Chapter 2043 Final adjustment
The French mobilization naturally could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Germans. Even though the Allies had tried their best to hide their strategic intentions, hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of horses, and a large number of vehicles and equipment still left indelible traces on the ground. During the next day, the German Air Force could easily discover the trajectory of the French army's movement. The sudden increase in radio communications in the sky directly exposed the French army's attempts.
"The French are going to fight." At the front-line command, Admiral Crook summarized the current situation in a very short sentence.
"I never expected that the war against the French would end in a large-scale field battle. We fought trench wars for two years on the Western Front. Field wars were still the beginning of the war." Admiral House sighed: "The British and French adopted a intensive defense. If we waited until they concentrated the forces of at least two armies on the front line of only 60 kilometers, it would be difficult for us to break through. The troops were too dense, and they were simply human. Even using air force bombs was very laborious. After all, the air force bombs were far less than thousands of artillery guns in terms of transmission."
Obviously, General House also realized that when the German army advanced to a certain position, it would lose its most important firepower assistance - thousands of inconvenient artillery. Although the German army had already restrained its attack speed, it was still very difficult to transport a large number of artillery and ammunition.
"The French have limited military strength and their transport capacity is even more limited." Crown Prince Ruprecht said, as if it had little to do with the previous war. "According to our intelligence, the French have concentrated at least 700,000 troops. Including the troops that had previously lost on defensive positions, the French have concentrated at least 900,000 troops. So good, now the question is, how did they concentrate so many troops here?"
"The troops in the distance cannot be transferred, and there is no time at all. They may not even be able to get enough transportation vehicles now." Caripot put down the documents in his hand and said, "What do you mean is that the French have drained all the troops on the nearby front?"
"It can only be done! The French gathered a fist, but at the same time showed their weakness! We can now easily break through the flank and then penetrate the depths of the French!" Ruprecht said.
"Give us another three days. After our front legion is fully deployed, we can launch an attack at the same time as the fast legion on the flanks." General Schmidt said.
"No, the flanking corps we left in advance launched an attack early the morning after tomorrow! We cannot wait for the French to prepare! They have too many troops on the front. Once the preparation is completed, we will be under tremendous pressure on the front, so we must take the initiative to break the deadlock!" said Crown Prince Ruprecht.
If the Crown Prince Ruprecht had relied on technical equipment advantages and tactical system advantages to crush his opponents in most battles, then this time, the Crown Prince really used his intuition and judgment to win the favor of the goddess of victory in a decisive battle!
This time Ruprecht found a very good time! Simply put, the time for his attack belongs to the French who were about to complete the accumulation of power, but there was no final time for the final completion! The opportunity is only one day! If it is one day late, the first wave of offensives of more than 500,000 troops of the British and French coalition forces will hit the German army in the front. At this time, the German army will bear huge pressure, and the French army will also complete the final development on the flank! Under the huge pressure on the front, it is difficult to break through on the side. Not to mention that the materials and equipment originally used for side breakthroughs may have to be transferred to the front! After all, the French chose the time when the German army was most vulnerable!
But now it's different! The frontal formation of the French army has not been fully unfolded, and there are huge gaps in the flank troops! In addition, the French army, which were originally on the defense line, were drawn in large numbers! Many French troops are still in marching, so good. Now the question is, what will happen if the elite German armored troops launched a sudden attack at this time?
Although the stability of tanks in this era is not a scam, and the mobility is also very bad. There are not many vehicles that are equipped with so-called armored divisions and fast divisions. However, no matter what, as a flanking assault group collected by the elite Bavarian Legion, it can still travel more than 15 kilometers per hour! Does it feel very slow? Not bad brother! You should know that the overall marching speed of the first-level army troops of the European fully armed division on the road is 15 to 25 kilometers per day! To be honest, it is not easy to exceed 20 kilometers!
Therefore, for the Bavarian Legion, they didn't even take a day to open the French army's crude defense line and take a few hours to detour the French rear! And this time, the Germans concentrated the troops of five divisions! These are the five most elite Bavarian armored divisions and fast divisions, with a force of 120,000! Maybe the number is not too large, but the combat power is too strong! And now, in the face of the pressure on the front, the German army has sufficient supplies and equipment to support this flank interlude operation! This includes more than 1,000 various aircraft!
"If you can directly insert into the depth of the French army, it is naturally the best. Even if you encounter resistance, you must destroy the French army's deployment as much as possible. The longer you delay, the more beneficial it is for us." Before General Schmidt was about to command the fast army to launch an attack, Crown Prince Ruprecht also sent a special telegram, asking him to buy three days for the front line while trying to ensure himself. After this period, a large number of German artillery will be redeployed, and at this time the German army is truly sure to win, and both offensive and defense are at ease.
In the last two days, the Germans made final preparations for this battle assault group code-named Gustav. At least 300 engineering vehicles and engineering and logistics units with more than 5,000 men were paved with a high-level road from the German position to the combat starting position for the troops of up to 5 divisions of the combat group. At the same time, in order to ensure the supply of offensive materials, the German headquarters also allocated about 1,500 trucks of 1.5 to 3.5 tonnes to the battle assault group. In order to ensure the subsequent continuous strike capability, Ruprecht placed three infantry divisions into the battle reserves of the assault group, and could provide support for front-line troops when necessary.
In terms of the air force, General Harrel also stated that there would be no British bombers within the range of the commando's vision. At the same time, the general also promised to provide at least 1,200 air support every day! When the Gustav Campaign assault group entered the starting area to prepare for an attack, the number one enemy of the battle group, the four French military advisors at the front of the flank, were still in marching, and they knew nothing about their situation!
Chapter completed!