Chapter 518 Guderian's Ambition

On August 12, the western line is listed in front of the fortress.

Hundreds of soldiers took off their rifles and picked up the shovels, mixed bags of cement and spread them in the dug bunker.

In the distance, nearly 100,000 German soldiers blocked here sat on the ground, or gritted their teeth at the still strong fortress ahead, or prayed for their comrades-in-arms who died in a continuous attack. Farther, several funeral teams composed of priests and ordinary people were searching for the bodies of soldiers everywhere on the battlefield, although However, they were Germans, but the Belgian soldiers who were kind enough to die here also moved to a special open space.

Germany has encountered difficulties!

After declaring war on France on August 3, more than 100,000 German forwards on the western front, carrying 200 cannons, rushed into Belgium under the command of the commander Emich. Originally, it was thought that a sudden attack could catch the enemy off guard and could not start a huge group of fortresses, but no one expected it. Under the leadership of Le Mans, the tenacious Belgians retreated and retreated, and successfully blocked Germany's footsteps with this huge fortress group.

The soldiers worked hard, and they were ordered to strengthen here as soon as possible, because a kind of cannon being shipped from the rear that could help them smash the fortress needed such strong fortifications.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from overhead. Everyone looked up and saw only the air formation of twelve airships and several aircraft slowly sliding overhead. When they reached the top of the fortress, the pod began to drop bombs, covering the whole fortress like raindrops.

This scene made the soldiers cheer, but in Wang Shizhen's eyes, he couldn't help shaking his head.

The scale of 12 ships is too small. Although Germany has 130 airships in the pre-war statistics, they lack the idea of putting the airships into the decisive battle like the emperor, and judging from the size of the bombs thrown down, they are almost the same size as the 152mm cannons used in China. How can such a small thing be so big? What about the cement structure?

Sure enough, when the airship finished dropping the bomb back, a reconnaissance aircraft with an iron cross under the wing swept overhead and threw a small pipe into the open space in the distance. The messengers immediately took it, poured out the bombing effect recorded by the pilot inside, and handed it to the staff.

More than ten minutes later, a pair of polished leather boots in the temporary camp stepped out with a unique rhythm. Hearing that the troops were hindered here, Rudendorf, who was temporarily sent to support by the staff, appeared in front of everyone. After raising the telescope and looking at the fortress in the distance, he couldn't help turning to Wang Shizhen next to him.

Because he is very strange. It is said that the Xinhua army also used airships when attacking Vladivostok. Why do they have such a strong effect? Is the bomb not heavy enough?

Unfortunately, after returning from Vladivostok last time, many people in China still do not believe that it was caused by the airship. The generals believe that the best way for the airship to kill soldiers on the ground is to bring a large number of small bombs, so that it can be more dense, rather than making time-consuming and laborious large bombs.

This idea made Germany pay the price. The British are sending more troops to the border between Belgium and France at a rate of 100,000 a day, and the French are also building a defense line behind the fortress, all of which makes him more irritable.

If you don't conquer the fortress group in front of you, you can't open the door to victory. The big roundabout in Schiffen's plan can't be carried out. Germany will miss the best chance to fight quickly!

Fortunately, the staff finally saw the previous lack of preparation and had sent secret weapons to help. Maybe they should have arrived.

Rudendorff took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. Suddenly, there were bursts of horses' hoofs behind him, which quickly raised an arc in the corners of his mouth. He turned his head and saw only a long team of horses coming slowly under the drive of the soldiers.

Looking at the horse team, the self-confidence that has just lost has recovered. Although it is too late to develop a powerful bomb for the airship, it does not mean that Germany can't conquer the strong fortress!

When the horse team arrived in front of her half an hour later, even Wang Shizhen couldn't help but be moved. She only saw a huge cannon, which was dismantled into two parts and dragged here by the horse team. Because of the reason, it was pitted and even mobilized hundreds of soldiers to help.

"This is the pride of the German artillery." Rudendorff smiled and pointed to the cannon that began to be installed. He smiled and said, "You can see its power in a moment."

Although Ludendorff did not explain in detail, with many years of vision, Wang Shizhen can still distinguish the general type of gun, a seven-meter-long body tube, a three-section sleeve, a 420mm caliber, a giant tumor-like withdrawal barrel, ferocious and domineering.

With the sunset blushing, it took 6 hours to install the big guy, and after loading a huge, one-ton of shell with the efforts of 200 soldiers, everyone was asked to retreat at least 300 meters away from the cannon.

Wang Shizhen also followed everyone back 300 meters away and was asked to crawl on the characteristic bedding to protect her eyes and ears.

Several of the last returned artillerymen dragged long wires to hide in the bunker. When they suddenly pressed the launch bolt like a pump, they only heard a loud sound suddenly explode in their ears. All the scenes around them shook, like a strong earthquake, and then there was endless dust and debris all over the sky.

At 6:30 p.m., when the first shell rushed out of the gun, Wang Shizhen immediately stood up and found that within 100 meters around the location of the cannon, it had become a cloud of dust and smoke, and only the shadow of the cannon could be faintly seen.

Wang Shizhen almost took the telescope from the personal guard at the speed of grabbing. When he looked at the top of the Pontis Fortress in the distance, he only saw a black dot falling from the sky like lightning.

Then, a huge mass of gunpowder smoke rose from the fortress. The dust and smoke formed a conical shape and suddenly rose to a height of 300 meters. It was targeted by the German 105mm howitzer for a few days, and was only brushed off some dust. The once indestructible fortress was smashed like an egg.

"We call it Belta." Ludendorff walked around and looked at the broken Pontis fortress in the distance, complacent.

The huge power made Wang Shizhen stunned. Every time a ton of shell fell, a long crack would open on the fortress in the distance. Hundreds of Belgian soldiers were lifted into the air without even shouting. What's more terrible is that according to later statistics, more than 3,000 soldiers were exploded. The shock wave directly shook the seven orifices and bled to death!

It was not until a dozen days later that he learned that this large-caliber mortar was secretly developed by Germany to deal with the strong fortress. It was named after the designer Felix Kryp's mother. However, due to its huge size, it weighed 120 tons with the gun truck and was intimated by the soldiers. It's called "Big Belta."

A total of five "Big Belta" guns show their majesty to the fortress at a speed of every 30 minutes. Although every time it falls, it will give people the idea of landslides and irresistible, its maneuverability is really poor, which is a great lack of Wang Shizhen, who is inspired by Li Mo's fast mobile combat thought. The power of Xinhua's unique 500-kilogram aerial bomb is not much smaller than that of this kind of shell. Because the shell needs to withstand large bore pressure, the shell shell will be very thick, but the aviation bomb has no such restriction.

The fortress, which was once considered indestructible, melted under this fierce bombardment. In the rumble of gunfire, the will of the Belgian soldiers turned into ashes one after another began to disintegrate rapidly--

In the morning, a ray of sunlight drilled out of the horizon and penetrated the smoke, bringing warmth to the earth.

Under the sun, dozens of long trains stopped quietly on the tracks and waited. The gunfire of the fortress in the distance was becoming sparse. After waiting on the periphery of the fortress for four days, Guderian knew that the stubborn Belgium was finally going to submit.

Through the soldiers on guard, Guderian walked to the flatbed car behind him, and the huge wooden boxes made his eyes suddenly light up.

This is the tank code-named A7 sent by the Chinese before the war. The name is a little strange, but the New Chinese explained that it was because it could restrain all enemies on the smooth road.

In order to learn these two Chinese characters, Guderian spent no less than 3,000 times a day to finally learn them.

As an ordinary second lieutenant who graduated from the Army Academy, Guderian, like the children of all military families in this country, went to work in his father's 5th Cavalry Division after graduation. Because of his excellent performance, he became a battalion staff officer.

As the situation became more tense, it turned out that he would follow his father into Paris and tell the arrogant Frenchmen what the German soldiers were, but he didn't expect that when the most troops were tense and preparing for the war, he and 99 other young officers were transferred out by the general staff and joined the newly formed Fifth Cavalry Regiment.

Of course, his father, as the regimental commander, said that it was his credit, because he recommended himself to the top, because he felt that his son was the best commander.

Guderian did not argue about this explanation. Although he already knew at this time that the reason for the selection of young officers was that the Chinese General Sun thought that young people were more suitable to accept new things, his father was a typical German, stubborn and rigid but meticulous. If he argued with him about this matter, he was afraid. I'm afraid that there will be no result in my life.

P patted the big wooden box behind him and felt the smell of steel coming from it. Guderian smiled proudly.

At that time, he and his selected partners thought that they would embark on the road of cavalry commanders. After arriving in Berlin, they knew that they were wrong. When the huge A7 appeared in front of them and showed a chilling ability of terror under the demonstration of General Sun and his soldiers, he deeply I fell in love with these big guys.

Because it is simply the most perfect killing machine!

If it still has any flaws, it is that the speed is still a little slow. If it can be as flexible and fast as the cavalry, Guderian is even sure to rush into Paris in a few days!

Subsequently, he and his partners received three months of training from General Sun with carefully selected soldiers, and finally became the armored soldiers in the general's mouth. Moreover, because of his excellent performance, he was once again recommended by the general and became a company commander, commanding ten A7 tanks of the third brigade.

The Fifth Cavalry Regiment is a secret force. In order to confuse the outside world, it took the name. In addition, there are not only 100 A7s, but also 200 wheeled armored vehicles imitating the Xinhua Empire, and hundreds of trucks carrying oil and ammunition.

According to General Sun, who trained them, they want to strive to be the iron fist of Germany, and they can smash everything!

Unfortunately, General Sun left with the soldiers not long ago. At that time, he seemed to feel that he had lost his backbone, but with the outbreak of the war, everything was forgotten.

Now, the Fifth Cavalry Regiment has finally set out, and the German-made A7 tanks are constantly walking down the production line. The most important thing is that the father's cavalry regiment is in front. I will become my father's strongest backing and punch the French at the most critical moment!

Suddenly, the train that had stopped for four days began to start slowly. Guderian sat next to the wooden box like his friends. When the fortress, which was broken like hell, appeared in his vision an hour later, he knew that the day he was looking forward to was coming!

Father will be proud of himself.

(to be continued)