It turned out that while these French troops were arguing and revolting over whether to attack or bombard the town, the Prussian troops who had been continuously rushing to land on the beach finally completed a qualitative change from a quantitative change.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the number of Prussian troops who landed on the island exceeded 15,000. What was even more terrifying was that thirty Krupp breech-loaded steel cannons also landed on the island.
The more powerful Prussian army was now able to really suppress the French army. Rounds of shelling finally destroyed the last remaining French army in the oak forest.
At 9:30 in the morning, a company of Prussian troops took the lead in breaking through the French position, and entered the small town to successfully join forces with Xiang Ying and others under the spotlight.
"Here they come...the Allies are finally here..." Jin Sanpang jumped up from behind the low wall, waving his military cap at the Allies excitedly. As a result, he attracted the attention of the French army and fired a stream of bullets at them. He had several holes in his hat.
Xiang Ying pulled him down and said with a bitter smile, "I don't want to die...it's not safe yet..."
The Prussian troops who rushed into the town quickly found buildings to cover themselves. They quickly integrated with the Chinese soldiers, and the two sides hugged each other and slapped each other on the back desperately.
"God bless you, you are real heroes. I never thought you would dare to fight against the entire French fleet alone..."
"Don't worry, leave the rest of the battle to us... Now the oak forest is clearing out the recalcitrant French army. Our reinforcements will be more and more. We will take you back..."
The hot spot on the battlefield suddenly moved from the small town to the oak forest. Of course the French knew the Prussian army's intentions. The French army on the entire battlefield was sending more troops to the oak forest in an attempt to re-isolate the connection between the town and the southern beach. connect.
"Fight...the warriors of France...attack...block the oak forest..."
"We are the strongest army in the world, and we must never forget our glory!"
"The God of War, Napoleon the Great, is watching us from heaven... Charge!"
This attack became the army's last swan song. These French officers may also know that the situation is over, but the glory and pride in their hearts have not dissipated. The aura of the world's strongest army is still inspiring them.
The old lion is also a lion. The French army, unwilling to fail, almost drained their last bit of courage and glory and launched an attack on the Prussians.
From the east and the west, a large group of more than 6,000 French troops marched into the oak forest shouting the slogan "Long Live the Empire!"
Gunfire rang out throughout the woods, and the cannons set up by the Prussian army on the beach began to blast!
Soon the battle turned into a hand-to-hand combat, and 6,000 French troops rushed towards the Prussian army like a flood.
However, no matter how powerful the troops were, they could not withstand the bombing of the artillery. The excellent performance of the Krupp breech-mounted steel cannon caused the French army to suffer a lot. During the bombings, the French army was littered with corpses. In the end, the Imperial Army The glory was gradually exhausted.
Facts have proved that when human beings enter the war era, absolute morale cannot withstand absolute firepower. No matter how strong the body and spirit are, they are just a pile of meat dregs under the bombardment of artillery shells.
The war situation on land has made the navy's heart rise to its throat. These naval officers who have just successfully seized power are even thinking about whether to organize marines to support friendly forces.
"Look...another group of Prussians broke through our defense lines...they entered the town..."
Amid the exclamations of the officers, more than 200 Prussians broke through the French military formation and quickly joined forces with the defenders of the small town. The officers in the command cabin could even hear the excited cheers of the Chinese.
"Damn it, what should I do? The Army can't stand it anymore..."
At this moment, there was a loud bang, the door of the command module was knocked open, and a group of sailors with loaded guns rushed in and quickly surrounded these officers.
Hof walked in with a murderous look and sneered, "Haha... you still want to take away my rights? Don't forget that I am the oldest in this fleet!"
"I can still order my soldiers without your cooperation! Don't think that I will be ignored by you, don't dream!"
"Tie them up. From now on, all departments of the entire fleet can only obey my orders!"
Although Hof is incompetent, one thing he said is right. He is really the oldest in this fleet, and he can even call a large number of veterans by name.
And the soldiers are already familiar with this white-haired captain!
Hoff had just rushed out of the door, and soon connected with the military police captain on the Glorious. Then he quickly gathered a group of veterans loyal to him, killed a carbine and directly surrounded the command cabin.
Ignoring the officers' curses, the soldiers rushed forward, tied them up with ropes, and threw them into a corner. Hof returned to his command position.
The brass trumpet for communication was before him, so that his orders could be relayed to every department of the battleship!
"I am Hof... From now on, I am removing all my deputies from their duties and I will give the order myself!"
"I order you...immediately...immediately...right now...to bombard the central town, kill those Chinese, and support the army in combat!"
"Excuting an order!"
Soon there was chaos on the deck of the Glory, and countless veterans began to shout, "Fire! Fire immediately! Fire towards the central town... Damn it, what are you looking at me for? Look at the artillery scale!"
"But...but the gunnery commander hasn't given the order yet?"
"Are you going to rebel? Do you even dare to disobey the captain's orders? Catch him... and shoot him!"
The military police knew that if these soldiers were suppressed without cruel means at this time, the command system would not be rebuilt at all!
The unlucky soldier was dragged out of his running position by the military police just because of a question, and before he could distinguish the difference, a pistol was pressed against the back of his head.
Bang... there was a muffled sound, the bullet penetrated the soldier's brain, and the dead body fell on the deck!
The killing completely shocked everyone present. The remaining soldiers no longer dared to wait for the gunner commander's order. They quickly reloaded and reset the sighting scale. Amid the roars of a group of military police, the cannon began to roar again.
Boom boom boom... Amidst the sound of cannons, clouds of smoke and dust suddenly rose up in the town!
Immediately afterwards, the Glory began to send a semaphore to other warships, ordering other warships to fire on Spike Island immediately. All warships that did not carry out the order would be regarded as treason!
Now the entire fleet was in panic, because when the correspondent on the shore sent out the semaphore, they could also see the content of the semaphore. The captains of other battleships and cruisers all knew that there were wounded soldiers of their own in the town.
"Is Hoff crazy? Is he trying to break up with the Army?"
"Captain, look! The cruiser Salami on our starboard side has turned its guns towards us! They sent a signal to threaten us to execute the order immediately..."
This is a mess! Some of the other warships in the French fleet opposed Hof's orders, and some were die-hard loyalists of Hof who insisted on carrying out the orders.
There are also a group of confused swingers who don’t know whether they should fire!
But Hof did something even more extraordinary. He actually ordered all the warships that were loyal to him to use cannons to threaten the approaching warships to execute the order immediately!
"I am Hof! I ask you to execute the order unconditionally! I will bear all the consequences alone!"
"Immediately...immediately...now...execute the order!"
