Soon after, the Austrian artillery opened fire again, and the dense shells fell on the French positions, and Ramosilier was really glad that he had not sent a large force to support the front line just now, otherwise he did not know how many men would have been lost in this artillery fire.

The French soldiers on the position were so beaten by the rain of bullets that they could not lift their heads, and the deafening explosion kicked up a sky full of dust.

Someone showed his head to see the enemy's movements behind the smoke, but as soon as the smoke cleared, he was named by the coalition stragglers.

Screams, explosions, and falling companions were tormenting the nerves of the French soldiers on the front line all the time, and most of them chose to hide behind cover, shivering, or even praying to heaven.

However, this did not save them, as the high-explosive shells hit the bunker and exploded violently, and the rubble, wood chips, and human stumps and severed arms were all thrown high into the air and then fell heavily.

It is fine to be hit in the hands, feet, and torso, but once it is hit in the head, it will either be dead or injured. However, these French soldiers did not have much room to think, because the Austrian rocket forces were also beginning to exert their power.

Facing the ruins of Saarburg, neither conventional anti-infantry rockets nor heavy siege rockets are very effective.

But there is one type of rocket that is completely unaffected: the rocket incendiary bomb. Incendiary bombs exploded over the French positions, and a large amount of combustibles and flames covered the battlefield.

Due to the lack of common sense and tools to extinguish fires, the ignited French troops soon became walking fireballs.

The stench of gunsmoke and charred corpses filled the nostrils of every French soldier, and the fear, desperation, and the efforts of the front-line officers to regroup were dashed.

The surviving soldiers were shouting the names of their comrades, but they were often answered by the rumbling of cannons and the commander's sabers.

At this time, there was confusion in the French positions, and this was undoubtedly an opportunity for the German coalition forces, and the skirmishers continued to suppress the French artillery positions and forward headquarters, giving way to the center for the infantry brigade to attack.

By the time the coalition firepower had diminished and Ramosilier had seen the situation in front of the position, it was too late.

The Allied infantry was outnumbered, and although some of the French troops on the front line launched a counter-charge, these few heroic acts could not save the whole from decline.

In the rear, Ramosirier saw clearly that the German coalition forces were rushing towards the French positions.

In the distance, the artillery of the Allied forces also began to advance slowly with the help of the man-pushed horses, and the rocket units even rushed to the middle of the Allied infantry, and set up launchers only three or four hundred meters from the French position.

The German coalition army had at least 40,000 or 50,000 men, while Ramosilier sent only 2,000 reinforcements, plus 3,000 men on the original defensive line, it was impossible to stop the German coalition army's advance.

At this time, the artillery positions on the front line were completely suppressed and simply useless, otherwise the German coalition troops charging at the group could achieve very good results.

Ramosillier did not expect the German coalition to attack with all its might as soon as it came up, he thought that everything would be as the experts said.

It's just that Albrecht didn't want to do that, one was that the sacrifice was too great, and the morale of the coalition army was also a big problem.

The morale and discipline of the coalition soldiers are very poor, they can still fight with the wind, and if they suffer heavy losses, they will immediately turn back into civilians and disperse.

Rather than being dragged back by these people, it is better to press the whole army at once, so that these people can play some role, after all, Albrecht was a general of the Austrian Empire, and he could not put the interests of Austria last.

And when you have an overwhelming advantage and know the opponent's weaknesses, it is wisest to use a swift offensive to quickly gain an advantage on the battlefield.

After many days of observation and waiting, Albrecht finally did it.

But Ramosirier had long been aware of the unilateral transparency of the battlefield to the German coalition forces, so he had already prepared countermeasures.

There was also a concealed artillery position behind the French front position, where the artillery was carried at night, and was strictly supervised and kept secret, so that the Austrians could not detect it.

This was the moment when it came into play, the sound of artillery behind the French positions and the shells fell on the rushing German coalition lines.

The heavy solid iron ball rolled and carved a bloody alley in the German coalition army, killing dozens of soldiers.

But this was only the beginning, and soon more shells came in, each of which brought out a long line of blood.

The heralds on the scout balloons in the sky were frantically waving flags, but it was impossible to hit a target outside of sight with a single hit, and the time to test the cannon was enough for the soldiers in front to stain the ground red with blood.

The French on the front line also took the opportunity to counterattack, and the German soldiers continued to fall, and some of them wanted to retreat when they saw this sight, they wanted to turn around and blend into the crowd and escape from this terrible hell called the battlefield.

However, it was not just one or two people who had this thought, the actions of two or three people immediately turned into a collective act, and seeing that there were more and more deserters, and even some people who did not want to flee were also caught in it.

The captain, who had first spotted someone fleeing, began to regret that he hadn't stopped it in the first place, seeing that the deserters were about to converge into an unstoppable torrent.

Once this torrent is formed, it will be far more lethal than a few French cannons, and the soldiers who are scrambling to flee will crowd and trample each other.

If the French were brave enough at this time to chase after the coalition forces, then the final casualties of the coalition forces depended entirely on the mood and endurance of the French.

The course of this war will even change because of this, at least the efforts and sacrifices that have been made before will be undone.

As the ranks of deserters grew, the deserters who rushed to the front became more and more excited, taking off their guns and throwing them aside at will, shouting.

"Whoever rushes is stupid! Lao Tzu is no longer fighting! Run! The French are coming! Hahaha! ”

At this time, a series of gunshots suddenly rang out, and the few deserters who rushed to the front and shouted were killed on the spot, but the people in the rear continued to move forward under the inertia and the push of the crowd.

"Fire!"

Another group of deserters was shot and fell, and this time the line of deserters finally stopped.

"Fight with them!"

A veteran ruffian shouted from behind, and then another shot rang out, as the team seemed to have no intention of reasoning with the deserters.

At this moment, an officer stepped out of the ranks, and the sharp-eyed soldier had already recognized it.

"Archduke Albrecht!"

"That's right! It's me. This is the last chance, and I count to three! Back to the battlefield! Otherwise, you will be executed as deserters. ”

This time, the deserters picked up their weapons and ran back without hesitation, and a few of them were either stunned or trying to convince the coalition commander to let them escape.