Rise of Australia

Chapter 457 The Expendables

Although the Germans obviously couldn't bear the high consumption of the war, the headquarters of the agreement countries also discovered a huge problem.

Although the army of up to 1000 million on the Western Front is very large, it has caused twice the number gap and advantage to the German army.

However, the consumption of the 1000 million troops is a serious problem. Even with the continuous transportation of the railways in Belgium and France, many troops still face the problem of shortage of supplies.

In addition to the lack of transportation capacity, the logistical supply of the 1000 million troops was almost entirely dependent on Britain, France and the United States. The supplies from Italy were very small, and all the surplus supplies from Australasia were given to Russia.

Because of the distance from the United States, only Britain and France are the only countries that can truly undertake the logistical supplies of 1000 million troops.

Although the colonies of Britain and France are the two countries with the most in the world, it is definitely not comfortable for Britain and France to bear the logistical supplies of tens of millions of troops.

Especially under the premise that the British still maintain a huge navy, such consumption has made the British Empire a little bit overwhelmed.

If the Americans hadn't joined in, undertook part of the material supply, and continued to regenerate blood for the Allied Powers, I am afraid that the Allied Powers would be the first to lose their hold on the Western Front.

So far, the 1000 million troops organized by the Allied Powers on the Western Front have created history, and it is also the largest number of soldiers on a single front in a single war in human history.

If it weren't for the gathering of the power of the six major powers, especially the more developed economies of Britain, France and the United States, to provide supplies for this army, it would be impossible to support such a large army.

The current war is to compete the patience of various countries to see who will be the first to be unable to hold on in this war.

After the raid on the southern front was frustrated, the Germans were not discouraged. Instead, under the planning of Chief of Staff Hindenburg, they decided to launch a new offensive in September 1917.

Having just raided the southern front, the German staff expected the enemy to be on their guard.The Fortress of Verdun on the central front is a skyfall, and it is impossible for the German army to conquer this fortress in a short time.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the German General Staff decided to place the raid on the northern front, which is the Belgian area dominated by the British.

Ludong to Fujiang The offensive, named Operation Joch, targeted British positions between Ypres and La Brazil.

Beginning on September 1917, 9, the German army launched an overwhelming storm in this area.

Millions of German troops showed a fighting spirit of death, and soon gained a certain advantage, knocking the British back steadily.

Hagrid, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, saw that this was a good deal, and quickly ordered the British tanks and planes that had been prepared for a long time to dispatch one after another, intending to repel the German attack.

At this time, the cruelest scene in the war appeared.

Because German artillery and machine guns could not do anything to these British tanks, the German army made unexpected moves.

I saw German soldiers carrying explosive packs rushing out of the position and bravely rushing towards the tanks of the Allied Powers.

Although many German soldiers were intercepted, a few Germans managed to rush to the tank and were buried in the fireworks with the tank.

This crazy move by the German soldiers shocked the headquarters of the Allied Powers, and even surprised the commanders-in-chief of the armies of various countries. They even forgot to give orders to the troops.

It's not like they haven't seen an army with a strong will to fight, but these generals were shocked by the behavior of taking death as home and even directly exchanging their lives for tanks.

In this way, more than half of the dozens of tanks dispatched by the British were destroyed by the Germans on the premise that more than half of them were lying down, and they were completely useless for a while.

The British did not dare to bet, if the German soldiers still adopted this desperate style of play to exchange for British tanks, it would definitely be a disadvantage for the UK.

After all, it took the British a long time to prepare these dozens of tanks. Even if only one of hundreds of German soldiers successfully blows up a tank, it will be a disadvantage for the British.

After all, there are millions of German soldiers, but there are only dozens of British tanks, each of which is a treasure of the British military.

In fact, there is another important reason why British tanks are so easily blown up by the Germans, that is, the speed of British tanks is very slow, and the speed on the battlefield is not even faster than that of an adult running at full strength.

Under such circumstances, without any precautions, those German soldiers could easily rush to the tank and use the explosive pack in their hands to give the British tank a fatal blow.

At this time, the iron skin of the tank is still very thin, and the power of a single explosive package is enough to destroy a tank, or at least completely lose its combat effectiveness.

Hagrid, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, was not looking well at this time. He made a decisive decision and ordered the messenger to send a message to all the troops: ordering all the troops not to take a step back, even if the last person is fighting, they must hold the front line.

In order to prevent accidents, Hagrid immediately ordered all the supervising troops to go to the front line, and if they found that they were retreating, they would kill them all, whether they were British or natives.

At the same time, more than 30 reserve troops in the rear were also mobilized by Hagrid, ready to support the front line at any time.

It is no exaggeration to say that the German army is currently the most powerful army in the world.And the army that is more powerful than the German army can only be the German army that regards death as home.

After Hagrid gave up using tanks to defend the position, the German army rushed to the British position like a tide. They were like invincible Xiaoqiang, one fell down, and more rushed up.

Even if the barrel of the British machine gun has been shot red, although it cannot stop the Germans from advancing.

Under such an exaggerated offensive by the Germans, the British position was quickly repelled by more than ten kilometers, and a surprise attack like that on the southern front seemed to be staged again.

In order to prevent the UK from losing face in front of the whole world like Italy did, Hagrid frequently patrolled the front lines of the various armies, and directly uttered harsh words, as long as he took a step back, he would be dismissed and investigated!

In addition, Hagrid mobilized all the reserve troops and directly joined the areas with relatively weak defenses on the front line.

With the help of Air Force planes, they managed to hold their position with difficulty.

At the end of September 1917, the German offensive was finally over, and the British Expeditionary Force was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the German offensive lasted only 20 days, the pressure on the British Expeditionary Force was enormous, and it almost caused the entire British Expeditionary Force to collapse.

During these 20 days, the British Expeditionary Force suffered as many as 60 casualties, and the death toll even exceeded 20.

The Germans were also miserable, also paying at least 40 casualties and 10 deaths.

Although the Germans suffered fewer casualties, the British held their positions and did not allow the Germans to succeed in their sneak attack.

After the offensive the Germans fell back to their positions as if the previous raid had never happened.

But the Allied Powers are not easy to bully, and this kind of raid is not something that Germany can launch if it wants to, and it can end if it wants to end.

In order to teach Germany a lesson, after discussion by the Allied Headquarters, it was decided to launch the second Battle of the Marne along the Marne River, completely expelling the German army from southern France, and at the same time completely removing the danger of Paris.

Participants in the Second Battle of the Marne included the Australasian Expeditionary Force, Italian troops, the Balkan Allied Forces, the American Expeditionary Force and some French troops.

The combined number of these armies is as high as 150 million, while the number of German troops is about 100 million.

In order to ensure the superiority in numbers, after the start of the battle, Italy still needs to support 20 combat troops on the front line, and there is also a French army waiting for orders at any time, that is, it has almost 50 reserve troops.

The scale of this attack was magnificent, because Australasia was the main attacker and had command of the campaign.

Therefore, under the order of General Thomas, the Second Battle of the Marne used a combined offensive of tanks, aircraft, artillery and infantry, and the Germans severely grasped the most advanced offensive at present.

A total of more than 200 tanks were dispatched in this battle, of which more than 100 were from Australasia, as well as tanks from France and Italy.

This has to lament the advancement of technology in war. In fact, as early as two years ago, European countries were researching weapons similar to tanks.

However, only Britain and France have succeeded in the research. Italy imitated the British tanks urgently after their debut. Not only the performance and data are far behind the British tanks, but the probability of lying in the nest is higher.

The nesting rate of British tanks is as high as [-]%, while Italian tanks are more powerful, and the nesting rate is directly as high as nearly [-]%.

This time Italy dispatched a total of eight tanks, seven of which were laid down on the road, and only one successfully drove to the front line.

However, before fighting for a long time, the Italian tank faced mechanical failure again, and the turret was stuck, which was equivalent to losing its combat effectiveness.

The high lay-up rate of World War I tanks was unavoidable, even for Australasian tanks.

The Allies dispatched a total of 200 tanks, but in the end less than 80 tanks were put into battle, and the rate of lying down was as high as [-]%.

However, today's tanks are still big killers on the battlefield. If a certain number of tanks can be used, they can bring huge damage to the enemy.

Nearly 80 tanks made it impossible for the German army to start. This kind of moving target artillery is not easy to hit, and machine guns can hardly cause damage.

At this time, the Germans remembered to use the trick of the death squads before, but the Allied Powers had already taken precautions. They used machine guns and artillery to form a powerful firepower network, and with hundreds of planes circling in the sky, they resolutely prevented any German soldiers from approaching. Tank step.

More importantly, it was the Australian tanks that led the charge.Australasian tanks have better movement speed and armor protection, and the Germans' one-for-one exchange of explosive packs also failed on Australasian tanks.

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