Chapter 953： "Report to the French National" (1/2)

Turin's offensive and defensive battle has reached its fiercest time, and the new round of the China-Europe battle has also begun.

Unlike the war in the original time and space, this time the French did not have fortifications to rely on. In order to create conditions for the counterattack, when the coalition forces evacuated, they destroyed the fortifications along the way, including the famous fortresses of Liege and Muir, which are now in ruins.

The arrogant French may not have considered failure. After occupying these areas, they did not organize manpower to repair fortifications.

Of course, this cannot be said that Marshal Patrice McMahon was negligent. After all, the local people have been driven away, and production has long since stopped.

To repair these destroyed fortifications, raw materials and labor must be deployed from the country, which is an impossible task.

In order to ensure the logistics of front-line combat troops, the French government has done its best, and there is no extra manpower and material resources to repair the fortress.

There were no fortifications available. After the failure of the last Sino-European battle, the French army was forced to emulate the coalition forces in digging trenches and constructing simple temporary defense lines.

French Command, Marshal Patrice McMahon: ”When will the latest batch of artillery and machine guns arrive?”

No one dares to believe that, the arrogant French empire, fighting at the door of his own house, will have insufficient weapons and equipment.

However, this is the fact. Both the artillery and Gatlin are too bulky. After the failure of the last battle, in order to transfer troops as soon as possible, the French had to reluctantly give up.

No matter how big a family is, it can't stand a prodigal. Thousands of artillery pieces, thousands of machine guns, hundreds of thousands of rifles, and massive amounts of supplies were lost at a time, and the French could not replenish them in a short time.

War waits for no one. No matter how difficult it is, weapons and equipment must be replenished as soon as possible.

After the war, the French government immediately emptied its inventory and purchased a batch of second-hand goods from the private sector. Together with the unprocessed retired goods, the French government reluctantly ensured that the frontliners had a gun.

Guns can be collected, but artillery and machine guns cannot be refilled immediately. In addition to ordering the arsenal to work overtime, the French government is also actively purchasing.

However, distant water cannot reduce near thirst. Less than a month after the last battle ended, the enemy was ready to attack again.

The middle-aged officer replied in a deep voice: ”Marshal, just received the news. The enemy launched attacks on our homeland from Spain and Switzerland. The weapons and equipment originally allocated to us were temporarily requisitioned.”

Upon hearing this news, everyone present looked different. Some were panicked, some secretly rejoiced.

For France, adding two fronts is a disaster; but for everyone present, this is undoubtedly good news.

As the so-called dead daoist friends do not die poor dao, anyway, this war is about to lose, naturally you have to consider it for yourself.

Two more fronts also mean that there are two more potential backers. Whoever is responsible for the front collapses first will be the scapegoat for France's defeat.

Although the Central European Theater bears the greatest military pressure, they are also the strongest. On the contrary, the two newly-added front defenders are a group of recruits, which are the easiest to break through.

Marshal Patrice McMahon frowned: ”Is there no reinforcements?”

The middle-aged officer nodded helplessly. When the words came to his lips, the word ”Yes” couldn't be uttered.

With this answer, the old Marshal Patrice McMahon couldn't stand the stimulation and fainted gorgeously.

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In the coalition headquarters, Albrecht was still worrying about dealing with the French trenches. He never thought that the biggest enemy was now lying down.

Frederick: ”Marshal, according to the information from the Air Force, the enemy has adopted double trenches, one wide and one narrow.

The wide trench is in the front, which is five or six meters wide. The staff has calculated it. Armored units of this width cannot make it through. If they accidentally sink in, they will become the enemy's target.

A dozen or twenty meters apart is another ordinary trench. Even if we would send infantry to fill the pit, the enemy also considered it.

Moreover, there is more than one such trench. In theory, if the French plan is completed, we must break into the French mainland, at least torn through hundreds of trenches of this kind.

If we attack head-on, our losses will be very large.

The only good news is that the enemy’s preparation time is too short. As long as our speed is fast enough, the enemy will not have time to complete the trench construction.

I propose to launch a full-scale offensive immediately, first wash the ground with artillery shells, and then press the infantry with the armored forces, and use tanks as mobile turrets to cover the infantry fill.

When necessary, the Air Force can conduct targeted bombing. One place was blown up, and a hole a hundred years away was torn open, and the overall situation was settled when the armored units were released. ”

In the era of pure manpower, trenches are not easy to dig. A single labor force can dig so many squares of soil every day, and infinite trench tactics are impossible to achieve.

This means that as long as the coalition forces are willing to pay the price, they can rush past. The armored unit itself is suitable for roundabouts, and once it appears behind the enemy, everything is done.

Being merciless, when it comes time to fight for his life, Albrecht will naturally not be vague: ”Well, order the troops to prepare and launch a full offensive in two days.”

...

The Vienna Palace, seeing that the European War was about to be determined, suddenly received a request from the Russians to send troops, and Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly.

I have to admit that the Mao Xiong is the Mao Xiong. Seeing that there is a good deal, he immediately rushed over.

If it only sent troops by way, the Tsarist government would not need to spend so much effort. It would be right to send troops directly. Austria would not block any military action against the French anyway.

There is no doubt that the tsarist government chose to consult with Austria because of its desire. In addition to the distribution of benefits after the war, the Russians also wanted the Vienna government to bear the military expenses of the Russian army.

The expedition of the labor division is already very expensive. With the financial resources of the tsarist government, if supplies are delivered from the mainland, it is estimated that at most one division will be maintained.

At this point, the force invested in the European battlefield is just like nothing. Not to mention the right to speak for the distribution of benefits after the war, or the French will be wiped out.