Chapter 1803: Shaken 1
At the same time, on this day, the Bavarian Air Force and Prussian ground air defense forces did not just succeed in this place. On other fronts, the German aviation units suddenly concentrated their attacks and dealt a heavy blow to the British and French air forces who were caught off guard! During this day, at least more than 300 British and French aircraft never returned to the base, and the loss of all aviation personnel was as high as more than 800 people!
"This will be the darkest day for the Allied Air Force." Marshal Drenchard said sadly as he looked at the long list of dead pilots. However, what the British general said was too early. In the near future, he realized that today's loss was really nothing...
In fact, Bavaria's intervention has put pressure on Britain and France. For example, the Germans seem to have fired more artillery shells recently, and their machine gun firepower has become stronger. Places that were originally incapable of being captured are still incapable of being captured. It stands to reason that The places that were said to be conquerable cannot be conquered now... Casualty numbers began to climb. But before that, the British and French commanders were still hypnotizing themselves. This was an illusion and an illusion. However, this time, when hundreds of Bavarian Air Force fighter jets appeared in the sky on the Western Front, everyone realized that the situation they were most worried about had already appeared!
A week ago, the news that the British Asia Minor Expeditionary Force was completely wiped out seemed nothing compared to today's encounter! Because the former failed, it only lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and now, the French are already trembling in front of the German guns! Although this time, it was the British Air Force that was hit hard, but it was the French who were most afraid! Because the British still have the English Channel to rely on, but the French cannot retreat even half a step. If they retreat further, they will reach Paris...
"I suggest that the coalition forces must immediately suspend their offensive plan! The Bavarian Army has arrived on the Western Front. In terms of ground strength, we are already at a disadvantage, and in the air, those gray-black falcons have already participated in the battle! Our air superiority that was so easy to establish is gone No chance! Now the situation between us and the enemy has changed, we must switch to defense!" French Army Chief of Staff General Weygand personally came to the British headquarters and made his request to General Haig, the supreme commander of the British Expeditionary Force.
"General, relax, it's just the Bavarian Air Force now. Their land forces are still far away on the Eastern Front, the Balkans and Asia Minor. Don't forget, not long ago, the Bavarian Army attacked the Russians and annihilated them in distant Asia Minor As one of our expeditionary forces, we used a lot of losses to hold back our opponents, so it is absolutely impossible for the Bavarian Army to appear on the Western Front on a large scale." General Haig paused mid-sentence. "Okay, I admit, their air force is coming, but ground units are definitely impossible."
"No, General, they are already here. We have already encountered a large number of Bavarian regiments. They are wearing the uniforms of the Bavarian army and using machine guns, artillery and tanks produced in Bavaria! Our armored forces have experienced success in the south. Organic Wolf tanks! At least 50 or more!" General Wei Gang said.
"This is impossible. If the Bavarian army participates in the war, then we can more or less seize some of their weapons. From the reports I have obtained so far, there does not seem to be much information about the seizure of weapons." General Haig insisted. In fact, in the event of a large-scale battle, both sides cannot avoid having their weapons, especially a large number of light weapons, captured by the other side. This situation is even more unavoidable, especially when the British and French forces are at an advantage and begin to attack. Therefore, it makes sense for General Haig to use the composition of his captured opponent's weapons to determine his opponent's identity.
"Perhaps, you don't believe me when I tell you.
But I can tell you for sure that most of the captured Bavarian small arms have been intercepted by the combat troops below. They deliberately concealed them and then replaced the weapons in their hands. Wei Gang said with some embarrassment.
"What the hell?! Is there such an operation?!" General Haig felt his brows jump slightly. Obviously, this news is somewhat unexpected.
"The thing is, every division participating in the war will have a commando team. This commando team is responsible for tearing apart the opponent's gap with the armored forces, so their equipment level is the highest. But unfortunately, our Shaosha machine gun And rifles are not very suitable for such tasks. Therefore, there is an order within the French army that requires subordinate troops to surrender German machine guns, semi-automatic rifles, and submachine guns once they have captured them and then centrally distribute them. But you know, once Very good machine guns are very important for front-line companies and platoons, so we will arrange for military police to collect them uniformly," Wei Gang said.
"So, you collected a large number of weapons produced in Bavaria?" General Haig said with a frown. He now somewhat believed what Wei Gang said.
"It's not much, because our recent offensive has been very difficult. But in terms of quantity, at least several division-level combat units have entered the Western Front, and this is just the beginning." Wei Gang said.
In fact, Weygand was only half right. The French offensive troops did encounter a large number of Prussian troops equipped with Bavarian weapons. But unfortunately, the enemy troops they saw wearing Bavarian uniforms were actually Prussians pretending to be them. This is actually a psychological battle. The top German army arranged for some troops to change into Bavarian military uniforms and then disguised themselves as reinforcements coming from the Eastern Front. Coupled with a large number of organic weapons, it gave the French the illusion that they had encountered "Chengdu". "Organized" Bavarian Legion.
To be honest, although the Bavarian Army is very powerful, the appearance of several divisions on the Western Front is just a drop in the bucket, and there is no need to make a fuss. Politically, it can indeed boost morale, but from a military perspective, its significance is really limited.
"To be honest, General Wei Gang, the state of you and the country behind you makes me very worried." General Haig said. "Even though I can't deny what you said, what I can confirm is that now, the Bavarian Army has definitely not entered the Western Front on a large scale. Otherwise, militarily speaking, the Germans could use this opportunity to launch a counterattack. It is possible to not only restore the previously lost positions, but also to continue to advance the front westward. But now, they have not done so."
"From a political point of view, the Kaiser and the parliamentary faction are still in a state of confrontation. At this time, Bavaria will definitely seek the greatest interests. They have no reason to give up their biggest bargaining chip at this time. Therefore, this time they will support more It’s just an attitude and it doesn’t have much influence on the military.”
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