My Italian: Chapter 610 Marne below

At this time, the French army was ready to eye the German army on the Marne River, and was ready to do it.

As for the threat of the French army, Germany is not unheard of. As the chief of the general staff, General Mao Qi had already seen the danger.

Little Moltke had already received a telegram from Kruger that he would take the First Army to transfer to the interior line. For this telegram, Little Moltke was deeply disturbed, so he issued an order to Kruger, on the one hand approving his transfer to the southeast On the other hand, the first army is required to form an echelon, follow the second army, and cover the flanks of the two armies.

Facing the order of Little Moltke, Kruger, who led the First Army, was unwilling to accept it. He went down to the troops and continued to pursue the direction of the Marne River, and crossed the Marne River the next day.

Faced with Kruger's refusal to carry out his order, Little Maoqi was furious. He immediately reprimanded Kruger, either to execute the order, or he would send him to a military court.

Faced with the strict order of little Maoqi, some of them could only accept the order for Kruger. In any country, a general who refuses to accept orders will end badly, especially in the German army where obedience to orders is the norm.

Therefore, Kruger could only suspend crossing the Marne River, and after gathering the first army, he moved closer to Bülow's second army.

At this time, the actions of the German First Army made the French army, which was about to launch an offensive, uncomfortable.

Because of the actions of the First Army at this time, the flanks were rapidly reduced, and after its forces were concentrated, it would become difficult for the French army to fight back.

However, at this time, the offensive order of the French army had already been conveyed to all divisions, and now all the departments are gathering, and the officers are also cheering for the soldiers, and supplies and ammunition are also being replenished.

At this time, the French army was already on the verge of firing, and had no choice but to launch. If you say not to launch an offensive and let them withdraw across the Seine again, how is this possible, and their small morale must not be lost.

So at this time the French army must attack the German army. Of course, the French army still has the advantage in terms of strength. It has the fifth and seventh armies on the Marne, in addition to five divisions of the British Expeditionary Force, and two reserve armies specially drawn from the rear by Joffre, with a total strength of 700,000. And their target, the first and second German armies, has only 500,000 troops, and the French army has the upper hand in terms of strength.

In addition to the advantage in military strength, the French artillery also has an advantage. Although its main equipment, the 75mm rapid-fire gun, is inferior to the German 105mm and 150mm howitzers in actual combat, the French army has an absolute advantage in terms of quantity. There are thousands of doors, while the German army has only more than 600 doors. The main reason was the continuous high-intensity march, which left many artillery behind.

So on November 29, the French army launched a tidal attack on the German army on the Marne River.

In fact, when the French army was mobilized on a large scale, the German side was aware of it. After all, how could the transfer of the 700,000 troops be completely concealed.

As early as two days before the French offensive, the German General Staff issued a warning to the First and Second Army, asking them to pay attention to the large-scale counterattack of the French army.

In fact, after invading northern France, Little Mao Qi felt that something was wrong, because the right-wing German army was in a hurry all the way, but it did not wipe out many French troops.

Moreover, according to the Schlieffen plan, the French army should be dragged on the German-French border at this time, but due to the right-wing counterattack, the French army was driven back to the country. At this time, it has become impossible to fully implement the Schlieffen plan, so the fighter planes that encircled and wiped out the main force of the French army also slipped away.

Since the main force of the French army still exists, finding the location of the main force of the French army and preventing the counterattack of the French army have become the most important tasks of the General Staff.

And Joffre put on a posture of attacking at the Marne, so naturally he couldn't hide it from the eyes of the Germans.

So when the French army launched an attack on the German army on the Marne River, they found that the German army had already built fortifications and waited for their arrival.

So a big battle started on both sides of the Marne.

"attack!"

A French officer drew his command knife and shouted loudly for the soldiers to attack. At this time, the artillery fire of the French army had just subsided, and the smoke of the battlefield had not yet dissipated, and the French army couldn't wait to launch an offensive.

Of course, as a heroic commander, he certainly would not let the soldiers charge and hide behind himself, so he rushed out first.

And the officer's heroic actions only moved his subordinates deeply, so they rushed out of the trenches one after another and rushed towards the enemy's position.

And it can be seen from the sky above the Marne River that the attacking French officers and soldiers attacked the German positions like a tide.

Facing the attacking French army, the German officers and soldiers hiding in hastily built trenches certainly would not let the French army get what they wanted.

Gunshots rang out in the position, knocking down the charging French officers and soldiers. However, the French army seemed to want to avenge their shame, and turned a blind eye to the situation of fallen comrades around them. Instead, they rushed to the position with casualties.

In fact, the reason why the French army could endure casualties was not only because of its bravery, but also because of the decline in German shooting accuracy. The officers and soldiers of the German First and Second Army have been marching with high intensity since the attack on Belgium, and they have lasted for more than a month so far.

The iron body will not be able to bear it, so exhaustion is also normal. And in this state, if the original shooting level of 100% can be displayed at 60%, it is considered excellent.

The situation of the German army's position was quickly discovered by the French commander. Faced with this situation, he who was in charge of commanding the attack immediately ordered an increase in troops, trying to break through the German army's position at once.

Following the orders of the French commander, more French officers and soldiers rushed out of the trenches. They shouted and rushed towards the German positions, trying to keep up with the first wave of attacking troops.

At this time, as the French army charged regardless of casualties, its forward was only 200 meters away from the position.

Seeing that the French army was approaching menacingly, the German army in the position no longer concealed it, and quickly moved out the big killer. That is the defensive weapon, the Maxim machine gun.

"Da da da"

The firing of the Maxim heavy machine gun, like a sickle, swept down the charging French soldiers. The rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute is enough for a Maxim heavy machine gun to take over a front two to three hundred meters wide.

The fire blockade of the Maxim heavy machine gun made it difficult for the bravest French army to break through. They saw that their soldiers could not break through in front of the enemy's fierce firepower.

As the supreme commander of the battle, Admiral Gallieni threw the binoculars on the ground angrily, and he called the artillery position with a phone.

"I'm Gallieni, and the guns fired at the German machine guns immediately. Never mind the German guns, your priority is the enemy machine guns, which are the **** guns."

Following his strict orders, the French artillery also joined the shelling regardless of the danger of injuring their own people. And their target was the heavy machine gun on the German position that was blocking the charge of the French army.

Facing the threat of French artillery artillery, the firepower on the German positions was quickly reduced. Civil fortifications cannot prevent machine gun positions from blocking shelling, and even 75mm shells can still pose a fatal threat to them. Therefore, when the enemy is shelling, the machine guns on the position must be transferred. Not to mention that the enemy's artillery is completely aimed at the machine gun, so when it doesn't move at this time, how long will it be?

The firepower of the German positions was greatly reduced, and the French soldiers who had been suppressed immediately rushed up again.

Armed with bayonet-inserted rifles, they charged the position one last time.

"Not good, order the troops to reinforce the front-line positions, and the enemy must be kept out of the battlefield."

At this time, the German commander Kruger also saw that the situation on the front line was not good, and immediately ordered the troops in the second-line positions to go for reinforcements. As for artillery support, they are already counterattacking the French artillery who only care about bombarding the position.

Surrounding the first-line positions for a while, the German and French armies used all their strength as soon as they came up. The two sides continued to invest their troops, turning the first-line position into a Shura field, with the fallen corpses of the two armies everywhere, and the soil in the position was dyed bright red. The officers and soldiers of the two sides who did not fall were engaged in a tragic fight that either you or I will die.

In the end, the German army won the final victory by virtue of its more familiar positions and the advantages of closer reinforcements. However, the German army who drove the French army away was also uncomfortable, because on the first day, the First and Second Army lost more than 30,000 people, of which more than 15,000 people were killed in battle alone.

As for the attacking French and British coalition forces, their casualties were even higher, with more than 18,000 people killed and missing alone, and as many as 45,000 people were injured and burdened.

For this reason, many surviving officers and soldiers on both sides called today's battle Bloody Friday.

But these officers and soldiers didn't know that the battle on the first day was nothing, and the next battle would be even more tragic.

Of course, for the officers and soldiers of the first and second armies defending, the fierce offensive of the French army on this day left them with lingering fears. For the next battle, many people's inner concept of victory has been shaken.

As for the two commanders, Kruger and Bilow, in addition to preparing for the next battle, they also reported today's battle to the chief of the general staff at the rear, General Mao Qi. Of course, in addition to the battle, they also asked for reinforcements The words were also revealed in the telegram.

Xiao Maoqi and the officers of the General Staff were shocked by the two's request for help. They are now trying to find a way to deploy troops to reinforce the first and second armies.

At this time, the 3rd and 4th armies also sent telegrams, and they exchanged fire with the 4th and 9th armies of the French army. However, their situation is much better than that of the first and second armies, because the opponent did not put so much pressure on them.

At this time, Little Mao discovered that the French army had launched an attack on the entire right wing of the German army.

At this time, for Xiao Maoqi, reinforcements were a necessary choice, and there was absolutely no way to retreat unless it was absolutely necessary.

Because Little Maoqi knows very well that if he retreats, it means that France cannot be defeated quickly, and Germany will fall into a terrible two-front battle.

Ever since, finding reinforcements for the First and Second Army has become a top priority.

After an intense search by the officers of the General Staff, 100,000 troops were finally found for the first and second armies.

One of the reserves, consisting of four mobilized divisions, is now in Aachen, and the remainder is drawn from Belgium and other units.

The core of this reinforcement is the reserve army still in Aachen.

At this time, it is more than 400 kilometers from Aachen to the Marne River~www.mtlnovel.com~ If the reserve army arrives within three days, it is absolutely impossible to rely on it, and it must be transported throughout the journey. It is good to say that from Aachen to Shawnee, under the full repair of the German engineers, this section of the railway is already ready for use. If arranged properly, it only takes a day and a half for a reserve army to arrive.

The journey from Shawnee to the Marne is more than 80 kilometers long. There is no railway for this journey, and other means of transportation must be used.

At this time, there is only one means of transportation that can be used by the German army, and that is the Fiat 75 trucks that are constantly transported by the army.

At this time, Xiao Moqi immediately gave the order. "Immediately send a report to the right-wing armies, asking them to gather the trucks in their hands to Shawnee, and at least half of the trucks must be taken out."

At this time, the German army only had more than 9,000 trucks available, and there were still more than 6,000 trucks allocated to the right wing. At this moment, Xiao Moqi asked for half, which was 3,000 trucks with a load capacity of three tons. It is definitely more powerful than a taxi, and it can definitely transport 100,000 reinforcements and their equipment.

At this moment, the first large-scale motorized troops were launched inadvertently by the Germans.

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