The rain in Ypres continued to fall, the battles had come to a pause.
The losses of the German Army were significant, over ten thousand casualties in two days of attacks, while the Belgian Army's losses were negligible.
Even more important was the emerging consensus among the German Army, including General Kross: they couldn't defeat their enemies across the battlefield, even though the German Army still had the advantage in numbers.
Thus, General Kross, under pressure from Chief of Staff Fajin Han, repeatedly refused to organize attacks.
In a telegram to Fajin Han, he said: "If the enemy maintains air superiority, our so-called attacks would merely be sending soldiers to the front to become targets. I refuse to do this!"
It wasn't long before the reinforcements from France arrived, solidifying General Kross's resolve to abandon any offensive.
General Fuxu took over the command at Ypres.
