Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 15: Battle (5) Artillery Fire

　　 The three Spade fighters flexibly twisted their bodies and snaked forward toward the German position, while descending their flying heights.

　　 These three French planes assaulted the German position at a height almost close to the ground. They lightly passed the dense barbed wire and obstacles in front of the German position, and then they were stunned at the moment they rushed into the German position. The German soldier pulled it up in front of him.

　　 The high-speed air flow brought up by the plane blew the German soldiers in the trenches on their backs. Those German soldiers stood up from the trenches and waved their arms to the French plane that was soaring upright. No one thought of firing a shot at those planes.

　　The Spade fighters climbed up quickly, and when they reached a height of more than 100 meters above the position, they suddenly dispersed.

　　 The two Spades on the left and right of the formation spread out along the German first-line positions, one left and one right. After two beautiful horizontal rolling operations, the two planes began to circle over the German forward positions. stand up. The one in the middle continued to advance along the main traffic trench in the position toward the depth of the central position.

　　 Only then did the German officers and soldiers react from the shock just now. Accompanied by the roar of the officers, the soldiers raised their weapons towards the old-fashioned planes flying unscrupulously above their heads. attack.

　　 "The reaction is too slow! How can we let these old-fashioned planes break through our position! What were the field officers doing just now!" Daogen angrily put down the telescope in his hand and turned to face the one standing behind him. The combat staff roared.

　　"The reaction speed of the troops is indeed too slow, but it is also excusable. These French planes appeared too suddenly. When they appeared, they were only more than 500 meters away from us, and the soldiers on the ground were still immersed. In the joy of annihilating the French tank group, it seems too difficult for them to react in just a few tens of seconds. And the skills of those French pilots are really nothing to say. To be honest, I also watched it in front of me. I have never seen such a bold and exquisite flight." The combat staff replied in a low voice.

　　"You don’t have to intercede for those guys. It’s an unforgivable mistake from any angle to let this kind of old aircraft from decades ago easily break through the ground from a low altitude. If you change to the new British aircraft If this is the case, the forward position, no, even my command post may have dead bodies everywhere." Daogen raised his binoculars and looked at the French fighter plane tumbling in the sky.

　　"The positional air defense response is slow. This is a dereliction of duty by the field commander. They asked them to write a written report to me after the battle. It seems that the troops are still lacking in training. How can they face it like this? Fierce battle.

　　 Now you immediately call the commanders of the various battlefields and say that I said that even a few old-fashioned aircraft used in the last war can break through their positions at low altitude. This is simply a shame for the entire Waffen-SS.

　　 I now doubt whether they really have enough ability to protect our great head of state, and whether they are eligible to wear the head of the guards logo.

　　 If they think my point of view is wrong, let them refute me with facts. "Dogan carried his binoculars and walked to the map table to give the command of the combat staff coldly.

　　 "Yes, sir."

　　 "Bunker! Concealed!"

　　 The observation post suddenly yelled loudly. Before he squatted down from the observation port, the violent blast had rushed into the shelter from the narrow observation port, and the young sentry was blown directly from the window to the commander by the air current. On the map stand by the wall.

　　 Documents, waste paper, maps, and various odds and ends fly up and down in the spacious space of the command post as if they have been enchanted, and there is a pungent smell of fire in the air.

　　 hasn’t waited for the officers in the command post to recover from the huge impact caused by the close explosion, but the shock wave of the second shell explosion began to wreak havoc in the command post again, Daogen and his staff We found that they had fallen into a **** full of flames and blood, mud and debris, and still shaking and shaking.

　　 "Sir! It seems that our commanders have been deceived by the French." Weierle lowered his body slightly and said in a low voice beside Xu Jun, the chief of staff's face showed worry for the first time Look.

　　"Not only them, we were also deceived, aren't we."

　　 Xu Junduan sat behind his desk, flipping this beautiful marble paperweight in his hand, and on the top black marble of ten centimeters long and six centimeters wide was inlaid with a shiny grade one iron. Cross medal.

　　"Don’t worry, my chief of staff. The situation is not dangerous yet. This battle has a very important impact on France, Germany, and the final outcome of this battle. The generals and marshals of the command are very clear.

　　 It seems that the French commander on the opposite side is also very clear about this, but unfortunately, not only did his French commander’s command not support him, but he is also holding him back. From this point of view, we are actually stable. The prevailing.

　　It is normal to make mistakes in judgment in battle. As long as it is not a strategic mistake, it will not cause irreparable losses to the troops. Now we are just a tactical trick, and it’s no big deal. Besides, we have already scored one point before, and now he is at best tied with us. "

　　 "But, our loss..." Weierle frowned and said.

　　"These losses make me very sad, but what has happened cannot be changed.

　　My Chief of Staff, now I can’t do anything for the soldiers who are fighting for me, let alone interfere with the command of the frontline commanders.

　　 We are decision makers, and our responsibility is to specify the ultimate combat goal for our subordinates. I have set a plan and set goals, and let the lower-level commanders handle the remaining issues.

　　 The Hydra Legion must stay here until the Twilight Campaign Plan begins to operate. This is not a very easy goal. In fact, we should have foreseen this will be a tragic battle. Finally, the loss is still within our tolerance, and the French have paid a heavy price accordingly. Now it is up to who can hold on to the end, but I believe that it will definitely not be the French.

　　 Believe in the abilities of our subordinates, in their determination and loyalty to Germany, my Chief of Staff. Now I think you should put away your worries and think about how to re-enhance the morale of the soldiers. . . . "Xu Jun stopped suddenly.

　　 "Listening to the gunfire, the battle seems to have started again. Let's go out and see." He raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked towards the door of the headquarters shelter. The commanders and staff were busy at the map table. Quickly stepped aside respectfully.

　　 "Weirle."

　　 said Xu Jun, standing in front of the shelter, pointing to the billowing gunpowder on the distant field.

　　"The forward positions are now being engaged with the French and they are fighting."

　　 "I saw it, sir." Weierle replied, standing behind Xu Jun.

　　 "This **** weather, if our air force can be deployed..."

　　"This can only say that the French are lucky, but this is their last luck. As long as Guderian and Hans reach the offensive position..." Xu Jun showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

　　 "Have you issued a general attack order for the Twilight Campaign? My head of state."

　　"It’s released, my Chief of Staff. I gave it two hours ago. Speaking of it, the Twilight Campaign plan actually began when we arrived here..."

　　 "I don't know how Colonel Dougen is now, I heard the report that he was injured."

　　" I am also very worried about him, but the report said it was only a minor injury and no life-threatening. I still really want to go to the front line to see him. If he dares to deceive me, it means that if he is seriously injured, I will Deprive him of command, I will personally command the two battalions! And you stay here to control the operation of the entire army."

　　"Don’t do this, my head of state. Colonel Dougen looks like a lucky man. He will never do anything. I think you’d better stay in the headquarters and cheer for him. It's better. Besides, didn't you say that you have confidence in them?" Weierle said quickly and loudly.

　　"When I said about me earlier, I still had a set. Before I made my request to go to the frontline command, I already said a bunch of things not to interfere with the command of the frontline commanders. What we are the decision makers, our responsibility is to specify the ultimate combat goals for our subordinates, and make me believe in the capabilities of those subordinates.

　　 What's going on now, I didn't show my tail all at once. Speaking of it, I should have seen him through, how could he be the kind of person who stays honestly behind. Wanting to find that kind of reason to jump to the front line is really cunning. Anyway, I was exhausted with him and wanted to leave me alone and suffer and suffer. I went to the front to enjoy myself, but there was no door. "

　　 Your Excellency the Chief of Staff took out his handkerchief and wiped his glasses while thinking about this. The look of thief in his eyes made Xu Jun fought a few cold wars.

　　 "Then what do you mean?"

　　 "I want to understand. According to the current situation, I think it's better to keep it as it is. Keep it as it is, my head of state." Weirler bowed his head respectfully.

　　 "This is the price."

　　 Dogen stood in the trench and gritted his teeth and said that his command post is now a pile of crumbled logs and collapsed mounds, and wisps of smoke are still blowing on those things. .

　　 "The loss of our personnel is not serious, sir." The combat staff replied.

　　 "What! What is serious!" Daogen turned around abruptly, startling the military doctor who was bandaging his arm.

　　"The French plane was turned over our heads for five minutes. If it hadn’t been for the air defense guns of the Führer’s flag guard to knock down the plane that had advanced towards the center, even the headquarters might have suffered Shelling, have you thought about this. If the head of state encounters the slightest danger, who can take the responsibility?"

　　"..."

　　The combat staff was forced by Dogen's fierce eyes to lower his head.

　　 "Report to the sir, the loss has been gathered." The logistics staff ran over to report. "The French shelling did not cause serious damage to the forward positions. Twenty-three soldiers were killed in the first battalion and 57 were injured, but the second battalion on the left flank suffered more serious casualties, with 44 soldiers killed in action. , Seventy-two were injured. There has not been a single casualty among officers."

　　 "Really, it was a heavy loss. Two platoons lost their combat effectiveness. How about the other units?" Daogen asked.

　　"The "Fenris" unit lost one gun and four soldiers. The anti-tank gun unit lost 19 soldiers, and their platoon leader, Lieutenant Hansen, was killed."

　　 "Is it Hansen?" Daogen turned slowly and looked at the front of him.

　　 "All of this was caused by that **** mistake."

　　When Dogen's command post was still shaking in the gunfire, he already knew what a huge mistake his troops had made. They even put the French artillery school shooting plane into the position.

　　 Why did the French use such old-fashioned airplanes? Dagen hasn't figured it out yet, but even the old-fashioned airplanes can complete the work of correcting the shooting point for artillery.

　　 Although the German artillery who responded with anger and anger broke the two French fighters into pieces in mid-air with a 20mm cannon, the French planes have completed their mission. The French who flew the planes with the infantry radio behind their backs The pilots had reported back the coordinates of the German command post and artillery positions they had observed before being shredded by the shells.

　　 French heavy artillery shells landed almost at the same time as the wreckage of the two pilots. Fortunately, they only had time to launch an accurate round of bombardment, that is, this round of bombardment brought heavy losses to the German army.

　　 Dogen’s command post was destroyed, and Dogen took his officer and a few clever staff to escape before the shelter collapsed.

　　 Fortunately, there were only a few officers in the command who were injured by the mud and wood that had been blown up during their flight. Daogen was one of them. But compared to the soldiers who were directly blown up, he was really lucky.

　　 But because all the communication tools are in the collapsed shelter, he has actually lost the command ability to fight forward positions.

　　As the plane was shot down in time, the French artillery's shooting began to spread out. After several coverage shots at locations near the target points that had already been bombarded, the French artillery stopped bombarding the German positions. According to Daugen's judgment, the French may not have too many heavy artillery shells.

　　 But what is happening now makes him feel that his judgment may be wrong.

　　While he was looking towards the front of the position, dozens of huge fireballs exploded in the wreckage of the French tanks in the front of the position that were billowing with black smoke, huge explosions like thunder, and slight tremors on the ground. I'm expressing a fact to Daogen.

　　 The French began to bombard the burning tank wreckage lying in front of the German positions.

　　Dogen can’t even understand what the French want to do. Are they already having too many shells to waste?

　　 But when those tank wrecks were blown to pieces by heavy artillery~IndoMTL.com~Those steel shards splashed in a beautiful arc in the air.

　　The burning flames were instantly extinguished in the hurricane generated by the explosion. The shock wave dissipated the thick smoke. Daogen found that several obvious passages were slowly blown out in the wreckage group.

　　 Then when the first French tank slammed out of the smoke, Dougan finally fully understood the French's attempt.

　　 The French are blasting an offensive channel for their offensive troops. Daogen really wants to give himself a head. He is so stupid in front of him, he didn't even see this.

　　 Although the pile of tank wrecks created a huge smoke barrier for the French offensive forces, it also hindered the French offensive path. The burning flame not only prevented the opponent's infantry from advancing, but also blocked the opponent's tank. Army, the flame will ignite the gasoline engines on those tanks.

　　Dogen knew that his troops were now facing a real test. This was a test for soldiers, as well as for field officers, because they no longer have a unified command.

　　 But Dogen believes that those soldiers and officers will be able to tide over this difficulty. In any case, they are the Waffen SS, they are his subordinates, they are the guards of the head of state~ IndoMTL.com~ welcome everyone Book friends come and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~IndoMTL.com~