Chapter 1019 Battle of Salburg (Part 2)
However, he was really unwilling to do so. He obviously did nothing wrong, so why did he fail? It's Bellevue, damn that guy. If he had more troops, the German Allied Forces would definitely not be able to break through Saarburg.
At this time, Lamosilier suddenly remembered his troops in the city of Metz. Metz was a well-defended fortified city located at the intersection of two rivers. The forts on all sides were still intact. Those heavy artillery were enough to offset the Austrian artillery advantage.
As for the people of Lorraine, those guys are originally the subjects of the Duke of Orleans, so why should the warriors of France care?
Thinking of this, Lamosilier made a bold decision. He would appoint General Guyon as the commander of the Salburg garrison, and then lead his main force to withdraw to Metz and fight the German allied forces.
At night, the two sides who had been fighting fiercely for a day finally got a chance to breathe. The coalition soldiers rushed to the dining car almost immediately.
After a day of bloody battles, the soldiers' physical strength had long been exhausted. Once their tense nerves relaxed a little, they felt hungry and cold.
The Austrian military dining car had already prepared steaming hot porridge and hot soup, but to say it was porridge might be a bit flattering to the skills of these cooks. To be more precise, it should be some kind of paste.
But fortunately, the hungry soldiers didn't care about this. They just wanted to fill their stomachs and relieve the accumulated pressure.
The battlefield dining truck was first invented by the Prussians, but a dozen years later the U.S. government announced that the Western Cowboys had invented a similar dining cart almost at the same time as the Prussians. Since the patentee could not be found, the U.S. military could use this technology for free.
At this time, what the Prussians called dining cars was not complicated, even a little crude.
The dining cart designed by Franz was based on the field cooking carts of later generations. Although it sounds very high-end, it actually does not have much technical content, and the design was completed without spending too much energy.
Its only function is to quickly provide hot food to the soldiers. Otherwise, the soldiers can only eat dry food and cold water. This will not only affect the recovery of the soldiers' physical strength, but also easily make diseases prevalent in the army.
However, at this time, the officers from other countries in the coalition not only did not have any positive comments about the Austrian dining car, they even criticized the Austrians for being extravagant, greedy for enjoyment, and unwilling to surrender even on the battlefield. They were simply a group of old soldiers.
Even those coalition soldiers who benefited from the dining car felt that the Austrians were too degenerate and lacked the strength and bloodiness of the German nation.
Austria's own officers also didn't understand why it was so troublesome. Aren't the soldiers just alive? Why hire so many chefs? Isn’t this a waste?
Moreover, it is really inconvenient to bring these guys on the battlefield, and they even need to be equipped with special horses and guards.
In fact, this doubt largely comes from the fact that nobles and officers have their own personal chefs or high-quality dry food. They do not need to worry about eating a bite of hot food or drinking a cup of hot water.
Even after such a tragic battle, the banquets of the nobles and officers were still filled with all kinds of wine and delicacies, and there were even special bands to entertain them.
However, these belittlements and satires still made Albrecht feel very headache, but as a general who would eat and sleep with soldiers on the battlefield, he knew that the food at this time was definitely much better than before.
The Austrian soldiers really didn't say anything because they knew it was for their own good.
After a hearty meal, some soldiers chose to fall asleep. After all, some had to take shifts in the middle of the night.
However, there are also some sentimental soldiers who cannot sleep. Some of them are wiping their weapons and waiting for tomorrow's battle, while others are praying for themselves or for their dead comrades.
Since the attack would continue tomorrow, the wounded soldiers were taken away to nearby towns for medical treatment.
The French army camp was not so lucky. The officers ate corned beef that had been stored for decades and paired it with bad wine that was spicy.
The soldiers at the bottom were even worse. They could only swallow the crumbs of biscuits with cold water.
The wailing and moaning of the wounded soldiers made people even more irritated. Although they were irritated on the surface, their hearts were filled with fear. They were afraid that they would become like that and be abandoned aside.
In the headquarters, Lamosilière and his staff planned to leave Saarburg as soon as the war started tomorrow. This can minimize the morale problems caused by retreat.
Normally, it shouldn't be a problem for General Guyon to hold on for two or three days, and two or three days would be enough for Lamosilière's main force to keep a safe distance from the German coalition forces.
Guyon seemed very calm when he learned about the entire plan. He readily accepted the task because he knew that if he continued to fight like this, the French army would have no hope of winning and would only be constantly consumed by the German allied forces.
Both Lamosilière and General Guyon ordered the plan to be kept strictly confidential, but the contents of the plan were still leaked.
Some shaken officers wanted to escape early after learning the news. They gathered together late at night and then quietly escaped into the night.
There was loud gunfire from behind Saarburg late at night. The French and German forces immediately entered a state of battle. Both sides fired at each other's fire. The chaotic battle lasted all night.
After daybreak, the battle became more intense. Scenes of gunfire and bloody flesh could be seen everywhere. Both the offensive and defensive sides were suffering huge casualties.
At this time, Lamosilière's plan was stalled. The deserter last night claimed to have been ambushed outside the city. At first, he didn't believe it.
However, his main force was ambushed as soon as it left Saarburg. Because he did not know the number of enemies, the officers who led the team retreated back to Saarburg.
There is nothing wrong with this tactical retreat, but his behavior, coupled with the rumors brought back by previous deserters, immediately made the French soldiers uneasy.
"Have you heard? The main force of the German Allied Forces has defeated General Bono de Cullen and captured Celesta."
"The German Allied Forces have bypassed the Vosges Mountains!"
"Hey listen! I heard that the German Allied Forces have captured Metz!"
"What is this! It is said that the main force of the German Allied Forces has reached the rear of Saarburg."
Lamosilière knew that the best way to expose a lie was to defeat it with actions and facts, so he immediately sent troops to clear obstacles along the way.
However, what surprised Lamosilière was that the cleaning team he sent was quickly beaten back.
As mentioned before, the officer leading the team was blocked by an unknown number of enemy troops, which made Lamosilier extremely angry.
After all, he had not received any news from the enemy before this, so what stood in front of them could only be a small group of enemy troops or even militia or guerrillas.
Lamosilière decided to personally lead the troops to break out. He wanted to show his descendants how the French warriors fought.
Then Lamosilier, who had just left Salburg not long ago, escaped back.
"Where did they get so many rockets?"
It will be finished tomorrow