Chapter 344 Jedi Counterattack

About half an hour later, before the poison gas completely dissipated, the German army was eager to launch an attack.

This was the order of Major General Jonas. He was worried that the 105th Infantry Regiment would stabilize its position in the rear and organize another line of defense, and then really implement "mobile defense" as Charles said to recapture the line of defense.

With a sharp whistle, the German soldiers climbed out of the trenches one by one.

They wore goggles used by pilots, and covered their mouths and noses with a layer of cotton cloth soaked in sodium percarbonate solution. They grabbed their rifles and groped their way forward in the mud on the battlefield.

That was the plan given by German chemist Haber. He developed poison gas, and of course he would find ways to take measures to prevent the poison gas from accidentally injuring his own people.

(The picture above shows German chemist Fritz Haber, who developed poison gas, synthesized ammonia, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry)

However, this cotton cloth also has problems similar to activated carbon gas masks, and its protective effect can only last for a period of time.

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Soon, the German army advanced to the position of the French defense line.

The trench was filled with smoke and a bit of yellow-green could be seen, which was obviously the poison gas that had not dissipated.

Colonel Fabian walked to the edge of the trench, held his pistol, poked his head out slightly to take a look inside the trench, and then retracted his head.

In just that one glance, he had confirmed that the front was safe.

In addition to a few horrible dead bodies, the trench was in a mess, with overturned food, discarded salutes and full ammunition boxes everywhere. They didn't even have time to carry away the machine guns.

Several German soldiers tried to jump down and carry up the machine guns. After all, this was a very valuable "property" for the front-line troops, but they were stopped by Colonel Fabian.

"Keep going!" Colonel Fabian ordered loudly, and his voice seemed a little dull because of the cotton cloth: "See those bodies? If you don't want to be like them, don't worry about these machine guns!"

The German soldiers responded sparsely, carrying the wooden boards that had been prepared long ago and placing them on the trenches, and stepped on them one by one to cross the trenches.

Occasionally, someone accidentally fell into the trench. After they hurriedly climbed out, they held their breath and took out the spare disinfection cotton cloth to replace it.

The German soldiers didn't know that at this time, in the trench tunnel under their feet, there was a whole regiment of French soldiers lurking, and this regiment was the target they were chasing - the 105th French Infantry Regiment.

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Major General Jonas held up a telescope and watched the soldiers disappear in the smoke. Then he waved his hand, and the soldiers of another regiment climbed out of the trench and followed.

These were his two most elite infantry regiments.

"It's different to deal with the 105th Infantry Regiment." Major General Jonas put away the telescope and muttered to himself: "Charles' troops deserve our careful treatment."

Then he turned his eyes to the staff: "Order the troops to advance at least two kilometers!"

"Yes, General." The staff responded and ordered the signalman to pass the order to the attacking troops layer by layer through flag signals.

Watching the troops disappear from sight, Major General Jonas was quite emotional. With the poison gas, the battle seemed to become simpler.

We should produce more poison gas, so that we can win step by step and end this war, which will save many lives.

From this perspective, poison gas should not be regarded as a demon, it is just a weapon, a weapon that can save people!

At this time, Major General Jonas saw something moving in the French trench from the corner of his eye.

At first, Major General Jonas didn't care, he thought it was a German soldier who had fallen behind.

But soon he found something wrong. The movement in the French trench was getting louder and louder, and more and more heads were coming out. The yellow-green poison gas also overflowed from the trench and slowly floated into the air due to frequent air flow fluctuations.

Major General Jonas's face changed. That was the enemy.

Enemies on a large scale, they hid there without being discovered, and it was obvious that they could survive in the poison gas.

God, I was right, Major General Jonas' heart trembled, Charles invented equipment to prevent poison gas!

Then Major General Jonas confirmed this. He saw in the aperture of the telescope that the French soldiers were wearing a special device on their faces. It was fully enclosed, and a pig-like snout was sticking out from the mouth and nose.

"Enemy situation!" Major General Jonas turned around and shouted to both sides without hesitation: "Prepare for battle, the enemy is coming up."

The soldiers were stunned for a moment. How could there be enemy situation at this time? Here!

They looked in the direction Major General Jonas looked, and were horrified to find that in the trenches filled with poison gas, where there should be only dead people, French soldiers wearing masks emerged one by one. Their lenses and respirators looked quite scary.

The soldiers were panicked.

There was only a reserve and guard company of an infantry battalion left in the trenches, with a total strength of only more than 500 people, and the enemy in front of them had at least one infantry regiment.

Major General Jonas looked ashen. He knew what he was facing, and hurriedly issued another order: "Order the 297th Regiment to come back for support!"

That was the second regiment he sent out. If he hadn't gone far, he could launch a two-sided attack on the enemy as soon as he came back for support.

But things on the battlefield are not as simple as imagined.

Before Major General Jonas could issue his order, the signalman waving the signal flag was knocked to the ground after a few gunshots.

"Sniper!" Major General Jonas's face changed again and again. The French army in front of him was the 105th Infantry Regiment he was looking for.

This was ironic. Major General Jonas had always wanted to catch up with it and annihilate it, but he didn't expect it to be right in front of him and now it was going to annihilate Major General Jonas.

Before the German soldiers could react, the French army had already launched a charge.

Teams of soldiers in red military trousers swept in like a storm.

There was no shouting, because they were wearing masks on their heads, but even so, the Germans could still clearly feel the enemy's murderous intent.

The firm steps, the cold-gleaming needle-shaped bayonets, and the black muzzles of the guns seemed to imply that they wanted to avenge their comrades who died in the poison gas!

"Machine gun!" Major General Jonas shouted: "Organize firepower to stop them!"

But it was useless. The 105th Infantry Regiment had already set up sniper positions in the positions, and the German machine guns were suppressed and unable to move in the sound of gunfire.

Soon, mortars also fired shells at the German trenches, and the German positions screamed instantly. The machine gunners and machine guns were all blown up to the sky.

Major General Jonas glanced at the gas tank behind him. That might be the final choice, to die with the enemy.

But he soon realized that this would not work. The enemy was wearing a gas mask, and the only result of opening the gas can was to poison themselves.

"General, retreat!" the staff officer shouted beside him.

Major General Jonas was stunned. Once retreated, it would mean a complete defeat of the battle. The two infantry regiments left in the enemy's defense line might never come back.

But if he didn't retreat...

Although he hesitated for a moment, it was too late.

The French army had already rushed into the 50-meter line, and rows of smoking grenades fell from the sky and were thrown into the German trenches.