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Chapter 1440 Poison gas plus bombardment (first update, please subscribe)
How long did the shelling last?
One hour?
two hours?

Twelve full hours!
After more than ten hours of shelling, the Ming army's position was bombarded from the inside out - although the British army fired a lot of shrapnel, this kind of shell that exploded in the air would hardly cause any damage to the fortifications. However, the barbed wire fence in front of the Ming army's position was blown to pieces, most of the surface positions were destroyed, and even the trenches were razed to the ground.

Such a violent bombardment was unprecedented. The reason why the British launched such a violent bombardment was to... break through!Break through the defense line of Ming and French coalition forces.

Since May 5, when the Anglo-German coalition forces were frustrated in their attack on the Marne River, they began to retreat across the board. After retreating to the front line of Verdun, their front lines fell into a stalemate, and trenches and barbed wire became insurmountable obstacles. .

In the following two months, hundreds of thousands of British expeditionary forces arrived in Verdun, and the British commander-in-chief, Marshal Kitchener, proposed a plan to break through the defense line. According to this plan, the British and German coalition forces were determined to break the current deadlock. , once again threatened Paris, and even occupied Paris to force France out of the war.

"Millions of troops are being trained and assembled in Russia, and the same number are being assembled in Austria, and if we don't break through the French lines soon enough to force France out of the war, then we have to face two fronts The dilemma of combat..."

The pressure of reality forced the Anglo-German coalition forces to speed up. They needed to solve the French problem before France's allies-the Roman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire completed their war preparations.

Therefore, under the suggestion of the British commander-in-chief Kitchener, after careful planning by him and German generals such as Schlieffen, they decided to use a violent attack to break the deadlock.

And what was the first to break the deadlock?
Of course it was heavy artillery fire!

Use fierce artillery fire to destroy the iron wire and steel in front of the Ming-French coalition positions, and flatten their trenches... In a word, speak with cannons!

Early the next morning, the shelling stopped!

After the shelling was over, the sky and the earth suddenly became extremely quiet. The soldiers in the bomb defense cave looked up at the top of them and asked each other in whispers. Suddenly, a sound came from outside the bomb defense cave. cry.

"Poison gas! Poison gas..."

Poison gas is coming!

After the bombardment, the Anglo-German coalition forces released more than 500 tons of chlorine gas with cylinders on the battlefield!
During the Battle of Brazil, the Imperial Army used chlorine gas to severely damage the Brazilian army, which directly led to the collapse of the Brazilian army and the demise of the Brazilian Empire. Now, in order to break through the Allied defenses, the British and German coalition forces also chose poison gas.

"Poisonous gas, poisonous gas..."

Accompanied by horrified shouts, all the imperial officers and soldiers in the anti-blasting cave grabbed their gas masks from their pockets and put them on their heads against the clock to prevent the poison gas from harming them.

As the first country in the world to implement chemical warfare, it is not only leading the poisonous gas, but also leading the world in the protection of poisonous gas.

"Quick, quick, prepare to counterattack..."

When the green poisonous gas struck like a ghost, under the supervision of the officer, Shigeru Honjo and his comrades walked out of the bomb defense hole together. They stood in the deformed trench by the bombing, leaning on the parapet and aiming at the front.

Because they are wearing gas masks, they always feel that they are not breathing enough, and sweat is flowing in the masks.

"The British are coming up, ready, ready..."

In accordance with the common practice of chemical warfare, after the implementation of the gas attack, the enemy will attack.

The British are coming up!
……

"beep"

In the early morning of July 7th, whistles echoed over the British positions. The British soldiers, who had been preparing for the attack since the early hours of the morning, stood facing the direction of attack with the hope of ending the war.

Although the faces under the helmets were full of longing, the movements of the people seemed a little nervous, unable to hide the fear of death. Some of them couldn't even insert their own bayonets, and finally had to rely on the help of officers and non-commissioned officers. , just stuck the bayonet.

After checking the soldier's readiness for the last time, Captain Hank, the noble boy looked at the soldier and encouraged him.

"Gentlemen, each of us was driven by honor to join the army, and now our hour of glory will come. If we win the battle, then we will win the field! We will occupy the Verdun, occupy Paris, and soon, this will be over! By Christmas time, we can spend Christmas at home with our families!"

After some encouragement, Hank took out his pistol and handed it to the soldier beside him.

"Doug, hold my gun! If anyone retreats or doesn't leave the trenches, then it's up to you to carry out the order!"

"Yes, sir!"

Supervising battles is an old tradition of the British army. The so-called glory and reputation are often not as useful as the pistols or sticks in the hands of officers.

The shelling that lasted twelve hours stopped, and the sky and earth once again returned to silence. The rising sun shone on the battered battlefield, and the Ming army's position, which had experienced almost destructive artillery fire, was deathly silent.

At the same time, the green poisonous gas was released. The green poisonous gas spread along the ground like morning fog. Under the action of the wind, it rushed towards the Ming army's position little by little, and it would bring death!
The green poisonous gas quickly swallowed the barbed wire, and soon, it would pour into the trenches of the Ming army!

At the same time, a harsh whistle sounded suddenly on the British position.

"Quick, quick..."

Captain Hank standing on the top of the trench shouted loudly, urging the soldiers to rush out of the trench by stepping on the ladder, while Sergeant Doug, holding a pistol, kept kicking and kicking the soldiers who moved too slowly, pushing them out of the trench more than two meters deep. trench.

In just a few minutes, tens of thousands of British soldiers climbed out of the trenches, and then began to march towards the Ming army's position.Although the positions of the Ming army had been shrouded in poisonous gas, the artillery of the Anglo-German coalition launched another shelling.

This is the most violent artillery cover before the charge.

The positions of the Ming army were immediately covered by fierce artillery fire. This kind of shelling was the experience gained by the British observers in the Brazilian campaign. In fact, at that time, the imperial military had only just begun to study it. In another world, this tactic was called "Xu Jin Barrage".

Although I have studied it for 20 years, in fact, neither the imperial military nor the British have figured out the key, such as the distance between the barrage and the infantry, and what kind of rhythm should the speed of the two maintain , How to guide the shelling, and so on, it is not a simple four words that can be explained clearly.

After all, in another world, the "Xu Jin barrage" was torn apart by Europeans with the lives of millions of people and several years of iron and blood before they figured out the principle.

Just relying on the usual exercises may not necessarily be able to grasp the essence of it.

However, despite this, the British still believed that they had mastered the secret to victory. Even when their soldiers jumped out of the trenches, the British officers in the rear began to cheer for the victory with joy.

The British Empire is destined to win this war!
There is no doubt about it!
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(End of this chapter)