Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

On November 1914, 11, the Hans Empire took the lead in launching an attack in the Somme area.

The entire attack was very powerful.

The Hans Empire gathered 120 million troops and 6000 artillery pieces here.

At the same time, these 6000 artillery pieces attacked the second line of defense of the Gallic Empire.

The Allies, on the other hand, were not to be outdone and responded with artillery. For three whole days, both sides fired at least more than [-] artillery shells.

Such a fierce artillery battle successfully made Marshal Foch mistakenly believe that the main direction of the Hans Empire's attack was still in the Somme area.

So Marshal Foch sent a message to Paris, hoping to provide support.

Because Paris was worried that the Hans Empire would break through their defenses like last time, they sent 50 reinforcements to the Somme battlefield.

At this time, there were only 10 soldiers in the Paris area.

Just after the reinforcements from the Gallic Empire arrived in the Somme area.

In the Marne River area, the Hans Empire concentrated six thousand artillery pieces and launched a full-scale attack on the Marne River defense line.

Until this time, the men in Paris still stubbornly believed that the Somme River was the main source of attack for the Hans Empire.

What they need is to hold the Somme River. As long as they hold this place, the enemies in the Marne River area will retreat.

Why do Parisian gentlemen think so stubbornly?

In fact, there are two aspects.

First, if it is admitted that the Marne River is the main attack area of ​​the Hans Empire, then there will be problems with the previous judgment.

And this responsibility needs to be shouldered by them.

The second reason is geographical reasons.

First, let’s introduce the geographical environment of the Somme and Marne rivers.

The Somme River is located in the northeast of the Gallic Empire, close to Belgium.

This area is much closer to Paris than the Marne River.

The Marne River is due east of the Gallic Empire, close to Luxembourg.

Looking at the map, you might think that the two rivers are similar, right?

But what if I told you that all areas near the Marne River are hilly areas, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and during World War II, a line of defense was built by the Gauls on this side of the Marne River, called Maginot?

Yes, if there is any area that is convenient for attack, it is definitely the Somme.

In addition, a few months ago, the Hans Empire had broken through the Somme defense line once.

The current Somme defense line is only a temporary defense line. The difficulty of attacking is much smaller than that of the Marne River.

These Hans were so full that they did not attack areas like the Somme that were easy to attack. Instead, they attacked the well-equipped Marne River defense line that was easy to defend and difficult to attack?

That doesn't make sense, right?

Therefore, after receiving the news that the Marne River was attacked, the group of people in Paris still believed that the direction of the Hans Empire's attack was on the Somme River.

But are the generals of the Hans Empire really that stupid? What could the Gauls not know?

No, the Hans Empire High Command wanted to take advantage of this.

Is the Marne line difficult to defeat?

That is definitely hard to beat.

But this time with the participation of Daxia officers, after listening to the Hans Empire's battle plan, they directly asked, why should they completely defeat the Marne River defense line?

Members of the Daxia Empire's officer corps told the Hans Empire's headquarters that the war had been going on for several years now, and the land close to the warring areas between the two countries had long been damaged.

Therefore, the Marne River region has no food output and has no way to be self-sufficient. Everything depends on Paris to deliver supplies to them.

If this material supply line is cut off, then the enemies along the entire Marne River defense line will have no choice but to surrender.

Moreover, with the current strength of the Hans Empire, it may be difficult to fully break through the Marne River defense line, but if you only break through a little, and then break through a few points, the Hans Empire can still do it.

The people in the Hans Empire's headquarters were shocked when they heard what the Daxia officer said.

Because, they discovered that one of the things that troubled them the most was actually solved by a lieutenant colonel from Daxia.

Therefore, the people from the headquarters quickly continued to consult the lieutenant colonel, hoping to learn from him how to implement the Arrancar.

The lieutenant colonel was also very patient and gave answers to the Hans Empire's military leaders, which basically did not involve principled questions.

At the last moment, a senior military official from the Hans Empire asked the lieutenant colonel what the name of this combat method was.

The lieutenant colonel didn't think twice and told him directly that this combat method of breaking through the surface and quickly cutting the enemy's troops was called "blitzkrieg" in Daxia.

At this time, in the conference room of the Hans Empire Headquarters, there was a handsome blond man with the rank of captain hanging on his shoulders.

After hearing this Daxia officer's words, he kept repeating those three words.

"Blitz?"

"Hey, Guderian, this document needs to be sent to Marshal Hindenburg for signature. Please go and go." An officer, who was also a captain, walked up to Guderian with a stack of documents and said to him. .

And this voice also woke Guderian from his thoughts.

He nodded, picked up the documents and left.

However, as he walked, he was mumbling something.

In the end, the Hans Empire High Command decided to adopt the opinions of the Daxia Officer Corps.

Launch a large-scale breakthrough battle on the Marne River, and then use point breakthroughs to defeat the entire defense line.

Among them, as the main force in the breakthrough battle, it was Manfrey's Imperial Division.

It must be said that William II was still partial to Earl Fisher. The Imperial Division, one of the ten most elite divisions of the Hans Empire, was handed over to Count Fisher's grandson.

This is also the reason why Manfrey can serve as the commander of the Imperial Division.

Of course, Manfrey is no idiot. It can even be said that he grew up very well under the training of Count Fisher.

For example, the Battle of the Marne officially started on November 11. However, the team that was attacking in the early stage was unable to open up the situation.

As a result, when Manfrey's Imperial Division arrived in the early morning of the 3rd, it only took half a day to break through the first line of defense on the opposite side. This is enough to illustrate Manfrey's ability.

After that, Manfrey can almost be said to be a super god.

At noon on the 3rd, they broke through the first line of defense on the Marne River and defeated the 104th Imperial Infantry Division of John.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, they broke through the second line of defense and defeated the 113th Infantry Division of the Gallic Empire.

In the early morning of the 4th, they approached Champany, defeated the four infantry regiments stationed here, and established a firm foothold on the west bank of the Marne River, providing a stable landing site for subsequent teams.

On the 5th, the offensive continued under the orders of the Hans Empire High Command. And defeated an infantry division and two infantry regiments from two Allied countries.

At this time, Manfrey's Imperial Division rushed to the front of all Hans Empire teams and became a sharp knife for the Hans Empire to insert into the Gallic Empire.

The subsequent Hans Empire army also followed the passage opened by Manfre and quickly crossed the river, preparing to surround the remaining Allied soldiers from the west bank.

It was at this time that Manfrey collided head-on with the Purple Flower Infantry Division of the Gallic Empire, which came to support.