Marne River On the front line, the fierce fighting continues. The main forces of German military 2nd Army Corps, 3rd Army Corps and 4th Army Corps have already passed through the Marne River and launched an attack on the deep position of Anglo-French Allied Forces.
Although, Anglo-French Allied Forces's resistance is tenacious. However, they suffered heavy shelling and fighter bombing from German military, which caused heavy losses to Anglo-French Allied Forces. Under German offensive, several lines of defense were lost one after another.
Now, the main forces of Anglo-French Allied Forces are concentrated in the cities of Châlons-en-Champagne, Épernay and Thierry to fight against the invasion of German military. The rest of the troops retreated to the rear. Facing the fierce attack of German military, Anglo-French Allied Forces could no longer hold on.
Châlons-en-Champagne, this big city on the Marne River, is in the midst of a fierce attack by German military. German military 2nd Army Corps With the support of a large number of artillery and air firepower, the city was almost reduced to rubble. French 2nd Army Corps, has been disabled. Now, they can only rely on the ruins in the city to resist. However, as German military's attacks become more and more fierce, it is already a matter of time before they are completely driven out of Châlons-en-Champagne. German military 3rd Army Corps and 4th Army Corps's attack on Épernay and Thierry also went smoothly, while French 4th Army Corps and British Expeditionary Force 2nd Army Corps also suffered heavy losses. Even French 8th Army Corps and 9th Army Corps, which were later put into the battlefield, also suffered heavy losses.
By April 8, the two sides had been fighting fiercely on Marne Defense Line for a week. In this week, Anglo-French Allied Forces's losses have exceeded 500,000 people. If Marshal Joffre hadn't been in charge personally, the troops would have collapsed.
Of course, although German military achieved great results, the losses they paid were also not small. As the main players, 2nd Army Corps, 3rd Army Corps and 4th Army Corps all suffered varying degrees of losses. The total number of troops lost was almost 100,000. However, compared to the loss of Anglo-French Allied Forces, the loss of German military is much smaller. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of German military still maintain high fighting spirit. Unlike Anglo-French Allied Forces, which is about to collapse.
What's more, German military 5th Army Corps, who is a reserve team, has not yet entered the battle. Once these two hundred thousand people also join the battle, they will undoubtedly be able to completely change the situation of the war. Oscar didn't put the reserve team into the battle immediately because he was waiting for a more suitable time.
Anglo-French Allied Forces's headquarters, Marshal Joffre is in the office, looking sad. Anglo-French Allied Forces's losses were so severe that they could hardly hold on any longer during the battle.
"Damn it, how can Germany people's attack power be so powerful? If this continues, we won't be able to hold on much longer." Seeing tens of thousands of casualties every day, Marshal Joffre's heart felt like it was bleeding. These are young French boys, the future of France. However, they lost their lives in this damn war.
Originally, before the battle started, Marshal Joffre was optimistic that they could resist German offensive on Marne Defense Line. If you are lucky, you can even hit German military in one fell swoop and launch a counterattack.
However, after the battle started, German military used powerful firepower to slap Anglo-French Allied Forces hard, knocking them out. Coupled with German military's powerful attack, Anglo-French Allied Forces was even more exhausted. It can be said that even if they are struggling to support now, they can no longer hold on for long.
"Your Excellency, 2nd Army Corps suffered heavy losses. If they don't give them reinforcements, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on. Once Châlons-en-Champagne is defeated by If Germany people break through, the entire Marne Defense Line will collapse immediately," French 9th Army Corps Commander General Foch said with a serious face.
Marshal Joffre nodded. "I know, but do we still have extra troops? 2nd Army Corps, 4th Army Corps and British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps are being attacked by Germany The fierce attack of the people. 6th Army Corps, 8th Army Corps and 9th Army Corps suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Germany people. It is to defend important nodes on the defense line and prevent the Germany people from continuing to tear apart our defense line. So far, we have lost more than 500,000 troops. It can be said that we are now with Germany. Compared with the people, we no longer have any strength advantage, and we are far surpassed by the Germany people in terms of weapons and equipment. This will put us in an even more disadvantageous position in this battle."
General Foch nodded, indeed, these are the problems they face. But, you can't do nothing just because of this, right? That would only make them fail faster.
"Your Excellency, we may be able to transfer troops from other places. Isn't there a group army of British Expeditionary Force and a group army of the French army in Paris? If we transfer them over, then we can stabilize the front again. We will even have enough troops to fight back." General Foch said.
Marshal Joffre shook his head. "Paris's troops cannot be mobilized. Otherwise, Paris's defense will be empty."
"Marshal, we are in the northwest of Paris. Don't we still have three armies? With them here, Paris should be very safe." General Foch said.
"This is Telegram from Sir French. German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps also launched an attack. Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps, Rouen was oppressed by Germany people. Sir French has dispatched Expeditionary Force. One of 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps rushed to reinforce. However, I guess the situation is still not optimistic. Once Sir French fails, this will make Paris. is directly threatened by Germany people. Therefore, we cannot mobilize troops from Paris at this time, and we must take precautions." Marshal Joffre said.
Although, before the war started, Anglo-French Allied Forces already had more than three million troops. But Marshal Joffre still feels that the troops are too few and simply not enough! Although, their military strength is much larger than that of German military. But unfortunately, with the same strength, they simply cannot fight against German military, and can only gather more troops to fight against German military. When the troops suffered heavy losses and could not be replenished in time, their troops became increasingly scarce and insufficient.
Marshal Joffre Even if he tried his best, he was unable to cope with the current complicated situation.