The British retreated in such a chaotic manner, and the army, which had already suffered heavy casualties, was now left with only tens of thousands of people rushing to the rear and jumping into the trenches.This was the case on the Eastern Front, and the other Northern and Western Fronts were even more tragic.The sound of guns and artillery was incessant, and the battlefields on the northern and western fronts each gathered three or four hundred thousand troops, which was twice the size of the Huaxing army.Before the British artillery began to bombard, it was also knocked out in advance by the artillery of the Huaxing Army, and not even a single shell was fired.The Huaxing army in the trenches responded calmly, and did not feel nervous at all in the face of the British army, which was twice their size.On a frontline of more than 100 kilometers, bullets from heavy machine guns and submachine guns have built a tight firepower network on the battlefield.As soon as the British army stepped into this firepower net, they were immediately beaten to the ground and flesh and blood flew sideways.The two sides fought for a day, and until sunset, the British army did not break a single front.The battlefield was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, and after the gunfire stopped for a while, both sides finally enjoyed the silence and rested to replenish their food.The Huaxing army is a standard field meal, a box of canned beef, plus two flatbreads.In this way, you avoid cooking in your life, and expose your position at night, which will cause unnecessary trouble.The British army did not have time to eat, and the battlefield was densely packed with wounded.The military doctors were busy, rushing to heal the wounded, and the military doctors who rescued them were obviously too busy.This battle was greatly unexpected by the British army leadership, who had actually prepared for the worst and did not expect to take Plymouth one day.When they were in Europe, Britain had fought trench warfare with Germany, and was well aware of the attrition and damage of this method of warfare.But in today's battle, the casualties were much more than they expected.The casualties on both sides were disproportionate at all, and the British army simply sent them to the door for them to fight.Field Marshal John French hurriedly convened a meeting of the high-ranking generals at the front, and at the end of the day, more than 300,000 people were killed and wounded.When the British army command was in a meeting, the British troops on the front line lived and cooked.Because of insufficient preparation, the soldiers only had baked potatoes to eat.There is nothing delicious in Britain in the first place, and the staple food of ordinary people is corn and potatoes.The artillery of the Huaxing Army was not idle, and the fire at night was the easiest to determine the target.The artillery commanders of the three directions consulted, and all pointed their guns at the place where there was a fire.The commanders of the artillery regiments gave an order, and soon hundreds of howitzers pierced the darkness.Blazing fire in the night sky, it slammed down on the British position.The top generals of the British command jumped, and John French hurriedly ran out of the tent.A fire was shining outside, and he immediately roared angrily in his heart, "Quick, give the order, immediately extinguish the fire pile, and no open flames can be seen on the position" The heralds and generals outside the headquarters went down one after another to give the order, and the shells exploded one after another in the British position.Within a few moments, thousands of people were shrouded in shrapnel and soon lay in one piece.But any veteran who has been on the battlefield knows that open flames cannot be used at night.But most of these troops who attacked the Huaxing Army this time are newly recruited raw melons and eggs, where do they know this.The artillery of the Huaxing army bombarded for more than ten minutes, and they were stupid and didn't know what was going on, and they thought that the Huaxing army had night vision.Soon the open flames on the battlefield were extinguished one by one, and the artillery of the Huaxing Army finally stopped roaring, and the night became quiet again."
How do you usually lead troops, why don't you even have basic common sense" After the gunfire stopped, John French returned to the command tent.The high-ranking generals also came back one after another, and as soon as he entered the door, he threw his military hat on the table, patted the table and scolded the generals."
Marshal, we are in a hurry to send troops this time, and the logistical supplies have not yet arrived.Now there are only some potatoes and corn, if you can't make a fire, you can only eat raw, and the soldiers are also forced to be helpless" "Yes, marshal, let's fight for a day, the brothers are hungry for a day"""Some generals have complained, John French looked around at them coldly, and immediately said angrily, "Is it bitter to eat raw food, or to lose your life So far, you haven't realized the strength of this enemy, are you blaming me for not preparing for the battle?"
"Marshal, my subordinates don't" The generals who spoke immediately got up and explained, All of them looked red-faced and red-eared."
Alright, sit down.Now let's discuss how to deal with these Huaxing troops, such a reckless impact will only make us ram their guns" John French calmed down and immediately began to discuss offensive tactics.If we continue to fight according to this method tomorrow, these soldiers and horses will definitely be wiped out.The generals whispered and talked a lot.Soon, Chief of Staff Ian Hamilton stood up and analyzed, "Marshal, you have also seen the battle situation today.The artillery of the Huaxing Army is far more advanced than ours, and the weapons held by the infantry are all repeating guns.Our rifles, both in terms of rate of fire, accuracy, and number of reloads, lagged behind them.Often, after running out of bullets, before they have time to change their ammunition, they are killed by their repeating guns.In particular, they were not ready to attack, but only hid in trenches for defense.If we do it, we will only die. ”The generals nodded their heads in agreement.The general in charge of the Eastern Front, Douglas Haig, also stood up and said, "The Chief of Staff is right, the tragedy of the Eastern Front battlefield today is beyond my imagination.More than 100,000 soldiers were killed in an instant, and we simply can't afford this kind of attrition.Even if we are going to fight, we have to figure out the purpose of the other side.Since they had already occupied Plymouth, why did they not launch the next move, or attack London, but just hold on to Plymouth.In this, there must be a hidden secret" These old guys of the army spoke one after another, in Qiao Zhiqing's time, these people were all famous generals in World War I, and they all held the position of field marshal in Britain.Today, only the regular army on the Eastern Front suffered the fewest casualties, mainly because Angus on the Eastern Front was eager to make meritorious contributions and take the lead in launching the offensive before the regular army.Seeing such heavy casualties, Douglas Haig immediately ordered his men to dig trenches at the 500-meter excavation site to form a confrontation with the Huaxing army.Otherwise, if they rush forward, there is only one way to die.Marshal John French listened to the generals' discussions, and was secretly thinking in his heart.This basin of cold water was poured down, and his mind cleared up a lot, and he secretly regretted that he had given the military order to the king.Although the generals did not complain explicitly, they all meant to express their opposition to the haste of the operation.It doesn't matter if the logistics supply is not ready, and there is no long-term strategy, just a reckless rampage
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