Iron Cross Fire

The next morning, the Austrians, who had been fully repaired, were ready to launch an attack and deal a fatal blow to the Russian army on the high ground.

After two successful defenses, the Austrian army had firmly controlled the southern part of the high ground.

But it would take a lot of time to completely capture the entire high ground. During this period, not only the enemy's active forces had to be destroyed, but also the hidden Russians had to be swept away.

It was undoubtedly difficult to do both tasks at the same time. However, the Russian army was also seriously injured by the two attacks and it would be difficult to recover for a long time.

The Austrian army only needed to seize the opportunity and fight a decisive battle with the Russian army under preparation. After annihilating the main force of the enemy, the entire high ground would naturally belong to Austria.

Even if there might be a threat from scattered Russian guerrillas, it would not be a big deal. After all, it was difficult for them to gather together and could not get sufficient supplies. What was there to worry about fighting such people?

So Vasara was very confident. He ordered the entire army to load double ammunition and asked the artillery observers to calculate and adjust the trajectory.

At noon, the Austrian army approached the Russian position from three directions.

The front encountered the enemy first and got into a fierce exchange of fire.

The left wing wanted to maneuver to the Russian flank, but they were also counterattacked by the enemy and could not move.

The right wing was ambushed, and the local mountain people joined forces with the Russian army to attack the Austrians from the high ground.

Although the Austrian army was severely damaged, they reacted in time. After setting up the machine guns, the Russians hurriedly fell to the ground.

This was an excellent opportunity. Just a few shots in the suppressed crowd could blow up several people.

However, due to the division of troops, the Austrian army only placed 2-4 mortars in each attack direction. Such a small number is unlikely to cause any casualties. At least the Russians, who have an advantage in manpower, do not care about these casualties.

Although the Austrian army prepared a reserve, there were only five mortars, and all of them were sent up after the frontal exchange of fire.

The careful Russians seemed to have noticed this, and they gradually weakened the offensive force in the front and invested in the two wings.

The Russian army began to adjust, but the Austrians could not see it at all. In their eyes, there were still hundreds of people lying on the hill, but they no longer dared to move forward under the fury of the machine guns.

It seemed that the Russian army wanted to use up the Austrians' ammunition and then launch a fatal attack.

After ensuring that the Russians had been squatting in the pit waiting to be bombed, some Austrian officers tried to let the machine guns stop firing intermittently, and this short gap was filled by infantry.

Seeing that the firepower was weakened, the Russians not only did not retreat, but boldly leaned out and tentatively shot at the machine gunners.

The superb marksmanship killed many Austrian machine gunners on the spot. Although another person immediately went up to control the machine gun, it still gave the Austrian army a certain intimidation.

Helplessly, the Austrians had to maintain high-intensity fire suppression to prevent those people from leaning out.

The Austrian army also tried to let the infantry advance under cover, but the terrain was very rugged and muddy, making it difficult for the soldiers to move.

When the Russians hiding behind the rocks saw it, they lay down and pretended to be dead. When the Austrians approached, several Russians would open fire together, taking advantage of their unpreparedness to knock down a group of Austrians.

The Austrian officers were very angry, but there was nothing they could do, so they had to report the situation to Vasara.

After learning about the dilemma of the frontal attack, Vasara ordered artillery to bombard the Russians on the high ground, and then ran to the front line to command the battle.

Hundreds of shells blew the huge rocks into pieces, and the flying gravel had already turned red, and the battlefield was full of blood and killing.

After the bombing, Vasara ordered some infantry to climb up the mountain, and the other part stayed close to the friendly forces and covered them.

In order to prevent accidental injuries, the machine gun fire gradually stopped, and only the mortars continued to smash the Russians hiding behind the rocks.

The Russians on the mountain saw Vasara pointing around, and they thought he was the Austrian commander. Regardless of the Austrian army close at hand, they all came out of the bunkers and tried to snipe him.

Fortunately, this time they had the cover of infantry, and they poured ammunition on the Russian army, killing many people.

Hearing the whistling sound passing by his ears, Vasalai was not afraid, but became full of blood.

Senval, who was beside him, hurriedly grabbed him and dragged him into a hidden place, trying to calm him down.

But Vasalai was already in a state of excitement, and he didn't listen to him at all. He pushed him out with one arm, then pulled out his command knife, rushed out of the bunker and shouted:

"Soldiers! Follow me to charge!"

The muddy ground was full of people struggling, and the sudden appearance of such a brave young man inevitably attracted the attention of many people.

When the Austrians saw their regiment commander rushing out, they were all excited: those who were still on the mountain climbed more vigorously, and those at the bottom of the mountain also rushed out of their positions, and the machine guns regained their anger and vented it on both sides.

But he was not the commander of the Russians; when those Russians saw it, except for those on both sides of the mountain who were suppressed, the Russians in the middle all raised their guns and shot at him.

But he seemed to be blessed by God. There were fallen soldiers all around him, but he was the only one who was not shot.

The dead Austrians seemed to be alive again. They put their hopes on Vasalai and asked him to avenge them.

Vasalai became more determined and angry. He rushed up the hill without stopping and soon replaced others to become the first person.

Being the first to climb the mountain represents supreme glory, but also represents death that is extremely difficult to avoid. Seeing that Vasalai was about to reach the top of the mountain, no matter what kind of blow they suffered, the Russian army turned their guns and wanted to kill Vasalai.

After seeing this scene, Senval, who was still hesitating at the foot of the mountain, quickly grabbed a gun from the ground and fired bullets at the threatening Russians.

Suddenly, a piercing scream attracted everyone's attention. It was Vasalai who had climbed to the top of the mountain and killed a Russian soldier.

Unlike the scream of a shrew, Vasalai's roar was like a mountain pressing down on his head! It could crush everything, including the psychology of the Russians.

The Russians who were close to Vasalai couldn't stand his lion-like majesty and climbed away.

On the other hand, the Austrian soldiers were encouraged to climb the mountain with all their strength after seeing their commander climb the mountain first and kill the enemy.

Soon, several groups of Austrians appeared after Vasalai and rushed to the top of the mountain to fight the Russian army at close range.

Then, the loopholes of the Russian army became larger and larger, until they could not resist the madness of the Austrians at all.

When the two armies collided with each other, the whole mountain was full of blood; the ground shook, and the Caucasus Mountains wept.

The Russian army began to desert. They did not dare to look back at the battlefield where the fighting was still going on, leaving the last bit of dignity on the road of escape.

The sky gradually became cloudy, and the Russian front line of defense was also broken, which undoubtedly marked their end.

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