Anglo-French Allied Forces The headquarters located in the southern part of the Marne River is in a state of gloom and gloom. British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps, 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps have been informed of the heavy losses suffered under the attack of German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps. Marshal Joffre remained silent for a long time after receiving this message from Telegram. Obviously, even he himself did not expect that Anglo-French Allied Forces would be defeated so miserably.
"Your Excellency, now we are in Paris, only British Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps and French 10th Army Corps are left. The two armies only have a total of 400,000 people. Even if the 100,000 people of 1st Army Corps are added, the strength is only the same as that of There are only Germany people. Moreover, British Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps and our 10th Army Corps are both newly formed troops, and their combat effectiveness is worrying. It is almost impossible to use these troops to resist the attack of Germany." General Foch looked worried, even desperate.
German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps's breakthrough on the left wing undoubtedly gave Anglo-French Allied Forces a fatal blow. Now, even their capital is under threat from the Germany people. It is estimated that in a few days, the Germany people will arrive at Paris. At that time, how can we continue to fight this battle?
"With those troops alone, it is almost impossible to defend Paris. In fact, we don't have the strength to defend Paris at all now. Don't forget, we are also suppressed by the Germany people here. It is very difficult to say when we will be defeated by the Germany people." Marshal Joffre said.
General Foch was stunned for a moment, and his face turned even pale.
Indeed, Paris probably cannot be defended no matter what. After the left wing's disastrous defeat, German military will advance directly to Paris. And here, they are also unable to withstand the attack of Germany people. Once Anglo-French Allied Forces is also defeated in Marne Defense Line, then they will have no extra troops to defend Paris. Facing the attack of Germany people, they will definitely fail.
However, such a result is undoubtedly unacceptable to a French soldier. After all, they are fighting for France, fighting the Germany people. But is this war already doomed to fail?
"Your Excellency, if we lose Paris, will we surrender to the Germany people?" General Foch asked.
Marshal Joffre thought for a while, and then said, "This is not something I can decide. It has to be decided by the president and the government. However, as a soldier, I will fight Germany people to the end!"
General Foch nodded, he was not willing to surrender to the Germany people. Of course, if the president and the government decide to surrender, there is nothing they can do.
"Your Excellency, Germany people once again launched a large-scale artillery attack on our defense line. They used at least thousands of cannons." A staff officer Marshal Joffre reported with a panicked look.
Marshal Joffre and General Foch both felt nervous. Obviously, they all expected German military's intention. Now that German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps have won the victory, the army of German military and Marne Defense Line cannot sit still.
"Order all frontline units to hold the line of defense and prepare to fight Germany to the death!" Marshal Joffre ordered.
If their defense is torn apart by German military and they are defeated, then the Germany people will be able to encircle Paris. It will be absolutely impossible for Anglo-French Allied Forces who is stationed at Paris to stop German offensive. All Marshal Joffre can do is just stick to Marne Defense Line and continue to persevere. As for whether there will be a turnaround, it's hard to say.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Marne River On the front line, German military thousands of cannons are firing fiercely. Small trucks transporting artillery shells were rushing back and forth, transporting artillery shells from the ammunition depot to the artillery position. The gunners, shirtless, stuffed the shells into the barrels and fired them.
Anglo-French Allied Forces's position once again suffered heavy artillery fire from German military. Although, in the previous battle, German military almost plowed Anglo-French Allied Forces's position with artillery shells. Most of the fortifications were destroyed under the fierce bombardment of German military. The rest are some fortifications that luckily survived the shelling of blind spots. In addition, there are some positions that Anglo-French Allied Forces rebuilt during the intervals between German military's shelling.
But now, under the fierce bombardment of German military, these defenses have all been destroyed again.
As for the artillery of the British and French forces, they remained silent. They simply don't have much left. The previous German artillery suppression and bombing had already caused extremely heavy losses to the British and French artillery. The existing cannons are all regarded as treasures by the British and French forces, and they no longer dare to be used easily. Rather than letting those cannons be destroyed in the fierce artillery battle with the German army, it would be more cost-effective to wait until the German infantry launched an attack and use them to attack the German infantry.
German military's fire preparation did not last long. An hour later, the artillery shells began to extend towards Anglo-French Allied Forces's deep position. Anglo-French Allied Forces knew that this was the precursor for German military to launch an attack.
The reason why German military did not conduct long-term artillery preparations was, on the one hand, to save artillery shells. After the Marne River war is over, I'm afraid it will be Paris's turn to attack next time. If French refuses to surrender, then the two sides will probably have to fight a fierce battle there. By then, the romantic city of Paris will probably be razed to the ground by German military's cannonballs. For this reason, German military naturally has to store as many shells as possible. On the other hand, it is because Anglo-French Allied Forces's defense line has been almost destroyed a long time ago, so there is no need to waste any more shells.
"Attack!"
As soon as the artillery fire began to extend, Commander on the front line issued the order to attack.
This time, instead of directly dispatching infantry, four Armored Division launched attacks in four areas.
A large number of black-painted tanks poured out from German military's position like a black tide and rushed towards Anglo-French Allied Forces's position. These dark tanks formed a Steel Torrent that no one could stop.
"God! German tanks, so many tanks." said a French soldier Panic.
"Damn it, how come Germany people have so many tanks? How can we withstand them?"
"Where are Anti-tank Gun and Anti-Tank Rifle? Prepare to fight!" There are still some brave people who are not intimidated by the huge size of German military and are still ready to continue fighting. However, in the previous battle, Anglo-French Allied Forces's Anti-tank Gun and the gunner suffered heavy losses. It is undoubtedly a fantasy for the remaining Anti-tank Gun and gunners to stop so many tanks from German military.