Napoleon's artillery troops had seen much and knew wide.
This bunch had been led by Napoleon, maneuvering beneath the enemy's eyes in Nema, almost firing directly at the Austrians' faces, and had long since built up their courage.
What did royalist rioters at a stone's throw amount to, could they be more terrifying than the murderous Austrians?
As the artillerymen methodically loaded their guns, someone amidst the rioters shouted, "Charge them, don't let them finish loading!"
Consequently, the disorderly crowd, initially cowed by the cannons, advanced once again.
Just then, atop a neighboring roof, appeared the precision shooters arranged by Anning.
Lying on the rooftops, the sharpshooters dropped a small cluster of men at the forefront with their first volley.
The sudden turn of events threw the rioters in the square into disarray, with some turning their guns towards the roof and opening fire.
