Erwin had been organizing the counterattacks from start to finish.
He believed that "the best defense is a good offense," and this was especially true for artillery battles.
Artillery shells cannot be defended against; where they land and the damage they cause are fixed: the artillery positions are there, they can't move, they can't be hidden, and they can't be avoided or escaped, no one can decide whether they will be destroyed or not.
At this critical moment, the most important thing is to fire shells at the enemy and retaliate, only by doing this can the enemy's artillery be gradually reduced, and the number of shells our side needs to endure will also decrease.
The German Army artillery was well-trained and well-prepared.
Artillery observers, without waiting for orders, immediately gauged the enemy artillery positions and transmitted the data to the command post.
