Holy Roman Empire

The roar of artillery fire sounded, and the French army, who had just arrived at the front line, was taught a lesson with artillery by the Anti-French Alliance.

A shell that fell from the sky landed less than a hundred meters away from the French army’s frontline command. The scattered shrapnel took away three officers who came to the meeting.

Among them was Major General Anduin Wryen, commander of the French Ninth Division, who was also the highest-ranking officer killed in the French army since the war broke out.

After receiving this bad news, Admiral Udino, who successfully snatched the enemy's former commander, looked gloomy and terrifying.

"Colonel Rick, send someone to re-investigate the enemy's artillery deployment. We must figure out the enemy's artillery shells. Why can we hit here?"

Udino is also a veteran on the battlefield, and the choice of the command headquarters is also thoughtful. It is impossible to put the command headquarters under the enemy's gun to die.

Whether it was an accident or other reasons, now they are moving again.Otherwise, when an enemy shell falls during the meeting, the French command system will be scrapped.

Colonel Rick replied affirmatively: "Admiral, there is no need to re-investigate. I have personally checked the results of previous investigations. The enemy cannot make large-scale adjustments in a short time.

Judging from the sound and the power of the shells, this is not an army field gun.

This place is not far from the Rhine River, and it should be the enemy who used the navy as a mobile fort."

The flow of the Rhine is not small, and small warships are already navigable.The navies of Belgium and the German Federation happen to be pocket editions.

There is nothing that can be done against the French navy, only hiding in the harbor shivering.Now that the war needs, it is logical to transfer part of it into the Rhine.

Even if a large warship cannot enter, you can remove the artillery and use it as a fortress.When it came to life and death, no one cared whether it was a waste of selling iron.

The range and power of naval artillery are not comparable to army field guns.For airship high-altitude reconnaissance, there is no way to distinguish so carefully, and it is normal to make mistakes in range estimation.

Admiral Udino cursed: "Damn it, give power to the rear, and let them bring the heavy artillery over!

Stop standing one by one, immediately pack up your things and move the headquarters one kilometer back, not three kilometers back."

There was no way, the French army rushed too fast again, and the heavy artillery troops couldn't keep up with the speed and were left behind.

The firepower of the anti-French coalition forces is simply not on the same level with the few field guns carried by the forward troops.

In a panic, Admiral Udino withdrew the headquarters three kilometers, and only after he was determined to get rid of the enemy's artillery threat, did he continue with the unfinished military meeting just now.

In any case, the battle is still to be fought.Even if the enemy’s naval guns were ignored before, the French army still had to attack.

Now it takes time. According to the information from the spies, on average, an Austrian infantry division arrives at the front every day.

At this rate, it won't take long before the comparison of forces between the two sides will be reversed.

In the evening, the lights in the French army command headquarters were brightly lit. Admiral Udino endured his grief and said: "Major General Anduin Wryen died heroically. Now I appoint Colonel Fuxi to replace him and temporarily act as the Ninth Division. The post of teacher.

Then continue the afternoon military meeting.Now that the situation on the battlefield has changed, we must consider the enemy’s firepower advantage. The original combat plan is no longer in keeping with the times."

Change the battle plan?

This is a joke, except for Admiral Udino himself, no one knows what the so-called battle plan is.

In fact, General Udino himself may not have a battle plan.The battlefield is ever-changing, and it is irresponsible to formulate a battle plan without knowing anything.

Generally speaking, everyone's battle plan is made while fighting.What was formulated in advance is a strategic plan, not a tactical plan.

Unfortunately, the command system of the French army is not so advanced.The so-called strategic plan is usually made out of the commander's head.

"Admiral, there is no need to be so troublesome. Artillery has no way to suppress the enemy's firepower. We can also dispatch airship troops.

As long as the enemy's artillery position is exposed, I will go over and bomb it to see who can beat the other."

The proposal is a middle-aged officer, a staunch supporter of the airship faction in the French army, which is the result of the Franz butterfly effect.

Since the Austrian airship galloped in the Ottoman Empire, air supremacy was released in advance, but this idea is not perfect.

What everyone advocates at present is to use airship bombardment to destroy enemy positions and fortresses and create advantages for ground forces to attack.

Udino nodded: "A good suggestion. After the ammunition for the airship unit arrives, send them out to give the enemy some color."

War is the greatest catalyst for advances in military science and technology. In the past decade or so since airships have been used in the military, the European continent has experienced several wars.

Today, the airship unit has become an important part of the armies of various countries.Some countries are even preparing to separate the airship unit and form a separate service.

Since the airship force is so important, the ammunition specially used for airship bombing naturally came into being.

...

On November 11, 1890, with an order from Admiral Udino, the French army launched a full-scale attack on the anti-French alliance under the threat of artillery fire.

The charge sounded, and the brave French army mounted a bayonet and launched a charge towards the coalition positions ahead.

500 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters...Suddenly at one hundred and fifty meters, fire snakes spewed out.

The intertwined firepower of machine guns caused heavy casualties to the French army as soon as they appeared. Many people did not respond and they collapsed.

The mechanical command system came into play at this time.The horn of the charge continued, and the soldiers could only bite the bullet and rush upwards.

Everyone is familiar with machine guns, but the French army is familiar with the bulky Gatling, not the light and flexible Maxim.

The wrong perception made the French military officials underestimate the lethality of machine guns.

Seeing the words "serious casualties", Admiral Udino sneered: "These guys are simply a shame to France.

If possible, I don't mind sending them all to a military court.What is bad to learn, to learn from timid Italians, do you really think I am a fool?

Pass the order on and give me a full attack at all costs.Let the supervising team go to the front line and stare at them. Anyone who cheats the corpse will have nothing to eat tonight."

There is no way, the Italians are already famous.With the French army enlisting a large number of Italians into the army, that widely circulated battlefield survival manual was also circulated in the French army.

Fortunately, the purely French troops, some of the troops mixed with the Italians, have already suffered from the evil habit of fear of death.

In the previous battle, Admiral Udino had seen it with his own eyes. When a unit charged during the day, countless officers and soldiers fell bravely under the enemy's muzzle. For this reason, he also left moving tears.

However, it was these brave fellows who had cheated their corpses and resurrected one after another when the commander ordered to retreat.

Since then, Admiral Udino has gained a new understanding of the words "heavy casualties".

"Yes!"

The voice of the messenger rang.

No one knows what kind of disasters this order will bring to the French army on the front line. At this time, everyone is still thinking about tearing the defense line of the coalition army.

...

It is not only the army that is in trouble, but the French airship unit that has just appeared over the Austrian army at this time also encountered their biggest enemy in their lives.

Throwing a bomb down on the airship, Houdson suddenly exclaimed: "Tom, what kind of bird is in front of you, why is it so weird?"

Tom, who was operating the machine gun, was not much better than him at this time, and stared forward with a dull expression.

They have been flying in the sky for a long time, and they can be considered well-informed. I can't say all of them. They have seen most European birds anyway.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the outline of the plane can be seen roughly. A young man suddenly reacted: "It seems to be the plane mentioned in the newspaper."

At this time, the bullets were already coming.Those who know later also know that this is the enemy.

Tom, as a machine gunner, instantly became energetic.After waiting so long, it was finally his turn to show off.

However, an awkward scene appeared.Compared with the big man of the airship, the enemy's aircraft is so flexible that he can't aim at all.

There is no way, the French airship is equipped with a big killer like Gatling.The power is enough, the others are tragedy.

Faced with Tom, who ran up to the plane on their heads and held a machine gun, he didn't know what to do.

This headache didn't entangle him for long, and it ended with the fall of the airship.

After realizing that it was wrong, panic spread in the French airship unit, but unfortunately it was too late to run at this time.

Like a meteor shower, the French airships continued to fall downward.The officers and soldiers of France and Austria who witnessed this scene with their own eyes knew that an era was over.

The new king enthroned, the old king ended.The French airship forces used their lives to mark the end of the airship era, drawing a blood-red end.