Chapter 943 The Fight Begins 2
The attack of the 3rd Division was also exposed due to booby traps and flares. Like the 2nd Division, it launched a pig attack. However, the 3rd Division's artillery fire suppression and infantry-artillery coordination were really bad. The artillery's covering fire was about to end. , the assaulting Japanese troops were still entangled between the minefields and barbed wire fences. Or they were still shooting at each other with the Schauscha machine gun in their hands and the German MG machine guns. Although the Germans had no defense, it was impossible to break through in a short time. This is a physical gap that cannot be changed simply by will.
The attack speed of Juichi Terauchi's First Division was quite satisfactory. Although it was not as fast as Takao Suzuki, it was much smoother than the attack of the Third Division. He was the first Japanese officer to incorporate British tanks into the offensive force. , although the assault ability of the tank at night is very poor, as a forward direct fire point, it is still quite powerful. After all, the combat effectiveness of the 57mm cannon is much stronger than the infantry cannon. Although the speed is not fast, it is more stable and can be used in After removing several support points with flat-fire artillery, the attack surface of the temple division became the widest!
"Okay, don't worry. Judging from the current offensive characteristics of the opponent, this should be the Japanese army that has just arrived on the battlefield, not the British and French troops. So, we don't have to worry at all. Let's summarize the intelligence and analyze these This is how the Japanese army fought." The commander-in-chief of the German defense forces, Major General Hans von Seeckt, raised his eyes and said calmly. He didn't even pay attention to the firefight outside.
"The Japanese's idea is really unexpected. They chose to launch a sneak attack at night, which caught us a little unprepared. It is certain that they can successfully pass through our cordon and first line of defense in half the night. , but it doesn’t matter, our defense system is inherently characterized by greater depth, and the gains and losses of surface positions are not important.”
"The Japanese troops in charge of the middle attack (the Second Division) are very sharp. To be honest, their artillery preparations surprised me a little. Many of the artillery fired at very close distances, and they were direct-aiming artillery. If possible, I would like to We know how they did it. But no matter how light the artillery is, it is still an artillery, and ammunition is also a big burden. The Japanese should not have too many long-range artillery, so for us, the opponent's The offensive will not last."
"As for this unit, which is the slowest? Well, they don't need to worry, because I don't see any advantages of this unit. It lacks firepower, starts a sneak attack but fails to achieve a breakthrough, and is entangled with the opponent's cordon. , the troops who have been unable to open up the situation for a long time have no future. We can ignore it for the time being." Major General Sekter had no intention of paying attention to Taro Utsunomiya's third division. In his opinion, this level is only that of the Russians. There is no need to worry about what flowers can be found.
"What really needs to be concerned about is this unit. It seems that they are operating together with the British armored forces?" Sekter asked the staff officer next to him.
"That's right. Although the British tanks did not try to pass through our trenches and defense lines at night, their direct firepower caused us a lot of trouble. If nothing else,
After daybreak, the Japanese troops occupied the surface positions, and then these British tanks would come over. "
"Compared to the Japanese army in the middle, I feel that this force is a greater threat!" General Sekter clicked heavily on the map.
Although Sekter's troops are not elite troops, otherwise they would have been dragged to the vicinity of Paris to confront the British and French forces. His 19th Army is considered half of the new troops, and the equipment is not very good. But no matter how bad it is, there is still an armored battalion. Moreover, Hans von Seeckt once served as the Chief of General Staff of the First Army, and his theoretical and practical tactical qualities are definitely sufficient. At least before decentralization, he had experienced all the battles that Kruger fought. In terms of actual combat level, it is much higher than those Japanese who fought in the Russo-Japanese War. Sometimes actual combat experience does not depend on how long the fight lasts, but who you fight with!
In fact, in Sekter's view, this was a complete diversionary operation. Perhaps except for the Japanese, neither the British and French coalition forces nor the Germans believed that Japan was capable of smoothing out this breakthrough. Originally, Seeckt's boss, Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, had prepared a reserve division as a reserve force for him, but now, in Seeckt's view, it seems that it is not needed for pure defense. .
Because in the eyes of Hans von Seeckt, the Japanese attack so far has been tactically brilliant, but from the overall environment, it is already half the battle! In his opinion, Japan has overemphasized the importance of sneak attacks, thereby neglecting other important battlefield factors.
Hans von Seeckt once communicated with the Bavarian Army. He highly praised the prince's words, war is won by coincidence! Sekter originally thought that this strange word was based on strategy, but later, the prince explained that it was a margin, or it could become an ambush or reserve team. The correct understanding of this sentence is that in addition to conventional means on the battlefield, a reserve team must be left to support the overall situation at critical moments. Judging from these six words, there is no evil thought at all. For a battle that cannot be solved at once, if you want to rely on some cleverness to win, it can only be said that you are overthinking!
After all, wars are now very mature. If you want to go all out and directly defeat your opponent to death by virtue of your advantage in a certain aspect, it is almost impossible! In particular, the cleverness of the Japanese was not very clever in his opinion. Isn't it just a sneak attack at night? Do you really think Europeans don’t know that visibility is poor after dark?
Britain and France have carried out small-scale sneak attacks. They have also carried out attacks using the darkness before dawn. But why not carry out a sudden attack in the middle of the night? The reason is very simple. Both Britain and France believe that the probability of success in doing so is not high! In a night sneak attack, if you engage in an encounter, the probability of success is indeed very high, but what if you attack a defense line that has been operated by a modern army for a long time? That’s really too much to think about!
Why did the Battle of Verdun attack at 8 a.m. in history? Why did Britain and France choose early morning for the Battle of the Somme? The reason is very simple. The offensive side is generally very well prepared. At least it must have a local advantage in terms of technical arms and strength before launching an attack. At night or in bad weather, the defensive side's firepower will naturally be weakened, and the attacking side will also be weakened. Weaken it, but don't forget that you were originally the dominant side.
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