Erwin noticed the crisis, but he didn't raise an alarm.
He believed that raising alarm was pointless and would only make soldiers aware that Shire's tanks could cross the anti-tank trench, causing panic.
Although panic was inevitable, it was better to hold on for as long as they could.
Thus, the battle proceeded in an orderly manner, and soldiers fired at the advancing French Army under command from the front. They hoped to pressure the enemy with a barrage of bullets, but most were blocked by the tanks' armor, having little effect.
Amidst the dense gunfire, Erwin sat on the steps for a while, then got up and ran to the rear.
He headed to the infantry artillery regiment's command post where Major Benjamin, a young officer, was in charge.
Due to heavy casualties from the ongoing war, the frontline senior officers were becoming younger and of lower rank.
