Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2513 Yamen (seven)

154 The Yamen (Seven)

"Hold on! Hold on! Bayonet after three rounds of shooting!" On the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the officers shouted at the throat.

Perhaps the noise on the battlefield was too loud and the environment was too chaotic, and the soldiers did not hear the officer's instructions clearly.However, their professionalism still supports them in making correct decisions. They know exactly what to do and when. This is the result of years of training and is a sign of a mature army. Not everyone can easily imitate it.

The howling bullets continued to shoot into the dense Spanish crowd, wantonly harvesting lives.Where there are many people, and where the Spanish soldiers seem to be a little orderly, the bullets will greet that side.Therefore, in this mode of death and elimination, the last bit of organized resistance of the Granada Legion disappeared, and more than 1 soldiers became more than 1 panicked sheep. Any greeting from officers.

Of course, there are not many officers who still have the belief to resist.Especially when Carroll, the commander-in-chief of the legion, had already fled, the Spaniards had no reason to continue to resist desperately.What?Fight for the king?I'm sorry, His Majesty the King hasn't even paid the full military salary yet.What's worse, once you die in battle, there is not much money in the pension, and it is impossible to repay the arrears of military pay.Only when people are alive can they have hope and unlimited possibilities.

"Load the bayonet and charge!" After the artillerymen stopped shelling, the riflemen of the battalions and companies of the First Mixed Regiment fired the last bullet in the barrel, then pulled out the bayonet from their waists, screwed it on, and rushed in small steps. past.They generally maintained a certain formation, with resolute expressions and steady steps. Under the sunlight, the bayonets reflected a bloodthirsty cold light.

"Pfft! Pfft!" The east coast army advanced ruthlessly, and any Spaniards who stood in front of them were brutally massacred.After stabbing the enemy, the soldier pulled out the bayonet that was still dripping blood with a calm expression, trotted two steps, and followed. In such a huge battlefield, tens of thousands of Spanish soldiers could not stop this moving bayonet jungle even for a moment.

There were also some Spaniards who cried and surrendered, but in the process of moving through the bayonet jungle, no one stopped to accept surrender at all.Therefore, what awaited them was still a cruel fate of death. Bayonets passed through their bodies, and military boots stepped on their bodies. Thousands of soldiers on the east coast continued to chase death and chase north, reaping the lives of Spanish soldiers.

"The battle is over." Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang, who was riding on a white horse, put down his binoculars and said with a long sigh of relief: "The artillerymen stop firing, save some shells, and avoid accidental injuries. In addition, let the unarmed soldiers of the supply unit bring Weapons, go to both sides of the battlefield to collect prisoners. By the way, how many cavalry are there?"

"Reporting to the head, there are three hundred riders on standby." The adjutant replied loudly.

"Get out and chase after Carol's men." Xiao Guang said, "It's just a show, not a real chase. Their main task is to cut off the retreat route of the enemy infantry and try to capture more prisoners."

"Yes!" After the adjutant finished recording, he immediately went to the liaison staff to convey the order.

"This battle was fought happily! The fly in the ointment is that the Granada Legion has already left a lot of people ahead of time, which makes this battle of annihilation a bit eclipsed." Xiao Guang said with a sigh.

"Why should the regiment be too demanding?" The logistics staff officer on the side said with a smile: "In the heyday of the Granada Legion, there were more than 5000 people. They were bloodied in the outskirts of Jinghai County, and nearly [-] died. The battlefield in front of us, I made a rough count just now, and there are about [-] people. It is probably the same number that they left without saying goodbye in advance. Such a small number of people, even if they run away, so what? thing."

"That's true. The guy who ran away is actually a rotten fish and rotten shrimp, and his combat effectiveness is not much different from these guys who are about to collapse. The only one who still maintains a little combat effectiveness is probably the four thousand French cavalry brought by Carroll. Right? This guy is cunning, let the Spaniards do the death-killing thing, and his people are watching from the sidelines, and he even calls it the supervisor of the war. Haha, this supervisor is very good, and the entire army is wiped out." Xiao Guang smiled. He said: "These grandsons run very fast, and they disappeared in a flash. Forget it, this battle is nothing to watch. Let's finish the battle quickly and clean up the battlefield. We are going home!"

The first mixed regiment has also been fighting in southern Spain for some time.They actually landed near the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, advanced to the city of Seville after a series of battles, and defeated them in battle.Then, they made a tactical feint near Seville, then quickly turned around and went south, and captured the main force of the Granada Army in the mountains of Granada.This series of military operations was very intensive and costly. The ammunition and supplies they carried during the landing were consumed seven to eighty-eighty eighty-one can see from the attire of the soldiers, each of them looked like a mud monkey, only the spirit The head is not bad-both physical and mental have reached the fatigue point of the stage, and they are in urgent need of rest.

Of course, the "going home" mentioned by Commander Xiao does not mean returning to the mainland on the east coast, but returning to the temporary home of Jinghai County to replenish supplies and soldiers. The mainland has just sent a ship to the Bay of Gibraltar. In addition to bringing in a large number of machine parts, medicines, and canned food, there were a total of [-] supplementary soldiers, all selected from the militias in Dongfang County and Luoyang Prefecture, to supplement the vacancy of the First Mixed Regiment.

After the phased rest, the First Mixed Regiment will continue to attack vigorously, and together with the Sixth Mixed Regiment, which has just arrived at Ceuta Port, will gallop across the vast wilderness in southern Spain to attack the enemy's vital forces.And Sheng Dehong has just signed an order to select about 2000 people from the security regiments in the four counties of Haji, Ceuta, Danji, and Henghai to form a temporary garrison force, stationed in the occupied area in southern Spain, and responsible for establishing a large-scale Material storage base.In addition, the Federal Council of Northern Italy has just agreed to dispatch two divisions with a total of [-] cavalry artillery to Granada and Andalusia to be responsible for maintaining the logistics and transportation system of the East Coast Army's front-line operations to ensure that the two mixed regiments combat endurance.

It should be said that this move by the Northern Italian Federation is very courageous, and it is also very sincere to the people on the east coast.After all, they have just signed an armistice agreement with the Kingdom of Spain. Although it is not the final peace agreement, it is also a very symbolic move. It means that the Federation that has just swallowed a large area of ​​land has relatively sufficient time to recuperate, which is very important of.But now?Called by people from the east coast, after a debate in the Federal Assembly, the resolution to send troops to Spain was finally passed, and there were a lot of favorable votes in favor, which shows the tendency of the country's political circles.

Sheng Dehong appreciated the resolution of the Milan Parliament very much.He stated in public that this move means that the alliance between the two countries has entered a new stage, and promised that the cost of the two divisions will be shared by the Eastern and Italian countries, and will not be paid by the Northern Italian Federation.In addition, a series of business cooperation agreements are also under in-depth negotiations. This is a reward for the country, and everyone knows it.

With [-] frontline field troops and [-] reserve garrison troops, this put a lot of pressure on the Spaniards.Sheng Dehong boldly predicted that with sufficient logistical supplies, the East Coast Army could reach the central part of Spain, putting great pressure on them.Considering that the British are also fighting in eastern Spain and have a certain upper hand, if the French do not send troops to rescue, then this precarious country will be really dangerous.In the most extreme case, the throne of King Philip V is afraid that he will have to step down and go into exile in Paris before the throne is warmed up. This is very likely to happen.

Xiao Guang didn't know Sheng Dehong's plan yet.But he also knew that after the Sixth Mixed Regiment received combat supplies, it would land at a place along the southern coast of Spain—most likely near the military city of Cadiz—and after the First Mixed Regiment had finished resting, Two regiments with two swords combined, who in the south of Spain can resist?

The battle with the Legion of Granada was finally over after more than two hours.In this campaign, the First Mixed Regiment of the East Coast Army killed, wounded and captured more than 3000 enemy soldiers. Apart from nearly [-] French cavalry who escaped from the Spanish Granada Legion, nearly [-] of the remaining troops escaped. It can be described as a brilliant victory. .

After the victory of this battle, the total number of combatable soldiers in the whole of southern Spain was only tens of thousands, and they were short of pay and equipment, and their morale was low.And after the follow-up reinforcements arrive one after another, I believe that the people on the east bank will fight more smoothly in southern Spain, and no one can accurately predict what will happen in the end.But there is no doubt that the Kingdom of Spain will fall into an extremely difficult situation, and their only hope is Louis XIV.

On May 5, the first mixed regiment, which was carrying prisoners of war and a large amount of spoils of war, finally arrived in the Bay of Gibraltar after a long march.They did not return directly to Jinghai County, but followed the urgently received instructions to occupy several Spanish towns on the opposite bank of Jinghai County, where they replenished and rested on the spot.

On May 5, the two cavalry companies that had feinted to confuse the Spaniards north of Seville also returned to the establishment smoothly.They lost some manpower, but the main force is still there.And after such a lot of experience, everyone got rid of a lot of arrogance in the yamen, and the veteran's vigor became much stronger.

On June 6, hundreds of supplementary soldiers and a large amount of supplies arrived at the garrison of the First Mixed Regiment.After the replenishment was completed, the first mixed regiment returned to its fully loaded state, and its combat effectiveness quickly recovered.

On June 6, the Sixth Mixed Regiment of the Army landed tens of kilometers east of the port of Cadiz.Because they were relatively far away from this port, they did not encounter much resistance, and the entire landing process was completed relatively smoothly.Afterwards, the Ministry quickly moved towards Cadiz, causing great shock and panic among the Spaniards without incident.

(End of this chapter)