Iron Dynasty Chapter 1161

“Da da da…”

“Bang bang bang…”

“…”

On the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, Bonat’s eyes were filled only with the sound of the Chinese Empire’s guns, and the rapidly deteriorating situation on the battlefield brought his mind to the brink of collapse. He had never experienced a war where he was completely powerless to fight back. The Empire once again used its advanced weapons to show them who the master of the battlefield was. Faced with the Austrian army charging under the cover of the Empire, the French soldiers finally broke. For them, this was an unequal war, and there was no point in persisting. A firm will would not bring them any benefits.

In a daze, Bonat realized that he was being dragged backward by his adjutant. The French section of the central front had been broken through by the tanks and the Empire’s rifles. The Empire’s machine guns in the trenches had now been moved to the positions occupied by the tanks, and the dense bullets once again swept over the French soldiers. This caused their casualties to rise sharply. If they continued to fight, not a single one of them would leave the battlefield alive.

In the Austrian trenches, Ye Qingyun observed that the French center had been breached. He immediately ordered the soldiers to be divided into two groups and led the Austrian army to go around to the rear and encircle the French army on the front line. The victory in the center instantly restored the morale of the Austrian army after a series of defeats. Obina, following Ye Qingyun’s order, mobilized all the Austrian soldiers on the battlefield to cooperate with the Empire’s attack.

The dozens of li of front line made the transmission of news for the French army very slow. By the time the news of the central army’s defeat came, they found that the Empire’s tanks, covering the Chinese soldiers and Austrian soldiers, had already killed their way over. Especially after the center was cut off, the French army could not take care of its head and tail and could only be defeated one by one by the Empire’s elite forces. In one afternoon, with the help of the Chinese Empire army, the Austrian army completely reversed its decline, and the French army retreated westward.

As dusk fell, bonfires were lit on the Austrian positions, and Austrian soldiers excitedly talked about the day’s battle and the weapons of the Chinese Empire army. Many soldiers even pulled the Chinese soldiers to sing and dance to show their gratitude.

In front of a trench, Obina looked at Ye Qingyun with a look of admiration. He said, “Commander Ye, now that Austria and the Empire have established an iron-clad friendship, I really hope to be able to go to the Empire to witness its prosperity.”

Obina said with a firm tone, “Commander Ye, we will definitely be.”

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Prague, a northern city in Austria.

When the victory was achieved on the western front, the army he led had just arrived. Unlike the Empire’s flat roads, many places in Austria had dirt paths, which restricted the passage of the Empire’s vehicles. Fortunately, they arrived at the Prague battlefield before nightfall.

“Division Commander Lu, this is the current deployment of the Prussian army. Compared to France, the Prussian army uses more advanced weapons. Look, this is a Prussian rifle we captured on the battlefield.” Dimon, the commander of the Prague battlefield, handed a well-made rifle to Lu Jun.

Picking up the Prussian-made rifle, Lu Jun frowned. Just as in the intelligence, Prussia had really made a firing rifle, which made Prussia’s way of war more flexible and diverse. This was also why the Austrian army had retreated so quickly.

“Using your muzzle-loading firearms to deal with Prussia’s firing rifles, you simply cannot win.” Lu Jun came to a direct conclusion. He continued to ask, “Does Prussia have any other different weapons?”

“Yes, the explosive shells fired by their cannons are also very powerful.” Dimon still had a lingering fear.

Lu Jun nodded. During the Chinese Empire and Prussia’s honeymoon period, Prussia had learned a few things from the Chinese Empire. This was the reason why Prussia was able to dominate Europe in terms of firearms. However, they had only learned the basics, and it was a generation of weapons that the Chinese Empire had already phased out. Lu Jun knew these types of weapons like the back of his hand.

He said, “Don’t worry. In front of the Empire’s tanks, these firearms are just a show of force. Let the soldiers rest for one night, and tomorrow at dawn, you will launch an attack on the Prussian army.”

“Launch an attack?” Dimon’s mouth dropped open in surprise. “We are already having an extremely difficult time defending. How can we attack? Division Commander Lu, are you sure?”

Lu Jun had already planned the steps of the attack on the way here. He took out a pen and directly outlined the route of the attack on a piece of paper. In order to capture Austrian territory, Prussia had put a lot of money into this, with 100,000 Prussian troops marching south in three groups, and they were finally converging on Prague in an attempt to fight a decisive battle with the Austrian army here. Because Prussia was determined to annex Austria, they had built trenches and fortifications in the occupied cities to consolidate their occupation. The situation in Prague was the same. The Prussian army had built many trenches and fortifications during the standoff.

“Don’t worry. You just need to feign an attack.” Lu Jun smiled. He pointed to the city of Most, north of Prague, and said, “Your intelligence says that Prussia has a large number of military supplies concentrated there, right?”

“Yes.” Dimon answered truthfully.

Lu Jun nodded. At present, the Empire was building a mechanized army, and the advantage of a mechanized army was mobility. After realizing that it might take a huge price to defeat the Prussian army head-on, Lu Jun decided to launch a blitz on Most. Once the French’s supply transfer station was destroyed, Prussia would have no choice but to withdraw its troops. At that time, he would attack from the rear and completely thwart Prussia’s offensive.

Upon learning of Lu Jun’s idea, Dimon was more than just surprised. For him, there was no force in Europe that could break through the Prague defense line at the moment.

“I will provide you with a good guide. May God bless you.” Dimon greatly admired Lu Jun’s tactics.

The next day, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the battlefield, the Austrian army suddenly began to fire at the Prussian army. This action immediately attracted the attention of the Prussian army, but before they could react, an army of steel machines suddenly launched an attack on them, catching them off guard. After breaking through their defense line, this army did not stay to fight, but instead went directly north, which left the Prussian army a little confused. But just seven days later, they suddenly received a desperate piece of news: their supply line had been cut off, and a sense of panic immediately filled the battlefield.