"...This is the most important battle in China's modern history! During this expedition to Europe, we, the expeditionary officers and soldiers, all have a deep understanding of the discrimination between the Western countries and our country, and the contempt for our army... Today, the First Division's counterattack

, will not only show off the elegance of the ** team in one battle, but also maintain the dignity of China..."

In the trenches, hundreds of officers stood on ammunition boxes and read the telegram from the commander of the expeditionary force. The soldiers, leaning on their rifles, quietly listened to the commander's instructions. In the commander's instructions, they repeated two sentences again and again.

The words "dignity" and "honor", in fact, almost from the day they stepped into France, they soldiers were no longer "military soldiers" in the traditional Chinese sense, and they were no longer "people who had their heads cut off."

"Food", but a group of national soldiers who understand why they are fighting.

"...This will be the first time that the Chinese Army has demonstrated China's military power on a foreign battlefield. We are so lucky to have experienced this battle. You may not be able to imagine the impact that everything that follows will have on history.

Impact, if we win, then China, our motherland, will once again re-establish itself as a world power, and Western countries will no longer dare to look down upon our country..."

As the officers read out, the trenches became increasingly quiet. Finally, as the officers finished reading the telegram, "...Commander of the Expeditionary Force Cai E..." the soldiers looked at their company and platoon commanders, and the officers also

Looking at the soldiers, each of them looked very solemn. They looked at their subordinate Liu Zishan stuffing the telegram into his pocket, and then said seriously.

"As I said before, I won't force you to do anything I can't do. I will be the first to charge, and I hope you..."

Suddenly, Liu Zishan stopped talking and smiled slightly.

"See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow, sir!"

The originally tense emotions relaxed with Liu Zishan's words, and the soldiers in the third row smiled knowingly. This sentence already represented everything, that is, victory, and survival. If they are lucky, they will live to see it.

victory.

"The teacher is here!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the trench. He Sui, who was wearing a steel helmet, had already taken off his uniform and put on a military uniform consistent with that of an ordinary soldier. Only the general star on his collar badge was still shining under the flares.

There was a submachine gun hanging on his left shoulder. Every few steps he took in the trench, He Sui would stop and talk to the soldiers or officers. He had a confident smile on his face, as if he was here to savor victory.

.

Walking up to a soldier, He Sui patted his shoulder and asked with concern.

"How's it going? Are you nervous?"

"No...not nervous!"

But his trembling hands betrayed his true reaction.

"It's weird if you're not nervous, I'm nervous too!"

With a long sigh, He Sui looked at the soldiers around him and said.

"I'm nervous. I'm afraid. I'm afraid that we won't be able to shoulder this burden for the first time. I'm afraid that if we lose, the foreign devils will have even more reason to laugh at us and look down on us..."

Mandarin with a thick Fujian accent came out of He Sui's mouth. However, his confession brought him closer to the soldiers. In response to his confession, the soldiers kept nodding.

In the trenches, He Sui began to teach the soldiers about soldiers and the country, and began to tell them why foreigners bullied China and looked down on the Chinese. Just like any political mobilization work, successful mobilization often

It is an emotional mobilization.

He succeeded!

In other words, the French's discrimination made it easy for him to convince those soldiers, to convince those soldiers to fight for the country, for the nation, for those seemingly meaningless terms that they once didn't understand but now have a deep understanding of.

To fight for...

"...Brothers, I will attack with you and attack the Germans together. Okay, brothers, you know me now!"

The division commander's joking determination made the soldiers' chests feel hot. At this moment, they understood many things. They understood that in this battle, they could only win, not lose!

"There's still half an hour left."

Li Guohui also looked a little anxiously at his watches. These watches were given to them by the Prime Minister at the farewell banquet before the expedition. They were basically the same as the "departure commemorative watches" of middle- and lower-level officers. They also had two words engraved on them.

"Triumph"! At this time, the corners of his mouth were pursed into a hard line. Now, the division commander has to go out with the troops, and he, the chief of staff, has to look after the house at home.

Because they were going to fight the German army, no one had any idea of ​​what the First Division would be like! He Sui came up with a very special attack plan against all the opinions. Since the German army in front of him was weak in troops and strong in firepower, he decided not to use much.

The first-line troops launch an assault and no fire preparations are made! This ensures the greatest surprise in the battle.

According to the common fighting method of Europeans, an attack is often launched after a shelling lasting several hours or even days. However, this tactic is not applicable on the Western Front. The shelling cannot destroy all the equipment, but will expose the assault troops.

, in the end it was the assault infantry who suffered the loss on the battlefield!

During the Battle of Jiao'ao, the Jiangsu Army experimented with a surprise tactic, which was to use infantry to attack at night. When seizing the enemy's front line, they would suppress the enemy's front line with artillery fire to cut off enemy reinforcements. This could maximize

to reduce troop casualties.

If everything goes well, the German army's reaction will be slower than a beat and a half. On the battlefield, that beat and a half is an ever-changing thing, so the German army may be passive! And this time they have chosen several strong points to attack.

point, rather than the all-out assault that the British and French allied forces are used to. As long as a few holes are opened in the German defense line, and then the reserves are decisively deployed, the German army can be forced to fight the expeditionary force with troops rather than firepower. As long as the French army takes over the

If we have a small position, then the expeditionary force will win this small battle without losing too many people.

"Inform all front-line assault focus points and rear artillery groups to test communication lines. The assault group begins preparations. Wait for orders!"

Suddenly, Li Guohui in the headquarters ordered to the communications officer behind him.

After receiving the order, the artillery group in the rear slowly raised its muzzle. The artillery that cooperated with the Chinese Expeditionary Force's attack operations was divided into two levels. The first level was the artillery group that directly supported the infantry attack, mainly composed of artillery belonging to the expeditionary force itself.

The artillery group, which includes division-affiliated and three regiment-affiliated artillery units, is equipped with multiple wired communication networks and even wireless communication stations at several assault points. The front-line artillery guidance officers directly direct artillery support.

The second-level artillery group is a huge suppression artillery group composed of thirty artillery battalions assigned to them by the French Army Headquarters. It can also be supported by train heavy artillery controlled by the artillery headquarters at any time.

From the perspective of the French, although according to China's plan, an attack without artillery preparation is undoubtedly an adventure, the tactic of having front-line officers directly guide the artillery attack is somewhat refreshing to them. They are also happy to use the Chinese corps to go there.

Conduct an artillery test.

Boxes of artillery shells have long been transported from the ammunition storage to the rear of the artillery position. The shells that have been wiped off the protective oil layer have been equipped with different fuses. Except for the artillery of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, which does not need poison gas bombs because it is direct support. France

The artillery group also prepared a large number of poison gas shells, which were used to screen the rear of the German army and prevent German reinforcements. Of course, the wind direction also had to be taken into consideration. However, it seemed that they had become a supporting role in this offensive. At this time,

The soldiers of the two countries watched the time pass minute by minute with different emotions, waiting for the time to attack.

"Sir, there are ten minutes left!"

Inside the bunker, the guard turned to look at the division commander.

"oh!"

Sitting in the chair, He Sui closed his eyes tightly. Now, all he needs to wait for is the attack of the first batch of assault troops. They will be dispatched in ten minutes. The benchmark time for the general attack is on the first day of the attack.

One hour after a group of assault troops launched their attack, that is to say, they needed to cross a 500-meter-deep no-man’s land and occupy the German first line of defense within an hour. Is that enough time?

At this time, a sand table and map began to appear in He Sui's mind. Information about the German deployment in this area had been read and studied thousands of times by him, and it had been deeply imprinted in his mind.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he could think of every known German fortress... Of course, those fortresses were left behind by the French army. Although he knew them very well, who knew what the German army had done in the past ten hours.

Complete.

Okay, I can't think about this anymore.

The battle is about to begin.

The nearly two thousand officers and soldiers of the First Regiment in the trenches have accepted the mission entrusted to them by the country and the nation without hesitation, and with this sense of mission, they are eager to try the upcoming battle. He Sui has no doubt that they will fight in the upcoming battle.

Show the greatest courage in the coming battle and be willing to make the greatest sacrifice.

But after such a brutal battle, can China really win the respect of all countries?

When thinking about this problem, his hand was stroking the submachine gun. Well, these issues may be issues that other people should consider. As for himself, he will lead the reserve team to launch an attack deep into the German army in an hour.

Attack, on the battlefield, guns and guns will not distinguish between soldiers and generals. On the battlefield, bullets and shell fragments are fair to everyone.

This is the fair of iron and fire.

Looking out from the eyepiece of the submersible telescope, with the help of the illumination bombs fired by the German army, we can see that the German defense line is completely dark. The nearly 500 meters of no-man's land between the two armies has been beaten into bomb craters.

The craters and falling snow were melted by the shells and turned into water. Then the no-man's land was filled with quagmire, and in the no-man's land, there were scattered corpses of soldiers from both armies walking among them. This was a counterattack by the French army or the German army.

The imprint left by the attack.

In the night, there is an extremely terrifying existence here. In this male death zone, thousands of French and Germans died.

Looking at this no-man's land that even seemed a bit scary, Liu Zishan knew clearly that since the Germans occupied this place during the day, the French army had continuously used "75 Miss France" cannons to prevent the Germans from laying barbed wire and mines. Of course,

The French did not do this to provide convenience to the expeditionary force at the beginning, but for their own counterattack. Now there are not many obstacles in this no-man's land. Except for part of the German frontline, there are not many in general.

As for some scattered mines in the minefield, it is inevitable, and now, the most worrying thing is whether these mines will expose them to night attacks.

As the second hand clicked, nervous and excited emotions gradually enveloped Liu Zishan's body and mind. He did not expect that his first battle would be such a meaningful battle. At this time, his chest was filled with

He had an unprecedented sense of mission, but this sense of mission and tension made his mind extremely calm at this time.

He glanced at the expedition commemorative watch on his wrist.

Two minutes left!

Just as he said these words in his heart, orders came from the trenches.

"Prepare!"

The order has been issued!

"Bayonets loaded!"

Liu Zishan ordered softly to his subordinates, accompanied by a crashing sound of metal. The soldiers installed the bayonet on the rifle head. When installing the bayonet, Song Qingyun's hands could not help trembling, so that he could not even install it.
To be continued...