readytorunbook Chapter 510
Chapter 510
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: 0.078s Scan: 0.035sThe fact that the British did not join the war immediately was good news for the British and Gaul.
But at this time, neither country had the extra time to care about the British’s every move. Just dealing with Hans was enough to keep them busy! On
November 19, General Dai Gaulle, a major general of the French army who was launching the final general offensive in the Sedan area, received a telegram from Gallic President Dumelo and General Gamelin, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces. In the telegram, the two asked him to take his troops back to the Iron Tower City as soon as possible to participate in the combat mission of defending the Iron Tower City! After receiving this battle report, Dai Gaulle was very entangled.
He was unwilling to give up the results of the battle. In another five hours, they could take the devastated Sedan area!
At this time, more than half of the German troops stationed in the Sedan area had been killed or wounded, and the number of troops that could be put into combat was less than half of the previous one. This can be seen from the sudden drop in the intensity of their firepower in the counterattack!
As for the French army, they have paid a heavy price of more than 60,000 casualties in the attack. If they retreat at this time, all the previous costs will be in vain!
However, if he does not retreat, then he is disobeying military orders, and he will definitely be sent to the military court to be held accountable afterwards!
Moreover, the German Sixth Army is attacking the capital Iron Tower City. He came out of the Iron Tower City and knew that the Iron Tower City no longer had any extra troops to protect the safety of the capital!
His troops are probably the main force closest to the capital. If he does not go to rescue the capital, the German iron hoof is very likely to step into the capital, just like the Franco-Prussian War sixty years ago!
The Franco-Prussian War is a shame for the entire Gaul. They let the enemy invade their capital, crowned themselves kings in the Palace of Versailles, and took away Alsace and Lorraine, not to mention the huge war reparations of 5 billion francs!
Each of these things is a huge shame, which is equivalent to slapping the faces of the Gauls in front of the whole world!
Gaul had never suffered such a great humiliation. Their entire country was enraged, and the hatred for revenge on Hans brought all the Gauls together!
So they carefully prepared for decades, and finally got their revenge in the first war, successfully killing the freak of the Second Empire!
At this time, the Hans made a comeback and marched towards their capital again. This time, if they let the Hans capture their capital, what would they lose?
Alsace and Lorraine were lost and regained?
Pay more war reparations?
Another coronation in the Palace of Versailles?
Just these alone were unacceptable to Dai Gaole.
However, it is certain that the Hans would never be satisfied with just these!
If he were a Hans, he would definitely take the opportunity to make more excessive and demanding demands when he had such a big advantage!
By then, maybe the entire northern Gaul would belong to them!
So, after Dai Gaole looked at Sedan deeply, he left without looking back, and his army left
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On the Sedan position, Paulus was dug out of the earth pit by the soldiers. After being shaken awake, he spat out several mouthfuls of bloody mud.
Before the French retreated, in order to prevent the German army from pursuing them, they deliberately bombarded the German positions with extremely fierce artillery fire, as if they wanted to use up all the shells in their hands.
At this time, more than half of the German army had been killed or wounded. Less than 10,000 of the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the 17th Division could still move, and there were less than 2,000 people who were intact and uninjured!
The two sides fought fiercely in the Sedan area for several days. The Gauls, relying on their advantage in strength, could take turns to rest and go into battle. The German army had too few troops, so they could not rest like the French army, so most of the German troops on the position had been fighting continuously for more than 24 hours.
Every soldier’s eyes were full of bloodshot, and they were exhausted to the extreme!
If they hadn’t gritted their teeth and persisted, I’m afraid many people would have fallen down long ago!
At this time, when the Gauls withdrew their troops, the German army had no strength to pursue them!
“Damn it, they almost buried me alive!”
The headquarters where Paulus was located was hit by a 155mm howitzer. The violent explosion collapsed the fragile headquarters that had already suffered multiple bombings.
As a result, several German commanders, including Paulus himself, were buried alive!
Fortunately, the soldiers nearby found them and ran over to dig them out. Otherwise, these people who were stunned by the shells might really be buried alive to death!
“General, the Gauls seem to have withdrawn! ?”
A soldier quickly handed Paulus a canteen and asked him to drink some water to clean the dirt in his mouth.
Paulus tilted his head to drink from the canteen, but there was no water for a long time. He looked around with the canteen and found that the bottom of the canteen had been broken by the shell casing, and the water had long been drained!
“Damn it, they finally withdrew their troops. If they hadn’t, we would have died here!”
Paulus threw the kettle aside and glanced at the dusty staff officers around him.
Although the headquarters was collapsed, the casualties were not serious. Except for a staff officer who was hit by a shell in the waist, injuring his spleen and causing massive bleeding in his organs, everyone else seemed to be fine!
“General, what should we do now?”
Paulus took a look and saw that many soldiers, after withdrawing from the tense fighting, soon fell asleep in the trenches due to mental relaxation and fatigue.
The temperature on the battlefield is only about 12 degrees now. Sleeping outdoors in this weather will definitely cause non-combat casualties such as wounded soldiers.
Moreover, there are still a large number of wounded soldiers waiting for treatment on the battlefield. Those who are not injured must hurry up to rescue these people, otherwise, once the best rescue window is missed, these wounded soldiers may not be saved!
“Quick, organize those who are not injured or lightly injured, rescue and transfer the seriously injured, and transfer them to the other side of the Meuse River.
Also send people to the north to contact friendly forces and ask them to send troops to take over our defense line.
Damn it, the Gauls’ sudden withdrawal must be because someone is attacking their capital, otherwise they will never give up the position that is within their grasp, nor will they give up the 600,000 allied troops in the north!
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Hearing what Paulus said, everyone became alert and asked,”General, is someone really attacking the capital of Gaul?”
“Who is attacking the Iron Tower City?”
Paulus was already in a bad mood, and this question made him even more upset!
“How would I know? If you want to know, why don’t you just send a telegram and ask? Damn it, my troops are crippled. We have to retreat to the rear to rest for a few months. I’m afraid we won’t be able to catch up with the battle to attack the Eiffel Tower City!”
Hearing Paulus’ words, everyone felt sorry.
It is said that the Eiffel Tower City is the most prosperous and one of the oldest cities in Europe, and it is also known as the romantic capital.