to the artillery of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the artillery troops of the French artillery also prepared a large number of poisonous gas shells, which were used to cut off the rear of the German army and prevent the German army from reinforcements. Of course, the wind direction must be taken into account. However, during this offensive, they seemed to have become supporting roles. At this time, soldiers from both countries watched the time flow by minute by minute with different moods, waiting for the attack.

"Sir. Ten minutes left!"

Inside the cover, the guard turned his head and looked at the division commander.

"oh!"

Sitting upright on the chair, He Sui closed his eyes tightly. Now, all he had to wait for was the attack of the first assault troops, and they would be dispatched in ten minutes. The benchmark time of the general attack was one hour after the first assault troops attacked, that is, they needed to pass through the 500-meter-deep unmanned land within an hour and occupy the first line of defense of the German army. Is there enough time?

At this time, a sand table and map began to appear in He Sui's mind. The information on the German deployment site in this area has been read and studied thousands of times and has been deeply imprinted in his mind. As soon as he closes his eyes, he can think of every known German fortress... Of course, those fortresses are left by the French army. Although he knows it very well, who knows what kind of improvement the German army has made in the past ten hours.

OK, I can't think about this anymore.

The battle is about to begin.

Now nearly two thousand officers and soldiers of the First Regiment in the trenches have accepted the mission given to them by the country and nation without hesitation. With this sense of mission, He Sui has no doubt that they will take the greatest courage in the upcoming battle and are willing to make the greatest sacrifice.

But after such a fierce battle, can China really win the respect of all countries?

When he thought of this problem, he stroked his submachine gun. Well, these problems may be the problems that others consider. As for himself, he will lead the reserve team to attack the depth of the German army in an hour. On the battlefield, guns and cannons will not distinguish between soldiers or generals. On the battlefield, bullets and shell fragments are fair to anyone.

This is the fairness of iron and fire.

Looking out from the eyepiece of the submarine telescope, with the help of the flares fired by the German army, you can see that the German defense line is dark. In the unmanned area of ​​nearly 500 meters between the two armies, it has been knocked into a crater and crater. The snow on the falling plane is melted by artillery shells and turned into water. Then the unmanned area is filled with mud. In the unmanned area, there are also corpses of soldiers of the two armies walking. This is the mark left by the French counterattack or the German attack.

In the night, this place is an extremely terrifying existence. In this area where men die, thousands of French and Germans die.

Looking at this uninhabited area that even made people feel a little scary, Liu Zishan knew clearly that since the Germans occupied this place during the day, the French army has been using the "75 Miss France" guns to prevent the Germans from laying barbed wire and mines. Of course, the French did this at the beginning not to provide convenience to the expeditionary forces, but to counterattack themselves. Now there are not many obstacles on this uninhabited area. Apart from part of the frontier of the German army, there are not many. As for some sporadic landmines in the minefield, it is inevitable. Now, what is most worrying is whether these mines will expose their night attacks.

As the second hand was moving, the nervousness and excitement gradually enveloped Liu Zishan's body and mind. He did not expect that his first battle was such a significant battle. At this time, his chest was filled with an unprecedented sense of mission, but this sense of mission and tension made his mind very calm at this time.

He glanced at the commemorative watch on his wrist.

Two minutes away!

Just as he said this in his heart, an order was passed in the trenches.

"Prepare!"

The order has been issued!

"Battleman with gun!"

Liu Zishan whispered to his subordinates, accompanied by a rustling metal impact. The soldiers installed the bayonet onto the head of the rifle. When installing the bayonet, Song Qingyun's hands kept trembling, so that he couldn't even install the bayonet. Seeing his subordinates' nervousness, Liu Zishan walked over and held Song Qingyun's hand to help him fix the bayonet.

"Thank you...sir!"

After patting the other party's shoulder, Liu Zishan looked around the soldiers around him. He took out the **** from his waist, and his face became serious at this time.

"See you tomorrow, brothers!"

"See you tomorrow!"

While the soldiers were encouraging each other, in the narrow cover where Liu Zishan had been staying before, a telephone soldier covered the phone with his hands, and suddenly two words came from the phone.

"Condor!"

This is the code of attack. The vulture is a raptor that eats corpses. This may mean that the assault troops going to fight will pass through the sea of ​​corpses. After the telephone soldiers received the order, he immediately turned around and pulled down the switch beside them. Then, small green lights were lit in the trenches. This was specially prepared by the Expeditionary Force. There was no need for whistles or verbal orders. When the green light was on, it was the moment they attacked.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Zishan whispered in the trench.

“There are all!”

The brothers who were originally standing on both sides of the trench began to check the equipment on each other. At this time, a lot of mud was rubbed on their wool uniforms, and the steel parts of the weapons were the same as those of the masked helmets. Tonight, the stars were dim. Although the German army kept firing flares, there were still confidence in the unmanned zone with so many craters to cover them. As long as they could blend with the environment, they could break through the German positions.

At this time, the blasting tube on the soldiers was placed in the most convenient position, and most of the grenades at the back were unscrewed with the fuze cover. Even their right hand was holding a grenade, and the fire ring that pulled the ignition cable was buckled on the little finger of the right hand. Just one swing was needed to throw the grenade.

Seeing that his subordinates were ready, Liu Zishan waved his hand vigorously.

"First row, turn around behind!"

The trench that is too deep can only go up through the ladder. The first row refers to the soldiers facing the ladder. After receiving the order, they turned around and held the ladder to get out of the trench. At this time, there was no need to convey the order again. In the past few hours, the order has been conveyed to every officer and soldier more than once - attack! The infiltration raid cannot be turned into a strong attack, and each unit will implement it according to the original plan!

After receiving the order, Liu Zishan looked at the brothers on both sides in a low tone:

"Brothers! I won't say anything more, follow me!"

The soldiers looked at the commander silently in the night.

Take action!

Victory or death!

Taking a deep breath of the bloody air, like other officers in various platoons, Liu Zishan, as the leader of the three platoons, took the lead in climbing the ladder and walking out of the trench. The moment he left the trench, he fell down without any shock. He climbed forward a few steps, holding the submachine gun in his hand, turned around and looked at the brothers stepping out of the trench, and then looked at the German positions opposite.

At this time, countless figures in the night quietly crawled out of the trenches, and the black shadows that flashed by instantly disappeared into the uninhabited area between the two armies' positions. The craters full of snow and water, and the mud would become the best cover for these black shadows.

At only one kilometer, a total of three breakthrough points were arranged, each breakthrough point was equipped with an assault company. Behind the assault company, there were two assault companies as reserves, with the interval between the two sides attacking for ten seconds, which means that this raid or strong attack will be divided into three waves, like waves rushing through the Zhoulang dike, and finally completely breaking through the German position.

After the troops attacked, the assault troops squirmed forward slowly like a French snail. For a minute, they could only squirt for a few meters. The dark night covered the figures of these officers and soldiers. They were extremely slow, and even when they slipped into the crater and into the cold and bone-black snow water, they would not make any noise. When they attacked, the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment and the Third Regiment, as the General Reserve, stood on the ladder, and watched the brothers' actions with breath holding their breath in the empty ammunition box.

This was a total Eastern surprise attack!

Just like the silence of "a man holds a ceremonial, and a horse picks up a bridle." recorded in Chinese military books, the most important thing for sneak attacks at night is quiet. If you don't care about slowness, the only thing you need to consider is quiet, so quiet that there is no sound. Only in this way can you avoid the enemy's guard post.

When nearly 600 expeditionary soldiers were wriggling in the craters and the biting snow water, there was no movement in the German positions ahead of them. In the sky, a flare would occasionally rise, and then the earth would turn pale. Whenever the position was illuminated by the flares, the officers and soldiers who were originally squirming in the mud would immediately lower their heads and buried their faces in the mud, and even completely lost their bodies in the cold snow water!

The military uniforms made of wool have long been soaked in the cold and bone-black snow. Liu Zishan, who was crawling forward, had completely abandoned all thoughts at this time. There was only one thing left in their eyes. That was the German position ahead. Their only wish was to plant the military flag there. The 18 Iron Star Army Flag was the 18 Iron Star Flag that had fluttered in Wuchang before the expeditionary force. The flag once changed that country. But now, they were making this military flag that changed the entire country, flying high in Europe, and using that flag to change the world's sense of China and the ** team.

"O God!"

Through the periscope of the observation post, Major Fa Nailor stared at the battlefield carefully. Although the battle had not started yet, he was completely stunned by the scene he saw in front of him. Even when he left the periscope and rested his eyes, he looked at the middle-aged officials around him, and his expression changed.

Of course he knew very well how cold the snow water was. Not to mention that he had completely immersed his body in the snow water and let the ice water soak his military uniform. Even if he accidentally stepped in the ice water, a little bit of ice water was immersed in his boots, he would tremble all over his body and curse constantly. The cold should have been unbearable for human will, but now, in the deserted area, the Chinese officers and soldiers who were difficult to discover even if they were carefully observed completely changed his impression.

"You can definitely win!"

However, this seemingly simple discovery made Major Neiluer say to the surrounding officials with excitement, but he found that no one paid attention to him, no one paid attention to him. At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by the unaware squirming in the unintentional area. For this reason, everyone turned their eyes to the German positions. No matter how quiet it was, in the end, the silence would still be broken by the sound of gunfire on the German positions. At this time, they were all nervous and breathless. They knew clearly that although in literally, the German troops defending those German troops were relatively weak, compared with the assault troops of three companies and one battalion, the German troops were still very powerful, and they also had fortification advantages and firepower advantages!

If the German sentries find the soldiers moving forward in the unmanned area, once the assault troops are discovered, the sneak attack will immediately turn into a strong attack. At that time, the price the assault troops will have to pay will be extremely heavy. More importantly, will they still have the chance to occupy the German positions by then?

Once the German army was prepared, once the German army responded, a strong attack launched by more than 2,000 officers and soldiers in a regiment was about to rush onto the wave embankment, and the huge waves might be dispersed. At that time... By that time... everyone held their breath, and they even prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the world in their hearts.

"May God bless them!"

Seeing that some officers seemed to be praying, Major Jailuer began to pray in his heart for these soldiers and pagans from the East. He felt that he had never been as nervous as he was now, and he had never admired a group of people like this, not for the spirit that others only showed for them.

In the silence of death, in the uninhabited area, there are those who are slowly moving forward, like ghosts, carrying various weapons, such as the ghost of the night or the god of death in the hell, quietly rushing out of hell, heading towards the world, and heading towards the German positions... to be continued...

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