Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The Mace City, the portal city of northeastern France, was the capital of the Rolin Region!

However, the reputation of this city's military stronghold was far greater than that of the city itself! During the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans built permanent fortresses here for the first time in order to protect the safety of the roads.

From then on, this Mace Fortress had become a mission to be expanded by many different races!

The Romans, the Germans, the Gauls... Even the Huns of the Whip!

No matter who occupied this place, they would have to expand this stronghold city at the same time!

Over the past 1500 years, the Mace City had been constantly renovating the old and building new urban areas. With the expansion of the city's scale, its military significance had become more and more prominent.

Whether it was in times of war or peace, the Mace was constantly being built. Sometimes it was the French who were building it, sometimes it was the German who were building it, sometimes it was the others.

In the seventeenth century, the kings of France finally turned the Mace into a great fortress, blocking the German road to the heart of France. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the ancestor of the Maginot Line.

The Dutch had even built a fortress and a river behind the Mace, blocking the Spanish invasion for eight years.

At the end of World War II, after the invasion of the Allied Normandy, the French mainland quickly returned to normal. When the American army began to march towards the heart of the Germany, the Mace became a stumbling block in front of the American army.

The ones attacking the Mace were the elites of the US Army at that time. The third group led by Barton were extremely mechanized, with a total of more than 300 thousand people.

And the German Army that was guarding the Mace only had four divisions, they were not fully staffed yet, their total troop strength ranged from 25,000 to 30,000!

The garrison also contained many college and civil servants, since the Mace City had several SS training universities and government agencies during the Second World War.

Such a huge disparity in power made all the American commanders feel that this was an extremely easy battle!

However, when the battle erupted, the Mace City's strong defense line actually caused the American army to have their teeth broken!

Even heavy aerial bombs could not shatter the permanent cannon emplacement, and all the heavy cannons of the Third Army were unable to shatter the giant concrete fortresses one after another.

The traffic trenches that connected everywhere could allow the German Army soldiers to move quickly. The tunnels that were hidden underground could always transport many Elite Armaments!

Even the Prism Castle and city walls built in the Middle Ages could stop the flow of armor!

What was even more terrifying was the fighting will of the German Army, which was still shouting the slogan of never giving up even when there was almost no food left!

In the end, the victor of Mace was really the last one. German emptied his ammunition and ate his last bit of food, and only under the pressure of the strong propaganda of the United States Army did some of the fortresses begin to surrender!

In the entire Mace battle, Germany had used a very weak military force to hold back the Third Army for 77 days. This battle was so difficult that even the American propaganda agencies found it embarrassing to speak up.

Why is it that few people know about this battle after World War II? Why did only a few military fans understand the battle? To put it bluntly, the Americans wanted his face. Barton was the God of War II created by the Americans, so of course he couldn't advertise such a humiliating battle!

After the war, the American Third Army's 95th Infantry Division was called the 'Mace Iron Man'! From this nickname, one could tell how difficult this battle was!

In his previous life, Xiao Letian had never understood the Mace City's powerful defensive capabilities. However, after seeing everything that had happened in front of him with his own eyes, he finally understood that this fortress was truly easy to defend and hard to attack!

"We can't let the soldiers die in vain … With me here, the battle at Mace City will soon come to an end! "

After leaving the trench, Xiao Letian returned to the command bunker at the front. After eating a simple lunch, a dozen or so French army officers were quickly escorted in.

Within the Mace's defensive perimeter, the three pots of rat meat soup were already cooked. Old Company Commander closed his eyes and focused on meditating, when suddenly he opened his eyes and said, "Open a few cans of meat, chop them and scatter them in the soup." Today, we must have a luxury! "

"What?" Oh God... You don't want to live anymore? There's still some leftover supplies, do you want to eat them all in one day? " The Class Queue length s beside him said in unison.

Old Company Commander suddenly laughed, "Believe me, I have fought in war for more than twenty years, I have an intuition … I don't think we can continue this battle anymore! "

"Our bitter days are coming to an end... "But I don't know if other people's bitter days will come to an end …"

The ordinary soldiers were naturally happy as long as they had something to eat. They did not care about the opposition of the Class Queue length, and took the initiative to take the cans of food and carefully pry them open before cutting them into the broth.

It had to be said that this piece of beef was more fragrant than the meat of a mouse that did not have any seasonings! In a moment, the entire base was filled with the sound of spoons scraping against a lunchbox.

Old Company Commander who had just finished his operation could not eat anything. This veteran had seen countless open surgery before, and the number of times he had personally assisted in this process was four.

Those surgeons had said that when it came to operations on the abdomen or intestines, one had to wait until the intestines were full of fart before they could eat. Otherwise, one would have to wait for the intestines to churn.

Old Company Commander endured his hunger and leaned against the wall with his eyes closed. After he finished eating, a few of his trusted aides came close to him and whispered, "Tell us the truth, what exactly will happen? "What did you guess …"

The veteran did not open his eyes and just leaned against the wall, his white hair fluttering in the wind!

"I joined the army at the age of nineteen... I'm forty-five this year... I have never thought that I would actually be able to become a Company Commander from a rural child to now … "

"What do you rely on? It's my experience, it's my alertness... "When you guys get to my age from fighting, you guys will also have a premonition …"

"I'm old and don't know anything. If I retire now, I'll probably starve to death after spending all my retirement money …"

"I don't have any skills, and my body can't work anymore either … Maybe after I leave the army, you'll watch me polish my shoes on the street... Or maybe he's just a beggar … "

After the old veteran said this, the eyes of the brothers beside him all reddened. This company's officers and soldiers were all brought out by the old veteran, the Old Company Commander was just like a master to them.

Upon hearing such a sorrowful topic of conversation, these people could no longer bear to listen to any of it. No matter what, we cannot let you be reduced to this state! "

"You're old. Our entire company's brothers will take care of you! Damn it, how could His Majesty surrender? How did the Empire fall! "

These were all real professional soldier s, they were all well-fed and well-fed. They did not understand the conflicts in society, and in their eyes, there was only loyalty and loyalty towards the Empire!

The veteran smiled, "Actually, what I said was the worst possible ending …" Actually... In fact, we are definitely worth something! Anything of value will not be easily abandoned! "