A trace of dawn rose from the sky far east, bringing some glory to Ardennes hidden under the dense forest.

On the main mountain road leading to Visorang, there was already a bloody and cruel scene. The bodies of countless German and French officers and soldiers were lying everywhere, and blood-stained broken limbs and broken arms and internal organs were everywhere. German soldiers holding Mauser rifles were cleaning the battlefield and trying to restore the road to its original appearance.

Not far behind, Major General Oli was looking at the German and French officers and soldiers lying on the ground with a gloomy face, clenching their fists and not speaking for a long time. During the fierce firefight that lasted for a night, although the German officers and soldiers finally defeated the French army faced by the firepower advantage formed by light machine guns and grenades; however, due to the sudden incident and the rugged and complex mountainous terrain provided good cover and conditions for the French army, their troops still suffered extremely heavy and huge casualties in the French army's desperate attack. After a counting, thousands of German soldiers died or were missing in this encounter. Fortunately, more than a thousand bodies of French officers and soldiers were left on the battlefield, and the German army was finally able to clean the battlefield and recover military supplies, which was finally beneficial.

"General Oli, do we still have to implement the original combat plan and continue to attack Visorang City?" Chief of Staff, wearing a lieutenant colonel uniform, held the tilted military cap on his head and said to Oli who was still silent. "After this battle, our strength, location and other situations have been exposed. The French can calmly establish a solid defense line in our target area. More importantly, the main French army stationed in Longwei is also likely to take advantage of the situation. During our attack on Visorang, we will attack us from the flank! I suggest that we should launch a defensive front on the outside of the mountainous area and send aircraft to detect the movements of the French army. This is the most foolproof and safe strategy."

Ollie glanced at his chief of staff and said, "Lauen, do you have a careful summary of the battle tonight?" Luoen was stunned when he heard this, and then replied, "The French have extremely tenacious will to attack, and they will fight to the death even in extreme unfavorable circumstances. Almost all the reasons why we suffer such great casualties are due to their brave, fierce, decisive and stoic will to attack."

"Lauen. This is why you can only be a staff officer who makes plans, but I can command the troops to fight independently." Oli snorted and said lightly, "In Salpur, the French army also launched a desperate attack, but what was the final result? They lost nearly two divisions of troops, in exchange for less than the casualties of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ruprecht. The reason for this very different phenomenon is that we are on this damn mountain road!"

"Due to the tortuous and rough roads, our machine guns cannot play their due role, and the cannons cannot obtain the fire. In this close-range confrontation, our army's proud firepower advantage almost lost its effectiveness, and it can only rely on the few MP11 submachine guns and wooden grenades as the core support, which is obviously not enough." Ollie glanced at his chief of staff and said, "So, we must go out of this section of the forest and set up a formation on the plains at the foot of the mountain. As for the attack, don't you want to wash away the shame for this extremely aggrieved encounter? As long as we have airships to maintain reconnaissance, there is no need to worry that Longwei's French defenders kicked our ass while we attacked Visorang. The troops were sent to speed up the march. We must walk out of this damn mountain road in two hours!"

With the issuance of Oli's order, the speed of the German officers and soldiers in charge of cleaning the battlefield in front of them began to accelerate. The guns and ammunition scattered on the battlefield were picked up one by one, and then the bodies were dragged into the forest and buried nearby. The officers and soldiers in the rear accelerated their pace and pushed various supplies from the rear to ensure the speed of the march. When the red sun slowly emerged from the mountains and shone their light, the German hunters responsible for driving in front of them bypassed a corner and suddenly became clear.

The flat and open fields replaced the dangerous mountains and forests, and the dense trees also turned into green grass, decorated with wild flowers, and colorful butterflies. Along the way, they did not receive any resistance. Olidexun in the rear was overjoyed. Under his urging, the entire army quickly passed through the steep mountainous areas that made them unhappy.

The wild tent was set up, and the smoke was rising. When the sun was noon, nearly 20,000 German troops had already built their own barracks at the foot of the mountain: the tents were scattered and the lanes were connected. The firewood was on the cooking van, and the soldiers were struggling to stir the spoons nearly one-person high in the iron pot as big as a water tank. Attracted by the fragrance of potato and beef soup, there was a long queue in front of each cooking van. After a night of fighting, they all looked quite hungry and tired. The fat man Oli, who had bloodshot eyes, didn't bother to rest, and took a command chariot to inspect the entire camp, commanded the troops to dig trenches, build bunkers, set up posts, and select the location of the artillery positions.

Under the brilliant sunshine and in the sunlight in the sky, Oli's 135th Division officers and soldiers were waving their shovels to improve their offensive positions and defense capabilities as much as possible. During this period, the French army, who recovered from the frustration in the mountainous battle, launched many infantry charges, and were fired back by the German machine guns and rifles. In the temporary tent command post, telegrams and bells were hanging, and Oli was confidently giving orders to the subordinate units. At present, the army has walked out of the mountainous areas, and the next time it is time for the sea to jump by fish!

"Boom!" The red light burst into anger, and a bright red fireball broke through the sky like a neon light. Then a loud roar sounded like a thunder dancing throughout the world. After resting, the German officers and soldiers immediately showed their sharp claws and fangs and began to attack the French troops with a total of about two brigades outside the town ahead. The roar of the 105mm howitzer burst into pieces like spring thunder. The vigorous light waves that frequently exploded on the French positions were so beautiful and inspiring in the eyes of the German officers and soldiers.

Since the French Army's regulations are all words like "death attack", there is no defensive word at all; while the German 105mm heavy artillery fired, the French army responded with their 75mm cannons. However, because of their field regulations that did not involve any security protection, the French artillery positions were extremely poor and almost unnecessary concealment. Under the guidance of observation balloons and observation posts, German artillery shells were like meteorites

It fell on the French artillery position, and the fire waves burst into pieces, blowing a French cannon into scrap iron that was broken and dancing wildly. The German artillery positions were either hidden in places that the French could not see, or were swaggeringly arranged in places that the French could see but could not attack. In addition, under the influence of the Qing and Ying, the German artillery organization added a large number of high-spreading ballistics and huge power howitzers, which undoubtedly took advantage of the early artillery attack.

After a while, most of the French artillery units outside the city were silent. Almost all of the fixed positions were knocked off by German artillery fire, and the French were forced to disperse their 75mm cannons in various regions to use them manually. Although this method can effectively protect the cannons, its support effect on the battlefield was greatly reduced. The surviving French artillery was full of resentment, claiming that they had just fired a few guns, and the Germans were in precisely known the location as if they had spies, and then they were hit like destruction. (In the historical German-French border battle, the French artillery was completely suppressed by Germans in combat skills, and the situation was as mentioned above.) After learning that the French artillery fire had been suppressed, Ollie finally breathed a sigh of anger.

When the sun sets, the confrontation between artillery ends with the German victory. Then, teams of German soldiers, holding rifles, came out from the attacking trenches in front, and charged towards their respective targets. Faced with this situation, the French army, which had always advocated attack but despised defense, and did not even have a few shovels, then launched an attack on the German infantry under the attack under the spirit of "death attack". For a moment, gunfire sounds loudly in the suburbs of the city, and the air was full of flying bullets. However, not long after, the French army found that they could not resist it; their artillery fire support was sporadic, while the opponent's heavy shells were slammed over their heads like hail. With the thunder, even if they were crawling on the ground covered by earth walls, a powerful shell falling from the sky would blow them into pieces!

Artillery fire and bullets scattered like dense rain. Although the French army had the most powerful fighting spirit in the world, the weapons in their hands were far from the German army in front of them. The Lebel M93 rifle, which was in service in 1886, is still the standard equipment of French infantry. Its performance is much worse than that of the Mauser 98K, which was set in 1898 in the German army, and the loading speed of the 8-round bullet tube is even more terrible. In the field of machine guns, the French army was subjectively unaware of the power of this automatic weapon. The machine guns equipped in their troops were different from the German army in terms of quality and quantity.

Previously, in the battle in the Arden Mountains, due to the steep and narrow terrain in the mountains, the German machine guns were difficult to use. The French army, with high fighting spirit, fought with the German army in a narrow road. However, after the German army fully launched its firepower, the French army was immediately in a storm, suppressed by the spiral of flying barrage. The rigorous and meticulous training finally overwhelmed the revenge impulse of desperate attacks. After nightfall, although the gunfire on the battlefield continued, the overall situation was clear.

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