Chapter 979: 16. Fortress vs. Fortress (4)

After World War II and Yom Kippur War, fortifications such as fortresses and defense lines were once sentenced to death, and the poor performance of the "Saddam Line" in the Gulf War was even more reassuring that people "get in airpower and technical weapons. After unprecedented development, there is no longer any need for the judgment of Yongbei Works. A few fortified works have also been changed, such as the North American Air Defense Command underground in Cheyenne Mountains, the construction of underground anti-nuclear strike bunkers during the Cold War in various countries, and the submarine caves hidden in the shadows of islands and fjords, all of which can be regarded as fortresses in the new era. Concept extension. In the age of the universe, the resource-exhausted mining asteroids were transformed into fortress bases capable of docking fleets, and became unstoppable warships stationed on the great route in the sea of ​​stars.
As long as the fire of war is still burning somewhere in the world, the spiral of contradiction between attack and defense will continue to expand, and the techniques and tactics of building fortresses and overcoming them will be constantly updated, never ending.
Charlie Man, who is very experienced in constructing and conquering the fortress, is now facing the highest masterpiece of the military engineering of Alfheim-the Siegfried line of defense. The process of attacking this line of defense is destined to be and painful because of the huge differences in weaponry and combat thinking between the two sides.
In this regard, His Excellency Marshal Vauban, Chief of the General Staff of the Army, had long been conscious.
The great "Father of Engineers" not only participated in the design and construction of a series of fortifications, but also personally participated in and guided many fortress strategies. In the famous Riga offensive and defensive battle, Marshal Vaubon commanded the engineers to carry out earthwork. Under the city of Riga, a series of trenches parallel to the fortress and snake-shaped traffic trenches extending towards the fortress were built, which once almost conquered the fortress. Unless the war ends early, the title of "Riga Conqueror" will never escape.
The Marshal, who combines theory and practical experience, rushed to the front with confidence, intending to continue to use the title of "Siegfy Line Conqueror" to fill in his regrets. The Marshal Grandma took an interest to the observation post and raised his telescope to the opposite line of defense. See, the paws are on the spot.
This is not a fortress. It is a nightmare of death, built with barbed wire, mines, trenches, searchlights, armored forts, railroad cannons, and fortification areas, all mobile operations and offensive supremacists.
After more than ten years, the Siegfried Line of Defense, which has cost millions of labor and billions of dollars in national funds, is presented to people as follows:
A tight and long line of defense and infantry, artillery, and air units deployed outside the line of defense guard the western border of Yalfheim, starting from the small town of Langeillon, about kilometers away from Metz, all the way to the Rhine, and then along The Rhine went down and finally reached the trilateral junction of Charlemagne, Alfheim and Serres. A series of permanent fortifications are divided into three core areas according to various requirements. Metz and Lauter are the highest-level "Fortress Areas". Upper Argentolaton is next to the famous Belfort area some time ago. The third episode area provides communication systems for fortifications, for The various fortress turrets distribute electricity for power generation, power supply systems, and a supply system that includes military roads and railway lines, inland waterways, and air transportation. Taking the above-mentioned three-level area as the core, it radiates fortification groups that stretch for dozens or even hundreds of kilometers.
This is a technical miracle. A fairly sophisticated comprehensive fortification, reinforced concrete fortresses that go deep underground and support each other, can withstand the heaviest artillery. It can defend itself against gas attacks for a month or more. Under the protection of armored fortresses and reinforced concrete, general-purpose machine guns, rapid-fire grenade launchers, mortars, field artillery, rocket artillery, howitzers, anti-aircraft guns and even battleship guns are all available. Some of them have been bored for a long time. For example, ㎜ mortars, ㎜ anti-aircraft guns, ㎜ rocket artillery; there are also quite new ones, such as ㎜ grenade launchers; and even more intimidating ones, such as several twins placed on the top of the hill overlooking the open ground and the main roads of transportation Armored turret-"remaining supplies" from the Deflinger armored ship. Faced with such a giant beast that is armed to the teeth, any professional soldier will only realize the deep sense of despair and powerlessness, and immediately ask the command to send all the heavy firepower and reserve teams to the front line-according to the date so far The common sense and experience so far, only by the endless rain of shells and the sea of ​​people to impact, there is such a hope, a small opening in the iron wall of this copper wall.
However, this common sense cannot work in front of the Siegfried line. In addition to the strong and desperate fortifications of various fortifications, the biggest reason is that the defense forces that have air control and advanced artillery never give Charlieman heavy weapons and Infantry performance opportunities. Often the Charlemagne army just entered the assembly area, and greetings from various calibers across the front drove them off the stage. Faced with such "unfair", "cowardly cowardly", and "despicable" attacks, the Charlieman soldiers were so angry that they had no choice but to indulge in secret, saying "not that we are too incompetent, but the enemy is too powerful" to comfort themselves .
If it is just a fortress castle, it can't be overcome, it is isolated and surrounded. The next is a protracted battle between the endurance and perseverance of both sides. In the past, there were even battles in which the guards never surrendered by drinking sewage or eating dead bodies for more than ten years before and after the siege. As long as they are able to withstand perseverance, can afford resources, and wait for reinforcements, they will eventually end up with a party that cannot continue to withstand consumption and declare failure.
However, the Siegfried line stretches for hundreds of kilometers, and there is no way around. The completeness of its infrastructure logistics is even more difficult for poor Charlie Man to imagine. When the Charlieman soldiers on the front took the dried meat and biscuits to file their teeth every day, the defense forces in the Siegfried line didn’t say every day, there was still a glass of brandy after dinner; Charlieman soldiers were injured and parasitized every day. Insects, mice, mopping feet, cold and wet foxholes are companions, but the defenders in the Siegfried line are enjoying spring beds and warm beds; Charlemagne Field Hospital suffers injuries every day due to lack of much-needed drugs. The doctors in the Siegfried line are worried that a large number of stored drugs are approaching the shelf life...In a word, the Charlieman army is consuming its resources at an almost abnormal rate, and countless materials and personnel are not blocked at a certain station Here, it was wiped out by endless air strikes. Being in this abnormal consumption speed has turned into a daily battlefield, and can't help making front-line officers and soldiers doubt whether they are fighting the devil. If this kind of "siege warfare" goes on, Charlieman's morale will collapse first without having to fight.
How to overcome the Siegfried line? This has become a problem tormenting Charlemagne. Workers in the arsenal are complaining, "Why haven't you knocked on the turtle shell yet?". The classroom of the Wangjia Army General Staff responsible for attacking the Siegfried line has been in operation since the beginning of the war. Every night is brightly lit, and several combat staff are very young, and they have begun to lose hair before taking off.
Kung fu pays no attention to the people, the staff have thin hair, almost when they peak. There was a flash of light, a wonderful appearance that could solve all problems, that is...
"Attack the fortress with the fortress!"
Marshal Vauban's fist hit the map heavily, his bloodshot eyes swept across awe-inspiring faces, and the Chief of the Army Chief of Staff said in an unquestionably tough tone:
"If you want to break through the Siegfried line, you can only move the "Condor City" to the front to serve as a forward stronghold and completely solve the problem of air superiority. Provide cover for the final and real combat."
"Real combat?"
Interrupting is the Secretary of the Army, one of the few people on the scene who is qualified to interrupt the Chief of the General Staff of the Army.
"Sesame opens the door...that is, tunnel blasting."
Swallowing the unpleasant interruption of his speech, Vauban spoke quite complacently of his favorite combat code. As expected, the air in the conference room was filled with air.
As a tactic that is almost as long as the fortifications, in the era without artillery, tunnel tactics were one of the important means of destroying the city walls. After the battlefield form entered trench warfare, tunnel blasting became a tried-and-tested method for all parties to the war to break through the complex trenches. . In Castile, many trenches were destroyed by tunnel blasting. A huge explosion will often kill and bury the soldiers who guard the trenches, and leave a giant crater. The falling dust and objects will form a mound above the ground about ~ meters around the crater. The prepared troops will quickly occupy Craters, use these mounds to act as breast walls and bunkers, thereby turning the craters into bridgeheads that penetrate into the enemy's defenses.
"The enemy forces are in control of air, and we cannot escape their surveillance with every move. But if we move the city of Condor to the front line, the enemy's air combat power can no longer do whatever they want. They will find themselves under surveillance, The attacked objects. Even if they pulled the proud air fleet out, and the ground air defense firepower could not shake the strongest air fortress in the kingdom. The "City of the Eagle" can easily fly to the enemy fortress heavy artillery and Above the firepower point, it was broken with the latest powerful mm siege mortar gun-in front of the heavy cannonball that fell vertically, even the solid iron king was only smashed. Losing airpower and fire suppression, the enemy It can no longer prevent our army from assembling troops. When the enemy thought that our army was gathering troops to launch a large-scale frontal attack and mobilize the reserve team into the trenches. An unprecedented and unprecedented explosion will send pointed ears heretics to their ancestors. There. Our army can take the opportunity to break through and drive straight in until it breaks the rebel's nest."
The army chief of staff was flushed with excitement, as if he had stood at the scene of the surrender ceremony in Alfheim. When it comes to the highlights, the brows flutter, and the stars scatter. The army minister sitting opposite had to cover his mouth with his hands to prevent spitting into the coffee. Numerous generals and staffs all showed a sudden and cheerful expression.