Iron Cross Fire

Vasala was still not satisfied, but his duty as a commander calmed him down.

The Russian front was breached, but their two wings were still unaware. This was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to attack.

He could use this to support the two wings, but which wing should he support?

After careful consideration, he finally decided to support the friendly forces on the right wing. After all, they were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties, and needed more support than the left wing.

Without any nonsense, Vasala shook off the dust on his body, ignored Senval's prayers, and led his troops to the east.

Vasala's troops walked all the way up the mountain and met the Russian army fifteen minutes later.

The Russians were shocked to see the Austrians appear on their flanks, but they did not blame the friendly forces and quickly turned their spears to try to resist them.

But even with the reinforcement of the troops, these Russians still could not beat the well-prepared Austrian army. After running out of ammunition, they rushed over in despair and were eventually knocked to the ground.

The Austrian troops at the foot of the mountain realized that the Russian firepower had weakened, and their morale increased after seeing Vasalai, and they began to attack the remnants of the Russian army with all their strength.

Most of the remaining people were mountain people without any combat skills. They surrendered with almost no resistance.

Now, the Russian troops on the front and right wing were completely disintegrated, and only a small group on the left wing was still organized.

Vasalai wanted to pursue the victory, but his soldiers were exhausted by the brutal battle, and the soldiers on the right wing fell directly to the ground after the gunshots stopped.

In addition, the terrain on the left wing was very rugged, and it took a lot of time to get there, and they had to be more careful about scattered ambushes.

Looking at the Russian army that was beaten and disorganized, Vasalai was very jealous, but he could only let his men stop the attack and prepare to rest.

This would undoubtedly allow the Russian army to regroup and become threatening.

But at this moment, the Austrian army had lost all its morale, and the previous passion had long turned into fatigue.

After the Austrian army on the left wing was ordered to withdraw, the third exchange of fire between the two sides officially ended.

This was the most casualties in the entire battle, and both sides suffered huge and irreparable losses.

The Austrian army suffered at least 500 casualties, and now there are more than 600 people who can be put into battle.

The Russian army was even worse, with more than 1,700 deaths and more than 200 prisoners, and now there are less than 1,000 people left.

Overall, Austria won. After this battle, they controlled the north, east and south of the highlands, while the Russian army only remained in the western area.

Taking advantage of the ceasefire period, the Austrian army held a memorial ceremony for the dead heroes; the Russian army forced local mountain people to die for them, and finally only got dozens of people. After the previous experience, those mountain people would stay away from the Russian army as soon as they saw it, and instead looked forward to the arrival of the Austrians.

Both sides spent the whole night in anxiety. They all let the wounded stand guard, just to be able to deploy more effective soldiers the next day.

The next morning, both sides spontaneously sent reinforcements to the north and south of the highlands. The fourth and last exchange of fire broke out.

The Russian army took the lead in launching an attack. They wanted to expand the front line to gain an overall advantage through manpower advantage.

But without exception, all the offensive spearheads were crushed, and only a few deserters infiltrated their interior to fight guerrilla warfare.

The retreating Russian army attracted the attention of the Austrians. They quickly launched a counterattack and soon drove the Russian army out.

As the battlefield situation turned, the Austrian army turned from defense to offense, gradually forcing the Russian army to a dead end. In the end, the Russians had no way to retreat unless they fell off the cliff.

And because of their previous retreat, the rugged area of ​​the entire highland had fallen into the hands of the Austrian army, and the only area they controlled was the flat area.

The Russian army, which was forced into a desperate situation, could only take the initiative to fight, and more than 700 people waited for the arrival of the Austrian army.

They couldn't even build fortifications. As long as the scouts saw them making moves, they would call for artillery bombardment.

A moment later, the Austrian army attacking from the north and south also emerged from the peaks, and after joining together, they were ready to launch the final attack.

The battlefield is 500 meters wide and 900 meters long. At present, both sides have only one battalion of troops, which is enough to fully devote themselves to the battle.

Vasara divided the Austrian army into three parts. There are 100 people on the left and right wings, and 300 people on the front.

In contrast, the Russian army has 150 people on the left and right wings and 400 people on the front.

There is no doubt that the Russians will lose. The only difference is how many people the Austrians can kill.

At noon that day, the Austrian army launched a general attack after all the shells were used up. The Russians were killed and wounded and hurriedly responded to the battle with 40 casualties.

The left wing was the first to engage in fire, and the Austrian scattered soldiers harassed the enemy from a long distance.

The Russians were short of ammunition due to their previous random shooting. Now their revenge has come. Except for a few snipers who are still shooting, the rest of them are lying down and waiting to die.

However, this situation should not last long. After all, the Austrian army does not have much ammunition. Pistols and machine gun ammunition are almost exhausted. Only rifles and mortars still have a few rounds of ammunition to fire.

The Austrian army concentrated all machine guns on the front and asked them to press the enemy.

The mortars were concentrated on the right wing, and now they also started to fire.

When the front machine guns were set up, the frightened Russians hurriedly retreated, leaving a vacant space.

Seeing this, Vasara's eyes lit up and he ordered the front troops to continue to press.

The Russian commander was afraid of the same dilemma as last time, so he pointed his gun and ordered the front Russian troops not to retreat, even if they were suppressed by enemy fire.

Being killed by the enemy is better than being shot. The Russians did not retreat, but they had to pay a huge price.

After the machine guns were set up, they vented ammunition to the Russians like the god of death.

Although they could only fire a drum, the power of 32 machine guns firing together was not bad at all. When the ammunition was used up, only 200 Russian soldiers were still alive on the front.

A sudden roar startled the entire high ground.

That was the roar of the Austrian army on the left wing. They ran out of ammunition, so they inserted bayonets, picked up sabers, and launched a charge 200 meters away from the enemy.

The Russians who were lying down saw that there were no more bullets hitting here, so they stood up excitedly and rushed towards the enemy with a roar.

The two armies on the left wing collided intensively and soon became chaotic. They could only rely on clothing to identify the enemy and us.

Vasara did not expect the left wing to be so impulsive, but there was nothing he could do. The order was given to charge with submachine guns raised from the front, and riflemen would take over after the bullets were used up.

The Russian army also rushed over from the front, but when they were less than 40 meters away, the Austrian assault soldiers opened fire and knocked down more than 150 Russians.

Before the remaining 40 or so Russians could react, a group of Austrians charging with bayonets appeared in the gap between the assault soldiers.

When they rushed to the near side, the Russians were still standing still, and a group of them were stabbed to death, and the front was completely broken through.

But soon, the excited Austrians rushed to the left wing to help the friendly forces regardless of the threat of the sniper.

At this point in the war, the soldiers on both sides were out of control, but the right wing had not yet gone crazy.

The Austrian army on the right wing bombarded the Russians with mortars. The Russians wanted to get close, but were suppressed by semi-automatic rifles.

Fortunately, there were not many shells, and the terrain was relatively rugged, so it was not yet time for hand-to-hand combat.

But when the firepower became sparse, the infantry of both sides gradually leaned out, then rushed up with a roar, repeating the battle on the other two wings.

After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, until the last Russian's head was chopped off, the three-day battle ended with Austria's victory.

But they originally had 1,500 people, and after this battle, 700 people died (120 due to ineffective treatment) and more than 600 were injured.

Such a heavy price was paid, but only 300 Russian prisoners and more than 3,000 Russian corpses were obtained.

Senval comforted Vasara on the side. In order to make him less war-weary, Senval told him the many benefits of winning.

But Vasara himself understood that these so-called benefits had been given to him by his father a long time ago.

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