The attack of the Third Division was also exposed because of the thunder and flares, and like the Second Division, it moved the pig rush, but the artillery suppression and infantry and artillery coordination of the Third Division were really bad. The artillery's cover shooting was about to end, and the Japanese troops attacked were either still entangled between the minefield and the barbed wire. Or they were still shooting with the German mg machine gun in their hands. Although the Germans were not prepared, it was impossible to break through in a short period of time. This is a physical gap, and it cannot be changed by will alone.&1t;/p>

The attacking rate of Soichi Teraunuchi's first division is quite normal. Although it is not as fast as Takao Suzuki, it is much smoother than that of the Third Division. He is the first Japanese officer to incorporate British tanks into the offensive force. Although the assault ability of the tank at night is very poor, as a frontier direct firepower point, it is still quite powerful. After all, the combat power of the 57mm cannon is much stronger than that of the infantry cannon. Although the degree is not fast, it is more stable. After using the flat-fire cannon to remove several support points, the attack surface of the Teraunuchi's division is the widest!&1t;/p>

"Okay, don't worry. Judging from the current attack characteristics of the opponent, this should be the Japanese army that has just arrived on the battlefield, not the British and French troops. So, don't worry at all. Let's summarize the information and analyze the combat methods of these Japanese troops." Major General Hans von Seckert, the commander-in-chief of the German defense force, held his eyes and said calmly. He did not take the firefight outside into consideration.&1t;/p>

"The Japanese's idea is indeed unexpected. They chose to attack at night, which caught us off guard. This is certain that they can smoothly pass through our cordon and the first line of defense in half an evening. But it doesn't matter. Our defense system is mainly characterized by a large depth, and the gains and losses of the surface positions are not important."&1t;/p>

"The Japanese army was in the middle attack very sharp (Second Division). To be honest, their artillery preparation surprised me a little. Many artillery fired very close, and they were direct-sighted artillery. If possible, I would like to know how they did it. However, no matter how light the artillery was, it was still artillery, and ammunition was a considerable burden. The Japanese should not have too many long-distance artillery, so for us, the opponent's offensive will not last long."&1t;/p>

"As for this slowest unit? Well, they don't have to worry, because I can't see any advantages of this unit. One unit lacks firepower, started a sneak attack but failed to reach a breakthrough, and was entangled with the opponent's cordon. The troops that could not open up for a long time have no future. We can ignore it for the time being." Major General Seckert had no intention of paying attention to Utsumiya Taro's Third Division. In his opinion, this level is only the level of the Russians. There is no need to worry about what flowers can be drawn out.&1t;/p>

"What really needs to be cared about is this unit. It seems that they are operating with the British armored forces?" Seckert asked the staff officer next to him.&1t;/p>

"That's right. Although the British tanks did not try to pass through our trenches and defense lines at night, their direct aiming firepower caused us a lot of trouble. If nothing unexpected happens, after dawn, the Japanese army occupied the surface positions, and then these British tanks would come."&1t;/p>

"Compared with the Japanese army in the middle, I feel that the threat of this army is even greater!" General Seckert clicked heavily on the map.&1t;/p>

Although Secker's troops were not elite troops, otherwise he would have been pulled near Paris to confront the British and French coalition forces. His 19th Army was half a new unit and his equipment was not very good. But no matter how bad it was, he had an armored battalion. Moreover, Hans von Secker had served as the chief of staff of the First Army. His theoretical and practical tactical literacy were definitely enough. At least before he was decentralized, he had experienced all the battles Kruger had fought. In terms of practical combat level, it was much higher than those Japanese who fought from the Russo-Japanese War. Sometimes the practical experience was not about how long it took, but about who they fought!&1t;/p>

In fact, in Seckert's view, this is a complete restraining action. Perhaps except for the Japanese, neither the British and French forces nor the Germans believed that Japan had the ability to smooth out this breakthrough. Originally, Seckert's boss, Albrecht, the Duke of Württemberg, had not prepared a reserve division as a reserve team, but now, in Seckert's view, if it was a simple defense, it seemed that it would not be used.&1t;/p>

Because in Hans von Seckert's eyes, although the Japanese attack has outstanding tactical features so far, from the overall environment, it has lost half! In his opinion, Japan's transition emphasized the importance of sneak attacks, thus ignoring other important battlefield factors.&1t;/p>

Hans von Seckert once communicated with the Bavarian Legion. He highly praised the prince's words, "War is in line with a perfect match to win!" This word "Secette originally believed that it was based on strategies, but later, the prince's explanation was that it was left to become an ambush or a reserve team. The correct understanding of this sentence is that in addition to conventional means, a reserve team must be left on the battlefield to meet the overall situation at a critical moment. Judging from these six words, there is no too much wrong way to consider. For a battle that cannot be solved in one go, if you want to rely on some cleverness to win, you can only say that you think too much!&1t;/p>

After all, the war is now very mature. If you want to do something in one go, it is almost impossible to directly kill your opponent with some advantage! Especially, the Japanese cleverness is not clever in his opinion. Isn’t it just a sneak attack at night? Do you really think that Europeans don’t know that the visibility is poor at dark?&1t;/p>

Small-scale sneak attacks, Britain and France have done it, and they have used the darkness before dawn to attack, and Britain and France have also done it, but why not have a pig sprint in the middle of the night? The reason is very simple. Both Britain and France believe that the probability of success in this is not high! If you fight an encounter, the probability of success is indeed very high, but if you attack a modern army that has been running for a long time? That's really overthinking!&1t;/p>

Why did the attack in Verdun in history be 8 am? Why did the Battle of the Somme in Britain and France also choose early morning? The reason is very simple. The attacking party is generally well prepared, at least in terms of technical troops and forces, they must have local advantages to attack. In the dark or bad weather, the firepower of the defensive party is naturally weakened, and the attacking party is also weakened. Don’t forget that you were the advantageous party.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!