War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The weapons in the hands of the Po River Guard were not bad, but it was already good enough to transport people in a hurry. The artillery could only rely on the few guns on the ship.

But fortunately, the Austrian Empire Army was more accustomed to using another weapon as fire cover, that is, rockets.

The research on rocket technology and a lot of battlefield practice in recent years have also made great progress in the rocket weapons of the Austrian Empire.

The characteristics of rockets are portability, simple operation, long distance and great power. In previous wars, the Austrian Empire Army used rockets to open the way and was always successful.

"Now! Set up all the rocket launchers!"

Garibaldi shouted loudly, and the messenger fired a signal flare, and the order spread quickly.

The soldiers did not hesitate after receiving the order, and everyone trusted this cripple Joseph very much.

The French army was not given for nothing, they would not let Garibaldi and his soldiers set up rocket stands under their noses.

The French artillery quickly turned around, the rumbling sound of the artillery sounded, and the shells drew a parabola in the air and hit the Po River Guard.

The shells exploded, and the soil and grass stems were blown to pieces. The huge impact force easily lifted the surrounding soldiers away.

The shrapnel passed through the human body and brought a bloody storm. Some people were directly hit. The moment the shells touched the human body, the soldier's body exploded like a squeezed jelly, and blood, internal organs, and burnt fragments were splattered everywhere.

Some people were covered in internal organs and blood, and some people were pierced in the throat by the sharp bones on their limbs. Amid screams of fear, the second round of French bombardment came.

More people fell in a pool of blood. A recruit named Marco pressed his face hard on the ground. He wished he could get into the soil.

There were also people around who imitated him, trying to avoid this terrible nightmare. However, a shell just happened to fall on the grass in front of the recruit, and the solid iron shell jumped mischievously.

Then it fell straight to the recruit's face. His body suddenly straightened, and then there was a smell of blood mixed with urine.

"Ah!!! Kill you!"

Someone roared, raised his gun and fought back in vain.

"Don't waste your energy, help set up the gun."

Garibaldi shouted, he regretted not training this group of people well, such recruits were useless in this situation.

At this moment, a bullet hit the recruit, and it seemed that the French were not much better.

There are still a considerable number of veterans in the Po River Guard. These people have seen the cruelty of war. Even if they are close, they will not question the orders of the superiors and install the launcher on their own. Even if their comrades fall down, they will not look at them more.

But some officers are questioning Garibaldi's order, because the rockets of the Austrian army can be launched without a launcher.

If you want to launch with a launcher, wouldn't it be better to be outside the extreme attack range of the enemy infantry?

Now they have to withstand the French artillery bombardment and the firepower of the French infantry. If the Po River Guard was not mainly composed of veterans from 1848, and if Joseph the Lame had not had an unparalleled influence in the army, the morale of this army would have collapsed long ago.

Cavaignac put down the telescope in his hand and smiled disdainfully. The enemy in front of him was exactly what he imagined. The mindless charge caused unnecessary sacrifices, and they would shamelessly flee after the incompetent rage.

"How ridiculous! Ants want to shake elephants? Drive out those cowards and let them see how the Austrians are finished!"

"Haha!"

After Cavaignac finished speaking, the officers around him also laughed. In fact, their judgment was similar to Cavaignac's.

The troops in front of him obviously lacked artillery, and had suffered quite high casualties (nearly 20%) on the way to the charge. From the scattered formation, it can be judged that the other side obviously lacked training, and there were even deserters in the troops.

On the other hand, our own troops are at least twice as many as the enemy's, with enough artillery and cavalry. It is only a matter of time before the enemy collapses, and if we know that the enemy collapses, then there will be no suspense in this battle.

The French troops on the front line also feel relaxed, after all, they have partially equipped the new Minié rifle. The accuracy and loading speed of this new rifle are much higher than the M1822 Charleville rifle previously equipped by the French army.

Due to more frequent wars and failures in this life, France's military technology is also constantly breaking through. However, due to the economic crisis and the crisis of rule, the production capacity is insufficient, so it can only be partially equipped.

At this time, the launcher was finally set up, and Garibaldi shouted two words from his chest.

"Launch!"

The order to launch quickly spread like waves, but the messenger was dead, and Garibaldi took the signal gun from the messenger's hand.

As another signal flare was launched, the Po River Guard finally began to counterattack.

One by one, the rockets placed in the launcher were ignited, and a sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded.

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A large number of rockets fell into the French positions like raindrops, and the dense explosions instantly enveloped the entire battlefield. The large amount of shrapnel produced by the explosion caused the French soldiers to fall down in groups, and the violent tremors made people feel like an earthquake.

The French were obviously not prepared to be beaten. After the first round of explosions, there were only screams, shouts and chaotic footsteps.

The French army column, which was originally like a city wall, was torn open at this time. The French officers desperately rushed soldiers to fill the gap, but a new round of explosions followed.

The French army that had just filled in was blown to pieces in a blink of an eye. Some people crawled with their bodies that were blown in two. Blood and internal organs flowed all over the ground. The recruits couldn't help vomiting after seeing it.

No one wanted to die. Some people screamed and wanted to escape from this hell, but they were immediately shot dead by officers on the spot.

"Don't retreat! Advance for France!"

More soldiers were filled in this vacant gap, but Garibaldi's goal was not just to kill the enemy. His real goal was the French artillery position.

Taking advantage of the French army's chaos, the French artillery was finally exposed to Garibaldi, and he immediately ordered to destroy the French artillery position at all costs.

The French also had their own rockets, but the accuracy of this weapon was extremely poor, so the French artillerymen were completely fearless and continued to clean the barrels and load ammunition according to the procedures.

However, what they didn't expect was that the rockets that were just aimed at the infantry formation flew towards them in an instant.

The artillery position was suddenly in a panic. Some people fled in a hurry, and some tried to hide behind the artillery, but how could people run faster than rockets? Most of the French artillerymen were shrouded in smoke and dust.

What was even more terrible was that when the smoke and dust dissipated, the Italians actually came to kill them.