Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2510 Packing

On the same night, Carol couldn't sleep at night when the Granada Legion was stationed.So he simply got up from the bed and began to inspect the camp.

The Granada Legion, which once flourished with 4 people, experienced a series of bloody battles, and then led away with local officers who did not obey orders. Now there are only more than 1 people staying in this camp.Carol intends to forcibly keep them, but after careful weighing, he finds that it is impossible, so he can only let them go.

The remaining 1 people are actually not very peaceful.Just this afternoon, Carol also heard that some noble officers planned to take people away, because he heard that the Sixth Mixed Regiment of the East Coasters had left the Eagle's Nest Fortress and headed south, so it might not be boarding a ship to fight in Spain.Everyone still believes the news from the Principality of Savoy. The situation in the Northern Italian Federation is quite stable now. It can be said that the Sixth Mixed Regiment of the East Coasters has freed up their hands and can choose a place along the coast of Spain. Landing, put more pressure on Madrid.

By the way, it wasn't just the Sixth Mixed Regiment that was dispatched.Another No. [-] Mixed Regiment also appeared. This was the news that just came in during the day. This army landed at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, and then marched all the way north, marching extremely fast, and captured the southern city of Seville.As for where they are going now, there are a lot of news and confusion. Some people say that they have gone north to attack Madrid (the two cavalry companies of the [-]st Mixed Regiment are still wandering north of Seville to confuse the enemy's sight), and they are in Seville. Yayibei has seen them, and some people say they have gone south, and they also swear that they have seen their marching team.

The two messages contradict each other, which is a great test of the commander's ability to judge.After careful deliberation, Carol felt that it was unlikely to go north to fight Madrid. Gein's First Mixed Regiment had only a few thousand people. Even if it was an elite and strong army, if it went so far north, the entire army might be wiped out at any time.Hitting Seville is already the limit, and going north, who will provide them with supplies?

Even if one of you is worth ten and you are invincible in field battles, but people eat horse chews, the daily consumption is not a small amount.In order to raise food and grass, you always have to divide your troops to search in various villages, right?Sometimes it is common for a dozen or so teams to disperse, each with a distance of tens of kilometers. Otherwise, it would be difficult to raise enough food. After all, there are not warehouses with a large amount of food everywhere, and most of the time it is necessary to go deep into the countryside to collect food. - This gives others a chance.If you can't feed 5000 people, it is still possible to beat your team of dozens or hundreds of people collecting food and grass.After several times of damage like this, the combat effectiveness of this army will be greatly weakened.

Furthermore, food and grass can be disposed of on the spot, but what about ammunition?Well, gunpowder can be seized, but the quality is definitely not as good as that of the people on the east coast, which will definitely affect the power of the musket.Lead can only be seized, and you have to smelt it yourself, and then let the soldiers use molds to make bullets.The artillery shells are more troublesome. The artillery of the people on the east bank has a certain caliber, and the captured Spanish military shells may not be suitable for use.Furthermore, even if there are many Eastern-made artillery in the Spanish army, and there are two production lines of Eastern-made shells in China, there may be some compatible shells of related specifications, but how many are there?The loot was seized, but it was never a stable source!

Of course, we must not forget that the East Coast Army quite likes to use the so-called special bombs that explode when they touch the ground.Carroll has already experienced the power of this shell in Gibraltar, and it is very powerful.But he also knows that this is a shell unique to the people on the east coast. It is impossible for the First Mixed Regiment to obtain supplies in the hinterland of Spain. It is known whether the regiment used this type of shell in several battles - this greatly limited the power of their artillery.

Therefore, based on the above factors, Carroll judged that it was impossible for the first mixed regiment to go north to attack Madrid.As long as their commanders have a semblance of reason, they will not commit suicide.He can only go south, and he will try to get as close to the coastline as possible, so that he can rush to the seaside at critical moments to obtain incomparably precious supplies.

Relying on bayonets can't penetrate the entire peninsula!

"East Coast Army, where the hell are you going now?" Looking at the brightly lit camp, Carol standing on a small hillside felt a little palpitating inexplicably: "They won't keep an eye on my 6000 yuan." [-] people, right?"

Although the number of people was three times that of the people on the east coast, after experiencing the baptism of fierce artillery fire, he no longer had the slightest contempt.Three times the manpower, the quality is uneven, if the field battle is played correctly, it is really not an opponent.The only possible chance of winning is to use the terrain to ambush the first mixed regiment with intentional calculations and unintentional calculations.This army should be quite arrogant (nonsense, otherwise it would not dare to go deep into the hinterland to attack Seville after landing), maybe this can be used.

But the only question now is, where did the East Coast people go?If he didn't understand this point, Carol could never let go of his mind.The Granada Legion is the only remaining mobile field force in Andalusia and Granada. If it is destroyed here, the people on the east coast may feel a lot easier.In particular, they may use two mixed regiments with tens of thousands of troops to fight in the south, which is enough to occupy some towns, establish military depots, and maintain logistics lines. This will greatly improve their combat capabilities.

In fact, Carol's judgment is really accurate.He may not have heard of the term "endurance" in later generations, but his thoughts are similar to this concept.Yes, the First Mixed Regiment stretched across hundreds of miles in southern Spain. It seemed majestic and mighty, but its fatal weakness lay in its endurance.Its endurance is composed of food supplies, medicine supplies, weapons supplies, soldiers supplies and other supplies of various materials, many of which cannot be replenished in Spain, and a little less is needed.Given the poor traffic conditions in Spain, it was impossible for them to carry a large amount of supplies when they landed. Maybe they would consume almost all of them in a few battles, and then they had to replenish them.

Therefore, Carroll judged that the First Mixed Regiment must be moving towards the coast, seeking to join another force that might land, and they will not take the next step until they are fully supplied.And their current location, to be honest, is relatively close to the coastline. If the first mixed regiment moves towards Gibraltar, it is completely reasonable, so they must be careful, and they must not capsize in the gutter.

Thinking of this, Carol felt a little tingly, and immediately went down the hillside to inspect the camps.He must remind the officers of the various ministries to prepare them for a big battle.

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While Carol was thinking hard about where the people from the east coast had gone, Xiao Guang also summoned the battalion commanders and staff officers in the regiment headquarters of the First Mixed Regiment to discuss the battle with the Granada Legion.

This army is the biggest target of their trip. Now that they have caught it, they must be wiped out!

"Regimental Commander, during the period of going deep into the enemy's rear, we have not been able to receive intelligence from Jinghai County. We can only analyze it based on the previous situation and the information obtained by the brothers of the reconnaissance platoon." Said: "There is no doubt that the Granada Army retreated in Gibraltar. The brothers in the reconnaissance platoon could not get too close, so there was a big discrepancy in estimating the number of enemy troops. I analyzed the data and concluded that the enemy troops were at 2 With more than ten thousand people and thousands of cavalry, this is an important threat."

"But fortunately, this area is full of mountains and hills at present, which is not very conducive to the cavalry. Therefore, if you make good use of the terrain, wait for work with leisure, and do mental calculation without intention, you will have a better chance of winning." The intelligence staff continued: "Another worthwhile It should be mentioned that the enemy's heavy weapons and other technical weapons should have suffered relatively large losses in the offensive and defensive battle of Gibraltar. This is also a place where we can make a fuss. Our artillery did not fight much a few days ago, and the ammunition is sufficient, so we can play this role The advantage is to give the enemy a head-on blow. The only thing to worry about is that our gunpowder and projectiles are insufficient, which is not conducive to long-term see-saw, and we must solve it quickly."

"Well, Staff Officer Jin is right. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. The principle of war is to use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. The strengths of our army are fierce firepower and well-trained soldiers. The weakness of the enemy army is the sparseness of troops. For training, the source is complicated and the artillery loss is too large. Therefore, using the terrain and taking advantage of the artillery may cause confusion and shake the enemy. Well, there is no problem with this general principle, I agree, and the next step is to formulate a specific combat plan." Xiao Guangzhong The colonel said: "Here I must remind everyone that Carroll's Granada Legion must be taken! After defeating this army, our situation in southern Spain will be completely new."

In fact, there is one thing Xiao Guang didn't tell everyone, that is, according to the previous agreement, Bai Chuanping's sixth mixed regiment is likely to land in the near future.In any case, the fat of the Granada Legion cannot be picked up by the Sixth Regiment.It's fine if they haven't been discovered before, since the enemy army has been discovered, there is absolutely no reason to let them escape.

Xiao Guang couldn't see the guys from the Sixth Mixed Group, and he really didn't want them to take the credit.Especially Bai Chuanping, who always likes to play with his seniority. In the future, when the two regiments fight in southern Spain, according to the principle, it must be Bai Chuanping who will command Xiao Guang, which already makes him very unhappy.If they were allowed to take the credit of the Granada Legion again, how could he be so embarrassing?What's wrong with the first mixed group?

Seeing that the regiment had issued a death order, the staff officers did not dare to neglect, and immediately gathered together to carefully study the battle plan.The 2 people in the Granada Legion, they fight in groups, and they will never engage in raw food!

(End of this chapter)