Chapter 146: The Wind Blows, Blood Flies(2/2)
"O God, have mercy on your people!"
Although he prayed in his heart, God obviously could not hear his call. The rain of bullets spewed from the barrels of his and his comrades' guns fell mercilessly on the bodies of the British soldiers.
This thrilling battle... no, it is a massacre. It is continuing. God does not seem to have any sympathy for the people who are killing on this land. In other words, God has long selectively closed his eyes.
Although they did not witness the tragic massacre, for many machine gunners, they were stunned by the massacre they had created.
"Stop attacking!"
Numbly pulling the trigger, Heisenberg shouted to the British soldiers in his heart. Don't they know that their stupid behavior cannot change reality and that the human body cannot stop bullets?
But the British soldiers obviously couldn't hear his shouts, and just endured the unprecedented casualties, moving forward, moving forward, attacking the German defensive positions step by step, even though every step required them to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Even though people are dying, they are still advancing and attacking without hesitation.
The successive ferocious attacks, regardless of life and death, were finally effective. In the morning, the British soldiers finally rushed into the German trenches in certain areas, and started a life-and-death hand-to-hand combat with the German troops guarding the trenches.
, submachine guns came into play at this time, and the extremely bloody battle continued. This one-sided massacre lasted for a whole day. On this day, the British army suffered more than 60,000 casualties. By evening, but
Only occupying 4.8 square kilometers of land, it also created a history - setting a record for the largest casualties in the history of British military operations, in one day!
It can be said that the huge casualties on this day are enough to be remembered deeply by the British.
When the British launched an attack, the French also launched an attack. Compared with the British army, the French army in the southern part of the battlefield was luckier. The French had more heavy artillery and used more high-explosive bombs. The bombardment effect was very good.
It blew up a lot of wires and fortifications at the front of the German position, and because it did not use a vertical attack, it suffered fewer casualties than the British army. At the beginning of the attack, the French army's extremely fierce artillery fire overwhelmed the opponent, and the infantry
Taking the opportunity to launch a quick and sudden attack, the French soldiers reached the front of the German position before the German soldiers could crawl out of the shelter. In just two hours of fighting, the French 2nd Army occupied the first German position and supporting point.
This news more or less brings some psychological balance. At least the sacrifices of the British troops were not in vain. At least the massacre still has some value...
Chapter completed!