Although Petain was not killed or captured, he didn't look good!
The power of the 406-meter cannon is so powerful that no one who has seen it wants to see it again!
Although Marshal Pétain was not hit on the spot by the 406 heavy artillery, the shell explosion still affected him. A large number of stones blown away by the air waves flew over, hitting Pétain's head full of bags, dripping with blood, and the clean and tidy marshal's uniform, Also because it was covered in blood stains with his own blood, it looked horrible!
However, Marshal Pétain was lucky. The group of Gallic generals who rushed to the front line with him suffered considerable casualties in the bombardment. Six or seven of the more than 20 staff officers were directly killed in the bombardment, and Can't even find the body!
The power of the 406 cannon is so great that even if it is not hit directly, it may be shattered into pieces within its explosion range, leaving no bones at all!
What's more, the German army used high explosives, which exploded with extremely powerful force and were much more lethal than ordinary artillery shells!
"General, the German troops are coming. Let's retreat quickly!"
As soon as the sound of artillery was heard, intensive gunfire came from around the French army. A large number of German soldiers appeared at the edge of the forest and were approaching them!
Seeing the posture of the German army, the French army immediately understood , the Hans wanted to do the same thing, surround them all and eat them in one bite!
This reminded them of the French army that was completely destroyed before. They must have been completely destroyed under such a blow.!
With such a tragic lesson, the French soldiers suddenly panicked.
They retreated backwards and frantically sent distress signals to the friendly forces in the rear, hoping that they would move closer to them as soon as possible and repel the German attack!
At this time, he no longer had the heroic spirit before.
His head was hit several times by gravel, and he was almost knocked unconscious by the sound of heavy artillery explosions.
Therefore, he was completely groggy at this time and could not command the troops at all.!
So, Marshal Pétain could only order a retreat, and then hurriedly rushed out of the German encirclement under the protection of the elite French army!
As a marshal, Marshal Pétain had elite guards around him to protect him. Safe, but those ordinary Gallic soldiers were not so lucky!
During the breakout process, many Gallic soldiers failed to rush out before the German encirclement closed, and ended up trapped in the encirclement, and then were strangled little by little by the Germans. The French troops who had come to support could only watch their friendly troops being eaten bit by bit by the Germans, but there was nothing they could do!
It's not that they didn't want to save their comrades, but the problem was that they couldn't save them at all. The defense was very solid, and it was also very weird!
These French troops found that when they attacked the German army with all their strength, the German army could always quickly move forward from other directions and break through their defense lines, posing a threat to their flanks.!
This shocked the French army, and they subconsciously reduced their forces to resist the German attack. As a result, when they reduced their forces, the offensive forces on the frontal battlefield were naturally weakened, and it was impossible for them to break through if their offensive forces were weakened. It was impossible for the German defense line to rescue the surrounded friendly troops!
So, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of thousands of French troops, the German troops calmly ate up the surrounded French troops.
This process was slow and elegant. It gave the French soldiers a chill from the bottom of their feet!
They felt that they were not facing a group of machines!
A group of machines that only followed the settings and executed them meticulously.
It was really hard to fight against such a mechanical army. People were desperate! The Battle of Pirmaasen did not last long. It only took a week from the annihilation of the first Gallic army on December 29 to the withdrawal of the Gallic army on January 5, 1923.
In just one week, the Gauls suffered 2 divisions being annihilated, 3 divisions being maimed, 70,000 casualties, 12 generals killed, and 22 wounded, including French general Marshal Pétain. The heavy price included!
This loss was completely unexpected by the Gallic government, so much so that when the battle report from the front line was sent back to the Tower City, the Gallic government thought that the telegraph operator had made a mistake!
Isn't the main force of the German army on the Eastern Front ?
Where did they get so many troops on the Western Front?
Moreover, didn't the Bolan people say that the German army's combat effectiveness was very weak?
Why do they become like supermen when they beat us and beat us so badly?
A series of questions made the Gauls completely confused. They couldn't figure out how they failed, and they couldn't figure out why the German army had so many troops!
And the same question also appeared in the minds of the Bolan people at this time!
"What the hell is going on? Why were German troops everywhere overnight, as if they were growing out of the ground?"
Posen State, Frankfurt Front Line, Polish Army General Piłsudski received the telegram from the rear, his hands were shaking slightly, and he asked a series of questions like this!
A week ago, his army could conquer Hans with overwhelming force. The Posen Prefecture was not obstructed at all. The German army was almost collapsed under their fierce attack and was completely vulnerable!
Under that situation, the entire Bolan was full of confidence in this war and believed that they were completely vulnerable. It was time to celebrate the victory of the war in advance!
However, the situation changed dramatically in the last few days of 1922!
Mainz had been waiting for the Gauls to take action, and he did not order a counterattack before the Gauls sent troops. After confirming the news of the Gauls sending troops, Mainz ordered the implementation of the counterattack plan! So, the German army, which had been retreating before, immediately began to counterattack and no longer retreated!
A group army deployed about 200,000 troops here, setting up a total of three lines of defense, resisting layer by layer, and blocked the Bolan people's offensive!
In order to break the deadlock, Piłsudski even sent out his most powerful troops. The elite cavalry team went to attack, trying to bypass the German frontal defense line and raid the German rear from both sides!
But to his disappointment, the German army prepared a large number of motorized troops, waiting for the Polish cavalry!
The domestic infrastructure in Sri Lanka is extremely advanced, and since Mainz took office, it has proposed infrastructure plans to build highways, railways and bridges, which makes the transportation network of roads, bridges and so on in Hansi very developed in this situation!
Below, there are motorized troops equipped with a large number of trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles.
Not only are their speeds no slower than the cavalry that the Bolan people are proud of, they even use machines and do not require as much meticulous care as horses.
And care, they will not feel tired, so their long-distance mobility is much stronger than the cavalry!
As a result, when facing this motorized force, the German cavalry did not benefit at all in the third round! With a machine gun mounted on a motorcycle, you can use fast speed and more flexible maneuverability to chase and shoot at the Bolan cavalry!
But when the Bolan cavalry is running on horseback, it is difficult to shoot. Even if they could shoot, they couldn't carry heavy machine guns.
With just the carbine in their hands, they couldn't compete with the German machine guns! You made a stupid move and actually rushed towards the German trucks in groups!
Well, the German truck troops were worried that they would not have a chance to join the battle. Since you came to your door, they would naturally not be polite!!
So, the German truck immediately stopped, and a large number of soldiers quickly jumped out of the truck, set up roadblocks and barbed wire, and set up machine guns and field artillery.
As a result, before the Bolan cavalry could rush to the German army, they were hit by German machine guns and artillery fire. Intensive firepower attack!
After all, the cavalry are not tanks and armored vehicles. They are not invulnerable. They are just mortal beings with a slightly faster speed!
Under the strafing and bombardment of bullets and artillery shells, the Pineland Cavalry fell in large numbers. In front of the German army!
And also fell together with the undefeated legend of the Pineapple Cavalry!
At this point, the post-cavalry era has finally come to an end!