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Chapter 2042 desperate

At this point, Marshal Hege could not say that he did not support it. Moreover, in the principle of doing good people to the end and sending Buddha to the West, Marshal Hege asked the other party to delay the situation for a few more days so that the British army could transport more materials and equipment. Marshal Foch naturally agreed. After all, according to the Germans' steady progress, it would probably take another 4 days to reach the red dotted line.

So, the French and the British played blind people touching elephants. They both caught some of them, but they all had flaws. For example, the French captured the British's psychology very well and forced Marshal Heg to finally cooperate with the French's counterattack. This is where the French succeeded. At the same time, the French army also arranged the way forward, whether it was victory or defeat. If it was defeated, they could naturally wait for a while. If it was defeated, then kneel down directly! It can be said that the French knew the most. He considered his strength and planned his allies' ideas, but he did not count the tactics against the Germans. The Germans were prepared for the frontal hard steel, but also prepared for flanking detours. At the last moment, Foch once again drew troops from the nearby battlefields to expose the most vulnerable department to the German daggers...

As for the British, they were in trouble. They were completely plotted by the French and finally had to pinch their noses and fight. The worst thing was that they didn't expect that the French were ready to admit defeat when necessary, and even prepared to stab the British... The British also realized that the Germans did not do their best, but they also lacked the combat power of the German army... In other words, the British finally saw the situation a little bit clearly!

However, no matter what, before the matter was really uncontrollable, Britain and France were still consistent in concentrating their efforts against the Germans. The Hamilton Army, which had at least 240,000 people, could definitely be easily lost. This was the elite of the British Expeditionary Force! So, at the last moment, Marshal Hag sent Lord Hamilton an additional 500 fighter jets and interceptors, and the anti-aircraft guns and ammunition urgently needed by the front-line troops were also supplemented. There were about 3 to 4 days before the German army crossed the French defense line and arrived at the red line drawn by Foch. The British and French coalition still had the opportunity to make the final preparations!

This time, the British, who had the worst armor strength among the three countries of England, Germany and France, finally took out their last armored vehicle before the end of the war. This tank was a tank destroyer modified from MK tanks, which was very similar to the rhino of the Russians and Germans. This tank was equipped with a powerful cannon on the track chassis. The British had two types of cannons to choose from, one was the newly made 18-pound rapid-fire cannon with a lengthened body tube, and the other was the land version of the 4-inch naval gun. To put it bluntly, it was a gun mount!

Although the British armored units were very average until the end of World War II, and although the appearance of this chariot was very hasty, no matter what, you must give the 18-pound cannon or even a larger 4-inch naval cannon to give enough respect to the 18-pound cannon, or even a larger 4-inch naval cannon... There is no way, the 18-pound cannon is enough to penetrate all targets except the front armor of the wolf tank and Hu Feng assault cannon, and the 4-inch naval cannon is even more than 200 of these tanks in the British army!

In addition, this British army group also concentrated a large number of field artillery and heavy artillery units. Unlike the 25-pound howitzers equipped with the first-class British Army division in the second World War, the British artillery in this era may not be comparable to those of Germany and France in total, but there are also a large number of 5-inch howitzers and 60-pound howitzers. In order to ensure long-range fire support, the British army was equipped with a large number of 6-inch cannons. Of course, considering the difficulty of overweight artillery and train cannons, the Hamilton Army lacked heavy artillery divisions above 8-inch! This is also a shortcoming of the British army.

"It's difficult for us to want a maneuver during the day. Thousands of German aircraft are hovering over our heads, so we can only use night maneuvers to enter the preset positions in advance and then hide before dawn. We will set up air defense firepower on the periphery of the main positions, and we can also get a lot of fighter support when the offensive is launched. The Royal Army Air Force will do its best to provide air cover on us, ensuring that our heads are safe within three days after the attack begins." Lord Hamilton said.

"Thanks to the British Empire for its generous assistance and sacrifice. The French Republic will also do its best to fight. My Seventh and Eighth Army are responsible for the southern attack. We will concentrate at least 300,000 troops to launch the first wave of attacks. When necessary, we can mobilize another 200,000 troops. The French Air Force will also provide support for no less than 700 fighter jets. Our remaining long-range heavy artillery can also be distributed to the British army 40% so that your army can launch the attack smoothly." Foch said.

"My troops will be responsible for the first wave of attack on the northern line, but I am worried that it will be difficult for us to defeat the opponent in one wave, so if possible, I hope the French army can provide us with some reserves." Hamilton thought for a while and said. Since it was the last fight, the goal must be desperate and neither side will hold back. However, the French army on the southern line has support, but their own British army does not have enough support. The 270,000 British troops will definitely be fully equipped (including newly added troops). Without the reserve team, there is always no secret in my heart!

"We can provide at least 8 divisions of French troops as reserves, and they will directly obey your command." Foch agreed very readily. The 8 divisions seemed to be very organized, but the current 8 divisions of the French army may not even be able to get 80,000 troops... You know, at the beginning of the war, a standard French military advisor had at least 14,000 people!

So, with the issuance of the final combat order, the last offensive of the Allied Western Front Legion finally kicked off. This offensive was also the largest offensive of the Allied since the beginning of the war! Yes, you read that right, it is the largest! The French army concentrated 500,000 troops in the south, and Hamilton had 270,000 British troops and 80,000 French troops on the northern front. These troops were just pure offensive troops, not including the artillery and general reserves behind the army! If the air force and direct logistics forces were included, the Allied attacked this time exceeded 1.1 million!

The French were really unambiguous this time. Foch took almost all the troops around the battlefield for this war. Not to mention anything else, at least in terms of the size and total equipment of the troops, it was quite scary!
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