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On February 1, 1923, the Allied Forces of Sunset and Gaul, which were storming the German defense line in the Rhodes area, were suddenly attacked by the Germans.

The German army dispatched a division from the Sheraz area southward across the Vivas River and occupied the 747 Unnamed Land north of the Bezkid Mountains.

This move of the German army was beyond the expectations of the coalition forces. They did not expect that the German army would dare to counterattack at this time. Aren't they afraid that their separated troops would be besieged by the coalition forces and eaten?

After several days of fighting, the Allied forces have basically figured out the situation of the German troops stationed in Silesia.

This German army should be a complete group army, with a total strength of about 350,000, while the Allied forces have about 700,000. The strength comparison between the two sides is about 1:2!

The coalition's strength advantage is very obvious, so they can take the initiative in the war and launch an attack on the German army!

Neither Marshal Haig nor Marshal Foch believed that the German army would still be able to launch a counterattack under such circumstances, because the area the German army had to defend was very wide, from the Lodz area to the Brest area, a 500-kilometer frontal battlefield. It's all their defense zone!

The Allied forces can rely on their strength to attack them at any time and at any place.

Because the German army is passively defending, their army mobilization speed is much slower than that of the Allied Allied Forces, which has the initiative. This makes them have to pile up troops along the entire defense line, which greatly disperses the German army's strength!

In a war, the advantages and disadvantages of both the offensive and defensive sides must be determined based on the actual situation.

For example, on the Western Front battlefield, when the Gauls sent out a large army to attack the German Siegfried Line, in that case, the German army with complete fortifications had an advantage when facing the attacking French army. party.

On the Eastern Front battlefield, the coalition forces, which had more troops and took the initiative in the war, were obviously the side with the advantage.

When they send troops to attack, they can send far more troops than the defenders to storm a certain point on a German defense line!

As long as they can capture this point, the coalition forces can find a breakthrough in the German defense line and then break through the entire German defense line!

In fact, the coalition thinks so and has always done so!

They have been attacking the important city of Rhodes during this time. As the third largest city in Poland, this is an important town that Pineland cannot imagine. If they capture it, the coalition forces can control the railway from Rhodes to the west. Control!

With railway transportation, the coalition's large forces can quickly advance westward, penetrate the German encirclement, and rescue the Polish army within the encirclement.

If Rhodes is not captured, the coalition forces will have no choice but to advance on foot. In that case, their own advancement will be very slow, and the logistics support system will become extremely difficult because there is no railway transportation!

These unfavorable factors left the coalition forces with few options. They could either continue to attack Rhodes or attack Brest directly from the south!

Brest is the capital of Silesia. If they attack here, they will definitely encounter more intense German resistance. After all, it is closer to Hans' homeland. The additional troops and equipment sent from Hans' homeland will definitely be dispatched as soon as possible. When transported here, the coalition forces may encounter the embarrassing situation of more and more enemies fighting.

Therefore, both Marshal Haig and Marshal Foch wisely did not choose to gnaw on this hard nut. Instead, they chose to pick up the softer pieces and hit the protruding part of the German defense line, Rhodes!

However, the German army's current actions confused the two of them!

With so much pressure on the frontal defense line and so stretched, the German army actually sent a division of troops across the Vivas River and into Betz in the south. What were they going to do?

"If the division goes out of control, there must be a monster. Send someone quickly to find out the intentions of the German army. Are there any troops behind the army that can follow this army?"

General Haig's right eyelid has been twitching. Although he has not yet figured out the true intention of the Hans, Hans's unexpected move has made him feel a little uneasy!

Marshal Haig's heart It is clear that the Germans must have their own purpose for doing this!

And if they cannot figure out this purpose as soon as possible, it will be a huge security risk for the coalition forces!

"Quick, go and invite Marshal Foch over and tell him that I have important military affairs to discuss with him!"

Marshal Haig thought for a long time alone, but could not figure out the true intention of the German army, so he had to send someone to invite the Gauls over, hoping that the Gauls could help him come up with countermeasures!

In fact, even if If Marshal Haig doesn't invite General Foch, General Foch himself will come here to find him.

"Foch, you came just in time, look at this!"

Haig handed Foch the latest information. Foch took a look at it. It said that after the German army occupied Highland 747, they immediately built fortifications on the high ground and set up machine gun and artillery positions.

"What do the Hans want to do? General

Haig asked with concern. Foch was actually not very sure.

"Judging from the map, the Bezkid Mountains are a commanding point here, and the extension of the mountains points to our back. Could it be said that the Hans intend to raid us from the mountains?"

Marshal Foch said with some uncertainty.

"Impossible. How many troops do they have? It's just one division. If we expect one division to attack us, isn't that looking for death?"

General Haig immediately rejected his speculation, and the basis of his judgment was that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great!

Foch didn't say anything about this. The difference in strength was indeed very different, and if this army went down the mountain , it is impossible for the coalition forces not to discover it!

"However, this force is on our flank and will eventually pose a certain threat to us. Why don't we try to attack?"

These words made General Haig hesitate. Should he send troops to attack this smaller German army?

Tactically, when facing a strong enemy, dividing the troops is not a wise choice, because dividing the troops means that This will weaken its own strength, and the enemy can give priority to the smaller force, and then deal with the larger enemy!

At this time, the number of troops sent by the German army makes the coalition forces feel very entangled. If an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people is sent, they will definitely pay attention to it immediately, because an army of this size is really possible to attack their rear.

In this case, even if the coalition forces do not send heavy troops to destroy them! If they want to support the German army, they will at least allocate enough troops to watch them and prevent them from doing whatever they want!

However, what is confusing is that the German army only sent one division, only 20,000 troops. Even if it is too little, it is not too little.

This makes the coalition forces very confused!

Should they send troops to deal with them?

If they do, then the offensive side must have a military advantage. They must send several times the German army. Only with their own strength can they defeat this German army!

But in this case, their ability to attack the Rhodes area on the frontal battlefield will inevitably be affected, because their strength will be weakened.

Thinking of this, Haig shook his head:"We will also send one. Just go over and watch them. Our main focus should be on the frontal battlefield for the time being. No matter what conspiracy the Hans have, as long as we can penetrate their defenses and capture the important town of Rhodes, then all their All conspiracies and schemes will come to naught!"

Foch thought to himself that this sentence is correct. Keeping the same in response to all changes is indeed the wisest choice at the moment!

So, after the coalition sent a division of troops to the south to monitor the movements of the German army, they ignored them!

However, not long after, the German army divided its forces again! This time, two divisions of German troops moved north from the Lodz area and occupied the Mazouf area. What was the German army doing? ? A huge sense of conspiracy enveloped the mind of the coalition commander!