Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 1376

Confidence in Victory

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During the day on April 14, the Island Nation's Army 15th Army's attacks weakened considerably. Over the entire day, it launched only two assaults involving several thousand men each. Both were carried out by second-line troops drawn from the 4th Division, 72nd Division, and 73rd Division. As for the 81st Division and 84th Division, they remained still as a mountain.

Clearly, the battles yesterday afternoon and night had inflicted such heavy losses that the entire 15th Army had been badly battered.

At the headquarters of the German 226th Infantry Division, its commander, Major General Friedrich, was also somewhat puzzled by this.

"Although the Island Nation people suffered heavy losses yesterday, they still hold the advantage in troop strength! The entire 18th Area Army has more than a hundred thousand men. Yesterday, we dealt with at most thirty thousand of them. We are still a long way from wiping out the entire 18th Area Army. If the Island Nation people could keep launching attacks so recklessly, at any cost, how wonderful would that be?" Major General Friedrich wore a look of regret.

Yesterday's battle had been truly exhilarating. Of course, that was from the German military's perspective. All they had to do was pull the trigger and use their powerful firepower to slaughter the Island Nation troops. But for the Island Nation's Army, it was unquestionably an utter disaster. Although the Island Nation troops feared neither heaven nor earth when attacking, such a march toward death was still unacceptable to the officers and soldiers. If the Island Nation's Army continued attacking like that, it would not be long before the entire 18th Area Army was completely wiped out.

Of course, the Island Nation people were not fools. Expecting them to keep using suicidal tactics would require the Island Nation officers of

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