Chapter 329: The Artillery Captain in Despair

Chapter 330 The Captain of the Artillery in Despair

Previously, the French artillery fire came from the west of the middle of the battlefield, and the Prussian officers were also focused on that area.

At this time, a shell suddenly flew out from the edge of the Prussian right wing, and both the soldiers and officers were caught off guard. The frightened soldiers stopped moving, but there was no officer to restrain and command, and the queue immediately became chaotic.

Because the five shells were so accurate, 28 casualties were caused in the infantry line. Immediately, an experienced Prussian veteran shouted: "That must be the French artillery battalion, otherwise it would not be possible to shoot so many people!"

His words caused even greater chaos, until the officer who rushed over whipped him to the ground, and the surrounding panic noise weakened.

The Napoleon Regiment, which was "promoted" to an artillery battalion by the enemy, restored the gun position at an extremely agile speed and completed the ammunition loading.

Five loud noises were heard almost simultaneously, and the shells drew a low arc and hit the Prussian infantry line accurately again.

However, the Prussians had dispersed a little this time, and the results were almost halved compared to the last time.

Napoleon observed the results through the telescope and said to the messenger: "Adjust the azimuth 1 degree to the left."

"Yes, Captain!"

As the five cannons roared again, the right side of the Prussian infantry line that had just been attacked was swept by the whistling iron balls, and suddenly there were broken limbs and arms scattered all over the ground.

Napoleon's company was highly trained - this was all because Joseph spared no expense and let the gunners practice with a lot of live ammunition shooting, and the gunners also had to take math tutoring, and those with excellent grades had extra allowances - the cannons had a very high rate of fire and excellent stability. After 7 consecutive salvos, the edge of the Prussian right wing had obviously appeared uneven gaps.

Although the soldiers did not dare to leave their posts under the orders of the officers, some soldiers who had participated in the battle for the Bavarian throne noticed the small bushes nearby.

They immediately suggested to the officers, "Sir, if we move over there, the French gunners won't be able to see us!"

"Yes, sir, that won't make us leave the line. Those damn cannons are too accurate..."

The three company commanders near the bombardment position immediately looked at each other with some intention - although they shouted for the soldiers to keep the formation, they were actually frightened by the bombardment of the cannons. Who knows if the next shell will hit them.

Soon, they made a decision to let the team move slightly to the west. This did not violate the orders of the superiors. When the forward direction is difficult to pass, it is normal to move horizontally for ten meters.

However, at the same time as their orders were issued, the sound of cannons came from Napoleon's side.

The soldiers knew that the officers asked them to stay close to the bushes to block their sight, so they didn't care about the "move ten meters" limit and almost leaned against the edge of the bushes.

At the same time, the Prussian cavalry finally locked Napoleon's position, and then a cavalry squadron rushed over. 150 cavalry were enough to deal with this small-scale sneak attack by artillery.

A French hussar quickly informed Napoleon of the movement of the Prussian cavalry and urged him to move as soon as possible.

While Napoleon looked at the increasingly large gap in the Prussian infantry line in the telescope, he firmly said to the messenger: "Adjust the azimuth to the left by another 1 degree, and keep firing rapidly."

The soldiers of the artillery company immediately continued to load ammunition, and against the approaching Prussian cavalry, they poured shells on the enemy infantry line.

At the right end of the Prussian line, the soldiers gritted their teeth and complained. Although the artillery bombardment did not cause them to lose many people, everyone's feet moved closer to the bushes at the same time.

In the infantry line, the Prussian soldiers who were originally shoulder to shoulder with them laughed at those guys who were hiding in a panic because they were not bombarded, but they did not notice that the distance between them had widened to 70 or 80 steps.

Berthier had received a report from the battalion commander of the artillery battalion before, and was looking at the artillery position chosen by Captain Buwanaba with interest, but suddenly noticed that there was an obvious gap in the Prussian line!

He suddenly had an idea and turned to the messenger and shouted: "Quick! Concentrate a battalion and attack the enemy's right wing! There is a gap there!"

"Yes, General!"

Ten minutes later, five infantry companies formed a charge column. Under the leadership of their respective company commanders, they rushed towards the right wing of the Prussian army to the sound of rapid drums.

Napoleon had already led his artillery to withdraw from the temporary position. They almost withdrew until the sound of the Prussian cavalry's horses' hooves suppressed the sound of the artillery and fired the last shot.

They were here for a surprise attack, so they had no infantry to cover them and could only retreat in the face of cavalry.

Napoleon ordered the abandonment of the five cannons. He had already seen the enemy's line formation, and as long as the corps commander did not miss this opportunity, the loss of five cannons was not worth mentioning.

The Prussian cavalry saw the empty French artillery position, and left more than a dozen people to nail the gun ports, while the others scattered to search for the French artillery just now.

Napoleon heard the increasingly clear sound of horse hooves behind him, and then looked at his own position from a distance, knowing that it was impossible to rush back, so he had to shout to the soldiers of the company: "Everyone stop. The Prussians are catching up!"

He waved his hands vigorously: "But they will not face gunners who can be slaughtered at will, but warriors who dare to fight them to the last drop of blood!

"Now everyone pick up your percussion cap rifles. Those without weapons stand in the back row and help pass ammunition and cleaning rods.

"Let's show the Prussian cavalry a taste of our power!"

To be honest, the soldiers of the Guards Corps were not very convinced by the Corsican captain who came from the air, and even had some rejection. It was only after seeing Napoleon's extraordinary ballistic calculation ability that they reluctantly accepted him.

And today, this Corsican old hat led them to fight a beautiful surprise attack, bombing the Prussians' formation into chaos.

At this time, seeing the fearless and heroic expression on the young face of the captain, listening to his impassioned words, all of them were excited for a while, and they responded loudly, "Yes, we must kill a few Prussian cavalry!"

"Listen to the captain, line up! Have you all forgotten how to line up?"

"Come on, raise your guns! Remember to put on bayonets!"

"Glory is waiting for us! "

Soon, less than 40 gunners lined up in a straight line, nervously waiting for the Prussian cavalry to appear. It was not that they did not want to form a hollow square formation, but that they did not bring enough percussion guns.

Napoleon drew his sword and stood solemnly at the right end of the queue, muttering in his heart: I really want to go back to my vineyard and see my mother working under the grape vines...

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