"Undying Divine Medicine"

Maurice subconsciously rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, the white line was already mostly visible, numbering at least seven or eight thousand people!

The Saxony soldiers, who had been "stomping on the weak," were taken aback. When the frontline officers began to order the troops to stop and regroup, they saw dozens of horses pulling cannons in a flash to their side and front, where they began to unload the horses and set up the cannons less than 200 paces away.

Just minutes later, seven 6-pound Cannon roared at the Saxony Infantry. The iron balls swept accurately through the ranks of soldiers, leaving behind a trail of severed limbs.

The Saxony people had been so nonchalant just moments before, were suddenly thrown into disarray by the relentless barrage of attacks, mainly because the sheer force of the blows aimed at their faces was terrifying.

Before the Saxony cavalry could react, the 6-pound Cannon had already been remounted on the Carriage, circled around the French Army Infantry from behind, and appeared on the other side of the Saxony Infantry.

The unpredictable artillery bombardment completely disrupted the Saxony people ' rhythm. Infantry hit by the shells scattered to minimize losses, while officers in other positions pulled up ropes and shouted orders for their soldiers to form neat ranks to meet the French Army Infantry Line opposite them.

After more than 20 minutes of this commotion, the Royal Guard Legion's Infantry Line had reached within 100 paces of the Saxony position, whose formation was still crooked and distorted.

In the era of line-up executions, using a scattered formation to fight against a neat line formation was undoubtedly masochistic.

The Royal Guard Legion opened fire at a distance of 65 paces. Although this distance was slightly far, it was a reasonable tactic given the enemy's disorganized formation—firing first would further disrupt the enemy's rhythm.

Moreover, the Percussion Cap Gun equipped by the Royal Guard Legion have a relatively long range, and can cause effective damage even at around 80 paces, although the accuracy will be rather poor.

Sure enough, the Saxony soldiers instinctively retaliated after being attacked. Because of the previous shelling, their officers were busy regrouping and had no time to stop the soldiers.

The haphazard firing was unlikely to cause effective damage, and even if some bullets hit the target, they were mostly stopped by the Bulletproof Insert used by the Royal Guard Legion.

Thus, Saxon Army fell one after another, while the French Army opposite them nonchalantly advanced to within 30 paces of them.

Suddenly, a Saxony soldier exclaimed in shock, "That drug is real! They can't die at all!"

His words immediately aroused immense terror:

"God, such a medicine really exists!"

How are we supposed to fight like this?

"No! We can't win this game, we're finished..."

It turned out that a while ago, after Derrison's troops returned to the Prussia Military Camp, they told others in fear that the French Army had a miraculous medicine that could instantly heal gunshot wounds. After being shot, the France could stand up again in less than a minute simply by swallowing the medicine.

Previously, the Saxony soldiers had mocked the Prussia for making excuses for their defeat. But now, they believed them.

After another volley of fire, the Saxony soldiers began to turn and run, even some junior officers followed suit—they had witnessed wounded France getting back up; how could they possibly fight like this?

In reality, most of the deadly exchanges between Infantry Line occurred when the two sides were within 40 paces of each other. However, because the Royal Guard Legion appeared almost invulnerable at greater distances, this had a huge psychological impact on the Saxony people. As a result, when they began to exchange fire at close range, their hands trembled, and even a slight increase in casualties would crush their morale.

The close-range bombardment by the Royal Guard Legion's Horse Artillery further accelerated this process.

Similar to the situation with Derrison Corps, the rout of the first Infantry Line quickly affected those behind it. The second Infantry Line only engaged the Royal Guard Legion briefly before fleeing as well, and then the third...

In just about 40 minutes, the Saxon Corps, with three lines of troops and more than 13,000 soldiers, began to flee desperately northward.

Berthier looked at the black-clad soldiers covering the hillside and couldn't help but feel frustrated. Most of the cavalry had been sent to cover the retreating Austria troops, and he only had six Cavalry Company, which had to be used to cover the flanks of the Infantry. There weren't even any cavalry to pursue them.

The Royal Guard Legion rested for an hour before continuing its northward advance.

At this moment, they stood in the middle of the gap in the Austria defenses, cutting off the Prussian Army that had broken into the Austria- controlled area.

The Duke of Brunswick quickly received news of the attack on the Saxon Army and immediately frowned, focusing on the map.

Although he didn't know where this French Army came from, according to Maurice's report, they only numbered a little over ten thousand, and he only needed to immediately redeploy troops to stop them.

He looked at the Orderly Officer: "Order General Andreas to immediately proceed to the breach and intercept that group of France."

He thought for a moment, then, feeling it wasn't safe enough, added, "Transfer the August Corps there as well."

These two legions together had more than 16,000 soldiers, plus the cavalry responsible for covering them, bringing the total to nearly 18,000. He had a huge numerical advantage in the local area and was willing to commit troops to them.

Berthier soon received news that two Prussian Army were on their way. He was now close to completely sealing the breach in the Austria defenses, but without hesitation, he ordered:

"The entire army moved to assemble on the gentle slope to the southwest, preparing to deal with the approaching enemy."

The staff officer beside him hesitated and said, "General, but that would mean we'd have to abandon the defenses we just sealed off."

"His Crown Prince once told me never to forget the established strategic objectives," Berthier patted him on the shoulder. "We're here to annihilate the main Prussian Army, not to help Marshal Lacy retake the defensive lines."

The staff officer paused for a moment, then quickly stood at attention and said, "Yes, General!"

When Andreas and August Corps arrived at the breach in the defensive line, the French Army who had attacked the Saxony people earlier had vanished.

Then, the same fate that the Saxon Army had just experienced was repeated—

The Horse Artillery suddenly opened fire, and the Royal Guard Legion Infantry Line on their right flank, advancing rapidly to their front.

These Prussia soldiers had also heard of the legend of the "Undying Divine Medicine," and after several rounds of volleys of fire from the French Army, they too were gripped by fear.

The battle ended around 4 p. m. Andreas's men managed to retreat north in staggered formations, while August Corps was completely routed.

Berthier did not order a pursuit, but instead ordered the entire army to immediately return to the gap in the Austria defenses, set up artillery, and send soldiers to block key transportation routes.

Previously, the Prussian Corps that had broken through the western side of the defensive line had now been completely cut off in the Austria- controlled area.