Chapter 1,657 Destruction 1

Chapter 1657 Destruction 1

"Is there something wrong with the intelligence?" Looking at the telegram just sent from below, Xiafei frowned. Everything was fine before going to bed last night. Why now? By lunch time the next day, less than 12 hours had passed. One infantry division had been defeated, and the headquarters and a regiment of another infantry division had been annihilated. Moreover, the two battlefields were nearly 30 kilometers apart. What the hell! Is it funny?

What is even more incomprehensible is that after almost crippling two divisions, this unit actually disappeared without a trace, which was a bit ridiculous. Xiafei looked at the sky. The weather today was not very good and was not suitable for reconnaissance aircraft. Otherwise, in Xiafei's view, he would at least know the composition and strength of this force.

Although the Germans moved very fast, the French's intelligence collection ability was not blown away. Soon, scattered intelligence was sent to Xiafei through various channels. Before dinner today, Xiafei finally understood We have a general understanding of the situation of this unit.

First of all, it is certain that this force does not have tanks or heavy artillery. According to intelligence data, the strongest weapons used by the opponent in the battle should be 75MM rapid-fire guns and 120MM heavy mortars. However, this unit was organized with many armored vehicles, and the large-caliber machine guns and 40MM machine guns on them caused great damage to the French infantry.

Secondly, judging from the fact that this unit can easily kill a division headquarters and a regiment, and can conduct field operations against a nearly complete division-level combat unit of the French army, this unit has quite a few personnel. The current information given by the staff department It was estimated to be around 6,000 people. It is considered a reinforced brigade.

Third, even if the French express disbelief, this unit does have mobility beyond the imagination of the French army! According to the information obtained by frontline investigators from the dispersed French army, no one in this unit traveled on two legs. After the battle, the large number of wreckage of German vehicles left on the battlefield also told the French what level the vehicle equipment of this unit had reached!

"The Germans are playing new tricks now. They seem to have concentrated a considerable number of wheeled combat vehicles to carry out this harassment mission behind enemy lines. They have also caused considerable trouble to our army," said an officer.

"Now we need to immediately gather and reorganize the scattered troops. The Fourth Division is completely destroyed. We can assign a new command system to the division that has lost its brain, and then add the remaining personnel of the Fourth Division. , In this case, we can recover at least one division in a short period of time." Another officer said.

"Also let other divisions be more vigilant. Although according to intelligence, this unit also suffered heavy losses during the attack, but after all, the number and size are not small. Maybe they will not be able to kill a complete division next time, but It is still possible to destroy a regiment." Xiafei thought for a while and said.

"correct,

In addition, if all troops are concentrated toward the railway line, the remaining German troops will still pose a considerable threat to the railway line. More than 70% of our heavy equipment, ammunition, and vehicles are transported by railway, and there must be no problems with the logistics supply line. "Xia Fei added another sentence.

At this time, the French command's attitude towards the Storm Battle Group that penetrated deep behind enemy lines was this. The emergence of this unit did cause a lot of trouble to the French Army. It performed very well at the tactical level, but its impact on strategy was not Limited, after all, the Storm Battle Group has limited troops, and although the equipment is remarkable, it is still inferior overall. After the two battles, the loss of ammunition and equipment was also very large, and it would be difficult to accomplish anything big if it continued.

If Joffre did not have hundreds of thousands of Bavarian troops led by Count Schmidt in front of him, Joffre might have immediately concentrated his forces to encircle and suppress them. But under the current circumstances, Xiafei's best choice is to first ensure the safety of the most basic logistical supplies and the safe arrival of reinforcements. As for the encirclement and suppression? When there are not enough troops quickly, no one can stop the Germans from running away!

At the same time, within the Bavarian Army, which was confronting the French army commanded by Joffre, the Bavarian Army, which had just rested for only 4 days, was about to embark on the journey again. Count Schmidt had received Major General Mike's telegram and approved of the latter's plan.

Judging from various channels, the French Army is now very weak, and even the supply of ammunition is very tight. If the logistics line is cut off again, the French Army, whose life has been cut off, will definitely not be able to stop the Bavarian Army from attacking with all its strength. , although the latter has not fully recovered, but in terms of supply status, it is obviously much stronger than the French.

"200 Wolf tanks and Wasp assault guns should be enough, right?" Count Schmidt thought as he looked at the battle order list of the offensive forces sent by his subordinates. "The number of cars will increase by another 20%. We must be fast this time to destroy the French before they reopen the communication line. The number of heavy cannons can be reduced, or even replaced with howitzers. We will not encounter fierce battles this time. artillery confrontation."

Count Schmidt was like a very experienced sculptor, modifying the size and organization of the attacking troops little by little so that they could meet the needs of this battle to the greatest extent. The key to this battle is to quickly break through the French defense line across a long distance in a short period of time, and then kill all the troops brought out by Xiafei. Therefore, the spearhead of the attack must be sharp and the advance speed must be fast. As for the repeated battles with the French on a certain line of defense like the beginning, it is unlikely to happen. After all, the strength of the French army has also been greatly weakened. Therefore, the requirements for artillery can be lowered, and the value of infantry is elite rather than quantity.

For this operation, the Bavarian Air Force also tried its best to provide about 180 bombers and ground attack aircraft as support. In order to ensure that the Storm Battle Group controlled Station 3 as much as possible, one-third of the bombers Will directly support the battle at Station 3. In addition, the Air Force has assigned an additional 150 fighter jets to provide air superiority in the entire theater.

This battle is destined to fail to eat up the entire French army. After all, the overall strength of the German army is here. After excluding the troops that suppress the French army in the encirclement, the remaining troops are relatively limited. There are not enough troops that can be used for the attack this time. That's three divisions with about 50,000 people. Therefore, Count Schmidt's focus is to destroy the elite troops of the French army. As for the other infantry? As much as you can hold it in your pocket counts. In fact, Count Schmidt did not have much hope that the Storm Battle Group could survive the French siege for three days.

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