Respectfully

On December 1917, 12, at 28:[-] in the morning, the roar of tanks and armored vehicles opened the prelude to another great battle in Cambrai.

This time, under the guidance of ground artillery fire and flares, the Chinese army launched an attack on the most prominent part of the German position.

The long positions of more than ten kilometers were not all connected together. The intelligence brought back by the reconnaissance plane allowed Young Marshal Lou to finally determine the location of the attack.

Different from the British army's offensive method, the Chinese army identified the weakest link of the German army from the very beginning, and used tanks and armored vehicles to concentrate their firepower to clear obstacles. The aircraft in the air cooperated with infantry firepower to wipe out all the German troops in the trenches and behind the bunkers. .

This method of warfare is more in line with Fuller's theory of concentrated tank warfare, and it is more similar to the embryonic form of the German blitzkrieg during World War II.

The German army reacted very quickly. The artillery and captured British tanks appeared one after another. The previous air battle broke the tacit agreement not to fight in winter. The German front command even believed that Cambrai at this moment was more dangerous than when it confronted the British army.

Don't underestimate any enemy, immature children can wield a sword!

The offensive sequence of Huaxia soldiers was divided into different bands. The soldiers from the six northern provinces acted as assault troops. Perhaps they were influenced by the independent brigade. The soldiers all remained "silent" during the attack.

Gunshots, cannons, tank tracks rolling over iron fences and bunkers, other than that, there was no sound.

This method of attack was called "the silent march of death" by their enemies.

A 15-man assault team rushed into the trench, the guns in their hands sprayed flames, the bullets hit the target, some fell, there were Germans, there were also their own people, no one stayed, their combat mission was only to attack, Don't care if the follow-up troops keep up, don't care if the enemies on the flanks will block the road, they are soldiers, and the only creed of soldiers is to execute orders!

"attack!"

The commandos wearing steel helmets and holding submachine guns and rifles were running forward at almost the same pace. The ballistic flames from the muzzles were like the scythes of death.One by one, they tore through the German defenses, and the follow-up troops followed quickly.

The tank became the guarantee of the infantry attack, and the flame-breathing tank made its debut on the European battlefield.

The German attack on the tank tracks was very effective, and the tank was forced to stop.But it can still bombard the trenches as a fixed firepower.Anti-tank bullets capable of penetrating the Mark IV were weak in front of the Ugly Type IV. The bullet hit the thickened armor and sparked, but it couldn't penetrate at all.

Overwhelming grenades and grenades fell on every machine gun position, and the guarded fire-breathing soldiers captured their positions in a way familiar to the German army.

If it were the German army four years ago, even a year ago, the Chinese army would not have attacked so quickly, and the casualties would have been several times that of now.However, the Cambrai tank battle not long ago consumed a large amount of the effective forces deployed by Germany in the area, and the supplementary new divisions represented recruits without battlefield experience.

Facing the attack of the Chinese army, the Germans did everything they could to defend, and the flanking troops were quickly reinforced, but they were also limited. No one could guarantee that the Chinese would not attack other positions after they mobilized their troops.

Soon, Germany discovered that the fighting methods of the Chinese army were completely different from what they had been in contact with before. Even the different combat groups that entered the same trench fought in completely different ways.

A group rushed forward, regardless of whether they were killed or wounded. A group seemed to be designed to wipe out the remnants of the enemy, not letting a single one go. It's not like fighting in the same army, but a coalition!

The marksmanship of the soldiers from the six southern provinces was so accurate that the German army almost thought that the Chinese army had prepared at least one regiment of sharpshooters.

The two attacks of the six northern provinces and the Yunnan army disrupted the German army's position. The Ugly Four fought against the Mark and the German A6V, and the one-on-three still did not lose the wind.Even if Germany gets the ugly drawings, the gap between Type [-] and Type [-] cannot be eliminated in a short time.

In the air, the Black Whirlwind once again strangled the German fighter jets in everything. From the land to the sky, everything you can see is a battlefield.

The German troops on the two wings continued to reinforce, but they were still unable to close the gap torn by the Chinese army. The soldiers from the six northern provinces were still rushing, and the soldiers from the six southern provinces called the machine gunners one by one. Instead of direct hand-to-hand combat, the Germans were beaten to the point of losing their temper by these "unruly" Chinese soldiers.

The Northwest soldiers who dismounted from their horses did not give up much. They were more accustomed to using sabers than bayonets. The blades were too long, so they simply swung their engineering shovels. This is similar to the fighting skills of the German army.

Faced with the situation on the battlefield, the German commander in Cambrai couldn't figure out what the Chinese wanted to do. Could it be that they wanted to rush all the way to the Hindenburg defense line through this gap?What a joke!

Is this the Chinese army's own initiative, or is it premeditated by the Allied Powers?If we continue to transfer troops from other lines of defense, will it give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it?

The German army was full of question marks, and the coalition command was also inexplicable.

The battle started early in the morning, and the coalition headquarters didn't get the news until two o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, there was silence in the headquarters.

"What are the Chinese doing?"

As the commander-in-chief of the British army on the front line, Haig must be "responsible" for the defense zone that originally belonged to the British army.Fortunately, there was a phone call from the headquarters to Cambrai. When the voice of Marshal Lou rang through the microphone, the headquarters was completely silent again.

"Our army is attacking."

attack?

The grumpy French general Manjean thought that the Chinese army was looking for death, "Is the commander of this army crazy?!"

The British commander Haig was also unbelievable, but General Pershing, who happened to be at the headquarters, said, "Everyone, this is an opportunity!"

"what?"

"Turning the tide of battle, a chance to win!"

The battle at Cambrai continued until five o'clock in the afternoon. The Chinese army did not continue to advance, but held on to the torn German line of defense.The situation on the battlefield was very strange. The Huaxia army successfully cut the German army into two sections, and seemed to be surrounded by the German army on three sides.

In the evening, the German army tried to take back its position, but was beaten back by the firepower of the Chinese army. The German commander did not try again, and Marshal Lou did not continue to issue orders to attack. The battlefield that was filled with gunpowder a few minutes ago suddenly became quiet. down.

The Germans were still puzzled, but Young Marshal Lou achieved part of his combat objectives and found out the "details" of the Germans. At the same time, he successfully rescued the pilot who was unfortunately captured by the Germans. At that time, he had fallen into a coma .

"The strongest army in Europe," Song Wu picked up the calculated battle damage, "Should I say that the reputation is well-deserved?"

Young Marshal Ma put his long legs on the table and took off the steel helmet on his head. When the battle was most intense, he also went to the battlefield.

"Indeed." Marshal Long walked to Marshal Lou's side, "Next, how do we fight?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

One word attracted the attention of the other three people.

"Wait for the reaction of the British and the French."

After a while, Song Wu smiled, "That's right, it's a good start, so they can see it, and there's no need to be in such a hurry."

Young Marshal Long took a sip of his tea and didn't speak, while Young Marshal Ma leaned back, "If you don't know how to be funny, let me play Mawei's tricks, turn around and beat them up!"

Several division commanders just came from the outside, and when they heard this sentence, they almost staggered.

Young people, young and vigorous... But, it's nice to be young.

Even though most of the German troops were recruits, in this battle, the losses of the Chinese army were not small.860 people were killed in battle, and more than 500 were injured.There are more than 300 people missing. I don't know if they were captured by the German army or something else happened.The Germans who were killed or injured were not counted. More than 310 prisoners of war were captured, 58 machine guns, 21 artillery pieces, and [-] Mark tanks were seized.

Is it unusual to capture British tanks from the Germans?

The coalition command has only now obtained the most accurate picture of the battle situation.

The British army once captured Cambrai in one day, but at that time they concentrated more than 300 tanks, more than 1000 cannons, and aircraft.

The Chinese army participated in the attack with only 39 tanks, [-] armored vehicles, [-] aircraft, and only [-] artillery pieces, and the heavy artillery hardly played a role.Even if only a few prominent positions are occupied, the results are considerable.

Regarding the battle damage of the Huaxia army... there must be a lot of deaths, definitely more than what the Huaxia population said, at least four to five times, which is in line with the "normality" of the battlefield.

Neither the French nor the British army could send additional reinforcements to Cambrai in a short time, and the American soldiers in the training camp finally came in handy.

There are nearly 23 American soldiers in Europe. They plan to launch an offensive after next spring, and the actions of the Chinese army disrupted all of this.

"For justice, to sow freedom."

The American cowboys set off with high spirits, and the German rear was also dispatching troops urgently.The Bolsheviks successfully seized power, and there is a 60.00% probability that the war on the Eastern Front in Europe will no longer ignite. Germany has once again transferred troops from the Eastern Front to supplement the Western Front.

"Cambrai cannot be handed over to the Allies!"

The French town of Cambrai, like Verdun in 1916, attracted the attention of both warring parties.

It's just that this time the roles of the two sides have changed, and the ones who took the initiative to attack became the Allied Forces.The entire process of World War I will also be different from this moment.

On December 12, the US military arrived in Cambrai. On the same day, Marshal Lou received a telegram from Li Jinyan.

Along with the telegram, there are also a large amount of military supplies, which will be sent to the Chinese army through the Nieder firm in Switzerland.Markov, who is in France, will find a way to make this batch of materials delivered to Young Marshal Lou in a more secure and faster manner.

Obviously, Li Jinyan has always distrusted the Europeans and Yankees, and even across the Atlantic Ocean, he could not stop him from delivering supplies to the front line.In addition to food, more is medicine.Ammunition can be replenished on the spot, and food and medicine are absolutely indispensable!

At the same time, two cruisers without flags and without any obvious signs on their hulls are quietly "approaching" the Philippine Islands.The "robbery" plan of the prime minister in the temple is about to officially start.