What really caused some trouble to the French attack was the position guarded by about 2,000 German troops. Relying on relatively complete fortifications, peripheral minefields and up to 8 companies and more than 75mm rapid-fire guns, the two sides launched the first tough battle in Asia Minor outside this important support point!

The German army deserves to be fighting trench wars on the Western Front for more than a year. Although time is tight, the Germans used this period to build the defense line in a very sensible manner. The core position was stuck at the intersection of the road. The entire position relied on the terrain to form a group of bunkers that supported each other, and deployed a large number of mines, viper barbed wire, and war defense artillery positions in places suitable for tank attacks. At the same time, the trenches and anti-tank obstacles effectively divided the French attackers. Although the French were coming in full force, the Germans believed that in their own defense, the French would definitely be bleeding!

A large number of French tanks finally appeared in the German vision. On the surface, this time the French attack was no different from what they encountered on the Western Front. Under the cover of rear artillery, the armored troops and a large number of infantry were sent to a position about 800 meters away from the German front. Because there was no need to worry about the opponent's long-range artillery and air force, the French formation was unfolded very smoothly. The FT10 tank equipped with 75mm rapid-fire cannons was deployed in the rear, and the Renault-type tank in front covered the infantry and launched an attack.

Rows of smoke bombs were thrown near the German positions by mortars. With the help of the smoke screen, soldiers of the French assault troops began to clear the minefields and eliminate obstacles. The French soldiers behind them set up Shaosha light machine guns in suitable places to provide fire support at any time.

Perhaps the previous artillery bombardment greatly weakened the defense of the defenders, and the French were very smooth. In addition to being attacked by sporadic machine guns and mortars, the French army advanced very quickly. It took less than half an hour to get close to the defense line only 200 meters away! At this distance, the French infantry could step into the opponent's trench with one charge!

"Tank troops advance!" With the roar of the engine, the Renault and the FT10 tanks, which were originally patrolling 600 meters away, began to advance again. The French were also very experienced. They knew the edge of the almost effective range of the German anti-tank gun of 600 meters. If the opponent suddenly launched an attack, the French could quickly retreat beyond the opponent's effective range. Now, the infantry is almost on the opponent's position. At this time, even if the German anti-tank guns show their power, the infantry can easily destroy it!

"Fire!" With the issuance of the shooting order, dozens of 75mm and 37mm artillery fired a round of suppression and fired at the German defense line. Hundreds of shells roared towards the target at a distance of less than 500 meters, blowing all suspected fire points into pieces!

At the moment when the smoke had not dissipated, teams of French commando soldiers had jumped out of the hidden place and attacked the trench in the distance! The tanks behind them followed, crushing the broken wire, obstacles and minefields, and launching a final charge towards the German positions!

However, what the French did not expect was that when their soldiers entered the German position and waited for their trenches that were completely unbuilt, these pretty good trenches did not even have common thunders or traps! And just when they were confused, the sound of machine guns that were like tearing up oil cloth from both sides of the battlefield, and the roar of rapid-fire cannons mixed in made the French feel a chill from the soles of their feet and use their brains!

"Bastard! This is a trap!" Charles Charles de Gaulle, who was commanding the attack in a tank, saw with his own eyes a tank in front of him being shot into parts by a shell from the side. The dense machine guns kept harvesting the infantry gathered on both sides of the tank. Bullets like locusts swept the rows of soldiers to the ground like cutting wheat! The German machine gun positions were deployed very well. They did not sweep the French infantry queues head-on, but used the side-firing method to make the machine gun attack more efficient!

The German artillery was also well arranged. They removed the shield of the rapid-fire gun and deployed it in a semi-buried bunker, covered it with a camouflage net, and sprinkled some water at the muzzle to minimize the dust during the artillery shooting. Therefore, the German anti-tank gun's fire line was very low, only less than 30 cm from the ground! So the German artillery had been fighting for several minutes, and the French did not find the exact position of the opponent!

Tanks were destroyed one by one, and the tank debris carried out over and overwhelmed the surrounding French soldiers under the huge explosion. The explosion sound and the soldiers' struggle before death turned the entire battlefield into a hell of blood and fire. They didn't know how many people there were on the other side, nor where the other party fired. They just felt that they were trapped in a sea of ​​fire, and neither human fragile life nor solid tanks could be spared.

The first French troops entering the position obviously became lambs to be slaughtered. The so-called frontal defense line was completely a trap. Almost all firepower was deployed on both sides. The French thought they had cleared a passage with engineers and artillery fire. In fact, they just stepped on the fast lane to death. Although the frontal was suitable for armored troops, the side was not suitable, and the German anti-tank guns were deployed on the flanks! As for the French infantry entering the trench? The Germans left several machine gun fire to suppress it and were not in a hurry to eliminate it. This was a good bait. The Germans wanted the French to continue to send troops to this position!

"It seems that at any time, we must give the Germans enough attention." Xia Fei took off his hat and bounced the dust on it. "Put our backhand, we can't delay too long here."

While the Germans were beating the French troops who were trapped in the trap, the French on the outside were also observing the German defensive positions. As opponents who were also struggling on the Western Front, the French quickly saw the way out. The Germans gave up the complete front line. Their large number of ring-shaped defensive offensives were used to cooperate with each other with firepower. At the same time, they reinforced the gun nest and main support points, using logs as brackets and caps. At the same time, more than half a meter of rammed earth layer was added outside as chest walls. The French tried to attack with 75mm artillery, but the effect was not good. Perhaps there was a concrete layer between the rammed earth layer and the log. The reinforced bunker was very strong and had a low appearance, so ordinary firepower was difficult to destroy.
Chapter completed!