Chapter 345 Another Fan

After the continuous sound of grenade explosions, the French soldiers quickly stood up and rushed into the German trenches.

The German trenches were simple trenches built in several hours and were only one meter deep. The French soldiers continued their charge and jumped into the trenches still shrouded in smoke. They waved their bayonets and stabbed randomly, indiscriminately poking holes in any living thing.

The advantage of the French Army's needle-shaped bayonet is that it is not easy to get stuck, but its disadvantages are equally obvious. The damage it causes to the enemy is just a small hole, and if it does not pierce a vital part, it often still has combat effectiveness.

French soldiers who have used this bayonet for a long time have developed a habit of stabbing the same target several times in different parts.

Then, the battlefield was filled with the sound of bayonets entering flesh, accompanied by the screams of German soldiers, some of whom shouted for mercy.

But the French soldiers did not hesitate. They continued to stab the target with their bayonets, again and again.

Then, covered in blood and holding their red-stained rifles, they continued to rush to the next line of defense to pursue the collapsing and fleeing German troops.

…

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 team.

However, Billy Shen always stayed by Charles' side. 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!" said Shen Billy.

The eye window of a gas mask is made of ordinary glass, through which you can observe the battlefield or see the road, but if you aim at a target through it, refraction will inevitably affect the accuracy.

Billy Shen had already missed two targets, one of which was aimed at Xia Er.

Fortunately, Charles hit him in time and prevented a serious mistake.

How much of an impact would it have on the army if Charles fell on the battlefield? Billy Shen couldn’t imagine this scene!

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

"Colonel." Tijani called out at this time.

Following the sound, Charles crouched and ran forward, and came to a collapsed trench, where he 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 in blood, his face was as white as paper, and he was holding his chest and breathing with difficulty.

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

"He's a major general." Tijani turned over his shoulder straps and showed his rank to Charles. "He's also been awarded a medal."

As he spoke, he raised his chin towards the "Iron Cross" medal on the major general's chest.

"Sorry!" Charles stepped forward and squatted, saying sincerely, "They couldn't tell the difference between officers and soldiers in the smoke. If they knew you were a major general, they would show mercy."

Charles was telling the truth.

This was not because of the Geneva Convention or chivalry, which no longer existed after the Germans used poison gas.

This is because a German major general could interrogate and obtain 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 behind like this, after all, the war ahead was more important.

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

"Do you recognize me?" Charles looked at him puzzledly.

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

Charles stretched out his hand in response but his hand was empty. His head tilted and his hand fell to the ground. He suddenly lost his strength like a kite with a broken string.

However, there was a smile on his face, and even though he was not angry, he could still see a hint of relief.

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

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

Before leaving, Tijani noticed that there were dozens of unused gas canisters stored in the tunnel. He asked, "What are we going to do with these?"

Charles didn't think much about it and replied: "Leave one company behind, and if the Germans fight back, open them!"

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

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The German army was caught off guard and was defeated with almost no effective resistance. The 105th Infantry Regiment then ran head-on into a reinforcement artillery regiment.

Those were the German Army's 105MM caliber howitzers. They were advancing victoriously behind the troops, intending to provide artillery reinforcements for the front line. They never expected that a French army would suddenly appear.

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

Charles and Tijani originally thought that this was enough and the result was already good enough.

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

During the battle, a major general and several colonels who were too numerous to count were killed, and the equipment of an artillery regiment was seized, while the casualties of the 105th Infantry Regiment were minimal.

In addition, two enemy infantry regiments that had advanced were surrounded. Having lost their supplies and rear, they had only two possibilities: annihilation or surrender.

No matter who it is, such a victory can be boasted for a lifetime.

However, Charles didn't expect that this was just the beginning.

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

The reason why we say "Germans" instead of "German troops" is because they are 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, and was converted by the German army into a material supply point: in addition to a field hospital, there was a large amount of food and ammunition, and more importantly, there was also an army headquarters, the 26th Army Headquarters.

When the French army jumped into the trenches and pointed their rifles at the medical and logistics soldiers, the German army didn't even know what was happening and was captured without knowing what was happening.

After discovering the anomaly, the German command attempted to break out with the guard company during the chaos.

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

Outside the trench was an open area with a good view, but it was muddy and difficult to move. The French soldiers set up machine guns and used firepower to easily suppress them on the ground, making them unable to move.

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

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

(End of this chapter)