Li Desen didn't know the thoughts of the two British and French generals. He was still holding on to the idea that the US military defeated the German army and showed his face in front of them. He had been in the Joint Command for so long. He heard them say that the German army was like a tiger. Is the German army so scary? It is the same army, if it is inherently afraid, how can we fight? The reason why the United States sent troops to Europe was because Britain and France were repelled repeatedly by Germany and lost a large amount of troops and equipment. It seems that the Americans should save this crisis, and it should also let the arrogant British and French people who only know how to play women experience and the power of the American soldiers is also quite bad.

Li Desen knew the reasons for the US military to join the war. In addition to the actual gains, it may not be that it promoted the glory of the United States in the whole world. The United States has a strong industry and a terrible industrial production capacity, but it does not have a social status of beauty compared to industry. In the eyes of Europeans, Americans are just nouveau riche and country bumpkin, and they must change this view of the world.

Li Desen had no idea at all. While he was fantasizing about it, the two British and French generals were preparing. You must know that the 19th German Infantry Division on the opposite side was not an ordinary army. They must have discovered the weakness of the 6th Division of the US Army. Otherwise, how could they risk attacking the heavily guarded positions? They were not afraid of ten thousand, but they were afraid that they would be in case. They had to make the possibility of losing their positions.

This is at night. In an era when communication methods are underdeveloped, their telephone lines are not reliable. What's more coincidental is that the first round of artillery bombings have been interrupted. This is also the reason why the command cannot contact the Sixth Division and does not have first-hand information. Many situations on the battlefield are provided by other friendly forces a few kilometers away. It is really difficult to provide accurate information on the night when they are out of sight. They can only provide vague things, such as the Sixth Division's position being attacked. The artillery fire is very fierce.

There was not much in the darkness. Their strategic artillery fire could only cover the defense zone of the 19th Army of the German Army. They did not even dare to approach the front of the 6th Division for fear of being injured by accident. But this hit the 19th Division's thoughts. They took advantage of the night to get close to the position of the 6th Division. Only a few troops left behind, of course, had no impact at all.

Both sides are in the throne, but Germany is relatively concentrated and has a strong purpose. The sudden attack made the US military miserable. Li Desen was fantasizing about making achievements in the United States, and the American soldiers who had made achievements were suffering from unprecedented cruel attacks, whether it was artillery or sharpshooters. They had never experienced such a three-dimensional war model, and they suffered heavy losses at the first time.

The fierce sound of artillery made the US military on the front line live like years. They have experienced several exercises, but there is no such thing as the real war. The powerful artillery fire seems to have no end. It has never stopped since the bombardment. The shells are not money, and even the artillery is ignored. Such continuous and long-term bombardment can easily cause permanent damage to the artillery. Are the Germans so rich?

Perfect civil fortifications are prone to problems when unfamiliar people use them. This time the artillery preparation is more than ever before. There are at least 3 regiments and more than 4 troops, and they are lost in this artillery preparation.

Most of them were not familiar with fortifications. Under the pressure of artillery, they actually ran out of the trench under improper use, or did not hide in special anti-aircraft holes. Especially when the German army's artillery preparations were prepared for one minute and a minute of rest, they rescued the wounded and cleared the battlefield. They did not expect that the sharpshooters were waiting for them. After a minute, the artillery attacked again, and most of the casualties were caused by the second wave.

The American division was still a small division, with only more than 15,000 people in one division. How could such a large-scale loss be accepted? It would be good if there was no mutiny and where could it be counterattacked, but they didn't know that this was just the beginning. When the third round of artillery fire stopped for 3 minutes and the Americans believed that the attack had come to an end, the real attack was started. The German army steadily pushed forward, and artillery and automatic firearms suppressed the US military's positions. The infantry and artillery coordinated with infantry began a fierce attack.

Infantry and artillery coordination, known as artillery bayonet fighting, can only be used after rigorous training and the accuracy of artillery reaches a certain level. Most German main divisions can be used in mature use. Even British and French, some of the tried and tested front-line troops can be used to attack and reduce casualties. However, for the US military, this is a tactic that has never appeared in their concept.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, not to mention that you never expected that the previous artillery bombardment caused them to lose nearly one-third of their troops. While licking their wounds, the German attack had already begun. The US military was blocking its sight by the barrage. Unexpectedly, on the other side of the barrage, there was the German army attacking quickly. When the artillery stopped and the smoke disappeared, the German army had already attacked at the doorstep, which was less than 1 meter away.

One hundred meters, for a hundred meters, it may be within 1 second, and for ordinary people, it is only ten seconds. Even with the help of fire and faint starlight, you can see the mirror image not far away. However, the vicious German army rushed up, and most of the US troops' first reaction was to either meet with guns or turn around and run away. Is this a monster? It appeared in the position elusively.

When the two armies were in a battle, the brave were afraid, and they turned around and ran away. There was basically only one first-line position, which was occupied almost instantly, and it took less than 2 minutes. The first-line position was the most closely protected position. The French army had been operating here for a long time before. In the war, the balance on the battlefield formed was formed. Now, due to the unfamiliarity of the US military, it has been completely broken. This battle has actually failed by 70%.

Even though they occupied the frontier positions, the German offensive did not stop at all. After occupying the front-line positions, they began to attack the second-line positions without any rest.

The US military did not expect that the German army was so fierce. After occupying the position, they set up Maxim and continued to suppress the US military's positions. Artillery and machine guns used firepower to the fullest. The US military had never suffered such a fierce attack. The total number of light and heavy machine guns lined up on the front was more than one, and there were unknown mortars. They carried out concentrated attacks on their firepower points and places with dense personnel. Saturated attacks per unit time were the easiest to break the battlefield balance. The US military was caught off guard and immediately retreated one after another. In less than an hour, it lost three lines of defense.

The entire position is just six lines of defense. The four in front are the tightest. Three of them have been lost and they are already on the edge of the cliff. Compared with the lost positions, the personnel losses are even greater. The 15,000 Sixth Infantry Division has lost 50% of its personnel, which is almost 75 people.

As a last resort, the 6th Division of the US Army sent a large number of personnel to make an emergency, and this was based on the rear combat. After leaving the combat area, when they found friendly troops, they could make an emergency by phone. One after another. Li Desen in the command center was stunned. He did not expect that the strongest 6th Division was so vulnerable. Even so, such an elite unit could not be left here. They had to find a way to rescue the 6th Division. Can't they watch the 6th Division be wiped out?

Li Desen bluntly asked the generals of Britain and France to send reinforcements, but was told that it was night, with German artillery blockade, and if the reinforcements were unable to go up, half of them would die in the artillery fire halfway. The Sixth Division could only hold on and wait until tomorrow during the day, and there would be artillery support. At that time, it would even drag the opponent's army and launch a strategic counterattack.

In less than an hour, half of the personnel were wiped out. How could the remaining defeated soldiers be defended? Li Desen was anxious. The daylily would probably be cold tomorrow during the day. He lost three lines of defense in one hour, and the personnel lost 50% of them. Such losses have caused an army to lose most of its combat effectiveness. In one night, there was no more slag left. What should we do? The two generals of the other side refused. They were unfamiliar with the place and had no choice but to watch and look forward to dawn in their hearts.

In fact, another hour passed, at 1 o'clock, the losses of the Sixth Division had exceeded 70%, which was also a relatively elite 6th Division. If it were other troops, the losses of 70% would have been mutiny. However, after the losses of 70% the Sixth Division could not resist, which was equivalent to losing the possibility of victory and just waiting for the result. The loss of the fourth line of defense, the rest were all defense lines built in a hurry, with weak protection capabilities and a significant increase in casualties.

At this point, the Americans could no longer hold on because it was meaningless. The opponent's German attacks were one after another, one by one, and one by one. Many times, he had to make a choice between retreating and sacrifice. Now, 70% of the personnel were lost and had to retreat, otherwise the Sixth Division would probably be wiped out here.

I am determined to stick to it, but according to the news sent back by the correspondent, in a short period of time, reinforcements are not needed. Reinforcements cannot come up until dawn. Given the current situation of the Sixth Division, let alone dawn, I am afraid that I will not even be able to run away in another hour.

Under a large number of war damage, the Sixth Division did not care about military discipline. After resisting the German charge again, the Sixth Infantry Division was pulled off the defense line, and no more than 2 people were intact. More than 2 wounded people could not be carried and threw them on the position. As for logistics supplies, weapons and ammunition, and even some important documents and military flags that were not too late to be destroyed, they were also thrown on the position. (To be continued.)

ps: Chapter 1 is delivered, Chapter 2 is before 9 o'clock!
Chapter completed!