But soon Ney exploded again because he couldn't help it. As the chief of staff, he actually came up with such a bad idea.

"Move troops out of strong fortifications? Into field fortifications?

So if the German army shells field fortifications on a large scale, can we withstand it?" Ney roared.

The French army originally wanted to rely on bastions for defense and did not pay attention to field fortifications at all.

Come to think of it, who would dig a fortification in the wilderness instead of defending a fortress that is located in a strategic location and has strong fortifications in place?

As long as there is no water in your brain, you won't do this.

But now the situation has changed. The bastion, which was originally thought to be very strong, was completely destroyed by the newly transferred artillery from the German army.

Even the granite bunkers could not withstand German artillery attacks.

this……!

"The main force withdrew from the bastion and hid in the rear.

Only a small number of people are left to garrison inside, which can effectively reduce casualties.

Just do it like this!" Ney had no choice.

In fact, the entire French defense line was in danger.

The frontal defense line in Metz is still good, but the defense lines of the Second Army and the Third Army are now retreating step by step.

In the past few days, they have retreated five kilometers.

If it retreats again, the flanks of the First Army will be exposed.

His Majesty the Emperor is an emperor who conquers the world with guns. He will never allow the front line to be breached, and then the First Army will be made dumplings.

Therefore, as long as he persists for two more days, Ney feels that he will be able to receive the order to retreat so that the French army's front line can be unified again.

This is what a battle with a clear front is, and the front needs to be consistent.

As long as one point on the front line is broken through, the entire front line will have to move accordingly. That is truly a move that affects the whole body!

Rommel had a great day!

I watched the French military fortifications being blown up to the sky by artillery fire, and not many shells were used.

Being able to achieve this goal with only a mortar made him admire the Ming Dynasty's military technology even more.

In particular, the accuracy of the mortar shocked him. How could such a large-caliber artillery fire be so accurate?

In fact, Rommel did not understand these mortars made in the Ming Dynasty. First of all, the caliber of these mortars was extremely large, and the direct consequence was that the shells were very large.

When a shell hits the ground, it can create a large crater more than ten meters deep in the ground.

Coupled with the weight of two tons and the explosive charge of more than one and a half tons, the power of the explosion can actually make up for some of the lack of accuracy.

There's no way around it, artillery with large calibers has big shells.

Another point is that the range of the mortar is a full thirty kilometers. This is not the ultimate range, and now Rommel uses the mortar, the range is less than twenty kilometers.

The shortening of the firing range also greatly increases the accuracy of the mortar.

The most important thing is that the fortifications and bunkers on the French army's position cannot be moved.

Especially the fortifications on the bastion were built more than a hundred years ago and are impossible to move.

For mortars, this is shooting at a fixed target.

If this kind of target can no longer be hit, Rommel can shoot the artillery commanders and computer soldiers.

In the evening, Rommel ordered the troops who had rested for three days to begin crossing the river under the cover of artillery fire.

During the day, the mortars had destroyed most of the fortifications and bunkers. At night, the Germans used the darkness to cross the river. If a bunker was discovered, almost all the artillery fire from behind would be directed at this firepower point.

When the shells are densely packed, one or two shells will always enter the bunker through a small shooting hole.

Then, there was an explosion, and no more bullets were fired from the bunker.

In the darkness, the French army had no choice but to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the German army.

The battle was very fierce. It lasted for almost half a month, and both sides were furious. Especially the German army, which had been unable to touch the French army a few days ago. Now that they had the opportunity for a head-on confrontation, they would not let it go.

If the rifle is smashed, use a dagger; if the dagger is broken, use a grenade.

Even a person who is dying will not hesitate to pull off the grenade on his body and die with the enemy.

For a whole night, the First Army and the German army fought desperately on the west bank of the Moselle River.

The whole night, the sound of gunshots and grenade explosions did not stop.
Chapter completed!