While the French were preparing for battle and both hands, Crown Prince Ruprecht and his officers were also preparing for the final attack. The French guessed a big thing, that is, in the codename for the final In the offensive of the trial, the Germans' attack direction in the first stage was indeed the battle line from Laon to Champagne. One Bavarian group will attack with one Austrian group and two Prussian group armies. They will launch attacks under the cover of more than 10,000 artillery pieces and more than 3,500 aircraft.

However, in the battle line from Saint Quentin to Laon, the Army Group A composed of three Bavarian armies and one Prussian Army is also waiting for it. Once the French decides to make way for this gap, the Germans of the four armies will be easily crushed. The British Fifth Army in front of it, then quickly dashed across the line of defense and then plunged straight north into the English Channel, forming an overall encirclement of the British Expeditionary Force!

This is the second stage of the campaign. In the third stage, the B army group that was originally used to destroy the French army will also mobilize some of its forces northward, as a supplement to the A army group. The two army groups together have more than 2 million The German army, they will launch a large-scale centripetal assault on the entire British army! Cut the British positions from the rear, then divide them and surround them, and then annihilate them one by one!

　　 Of course, at this point, the British can theoretically evacuate part of the army through the strait, but at that time, it depends on whether the Luftwaffe and the High Seas Fleet agree!

　　 "Will the French finally compromise?" Prince Albert asked.

"Yes, the French are now ready to compromise. According to our latest aerial reconnaissance, part of the French First Army has begun to move south. The British protested when they found out, but the French still cared about me, so no matter what However, there has been a loophole in the defense line from Saint Quentin to Laon. If Group A launches a strong attack, the odds of winning will be at least 70%!" said General Crook.

　　 "No, the British must be stabbed by the French. And it must be solid. I want to let the hatred between England and France last for 50 years!" Ruprecht said. When a war is fought to this extent, it is no longer a purely military issue, and the political implications are very heavy.

"The assault route and fire preparation plan of the B Army have been formulated. With the powerful artillery and aviation forces, we can easily isolate the breakthrough area, and then use the assault team and assault artillery to tear the opponent's line of defense. From how to break through the opponent From the point of view of strengthening the position, the Prussian Army has the richest experience and strongest ability in the world. His Royal Highness can rest assured of this. However, I am worried that after the troops have crossed the defense line, we may have to face each other behind the position. A counterattack against the French!" Crook said.

　　 "The Prussian Army is responsible for breaking through the line of defense, and the Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Army are responsible for defeating the French in the field. If you have no problems, then we have no problem." Crown Prince Ruprecht said confidently.

In the final battle, a total of 8 army groups were ready to participate in the decisive battle. This time, the number of troops in the hands of Crown Prince Ruprecht surpassed the Prussian army for the first time. The Prussian 8 front-line army and 1 reserve army were only transferred. 3, and the remaining 5 armies are from the crown prince, including 4 from the Bavarian Army and 1 from the Bohemia Army!

　　 Of course, with the siege of the British Expeditionary Force, other German armies will also provide troops and then successively replace the already exhausted combat troops on the front line. But overall, this time, the German Army launched an offensive under the leadership of the Bavarian Army.

Compared with the Bavarian Army, the Prussian Army was obviously more professional in dealing with trench battles on the Western Front. In two years, the Prussian Army had almost 20 months of time except for the first period. Fighting in the trenches, and formed a set of more effective tactics. Similar to history, it is still dominated by storm commandos. However, the popularity of assault guns and half-track conveyors has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of storm commandos. Various self-propelled artillery can provide valuable direct aiming fire support. , And the strong off-road nature of the half-track vehicle improves the endurance of the Storm Commando.

　　 In the first phase of the battle, the Prussian Army Commando and the Bavarian Army's armored support units and engineering units will attack together. After breaking through the opponent's position, the engineers will pave a channel for subsequent armored units. The off-road performance and stability of tanks in this era are still poor. Looking at trenches, minefields, and various obstacles on the Western Front, the crown prince believes that bad terrain for tanks is more troublesome than the French.

The French can see the movement of the Germans, and in the same way, the Germans can also detect the movement of the French through aerial reconnaissance. Foch's plan to concentrate the armored forces to counterattack after the Germans break through the defense line actually exposes a little bit. , So, in line with the most basic principle of conservation of forces~lightnovelpub.net~ Since the French have drew out a lot of strength to counterattack, the frontal position will not be much stronger!

"The real problem is that after breaking through the line of defense, the depth of the French line of defense ranges from ten kilometers to 30 kilometers, and the terrain and resistance strength are also different. The assault speed of our various units is definitely different. In controlling the line of defense. After that, the assembly and use of a large number of armored troops was also a problem, and the follow-up of heavy artillery troops was also a problem. In short, once we leaked from the position, we might be counterattacked by the French superior forces."

"This is very different from our situation on other battlefields. On other battlefields, the front of a division may be 15 kilometers long, but the French counterattack force may be only 2 kilometers from the front of a division! The density of troops and firepower is too high," Calipt said.

　　According to the estimates of the Bavarian Army, after breaking through the 40-kilometer front from Laon to Champagne, the French gathered at least one group army behind, which is about 300,000! The 300,000 troops can only deploy an arc of 50 to 60 kilometers behind the front line... This force density is unprecedented. And even if there are several armored divisions in front of them, it is a troublesome thing to face the French army, which is also equipped with a large number of armored troops in the wilderness.

"The defense is always passive. The French have concentrated a huge force on our front, so there will be omissions in other places. Our offensive front is to pull on the Champagne line, but it does not mean that we cannot tear this hole more. Bigger."

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