The damage caused by the missile explosions one after another, and the terrifying fireballs suddenly generated on the snow, caused a lot of panic and chaos to the coalition forces in a short period of time.
The timid soldier chose to turn around and run away, but before he could run far, he was spotted by the officer supervising the battle from behind, who asked the supervising team to raise their guns as a warning.
In order not to be killed by their own people, these deserters could only turn around again and rejoin the battle.
Many of the soldiers were temporarily recruited farmers, but the officers were all professionals and very loyal to the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold.
Not only did he possess a certain level of chivalry, but he also responded with great determination to fight to the death against barbarians who invaded the empire's land and threatened the security of Vienna.
The enemies have reached the doorstep of their homes. If they don't fight to the death, future generations will have to live under the machetes of the barbarians.
Previously, in order to boost morale, Leopold had announced that as long as the invading enemy could be defeated, there would be a series of incentives.
Depending on the results of individuals and combat units, you can receive various rewards such as land, status, and money.
Farmers who fight bravely and kill enemy generals can also be promoted to knights, and those with knight titles can receive knighthoods.
It's even easier to obtain land as big as a manor. As long as you keep moving forward and gain something, you'll be fine.
Those who can kill the enemy commander Hussein can receive a reward of 500,000 silver coins at a time without paying taxes.
Leopold spent a lot of money this time, but it will be very difficult to receive the bounty later.
Unless the enemy forces are completely defeated, it will be very difficult to obtain Hussein's body or head.
As for the rewarded land, the lords all over the empire have already divided it up.
It doesn't matter, when the empire regains Hungary, won't it get a large area of land?
These rewards directly stimulate the fighting spirit of the officers. When the troops are superior, they will not be directly repelled by the enemy's firepower.
Even the flying weapons brought by the barbarians could not stop the coalition's tidal attack.
Thousands of coalition soldiers, under the cover of combat vehicles, gradually advanced to the first trench.
Everyone had already run out of patience. When they saw the ready-made bunker in front of them, they naturally rushed to jump in.
The officers were laughing at the opponent for not being smart and actually digging trenches for their side in advance.
After the soldiers were in their respective positions, wouldn't it be easy to engage in shooting with the enemy?
Although the existence of trenches blocks the advancement of tanks, with the trenches close at hand, it doesn't matter whether there is tank cover or not.
However, the coalition soldiers who jumped into the trenches soon discovered a problem, that is, there were barrels placed in the trenches!
This is a bit unbelievable, could it be...
While having a bad premonition, a large number of rockets were fired from the Austrian formation, and the impact point was the first trench.
The purpose of this is simple, to detonate the oil in the trenches!
Suddenly the trench turned into a barbecue pit. After the oil barrels were detonated one after another, the flames generated quickly connected.
Like a giant fire dragon that constantly devoured the lives of coalition soldiers, it swayed in the ice and snow.
Almost no allied officers and soldiers in the trenches were spared.
Either he was killed directly, or his coat was ignited by the oil splashed by the explosion.
Even if it only touches the armor, it will be difficult to put out the fire before the oil burns out.
It's easy to put out a fire by rolling in the snow, but it's very difficult to climb out of a trench after it's on fire.
Hussein deliberately asked his men to dig the first trench very deep, because it was used to trap the opponent.
Using oil to kill the opponent's 20,000 to 30,000 people at once can only be regarded as a small victory for its huge participating forces.
However, the existence of the wall of fire caused the coalition's offensive to come to a sudden halt.
Soldiers did not dare to approach the wall of fire easily, and chariots were unable to cross due to the existence of trenches.
The Austrian army took this opportunity to quickly kill the enemy soldiers who were in a daze on the opposite side.
Machine guns have once again become the protagonist on the battlefield, and every shot fired may indicate that someone on the opposite side may die.
The opponent's current situation of being unable to advance or retreat is the machine gunner's favorite shooting state.
The target is very close and lacks bunker protection, making it a very easy target.
The enemy tanks parked in front of the trenches were gradually destroyed by Austrian tank guns and small cannons.
Due to the fire and the opponent's suppression, the coalition forces could only wait for the fire to subside before attacking.
Even if he was tricked by the enemy in despicable ways, Leopold was confident of winning the battle.
As long as your soldiers can advance to close combat distance, the enemy will not be invincible.
Hussein had long known that filling trenches with oil would only delay the enemy's attack, but would not achieve the real effect of blocking the attack.
So I thought of a backup plan, which was to build a pile of slopes between the two trenches.
Each slope is built into a groove with a certain inclination angle, so that the oil drum can be rolled over.
There is nothing else on our side. In terms of oil reserves, we are probably ranked first in the world!
Due to the presence of a large number of gushers, the mining costs are negligible.
The amount of oil that arrived on the battlefield in Austria was too much to use up, so Hussein came up with the idea of this thing.
If they are piled into the first trench, they will naturally produce a huge explosion.
However, one explosion can only kill a group of enemies. If you want to achieve greater results, you must explode in batches.
Sending soldiers to transport oil to the first trench during wartime is not much different from sending death.
Assuming that a longitudinal channel is excavated to connect the front and rear trenches, it is easy for the other party to use this channel for penetration.
On the premise that no soil work is required, there are still three options available.
The first is machinery, that is, using a trebuchet to throw oil. The advantage is that the throw distance is long, but the disadvantage is that the throw speed is very slow.
The second is manual, using the seesaw taught by the instructors of the Ming Empire. Although the range is far inferior to the trebuchet, the projectile speed is very fast.
The third is automatic, that is, building a slope and using the inclination angle of the front and rear to let the oil barrel roll over by itself.
After equipping himself with a large number of artillery pieces, Hussein showed little interest in trebuchets.
The unit is equipped with a large number of seesaws, which have been tested repeatedly and are very effective.
The craters destroyed many slopes, and the snow also increased the friction of the oil barrels, making it difficult to achieve the original intention.
Hussein ordered the soldiers to use a seesaw to throw the oil barrels over. The impact point had been measured long ago, so they could just throw them out.
The Austrian army can throw oil barrels outward at a speed of up to 20 times per minute, and can throw them out once every five seconds.
A thousand seesaws are operating at the same time, and the projection capacity is as high as 12,000 oil barrels per minute.
Each oil barrel is filled with a large number of iron beads. Once exploded, it will cause great damage to the surrounding enemy infantry.
At first, Jamal didn’t know the magical uses of oil barrels. After the Ming army instructor’s demonstration, he realized that there was such a way to play in the world...
The oil barrel may not look amazing, but it is actually a rare and excellent weapon in defensive warfare.
Once detonated, an oil barrel is as powerful as ten grenades.
However, for the Ottoman Empire, which was full of oil, the production cost of the former was naturally much lower than that of the latter.
If it were not inconvenient for individual soldiers to carry it, Sultan Ibrahim would have wanted to issue an oil drum to each soldier!
It can be said responsibly that in close combat, as long as it is used properly, oil barrels, bullets and grenades can become the three most powerful weapons for killing enemies!
Now, it's time to show the true skills of the Ottoman soldiers!
The seesaw is a good thing that combines entertainment and killing enemies. If it is not used, you can also make a fire to keep warm and cook after the war...
In addition, local materials can be obtained, the structure is simple, and it is convenient for mass production.
Thinking about it this way, it is definitely a multi-purpose item with a very high cost performance!
However, for the coalition soldiers, they saw big black spots suddenly flying towards them.
In addition to fear, there is only despair in my heart!
It's okay to keep yourself warm in the ice and snow, but this method is absolutely unacceptable!
The Ottoman cavalry, who were skilled in bows and horses, never lacked archery masters who could shoot wherever they pointed.
As long as the brothers inside the defense line can throw the oil barrels out, they are sure to hit the target.
When the cavalry is not in action, they are all used as infantry.
Although this arrangement is indeed wasteful, the final victory can only be achieved by holding on to the formation.
If he can win, Hussein will sacrifice any valuable troops, including the extremely expensive airship troops.
Now is not the time to worry about the cost of war. Once we lose, we will lose all our capital.
The greater the stakes on the battlefield and the less likely you are to make mistakes, the higher your chances of success will naturally be.
Facing the oil barrels flying over one after another, it only took a few seconds for the coalition soldiers to understand what was going on.
Especially with the oil barrels and hundreds of thousands of grenades flying over one after another, the scene can really break people's minds.
This kind of fighting style is tragic and unscrupulous, but the noise on the battlefield is too loud. Even if you yell at someone and yell at them, the other party can't hear...
Since the first wave of explosions, the battlefield has been filled with the "refreshing" smell of barbecue.
It's nothing more than some weird shapes of "barbecue" that make onlookers feel sick to their stomachs.
After the oil drum tossed on the seesaw exploded, the smell became even stronger.
Haunting around the Austrian defenses, the Allied infantry would surely smell it if they got close.
There are not a few people who vomit, but more people still feel that it is important to save their lives.
The enemy's attack using this technique is really difficult for them to defend against.
It fell from the sky like a grenade, but the explosion was much more powerful than a grenade.
Not only can it blast out a shallow pit, but the flying iron beads can also affect everyone in the surrounding area.
This forced the coalition soldiers to start running around like crazy under the critical attack, and most of the previous offensive faded away.
The uninjured soldiers at the back couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this situation. They didn't want to become a barbecue or catch fire.
However, if you fire at the target protected by a bunker on the spot, even if you hit it, it won't cause much damage, let alone the impressive hit rate...
One hour after the war started, under the frantic blocking of the Austrian army, the scale of casualties of the coalition forces was close to the 100,000 mark.
The first trench was filled with "barbeques," and the bodies of Union soldiers were spread outside the trenches.
Almost all of the more than 2,000 tanks that had rushed to the front line were destroyed by Austrian artillery fire.
The white ground was stained reddish-brown by the blood of soldiers, and was dotted with gray-black craters.
Leopold did not intend to withdraw his troops, otherwise it would mean that the huge price paid before would be in vain.
After their own troops retreated about a thousand feet, using the tanks following from behind, the soldiers regrouped under the command of their officers and prepared to launch a second storm.
When the war reached this point, Leopold determined that it was completely acceptable to use human lives to fill a road.
Half an hour later, the coalition forces from three directions once again launched a full-scale attack on the Austrian positions.
The coalition soldiers didn't know if they could go all the way this time, but if they deserted at this time, they would probably be shot directly by the supervising team behind them.
In the last attack, the cavalry invested by Leopold did not get a good chance to perform.
With the infantry group's confidence in attacking temporarily dampened, the cavalry units can flex their muscles.
However, you still need to open up the space for attack. You must first wait for the infantry to rush forward and attract the enemy's firepower, and then the cavalry can strike preemptively.
There were still about 90,000 coalition cavalrymen and almost no losses. This was one of the reasons why Leopold could continue to fight.
As long as there are these battlefield mobility forces, the initiative will definitely continue to be in our own hands.
The Austrian artillery fire gradually increased its projection volume after the coalition infantry began to gather, and artillery shells landed every moment.
This forced the coalition combat units to continue to launch attacks in skirmish formations, and also to follow the bloody path last time.
Fortunately, they were not hit by missiles this time, but there were not many fewer shells, bullets, grenades, and oil barrels.
It was as if their Emperor wanted to use the human wave tactic to test whether he had more soldiers or the opponent had more ammunition.
The coalition soldiers could only bite the bullet and continue rushing upward, silently praying for a miracle to happen.
So far, it seems that prayer has not worked due to a variety of factors including weather, venue, terrain, and more.
The enemy on the opposite side was still firing non-stop. Even though the coalition soldiers were covered by a large number of tanks and protected by breastplates and shields, they were still knocked to the ground.
Within a thousand feet, the effectiveness of mortars cannot be underestimated.
At a distance of three to four hundred feet, the tank gun became a heavy weapon for destroying cavalry and infantry, and even closer was the harvesting range of the machine gun.
Hussein had already transferred forty-five machine guns from the south side where there was no enemy attack, and allocated them evenly to the defenders in the east, north, and west directions.
Since the enemy was not afraid of weapons like machine guns that could fire in bursts, Hussein decided to let them taste the bitter pill of defeat for the second time.
This time it was difficult for the coalition forces to even approach the first trench because there were too many corpses and vehicle wreckage near the trenches.
It is equivalent to doing a big favor to the defenders and forming a circle of acquired obstacles.
Let alone a cavalry assault, even the infantry would have a hard time rushing forward on two legs.
