Chapter 1120 Warburg
The explosion destroyed the whole section of the trench system. Another terrible weapon is the 130mm small-caliber high-speed gun, which fired 5.2-inch grenade at the speed of rifle bullets, killing the French army before they could notice it.
Among them, the 13 'Big Berta' heavy howitzers with an arc trajectory of 122 meters and hit the target 60 seconds later. It can penetrate reinforced concrete buildings with great power! When the shell exploded, dust, debris and smoke formed a huge cone and rose to an altitude of more than 300 meters. Artillery observers made ballistic correction from the air on the plane to gradually approach the target. Every shell explodes on the ground and can form a huge pit dozens of meters square! It's like the feet of an invisible beast are approaching you step by step!
The fear of the approaching shells can make the soldiers in the underground fortifications hysterical! When the explosion got closer and closer, it was like an explosion on your own head. Their terror also rose for a while, and the shells finally exploded above their heads. Steel warheads penetrated the fortifications, the ceiling collapsed, the tunnel was blocked, and the basement was full of flames and gas. Explosions and shouts were mixed, as if the end of the world was coming.
This kind of electronically controlled cannon once played a decisive role in conquering Belgium's 'Lege Fortress'! In that battle, the Germans only used four such heavy howitzers! In just four days, the 'Leiday Fortress', known as the strongest fortress in the world, was torn to pieces! This time, all 13 German 'Great Berta' heavy howitzers were deployed in front of the Verdun fortress! Its power can be imagined!
If the underground arsenal hadn't bought time, Aken would have run fast enough with everyone. Now it is estimated that he has assimilated into ashes with the front position where they don't know its location!
Everyone rested here for half an hour and only felt dizzy. The space here was too small and the oxygen content was very low. Franken, who is slightly weaker, has fallen into a semi-coma. Everyone ate some supplies and regained some vitality. Then continue along the tunnel dug by Yoda.
Fortunately, this time it is going up, which at least gives everyone hope to breathe fresh air. Crawling in this cramped tunnel, people's will is also being worn away, and the tunnel seems to have no end. Only creatures such as Goblin can adapt to this environment. If Yoda hadn't evolved into the Goblin King and collected a group of tribes in the scene, so he had the ability to dig and summon his subordinates crazily, I'm afraid that everyone would not have the treatment of drilling tunnels. At most, dig a bunker or something, and wait to die in it.
The French soldiers in the permanent fortifications were suppressed by the crazy artillery of the German army. Most of the artillery originally deployed by Verden was dismantled and transported by the army headquarters. Even the symbolic counterattack can't be done. The upper level of the French army thought that the fortress was outdated after the heavy artillery. Therefore, they had a chicken mentality towards Fort Verdun and withdrew most of the defenders and heavy artillery in the fortress. It was this mistake that led the German army to have an absolute upper hand at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun!
In a safer underground shelter, a group of soldiers are hiding in the canteen, which has been converted into a temporary field hospital. Because there are too many injured! They hoped that the German artillery would stop. But I'm afraid it will take 8 hours to realize this wish. And in the next eight months, such attacks will be commonplace. The wounded in the trenches outside are constantly sent in, and they are all blown up! Military doctors and nurses are as busy as ants, but their efforts can only be comforting most of the time. Next, the only thing to do is to let the military priest pray for the dead.
The ground in a corner of this underground bunker canteen suddenly collapsed. Several French soldiers were startled, opened their bolts, and roared nervously. They have been depressed by the artillery overhead and are about to collapse. Several friendly soldiers came out of that hole, although they all looked strange, and some seemed to be Orientals and Indians. But they should indeed be friendly soldiers and senior officers. This is the scene that acquiesce to the identity of the holder.
"Which unit are you? Sir?" The French soldiers immediately saluted and asked loudly.
Aken ignored it, patted his clothes, looked around, and asked, "Where is this?"
"This is Warburg! Sir!" The soldier replied.
Aken nodded and pulled Zhang Fan and others out of the tunnel behind him. Aken said to the soldier, "We are from Dumont Fortress, and it has been captured by the German army!" Aken's lie will be realized tomorrow, so it cannot be authenticated, because no one can get out now. If he can go out, then the Duomon fortress will really be captured.
"What? How is that possible?" The soldier was shocked and said, "Duomon Fortress is a three-dimensional defensive fortress!"
"Nothing is impossible! Damn Germans threw 100,000 shells there! Dumont Fortress has been razed to the ground!" Aken said angrily, and he was also surprised. This was the words of Warburg, and everyone still did not leave the front line. And after the loss of Fort Dumont, this will become the main target of the German attack! And it must be captured in three months!
Anyway, Zhang Fan's scene identity is still very high. Therefore, although everyone should be regarded as deserters, they have also received more identity-like treatment. I got a scene to supply food and arranged a slightly cleaner corner to rest.
The sound of shell explosions above the head is one after another, and it is estimated that the outer trenches may have been blown up intermittently! The howling of the wounded did not stop, which stimulated everyone's nerves and heralded that a more tragic battle was about to begin.
Zhang Fan, as a doctor, came in handy here. Because of his fame, the soldiers and officers here have recognized him. So he and Green Wing were immediately invited to help deal with the injured. Moreover, this is required to be carried out as a scene task, and Zhang Fan cannot refuse. The rest of the people were also assigned tasks one after another, some went outside to investigate, and some were sent to some key places to guard. Riyadh and Aken took Yoda to the collapsed fortifications somewhere for maintenance. It seems that the scene will not make everyone idle at all.
However, these scene tasks are moderately dangerous. As long as they are not far away from the trenches, the greatest danger is from the cannon overhead. Vaughburg is also the main area of this German artillery attack. Although it has not been as devastating as Fort Dumont, it has also been blown up by heavy artillery, killing and injuring heavily!
At this time, the precepters found that those German shells were like meteors, wrapped in blazing flames! Some giant shells, even faintly revealing the roaring black dragon head, spouting flames and hitting the ground! On the French fortress, there is also a light golden defense boundary shining with a faint light! And from time to time, there is a naked ** virtual statue of an ancient Roman fighter, holding up a huge shield to defend against raindrop-like shells in the sky! This is the supernatural phenomenon in the 500% weakening scene!
After evening, the density of German artillery was much lower. Just as the French army wanted to take a breather, the experienced defensive officer of Vaud immediately ordered everyone to prepare for defense, and everyone entered the trench!
Aken lay in the trench and looked at his pocket watch at 1645. The overwhelming German soldiers in the distance shouted with bayonets and rushed up to the French positions! The barbed wire and scattered pit that could have prevented the German soldiers from attacking have long been blown up to the ground in the preparation of German artillery fire! Many trenches have also been blown up into sections and cannot be connected.
The clouds in the sky faintly condensed into a black cross with gold edges when the German army attacked, symbolizing the arrogance of the German Empire and covering the French position! There is also a faint war song of the German Empire from the air! Over the French positions, there was also a faint sound of radical 'Masay', symbolizing the image of the French Third Republic, which emerged in the clouds, flying like a flag!
The French soldiers in the trench knew that they had no way out and fired back bravely in the face of five or six times their enemies! In the battle of this era, the defensive side should take advantage of it. What's more, this is a permanent fortress area! The terrain is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it hadn't been covered by the German artillery, even if there were millions of soldiers, they would have broken the halberd and sank into the sand!
The heavy water-cooled machine gun fired fiercely at the attacking German army at a speed of 2,000 bullets per minute! The bullet screen, like the shining sickle of Death, easily harvested the lives of the attacking troops! However, the first and second defense lines of the French army are defensive fortifications dominated by field trenches, which have long been destroyed under the fire of the German army! Most of the soldiers were killed in the artillery fire, so it was difficult to block the foot of the German attack. In less than two hours, the German army occupied the first deep defense line of more than 500 meters!
In the sky, German planes flew like hornets and dropped high explosive bombs from time to time in areas where the French army fought back with fierce power. And provide shooting tips and calibration for heavy artillery! French planes flew sporadically to scout and were soon dispersed by German fighters. In such a three-dimensional attack, the casualties of French soldiers increased rapidly!
In such a cruel battlefield, a group of precepters made soy sauce under the orders of Acan and Patiguli. Holding the gray props of the World War I equipped in the scene, there is a matchless counterattack. Because everyone can find that the bullets fired by soldiers in these scenes actually have strong shining spiritual abilities! It seems to be a great blow to the spiritual ability defense of the holder! This is 500% weakening the energy of the scene!