Another type of artillery that appeared in history, such as the m1906 65mm artillery, was also eliminated by history for this reason. On the Western Front, both sides had enough rapid-fire guns so they were not worried about the rapid forces composed of armored vehicles interspersed. However, in Asia Minor, especially when the enemy was facing a French army that had been defeated, the French army that had lost a large number of heavy weapons. At this time, if the armored vehicles attacked the French logistics units and transportation lines, the French would be able to catch up and catch up!

"I can lead this unit myself," said Major General Mike. "My demands are not high. Give me 30 half-tracked self-propelled artillery and 50 chariots equipped with 2-pound cannons or 50mm cannons, plus 2,000 well-trained infantry and enough supplies for 7 days. I can turn the French back!"

"Okay, the logistics department will prepare the equipment and supplies you need. I can even give you more support. Now let's summarize how the next battle will be launched." Earl Schmidt agreed with Major General Mike. Although it is a bit useless to ask a commander of an armored division to command such a battle group of battles of such a large scale, there is no way. At this critical moment, someone will always take on this responsibility. If it were someone else, he might not be relieved.

It has to be said that the Bavarian Legion has a good family background. Even though it has experienced a cruel battle, it is still fine to save hundreds of vehicles and an elite infantry unit. Earl Schmidt spent a day collecting equipment and supplies, and everything is ready, but the east wind is not available!

However, at the same time, Xia Fei, who was temporarily out of the attack of the Bavarian Legion, also led the French army to rest. When his subordinates sent the list of withdrawn troops to Xia Fei, the French commander-in-chief felt his scalp tingling when he looked at the series of dense lists of losses above. He found that his plan might have changed again. The reason was very simple. In his opinion, even after the withdrawn troops were joined with the reinforcements, they were still not enough to repel the Bavarian Legion in the front.

The French Legion, which successfully escaped the pursuit, is not in good condition. Currently, there are no more than 50 of the about 200 tanks that can be used. The large number of artillery fired lacks shells, and a large number of technicians are losing money. The remaining officers and soldiers are in panic. Not to mention these officers and soldiers who have personally experienced the front line, even the logistics personnel are still frightened when facing the torrent of steel in the Bavarian Legion.

So, after thinking about it for a while, Xia Fei sent a telegram to General Betan, the commander-in-chief of the French Mediterranean theater far away in Greece. He wanted to discuss with the latter the possibility of the French army withdrawing to the landing site. After all, they could obtain more air support and cover of naval guns in the coastal areas.

"After this battle, although we withdraw some of the troops, our condition is very poor, and it may take a week for the reinforcements to arrive. If the Germans recover their combat effectiveness within a week, then our situation will be very bad. If possible, I hope we can push the defense line back a little further, anyway, we are just restraining the German army now." Xia Fei wrote in the telegram.

However, Betan's reply was extremely simple: "The French Republic can tolerate the loss of 100,000 troops in a battle, but 100,000 prisoners are absolutely not allowed! If you leave, what should they do?" The fundamental reason why the French army, who are still on the front line, continue to resist is that they still have fantasies about Xia Fei and reinforcements. If they are sure that there will be no reinforcements, then surrender will be the only way out. Few people will fight to the end when they are in desperate situations! If the opponent captures 100,000 people in one battle, the French will be really shameful and will be a heavy blow to the domestic will to resist.

"Bastard! They don't know what they are facing! The Bavarians are countless times more fierce than their German colleagues!" Xia Fei threw away the telegram in his hand and cursed in a low voice. He felt a little bit self-contained now. If he had known this, maybe fighting to the death would be a better choice?! So, a telegram from Bedain lost the French army's last chance to stop the loss. If Bedain agreed, then Xia Fei could bring at least about 60,000 troops and a large amount of equipment to withdraw the landing ground along the railway. Even if there was no domestic support, relying on the support of the Allied troops and naval and air force on the landing ground, at least the stability of the front line can be ensured.

If the British were lucky and the British began to retreat at this time, it would be okay to maintain a relatively front line. But unfortunately, there was no if in the war!

So, everything was carried out according to the original plan. At least three divisions of French troops began to move to the front line along the road and railway. The failure of a battle did not make the French give up their determination to win. Unfortunately, the troops that the French could use to support the exhibition area of ​​Asia Minor began to shrink significantly. If the first two French troops that were on the field before were considered elite, with a large number of tanks and transport vehicles, then the troops transferred from the local area this time were also front-line troops, but the equipment level had been severely reduced. It was only a battalion-level tank configuration added to the normal infantry division. This is also one of the important reasons why Xia Fei was not optimistic about this counterattack.

"Maybe, after the war is over, the Allies Group will abandon the front lines of Africa in Western Xia, and then concentrate their forces to resist the fatal blow of the Germans on the ground." Xia Fei wrote in his diary. He had realized that the Allies' combat effectiveness was exhausted. The idea of ​​restraining the Bavarian Legion in Asia Minor and reducing pressure on the Western Front was completely ruined. The subsequent troops were not strong enough, so they naturally could not attract the main force of the Bavarian Legion. He even believed that if the Bavarian Legion was willing, they could even solve Greece!

However, what almost all the French army officers and soldiers did not expect was that after the Germans broke through their carefully arranged positions for a long time, they almost stopped. A high-speed and powerful assault force launched an attack again. Under the command of Major General Mike, a unit composed of wheeled armored vehicles and semi-tracked vehicles rushed to the rear of the French army two days later under the cover of night!

The impact of this assault operation code-named "Hurricane" not only severely damaged the French and cut off the French army's retreat, but also had a profound impact on the armored tactical assaults in later generations. Of course, this impact has both good and bad aspects!
Chapter completed!