The arrival of night did not prevent the confrontation between the two sides of the war. Although night battles were forbidden to prevent large-scale accidental injuries, they did not prohibit preparations from both sides. Now, both sides were preparing for the next day's war. The quality of the Prussian army was still excellent. In just 2 hours, the 6 battalions of troops and the artillery of the 8th Company were dispatched to the attack position. Behind them were the infantry of another 8 battalions, which were already all the front-line forces that a Prussian division could suppress. Markensen's mobile troops were located on the flank of the entire Mausoleum cluster, and they did not participate in the first wave of attacks.

One 75mm cannon was pulled to the established position by horses or vehicles. The artillery was only 800 meters away from the opponent's warning position, while the engineers and vanguards were closer to the opponent. They had already detoured to a distance of 300 meters. At this distance, the reason why they were not discovered was more important because they were facing an incoherent defense line composed of warning posts and a small number of support points. This position was like probes, responsible for sensing the opponent's attack.

The real troubles are those 150mm heavy howitzers, which were originally deployed behind the second line of defense. They need to advance 4 kilometers to meet the new strike requirements, but this also narrowed them to about 4 kilometers from the front line. "We can see the artillery positions behind when we stand on the high ground of the front line, and there is no obstacle between our front line and the artillery positions." Hindenburg said with some concern. He is now beginning to doubt whether it is the right choice to let the large-caliber howitzers leave the artillery positions that have been built for a long time.

Some things are not visible without actually walking around. When the entire Prussian army was about to move forward, Moltke and others discovered that the entire defense line seemed to become very fragile. Moltke even had some illusion that he returned to the Napoleon era when both sides were queuing and shooting. The entire formation was not deep and lacked concealment and defense.

"So my mobile corps must not be exposed in advance. This is the final guarantee of our rear artillery positions and logistics units. We can do this." Markenson said while drawing a line and a few points on the map. After we took the opponent's alert position, the rapid-fire artillery troops should not be too far forward. We gather them together and stuck them in these few positions to form a back cordon."

"If the opponent attacks here along the road, we can counterattack based on the built positions. If the opponent goes around, their side will be exposed within the attack range of my fast legion."

"What should I do with the Bavarian Legion plane?" Hindenburg asked.

"There's no way, this is a way of fighting with injuries." Markonson replied simply.

"Okay, we have done our best, and the rest is all there is to wait." Xiao Maoqi sighed and looked at the Qiming Star that had risen in the sky. The Prussian Legion, who had been working all night, finally completed the pre-war deployment. Before the war officially begins, they can take a little rest.

When the sun shone on the ground again, the attack of the Prussian Legion officially began. The first wave of four infantry battalions launched an attack on the cordon of the Bavarian Legion under the cover of the front-line rapid-fire guns and howitzers. The company's mortar company fired smoke bombs. The engineers rushed to the position hundreds of meters away with various tools under the cover of dense firepower. Then they broke the wire with steel pliers and used detonation cables to remove the mines. The subsequent infantry advanced quickly along the road driven by the engineers.

The Bavarian legion reacted very quickly, and under the guidance of the front-line observation post, the Prussian legion began to block and fire the Prussian legion. The long-range artillery in the rear also began to try to suppress the rapid-fire guns and howitzers deployed on the front. Amid the roar of artillery fire, the two sides launched the first large-scale ground confrontation.

"Hindenburg Markens really has a set." Looking at the huge sand table and the Prussian legion's offensive situation marked with red arrows, Ruprecht had to admit that the opponent did a good job in the tactical level. The fundamentalist offensive theory emphasizes the focus on focusing all forces at one point to launch an attack, breaking the stable structure of the enemy's position, and then expanding to the two wings and depth. However, this theory is obviously not suitable for the current situation.

The Bavarian Legion's cordon position only plays a hysteresis and is easy to break through. Therefore, in order to occupy the entire position as soon as possible, launching attacks at multiple points is naturally the best choice. Moreover, the Prussian artillery did not dare to be too concentrated under the threat of the Bavarian Air Force and heavy artillery units, so dispersing support and enhancing direct firepower is obviously the best way. On the one hand, it reduces the intensity of the opponent's strike, and on the other hand, it also enhances the firepower support through more efficient close-range attacks.

"The Air Force and the Armored Legion are ready to attack." Kariput said.

"Look at it again, we need to seize the opponent's main force and let them enter the position before talking." Ruprecht did not issue an offensive order. In his opinion, the Air Force is extremely powerful, but requires a long cooling time. The straight line distance of 80 kilometers is nearly an hour. Do you think it's a trick or not? So, how to use precious bombs and time is an important question. As for the temporary defense of the ground troops, the fundamental reason is that Ruprecht cannot judge whether the opponent is a feint, so his main card cannot be thrown out easily.

Half an hour later, several reconnaissance planes of the Bavarian Air Force flew over the battlefield. Looking from the air, a large number of Prussian troops in gray uniforms poured into the occupied positions from multiple directions. The troops that had entered the positions quickly began to develop in depth on both sides, and the breakthrough from point to line, and then to the surface. Some artillery units in the rear also moved forward. Under the command of the officers, the soldiers hung artillery on the front vehicle, and then brought them to the next forward position by the towing vehicle.

"The opponent is building a new line of defense, and the artillery troops in the rear have also begun to push forward, but we still have not seen the opponent's armored vehicles and cavalry." A staff officer sent the information he had just sorted out.

"How many troops have they entered the position?" Schmidt asked.

"It's about 4 battalions." An officer replied.

"This makes us feel very uncomfortable." Ruprecht smiled bitterly. A German division had about 16 battalions of troops, and the total number of infantry in the Prussian army during this exercise should be about 22 battalions, which is less than one-fifth of the troops. This force is still a little far from the prince's expectations.
Chapter completed!