Second round of artillery
The war is always full of variables, and the plan is always unchanged. The old Count wanted to leave some ammunition reserves for his artillery to throw them on Prince Carl's head, but the cowardly White's defeat in a big mess of all his plans.
The army relies on morale when fighting. Why did the two groups of charge scattered troops at the beginning almost reach the end of the entire army without a major defeat? The reason is that the Austrian army was in a state of great momentum at that time, and people didn't think they would lose with more than less.
In order to protect this precious morale, the old count spared no effort to save one-third of the ammunition base, and locked all the soldiers of Viscount Alan who retreated in the rear. All these measures were to increase the morale of the army.
But now, all efforts have made the bastard White, the escaping soldiers will spread the seeds of terror in their legion at the fastest speed. The soldiers who were originally encouraging with morale were afraid that the words of these losers would pierce countless people's hope for victory like steel nails.
There is only one way now, that is, bully these Chinese without artillery, and let the artillery regiments take a few more groups of volleys, so that the flames and the explosions soar to the sky can rekindle the already shaken morale.
But the old earl also had deep worries in his heart, that is, the deep trenches in front of him. In this era, trench warfare was very rare. Digging trenches in people's consciousness was just a last resort for some towns and military fortresses to prevent the enemy's sneak attacks. No one had ever thought of using this kind of thing in field battles.
However, just a few simple outrageous ditches created a miracle in the shelling just now. Nearly thousands of shells were tilted on the position, and the actual casualties caused were actually single digits.
Of course, the old earl would not know the specific casualties of the Special Mixed Battalion. Even if he was worried, he had no other choice. If he couldn't even bear these two battalions, then the task of blocking the Second Legion for an hour would become a dream of spring and autumn.
"I don't believe it when the artillery position moves forward a thousand meters and approaches to shoot. Are the enemies all iron men? Brave Austrian soldiers, the enemy in front of you is just a group of weak Chinese. They cannot even protect their capital. The British and French coalition forces burn their emperor's summer palace and they dare not take revenge..."
"That's a group of cowards, a group of cowards who only know how to hide in the dark and fire cold guns... They don't even dare to fight us in a dignified manner, they just know that the local mice hidden in the pit..."
"Warriors of the Empire! Are we afraid of these cowards? God is watching us in heaven, the king is waiting for the news of victory. Even if you do not fight against the king, you must fight for your dignity..."
Brigade Commander Penka ran wildly in front of the position. He kept encouraging the morale of the soldiers. As his roar came from the Austrian army formation.
The preparations for the Austrian army also alarmed Xiao Letian. When he found that the enemy was constantly boosting morale but was slow to launch an attack, he had already guessed the enemy's plan.
"Let the brothers be prepared. The wounded retreat into the third trench, and the remaining soldiers enter the second trench in half and carefully avoid it... It seems that the Austrian army is going to play this time. This is the trepidation before the storm. The enemy is preparing for artillery attacks!"
"This group of damn Austrian troops, they lost more than two thousand lives in a row, and they are already anxious. They are trying hard to find us! But I will not give you a chance. The stone bridge highland is destined to become a sad place for your nation..."
With the issuance of Xiao Letian's order, the three trenches were crowded with people, and people began to evacuate into three bunkers through the three-dimensional traffic trenches. The minor and serious wounded were hiding in the last place, and the brothers who could fight were hiding in the first two trenches.
Everyone had already had experience at this time. They were holding rifles and leaning against the earth wall on the south side of the trench. Everyone had their ears blocked and their mouths were wide, waiting for the enemy's shelling.
Boom boom boom... The Austrian army's artillery fire arrived as scheduled, with more than 70 cannons and howitzers pushed forward one thousand sides, pulling the fuse under the gunner's straight aim.
The blasting wind at the muzzle was connected, and thick smoke filled the battlefield. Dozens of explosion points in the trench areas in the highland exploded almost at the same time. Tons of soil were thrown into the air, and then fell like a heavy rain.
Tian Dahuozhang, who was injured in the ear in the trench, shouted loudly, "It's all stable, no one needs to be afraid. My adult said that we can keep our safety... Is the shelling just now so powerful? How many people have died in total? So, the enemies are all paper tigers..."
Perhaps the person with hearing loss will subconsciously have a loud voice. Tian Dacaochang himself can't feel how loud the voice is, but Steven beside him has been tortured by the squad leader and can't speak. This loud voice is even more tormenting than the sound of a bomb explosion.
"You, you...a little brat, what are you muttering? Have you not eaten? Well... It seems that it's almost time for lunch... Damn, even if it's time for dinner, it's still a war period, so you have to endure it..."
Steven couldn't bear to listen anymore. He leaned into Tian Dazuozhang's ear and shouted, "Squad leader... he didn't say he wanted to eat... he said you can continue to shout... our military intelligence... was heard by the Austrian army... you were too loud..."
This voice was strong enough, and it shouted close to the ears, which shocked Tian Dahuozhang's brain buzzed, "Why are you so loud? I'm not deaf...Is my voice loud? Why don't I feel it..."
The brothers in the entire trench couldn't help but burst into laughter. No one of them faced the good shelling seriously. If the Austrian army on the opposite side knew about it, they would probably be furious.
Being able to smile at war has always been the patent of veterans. Although this is the first time that the Special Mixed Camp faces the battlefield, they have experienced the bloodiest hand-to-hand combat, the most tragic artillery battle, and the most overwhelming trench position battle. What is even more gratifying is that these three completely different battles are all winners.
Veterans were shaped by victory after victory. The new recruits were always timid when they saw artillery bombing for the first time, but when he experienced it, he found that after this, their courage would increase exponentially.
Above the heads of the soldiers of the special-mill camp, dark shells flew by, and the soil brought about by the explosion almost buried them alive. But strangely, with such a violent shelling, there were not many casualties. However, at the beginning, a shell killed five brothers, and then there was not even one injured person.
This is a miracle. Even the Hamburg recruits subconsciously looked at the Highland Command. "Is this Chinese Prime Minister really good at magic? He is even afraid of him in the shells?"
There is no way for people to think about it on the battlefield. After the four-wheeled volley, the earth-shaking roars sounded again on the south side of the trench, and the rhythmic running even shocked the earth.
Xiao Letian yelled in the command center, "What are you doing when you are stupid? Rush into the first trench and prepare for battle!"
The soldiers of the special mixed camp shook their heads, threw the dirt above their heads to the side, turned their heads and rushed into the traffic trench and came into the first trench. The sound of a bolt pulling, and the dense Mauser rifles stretched out of the trench again.
When countless heads were exposed from the trenches, the scene in front of everyone gasped "My God, the Austrians are crazy!"
That's right, the Austrians were really crazy about this wave of scattered troops. They actually used 3,000 people at once, and the entire charge position was densely filled with heads.
What does three thousand people mean? It is the sum of the forces of two strengthening regiments. So many people gather together, from a distance, look like an irregular black carpet pounced on the ground.
In this wave of people rushing, the people behind could not see the battle situation ahead, and the people in the battle formation could not see the enemy situation on both sides. The people were crowded together, like flies covered in heads, and could only be carried forward and charged forward.
"Long live the empire! Long live the king! One battle will definitely win or lose!"
"Get bayonets and fight with hands and blades... Don't be afraid, God bless the brave..."
"Kill these cowardly Chinese and take back our dignity!"
There were officers shouting at war everywhere in the black crowd. In the end, the Three Thousand Warriors only had a crazy roar, "Long live! Long live! Long live!" The entire stormtrooper was already in a state of hysteria.
Kiss... Kiss... Countless new recruits in the trenches were fighting around in the gates. They were really scared this time. If it weren't for the middle-aged official suppressing them, these new recruits from the hamburger might have collapsed.
"I've straightened my back, aren't there only three thousand people? Not many, not many at all... When the Prime Minister took us to fight in Naba, the three thousand feet were bigger than this formation..."
"Strictly abide by discipline! You all remember it for me. Now the only thing that can save us is discipline. Prepare the grenade, pull the bolt, and shoot freely within 100 meters..."
The earth was trembling, the enemy was roaring, and the murderous aura rushed towards him. When the enemy rushed to a hundred meters away from the trench, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the trench, "Everyone obeyed the order... open fire!"
That was Xiao Letian's voice. At the most critical moment, the Eastern Prime Minister left the command center and rushed to the front line with King Wing and Master Long.
"Fire...shoot...kill them..." Amid the chaotic roar, Mauser in the entire trench began to shoot intensively, and bullets rushed towards the enemy.
The Austrian army, who was at the forefront, was shot through the bullet and fell to the ground. The Austrian army behind continued to move forward as if they hadn't seen it. The military boots trampled on the mud, trampled on the bodies of the dead and injured, and continued to rush forward without moving forward.
"Accelerate...rush up, rush up..." Countless officers shouted horns and rushed up, ignoring the brothers of comrades and soldiers who were shot down beside them.
"Bastard! Why is this happening? These artillery soldiers should be killed!" The old earl understood when he saw the dense firepower in the trenches. The artillery bombardment just now did not work, and why did it not work even if it was one thousand meters closer.
"God, are you punishing us? Why did you find us a group of irresistible enemies? Are they evil spirits from hell?"
But now everything is too late, and the three thousand chargers can no longer retreat. Everyone here has received the scourge from the people around them, and they themselves are also carrying others. The charge in one direction has formed a potential energy, and everyone is being scourged and unable to extricate themselves.
Chapter completed!