When the cloud of war in Europe gradually formed, the exercises of the 88th Army with the Imperial Guard and the Guards Corps also began. Xiao Jie was full of confidence in this exercise. According to the standards of this era, the entire 88th Army Corps was almost armed to the teeth. Each soldier is equipped with an 1806-style rifle and 300 bullets, 6 grenades, a multi-functional bayonet and an engineering shovel, and other things that are more than back. Each squadron is also equipped with two Maxim heavy machine guns and two mortars. Each brigade is equipped with three 75mm field guns as heavy fire support. The artillery brigade also has a full 100 75mm field guns. Such powerful firepower equipment is unprecedented in Europe and even the world. After nearly half a year of hard training, the soldiers of the 88th Army Corps have completely changed from before. After getting familiar with the advanced weapons they have mastered, they are also full of confidence in this exercise. Just think, what an honor it was to defeat two of the Empire's most elite armies at the same time.
As the days of the exercise gradually approached, Xiao Jie was also full of ambition, with a smile on his face all the time. He knew that if the 88th Army could win the exercise, then he could justifiably ask for the expansion of the Army, and there would be more troops in his hands by then. Although the production efficiency of the Andresi Armory is still not very high, it can only produce 20 heavy machine guns and 30 75mm field guns per month, but after half a year of accumulation, there are still nearly a hundred of them piled up in the warehouse of the arsenal. Heavy machine guns and 75mm field guns are enough for the expansion of his army. And now that the war is imminent, he knows that in less than two months, the empire will start a war with Prussia and Russia and Britain again. There is no doubt that the final winner of this war is still the French Empire. So he wants to seize this opportunity and make another contribution in the war. At that time, the legion can be expanded into a standard legion exactly like other legions. According to the firepower equipment of the 88th Legion, the fully trained 88th Legion will definitely have enough strength to defend two or three legions of the empire at the same time. The position of crown prince also needs to weigh whether he has the strength.
The location of the exercise was set at Chartres, about 70 kilometers southwest of Paris, on the edge of the Normandy hills. On August 5, the 88th Army set off from Paris for Chartres. According to regulations, they will enter the predetermined position on August 7. Their position is two hills about one kilometer adjacent to each other and about 100 meters high. Perhaps this cannot be called a mountain at all, but a higher mound. They had three days to build their positions.
Two days after the departure of the 88th Army, the Imperial Guard and the Guards also set off for Chartres, where they would arrive on August 9 and prepare for the attack. After they leave Paris, the defense of Paris will be taken over by the 1st Army to ensure that there will be no problems in Paris during the exercise.
Napoleon and his leading government officials, as well as field marshals and generals, will also set off with the Imperial Guard and Legion of Guards. On August 10, the exercise officially started. Ends August 13.
The other generals of the 88th Corps also had a bitter look on their faces. It can be seen that they are not too optimistic about the upcoming exercise. What Xiao Jie and the others didn't know was that Napoleon personally approved the choice of this place for the exercise. He learned from some aspects the power of the new weapons of the 88th Army. Although they have not been tested in actual combat, their terrifying power is still It left a deep impression on Napoleon, that's why he posed such a difficult problem to Xiao Jie and the others.
All the bullets used in the exercise are blank bullets without warheads, and the bayonets are all made of wood chips, which can effectively avoid accidental injuries. The lethality of the weapons of both sides was carefully demonstrated by a group of experts at the end of July and then submitted to Napoleon in a table. During the exercise, the casualties on both sides were judged by the staff who memorized these data based on the current situation. Although there was a big error in this, there was no way around it.
After lunch, the soldiers of the 88th Army began to build positions under the leadership of their respective officers. The 88th Army took two mountains as the fulcrum, and built a 1.5-kilometer-long defense line in front of the two mountains as the first line of defense for the position. The second line of defense is in the middle of the two mountains. The first line of defense consisted of two trenches about 1 km from the second line. Xiao Jie arranged the 2nd Battalion here~www.mtlnovel.com~ In order to prevent the impact of enemy cavalry, they pulled up two barbed wire fences 300 meters in front of the defense line. If the enemy wants to pass through these two barbed wire fences, he will suffer heavy losses under the attack of heavy machine guns and mortars. Not to mention that they can also get fire support from the powerful artillery behind them at any time. If the enemy breaks through the barbed wire in front, the grenades in the hands of the soldiers of the 88th Legion are not vegetarian. Within a short distance, this weapon is very lethal to the enemy's infantry and cavalry. It can be said that it is completely impossible for the Imperial Guard to pass through the first line of defense of the 88th Legion without paying the price of blood.
The second line of defense is much stronger than the first line of defense. There are three trenches 50 meters apart, and the guarding troops are the most elite 1st Battalion of the 88th Army. All the heavy machine gun bunkers in the group are made of poured concrete. Although they are not as strong as those large fortresses, there is no problem with one or two shells from the artillery of the Imperial Guard and Guards Corps. In addition, a squadron of the 3rd Battalion is stationed on the hills on both sides of them, including all the heavy machine guns and mortars of the transport brigade (the cavalry brigade is not equipped with heavy machine guns, mortars and field combat guns because it needs to ensure its mobility. gun). Strong support will be given to the 1st Battalion. The 100 75mm field guns of the artillery brigade and the 112 75mm field guns of each brigade form 4 artillery positions. They will suppress the enemy's cannons and provide artillery support for their own side.
On the right wing, the line of defense of less than 400 meters is guarded by three squadrons of the 3rd Battalion. Also with the assistance of the firepower from the hill on the right, Xiao Jie believes that they can completely defend the line of defense~www.mtlnovel.com~Welcome Book friends come to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~www.mtlnovel.com~