In the early morning of April 5, 1914.

"His Excellency Commander, the Prussian Legion is ready," said General Kruger.

"Your Highness, the Bavarian Legion and the Bohemian Legion are ready to go," said Admiral Kariput.

"Very good, let's end this war!" Ruprechite nodded and then issued an attack order! A few minutes later, the flames that tore the secrets of heaven kicked off the last battle on the Western Front of World War I!

From Laon to Champagne, the straight line is 38 kilometers away and the battle line is 50 kilometers away, the Allies Group has gathered more than 8,000 artillery artillery of various caliber at this moment. At this moment, accompanied by a loud tsunami, flames tear the dark night apart, and countless destructive balls rose to the sky. The largest shelling in human history has begun!

On more than 300 artillery positions, commanders, gunners and ammunition transport vehicles operated carefully like parts on a huge machine. At every minute, hundreds of tons of steel poured out and flew to a predetermined target in the distance. With the harsh twitching of shells passing through the air, the first batch of shells hit the French positions. From the frontier position, which was only 400 meters closest to the German army, to the rear trooper station, which was more than 35 kilometers away from the front line, was completely within the coverage of the German artillery at this moment!

"I have never seen such a spectacular scene. Countless shells were passing by in the sky, and they met head to tail, forming a waterfall made of flames hanging down from the air. In the distance, the ground kept shaking in the explosion of shells. Fires burned the French positions in the distance into a sea of ​​fire. There was no sun in the sky, but the light was like day. My ears were filled with explosions, and they had to be very close to each other, and they could hear each other, so we communicated with writing boards or gestures most of the time. It was hard for me to imagine how many living people the French could have when we attacked under such shelling!" A front-line German officer described the scene at that time.

Cannons of various calibers and large numbers of mortars at the forefront made the French hard deploy obstacles, barbed wire and minefields that had been exploding for two months in a very short time. The shells that fell like raindrops completely turned over inch of land with the passage of time. They crossed the unmanned zone in the middle of the battlefield, crossed the trenches, destroyed the shelter, and then thought about the depth and rolling on both sides.

More than ten minutes after being bombarded, the French division grenade runners and cannons began to try to counterattack. These artillery, 8 to 10 kilometers away from the forefront, spewed out deadly flames at the German fire points in the distance. These artillery were deployed in solid artillery bases or semi-underground offensives, and there was no need to be afraid of howitzers below 150mm at all!

"The French's front-line support firepower counterattacked! The number is 30% more than our previous reconnaissance. It seems that their recent busy work is still effective." At this time, a German officer in charge of anti-arcannon suppression of soldiers said with a smile.

"Before, our siege cannons were insufficient, and there was no way to completely remove these annoying guys, but this time it was different. Austria may not charge in close combat, but the artillery was still good. An Junker officer from Danze said with a smile.

After the anti-artillery observation post on the front line captured the unique frequency of French artillery through audio equipment, several detection points were positioned at the same time, and the resulting data was then transmitted to the siege cannon cluster located in the rear by phone! (This is not a fabrication by the author. During the 1st War, there was a technique for positioning artillery through sound, but this was the British army's technology at that time. The principle was to different frequency of different types of artillery, and then use vibration and magnetic needles to make special traces on the paper bag. Then, the position of the artillery was determined by de-triangle and time. This technology was very effective.)

A large number of 240mm and 280mm large-caliber siege guns were deployed in the middle. These guys with a range of 12 kilometers to 16 kilometers used to suppress professional long-range guns may not be able to catch their strength due to their short hands, but it is indeed best to hit the first-class division guns with strict protection at this distance.

The shell weighing more than 200 kilograms was loaded into the 280mm heavy artillery chamber with the help of the cannon servo, followed by a few dozen kilograms of launching medicine bag, then locked, adjusting the horizontal and vertical angles of the artillery. After some preparation, these bunker killers finally showed their power!

Unlike the sharp roar of rapid-fire cannons, the sound of the short-barrel siege cannons is even more dull. This guy called siege hammers fire slowly and inconveniently move, but every strike is terrifying! Hundreds of siege cannons were cleaned up against the suppressed artillery deployed by the French second-line positions. From time to time on the battlefield, huge fireballs soared into the sky. This is the last sound of the heavy artillery position being destroyed or the ammunition depot being detonated! Under the repeated attacks of siege hammers, the French's front-depth support firepower was gradually disintegrated.

At this time, the most powerful weapon of the French army on land, the "Nei" 400mm super heavy train cannon, the "Dawu" type 340mm super heavy train cannon, as well as a large number of 305mm, 274mm, train cannons, as well as the 194mm and 220mm Saint King Kong self-propelled cannons that lost to the army level, began the final counterattack. More than 3,000 French Army cannons began a desperate counterattack with opponents far stronger than themselves!

"The Germans attacked, and their firepower far exceeded ours, but now we can still hold on." At the French General Command, an officer reported to Commander-in-Chief Foch and the Chief of Staff of the Front Line.

"We won't last too long. Once dawn, our ultra-long-range artillery survival time will probably only be calculated in minutes." Betton said. The reason why the French can still use less than half of the German artillery can still be persisted is on the one hand because Germany uses a lot of firepower to clear obstacles, deal with front-line trenches, and suppress traffic lines, and directly use firepower to suppress the opponent's artillery. On the other hand, it is because before dawn, some heavy artillery with a very long range is outside the strike range of German long-range artillery. As time goes by, once the Germans complete the attack on shallow positions and the air force can use it, then the French artillery can only choose one of the two between destroying or hiding!

"I hope the British air team can be more powerful," Foch said.

"What a joke? They can't even wait for the sky in London, let alone the sky in France." Beden sneered.
Chapter completed!