Chapter 162(1/2)
Stukas are annoying, but they can't cause much damage. After all, these planes carry limited ammunition.
Shoot for a while, throw two bombs to harass them and then leave.
Things in the sky are not deadly, but things on the ground may be.
When a black dot appeared on the horizon, the French army didn't pay much attention.
But when they saw the smoke coming from the rear of the tank and the roar of the engine, it was already too late.
The 120mm howitzer shells from the self-propelled artillery hit him all over the place.
The vanguard company walking at the front was stunned almost instantly.
Dawu never dreamed that the Ming army would suddenly turn around and attack him.
The chaotic marching team was attacked by tank troops.
The vanguard of the Fourth Army collapsed without any resistance.
The French soldiers fled in all directions, and their figures could be seen in the fields, in the woods, and even on the rushing Donetsk River.
"Calm down, gentlemen, calm down.
Order the troops to move to on-site defense.
We must stop the Ming army tanks at all costs."
Davout also didn't understand why the Ming army tanks suddenly appeared.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, many of our 88-guns are stuck in the mud. Now, how are we going to deal with those tanks?"
"Then just hold the explosive bag and explode it. I don't care how you deal with it.
Anyway, as long as the Ming army tanks break through someone's position, that person will come forward to see them.
When you are all dead, I will hold out my head for His Majesty the Emperor to chop off." Davout was as angry as a lion.
"Send some people to support the artillery and get those artillery pieces out of the mire and into battle as soon as possible."
Just when Davout had just roared, the French officers were like quails, preparing to carry out Davout's orders.
An officer ran over panting: "Marshal, it's not good. Ming tanks are coming from behind."
"What?" Davout's face immediately turned pale.
In distant Moscow, Li Xiao looked at the map.
As early as two days ago, Li Xiao had made up his mind to eat the French Fourth Army, which was desperately on its way.
Two hundred thousand people have dispersed into several long lines stretching for fifty or sixty kilometers.
The 1st Cavalry Division moved from west to east, and the 1st Corps of the Expeditionary Force moved from east to west.
This time it is not a single point breakthrough, but two lines interspersed.
The French First Army left the 1st Tank Division there, pretending that the Ming army was still trying to attack.
"Dad, there's a telegram from the front.
The Fourth Army is disintegrating, and Man Ye and Ao Ye are organizing troops to pursue and suppress the remaining enemies.
The specific figures have not yet been reported, but Ao Ye captured more than 200 artillery pieces of various types.
There’s also a batch of cannonballs!”
Li Lin walked in excitedly, holding a telegram clip in his hand.
Li Xiao's calm heart finally recovered. He was very afraid that the Fourth Army would become like the First Army again.
Defend on the spot to withstand the sudden attack of the Ming army.
It seems that although they are both French armies, the military's tactical literacy is completely different.
The First Army is indeed the main force of the French army. It seems that when encountering the First Army in the future, we need to be more careful.
"The rest of the battle will be like this, and the rain will only get heavier and heavier.
The entire Eastern European battlefield will become a big quagmire!
In this case, the logistics supply for both sides has become a big problem. We will not launch an attack rashly, and certainly the coalition will not."
Li Xiao was obviously relieved.
The harsh road environment will force both sides to a truce.
It is estimated that this situation will last until May!
In other words, after everyone is ready in May, there will be a series of fierce battles.
"Dad! A telegram came from Crete, saying that they had a deep conversation with the Prussians.
Prussia was interested in ending the war, and both sides retreated ten kilometers back from the existing front line.
Achieve a temporary ceasefire!”
Li Lin brought another telegram, which was sent by Zheng Sen from Crete.
Li Xiao glanced at the telegram and threw it on the table.
The war has reached this point, and everyone knows that it is impossible to stop.
Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or various European countries.
This is a war for future world domination, and the losing side will be suppressed for a hundred, or even hundreds of years.
Ceasefire?
armistice?
This is all nonsense. I believe that the newly established Deutschland and the mustache that just came to power will not be stupid enough to see clearly.
If he really can't see clearly, he doesn't deserve to be called Adolf.
"Let them continue talking, and by the way, find a way to reveal this news to the French.
Just tell Zheng Sen, he will find a way."
Li Xiao smiled slyly.
Since there will be a truce period of more than a month, let's just make peace and have fun.
Anyway, it's not a bad deal, the most is that Daming will pay more for travel and accommodation expenses.
I heard that prices in Athens are not high, so it shouldn’t cost much.
Now that we have started talking with the Germans, naturally we can't talk in vain.
Germany, France, and the British have to be suspicious.
As Europe's leading countries, head of the European Union, there's no better news than their quarrel in Brussels.
The coalition is, after all, a combination of multiple forces.
Trust between them is very difficult.
Especially between countries, trust is a scarce product.
What's more, Britain, France, and Germany also engaged in dog-eat-dog wars.
The alliance between them was simply because the Ming Dynasty was too powerful and they had to unite.
If the Ming Dynasty extends an olive branch, maybe someone will surrender with a gun.
Who can say for sure!
"There won't be a big war next, let the soldiers take a good rest.
As for Kursk... let the 8th Division be replaced by the 9th Division. If the Israelis want to lose, then go with them.
In addition, organize snipers from various units to go there for target shooting.
I would like to see if the Israelis have such good teeth if they want to swallow up Kursk."
Li Xiao knows that snipers can be regarded as the gods of death in urban warfare.
When you are walking cautiously along a deserted street, a bullet fired from nowhere will hit your body accurately and kill you.
The urban environment is filled with all kinds of houses of different heights and sizes.
If, like Kursk, a city has experienced saturation bombardment, there will still be a large number of rubble piles.
These are all natural hiding places for snipers.
Not to mention people, even tanks are not allowed to enter the city easily.
This is what the Ming army's combat regulations say: tank troops are not allowed to enter cities to fight.
"The Ninth Division held out in Kursk for twenty days, which is remarkable. It is worthy of being a unit that fought in the Battle of Tsaritsyn!
After taking it down, priority should be given to repairing it.
Especially the Mongolian battalion that was completely wiped out must be restored as soon as possible.
Isn't their battalion commander still there?
To be continued...