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"Extra, extra, the Second French Republic has reached its most critical moment. The German army has continuously broken through Verdun's three lines of defense. General Nivelle is organizing the French army to stick to the last line of defense."

"The expeditionary force from China was defeated, and the German army penetrated the two lines of defense guarded by the Chinese squadron like lightning."

The battle of Verdun soon appeared on the streets of Paris, the capital of the Second French Republic. The newsboys shouted hard, and the news sounded extremely depressing.

"Damn it, can we really not escape the fate of 1870?" A French old man who has experienced vicissitudes of life sat on the street and cried.

A middle-aged man shouted angrily, "I knew that the Chinese who smoked opium were unreliable. What's the use of having too many people? Arming them is better than arming the natives in Africa. The government is really stupid. This is the end of France. Yes, we have worked hard for more than three years in vain, we don’t have enough to eat, we don’t have enough clothes for what, damn it!”

All kinds of discussions filled the streets and alleys, and the French, who are usually polite when they see Chinese laborers, now have a little more indifference.And even those who don't care about the current situation among the Chinese laborers can't help but start to inquire about the news: "What happened to our army?"

What's the matter?No one can tell!

Neither the French nor the Germans could tell. It was a weird moment, at least according to Marshal Hindenburg, the chief of staff of the German army.

"You idiots, do you think you can blow up all the squadrons with cannons alone? Or do you think that 20 people can be hidden in that little place in Fort Warburg? These Chinese people voluntarily gave up the line of defense, which is unnecessary Are you discussing? There are only two things you really care about, the first is to expand our victories, and the second is to find out where these Chinese who can’t fight have slipped away.”

Although he despises the Chinese, this does not mean that Marshal Hindenburg will take it for granted that the Chinese have been defeated.He began to realize a serious problem. Since the Chinese had the ability to stop the German army at Fort Warburg, they must also be able to stop the German army in other areas.But they didn't do this, so there is only one explanation, these Chinese people have other plans.

So what are the plans of these Chinese?Could it be that he dug a burrow, hid in it like a groundhog, and then emerged after his army retreated?Marshal Hindenburg fell into hard thinking.

And in the coalition headquarters, Marshal Fuxi did not know how many times he asked that damn Chinese guy what he wanted to do.

The air force's reconnaissance planes risked being killed by the Luftwaffe and flew desperately to the front line. According to the results of their reconnaissance, the squadrons were still resisting near Fort Warburg and Fort Adler, and the German offensive was also very fierce. . .

The Sixth Division of the Expeditionary Army led by Zhang Zizhong is the only unit in the entire expeditionary force that has directly experienced seven hours of heavy artillery bombardment. This is also the capital that many officers and soldiers of the Sixth Division can still brag about for many years after they retire.But at that time, every officer and soldier in the bunkers and bunkers would feel extremely uncomfortable.The four heads of the Sixth Division are Colonel Xue Yue, chief of staff and head of the 61st Regiment, Colonel Wang Mingzhang, head of the 62nd Regiment, Colonel Lu Han, head of the 63rd Regiment, and Colonel Zhang Zhizhong, head of the 64th Regiment.Right now these four are in their respective regiment headquarters, while Zhang Zizhong and the four battalions directly under the division headquarters are all in Warburg's division headquarters.Feeling the earth-shattering shelling, basically for seven hours, everyone should not expect a little peace, the huge explosion sounded right above their heads.The soldiers stationed on the front line felt more obvious, as if they had been hit. Almost everyone was praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to bless them, and bless the German shells to turn around when they saw the bunkers and bunkers they were in.In the words of the officers, as long as the bunkers and blockhouses are not directly hit, everyone will be safe. After all, is the entire position so wide?So before the bombardment started, Wang Mingzhang, the head of the 62nd Regiment, said in his Sichuan accent: "Are you afraid of something? Who would be so wordy?"

After all, the probability of being directly hit is said to be one in [-], but after the bombardment went on for an hour, Wang Mingzhang, who had estimated the number of shells, dared not be careless anymore, "Ge, the shells of the Germans are free. Back then in Sichuan Well, if the Beiyang Army has such ferocious firepower, what kind of Yuan do I want?"

At this moment, no matter whether you are courageous or cowardly, it doesn't matter at all. The only choice that everyone can make at this moment, whether they are warriors or cowards, is to tightly cover their ears and shrink their bodies in the hiding hole. Pray that time passes faster.

The German army was only more than 300 meters away from the hiding place of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force assault force. The ingenious camouflage prevented these Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers from being discovered by the rigorous Germans, and the subsequent order of the German Army Staff to urge the various departments to advance made the Expeditionary Force The success of raids has risen sharply.

But at this time, Bai Chongxi summoned two middle and lower rank officers, Li Dachao and Guo Meng.

"Li Dachao, Guo Meng" was not polite to these two old subordinates, Bai Chongxi, and called them by their first names.

"To" Li Dachao, who is cynical and smiling when he sees everyone, and Guo Meng, who is serious when he sees everyone as if he owes him money, are waiting for the instruction of the highest officer of the expeditionary army, General Bai Chongxi, with their chests and stomachs drawn down.

"This time a 10-strong assault operation is an unprecedented move by our army. I want to emphasize one point here. What I want is not to fight all the way. The result is likely to be annihilation of the entire army. What I want is to moisten everything silently." , stealthily interspersed behind the German guy, to achieve suddenness in tactics, and all this is up to you two guys. From here to the Lorraine area, I need my reconnaissance team to play a world-class level, touch Deploy the Germans on every road, and I hope my army will march to Lorraine without firing a single shot."

Li Dachao glanced at the expressionless Guo Meng, stood at attention and said in a loud voice: "I understand, I belong to the First Division Secret Service Battalion and guarantee to complete the reconnaissance mission."

Bai Chongxi nodded in satisfaction: "With 10 people starting to intersperse in such a small area, no matter how careful you are, you will collide with the Germans, so my plan is to divide the troops into two groups, so the possibility of success is higher. You and Guo Meng The two battalions are the forerunners of the two armies, I ask you to do your best to open up the way forward for the whole army..."

Less than 105 kilometers away from Bai Chongxi, General Nivelle, the commander of the French Army Group Verdun, was cursing Bai Chongxi loudly, and he was almost going crazy.This world does not have such a playful person. Originally, he finally persuaded the British Prime Minister and the French Prime Minister to plan a comprehensive counterattack in the Verdun area.As a result, because of the arrival of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Pétain and Foch, who had always disagreed, jointly rejected their plan this time, even if the French Prime Minister Clemenceau personally intervened. use.Well, Nivell had to postpone embracing his beloved rank of field marshal, and silently changed from a commander of a campaign to a commander of a theater group army.As a result, something even more tragic happened. When he adjusted the entire Verdun defense line with the idea of ​​using the Chinese as cannon fodder, the Chinese lost their positions so quickly in front of the German offensive.God, these damn Chinese are all armed according to the standard configuration of the British and French armies, and those 20-caliber howitzers alone will not make it so easy for the Germans to come.It's all right now, I'm leading more than [-] French troops to guard the last line of defense in the entire Verdun area. I don't know when the German hammer will be unceremoniously smashed down.What's worse, although there are hundreds of thousands of French troops less than a hundred kilometers away from here, it still takes a few days for the troops to fully move up.This is really a tragedy. Looking at the cold sky and the drizzle, Nivel suddenly hoped that God would send down a torrential rain, lightning and thunder, and kill himself and those damned Chinese.

God seemed to have heard Admiral Nivell's prayer, so on the night of May 5th, just as the German army was gearing up to attack the last line of defense of the French army, a thunderstorm fell, and the trench was immediately filled with muddy water, while roaring lightning flashed It was even more strange on everyone's pale face.But God apparently only intended to satisfy the first half of Nivell's prayer, because from the beginning to the end, not a single damn Chinaman was struck to death by lightning.

The road after the rain became muddy, and the follow-up troops of the German army were required to rest on the spot because of insufficient supplies, instead of rushing forward frantically.And in this quiet rainy night, two troops wearing steel helmets and raincoats were marching towards the hinterland of the German army on the muddy road in waterproof boots. . .

The most miraculous, most exciting, and largest surprise attack in the history of World War I, Bai Chongxi's Iron Fist, began unceremoniously. . .

Although the final outcome of Marshal Bai Chongxi was not satisfactory, it did not detract from his becoming one of the greatest military strategists of mankind in the twentieth century. He left an indelible mark in the military history of the world, and he even influenced the entire The pattern of the world. . . . --- "Military History of the Twentieth Century", authored by American four-star general, Powell.

Bai Chongxi's Iron Fist action almost changed the course of the entire World War I. Not only did he subvert the previous style of play in the European War tactically, but he also accelerated the process of the entire European War strategically.We can even assume that this is an act of genius, one of the few brilliance in the entire World War I. . . --- "History of Characters in the Twentieth Century", authored by French President Charles de Gaulle.