The Sun Never Sets In Spain

This time the number of Carlos cavalry exceeded 20,000, more than the total number of the Second Division. It is conceivable that only a slight movement attracted Assania's attention.

"Is this going to charge?" He frowned and murmured, "But it's not right..."

Now that the line of the Second Division hasn't even been opened yet, how many cavalrymen have to charge to death?

Manuel understood this naturally. He knew that Gatlin had just ceased fire and was not destroyed.

When more people enter the attack range and the exchange of gestures is worthwhile, the other party will definitely reappear.

He also had no choice. The soldiers just reported to him that two hours ago, Barcelona's First Division had already partly boarded the train. Once the enemy's support arrived, the plan could almost be declared bankrupt.

And to be honest, Gatling's performance is a little better than he thought, and the French Xiasaibo rifles are also better than their warehouse goods.

When rifles, artillery, support firepower, terrain, and the quality of soldiers are not dominant in all aspects, routine bloodletting is only a chronic death.

He had already decided to give the Second Division a hard time, and at the same time, he quietly raised his ability to accept casualties.

The cavalry of as many as 20,000 must not be able to charge together, and they will not be able to spread out at all.

The first wave of tentative assault Manuel did not intend to dispatch too many people. The first cavalry division of the Central Army and some battalions of the Basque Mountain Cavalry Brigade were responsible for this task, with a total number of more than 2500.

"Is Alfred ready?" Manuel asked in a deep voice. Although the main direction of attack is on their side, the Northern Army needs a cover charge.

After receiving the affirmative reply from the messenger, he took a deep breath and ordered: "Go ahead."

Following his orders, a large number of cavalry turned on their horses and began to rush towards the second division barracks.

"rush!"

"God protect!"

Even on the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the movement brought about by mass cavalry collective actions cannot be ignored by anyone.

"Gatlin, Gatlin!" "Turn the muzzle! Quick!" The voice continued for a while.

But the small howitzer and Napoleon field guns are fine, but the direction of the Armstrong guns is not so good.

The direction chosen by the Carlos cavalry was very different from the main attack direction of the previous infantry and artillery, which minimized the fire coverage of the Second Division.

In addition, they adopted an interstitial formation, with a distance of 10-20 meters between companies, making it difficult for them to be hit by a group of shells.

However, even so careful, the cavalry immediately tasted the bitter fruit of a hard line.

The big solid iron ball fell from the sky, instantly smashing them into two pieces with a horse and a man. This alone was not the end. The cavalry behind was moving at a high speed, unable to dodge, and directly hit the companion’s remains or just now. Kill the companion's iron ball.

Although one is meat and the other is iron, there is not much difference in the result, nothing more than a difference in the way of death.

Obviously, God is on the side with better artillery, and the Carlos troops who shouted for God's blessing have been abandoned.

In this tragic casualties, the cavalry came 1000 meters away from the front line.

This is a death zone that no strangers can get close to. The corpses and artillery shells left over from previous battles, as well as large and small craters, have slowed their pace.

At this time, despite the casualties, the machine gunners laid out Gatling again, and the ten barrels spun rapidly, continuing to harvest the lives of the cavalry.

"Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

A new kind of musical note joined the killing movement.

It's the howitzer of the 2nd Division!

Both Armstrong and Napoleon cannons use solid rounds, but howitzers use blasting rounds, which can explode!

These grenades were shot into the cavalry formation, and the flames blazed into the sky. While they caused a lot of damage, they also caused several additional explosions of different sizes.

That was the grenade carried by the cavalry was detonated!

The grenade equipped by the Carlos army is somewhat similar to the later German M24 grenade with wooden handle, but the wooden handle is not that long.

In addition, due to cost and manufacturing technology, the degree of insurance is much lower, and the outer shell is very fragile, and basically it blows up at the touch of a touch.

Therefore, it is reasonable to say that Carlos senior officials are worried about a chain explosion. Of course, the power is not as strong as they thought, and usually only affects themselves and the one or two comrades next to each other.

Having said that, they were all hit by the shells and detonated the grenade. This explosion was harmless.

Under this series of blows, only about 800 of the 2500 people were left at the beginning. The casualties were so high that their deaths were so miserable.

Everyone on the outer wall sighed a little, the time when the cavalry rushed into the army to slaughter the infantry has passed...

"Devil!"

Finally, someone was overwhelmed by fear, turned his horse's head and left the assault team.

They were able to stay here, because Manuel declared in advance that the deserters were put to death and the high rewards were added.

But now like this, the iron man can't stand it anymore, just a few kilometers, the death rate is close to 70%, whoever loves to do it!

With the leader, the rest will be a matter of course-batches of cavalry fled, refusing to carry out this kind of death mission.

The little noble officers mingled in the army shot several deserters directly, and shouted hoarsely: "You can't escape! Go back and you will die!!! Charge with me! You can live!"

Of course what they said made sense, but on the noisy battlefield, the soldiers couldn't hear what they were talking about.

Even the execution of the officer drew a counterattack from several cavalrymen on the spot, and several were killed.

The remaining 500 officers and cavalrymen took a look at the escaping guys, gritted their teeth, and continued to rush towards the barracks.

Whether it is for family life or family honor, continuing to charge is a better choice.

In the end, the 200-odd cavalry rushing to the front faced the vast and ready infantry line and Gatling who was still venting firepower.

"Can't go back..." They knew it well.

According to the account, they only had time to pull the rope and threw the grenades into the exposed machine gun positions and artillery positions. They were set on fire by the infantry and plunged into eternal darkness.

"Bang! Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Hundreds of hand grenades were thrown into the front, destroying more than 10 machine guns, one 6-pound Napoleon cannon, one howitzer, and killing more than 30 soldiers.

Everyone in the Second Division was shocked. Just a few hundred cavalry rushed to the front and caused such a huge loss. Once the opponent initiates a general attack, can they stop it?

Assania's heart is also covered with a haze, the other side's grenade is really powerful, if you don't care about the cost...

Thinking of this, he called Torah: "............, did you hear me clearly, we have to prepare for the worst."

Torah looked solemn, saluted a military salute, and then turned to lay a second line of defense.