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The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the German soldiers in charge of patrolling at night found that they could not see clearly at a distance of almost five meters.But despite this, these tall and burly German soldiers still took on the duty of night watch very conscientiously, letting the rain drip down their cheeks and into their necks. . .

This is Gev, an important town in the Lorraine region about 30 kilometers away from Verdun guarded by the French army. It is almost [-] kilometers away from the entire front line.From the perspective of any party, this is an absolutely safe area.When the news of the successful assault ahead came, the entire German army in Rev rejoiced, but then came the problem that caused them headaches. Are most of the supplies still in the warehouse of Metz?According to the original plan of the General Staff, these materials will not be transported forward with the follow-up troops until the German army fights the French at Verdun in a war of attrition.But in just one day, the German army successfully broke through nearly [-] kilometers, which has never happened since the start of the war.Many German soldiers even breathed a sigh of relief because of this, and it seemed that the damn French couldn't bear it anymore, and the war might soon end with the victory of the Second German Empire.

But the front line now needs troops and supplies, and the German military officers in charge of the front line attack uttered a call for follow-up reinforcements.As a result, the German troops of the five divisions stationed in Metz were required to rush to the front line along the road with only a standard base of ammunition on the afternoon of the 15th, while more supplies and heavy artillery were required to be postponed until the 16th to make way for the infantry. Day to ship again.The light artillery was unceremoniously brought forward by the infantry on horses. Without the cannon, these heroic German infantry would really become riflemen.

At the same time, about 11 German divisions are still on standby in Luxembourg. They are now required to march directly towards Verdun instead of going to Metz, the important town of the German battle.It seems that as long as the defense line of Verdun is penetrated now, the war that has lasted for three years will come to an end, and the morale of the German army suddenly becomes high.And none of them cared about the fact that Metz, which hoarded about 65% of the entire German campaign supplies, was almost turned into an empty city. The German army with only one infantry regiment and the three German army regiments totaled less than 1. People serve as garrison and transportation tasks in this city. . .

Today, a German soldier named Wöhler from Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is in charge of patrolling the guard post about one kilometer away from the town of Zhef. He is 191cm tall.With such a tall figure, coupled with a standard German face and dazzling blond hair, he is only 19 years old this year, but he is loved by many girls in Munich.Before enlisting in the army, Worrall was a small worker in a brewery. He worked very hard, but his skills were mediocre. This was his master's evaluation of him.However, Wöller is not good at brewing beer. He is a tall amateur player of the local football club Bayern Munich in Munich. To be precise, he plays as a striker. players.In the derby match with the Munich 1860 team established in 1860, he scored four goals in one breath with his tall stature. The fans praised him as a natural football player.

It's a pity that the damn war broke out, and the star's dream came to naught. Worrall had to say goodbye to his beautiful girlfriend and put on a military uniform to fight the Frenchman on this damn battlefield.Counting the days, Worrall has been in the army for more than half a year, but he has not had the opportunity to go to the front to kill a Frenchman. This time, his unit is very lucky to be in the rear to protect the safety of the entire logistics supply line.And victory has already waved to the great Kaiser. It seems likely that by the end of the war, he will have no chance to shoot the Frenchmen. Maybe he can only defeat these Frenchmen on the football field in the future.Wöhler suddenly missed his mother a little bit. She is a standard German rural woman with a waistline like a bucket and always yells at several children.He doesn't seem to be very kind to himself, he always yells at himself: Worrall, you idiot, you broke your shoes again, don't you know you can't wear leather shoes when you play football?

But for some reason, looking at the sky in the distance that was sometimes reddened by gunfire and the slight roar of cannons, Worrall actually missed this fierce mother a little bit.Damn it, soldiers of the empire are not allowed to be homesick when they are on missions. Worrall quickly shook his blond hair, then cheered up and continued to observe. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. . .

Suddenly, Worrall, who was blinking to avoid a drop of rain, felt a gust of wind blowing towards him, and he looked back under conditioned reflex.But when he saw a sharp dagger slashing across his neck, his throat suddenly felt cold.Enemy attack, Worrall tried to scream, so as to remind Corporal Hank to guard the sentry with him, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound from his throat, and his life seemed to be passing away from his body bit by bit Lost.

The moment he fell to the ground, Worrall glanced unwillingly at the murderer who was wiping the dagger on his body. A stout enemy, wearing a uniform of the French army, but his appearance, um, his eyes were so sleepy that he couldn't see clearly. Leer's war is finally over. . .

On the night of the 15th, the German army, which had been supplemented and reinforced, launched an unprecedented attack on the French army, which had become demoralized because of being caught off guard.Artillery guns of various calibers unceremoniously tilted their ammunition towards the French positions, while the brave German infantry rushed towards the French positions without fear.

Although Nivelle readjusted the deployment, most of the heavy weapons were unable to be transported back to the fourth line of defense due to the rapid fall of the third line of defense. Now the only fire support that the French army can rely on is the heavy weapons configured by the infantry. machine gun.No one can imagine that the Germans attacked overnight. The demoralized French army finally began to fail after three hours of persistence, but fortunately, the Germans didn't know that the French were unable to hold on anymore, and they had already fought They fired their own shells, so they chose to stop and wait for the reinforcements to come up tomorrow morning before continuing to attack.At the same time, they also tragically discovered another thing. Neither Fort Douaumont nor Fort Warburg was captured by the German army. The battle lasted from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm. The rat-like Chinese seem to be more tenacious.A total of [-] heroic German soldiers fell on the way to charge, but the German army did not lay down even a bunker. The combat effectiveness of these Chinese is really a bit outrageous.

Zhao Yanbin, Ma Wenyuan, and Xia Liqiu's squad were assigned the task of defending bunker No. 184. This bunker was poured with cement and steel bars. Strictly speaking, as long as it was not directly hit by the German 210mm heavy artillery Nothing is too much trouble.But unlike those bunkers built by the French early on, these bunkers made a lot of noise when they were bombarded.At this point in the battle, everyone's ears were still buzzing, and everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs.

The firepower configuration at the squad level is only one light machine gun. After Zhang Zizhong inspected the positions, he immediately decided to send the heavy machine guns to the bunkers, and send grenades and mortars to the battalion level for unified use.The Sixth Division has a total of infantry battalions, and each battalion is tasked with guarding twenty bunkers.After all, the bunker is a circular building with a diameter of less than six meters. After the supplies are piled up, at most one squadron of troops can squeeze in.Fortunately, these bunkers are built around the bunkers, so most of the troops and supplies of each battalion are placed in the bunkers that serve as the core defense. This place is much safer and more comfortable than the bunkers that were just built.

This bunker numbered 184 by the staff of the division is undoubtedly very lucky. After being hit by the crazy German artillery, except for the three unlucky bunkers that were repeatedly hit by the German heavy artillery and were overturned, the other more than 300 bunkers were extremely strong. Where to stand, and then wait for the desperate Germans to hit like a tide.

As soldiers, Germans deserve the respect of all enemies and friends. They strictly observe discipline, they are loyal and brave, and they are fearless.Although it was the first time for the soldiers of the expeditionary army to fight the enemy, they had undergone the strictest and most standardized training. There was no such thing as the random shooting of the enemy when they were still out of range. The position guarded by the squadron approached.

The German army is also a veteran of many battles. If the squadron opened fire on him at this time, the German army would feel relaxed, because such an opponent is generally not scary.But the squadron's position was quiet, and the atmosphere became very depressing. The attacking German army soon felt a kind of spiritual pressure.

100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters. . .The distance was getting closer and closer, but the gunshots never sounded, and the German officers and soldiers began to relax. Perhaps those damn Chinese had been bombarded clean.But Colonel Effenberg, the commander of the German army, would not see it that way. He felt the danger was approaching. 16 years ago, Lieutenant Effenberg, who was only 22 years old at the time, had entered Beijing with the Eight-Power Allied Forces.At that time, the Chinese gave him the feeling that he was vulnerable, but then he was ordered to carry out the task assigned by Marshal Waldsee. He randomly arrested a hundred Chinese men in Xizhimen, Beijing, and underwent medical examinations according to the German army's conscription standards.As a result, these stupid-looking Chinese people gave him a surprising result, 95 out of [-] people actually met the physical standards.Just at this time, the German army who was ordered to pursue the Qing army to Shanxi was defeated by the Qing army. From this, Marshal Waldsee came to a conclusion that the Chinese people were physically healthy, and what was unhealthy was their system and leadership.

Effenberg still remembers this, and he doesn't believe that the Chinese on the opposite side will be wiped out by the cannon.

Just as he was thinking of this, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, and the German soldiers were knocked down in pieces. . .