Looking at the figures of French infantry retreating and the bodies scattered all over the ground in blue and gray uniforms on the west bank of the Boer River, Lontiris felt a little incredible. He and the more than 100 soldiers of the armored reconnaissance team had just repelled the attack of a whole French regiment. The French made only brief preparations for artillery fire and sent more than a thousand infantry to charge. If they were not worried that the ammunition was consumed too quickly, the results of the Lontiris team would have been greater.

The consequences of rifles and bayonets impacting tank guns and machine guns are obvious. With the help of dozens of German aircraft, few French people could even get in touch with the Boer River. The only thing that made Lontiris regret was that the French took away all the strange rifles in their hands when they retreated. Those strange things should be weapons that penetrated their own armor during the previous attack.

"Send a report to the command center that we have repelled the first wave of French attacks! The French army has a large number of people and strong morale, but very few heavy weapons. They have many special rifles that can penetrate steel plates. The main force of the French army is still at the edge of the woods. In addition to continuing to prepare for a frontal attack, they also sent two troops to cross the river from both sides of our headquarters. If this situation continues, our headquarters will soon be trapped in the French army's double-team and request instructions for the next action."

At this time, Lontilis missed Lau and his little mole-like head. As for the rare French artillery, no one would be surprised, because it is well known that the main force of the French army lost most of the artillery on the Seine defense line.

When Lontiris' report was sent back to the 8th Army Command, the generals were preparing to return to their respective troops to carry out the orders to advance to the Boer River, while the staff were busy packing up their things. The Army Command would soon set off with the main force.

After reading the report quickly, Hoffmann showed a look of joy on his face, "The French army hidden in the woods there is indeed a large scale, but unfortunately they are already at the end of their strength. Even one of our armored reconnaissance teams can block their attack!"

"Oh?" Chen Tian took the report in surprise.

"Haha! I just said that our incendiary bombs work! Your Highness, let the armored reconnaissance team and the aviation force jointly restrain them, and at the same time let our main force rush over as soon as possible. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annihilate the French army!" François was ready to scrutinize them.

Orger also had a similar expression, "I can let my armored army penetrate the Boer River and sweep the French troops near the woods from north to south! No matter how many anti-tank rifles they had, they could not stop our steel torrent!"

"It seems that annihilation of the main force of the French army is too tempting for everyone!" Chen Tian said slowly. At this moment, only he and Guderian remained calm. Guderian's calmness seemed to be derived from talent, and he gradually accumulated in battles.

"Generals, I think what the Prince said makes sense. Is it too easy for us to find the main force of the French army like this? I was a little confused from the beginning. The large number of French troops were hiding there with great effort. Why did they take action against one of our reconnaissance teams and expose their position? During the raid, they could completely use their number advantage to completely encircle and annihilate our armored reconnaissance team with anti-tank guns and zha medicine bags!"

Chen Tian felt relieved by Guderian's opinion. After all, there are very few people who can stay awake and calm in the face of victory.

"If you think about it carefully, you will find that the French there seem to be deliberately making us discover, and this deliberate hidden is cleverly. They do not let our aviation troops discover them, but to our ground reconnaissance troops, so that we will feel glad and feel that this is a once-in-a-lifetime accident. When victory is waving to us, be careful of the last trap before the end!" Chen Tian made his own speculation, but all this was just his speculation, and there are too many doubts that cannot be linked together.

"We cannot be sure whether that is the main force of the French army. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the French want our main force to go to the Boer River area!" Guderian added.

"If that team was not the main force of the French army, where is the main force of the French army now? They lured our army to the Boer River. Will their main force be ambushed on the way to the Boer River to prepare to ambush our marching queue, or ambush near the Boer River to wait for the opportunity to attack half a cross?" François was puzzled.

"Or that's the main force of the French army, where they opened a big pocket waiting for us to get in!" Orger made his guess.

"It's still the same, throwing incendiary bombs at other places where the French army might be hidden! It's clear at a glance!" François once again showed his violent tendency.

Chen Tian shook his head, this suggestion was really unrealistic.

"Whether it is a dragon pond or a tiger's den, we have to go for a break! All departments are still advancing towards the Boer River as planned, strengthening reconnaissance and searching all parts of the way, especially the Boer River area, sending planes and airships to closely monitor, and conducting tentative bombs on areas with dense trees there. If necessary, use incendiary bombs! Let our armored reconnaissance team continue to hold their positions, and the aviation troops try to provide air support!"

"Yes! Your Highness the Prince!" The generals went down to make arrangements.

When the telegram that stood firm reached Lieutenant Lontiris, his wounded soldiers were bandaged, while others counted the remaining ammunition.

"Lieutenant, we had little casualties in the battle just now, 10 people were killed, 24 people were injured, and no one was hit by the strange bullets before. Now our team still has 148 soldiers, of which 37 were slightly injured and 13 were seriously injured; 6 tanks, one of which had lost its combat effectiveness; 3 armored combat vehicles, 3 armored personnel carriers, and 4 supply and maintenance trucks, including machine guns on tank armored vehicles, a total of 42 heavy machine guns and 7 light aircraft

The ammunition on the gun and armored vehicles has been fully fired. Each soldier has about 50 rifle bullets and 2 grenades in his hand, and 4 ammunitions with nearly a thousand bullets per machine gun; on average, there are 11 shells on each tank." The officers in charge of statistics have shown the usual carefulness and rigor of the Germans, and they are always able to provide very accurate data to the commander. Although Lontiris's squad has not yet run out of ammunition, it cannot last long.

The French army on the opposite side did not rush to attack, and most of them were still on the edge of the woods. When the German planes came, they lay on the ground to avoid bombing. About 4 or 5 kilometers away on both sides of the position, the two French troops crossing the river were progressing slowly under the interference of German planes, but many French soldiers had arrived on the east bank of the Boer River. Lontiris vaguely felt that he had become a mouse in the hands of the French, and they were not in a hurry to eat themselves before they felt hungry.

Lontiris got into his tank and took out a few smoke bombs from it after a while. Then he found two officers and gave a few instructions. They asked the soldiers to clear all the things on the truck, then left the position and drove east under the escort of two armored vehicles, and finally stopped on a piece of grass about 2 kilometers.

After a while, a group of gray "cigars" floated from the distance, and a slight buzzing sound gradually moved from far to near.

“They are so big!”

Lontiris couldn't help but sigh that his soldiers lit smoke bombs hundreds of meters east of the position, and the airships immediately began to adjust their course and lower their altitude. After a while, more than a dozen airships were divided into three echelons. Several airships in the front echelon were parked above the grass where the German soldiers fired smoke bombs. They were about 7,800 meters away from the ground. Then a shocking scene appeared, and someone jumped down from above!

"Oh my God!"

The German soldiers on the ground screamed in shock, and the people jumped out of the airship pod one after another. The white parachutes then pulled the people so that they would not fall too fast. Dozens of parachutes fell one after another, and it seemed like a white rain of flowers fell from the sky. The French soldiers on the other side were even more stunned at the scene of the angel's arrival.

Before the paratroopers could land, the airships in front started to move again, and then the first batch of airships stopped at their previous position, followed by the second batch of paratroopers.

A few minutes later, from the third batch of airships, some boxes with parachutes were loaded with the most needed supplies of the Lontiris team, including guns, ammunition and first aid medicines. When the boxes fell to the ground, the German paratroopers who had landed before and the vehicles sent by Lontiris had been waiting there for a long time. They quickly loaded the wooden boxes and parachutes onto the truck and then returned to the position.

In this process, all the French became absolute audiences. What they left was not only shock, but also praise.

For the Lontiris team, this airdrop added not only strength, but more morale and confidence.

"Your Highness, is it too early for us to expose our airborne capabilities in front of the French?" Hoffman seemed to have some concerns about this airdrop on the marching armored vehicle.

"I don't think so. After our pilots and airship members escaped with parachutes, there is nothing to hide from the world. Besides, the French have not seen our plane drop yet! That scene will definitely surprise them with dislocated chins! What we have to do now is to cultivate a large number of airborne troops with both mental and physical fitness. They not only need to parachute from the plane, but also need enough courage and ground combat capabilities to fight behind the enemy."

Although the load capacity of aircraft is generally not high at present, the huge number of German aircraft can make up for this shortcoming to a certain extent. Most of the civilian aircraft of Thomas Post Office have been reclaimed back to Germany before the war, and they are also a valuable asset that cannot be underestimated. In addition, as non-full metal aircraft, the carrying capacity of the "Owl" heavy bomber is also quite surprising, and this bomber has also become the focus of production in various German military aircraft factories.

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense. I hope we can defeat the French this time!" Hoffman always felt a little awkward when sitting in the car. The space in the armored vehicle seemed to have become much smaller at once. This was because Chen Tian came up with another way to block anti-tank gun bullets, which was to pile up some sandbags on both sides of the car.

"I hope so! I really want to know what conspiracy the French are playing!"

In a forest in central France, countless brown tents were densely packed like mushrooms growing at the foot of a big tree. The popularity here is obviously much more intense than that of Betan. In one of the big mushrooms, Old Shuai Xiafei and his staff were closely watching the situation on the battlefield.

"Marson, General Betan reported that everything went well over his side. He had launched his first attack on the German armored force as planned and retreated smoothly!" A staff officer wearing an old blue uniform reported to the old coach.

The wrinkles on Xiafei's face and the white hair on her head were still there, but a faint darkness was covered with a rosy and healthy face. Since the war started, the French army has retreated step by step, forcing Xiafei to continue commanding the battle with pressure from the government and the army. Both he and France are now in urgent need of a shocking reversal to maintain the hope of fighting.

"Well, it's great! Let General Betan attack more violently, don't worry about casualties, he must let those Germans regard his troops as our main force!"

"Yes, Marshal! But there are only more than 50,000 people in General Betton. Will the German army see through it?" The staff officer raised his own question. The hasty plan seemed to be far from perfection, and with some unexpected things happening, the plan was modified again and again.

"As long as the army is placed on the edge of the woods, the opponent will not be able to determine how many troops there are in the woods. Betton only sent a small number of soldiers to attack at a time, and the large army is watching from behind. Although the German army is not large, the Germans are very confident in their firepower. As long as we are willing to sacrifice more soldiers, they will believe that they are defending the position there with powerful firepower. Once our offensive momentum is launched, the possibility of the opponent making a wrong judgment is very high!" Xia Fei naturally had his concerns. After all, he could not guarantee that the German army would be 100% fooled, but now it is already on the string. What changes will only make the situation worse, so he extremely resolutely besieged the main force of the French army on this scam.

"The three armies in the German middle route have collectively turned. Have we started to act?"

Xia Fei took a deep breath, as if he was still making up his final decision. Finally, he clenched his fists and gave the order:

"Well, it's time. Let the soldiers start to act!"

After a while, the sound of commands, footsteps, horse hooves, and cannon wheels gave the woods a vigorous vitality, and even the air was filled with the flowing hope.
Chapter completed!