"Ta-ta-ta! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The continuous roar of the machine gun, mixed with the crisp sound of the rifle like fried beans, the entire South Bank of the Marne River has been completely enveloped by the sound of gunfire. German military and Anglo-French Allied Forces, with a total of two million people, launched the fiercest battle on a front that was hundreds of kilometers long.
"Attack! Attack!"
"For France, charge! Kill all those Germany guys."
"For the glory of the British Empire, rush!"
"Open fire and kill them all!"
Whether it was Anglo-French Allied Forces or German military, they were all shouting crazily. The bullets are like a heavy rain, shrouding the enemy. Fortunately for German military who was hiding in the fortifications, he still had a place to hide. Although their fortifications were hastily constructed overnight, after Anglo-French Allied Forces's artillery was completely suppressed, these fortifications still played a great role.
On the other hand, Anglo-French Allied Forces, the attacker, completely exposed his body to the outside world. The fragility of the human body was fully demonstrated at this moment. It only takes one bullet to take away a living life.
"Da da da!"
A Squad Automatic Weapon was firing, with several magazines empty, but in front of the position, no less than twenty Anglo-French Allied Forces soldiers had fallen. But even so, Anglo-French Allied Forces's attack is still continuing.
During this battle, the soldiers of Anglo-French Allied Forces showed a strong will to fight.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the propaganda of the officers. The officers declared to these ordinary soldiers that both British Empire and French Republic have reached the most critical moment. If German military cannot be defeated in this battle, then British Empire and French Republic will perish.
For these soldiers, they do not want to see their country perish. All they can do is to try their best in the war and fight German military to the death.
It was under such circumstances that the Marne River war became so fierce. Soldiers on both sides of the war risked their lives to fight. Their corpses were piled up thickly in the South Bank of the Marne River.
"Your Highness, Anglo-French Allied Forces's attacks are very fierce. Although we have repelled their attacks many times and caused them great casualties. However, they still have not collapsed." Major General Manstein reported to Oscar.
"Well, the next battle will become more and more fierce. No matter it is Britain people or French, they don't want to fail. So, if we want to defeat them, we have to work harder." Oscar nodded.
"Let the artillery and Air Corps continue to provide fire support for the front line. Our troops are not as good as Anglo-French Allied Forces, so we have to think of ways to deal with firepower." Oscar ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Without sufficient mobilization, German military was never able to compare with Anglo-French Allied Forces in terms of military strength. But thanks to German military's already strong combat effectiveness, coupled with advanced weapons and equipment, it has become possible to defeat more with less. This is why Oscar is confident in this battle.
"I hope Anglo-French Allied Forces's attack will be more violent. In this case, we will be able to use powerful firepower to kill their effective forces. In that case, the next battle will undoubtedly be much easier to fight." Oscar thought secretly in his heart.
Oscar is undoubtedly able to eliminate the main force of Anglo-French Allied Forces in this Marne River battle. Although the total strength of Anglo-French Allied Forces is more than three million, the real main force is not very many. If their main force can be eliminated in this battle, then German military will truly establish Western Front's victory.
Although, as the battle continues, German military's casualties are also rising. However, compared to the loss of Anglo-French Allied Forces, the loss of German military is undoubtedly much smaller. If this continues, the first person to be unable to hold on will definitely be Anglo-French Allied Forces.
The fierce battle between the two sides lasted until sunset. German military's frontline troops were almost exhausted. However, they achieved great results. Although Anglo-French Allied Forces invested the main force in this attack. But German defensive line is still very stable. At the same time, Anglo-French Allied Forces was hit with a bloody head in front of German defensive line, causing extremely heavy losses.
While German military was celebrating that it had withstood Anglo-French Allied Forces's attack and caused them heavy losses, Anglo-French Allied Forces was wailing.
"Your Excellency, 8th Army Corps In today's battle, more than 50,000 people were lost, accounting for a quarter of the entire army. If this continues, I'm afraid the army will collapse soon." French 8th Army Corps Commander General August Dubai said with a sad face.
French 9th Army Corps Commander General Foch also looked livid. Although he did not lament like General Auguste Dubai, he was undoubtedly equally distressed about the heavy losses of his troops.
French 8th Army Corps and 9th Army Corps are both new troops that were formed later. Not only are they not well-equipped, but they are also poorly trained. In this attack, he acted as the main force in counterattacking German military. They suffered extremely heavy losses under the powerful firepower of German military. Today's losses for these two armies alone were almost 100,000.
The other French 2nd Army Corps, 4th Army Corps, 6th Army Corps and British Expeditionary Force 2nd Army Corps also suffered considerable losses in today's battle. If the several armies were added together, they would have lost 60,000 to 70,000 people.
If we add yesterday's losses, Anglo-French Allied Forces lost more than 200,000 troops in this battle, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the troops they deployed on Marne Defense Line.
The fighting will of the West army is often not as firm as that of the Eastern army. If the loss exceeds 10%, the army is considered to have been severely damaged. If it exceeds 20%, many troops will collapse.
If it hadn't been handled properly, trouble would have happened long ago.
But even so, Marshal Joffre had to admit that it was almost impossible to launch a counterattack and drive German military back to the north of the Marne River. Next, I'm afraid we can only continue to fight trench warfare with German military, block German military layer by layer, and use trenches to consume German military's effective strength. As for launching another counterattack, it will definitely be impossible in a short time. Otherwise, once losses soar again, the entire coalition may collapse. At that time, there will be no need to fight the war at all.