C2676 The Salbrucon defended. (2/2)
It had already been three days since the Second Army attacked the Salbrucon. During these three days, the battle between the two sides were extremely intense, and they fought hand-to-hand against each other several times. However, the Salbrucon did not fall in the end.
Although the outside of the city was completely under the control of the French, Flosad also sent a telegram to the French Emperor saying that he had completed the mission.
Outside of the city, there were already corpses. In these three days, both sides had left more than seven thousand corpses behind, the degree of devastation enough to cause countless French Veterans to feel fear.
The more Flosad fought, the more he felt that there was a problem, he had an ominous premonition.
”Damn it, damn it, damn it!” Why would I waste my time in this city? I should have gone all the way east to support Marshal McMahon! ”
”The enemy's main attack direction is the east!” It's on the east side! ”Why am I so stupid …”
”Right now, the eastern front has completely collapsed. The enemy army of one hundred thousand has arrived. If I wait a few more days, my retreat will be blocked!”
”Retreat, retreat!”
Without McMahon's support, the Second Army had become the most prominent unit in the offensive. If they did not retreat now, it would be easy for them to be attacked by the Northern and Eastern Prussian Legion s.
He was only a single soldier, how could he go against the Prussian army group with more than a hundred thousand people? If he didn't run now, he would be a fool!
Flosad quickly ordered his men to give up on the Salbrucon, and at the same time, the battle on the front lines was still ongoing!
On the city walls that were covered with corpses, the shooting Prussian army was surprised to find out that the fighting and shouting French had all retreated.
Soon after, tens of thousands of people started to flow into the camp area at the end of their line of sight. Countless soldiers began to load up their vehicles and tie them up to the floating bridges to transport south, while all the cavalry in the entire camp attacked, surrounding Salbrucon to show off their might.
”The French are going to get lost! The French retreated! We have guarded it! ”
”God bless Prussia! We won in the end! ”
”Fire, fire at these cavalry cover!” In any case, they wouldn't dare to attack the city, so I'll beat them to death … ”
Slap, slap, slap, shot from the city walls. People in the Cavalry were constantly falling off their horses. This round of attacks caused the cavalry to not dare to get any closer. They could only stare vigilantly at the Salbrucon, afraid that the Prussian army would take advantage of this situation and give chase.
”It's time to counterattack! The First Regiment began their attack! Take the French Second Army as a breakthrough and bite them! ”
The news of the great victory of the eastern front had also reached Steinmetz and Xiao Letian. When the old marshal heard the good news, he had immediately announced the total counterattack without waiting for General Staff's order!
”The Second Army won't be able to escape for too long. He just doesn't want his position to be too prominent. After he returns to France, his goal must be the Spicillin's plateau!”
”He has to defend a path forward for the French Emperor! If we destroy the Second Army, the Western Legion of French Emperor will also be destroyed! ”