Chapter 345 Another Fan

After the continuous explosion of grenades, the French soldiers quickly stood up and rushed into the German trenches.

The German trenches were simple trenches built in a few hours, only more than one meter deep. The French soldiers rushed forward without slowing down, and jumped into the trenches still shrouded in smoke. They waved their bayonets and stabbed randomly, and stabbed a few holes indiscriminately as long as they were alive.

The advantage of the French needle-shaped bayonet is that it is not easy to get stuck, but the disadvantage is also obvious. The damage it causes to the enemy is just a small hole. If it is not stabbed in the vital parts, it often has combat effectiveness.

The French soldiers who have used this bayonet for a long time have developed a habit. They will stab the same target several times in different parts.

So, the battlefield was filled with the sound of bayonets entering the flesh, "squeaking", accompanied by the screams of German soldiers, and some people shouted for mercy.

But the French soldiers did not hesitate, they still stabbed the target with bayonets, again and again.

Then, covered in blood, they continued to rush to the next line of defense with their rifles stained red, chasing the collapsed and fleeing Germans.

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The attack sequence of the 105th Infantry Regiment was the two infantry battalions at the front, the sniper company in the middle, and the last infantry battalion as the reserve.

Charles and Tijani followed the reserve.

However, Shen Billy stayed with Charles all the time. After entering the German trench, he couldn't wait to take off his gas mask and threw it on the ground.

"I don't like this!" Shen Billy said.

The eye window of the gas mask is made of ordinary glass. Through it, you can observe the battlefield or see the road, but if you aim at the target through it, there will inevitably be refraction that affects the accuracy.

Shen Billy has missed two targets, one of which was aimed at Charles.

Fortunately, Charles hit him in time and didn't make a big mistake.

If Charles fell on the battlefield, how much impact would it have on the army? Shen Billy couldn't imagine this scene!

Charles also took off his gas mask. The Germans here didn't wear gas protection equipment, so it was safe.

"Colonel." Tijani called out at this time.

Charles followed the sound and ran forward. He came to a collapsed trench and saw Tijani squatting in front of a corpse.

It was not a corpse yet, because he was still alive, but he was about to become a corpse, because his chest was covered with blood, his face was as white as paper, and he was holding his chest and breathing hard.

God knows how many times he was stabbed by the brutal French soldiers. It was too much!

"He is a major general." Tijani turned over his epaulettes and showed his rank in front of Charles: "He has also won a medal."

He raised his chin towards the "Iron Cross" medal on the major general's chest.

"Sorry!" Charles stepped forward and squatted down, his tone sincere: "They can't tell officers and soldiers in the smoke. If they knew you were a major general, they would show mercy."

Charles was telling the truth.

This is not because of the Geneva Convention or chivalry, which no longer exist after the German army used poison gas.

This is because a German major general can interrogate some useful intelligence.

(Note: The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864, and France was one of the first 12 signatories)

Charles and Tijani planned to leave him like this, after all, the war in front was more important.

But at this time, the German major general's eyes suddenly lit up: "You, you are Charles? You are Charles!"

"Do you recognize me?" Charles looked at him in confusion.

"No, no..." The German major general answered with difficulty. He tried to stretch out his hand, which was originally used to cover the wound, and it was still dripping with blood: "I, I am, honored..."

Charles stretched out his hand to respond but shook it empty. His head tilted and his hand fell back to the ground, and he suddenly lost his strength like a kite with a broken string.

However, he had a smile on his face. Although he was not angry, he could still see a trace of relief.

"Another fan of yours." Tijani joked, "I guess he wants to get one of your autographs on his body!"

As he said that, Tijani tore off his epaulettes and Iron Cross medals, which were evidence that the 105th Infantry Regiment killed a German major general.

Before leaving, Tijani noticed that there were dozens of unused gas canisters stored in the tunnel, and he asked, "How do we deal with these?"

Charles didn't think much and replied, "Leave a company, if the Germans fight back, open them!"

"Good idea!" Tijani nodded, "This can ensure the safety of our rear."

...

Almost without any strong resistance, the German army was defeated by surprise, and the 105th Infantry Regiment ran into a reinforcement artillery regiment.

That was the German 105MM caliber howitzer. They were advancing victoriously behind the troops and intended to provide artillery reinforcements for the front line. Who would have thought that a French army would suddenly emerge.

The German artillerymen who were setting up the artillery were defeated by the 105th Infantry Regiment before they even had time to get their guns, which added 31 artillery pieces and more than 2,000 shells to Charles's victory.

Charles and Tijani thought that this was enough, and the record was already good enough.

In this battle, the 105th Infantry Regiment not only recovered the lost ground in the poison gas war launched by the enemy, but also defeated an enemy infantry battalion and took down a division headquarters.

In the battle, a major general and several colonels who were not counted in time were killed, and the equipment of an artillery regiment was seized, but the casualties of the 105th Infantry Regiment were minimal.

There were also two enemy infantry regiments that were surrounded. Without supplies and a large rear, they had only two possibilities: annihilation or surrender.

No matter who it was, such a victory could be boasted for a lifetime.

However, Charles did not expect that this was just the beginning.

When Tijani led his troops to advance 2 kilometers and rushed into the trench abandoned by the French yesterday, he was shocked to find that it was full of Germans.

The reason why they said "Germans" instead of "Germans" was because they were not regular German troops.

This trench was a complete trench where the French army had been stationed for a long time. It had complete facilities and ample space. It was transformed by the German army into a material supply point: in addition to a field hospital, there were also a large amount of food and ammunition. More importantly, there was also an army headquarters, the 26th Army headquarters.

When the French army jumped into the trench and pointed rifles at the medical soldiers and logistics soldiers, the German army did not even know what was happening and became prisoners in a daze.

After discovering the abnormality, the German headquarters tried to break out with the guard company in the chaos.

But they soon found that as soon as they ran out of the trenches, their backs would be exposed to the enemy's guns...

Outside the trenches was an open area with good visibility, and it was muddy and difficult to move. The French soldiers set up machine guns and used firepower to easily suppress them on the ground.

In the end, they could only raise their rifles and surrender one by one.

Among them were a lieutenant general, a major general, and eight colonels!