C3292 Bloody Battle Saint Michels Street (1/2)
The bloodbath began on St. Michel's Street, the most important location on the left bank where the commune had been built. It was also the most famous street in the city.
The rows and rows of shops had long become fortresses. commune warrior with rich experience in street fighting had constructed at least six sandbag wall s on the street.
If the government forces wanted to attack St. Michel's Street, they would have to attack from the south, so Paris Commune had set up twelve cannons and set up a small ammunition depot at the north side of the street, near the Sorbonne and the Pantheon.
The National Guard who was guarding this place were very confident. They firmly believed that no matter how many enemies came here, they would not be able to get past this place.
However, they never expected that today, they would encounter an army that was armed to the teeth!
The attack took place when the commune was completely unprepared. It was currently the darkest moment before dawn, and in at most another fifteen minutes, the sky would be white. The long night had already passed, and all the soldiers could finally relax.
There were even many warriors of the commune that were leaning against the sandbag wall and dozing off!
French Emperor's army, known as the trump card of North Africa, had already snuck up. In the darkness, grenadier's body was tied up with thunder, and they were crawling in the shadows at the corners.
Each of them lay prone on the ground, moving in silence like predators lizards in the desert, slowly approaching the enemy's position!
When they were ten meters away from the first sandbag, the veterans started to place the hand grenades on their waists one by one on the street, even arranging the fuse ropes.
All of a sudden, the oldest of the veterans threw a grenade, followed by a hail of grenades, at the unsuspecting defenders.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The explosion woke up all the dozing soldiers, but before they could wake up, the vanguard troops had already rushed forward.
”Kill without mercy! ”Charge forward quickly!”
Pah pah pah … The sound of gunfire rang out as countless people died in the defense line. These ruthless veterans supported each other with their firepower. Every time a squad started charging forward, there would be other allies supporting them with their firepower.
The bullets were shot so accurately that the defenders could not even lift their heads!
”Old soldiers won't die!” The Empire was indestructible! ”Attack with a bayonet …”
The shiny bayonet leapt through the streets like a jungle. The soldier jumped over a half man tall sandbag wall and directly rushed towards the abdomen of the first line of defense.
How could those surviving commander-in-chiefs be the opponents of these wolf-like veterans? Just a single face-off from the White Soldier Assault was enough to cause a person to fall flat on his back.
The experienced French army could use their bayonets to deflect their opponents' weapons. The spirit serpent of a bayonet could pierce through the heart of the enemy without using much force.
Most of the veterans paid attention to cooperation. One of them blocked the enemy's weapon, while the other used a sharp knife. Sharp white blades pierced through the chests of the soldiers, violently stirring up their lungs!
The soldier that was screaming in pain vomited large mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground, twitching non-stop!
There was no mercy, no sympathy, only the most efficient slaughter. These veterans' killing was like slaughtering sheep and cattle for the rest of their lives. It had completely turned into an instinct!
In just a quarter of an hour, the first line of defense had been broken. Over three hundred National Guard's corpses were strewn all over the streets, and there were still more than a hundred people fleeing towards the north in a panic.
”Enemy attack!” Enemy attack! Comrades's War... ”
It was at this moment that the bells of Notre Dame in the north rang, and the whole of Paris knew that the army had begun its general assault.