Chapter 42: The Battle of Nuremberg (Central)

In the early morning of October 7, Xiao Jie stood beside Marshal Benadot, watching the soldiers lined up in a square formation at the request of the officers, and then looked at Benadot, who looked confident, and asked with some concern: "Marrior, you seem to be very confident. Are we sure you win?" Originally, he was staying with Napoleon in the interim command of Aitlingen in the Principal of Baden, but there was no intention there at all, so at his begging, Napoleon

He sent someone to send him to the First Legion because the First Legion was receiving an order to attack Nuremberg. However, Napoleon asked Bernardot to take Xiao Jie with him and prevent him from going to dangerous places to protect his safety. He sent him back to Aitlingen after this battle. Seeing Napole caring about him so much, Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although Xiao Jie, who felt the atmosphere on the battlefield for the first time, believed that they would win, he was still a little nervous about the upcoming war.

Benadot said with a smile: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry. We are the most elite army in the Empire except the Guards. In the previous battles against Austria, we defeated the Austrians many times, even if they had more troops than us. Besides, we used a new type of rifle, and the power and fire rate were much higher than before. So this time we are sure to win. Just watch it with confidence, our heroic soldiers will definitely let those hateful Austrians know the fate of being an enemy of France."

About half an hour later, the soldiers lined up the battle formation at the request of the officers. They were square formations composed of thousands of people, and then formed large square formations of several or dozens of such square formations. Then the soldiers who formed these square formations would charge at the enemy with neat steps or shoot in three-stage styles, stepping on the drums of the military musicians.

The first legion now forms three such huge square formations and slowly presses towards Nuremberg. There is a square formation of 10,000 people on the left and right, and a square formation consisting of 15,000 people in the middle. At the periphery and junction of the three square formations, there are two thousand cavalry of the legion. They will prevent the opponent from attacking here and disperse the lined lines. Behind the three square formations are 5,000 reserve troops, ready to support places where critical situations occur. From a later perspective, such a team is simply seeking death, but no heavy machine gun has been invented yet, so such a team is also the best choice at present. After all, this can enable the army to exert the greatest firepower. At this time, the biggest threat to such dense countermeasures is artillery, but the technology of using artillery is not mature now. Basically, artillery was used on a large scale after Napoleon discovered the advantages of centralized use of artillery.

The soldiers drove towards Nuremberg with neat steps, revealing the solemn atmosphere of the first sect from this neat pace. Perhaps this is the so-called murderous aura. Only the soldiers who have been in the killing field for a long time will this momentum be formed. Xiao Jie secretly thought of this.

At this time, outside the city of Nuremberg, the Austrian soldiers were also preparing for battle. Under the command of the officers, they also lined up in a formation similar to that of the French army. In the wars in the West, they were not as full of strategies and deceits as in the East. They believed more of the knight spirit of strength and courage. Here, the number of troops and the fighting will of the soldiers played a leading role. After the Austrian soldiers lined up quickly, they drove to the preset battlefield, less than 500 meters away from the walls of Nuremberg.

Then quietly waited for the arrival of the French army. Each soldier's face was full of resolute expressions. They had learned from their superiors about their current situation. Except for a very small number of people who were shaken, the rest of the soldiers were ready to fight against the French army. They wanted to use their own blood to defend the honor of the empire and prove that they were the greatest soldiers of the empire. Although they always lost more and won less in the war with their opponents, this did not affect their current morale at all.

The only forty cannons they had were lined up on the city walls. At this distance, they would receive the greatest support from artillerymen and would surely tear all the arrogant Frenchmen to pieces. Many soldiers looked at the muzzle aiming at the black hole in front of them and thought of it. But they seemed to forget that the French team had much more and much more powerful cannons than them.

About an hour later, the French team appeared in the sight of the Austrian army. They also had high morale and walked towards the Austrian army in neat steps. The collision with the land made a dull sound, causing countless Austrians to change their faces and their morale was quickly lost.

At this time, the French team stopped moving forward, about one thousand meters away from the Austrian army. They began to reorganize the team that was messed up due to the progress. Keanmai knew that the longer he dragged, the less good it would be for the Austrian army in this situation. So he decisively launched an order to attack. The soldiers pushed towards the French army step by step, and because they were not at the range of the rifles in their hands, they could not fire. The cannons on the city began to roar, although at this time the French army was outside their range, most of their shells fell one or two hundred meters in front of the French army. Occasionally, one or two extraordinary figures fell into the French army's formation, and the broken limbs and broken arms flew far away. Xiao Jie looked pale and tried hard to control himself and not spit it out.

Benadot was also very satisfied with Xiao Jie's performance. Many people had long vomited when they saw this situation. It was already very good that Xiao Jie, who was spoiled, could do this. Although the Austrian shelling had a certain impact on the French army, the impact was not great due to the range. Soon the formation was completely adjusted.

Benadot shouted: "The artillery fires me. Suppress the enemy's artillery. The infantry raises their guns to prepare for the enemy's attack."

Under his order, the artillery pulled up the cannons and began to bombard the Austrian army. Similarly, due to the range, they could not reach the other party's cannons, so they had to vent their anger on the enemy's infantry. The French army had much more cannons than the Austrian army, with hundreds of them. Although these cannons were of great use, they were also very heavy and were not conducive to long-distance march. Xiao Jie thus developed the urgent determination to develop the mortar.

As the French cannons began to roar, a large number of shells flew towards the advancing Austrian army. The shells continued to explode in the crowd, exploding countless broken limbs and arms, causing bloody storms. At this moment of death, watching the former comrades being blown into pieces in front of him, facing death, many people became timid. The morale of the Austrian army began to lose rapidly. At this time, they were less than 500 meters away from the French army, but the range of their rifles was only 200 meters.
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