Chapter 57: Hard to chew bones

As 500,000 Chinese troops arrived one after another, the German army also gathered 150 divisions on the Western Front, striving to earn a contribution to force France to surrender. Although the Chinese army was only 500,000, at the suggestion of Moltke, the two armies still established a coalition command center. Because of their outstanding achievements in their mission to China, Moltke returned to the German General Staff again and was ordered to become the deputy commander-in-chief of the front-line enemy of the Sino-German coalition. In China, Zhang Guangming, the former commander of the Northern Army, needed to stay in Russia to stabilize the situation and ensure that the entire logistics supply line was smooth, and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army was Yang Zhi.

Hundreds of tanks lined up in a long row on the roads between Germany and France. The German people along the way gathered the streets to send off the Allied troops from the distant capital, and cheered loudly, pressing down the roar of the tanks. Speaking of which, this was the first time that the German people saw such a team of troops. There was a long mechanical dragon on the ground, and the fighter planes flew in the sky. The golden dragon battle flag passed by was a little less cheerful and cheerful.

After the rapid army passed, the infantry brigade was formed in a neat formation, with shiny green helmets and straight military uniforms. Every soldier seemed so capable. A large number of people dragged heavy artillery, animals carried heavy machine guns and mortars and other close-killing firepower suppression weapons. The first feeling of the German people was that the Chinese army seemed to be stronger than the German army.

Previously, most German people were skeptical of the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. Although China joined the Allied camp in Germany when it was the most difficult time, the German people generally did not like the Chinese army and thought it would be better to compare with the Austro-Hungarian army.

When this amazingly powerful and mighty army truly appeared in front of the German people, and accompanied by a large number of new weapons, the German people no longer had any doubts about the combat effectiveness of this army, and were full of confidence in the final victory of the Allied forces.

Standing on the tank and looking at the German people cheering on both sides of the road, Shen Liyao's expression did not mean much excitement. Although he had not fought any evil battles, he had never seen any bloody scenes. When he was excited when he thought of the battlefield, he was gone forever. Now Shen Liyao is more considering how to lead his battalion officers and soldiers to win in the future war, and how to be worthy of the promotion speed of a rocket-like sergeant to become a lieutenant.

Of course, Shen Liyao knew very well why he climbed so quickly. Looking at the battlefield ahead, only by leading his subordinates to make achievements in the charge can he be worthy of his parents' high expectations.

In Beijing, after a quiet autumn rain came, the weather gradually turned colder. Although the weather was cold, the General Staff building was still a busy scene. There were a lot of guards in front of the gate, indicating the arrival of the President. Recently, this phenomenon has become frequent. Anyone who is willing to think about it can think that another big thing happened and the Chinese army is going to fight again.

When everyone in the General Staff moves, they will subconsciously relax their steps, for fear of disturbing the President who listens to reports in the aftershock office. Some young staff members will always look up at the third floor with excitement and admiration, intentionally or unintentionally, with President Shen, who leads the rise of the Chinese nation and leads China, which has been rebuilding its glory for five thousand years of civilization, and moves toward victory again and again.

The office with aftershocks was very big, and it was more than enough to hold a meeting of dozens of people, but at this moment, there was smoke and seven or eight cigarette guns raging inside. After a closer look at the dozen people inside, all carrying stars on their shoulders.

"Yang Zhi called for instructions and suggested that our army would play the highlight of this war. He meant to fight Verdun. This was a tough bone that the Germans had not chewed several times. Yang Zhi hoped to use this battle to gain the reputation of the army."

Aftershocks looked at the huge map and their expressions looked extremely serious. The General Staff collected a lot of information about the European Western Front battlefield. Verdun is a famous "meat grinder". The German and French armies fought in this area, which was a traumatic injury. The first feeling of Yang Zhi's request for the aftershock was commendable, and then they were deeply worried. Judging from the photos provided by the German air reconnaissance, Verdun was first a fortress, and the surrounding fronts have made both sides fighting in the past two years.

Digging is terrible. The French digging in this key defense position is even more diligent. The barbed wire is so dense, and the firepower points and barriers are repaired. Five hundred thousand Chinese elites are invested on this battlefield and used as an arrow. To be honest, they are really not confident in their hearts, not to mention that if these 500,000 elites are unable to achieve decisive victory afterpayments, they will not be able to achieve decisive victory after paying for major casualties, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the entire Chinese army.

In the impression of Chinese soldiers, the German army has always been the world's number one elite strong soldier. The German army launched fierce attacks many times but could not do anything to the battlefield of Du Verdun. Whether our army could work with it? Everyone here was as sure as aftershocks. Everyone showed a trace of worry on their faces. They looked at Shen Congyun, hoping that this magical president would once again point out a path to victory for our army.

At this moment, Shen Congyun was actually smiling bitterly. Since the war broke out in Europe, is there still a good place in the entire Western Front battlefield? Is there still a bone that is easy to chew? Although the French army is a little different from the German army, it is also a strong soldier that once rampant in Europe, and its foundation is quite heavy. Especially in the current situation where a large number of new weapons are put into the battlefield, in the context of the two armies opening up their formation and fighting a trench war, they can only use the upright tactics to deploy troops and set up a tough battle, and the possibility of any opportunism is almost zero.

The only thing the Chinese army can rely on is Shen Congyun's concept of building a military in advance, a large number of tanks and powerful firepower, and a large number of air forces' new tactics of coordinated combat.

Although Shen Congyun knew clearly that the concentrated use of large-scale tanks during World War II directly led to the disappearance of trench warfare on the historical stage, which was enough to prove the power of this tactic. However, the battle has not yet begun. There are only new tactics with acting but no actual combat. Shen Congyun was also worried about how much results can be achieved on the battlefields of European trenches.

"Everyone, the current European battlefield has been stalemate for more than two years due to the trench war. The situation on any front is roughly the same. Although Verdun is difficult to fight, it is probably not much different in other places. Since it is almost the same, I think Yang Zhi's request is a bit of the blood of the Chinese soldiers. The German army is terrified of the tiger talking about Verdun. Our army knew that there was a tiger on the mountain and was on the way to the tiger mountain. This is when the two armies competed for the overall quality and combat effectiveness, and it was only in the same place.

Only by making a name for the most difficult position can we completely reverse the image of our army and make the European powers have a good memory. Tell Yang Zhi that the same thing is that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. We must tear a hole in the battlefield where the German army repeatedly hit a wall. This is a battlefield that tests our army's continuous innovation over the years and the courage and fighting spirit of our officers and soldiers. Please tell all the officers and soldiers of the European Group that I am waiting for the victory in Beijing!”

Even if Chen Congyun said this, the General Staff’s reply telegram reached Yang Zhi and Shen Yiyang’s hands one hour later. Holding the telegram signed by Chen Congyun, Yang Zhi felt a heavy feeling in his heart.

"Old guy, this time the President has given you and me enough face. We must make a big splash. Once the soldiers are damaged and the generals are unable to win, I, the guy who is eating, will be embarrassed to continue to hold on."

Chen Yiyang looked calm and said solemnly after receiving the telegram: "You and I have been familiar with the specific tactics over the years. We have been practicing countless times from the First Garrison Division to now. The French trenches are unlikely to be able to fight against my large number of tanks. As an old friend, I am a little worried, the prince is on the front line."

When it comes to Chen Liyao, Yang Zhi had no choice. The First Garrison Division is now an armored division. When fighting, not to mention a lieutenant, even the commander of the division had to follow the brigade. Chen Yiyang repeatedly proposed to transfer Chen Liyao to the General Staff of the Group Army, but Chen Liyao refused to obey. Chen Congyun from Beijing also called specially and said that Haogang is not afraid of hundreds of exercises, and he is not allowed to take special care of Chen Liyao, and he is not allowed to disclose Chen Liyao's identity, otherwise he would be engaged in military law.

Chen Congyun's words were clearly stated. Except for these two, no one in the entire European Army knew Chen Liyao's true identity. When Chen Congyun secretly protected Chen Liyao's military bureau, he also called Zhao Xinglong to call him.

The helpless Yang Zhi could only smile bitterly in the end, "The Prince chose the road himself, and the president didn't stop him, so we can only help him."
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