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The sudden bombardment came quickly and left just as fast, ending after a little over an hour, leaving nothing but chaos in its wake.
Once safety was confirmed, Brigadier Erzucher emerged from the command headquarters, saw the billowing smoke rising from all over the city, and urgently ordered, "Quick, organize personnel to extinguish the fires, the food and ammunition depots must be protected."
The young officer accompanying him responded, "Yes, General!"
Having said that, he immediately ran to convey the orders. During the recent bombing, the exposed telegraph and telephone lines had unfortunately been damaged and had not yet been restored.
By this point, Brigadier Erzucher had abandoned any illusion of keeping the enemy at bay outside the nation's borders.
Stopping the enemy's landing with artillery was one thing, but what about the enemy in the sky? Without addressing the threat overhead, they could only passively take the hits.
