My Italian: Chapter 609 Marne on

Compared with Italy's small fights in the Alps, the offensive of the ally Germany is much larger. After defeating Belgium and the British Expeditionary Force, the revolving door project has entered a critical moment.

When millions of German troops crossed the Belgian-French border from Belgium and attacked France, the French army was terrified. At this time, no one has mentioned the No. 17 battle plan to attack Germany. The most urgent task now is to block the German offensive.

As a result, the French army organized several battles one after another, such as the Battle of Ardennes.

In this battle, the French General Staff believed that since Germany attacked from Belgium, there must be weak troops in the central Ardennes area, and the French army's attack on this area would have a great chance to prevent the German army from continuing to advance into the French interior.

Ever since, the commander-in-chief of the French army, Joffre, ordered Roof's third army to march to the south of the Ardennes, and drive the German fifth army there back to the area from Metz to Thionville, then surrounded them, and at the same time recovered Briere. Iron mining area. In addition, the French Fourth Army attacked from the north of the Ardennes, and its mission was to encircle and wipe out the German Fourth Army. If these two armies were in hand, the left and right wings of the German Army would be divided.

From the perspective of strategy and tactics, the French army did a good job, cutting off the left and right wings of the German army, then the revolving door will not be able to rotate, and it will be broken by the French army one by one.

But it is a pity that the French army wrongly estimated the strength of the German army. According to the estimation of the French army, the two German armies should have the strength of 6 armies.

The French were right, but their news was delayed because the Germans had four reserves joining the two armies. Ever since, the forces originally planned to fight the 6 armies of Germany were forced to fight against the enemies of the 10 armies. This number of people, weapons, and firepower are all higher than the boss. It would be a miracle to win.

Obviously, the French army failed to create a miracle. After being beaten up by the German army, the French Third Army retreated to Verdun, while the Fourth Army retreated to Sedan and Steiner.

Subsequently, the British, French and Belgian armies were defeated in the Battle of Mons and the Battle of the Sambre River. At this time, the three armies on the left wing of the French army had all been defeated, while the two armies on the right wing were still struggling in Lorraine. At this time, the five armies on the right wing and the center of the German army were cut from Belgium to France like a sickle.

At this time, in order to prevent the British and French troops from gaining a firm foothold and reorganize the defense line in order to gain a breathing space, Kruger's First Army and Bülow's Second Army marched all the way to pursue the equally exhausted British and French troops.

In the face of the German army chasing them hard, the British and French troops could only continue to send troops to carry out arduous and dangerous blocking.

In fact, this is more like causing the British and French troops to continuously lose blood, because in this case, blocking after the break is not easy to fight. After a tired and panicked soldier hears that you have asked him to take charge of the break, it is not bad for him not to point his weapon at you.

Facing the millions of German troops attacking from the right, Joffre, as the commander-in-chief of the French army, was of course duty-bound. Then he issued General Order No. 2, drawing troops from Lorraine to form a new 7th Army and deploying it on the German right flank.

At the same time, the three armies on the left, which were retreating, should try their best to maintain a complete front, with short and violent counterattacks from the rear, to block or at least stall the enemy's advance, and to be ready to resume the offensive.

From Joffre's order, we can see that the commander-in-chief of the French army still has the idea of ​​attacking.

Of course, this idea is not obvious now, because the French capital Paris has fallen into panic in the face of the German army's sweeping gesture.

Some people in the government called Joffre an idiot and a fool, and some threatened to skin the Secretary of the Army Mehimi, but in the end the Secretary of the Army Mehimi stepped down and was replaced by Millerand. At the same time, General Michel, commander of the Paris City Defense, was also dismissed from his post, and was replaced by General Gallieni.

One more thing to say here is that Gallieni took office when the government promised to transfer three armies under his command. Yes, the new commander of the Paris city defense is such a personality.

Of course, that's not all. The core force of the new Seventh Army, led by General Maunuri, dispatched Lorraine troops, arrived in Paris by train, and then marched to the front.

At this time, the right wing of the German army opened a 75-mile wide area and marched mightily towards Paris. The first army led by General Kruger was at the forefront. The First Army was the tail of the right wing in Schlieffen's plan, the curved tip of the sickle, the farthest march, and the heaviest task.

Of course, considering the heavy tasks and goals of the First Army, it also has the most military equipment and transport vehicles.

Kruger's First Army had been in hot pursuit of the French Fifth Army. There were also some sporadic battles during the pursuit, and this battle ended quickly with the crushing attack of the German army. The French Fifth Army can be said to be running wildly all the way.

Moltke, who was far behind, ordered Kluck to slow down his advance speed when he learned that the distance between the First Army and the Second Army was too large to ensure effective cover and coordination with the Second Army. But at this time, General Kluke was eager to fight, and he ordered the German army to speed up the march, absolutely not giving the French army a chance to breathe.

When the vanguard of the First Army was only fifteen kilometers away from Paris, and the Eiffel Tower could already be vaguely seen, he still ordered the troops to march southeast and continue to pursue the French Fifth Army.

In front of the menacing German army, there was a panic in France, and the people of Paris went to the bank to withdraw their deposits and rushed to the train station, and began a large-scale flight. The French government and parliament also moved from Paris to Bordeaux in a panic.

There is a reason for the panic in France. Since the German army invaded France, the French army has also organized several large-scale resistance under the guidance of "Plan No. 17". However, the Battle of Ardennes, the Battle of the Sambre River, The battle of Mons ended with the defeat of the French army. At this time, it seemed that the German army's offensive seemed to be invincible. The French people no longer have much hope for the French army.

Regardless of the results of previous battles, the enemy is now, and defending the capital is an urgent matter. In the midst of the crisis, the French General Staff appointed a seasoned and prudent veteran, Gary Ellis, to be in charge of the defense of Paris. Gary Eli was ordered in the face of danger. While building fortifications around Paris, he was in full swing while paying close attention to the latest German trends and looking for fighters.

When he found that the German First Army did not show signs of attacking Paris, but continued to march southeast of Paris alone, he was ecstatic: "They sent the flank to the door!"

His judgment was confirmed by the British and French pilots the next day~www.mtlnovel.com~ That is to say, the German army at this time has been dazzled by the victory, and their impetuous advances have caused a big loophole in their front .

Gallielli identified this rare opportunity, and he hoped that the French army could seize this favorable opportunity and deal a fatal blow to the arrogant German army.

Joffre, who has always been known for his calmness, calmness, and fortitude, has been judging the situation and looking for an opportunity to counterattack, but he did not show much interest in Gary Elli's request at this time. Fighters are fleeting, and the weak strength of the Gallielli Sixth Army cannot fight against the well-equipped 200,000 German troops alone. More importantly, the attack must be approved by the General Staff.

Gary Elli, who was waiting anxiously, called Joffre again, stated his claim again, and asked the General Staff to issue a counterattack order. During the call, Joffre also realized the importance of seizing the opportunity to organize a counterattack, and he agreed that Garyelli could launch an attack on the enemy north of the Marne River.

After putting down the phone, Joffre said to the officers present: "Gentlemen, let's fight on the Marne River!"

At this time a great battle was about to break out on the Marne.

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