C2707 [2707 7]. Five hours of deceit (2/2)
”Look!” Why did Prussian in front of him suddenly become busy? ”There seems to be some kind of battle cry …”
”Come on, are you scared out of your wits at Walter? They left the Strasbourg to not fight, but were there people who came to climb the mountains after eating their fill? ”
Just as the two soldiers were talking, a thunderous voice suddenly came out from the Prussian army position!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Then, a sharp sound came from the sky. It was the sound of a shell tearing through the sky and the air!
BOOM! With a loud noise, the shockwave from the explosion that blasted observation sentry four meters away made both of their mouths and noses spurt blood.
”Enemy attack!” Prussian is firing at us! ”
”Artillery counterattack!” ”All soldiers, get ready for battle!”
Most of the French soldiers were still resting. Someone was leaning against a tree, snoring loudly.
”Where are the enemies?” Ah? ”AHH!” ”Ahh!” The disoriented soldiers were awakened by the gunfire. The moment they opened their eyes, they saw that their own campsite had already turned into a sea of flames.
The artillery shell exploded in the middle of the sleeping soldiers, sending shrapnel flying through the body and nailing the bloody shrapnel to the tree trunk!
The blast threw the soldiers into the air and then smashed them ruthlessly onto the ground. The entire camp was filled with screams!
”AHH!” My leg is broken... medical soldier... medical soldier... ”
”Bullets!” Where is the ammunition box? I left it here just in case … ”
”Flag!” ”Protect the military flag!”
”Hide the explosives in the back, and be careful not to get blown up!”
There were people running everywhere and howling everywhere!
These French Army were all Veterans of the Hundred Wars, but even they had never experienced such an intense bombardment of cannons. The opposing Prussian army had probably gathered thousands of cannons, and the cannons were smashing down like hail.
How could there be thousands of cannons!? Actually, Prince Karl only had a total of four hundred or so cannons in his hands, and these cannons would have to be divided among the four main openings!
Although the fort in front of them was the main attack position of the Prussian army, Prince Karl had only sent 150 gates!
It was a pity that the French Army did not understand the terrifying loading speed of the reassembled cannons. They had only fired one cannon, but the French Army had already fired four cannons. This had created a false appearance of more than a thousand cannons firing densely!
The bombardment only lasted for fifteen minutes. The front lines of the French army were already in a mess, and the corpses were spread out as far as the eye could see!
Just then, a loud and clear horn sounded out from the Prussian army position, followed closely by the dense sounds of military drum s. Countless soldiers lined up to form a line and started charging towards the French army!
McMahon who was far away at Sal Castle was completely stunned by the attacks of the French army. He held onto the telegram from the Strasbourg from five hours ago, and looked at the sky in disbelief.
”How can this be? Why didn't Karl fall for it? I gave Strasbourg as a dessert already, why didn't he fall for it! ”
”Also …” Why did he have so many cannons? How many soldiers did he have? Can anyone tell me how many Prussian army s are on the other side? ”
”Damn it!” Didn't any of you give me an answer? ”
McMahon roared, scaring his subordinates to the point that their faces turned ashen!