The moment the battle began, it took a one-sided turn.
The German Army soldiers were holding not weapons, but entrenching tools, their rifles stacked with muzzles pointing upwards beneath the torches.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, the German Army soldiers dropped their tools and ran towards their guns, only to be cut down by bullets that whistled through the air, leaving them lying in pools of blood.
The German Army couldn't even extinguish the torches before grenades started being hurled into the trenches. Simultaneously, the French Army's 75mm guns began to fire, shells accurately hitting the trenches and creating trails of smoke.
The nearby torches were blown away by the fierce bombardment, with only a few remaining, flickering in the night wind, illuminating the chaos and retreat of the German Army.
The French Army did not give them a chance to escape. Soon the artillery fire began to extend, hurling groups of German soldiers into the air and then slamming them back down.
