As soon as the artillery preparations started here, the 120-weight mortar of the special operations division over there opened fire, and all the shells were fired at once. In just twenty minutes, the officers and soldiers who were lurking and approaching began to rush forward. The last time they were attacked

After the sneak attack, the alert level of the Fifth Army's headquarters was greatly improved. It was fine for several days, but the German army did not relax at all.

But this time the attack was too fierce. A battalion of commandos was ambushing three hundred meters away from the German outer position. As soon as the shelling ended, the lurking soldiers rushed out. Under the cover of the night, the skirmishers moved forward in formation.

Charge. Dozens of light machine guns stared at a point to suppress, and 60 mortars were designed to close in, focusing on the German firepower point.

Elites are elites, and the gunners of the Special Operations Division fired accurately and very well. The German firepower points were removed one after another, and they rushed into the German trenches from the assault route in three to five minutes. Casualties were inevitable, but with the fastest speed

The purpose of rushing into the German positions quickly was to minimize casualties.

After rushing into the trenches, the world was dominated by the special operations division. A fierce close-quarters encounter began. The power of the submachine guns was amplified in the trenches, and the German army could not resist it. However, the German artillery responded quickly, and the 75 mountain gun blocked it.

The shooting came quickly. The dense artillery shells blocked the subsequent reinforcements of the special operations division. Fortunately, the special operations division was familiar with the German tactics and had done a good job in reconnaissance recently, without rushing upwards.

The German artillery failed to save the fate of the first line of defense on the periphery. The contact battle in the trenches soon showed a one-sided trend. The German troops were driven away and chased and fled to the second line of defense. At the critical moment, the German artillery once again showed its power and fought to the death.

Suppress the special operations divisions who tried to take advantage of the victory and pursue them.

Wei Yue was worried that the casualties would be too great, so he ordered his troops to stop the attack. They fought for more than an hour, and after advancing about 500 meters, he saw that it was difficult to continue to expand the results. Wei Yue ordered the special operations division to retreat voluntarily. As for the strength of the troops, the German army

There are two infantry divisions nearby. If the special operations divisions have to fight hard, they will definitely be able to get in. The problem is

Ammunition is low, and casualties will be high. The Special Operations Division is not unable to fight such a hard-fought battle, but it will try to avoid it. Besides, the German Fifth Army Headquarters is just a point of attack tonight. The Special Operations Division

The targets of tonight's attack are the German heavy artillery positions in the direction of Schuy and the German ammunition depots.

Although the Special Operations Division stopped attacking and took the initiative to retreat, the German army did not know. After all, this is the headquarters of the Fifth Army. Crown Prince William August is staying here, and the German Commander-in-Chief Ludendorff is also here. The Special Operations Division fought

The attack was fast and fierce, and the first line of defense was captured in half an hour. The German army was greatly frightened. The shells continued to hit them as if they were free, and the flares were like rain.

At this time, Ludendorff and August were not having a good time either. French heavy artillery from the far side was bombarding Schuy's German position. They didn't know what was going on. The French never launched attacks at night.

.If the Chinese ** team is attacking, it will be in big trouble. Ludendorff knows that the Chinese ** team attaches great importance to the training of night battles and is also a master in this field.

After an hour of artillery preparations, the Chinese Expeditionary Force began a silent charge on the flickering battlefield. The German artillery fire aimlessly covered hundreds of meters in front of the position. For the Chinese Expeditionary Force, this was a fateful one.

It was a battle that required heavy casualties. When charging, he was extremely resolute. Even under German artillery fire, there was no room for retreat.

Hesitating Bob's feint shot, only two corps of the expeditionary force could arrive on the battlefield in time. In fact, the German troops guarding Shui were only three infantry divisions, and they were tired divisions after fighting fiercely for several days.

The suppression of German artillery fire brought great trouble to the expeditionary force's attack. The Third Army, responsible for the frontal attack, rushed forward regardless of casualties. When Army Commander Li Yifeng answered the call from the front, he firmly told the front-line commander

: "I don't want casualty figures, I just want the German positions."

The huge sacrifice finally paid off. After two hours of fierce attack, the German outer defense line was broken through. As the winner of the daytime battle, the German army simply deployed two lines of defense. It can be said that the German army did not expect to be attacked by such a fierce attack.

, they were still attacking the French army during the day, chasing the French army like a duck, and even captured Epernay.

Now the German army is facing a huge trouble. Schuy must not be lost. Otherwise, Epernay's three armies will have no way to retreat and can only cross the Marne River and retreat in the direction of Lavove. The problem is, Epernay

The German army was also attacked. Not knowing how many opponents there were, the German army did not dare to act rashly and could only hold on.

Also caught in the same predicament was Bob. The First and Fifth Expeditionary Forces in the Aviz direction also launched a powerful counterattack late at night. The situation of the German army here is even worse. They only have one line of defense and are ready for tomorrow.

They continued to attack. However, there was Bob's assault group in the direction of Aviz, with two hundred tanks, which could hardly wait to block the counterattack of the Chinese army.

The Fourth Army commanded by Gao Sheng stormed Epernay, attacking more with less. The German army did not know how many enemy troops came and could only defend passively. In fact, Cai E wanted to beat this time gap. If Gao Sheng could hold on until dawn,

The other three armies can reach the battlefield.

The key point where the battle situation changed was around the early morning hours. Several small teams of the special operations division, after approaching covertly, suddenly launched an attack on the German heavy artillery positions. Because at night, the German artillery positions were far behind, and the defensive positions were

There were not many troops, and they suffered huge losses after being suddenly attacked by the special operations division. The fierce battle lasted until five o'clock in the morning, and more than a hundred German heavy artillery were destroyed. The more terrible thing was yet to come. The German heavy artillery, which was already having difficulty supplying artillery shells,

The artillery shells were fired randomly as if they were free, and they were all fired soon. Without the suppression of heavy artillery, the attack of the Third Army of the Expeditionary Force became more fierce. At six o'clock in the morning, when the sky turned slightly white, Cai E fired the last of his shells.

A trump card, the Chariot Brigade.

Xia Xiang's command vehicle is an armored vehicle converted from a truck. It can block a machine gun bullet without any problem, but it will be destroyed if it is hit by an artillery shell. But at this time, Xia Xiang can't care about that much anymore. Standing

On the armored vehicle, he shouted to the signal soldiers beside him: "Tell all the officers and soldiers of the tank brigade that what we need most now is speed. Rush to the German position as fast as possible. Don't stop after tearing open the opening. Continue.

Rush in."

The French-manufactured tanks are quite strong, but they have a damn flaw: they are bulky and slow. The vehicle was driven at its fastest speed, which was 20 kilometers.

rushing inward.

At the critical moment, the German heavy artillery misfired, and the exhausted German army was finally defeated by this straw that broke the camel's back. The tank brigade rushed all the way to the German headquarters in Shuy. It directly dealt a blow to this small town.

After being penetrated, there was another confrontation. The German command post was heavily bombarded by the French 50mm cannon on the tank, and the command system was smashed, accelerating the collapse of the German army.

At 6:30 in the morning, the first expeditionary force commando followed the tank and rushed into the small town of Shuyi. The commando leader was Zhang Jingyao, followed by the main force of the regiment leader Yang Zui.

While the battle was raging, Nivelle met his colleague Lieutenant General Gallieni at Saint-Martin-d'Ablois.

Gallieni, who withdrew from Epernay, completely lost the grace he had when he saved the defeat on the Marne. Like a defeated Gallic attack, Gallieni's face was full of frustration.

"Did the Chinese counterattack go smoothly?" Gallieni could only count on the Chinese at this time. The fall of Epernay was a serious stain on his military career.

Nivell, who had not slept much for several days, had red eyes. He looked at his defeated colleague and told him with great uncertainty: "I don't know, the Germans' artillery fire is fierce, and the Chinese are attacking at all costs. They only have four

The strength of one corps must be divided into three groups to attack at least five corps of Germans."

"Don't the Chinese have seven armies? Why only four armies?" Gallieni asked puzzledly. Nivell briefly introduced the previous situation. Only then did Gallieni understand that if he hadn't been in Epe,

The Ernai defense line failed too quickly. China will deploy its defenses calmly and provide timely reinforcements.

The two French guys could only be relatively speechless, waiting silently for the result. From a dignity point of view, once the Chinese ** team fails to attack, they must be responsible for the failure of the battle. The waiting process is painful, and outside the window is

There was constant sound of gunfire. Neville, who had never dared to go to the war room, stood up, looked at the time at half past six, and said sadly: "Six and a half hours have passed, and the Germans will react as soon as daybreak.

Shouldn’t it be announced later that the counterattack has failed?”

Gallieni stood up and straightened his collar: "Let me bear the responsibility for the failure. The Chinese have tried their best."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai E rushed in like a whirlwind, with a smile on his face, and he waved his fist vigorously and said: "We have taken it, Shuyi has taken it. The German Fifth Army was intercepted by us. The Sixth Army has already rushed back.

I have ordered the Sixth Army to reinforce the Fourth Army. The two armies will stop attacking and switch to defense, waiting for the Second and Seventh Army to arrive. If we are lucky, we may be able to defeat the enemy's Fifth Army."

The news was so impactful that Neville couldn't believe his ears at first. He hesitated before asking cautiously: "Captured Schuy? Cut off the German army?"

Cai E nodded. After Nivell got the affirmative answer, he swayed a little. When Gallieni reached out to help him, Nivell raised his hand to block it and said: "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm just too excited. General Cai,

You and your troops saved France."

Cai E smiled slightly and said: "I'm serious. I just have a little advantage now. The German counterattack will be fierce. It's daybreak and our good days are over." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature,
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