Chapter 2704: Austrian soldiers love Chinese donkeys

Viscount Schubert drove his men and horses forward at a rapid pace. They approached the mountain. The avant-garde battalion split into multiple paths to **** the top of the mountain. The officers and soldiers carried their bags and ammunition on their backs and climbed hard.

In the past, the equipment of the Austrian army was not good, and the things they carried were messy and inconvenient to carry. Now they all carried hard backpacks (knapsacks) made of uniform waterproof canvas, and packed clothes, bedding, raincoats, spare shoes and socks, and dry food. , engineering shovel, first aid kit, etc. are packed in, and there is a special term called life carrying tool.

Then put ammunition, grenades, daggers, water bottles, gas masks, etc. into the combat carrying equipment (multipurpose vest).

This is very convenient to carry, and the officers and soldiers carry donkeys responsible for carrying squad tents, spare rations, ammunition, fuel and other supplies!

That's right, the Austrian army has raised donkeys. The standard is that there is one donkey for each squad. The logistics troops also use donkeys to carry ammunition, fuel, military rations and medicines. Everyone likes donkeys, mainly because the donkey meat is too fragrant.

Hmm, donkeys are so useful!

Donkeys are not majestic and majestic, with big heads and long ears, narrow chest, thin limbs, and short torso. If you have long legs, sit on it, and you can use your feet as brakes for the donkey. Riding a donkey does not seem to be a cool thing thing.

But if you ask the South China people what their favorite animal is, they will tell you: "Cute little donkey!"

Raising donkeys is the best among general livestock. The cost of raising donkeys is low, easy to raise and reproduce, easy to manage, excellent adaptability, and strong disease resistance.

When raising a horse, you have to feed it night grass. If there are no beans for it to eat, it cannot run.

If you raise cattle, the cattle eat more and need a larger amount of feed.

But raising donkeys is different. They hardly need feed (of course, it’s better if you have feed for them), easy to raise, and not easy to get sick. They traveled all over the world with the South China people, and the Austrians also accepted donkeys.

There are many mountains in Austria, neither horses nor cattle are good at walking on mountain roads, but donkeys are good at walking on mountain roads, as long as there is a way to go, it can walk.

On really difficult mountain roads, you can carry a donkey with a few soldiers or even a strong soldier with a blindfolded thin donkey, and then let it carry things for you.

Have you tried carrying a big horse or a cow across a mountain stream?

Bringing a donkey doesn't take up much military resources (you don't have to ask the logistics to deliver beans and oats to them), but it is of great help during the march, and it can also be used as a spare army ration. Everyone loves to eat donkey meat.

This kind of thing that does not take up the establishment and can help is the most popular with the chief, regardless of whether it is a Nanhua officer or an Austrian officer, they all say it is delicious.

Now the Austrian army has also popularized the use of donkeys, and fell in love with eating donkey meat and burning it!

The speed of the Austrian soldiers was very fast, and they were seen walking along the valleys and ridges, grabbing branches and rocks, and quickly climbed towards the top of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, Viscount Schubert held up his binoculars and watched, still very anxious in his heart. The Gallo chicken might be climbing up the other side of the mountain at this moment.

Although this mountain is not high, it is steep and guards the pass. Whoever climbs fast will be able to occupy the top of the mountain first and control the commanding heights. Whoever controls this mountain will be able to occupy the upper hand. Shantou, can the Vanguard Battalion take the lead in this battle to seize the fighter plane?

He stared intently at the soldiers of the vanguard battalion, watching them approaching the top of the mountain step by step, his hand holding the binoculars was sweating.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a few small bombs were thrown out from the pine forest on the top of the mountain, and fell among the officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion and exploded!

Then, dozens of howling French soldiers rushed out, some of them rushed over with gleaming bayonets, and some hid in the woods and fired vigorously.

Because of this surprise attack, the avant-garde battalion was suppressed, and they stopped advancing, looking for a place to hide.

It turned out that the cunning Gallic chicken had already seized the top of the mountain, and was still lying in ambush on the top of the mountain without making a sound, and suddenly launched an attack!

Seeing this, Viscount Schubert immediately ordered the trumpeter beside him: "Hurry up and blow the charge!"

The bugleman blew the bugle, and the shrill sound of the horn echoed in the valley. The Austrian officers and soldiers who received the order on the mountain immediately rushed forward bravely, even the wounded officers and soldiers, regardless of the French firepower.

"Come on!"

"For the emperor, for the empire!"

Through the binoculars of the Austrian Army at the foot of the mountain, I saw Lieutenant Colonel Lafontaine, the battalion commander of the vanguard battalion, collapsed after throwing a bomb, and then the deputy battalion commander, Major Stephen, rushed towards the top of the mountain desperately and shot France People fought bayonets with them and stabbed them to death.

Major Stephen has occupied the top of the mountain, and the Austrian flag is flying on the top of the mountain!

He reached the top of the mountain and took a closer look, ah, it's so dangerous!

The entrance is full of French people, it seems that there are all over the mountains and plains, there are many!

There were few Austrian troops rushing up the mountain, and shooting was useless, and they couldn't knock down the French. He shouted: "Throw bombs!"

So, the Austrian army ignited the bombs and threw them out, and one after another bombs exploded among the French, immediately blowing the French dizzy.

But the bombs were quickly thrown out, and a soldier only carried two to four small bombs, so what was the use?

Major Stephen commanded the soldiers to continue shooting, but the firepower was insufficient. The French bravely held the bullets and advanced again. When the major was in a hurry, he heard someone shout: "The bomb is coming!"

He turned his head and saw, wow, several soldiers hurriedly drove a long line of donkeys with large canvas bags on the left and right sides to the top of the mountain. bomb!

In addition to the small bomb weighing one catty, there is also a big bomb weighing five kilograms!

You know, this mountain is difficult for people to climb with two hands and two feet. God knows how these donkeys can come up!

The donkeys distended their nostrils and mouths, gasped violently, and collapsed on the ground, but in Major Stephen's eyes, they were simply the cutest animals in the world.

"I love donkeys! They must be awarded medals!" The major was very satisfied.

The officers and soldiers on the top of the mountain quickly took the bomb, ignited it and threw it at the French. There was a loud "boom", and a small mushroom cloud rose. It was a big bomb weighing five kilograms. People were blown up, rolling and crawling all the way, and knocked over other Frenchmen, causing at least ten French soldiers to fall in a chain!

The Austrian army on the top of the mountain slammed the bomb regardless, and the successive explosions blasted all the French soldiers on the mountainside back to the halfway down.

When the bombs were almost used up, there were enough Austrian troops on the top of the mountain. They shot down with rifled guns, and the dense bullets forced the French soldiers to retreat to the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Viscount Schubert personally came up with a large group of troops, and the position on the top of the mountain was stabilized!

Because they occupied and controlled the mountain, the Austrian army really took the initiative in this battle. The French organized troops to charge repeatedly to regain the mountain, but not only failed to reach the top of the mountain, but were beaten by the Austrian army with bullets and bombs. A group of people were killed in one strike, and the French army charged ten times in a row. As a result, more than 3,000 people were killed and injured, and there were corpses everywhere, and it was impossible to cross this mountain.

When they organized the troops to charge again, the troops of Count de Vincent of the Austrian Army arrived, and then the troops of Marshal Raimondo Montecuccoli of the Austrian Army also arrived!

The 80,000 Shenluo army pressed against the 50,000 French army with thunderous momentum! 2084/10090011