Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2472

"What's wrong with you guys? More than 1703 shells landed on our defense area in one night, I'm so sorry for you! The brothers didn't kill or injure many when they hit the Spaniards, but you killed and wounded dozens of people in the end, mom Yes, don’t make any trouble in the future!” On the morning of February 2, 24, a group of army soldiers outside the town surrounded several sailors of the “Bianliang” iron-clad warship who had come ashore, and bombarded them regardless of enemy or friend last night. The action was condemned angrily.

The army soldiers came from the Sixth Mixed Regiment, and the leader was a second lieutenant with a bandage on his head, with blood oozing faintly. He was holding a pole, looking like he was going to beat someone.And behind him, there were more than a dozen people standing or squatting, and they all looked at the few naval soldiers who came to fetch water with unfriendly eyes, as if they would rush to fight if the officer gave an order.

"Cough!" A slightly angry cough sounded, and everyone looked up, but it was Zhou Yafu, the "temporary co-owner" of various local troops, Navy Lieutenant Colonel.Everyone should show some face to this man, although both the navy and the army looked at him with a strange look.

"Let's go, let's go!" The second lieutenant straightened his clothes and waved his hand, and the others carried buckets, and disappeared in a flash.Behind them, the few naval soldiers who had already rolled up their sleeves and were about to fight, were taken aback for a moment, and then stood at attention collectively to salute.There is no way, although we don't want to see each other, but everyone is a navy, and we still have to talk about the superiority and inferiority.

"Northern Italy sent some wine and beer, which can be regarded as military supplies. After returning to the ship, let your officer send over to pick it up. A bird faded out of your mouth after drinking water all day long. Everyone came out to fight. There is no need to treat yourself badly." Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Yafu said as he walked past several people.

It is said that the Italians came to Gibraltar to deliver military supplies, and the people on the east coast were quite surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, they are also being cleaned up.The people on the east coast fought Spain, and to some extent they were standing in the same trench as the Italians, not to mention holding back more than 2 Spanish troops, and consuming a lot of their money and supplies.No matter how you look at it, it has helped the northern Italians relieve their pressure.

You know, just a few days ago, the Milan Parliament spied from the Principality of Savoy that more than 7.5 people from the Spanish Army had entered the country.It is reported that the Principality of Savoy may also send thousands of people to join its ranks to attack the Northern Italian Federation together.However, considering that the two countries have just signed a peace agreement, there are also many people in Chambery who oppose restarting the war.These people are deeply aware that their weak strength alone can no longer deal with the well-equipped Northern Italian coalition forces, and there is no need to spend their own capital for the benefit of Spain.Besides, it's hard to say whether the [-] Spanish army can beat the northern Italians!They have an entire army of [-], basically equipped with muskets and cannons from the east coast, and several of their divisions have fairly good combat experience, so they cannot be insulted.

Therefore, although the Principality of Savoy has not yet made a final decision, it is generally inclined not to get involved in this matter, and let the Spaniards and Northern Italians fight by themselves, and they will provide supplies—of course not for free — that's all.Of course, there may be such a small ulterior thought hidden in their hearts, that is, once the Spaniards are lucky enough to defeat the Northern Italian coalition and march into Milan, then the Principality of Savoy does not mind beating the dog in the water and sending all the people who can The troops that came out of the army rushed into the rich northern Italian plains to grab the territory.

According to the private chat of the Italian military officers who came to work in the army, they have already transferred three divisions from the south to the north, and together with the three divisions that have arrived in the central area directly under the west of the Principality of Milan, they will form a force of about 4.5 people. Legion, intending to fight the Spaniards to the death.Anyway, the fighting in Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia in the south has come to an end, and local garrison troops such as the Sardinian Infantry, Palermo Infantry, Messina Infantry, and Naples Infantry are also being formed one after another. , plus the Florence division and San Marco division who stayed behind, basically the situation can be stabilized, but the backyard caught fire.

There is another point that deserves people's attention here, that is, whether the 3th Mixed Regiment of the East Coast Army (less than one battalion) stationed at the Eagle's Nest Fortress will participate in the battle, because this is likely to have a decisive impact.Think about it, when more than [-] people in Spain were fighting with the Northern Italian coalition forces in the Principality of Milan, the East Coast Army moved northward and flanked the Spaniards, which would most likely lead to the collapse of its entire army and a disastrous end.

If this matter is left in the past, it is actually nothing, because the neutral attitude of the people on the east coast is very obvious-well, there may be some preference for their "godson" Northern Italy Federation-it is unlikely to end up in the war.But it's hard to say now, after all, the east bank army is fighting the Spaniards in the Bay of Gibraltar.No one dared to make a conclusive guess about the attitude of that army. Anyway, the Spaniards absolutely could not ignore its existence.

Of course, as far as the northern Italians are concerned, they very much hope that the East Coast Army will end up participating in the war. For this reason, they have specially issued 500 million lire "invalids bonds" in the Genoa and Venice markets, intending to use this as a reward in exchange for The [-]th Mixed Regiment was dispatched to attack the Spanish army.It's just that neither Bai Chuanping nor Sheng Dehong has made a formal statement so far, which makes the Italians feel very uncertain, and of course the Spaniards also feel very uncertain.

"By the way, don't forget to replenish the ammunition after receiving the supplies for the laborers. Recently, the Spanish positions have been shelled (well, it's actually a city, and they are about to be demolished...), and the ammunition reserves are depleted quickly, so we should prepare more Right. I don’t know when this battle will end.” Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Yafu said.

In fact, the East Coast Navy has built an ammunition depot in Danji Port, which specializes in stocking solid ammunition (both pointed and spherical) and special ammunition of various calibers.In addition, the Lisbon and Milan arsenals had undergone technical transformation before the war, and they could produce a large number of solid spherical bullets that fit the caliber of the artillery on the east coast, and the people on the east coast would also purchase some abundant stocks nearby.

However, after so many days of bombing, the most consumed are actually special bombs of various calibers.Neither the Portuguese nor the northern Italians have the ability to supply this kind of shells, so they can only rely on the reserves of the people on the east coast.There are still some ammunition depots on the port of Dangi, but not many, and they urgently need to be called from a larger warehouse on the Cape Verde side.

And this time when shelling Spanish towns, the Navy also discovered the huge effectiveness of special ammunition in combat. This began to force them to reflect on whether there were some problems with the original ammunition equipment?That is, there are too many solid bullets and too few special bullets!Even if the latter costs a lot more, it is not so equipped with so little!Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zhen, the captain of the ironclad battleship "Bianliang", has officially written a report to his superiors, requesting that the northern arsenal and Dayuhe arsenal increase the production of special bombs, and the ammunition depots in Cape Verde and Danji should also Increase the reserve of special bombs by at least three times to cope with possible large-scale wars that may break out in the future.

It should be said that Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zhen's suggestion is still very valuable.As a front-line commander, he has personally experienced battles, not the kind of exercises in the past, but real battles, and he knows the value of this kind of shells best.He believes that everyone has underestimated the power of special bombs, and there are still a lot of inherent thinking about fighting in the age of sails in their minds, which is very wrong!The emergence of rifled guns and special bombs has clearly changed the rules of the game. Now it is time to abandon the old thinking and embrace a new combat mode.Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Yafu also agreed with this, so he reminded them to store more of this powerful ammunition in case of emergency.

After leaving the water intake point, Zhou Yafu boarded the watchtower again and observed the situation of the Spanish army on the opposite side.The continuous bombardment in the past few days has already destroyed the beautiful seaside town into ruins.There are almost no complete buildings, the roads are also full of potholes, and the residents of the town have fled. Everyone realizes that the Spanish army may be able to defend against the two-legged soldiers on the east coast, but the cliffs cannot defend against flying shells.Instead of staying there waiting to die, it is better to go to other places to beg for survival.

The Spanish troops who stayed in the city didn't want to leave, but they couldn't.After all, the king had not issued an order to retreat, and no one dared to openly disobey the order.But staying in the city is really a torment. The cannons of the people on the east coast "take care" of them every day, and people are killed or injured by shelling every day.There are many observation posts on the opposite side of the east bank. Spaniards may be blown up by cold cannons when they go out to shit, chop firewood, or fetch water, let alone cooking in life. The smoke is simply the best shell magnet. The Spanish soldiers couldn't even eat a hot meal, and they were fucking dogs.

Everyone understands that the battle has reached this level, and it is actually no longer possible to fight.The reason why it is not over now is that the group of gentlemen in Madrid will not be ashamed for a while and are waiting for an opportunity.Perhaps, after those 3 people fell into the sand in northern Italy, King Philip V could be a little more sober?

Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Yafu is not in a hurry now, not at all.Let's see who can spend more than who!Anyway, we just won't leave, what can you do to me?

So, in the next few days, the two sides on the Gibraltar front line were in a stalemate in such a strange state that no one seemed to be in a hurry.The Spaniards continued to be bombarded, and they would drag out their cannons to fight back a few times when they were in a hurry, but after a few precious long-range artillery were blown up, they completely pretended to be dead, and there was no more movement.

And at this time, the Spanish Army on the northern front totaled 3.3 people. Finally, after raising enough supplies, they crossed the border and entered the territory of the Northern Italian Federation. They began to clash with the Italians stationed there, and the battle officially started!

(End of this chapter)