Chapter 1019: Battle of Salburg (Part 2)

However, he was really unwilling to accept it. He had done nothing wrong, so why did he fail? It was Bellevue, the damn guy. If he had more troops, the German coalition would not be able to break through Salleburg.

At this time, Lamosilier suddenly remembered his troops in Metz. Metz was a well-defended strong city located at the intersection of two rivers. The four artillery batteries were still intact. Those heavy artillery were enough to offset the Austrian artillery advantage.

As for the people of Lorraine, those guys were originally the subjects of the Duke of Orleans. Why should the French warriors worry about them?

Thinking of this, Lamosilier made a bold decision. He would appoint General Gain as the commander of the Salleburg garrison, and then withdraw his main force to Metz to fight a decisive battle with the German coalition.

At night, the two sides, who had fought fiercely for a day, finally got a chance to breathe. The soldiers of the coalition almost rushed to the dining car at the first time.

After a day of bloody battles, the soldiers' physical strength had long been exhausted. Once the tense nerves were slightly relaxed, they felt hungry and cold.

The Austrian military dining car had already prepared steaming porridge and hot soup, but calling it porridge may be a bit of an exaggeration of the skills of these cooks. To be more precise, it should be some kind of paste.

Fortunately, the hungry soldiers didn't care about these things. They just wanted to fill their stomachs and relieve the accumulated pressure.

The battlefield dining car was first invented by the Prussians, but more than a decade later, the US government announced that the Western cowboys invented a similar dining car almost at the same time as the Prussians. Since the patent holder could not be found, the US military could use this technology free of charge.

At this time, the so-called dining car of the Prussians was not complicated, and it was even a bit crude.

The dining car designed by Franz was based on the field kitchen car of later generations. Although it sounds very high-end, it actually does not have much technical content and did not take too much effort to complete the design.

Its only function is to quickly provide hot food for the soldiers, otherwise the soldiers can only eat dry food and cold water, which will not only affect the recovery of the soldiers' physical strength, but also make it easy for diseases to spread in the army.

However, the officers of other countries in the coalition not only did not give any positive comments on the Austrian dining cars, but even criticized the Austrians for being arrogant and extravagant, greedy for enjoyment, and unwilling to make do even on the battlefield. They were simply a group of old soldiers.

Even those coalition soldiers who benefited from the dining cars felt that the Austrians were too decadent and lacked the toughness and bloodiness of the German nation.

Austria's own officers also didn't understand why it was so troublesome. Isn't it enough for the soldiers to be alive? Why hire so many chefs? Isn't this a waste?

And it's really inconvenient to bring these guys on the battlefield, and even have to equip them with special horses and guards.

In fact, this doubt is largely due to the fact that the nobles and officers have their own private chefs or high-quality dry food, and they don't 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 fine wines and delicacies, and there were even special bands to cheer them up.

However, these derogations and sarcasms still made Albrecht feel very troubled, but as a general who would eat and sleep with the soldiers on the battlefield, he knew that the food at this time was definitely much better than before.

The Austrian soldiers did not gossip much, because they knew it was good for them.

After a full meal, some soldiers chose to fall asleep immediately, after all, some people had to take turns in the middle of the night.

However, some sentimental soldiers could not sleep. Some of them wiped their weapons and waited for tomorrow's battle, while others prayed for themselves or for their dead comrades.

Since the offensive would continue tomorrow, the wounded were taken away to nearby towns for treatment.

The French camp was not so lucky. The officers ate salted beef that had been sealed for decades with bad wine that was spicy.

The soldiers at the bottom were even worse. They could only swallow the biscuit residue with cold water.

The wailing and groaning of the wounded soldiers made people even more irritated. Although they seemed irritated on the surface, their hearts were already filled with fear. They were afraid that they would become like that and be abandoned and ignored.

In the headquarters, La Mosilier and his staff planned to leave Salbourg as soon as the war started tomorrow. This would avoid the morale problems caused by the retreat to the greatest extent.

It should not be a problem for General Gaine to hold on for two or three days normally, and two or three days would be enough for La Mosilier's main force to keep a safe distance from the German coalition.

When Gaine learned about the whole plan, he seemed very calm. He gladly accepted the task because he knew that if the French army continued to fight like this, there would be no hope of winning, and they would only be constantly consumed by the German coalition.

Both La Mosilier and General Gaine ordered the plan to be kept strictly confidential, but the content of the plan was still leaked.

After learning the news, some officers who were already shaken wanted to escape in advance. They gathered together in the middle of the night and then quietly escaped into the night.

Late at night, gunfire rang out behind the Salle Fort. The French and German coalition forces immediately entered combat mode. Both sides fired at the firelight where the other side was. The chaotic battle lasted for a whole night.

After dawn, the battle became more intense. Gunfire and blood were everywhere. Both the attackers and defenders suffered huge casualties.

At this time, Lamosilier's plan was suspended. The deserter from last night claimed that he was ambushed outside the city. At first, he did not believe it.

However, his main force was ambushed just after leaving Salbourg, and the officer in charge retreated to Salbourg because he was not sure of the number of enemies.

This tactical retreat was understandable, but his behavior, coupled with the rumors brought back by the deserters, immediately made the French soldiers uneasy.

"Have you heard? The main force of the German coalition has defeated General Bonnot de Couron and occupied Celesta."

"The German coalition has bypassed the Vosges Mountains!"

"Hey listen! I heard that the German coalition has captured Metz!"

"What's that! It is said that the main force of the German coalition has bypassed the rear of Salbourg."

Lamosilier knew that the best way to break the lie was to defeat it with action and facts, so he immediately sent troops to clear the obstacles along the way.

However, what surprised Lamosilier was that the cleaning team he sent was quickly beaten back.

The officer in charge encountered an unknown number of enemy troops as mentioned before, which made Lamosilier extremely angry.

After all, he had not received any news about the enemy before, so the enemy standing in front of them could only be a small group of enemies or even militias or guerrillas.

Lamosilier decided to lead the troops to break through personally. He wanted to let the younger generations see how the French warriors fought.

Then Lamosilier, who had just left Salbourg not long ago, fled back.

"Where did they get so many rockets?"

It will be over tomorrow