"God! Are the French crazy?" When Wolfgang looked down from the pod of the airship, the scene on the ground surprised him. From the west and southwest, the dust brought by a large number of vehicles as they drove quickly even covered the ground. He could even use a telescope to judge the direction of the opponent's attack through the rolling smoke and dust. The smoke was more than ten kilometers wide and lasted for several kilometers. It rushed towards the First Armored Division of the Bavaria like a yellow tsunami.

Through the rolling dust, Wolfgang could see a large number of French armored vehicles covering the ground. He hadtily estimated that the number of these vehicles was more than 200! It far exceeded the scale of the last time the French attacked, and behind them there were trucks and tow artillery far exceeding the number of armored units! A torrent of chariots and artillery flowed towards the breakthrough, and the French Legion, with the main color of red and blue, challenged the gray Bavarian Legion!

"The Bavarians are in trouble! Long-range artillery can't block so many enemies at all. We need to send a report to the Third Army Group and headquarters immediately!" Wolfgang immediately ordered the report. At the same time, through radio monitoring, the prince also received relevant information.

"Lancers, black bears, fighting dogs, five, seven, ten! Your Highness! We have intercepted the radio call signs of ten French armored battalions! The French are concentrating, and we seem to be in trouble!" An officer immediately stood up and sent a document to the prince. Behind the names of French armored battalions was the military strength and equipment intelligence of these armored battalions.

"Are there ten armored battalions?" Rupresit was also a little surprised. The French armored battalion was about the same size as the German armored battalion. This armored battalion means 450 to 500 various combat vehicles! Of course, this is the number of ft10 and Renault. Just like when Germany attacked, it must follow the mechanized infantry and towed artillery. The French may not have many mechanized infantry, but it is necessary to carry the towed artillery!

Because the first thing they have to do is to control the breakthrough and then block the tanks and assault guns are used as offensive weapons. Since this is the case, a large number of flat-fired cannons can limit the opponent's attack speed, consume the opponent, and pave the way for the counterattack of armored troops. In fact, if you want to say that the artillery is accompanied by advancement, the French play no worse than Germany. After all, in addition to the rate of fire, the biggest advantage of the 75-speed fire cannon is that it can keep up with the infantry!

"We'd better choose to defend. At this time, the risk of attack is too great. There are no less than 5 armored battalions on the front side alone!" Kariput, who served as the chief of staff at this moment, was really afraid. The Bavarian Legion threw half of the armored forces here, not to fight to the death! The Bavarian Legion did not finish the Western Front, and after the Western Front, they had to return to the Eastern Front to help Austro-Hungary clean up the mess. Although the Eastern Front seems stable now, from the telegram sent by Prince Leopold, the Russian general attack was about to begin, and there was something going on in the Austro-Hungary Legion!

"It's impossible. We cannot let the opponent form a stable defense line. We need time and space. Look here." The prince said slightly on the sand table. "We are now attacking the opponent's position no more than 3 kilometers and the width is only 6 kilometers. Such an area is obviously quite difficult for our subsequent corps to develop. According to the plan, we must have at least ten infantry divisions in. In order to provide enough space for these troops and to completely tear open the French defense line, we must penetrate deeper!"

"If we stop and let the French re-concentrate enough rapid-fire guns to form a defense line, then we will be under greater pressure, and our number of tanks will be significantly less than that of our opponents. If we want to open a gap in the future, the price will be greater. Of course, the most important thing is that this time may be our last chance to change the front line. The losses of the troops are only at the tactical level. For strategy, we must be able to bear the sacrifice." Rupresit calmed down and then issued an offensive order directly!

"What about the reserve team?" Kariput asked.

"Come on, but the use requires my consent to make the two divisions behind move faster. I need their combat defense artillery! All long-range artillery and the air force will be suppressed in a concentrated manner! All other tasks can be given up!" When the order was issued, the prince also pressed all his chips!

"Don't worry about your flanks, give them to your brothers, you only use assault! Use our tracks and artillery fire to kill all the blocking enemies!" When Schmidt received this telegram, he finally realized the crisis of the situation. The Bavarian Legion seemed very unfortunate on the Western Front and directly faced the strongest enemy.

"No, we are very lucky that we are much stronger when facing the opponent's main force in the shallow position than if we trek hundreds of kilometers before fighting, which is also our only hope." On the same day, Rupresit wrote in his battlefield diary.

"The crickets are ready to spread out to cover the wings of the hornets. When they meet the target, they can choose to shoot freely. Pay attention to keeping the distance. We must tighten the formation!" Accompanied by Schmidt's order, the second battalion, which was in the attack, began to change its formation. The cricket tank located behind rushed to the front with its high speed. The hornet assault gun, which has been serving as a siege hammer, slowed down the speed. The wedge-shaped attack array gradually became an inverted wedge, like a hero spreading its wings and about to fly. The Bavarian armored forces faced the opponent's first wave of attack!

"It seems that the situation is not bad." Rommel said from the command tower, looking at the subordinates of the Renault tank team who leaked out of the smoke in the distance. Rommel is not a Bavarian, but Wurtemberg and Bavaria have a good relationship as Catholic states. They sometimes both seek trouble for the boss together, so it is not difficult for Rommel, as a Catholic, to enter the Bavarian army. After all, the latter's soldiers are a little tight.

"Each car is free to shoot, and vehicles on the edge pay attention to their flanks." After showing their loading hands and playing flags, the tank platoon where Rommel is located began their first duel between tanks!

"At 2 o'clock, 1200 meters, a Renault sedan! Kill it!" Rommel, who participated in the battle for the first time, was so excited that there was a bit of trembling in his words, but he still easily completed the target's instructions. The cricket tank stopped urgently, and the turret pointed at 2 o'clock. The driver operated side-by-side machine guns and fired several points. The first round was 900 meters, the second round was 700 meters, and a standard clamping shot, and two tracer bullets clamped the opponent. Then the gunner calculated the distance of 800 meters based on the ballistics. After one three rounds fired, the opposite Renault turned into a fireball.
Chapter completed!