Chapter 1641: A Strong Man Cuts Off His Wrist 1

Chapter 1641 A strong man breaks his wrist 1

Until now, the defense line that Xiafei spent several weeks to deploy was completely broken through by the Bavarian Army in less than a day. Although it may take some time to clear out the remaining enemies, any military leader can still be considered smart. Everyone realized that the French army had been defeated in this battle, and the only question that needed to be debated was how much the French could escape this time.

"How much strength do we have now? How many reserves and transportation units can be mobilized?" Xiafei suddenly asked.

"Currently, all mobile forces combined are at least 4 divisions or more, with about 50,000 people and 200 tanks and armored vehicles. But unfortunately, their positions are relatively scattered, and it is impossible to put them all into the station at once. If our timetable can be achieved, it will take us about two days to get them all into battle," said a French army staff officer.

"Two days?!" Xiafei couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he waited for two days, at least five divisions of the Bavarian Army might cross the defense line and attack his rear. Moreover, this timetable for troop input was drawn up under relatively ideal circumstances, but from the current situation, it seems that it is impossible to achieve. Now, Xiafei can hear the roar of the aircraft engines above his command post. .

However, for Xiafei at this time, the positions are scattered, and the reserve team at the back does not seem to be too bad. At least, they are far away from the German army now. The German army that broke through last night has become exhausted. They themselves have also lost the ability to continue to bite the French army. Maybe the French army cannot eliminate them in a short time, but if the French want to leave, the Bavarians still cannot stay. .

"We can't fight the Germans here." Xiafei said this while walking towards the map hanging on the wall.

"If our reinforcements come from the sea, how long will it take?" Xiafei asked.

"It will take at least four days, and even if they come over, it is unknown how much heavy equipment they can carry." The staff officer next to him was a little confused about Xiafei's thoughts. At this time, they still have to wait for reinforcements? After four days, God knows what the current situation will be like.

"Order, in addition to leaving the necessary diversionary troops, all mechanized troops should carry all heavy equipment that can be moved again, and retreat westward according to the previously prepared retreat plan. We must open a distance of at least about 60 kilometers!" When Xiafei gave the order to retreat, everyone was stunned. Not only were they surprised that Xiafei wanted to retreat at this time, but they were also confused about which troops Xiafei meant by retreating troops... ..

"General, our troops located in other directions of the main defense line cannot evacuate at all. Their mobility is too poor and they cannot run past the Germans. And if an infantry unit leaves the preset position and is attacked by the Bavaria without cover, If the legion attacks,

Then the consequences will be disastrous. "An officer tried to persuade Joffre.

"They definitely can't leave, and I don't intend to let them leave the position." Xiafei's tone was extremely cold, which made the people around him tremble. Some people even thought that Xiafei might abandon the army and flee. idea. This is an unforgivable crime!

"What I want to evacuate now are all the troops that can avoid this round of German attacks. I want to withdraw as many elite troops, heavy weapons and supplies as possible from the German attacks. Then, I will wait for the landing. The reinforcements that came here will launch a large-scale counterattack after accumulating strength!" Xiafei said.

The so-called breaking of a strong man's wrist is nothing more than this! The battle line has been breached. When the French Army was unable to seal the gap and was unable to defeat the Bavarian Army in the field, Joffre issued this cold but wise order! In this order, all French army units that cannot be evacuated will continue to stay in place, while all French mobile units and logistics units that can evacuate will temporarily jump out of the German attack range!

That's right, just get out of the German attack range. Whether it is a blitzkrieg or a large-scale deep battle, the core point is to attack the enemy's rear as much as possible to prevent the opponent from reorganizing the defense line. Then in the process of advancing, separate and isolate the opponent, break up the complete enemy army and eat it one by one. To achieve this goal, the most critical issue is how far the attacker can hit at one time!

In order to fight further, the German army using blitzkrieg used tanks and mechanized infantry to form the sharpest spearhead to cut through the opponent. In order to fight farther, the Russians carried out multiple waves of attacks in large-depth operations. After tearing apart the defense line, a large number of mechanized troops entered the battlefield to prevent these precious legions from suffering losses in the process of breaking through the opponent's solid fortification area. . Putting aside all other factors, if you want to deal with the rapid combat of large-scale motorized corps, when the frontal defense line cannot withstand it, how to give your troops a chance to reorganize their counterattack forces is the key to determining victory or defeat!

Although Xiafei cannot sum up all this in words, it is obvious that he has also felt some of its true meanings! Since the Bavarian Army is unstoppable, instead of joining a decisive battle that will lead to failure, why not evacuate first while you still have a large number of vehicles in your hands? Retaining the elite also retains hope! This is what is meant by ensuring vitality.

Although Bavaria has a time traveler, which has improved the technology and industrial level of this era to a certain extent, but what is one sentence? Due to historical limitations, this improvement is more quantitative than qualitative, and the performance and stability of the car are still very problematic. Although the so-called tank's direct performance is pretty good, the problem of short service life of various components still cannot be solved.

The sum total of these problems led to such a result. Even on the battlefield in the Asia Minor plains, which is more suitable for tank operations, the armored forces' breakthrough distance is still too close due to hardware limitations. According to the Bavarian Army's It is estimated that in three days, if the troops consisting mainly of tanks and armored vehicles can reach a maximum of 100 kilometers in combat status, they will have to take a period of rest and recuperation! Otherwise, the condition of the armored forces will be extremely bad!

And what was the order issued by Xiafei? Let the troops retreat at least 50 kilometers. If the depth of the French army is included, then the distance between Xiafei's retreat and the distance between the German army's starting positions is really about 100 kilometers. In other words, at this distance, The German army was at the end of its tether.

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