Before the attack, a total of 213 fully loaded trains transported ammunition to the troops in the front through these railways. (Note that it is the number of trains, not the widow!) Each field cannon company was equipped with 3,000 shells, each field howitzer company had 2,100 shells, and each heavy howitzer company had 1,200 shells. Moreover, what is even more outrageous is that these shells were only rations for 6 days before the start of the battle! After the war started, 33.75 trains were transported to the front line every day!

Then, the Germans started the battle with confidence... After nine hours of artillery preparation, the Germans launched an attack. Then in the first two days, the best troops only advanced 1.5 to 2 kilometers... and soon, the French also reported that the French first concentrated nearly 9,000 officers and soldiers, and 3,900 cars to form 175 car transport platoons to transport supplies. From February 27 to March 6, they transported 23,000 tons of ammunition, 2,500 tons of various materials and 190,000 soldiers!

This is just the beginning. During the interval from March 22 to 30, the French transferred the 10th Army from the Anas region to Verdun and obtained support from 4 armies. The battle eventually turned into a war of attrition. The average time for the French divisions to replace each division was ten to fifteen days. The replacement time for each German division was one to one and a half months. It was not that the Germans' combat effectiveness was too high, but because Germany did not have enough reserve forces to bear this consumption! France once concentrated 80 artillery companies to counterattack in a certain area within one day, and the Germans also worked hard, concentrating 6 divisions and 79 heavy artillery companies for assault. However, all these efforts ultimately did not have any effect except to send more lives and resources to the altar of the war!

Finally, when the Battle of Somme began, the German army, which was short of troops and equipment, was forced to evacuate troops from the Verdun Fortress area. From July 2 to 12, the Germans were forced to transfer 2 divisions, 52 heavy artillery companies and 9 light artillery companies from the Verdun Fortress. The strength of the two divisions was nothing, but the 61 artillery companies behind were drained from the cauldron! At this time, the German attack had actually failed.

Finally, from December 13 to 16, with the support of 400 artillery companies and newly arrived 400MM train guns, the French troops of four divisions launched a counterattack and finally recaptured most of the area. At this point, the Battle of Verdun, which lasted 10 months, finally came to an end. In this battle, the French consumed 69 divisions, while the Germans consumed 50 divisions, and each participating division suffered a loss of more than 70%! Farkinham was forced to resign from his position as Chief of Staff of the German General Staff.

In fact, at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, Frankingham only used it as a limited attack and a battle that consumed the French power. Isn’t there a saying that it is necessary to rescue the enemy and attack the enemy. Isn’t it a saying that it is necessary to attack the enemy and attack the aid? Frankingham means to use the German artillery advantage to continuously consume the French. However, in this battle, the two sides became more and more aggressive, and the scale was so large that it could not be cured. Overall, Germany had the advantage in exchange ratio, but strategically, Germany, which had fewer assets, was obviously at a disadvantage.

Even now, when Germany's military equipment is much stronger than in history, the prince's attitude on the Western Front is to never fight fortress offensive and defensive battles, and if it can be avoided on the Eastern Front, one of the important reasons for the implementation of the Polish Pole Campaign in the future is to avoid the Russian fortress group on the borders of both sides.

The Battle of Verdun Fortress is very classic. From the attacking side, the Germans' preparations were perfect. From the deployment of artillery, the air force's reconnaissance and assistance, the infantry commando-style combination to logistics supply, all the issues that can be considered are considered. Frankingham's sand table operation can definitely get full marks! But then the facts told the world that what if they are ready for full marks in time? In the environment of the Western Front, it is still impossible to succeed in the attack! Tactically speaking, the French's continuous reinforcements, the same powerful artillery group and continuous fortifications offset the opponent's advantages, and the potential attacks launched by the British on the Somme also made the Germans stretched.

From both strategic and tactical aspects, the Germans cannot succeed. Tactical, although you have some advantages, your advantages are not enough to completely overwhelm the opponent. From a strategic perspective, if you concentrate your strength, there will inevitably be some weakening, which is also the opponent's weakness. Faced with opponents of the same level, this kind of battle will eventually turn into a war of attrition! Even if there are tanks, the opponent also has... Even if the Germans began to concentrate several times of their troops, due to battlefield restrictions, you can only invest a little bit, just like a tactic of adding fuel, so your advantage cannot be directly reflected on the front line, and as long as the French are not stupid, they will definitely reinforce.

The prince came to find Farkinhan in the hope that if this guy still has the opportunity to become the Chief of Staff in the future, even if he wants to fight a similar battle like Verdun, he can stop.... There are some benefits at the beginning and stop when it gets better. Don't think too much.

"To be honest, I'm very confused about your performance today." Farkingham said. He originally wanted to be disappointed, but looking at the other party's identity and record, and then looking at himself, it seems that he really does not have the qualifications. Not long ago, the two sides of the Western Front had just completed a war of attrition. In short, everyone consumed a lot, but the front line basically did not change. Compared with the prince's record of breaking through the Frenchman's line-up when he went up.

"This is just your point of view, but if the Western Front is to launch an attack on the strong fortress area, I will express my opinion directly to the German Emperor. No matter who the commander of this battle is, I will remind him to stop at it as soon as possible, because you lost not only yourself but the entire empire in this battle!"

What really pushed France to the edge of the cliff in history was the German emperor's offensive in the late stage of World War 1. Using elite commandos and the new forces transferred from the Eastern Front, Germany used the last little effort to make a major breakthrough before the Americans arrived. This was like tearing the opponent's armor with a dagger, but it almost stabbed it in. Then the opponent came with a helper and knocked the exhausted German to the ground.

"I was originally here to learn how to carry out the fortress offensive and defensive battle, but you caught me off guard." Faking the strong prince, Fakinhan could only smile bitterly.
Chapter completed!