C3006 The Balance of Victory (1/2)
Orleans's battle had already lasted for three days and three nights, with not a single minute of rest. During these three days, the French Loire River Regiment had invested a total of 250 thousand troops and continued to attack from the front.
After three days of bloody battles, ten pontoons were blown up and rebuilt, and then they were blown up and rebuilt again. France alone had more than 1,400 casualties among engineers who had repaired the pontoons.
Three days later, the three ancient stone bridges in Orleans were officially conquered by the French and protected. From this moment on, more and more soldiers could attack the north coast.
In these three days of intense fighting, the French side had launched a total of more than sixty-five thousand cannonballs. The Prussian army opposing side had also fired about fifty thousand cannonballs, and the intense gunfire from both sides had destroyed almost a quarter of the city.
There were wreckage everywhere, smoke was everywhere, and the black smoke that shot into the sky could be seen more than 10 kilometers away!
The Marseille's independent master was crippled, the twelve thousand people that went up only managed to bring back two thousand wounded!
In the Pyrenees, a single charge had reduced their numbers by eighty percent. Although they had taken over an entire block, only 85 people had survived!
The two brigades of Toulouse had been besieged for twelve hours, and the Second Bordeaux Division and an Independent Brigade were storming to free the besieged warriors!
No troops retreated, no matter how heavy the casualties were, no one retreated!
Gan Bida stood on the riverbank of Southern Bank. He had been there for three whole days, commanding the battle without even resting for an hour.
In this battle, only Gan Bida had the authority to make the disabled troops retreat. Without his order, even if the battle to the last soldier, they were not allowed to retreat!
”Reporting, Sir, the Second Lyon Infantry Regiment has been reduced by 70%. We really can't hold on any longer, please repair our defenses …”
”Reporting to His Excellency the Minister... ”The Alpine mountain brigade can no longer hold on. The defense line is on the verge of collapse, so I ask for reinforcements …”
Gan Bida was constantly surrounded by the troops who were passing down orders. They had brought over the distress messages from the Bloody Battle Departments, and when they saw the young lad from their hometown die like cutting leek, they all felt so much pain that they couldn't breathe!
But at this moment, Gan Bida's heart was as hard as iron. He resolutely shook his head and pointed towards the north, ”Under the heroic soul of the Holy Maiden, there was no retreat …” No one is allowed to retreat until the final battle! ”
”A good man in the France, could it be that she can't even compare to a woman?”
”Retreat? We have already retreated from the north to the Orleans, where else can we retreat to? Retreat to your doorstep and let the fire of war burn in your hometown? ”
”In terms of sacrifice, who hasn't? Look at how the Orleans has been destroyed, have the people here not sacrificed themselves? ”
”The north of France has fallen into enemy territory. Have the people not sacrificed themselves?”
”Don't fight if you're afraid of death! I can remove the name of your unit, and you can go home! ”
These harsh words caused the messenger's face to flush with embarrassment. Without saying anything, they saluted and turned back towards the battlefield. Along the way, they were shouting at the top of their lungs!
”We will fight to the last man!” Fight to the death! Do not retreat, fight to the death! ”
Amidst the shouts, two more divisions from Loire River moved forward. The line from the city area to the outskirts of the city spanned more than ten kilometers and was filled with the sounds of gunfire and shouts.