On February 24, a large-scale battle began. Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, German infantry launched an attack on the French positions from the 30-kilometer front.

When he learned about the German attack location, Betton smiled. He slapped the table regardless of his image and pointed at the Meuse River on the map. "The stupid German guy actually targeted the west bank of the Meuse River?! That's great! This line of defense is defended by the latest troops and the best supply..." Betton immediately called and ordered the Meuse River defenders to fight back with all their might.

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"Boom...!" "Boom...Boom,,,bang!" More than 200,000 French troops used various artillery fire to strait the German army, and the thunder throwing tools used by the German army became a nightmare for all French troops. It fired shrapnel with more than 100 pounds of high-explosion ** and metal fragments. French soldiers saw the thunder beads rolling one by one on a tall bow, but it was often too late to see such precursors, and the explosion destroyed the entire trench system.

Among the charge crowd, some German infantry held "small-caliber high-speed cannons" of 130 mm. After hitting a distance, they immediately fell down and fired shells. The high-speed cannons fired five-point two-inch shrapnel at the speed of rifle bullets, causing the French to lose their lives before they could detect it.

At first, the German army successfully captured some fortresses, but soon the French fired back. The German army was trapped under the fierce cross-cannon fire from the cannon positions on the flank of the Meuse River. The dense high-explosive shells shocked the earth and threw human bodies, equipment and rubble into the sky like husks. The heat waves of the explosion melted the snow, filled the bullet holes with water, and many wounded soldiers drowned in it. People with blind eyes and blood were fumbled into the crater for safety, or fell on the bodies of their companions, and were covered in blood.

"Hurry up!" Mas was kicked again, but he did not dare to neglect. He quickly loaded the shells, and then reported to his commander that "the shells were loaded!"

"Okay! Look at me!" Sergeant Locke, who was covered in dirt, kept adjusting his cannons and finally aimed at a forest in the distance..." Damn Germans, do they think they could survive by hiding in the dense Spangkur forest?! Look at me blowing them to ashes!"

"Boom!........." In the blink of an eye, the shells fell into the forest, followed by an explosion, two explosions,... a series of explosions came one after another, and the fire and heat generated by the explosion destroyed a large area of ​​forest.

Along the way, Mas and Locke stared blankly at the forest. After a while, Mas squatted down, "God! What did we do?"

Maas and Locke didn't know what happened, but the next day, the German commander on the opposite side was so angry that his beard was crooked: a total of 450,000 large-caliber shells were detonated! There were also a large number of fifteen-inch and sixteen-five-inch cannons, which were also destroyed under the dense artillery fire of the French army.

The German army suffered serious casualties and retreated. Falgenhan ordered the German army to stop full-scale combat, concentrate troops, and assault the French army's weak defense line, and changed from a rapid impact to a steady attack. Although it occupied the Wols Fortress, it only advanced less than two kilometers.

Then in March and April, after a hard battle, the German army finally advanced four kilometers forward. But it was only four kilometers!

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In the early spring of 1916, when the German and French troops fought to the death in Verdun, the Russians ushered in a happy event: Emperor Nicholas III was engaged!

On March 12, in Moscow, relevant officials announced the emperor's marriage. It was not unusual for the emperor to get engaged, but it seems a bit special in this war-torn era.

At the grand and simple engagement ceremony, the 16-year-old bride and future queen Luova became the focus of the guests. Whether it was the old nobles who occupied a large number of land, or the businessmen and business owners who had just won the title of aristocratic title, they all inquired about the origin of this Luova. Some foreign ambassadors doubted whether this Luova was the princess of that small country.

Soon, everyone understood. When Marquis Dimir, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard, held Luova's hand and handed it to the 12-year-old Alexey, some people fussed and whispered, "It turns out that this Miss Luova is the daughter of Lord Marquis!"

"Don't the Marquis have only one son? The man named Oleg, why is there another daughter now?" Someone quickly raised objections.

"I guess he is an adopted daughter!" said a noble lady.

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Holding Lova's hand, Alexey smiled knowingly: With the support of Sister Anna and Uncle Mikhail, he finally got what he wanted.

Anna was also very happy. That night, a lot of statistical data were placed on the desk. Although it was complicated, Anna still looked at it with a smile: the output of basic products such as oil, steel, and coal increased a lot compared to 1915, and the domestic railway line increased by 1914...... The grain output has decreased a bit, but relying on the grain storage in previous years should be able to make up for it...

Although Poland and Lithuania were stolen by the Germans last year, most of the newly established factories in the country were established in inland areas, and some important factories, such as arms companies, were even built on the east side of the Ural Mountains. After the promulgation of the laws on economic wartime control, all industries related to the lifeline of the country, such as energy, transportation, and arms, were subject to special management. All relevant enterprises must produce according to government planning and the emperor's orders. In return, corporate giants can receive special care from the government and the royal family and obtain high profits.

In short, in the past two years since he participated in the war, the country's industry, especially the heavy arms industry, has developed rapidly. The machine tools and equipment aided by Britain and France were imitated and learned by Russian engineers, and then made machines suitable for the Russians. Anna was still very grateful for the rifles that were aided by Britain and France. Although the style was chaotic and some were old antiques from decades ago, it finally made up for the urgent shortage of Russian guns. Three million regular troops were truly armed, and each soldier had a rifle and necessary bullets.

"Alas, even so, many people died!" When I saw the military casualties statistics report, Anna couldn't help but sigh, and the report said: Last year, that is, in 1915, a total of 310,000 people were killed, captured or missing, and more than 200,000 people were injured to varying degrees, of which more than 30,000 were seriously injured.

"But compared with the 1.7 million casualties in history, now only 500,000 casualties, this result is good. At least, I have protected the husband, father, son, brother, brother of 1.2 million Russian women's husband, father, son, brother, brother..." Anna closed the document and thought to herself: The tenacious Russian nation should be able to withstand this little casualties, for fear that this little loss will be used by the Bolsheviks and said, "Turn imperialist war into civil war..."

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