Expedition to Europe

It was said that the attack would start the next day, but the plan could never keep up with the changes.

The next day, the rain increased even further, and the planned attack was originally going to be cancelled. However, at the urging of Akashi Genjiro, the battle was carried out as originally planned.

There is no fear of rain, even if it means a knife, Akashi Genjiro will ask to attack according to the original plan.

In the eyes of Akashi Genjiro, this Frenchman is good at everything but too squeamish, and the Chinese, who were originally considered hard-working, have become corrupted in Europe, especially Qin Zhiyuan...

No, Qin Zhiyuan has become a French national and is now considered a Frenchman, so it is normal for Qin Zhiyuan to be corrupted.

Speaking of which, it seems that those who forget their ancestors should be cast aside even more!

It seems that after all, it is just a seeming, the reality is that the Sixth Division led by Akashi Genjiro must accept Qin Zhiyuan's command.

As usual, the war started with shelling.

Due to weather conditions, ground conditions were not good. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the artillery bombardment, the artillerymen used more shrapnel and poison gas bombs to bombard the German positions for three hours.

Akashi Genjiro was stunned by this generosity.

The Japanese also have artillery. Compared with the "extravagant" Chinese artillery and French artillery, the Japanese artillery is too frugal.

The artillery currently equipped in the Japanese army can carry up to three to four base shells in each battle. Every shelling is calculated and used.

It is true that the Japanese have no opponents in the Far East. Since the Russo-Japanese War, the only opponents of the Japanese in the Far East are the Chinese. However, the Beiyang government is unsatisfactory. The Beiyang government does not even have many machine guns in its army, let alone artillery.

Therefore, the Japanese seem to be really invincible in the Far East. This has also led to the growing ambition of the Japanese. They are no longer satisfied with the existing benefits they have obtained, but are preparing to seek greater benefits. This time they take the initiative to Europe Sending troops to assist in the war is one of Japan's methods to enhance its voice.

In fact, the Japanese know better than anyone else that if the Beiyang government does not send troops to Europe, then the Japanese government does not need to send troops, because in comparison, Western countries will still support the Japanese.

But under the premise that the Beiyang government has sent troops, the Japanese cannot watch the fire from the other side. If the Japanese do not do something, when the spoils are divided after the war, the Japanese government may gain nothing.

Fortunately, I came to Europe and could personally feel the combat effectiveness of this Chinese force.

When seeing the Chinese artillery firing thousands of artillery pieces, Akashi Genjiro secretly rejoiced. If this unit returns to the Far East, then if the Japanese army collides with this unit on the battlefield without knowing the details...

My liver trembles just thinking about it!

The continuous bombardment seemed to be endless, but the Chinese artillerymen transporting the artillery shells were still running as fast as they could, and the Chinese soldiers operating the artillery still acted in a standard manner. They seemed tireless and wanted to use artillery shells to submerge the German positions.

Under this intensity of shelling, Akashi Genjiro felt that there were no living people on the German position. Even if they were not killed by the artillery, they would definitely collapse...

No one could survive this level of bombardment!

Akashi Genjiro made a final decision in his heart for the defending German army, and at the same time his face became increasingly ugly.

Not to mention the accuracy of the Chinese artillery, just the duration of maintaining this kind of work intensity has made Akashi Genjiro very uneasy.

This is a well-trained artillery force that has never appeared in the Far East before.

Although Akashi Genjiro is unwilling to admit it, Akashi Genjiro also knows that in terms of artillery, the Japanese army has fallen behind the Chinese army, at least behind the Chinese army in front of it.

"Report, the 1st Artillery Regiment has completed the scheduled bombardment mission!" An officer reported to the joint combat headquarters.

"Report, the Second Artillery Regiment has completed its scheduled bombardment mission!"

"Report, the Third Artillery Regiment..."

Akashi Genjiro has become numb. He doesn't want to hear these troop numbers at all now.

"C06 area, another fire coverage, there is still movement there." News comes back from the front line at any time.

The rumble of artillery sounded again, and Akashi Genjiro initially tried to count the number of shellings to estimate the combat effectiveness of the Chinese artillery force.

After a while, Akashi Genjiro gave up the calculation, because the so-called "one more time" by the Chinese artillery was not calculated in terms of times, but in terms of time. The so-called "one more time" meant another half-hour of shelling...

What a waste!

Listening to the deafening sound of cannons, Akashi Genjiro felt his heart bleed. Although he did not pay for the wear and tear of these shells and cannons, Akashi Genjiro still felt heartbroken.

As expected, mainland countries are all "ghost beasts" accustomed to extravagance and waste. They are not worthy of possessing so many natural resources. If these resources are given to the diligent and frugal Japanese, the Japanese will surely lead mankind towards the "Global Co-Prosperity Sphere" .

Akashi Genjiro complained crazily in his heart.

No matter how long the bombardment is, it will always stop. When the bombardment stops, it is the time when the infantry of the Sixth Division is about to set off.

Responsible for the attack were the 23rd and 24th Regiments of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division. If Akashi Genjiro's wishes were followed, only one company of about 3,500 men would be dispatched, which would be enough, but this aroused strong opposition from Bastian and Maxim.

Wu Yuanting lost no time in asking for a regiment to participate in the attack, but Akashi Motojiro firmly opposed it, so the entire 11th Brigade went out to participate in this "march operation".

Yes, it was a "march operation". In Akashi Motojiro's view, it was impossible for the Germans to survive under such intensive and fierce artillery attacks. The Japanese were more like taking a walk than attacking.

So there was the term "march operation".

Even the division commander thought so, not to mention the officers and soldiers of the 11th Brigade. Although they did not laugh, they also left the starting position loosely, and did not form any formation, just marching towards the German position.

That's right, it was "march", and this word fully showed the relaxation and optimism of the Japanese.

The Japanese could be optimistic, Bastien and Maxim were dumbfounded, were these Japanese really here to fight?

Maxim couldn't help but ask Qin Zhiyuan a question.

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"This..." Qin Zhiyuan was also at a loss for words, and then threw the question to Akashi Motojiro.

"Please rest assured, our Great Japanese Imperial Army will never take it lightly, especially when facing the Germans. It's just that in the current situation, please forgive me for being frank, I don't think there are still Germans defending the position, your artillery is really too powerful." Akashi Motojiro said a lot of rambling, and the meaning was very clear, I'm the master of my battle, and I have the final say on how to fight.

In this case, Qin Zhiyuan stopped talking nonsense.

The contradictions of the Japanese are not only reflected in their personality, but also in their learning attitude. Back then, the German Army was the teacher of the Japanese. The Japanese were really more obedient than chicks in front of the Germans. Now that the Germans were submerged in the sky of artillery fire, they immediately became a stab in the ashes.

The son of Zhongshan wolf, he became rampant when he succeeded.

This is what the Japanese are like. They turned their faces ruthlessly towards their former teacher, the Chinese, and the same was true when facing the Germans.

Well, Qin Zhiyuan immediately thought of the United States in another time and space. If the Japanese would treat Americans like this one day, it would not be surprising at all.

To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan had no good intentions. He did not arrange infantry and artillery coordination, nor did he arrange tank troops for cover. He dug a big pit for the Japanese.

The Japanese jumped in happily without any defense. They were almost impatient.

The Germans didn't care who attacked them. As long as they appeared on the battlefield, there was only one kind of people - the enemy!

So when the Japanese entered the death zone of crossfire, as a red flare rose on the German position, at least forty or fifty fire snakes swept towards the Japanese who were not prepared.

At this moment, the German machine guns were particularly happy.

There was no reason not to be happy. Since the Battle of the Somme, the Germans had never encountered such a line of troops rushing to die. They were really happy.

But for the Japanese, all their confidence turned into bitterness.

Including Akashi Motojiro who was already stunned.

When he found that there were flares rising from the German positions, a flash of astonishment flashed across Akashi Motojiro's face, and then ecstasy: Great, the Germans are not completely dead, so I can get more military merits...

The ideal gave Akashi Motojiro a heavy blow. When large groups of Japanese were swept by the German heavy machine guns like cutting wheat, the ecstasy on Akashi Motojiro's face turned into fear.

In such a short time, the speed of changing his face was so fast. Akashi Motojiro really has a talent for learning Sichuan Opera.

But when all the bragging turned into a slap in the face, Akashi Motojiro was most worried about not how many soldiers of the 11th Brigade who were struggling in the hail of bullets would be left, but whether his bragging just now would cause Qin Zhiyuan and Bastien to laugh at them.

Yeah, this self-esteem is also overflowing.

"It seems that this attack can't be counted on again." Bastien sighed faintly.

"Is it strange? I didn't have any hope in the first place, so I'm not too disappointed." Maxim followed up.

"Commander, you should have let us go just now, at least we wouldn't go without firing a single shot..." Wu Yuanting added insult to injury.

It really wasn't firing a single shot. The Japanese received the equipment in Paris and then directly transferred it to Fer-en-Tadnois. It is estimated that these soldiers were sent to hell by Akashi Motojiro before they could seriously shoot a target once.

It's a pity for those brand new M1916 rifles!