"Battalion commander, we are only 200 meters away from the enemy's position, and we are already in an extremely dangerous state!" Captain Garland issued another warning.

William Einfoot unhurriedly wrapped the wound on his arm:

"Well, don't panic, it's all expected, their situation is even more dangerous than ours."

"Okay, you're the battalion commander, you have the final say, do you want to stop and set up a position here?"

"No, it's still not close enough, the lethality of solid shells is limited, we have to go another 50 meters, 150 meters to play the lethality of shotguns."

"Are you crazy? William, don't you want to die? Look around you! ”

Major William turned his head to see one of the gunners hit by a bullet and lay in a pool of blood with a wail.

"Fight, Sacrifice...... It's all inevitable, I'm at the forefront, I've set an example for everyone, I'm willing to take responsibility for the tactics of this adventure to the end, and if I fail, I'll be court-martialed, Garand, go and carry out my orders, time waits for no one. ”

"Hey! It's really unlucky, assigned to you, a wayward young master! Captain Garland grumbled and shouted, "Advance another 50 meters!" Cats pay attention to stray bullets! ”

In the course of the march, two more sappers and two gunners died heroically, and the manpower was stretched thin, and the senior officer had to take on the role of gunner himself.

The new position was only 150 meters from the Knights' defense line, and the flags of the other side could be seen without even binoculars, shells and rifle bullets flew everywhere, and the screams and wails of those who were shot were incessant.

William Einfurt pushed away the corpse of a cannon that had lost half of his head, then wiped the slimy brain on the gun with a handkerchief, picked up the rifle on the ground and handed it to the loader, then turned his head and said:

"Garand, you go and take the place of the fallen gunner over there, I will operate this 12-pounder cannon myself, everyone obeys the order, simplify the operation process, and the grooms, security officers and sappers are also here to help operate the cannon!"

"William, you're so calm and terrible...... Oops, not good! Look at the right front, the enemy's infantry column is rushing over, damn it! Densely packed, at least several thousand! ”

"Brothers, hold on to me, don't panic! Trust our allies! ”

Living up to William's expectations, the familiar sound of military trumpets sounded in the rear, and it turned out that Field Marshal Siegfried's Twelfth Army had arrived in time.

The marshal drew his saber to boost morale: "Valsta boys, rush with bayonets!" Kick those knights in the ass! The spoils are yours! ”

"For the Empire! Long live the Emperor! ”

A division commander took the lead and led an infantry division to rush forward.

Tens of thousands of line infantry crashed into each other like crazy, and then a bloody white-knuckle battle ensued.

With more troops, better equipment, more experience, higher morale, and more arduous training, the Valstad soldiers naturally had an absolute advantage, and the bayonet battle had become a no-brainer, and the infantry columns of the Knights were repulsed.

"I'll just say, trust your allies, and thank Marshal Siegfried for saving us!" Dali Einfurt's hanging heart could finally be put down, and he could finally arrange his artillery positions without distraction.

As soon as the tension eased, Captain Garland once again discovered a new enemy situation: "Damn it! Another enemy is coming from the front, about two infantry battalions! They're hell-bent on destroying this position! ”

"Steady! All loaders are loaded with the corresponding pound of standard shotgun, and the howitzer is loaded with new shrapnel. ”

William pulled out his saber and slashed open the crate beside him, taking out a tin of a tin of a tin of a standard shotgun for the 12-pounder gun and the accompanying accessories.

Loader No. 1 dipped the cotton on the bore rod in water to extinguish the embers in the bore that had not yet been extinguished.

Loader No. 2 weighed the appropriate amount of powder bag with a portable scale, stuffed it into the chamber, and then punctured it with a probe.

Loader No. 3 stuffed two layers of cotton and a layer of wood into the muzzle, and finally put the shotgun canister into the muzzle, and they were not disturbed by enemy fire, and the whole process was as fast as possible.

"Reloaded, sir!"

Major William Einfurt, who was the main gunner of the 12-pounder cannon, lowered the elevation bolt by two notches, inserted a new fuse, and then picked up the burning arquebus in the hands of the fallen artilleryman and lit the fuse.

"Fire!"

The 14 cannons were fired almost at the same moment, with a deafening sound, and the nearby stones were shaken loose.

The shrapnel fragments in the canister were pushed by the explosive force of the gunpowder in the chamber and accelerated along the barrel of the cannon, emitting a piercing metal scraping sound, and then flew out of the muzzle at high speed.

At this time, the enemy troops rushing head-on were only 80 yards away from the artillery position, and the first salvo of shotguns poured down on them.

Fragments of high-speed metal pierced through skin, muscles, bones, and then through the next body, and some of the shrapnel fragments killed five or six soldiers in a row before losing kinetic energy and stopping.

The dense infantry column became the best target, and in just a moment, more than 200 soldiers were killed and countless were seriously wounded.

Captain Garland shouted excitedly, "Great! The effect of the first salvo was remarkable, the morale of the enemy was shaken, their officers were killed, and many people began to hesitate, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. ”

"Don't hesitate to move on to the second round of shotgun salvos." William Einfoot said in a grim tone.

Soon, the second round of steel storms came as scheduled,

The line infantry in front fell and died one by one like wheat harvested by a sickle, the wounded crawled on the mud with screams, the grass was already stained with blood and internal organs, and the surviving soldiers were completely broken, they turned and ran, and some even dropped their rifles and the cross flag of the Knights.

"Incredibly, we repelled the attack and succeeded with just two shotgun salvos! We have done what tens of thousands of troops can't do! Captain Garland ran over and hugged William in celebration.

"I said a long time ago, friend, this is the power of cannon charge tactics, Prince Leopold's famous work."

"What are we doing now? Shoot solid shells instead, or keep moving forward and fire shotguns? ”

"Garand, you've touched my wound...... You kid blamed me for my stupidity ten minutes ago, but now you're even more aggressive than I am. ”

"I'm sorry, give the order, Brother William! I feel the Diamond Cross beckoning to us! I have a hunch...... We will be the heroes of this battle! ”

"Hehe, that's a must, follow me! Our task now is to clean up the enemy troops in the fortifications and drive out all these obscene squatting guys. ”

"I see! Isn't that right to use this? As he spoke, Garland stretched out his hand and pointed to the four 9-pounder howitzers on the position.

"The answer is correct, on the front line it is possible to easily correct the trajectory and hit the enemy's deep zone, and the hit rate is greatly improved.

Trenches and civil forts can withstand frontal fire from cannons and rifles, but there is no defense overhead, which is where howitzers come into play. ”