21. Charging at Sedan's Gate! (27)

Pairs of curious eyes peered through scopes, scanning the contours of the battlefield that were slowly coming into focus, filled with undisguised shock and disbelief.

Could there be survivors after a bombardment of cluster bombs and white phosphorus smoke grenades? Were these Charlemagne people made of iron?

Every Wehrmacht soldier and officer had such questions in their minds. They were all too familiar with the power of cluster bombs and white phosphorus shells; anything larger than a rat was guaranteed dead after such an attack. It would be a miracle to find an intact corpse the size of a human.

Yet, under such a terrifying assault, the people from Charlemagne had somehow survived, and even dared to shoot at them with anti-tank rifles.

The bullet that struck was not only against the armor of a Tiger tank; it also struck a blow to the psychological armor of the Wehrmacht soldiers and officers, giving them a real taste of shock.