Morocco's Black Guard fought with discipline, quickly maneuvering under an officer's command, forming a front facing the reinforcement troops of the French people.
Almost a thousand black soldiers, arranged in four rows, charged towards the French Army at the urging of the trumpet.
Ney himself stood at the very front of the infantry, drawing his sword and pointing it towards the dense, black mass of soldiers opposite him, he shouted loudly,
"Do not fear, they are but slaves who have been captured, they do not know how to fight! Just shoot as you did in training, and they will soon flee!"
Although he said this, the orderly ranks of the Moroccan soldiers showed they were well-trained, and their combat strength was not to be taken lightly.
Soon, the Moroccan Army had closed in to less than 80 paces, and some of Ney's soldiers began to shoot in panic.
Fortunately, the panic did not spread. When the two sides were about 60 paces apart, Ney swung his sword forcefully,
"Fire!"
