18th century total war

Chapter 165 Spain's first defeat

"what?
The more than 1 coalition forces of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal were defeated by the National Salvation Revolutionary Army in the Eastern Pyrenees Province?
It also provided a large number of muskets and even artillery to the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation who lacked firearms and ammunition!
This shit also claims to be the backbone of the anti-French alliance!
Do Spaniards eat shit? !

If you can’t fight, don’t send them away. Are they feeding the morale of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army? ! "

After Li Wei in Toulouse received a new battle report, it was a depressing...

Li Wei originally thought that after the establishment of the anti-French alliance, the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal (mainly Spain sending troops, Portugal sending troops as a "face project") would be his support.

Pulling out the military map, you can see that the Languedoc-Roussillon area attacked by the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal is the same as the area that the Black Dragon Legion is about to attack, but the provinces attacked by the two sides are different.

The coalition forces of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal attacked the southernmost tip of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, which is the Eastern Pyrenees province.

And the main direction of the Black Dragon Army's attack (the ammunition supply is not in place, and the attack has not yet started), it is the province of Odd and Eero.

Before, the Kingdom of Spain sent secret envoys to make a private agreement with Li Wei (the kind without a paper treaty) to divide the offensive provinces, and also claimed that, except for the provinces that the two sides are mainly attacking, the other territories are based on the actual occupied areas. baseline.

To put it bluntly, it is to rely on strength to grab territory!
The Anti-French Alliance did not want to see Li Wei's New Kingdom of France, and did not even recognize whether this country was legal, so the Kingdom of Spain only made an agreement with Li Wei in private, and had no intention of signing a formal treaty.

The Madrid government treated the Kingdom of New France very proudly, but the negotiating envoys sent by the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal were very polite to Li Wei, presumably to avoid conflict with Li Wei's army.

Seeing the attitude of the other party's messenger, Li Wei agreed to the treaty.

Anyway, his Black Dragon Legion is gathering, and he needs to recruit a large amount of military supplies from various places just in case.

After all, Li Wei's Black Dragon Legion, if they don't do it, they will have to penetrate the two French regions all the way, and capture Marseille to end a stage of military operations!

In this way, it is natural to reserve enough military supplies in advance, and we can't just rely on the enemy for food.

The scale of the Black Dragon Army dispatched by Li Wei this time is much larger than before. In addition to more than 1 people staying behind to guard their homes, including the mountain division composed of sharpshooters, the Black Dragon Army has more than 4 soldiers on the front line!

Of course, there must be more than 1 black dragon legions guarding the house, as well as the standing legion led by Niza, who has been enlightened by the administration, and the garrison corps that are constantly being screened and trained from all over the country.

The border between the Kingdom of New France and the revolutionary government in Paris is too long, and Li Wei naturally has to guard against the other party's sudden attack on his occupied area from other directions when he storms towards Marseille.

Fortunately, the Revolutionary Government of Paris has also been taught a lesson by the Black Dragon Army, and will never use the Black Dragon Army's superficial strength data as an important factor in evaluating the comprehensive military strength of the two sides.

Even if there are only more than 1 Black Dragon Legions and more than 3 standing legions left in the rear, without the 10,000+ National Salvation Revolutionary Army, the Paris revolutionary government would not dare to launch an attack brazenly.

Today's hundreds of thousands of Revolutionary Army for National Salvation are just troops that have just completed their establishment. Many troops have not yet completed basic line infantry training.

What's more, the longer the training time, the longer the officers and soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army will be brainwashed by the preachers, and the revolutionary will will definitely become stronger.

In the words of the game, the current revolutionary government in Paris is in a period of violence, and it has not yet come to the time to take the initiative.

Therefore, in terms of the overall strategy of the Paris Revolutionary Government, defense is the main focus. The well-trained Revolutionary Army for National Salvation will be sent to the eastern border to defend the Italian coalition forces in the anti-French alliance, and the southern region to guard against the upcoming offensive of the Kingdom of New France.

The disastrous defeats of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal not only exceeded Li Wei's expectations, but even the revolutionary government in Paris was surprised when they received the news.

Did the Spaniards degenerate, or did the preachers of the National Salvation Army's brainwashing effect work so well that they exploded with fighting power that surpassed the previous French army?

Later, after investigation, both reasons were met!
"My lord, today's Spanish royal family has long been decadent and depraved. They are still immersed in the glory of the Age of Discovery, and the government borrows money to survive.

This is because the Kingdom of Spain has assembled a regular army that is not lacking in the country, otherwise they would lack the courage to fight the First World War. "

Manid, who was temporarily in charge of diplomatic work and the General Administration of Military Intelligence, was full of sarcasm towards Spain in his tone.

As for the Kingdom of Portugal, Manid didn't bother to evaluate it because the troops it sent couldn't even break through three digits...

Although the Kingdom of Portugal participated in the anti-French alliance, their role was similar to that of the states in Italy that waved their flags and cheered. The troops they sent were more like a sense of presence than war...

This Portuguese army of less than [-] people was organized as a Portuguese company by the commander of the Spanish Army. When fighting against the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, they did not dare to send them to the front line. I am afraid that if they are not careful, the allies will come and wipe out the whole army. ...

What a shame!
And it will also affect the international friendship in the anti-French alliance...

Facts have proved that the decision of the defeated Spanish army commander was wise. After getting used to the high casualty ratio of the civil war with Li Wei, the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation who strengthened the revolutionary ideology and re-educated it fought quite mightily. I especially admire the close-range three-column salvo used by Li Wei when he started.

A round of volley plus bayonet charge does not require a high level of training for soldiers, but it can beat the Spanish regular army who has been training for a longer time and go home to find their mother...

After this battle, not many Spanish soldiers were killed or captured, but the thousands of Spanish remnants who had withdrawn, plus the Portuguese company that hadn’t even seen the appearance of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, never dared to fight again. Entering France to fight...

However, the very proud Madrid government is still exerting pressure, fantasizing that it will take advantage of the time when Li Wei gathers strategic materials to snatch more territory and expand the territory of Spain. Continue to retreat behind.

As for the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, which had just won the battle and seized a large amount of munitions and spoils, they were all focused on the Black Dragon Army, so naturally they did not dare to chase out the border to kill the enemy.

In this way, the two sides formed a strange confrontation.

(End of this chapter)