Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 32 Yue Qianli's Lightning War (Please read, vote, collect, and recommend)
"Brigade Commander, the defenders' defense completely copied the strategy of the Battle of Verdun in Europe, with machine guns, barbed wire, crisscross trenches, solid permanent fortifications, and dense mines. This is the meat grinder of Verdun.
How to break through the defense line of machine guns and barbed wire has always been a difficult problem that all countries have been studying. This tactic seems clumsy, but it is almost unsolvable. There seems to be no better way except to pay with human lives. "

Zhao Tianci finally learned how to address his position. Yue Qianli finally showed a confident smile on his face. Deputy Brigade Commander Robert said unhappily:
"Commander Yue, it's no use pretending to be profound. Trench warfare is a global problem. I don't believe you can think of a way to solve it."

Yue Qianli already had a solution to the problem and had submitted the relevant plan to the Military Guidance Department for review. Now he was just waiting for approval before being equipped with the corresponding equipment. This would be a groundbreaking tactical revolution with far-reaching implications, reaching as far as the White House.

The White House, a huge office filled with smoke

Roosevelt was enjoying the pleasure brought by the cigarette, while the Chief of Staff MacArthur, who was sitting opposite him, was showing off with his signature pipe in his mouth. On the table was a copy of the West Point Military Academy's summer training simulation combat plan.

"Douglas, as the most successful president of West Point Military Academy, you seem to be very dissatisfied with this battle plan."

Franklin's opening remarks were always confusing, but MacArthur did not intend to hide his preferences. Even if the person sitting opposite him was the President, he was always the most special person.

MacArthur took a long drag on his cigarette, then took the corn pipe in his hand and said:
"This is a bit like playing house. Do you think that a student from the backward East can solve the world's difficult problem of trench warfare?"

Franklin didn't seem angry. He still had a wise smile on his face. He took another puff of his cigarette and said:
"If this plan had not been proposed by an Oriental, I think you, the old principal, should be proud of it.
At least the boys dared to try, and I think they should be given a chance to prove that they are not playing house."

"Sir, infantry is still the dominant force on the land battlefield. Tanks and aircraft can only serve as auxiliary arms of the army. This has been tested on the European battlefield. It is battlefield experience gained by the United Kingdom, the Germans, and the French at the cost of millions of blood."

Douglas was still so stubborn and rejected Franklin's proposal outright, which made him frown. It seemed that he was really not suitable to stay in the position of Chief of Staff anymore.

Thinking of this, he put away his smile and said:
"My general, since trench warfare has not yet been solved, let's give it a try. It might be a good idea to let the boys give it a try. The United States is not short of this fuel."

Seeing that Franklin still insisted on his own ideas and his strong attitude, MacArthur no longer opposed it and just treated it as a game of house.

After MacArthur left, Franklin took out another cigarette and lit it, then picked up the plan on the table and looked at it with interest, with a smile on his face again.

The comprehensive training ground, the A Brigade Command, and the school’s military guidance department approved the combat plan submitted by Yue Qianli, and equipped Brigade A with relevant equipment according to his requirements.

To be fair, the Military Guidance Department also equipped the defending Brigade C with the same equipment. Wang Jianfei used these tanks and aircraft as supporting firepower for the army. Each tank was a mobile bunker, which greatly enhanced the strength of the trench positions and made people daunting.

Yue Qianli issued the order to attack without waiting for the command center to announce the start. With his order, hundreds of planes (one instead of a hundred) flew over the defenders' positions and headed straight for the airport.

Wang Jianfei didn't expect Yue Qianli to be so unsportsmanlike, to start a war without declaration, and to secretly bomb his airport first. He could only order the airport's air defense forces to fight with all their strength, and the planes also took off in a hurry, but unfortunately it was too late.

Before the defenders' planes could take off, Brigade A's planes had already arrived and dropped massive bombs. The anti-aircraft firepower was unable to stop the overwhelming number of planes and could only shoot down a few unlucky ones at most.

After the bombing, the guidance department made a comprehensive assessment and announced that the airport of Brigade C was destroyed and all the aircraft were lost, while Brigade A lost 30% of its aircraft. This was already an overestimation of the air defense force. Normally, such a sneak attack would cause the attacker to lose 10%. Wang Jianfei, who was hit by a club, woke up as if from a dream and quickly made adjustments. He withdrew all the troops into the fortifications built with reinforced concrete. The fortifications led directly to the underground tunnels. This was another replica of the Maginot Line.

The instructors in the guidance department nodded to each other, indicating that they approved of Brigade C's countermeasures. Even if the defenders had no planes, the positions composed of dense trenches and permanent fortifications would still become a nightmare for the infantry.

After the first wave of air strikes, the aircraft of Brigade A, after refueling and bombing, launched a massive bombing on the positions of Brigade C, focusing on the tanks of the defenders. The guidance department regretfully announced to Wang Jianfei that they had lost 50% of their tanks.

Wang Jianfei could only endure it silently, waiting for the infantry of Brigade A to launch a group charge. Then he could take advantage of trench warfare and make the infantry of Brigade A bleed to death in front of the position of Brigade C, while his infantry would remain unharmed in the bombing.

Just as Wang Jianfei was waiting for Brigade A to reach the ground, Yue Qianli's armored forces bypassed from the left wing and disappeared from their sight.

Wang Jianfei's judgment was that Yue Qianli was conducting a flanking maneuver, a tactic often used by the Japanese devils. He had experienced it in the Training Corps and had been on guard against them for a long time.

The position of Brigade C is a circular fortification, so it doesn't matter which direction the attack comes from. As long as the supply from the rear is continuous, the tanks of Brigade A will just deliver food to the 40 rocket launchers.

Yue Qianli had already developed the black-tech 40 rocket launcher a year ago and applied for a patent through his own company, but it did not attract the attention of the military. They had no interest in this "Chinese fire cannon" with a range of only a few hundred meters;
It is no wonder that they have such an attitude. The American-equipped army divisions are very well equipped, with hundreds of artillery pieces of all sizes. How could they possibly look down on the inconspicuous Type 40 rocket launcher?

In this military exercise, with the approval of the guidance department, Brigade C equipped the company level with 40 rocket launchers as supporting firepower. This was naturally one of the means by which Yue Qianli introduced the 40 rocket launcher to the military.

As a reciprocal condition, Brigade A was also equipped with corresponding 40 rocket launchers, but they were used to deal with bunkers.

Just as Wang Jianfei was hiding in the iron defense line waiting for Yue Qianli's armored forces to attack, Yue Qianli's armored forces had already bypassed the front defense line and used deep assault tactics to appear in the rear hundreds of kilometers away (the distance assumed by the command department), easily cutting off the supply of Brigade C and capturing several strategic cities in the rear.

The guidance department immediately announced to Wang Jianfei that their rear had been occupied by the armored forces of Brigade A and their supplies had been cut off.

Wang Jianfei did not choose to surrender, because the armored forces could not occupy his rear for a long time, and the infantry of Brigade A still had to storm his position if they wanted to pass.

In the White House, Douglas's expression became unnatural. The progress of the military exercise was completely beyond his imagination. It can be said that his face was almost swollen. Franklin slapped him again:

“Douglas, the war is actually over. The guidance department just wants the boys to practice positional attack and defense again.

When the armored group of Brigade A appeared near Paris through a deep flanking tactic, do you think it is necessary to defend the Maginot Line? "

(End of this chapter)