"Sir Andre, it's going to take about five minutes for them to get here."

The sentry who came back from horseback looked anxious, and in the face of such a situation, Andre couldn't help but shake his head, the other party was only more than a hundred people, and they were even more than a few more, although they were all new soldiers, they should not be so panicked.

Not bothering to say anything more, Andrei asked him to rest, and then looked at the old brother he had brought, and the guard, who served as the sergeant major directly under the company, nodded and began to give orders to prepare for battle.

The only crossing in Bonaroti Town:

Rows of sandbags and trenches are indispensable for war, and because of the detour he had just made, Andrei deliberately set up a dozen young men with a little combat experience on one side, and even arranged two guards there.

The makeshift trench was not very deep, but it was enough for the other side to have no artillery, and two rows of soldiers crouched there ready to shoot, and there was even a drummer next to him.

During World War I, it was normal for a drummer and a marching band to have a marching band, and even if the drummer and bandmate were in the official establishment of the army, they were even more important than a private.

With one foot on the sandbag, Andrei held his binoculars and looked into the distance and waited quietly.

The enemy appeared in sight, although the young people could not see the details clearly, they could also vaguely capture a small black shadow, the young people were a little commotion, but they slowly regained their calm under the reprimand and comfort of the officers.

Andrei stretched out his hand, and the officers, who understood what he meant, hurriedly urged their soldiers to get ready, and when Andrei's hand was lowered, they began to shoot freely.

Meanwhile, Massena side:

Pierre was ready for a cavalry charge, but who would have thought that Massena would delay in giving the order, so he came to Massena with some dissatisfaction and asked, "Why don't you attack?" ”

"Idiot, don't you see that they're ready for battle?"

was already dissatisfied, and after Masséna's unceremonious insult to Pierre, he was even more angry: "It's just a group of peasants, as soon as the cavalry charges, they will be frightened and flee, we are not afraid of even the regular army of Italy these years, is it ......?"

"Retreat!"

Massena didn't bother to pay attention to Pierre, who had no military common sense, and gave the order to retreat without saying a word, but his order completely angered Pierre.

"Retreat? Massena, your head isn't broken! ”

Pierre's voice was a little shrill because of jealousy, anger and incredulity, but Masséna, who had become accustomed to it, ignored him and began to give the order to retreat.

Can......

How can the soldiers, who have been looking forward to the sacking of the town of Bonaroti for a long time, endure such a half-ass? Ordinary soldiers are not fit to speak, but some of the old men who follow Massena can say a few words.

"Baron Masséna, we don't have much food left, and now that the King of Italy has been assassinated, this is a good opportunity to plunder!"

Seeing the expectant looks of the soldiers below, Massena could no longer remain silent, and looking at the angry Pierre and the dissatisfied soldiers below, Massena could only briefly explain the current situation.

"The commander of the other side is calm, not like the old Bazali. And along the way, I was speculating about how the Bonarroti family persuaded the mayor of the town to give up their defenses to rescue Count Bonaroti, and now it seems that the other side may have reinforcements or a wise commander, but either way, it will be very disadvantageous for us. ”

Massena: These rebels can't be compared with the small town, and it's acceptable for them to lose some of them, but they can't, once the losses are too great, then there is only one way left for them to die. They are still in Italy because they have men and guns in their hands, and they are not afraid of small Italian regular troops.

The truth is correct, but it is obvious that his words are not convincing, in the past, he did not dare to attack only because the opponent's armed forces were twice as large as theirs, and he was very afraid of the interception of the regular army, but now he is not afraid! Where would they choose to give up because of Massena's two sentences?

"Massena, I see that cowardice has filled your mind, don't pull us if you are afraid of death, soldiers, follow me to charge!"

As soon as he pulled the reins of his horse, Pierre asked his cavalry to straighten up the charging formation, and then stretched out his right hand...... Stamped, the military horses began to trot.

More than 100 of the 125 cavalry followed Pierre, and the rest of them could not bear to see this scene, and looked apologetically at Massena and followed.

They were not subordinate to either Massena or Pierre, but were brought together by interest, and because Massena and Pierre had titles, they were temporarily headed by both of them, and at this time they could disobey Masséna's orders.

Although there were only more than 100 cavalry charged, there was still a slight tremor on the ground, which was only a trot, and when the distance was closer and the charge began, the tremor would come even more violently.

1000 m ...... 900 m ...... 800 m ......

"Ready...... Shoot! ”

As the sergeant chief spoke, the sound of rifle fire and gunsmoke appeared at the town's pass.

The best effective range of the rifle was 400 meters, but it could still be lethal at 800 meters, and when the road was narrow and the charge was relatively dense, six or seven cavalrymen were hit by a wave of fire, and more than three fell from their horses and died without knowing whether they died.

"Ready...... Shoot! ”

When the second wave of firing was fired, the opponent had reached more than 600 meters, and with the commander's arm swinging down, this time the cavalry hit was twice as many, but some soldiers were also a little unable to keep up with the rhythm because of aiming.

After all, they were recruits, and they seemed very panicked in the face of the sudden charge of the war horse, and it was a blessing that they did not turn around and leave at this time.

There was another wave of attacks, and at most a wave of attacks, and the soldiers couldn't help but run away, although it hadn't happened yet, but Andrei could already expect it.

"Ready...... Shoot! ”

The range was at its best, but this time the lethality was very low, as the soldiers had begun to panic, and some even threw away their guns and buried themselves in the trenches.

Sure enough, it's rubbish!

Andrei could only curse, then watched as a dozen of the guards covered up with a final wave of shooting, and then they shouted loudly for the soldiers not to run away but to bow down in the trench.

The cavalry had already rushed in front of Andrei, and Andrei was lying in the trench like the rest of the soldiers, expecting that the cavalry knives of the cavalry would not cut his body.

Brush Brush Brush ...... Yes~

The sound of the wind from the horses passing over his head reached Andrei's ears, and he bowed his head even harder, while some of the inexperienced soldiers were cut by the cavalrymen's sabers because they were too tall, and they couldn't help but scream in pain.

The lucky one only cut a wound on the back, while the unlucky one was cut by a knife on the major artery in the neck or on the head, and died directly!

Silently remembering the time, feeling that the opposing cavalry had all rushed over, Andrei picked up his gun and began to shoot at the cavalry with his back to him, and the shouts of the sergeant majors also sounded, and hand-to-hand combat began.