"What is the number of shells in these artillery?" Major General Mike asked subconsciously.

"A lot of them, although some of them exploded, it is no problem to fight a medium-sized battle with the shells saved." The staff officer thought about it and said.

"Take these artillery with you, and at least take all of the 105mm artillery and 155mm howitzers! Then collect the shells as much as possible!" The major general ordered.

"Sir, are we going to bring these artillery back? We finally came out and went back like this, probably not good, right?" an officer dissuaded.

"Go back? I want to use these things to do a big thing!" Major General Mike didn't have the heart to explain to his subordinates now. A bold plan emerged from his mind. He needed to use the next time to improve this plan!

"Action quickly? Is our transportation capacity not enough?" Major General Mike said with some dissatisfaction looking at his subordinate who was still dazed.

"Of course enough, let's go now." So the officer immediately arranged a vehicle to pull the cannons.

It has to be said that the invention of automobiles is completely subversive for land transportation. Its impact on the military firepower composition is also quite far-reaching. Anyone who has some understanding of the military history of World War 1 will find a very obvious problem, that is, why the artillery with the largest number of first-level equipment in all participating countries in the War 1st at the beginning of World War 1 is the artillery of 75mm?

For example, the French m1897 rapid-fire gun, the German 1896 77mm rapid-fire gun, the Russian 3-inch gun, and the British 15-pound or 18-pound guns must follow a standard, that is, the weight of the artillery should not be too large, and the weight of all artillery in the discharge situation generally does not exceed 1500kg. In transportation, after adding the front car of the artillery, the total weight of the artillery in the marching state is less than 2 tons!

The key factor of such a weight standard is transportation! You should know that in the history of the war, most artillery maneuvers were reliant on horseback. Taking the French m1897 as an example, a cannon plus the car in front requires about 6 horses to pull. The traction force of a horse is very limited, and with more horses, the efficiency of traction force is not directly superimposed by the traction force of a single horse, which is a great loss.

Everyone hopes that their army has more heavy artillery, but if it is replaced with heavier artillery, the transportation problem of artillery will increase sharply, which will lead to the bloated military system. The Germans did equip some 150mm heavy howitzers at the beginning of the war, but the weight of these artillery itself is not large. For example, the sfh13 150mm heavy howitzers have a discharge weight of only 2250kg, and the weight increases are limited, so they become division artillery. Of course, based on the principle of one weight and one cent performance, if this artillery is weighing down, the range will inevitably decrease. Even if it has a maximum elevation angle of 45 degrees, how far can you expect the shells with an initial velocity of only 381 meters per second to fly? The maximum range is only 8600 meters. This is the price!

So, you can just use this gun as you please. At the beginning, the Germans gained some advantages by relying on their caliber. When the French created their own new gun, the Germans were really at a disadvantage in performance on the 150mm howitzer.

But now, it is different with cars. A large number of cars are equipped with a full motorized storm battle group. Even if the 1.5-ton truck with the smallest load capacity is not a problem, it is not a problem to pull a 105mm cannon, because the latter's release weight is only 2300kg, and the marching weight is only 2650kg. As for ordinary 3-ton trucks, it is completely free of problems to transport a 155mm howitzer and its front car. And unlike horses, it requires a lot of fresh water and at least 10kg of forage every day, the forage must also be fresh... A truck gives him 200kg of gasoline, which is basically enough for the entire battle.

In addition to the previous two battles, the Storm Battle Group consumed a lot of ammunition and supplies. The vacant location was just for transporting shells. So, after the battle, except for the guards and guarding prisoners, most of the other personnel began to look for artillery, ammunition, oil and other supplies left by the French on the battlefield under the command of officers.

"Have you contacted the headquarters?" asked Major General Mike.

"I've contacted it and can send a report at any time." The staff member nodded and said.

"That's good, report to Earl Schmidt, just say that the Storm Commando is ready to attack Station 3! We will do our best to stop the French attack for three days here!" The Major General took a deep breath and finally issued this order that shocked almost all his colleagues, even unreasonable.

"We can raid there, but it is almost impossible to guard the station in more than 100,000 French troops," said an officer.

"We have disrupted the operational steps of the French reinforcements, and the Xiafei Legion in front has not recovered yet. I don't believe that they can distribute enough power to deal with us when facing the Count's army. We have all seen that the French reinforcements are composed of ordinary infantry divisions and the number of tanks is very small, which shows that their ability to attack will not be too strong. After cutting off the railway, a considerable part of their heavy equipment can only be maneuvered through the highway." said the major general.

"We can destroy them and use the French heavy artillery we seized," said an officer.

"Are you completely destroying a railway station? Just our artillery and ammunition?" the major general sneered. "It is impossible. A short attack will not have much impact on the entire battle situation except for causing some personnel and materials. In fact, we should all feel that a simple wheeled armored vehicle is very fragile when facing the front-line troops. Therefore, the most important thing this battle taught me is that the greatest effect that a unit can intersperse behind enemy lines is to control a certain key point, rather than guerrilla."

So, after a while, the Major General and his subordinates reached an agreement. If Earl Schmidt agrees to this combat plan, the Storm Battle Group will launch an attack on Station 3 and defend there for at least 3 days. If the Earl disagrees with this plan, the Storm Battle Group will continue to guerrilla warfare.

The Count did not let the Major General wait too long. About an hour later, Earl Schmidt's call not only expressed his support for the plan, but also stated that he would contact General Harrell of the Bavarian Airlines Force to provide air support and the ammunition needed to the Storm Fighting Group as much as possible.

Just when the French were in a mess in the rear and were about to concentrate their troops to conduct a dragnet search in the rear to annihilate the traversing troops, this sharp sword stabbed the French people the most deadly place!
Chapter completed!