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1589 Counterattack 1

Xia Fei's inference is actually correct. Although the German army caused great losses to the French army on the southern front and delayed the opponent's attack, the French army's advantage still exists strategically, and the two lines of encirclement are close in front of us. Therefore, even Mike, who won a tactical victory, had to immediately take his troops to evacuate northward and rush to organize a defense line. After all, before the other troops of Earl Schmidt were in place, the only defensive force that could be relied on on the southern front was an armored battalion directly under Major General Mike.

And in the afternoon of that day, when Count Schmidt was in office with another wolf tank battalion, the Bavarian Legion had the strength to take the initiative again. At this time, 90 wolf tanks and various other vehicles were concentrated near the station. At this time, the Bavarian mobile reinforcements had the capital to fight with the French army!

So the question facing Count Schmidt is, should the concentrated Bavarian armored forces attack the French army on the northern front first, or the French army on the southern front?

Major General Mike, who had just rushed back to the command center that night, reported to Earl Schmidt about the battle between the two sides this morning. Major General Mike confirmed that he had destroyed at least one battalion of French chariots, and it was confirmed that the French had suspended their advancement. Combined with the bombing of the Air Force, Earl Schmidt determined that it would be difficult for the French troops on the southern line to launch an effective attack within at least three days. On the one hand, it was to repair damaged vehicles. On the other hand, it was because of logistical pressure that the French lost a large amount of supplies and transport vehicles behind enemy lines, and they needed time to supplement the losses.

"I also think that concentrating forces to attack the French army on the southern front is a good choice. After all, the distance between us and them is about 40 kilometers. Even if we use the time at night, we can only get close to each other invisibly. When it is dawn, we just face the French defense line. If we deviate from the flank, only a few fast-wheeled armored vehicles and semi-track vehicles can do it, but they lack protection. The most critical problem is that it is difficult for us to quickly solve a defensive and unfolding French armored division in a short period of time."

"Major General Mike has bought us three days, and the French army on the North Line has been entangled with our outer defense line. They can't even leave. At this time, we should concentrate our efforts to defeat the North Line and then aim at the South Line! The troops in our hands are not sufficient, so if we can temporarily avoid fighting on both sides, we naturally have to deal with the North Line first." Earl Schmidt decided to attack the North Line first.

At the same time, French Major General David, who was commanding the Northern Line, also received a telegram from Xia Fei: A German armored unit appeared on the battlefield, and they had attacked the French army on the Southern Line, making him be careful. After seeing this information, David could only smile bitterly and ordered the troops to shrink for a limited amount, and even withdraw from some unnecessary positions. After all, he could not imagine that while fighting with the Germans on the front, he was suddenly stabbed by an armored unit on the side!

However, Major General David's movement was still a little slower. Just the next morning, a complete wolf tank battalion commanded by Earl Schmidt had launched an attack on the French army, and behind them were a large number of truck guns, wheeled armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery.

A year later, the Bavarian armored forces were once again shown to the French! Neither side had strong long-range fire support, and thought that due to today's weather, the air forces of both sides did not join the battlefield. Under the dark sky, the Bavarian armored forces once again launched an attack formation that once trembled throughout Europe!

The 60 wolf-type tanks lined up neat wedge attack formations like ancient heavy cavalry. Each 20 tanks formed an attack wedge. Three wedges spread out on the width of 2,500 meters on the front. In the dim sunlight, the gray-yellow paint flashed with a terrifying cold light, slender main guns, and thick front armor. This is almost a modern replica of the Teutonic Knight, which was once famous in the Middle Ages.

Behind the frontal attacking troops, various armored vehicles were successively put into battle in sequence. Behind the tank was a support team composed of a mixed group of half-track conveyors and self-propelled artillery. In a more backward position, some vehicles that were not clearly visible were hidden in the smoke. Simple but efficient offensive formations. As the French army that had fought against the Prussian armored troops countless times on the Western Front, the French defense was also very sensible!

Overall, Bavarian armored troops have a very advantageous position. After the front-line troops gradually became wolf-type tanks, the Bavarian tank troops have stabilized their opponents. The French suffered the absolute defeat when they fought to the front. Therefore, even the French armored troops would never fight against the Germans in an open area unless they had to! Therefore, in accordance with the principle of being cowardly, the French armored troops decisively retreated to the back and deployed a circle of war defense artillery on the front of the Germans' impact!

"The German formation is very wide!" The French anti-tank artillery hidden in the bunker observed the Germans on the opposite side. Like the Germans, their tactical exercises also required to close and then shoot. Moreover, because they were facing a wolf tank this time, the French gunners were limited to a distance of 500 meters to shoot. Considering that the first round of shooting is generally agile shooting, the real hit distance may be within 350 meters! The shooting distance too close greatly compressed the French's defense depth, and this time on the battlefield, the French found that they encountered more problems.

The German tanks were too loose formation, so that only a small part of the entire armored force was within the firing range of war defense artillery, and the opponent was close to 600 meters. The French expressed silence. At a distance of 500 meters, there were only about 6 wolf-type tanks in a wedge-shaped formation of tanks within the shooting distance. The others were outside the effective range of the French. The French waited patiently until they found half-tracked cars appearing in their field of view and began to drop the infantry!

Dada da.... The Hatchkas machine gun deployed on the front line finally opened fire. They absolutely could not tolerate the infiltration of German infantry! The Germans' orderly attacks and gradual oppression caught the French off guard. Some machine gun teams that were almost touched by German infantry finally couldn't help but open fire! The chain reaction caused by this directly detonated the battle! The dense machine gun sound broke the tranquility of the morning and also kicked off the bloody battle!
Chapter completed!
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