"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The frightened roar woke up Wang Chen from his sleep. His head suddenly shook and his forehead hit the steel carriage with a bang!
"Wake up! Wake up! There are gunshots!" Wang Chen jumped up from the hay with a loud noise, opened the observation port on the carriage, and looked to the side of the railway. Sure enough, there were dense gunshots coming from the distance. There were gunshots and billows of smoke.
With a crashing sound, the iron door of the entire carriage was opened, and the unknown station came into view in a panic!
"Quick, quick, quick... Everyone, get out! The brothers of the first battalion defend the small station on the spot, and the second battalion gathers from the east to outflank the south..."
"The third battalion is outflanking from the west to the south... The brothers of the fourth battalion are guarding the train and are preparing for armed protection!"
The iron gates opened one after another, and countless Chinese soldiers jumped down from them. The staff at the border station and the garrison were all stunned!
"Is this China's Allied Forces? God bless them, they were so unlucky that they encountered a large-scale infiltration of the enemy as soon as they arrived at the front line..."
"No one expected that the French would be so arrogant. Before the frontline infantry regiments were assembled, the cavalry dared to attack us!"
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand... That's called penetration testing. These French cavalry want to find out our details and know the strength of our defense line..."
While the garrison troops were whispering to each other, a bald Chinese officer ran over and said, "Where's the translator? Where is our translator? Ask about the situation quickly!"
Since Xiao Letian and Prussia established a cooperative relationship, Prussia has begun to cultivate Chinese talents in a planned way. After three or four years of focused training, Prussia already has a group of translators who are proficient in Chinese.
This time, Bismarck also spent a lot of money to assign a Prussian translator to each squad under Xiao Letian. The two thousand army would be equipped with more than 200 translators. These military and civilian officials would eat, live and travel with the troops. , has basically become a member of the Chinese special forces!
Upon hearing the sir's call, a young man named Frank trotted over and said, "Yes, sir!"
Frank ran to the garrison and asked nervously, and after a while he brought back the latest news!
Frank's direct commander was Wang Chen. When the bald man heard that it was a French probing attack, his head immediately started spinning. As expected of a Chinese veteran, he came up with an idea in the blink of an eye.
"Brothers! Move forward with light equipment. Do not carry tents or heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and shotguns! Each person should bring three days of individual soldier rations!"
"Bring as many bullets and guns as you can! We must be the first to cross the border in this war! Don't ask why, just obey the order!"
Wang Chen's guess was not wrong at all. This small station is located near the intersection of Luxembourg, Germany, and France. Not far to the south is the French border town of Thionville. Not far to the south of this town is the important military town of May. Damn it!
This geographical location is the most important front line in the battle between the two countries, and it is a battleground for military strategists. The Prussians stationed a large number of troops on the border, with continuous military camps!
In this era, the defense line was not as densely populated with trenches as in World War I. The military defense line at this moment still had a strong medieval style. A large number of tent groups formed camps, and fences and simple earth walls became fortifications to resist enemy attacks.
This old-fashioned defense system without trenches gave fast cavalry the opportunity to penetrate. After all, the French army was composed of professional veterans. Their military quality was immeasurable. In such a situation, it was impossible not to send troops to test.
Night attacks, harassment, forced cavalry breakthroughs, feints... a series of small actions, the purpose is to test Prussia's defense density.
Those extremely high-quality French officers could judge the number of internal garrison troops by the density of artillery and rifle fire fired by the defenders.
A whole line of defense stretches for dozens of miles. As long as the strength of the defense is tested, when the emperor comes to power in the later period, the infantry regiment can be deployed in a targeted manner!
Wang Chen knows his immediate superiors very well. This kind of mutual testing battle is very suitable for the Chinese special operations. It is impossible for the head of state not to seize such a good opportunity!
As expected, at this moment in the headquarters of Head of State Steinmetz, Xiao Letian was leading his officer corps to put pressure on the old Head of State!
"Marshal Steinmetz! I emphasize again that in the face of the provocation of the French cavalry, you'd better let my men go..." Xiao Letian said.
"No, no, no... I will never agree to your proposal, head of state. I have already marked the defensive position of the Eastern Army. It is most appropriate for you to stick to the defense line west of the Moselle River!" The marshal did not give in at all.
"What? West of the Moselle River? Hahaha...are you kidding me again?"
Xiao Letian stood up and stared into the eyes of Prussian First Army Commander Steinmetz and said, "The west of the Moselle River is already close to the Luxembourg border!"
"What kind of fighting can there be there? Don't forget, Luxembourg is an independent kingdom led by the British. If it is attacked, it will be equivalent to provoking the British!"
"Neither France nor Prussia would be so stupid as to let their artillery shells fall on the border of Luxembourg! Are you putting us there to keep us away from the war?"
"On the entire front line from Metz to Strasbourg, we are actually assigned to the westernmost fringe? Can I take your decision as an insult to us?"
"No, no, no... Head of State, you are wrong!" The marshal did not dare to bear such a charge.
"What I consider is entirely from the perspective of war! The Chinese army is famous for its good defense! Your performance in Shiqiao Highlands impressed the whole of Europe!"
"Now I leave the safety of the entire right wing of the defense to you. This is the absolute importance I attach to you!"
"What's more... we Prussians will not let our distant friends shed too much blood!"
"Thank you for your kindness!" Xiao Letian walked to the map and said coldly, "I, the Chinese, are good at defense and attack! We did not survive the battle in the Far East!"
"You must use me in this counterattack! Because I must use our reasons again!"
Xiao Letian clicked on the map and said, "In the final analysis of this war, we are going to use the geographical characteristics of France's northern border to create a situation where our opponents cannot support each other!"
"Let's take a closer look at the territories bordering France and Germany, look at the shape of this border, and think about the number 7..."
"That's right, it's a number 7 drawn from the point where the borders of Luxembourg, France and Germany meet, all the way east to the Rhine River. This distance is the horizontal line above the number!"
"Then all the way south from the Rhine River, directly to Basel, Switzerland, this is the vertical line of numbers!"
"This is where our Prussian and French troops are deployed. We cannot deploy large troops on the lower column because the wide Rhine River is a natural barrier and national border!"
"If we attack from this line, the French on the opposite side can easily block our attack by deploying along the Rhine River!"
Note: The second update will be a little later, in the afternoon, sorry!
