The Rise of the Empire

"That's it. Little Maoqi is not a mediocre player. He knows that even if he sends more troops, he can't effectively control such a long front. He just controls a few points and waits for us to fight. Then Mackensen stabs him from behind. Let’s cut it.”

"Attach all armored vehicles to the infantry regiments on the front. Schmidt, you command the rapid corps to launch a counterattack. The depth of the attack will be as deep as possible and occupy the original Prussian warning line. In addition, don't have too high expectations for the air force. Pay attention to your two wings. If you find horses As for Kenson’s rapid corps, kill them first.” The prince reminded again.

Even during the Cold War, the Air Force could not always be on call, let alone now? So in the prince's plan, the air force is built into a flying heavy artillery force targeting fixed and surface targets. It can also intercept baggage convoys, but does it want to be accompanied by close battlefield support? It's better to wash up and sleep. Therefore, when designing the rapid army, the prince's request was to build them into a synthetic army that could handle more than 90% of the situations, which of course included field battles with the opponent's mobile army!

The Bavarian Army finally moves! The infantry units on the main line of defense began to enter the attack starting position. Long-range artillery and heavy mortars also focused their attacks on the enemy in front of them. The selected vanguard squads carried mortars, machine guns, submachine guns and explosive equipment in preparation. A counterattack was launched, and behind them were self-propelled guns mounted on half-tracks and armored vehicles equipped with two-pounders.

A large number of automatic weapons, light artillery, direct-aiming medium-caliber artillery support, and engineer and soldier coordinated operations, are the prototype of the storm commandos in the later war, maximizing the synthesis and firepower of the leading troops, and responsible for the counterattack. The infantry unit also consisted of 4 battalions, but they concentrated all their firepower on one company responsible for the breakthrough!

Lieutenant Fedor von Bock personally led a battalion to defend the newly consolidated position. As a nobleman born into a military family and a top student in a military academy, the Lieutenant knew that after occupying a new position, the opponent's first counterattack was the most dangerous, so as soon as he entered the position, Lieutenant Bock immediately started To arrange defensive positions, taking into account the opponent's artillery superiority and air attacks, Bock gave up the centralized deployment of automatic firearms and mortars on the front. He concentrated more machine guns on side positions and anti-slope positions, and almost all soldiers While busy, he used the engineer shovel in his hand to expand the original position and arrange machine gun and mortar bunkers. The three 77MM rapid-fire guns assigned to the battalion were deployed at the back of the position to be used as long-range suppressive firepower. The entire defense line formed a U-shaped pocket array based on the terrain. Most of the machine guns and mortars were deployed on both sides in the direction where the opponent might launch an attack, and on the bottom of the U-shaped are three rapid-fire cannons.

"If the opponent does not have armored units, with this position, we can block the attack of two battalions." Bock is very confident in his defense line. There are hills and bushes on both sides of the battle line, which is not suitable for large-scale attacks, at least the vehicles are not good. Go, it is even more difficult for medium-caliber artillery to accompany the attack here. The only direction suitable for attack is in the open space in the middle, but this place has been blocked by its own firepower point.

"It's time for those Protestants in the north to see what real infantry tactics are." After Herman smoked the last cigarette rationed today, he set off with his team. They did not choose an open area where it would be easier to expand. , but chose to attack the opponent's left wing, which is a small area of ​​hills. Although it restricted the deployment of the troops, the mortars and the 2-pound guns assigned to the two armored vehicles could suppress most of the firepower points on the front. As for the remaining Hermann believed that his elite infantry could fully cope with the hastily constructed bunkers and skirmishers.

The team led by Herman only had the strength of two platoons, but it was equipped with an independent engineer squad and no less than 8 light machine guns. The 8 machine gun groups quickly spread out in a staggered manner. Teams of three took advantage of the terrain and smoke The cover of bombs moved through the smoke. Three to four combat groups formed a squad, and they pounced on their opponents like an open fishing net. The suppression by the 2-pounder cannon and mortars went as planned, and the shells flew towards the imaginary target with straight or curved trajectories. Amidst the sound of artillery fire, the infantrymen on both sides remained rationally silent. They knew that the final battle that really determined the outcome was in the last 200 to 300 meters. Any further away, and the effect would be very bad.

Chug tug tug. The machine gunner in a bunker finally couldn't hold it any longer and opened fire at a group of vague figures in the distance. Fire snakes made of bullets swept back and forth against the ground, completely locking the passage between the two mountain cols. .

"Quite smart." Herman observed the opponent's position carefully. The machine gun bunker was flanked by skirmishers and was located to the north of the hills. If you walked on the bare hills, you would be taken care of by the opponent's mortars. The opponent's machine gun bunker is obviously designed to deal with mortars. According to Herman's experience, it should be capped with logs and then covered with rammed earth. Although the construction is very sloppy, it can block 60 mortars without any problem, and the front The passage is very narrow and it is difficult to pass through it. Armored vehicles can't come here either.

"We attack the skirmisher line on the left." Hermann pondered for a moment and issued the attack order. After leaving two machine gun groups on the front to contain them, the remaining personnel began to circle around from the side. On the relatively open side, the Bavarian infantry Engaged in a textbook infantry offensive and defensive battle with the Prussian infantry.

The MG07 machine gun equipped by the Prussian army kept roaring. With the help of a stable sled-mounted tripod, the experienced Prussian shooters hit hard and accurately. The Prussians were not stupid. They knew that the opponent would be in a small and helpless front. Attack the side when deployed, so a platoon of soldiers and two machine guns are deployed on the side. After clearing the firing range and calibrating the distance, the Prussian machine gunner can easily suppress any single target using optical instruments and firing tables.

The two machine guns were like the heads of a two-headed dragon, constantly spitting out fire snakes in an attempt to drive away the enemies who were approaching them. The opponent is very scattered, and the front is a bit large compared to the two machine guns. The noncommissioned officer in charge of the machine gun team must find the opponent's machine gun team through the smoke screen, which is the target that poses the greatest threat to him. Mortars and grenade launchers are not a threat here. First of all, because the machine gun group is located relatively far back, and relying on the mountain, there is no way for weapons with too large an angle to shoot!

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