The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Unexpectedly, the original Carlos officer thought that as long as fair hand-to-hand combat is carried out, the defense of the Second Division will soon collapse under the advantage of numbers.

But after the actual large-scale infantry confrontation, the Second Division barely stabilized its position.

From the experience of the Opium War, we know that close combat is the most important test of the quality of soldiers. It is also human beings. The gap between each other can be as large as the gap between weapons.

As a professional army, the Second Division has been training day and night in the past few months, and Catalonia is not bad for money, has enough food and tube, and is much better than the opponent in terms of light physique.

In addition, there are literate teachers and professional instructors, complex tactics can not be implemented, simple cooperation can still be achieved, the team combat ability is far better than the opponent's cannon fodder infantry.

As soon as the infantry of the two sides joined the battle, Carlos showed a tendency to disintegrate. Fortunately, there are well-trained cavalry to support back and forth on the battlefield, otherwise the front line may be pushed out in reverse.

At this time, Manuel ignored the adjutant's obstruction and insisted on coming to the rear of the front line more than 1,000 meters away from the barracks. This was already the front line, and the sound of hacking and shooting was endless.

Although the battlefield has fallen into close combat, in fact the overall shelling and shooting have never stopped. Just after coming all the way, the nearest shell hit a huge crater just a few meters away.

"Stop talking, look at this situation, can I sit and live?" Manuel shook his head, stopping the adjutant who had to persuade him.

The adjutant hesitated to speak, but finally fell silent. The current situation is much worse than the worst they thought.

"The cavalry is now only suitable for chasing and fleeing, outflanking, facing line infantry, not even one-on-one." Manuel stared at the front line and said without squinting.

The adjutant followed his line of sight. Many cavalry tried to cross the battle line, divide the battlefield, and form an encirclement. This is the tactic they have always learned.

However, the well-trained infantrymen of the Second Division did not give them this opportunity. Usually the cavalrymen were killed before they rushed to the front.

Even if they are close, the probability of being dismounted by a bayonet and then being stabbed to death by a random knife is far greater than the probability of them successfully punching the mouth.

As a last resort, the cavalry can only mount on horses and shoot at the infantry, but the horseback unit has such a large target that it can't shoot the infantry at all.

In the end, a considerable part of the cavalry chose to abandon the horses and went into battle as an infantry.

"Oh." Manuel sighed, cavalry is not impossible to develop, but the advantage of infantry must be ensured, at least not too much behind the opponent.

However, criticizing Carlos’s policy now does not help. He settled and said: “This can’t go on anymore, so that even if we finally win, it will be a failure in terms of overall strategy.”

The adjutant thought for a while, and proposed: "You can make people surrender and not kill. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that their failure is only a matter of time. You can also contact their chief."

Manuel nodded slightly. This is also his idea. According to past experience, there are always many people who know the current affairs at the moment of life and death.

Soon, there were many cavalry on the front line running back and forth, shouting hoarsely: "Throwing away weapons is regarded as surrender! Surrender and not kill, don't make unnecessary struggles!"

But something even more surprising happened. No one on the battlefield put down their weapons and went to the other side.

Even, seeing the cavalry of propaganda running towards him, before he could speak, the soldiers shot him off the horse with one shot.

The decisive action and the firmness of the will are shocking.

Such an abnormal behavior was naturally due to the Progressive Guards, which were mixed in the army, who had declared their relationship with the soldiers beforehand.

Carlos Pie is notoriously poor and does not produce anything. Entering the rich Catalonia is definitely to grab money and supplies.

In addition, there will be more extensive conscription. Even if they take refuge in the other side, sooner or later they will face such a life-and-death battle, and the treatment is far worse than they are now.

The soldiers thought it made sense.

Many people in the Second Division were originally natives of Lleida Province. Now that this has been recognized, it is naturally impossible to allow the aggressors to enter the homeland.

Not to mention, the Progressive Guards are all equipped with small pistols. If anyone dares to surrender, the execution will come immediately. How dare they.

Seeing that there was no effect at all, Manuel immediately stopped the task of sending him to death in vain.

He had already developed a mood of chagrin, and had long known that he shouldn't have proposed to fight Catalonia first-the combat effectiveness of the Second Division was far beyond his expectations.

In the past, under the concept that more people meant strength, he thought it would not take long to eat the second division. He didn't expect the reinforcements to be coming soon, and he hadn't made it into the depths of the barracks.

On the frontal battlefield, the second division became more and more sensible as it fought. They all said that the battlefield was the best instructor. In the brutal fight, many recruits completed their transformation into veterans.

They advance and retreat in an orderly manner, gradually closing the hole previously blasted by the grenade.

However, under the enemy's fierce attack regardless of loss, a large number of soldiers died, and they were no longer able to maintain the long line of defense. The line of defense was shrinking inward step by step.

The commander Assania had a panoramic view of everything, and turned his head anxiously and asked, "Has the second line of defense been laid out?"

Torah nodded: "Gatlin and the artillery have not been fully deployed yet, they are too heavy, but they are ready for initial use."

"Then go and arrange the retreat, remember, retreat in an orderly manner, don't break it!" Assania exhorted.

Retreating an army that is fighting fiercely is a technical job. A little carelessness will result in the total collapse of the entire army. Only a cultured, faithful, and disciplined army can accomplish this feat.

It just so happened that the second division barely reached the standard, thanks to the fact that the army now has less than half the number of people before the war. It should be no problem. It is better to arrange for fewer people than more people.

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Second Division covered each other and retreated after fighting. Under the maintenance and guidance of the Progressive Guard, they gradually retreated.

The second line of defense is a three-dimensional line of defense. Assania collected the remaining Gatling and placed them in dormitories, road corners, training grounds and other places.

And with the rest of the horse, tables and chairs and other items constitute a simple roadblock.

Using space for time, gradually shrinking toward the center of the barracks.

The formation of this line of defense is very difficult, coupled with lack of experience and time constraints, no one can say how effective it will be in the end, but it can only be a dead horse.

After all, in the most tragic street fighting, the side that always defends the country has the advantage.

"God bless, the first division...come soon. It won't last long!" Assania sent away the Carlos officer who had come to persuade him to surrender, praying silently.