Chapter 1,582 Mobile Combat

Chapter 1582 Mobile Combat

"General, we are already 60 kilometers away from the infantry units on both wings. The air strikes between us and the main force are too great!" said a staff officer holding a map team Xiafei.

"However, the Germans are all entangled with our infantry units, aren't they? We used our infantry to hold back the last trump card of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Our troops are unbeatable. As long as we can get off this station, we can Completely cut off the retreat routes and supply lines of the 50,000 German troops. Well, wars must be solved by offense, and positional warfare is just a mediocre method!" Xiafei felt very comfortable looking at the tanks and transport vehicles in front of him. However, where the French could not see it, the addition of a new force caused some changes in the situation on the entire battlefield!

"Count, the French did not fight against General Sekt. Their most elite troops have already passed Sekt's troops and began to advance towards Bilejik in the rear!" Shi, who was in Sakarya at this time, Count Mitt is commanding the first batch of the Bavarian Army to enter the battlefield. A total of 2 Wolf tank battalions, 4 so-called mechanized infantry battalions equipped with various armored vehicles and half-track vehicles, plus some other units, constitute the German army. Main force! In terms of quantity and quality, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the two divisions of the French army!

"Where are the exact positions of the two French armies?" Count Schmidt asked.

"The northern route is faster because they cover a shorter distance, while the southern route is slower. If nothing else happens, the northern route will meet the French the day after tomorrow, while the southern route will probably have to wait four days. !" The staff officer said after thinking for a while.

"Very good, we can arrive at Bilejik in two days at most! Sekt's troops are regular German troops after all. They will have a lot of flat-firing artillery. It will not be a big problem to temporarily hold back the French troops on the northern line. We After arriving at the destination, go directly south to deal with the French armored divisions on the southern front, well, that's it!" Count Schmidt finalized the plan.

Before the battle began, the purpose of the prince detaining the newly arrived Bavarian Army was to defend against possible deep penetration by the French. Once von Seeckt's troops entered the position, it would be difficult to change their deployment. Once they left the position, they would face the French armor. The troops were looking for death, so the prince did not expect that Von Seeckt could stop the French team from penetrating the rear. This task was too difficult for him, so the prince decided to help him block the French tanks back!

"It's a pity that this time, our troops are only a division-sized battle group at most. It's a pity that we can't have an epic armored battle with the French." Looking at the not so many wolves behind him Type tanks, as well as a large number of armored vehicles and truck guns behind them, Count Schmidt said with some regret. Although tanks have been put into the battlefield in large numbers, mobile battles between tanks have never occurred. The previous tank battles of the Bavarian Army on the Western Front were frontal confrontations. On the Eastern Front? It seems that Maozi does not have tanks, so Count Schmidt still attaches great importance to this battle.

“One thing to note is that

Although the opponent has only one armored division in name, it actually has more troops than one, because the armored troops brought by the French are organized into two and a half armored divisions, and the extra half is directly divided into battalions and assigned to them. Two organic armored divisions were formed. At the same time, in order to strengthen the offensive firepower this time, the French also classified some truck artillery units that originally belonged to the infantry into the armored divisions. In other words, all 3 of the French army's Artillery pieces larger than 1 inch are highly maneuverable. In addition, the opponent seems to already have a presence that can destroy the Wolf tank, so the pressure for a head-on confrontation is very high. "Lieutenant General Eric, who also came to the front line, reminded.

"So, the key to our victory lies in speed! It is much better to attack the troops on the move than to attack the troops entering the position." Count Schmidt said.

Half an hour later, the count and his command team boarded the train heading west. The Bavarian Task Force Armored Division embarked on their journey in Turkey. However, in the south, the Fifth Armored Division on the Southern Front under the personal command of Joffre was also on the way. Movement towards the target area.

The Germans discovered the movement of the French through aerial reconnaissance, but unfortunately the French did not find the Germans at the first time because the German armored forces were transported by train at night. Relying on the convenience brought by the constant speed of the railway, the Germans could approach the position quickly and covertly. As a result, a large-scale armored movement battle is about to begin in the south of Bilejik. This was also the first showdown between the armored forces of both sides in the late stages of World War I!

"The progress of the French seems to be a bit fast!" When night fell on the third day, the advance troops of the Bavarian Army had arrived at Bilejk. At this time, they could already hear the rumble of artillery coming from the north. What was supposed to be the French advance guard had arrived. Armored Mike, who was commanding the advance force, was carrying lunch boxes with his subordinates while reading battle reports.

"As soon as possible, at noon the day after tomorrow, the French army on the southern front will arrive at the periphery. It will take less than 2 days for us to meet with the opponent at most, and our large force will arrive tomorrow. In less than a day, our battle group will be very It is difficult to fully deploy, and the French may carry long-range artillery. It would be too bad if they hit the railway line violently." After speaking, Mike put the lunch box containing "portable pasta" on the ground and picked it up. The spoon clicked on the map.

"We must take the initiative and leave tonight. Along the traffic lines, we can encounter our opponents tomorrow morning! With the cover of night, the French cannot know our movements while the French are marching! We will give them a good beating Them once!" Major General Mike spoke his mind.

"With a guide, it is not a big problem to advance 30 to 40 kilometers in one night, but our supply vehicles may not be enough. Therefore, the approximately 60 Wolf tanks of an armored battalion to which we belong can only dispatch half at most, and the rest We need to use wheeled armored vehicles and half-track artillery vehicles to make up for it. It's OK to conduct an ambush, but it's probably not possible to engage in a head-on collision," said an officer.

"That's half! Bring the best tanks and the most elite crews. We have only one goal this time, and that is to kill as many French people as possible!" Major General Mike said. "By the way, bring the aviation liaison officer with you and ask them to arrange reconnaissance planes immediately. We must always know the French's mobilization and troop strength. By the way, ensure the safety above our heads!"

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